76th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - House Document No. 488, Part 1 ANNUAL REPORTS, WAR DEPARTMENT / R PENDED TJUNE FISCAL YEAR O 30, 1939 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY 1939 IN TWO PARTS PART 1 Vol. 1 c". UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1939 NITED STATES COVErN r US-CE.C II ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY 1939 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENINEERS, Washington, D. C., October 9, 1939. Subject: Annual Report. To: The Secretary of War. I present for your information the following report on river and harbor improvement work, including flood-control operations, under the charge of the Corps of Engineers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES In the fiscal year 1939 the amount of funds made available to the Department for rivers and harbors and allied operations amounted to $112,619,629.41, and for flood control the amount was $176,625,- 212.40, a total of $289,244,841.81. The expenditures from the appro- priations thus made available during the year and from balances on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year from earlier appropria- tions amounted to: Rivers and harbors, $117,702,066.34; flood con- trol, $81,724,268.39; total, $199,426,334.73. This expenditure has fur- nished approximately 204,000,000 man-hours of direct employment and a very considerable amount of supplemental indirect employ- ment, resulting in the completion of new work on 67 projects, ma- terial advancement of work on 224 other projects, and maintenance work on 296 previously completed projects. RIVERS AND HARBORS The program for Federal improvement of rivers and harbors for navigation throughout the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and the Hawaiian Islands has been actively prosecuted throughout the year in accordance with authorizations by Congress, there being approximately 1,000 river and harbor projects in force. Improvments and maintenance operations have been under way on 379 of these projects. Improvement of the upper Mississippi River to provide for 9-foot navigation to Minneapolis by the construction of a series of 26 locks REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 and dams has been actively in progress and is 84 percent com- pleted, locks and dams Nos. 13, 14, 17, and 25 at Clinton, Iowa, Le Claire, Iowa, New Boston, Ill., and Cap-au-Gris, Mo., having been opened to navigation during the year. Construction of dam No. 21 at Clarksville, Mo., now well .advanced, will make the improved channel fully available for commerce and navigation. The erection of lock-keepers' dwellings and the acquisition of land and flowage rights has also been in progress. Subsurface explorations and studies for extension of the channel at St. Anthony Falls, Minne- apolis, have been undertaken and the construction of a lateral canal with lock at Chain of Rocks, St. Louis, has been recommended to Congress. Stabilization and fixation of the channel in Missouri River by the construction of revetments and permeable dikes and by dredging to secure a channel suitable for 6-foot navigation to Sioux City, 764 miles above the mouth, has been in progress throughout the year, the project as a whole being 75 percent completed. Naviga- tion is maintained to St. Joseph, Mo., above which point the channel is about 90 percent completed to Rulo, Nebr., thence to the city of Omaha 82 percent, and from Omaha to Sioux City 54 percent. Commercial navigation to Omaha was inaugurated on June 3, 1939. Modification of the project to provide for maintenance of the chan- nel at a 9-foot depth up to Sioux City was recommended to Congress February 24, 1939. The Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River 17 miles from Glasgow, Mont., commenced in the fall of 1933, has advanced to 85 percent com- pletion, a total of approximately 119,000,000 cubic yards of material having been placed in the dam up to June 30. Impoundment of water in the reservoir created by the dam inaugurated in 1938 has been maintained, and the regulated flow of water through the tunnels in the dam serves to increase the depth in the navigation channel from Sioux City, Iowa, to the mouth of the river. An earth move- ment in the upstream slope of the dam involving about 5,000,000 cubic yards of material on September 22, 1938, caused only temporary cessation of construction. Under authority contained in Public, No. 529 (75th Cong.), approved May 18, 1938, the Secretary of War is to provide and operate such machinery for the generation of electrical power as the Bureau of Reclamation may deem necessary. Studies are in progress and plans are being prepared for the construction of a powerhouse near the downstream end of tunnel No. 1, it being antici- pated that the initial installation will consist of two generating units, one of 15,000 kilowatts and the second of 35,000-kilowatt capacity. The locks and dams on the Illinois Waterway at La Grange and Peoria, Ill., have been completed and the old lock and dam structures at La Grange and Kampsville have been partially removed, these latter structures having been rendered obsolete by the completion of the new lock and dam on the Mississippi River at Alton. A depend- able channel for 9-foot navigation now exists throughout the water- way connecting the Mississippi River, at Grafton, with Lake Michi- gan, via the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers, the Chicago Sanitary Canal and the Chicago River, with a secondary outlet to Lake Michi- gan via Calumet-Sag Channel, and the Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers. The importance of this improvement to commercial naviga- RIVERS AND HARBORS 5 tion is demonstrated by the tonnage moved during the calendar year 1938, totaling 4,422,713 tons. On the Ohio River 9-foot navigation has been maintained through- out the year; commercial traffic for the calendar year 1938 has totaled 20,587,402 tons. The completed navigation project now comprises a system of 46 locks and dams. The new lock and dam No. 9 on the Allegheny River at Rimerton, Pa., was completed during the year, thus extending the facilities of slack water navigation to East Brady, Pa., 72 miles above the mouth of the river at Pittsburgh. On Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala., the new lock and dam, work upon which was inaugurated in 1937 to replace old locks and dams Nos. 10, 11, and 12, was continued throughout the year and is now 95 percent complete. Recommendation was submitted to Con- gress February 28, 1939, for the construction of a new high-lift lock and dam on Tombigbee River near Demopolis, Ala., to replace old locks and dams Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7. There are at present 17 locks and dams in the Black Warrior, Warrior, and Tombigbee system. Re- placement of 7 of the obsolete structures by the new locks and dams at Tuscaloosa and Demopolis will result in material benefit to naviga- tion. At Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, 40 miles east of Port- land, Oreg., the dam and ship lock are completed. The fishway facilities, except Turners Creek bypass and ladder, construction of which is in progress, are completed and in successful operation. The powerhouse superstructure, to accommodate a service generator rated at 4,000 kilowatts, and two main 43,200-kilowatt generating units have been completed and the generators fully installed. Extension of the powerhouse to accommodate main generating units Nos. 3 to 6 is in progress. Manufacture of units 3 and 4, rated at 54,000 kilowatts, is in progress under contract, and plans have been made for manufac- ture of units 5 and 6, of similar capacity. The construction of a modern trans-Pacific commercial seaplane harbor has been commenced at Welles Harbor, Midway Island, and is about 46 percent completed. The project involves dredging of an entrance ship channel and harbor basin 20 to 22 feet in depth, the dredging of an inner seaplane basin 8 feet in depth, and construction of a breakwater for protection of the seaplane basin. Important channel improvements, in addition to the maintenance of channels and harbor works previously constructed, have been effected during the year at waterways and ports on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and on the Great Lakes, including improve- ments at Boston Harbor, Mass., Cape Cod Canal, Mass., Bridgeport Harbor Conn., Buttermilk Channel, N. Y., Hudson River Channel, N. Y., Providence River and Harbor, R. I., Scituate Harbor, Mass., New York and New Jersey Channels, New York Harbor, Potomac River, D. C., Indian River Inlet and Bay, Del., James River, Va., Hollywood Harbor, Fla., Miami Harbor, Fla., Carrabelle Harbor, Fla., Tampa Harbor, Fla., Pearl River, Miss., Calcasieu River and Pass., La., Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex., Houston Ship Channel, Tex., Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif., Humboldt Har- bor and Bay, Calif., San Diego Harbor, Calif., San Joaquin River, Calif., Columbia River, Wash. and Oreg., Presque Isle, Mich., Lorain 6 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Harbor, Ohio, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, Conneaut Harbor, Ohio, Keweenaw Waterway, Mich., and Cordova Harbor, Alaska. Increasing use is being made by navigation, commercial and other- wise, of the facilities afforded through construction and maintenance of the protected inland waterways system extending along the At- lantic and Gulf coasts and totaling more than 2,300 miles in length. From the Delaware River to St. Johns River, Fla., a depth of not less than 12 feet is authorized, and dredging is in progress or about to be undertaken to complete the deepening of the channel to this depth in the remaining sections south from Cape Fear River, N. C., to St. Johns River, thence to Miami and Florida Bay depths of 8 and 7 feet are provided. On the Gulf coast a 9-foot channel has been authorized extending from St. Marks River, Fla., to Corpus Christi, Tex., and a continuous channel has been completed from Apalachicola, Fla., to 24 miles westerly from Galveston, Tex. The section of chan- nel from Panama City, Fla., to Choctawhatchee Bay was formally opened to navigation during the year. Dredging of the section from St. Marks River to Apalachicola is awaiting compliance with condi- tions of cooperation. Southwesterly from Galveston to Corpus Christi, a distance of 203 miles, dredging is actively in progress in the vicinity of Port O'Connor, 30 miles of channel having been com- pleted during the year, which, with the 24 miles previously com- pleted between Galveston and the Brazoria County line, leaves but 149 miles of channel to be dredged. During the year recommenda- tion has been submitted to Congress for modification of the Louisi- ana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway project to provide for deepening the channel to 12 feet throughout its length from the Mississippi River to Corpus Christi. Also recommendation has been made to Congress for extension of the Intracoastal Waterway system to pro- vide a channel along the west coast of Florida from Punta Rasa at the mouth of Caloosahatchee River northerly to Tarpon Springs at the mouth of Anclote River, a distance of about 148 miles. The approximate quantities in major classifications for work accomplished during the year were as follows: Dredging--------------------------------cubic yards__ 447, 988, 263 Levee construction_------------- ----------do.. 56, 688, 940 Rock removal---------------------------------do 2, 212, 668 Concrete placed--------------------------------do 1, 000, 139 Dikes and bulkheads ----------------------.. linear feet__ 306, 272 Revetment ------------------- do 666, 850 Stone placed in jetties and breakwaters-----------tons__ 1, 878, 534 The policy of the Department to have work performed by contract except when the best interests of the United States required hired- labor operations has been adhered to. The water-borne commerce for the calendar year 1938 aggregated 466,900,000 tons, having a reported value of $17,019,000,000. The Beach Erosion Board and the Shore Protection Board have continued their studies and investigations in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of various States and municipalities and of dis- trict offices to develop efficient works for the protection and stabiliza- tion of the shores and beaches of coastal and lake waters. Research on the subject of coastal forces was continued in the Board's labora- tory. Paper No. 2, of the Beach Erosion Board, Manual of Proce- dure in Beach Erosion Studies, was published during the year under section 2 of the act of Congress approved June 26, 1936. RIVERS AND HARBORS Detailed check on the cost of work performed on all river and harbor and flood-control projects has been carefully maintained. This requires the recording of units of labor, materials, plant, and other charges which enter into the cost of any given operation or unit of work. The Department's cost-accounting manual approved by the Secretary of War February 16, 1937, was revised during the fiscal year and is circulated throughout the Department for the guidance of operating personnel. Safety and accident-prevention measures on both contract and hired-labor work have been continued actively and notable progress made in reduction of lost-time injuries to personnel, and in improve- ment of safe practices in all phases of the Department's operations. Preparation of the site for the Washington National Airport at Gravelly Point, on the west side of the Potomac River, comprising 742 acres and involving the dredging and grading of some 15,300,000 cubic yards of material, was undertaken by the Department during the year for the Civil Aeronautics Authority, the filling being about one-third completed on June 30. The development of the airport is being administered by an engineering commission comprised of rep- resentatives of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, the Corps of Engi- neers, the Work Projects Administration, and the Treasury Depart- ment. The major portion of the filling material is being secured from adjacent areas in the Potomac River by hydraulic dredging. In addition to the filling and grading, the Department has in charge the design and construction of the drainage system for the finished field. The undertaking of investigations for emergency agencies has been continued, and the Corps of Engineers has continued to loan officers to assist these agencies in their administrative duties. NATIONAL FLOOD CONTROL The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, established a defi- nite policy for Federal participation in the construction of flood- control projects throughout the Nation in cooperation with the States, political subdivisions thereof, and other responsible local agencies, some 270 projects in addition to a large number of surveys having been authorized. The initial funds for carrying out the work were appropriated July 19, 1937, although money previously made avail- able from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved June 22, 1936, permitted the preparation of some detailed plans and defi- nite project estimates. The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, amended the 1936 act and authorized the construction of levees, flood walls, and drainage structures for the protection of cities and towns in the Ohio River Basin, and by act approved June 28, 1938, Congress authorized additional flood-control improvements in 19 separate river basins, or portions thereof. The Flood Control Act approved August 11, 1939, authorized examinations and surveys for 38 streams and approved inclusion of the dams and reservoirs of the Muskingum watershed conservancy district in the flood-control plan for the Ohio River Basin, which was authorized in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Under the provisions of the 1936 act local interests were required to furnish lands, easements, and rights-of-way for flood-control struc- 8 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 tures, including flood walls, levees, reservoirs, and other methods of improvement, and to agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works and to maintain and operate the works after completion. The acts approved August 28, 1937, and August 11, 1939, modified the conditions of cooperation for certain projects in the Ohio River Basin. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, provided for a material expansion of Federal participation for flood control, in that in case of any dam or reservoir project or channel improvement or channel rectification project au- thorized by the 1936 act, as amended, title to all lands, easements, and rights-of-way for such projects is to be acquired by the United States or by States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies and conveyed to the United States. Such agencies are to be reimbursed from flood-control appropriations in sums equiva- lent to actual expenditures made by them in acquiring lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way for the projects, subject to the provision that no reimbursement should be made for any direct or speculative damages. Local interests are also relieved of the responsibility of maintaining and operating projects falling within the above classification. During the year under these authorizations construction on 114 flood-control projects was prosecuted. Also surveys, geological in- vestigations, and the preparation of plans and specifications were in progress for dams and flood-protection projects at a large number of localities. In New England, construction was initiated on reservoirs in the Merrimack and Connecticut River Basins, and substantial progress was made on the construction of levees and flood walls along the Connecticut River at Northampton, Holyoke, West Springfield, Springfield, and Chicopee, Mass., and Hartford and East Hartford in Connecticut. In the Susquehanna River Basin in southern New York and eastern Pennsylvania construction was well advanced on Whitney Point and Arkport Reservoirs in New York, and on levees and channel improve- ments for the local protection of cities and towns along the main river and its principal headwater tributaries. On the Potomac River a levee for the protection of Washington, D. C., was completed, as were levees at Augusta, Ga., on the Savannah River, and at Rome, Ga., on the Coosa River. In the Ohio River Basin above Pittsburgh construction of Tionesta Creek Dam was advanced to 52 percent completion, Crooked Creek Dam to 49 percent, and construction was initiated on Mahoning Dam. Channel enlargement on the Conemaugh River at Johnstown, Pa., was 14 percent completed at the end of the year. Construction of local protection projects along the Ohio River was in progress at Wellsville and Ironton, Ohio, Huntington and Ceredo-Kenova, W. Va., Tell City and Evansville, Ind., Paducah and Middlesboro, Ky., and Harrisburg, Ill. Also, marked progress was made on the con- struction of levees at Brevoort, Lyford, and Gill Townships, Ind., in the Wabash River Basin. In the upper Mississippi River Basin work was continued on levees and channel improvement projects in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. In the Southwest construction of Conchas Dam on South Canadian RIVERS AND HARBORS 9 River in New Mexico was virtually completed, and a levee system at Iola, Kans., was completed. Construction of the Fort Supply and Great Salt Plains Dams in the Arkansas River Valley in Oklahoma was continued, and in the Red River Basin enlargement of levees below Shreveport, La., and enlargement of the channels of Bayou Pierre were completed. In the Ouachita River Basin, levees for the protection of Columbia, La., were also completed. On the Pacific coast the outstanding projects for flood protection at Los Angeles, involving construction of reservoirs, debris-control basins, dikes, and channel improvements were well advanced. Pre- liminary work was started on Mud Mountain Dam on White River in Puyallup River Basin, Wash., and flood-control improvements along the Columbia and its tributaries in Washington and Oregon, including the construction of dikes and revetment works were con- tinued, projects at 11 localities having been completed. Levees at Belle Fourche, S. Dak., Glasgow, Mont., and Pendleton, Oreg., were completed during the year. In addition to the above flood-control improvements, noteworthy progress has been made on improvements undertaken as Emergency Relief projects. The most outstanding projects thus undertaken and completed are the system of 14 reservoirs in the Muskingum River Basin, Ohio, and three reservoirs for the control of floods in the Winooski River Basin in Vermont. FLOOD CONTROL OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER Satisfactory progress has been made on the flood-control project for the alluvial valley of the Mississippi River, adopted by the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, and amended by the acts ap- proved June 15, 1936, and June 28, 1938. The 1936 amendment re- tained the purposes of the 1928 act and the features completed under that authority, and authorized an additional $272,000,000 for extension of flood-control work on the lower Mississippi River. The 1938 amendment removed legislative restrictions with respect to cer- tain features of the amended plan and authorized $40,000,000 for work in addition to that contemplated for the project as amended in 1936. The total auhorization for the project as amended and supplemented is $637,000,000 of which $390,153,424 has been appro- priated (including $39,000,000 for fiscal year 1940 made available by the War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939). With the approval of the 1938 Flood Control Act, work in the Atchafalaya Basin that had not been initiated because of legal restrictions was freed of such restrictions and placed under way promptly. Noteworthy progress has been made on these features, namely, the Morganza Floodway, the Wax Lake Outlet and relating works. At the same time urgent main river work has been prose- cuted and work on the tributary projects for headwater protection of the St. Francis and Yazoo Rivers, including construction of Wap- papello and Sardis Reservoirs, and backwater protection for the White River, has been pushed vigorously within the limits of funds available for such work. 10 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Under section 6 of the 1928 act, flood-control work was undertaken on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Ill., and Cape Girar- deau, Mo., and on outlets and tributaries affected by backwaters of the Mississippi River wherever the local contributions of one- third of the costs were provided as required by law. The Department was able to assist localities in the emergency repair of flood-control works on tributaries of the Mississippi River threatened or destroyed by flood, under the provisions of section 7 of the act approved May 15, 1928, and of section 9 of the act approved June 15, 1936. The allotments for this purpose during the fiscal year aggregated $441,053.93. Work accomplished on the adopted project for the alluvial valley of the Mississippi River has demonstrated its effectiveness by af- fording unbroken protection for a period of 12 years to date. Never before has the alluvial valley enjoyed so long a stretch without destructive overflow occurring somewhere along the lower Mississippi River. This record is even more remarkable when it is recalled that during the past 12-year period high waters on the main river have, at many points, reached stages higher than ever before recorded. The operation of the completed features of the plan has been very satisfactory and the project's value to the vast alluvial valley cannot be overestimated. SACRAMENTO RIVER FLOOD CONTROL The project for protection of Sacramento Valley authorized in the Flood Control Act approved March 1, 1917, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, and the River and Har- bor Act approved August 26, 1937, embraces enlargement of river channels, excavation of cut-offs, construction of levees, weirs, bank protection, and pumping facilities. Work has been actively in prog- ress and the project on June 30, 1939, was 88 percent completed, the total estimated cost being $24,284,000 including the contribution by local interests of $3,191,000 for levee construction and $992,500 for bank-protection works. During the year the main features of work performed pertained to levee construction along the Sacramento River, Feather River, Bear River, Yolo By-Pass, and tributary streams, and dredging to maintain the channel in Sacramento River below Cache Slough. The total excavation on the project has\ amounted to 184,963,419 cubic yards and the placing of 22,215,487 cubic yards of material in levees, a leveed channel now being avail- able below Cache Slough with a flood capacity of 570,000 cubic feet per second. The State of California during 1939 adopted appropriate legis- lation assuring fulfillment of cooperative requirements imposed by Congress under the modified project as approved in the 1937 River and Harbor Act. This cooperation involves one-half the cost of levee construction, furnishing of lands, rights-of-way and easements therefor, and excavation and maintenance of the portions of the proj- ect located above Cache Slough. RIVERS AND HARBORS 11 SACRAMENTO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES (DEBRIS CONTROL) The construction of four dams and reservoirs in the Sacramento Valley for debris control was authorized in the 1935 River and Har- bor Act, as follows: Upper Narrows on Yuba River, North Fork on north fork of the American River, Ruck-a-Chucky on the middle fork of American River, and Dog Bar on Bear River. During the year North Fork Dam was practically completed and contract en- tered into for construction of Upper Narrows Dam. Ruck-a-Chucky Dam has been advertised for contract, and the preparation of plans for Dog Bar Dam has been in progress. PROJECTS UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS As of October 1, 1939, allocations of funds to the following works and in the amounts indicated have been made available to the Corps of Engineers supplementing the allocations as published in the An- nual Report for the fiscal year 1938. The grand total of these amounts is $3,308,208.64. RIVERS AND HARBORS National Public Works Emergency Relief acts Rivers and harbors Industrial Administra- Recovery Act tion Act 1935 act 1936 act 1937 act 1938 act Total allocations to river and harbor projects to Oct. 1, 1938 (see Annual Report for 1938, vol. 1, pt. 1, pp. 9-15) .-------------------------------------$183, 505,092. 71 $94, 253, 854. 08 $103, 783, 388. 95 O Allocations or rescissions since Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 1, 1939: Great Lakes to Hudson River, waterway__--- ---------------------------------------------- -31,912. 54' H Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Del. and Md ---------------------------------------------------- -15, 920. 89 Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Florida Tampa and Hillsbor, Bays, Fla---- -.-- 24. 80 -------------------------------------------- ---- 32.77 . ---------------------------------------------------------- Florida Cross-State Canal --- - -11, 543. 12 Black Warrior, Warrior, and Tombigbee Rivers, Al---- ------------------------------------------- -- 98. 62 Mississippi River: Ohio River to Missouri River--- - Missouri River to Minneapolis-- ------------------------------------- ...----------------- -603. 18 --..- -........ -------------- -3-,252.0505...----- -8, -------- 355. 91- . -3,252. Missouri River: Kansas City to Sioux City----------------------------------------------------------- ---5, 303. 65 . At Fort Peck, Mont.........------------------------------------------------------------------- -29, 527. 77 Illinois River, Ill---- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -59,868. 87---------------------- Allegheny River, Pa--- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif ..---------- Administrative expenses..------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------ -505. 46 -12.23 z rn ---------------- -88. 27 Total, river and harbor --------------------------------------- 183, 504, 464. 73 94, 253, 821.31 103, 616, 999.57 -CN- z53 FLOOD CONTROL 53 Total allocations to flood-control projects to Oct. 1, 1938_ Allocations or rescissions since Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 1, 1939: - - $72, 763, 887. 60 $54, 196. 70 $20, 264, 642.19 $10, 174, 912. 63 $22, 854, 105. 89 Connecticut River at Northampton, Mass- -_________ . ._______________. .................- 280, 000. 00 -.............. -- _---............ Coiinecticut River at Chicopee, Mass ______________ _________________ ____ .................- 295,000.00 ................ ---------------. - Connecticut River at Holyoke, Mass _________________________________ .................- 610,000.00 ................ ................ - $3,143,000.00-- Connecticut River at Springfield, Mass --................................ 355, 000. 00 Connecticut River at West Springfield, Mass.--____________________________ .................- ........ ........ -44, 635. 64 53 245, 000.00 .. . . . . . . - --- ................ -23,861.01 Connecticut River at Hartford, Conn _____________________________- __ .................- 835, 000. 00 ............... -96, 488. 56 ................ Connecticut River at East Hartford, Conn __________________________________ .| ................ 380,000.00 15,208.64---- Connecticut River Basin, Conn. and Mass _________.__.. _____.-. __--_ ................ Nashua River at Fitchburg, Mass___________________---______ . _. __ ................ 5, 397. 81 -9, 849. 38 Merrimack River at Lowell, Mass________ Merrimack River at Haverhill, Mass--==== _____________ - ................ --__,_================== ~-- -9, ------------ 515. 93 ................ 1,244. 71 -5, 609.14 Merrimack River Basin at Franklin Falls, N. H .................-- ------ Merrimack River Basin, N. H. and Vt____________________________ _______ -1, 283.93 Lamoille River, Vt . -............................................ Cape Cod Canal. Mass . ........................ -26, 492. 57 New York and Pennsylvania, surveys for flood control . -6, 451.65 -1.3t5 i------------- Plymouth, Pa --.-------- .--- -------- ------------ -2, 643. 24 Susquehanna River and West Branch of Delaware River _____________ _________________ ________________ ______________ -22.00 Susquehanna River at Kingston and Edwardsville, Pa ___________________________________ -- 197.47 - Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre and Hanover, Pa ________________ Susquehanna River at Williamsport, Pa _ - - _____.. ________________ - --------.. . .. . . . ._ -- 1, 623. 05 -749, 517. 31 -8,112.97 .............. Codorus Creek at York, Pa ________________ ______- --- -- - -8, 411. 86 .............. Coosa River at Rome, Ga -------- -------------------... .. ..- -- 3, 019. 27 Natchitoches, La ---------------------------------- -- ---------------- - - -19.90 Red River Parish, La- .. . . . . . . . . . . ...---------------- -- -564. 96 Columbia, La . . . . . . . ... - - - - - - - - - - - . .... -511.08 ....... Tombigbee River, Miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . -221.93 Sardis Reservoir, Yazoo River, M iss .--- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------- --------- ------.. . ---------- - -6, 118. 98 M ississippi River and tributaries -... . . .. . . .. .. ..-------.. ... . . . . .. .. .. . ... . ... . . --.. - - ---- 25,938. 59 ------------- White River at Clarendon, Ark -- --- - - -3. 33 -- - Conchas Dam, New Mexico - - ---------- 622.---14...-.. .. .. -622. 14 Denison Reservoir, Tex- -- - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - -- -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -1, 445.65 Arkansas River, North Little Rock to Gillette, Ark_________-_ -13, 276.00- .... ....... 0 - Faulkner County, Ark - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17,115.81 - Black River at Skaggs Ferry, Ark _..................... -- ------ -------.... --- ------- -...........-- - - - .............-- - - . -1,920.50 .- -- Fort Supply Reservoir, Okla - ---------- . . . . . . . -2, 962. 29 Great Salt Plains Reservoir, Okla -- M ilk River at Glasgow, M ont -- - - ----- - - - -. - - - - - - - - --- --- - - - - -21, 756. 41 ------- --------------- .- 221.23 - - Perry County districts Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Missouri -----------.---------------- - -10, 000.00 .------------- Oakford Drainage District, Illinois- Mason and Menard Drainage District, Illinois -- -- - . -- - - - . - - - - . - - .- - - .. . . . . .. 1, 000. 00 - 1, 000. 00 Upper Ohio River, reservoir system --- 3. 75 Ohio River Basin at- Cincinnati, Ohio___ - - - - - -- - -639. 72 -- Ironton, Ohio - - -- Covington, Ky- .----------------------- -4 New Boston, Ohio_ - - - - -7, 898.78 Columbus, Ohio__ ... ........ ........ ... -850.73 Lawrenceburg, Ind - .- - . ------------- -4, 958. 31 - --- Evansville, Ind -_-_-. . . . . . . . Bluestone Reservoir, W. Va -621. 31 - - Los Angeles County flood-control project_______________________________ -22, 756. 21 -5, 322. 06 -250. 42 Stilaguamish River, Wash - . . . . . . . . . -.---------------- --------------- - -- 1.00 Preliminary examinations and surveys _- - - - - -150, 000. 00 Assistance for educational, professional, and clerical persons __________ _ -__. . . . .--------.-- -_ _____________ -6.97 1.97 Total, flood control _ _____________________________________ 72, 763, 887. 60 3, 054, 196. 70 20, 233, 074. 57 10, 174, 378. 29 21, 792, 899. 10 3, 308, 208. 64 MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS Total allocations to miscellaneous projects to Oct. 1, 1938 -........ Passamaquoddy tidal power project, Maine___ _-..................................... $1, 654, 489. 01 $109, 200.00 $6, 440, 208.96 $11, 395.47 $7, 592.70 ,___----__----- -58, 379. 87 _.____ Total, miscellaneous..... ___________________________ ________ . 1, 654, 489.01 109, 200. 00 6, 381,829.09 11, 395.47 7, 592. 70 .............. Grand total-... - -___......__-____ ___________-----_ -.. 257, 922, 841.34 97, 417, 218. 01 130, 231, 903.23 10, 185, 773. 76 21, 800, 491.80 $3, 308 14 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 SURVEYS The River and Harbor Acts approved August 26, 1937, and June 20, 1938, and the Flood Control Acts approved August 28, 1937, June 28, 1938, and August 11, 1939, authorized and directed preliminary examinations and surveys at 161, 67, 114, 105, and 38 localities, re- spectively. Reports on 247 preliminary examinations and surveys and reviews of previous reports requested by committee resolutions were submitted to Congress during the fiscal year. The gathering of hydrological data in Nicaragua under authority contained in the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938, was continued throughout the year, an officer and one enlisted man having been stationed in Nicaragua for this purpose. Congress in the Third Deficiency Act approved August 9, 1939, authorized and directed the Chief of Engineers to make an "investigation and survey of a canal and highway across the Republic of Nicaragua." A special board departed from the United States for Nicaragua on August 10, 1939, to inaugurate the necessary field investigation. Extensive investigations and laboratory studies pertaining to the Ohio River pollution survey authorized in section 5 of the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937, have been in progress throughout the year. The question of securing rainfall and stream-flow data to more adequately meet the requirements of the Department in the planning of flood control and river and harbor improvements has received careful study during the year and a definite program, cooperative in character, has been set up. MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS During the year miscellaneous civil works have, as heretofore, been administered by the Corps of Engineers. These works are varied in character and include the administration of the Federal laws enacted for the protection and preservation of the navigable waters of the United States which govern the granting of permits for structures or operations in navigable waters; approval of the location and plans of bridges, dams, dikes, or causeways; alteration of obstructive bridges; investigation and removal of sunken vessels or other obstructions endangering navigation; establishment of regu- lations for the use, administration, and navigation of navigable waters, including drawbridge regulations; establishment of anchorage grounds and harbor lines; investigations of the discharge or deposit of refuse matter of any kind in navigable waters; prevention of pollution of coastal navigable waters by oil; determination of the head of navigation and the extent to which the laws shall apply to specific streams; supervision of the harbor of New York to pre- vent obstructive or injurious deposits in the tidal waters thereof, including the waters of Long Island Sound; establishment of reason- able rates of toll for transit across bridges over navigable waters; acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and other interests therein by purchase, condemnation, or donation, needed for the prosecution of river and harbor and flood-control projects; granting of leases and licenses for the occupation and use of Federal property RIVERS AND HARBORS 15 under control of the Corps of Engineers; construction of Anacostia Park and the reclamation and development of Anacostia River and Flats, D. C.; maintenance and repair of the Washington Aqueduct, and increasing the water supply of the city of Washington; surveys and charting of the northern and northwestern lakes, including the Lake of the Woods; studies for the preservation of Niagara Falls and the supervision of power companies diverting water therefrom; 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; and reports of international boards on operations affecting international boundary waters. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1--2 Appropriations.-The funds with which the works for the maintenance and improvement of rivers and harbors and flood control were prosecuted during the fiscal year were derived from unexpended balances of prior appropriations and from the following appropriation acts, and from allotments from various emergency appropriation acts: Appropriation title Date of act Rivers and Flood control Miscellaneous Total by appro- harbors priation acts -------- I----I I ------- H War Department Civil AppropriationAct, 1940: Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works _ Flood control, general .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . ..-- - -.- - June 28,1939 _ do___ $96, 000, 000. 00 -- -- ------ -- -iii .. $133, 000, 000. 00 Flood control, general (transfer to Agriculture) .......... ------------------------ . . do . . 1 -3, 000, 000. 00 Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries -_ .- --- .. do . . 39, 000, 000. 00 Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River_ .. do . . . 800, 000. 00 Power plant, Fort Peck Dam, Mont. (construction)_-- -. do . . . $2,000,000.00 Power plant, Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oreg. (construction) .....-.... ..do . . . 7, 000, 000.00 C T otal _ -- --......... _--- ..... . -- -- . ..... 96, 000, 000. 00 169, 800, 000. 00 9, 000, 000. 00 $274, 800, 000. 00 Second Deficiency AppropriationAct, fiscal year 1938: Claims for damages by collision, river and harbor work--- June 25, 1938 1,051.00 ...................... 1,051.00 First Deficiency AppropriationAct, fiscal year 1939: Claims for damages by collision, river M and harbor work---- ........................ Mar. 15, 1939 1,047. 22 -- 1,047. 22 z Second Deficiency AppropriationAct, fiscal year 1939. Mooring for battleship Oregon - -- May 2, 1939 .................................. . 25, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 Third Deficiency AppropriationAct, Fiscal Year 1939: 0 Claims for damages by collision, river and harbor work - --- -__ Aug. 9, 1939 587. 50 ----------- Investigation and survey of a canal and highway across the Republic of Nicaragua --- ..........------------- 100, 000.00 ------------------ 12 Total...--.................... ......... 587. 50 .......------------------ 100, 000.00 100, 587. 50 Specialfund (credits to account from licenses under Federal Power Act, Aug. 26, 1935): Maintenance and operation of dams and other improvements of navigable waters- . ... Aug. 26, 1935 134,469.78 ---------- - ------- 134,469.78 District of Columbia appropriationacts (improvement of Washington Channel, D. C.): Transfer to W ar----------------- - ............. . . ..... .... ...... ...... ...... - -. . Apr. 4, 1938 64, 000. 00.... ... ... ... ... . .. .. C. D o . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..----- . July 15, 1939 64,000.00 ---------------------------- -- 0 64,00.00 ------------- -- ----- ------------ ----------------- To ta l- - . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . .. .. .. . -. .. ..- 128,000.00 ----.--------------------------- 128,000.00 Allotments made from emergency appropriation acts: Emergency Relief, War, rivers and harbors, flood control, etc., 1935-37-------------- Apr. 8, 1935 2 -117,311.43 2-23,232.20------------ 140, 543. 63 Emergency Reliei, war, uorps of Engineers, flood control and otner conservation 1936-37 Fe deral-projects ---- --- - -.............. ... ............ June 22, 1936 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control and other conservation (non- 612 8 59 3457. ------------------ ------------------ Federal projects) 1936-37---------------------------------------------- ....---- do 6,457.. Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, assistance for educational, professional, and clerical persons, 1936-37 ... .-..... . . . .. ..... . .. . do . . .... S- 79.56. Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, highways, roads and streets, 1936-37 -.. June 22, 1936 s -454. 56 - Total -. . . . - .... ---.-- .-- --..- - ------ -........... 74 - -- --- 2,924. -- 2, 924. 74 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., 1938 ---- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - ---. . . . . . . . . June 29,1937 S--102,924.17 -..........- - --.- -. Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., Federal projects approved prior to June 29, 1937, 1938 -............ 2 -10, 529. 88 - Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., non-Federal projects, 1938 .................. _ ............. . --.. do ... 1---- - -96, - 482. 93 ----------------- Total - ................................... -- . -209, 936. 98 -209,936.98 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, assistance for educational, professional, and clerical persons (transfer from Works Progress Administration) 1938-39 ........ June 21, 1938 000.00 -- 150, ------------------- Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc. (transfer from Works Progress Administration), 1938-40 _do___ 2,565,000.00 - ------ -- Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood H control, etc., non-Federal projects (transfer from Works Progress Administration) 1938-39.-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - .- - -- - -_- do_ 000.00 638, -- - -- Total - _ ___-- --.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3, 353,000.00- 3, 353, 000. 00 M Public Works Administration Act of 1938, allotment to War, rivers and harbors, 1938-40 --- June 21, 1938 600,000.00 . -- . . . . . . .. . Public Works Administration Act of 1938, allotment to War, flood control, 1938-40__ .-__do_ --- --- --- --- -- 3, 000, 000. 00 3, 000,000.00 ----------------- ----------------- _ Total .-..............-....... ... - 600, 000. 00 3,000,000. 00 3, 600,000.00 Grand total, all appropriated funds ..... _....__................... 96,747, 844. 07 175, 922, 755.56 9,125, 000.00 281,795, 599.63 0d Trust funds (contributions and advances): Funds contributed for improvement of rivers and harbors (trust fund)_ Funds contributed for flood control, rivers and harbors (trust fund) ........------------- ---- (3) (3) 393,670.00 .. 70,.84 702,456.84 .................. .................. -. Funds advanced for improvement of rivers and harbors (trust fund)..------------ Mar. 3,1925 168, 554. 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total, trust funds _ - _ -- - - - -- _ - -- - - -- - -- - - --.. _. . . __- - -- - -- 562, 224.34 702, 456. 84 - - - - 1,264, 681. 18 12 Transferred to Department of Agriculture. Represents unobligated balances rescinded since the preceding annual report. 2 Various. i i 00 00 Rivers and Flood control Total by appro- Appropriation title Date of act harbors Miscellaneous priation acts 1_ ___ 1 _- Funds transferred from other departments as working funds: Working fund, War Department, rivers and harbors (Federal Power Commission)- Expenses in connection with Federal Power Commission projects ... _ (4) $4, 000. 00 Working fund, War, Engineers, N. I. R.-Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (allotment to Civil Aeronautics Authority), 1933-41-Gravelly Point National Airport project___ June 16, 1933 1, 400, 000.00 Working fund, War, Engineers (Public Works Administration allotment to Civil 0 Aeronautics Authority), 1935-41-Gravelly Point National Airport project ....... June 19,1934 300, 000.00 Working fund, War, Engineers, Public Works Administration Act of 1938 (allotment to Civil Aeronautics Authority), 1938-40--Gravelly Point National Airport project_ June 21, 1938 775, 000. 00 Working fund, War, Corps of Engineers (Emergency Relief, Works Progress Admin- istration, Federal construction projects) 1938-40-Gravelly Point National Airport project ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . _--do .- _.. 3, 486, 561.00 Working fund, War, Corps of Engineers (Emergency Relief, Works Progress Admin- istration), 1938-39-Marshall Creek Dam project, Kansas -....................... --- -- do _ --- 150, 000. 00 I _( )- Total, working funds_ _................. _ ............... ..... 6, 115, 561.00 $6,115, 561.00 allfunds ----------------- G rand total, . ....---.... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . $97, 310,068.41 $176,625,212.40 15, 240, 561.00 289,175,841.81 n1 In I 4 Annual. The following amounts have been advanced by local interests for river and harbor improvements under the pro- visions of section 11, River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1925, and are returnable to the same interests when necessary 00 Government funds are available. 00 Balance due Balance due from United Amount re- Amount re- from United Project District States, June ceived during turned during States, June 30, 1938 fiscal year fiscal year 30, 1939 G9. St. Josephs Bay, Fla-............... ... . Mobile, Ala.._____ $104, 000 $104, 000 San Juan Harbor, P. R ................. New York, N. Y_ 400, 000 $400,000 San Joaquin River, Calif ................ Sacramento, C alif .-.. 8, 000 8, 000 w Umpqua River, Oreg ................... Portland, Oreg_ ... $5, 000 -------------- 5, 000 ................ Arecibo Harbor, P. R -..--............ New York, N. Y _.... 167, 000 ---------------- _ 167, 000 - -I 'T'otal ------------------- -....... 512,000 172, 000 112,000 572,000 ---- -- ---- -- -- ~ --- ;-- I - -- ;-- -;- - ------- - -- - I - ' -~--; I -- ~- -- --- I -- - - I ~ -- Expenditures.-The total amount actually expended under the direction of theChief of Engineers in connection with the maintenance and improvement of rivers and harbors, flood control, and other miscellaneous works during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1939, is as follows: Expenditures Appropriation title Appropriation New Swork Maintenance Total - -- i -- _______________ Rivers and harbors: Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works .......- (1) $72, 8f56, 519.90 $39, 089, 707. 47 $111, 946, 227. 37 - ------ Maintenance and operation of dams and other improvements of navigable waters- -----.. Aug. 26, 1935 134, 469. 78 134, 469. 78 Improvement of Washington Channel, D. C. (transfer to War) - -- _ _ 3 Mar. 5,1938 62, 100.00 62, 100.00 Claims for damages by collision, river and harbor works____________ 4June 25, 1938 --.. --. 1, 051.00 1,051.00 Increase of compensation, rivers and harbors, 1919 (certified claims) - -May 2,1939 - -__-. 5.00 5.00 National Industrial Recovery, War, rivers and harbors, 1933-41 ....- June 16, 1933 5186, 997. 25 1, 332. 82 588, 330. 07 Public Works Administration allotment to War, rivers and harbors, 1935-41_ June 19, 1934 7 07,870. 86 707, 870.86 Public Works Administration Act of 1938 (allotment to War, rivers and harbors) 1938-40_ -- _ June 21, 1938 4:16, 173. 85 416,173.85 Emergency Relief, War, rivers and harbors, flood control, etc., 1935-37----------------------__ -- Apr. 8, 1935 2, 131,033.09 2,131, 033.09 Total, rivers and harbors - --------- ------------- ....... 76, 7 60, 694. 95 39, 226, 566. 07 115, 987, 261. 02 - Flood control (projects authorized in act of June 22, 1936, as amended and supplemented, and Emergency Relief projects): Flood control, general_- (1) 43, 4 40, 282.00 2, 529, 163. 69 45, 969, 445. 69 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control, general (act July 19, 1937), 1938 .---------- July 19, 1937 4, 8(03, 085. 63 --- ----- ---- .- 4, 803, 085.63 Emergency Relief, War, rivers and harbors, flood control, etc., 1935-37 .---------- ---- Apr. 8. 1935 18, 632. 78 -- ----- --- ---- 18, 632. 78 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, assistance for educational, professional, and clerical persons, 1936-37-- -- -- -- -- -----. June 22, 1936 -32.72 -32. 72 O Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control and other conservation, 1936-37 - - do ...... 957. 11 957. 11 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control and other conservation (non-Federal projects), 1936-37- ----. . -..- --------- - -.. -- do -- 7,945.35 7, 945.35 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, highways, roads, and streets, 1936-37 ------- ---- ---- .---. do ....... 453. 97 453.97 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., 1938 -.. June 29, 1937 16, 395. 40 16, 395. 40 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., Federal projects approved prior to June 29, 1937, 1938 ------ - --- do . - -3, 027. 00 -3,027.00 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., non- Federal projects, 1938- -- --.. do - 68, 088. 30 68, 088. 30 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc. (transfer from Works Progress Administration) 1938-39 -June 21, 1938 2 51, 659.41 251, 659. 41 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, assistance for educational, professional, and clerical persons (transfer from Works Progress Administration) 1938-39_ _.do---------------.. 100, 744. 45 100, 744. 45 1 Annual. 2 Includes $108,554.34 refunded to local interests for advances made under provision of sec. 11, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1925. 3 First Deficiency Act, 1938. 4Second Deficiency Act, 1938. 6Second Deficiency Act, 1939. th3 Expenditures Appropriation Appropriation title act New work Maintenance Total b0 Flood control, etc.-Continued Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., non- - -....---- Federal projects (transfer from Works Progress Administration) 1938-39 ..-.............. June 21,1938 $328, 895.01 $328, 895. 01 Public Works Administration Act of 1938 (allotment to War, flood control), 1938-40 ---------- ___do 764, 369. 02 764, 369.02 0 Total, flood control, general ...... ___ .. .-------------------- 49, 798, 448. 71 69 $2,529,163. 52, 327, 612. 40 Q Flood control, Mississippi River (act May 15, 1928, as amended): Flood control, Mississippi River ..- -- -- --- (1) - _-_-- _ . 5, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries --- (1) 23, 511, 371. 18 2, 162, 270. 63 25, 673, 641. 81 Flood control, emergency construction, act July 21, 1932 - ------------ -- ------------------ July 21,1932 41,223.94 7,941.15 49,1b5. 09 Q Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River___ (1) 544, 646. 74 ........ ._ 544, 646.74 0 National Industrial Recovery, War, flood control, 1933-41_ - June 16,1933 130. 37 2, 460. 99 2, 591. 36 0, Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries -- July 19,1937 117,012.56 . 117,012.56 0 (act July 19, 1937) 1938. Total, flood control, Mississippi River ---.----.........-........ 24, 214, 384. 79 2, 177, 672. 77 26, 392, 057. 56 zCa Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif.: z Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif_ (1) 489, 869. 24 -21, 927. 55 467, 941.69 National Industrial Recovery, War, flood control, 1933-41 __-- ----------- -- -- ---- June 16, 1933 34,173.90 ------------------ 34,173.90 El Total, flood control, Sacramento River- ..... ...... ---------------------------- . .. . .. . 524, 043. 14 -21,927. 55 502, 115. 59 Flood control, miscellaneous: Flood control, Lowell Creek, Alaska ....__ _________________ ----------------- (1) 488.10 ..... ..... ..... 488. 10 Flood control, Salmon River, Alaska__________ __________ ---------------- (1) -- 183.25 183.25 Flood control, Missouri River at or near Niobrara, Nebr__ -- ----------------- May 15, 1936 1, 753.34 1, 753. 34 National Industrial Recovery, War, flood control, 1933-41 -- ----------------- June 16, 1933 Muskingum River Valley Reservoirs ______. ___ _________. 1, 047, 426. 94 .--------.--- 1, 047, 426. 94 Total, flood control, miscellaneous ..................... --... 1, 047, 915. 04 1,936. 59 1, 049, 851.63 Total, all flood control -.. -- 75, 584, 791.68 4, 686, 845. 50 80, 271, 637. 18 Miscellaneous appropriations: Claims for damages, protective works and measures, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, Minn- Mar. 5,1938 10, 387.04 ------------------ 10, 387.04 Interoceanic canals _---- __-_ . Mar. 4,1929 ..........-- . -.. . 1, 762.03 1, 762.03 Total miscellaneous appropriations .. ................... ---------------------------- - ----- ---- _-- 10, 387.04 1, 762.03 12, 149.07 Trust funds: Funds contributed for improvement of rivers and harbors (trust fund) - (6) 501, 535. 81 26, 447. 50 527, 983. 31 Funds contributed for flood control, rivers and harbors (trust fund) - - (6) 1, 452, 631. 21 ..... __ __________ 1, 452, 631.21 Funds advanced for improvement of rivers and harbors (trust fund) - -- Mar. 3, 1925 330, 315. 05 330, 315. 05 Total, trust funds_ ----------------------- 2, 284, 482. 07 26, 447. 50 2, 310, 929. 57 .. Total Engineer Department and trust funds______ ______.............. 154, 640, 355. 74 43, 941, 621. 10 198, 581, 976. 84 Working funds (transfers from other departments): Working fund, War Department, rivers and harbors (Federal Power Commission)-Expenses in connec- tion with Federal Power Commission projects____________ ___ - (1) 3, 554. 93 Working fund, War, Engineers, National Industrial Recovery-Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (allotment to Civil Aeronautics Authority), 1933-41-Gravelly Point National Airport project --------- _ ------ -------------------------------------- - - -... Ju n e 16, 1933 - -- -- 540, 037.94 Working fund, War, Engineers (Public Works Administration allotment to Civil Aeronautics Authority), 1935-41-Gravelly Point National Airport project_ June 19, 1934 291, 482.70 Working fund, War, Engineers, Public Works Administration Act of 1938 (allotment to Civil Aeronau- tics Authority), 1938-40-Gravelly Point National Airport project_ _ June 21,1938 4, 500.00 Working fund, War, Corps of Engineers (Emergency Relief, Works Progress Administration), 1938-39- H Marshall Creek Dam project, Kansas .------------- do__ 4, 782. 32 00 12 Total, working funds- 844, 357. 89 ........... Grand total expenditures by Engineer Department-....... _ ................ .......... -. .- 154, 640, 355. 74 43, 941,621. 10 199,426,334.73 1 Annual. 6 Trust funds. O 00 Consolidated cost and financial summary as of June 30, 1939 Value of Additioneal Cost of new Cost of main- plant, stocks, and undis- Plus Minus accounts Total expendi- Balance un- Total to be ac- amount work tenance ceivae counted for required tributed ceivable payable tures expended for com- items pletion ------- I 1 -1 1- - -1 1----------r I---------- ----- --- -- 1 1-- Seacoast harbors and channels_ 63 $246,216,394.01 $3, 357, 921. 03 507. 76 $858, 550, 408. 79 $107, 211, 490 0 $566, 635,127. $83, 921. 77 $3, 465,463. 4 $812, 827, 901.03 $45, 722, Intracoastal canals and other waterways --- 212, 650, 470. 97 67, 565, 303. 31 1,018, 188. 00 29, 094. 71 3, 314, 504. 31 277, 948, 552. 61 39, 243, 846. 31 317, 192,399.00 21, 369, 725 Mississippi River system __ 789, 192, 833. 44 228, 954, 450. 21 2, 215, 981. 00 66, 489. 2( 4, 161,882. 41 1,016, 267, 871. 44 55, 375, 808. 38 1, 071, 643, 679. 82 86, 696, 225 © Lake harbors and channels ... - 200, 693, 138.14 70, 249, 413. 41 260, 252. 88 19, 817. 43 1, 040, 315. 51 270, 182, 306. 3 10, 497, 090. 92 280, 679, 397. 27 14, 693, 000 0 229, 970, 440 © Examinations, surveys, and contingencies of © rivers and harbors___ 7, 613, 720. 34 41, 549, 125. 53 24, 077. 71 95, 583. 39 267, 155. 41 49, 015, 351.48 3, 569, 947. 10 52, 585, 298. 58 Removing sunken vessels ................ ------ --- -- 7, 053, 430. 98 7, 053, 430. 98 49, 096. 51 7, 102, 527. 49 Dam No. 2, Tennessee River: © Construction-_ _ _- 46, 613, 947. 62 359, 592. 51 ----------.--- 46, 973, 540. 14 ------------- 46, 973, 540. 14 Operating and care of hydroelectrical ............ 0 development 1, 711, 656. 41 1, 711, 656. 48 1, 711,656. 48 Passamaquoddy tidal power project, Maine. 5, 557, 162. 27 824, 666. 82 6, 381, 829. 09 7, 006. 37 6,388, 835. 46 Permanent International Association of Con- gresses of Navigation -.................... 74, 748. 71 74, 748. 71 4, 264. 93 79, 013. 72 693 075, 900 I Flood Control - ---- 585, 077, 393. 65 91, 405, 932. 57 3, 559, 823. 40 612, 031. 6 6, 410, 324. 87 674, 244, 856. 43 213, 096, 090. 47 887, 340, 946. 90 693, 075, 900 Interoceanic Canal survey ........---------- 142, 151. 9 142, 151. 9 107, 848. 02 250, 000. 00 Plant: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - River and harbor -------- 42, 145,847. 87 4, 392, 231. 41 3, 048, 083. 51 43, 489, 995. 77 4, 097, 027. 37 47, 587, 023. 14 ........... w Flood control .__-..... ..... .-........ 17, 247, 643. 84 651, 058. 90 377, 813. 26 17, 520, 889. 48 1, 222, 394. 34 18,743, 283. 82 -- - - --- 2,414,033,794. 06 755, 282, 199. 88 170,654,402. 55 5, 950, 228. 49 T otal ... _.___ __------------------ 22, 085, 542. 85 3, 223, 835, 082. 13 372, 992, 928. 4813, 596, 828, 010.61 923, 046, 340 Unallotted balances June 30, 1939: Maintenance and improvement of exist- ing river and harbor works_ - 12, 498, 965. 64 12, 498, 965. 64 ..---- Flood control, Mississippi River and .__________________________ tributaries - 7, 029, 171. 27 7, 029,171.27 ......- - CD Emergency funds for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River ....... ...... ......------ - - . 1, 251, 419. 00 1, 251, 419. 00---- F1 C) Flood control, general _............... . . . . . . . ..-- - .- .- ..- . . . . . . . ..-- -.--- - - - - - - - - - .1 - - - - - - - - --.. 8, 3 06, 85 6. 03 18 , 3 0 6 , 8 5 6 . 0 3 . Emergency Relief funds: Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries _................. - - - ------------------- 430,172. 40 430,172. 40 ---- Flood control, general .............. . - ------ -- - - - --- ---------------- ---- 1, 184, 328. 52 1,184, 328. 52 ...... ----- CAD Total- __ __-........... ...... --------- ----- ~ ----- ~/ ---- ---------- 40,700,912.86 40,700,912.86---------- Grand total_------------------ ----------- 413, 693, 841. 3413, 637, 528, 923. 47 - .. 1 Of this amount $57,530,870.40 represents the value of plant distributed as follows: Construction Service plant Toolsand Total plant equipment Total .. River and harbor _____.___.___.........__. ______.___............. . .. _._. . $33, 454, 674. 50 $8, 470, 615. 22 $1, 579, 305. 99 $43, 504, 595. 71 Flood control .....--------- - 9, 354, 373. 88 3, 732, 789. 32 939, 111. 49 14, 026, 274. 69 Total_______________ .... ________________ 42, 809, 048. 38 12, 203, 404. 54 2, 518, 417. 48 57, 530, 870. 40 C 0 0 02 24 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The amounts that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, are as follows: Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works: New work----------------------------------- --- $73, 226, 800 Maintenance----------58------------------------------ , 462,660 Total, rivers and harbors---------------- ----- 131, 689, 460 Power installation--------1-------------------------------- 11, 089, 200 Flood control: Mississippi River and tributaries-- --------------------- 50, 000, 000 Emergency work on tributaries of Mississippi River ----------- 800, 000 Sacramento River, Calif -------------------------------- 1,242, 000 Projects adopted in act of June 22, 1936, and amendments thereto, including $5,000,000 for transfer to Department of Agriculture --------------------------------------- 206, 624, 000 Total flood control ------------------------------- 258, 666, 000 Grand total--- ------------------------------ 401, 444, 660 The War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939, appropriated the following sums to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the purposes indicated: Preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors --------- $96, 000, 000 Flood control, general1------------------133, 000, 000 Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries-------------- 39, 000, 000 Emergency flood control on tributaries of the Mississippi River_ 800, 000 Hydroelectric power : Fort Peck Dam, Mont------- ------ --------- 2, 000, 000 Bonneville Dam, Oreg ------------------------------- 7,000, 000 Total------------ --------------------------- 277, 800, 000 The individual projects for the improvement of rivers and harbors in the interests of commerce, navigation, and flood control to which funds have been allotted from this appropriation are indicated in the succeeding pages. THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS The creation of the Board and the duties assigned to it under the original and subsequent acts of Congress are described in the Annual Report of 1922. The work accomplished by the Board during the year and the status of its operations from its organization up to the close of the fiscal year are shown by the following table: Total Number Number of number completed Number Authority for investigations investiga- completed during remaining tions at close of year end- to be com- ordered preceding ing June pleted fiscal year 30, 1939 River and harbor and flood control acts ..--------------- 4, 266 3, 568 115 583 Concurrent resolutions of Congress- ... . .------------ 1 1 Senate resolutions------------------ ----------------- 1 1 .... Resolutions of congressional committees.--------------- 1, 440 965 121 354 Total-......-- ---------------.. .............----------------....- 5, 708 4, 535 236 937 RIVERS AND HARBORS 25 Number of hearings given at the office of the Board during the year------------------------ ---------------------- 59 Estimated cost of projects recommended by the Board from its organization to June 30, 1939 ---------------------- $1,894 960,184 Estimated cost of projects so recommended adopted by Congress_ 1, 155, 753. 122 Further progress has been made in the preparation and revision of the series of reports on the principal ports of the United States designed to further the interests of importers, exporters, ship opera- tors, and others concerned in the movement of goods through our ports. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, revisions of the following reports were prepared for publication: San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Richmond, and Upper San Francisco Bay, Calif. (No. 12); Baltimore, Md. (No. 16). The following reports were distributed: Philadelphia, Pa., Cam- den and Gloucester, N. J. (No. 4) ; New Orleans, La. (No. 5) ; Seattle, Wash. (No. 7); Tacoma, Wash. (No. 27); Everett, Bellingham, and Grays Harbor, Wash. (No. 28) ; Wilmington, Del. (No. 29) ; Ports on Delaware River below and above Philadelphia, Pa. (No. 30); Lake Charles, La. (No. 31). 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, *1938. No. 2. The Port of Boston, Mass., 1922, *1929, *1937. No. 3. The Ports of Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., 1922. Part 1-The Port of Mobile, Ala., *1929, *1938. Part 2-The Port of Pensacola, Fla., *1929, *1938. No. 4. The Ports of Philadelphia, Pa., Camden and Gloucester, N. J., 1922, *1932, *1938. No. 5. The Port of New Orleans, La., 1924, *1932, *1938. No. 6. The Ports of Galveston, Houston, and Texas City, Tex., 1924. Part 1-The Port of Galveston, Tex., *1929, *1935. Part 2-The Port of Houston, Tex., *1929, *1935. Part 3-The Ports of Texas City and Corpus Christi, Tex., *1929, *1935. No. 7. The Port of Seattle, Wash., 1925, *1931, *1938. 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, *1937. Part 2-The Ports of Miami and Tampa, Fla., *1931, *1937. No. 9. The Ports of Charleston, S. C., and Wilmington, N. C., 1925, *1934. No. 10. The Ports of Savannah and Brunswick, Ga., 1925, *1935. No. 11. The Ports of Portland and Astoria, Oreg., and Vancouver, Wash., 1925. Part 1-The Port of Portland, Oreg., *1931. Part 2-The Ports of As- toria, Oreg., and Vancouver and Longview, Wash., *1931. 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, *1936. Part 2-The Ports of San Diego and San Luis Obispo, Calif., *1931, *1936. No. 14. The Ports of Port Arthur, Sabine, Beaumont, and Orange, Tex., 1925, *1933. No. 15. The Ports of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Hampton, Va., 1927, *1934. No. 16. The Ports of Baltimore, Md., Washington, D. C., and Alexandria, Va., 1926. Part 1-The Port of Baltimore, Md., *1933. No. 17. The Ports of the Territory of Hawaii, 1926, *1935. No. 18. The Ports of Southern New England, 1928, *1938. No. 19. The Ports of Gulfport and Pascagoula, Miss., 1925, *1934. No. 20. The Port of New York (in three parts), 1926, *1932. No. 21. The Ports of Puerto Rico, 1927, *1935. No. 22. The Panama Canal and its Ports, 1928, *1932. *Revision. 26 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 No. 23. The Ports of Olympia and Port Angeles, Wash., 1932. No. 24. The Ports of Northern New England, 1934. No. 25. The Ports on the Upper Hudson River, 1936. No. 26. The Ports of Sacramento and Stockton, Calif., 1937. No. 27. The Port of Tacoma, Wash., *1931, *1938 (formerly pt. 2 of No. 7). No. 28. The Ports of Everett, Bellingham, and Grays Harbor, Wash., *1931, *1938 (formerly pt. 3 of No. 7). No. 29. Wilmington, Del., *1931, *1938 (formerly pt. 2, of No. 4). No. 30. Ports on the Delaware River below and above Philadelphia, Pa., 1931, *1932 (formerly pts. 1 and 2 of Port Series No. 4), *1938. No. 31. Lake Charles, La., 1938. 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. Seven of the eight original Lake Series reports were revised and sent to press and the work of revising the remaining report was well under way at the close of the year. One new report was completed and sent to press to be published as No. 9. This covers, Fairport, Ashtabula, and Conneaut, Ohio. A Transportation Series of reports has also been published in which are included reports on investigations of transportation conditions, showing the movements of traffic by water, and treating of the physi- cal and economic conditions having a bearing upon the utilization of water routes. The following numbers have been issued: No. 1. Transportation on the Great Lakes, 1926, *1930, *1938. No. 2. Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, 1929. No. 3. Transportation Lines operating on the Great Lakes, 1935. No. 4. Transportation Lines operating on the Mississippi River System, 1936. 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, *1934, *1936, *1937, and supplements in 1932, 1933, 1935, and 1938. 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). No. 4. Port and Terminal Charges at U. S. Great Lakes Ports, 1938. It is planned to revise Report No. 1 annually in order to have avail- able current information. 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. On June 30, 1939, the Board was composed of the following mem- bers: Brig. Gen. Max C. Tyler, Brig. Gen. John J. Kingman, Col. Laurence V. Frazier, Col. Thomas M. Robins, Col. Francis B. Wilby, *Revision. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 27 Col. Jarvis J. Bain, and Lt. Col. Raymond A. Wheeler. In addi- tion to the foregoing, the following-named officers have also been detailed for various periods during the year to membership on the Board: Col. Edmund L. Daley, Maj. Albert B. Jones, and Capt. Robert E. Coughlin. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT This district includes the State of Maine; the State of New Hamp- shire east 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; and the Cape Cod Canal. District engineer: Col. Albert K. B. Lyman, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. E. L. Daley, Corps of Engineers, to Oc- tober 1, 1938; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to Novem- ber 2, 1938; Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to June 26, 1939; and Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Corea Harbor, Maine _ _ 27 18. Plant allotment __ 69 2. Penobscot River, Maine .- 28 3. Criehaven Harbor, Maine __ 31 Flood-control projects 4. Kennebec River, Maine -. 32 19. Merrimack River Basin, 5. Saco River, Maine.._______ 34 N. H. and Mass--------- 72 6. Newburyport Harbor, Mass_ 37 7. Merrimack River, Mass _ 38 20. Franklin Falls Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, 8. Gloucester Harbor and An- nisquam River, Mass ---- 40 42 N . H -_- - - - - - - 73 9. Mystic River, Mass________ Emergency relief projects 10. Boston Harbor, Mass ..... 45 11. Weymouth Fore River, Mass 51 21. Preparation of site for Frank- 12. Town River, Mass ....... 52 lin Falls Flood Control 13. Scituate Harbor, Mass .... 55 Reservoir, N. H- 75 14. Plymouth Harbor, Mass --- 57 22. Merrimack River, at Lowell, 15. Cape Cod Canal, Mass .... 60 Mass - -- 76 16. Examinations, surveys, and 23. Merrimack River, at Haver- contingencies (general)_ __ 68 hill, Mass_ 77 17. Other projects for which no 24. Nashua River, at Fitchburg, estimates are submitted__ 69 Mass------------ 7 1. COREA HARBOR, MAINE Location.-This harbor, locally known as Indian Harbor, lies at the southeasterly extremity of the town of Gouldsboro and just west- erly of the entrance to Gouldsboro Bay, about 12 miles east of Bar Harbor, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 305.) Existing 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 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1935 was $44,300. Maintenance costs will be nominal. 28 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 docu- ment. Terminal facilities.-There are 12 small wharves, none of which can be approached by vessels at low tide. The wharves are privately owned. Facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging an 8-foot anchorage basin, work was commenced August 29, 1938, and completed September 23, 1938. There were removed 50,083, net cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $30,897.47 for new work. Work by hired labor during the year consisted of preparation of plans, estimates, and specifications in connection with dredging the anchorage basin, at a cost of $809.59 for new work. The total costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were $31,- 707.06 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938 at a saving of $12,592 under the estimated cost. Upon completion of the contract dredging in September 1938 the anchorage basin had a controlling depth of 8 feet at mean low water, which is considered adequate for the needs of navigation. The costs and' expenditures have been $31,707.06 for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______________________ ___ $31, 707. 06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---.........--------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939______________ 31, 707. 06 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------- 31, 707. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ___________________ 31, 707.06 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..-- $31, 707.06. Cost of maintenance .--.... Total expended ..---------- --.-- ------------------ ---- -- -- 31, 707. 06, A llotted .. - _.....--- ----- -- - - --- - 31,707.06. Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 .......... Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938----__-------- -------- ___$44, 300.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___------ 12, 592. 94 Net amount to be accounted for-_____-- _______---- 31, 707. 06 Gross amount expended________________---_________ 31, 707.06 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 defi- nite character as a stream, flows about 100 miles in a southerly direc- RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 29 tion through the middle of the State, discharging into Penobscot Bay, about 90 miles northeast of Portland, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 311.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of July 5,1884, August 11, 1888, July 13, 1892, and March 3, 1899. For further details of previous projects, see page 1732 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 48 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 deepening 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, ex- clusive 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: Acts Work authorized Documents July 5, 1884 Widening the channel at Bangor and S. Ex. Doc. No. 44, 48th Cong., 1st sess., and Crosbys Narrows. Annual Report 1884, p. 475. Aug. 11, 1888 Dredging between Winterport and Bucks- H. Ex. Doc. No. 133, 50th Cong., 1st sess., port. and Annual Report 1888, p. 425. July 13, 1892 Widening the channel at Bangor- .-.... H. Ex. Doc. No. 37, 52d, Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report 1892, p. 533. Mar. 3,1899 Dredging Kenduskeag stream_ _ H. Ex. Doc. No. 49, 55th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report 1897, p 811. Mar. 2,1907 B. Doc. No. 739, 59th Cong., 1st sess.' Further widening of the harbor at Bangor_B. 1 Contains the latest~published map. Other maps are in H. Doc. No. 652, 71st Cong., 3d sess. Terminal facilities.-The river front of Bangor Harbor has 18 wharves. They are of the timber-crib stone-ballasted type. In Ken- duskeag 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 remain- der 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 per- taining to its business. A number of the private wharves are open to the public at moderate charges. On the north side of the river at Bucksport there are four important terminals, one a coal-handling plant, two used by a large paper-manufacturing plant, and one used by a passenger and freight steamboat line until the discontinuance 30 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 of the line in the fall of 1935. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas was engaged in dredging on the shoal area in Bangor Harbor on July 1, 1938, and in the channel opposite Law- rence Cove from July 7 to August 8, 1938. There were removed 87,258 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $17,- 253.03 for maintenance. The total costs during the fiscal year were $17,253.03 for mainte- nance. The expenditures were $20,012.55. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. A survey of the river made in 1937 and 1938 from Bucksport to Winterport and for a distance of about 4 miles at and below Bangor showed that the channel had maintained project dimensions fairly well, with the exception of a reach at Lawrence Cove and a reach in the harbor at Bangor. Dredging to obtain proj- ect depth of 22 feet at mean low water opposite Lawrence Cove was completed August 8, 1938. In Bangor Harbor the shoal area, which is entirely on the Brewer side of the harbor, has a least depth of 4.6 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures under the exist- ing project have been $158,512.55, of which $133,220.53 was for new work and $25,292.02 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $11,987.45, will be applied to maintenance dredging, in removing shoals in Bangor Harbor, by contract (May- June 1940). No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is not believed any maintenance work will be necessary during that year. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__________ $501, 020. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --- 25, 292. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___________ 526, 312. 55 Net total expenditures----_____---------------------- 526, 312. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ --_____ ____-------11, 987. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 538, 300. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - - .... -----.--- - Cost of maintenance...____ _____-..---....-------. ---- --------- -------------------- --- -----... . .. .. . . . .. .. . ......... $2, 759. 52 $17, 253.03 --------------- Total expended-.....---..--.---..----------- --------------- - 20, 012. 55 Allotted -------------.......... ------------------------------------------ 50, 000. 00 -18, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938________________ ____ $50, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------__ 18,000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ____ ______ 32, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ---_____--------__- $20,013. 02 Less reimbursements collected ------------. 47 20, 012. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ...-.. - ___ 11,987. 45 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 31 3. CRIEHAVEN HARBOR, MAINE Location.-This harbor is on the northwesterly side of Ragged Island, 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.) Exiti g project.-This provides for a rubblestone breakwater extending about 300 feet in a northerly direction from Sunset Point. The mean range of tide is 9.1 feet; the extreme about 10.4 feet. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1932, was $40,000. Main- tenance charges will probably be negligible. The existing project was authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 and by the River and Harbor Act, approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 310, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are several wharves within the harbor, sufficient for p)resent or immediately prospective purposes. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Final cost ad- justment was made in connection with repair of breakwater, which was completed May 31, 1938. The total costs during the fiscal year were $3.78 for maintenance. The expenditures, in liquidation of outstanding liabilities, were $92.10. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1935. The repairs made to the breakwater in May 1938 have placed it in good condition. The costs and expenditures have been $47,956.28, of which $40,000 Emergency Relief funds was for new work and $7,956.28 regular funds was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 $40, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 7, 956. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 47, 956. 28 Net total expenditures-_ ------------------------------------ 47,956.28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----___ --------------- 47, 956. 28 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- ------------- ------------ - $40, 000 Cost of maintenance- - ____ - - ----------------. $7, 952. 50 $3.78 Total expended...........---------------- -------------- .. 40. 000 --------------- 7. 864. 18 92. 10 Allotted-...........-------------------........... --. $40, 000 8, 000. 00 -4. 72 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------- -------------- $135. 82 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 43. 72 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 92. 10 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 92. 10 184626--39-pt. 1, vol. 1--3 32 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 4. KENNEBEC RIVER, MAINE Location.-Kennebec River drains a large number of lakes and minor streams, and flows from Moosehead Lake about 150 miles in a southerly direction and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean about 25 miles east of Portland. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 288, 289, and 314.) Previous projects.-The first project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1827. Modifications and additions were authorized by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, June 23, 1866, July 11, 1870, March 3, 1871, March 3, 1873, March 3, 1881. August 11, 1888, and June 13, 1902. For further details of previous projects see page 1735 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 52 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel below Gardiner not less than 150 feet wide, with a depth of 17 feet at Beef Rock Shoal. at the foot of Swan Island, 18 feet deep through rock at Lovejoy Narrows, near the head of Swan Island, decreasing to 16 feet deep at Gardiner; a channel west of Swan Island 100 feet wide, 12 feet deep, except at the upper shoal, where the depth was to be 15 feet; and a channel 125 feet wide and 11 feet deep from Gardiner upstream to Augusta, at the head of navigation. The section of river included in the project is about 21.5 miles in length. The work included dredg- ing, rock excavation, and two riprap training walls. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean tidal range is 8.3 feet at the mouth of the river, 6.5 feet at Bath, 5.5 feet at the foot of Swan Island, 5 feet at Gardiner, and 4.1 feet at Augusta. The spring tides are about 1 foot greater at the mouth and about 0.5 foot greater at Augusta. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1912, was $386,500. exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. 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: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 June 13,1902 Channel between Augusta and Gardiner, H. Doc. No. 262, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Maine. Mar. 2,1907 Channel below Gardiner, Maine ............ H. Doc. No. 321, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 4,1913 Channel west of Swan Island_ H. Doc. No. 746, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 1These documents contain the latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-In House Document No. 2107, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session, it was recommended that the improvement and maintenance of the channel west of Swan Is- land, near the town of Richmond, be abandoned. Terminal facilities.-There are a number of wharves which have been allowed to fall into such a condition of disrepair that their use is not feasible until they are extensively repaired or rebuilt. Those capable of serving a useful purpose are for the greater part located at the principal towns, viz, Bath, Richmond, Randolph, Gardiner, Hallowell, and Augusta. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 33 At Bath there are 25 wharves. Eight are physically connected with the railroad. The majority of the wharves have mechanical appli- ances for handling freight, and 11 are open to the public, 1 being publicly owned. Five wharves have depths varying from 12 to 15 feet, 7 have from 16 to 20 feet, and 13 have over 21 feet. The wharves at Bath serve the shipyards, coal business, etc. At the other above-named points there are 16 wharves in usable condition. All but 1 are equipped with mechanism for handling passengers or freight. Those open to the public on equal terms are 2 at Hallowell and 1 each at Randolph and Augusta. None is publicly owned. The shipyards at Bath have built extensive wharves, but probably more for the purpose of securing additional room for plant than for terminal purposes. Operations and results during fscal year.--The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas was engaged from August 8 to' Novem- ber 29, 1938, in dredging on the following shoals: Carney Point, Shipyard, Beef Rock, Richmond-Dresden Bridge, Courthouse Point, Campmeeting Point, The Bluff, Indian Point, Upper Sands, Nehum- keag Island, Bailey, Lone Pine, North of Lumbo, Nehumkeag Brook, and Tarbox Flats. Removal of the shoals at Beef Rock, Richmond- Dresden Bridge, Indian Point, lUpper Sands, and Tarbox Flats was completed. There were removed 161,737 cubic yards, bin measure- ment, of material at a cost of $56,111.16 for maintenance. A hydrau- lic dredge with crew and attendant plant, under lease, was engaged from October 12 to November 28, 1938, in removing 25,413 cubic yards, place measurement, of material from the shoal areas at Tarbox Flats and Shell bulk station, completing the removal of the latter shoal; and in rehandling 69,396 cubic yards, place measurement, of material in connection with the operations of the U. S. dredge Min- quas at a cost of $31,212.41 for maintenance. Work by hired labor during the year colnsisted of preparation of plans, estimates, and specifications in connection with maintenance dredging, at a cost of $1,672.99 for maintenance. The total costs during the fiscal year were $88,996.56 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $87,753.81. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, for the project channel widths were 13 feet from Abagadasset Point to the Gardiner-Randolph Bridge, and 8 feet thence to Augusta at the head of navigation. The costs under the existing project have been $507,- 223.72, of which $386,438.38 was for new work and $120,785.34 was for maintenance. The expenditures have been $505,980.97. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_ -_____--- -------- $1, 242. 75 Maintenance : Dredging of a shoal area at Hospital Point by the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas for 1/ month (July 20-24, 1939) ------------------------------------------------------- 2, 600. 00 Balance available for revocation------------------------------24, 403. 44 Total -------- --- -------------------------- 28, 246. 19 34 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Th sum of $24,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to maintenance dredging of shoals in the Kennebec River between Swan Island and Augusta by United States hopper dredge. Cost and fnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------- $895, 849. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 20, 785. 34 1----------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ -- 1,016, 634. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------___ 1, 242. 75 Net total expenditures---------------------------1, 015, 392. 00 Unexpelnded balance June 30, 1939----------------------------28, 246. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ 1, 043, 638. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost ofnew w ork I. .. . . . . . . . -. . .-. .--.......... --- Cost of maintenance .- ---- ---- ----- -- $5, 727. 16 - - $8,996.56 Total expended _-- 5,-727. 16 -- 87. 753. 81 Allotted----------------- Allo0.......1 -------------------------- 1 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938__------------------------------- 116, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------$88, 432. 65 Less reimbursements collected -------------------- 678. 84 87, 753. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 28, 246.19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-----.---------------------- 1, 242. 75 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------------27, 003.44 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for maintenance'---------------- ----- 24, 000. 00 1 EF\lusive of available funds. 5. 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 arid 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 dis- tan:ce 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 jetties within the river, a riprap breakwater about 6,660 feet long, extending seaward 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, practically parallel with the breakwater and about 4,800 feet long. The mean tidal range is 8.8 feet; the extreme about 1 foot greater. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 35 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $601,000, in- cluding $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: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1827 Erection of piers, placing of buoys, and the removal of obstructions at the entrance to the harbor. June 23, 1866 Breakwater on the north side of the mouth of the river. Sept. 19, 1890 Jetty on the south side of the mouth of the S. Ex. Doc. No. 44, 48th Cong., 1st sess., and river. Annual Report 1884, p. 482. June 25, 1910 Channel improvements and jetty extension H. Doc. No. 752, 61st Cong., 2d sess.' on the south side of the mouth of the river. Mar. 3, 1925 Present project channel dimensions and ex- H. Doe. No. 477, 68th Cong., 2d sess. tension of north breakwater about 1,600 feet. Aug. 30, 1935 Extension of north breakwater to Sharps Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 11, Ledge. 74th Cong., 1st sess.i 1 Contain the latest published maps. 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 has railroad connection. Of these, one is unavailable be- cause of a rocky berth, one is in poor condition, and three 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, no longer in use, was formerly used as an oil ter- minal. One coal wharf has modern mechanical appliances, with good efficiency; the other is equipped, but the machinery is crude. Depths range from 6 to 8 feet at mean low tide. The traffic is small and is entirely coal. The facilities appear to be adequate for existing demands. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract for con- struction of an 830-foot extension to the north jetty at the mouth of the river, work on which was suspended in April 1938, operations were resumed September 25, 1938, and completed November 30, 1938. During the fiscal year there were placed 6,750.39 tons of stone at a cost of $19,098.28 for new work. Under contract for the removal of shoal areas in the 8-foot chan- nel between the mouth of the river and the cities of Saco and Bidde- ford, which was completed June 30, 1938, final payment was made to the contractor for yardage removed between June 26 and 30, 1938, a total of 12,883 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of material, at a cost of $6,864.74 for maintenance. Maintenance dredging on the bar at the mouth of the river to re- store the 8-foot project.depth was started by the U. S. seagoing hop- per dredge Minquas, June 29, and continued through June 30, 1939. There were removed 3,248 net cubic yards, bin measurement, of ma- terial at a cost of $2,538.28 for maintenance. 36 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Work by hired labor during the year consisted of a field survey in connection with dredging of the bar at the mouth of the river, at a cost of $426.31 for maintenance. The total costs during the fiscal year were $28,927.61, of which $19,098.28 was for new work and $9,829.33 was for maintenance. The expenditures were $34,166.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 95 percent completed. The remaining portion consists of the removal of a small quantity 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, and are in generally good condition. The 8-foot channel in the river is completed with the exception of the removal of the ledge at Twin Islands. Restoration of this 8-foot channel was completed in June 1938. A survey of the bar at the mouth of the river in June 1938 showed a controlling depth of about 5 feet at mean low water. Res- toration of the 8-foot depth over the bar is about 8 percent completed. The total costs have been $649,832.93, of which $531,715.89 was for new work and $118,117.04 was for maintenance. The expenditures have been $647,264.99. In addition, $20,000 has been expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $15,228.88, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939..------------------- ----- $2, 567. 94 Maintenance: Completion of dredging to a depth of 8 feet at mean low water on the bar at the mouth of the river by the U. S. sea- going hopper dredge Minquas for three-fourths month (July 1-19, 1939) _-------------------------- ----------------------- 12, 660. 94 Total -------------------------------------------- 15, 228. 88 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed the channel will be in a condition to meet the reasonable requirements of present and prospective commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_____________________ $531, 715. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------_--__-- 118, 117. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 49, 832. 93 6------------ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_____________-_____ ___ 2, 567. 94 Net total expenditures------------------------------1647, 264. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------______------------- 15, 228. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ---- __---1___ 662, 493. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . ___________.___ .. . ____ ___ $6, 051. 38 $17, 213. 39 $19, 098. 28 Cost of maintenance __ __ $9, 366. 93 $44, 708. 35 34, 369. 01 9, 829. 33 Total cost _ 9, 366. 93 44, 708. 35 6, 051. 38 51, 582. 40 28, 927. 61 Total expended ____ 99. 25 53, 960. 75 2, 739. 52 47, 087. 61 34, 166. 32 Allotted ____ 44, 000. 00 10, 060. 00 45, 583. 15 53,000. 00 639. 18 1 In addition, $20,000 contributed funds expended for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 -------------------------- $48, 756. 02 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved July 19, 1937-------------------- $46. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938-------------------- 592. 94 639. 18 Amount to be accounted for- --- -------------- 49, 395. 20 Gross amount expended-- ------ ____--_ 34, 166.32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___---------- ---- - 15, 228. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------- __------ -- __ _ 2, 567. 94 Balance available June 30, 1939 12, 660. 94 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2_______________ 22, 500. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 6. NEWBURYPORT HARBOR, MASS. Location.-Newburyport is on the south bank of Merrimack River, about 2.5 miles above the mouth and about 48 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 tim- ber 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 Newbury- port 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 14,1880 Construction of rubblestone jetties_..___________________________._. June 25, 1910 Dredging the bar at entrance to harbor..__ _ _ Annual Report 1910, p. 59. Latest published maps in: H. Doc. No. 339, 59th Cong., 2d sess.; H. Doc. No. 1813, 64th Cong., 2d sess. 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 1 small pier cn the north side of the river. 38 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. For full description, see Port Series No. 24, the Ports of Northern New England, 1934. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Final cost ad- justment was made in connection with maintenance dredging com- pleted June 25. 1938. The total costs during the fiscal year were $33.70 for maintenance. The expenditures, in liquidation of out- standing liabilities, were $10,953.88. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 97 percent completed. The north jetty was completed in 1914; the souih11 jetty was completed, except for a length of about 30 feet at its outer end, in the fiscal year 1905. Plum Island Basin was closed during the fiscal year 1883. North Rock was removed in July 1901. The timber dike has fallen into disrepair. The stone jetties are in good condi- tion. The latest survey (June 1938) over the bar at the mouth of the river showed a channel with a controlling depth of 15 feet at mean low water for a width of 300 feet. The bar consists of shifting sand, and conditions change rapidly and frequently. The total costs and expenditures have been $717,705.61, of which $463,843.62 was for new work and $253,861.99 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds were available at the close of the fiscal year, and no work is proposed. The sum of $16,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to maintenance dredging by the United States seagoing hopper dredge on the bar at the mouth of the Merrimack River. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------- $463, 843. 6i2 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----- -------------- 253, 861.99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ 717, 705. 61 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 717, 705. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------ 717, 705. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work . . Cost of maintenance _ . ___ .____. ._ . . . . _____--__ . ..-- -. -..------ $22, 526. 81 .---- $87, 088. 28 --- - .------------ $101, 348. 69 ---. $33. 70 Total expended ------ _ -------- --- 7, 099. 09 81, 981. 08 110, 963. 43 10, 953. 88 Allotted......--------------- -..------------- ..-- 165, 000. 00 21, 000. 00 25,000.00 -2. 52 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------------- $10, 956. 40 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 2. 52 Net amount to be accounted for-- 953. 88 1----------------------0, Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 10, 953. 88 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ___---------------------------------------- 135, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance __-__-----------______ 16, 000. 00 7. MERRIMACK RIVER, MASS. Location.-The Merrimack River is formed by the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnepesaukee Rivers at Franklin, N. H. It flows southerly through New Hampshire and enters Massachusetts RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 39 above Lowell, whence it flows in an easterly direction and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean below Newburyport, Mass., about 55 miles by water north of Boston. Its total length is about 133 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1106.) Previous projects.-The original project, adopted by the act of May 23, 1828, was for improving the bar at the mouth of the river. The project for improvement of the river above the mouth was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and extended by the River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1874, and June 3, 1896. For further details of previous project, see page 1740 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 58 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water, 150 feet wide, from Newburyport (about 2.5 miles above the mouth), 16.5 miles to the railroad bridge at Haverhill. The mean range of tide is 7.9 feet at the mouth of the river and 5.1 feet at Haverhill at low-water stages of the river. The extreme ranges are about 11.7 feet at the mouth and 8 feet at Haverhill. The esti- mate of cost for new work, made in 1897, was $171,442.70, exclusive of amount expended under previous projects. The latest (1917) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H. Doc. No. 52, 55th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps will be found in House Documents Nos. 168, Fifty- fourth Congress, first session, and 1813, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session. Terrinal facilities.-On the reach of the river between Newbury- port and Haverhill there are on the north bank three wharves, at Amesbury, Merrimacport, and Groveland, respectively, which were formerly used for the receipt of coal, but which are not now in use. At Haverhill, below the Haverhill-Bradford Bridge, there are five wharves on the north bank, with an aggregate frontage of about 775 feet. On the south bank there are three wharves, with an aggregate frontage of 480 feet; none of these is at present in use for water-borne freight; one is a bulkhead, owned by the city of Haverhill, but used only for storage; all except the Haverhill city wharf are privately owned and not open to the general public. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1907, at a saving of $56,018 under the estimated cost. The flood of March 1936 caused shoals to form in the 7-foot channel between Newburyport and Haverhill and also in the 9-foot channel between the piers just below the wharves at Newburyport. The con- trolling depth to Haverhill as ascertained in 1939 was about 4 feet at mean low water. Costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $150,000, of which $115,424.77 was for new work and $34,575.23 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds were available at the close of the fiscal year. Funds to be made available after bids are opened will be applied to maintenance dredging, by hired plant, for 4 months (August-December 1939) in restoring to project dimensions the channel from Newburyport to Haverhill, Mass. 40 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed the channel will be in a condition to meet the reasonable requirements of present and prospective commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------------ $369, 891. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__________________--____ _ 34,575. 23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -------- _ 404, 466. 72 Net total expenditures_ ------------------------------------ 404, 466. 72' Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____________________ 404, 466. 72 8. GLOUCESTER HARBOR AND ANNISQUAM RIVER, MASS. Location.-Gloucester Harbor 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.) Previous projects.-Projects for Gloucester Harbor were adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872, August 5, 1886, and June 3, 1896. There were no previous projects for Annisquam River. For further details see page 1740 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 41 of Annual Report for 1937. Existing project.-This provides: Gloucester 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 three ledges in the inner harbor, 1 to 12 feet and 2 to 15 feet depth at mean low water, and five 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 the channel leading past the wharves and dredging Harbor Cove to the depth of 10 feet at mean low water. Annisquam 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, $416,083.43, revised in 1902; (b) for removal of eight ledges, $51,000, made in 1908; (c) for RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 41 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. Anisquam River.--$32,500, made in 1932. The latest (1932) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 11, 1888 Removal of ledges and boulders, and dredging, in Annual Report, 1887, p. 503. Gloucester Harbor. Aug. 18, 1894 Construction of breakwater at entrance to Gloucester H. Ex. Doc. No. 56, 48th Cong., Harbor from Eastern Point to Round Rock Shoal. 2d sess. June 13, 1902 Termination at Cat Ledge of breakwater authorized Annual Report, 1902, p. 89. by act of Aug. 18, 1894. June 25, 1910 Removal of 8 ledges in Gloucester Harbor. H. Doc. No. 1112, 60th Cong., 2dsess.1 k) Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging in Annisquam River and removal of a ledge Rivers and Harbors Committee, in Gloucester Harbor near the entrance to Annis- Doc. No. 39, 72d Cong., 1st sess.1 quam River. 1 Contain the latest published maps. Terminal facilities.-There are in Gloucester Harbor 61 wharves worthy of mention. The depth beside the wharves varies from 0 to 20 feet at mean low water. Except for 3 wharves, 2 owned by the city and the new fish pier which is leased by the city from the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, 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 existing commerce of the port. For full description see Port Series No. 24, The Ports of Northern New England, 1934. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for repairs to Gloucester Breakwater, work was commenced May 12, 1939, and was continued through June 30, 1939; 2,775 tons of rubble- stone were placed and 919.61 tons of displaced stone were reset at a cost of $11,786.10 for maintenance. Work by hired labor during the year consisted of preparation of plans, estimates, and specifications in connection with repairing the breakwater, at a cost of $166.66 for maintenance. The total costs during the fiscal year were $11,952.76 for mainte- nance. The expenditures were $7,246.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1936 at a saving of $29,400 under the estimated cost. The removal of all ledges and boulders in Gloucester Harbor between Harbor Cove and Pews wharf, and other obstructing rocks, was com- pleted in 1896; the dredging of a channel in front of the wharves and in Harbor Cove was completed in 1894, and the removal of a pinnacle rock in the outer harbor in 1896, all at a cost of $66,681.65. The Breakwater, which was completed in 1905 at a cost of $410,- 097.19, and which had suffered some storm damage since that time, is now being repaired. The removal of all ledges was completed in 1916 at a cost of $24,400. The improvement of Annisquam River was completed in 1936. The controlling depths over the ledges in the 42 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 outer harbor, as ascertained in 1916, were from 18 to 25 feet; the controlling depth over the ledges in the inner harbor, as ascertained in 1931, was 14.6 feet. The controlling depth in Annisquam River in 1936 was 8 feet at mean low water. The costs for Gloucester Harbor under the existing project have been $501,178.84 for new work and $48.945.47 for maintenance, a total of $550,124.31. The costs for Annisquam River have been $33,975.89, all for new work. The total costs under the existing project have been $535,154.73 for new work and $48,945.47 for maintenance, a total of $584,100.20. The expendi- tures have been $545,418.12 for Gloucester Harbor and $33,975.89 for Annisquam River, a total of $579,394.01. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $10,753.43, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--------- ---------------------- $4, 706. 19 Muintenance: Complete by August 15, 1939, under a contract in force, repairs to Dog Bar Breakwater at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor -- -- -------------------------------- 6, 047. 24 Total----------- ----------- 10, 753. 43 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is not believed any maintenance work will be necessary during the year. Cost andi financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __---------------- $556, 151. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30; 1939------------- -- 48, 945. 47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- - 605, 100. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------__ 4, 703. 19 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 600, 394. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------10, 753. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 611, 147. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..-------- Cost of maintenance-- ___ -------------- -------------- __ ___ $6, 531. 90 -- $33, 975. 89 - ....------------------------..........$11, 952.76 Total expended .......... ------------------ $200 6, 597. 80 33, 909. 99 -------------- 7, 246. 57 Allotted--...............------------------------- 200 39, 031.90 1, 475. 89 --------------- 18, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937 --------------------------------- $18, 000. 00 Gross amount expended , 246. 57 7--------------------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 10, 753. 43 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------------------- 5, 860. 45 Balance available June 30, 1939___---- ------- 4, 892. 98 9. MYSTIC RIVER, MASS. Location.-This river rises in Mystic Lakes, Mass., flows in a south- easterly direction, and empties into Boston Harbor near the Charles- town Navy Yard. It is 7 miles in length. (See U. S. Coast and RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 43 Geodetic Survey Chart No. 248 and U. S. Geological Survey Chart, "Boston.") Previous projects.-Original project for the lower Mystic was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, and cur- tailed by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. For further details see page 1743 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 59 of Annual Report for 1938. There has been no previous project for the upper Mystic. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at imean low water downstream from the mouth of Island End River, through the Chelsea (north) Bridge to the 35-foot channel of Boston Harbor, about one-half mile, 600 feet wide at the upper end, and gradually 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 channel 20 feet deep from the head of the existing 30-foot channel to a point. 800 feet above the Malden Bridge with widths decreasing from 270 feet at the lower end to 75 feet through the drawspan, thence increas- ing to approximately 340 feet to form a turning basin above the bridge; a channel 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 com- mercial navigation 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 1938, is $768,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1938) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $7,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 13, 1892 Improvement of the upper Mystic. ............. Annual Report 1891, p. 672. June 25,1910 Improvement of channel downstream from mouth H. Doc. No. 1086, 60th Cong., 2d sess. of Island End River to the 35-foot channel of Boston Harbor. Aug. 30,19351 Improvement of channel upstream from mouth Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. of Island End River to city playground at No. 33, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Charlestown. 2 June 20, 1938 Improvement of channel upstream from city H. Doc. No. 542, 75th Cong., 3d sess. playground at Charlestown to a point 800 feet above the Malden Bridge. 1 Also Emergency Relief Act of 1935. 2 Contains latest published map. A map showing the entire river is published in House Document No. 2108, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session. Terwinal facilities.-In the section of the river benefited by the 30-foot-channel project there are on the south bank of the river four 44 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 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 about midway 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 within the scope of the 20-foot channel and the improvement of the upper Mystic, there are on the south bank in Charlestown and Somer- ville 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 automo- bile 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. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 93 percent completed. No work has been done on the 20-foot channel from the head of the existing 30-foot channel to a point 800 feet above the Malden Bridge authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938. The channel from the mouth of Island End River downstream to the 35-foot channel in Boston Harbor was completed in 1914. To adapt the project to the openings in the drawspan 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, restor- ing a controlling depth of 30 feet at mean low water. The dredging of the channel from the mouth of Island End River upstream to the city playground at Charlestown was completed April 10, 1937. Work of removal of shoal-ledge areas uncovered in the dredging was completed February 25, 1938. 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 indi- RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 45 cated that the controlling depth in the lower Mystic was 30 feet at mean low water to the easterly side of the mouth of Island End River. Total costs and expenditures from regular funds under the existing project have been $257,879.72 of which $242,626.91 was for new work and $15,252.81 was for maintenance. Total costs and ex- penditures under Emergency Relief appropriation funds have been $475,000, all for new work. Total costs and expenditures under all funds have been $732,879.72, of which $717,626.91 was for new work and $15,252.81 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $50,000, will be applied to new work in dredging a 20-foot channel from the head of the existing 30-foot channel to a point 800 feet above the Malden Bridge, by contract (September-December 1939). No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed that the channel will be in a condition to meet the reasonable requirements of present and prospective commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $843, 350. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 25, 534. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------868, 884. 84 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 868, 884. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 918, 884. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of pew work .--------------- _. $277, 976.49 $228, 351. 29 $55, 872. 22 --- -__ Cost of maintenance----- ----- - ---------------------------- -------------- ---------------- Total expended---- ------- -------------- 223, 790. 10 281, 738. 06 56,671. 84 Allotted_----- ------------------ $475,000 -------------- 35, 000. 00 52, 200. 00 $50,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939-------------------- ---------- $50, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------------- 50, 000. 00 10. 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 Charts Nos. 246 and 248.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1867, June 14, 1880, September 19, 1890, June 3, 1896, and July 25, 1912. For further details see page 1743 of Annual Report 46 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 for 1915, page 81 of Annual Report for 1917, and page 63 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for the following: (a) A channel 40 feet deep in general, but 45 feet deep through rock, from the sea to President Roads through Broad Sound, 2 miles, 900 feet wide except at the outer end where it is widened to 1,100 feet. (b) Deepening the main ship channel from President Roads past the United States Navy drydock No. 3 at South Boston to Com- monwealth pier No. 1, East Boston, to 40 feet for a width of 600 feet with suitable widening at the bend in the channel. (c) An anchorage area 2,000 feet wide, 5,500 feet long, and 40 feet deep, on the north side of President Roads. (d) 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 line. (e) A channel 35 feet deep from the sea (along the same line as the 40-foot channel) through Broad Sound to the navy yard at Charlestown and the Chelsea North, Meridian Street, and Charles River Bridges, 1,500 feet wide from the sea to President Roads, 1.5 miles, and thence 1,200 feet wide for the remaining distance of 6 miles. (f) 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. (g) A channel 27 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide from Nantasket Roads to President Roads, 3 miles. (h) 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. (i) A channel in Chelsea Creek generally 30 feet deep and 200 feet wide, from the mouth of the creek, at the head of the 35-foot channel in Boston Harbor, to a point opposite the Hartol Oil Co. terminal. (j) 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. (k) 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 1937, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects and of sea walls for which no estimate was given, is $17,640,700. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $112,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 47 Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1825 Preservation of islands by sea walls .. Aug. 5,1886 Fort Point Channel ----------------------- H. Ex. Doc. No. 206, 48th Cong., 2d sess. and Annual Report 1885, p. 543 Channel 15 feet deep from Long Island to Nixes Annual Report 1887, p. 517. Mate Shoal (Nixes Mate or Nubble Channel). July 13,1892 Channel 27 feet deep from Nantasket Roads to Annual Report 1893, p. 766. President Roads. Mar. 3,1899 For 30-foot channel from the sea to President H. Doe. No. 133, 55th Cong., 2d sess. Roads through Broad Sound by less direct route Annual Report 1898, p. 886. than the 35- and 40-foot channels. June 13,1902 For 35-foot channel from the sea to navy yard at H. Doc. No. 119, 56th Cong., 2d sess. Charlestown. Annual Report 1901, p. 1096. Elimination from the project of the removal of Authorized by Chief of Engineers, Finns Ledge at the outer entrance. Mar. 11, 1913. Aug. 8, 1917 Depth of 40 feet (45 feet in rock) in Broad Sound H. Doc. No. 931, 63d Cong., 2d sess.' Channel. 1 Aug. 30, 19352 Present project dimensions of channel from Presi- H. Doc. No. 244, 72d Cong., 1st sess. dent Roads to Commonwealth pier No. 1, East Boston, and anchorage area north side of Presi- dent Roads. Aug, 30,1935 Present project dimensions of that part of ap- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. proach channel to U. S. Navy drydock No. 3, No. 29, 74th Cong., 1st sess.1 at South Boston between Main Ship Channel and United States harbor line. Aug. 26, 1937 Chelsea Creek Channel, 30 feet deep..-----------_ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 24, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Contain latest published maps. See also Annual Report 1911, p. 1178 (sea walls and Nixes Mate Chan- nel) and Annual Report 1903, p. 770 (Fort Point Channel). 2 Authorized in part by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of March 7, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for the improvement of Reserved Chan- nel east of L Street Bridge by a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide, at an estimated cost of $103,000 for new work and $2,000 annually for maintenance (H. Doc. No. 225, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of June 14, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended further modification of the existing project so as to provide a sea- plane channel 12 feet deep and 1,500 feet wide, extending north- westerly from President Roads 17,500 feet to the easterly margin of Boston Airport, and for deposit of excavated material in such places as will permit enlargement of the airport, at an estimated first cost of $2,300,000, with annual maintenance of $60,000, in addition to that now required and previously recommended, subject to cer- tain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 362, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, requires that local interests agree to lower the existing sewer siphon in Chelsea Creek near the Chelsea Street Bridge if and when found necessary by the Secretary of War. The Legislature of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, in an act approved July 15, 1938, author- ized the replacement of the sewer and a bond issue to provide funds for the purpose. No actual work has yet been done. All prior re- quirements have been fully complied with. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-4 48 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.-The wharf development of Boston Harbor lies westerly of Governors and Castle Islands. Bordering on the 35- and 40-foot channel and below all bridges there is about 4 miles of water front, fully developed with wharves of various types devoted to com- mercial purposes; and on the Charlestown shore is located the United States navy yard, with a frontage of about five-eighths of a mile. The Boston Airport has been established easterly of the wharf development on the East Boston front. 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 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work, under a contract for removal of ledge and overlying material in the 40-foot main ship channel from a point about 3,800 feet below the lower side of Commonwealth pier No. 6 to a point about 3,700 feet below the wharf on the north side of Castle Island, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was continued through June 30, 1939. During the fiscal year there were drilled and blasted 15,353.41 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge above the 40-foot plane below mean low: water and there were removed 76,793.4 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, of which 44,770.1 cubic yards were overburden and 35,023.3 cubic yards were ledge. The cost was $526,783.53 for new work. New work, under a contract for dredging in the reach of the 40-foot channel extending from Commonwealth pier No. 6, South Boston, to Commonwealth pier No. 1, East Boston, was commenced January 18, 1939, and continued through June 30, 1939. There were removed 373.297 cubic yards, place measurement, of material. The cost was $182,958.57 for new work. New work, under a contract for dredging a 30-foot channel in Chelsea Creek, was commenced October 17, 1938, and continued through June 30, 1939. There were removed 745,799.8 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, of which 89.8 cubic yards were boulders. The cost was $402,870.16 for new work. Work by hired labor during the year consisted of preparation of plans, estimates, and specifications in connection with dredging the 30-foot channel in Chelsea Creek and dredging and ledge removal in the 40-foot channel in Boston Harbor, at a cost of $6,804.06 for new work. The total costs during the fiscal year were $1,119,416.32 for new work. The expenditures were $1,022,700.76. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 89 percent completed. Sea walls of a total length of about 3.75 miles have been built and maintained on Great Brewster, Lovells, Gallops. Long, Rainsford, Deer, and Georges Islands, and on Point Allerton. The Nixes Mate or Nubble Channel was completed in 1892, the 30-foot channel in 1905, the 27-foot channel in 1907, Fort Point Channel in 1909, the 35-foot channel in 1915, the Broad Sound 40- foot channel in 1930, and the 40-foot anchorage in 1937. Under the project for the 40-foot channel from President Roads to Common- wealth pier No. 1, East Boston, and deepening to 40 feet the ap- proach channel to the United States Navy drydock No. 3 at South RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 49 Boston, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935, the dredg- ing is practically completed from President Roads to Common- wealth pier No. 6, South Boston. To complete the 40-foot channel in the inner harbor, there remain the dredging of isolated shoal areas extending from President Roads to a point abreast of Com- monwealth pier No. 6, South Boston; the removal of ledge areas extending from the entrance to the United States Navy drydock No. 3, South Boston, to Commonwealth pier No. 6, South Boston; and completion of the dredging of a reach of the channel extending from Commonwealth pier No. 6, South Boston, to Commonwealth pier No. 1, East Boston, which is about 46 percent completed. The dredging of the 30-foot channel in Chelsea Creek, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1937, is about 81 percent completed. The controlling depth in the 35-foot channel (1934) was 35 feet at mean low water; 40 feet (1930) in the Broad Sound 40-foot channel; and 40 feet (1937) in the 40-foot anchorage. The con- trolling depth in the 40-foot channel in the inner harbor (1939) was 35 feet. The controlling depth of Fort Point Channel (1937) was 20 feet at mean low water, except for a reach of the channel extending from a point 270 feet below the Congress Street Bridge to a point about 1,150 feet above the Summer Street Bridge, where shoaling along the southerly limit had made the least depth about 17 feet at mean low water. The controlling depth of Nixes Mate Channel (1932) was 15 feet at mean low water. The controlling depth of the Chelsea Creek Channel (1939) was 24 feet from the mouth to the Grand Junction Railroad bridge and 30 feet from that point to the Hartol Oil Co. terminal; thence 8 feet (1.936) to the bend just below the head of navigation. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, have been as follows: New work Maintenance Total Expenditures Regular funds_.......................... $12, 209, 557. 62 $1, 395, 669. 83 $13, 605, 227. 45 $13, 464,939. 91 Public Works funds --- 1, 030, 806. 26 - ___ ____ 1, 030, 806. 26 1, 030, 806. 26 Emergency Relief funds - - 935, 000. 00 - 935, 000. 00 935, 000. 00 Total . _14. 175. 363. 88 1, 395. 669. 83 15, 571, 033. 71 15, 430, 746. 17 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable, amounting to $1,994,834.51, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939___ ______ _________ $147, 111. 72 New work: Complete by June 30, 1940, under a contract in force, the dredg- ing to a width of 200 feet and depth of 30 feet of a reach of Chelsea Creek extending from the 35-foot channel in Boston Harbor to a point opposite Hartol Oil Co. terminal 127, 722. 79 Complete by Aug. 5, 1939, under a contract in force, the re- moval of ledge areas in a reach of the 40-foot channel extend- ing from President Roads to a point abreast of the northerly approach pier to United States Navy drydock No. 3, including the removal of ledge areas in the approach channel to the Navy drydock. South Boston_.. ____ _____- -___-_168, 000. 00 50 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 New work-Continued. Complete by Dec. 16, 1939, under a contract in force, the reach of the channel extending from Commonwealth pier No. 1, East Boston, to depth of 40 feet at mean low water, thereby completing the dredging of the 40-foot channel in the inner harbor $226, 000.00 Removal of ledge areas in a reach of the 40-foot channel ex- tending from a point abreast of the northerly approach pier to U. S. Navy drydock No. 3, South Boston, to Commonwealth pier No. 6, South Boston, by contract (August 1939 to June 1941) -----------.----------- 1, 326, 000. 00 Total ----------------------------------------- 1,1994, 834. 51 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is not believed any maintenance work will be necessary during that year. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1.939__------------------------ $15, 640, 486.84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939- ------------------ 1, 413, 549. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 17, 054, 035. 93 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 , 824. 18 6------------------ Gross total costs to June 30, 1939------------------ 17, 060, 860.11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939.--- -... 147, 111. 72 Net total expenditures 913, 748. 39 1-----------------------------6, Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------1, 988, 010. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 901, 758. 72 1-------------1.8, Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work................ $442, 486.01 $379, 857.09 $679,466.98 $125, 586. 20 $1, 119, 416.32 Cost of maintenance _ -...... __ 16, 552. 84 13,067. 32 ___________ --- _________________ ---.. .. . Total cost- -------------- 459, 038. 85 392, 924. 41 466.98 679, 125, 586. 20 1, 119, 416. 32 Total expended ..------------- 497, 873. 59 207, 830. 83 867, 853. 08 84, 924. 12 700.76 1,022, Allotted _______ __.... __... .... 199, 571. 73 1,082, 477. 53 4, 349.38 1,007, 000.00 2, 060. 700.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_----------- ----------- $950, 011.09 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ------- $808, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939------- 1,326, 000.00 2,134, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________- 3, 084, 511. 09 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______7--- 73, 800. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ ____________-------3, 010, 711. 09 Gross amount expended___-------------- --- $1,045, 510. 45 Less reimbursements collected-...------- ---- 22, 809. 69 1,022, 700. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------1, 988. 010. 33 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------------- 666, 388. 32 Balance available June 30, 1939 -------------------- 1, 321, 622.01 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 - 6,824. 18 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939__--1________ 1, 328, 446. 19 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 51 11. WEYMOUTH FORE RIVER, MASS. Location.-Rises in Braintree, Mass., and flows in a northerly direc- tion 7.5 miles, emptying into Hingham Bay, Boston Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of Sep- tember 19, 1890, and extended by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1905, February 27, 1911, and July 27, 1916. For further details see page 1745 of Annual Report for 1915, page 64 of Annual Report for 1932, and page 67 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-At the head of the Federal improvement at Quincy Point Bridge there are, on the westerly side below the bridge, two wharves with aggregate dockage of 800 feet, one of masonry and one 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 existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no field op- erations. Work by hired labor during the fiscal year consisted of preparation of plans, estimates, and specifications in connection with ledge removal in the 27-foot channel, at a cost of $287.38 for new work. The total costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were $287.38 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 80 percent completed. The controlling depth is 24 feet at mean low water. The work remaining to be done is to complete the removal of ledge areas to a depth of 27 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $288,681.89 for new work. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $99,712.62, will be applied to new work in the completion of the 27-foot chanel in Weymouth Fore River by removal of ledge rock and overburden, by contract (August 1939- June 1940). 52 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is not believed any maintenance work will be necessary during that year. Cost and financial suunmary cost of new work to June 30, 1939_------------------------- '$924, 581. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ 5, 250. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 929, 831. 89 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 1929, 831. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______________________________ 99, 712. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___________ 11, 029, 544. 51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ... ____________ ______________ 257, 795.07 $________ $30, 599. 44 $287.38 Cost ofmaintenance . . - - - - - - - - - - Total expended ____________ ___ _ .______ _ ________ ____ ____ 224, 253. 23 64, 141. 28 287. 38 Allotted .$274, 000 -10, 500. 00 24, 894. 51 100, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ..------------------------------ $232, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- --- __------- 132, 500.00 Net amount to be accounted for-.-.--...... ____---- 100, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-- ------------------------------------- 287.38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --------------- 99, 712. 62 1 In addition, $100,000 expended from contributed funds for new work. 12. TOWN RIVER, MASS. Location.---Town River is a tidal river 2 miles long lying entirely within the limits of the city of Quincy, just south of Boston, Mass. It flows in an easterly direction and empties into Weymouth Fore River at Quincy Point. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. For further details see page 65 of Annual Report for 1907, and page 69 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 24 feet deep at mean low water and generally 150 feet wide from deep water in Weymouth Fore River to a point opposite the upstream end of the Quincy Oil Co. terminal, a distance of 6,700 feet, with a turning basin 18 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and, roughly, 1,000 feet long at the inner and a channel 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide, thence to a point just enid; below the plant of the Quincy Electric Light & Power Co., a further distance of 1,370 feet. The mean range of tide is 9.5 feet. The extreme range is 11 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1936, is $456,400, of which 30 percent is to be contributed by local interests, exclusive of amounts expended under the previous project. The latest (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 53 August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 96, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937; requires that local interests contribute 30 percent of the initial cost of the entire improvement, furnish free of cost to the United States a suitably located right-of-way 400 feet wide and spoil- disposal areas, bulkheaded where necessary, for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and release the United States from all claims for damages attributable to the work of improve- ment. With the exception of furnishing certain easements, all con- ditions of local cooperation have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-On the south bank of Town River are located two small yacht-repair and storage yards, a ship-repair yard with a floating drydock and marine railways suitable for commercial vessels of tonnage up to 1,000 and 700, respectively (these are privately owned and are considered adequate for existing commerce), three oil terminals, and a lumber company. On the north bank of the river is located a yacht yard with marine railways capable of handling ves- sels up to 200 tons. For full description see Port Series No. 2, Corps of Engineers, revised 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging 24- and 15-foot channels and an 18-foot turning basin, work was commenced January 16, 1939, and continued through June 30, 1939. There were removed 523,108 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $113,355.73 for new work. Work by hired labor during the year consisted of preparation of plans, estimates, and specifications in connection with dredging channels and turning basin, at a cost of $2,231.40 for new work. The total costs during the fiscal year were $115,587.13, of which $88,948.71 were United States funds and $26,638.42 contributed funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $71,123.75 United States funds and $26,638.42 contributed funds, a total of $97,762.17. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 44 percent completed. The controlling depth (1939) from the mouth of the river to the bend just below the Town River Yacht Club is 24 feet at mean low water; thence 9 feet to the Quincy Oil Co. termi- nal; and from that point 4 feet to the wharf of the Quincy Lumber Co. The total costs under the existing project have been $115,587.13 for ndw work, of which $88,948.71 were United States funds and $26,638.42 contributed funds. The expenditures have been $71,123.75 United States funds and $26,638.42 contributed funds, a total of $97,762.17. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $254,337.83, including $110,281.58 contrib- uted funds, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------------- $17, 824. 96 New work: Complete by Dec. 11, 1939, under contract in force, dredg- ing of 24- and 15-foot channels and an 18-foot turning basin_ --- 236, 512. 87 :Total--------------------- ------------------------ 254, 337. 83 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is not believed any maintenance work will be necessary during that year. 54 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__.____ ------ ______-- $113, 948. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_- -__----- -- 12, 577. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ______. ------ 126, 526.12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------- 17 '824.96 Net total expenditures-------------------------------108, 701. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 144, 056. 25 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_--------___ 252, 757. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--- -------------------------------------------------------- $88, 948.71 C ost of m aintenance ____ .............................................................. . . .... . Total expended....-------- --------------------------- 71, 123.75 Allotted----------------------------............... ------------------------------------- 215, 180.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act, approved June 11, 1938 __- --- ______--______- --- -__ $319,480.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__-- ____-__- 104,300.00 Net amount to be accounted for________-_____________ 215, 180.00 Gross amount expended---- ------------------- $97, 940.22 Less reimbursements collected ____26, 816. 47 71,123. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__________ ____-__144, 056. 25 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _________-___ - 132, 490. 71 Balance available June 30, 1939 -______- - __ 11, 565.54 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------ - -- ________-$26, 638. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ ______ ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ -- _____-- 26, 638. 42 Net total expenditures ......- _____----------____- 26, 638. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------_-----_---------- - 110, 281. 58 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939 ____ ___ _____ 136; 920. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work --------------- ---------- - ------------ $26, 638. 42 Cost of maintenance - ---------- - ------ --------------- ---------------------------- Total expended -- ..-.......... .......... ... _. . .. .-. . ..-------------- 26, 638. 42 Contributed------ ------------------------------------------------------- . 136, 920.00 Amount contributed by local interests--_________________--- $136, 920. 00 Gross amount expended --------------- -------------------------- 26, 638. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 193-9 110,281. 58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--........... -_ 59, 547. 52 Balance available June 30, 1939---... 50, 734. 06 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 55 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR TOWN RIVER, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-_------------ ----- - $140, 587. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------.------------------ 12, 577. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 153, 164. 54 --------------------- Minus accQunts payable June 30, 1939 17, 824.96 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 135, 339. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_----------- --------- 254, 337. 83 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30. 1939__ 389, 677. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.-- -------------------------------------------------------- $115, 587. 13 Cost of m aintenance.. . . . _ __- _-_ .- -- __ _ _- . . -.. Total expended-.-......-- _- __-___--___- ---- ____ -_-- ._-----------_ --- 97, 762. 17 Allotted and contributed --- ---------- -- -- 352, 100.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938____--- ___--$319, 480. 00 Amount contributed by local interests.------------ 136, 920. 00 -- - $456, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for__-------------------------- 456, 400. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 104, 300. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_____-- --------------- 352, 100. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $124, 578.64 Less reimbursements collected___- __-________--__ 26, 816. 47 97, 762. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------- 254, 337. 83 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------- 192, 038. 23 Balance available June 30, 1939_----------------- 62, 299. ft0 13. SCITUATE HARBOR, MASS. Location.-Scituate Harbor is a well-sheltered bay on the Atlantic coast, 14 miles southeast of the entrance to Boston Harbor and 33 miles northwest of the Massachusetts Bay entrance to the Cape Cod Canal. Much of the harbor area of 190 acres is bare at low tide. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 232 and 1207.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. Previous to this a small expenditure was made be- tween 1829 and 1852 in protecting the beach between Cedar Point and the mainland. For further details see, page 76 of Annual Re- port for 1931, and page 70 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 200 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in Massa- chusetts Bay to a point 70 feet west of the existing south jetty, thence a harbor channel 10 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide extending westward 1,500 feet; an anchorage 10 feet deep, 1,500 feet long, and 460 feet in average width along the north side of the harbor channel; the extension of the north jetty 300 feet in an easterly direction; and for maintenance of the extended north and existing south jetties to lengths of 1,020 and 450 feet, respectively. The mean range of tide is 9.8 feet. The extreme range is about 0.5 foot greater. 56 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $220,560, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26,1937 Present project dimensions of channels and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. anchorage basin, and maintenance of the 26, 75th Cong, 1st sess.1 north and south jetties to lengths of 720 and 450 feet, respectively. 1 June 20,1938 Extension of existing north jetty 300 feet in an A. Doc. No. 556, 75th Cong., 3d sess. easterly direction, together with its mainte- nance. I Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, requires that the State (Commonwealth of Massachusetts) or other interests agree to dredge and maintain a channel not less than 6 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide to the town wharf, and an anchorage area of the same depth, approximately 400 feet wide and 1,000 feet long, northward of the 6-foot area provided by the State in 1935. The width and depth of the channel to the town wharf exceed project dimensions and dredging therein is, therefore, not needed. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has dredged about 85 percent of the anchorage area. Terminal facilities.-There are three wharves, one formerly used for the receipt of coal and lumber, one owned by the town and used as a public landing, and one used as a yacht pier. None of these wharves has any railroad connection, but each has good highway facilities. No elaborate freight-handling machinery, etc., is avail- able. The facilities appear to be adequate for existing demands. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the dredging of 10- and 12-foot channels and a 10-foot anchorage basin, work was commenced October 12, 1938, and continued through June 30, 1939. There were removed 244,623 cubic yards, place meas- urement, of material at a cost of $126,127.12 for new work. Work by hired labor during the year consisted of preparation of plans, estimates, and specifications in connection with dredging the channels and anchorage basin, at a cost of $1,310.07 for new work. The, total costs during the fiscal year were $127,437.19 for new work. The expenditures were $112,730.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 60 percent completed. No work has been done on the extension of the north jetty authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938. The present lengths of the north and south jetties are 720 and 450 feet, respectively. At the end of June 1939 the controlling depths at mean low water in the various improved sections of Scituate Harbor were as follows: 12 feet for a width of 200 feet in the en- trance channel to a point abreast of the south jetty; 10 feet in the harbor channel and adjoining anchorage basin; 6 feet for a width of 100 feet in the approach channel to the town wharf; and 6 feet in RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 57 the yacht anchorage basin northerly of the town wharf. The total costs under the existing project have been $127,437.19 for new work The total expenditures have been $112,730.97. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $26,829.03, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-___---- -____ -.- __------ $14, 706. 22 New work: Complete by July 5, 1939, under contract in force, dredging of 10-foot and 12-foot channels and a 10-foot anchorage basin ------------------------------------------------- 12, 122. 81 Total-------------------- 26, 829. 03 The sum of $81,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to new work, by contract, in extension of the north jetty as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ______ $222, 528. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 31, 500. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------254, 028. 17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------14, 706. 22 Net total expenditures ___-.. _______-__--____-- 239, 321. 95 Unexpended balance, June 30, 1939 -- _______ -- --- __- 26, 829.03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 266, 150. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...------.. ------------- ------------ ------.. ----------- ------ ..-. $127, 437. 19 Cost of maintenance..---------- --- ------------------------- - --------- . -------- - - ---- 22 Total expended---------- -- ---------------- ---------- ------ ------------ ------ 112, 730. 97 -------------------------- Allotted...-----...................... 13, 560. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- ----- - ,---------------- $139, 560. 00 Gross amount expended----------------_____-- $112, 908.58 Less reimbursements collected 77. 61 1------------------------ 112, 730. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-... 26, 829. 03 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------------------- 25, 906. 96 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------- 922. 07 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -------------------------------------- 81, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1941,for new work 1___81,00. 30, 1941, 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 14. PLYMOUTH HARBOR, MASS. Location.-This harbor is 45 miles by water south of Boston. Its outer anchorage, the "Cow Yard," is common to Plymouth, Duxbury, and Kingston. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 245.) 58 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of May 26, 1824, March 3, 1875, and 1877, 1884, and 1885. For further details, see page 174 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 72 of Annual Report for 1938. 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; (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 northwesterly 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; and (d) dredging an anchor- age basin 18 feet deep at mean low water, 850 feet wide, and 2,125 feet in average length on the southeast side of the project channel near Long Beach. The mean range of tide is 9.6 feet; the extreme range is 13.7 feet. The estimates of cost for new work, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, were as follows: (a) For beach protection, $95,700, made in 1899; (b) for dredging, $167,000, made in 1911; (c) for dredging channel and turning basin, $102,000, made in 1920; (d) for dredging 18-foot anchorage basin, $285,000, made in 1938, of which one-third is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500 for beach protection and $8,000 for dredging. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Beach protection_..__ .- _ Annual Report for 1899, p. 1089. Mar. 4,1913 Dredging 18-foot channel_----------------H. Doc. No. 1194, 62d Cong., 3d sess. Sept. 22, 1922 Dredging 15-foot extension, including turning H. Doc. No. 996, 66th Cong., 3d sess.t basin. June 20, 1938 Dredging 18-foot anchorage basin-............. H. Doc. No. 577, 75th Cong., 3d sess. t Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provided for an anchorage basin 18 feet deep at mean low water, 850 feet wide, and 2,125 feet in average length on the southeast side of the project channel near Long Beach, provided local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required, and contribute one-third the initial cost of the improvement. These conditions have not yet been complied with. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 59 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.-The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas was engaged from June 1 to June 3, 1939, in dredging on a shoal area in the entrance channel to provide a depth of 15 feet. There were removed 4,721 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $1,375.71 for maintenance. The total costs during the fiscal year were $1,375.71 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $71.09. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 56 percent completed. No work has been done on the 18-foot anchorage basin authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938. 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. A survey made at the outer end of the entrance channel upon completion of maintenance dredging in June 1939 showed a controlling depth over the dredged area of 15 feet at mean low water. The total costs under the existing project have been $321,969.27, of which amount $188,571.16 was for new work and $133,- 398.11 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $320,664.65. In addition, $108,400 has been expended from contrib- uted funds, of which $108,000 was for new work and $400 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $191,928.91, together with $95,000 to be contributed by local interests, a total of $286,928.91, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----- $1, 304. 62 New work: Dredging an 18-foot anchorage basin, by contract (Sep- tember 1939-April 1940) ------------ ----- _---------- _ 285, 624. 29 Total----------------------------------------- ------- 286, 928. 91 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is not believed any maintenance work will be necessary during that year. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $377, 217. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------135, 411. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 1512, 629. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-----------------------_ 1, 304. 62 Net total expenditures------------ ------------------- -- 511, 324. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------191, 928. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- ------------- 703, 253. 36 1In addition, $108,000 expended for new work and $400 for maintenance from con- tributed funds. 60 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - --- - - -- - --- - - - - - Cost of maintenance____ __________ ______ $39, 372. 01 - $1, 375. 71 . Total expended___---- - $1, 230. 00 39, 372..0 1 - - -- 71_ . 09 Allotted ........ .....-------------------- -5, 154. 30 40, 000. 00 --$627. 99 -- 192, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938__ _ $_________________ $2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----- ---------------------- ------ 190, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----------------------__ 192, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------------------------- 71. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------191, 928.91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ---------------------- __ 1, 304. 62 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 2190, 624. 29 2 In addition, $95,000 to be contributed by' local interests. 15. 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, by dredging a channel 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide into Onset Bay; 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 land cut is 7.7 miles long, and with approach channels, the total length of the canal is 131/2 miles. 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 (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $619,000, including $219,000 for operation and care. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 61 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Jan. 21, 1927 (sec. 2)_.. -_-____. Purchase of canal from the Boston, H. Doc. No. 139, 67th Cong., Cape Cod & New York Canal Co., 2d sess. in accordance with contract dated July 29, 1921, executed by that com- pany. Included in Public Works Ad- Constructionof3bridgesandwidening H. Doc. No. 795, 71st Cong., ministration program, Sept. 6, canal to 205 feet. 3d sess. 1933. June 26, 1934 (Permanent Ap- Operation and care of works of im- propriations Repeal Act). provement provided for with funds from War Department appropria- tions for rivers and harbors. Included in Public Works Ad- Construction of a mooring basin- ... . Doc. No. 795, 71st Cong., H. H ministration program, Apr. 3d sess. 29, 1935. Included in Emergency. Relief Dredging and bank protection... ._- program, May 28, 1935. Aug. 30, 1935_ ___-. _ Existing project adopted..----------... -_____ Rivers and Harbors Commit- tee Doc. No. 15, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Terminal facilities.-The only terminals on the canal are those of the Canal Fish Freezing Co. and the Standard Oil Co. The former is used for the receipt and freezing of fish and the latter for the receipt and storage of oil. The terminals are considered adequate for the purposes for which they are used. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has constructed a State pier on the north bank of the canal at Bourne Neck. Operations and results during fiscal year-regular funds--new work.-Under a continuing contract for dipper dredging to a depth of 32 feet at mean low water and widths varying from 165 feet to 390 feet in Cape Cod Canal and Hog Island Channel in Buzzards Bay (stations 205 to 490); the complete removal and disposal of 5 piers of the old Buzzards Bay railroad bridge and the old Bourne Highway bridge; and dredging a channel leading to Onset Bay to a depth of 17 feet at mean low water and width of 100 feet, work in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed Au- gust 16, 1938. During the fiscal year there were removed 80,588 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of ordinary material and 796.8 cubic yards of boulders, at a cost of $58,834.01 for new work. Of this amount $9,224.37 was for hired labor, as follows: $4,479.59 for drill- ing and blasting surface boulders to be removed as ordinary mate- rial by the dredging contractor, and $4,744.78 for pole-line relo- cation. Under a contract for dipper dredging in Cape Cod Canal to a, depth of 32 feet at mean low water over a bottom width of 240 feet between stations 15+00 and 21+00, over a bottom width of 320 feet between stations 21+00 and 32+00, over bottom widths varying 62 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 from 25 to 165 feet between stations 375+00 and 430 +00, and dredg- ing to a depth of 13 feet at mean low water a boat basin 453 feet long by 240 feet wide approximately between stations 26+60 and 31+00, all on the south side of the canal; also dredging to a depth of 32 feet at mean low water over a bottom width of 270 feet be- tween stations 63+00 and 70+00, over bottom widths varying from 93 feet to 170 feet between stations 375+00 and 414+00, dredging to a depth of 18 feet at mean low water a boat basin 195 feet long by 185 feet wide between stations 383+45 and 385+40, and the re- moval and disposal of timber dikes and trestles, all on the north side of the canal; work was commenced August 15, 1938, and com- pleted March 15, 1939. During the fiscal year there were removed 570,892 net cubic yards, scow measurement, of ordinary material and 3,341.7 cubic yards of boulders, at a cost of $308,436.64 for new work. Of this amount $13,096.70 was for hired labor, as follows: $658.53 for preliminary expenses incidental to the contract; $8,198.82 for drilling and blasting surface boulders to be removed as ordinary material by the dredging contractor; $2,975.30 for removal of struc- tures; and $1,264.05 for pole-line relocation. Under a contract for dipper dredging on the north side of the Cape Cod Canal to a depth of 32 feet over a bottom width of 100 feet between stations 110+00 and 375+00, work was commenced November 26, 1938, and continued through June 30, 1939. During the fiscal year there were removed 824,663 cubic yards, scow meas- urement, of ordinary material and 8,566.3 cubic yards of boulders, at a cost of $467,001.89 for new work. Of this amount, $11,965.50 was for hired labor, as follows: $362.67 for preliminary expenses incidental to the contract; $7,791.61 for drilling and blasting surface boulders to be removed as ordinary material by the dredging con- tractor; and $3,811.22 for pole line relocation. Under a contract for dipper dredging on the south side of the Cape Cod Canal to a depth of 32 feet over a bottom width of 65 feet between stations 110+00 and 375+00, work was commenced Decem- ber 19, 1938, and continued at intervals through June 30, 1939. Dur- ing the fiscal year there were removed 506,510 cubic yards, scow measurement, of ordinary material and 2,271.1 cubic yards of boul- ders, at a cost of $242,354.80 for new work. Of this amount $5,808.64 was for hired labor, as follows: $362.68 for preliminary expenses incidental to the contract; $2,771.33 for drilling and blasting surface boulders to be removed as ordinary material by the dredging con- tractor; and $2,674.63 for pole-line relocation. Miscellaneous work by hired labor completed during the fiscal year consisted of construction of new boat shop, marine ways, and coal bin, and investigation and surveys of oyster beds, at a total cost of $7,173.05 for new work. Miscellaneous work by hired labor started during the fiscal year and in progress June 30, 1939, consisted of construction of new wharf, floats, and hydrographic building. The total costs during the fiscal year were $5,287.57 for new work. Work by hired labor during the fiscal year consisting of prelim- inary work in connection with the construction of a riprap revetment to be done by contract, preliminary to advertising the work, was carried on at a cost of $860.18 for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 63 Materials for loaming and seeding the slopes of the Cape Cod Canal were purchased at a cost of $5,343.48 for new work. During the year easements were obtained at a cost of $9,814.06 for new work. A credit adjustment was made during the fiscal year in connection with a contract for dredging at a cost of $15,000 for new work. Maintenance.-Undera contract for hydraulic dredging, to a depth of 32 feet, of the Hog Island Channel and the West Mooring Basin over a bottom width of 500 feet at station 430+00 increasing to a bottom width of 960 feet at station 445 + 58 and thence decreasing to a bottom width of 500 feet at station 470+00; of the southeast side of the Hog Island Channel over a bottom width of 250 feet between stations 495+00 and 520+00, 540+00 and 560+00, and 570+00 and 615+00, over a bottom width of 420 feet between stations 560+00 and 570+00; and for the disposal of dredged material for the recon- ditioning of the Stony Point Dike between stations 528+00 and 610+00, and of the Rocky Point Dike connecting Mashnee Island and Hog Island, work was commenced September 28, 1938, and com- pleted December 27, 1938. During the fiscal year there were removed 1,087,093 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $251,805.33 for maintenance. Of this amount $1,508.99 was for hired labor in connection with preliminary expenses incidental to the contract. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge V. T. Rossell was engaged in maintenance dredging in the canal at intervals from July 11, 1938, to October 22, 1938, during which periods there were removed 425,019 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material, at a cost of $55,152.62 for maintenance. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas was engaged in main- tenance dredging in the Cape Cod Canal, the East Mooring Basin, the Onset Channel, and in a shoal area in the vicinity of station 670, 'west of Cleveland Ledge Channel at intervals from December 1, 1938, to June 24, 1939, during which periods there were removed 304,767 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $82,615.48 for maintenance. Work by hired labor consisting of construction of revetment for protection of Stony Point Dike, between stations 590 + 00 and 627 + 00, was started in June 1939 and at the close of the fiscal year was about 5 percent completed. The costs during the fiscal year were $3,221.02 for maintenance. Work by hired labor consisting of placing riprap to repair sections of existing revetment along the banks of the Cape Cod Canal which were damaged by the hurricane of September 1938, were started in October 1938 and continued through June 30, 1939. The costs during the fiscal year were $28,229.33 for maintenance. Work by hired labor consisting of ditching, grading, and planting grass on spoil areas and dikes was started in March 1939, and com- pleted June 29, 1939. The costs during the fiscal year were $8,891.61 for maintenance. Operating and care of canal.-The canal was open to navigation and the railroad bridge operated throughout the year. The costs during the fiscal year were $239,067.20 for maintenance. Work under contract for cleaning and painting the Bourne and Sagamore Highway bridges, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal 18462639-pt. 1, vol. 1----5 64 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 year, was completed August 24, 1938. The costs during the fiscal year were $18,265.80 for maintenance. Work under contract for resurfacing the roadways of the Bourne and Sagamore Highway bridges, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed August 29, 1938. The costs during the fiscal year were $8,837.53 for maintenance. The total costs from regular funds during the fiscal year for oper- ating and care were $266,170.53. The total costs from regular funds during the fiscal year were $1,786,191.60, of which $1,090,105.68 was for new work and $696,085.92 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,759,275.26. Enmergency relief funds, new work.--None. Final cost adjustment was made in connection with work by hired labor at a total cost of $1.32 for new work. The expenditures were $2,078.88. The total costs during the fiscal year, all funds, were $1,786,192.92 of which $1,090,107 was for new work and $696,085.92 was for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $1,761,354.14. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 94 percent completed. The canal in the land cut has a least bottom width of 480 feet from station 0, at the easterly end of the canal, to station 110; 315 feet from station 110 to station 360; 450 feet from station 360 to station 430. The canal is crossed by two high- level highway bridges and a vertical lift railroad bridge. At the easterly end of the canal two mooring basins have been dredged, the one on the northerly side to a depth of 25 feet at mean low water, the one on the southerly side to a depth of 13 feet at mean low water. At the westerly end a mooring basin has been dredged to a depth of 32 feet at mean low water. The channel to Onset Bay was dredged to project dimensions in 1938. The new Hog Island Channel has a bottom width of 500 feet from the State pier to Wings Neck, and 700 feet beyond Wings Neck. The controlling depth in the canal on June 30, 1939, was 26 feet at mean low water, and in the Hog Island Channel, Buzzards Bay, about 30 feet at mean low water, for the full channel width. 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 from regular funds has been $22,574,857.44, of which $19,248,856.19 (including the purchase price of $11,500,000) was for new work, and $3,326,001.25 was for maintenance, including $909,- 221.12 for operating and care of the canal. Expenditures have been $22,373,724.95. The total costs and expenditures from Public Works funds have been $6,138,157.30 for new work. The total costs and expenditures from Emergency Relief appro- priation funds have been $4,826,543.13 for new work. The total costs, all funds, have been $33,539,557.87, of which $30,- 213,556.62 (including $11,500,000, the purchase price) was for new work, and $3,326,001.25 was for maintenance. The total expendi- tures have been $33,338,425.38. In addition, the sum of $1,658,354.71 was expended between March 31, 1928, and June 30, 1935, on the operating and care of the works of improvement, under the provi- sion of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 65 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable, amounting to $2,184,467.33, will be applied as follows: ------------------------------ Accounts payable June 30, 1939___ $201, 134. 27 New work : Completion of contract now in force for dredging between stations 110 and 375, north side, to a depth of 32 feet for a width of 100 feet (July 1939-July 1940) ---------------- 647, 274. 00 Completion of contract now in force for dredging between stations 110 and 375, south side, to a depth of 32 feet for a width of 65 feet (July 1939-January 1940)----------- 541, 626. 00 Construction of a riprap revetment on the north bank between stations 377 and 385+80 at the west end of the canal; also on the south bank around the east boat basin, by contract (September-November 1939) _ _ --- 44, 000. 00 Construction of new wharf and floats, hydrographic building, and yard track- to dock, by hired labor (July 1939- May 1940) -- 12, 100. 06 Construction of 2 protective fenders for railroad bridge, by contract and hired labor (October 1939-June 30, 1940)__ 89, 781.00 Installation of new lighting system ____ 100, 000. 00 Total new work____------- ------------------- 1, 434, 781.06 Maintenance : Dredging by United States seagoing hopper dredges (Marshall, 2 months, July 20-Sept. 20, 1939; Minquas, 11 months, August 1939-June 1940) --------------------------- 213, 000. 00 Construction of revetment for protection of Stony Point dike, stations 590-627, by hired labor (July-October 1939) Placing riprap to repair damage to existing revetment, by ---.. 80,155. 00 hired labor (July-August 1939) 30, 945. 00 Grading, loaming, seeding slopes of Cape Cod Canal, planting beach grass on dikes and spoil areas, by hired labor -__ 1, 000. 00 Operation and care of canal: (a) Operation of canal, bridges, etc (b) Ordinary maintenance and repair- ----. $93, 345. 00 103, 479. 00 - (c) Channel work------------------------- 26,628.00 Total operating and care------------------------ 223, 452. 00 Total maintenance------------ ____-__ ___ 548, 552. 00 Grand total ----- 2,184, 467. 33 The funds that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, $365,000, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging by United States seagoing dredge, 6 months-------- $150, 000. 00 Operation and care of canal: (a) Operation of canal, bridges, etc--------------------_ 95, 000. 00 (b) Ordinary maintenance and repair ------------------ 90, 000. 00 (c) Channel work_------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 (d) Emergencies and contingencies--------------------- 10, 000. 00 Total operating and care-_-- -- ________-___ 215, 000. 00 Total ------------------------------------------- 365, 000. 00 66 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial sunmmary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_1_1111111--1 1 $25, 387, 013. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_____--- __-__-- - __ 14, 984, 355. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939________ 30, 371, 369. 45 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939---___ -___---------1. 78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939________------ ___-- 30, 371, 371. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_______________________ 201, 134. 27 Net total expenditures__-________---______--_ 130, 170, 236. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 2,184, 465. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-________ __-_ 32, 354, 702. 51 Fiscal year ending'June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ... ..------------$3, 951, 238. 04 $719, 670. 10 $3, 744, 732. 16 $2, 929, 751. 36 $1,090, 105. 68 Cost of maintenance .-------. 813, 163. 35 350, 718. 60 314, 700. 01 289, 588. 70 696, 085. 92 Total cost_ -------------- 4, 764, 401. 39 1, 070, 388. 70 4, 059, 432. 17 3, 219, 340. 06 1, 786, 191. 60 Total expended------..........------....--... 4, 791, 652. 33 1, 444, 889. 69 3, 493, 402. 05 3, 631, 554. 85 1, 759, 275. 26 Allotted-...---.....---------- ------ 2, 135, 686. 06 3, 454, 822. 98 816, 000. 00 4, 351, 550. 00 2, 452, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_________--___--- $1, 491, 740. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938-... $2, 066, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939.__ 446, 000. 00 2, 512, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for ______ ________- -- 4, 003, 740. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- 000. 00 -60,6_______-- Net amount to be accounted for---- ........... -__- 3, 943, 740. 81 Gross amount expended--------------- 1, 783, 974. 80 Less reimbursements collected____ - - _______ - -- 24, 699. 54 1, 759, 275. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_____________________ 2, 184, 465. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 .......... 63, 055. 90 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---- 1, 297, 738. 64 1, 360, 794. 54 Balance available June 30, 1939______________________ 823, 671.01 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__________________ _____..__. 1. 78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 ______ .__ 823, 672. 79 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 ________________ 365, 000. 00 1 Includes $1,658,354.71 expended from permanent indefinite appropriations. SExclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-_--------- $4, 826, 543. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- 4, 826, 543. 13 Net total expenditures ____-- -- --- -- -- 4, 826, 543. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_------- -4, 826, 543. 13 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 67 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- ... _ _ -. $325,015.95 $3, 675, 840. 36 $763, 240.41 $62, 445.09 $1.32 Cost of maintenance- Total expended . 325,00.00 2,991, 866.35 1, 446, 517. 13 61, 080.77 2, 078.88 Allotted_ ___.---. ..- __ 5,000,000.00 - -231, 950.00 68,009. 00 -9, 515.87 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- -------------------- $11, 594. 75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _____- __- - -9, 515. 87 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 2, 078. 88 Gross amount expended ------------- __ $2, 229. 58 Less reimbursements collected_______ 70 ______---150. 2, 078. 88 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CAPE COD OANAL, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------- $30, 213, 556.62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_----------------------- 4, 984, 355.96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-- 35, 197, 912. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 -------------- -_ 1. 78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939---------------------35, 197, 914. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------ _ __ 201, 134. 27 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 134, 996, 780. 09 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 .... __ 2, 184, 465. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------- --- 137, 181, 245. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work___...__.. .. $4, 276, 253. 99 $4, 395, 510. 46 $4, 507, 972. 57 $2, 992, 196. 45 $1, 090, 107. 00 Cost of maintenance _...-. -_ -_813, 163. 35 350, 718. 60 314, 700. 01 289, 588. 70 696, 085. 92 Total cost.............--------------.. 5, 089, 417. 34 4, 746, 229. 06 4, 822, 672. 58 3, 281, 785. 15 1, 786, 192. 92 Total expended............-------------- 5, 116, 652. 33 4, 436, 756. 04 4, 939, 919. 18 3, 692, 635. 62 1, 761, 354. 14 Allotted.-----................... 7, 135, 686. 06 3, 454, 822. 98 584, 050. 00 4, 419, 559. 00 2, 442, 484. 13 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_-____-_ $1, 503, 335. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 .. - . $2, 066, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939------- 446, 000. 00 2, 512, 00. 00 Amount to be accounted for___________----- 4, 015, 335..56 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__------------ 69, 515. 87 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 3, 945, 819. 69 Gross amount expended____________________ $1, 786,204. 38 Less reimbursements collected_________-_______ 24, 850. 24 1, 761, 354. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___--- _____ _ 2,184, 465. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939___________-$63, 055. 90 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- 1, 297, 738. 64 1, 360, 794.54 Balance available June 30, 1939 ----.- _____ _ ____- 823, 671.01 1 Includes $1,658,354.71 expended from permanent indefinite appropriations. 68 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---- _------------...-____- $1. 78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_-... _______ 823, 672. 79 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ----- •------- 365, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 16. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $113,168.13; the ex- penditures were $111,676.10. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, amounting to $137,835.57, including accounts receivable, will be ap- plied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $125,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__-----------------------$594, 977. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 594, 977. 12 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__.. __________________ 438. 16 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__________________________ 595, 415. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-- ___--------- __ -- -_ 5, 053. 02 Net total expenditures___________________________ 590, 362.26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ 137, 397. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___-__-__ - __ 727, 759. 67 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of maintenance............. -.. C ost of new work ------------........................................-------- $31, 056. 08 $88, 235. 90 ..... 89.. $67, 539. 89 . $90, 926. 27 27 .. .. .... .. .. . $113, 168. 13 Total expended- ...-------------- 34, 669. 95 82, 512. 61 69, 743. 21 94,108. 62 111, 676. 10 Allotted-- .....------------- 30, 000. 00 115, 000. 00 28, 000. 00 130, 355.49 196, 250. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------------------------$52, 823. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938_______ ______ $96, 250. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939 __-__-- ______-100, 000. 00 196, 250. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___________-_____-______ 249, 073. 51 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $112, 594.24 Less reimbursements collected_--- ---------------- - 918. 14 111, 676. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------- 137, 397. 41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 193911111111111111111 1_ 5, 053. 02 Balance available June 30, 1939---___-__-____------__ 132, 344. 39 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_ -438.16 -__-----______---- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------- ----- 132, 782. 55 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance'- 125, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 69 17. 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, 1939 Estimated Name of project pert see amount re- Annual quired to Repcrt New work Maintenance complete for- 1. St. Croix River, Maine ---..................... 1924 $200,441.46 $6, 450. 19 (1) 2. Lubec Channel, Maine 1912 303, 365. 53 4, 067. 45 (1) 3. Bar Harbor, Maine 2 ____.-.. . .. . 1932 406, 591. 12 $57, 900 4. Union River, Maine 2 3......................... 1912 176, 854. 85 14, 095. 15 (1) 5. 6. Deer Island Thoroughfare, Maine 2 Belfast Harbor, Maine 2_______.. . .. __________ --. 1916 1897 40, 000. 00 61, 561. 45 (1) (1) 7. C am d e n H a rb o r , M a in e 2 _ ......... ...... - - 19 3 1 1931 10 2 , 40 0 . 0 0 915, 862. 73 3 0, 2 00 . 0 0 24, 637. 27 (1) (1) 8. Rockland Harbor, Maine 2____________________ 9. Georges River (Thomaston Harbor), Maine 2__ 1935 25, 787. 91 39, 566. 38 (1) 10. Boothbay Harbor, Maine 2__________________ 1915 18, 000. 00 ----------- () 11. Portland Harbor, Maine 2a... 1936 2, 270, 564. 31 514, 984. 37 212, 000 12. Kennebunk River, Maine 2---- - - 1.937 83,584. 01 51, 324. 70 (1) 13. York Harbor, Maine 2 _..----------- -------.. 1936 57, 400. 00 5, 660. 83 (1) 14. Portsmouth Harbor, 2 N. H.2 .................... 1892 130, 567. 11 (1) 15. Ipswich River, Mass. 2 - ----- 1895 5, 617. 91 (1) 16. Rockport Harbor, Mass. ...2 - 1905 91, 229. 25 (1) 17. Manchester Harbor, Mass. 3 1908 23, 985. 57 (1) 18. Beverly Harbor, Mass.2........................ 1931 4 246, 047. 76 642. 65 (1) 19. Salem Harbor, Mass. -------- 1931 100, 456. 57 7, 500. 00 (1) 20. Lynn Harbor, Mass. _----------------- 1936 755, 042. 91 59, 707. 86 336, 000 21. Malden River, Mass. _________ .2 1922 7104, 853.08 45, 096. 92 (1) 22. Dorchester Bay and Neponset 8River, Mass. ... 1932 94, 584. 55 33, 591. 89 162, 000 23. Weymouth Back River, 2Mass. ................ 1935 20, 478. 68 6, 521. 32 40, 000 24. Hing ham Harbor, Mass. 2 -..............------- 1913 28, 316. 58 10, 000. 00 (1) 25 . Du x bu r y H a rb o r , Mas s . 3-... 2 .................. 1 9 0 8 3 7 , 0 0 0. 0 0 -------------- 5 , 8 00 26. Provincetown Harbor, Mass. ................1931 347, 453. 72 609. 00 13, 300 1 Completed. 2 Improvement adequate for commerce. s Abandonment recommended in H. Doe. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 4 Exclusive of $100,000 expended from contributed funds. Awaiting local cooperation. * Under State maintenance. 7 Exclusive of $62,000 expended from contributed funds. 18. PLANT ALLOTMENT, BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_-------------------- --- $501, 566. 50 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------------- 69, 997. 60 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 , __---------------------- 571, 564. 10 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 36, 619. 98 Net total expenditures------- ---------------- 34, 944. 12 5------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------- 3, 781. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------- 538, 725. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended---------------................. 520.70 $163, $234, 021. 06 -$1, 796. 91 $23, 820. 42 $115, 378. 85 Allotted_- __--._ -- - 313, 781. 18 89, 497. 56 50, 500. 00 58, 609. 00 26,337.97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $92, 822. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 _------ --------------------------- 91,350. 00 - Amount to be accounted for-.........----- - 184, 172. 47 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---- ----- - 65, 012. 03 Net amount to be accounted for-- --------- - - 119,160. 44 70 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Gross amount expended------------------------ $942, 436. 75 Less: Reimbursements collected--------- $807, 735. 32 Receipts from sales------------- 19, 322. 58 827, 057. 90 $115, 378. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 3, 781. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------- --------------- 37, 805. 38 Balance available June 30, 1939_ .. ____-- -- 34, 023. 79 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------------69, 997. 60 ________ Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 --------------- 35, 973. 81 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Reco n Congress Bar Harbor. Maine ...-..... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 1, 1935. Do .................... River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30,1935. Boston Harbor, Mass-...... River and Harbor Mar. 15, 1939 House, 255, 76th Favorable. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Do..................... Rivers and Harbors --- do ......-. do .....--------... .... Do. Committee resolu- tion, June 18, 1937. Boston Harbor, Mass., sea- Rivers and Harbors June 22,1939 House, 362, 76th Do. plane channels and anchor- Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. age basin. tion, Nov. 17, 1938. Boston Harbor, Mass., im- Commerce Commit- provement at Shirley Gut. tee resolution, May 2, 1939. Cape Cod Canal at Sand- Commerce Commit- wich, Mass. tee resolution, Feb. 1, 1939. Cohasset Harbor, Mass .. Rivers and Harbors July 14,1939 House, 425, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Jan. 11, 1938. Cranberry Island Harbor, River and Harbor Jan. 10,1939 Unfavorable. Maine. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Do .................... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 19, 1939. Danvers River, Mass-....... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 13,1939. Dorchester Bay and Nepon- Rivers and Harbors set River, Mass. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 1, 1939. Duxbury Harbor, Mass .. Commerce Commit- tee resolution June 27, 1939. Gloucester Harbor and An- Rivers and Harbors nisquam River, Mass. Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 8,1938. Hendricks Harbor, South- Commerce Commit- Mar. 15, 1939 Senate, 40, 76th Favorable. port, Maine. tee resolution, Aug. Cong., 1st sess. 17, 1937. Hingham Harbor, Mass ..... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- -- - -- - -- - tion, Nov. 17, 1937. Ipswich River, Mass-........ Rivers and Harbors .- - - - - - Committee resolu- tion, June 3, 1937. Do...................... River and Harbor -- - - - - - - Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Isle au Haut to Kimball Commerce Commit- Island, Maine, channel be- tee resolution, Mar. tween. 28, 1939. -- - - - - - - Kennebec River, Maine. ... Commerce Commit- tee resolution, June -- - - - - - - 6, 1939. Manchester Harbor, Mass., River and Harbor construction of breakwa- Act, June 20, 1938. ter between Magnolia Point and Kettle Island. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 71 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion Manchester Harbor, Mass __ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 22, 1938. Marblehead Harbor, Mass - River and Harbor -- -- --- --------- Act, June 20, 1938. Merrimack River, Mass., Rivers and Harbors May 8, 1939 Unfavorable. between Haverhill and Committee resolu- ---- ----------- Newburyport. tion, Feb. 17, 1937. Merrimack River, Mass., to River and Harbor Hampton Harbor, N. H., Act, Aug. 26, 1937. inland waterway via Black Rock Creek, Mass., and Blackwater River, Mass. and N. H. Merrimack River, Mass. River and Harbor and N. H., with view to Act, June 20, 1938. improvement for naviga- tion, flood control, and water power. Monhegan Harbor, Maine__ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 31, 1939. Do ....................- Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Apr. 8, 1939. Nantasket (Hull) Gut, Mass_ River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Newburyport Harbor, Mass_ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 12, 1937. Northeast Harbor, Maine_- - River and Harbor Jan. 24, 1939 House, 132, 76th Favorable. Act, Aug. 26. 1937. Cong., 1st sess. North River, Mass_ ___ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 22, 1938. Ogunquit-Perkins C o v e, River and Harbor Mar. 15, 1939 House, 227, 76th Do. Maine. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Penobscot River, South Rivers and Harbors ___ _ __ __ Branch of, at and near Committee resolu- Frankfort, Maine. tion, Jan. 24. 1939. Pond Village Landing, Tru- River and Harbor May 9,1939 Unfavorable. ro, Mass. Act, June 20, 1938. Portland Harbor, Maine .. _ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, June 6, 1939. Portland Harbor, Maine, River and Harbor north of House Island, ad- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. visability of removing shoal. _ _ .. ... ... ...- Presumpscott River, Maine_ --_ do ............ Provincetown Harbor, Mass. Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Aug. 8, 1939. Rock Harbor, Msas __----- Rivers and Harbors __ - - -- - -- - Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 17, 1939. Royal River, Maine -----.. Rivers and Harbors Jan. 17,1939 Do. Committee resolu- ___ ___ _--- tion, Feb. 17, 1937. Saco River, Maine --...-- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 4, 1939. Salem Harbor, Mass .---- River and Harbor Act, June 20, 1938. Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Rivers and Harbors Apr. 11, 1939 Do. Mass.. harbor of refuge. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 12, 1937. South Harpswell, Maine, River and Harbor south side of channel. Act, June 20, 1938. Swampscott, Mass., harbor River and Harbor May 4, 1939 Do. of refuge. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Wellfleet Harbor, Mass _.. River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Weymouth Fore River, Rivers and Harbors Mass. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 4, 1939. Weymouth Fore River, Rivers and Harbors Mass.,from Hingham Bay Committee resolu- to Quincy. tion, Feb. 8, 1938. _ _ . 72 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 19. MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. AND MASS. Location.-The works covered by the comprehensive plan are located on the Merrimack River and its tributaries in New Hamp- shire and Massachusetts. Existing project.-The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, authorized the construction of a system of flood-control reservoirs in the Merrimack River Basin for the reduction of flood heights in the Merrimack Valley generally at an estimated construction cost of $7,725,000; cost of lands and damages, $3,500,000. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes as set forth in House Document No. 689, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session, wherein the estimated cost of $13,000,000 for construction and $8,000,000 for lands and dam- ages is given, and modified the project authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 22, 1936, to provide, in addition to the con- struction of a system of flood-control reservoirs, related flood-control works which may be found justified by the Chief of Engineers. The following reservoirs were considered in the comprehensive, plan: Reservoir State mated cost Franklin Falls a ... ----------.................................--- . New ampshire-.. _ $7, 883, 000 Allenstown ...... ------------------ .. ..................... . ... .... .... do..--------------- 3, 480. 000 Riverhill..... .. ........ .........------------------------------------------------ do .-------------- 11, 696,00 fHillsboro ..........................------------------------------------------------ .... do........--------------- 6, 440, 000 Blackwater..------------ -- ....................----------------------------.... ..... do----------------.. ..... 960,000 1 Includes cost of lands and damages. 2 The details of this project are contained in an individual report. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Field surveys, founda- tion investigations, and preliminary design for the selection of addi- tional or alternate reservoir sites to the comprehensive reservoir system were continued at a cost of $85,384.46 from regular funds. The expenditures were $143,280.76, of which $142,632.71 were from regular funds and $648.05 were from emergency relief funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work on the comprehensive plan preliminary to construction is about 50 percent complete. The costs to date from regular funds have been $221,826.34. The expenditures to date from regular funds have been $274,177.20. The total costs and expenditures to date from emergency relief funds have been $23,716.07. The costs of all work, all funds, have been $245,542.41. The total expenditures have been $297,893.27. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $193,170.96, regular funds, will be applied to accounts payable, $7,997.30, and to continuing studies for the selection of additional reservoir sites, $185,173.66. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 73 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 1$245, 542. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 245, 542. 41 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------60, 348.16 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-----------------------305, 890. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---- --- 7, 997. 30 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 297,893. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 132, 822. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------1430, 716. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---------------- .. ... _.. ...-------------- $160, 157.95 $85, 384. 46 Cost ofmaintenance--------..---------------------------- - --- expended_________________---------------------------------____--------154, Total expended 154, 612. 51 280. 76 143, 280. Allotted -....... .. .... - ... . 382, 000.00 48, 716. 07 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------$227, 387.49 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-----_ -111--------- 111111--- 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 277, 387. 49 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 1, 283. 93 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 276, 103. 56 Gross amount expended----------------------- $168, 040.43 Less reimbursements collected------------- ------ 24, 759. 67 143, 280. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------132, 822. 80 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 7, 997.30 Balance available June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 124, 825. 50 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 60, 348. 16 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------- 85, 173. 66 1 Includes $23,716.07 emergency relief funds. 20. FRANKLIN FALLS RESERVOIR, MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location.-The dam site of the proposed reservoir is located on the Pemigewasset River, the main tributary of the Merrimack River, about 21/2 miles above Franklin, N. H., and 92 miles north of Boston, Mass. Existing project.-The dam will be of rolled earth fill with dumped rock shell and toe, 1,740 feet long, with a maximum height of 136 feet. It will contain about 3,000,000 cubic yards of earth and rock fill. A 550-foot spillway and 810 square feet of gate-controlled outlet conduits involving 76,000 cubic yards of concrete will be constructed in open cut rock. The estimated cost is $7,883,000. The project is authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. 74 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,. U. S. ARMY, 1939 Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds-New work.-Final designs, plans, and specifications were completed, and preparatory clearing operations and Government mobilization were commenced at a cost of $160,337.55. The expenditures were $155,462.38. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The required clearing and grub- bing of the dam site, being done by hired labor, is 75 percent com- plete. Contract plans and specifications are complete. The costs from regular funds have been $160,337.55. The expendi- tures have been $155,462.38. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $5,134,507.70, regular funds, will be applied as follows: Regular funds : Accounts payable, June 30, 1939_ -------------------------- 73, 759. 54 New work: Commencement of outlet works, excavation, and construc- tion; construction of drainage trenches; commencement of spillway excavation, and construction of the terrace sections of the embankment by continuing contract, period October 1939 to June 30, 194011 2, 700, 000. 00 Reservoir and dam-site clearing and grubbing, foundation compaction, and inspection (hired labor) ___ _____ 322, 748.16 Acquisition of lands and rights-of-way (hired labor) .... 2, 038, 000. 00 Total, regular funds -_________- _________ __ _ 5, 134, 507. 70 The sum of $2,500,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Substantial completion of the project, period July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 (contract) ----- --------------------- $2, 500', 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ ------ $160, 337. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----.---- 160, 337. 55 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_________________ 63, 914. 29 Net total cost to June 30, 1939__ ____--------______ 224, 251. 84 - Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939_________- - ____ 4,970. 08 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 ....... 229, 221. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939111 73, 759. 54 Net total expenditures__________________--__-____ 155, 462. 38 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 5, 129, 537. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------- 5,285, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _..- --- -- ... ------------.. --------------- ------------ --- ------- $160, 337. 55 Cost of maintenance- .---..----------- ---------- ..---------- --------- --- ---.------- Total expended_ _ .------.------ ..-------- -..---------- ------------- 155, 462. 38 Allotted-..-------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----..------... 5,285,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 75 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938_--------------------------------- $2,300, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act Approved June 28, 1939 --------------------------------- 2, 985, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------5,285, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $179, 502. 77 Less: Reimbursement collected----------- $23, 258. 39 Receipts from sales ---------------- 782. 00 24, 040. 39 155, 462. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 5, 129, 537.62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------------- 73, 759. 54 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- 5, 055, 778. 08 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939-__ 4, 970. 08 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-..------------ 5, 060, 748.16 Amount (estimated) -required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2, 583, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1------------ 2, 500, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 21. PREPARATION OF SITE FOR FRANKLIN FALLS FLOOD-CONTROL RESERVOIR, N. H. Location.--The dam site of the proposed reservoir is located on the Pemigewasset River, the main tributary of the Merrimack River, about 21/2 miles above Franklin, N. H., and 92 miles north of Bos- ton, Mass. Existing project.-This relief project supplements the regular funds provided for the construction of a rolled earth fill dam about 21/2 miles above Franklin, N. H. The project, authorized by the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act approved June 21, 1938, provides for the preparation of the site for the Franklin Falls Flood Control Reservoir on the Pemigewasset River in Merrimack, Belknap, and Grafton Counties, near Franklin, N. H., including surveying, clear- ing, grubbing, stripping overburden, and performing incidental and appurtenant work. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Site preparation was undertaken with emergency relief funds at a cost of $15,208.64. The expenditures were $15,208.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Supplementary site preparation undertaken with emergency relief funds was completed. The costs were $15,208.64, and the expenditures were $15,208.64. Proposed operations.-The balance, unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $14,791.36, is available for revocation. 76 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $15, 208. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 15, 208. 64 Net total expenditures ----------------------- ----------- 15, 208. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 14, 791. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------- 30, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.....-------- ............ ...-------------- ------------ ............. .........------------------------ $15, 208. 64 Cost of maintenance---- ---- ------------------------- ----------- -------------- -------------- Total expended.............------------- ------------------------------- ....--------------.... 15, 208. 64 ...........--...------------- .............. Allotted---------------------------------------------------- 30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, June 21, 1938------------------------------------------------------- $30, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------------30, 000. 00 Gross amount expended__----------------------------- $15, 406. 70 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- -- 198. 06 15, 208. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------- 14, 791.36 22. MERRIMACK RIVER AT LOWELL, MASS. Location.-Lowell, Mass., is located on the Merrimack River, about 40 miles above the mouth of the river at Newburyport, Mass. (See U. S. Geological Survey Chart, Lowell, Mass., quadrangle.) Existing project.-Authorization for this project was provided by allotment of funds appropriated by the Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act, approved April 8, 1935. It provides for enlarging the available waterway under and immediately above and below the Paw- tucket Bridge, a multiple-arch concrete highway bridge, to provide adequate channel capacity for flood discharge and to restore the hy- draulic control of the reach to the crest of Pawtucket Dam rather than the bridge; to lower the channel at Hunt's Falls, near the lower limits of the city; to provide adequate channel capacity to discharge flood at lower water levels upstream; and for removal of natural channel constrictions between Pawtucket Falls and Hunt's Falls. The estimated cost of the existing project is $795,500, exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Cost adjust- mnents made in connection with the project were $14,644.67. The ex- penditures were - $1,057.98. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed during the fiscal year 1938 at a saving of $1,111. The costs and expenditures have been $794,388.46, all of which was for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 77 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------- ----- $794, 388. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ______________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-- 388. 46 7--------- 794, Net total expenditures------------------------------ 794, 388. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- __--------- 794, 388.46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ___________________ ________ _ _$200, 309. 29 $579,434. 50 $14, 644.67 Cost of maintenance ----- - -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- =------- Total expended ___,_ - - - - .- 205,142.99 590,303.45 -1,057.98 Allotted------------------ -------------- -------------- 521,000. 00 284, 958.00 -11, 569. 54 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------------------------- $10, 511. 56 Deductions on account of revocation of funds ------------------- 11, 569. 54 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------- -- 1, 057. 98 Gross amount expended__________------_______-_ $9, 949. 58 Less reimbursements collected --------- _____---- 11, 007. 56 -1, 057. 98 23. MERRIMACK RIVER AT HAVERHILL, MASS. Location.-Haverhill, Mass., is located on the Merrimack River, about 19 miles above the mouth of the river at Newburyport, Mass. (See U. S. Geological Survey Chart, Haverhill, Mass., quadrangle.) Existing project.-Authorization for this project was provided by allotment of funds appropriated by the Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act, approved June 22, 1936. .It provides for building a flood wall on the north side of the Merrimack River extending about 2,300 feet upstream from the lower highway bridge at Haverhill, and en- closing Little River from its mouth up to the Pentucket Mill Dam, a distance of 2,500 feet, the purpose being to protect the business section of Haverhill from any but the most extreme floods. The estimated cost of the existing project is $1,752,000, exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Cost adjustments made in connection with the project were $11,497.77. The expendi- tures were - $381.90. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed during the fiscal year 1938. The costs were $1,744,175.86. The expenditures were $1,743,486.86. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $4,086.05, will be applied to liquidation of outstanding obligations. No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1941. 78 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 19390-____________ _______- $1, 744, 175. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_______________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 __----__- 1, 744, 175. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939- --- _________-______-___ 689.00 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 1, 743, 486. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_--____ _____________ ___ 4, 086. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__----------- 1, 747, 572. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work __.-------------------------------- $778, 708. 13 $953, 969.96 $11, 497. 77 Cost of maintenance--. ----------------------------------------------------- - Total expended.................... -------------- .... 765, 539.99 978, 328. 77 -381.90 Allotted--------------------------------------......................... ........ ----... 1, 020, 000. 00 731, 951. 10 -4, 378. 19z Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 __________------_____-_ $8, 082.34 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Act, June 22, 1936.... 1, 244. 71 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------------- 9, 327. 05 Deductions on account of revocation of funds--------- 5, 622. 90 Net amount to be accounted for_ 3, 704. 15 Gross amount expended------------------ $1, 675. 60 Less: Reimbursements collected ____--___ $1, 361. 98 Receipts from sales ------------------ 695. 52 2, 057. 50 ---- -381. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939____ ______ ___ 4, 086. 05 -_ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939___________--_________- 4, 086. 05 24. NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG, MASS. Location.-Fitchburg,Mass., is located on the North Nashua River, a tributary of the Merrimack River, into which it flows at Nashua, N. H. (See U. S. Geological Survey Chart, Fitchburg, Mass., quandrangle.) Existing project.-Authorization for this project was provided by allotment of funds appropriated by the Emergency Relief Appropri- ation Act approved June 22, 1936. It provides for deepening, widen- ing, and straightening the channel through Fitchburg, and modify- ing restricting structures to provide better hydraulic conditions of flow and make a channel adequate to carry flood waters without flood- ing adjacent properties. The estimated cost of the existing project is $1,375,000, exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Final cost adjustment of $1,027.64 was made in connection with the project, which was com- pleted during the fiscal year 1938. The expenditures in liquidation of outstanding liabilities were $2,320.48. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed during the fiscal year 1938 at a saving of $5,451. The costs and expendi- tures have been $1,369,548.43, all of which was for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 79 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ $1,369, 548. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ _________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_________ 1, 369, 548. 43 Net total expendtures_-__-___ ------------------ 1,369, 548. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------ ----- ___ 1, 369, 548.43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _____.__ .. Cost of maintenance .............-------------- __.----------------. 713. 64 $689, ---------- =------------- $678, 807. 15 ---- -........ - $1,027. 64 ... Total expended__--.... --__---- -____ ___ -- 807, 874. 14 559, 353. 81 2, 320. 48 Allotted----..............------------.......-----------.... -------------- 1, 800, 000. 00 -426, 000. 00 -4, 451. 57 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $6, 772. 05 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Act, June 22, 1936.__.. 5,397. 81 Amount to be accounted for__ _________________ .__ 12, 169. 86 Deductions on account of revocation of funds_---------------_ 9, 849.38 Net amount to be accounted for. - __- - - _________-- -- 2, 320. 48 Gross amount expended------------------------ $9, 109. 10 Less reimbursements collected __________________ 6, 788. 62 2, 320.48 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion Androscoggin River, Maine_ Flood Control Com-- mittee resolution, Mar. 27, 1936. Do........-----------------Commerce Committee resolution, Mar. 28, ---......................... 1936. Do .___-__..-.-- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Androscoggin River and Flood Control Act, tributaries, Maine and June 25, 1936. N. H. Kennebec River, Maine __-- Commerce Committee _______________-----...... resolution, Mar. 28, 1936. Kennebec River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, Maine. June 20, 1936. Kennebec River, Maine .-__ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Merrimack River, N. H., Flood Control Com- Jan. 20,1939 ......----------------- Unfavorable. and Mass. mittee resolution, Mar. 27, 1936. Merrimack River, Mass., Rivers and Harbors and N. H., improvement Act, June 20, 1938. for navigation, flood con- trol, and water power. Saco River, Maine . Flood Control Com- .-------. mittee resolution, Mar. 27, 1936. Do----------------Commerce Committee--------- resolution, Mar. 28, 1936. Do-----------------..... Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-6 80 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT This district includes all the rivers and harbors along the Atlantic coast and their tributaries, from Chatham Harbor, Cape Cod, Mass., on the east, to the Connecticut-New York boundary line on the west. District engineer: Lt. Col. J. S. Bragdon, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Edmund L. Daley, Corps of Engineers, to October 1, 1938; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to No- vember 2, 1938, Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to June 26, 1939; and Col. C. L. Hall, acting division engineer since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Pollock Rip Shoals, Nan- 33. Union Village Reservoir, Vt__ 149 tucket Sound, Mass------ 81 34. Surry Mountain Reservoir, 2. Chatham (Stage) Harbor, N. H- 151 Mass_ _ -- 83 35. Birch Hill Reservoir, Mass__ 152 3. Cross Rip Shoals, Nantucket 36. Knightville Reservoir, Mass- 154 Sound, Mass____ 84 37. Tully Reservoir, Mass_______ 156 4. Edgartown Harbor, Mass __ 85 38. Lower Naukeag Reservoir, 5. Woods Hole Channel, Mass- 88 Mass _ ----------- 157 6. New Bedford and Fairhaven 39. Hartford, Connecticut River Harbor, Mass -- 89 Basin, Conn ______ 158' 7. Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass_. 93 40. East Hartford, Connecticut 8. Westport River, Mass .. 97 River Basin, Conn_______ 163 9. Fall River Harbor, Mass .. 98 41. Springfield, Connecticut 10. Taunton River, Mass .... 100 River Basin, Mass ____.. 167 11. Newport Harbor, R. I -.... 102 42. West Springfield, Connecticut 12. Providence River and Har- River Basin, Mass___-___ 169 bor, R. I_ 105 43. Chicopee, Connecticut River 13. Pawtucket (Seekonk) River, Basin, Mass -__-________ 172 R. I-_- 107 44. Holyoke, Connecticut River 14. Harbor of Refuge at Point Basin, Mass __._______- 176 Judith, R. I_____________ 109 45. Northampton, Connecticut 15. Harbor of Refuge at Block River Basin, Mass_________ 179 Island, R. I__ 111 46. Preliminary e x a m i n ations 16. Stonington Harbor, Conn __ 113 and surveys for flood con- 17. New London Harbor, Conn_ 114 trol--- 182 18. Thames River, Conn ..... 116 19. Connecticut River below Emergency Relief projects Hartford, Conn _ - 118 20. Duck Island Harbor, Conn__ 122 47. West Springfield, Connecticut 21. New Haven Harbor, Conn__ 124 River Basin, Mass........ 183 22. Breakwaters at New Haven, 18. Springfield, Connecticut River Conn _.-- 127 Basin, Mass_ 184 23. Milford Harbor, Conn -... 128 49. Hartford, Connecticut River Basin, Conn___________ 185 24. Housatonic River, Conn .- 132 25. Bridgeport Harbor, Conn___ 134 50. West Springfield, Connecticut 26. Norwalk Harbor, Conn . 138 River Basin, Mass ........ 185 27. Stamford Harbor, Conn . 139 51. Hartford, Connecticut River 28. Greenwich Harbor, Conn__ 142 Basin, Conn- ---- __--- 186 29. Examinations, surveys, and 52. Local protection projects, contingencies (general) _- 144 Connecticut River Basin___ 187 30. Other projects for which no 53. Flood-control examinations estimates are submitted _ 145 and surveys in the basins of 31. Plant allotment_ 145 the Thames, Chicopee, Blackstone, Pawtuxet, Hou- Flood-control projects satonic, and Connecticut Rivers and their tributaries_ 189 32. Connecticut River Basin, Vt., N. H., Mass., and Conn --- 147 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 81 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 was $1,100,000 for new work and $30,000 for annual main- tenance. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 Experimental dredging through the shoals to de- H. Doc. No. 536, 62d Cong., 2d sess. termine if a channel could be secured and main- tained not over 30 feet deep and not over 1 mile wide. July 27,1916 Continuation of work with a Government-owned Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. hopper dredge. No. 3, 64th Cong., 1st sess. The latest map is published in the Annual Report for 1915, page 2056. Terminal f acilities.--None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging with the U. S. hopper dredge W. L. Marshall was in progress from October 3, 1938, to December 3, 1938, inclusive dates. During the period 537,599 cubic yards, bin measurement, were removed from the shoals at the eastern end of the channel. Maintenance dredg- ing was resumed with the U. S. hopper dredge Minquas from April 17, 1939, to May 13, 1939, inclusive. During this period a total of 46,720 cubic yards, bin measurement, was removed from the shoal at buoy No. 6. The U. S. hopper dredge Atlantic was engaged in maintenance dredging from May 1, 1939 to June 30, 1939, when operations were completed. During this period a total of 462,114 cubic yards, bin measurement, were removed from the shoals at the eastern end of the channel and 61,295 cubic yards, bin measure- 82 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 ment, from the shoal at buoy No. 6. The shoals at the eastern end of the channel were removed to general depths of 33 feet and the shoal on the north channel line at buoy No. 6 was narrowed and shortened. The preliminary expenses incident to dredging were $758.35. The dredging costs were $107,092.41. Total costs were $107,850.76 all for maintenance and the expenditures were $83,248.92. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is completed. The depths previously secured over the northern tongue of the Stone Horse Shoal have been maintained. 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, 1939, the controlling depth in the channel was 32 feet except at the encroachment of Bearse Shoal at buoy No. 6 where the minimum depth on the north channel line is 8 feet increasing to 30 feet at a distance of about 400 feet into the channel. The costs have been $1,083,504.41 for new work and $603,522.69 for maintenance, a total of $1,687,027.10. The expenditures have been $1,662,425.26. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $111,751.08, as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939_------------------------------- $25, 960. 80 Maintenance operations with a United States seagoing hopper dredge, April to June 1940, including surveys---------------------85, 790. 28 Total---------------------------------------- 111,751.08 The sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance operations with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for about 3 months during the spring of 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $1, 083, 504. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 603, 522. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ....----- 1, 687, 027. 10 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------ ------------- 1, 358. 96 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-------------------- 1, 688, 386. 06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------- 25, 960. 80 Net total expenditures------------------------- 1, 662, 425. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 111, 751.08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------1, 774, 176. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------- Cost of maintenance-..--.-. -... $45, 243. 07 $61, 253. 98 $1,610. 78 $52, 400. 00 $107,850. 76 Total expended..............---------------- 24, 584. 27 69, 772. 28 19, 082. 81 52, 400. 00 83, 248. 92 Allotted ....................... 50, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 .- 102, 147. 08 145, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------- $70, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939 ----- ----. 75, 000. 00 145, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _------ --------------- 195, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 83 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $85, 294. 15 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 2, 045. 23 $83, 248. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------111, 751. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------- ----- 26, 198. 43 Balance available June 30, 1939- ---------------------------- 85, 552.65 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- ----- ----- ----- --- ---- June 30, 1941 for maintenance 75, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2. CHATHAM (STAGE) HARBOR, MASS. Location.-At the northeastern corner of Nantucket Sound. It is about 15 miles east of Hyannis Harbor, Mass., and 30 miles south of Provincetown Harbor at the northern extremity of Cape Cod. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1209.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water through the bars at the entrance to the harbor, 200 feet wide at the outer bar, 150 feet wide at the middle bar, and 100 feet wide at the inner bar. The mean tidal range is about 3.9 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, about 7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1897, was $13,732.39. There is no approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890 (Annual Report for 1889, p. 599). There is no published map. Terminal facilities.-There are two commercial wharves on the north side of the inner harbor. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1901 at a saving of $5,843 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth as determined in October 1938 was 5 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures have been $7,888.95 for new work and $23,682.41 for maintenance, a total of $31,571.36. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging, by contract, through the bars at the entrance to the harbor. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- ------------------------- $7, 888.95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------23, 682.41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 31, 571. 36 Net total expenditures------ ------ ---------------------- 31, 571. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939________________ - 31, 571. 36 84 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for maintenance 1__---------------------------------- $12, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 3. 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 Survey 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.-None. 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, 1939, were 24 feet at the channel edge opposite Half Moon Shoal and over 31 feet in the sailing course. The costs and expenditures have been $24,200.13 for new work and $28,237.07 for maintenance, a total of $52,437.20. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $12,500, to maintenance opera- tions with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for about 15 days in the spring of 1940. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the completion of the above work will leave the chan- nel in satisfactory condition for use during that period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-- $24, 200. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------------- 28, 237. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------- 52, 437. 20 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------- 52, 437.20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------- ---------------- 2, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- --------- 64, 937. 20 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work --------------- .. .............. ---- ------ ...------ ---- -- ------ - .---- .------------- Cost of maintenance__ . .___ _ _ -______.. $4, 827. 83 $1, 172. 17 $3, 600 -- Total expended ________________ . $1, 347. 56 6, 000. 00 3, 600 - - -- Allotted -- 1, 347. 56 3, 600 $12, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 0----------------------------------------$12, 500.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------------ 12, 500. 00 4. EDGARTOWN HARBOR, MASS. Location.-Between Chappaquiddick and Marthas Vineyard Is- lands at the southeastern end of the latter, about 201/2 miles southwest of Hyannis Harbor, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 346.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of March 2, 1829, June 10, 1872, and September 19, 1890. For further details see page 183, An- nual Report for 1874, part 2; page 890, Annual Report for 1897; and page 99, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.--This provides for a channel generally 150 feet wide and 17 feet deep from Nantucket Sound into deep water of the inner harbor, suitably widened at the bend inside the inner-harbor entrance, together with the removal to a depth of 12 feet of the entire Middle Ground Shoal and the outer portion of the shoal inside and east of the entrance to the inner harbor. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 2 feet and the maximum range due to the combined effects of wind and other causes is 5 feet or more. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1936, is $21,175, includ- ing $10,000 to be contributed by local interests but exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (Senate Committee Print, 74th Cong., 2d sess.), which document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.--he project was adopted subject to the provi- sions that local interests contribute $10,000 toward the cost of the work and furnish free of cost to the United States suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material. The requirements have been met. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a town wharf and one com- mercial wharf, both open to public use, and numerous private land- ings for pleasure boats. The facilities are ample for present traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Improvement dredging under contract was begun on May 10, 1939, and was in progress until June 24, 1939, when operations were ordered suspended until October 25, 1939. During the operating period approximately 11,660 cubic yards of material were removed from the upper 12-foot section of the work, and approximately 11,420 cubic yards from the 17-foot section. The material removed was deposited hydraulically on Chappaquiddick Point. The cost of this dredging was $8,750.61. The preliminary ex- penses prior to dredging were $477.94. The costs, all for new work, 86 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 were $7,489.42 under regular funds and $1,739.13 under contributed funds, a total of $9,228.55. The expenditures were $5,127.39 from reg- ular funds and $1,739.13 from contributed funds, a total of $6,866.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 28 percent completed. The controlling depths at mean low water are: In the outer-harbor channel, about 161/2 feet; on Middle Ground Shoal, 5 to 12 feet; in the 17-foot widening, 9 to 17 feet; and in the 12-foot widening, 3 to 12 feet. To complete the project requires the removal of Middle Ground Shoal and the remainder of the 12-foot and 17-foot inner-harbor shoals. The costs have been $7,489.42 from regular funds and $1,739.13 from contributed funds, a total of $9,228.55, all for new work. The expenditures have been $5,127.39 from regular funds and $1,739.13 from contributed funds, a total of $6,866.52. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $13,047.61, together with $8,260.87 contributed by local interests, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 -. $2,362. 03 Improvement dredging in the harbor, under contract in progress, to be completed in December 1939- , 946. 45 18--------------------------- Total------------------- --------------- 21, 308. 48 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the completion of the above work will place the improvement in condition to meet the needs of existing commerce. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-- --------- -__ -------- $37, 489. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--_--____-___ 37,489. 42 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 2, 362. 03 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 35, 127. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------------------------13, 047. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___ ___________-48, 175. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . . ....------------ ..-----------------..--- -------------- -------------- $7, 489. 42 Cost of maintenance- . . . ... . . ... . ..---------------- ------------------------------ Total expended . ....-----------------... 5,127.39 Allotted .. .....--------------------- 18.175.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938.-------- ------------------ $18, 175. 00 Gross amount expended ..-------------------------- -- $6, 866. 52 Less reimbursements collected-----------------------1, 739.13 5, 127. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__----------------------- 13, 047. 61 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------------- 12, 963.45 Balance available June 30, 1939 -- ----------- 84.16 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 87 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------- $1,739. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939________ ____ 1, 739. 13 Net total expenditures_ _..------------------ --- - 1, 739. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 8,260. 87 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939_------- ------- 10, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _ _ --- -- --------.---. $1, 739. 13 Cost of maintenance-- -- . - -- ..--------- - - ---- - - -- Total expended .- .-- -- -...------------ -----.. 1, 739. 13 ...----------------------- Contributed--------- 10 .00 Amount contributed ____--------$10, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-------------- ------------------------ 1, 739. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 8,260. 87 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------------------- 8,260. 87 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY, EIDGARTOWN HARBOR, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __ __- - - -____ ____----$39, 228. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- 39, 228. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 2, 362. 03 Net total expenditures_ ------------------------ 36, 866. 52 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------- 21, 308. 48 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939__ 58, 175. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work .. .... ....... . ....- -- $9, 228. 55 Cost ofmaintenance ..- - Total expended-------......------ -------------- ----------- - ----------.-- - - 6, 866. 52 Allotted and contributed _------------------------------------- -- 28, 175. 0O Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938____----___----------- $18, 175. 00 Amount contributed_---------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--______------_____ 28,175. 00 Gross amount expended__-------------------------- $8, 605. 65 Less reimbursements collected____-- __ 1, 739. 13 1----------- 6, 866. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 __------------------ 21, 308. 48 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_____ 21, 224. 32 Balance available June 30, 1939__--- .......... _____------ 84. 16 88 .REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 5. WOODS HOLE CHANNEL, MASS. Location.-At the easterly end of the Elizabeth Islands about 17 miles southeasterly from New Bedford, Mass. The channel or strait connects the southeastern corner of Buzzards Bay and the eastern end of Vineyard Sound. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 348.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, March 3, 1879, and August 2, 1882. For further details see page 118 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel through the strait 13 feet deep and 300 feet wide and about 2,500 feet long through the strait with a branch channel of the same depth and width, about 1,300 feet long leading from the strait toward Vineyard Sound. The mean tidal range is about 4 feet at the Buzzards Bay end and about 1.7 feet at the Vineyard Sound end. 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 made in 1895 was $396,000. There is no approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved June 3, 1896 (Annual Report for 1895, p. 750). Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-From May 15 to May 27, 1939, inclusive dates, the U. S. lighter Babcock swept the main channel through the strait and restored project depth by the removal of 121 cubic yards of cobbles and small boulders. The costs were $6,695.66 for maintenance. The expenditures were $7,000. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was sub- stantially completed in 1913. The controlling depth on June 30, 1939, in the main channel through the strait was 13 feet at mean low water and in the Broadway Channel, 11 feet. The costs have been $230,000 for new work and $6,695.66 for maintenance, a total of $236,695.66 and the total expenditures $237,000. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the accounts receiv- able on June 30, 1939, amounting to $425.73, to the payment of out- standiig liabilities of $121.39 and to maintenance contingencies throughout the year. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as the work done during 1939 will place the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------- ------- $338, 599. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__________________----_____ 11, 695. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --- _____ 350, 295. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 425. 73 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939________ 350, 721. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------_ -121. 39 Net total expenditures ___------------------____ 350. 599. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---- ... 350, 599. 92 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 89 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work -------------- ------------ ------------------------.------------- Cost of maintenance- ............... - - - - . . . .. ............ $6,695.66 Total expended .---- . _ -------------- -.-- ------- - - - ------------. 7, 000. 00 Allotted.....--------------------------- ---------------... --..... 7,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938----------------------------------- $7, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------------_ $7,104.27 Less reimbursements collected--- -- __-------104. 27 7,000.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__- ___________--------_-- 121. 39 Balance available June 30, 1939______________________ -- 121. 39 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------------- 425. 73 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_-------- 304. 34 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 6. NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN HARBOR, MASS. Location.-New Bedford Harbor isa tidal estuary on the western side of Buzzards Bay, about 21 miles northwesterly from the harbor at Vineyard Haven, Mass., and about 42 miles to the eastward of Point Judith Harbor, R. I. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 252.) Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1875, and August 11, 1888. For further details see page 1748, Annual Report for 1915, and page 101, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep 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 north- west of Palmer Island and above the bridge; a channel 25 feet deep between harbor lines along the New Bedford wharf front near the bridge, about 0.2 mile; a channel 100 feet wide and 18 feet deep 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; dredging the area west of a line 50 feet channelward of the Fairhaven Harbor line to a depth of 15 feet over widths of 150 to 400 feet from Peirce & Kilburn wharf to the Old South wharf, and thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to a point 1,000 feet south of the old causeway pier, about 0.7 mile; and for the maintenance of the 25-foot anchorage area east of the channel and north of Palmer Island. The plane of refer- ence is mean low water, the mean range of the tide being 3.7 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, 7 feet or more. 90 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $1,700,000, in- cluding $20,385 contributed by local interests but exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $23,250. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1907 The 25-foot anchorage area north of Palmer Island_ H. Doc. No. 271, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 3,1909 Extension of the 25-foot channel along the New Specified in act. Bedford wharf front near the bridge. July 25, 1912 The 18-foot channel in Acushnet River to Belle- H. Doc. No. 442, 62d Cong., 2d sess. ville. t July 3, 1930 The 30-foot channel, anchorage, and maneuvering H. Doc. No. 348, 71st Cong., 2d sess. areas-(channel limited to width of 350 feet). Aug. 30, 1935 2 Present project dimensions of the anchorage area Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. northwest of Palmer Island and maintenance of No. 16, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' the 25-foot anchorage. Elimination from the project of the prior authori- zation for enlarging and deepening the maneu- vering area 30 feet deep east of the harbor chan- nel. Aug. 26,1937 The 15-foot and 10-foot channel along the Fair- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. haven wharf front. No. 25, 75th Cong., 1st sess.t 1 Contain latest published maps. 2 Also Emergency Relief Act, May 28, 1935. 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 10.0 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. The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, authorized the channel along the Fairhaven water front subject to the condition that local interests contribute 50 percent of the initial cost of the improvement, but not to exceed $20,400. This condition was com- plied with August 20, 1938. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts expended approximately $118,000 in dredging a channel 25 feet deep from Fish Island nearly to Coggeshall Street Bridge. Terminal facilities.--These consist of piers and wharves with a total of about 18,500 feet of docking space. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for the existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Improvement dredging under contract in progress from October 17 to December 14, 1938, inclu- sive, completed, except for a rocky shoal, the maneuvering area above the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge. A total of 161,269 cubic yards were removed by the hydraulic process. The cost of this dredging was $71,445.90, all for new work. Under another contract in progress from November 25, 1938, to March 7, 1939, the channel along the Fairhaven waterfront was completed by the removal of 135,592 cubic yards of ordinary material and 19,835 cubic yards of boulders. The costs for RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 91 this dredging were $30,750.88 from regular funds and $20,400 from contributed funds. Dredging and rock removal in the western maneu- vering area under contract was begun on October 29, 1938, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the year 5,917 cubic yards of rock had been drilled and blasted; 5,792 cubic yards of rock had been removed together with 10,469 cubic yards of ordinary material. The costs for these operations were $118,142.26, all for new work. Costs for preliminary surveys in connection with contract dredging and for general contingencies were $585.80 for new work, $3,777.01 for maintenance, a total of $4,362.81. The total costs from regular funds were $220,924.84 for new work and $3,777.01 for maintenance, a total of $224,701.85. The costs and expenditures from contributed funds were $20,400 for new work. The total costs from all funds were $241,- 324.84 for new work, and $3,777.01 for maintenance, a total of $245,- 101.85. The total expenditures were $209,382.57 from regular funds and $20,400 from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 98 percent completed. Under previous authorizations a 25-foot channel along the New Bedford water front and an anchorage area east of the channel have been completed. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were nearly 29 feet in the entrance channel, in the channel through the harbor and bridge, and in the turning basin above the bridge; 29 feet in the western maneuvering area below the bridge; in the Fairhaven water front channel, 151/2 feet below old south wharf and 10 feet above; and, in the Acushnet River, about 23 to 1,200 feet below the Coggeshall Street Bridge and thence 7 feet to Belle- ville. The head of navigation is about 7 miles north of the entrance, opposite Sconticut Point. To complete the project requires the re- moval of a rocky shoal on the eastern limit line of the turning basin above the bridge, the removal of rocky shoals in the western maneu- vering area, and the dredging of the 18-foot channel up to Belleville. The costs from regular funds have been $1,439,352.93 for new work and $205,171.64 for maintenance, a total of $1,644,524.57. The ex- penditures were $1,628,662.08. The costs and expenditures from Emergency Relief funds have been $226,537.63 for new work. The total costs, United States funds, were $1,665,890.56 for new work and $205,171.64 for maintenance, a total of $1,871,062.20. The total expenditures have been $1,855,199.71. The costs and expenditures from contributed funds have been $20,400 for new work. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $83,370.34, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 _---------------------------------$15, 862.49 New work: Dredging and rock removal in:. the western maneuvering area under contract in progress, to be completed in August 1939_- 19, 189. 54 Maintenance: Operation of a United States seagoing hopper dredge in the channel below the Fairhaven Bridge, about 2 months, De- cember 1939 to February 1940 ----------------------------- 48, 318. 31 Total--------------------------- ------------------ 83, 370. 34 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as the completion of the above work will place the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. 92 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ __------__ __-_---$1, 836, 590. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 205,171. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 2, 041, 762. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------1--------- 5, 862. 49 Net total expenditures - ____ -- -____________- -- 2, 025, 899. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 83, 370. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------- 2, 109, 270. 05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_ $1, 752. 01 $473, 407. 65 $22. 05 $4, 675. 30 $220, 924. 84 Cost of m aintenance . - - . -------------- -------------. - ----------_ 3, 777. 01 Total cost----------------- 1, 752. 01 473, 407. 65 22.05 4, 675. 30 224, 701. 85 Total expended----------------- 2, 718. 94 472, 440. 72 22. 05 4, 132. 09 209, 382. 57 Allotted .....--------------------- 413, 500.00 86, 144.08 -24, 462. 37 135, 000. 00 161,885. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 - __.--- $130, 867. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937 -__-_____ $66, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938__ - ___ __ 45, 385. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939________-- - 50, 000. 00 161, 885. 00 Amount to be accounted for . .____ 292, 752. 91 Gross amount expended----- ---------------- $229, 783. 37 Less reimbursements collected ------------------ 20, 400. 80 209, 382. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__-___ ____________ 83, 370. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-- __-__-___ $489. 44 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 34, 562. 59 available Balance 350 June31 19393. 30,52. 0 Balance available June 30, 1939____________________ 48, 318. 31 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----- 96, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 400. 00 $---------------------20, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-____-____ 20, 400. 00 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------- 20, 400. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939 20, 400. 00 I a Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 I Cost ofe Cost of new work _____.... -$20,400 Cost of maintenance .....------ T otal expended ... . . -20, 400 Contributed __________________. --------------- 20,400 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 93 Amount contributed -- ------------------------- $20, 400. 00 Gross amount expended__-- ____ ___------------------- 20, 400.00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY, NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN HARBOR, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--_-------------------- $1, 856, 990. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 205, 171.64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_____________ 2, 062, 162.20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_______---______ -_____ 15, 862.49 Net total expenditures___-------------------------- 2, 046, 299. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 3, 370. 34 8--------------------------- Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939 2,129, 670. 05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work $1, 752. 01 $473, 407. 65 $22. 05 $4, 675. 30 $241, 324. 84 Cost of maintenance ---... _ _--. ......-- - ----------------------------- ---.. ------- 3, 777.01 Total cost---------_ --- 1, 752. 01 473, 407. 65 22. 05 4, 675. 30 245, 101. 85 Total expended__----------------- 2, 718. 94 472, 440. 72 22. 05 4, 132. 09 229, 782. 57 Allotted and contributed ....- - - 413, 500. 00 86, 144. 08 -24, 462. 37 135, 000. 00 182, 285. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__-- -------- ---- $130, 867. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937 ----- $66, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938__---------- 45, 385. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_ ------ - 50, 000. 00 Amount contributed ----------------------- 20, 400. 00 182, 285. 00 Amount to be accounted for ...- 313, 152.91 Gross amount expended __-----,__------ ---- $250, 183.37 Less reimbursements collected---------------- 20, 400. 80 229, 782. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__------------------ 83, 370. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939111 $489. 44 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 34, 562. 59 .350_ 52 03 available , 31. alance 30, 31 June Balance available June 30, 1939_....... 48, 318. 31 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---.------------ ------------- 96, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 7. CUTTYHUNK HARBOR, MASS. Location.-At the eastern end of Cuttyhunk Island, at the western entrance to Buzzards Bay, about 14 miles south of New Bedford Harbor, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 297.) Existing project.--This provides for a channel generally 75 feet wide and 10 feet deep from that depth in the outer harbor to the westerly terminal in Cuttyhunk Pond, about 3,500 feet; an anchorage in the inner harbor of the same depth, 900 feet long and 800 feet wide; and for the maintenance of the existing jetties. The plane of 94 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 reference is mean low water. The mean range of tide is 3.4 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 5 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1936, was $65,000, in- cluding $19,500 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,650. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 81, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The project was adopted subject to the provi- sions that local interests contribute 30 percent of the first cost, but not to exceed $19,500, and furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent mainte- nance. These requirements have been met. Terminal facilities.-The town owns the two wharves located in the harbor. These have docking spaces aggregating 400 feet and are open to the public without restriction. The facilities are ample for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging for the improvement of the channel and anchorage was in progress from October 3, 1938, to January 13, 1939. During the period 251,120 cubic yards of material were removed by the hydraulic process, nearly completing the improvement. The costs of this dredging were $24,- 454.96 from regular funds and $10,480.69 from contributed funds, a total of $34,935.65, all for new work. Between June 1 and June 9, 1939, the U. S. lighter Babcock swept a boulder area and removed a total of 112 cubic yards of boulders. The costs of this work were $3,576.88 for new work. Under contract a break through the beach near the south jetty was repaired by pumping 15,884 cubic yards of shingle across the break, January 13 to January 24, 1939, inclusive, at a cost of $13,672.21. At the close of the year no work had been done under a contract for repairs to the north jetty. Miscellaneous inspections and surveys cost $87.43, applied to maintenance. Pre- liminary expenses in connection with contract work were $298.70 for new work and $322.68 for maintenance, a total of $621.38. The total costs from regular funds were $28,330.54 for new work and $14,- 082.32 for maintenance, a total of $42,412.86. The expenditures from regular funds were $39,904.03. The costs and expenditures from con- tributed funds were $10,480.69 for new work. The total expendi- tures, all funds, were $50,384.72. The total costs, all funds, were $52,893.55. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939 at a saving of $26,189 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were 10 feet in the channel and in the anchorage. The costs from regular funds have been $28,330.54 for new work and $14,082.32 for maintenance, a total of $42,412.86. The expenditures have been $39,904.03. The costs and expenditures from contributed funds have been $10,480.69 for new work. The total costs, all funds, were $38,811.23 for new work and $14,082.32 for maintenance, a total of $52,893.55. The total expenditures have been $50,384.79. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 95 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $5,595.97, together with $9,019.31 contributed funds and accounts receivable of $316.77 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939________________---____---__--- $2, 825. 60 Repairs to north jetty at entrance under contract in force to be com- pleted in August 1939----------------------------------------- 4,160. 20 Contributed funds in excess of requirements to be returned to local interests-------- ----------------- 7,946. 25 Total--------------------------------------------- 14, 932. 05 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as the completion of the above work will place the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------ ------------------------ $28, 330. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------------- 4, 082. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------------42, 412. 86 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------------- -------------- 316. 77 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939---------______________ 42, 729. 63 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------------- 2, 825. 60 Net total expenditures- -- __---- _______- 39, 904. 03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------------5, 595. 97 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------------- 45, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . ------------ ----- ------------- -------------- .............. $28, 330. 54 Cost of maintenance - ----- ------------ ------.. --------------------- 14, 082.32 Total cost _I... .... . . 42, 412.86 Total expended_ . . . _________ . . . . . . . . . .. ... . 39, 904.03 ------- - ------- 45,500. 00 Allotted-.... ... ------------------------- ------------ 45,500.00 II ~- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938________________ ------- --- $45, 500.00 Gross amount expended-------- 384. 72 -$50, Less reimbursements collected - 10, 480. 69 39, 904. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 .... 5, 595.97 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------- $1, 752.54 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -- 3, 711.23 5, 463. 77 Balance available June 30, 1939___ 132. 20 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_-------- 316. 77 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939...---------------- 448. 97 184626-39--pt. 1, vol. 1--7 96 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______------------------------ $10, 480. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ________---10, 480. 6:) Net total expenditures --------------------------- 10, 480. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______ __--------------- 9, 019. 31 Total amount contributed to June 30. 1939---------------- 19 500k 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -------- --- - - ..---- . ----- - - -$10, 480. 6D Cost ofmaintenance.------------------------------------ -- - Total expended--...-------------- - ----------- 10,480.69 Contributed ........------.....----------- -------------- -------------- ------------------------- 19, 500. 00 Amount contributed---------------- --------------------- 19, 500. 00 Gross amount expended------------ ------------------------ 10, 480. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939,___9, ___----------- 019. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1i99------1__,----- 1------- 1, 073. 06 Balance available June 30, 1939_ .---------------- 7, 946. 25 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CUTTYHUNK HARBOR, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 199,-11 ... ,1.........1----1 $38, 811. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -------- _________--__-___ 14, 082. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------------- 52,893. 55 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939_--______- -__________- -_ 316. 77 Gross total costs to June 30, 139________________________ 53, 210. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_-----____- - _______ 2,825. 60 Net total expenditures-- ----------------------------- 50, 384. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 14, 615. 28 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939___65, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -.. _ ....-..- ----------.......... $38, 811. 23 Cost of maintenance-- --- - 14, 082.32 Total cost. - 52, 893.55 Total expended ___________ __________ _________________ 50, 384.72 Allotted and contributed ... - ----- { -- ---- - --. 65, 00 65000. Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 -- ------------------------------- $45, 500. 00 Amount contributed____________________________-------------------------------------- 19, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for6___- 6____-_____________ 65, 000. 00 Gross amount expended--_, ------------------- -$60, 865. 41 Less reimbursements collected .------- ___ 10, 480. 69 ---- - 50, 384. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___--- __--- _ 14, 615. 28 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 97 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_ ---- $2, 825. 60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 3, 711.23 S$6, 536.83 Balance available June 30, 1939 .-------------- 8,078. _----------- 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------------- 316. 77 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939--------------- 8,395. 22 8. WESTPORT RIVER, MASS. Location.-On the southern coast of Massachusetts west of the entrance to Buzzards Bay and 18 miles east of Narragansett Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 237.) Previous projects.--Adopted by the acts of August 5, 1886, and September 19, 1890. For further details see page 818, Annual Report for 1893, and page 104, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.--This provides for an entrance channel east of Half Mile Rock, 200 feet wide and 12 feet deep; a channel in East Branch to Westport Point 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep, to be obtained by the progressive construction of a training dike about 2,500 feet long extending southwest from Great Flat along the middle ground called Lions Tongue; a dike from Bailey Flat to Horse Neck Point; and supplementary dredging. The plane of ref- erence is mean low water, the mean tidal range being about 3.1 feet and the maximum range, due to the effect of wind and other causes 6 feet or more. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1938, is $56,000, includ- ing $28,000 to be contributed by local interests, but exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 692, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The project as authorized is subject to the provisions that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, such easements as may be required for the constructio of dikes and spoil disposal areas for initial work and subsequent main- tenance as may be required, and contribute one-half of the initial cost. Local interests state that the requirements will be met. Terminal facilities.--There is a wharf at Westport Harbor and three wharves at Westport Point, one of which is owned by the town. There are also small landings scattered about the harbor. The facilities are considered adequate, for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work on the existing project had not begun. The controlling depths at mean low water as determined in 1937 and 1938 are 8 feet in the entrance channel and about 5 feet on the shoal west of Horse Neck Point. There have been no costs or expenditures under the project. 98 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $28,000, together with $28,000 to be contributed by local interests, as follows: New work : Riprap. dikes, Great Flats down Lions Tongue and Horseneck Beach to Bailey Flat, by contract October 1939 to June 1940, 10,550 long tons ____---------------------------------_ $42,200 Dredging entrance channel and channel in east branch of river by contract, March to May, 1940, 45,000 cubic yards----------- 13, 800 Total------------------------------------56, 000 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as the completion of the above work will place the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------------- $3, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------- 3, 000 Net total expenditures ....- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_____ -28, ---- ________________________ 3, 000 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939________________ 31, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work C ost of m aintenance -- - - -----------. - --- . - - -----. . . ------ - . . ..-- ------. .- - - . . . . ..---------- . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Total expended ..-- ---- -------------- . . . . . . . . . . . . --------------... Allotted- ----------------- -- ------------- ----- --- ------------------------- $28,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939...------------------- $28, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------------------- 28, 000 1 In addition, $28,000 to be contributed by local interests. 9. FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASS. Location.--Situated at the mouth of Taunton River, on the east side and at the head of Mount Hope Bay, which empties into the ocean through Narragansett Bay and Sakonnet River. It is about 18 miles northerly from Newport Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 353.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1874, March 3, 1899, June 13, 1902, and June 25, 1910. For further details see page 1749 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 106 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide through Mount Hope Bay and Fall River Harbor, about 6.8 miles, with increased width opposite the wharves below Slades Ferry Bridge; for the removal of the lower end of Hog Island Shoal, and for the maintenance of the 25-foot anchorage, about 42 acres in area, west of the harbor channel. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 99 mean tidal range is 4.9 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 8 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1929, is $420,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $11,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 158, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-These consist of 27 wharves and piers, afford- ing about 15,200 feet of docking space. Three of the piers have direct railroad connection. The facilities are considered adequate for the commerce of the port. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Raritan began iAaintenance dredging below Bright- man Street Bridge on June 28, 1939. The dredging in progress at the close of the year had removed 27,104 cubic yards of material from the channel opposite the Fall River wharves. The costs for this dredging were $1,737.04 for maintenance. Costs for preliminary surveys incident to dredging in the harbor were $167.70 for new work and $740.50 for maintenance, a total of $908.20. The total costs were $167.70 for new work and $2,477.54 for maintenance, a total of $2,645.24. Total expenditures were $251.50. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 94 percent completed. Under a previous authorization an anchorage has been dredged opposite the wharves. The channel has been completed to project dimensions except for a small boulder area on the west side north of Brightman Street Bridge, and the removal of Hog Island Shoal about 52 percent completed. On June 30, 1939, the controlling depths at mean low water were: Entrance channel, nearly 30 feet to the lower wharves and thence 28 feet to Slades Ferry Bridge; above the bridge, 30 feet, except at edges; anchorage area, 18 to 25 feet; and on Hog Island Shoal, 18 to 30 feet. To complete the work requires the removal of the remainder of Hog Island Shoal and the removal of boulders on the west side of the channel above the bridge. The total costs have been $396,312.66 for new work, and $2.867.60 for maintenance, a total of $399,180.26. The total expenditures were $396,786.52. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $106,248.50, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------- $3, 667. 77 New work: Complete removal of Hog Island Shoal, by contract, October to December 1939, about 48,000 cubic yards------------------ 41, 500. 00 Complete removal of rock and boulder area at west side of channel above Brightman Street Bridge, by contract, August and September 1939, about 1,950 cubic yards _-------------- 5, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging by use of a United States seagoing hopper dredge in the harbor channel about 2 months, July and August 1939 ------------------------------ 46, 080. 73 Total ---- ------------------------------- 06, 248. 50 1------ No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year i941 as the new work will complete the project and maintenance dredgng will place the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. 100 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------------ $726, 516. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------__---- 84, 277. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 810, 794. 73 --------- Jndistributed costs June 30, 1939---- ------------------------- 1, 274. 03 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------ ----------- 812, 068. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 3, 667.77 Net total expenditures______----- ---- __--------- _ 808, 400. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------- _---- 106, 248. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- ----- _ 914, 649. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _______------ $62. 16 .. $17,609. 94 $167. 70 Cost of maintenance .---------------- ...--------- ------- -------------------- 390. 06 2, 477. 54 Total cost-- ------------- 62. 16 .. 18, 000.00 2, 645. 24 Total expended_--- 62. 16 -------------- 18, 000. 00 251. 5 Allotted__-------------------- 62. 16 - 18,000. 00 106,500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 ---------------------------------- $65, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ 41, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_----------- ------- _ 106, 500. 00 Gross amount expended- - ----------------- ---------- 251. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -- ________________ 106, 248. 50 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_________--------_--_ 3, 674. 63 Balance available June 30, 1939__----------------------- 102, 573. 87 10. TAUNTON RIVER, MASS. Location.-Rises in Norfolk County, Mass., flows in a general south by west direction about 44 miles, and empties into Mount Hope Bay at Fall River. (See U. S. Geological Survey sheets Taunton and Fall River.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 11, 1870, and June 14, 1880. For further details see page 1748 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 107 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water generally 100 feet wide up to a point about 2,800 feet below Weir Bridge; thence 80 feet wide for about 2,000 feet, and thence 60 feet wide to the bridge. The mean tidal range is 4.9 feet at the mouth, 4.8 feet at Dighton, and 4.2 feet at Weir Bridge. The maximum range, due to the com- bined effects of wind and*other causes, is 8 feet or more at the mouth and at Dighton, and about 6 feet at the head of navigation. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1930, is $780,000, ex- clusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000, includ- ing maintenance of the turning basin to be constructed by local interests. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 101 The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 403, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, adopted the existing project subject to the provisions that local in- terests shall provide, at their own expense, a suitable turning basin near the head of navigation and furnish, without cost to the United States, suitable bulkheaded areas for spoil disposal. Under date of March 26, 1931, the Chief of Engineers accepted the assurances of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the requirements would be fully met. Terminal facilities.-These consist of wharves with docking space of about 6,200 feet. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to miscellaneous inspections and surveys preliminary to contract dredging and rock removal. The costs for these operations were $4,781.90 for new work and $85.53 for maintenance, a total of $4,- 867.43. The expenditures were $4,749.03. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is about 23 percent completed. The channel above Dighton, dredged under the previous project, has suffered some deterioration in depth and width. Project dimensions except for minor deficiencies have been secured up to the upper end of the rock area off Peters Point. On June 30, 1934, the controlling depth up to the upper end of the rock area at Peters Point was about 8 feet; above this point it is claimed by those using the channel constantly that it cannot be used safely by vessels drawing more than 9 feet intending to make the round trip on one tide. To complete the project requires the removal of rocky shoals below Dighton and the deepening of the channel from Peters Point to Taunton. The costs under the project have been $184,290.81 for new work and $85.53 for maintenance, a total of $184,376.34. The expenditures have been $184,257.94. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $55,250.97, together with an allotment of $34,000, made in July, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-...----- _----.------------ - -$118. 40 New work: Dredging and rock removal below Peters Point, by con- tract, August to December 1939, about 26,570 cubic yards ------- 89, 132. 57 Total --------------------- -------------------- 89, 250. 97 The sum of $506,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in the completion, by contract, of the channel from Peters Point to Taunton. Cost and financial summary ...-------- Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-- ---------------- $355, 788.74 .. Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------- ----------------- 32, 916. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-__- ._____- 388, 705. 53 VMinus accounts payable June 30, 1939-__-_------------------ 118. 40 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 388, 587. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_--.. ----.. 55,250. 97 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19399 -........ 443, 838. 10 102 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work $52. 63 $4, 781. 90 Cost of maintenance--- 85. 53 Total cost_ $52.63 4,867.43 Total expended .52. 63 4, 749. 03 Allotted - - - 52. 63 _. . . . . . . 60, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------------------------------$60, 000. 0() Gross amount expended----------------------------- $4, 759.53 Less reimbursements collected 50 1________---__--10. 4, 749. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_______ ________ __--__ 55, 250. 97 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_____________________ - 118. 40 Balance available June 30, 1939_ -55,132.57 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---- -- - -------- 506, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1------------------ 506, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 11. NEWPORT HARBOR, R. I. Location.-On the east side of the main entrance to Narragansett Bay, between Goat Island and the city of Newport. It is about 12 miles northeast of Point Judith Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 236.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, March 3, 1881, July 5, 1884, July 13, 1892, and August 18, 1894. For further details see page 1751 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 109 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel generally 300 feet wide and 21 feet deep around both ends and along the east side of Goat Island, about 11/4 miles; the maintenance of those portions of a channel 750 feet wide and 18 feet deep along the south and east sides of Goat Island lying outside of the 21-foot channel; an anchor- age 18 feet deep south and east of the 18-foot channel, about 95 acres; an anchorage 13 feet deep south of the 18-foot anchorage, and east of the city stone pier, about 41 acres; and for the removal of Nourma- hal Rock, in Brentons Cove, to 18-foot depth. The reference plane is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 3.5 feet. The maxi- mum range due to the combined effect of wind and other causes is 6 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, was $482,900, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,850. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 103 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1907 The 18-foot channel along the south and east sides H. Doc. No. 121, 58th Cong., 2d sess. of Goat Island. May 27, 1908 The 13-foot anchorage and the removal of Nour- H. Doc. No. 438, 59th Cong., 2d sess. mahal Rock. June 25, 1910 The 18-foot anchorage and increased width of the H. Doc. No. 610, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 18-foot channel south of Goat Island. Aug. 26, 1937 The 21-foot channel around the ends and east side Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. of Goat Island. No. 36, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Terminal facilities.-There are 35 piers and wharves grouped around the harbor area, of which 2 are owned by the city and 2 by the Government. About 20 of the private terminals are open to public use. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Between January 13, 1939, and March 18, 1939, the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Absecon dredged a total of 179,262 cubic yards from the channel around the ends and along the east side of Goat Island. The cost of this dredg- ing was $33,098.13 for new work. On March 6, 7, and 8, 1939, the U. S. seagoing dredge W. L. Marshall removed 1,594 cubic yards of broken rock and heavy gravel from the same channel at a cost of $601.60 for new work. Between June 10 and June 17, 1939, inclusive dates, the U. S. lighter Babcock swept the channel south of the south end of Goat Island and removed 44 cubic yards of boulders and clay at a cost of $2,081.55 for new work. Miscellaneous surveys and pre- liminary surveys in connection with dredging operations cost $837.84 for new work and $254.94 for maintenance, a total of $1,092.78. Total costs were $36,619.12 for new work and $254.94 for mainte- nance, a total of $36,874.06. Expenditures were $34,716.14. Candition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is practically completed. The 18-foot channel and anchorage, the 13-foot anchor- age, and the removal of Nourmahal Rock were completed in 1915. There are minor shoals in the 18-foot channel and in the anchorages. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were: 21-foot channel, nearly 21 feet; 18-foot channel outside of 21-foot channel, nearly 18 feet; 18-foot anchorage, about 17 feet; and 13-foot anchorage, 11 to 13 feet. To complete the project requires the removal of a small area of boulders, gravel, and clay from the channel edge south of Goat Island. The costs have been $481,948.93 for new work and $14,484.73 for maintenance, a total of $496,433.66. The expenditures have been $494,275.74. 104 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $20,783.86, together with accounts receivable of $3,687.55, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-__ $6, 100. 37 Maintenance dredging in eastern end of the 13-foot anchorage, by con- tract, September and October 1939, about 36,000 cubic yards -- 18, 371.04 Total---_____ 24, 471. 41 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as the completion of the above work will leave the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ___---------- $716, 644. 4- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _____________ - ____- __ 24, 484. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------741, 129. 37 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------------------- 254. 90 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 ,- 741, 384. 27 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------- 3, 687. 55 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_-- --- __--- -____-745, 071. 82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_-.....--.---.______- 6. 100. 37 Net total expenditures___ ------------------------- 738, 971. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------------------- __-- 20, 783. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--____,_______ 759, 755. 31 Fiscal year anding June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- Cost of maintenance--...- .-. . -- . - . - - - .. -.- - $36, 619. 12: 254.94 T otal cost-... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . 36, 874. 06 Total expended .... ...-- 34, 716. 14 Allotted ------------. _ . .. $37, 500 18, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____________-__ $37, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ------------------------------------- 18, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __-___- ----- ____-___- - 55, 500. 00 Gross amount expended--------- 34. 716.14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__- .______--- -______20, 783. 86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_---- - _____----__ -- 6, 100. 37 Balance available June 30, 1939__-- 9 - __-_-- 14, 683. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---- ---- ,,--_ ___ _ 3, 687. 55 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 _____----18, 371. 04 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------ 6. 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 105 12. 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 River and Harbor 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 3, 1905; March 2, 1907; June 25, 1910; and March 4, 1913. For further details see page 1750, Annual Report for 1915, page 96, Annual Report for 1936, and page 111, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for an approach channel 35 feet deep at mean low water and generally 600 feet wide through the river from the deep water of Narragansett Bay opposite North Point on Popasquash Neck to the turn below Fields Point, 8.1 miles, and thence with the same depth, and of width ranging up to 1,700 feet to Fox Point, excluding a marginal strip 75 feet wide channelward of the established harbor lines, about 2.6 miles. The mean tidal range is about 4.6 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 8 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1937, is $1,580,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $42,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 173, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, adopted the project subject to the condition that the widening of the channel on the west side immediately below Fields Point shall not be undertaken until local interests furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will proceed with the downstream extension of the municipal terminal at Fields Point. Arrangements have been practically completed for extension of the terminal. 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.-Improvement dredging in the entrance channel with the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge W. L. Marshall began July 11, 1938, was suspended October 1, 1938, to December 4, 1938, and was then continued until June 10, 1939. The total yardages removed, bin measurement, were 1,567,828 from below Conimicut Light and 433,973 from between Sabin Point Light and Conimicut Light at a cost of $223,847.35 for new work. In the chan- nel between Sabin Point Light and Conimicut Light, the U. S. sea- going hopper dredge Atlantic worked from January 6, 1939, to March 18, 1939, and from April 3 to 30, 1939, removing a total of 747,444 cubic yards, bin measurement, at a cost of $78,299.26 for new work. In the same area the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Raritan worked from May 15, 1939, to June 27, 1939, removing a total of 427,337 106 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 cubic yards, bin measurement, at a cost of $36,105.68 for new work. The U. S. lighter Babcock was engaged in sweeping and removing boulders from the channel below Conimicut Light. Between March 3 and May 15, 1939, and from June 18 to 30, 1939, a total of 244.7 cubic yards of boulders were removed, at a cost of $23,051.87 for new work. Contract dredging in the channel between Squantum and Sabin Point began May 29, 1939, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the period a total of 415,599 cubic yards were re- moved at a cost of $84,611.57 for new work. Costs for miscellaneous inspections and preliminary surveys in connection with dredging and rock removal were $37,427.69 for new work and $387.95 for mainte- nance, a total of $37,815.64. The total costs were $483,343.42 for new work and $387.95 for maintenance, a total of $483,731.37. The ex- penditures were $398,406.18. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 30 percent completed. Under the previous project a channel 600 feet wide and 30 feet deep was dredged from deep water in the bay to Fields Point, and the harbor area dredged to the same depth, 1,300 to 1,800 feet wide between Fields Point and Fox Point. The con- trolling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were: Approach channel up to Sabin Point Light, 32 feet; thence to Fields Point, over 29 feet; and in the harbor area 27 to 32 feet except at the edges; Green Jacket Shoal (not included in the existing project), 17 to 24 feet, as determined in 1932. The costs under the existing project have been $483,896.59 for new work and $387.95 for maintenance, a total of $484,284.54. The expenditures have been $398,406.18. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $1,166.493.82, together with accounts receivable amounting to $3,468.45 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__________------- $89, 346. 81 New work : Dredging the entrance channel below Sabin Point Light by United States seagoing hopper dredge during October 1939__ 25, 000. 00 Dredging and rock removal below Conimicut Light under con- tract in force to be completed about Nov. 1, 1939 _________ 145, 345. 08 Dredging in main channel between Squantum and Sabin Point Light, under contract in progress, to be completed about Sept. 30, 1939 ..-... 247, 361. 88 Sweeping channel and removing boulders southwest of the Conimicut rock area by U. S. lighter Babcock, July 1939___ 7, 500. 00 Dredging the channel area southwest of the Conimicut rock area by contract October to November 1939 about 41,000 cubic yards- 50,000. 00 Widening main channel opposite and below the municipal wharf extension at Fields Point, by contract, February to September 1940, about 1,200,000 cubic yards _______________ 240, 000. 00 Dredging in the channel and harbor area between Squantum and Fields Point by United States seagoing hopper dredges throughout the year, about 14 dredge-months at $25,000 -- 350, 000. 00 Maintenance: Engineering contingencies throughout the year______ 15, 408. 50 Total ------------------------------------------------ 1, 169, 962. 27 The sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in improvement dredging in the harbor area by a United States seagoing hopper dredge about 6 months in the summer and fall of 1940. RIVERS AND IHARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 107 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30 1939_ ___ -- _-- __----_--- _ --------- $4, 245, 308. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___--------- 650, 524. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------ -- 4, 895, 832. 37 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939________________ --------- 3, 468. 45 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_--____- ----- -4, ______ 899, 300. 82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939____ _ __--------89, 346. 81 Net total expenditures______-- __---- -------- __ 4, 809, 954. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 1, 166, 493.82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____________ 5, 976, 447.83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work...______.. .____ -----------........------- -.......----- $553. 17 $483, 343. 42 Cost of maintenance ............. --- ..--- ---- . $119,505.39 387.95 Total cost_________________ --- --- - --- - 505. 39 119, 535. 17 483,731.37 I- - I Total expended_ -$8,748.34 $1,599.31 117,906.08 39, 406.18 Allotted ..-- --- -15, 497. 11 100,000. 00 20, 000. 00 209, 505. 3 9 1, 354, 900. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_________ $210, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------- $970, 700. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 __6____ 624, 000. 00 1, 594, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-------------------- _ 1, 804, 700. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__________ -_ 239, 800. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_ 1,564, 900. 00 Gross amount expended-___ $411, 364.70 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 12, 958. 52 398, 406. 18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 1, 166, 493. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $38, 566. 54 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-.. ---- 445, 577. 92 4AQ 1A44 A -iT-, _- -. "z Balance available June 30, 1939___ ____6____- ____-_ 682, 349.36 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ________--____--__ __-___ 3, 468. 45 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939______________ 685, 817. 81 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -- 150, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1________________ 150, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 13. 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, empty- ing into Providence Harbor at Providence. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 278.) 108 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1867, July 5, 1884, and March 3, 1899. For further details see page 1749 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 113 of Annual Re- port for 1938. 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 aboiit 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: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1905 The 16-foot channel from Red Bridge in Providence, H. Doc. No. 113, 56th Cong., 1st to Division St. Bridge in Pawtucket. sess. Mar. 3,1909 Provisional authorization to deepen the channel to 18 Specified in act. feet at mean low water and increasing the width at such places as would best serve the interests of navi- gation. Mar. 2,1919 Widening the channel, except through the ledge at H. Doc. No. 1283, 64th Cong., 1st Pawtucket, to 150 feet. sess. (Contains latest published map.) Sept. 22, 1922 P'resent project width of channel through the ledge at H. Doc. No. 654, 66th Cong., 2d Pawtucket. sess. 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.-Work under contract for removing rocks and boulders from the channel edges near Bass Rock, in progress at the close of the year, was completed September 1, 1938. During the period 212.41 cubic yards of overburden and 256.76 cubic yards of rock were removed. The costs were $6,166.99 applied to maintenance. Costs for miscellaneous inspections and preliminary surveys in connection with dredging were $671.31 for maintenance. The total costs were $6,838.30, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $7,178.59. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1927 at a saving of $17,454 under the estimated cost. The con- trolling depth at mean low water, as determined in January 1939, was 16 feet to the lower wharves; and between the wharves, 15 to 18 feet to Division Street. The head of navigation is at Pawtucket Falls, RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 109 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 $305,238.11 for maintenance, a total of $643,026.96. The expenditures have been $642,985.91. In addition the sum of $67,792 was expended for new work from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $26,424.65, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ----- ___--- - $41. 05 Maintenance dredging in the channel above Red Bridge, Providence, by contract, September and October 1939, about 52,000 cubic yards- 26,383.60 Total------------------ - ------- 26,424. 65 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the completion of the above work will place the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary 'Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_---_ - _-__-_-_- - -- - 1$672, 214. 17 -Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939- ----------------------- 305, 238. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-___---- - - 977, 452. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_ -------- __-_ 41.05 Net total expenditures____------------------------------ 1977, 411. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 19392, ------------------------ 424.65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____ - 11, 003, 835. 88 -___ Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work I-- .------- ..... - - - - - -- ------ $1, 778. 10 ------- ---- $6, 838. 30 Cost of maintenance... ------------ $93, 752. 26 ......-------------------------- "Total expended ..---------------- 102, 156. 01 _______ _ , 396. 76 7, 178.59 Allotted ... . 336.22 ----- ..--------------------- -3, 10,000.00 25, 000. 00 :Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ----- $8, 603. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--- ----- -------------- ------------ 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __------------__-__ -- 33, 603. 24 Gross amount expended--- ---------------------------------- 7, 178. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 26, 424. 65 -Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_,--------- ------------ 41. 05 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------- 26, 383. 60 1 In addition $67,792 expended from contributed funds for new work. 14. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT POINT JUDITH, R. I. Location.-PointJudith marks the southwestern entrance to Nar- ragansett 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, built in part on Squid Ledge approximately in the form of the 110 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 letter V, with its apex facing outward in about a south by west direc- tion and lying from one-half to one and one-fourth miles from shore; for an easterly shore-arm breakwater 2,240 feet long, east- ward 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 east- erly 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: Acts Work authorized Documents. Sept. 19, 1890 The main breakwater __ _ .. -- _ _______....... H. Doc. No. 66, 51st Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2,1907 Present dimensions of eastern shore arm H. Doc. No. 60, 58th Cong., 2d sess. June 25, 1910 The western shore arm B. Doe. No. 911, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2,1919 Removing 2 shoals from the harbor area ....... H. Doc. No. 2001, 64th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and; results during the fiscal year.-None. Condition at the end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1921, the breakwaters being completed in 1914, at a saving of $166,033 under the estimated cost. The harbor is fairly suitable but has poor holding ground. The breakwaters are in need of exten- sive repairs due to hurricane damage in 1938. The controlling depths at mean low water are: West entrance, about 19 feet; east entrance about 22 feet; behind the breakwaters, 18 to 25 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $2,371,467.55 for new work and $486,208.73 for maintenance, a total of $2,857,676.28. Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $72,000, in placing about 13,500 long tons of riprap in repairs to the east arm of the main breakwater, by contract, September 1939 to June 1940. The additional sum of $252,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in the completion, by contract, of repairs to the east and west shore arm breakwaters and the west arm of the main breakwater. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- -- $2, 371, 467. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------- _______----_ 486, 208. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ 2, 857, 676. 28 Net total expenditures--- ------------- ---- 2, 857. 676. 28 Unexpended balance, June 30, 1939-__--------_ 72, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--- 2, 929, 676. 28 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 111 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of n8w work_ ....... Cost of maintenance ...... $2, 141. 18 $20,858. 82 I Total expended ........ .__-_ 23, 000.00 - - 23,-000.-00- Allotted _ 23, 000. 00 $72,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- $72, 000.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 __ 72, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for maintenance 1 252, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 15. 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.) Existing 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, en- closing, with the main breakwater, an area about 800 feet square. designated as the inner harbor; masonry walls in the southeastern corner of the inner harbor enclosing an area nearly 300 feet square designated as the basin; and for dredging to a depth of 15 feet at mean low water the outer protected area and about 67 percent of the inner harbor and of the basin. The mean tidal range is about 3 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $615,300. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 11, 1870 The main breakwater. Annual Report 1868, p. 785, and S. Misc. Doc. No. 81, 40th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 5, 1886 1Breakwater enclosing the inner harbor_ S. Doc. No. 27, 48th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report 1885, p. 610. June 3,1896 Raising the crest of the main breakwater and H. Doc. No. 83, 54th Cong., 1st sess making it sandtight. July 25,1912 Rebuilding the basin walls and present project H. Doc. No. 82S, 60th Cong., 1st sess. dimensions of the dredged areas. (Contains latest published map). Recommended modifications of project.-It is recommended that this project be modified by eliminating the dredging of the outer har- 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1---8 112 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 bor west of the entrance channel (H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-These consist of two wharves with a total of 265 feet of docking space, 240 feet of which is owned by the town. All landing space is used to capacity. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in the channel through the harbor under contract was begun on June 16, 1939, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the period 12,803 cubic yards of sand were dredged and disposed of. The costs for dredging were $6,243.66 for maintenance. Repairs to the main breakwater under contract were begun on June 5, 1939, and were in progress at the close of the year. During the period a total of 1,615 long tons of riprap were placed on the breakwater at a cost of $9,679.96 for maintenance. Costs of preliminary surveys in con- nection with dredging and breakwater repairs and miscellaneous inspections were $911.51 for maintenance. The total costs were $16,- 835.13, all for maintenance, and the expenditures were $5,747.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 94 percent completed. The breakwater and harbor walls were com- pleted in 1916. The inner harbor and basin have been dredged to 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, 1939, through the outer and inner harbor to the head of the basin was 15 feet and more. The inner harbor breakwater and the basin walls are in good condition. To complete the project requires the deepening of the outer protected area adjacent to the dredged channel. The costs have been $576,856.47 for new work and $170,- 124.97 for maintenance, a total of $746,981.44. The expenditures have been $735,893.88. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds un- expended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $27,252.43, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------------- $11, 087. 56 Maintenance: Dredging in channel and basin under contract in progress to be completed in July 1939-------- ------------------- 3, 100. 00 Repairs to main breakwater and basin wall under contract in progress, to be completed in August 1939------------------ 13, 064. 87 Total _---------- ------------------------ 27, 252. 43 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as the completion of the above works will place the im- provement in condition to meet the needs of existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------------$576, 856. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- 170, 124. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 746, 981. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------_ 11, 087. 56 Net total expenditures------ --------- 735, 893. 88 Unexpended balance June' 30, 1939--------------------------- 27, 252. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------ 763, 146. 31 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 113 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . - - -.------------- - --- ---. -------- --------- . . . ---.. . . . Cost of maintenance - _ -- $3, 690. 53 $17, 460. 06 $3, 840. 26 $2, 284. 56 $16, 835. 13 Total expended----- ------------ 4, 896. 79 17, 525. 18 261. 87 5, 862. 95 5, 747. 57 Allotted_ ----------- 19, 613.81 6, 000. 00 --------- - -1 33, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938-------------- - -_______ $33, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $6, 061. 17 Less reimbursements collected_--- ----------- ----- 313. 60 5, 747.57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------ __ __ 27, 252. 43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------- $79. 28 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 26, 787. 06 26, 866.34 Balance available June 30, 1939__ _______------------ 386. 09 Amount (estimated) -required to be appropriated for completion of -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project 1 38, 400. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16. STONINGTON HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Fishers Island Sound near its eastern end and about 9 miles east of New London Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 358.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of May 23, 1828. For fur- ther details see page 1753 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 202 of Annual Report for 1919. Existing project.-This provides for two riprap breakwaters, one about 2,000 feet long at the westerly side of the harbor entrance, and one about 1/2-mile long extending from the vicinity of Bartletts Reef to the vicinity of Middle Ground Shoal; a channel about 500 feet long, 200 feet wide, and 17 feet deep across Noyes Shoal; and for the dredg- ing of the inner harbor and its approaches to a depth of 12 feet. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 2.7 feet and the maximum range, due to the effect of wind and other causes, 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $303,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost for maintenance is $500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1873 __ Dredging the inner harbor-..-...... S. Doc. No. 23, 42d Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 3, 1875 ............. - .- The western breakwater_. - Annual Report, 1875. - - June 14, 1880 --------------- The eastern breakwater. __- . --Annual Report, 1881. Aug. 18, 1894--- Dredging across Noyes Shoal .----- Annual Reports, 1893 1and 1895. SContains latest published map. 114 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.--There are several small wharves and piers which are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operationsand results during the fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1897, except that the channel across Noyes Shoal was made 160 feet instead of 200 feet. The breakwaters were damaged by the hurricane of September 21, 1938, and need extensive repairs. The controlling depths at mean low water in the outer harbor are 15 to 18 feet and in the inner harbor about 11 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $300,500 for new work and $6,000 for maintenance, a total of $306,500. Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $44,000, in placing about 10,000 long tons of riprap in repairs to the eastern and western breakwaters, by contract. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the completion of the above work will place the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost c)f new work to June 30, 1939_--------------- $337, 453. 83 Cost cof maintenance to June 30, 1939---- - _ 6, 000. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1933--------------343, 453. 83 Net tcotal expenditures--- ---- --- 343, 453. 83 UnexIpended balance June 30, 1939 -------- 44, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------------- 387, 453. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .......- ------ Cost of maintenance. _._ ... Total expended_' .........--.-- Allotted-.....---------------- - .- $44, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939---------------------------------------- $44, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939.------------------------------- 44, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------------------------------------- 2, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 17. NEW LONDON HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, at its eastern end and about 14 miles east of the mouth of the Connecticut River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 293.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 14, 1880, March 3, 1881, and July 13, 1892. For further details see page 1753 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 116 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel generally 600 feet wide, widened at the approach to the State pier, 33 feet deep RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 115 and about 3.8 miles long from Long Island Sound to the State pier; a channel 400 feet or more in width, 23 feet deep, and about 6,000 feet long skirting the water front of the city; a maneuvering area 0 to 450 feet wide, 23 feet deep, west of the main channel and south of the State pier; and for dredging Shaws Cove to a depth of 15 feet. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 2.4 feet. The maximum tidal range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, was $568,400, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,900. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 Water-front channel______________________________ H. Doc. No. 392, 56th Cong., 1st sess. June 25,1910 Dredging in Shaws Cove_ H. Doc. No. 329, 60th Cong., 1st sess. July 27,1916 Entrance channel_____________________________ . H. Doc. No. 613, 63d Cong., 2d sess.' Aug. 26,1937 The maneuvering area and the present project Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. extent of the entrance channel. No. 82, 74th Cong., 2d sess.' 1 Contain latest published maps. Local coopteration.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-These comprise 44 wharves and piers in a de- veloped frontage of about 3 miles. Five piers are owned and used by the Federal Government. The city pier and the State pier are open to public use. The total available commercial berthage space is about 17,000 feet. The facilities are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging for improve- ment in the 23-foot maneuvering area with the U. S. hopper dredge Absecon in progress at the beginning of the year was completed on July 13, 1938. During the period 16,721 cubic yards, bin measure- ment, were removed from the area, completing the work. The costs of this dredging were $6,892.27 for new work. The U. S. lighter Rockaway was engaged in removing hurricane debris on October 1 and 2, 1938, at a cost of $415.99 for maintenance. The total costs were $6,892.27 for new work and $415.99 for maintenance, a total of $7,308.26. The expenditures were $10,000. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were: Entrance channel from Long Island Sound to State Pier, 32 feet; water-front channel, except in Winthrop Cove, about 19 feet; Winthrop Cove, 21 feet; Shaws Cove, 15 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $567,974.19 for new work and $50,039.61 for maintenance, a total of $618,013.80. The expenditures have been $618,013.80. 116 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----- --------------------- $608, 774. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 50, 039. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- ------------ 658, 813. 80 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 658, 813. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------------- 658, 813.80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . . - - $2, 691. 74 $6, 892. 27 Cost of maintenance ............. $39. 36 - 415. 99 Total cost ................ 39. 36 2, 691. 74 7, 308. 26 Total expended-___ 39. 36 -- -.... 10, 000. 00 Allotted- .-------------------- -3, 511. 13 ... ..- 10, 000. 00 .. Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------$10, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-----------------------------------10, 000. 00 18. 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 south- erly 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. For further details see page 1754 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 118 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 250 feet wide to the upper end of Bartletts Crossover and thence to Nor- wich 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. 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 117 Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 2, 1882 Training walls___________________.... .. . ... ... ... Annual Report, 1882, p. 606. June 25,1910 Removal of obstructions in the Shetucket River_ H. Doec. No. 397, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Jan. 21,1927 Channel 18 feetdeep above AllynsPoint ---- _--- H. Doc. No. 107, 69th Cong.,'l 1st sess. July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions of channel up to Allyns Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. Point. No. 14, 71st Cong., 2d sess.l Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions of channel above Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1 Allyns Point. No. 18, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 1Contain latest published maps. Recommnnended modifications of project.-Under date of June 13, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for increasing the width of channel opposite the United States submarine base by an average of 350 feet, at an estimated first cost of $120,000, with annual maintenance of $1,700, in addition to that now required (H. Doc. No. 367, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). 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.-Operations comprised miscellaneous surveys and inspections and surveys preliminary to con- tract dredging. The costs of, these operations were $2,507.31 for new work and $721.03 for maintenance, a total of $3,228.34. Improvement dredging in the channel between Allyns Point and Stoddards Wharf, under contract, was not begun. Costs were $1,565.17 for new work. The total costs were $4,072.48 for new work and $721.03 for mainte- nance, a total of $4,793.51. The expenditures were $4,407.58. 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 April 1938, was nearly 24 feet to Allyns Point, thence 17 feet nearly to Thames- ville and 16 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 channel above Allyns Point. The costs under the project have been $692,402.56 for new work and $437,961.94 for maintenance, a total of $1,130,364.50. The expenditures have been $1,129,663.57. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the balance unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $817,207.93, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- -____ $700. 93 New work: Dredging between Allyns Point and Stoddards wharf under con- tract in force, to be completed in December 1939__________ 107, 768. 18 Dredging channel, Stoddards wharf to Norwich, by contract, October 1939 to December 1940, about 2,400,000 cubic yards ... 699,173. 65 Rock removal in channel at Long Reach, by contract, April and May 1940, about 250 cubic yards_______________-________ 8,000. 00 Maintenance: Maintenance contingencies throughout the year------ 1, 565. 17 Total ---------------------------- 817, 207. 93 118 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The sum of $90,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, by contract, in maintenance dredging in the channel below Allyns Point, removing about 300,000 cubic yards of mud and sand. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------------$840, 750. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --_ 474, 557. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ____________. 1, 315, 307. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_________________ _______ 700. 93 Net total expenditures_____- -------- ____________ 1, 314, 607. 03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______________________________ 817, 207. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939,_ ___________ 2, 131, 814. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ............................ $4, 072. 84 Cost of maintenance------------. $188,831. 52 - $13, 734. 71 721.03 Total cost_. 52 188,831. 71 13,734. 4,793.51 Total expended_____________ _ 204, 924. 41 13, 419. 71 4, 407. 58 Allotted---------------------11, 825. 79 15, 035. 22 820, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------------$1, 615. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Civl Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------- $175, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939______________ 645, 000. 00 820, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ._____--____ --- ___-_ 821, 615. 51 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $5, 105. 54 Less reimbursements collected_ _ 697. 96 4, 407. 58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--_-------------- ---- 817, 207.93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ________-_____ $577. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_____-- __- 108, 112. 36 108, 689. 36 Balance available June 30, 1939 .___ __-- ---------- 708, 518. 57 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for maintenance- -__ - _ _ 90, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 19. CONNECTICUT RIVER BELOW HARTFORD, CONN. Location.-This river has its source in Connecticut Lake in north- ern New Hampshire, flows southerly 380 miles, and empties into Long Island Sound at Saybrook, Conn., 14 miles west of New London. Hartford, now the head of commercial navigation, is 51.9 miles by channel from the mouth. A dam at Holyoke, 34 miles above Hart- ford, completely interrupts navigation. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Charts Nos. 215, 254, 255, and 256.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, and July 11, 1870. For further details see page 1754 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 120 of Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 119 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 15 feet deep at mean low water, 300 feet wide from the mouth to the Lyme railroad bridge, about 3.4 miles, and thence 150 feet wide to Hartford, the channel to be obtained by dredging and the construction of dikes, training walls, revetments, and accessory works; for two riprap jetties. at the mouth of the river, the tops to be 5 feet above high water and 6 feet wide, the easterly one about 2,300 feet and the westerly about 2,250 feet in length; and for a training dike about 3,700 feet long at Hartford. The mean tidal range is 3.4 feet at the mouth and, on low water, 1.2 feet at Hartford. The maximum tidal range at the mouth, due to wind or other causes, is 8 feet or more. At Hartford the usual rise due to spring freshets is between 16 and 24 feet above mean low water. The maximum recorded freshet at Hartford (March 1936) was 35.5 feet above mean low water. Below Hartford the height of the crest of the freshet decreases rapidly. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $918,000. The latest (1932) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $53,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 10, 1872 Jetties at the mouth . Present project dimensions approved by the Chief of Engineers, Dec. 22, 1887. Mar. 3, 1881 The Hartford dike_ ._ ___. Present project dimensions authorized by the Chief of Engineers in 1889. Feb. 27,1911 Present project dimensions of the channel over H. Doc. No. 1294, 61st Cong., 3d sess. Saybrook Bar. Mar. 2,1919 Dikes, training walls, and revetments H. Doc. No. 132, 65th Cong., 1st sess.' Aug. 30,1935 Present project dimensions of channel and addi- H. Doc. No. 49, 73d Cong., 1st sess.' tional dikes, training walls, revetments, and accessory works. 1Contains latest published maps. Reccommended modifications of project.-Under date of June 14, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for an anchorage in North Cove in the town of Old Saybrook, Conn., connected with deep water in the Connecticut River by a channel 100 feet wide and 11 feet deep, all at an estimated cost of $140,400 for new work, with $3,000 annually for maintenance, in addition to the amount now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 368, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, authorized the 15-foot channel up to Hartford and additional dikes, training walls, and revetments, subject to the provision that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construc- tion and for future maintenance as and when needed. Areas have been furnished where required, and it is understood that future re- quirements will be met. 120 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.-There are two or three wharves at each of the river towns, one or more in each town being open to public use. At Hartford and at Middletown there is approximately one-half mile of wharf frontage along the west bank of the river. The facili- ties are coisidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Costs for preliminary studies in connection with regulatory works and repairs to gages and gage structures were $13,626.22 for new work and $634.35 for maintenance, a total of $14,260.57. Maintenance dredging on the bars below Middletown with the U. S. hopper dredge Absecon was in progress from July 1 to August 1, 1938. During the period 111,210 cubic yards, bin measurement, were removed from Calves Island, Scovil Rock, Warners Quarry, Potash, and Brockways Bars, and Cobalt and Eddy Rock Shoals completing maintenance. The cost of this dredging was $13,114.72 applied to maintenance. Main- tenance dredging under contract, in progress from November 4 to December 22, 1938, removed a total of 10,036 cubic yards from Hart- ford Bar. The work was suspended on account of adverse condi- tions and had not been resumed at the close of the year. The cost of this dredging was $14,699. Maintenance dredging with the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Absecon was begun June 9, 1939, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the period 91,338 cubic yards, bin measurement, were removed from Calves Island Bar and Essex Shoal, completing their maintenance, and 36,626 cubic yards, bin meas- urement, from Press Barn and Two Piers ranges. The cost of this dredging was $13,070.75 applied to maintenance. Costs for miscel- laneous inspections and for preliminary surveys in connection with hired labor and contract work were $6,324.08, applied to maintenance. The total costs were $13,626.22 for new work and $47,842.90 for maintenance, a total of $61,469.12 and total expenditures of $59,912.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 74 percent completed. The 15-foot channel from the mouth to Hartford was completed in 1937. The saybrook jetties and training walls at Hartford, Clay Banks, and Sears Shoal, were completed in 1915. The stone dikes and timber spurs at Pistol Point, Glastonbury, Press Barn, Naubuc, Cys Hollow, and Clay Banks were completed in 1927. The Clay Banks, Cys Hollow, Naubuc, Press Barn, Glastonbury (including two piers), and Gildersleeve Island Reaches have been revetted. The jetties, training walls, dikes, and revetments are in fair con- dition, except that minor repairs are needed to some of the dike and revetment structures above named. Due to the spring freshet of 1939, the channel dimensions above Middletown are somewhat diminished. On June 30, 1939, the con- trolling depths at mean low water were 16 feet to Brockways Bar and thence 131/2 feet to Hartford. To complete the project requires the construction of additional permanent works. The costs under the existing project have been $688,072.96 for new work and $754,730.41 for maintenanoe, a total or $1,442,803.37 and the total expenditures $1,427,841.16. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 121 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $240,134.71 as follows: Accounts payable on June 30, 1939-_------- -------------- -- $15, 638. 84 New work : Construction of pile dikes at Press Barn Reach, by contract, September and October 1939---------------- ----- 25, 000. 00 Construction of underwater revetment at Cys Hollow Bar by hired labor, August and September 1939 __-__________ 20, 000. 00 Tidal studies and engineering contingencies throughout the year 8, 050. 16 Maintenance: Dredging on river bars, Saybrook to Middletown by a United States seagoing hopper dredge, July and August 1939 _____ 34, 000. 00 Dredging on river bars, Middletown to Hartford by contract in progress to be completed in September 1939 --------- -56, 406. 60 Repairs to west breakwater at Saybrook by contract in force to be completed in September 1939-------------------- 10, 539. 11 Repairs to existing permanent works by hired labor, July to September 1939_--------- -------------------------- 4,000. 00 Maintenance dredging on river bars, Saybrook to Middletown by a United States seagoing hopper dredge, June 1940- -------- 17, 500. 00 Maintenance dredging on river bars, Middletown to Hartford, by contract, May to August 1940, about 200,000 cubic yards of sand--- ------------------------------------- 49, 000. 00 Total for all work -------------------------------- 240,134. 71 The sum of $180,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Dikes, training walls, and accessory works by contract-.._. $75, 000 Maintenance : Dredging on river bars above Middletown by contract during the spring of 1941, removing about 260,000 cubic yards------------ 65, 000 Dredging on river bars below Middletown using a United States hopper dredge, about 2 months in the spring of 1941- 35. 000 Repairs to existing permanent works, by hired labor.------------- 5.000 Total for maintenance- ___-----------105, 000 Total for all work_------- ----------------------------- 180,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------$975, 447. 25 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_____________----- 1,121, 078. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 2,096, 526. 13 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------------------- 676. 63 Net total cost to June 30, 1939___----------------- - 2, 097, 202. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___-___ __---- 15, 638. 8 Net total expenditures- ----------- ____--- ------- 2, 081, 563. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 240, 134. 71 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---__-__.____ 2,321, 698. 6 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . .____ _ ___ a ____-_-__ _.. . .._ $274,301.87 $14,048. 15 $13, 626.22 Cost of maintenance $23, 382.75 $51,871.81 25, 095. 27 81,292. 42 47, 842. 90 Total cost----------------- 23,382. 75 51,871.81 299, 397. 14 95,340. 57 61, 469. 12 Total expended----------------21, 476. 24 48,805.97 261,806.86 126, 403. 23 59, 912. 46 Allotted--------_ - -. 44, 500. 00 26, 000. 00 288, 500. 00 283, 500. 00 90, 430. 00 122 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938____________--_ $209, 617. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938____---- ----- $75, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28. 1939_______-------- 82, 000. 00 157,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ ---- ______ __---------- 366, 617. 17 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 66, 570. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-__-________---- ---------- 300, 047. 17 Gross amount expended_______-- __--------------- $67, 582.05 Less reimbursements collected__--------------------- 7, 669. 59 59, 912. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 . ._____ 240, 134. 71 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__------------ $14, 446. 97 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- ------ __ 68, 267. 47 82, 714. 44 Balance available June 30, 1939_----------------------- 157, 420. 27 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 -------- --------- 175, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: For new work -------------------------------------------- 75, 000. 00 For maintenance 1_--- - -___ ___-__-__ 105, 000. 00 Total 1------------------------------------------------- 180, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 20. DUCK ISLAND HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound about 23 miles east of New Haven, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 216.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of Septem- ber 19, 1890. For further details see page 1755 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 124 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of three rip- rap breakwaters, viz, one extending northwardly from Duck Island 1,100 feet, one extending westwardly from Duck Island 2,697 feet, and one extending southwardly from Stone Island, just south of Kelsey Point, 3,750 feet, each breakwater to be 8 feet wide on top, 9 feet high above mean low water, with side slopes of 2 on 3, except on the northerly side of the one extending westerly from Duck Island and the westerly side of the one extending northwardly from Duck Island, where the slopes are to be 1 on 1; and for dredging to a depth of 16 feet at mean low water a portion of the protected area back of the breakwaters at Duck Island. The mean tidal range is 4.2 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 9 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1916, was $370,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 123 Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 The breakwaters _ _ H. Doc. No. 398, 60th Cong., 1st sess. July 27,1916 Dredging 16-foot area back of breakwaters_ H. Doc. No. 812, 64th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Terminal facilities.-None. Harbor used for refuge only. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract work for re- pairs to the Duck Island west and the Kelsey Point breakwaters was begun June 19, 1939, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the period 1,159 long tons of riprap and 209 long tons of cap- stones were furnished and placed and 90 capstones reset. The cost of this work was $6,420.12, applied to maintenance. Miscellaneous inspections and preliminary surveys incident to breakwater repairs cost $568.03, all for maintenance. The total costs were $6,988.15 for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,419.38. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1917 at a saving of $2,702 under the estimated cost, the breakwaters having been completed in 1914. The breakwaters are being repaired. The central portions of the anchorage area have project depth. The controlling depths in the protected area behind the breakwater as determined in January 1939 were 15 to 20 feet except in the extreme southeastern corner about 8 feet, all at mean low water. The costs under the existing project have been $367,297.91 for new work and $288,534.48 for maintenance, a total of $655,832.39. The total expenditures have been $649,506.32. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $23,837.92 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 $6,326. 07 Repairs to breakwaters under contract, in progress, to be completed in August 1939---------------------------- --------- 7, 511. 85 Total -------- ---- --------- - 23, 837. 92 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as the completion of the above work will restore the breakwaters to good condition, and the anchorage is in condition to meet the needs of navigation during that period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-___________--- -___ $482, 165. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939. __________- - ________ 293, 868. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- - 7T6, 034. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------- 6, 326. 07 Net total expenditures_ -. 769, 708. 32 .7----------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ----------------------------- 23, 837. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 793,546. 24 124 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------- ............--- ----------- --------------- ------------------------ Cost of maintenance ... _-_ ... $66. 56 $91, 675. 60 -------------- $31,649. 83 $6, 988. 15 ................. Total expended----------- 232. 91 91, 509. 25 5...... 30, 892. 53 1, 419. 38 Allotted---..-------.... -----------..........100, 100. 00 -8,357. 84 1....-- --..... 34,000.00 22, 149.83 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 -- -- $3, 107. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938----------------- ----------------- 24, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for--__------------~------- 27, 607. 47 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_---_,,.---- - 2, 350.17 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 25, 257.30 Gross amount expended------------------------ $1,481.64 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 62. 26 1, 419. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------_______ 23,837. 92 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts______________________ 23, 239. 45 Balance available June 30, 1939___________------ -____ 598. 47 21. NEW HAVEN HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 71 miles to the east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, March 3, 1871, June 10, 1872, and for West River March 3, 1905. For further details, see page 1755 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 127 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and 31/2 miles long from Long Island Sound to opposite Fort Hale; thence of same depth 500 feet wide (increased to 1,111 feet at the turn opposite Long wharf) 2 miles to Tomlinson Bridge; two anchorage basins below Tomlinson Bridge of 16- and 15-foot depths; a pile-and-riprap dike, total length about 4,200 feet, to con- tract tidal flow at Fort Hale Bar; a channel 12 feet deep and 100 to 150 feet wide, from the southwest corner of the 16-foot anchorage basin via Oyster Point and the West Haven wharf front to Kimberly Avenue Bridge; thence 12 feet deep and prevailing width of 75 feet up West River approximately to the railroad bridge, and an anchor- age basin 6 feet deep in West River opposite Mars wharf; a channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep from the 15-foot anchorage basin toward Brewery Street, about 1,500 feet; a channel 200 feet wide and 18 feet deep up Quinnipiac River to Ferry Street Bridge, and thence 200 feet wide and 16 feet deep to Grand Avenue; a channel up Mill River 12 feet deep, 200 feet wide, to the junction of the two branches above Chapel Street, thence to Grand Avenue, 100 feet wide in the East Branch and generally 125 feet wide in the West Branch; and the removal of certain obstructive rocks in Morris Cove. All depths refer to mean low water, the mean tidal range being 5.8 feet. The maxi- RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 125 mum tidal range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 10 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $950,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $29,000. The existing project was 'authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 2, 1882 Sandy Point dike_ Plans approved by a Board of Engi- neers Oct. 2, 1882. Mar. 3, 1899 The 16-foot anchorage basin ........... H. Doc. No. 82, 55th Cong., 1st sess. --------- June 25,1910 Brewery Street channel, removal of rocks in H. Doc. No. 1159, 60th Cong., 2d sess. Morris Cove and present project dimensions of the 15-foot basin. July 25, 1912 Present project dimensions of the channels in H. Doc. No. 26, 62d Cong., 1st sess. Mill River. Do------- Present project dimensions of the West River H. Doc. No. 535, 62d Cong., 2d sess. channel and anchorage. 1 July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions of channel in Quin- H. Doc. No. 686, 69th Cong., 2d sess. nipiac River. 1 Aug. 30, 1935 2 The 25-foot channel__ _ _ H. Doc. No. 479, 72d Cong., 2d sess. 1 Contain latest published maps. 2 Also P. W. A., Sept. 6, 1933. Recommended modification of project:-Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project for New Haven Harbor, Conn., so as to provide a main channel 30 feet deep at mean low water, 400 to 1,111 feet wide from Long Island Sound to Tomlinson Bridge, two anchorage basins, one 30 feet deep, 1,100 feet wide, and 4,900 to 2,700 feet long, and one 16 feet' deep, 600 feet wide, and 2,700 feet long, at the head of the harbor, south of Long wharf and west of the main channel, at an estimated first cost of $1,673,000, with annual maintenance of $12,250 in addition to that now required; and a channel in Quinnipiac River 27 feet deep at mean low water, 350 to 170 feet wide from Tomlinson Bridge to Ferry Street Bridge with a turning basin of the same depth, about 31/2 acres in area at the junction of Mill and Quinnipiac Rivers, at an estimated first cost of $835,000, with annual maintenance of $1,200 in addition to that now required; subject to certain condi- tions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 307, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-The wharves and piers served by this improve- ment are grouped near the head of the main harbor; on both sides of Mill River between Chapel Street and Grand Avenue; on both sides of Quinnipiac River throughout the greater part of its im- proved portion; at Oyster Point; and along the westerly side of West River. The total length of berthing space available is about 26,525 feet. The facilities are not considered adequate, and various plans have been prepared and considered by the municipality for extensive additions and improvements. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) 126 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in the upper main channel under contract was begun December 21, 1938, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the period 313,340 cubic yards were removed by the hydraulic process and de- posited behind dikes. The costs for this dredging were $68,882.41, all applied to maintenance. Costs of preliminary surveys and mis- cellaneous inspections were $1,577.98 for maintenance. Total costs were $70,460.39 all for maintenance. The total expenditures wera $57.351.67. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is practically conmpleted. The controlling depths at mean low water are: Main channel nearly up to Tomlinson Bridge, nearly 25 feet, except at the edges, thence to Tomlinson Bridge, 18 feet, as determined in 1939; 20-foot anchorage basin, 18-foot and 16-foot basins, 17 feet as determined in 1937, 15-foot and 6-foot basins, 11 to 18 feet and 0 to 6 feet, respectively, as determined in 1939; Brewery Street Channel 10 feet, and Quinnipiac River to Ferry Street 16 feet, as determined in 1939; Quinnipiac River, Ferry Street to Grand Avenue, nearly 14 feet, as determined in 1934; Mill River, 131/2 feet to head, as deter- mined in 1937; and West River, 13 feet to above Kimberly Avenue and 9 to 12 feet at the head, as determined in 1939. The dike at Fort Hale bar is in poor repair and some of the channels require maintenance. To complete the project requires the deepening of the main channel for about 300 feet immediately below Tomlinson Bridge. rThe costs from regular funds have been $597,993.54 for new work and $993,519.56 for maintenance, a total of $1,591,513.10. The expendi- tures have been $1,578281.57. The deepening of the main channel authorized by the Public Works Administration is completed nearly up to Tomlinson Bridge. From Public Works funds the costs and expenditures have been $350,083.75 all for new work. The total costs, all funds, have been $1,941,596.85, of which $597,- 993.54 regular funds and $350,083.75 Public Works funds, a total of $948,077.29 was for new work, and $993,519.56 for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,578,281.57 regular funds and $350,083.75 Public Works funds, a total of $1,928,365.32. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $103,648.33, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_ $13, 231.53 Maintenance: Dredging in upper main channel under contract in progress, to be completed in July 1939__ ------ ______---_______-_ 13, 555. 16 Dredging Quinnipiac River channel, by contract, August to October 1939, about 141,000 cubic yards----- -______--- 38, 300. 00 Dredging 15-foot anchorage and Brewery Street channel, by con- tract, August to October 1939, about 131,000 cubic yards 35, 630. 00 Engineering contingencies throughout the year________________ 2, 931. 64 Total ____------------------------------------------------ 103, 648. 33 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as the completion of the above work will place the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 127 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__---------------------- $1, 279, 702. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_____________________ 1, 026, 089. 56. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_.--.-.... 2, 305, 792. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 13, 231. 53 Net total expenditures ___________--_______--_ 2, 292, 560. 98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------- 103, 648. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ___---___- 2, 396, 209. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work....------------- $177, 125. 76 $2, 740. 80 ..-----------........................... Cost of maintenance_ ..... _ . __ .. _ ... $49, 986. 03 $77, 136. 78 $70, 460. 39 Total cost.........---------------.. 177, 125. 76 2, 740. 80 49, 986. 03 77, 136. 78 70, 460. 39 Total expended........---------------- 172, 270. 26 16, 939. 83 32, 943. 71 93, 593.08 57, 351. 67 Allotted--------..........------......... .. 60, 000. 00 146, 083.75 -21,000.00 88, 000. 00 73, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------- ------ $88, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------- --- 73, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------161, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------- $57,518.24 Less reimbursements collected-----------------------166. 57 57, 351. 67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-- --------------------- 103, 648. 33 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------- $105. 20 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------26, 681.49 26, 786. 69 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 76, 861. 64 22. BREAKWATERS AT NEW HAVEN, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 71 miles to the east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 218.) Existing project.-This provides for a harbor of refuge at the entrance to New Haven Harbor by constructing three riprap break- waters, the east 3,450 feet long, extending from Quixes Ledge to Southwest Ledge; the middle, 4,450 feet long, extending across Lud- ington Rock; and the west, about 4,200 feet long, extending north- westerly from a point 6,000 feet south 54 ° west from Ludington Rock; the cross section of these breakwaters to be 12 feet wide on top and 6 feet above mean high water, with outer slopes of 1 on 11/2 and inner slopes 1 on 1. The mean tidal range is 6 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is about 10 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1910, was $1,264,000. The latest (1915) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1- 9 128 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1879 East breakwater.....................-------------------------. Annual Report 1880, p. 450. Plans ap- proved by the Secretary of War Jan. 31, 1880. Sept. 19,1890 Location of the middle and west breakwaters _ Annual Report 1889, p. 678. Present dimensions of breakwaters approved by the Chief of Engineers, Apr. 21, 1910 (An- nual Report 1910, p. 124). For map, see H. Doc. No. 1159, 60th Cong., 2d sess. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1915 at a saving of $21,754 under the estimated cost. The breakwaters were damaged by the hurricane of 1938 and need repairs. The anchorage available exceeds 2,000 acres, of which over 500 acres are from 20 to 27 feet deep and the remainder 9 to 20 feet deep. The costs and expenditures have been $1,242,246.09 for new work and $40,253.91 for maintenance, a total of $1,282,500. Proposed operations.--No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, by contract, in repairs to the breakwaters. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --- --------------------- $1, 242, 246. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939....---------..------..----------40, 253. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --- ------ 1, 282, 500. 00 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 1, 282, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-..------------ , 282, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_ . ..... --_ Cost of maintenance..-------------- ..... .. _..___.....l .___. __. _ $181.61 $18,318. 39 --- -. ...- __' ... ...........- _ __ .. -_ . .......... .... Total expended................. ----------- Is, 500. 00 Allotted- ---..--... -.......... 18, 500. 00- ............. .........-- .............. ............. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 $25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23. MILFORD HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 8 miles west of New Haven Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 219.) RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 129 Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of June 23, 1874, June 18, 1878 June 14, 1880, and August 2, 1882. For further details, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1756, and Annual Report for 1938, page 129. Emisting project.-This provides for two riprap jetties 510 and 250 feet in length on the east and west sides, respectively, of the entrance to the river; a channel across the bar and through the lower harbor 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Merwin's wharf, a distance of about 3,000 feet; an anchorage basin of the same depth, of about 6 acres in area, on the east side of the channel; a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide, widened at bends and at the upper end, from Merwin's wharf to 400 feet above the town wharf, about 3,000 feet; and for an anchorage basin west of the channel inside of the entrance 2,000 feet long and 7.8 acres in area, 10 feet deep in the lower 600 feet and 8 feet deep above. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 6.2 feet, and the extreme range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 10 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $94,500, in- cluding $15,500 contributed by local interests, but exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 23,1874 East jetty at the mouth of the river-------.......- H. Ex. Doc. No. 107, 42d Cong., 3d sess. and Annual Report 1873, p. 1042. West jetty at the mouth of the river-.......... Authorized by Department of Oct. 16, 1879 Annual Report for 1879, p. 342. June 13, 1902 Entrance channel and anchorage basin east H. Doe. No. 280, 56th Cong., 1st sess. of it. Aug. 26, 1937 Anchorage west of the channel and present H. Doe. No. 77, 75th Cong., lstsess. (Con- project dimensions of the channel above tains latest published map.) Merwin's wharf. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, modified the project subject to the condition that local interests (a) contribute one-third the initial cost, but not to exceed $15,500; b) furnish assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide and maintain a suitable public landing; and (c) furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required. Under date of March 16, 1939, the Secretary of War accepted assurances of the town of Milford that the requirements would be fully met. Terminal facilities.-There are three bulkhead wharves near the entrance used in the oyster trade. The town wharf near the head of navigation is open to public use and the Connecticut State Shell Fish Commission operates a small wharf not open to the public. There are also several yacht landings. The facilities are ample for existing traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging for improvement began June 12, 1939, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the period approximately 62,070 cubic yards were removed from the 10-foot and 8-foot anchorages, nearly cornm- 130 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 pleting these features, and approximately 14,453 cubic yards from the 8-foot channel opposite the anchorage, all by the hydraulic proc- ess. The costs of this dredging were $13,357.42 for new work from regular funds. Costs of miscellaneous inspections and surveys pre- liminary to contract operations were $1,154.61 for new work and $127.59 for maintenance, a total of $1,282.20. The total costs from regular funds were $14,512.03 for new work and $127.59 for mainte- nance, a total of $14,639.62. The expenditures were $2,668.55 from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 41 percent completed. The jetties were completed in 1880 and the en- trance channel in 1905. The channel through the river has been dredged 6 feet deep to 500 feet above the town wharf. Two and one- half acres of the east-side anchorage have been dredged 10 feet deep and about 90 percent of the western anchorages have been completed. The head of navigation is 1 mile from the head of the bay. The jetties are in poor condition. The controlling depths at mean low water are 10 feet to Merwin's wharf, thence about 3 feet to the town wharf thence not over 2 feet to the head; in the eastern anchorage, 5 to 10 feet, and in the western anchorages 7 to 10 feet and 3 to 8 feet, respectively, all as determined in 1939. To complete the project re- quires the deepening of the channel above Merwin's wharf and the deepening of the anchorage west of the channel, and rock removal in the east anchorage not required at the present time. The costs from regular funds have been $38,129.36 for new work and $26,798.81 for maintenance, a total of $64,928.17. The total expenditures were $52,- 957.10 from regular funds. There were no expenditures from con- tributed funds. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $43,831.45, including $15,500 contributed by local interests, together with accounts receivable of $926.88, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------- $12, 897.95 New work: Dredging in channel under contract in progress, to be completed in October 1939----------- -------------------- 15, 192. 84 Balance available--_______-___________- ______--_______---11, 102. 64 Contributed funds in excess of requirements to be returned to local interests ------------ ---------------------------------- 5, 564. 90 Total----------------------------------------- 44, 758. 33 The sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, by contract, in repairs to the Long Jetty at the entrance to the harbor. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------$80, 469.80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -__-.-------------- - 29, 958. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-__.. _ 110, 428. 17 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ______-- ___----926.88 Gross total' costs to June 30, 1939__--__--________--__-__111, 355. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 12, 897. 95 Net total expenditures ---- ------ 98, 457. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------- 28, 331. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------- _ ---- - 126, 788. 55 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 131 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 $14,512.03 -------------- -------------- ............--------------.. Cost of new work----.........................-----............---....----- Cost ofmaintenance- ------------.. $17. 79 ------------.....---------------------------- 127.569 Total cost----------------- 17. 79 -----------....-------------------------- 14, 639. 62 Total expended------------------ 17.79 -------------------------------------- 2, 668. 5 Allotted_---------------------- 17.79 -------------- ....----------- 31,000 ... Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--- ----------------------- $31, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------------- 2, 668. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__----- 28, 331. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------------ $19. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 18, 136. 55 18, 155. 69 Balance available June 30, 1939__ 175. 76 -10,1--------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 __-- ------------------- _--- 926. 88 _ 11, 102. 64 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------------- -- 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, 1941, for maintenance 1_ - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 2, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Net total expenditures _ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------$15, 500. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939---------------------- 15, 500. 00 Fiscal year endlng June 30 1935 1936 1937 ]938 1939 Cost of new work _I _-------- Cost of maintenance - - ______ -------------- ----------------------------------- Total expended-....- ....---- .....---.. Contributed.......--------- ..-------------- ....--------------...--------------------------- 15, 500 Amount contributed __-_ _ ___---_ --- _--- -$15, 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- --------- ------------ 15, 500. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------------- 9, 935.10 Balance available June 30, 1939_--_ ----- ----------- 5, 564. 90 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MILFORD HARBOR, OONN. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------- ----------------- $80, 469. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_------ ------------ ___ 29, 958. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------- 110, 428. 17 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__-----.... ----------- ---- 926. 88 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-_ .......--------- ... 111,855. 05 132 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -_- ____---- ----- _ $12,897.95 Net total expenditures-__---- -- -------- --- 98, 457. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 43, 831. 45 Total amount appropriated and conltributed to June 30, 1939___ 142, 288. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work................--------------------........... --------------------------------------- $14, 512.03 Cost of maintenance..........-------------.. $17. 79 --- ....---------- --- .... ...-- ..--------- .....----------- 127. 659 Total cost .............. 79----------.........--------------...... 17. -------------- 14, 639. 62 Total expended-........-----.. 17. 79 - .--------------.----------------.. 2, 668. 55 Allotted and contributed..__.... 17. 79 _----------- ..........-------------- $31, 000 15, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $31, 000.00 Amount contributed.-.---------.--------_--- 15, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-__ ---------------- _- 46, 500. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------- -------------- 2, 668. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------- 43, 831.45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_----___----- $19. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- -------- 28, 071. 65 28, 090. 79 Balance available June 30, 1939--___ ------ _------- 15, 740. 66 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__---------------------------- 926. 88 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939___------ ---- 16, 667. 54 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, 1941, for maintenance --------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 24. HOUSATONIC RIVER, CONN. Location.-Rises in northwestern Massachusetts, flows southerly 130 miles through Massachusetts and Connecticut, and empties into Long Island Sound at Stratford, 5 miles east of Bridgeport Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 219.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 18 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide from the mouth to the lower end of Culvers Bar, about 5 miles, and thence 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Derby and Shelton, about 8 miles; a riprap breakwater at the mouth, consisting of an inner arm 3,250 feet long, 3 feet high above mean low water, top width 6 feet, side slopes 1 on 1, and an outer arm 2,500 feet long, 6 feet high above mean high water, top width 12 feet, outer slope 1 on 2, inner slope 1 on 1; riprap dike in the river below Stratford not to exceed 1,500 feet in length; and a riprap jetty 163 feet long at Sow and Pigs Rocks. The mean tidal range, exclusive of the winter season and freshets, is 6.4 feet at the mouth, 5.4 feet at Stratford, and 5.1 feet at Shelton; the extreme range due to combined effect of wind and other causes is about 11 feet at the mouth, diminishing toward the head. The spring freshets occasionally rise to a height of 18 feet or more above summer low water, but only average about 12 feet above that datum. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 133 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $810,000, of which $150,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $19,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1871 A jetty at Sow and Pigs Reef, and the present H. Doc. No. 95, 41st Cong., 3d sess., and project width of the channel across the outer Annual Report 1871, p. 781. bar. Aug. 11, 1888 Breakwater at the mouth and the present S. Doc. No. 103, 50th Cong., 1st sess., and project dimensions of the river channel Annual Report 1888, p. 554. above the lower end of Culvers Bar. _ The Stratford dike. _ _ ._- ___-. __ _.....Authorized by Department, project sub- mitted by the district engineer July 15, 1892. 1 July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions of channel up to H. Doc. No. 449, 70th Cong., 2d sess. Culvers Bar. 1 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, authorized the 18-foot channel up to Culvers Bar subject to the provision that no work shall be started until local interests have contributed $150,000 toward the cost of the work, and provided further, that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable bulkheaded areas for the deposit of dredged material, or in lieu thereof an additional $50,000 in cash. These conditions have not been complied with, but spoil areas have been secured and the provision of more than one-half of the necessary funds assured. Terminal facilities.-There are three wharves for commercial use at Stratford, one at Devon, and eight at Shelton and Derby. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 29 percent completed. The up-river channels were completed in 1893. The breakwater at the mouth is completed except that the outer arm has a top width of 8 feet and outer slope of 1 to 11/2 instead of the respective project dimension; the Stratford dike is 1,255 feet long, and the jetty at Sow and Pigs Rocks is completed. The dike and jetty are in fair condition. The breakwater was damaged by the hurricane of 1938 and needs repairs. The bar channels have been maintained to depths of 7 feet. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1939, was 71/ feet to Mill Bar, 6 feet to Drews Bar, and thence 5 feet to Shelton. To complete the project requires the enlargement of the outer arm of the breakwater to provide a top width of 12 feet and an outer slope of 1 on 2, which is not re- quired at this time, the extension of the Stratford dike not more than 245 feet, and the deepening and widening of the channel from the mouth up to the lower end of Culvers Bar. The costs and ex- penditures have been $234,364.92 for new work and $202,916.73 for maintenance, a total of $437,281.65. 134 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $21,000, to maintenance in dredging about 70,000 cubic yards of sand from the river bars, by contract, September to November 1939. The sum of $9,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, by contract, in repairs to the breakwater at the mouth of the river. Cost and financial summary Cost oDf new work to June 30, 1939_.___ ________.____ $234, 364. 92 Cost cof maintenance to June 30, 1939_ .----.-------------- - 202, 916. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 437, 281. 65 Net t otal expenditures___ _____--- --------------- 437, 281. 65 Unex]pended balance June 30, 1939 --_---__. --------.---.. 21, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 458,281. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work . ---- -- Cost of maintenance.......... . ----- ... . $30.20 . . ---.. --. $12,060. 41 ............ ... ........ $15,309. 39 . I-----. ........ ... ---------------- __--- Total expended..-------- ----- 216.64 12, 377. 11 15,022.89 Allotted ----.........-------------- 12, 416.40 15,000.00 ----------------------- $21, 000 ---..... Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_ ------------------------------- $21, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--_______------_------ 21, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 '_----------------------------------425, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 80, 1941 for maintenance 1 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9, 000. 00 1 In addition, $150,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 25. BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 57 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 220.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1871, and (for Black Rock Harbor) July 5, 1884. For further details see page 1756 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 133 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for- (1) Two riprap breakwaters, one about 3,190 feet long on the easterly side, and one 2,110 feet long on the westerly side of the entrance to the main harbor. (2) The construction and maintenance of shore protection on Fayerweather Island, including a seawall connecting the northerly and southerly portions of the island. (3) Main channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide, widened to within 75 feet of the harbor line opposite the City Lumber Co. terminal, from Long Island Sound to Stratford Avenue Bridge across the Poquonock River. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 135 (4) Three anchorage basins: One 25 feet deep and 29.4 acres in area, opposite the inner breakwater; one 18 feet deep and 36 acres in area, adjoining the main channel on the west above the inner breakwater; and one 12 feet deep, in two areas, aggregating 14 acres to the east of the main channel. (5) Poquonock River Channel, 18 feet deep and from 125 to 200 feet wide from the lower bridge to a point about 500 feet below the dam at Berkshire Avenue, about 1.1 miles. (6) Yellow Mill Channel, 18 feet deep and 150 to 200 feet wide from the 18-foot anchorage to a point about 370 feet from Crescent Avenue, about 1 mile. (7) Johnsons River Channel, 18 feet deep and 150 to 250 feet wide from the 25-foot anchorage to a point 600 feet below Hollisters Dam, about 1 mile. (8) Black Rock and Cedar Creek Channel, 18 feet deep and 100 to 200 feet wide from the 18-foot curve in Black Rock Harbor to the heads of both branches of Cedar Creek, about 2.4 miles. (9) Burr Creek Channel, 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from its junction with Cedar Creek Channel to the south side of Yacht Street extended, about one-quarter mile. All depths refer to mean low water, the mean tidal range being 6.4 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to wind and other causes, is 11 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $1,410,000, of which $39,000 is to be contributed by local interests, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1937) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $28,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 4,1836 Fayerweather Island sea wall. Mar. 3,1899 ......... Shore protection of Fayerweather Island-------- Annual Report, 1899, p. 1173. Mar. 2,1907 West breakwater and present project dimensions H. Does. Nos. 275 and 521, 59th Cong., of east breakwater. 2d sess. Mar. 2,1919 Present project depths of th6 18- and 12-foot an- H. Doe. No. 898, 63d Cong., 2d sess. chorage basins and of Burr Creek Channel. July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions of the 25-foot entrance H. Doc. No. 281, 71st Cong., 2d sess.l channel, the 25-foot anchorage, the channels through the Poquonock River, Yellow Mill Pond, Johnsons River, Black Rock Harbor, and Cedar Creek. Aug. 12, 1937 2 The present extent of Burr Creek Channel-....... Specified in act. Aug. 26,1937 The 25-foot channel through the main harbor, and H. Doc. No. 232, 75th Cong., 1st sess.l present project location and extent of the 18- and 12-foot anchorage basins. 1Contain latest published maps. 2Public, No. 276, 75th Cong. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, required as a condition precedent to work on the Johnsons River Channel that local interests contribute one-half ($39,000) of the esti- mated cost of that work. This condition has not been met. Pre- 136 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 liminary surveys and studies for the development of the contiguous territory have been made, but financial arrangements have not been completed. Terminal facilities.-There are 51 wharves and piers, including 1 modern deep-water public terminal on the main harbor. The total available berthing space is about 14,000 feet. While the existing wharves appear to be adequate for the present commerce, increased terminal and transfer facilities are desirable to serve the increased commerce to be expected by a rapidly growing municipality. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging for the improvement of Poquonock River Channel, in progress at the beginning of the year, was completed November 12, 1938. During the period 64,836 cubic yards o ordinary material and 303.4 cubic yards of boulders were removed, completing the 18-foot channel. The cost of this dredging was $28,284.21, all for new work. Contract dredging for the improvement of the inner main channel began November 8, 1938, and was completed June 3, 1939. A total of 940,879 cubic yards of material was removed at a cost of $152,321.07 for new work. Maintenance dredging in Yellow Mill Channel, by contract, removed 118,075 cubic yards between November 28, 1938, and March 21, 1939, restoring project dimensions. The cost of this dredging was $34,730.82 for maintenance. The costs of miscellaneous inspections, contingencies, and preliminary surveys in connection with contract dredging were $448.43 for new work and $1,391.39 for maintenance. The total costs were $181,053.71 for new work and $36,122.21 for maintenance, a total of $217,175.92. The total expendi- tures were $209,144.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 86 percent completed. The breakwaters were completed in 1908. The anchorage basins and channels are in fair condition. The break- waters at the entrance and the shore-protection works on Fayer- weather Island are in good condition, and the Fayerweather Island breakwater and sea wall need repairs. To complete the project re- quires the deepening of the channel in Johnsons River, and the rock removal in Yellow Mill and Black Rock Channels. The controlling depths at mean low water are main channel to the lower bridge, 25 feet, as determined in 1936 and 1939; Poquonock River, 18 feet to the head of the improved channel, as determined in 1938; Yellow Mill Channel, 18 feet to the head of the improved chan- nel, except for rocky shoal on east side near upper end, as determined in 1939; Johnsons IRiver, 12 feet to the first bend at the entrance to the river and thence 9 feet, reducing to 7 feet at the head of the channel, as determined in 1938; Black Rock Harbor (not full width), 18 feet; Cedar Creek, 18 feet to the head of the West Branch and nearly 18 feet to the head of the East Branch, as determined in 1937; Burr Creek, about 31/2 feet, as determined in 1937; anchorage basins, 20 to 26 feet, 13 to 18 feet and 4 to 12 feet, respectively. The costs have been $1,215,290.33 for new work and $378,757.67 for maintenance, a total of $1,594,048. The expenditures have been $1,585,502.52. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 137 Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $17,788.54, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------- -------------- $8, 545. 48 Reserved for settlement of claim----------------------------- 4, 822. 82 Balance available__----- ------ ----------- ------------------ 4, 420.24 Total --- ------------------------------------------ 17, 788. 54 The sum of $54,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging about 100,000 cubic yards from the 18-foot basin in the main harbor, by contract------------------------------- $28, 000 Repairs to breakwaters at entrance to main harbor, by contract, about 4,000 tons of stone required------------------------ 16, 000 Repairs to Fayerweather Island breakwater and sea wall, by contract, about 1,000 tons of stone required----- ------------- 10, 000 Total ---------------------------------------- 54, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $1, 593,739. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 390,706. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--- ------- 1, 984, 446.50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 8, 545. 48 Net total expenditures--- ----------------- -------- 1, 975, 901.02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---- ----- ------------------- 17, 788. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------1, 993, 689. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ___ Cost of new work__.. ............ __ ______ ....----------.---- ___ ....... $1,367.95 $181,053.71 Cost of maintenance . _______ $157. 77 $12,472.23 $63, 959.98 200.89 36, 122. 21 Total cost ---.........--------------... 157. 77 12, 472. 23 63, 959. 98 1, 568. 84 217, 175. 92 Total expended......-........... 78. 72 13, 580. 32 63, 002. 01 1,054.59 209,144. 69 Allotted--.----.-.----......-.29,871.07 53, 000.00 --- _--- 240, 777. 80 -19, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------$245, 933.23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 19, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for.....----------------------- 226, 933. 23 Gross amount expended----- ----------------- $209, 161. 49 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 16. 80 209,144. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------- ------------ 17, 788. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------- $19. 58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 13, 348. 72 18, 368. 30 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------------, 4, 420. 24 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project..----.....------------ ------------------ 120, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended -1 - - in -fiscal - - year - - ending - - June 30, 1941, for maintenance 54, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. s In addition, $39,000 to be contributed by local interests. 138 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 26. NORWALK HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 44 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 221.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872, June 3, 1896, and March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1757 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 137 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep from the outer harbor to the highway bridge at South Norwalk, about 31/8 miles, 200 feet wide to Dorlon Point, thence 150 feet wide to South Norwalk, and 250 feet wide along the South Norwalk wharves; an anchorage basin 10 feet deep and about 17 acres in area opposite Fitch Point; a channel 10 feet deep and generally 100 feet wide from South -Norwalk to the head of navigation at Norwalk, about 1.5 miles; and for the maintenance of the channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide along the east side of the harbor to the head of navigation at East Norwalk. The reference plane is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 6.8 feet. The maximum range due to the com- bined effect of wind and other causes is 12 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, was $284,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1919) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000 for the first 3 years and $4,000 thereafter. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 1143, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). For the latest published map see the project document. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of March 4, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for a channel 6 feet deep from the 10-foot anchorage to East Norwalk, 125 feet wide to the bend beyond Third Street and thence 150 feet wide to the head, a total distance of 2,900 feet; and for an irregular-shaped anchorage basin of about 7 acres, 6 feet deep, adjacent to the upper portion of the enlarged channel, all at an estimated first cost of $46,000, with annual maintenance of $1,000 in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 220, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. The total length of berthing space available is 4,000 feet. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1929 at a saving of $27,310 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water are: To Gregory Point, nearly 12 feet, as determined in 1939; and thence to Washington Street Bridge at South Norwalk, 12 feet; in the anchorage basin, 10 to 12 feet as determined in 1937; in the East Norwalk Channel, 7 feet nearly to the head as determined in 1938, and between South Norwalk and Norwalk, 10 feet to the basin and 4 to 10 feet in the basin, as determined in 1939. The head of navigation is at Norwalk. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 139 costs and expenditures have been $256,689.72 for new work and $163,598.61 for maintenance, a total of $420,288.33. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $39,378.58, to maintenance dredging in the channel between South Norwalk and Norwalk, by contract, September 1939 to January 1940, removing about 150,000 cubic yards. The sum of $26,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, by contract, in maintenance dredging in the entrance channel below Gregory Point. Cost and funancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $419, 206. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------...------------------ 229, 719. 05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_---- ____- 648, 925. 58 Net total expenditures --------- ------------------------- 648, 925. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 39, 378. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------- 688, 304. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----- ---- --- ... --. ... ... .. --- ---- ... ... ... ... ... .-.-.. ... ... ... ... ... Cost of maintenance------------- 43,350--------------27, 891.14 8, 030. 28------------ Total expended------------------.................. 43, 350 193. 13 27, 698. 01 8, 030. 28 Allotted------------------------- 350 62, 000. 00 -34, 000.00 8, 300. 00 39, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ----------------. -------- $378. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939--------------------------- 39, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---- -------- _----- 39, 378. 58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------- -------------- 39, 378. 58 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 30, 1941 for maintenance - - 26, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 27. STAMFORD HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, 36 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 221.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the acts of August 5, 1886, and July 13, 1892. For further details see page 1758 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 139 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for two detached breakwaters, one 1,200 feet long on the easterly side, and one 2,900 feet long on the westerly side of the channel at the entrance to the harbor; an entrance channel 18 feet deep, 200 feet wide to the upper end of the 18-foot anchorage, about 0.55 mile, and thence 15 feet deep to the junction of the branches, about 0.5 mile; a channel in the west branch 15 feet deep, 125 feet wide, and about three-fourths mile long, and a basin of the same depth at the head of the branch of such widths 140 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 as to exclude extensive rock excavation along the northeast side; a channel in the east branch 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide, with in- creased width at the turns, to a point 1,100 feet from the head of navigation, thence of the same depth and from 85 to 125 feet wide to the head of navigation, a total distance of about 1.5 miles; an anchorage basin 18 feet deep on the west side of the 18-foot entrance channel, 600 feet wide, and 1,000 to 1,900 feet long, and an anchorage area 8 feet deep east of the entrance channel north of buoy No. 6, about 17 acres. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being about 7.3 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 12 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is. $907,000, including a conditional contribution of $180,000, to be made by local interests, but exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,900. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1919 The East Branch Channel and the present project H. Doc. No. 1130, 63d Cong., 2d sess. width of the entrance channel. Aug. 30,1935 The 8-foot anchorage area, the present project Rivers and Harbors Committee Doo. depth of the upper portion of the entrance No. 8, 74th Cong., 1st sess. channel, and the present project dimensions of the West Branch Channel and basin. Aug. 26,1937 The breakwaters, the 18-foot anchorage basin, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. present project depth of the outer section of the No. 29, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- entrance channel, tains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-The conditions of local cooperation imposed by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, have been fully com- plied with. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, con- tained the provision that the 8-foot anchorage area shall be dredged only after local interests contribute one-half of the first cost thereof. This requirement has not been met, and no assurance has been re- ceived that it may be expected. The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, authorized the berakwaters, the 18-foot anchorage basin, and the 18-foot channel to the upper end of the basin, subject to the provisions that local interests either contribute one-third the entire costs of the proposed improvements or contribute one-third the cost less $50,000, and in addition provide the proposed 18-foot anchorage basin west of the entrance channel. The above requirements will be met. Plans are being formulated but the date when the requirements will be met cannot be definitely fixed at the present time. Terminal facilities.-The total length of berthing space available is 5,000 feet. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging and rock re- moval under contract for the improvement of the entrance and West RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 141 Branch Channel and West Branch Basin began April 29, 1939, and was :in progress at the close of the fiscal year. During the period 6,190 cubic yards of overburden and 269 cubic yards of ledge rock were removed and, in addition, 801 cubic yards of ledge drilled and blasted. The costs of these operations were $25,205.54 for new work. Between February 5 and March 2, 1939, the United States lighter Babcock removed 127.2 cubic yards of boulders from the East and West Branch Channels and the West Branch Basin at a cost of $8,040.30 for new work. Under a maintenance contract completed June 18, 1938, an adjustment of 1,520 cubic yards additional was made at a cost of $350.45 for maintenance. Costs for miscellaneous inspections and preliminary surveys connected with above operations were $1,476.18 for new work and $405.51 for maintenance, a total of $1,881.69. The total costs were $34,722.02 for new work and $755.96 for maintenance, a total of $35,477.98. The expenditures were $27,935.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 40 percent completed. The East Branch Channel has been completed except for a slight deficiency in width opposite Ludlow Street. Ex- cept for rocky shoal areas, the entrance and West Branch Channels have been dredged to 15 feet and most of the basin similarly deep- ened. The controlling depths at mean low water were in the East Branch, 12 feet; in the entrance channel and West Branch, to the basin, 13 feet (over isolated rocky shoals) ; in the basin, 15 feet except for rocky outcrops, all as determined in 1938; and in anchorages, 31/2 to 14 feet, as determined in 1934. To complete the project requires a slight widening (not essential to navigation) in the East Branch Channel opposite Ludlow Street, the construction of the breakwaters, the deepening of the outer end of the entrance channel, and the re- moval of rocky areas in the entrance channel, the West Branch Channel and Basin, and the dredging of the 18- and 8-foot anchor- ages. Costs have been $361,781.80 for new work and $136,356.38 for maintenance, a total of $498,138.18 and the total expenditures $486,551.19. Proposed operations. It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $408,422.80, together with $172,000 to be contributed by local interests, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------ ---------------------- $11, 586. 99 New work: Dredging and rock removal in West Branch Channel and Basin under contract in progress to be completed in September 1939--------------------------------------------- 55, 085. 75 Riprap breakwater off Shippan Point by contract, November 1939 to March 1941, 35,000 long tons--------------------105, 000. 00 Riprap breakwater north of Stamford Light, by contract, No- vember 1939 to September 1941------------------- 300, 000. 00 Balance available------------------------------------108,750. 06 Total----------------------------------------- ---- 580, 422. 80 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the completion of the rock removal will leave the chan- nels in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. 142 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- $496, 924. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------- __-__-- - 195, 776. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 692, 701. 02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 11, 586. 99~ Net total expenditures------------------------ ---- 681, 114. 03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---- --------------------- 408, 422. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 1, 089, 536. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work................ ..------ .........-------------- $81, 927. 22 $56, 717.62 $34, 722. 02 Cost of maintenance----............--------- 4, 9463-------------------------- 23, 041.37 755. 96 Total cost...--------------- 4, 594. 63 -------------- 81,927.22 79, 758. 99 35, 477. 98 Total expended--.........--------------- 8, 057. 01 -------------............ 69, 876. 53 87, 765. 52 27, 935. 15 Allotted--............-------------------- 3, 439. 00 ------------ 125, 000. 00 114, 000. 00 355, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____----__---_----------_----__ $81,357.95 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938__---------- $11, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939__----------------- 344, 000. 00 355, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------- ------ - 436, 357. 95 Gross amount expended________------------------ $29, 430. 91 Less reimbursements collected_ -- --------------- 1, 495.76 27, 935. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------ --------------- 408, 422. 80 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts____-- .------ __ __ --- 66, 672. 74 Balance available June 30, 1939_--- --- -- --- 1341, 750. 06 1 In addition, $180,000 to be contributed by local interests. 28. GREENWICH HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 30 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 222.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. For further details see Annual Report for 1917, page 198. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep, 130 feet wide through the outer harbor, about 0.8 mile, and 100 feet wide along the wharf front to a point 500 feet from the head of the harbor, nearly 0.5 mile. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 7.5 feet, and the extreme range due to the combined effect of wind and other causes 12 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1919, was $49,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,250. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 289, 63d Cong., 1st sess.). The project document contains the latest published map. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 143 Recommended modifications of project.--Under date of December 28, 1938, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a northerly extension of the existing 12-foot channel for a distance of 450 feet, with a width of 100 to 140 feet, and for anchorage areas west of the existing channel, 8 feet deep east and south of Grass Island and 6 feet deep north thereof, at an estimated total cost of $62,000 for new work, with $3,100 annually for maintenance in addition to the amount now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 125, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-The total length of berthing space available, exclusive of yacht landings, is about 1,300 feet. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1924 at a saving of $11,704 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth as determined in 1939 was 12 feet in center and 9 feet at edges through the outer harbor and thence 10 feet in center and 8 feet at edges to the head of the improved channel. The costs and expenditures have been $37,295.45 for new work and $30,263.39 for maintenance, a total of $67,558.84. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $43,500, to maintenance dredg- ing in the harbor channel, by contract, September 1939 to January 1940, removing about 130,000 cubic yards. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the completion of the above work will leave the channel in condition to meet the needs of existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939..-------.------ $54, 312. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 43, 169. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------_ 97, 482. 54 Net total expenditures _ ------------------------- 97, 482. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 43, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- - 140, 982. 54 Fiscal year ending June 3j0 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-__- ....---------------- ----------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance....------------------------ -------------- -------------- ---------------------------- Total expended.......---------- ---------------- ------------------------ ---------------------------- Allotted--.------------------.- ------------------------------ -------------- ------------ $43, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939.--------------------------------------- $43, 500 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------------- 43, 500 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1 10 144 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 29. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year amounted to $100,627.21; the expenditures were $96,745.28. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $78,044.55, together with accounts receivable of $152.53, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to pay- ment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $60,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 .......----------------. ---- . ..- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------.----------- $450, 387. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------. 450, 387.19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------ - -- 152. 53 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939___ -------------- _- 450, 539. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1989-------- _-----__ ----- 5, 418. 07 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 445, 121. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------- ---------- 78, 044. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_-- __--- -___ 523, 166. 20 Fiscal year endingYune 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 . --- -- . - Cost of new work.. .. ....---------------. ...-. . . Cost of maintenance------------- $33, 504. 29 $59, 136. 14 $58, 665. 12 $78, 707. 72 $100, 627. 21 ................ Total expended---------------- 33, 210. 61 45, 084. 27 71, 090. 51 78, 330. 82 96, 745. 28 Allotted- ..........-.......- 33,676. 27 84,000.00 16,654.69 119,299. 63 126, 570.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 _------------------------- $48, 219.83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938__-- --------- ___ $66, 570. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- tion Act approved June 28, 1939- --------------- 60,000.00 126, 570. 00 Amount to be accounted for-...-......-.. -__- -_- 174, 789.88 Gross amount expended ------------ _----- -- $106, 581.24 Less reimbursements collected--------- --- ------- 9, 835. 96 96, 745. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_-----..------------ . 7 18, 044. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------- ------ .---- 5, 499. 16 Balance available June 30, 1939- ------......... ---------.- 72, 545. 39 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939-... ...-.-- _-----........_-... 152. 53 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 --------- --- - 72, 697.92 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -------------------- _-----__ . 60, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 145 30. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of reportj For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1939 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Mainte- complete for- nance 1. Harbor of Refuge, Nantucket, Mass.' 21__..--- 1937 $502, 317. 00 $271, 648. 53 $66, 000 2. Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass.'_ -------------- 1937 82, 573.47 __- ..... ..... (3) 3. Warren River R. I.' ..----------------------- 1890 5, 000. 00 -_ (__.)__ (3) 4. W ickford Harbor, R. I. ................... . 1900 16, 300. 00 . ._ . (8) 5. Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I.1. - 1936 189, 036. 65 53,173. 03 370, 900 6. Pawcatuck River, R. I. and Conn.'l-------... . 1933 182, 835. 11 119, 553.93 64, 600 7. Mystic River, Conn.' ____________-_ - 1919 48, 125. 50 134. 50 2, 500 8. Connecticut River above Hartford, Conn.' 1932 116, 324. 81 14, 373. 54 * 1, 000, 000 9. Branford Harbor, Conn.l-----------------_ 1938 9, 537. 45 73, 559.49 (3) 10. Southport Harbor, Conn. 2 ___-____ - 1936 96, 633. 15 8, 931.91 (3) 11. Westport Harbor and Saugatuck River, Conn.l 1927 32,104.55 3, 360. 44 2, 800 12. Fivemile River Harbor, Conn. .........- ._ 1938 35, 490. 44 31, 311.43 10, 500 13. Hay (West) Harbor, N. Y.------------------ 1931 8, 401. 15 (3) 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Maintenance of breakwaters not urgent. 3 Completed. 4Awaiting local cooperation. Modification of conditions affecting lock and dam construction at Enfleld Rapids was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 30, 1935. 6 Under date of June 14, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing project be modified to provide for the construction of a lock, dam, and power plant at Enfield Rapids (H. Doc. No. 165, 76th Cong., 1stsess.). 6 Estimated cost'of project, $3,384,000; expenditures limited by law to $1,000,000. t In addition, $18,285 was expended from contributed funds, of which $1,785 was for work outside the approved project. 31. PLANT ALLOTMENT, PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939---------------------- ------ $2, 832. 83 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939....-----..----------------- 37, 486. 73 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----------------------- 34, 653. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_---------______ -- -__ 35, 981. 51 Net total expenditures__------------------------ -- -- 1, 327. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------------------ _ 87, 570. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--_------ --. 86, 242. 90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended ....-------------- $7, 196. 99 $6, 788. 11 $27, 250. 85 -$68, 368. 21 $25, 804. 65 Allotted----------- 10,769. 14 ............-.........------ 7, 173. 76 29, 000. 00 300. 00 39, Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------------------- $74, 075. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937 _-------- _ $28,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11., 1938 -___------ 11, 300. 00 -39, 300.00 Amount to be accounted for-_ -- ----------- ____-__ 113, 375. 16 Gross amount expended_ __--------------- - 467, 863.16 Less: Reimbursements collected---------- $441, 824.99 Receipts from sales ---------. .- - 233. 52 442, 058. 51 25, 804. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------ .......--------. 87, 570. 51 146 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------- ..------ $22,124.73 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__-------- 20, 520.11 $42, 644. 84 Balance available June 30, 1939 __-___-----________ 44, 925. 67 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------------37, 486. 73 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 ------- __ - 82, 412. 40 Status of all investigations for navigation called for, by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recoend Congress Bass River Harbor, Mass_._ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 18, 1938. Clinton Harbor, Conn.... River and Harbor Mar. 21, 1939 House, 240, 76th Favorable. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Connecticut River below .--- do -- _ - June 22,1939 House, 368, 76th Do. Hartford, Conn., and Cong., 1st sess. North Cove in Old Say- brook. Connecticut River between Rivers and Harbors Feb. 15,1939 House, 165, 76th Do. Hartford, Conn., and Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. Springfield and Holyoke, tion, Aug. 23, 1935. Mass. Greenwich Harbor, Conn... River and Harbor Jan. 19,1939 House, 125, 76th Do. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Guilford Harbor, Conn-..... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- .................... tion, Mar. 9, 1939. Hawks Nest Beach, Old River and Harbor Aug. 15,1939 Unfavorable. Lyme, Conn., study for Act, July 3, 1930. .................... beach erosion. Do ------------------ Act of Congress, June ------------------ -- Do. 26, 1936. .... .. do_._. Hyannis Harbor, Mass.._... Rivers and Harbors ...... ....--.-.......... Committee resolu- tion, July 18, 1939. Little Narragansett Bay Rivers and Harbors and Watch Hill Cove, Committee resolu- R. I. tion, Jan. 24, 1936. Menemsha Creek, Marthas River and Harbor June 22,1939 House, 365, 76th, Favorable. Vineyard, Mass. Act, June 20, 1938. Cong., 1st sess. Mianus River, Conn __..... River and Harbor .................... Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Nantucket Harbor, Mass.._ Commerce Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- resolution, Aug. 31, .................... 1938. New Bedford and Fair- Rivers and Harbors haven Harbor, Mass. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 11, 1938. New Haven Harbor, Conn__ Rivers, and Harbors May 31, 1939 House, 307, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, May 12, 1938. Niantic Harbor and River, River and Harbor Conn. Act, June 20, 1938. Norwalk Harbor, Conn ._-- Rivers and Harbors Mar. 15, 1939 House, 220, 76th Favorable. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Do---------------................ Commerce Committee ................... resolution, June 27, Jan. 11,.1939 1939. Padanaram Harbor, South River and Harbor Jan. 11, 1939 Unfavorable. Dartmouth, Mass. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Pollock Rip Shoals, Nan- Rivers and Harbors .. . . . . . --- -- -- tucket Sound, Mass. Committee resolu- tion, July 28, 1938. Providence Riyer and Har- Commerce Committee bor, R. I. resolution, June 6, 1939. .................... Sakonnet Harbor, R. I- ... Rivers and Harbors ............... Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 15, 1939. Salt Pond, Mass ._----- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Sept. 23, 1937. Taunton River, Mass .. Rivers and Harbors - Committee resolu- tion, May 15, 1939. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 147 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans-Recommenda- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. tion Congress . Rivers and Harbors June 22,1939 House, 367, 76th Thames River, Conn .....- Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Westcott Cove, Conn .-....River and Harbor ..---- ---------------- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Westport Harbor and Saug- Rivers and Harbors ...................... atuck River, Conn., en- Committee resolu- larging basin at Compo tion, Feb. 16, 1939. Beach. W oods Hole and Little Rivers and Harbors ......... ...... ........ Woods Hole Harbor, Committee resolu- Mass. tion, June 6, 1939. 32. CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT., N. H., MASS., AND CONN. Location.-The works covered by this project are a series of dams and reservoirs on tributaries of the Connecticut River in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, within a radius of 230 miles from Hartford, Conn., and dikes with appurtenant structures on the river bank at Hartford and East Hartford, Conn., Springfield, West Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, and Northampton, Mass. Existing project.-The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended by the act approved May 25, 1937 (Public, No. 111, 75th Cong.), authorized the construction of 10 reservoirs on tributaries of the Connecticut River in accordance with plans in House Docu- ment No. 412, Seventy-fourth Congress, second session, as the same may be revised upon further investigation of the 1936 flood; esti- mated construction cost, $10,028,900; estimated cost of lands and damages, $3,344,100. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, approved a gen- eral comprehensive plan for the control of floods and other purposes in the Connecticut River Valley, as set forth in House Document No. 455, Seventy-fifth Congress, second session, and authorized the sum of $11,524,000 for construction of local flood protection projects in the plan. Following are lists of the reservoirs and local protection works considered in the comprehensive plan: DAMS AND RESERVOIRS Total Total Name State estimated Name State estimated cost I cost East Haven- ..- _ Vermont- ......--- $1,473, 400 North Hartland ..-.Vermont ........$2,862, 000 do Lyndon Center---..... -------.. 1, 222, 500 Claremont ..-..... New Hampshire 4, 078, 000 Victory_______.____ __do- ....... 631, 000 North Springfield___ Vermont_ 1, 281, 200 ______ Harvey Lake_____........do ... 284, 100 Newfane _ do_ _ _ 4, 513, 500 Bethlehem Junc- New Hampshire 2, 684, 100 Surry Mountain_ _ New Hampshire 1,620, 100 tion. Lower Naukeag___ Massachusetts__ 429, 000 Groton Pond-...___ Vermont-...... 116, 000 Birch Hill a______....___. do ________ 3,005, 000 South Branch___- ....... do_.. .. __ 700, 000 Tully ..--------..----- _____do _____ . 573, 800 Union Village 2- do----- 2,376,000 Knightville2- ...-. - - _____do- ____ _ 2, 751,000 .....- _ .. do ..------- Gaysvillo____ 3, 450, 600 Ayers Brook ._____ __.. do.. ..... _ 733, 800 Total ____...... 36, 557, 100 ........ .____.. __do__- South Tunbridge-..... .... 1, 772, 000 1 Includes costs lands and damages. 2Details of theseofproject items are given in individual reports. 148 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local protection works Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Location construe- of cost and lands Location constru- lacost of tion cost damages ioncost damages Hartford, Conn---------.. $4, 395,000 $423, 000 Holyoke, Mass..--------- $1, 621,000 $147, 000 East Hartford, Conn..... 864, 000 226,,000 Northampton, Mass... 856, 000 63, 000 Springfield, Mass__ 940, 000 272, 000 West Springfield, Mass.. 1, 295, 000 21,000 Total...------------ 11,524, 000 1, 264, 000 Chicopee, Mass -----. 1, 553, 000 112, 000 Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Stream gaging, rainfall studies, foundation exploration, laboratory tests, and design in con- nection with reservoir sites were conducted during the year. The cost was $201,776.95. The expenditures were $297,617.25. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys and plans for the com- prehensive plan have been well advanced. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939 were $507,237.47. The expendi- tures were $599,922.41. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $113,077.59 together with accounts receivable of $63,827.14, to continue surveys, engineering studies, and design of flood-control dams and reservoirs included in the comprehensive plan. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 - ------------ --- $507, 237.47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--- --- --- - --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_---- --- - 507, 237. 47 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------------ -- 39, 794. 31 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-__---------- ------- 547, 031.78 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939- - _ _-------- ------ 63, 827. 14 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 610, 858. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939- --------------------- 10,936. 51 Net total expenditures------------ ------------------ 599, 922. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------- --- ___- 113, 077.59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ---- -_____-713, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work................_ ..................................... $305, 460. 52 $201, 776. 95 Cost of maintenance----------------------....----------------------..........----................-------------- Total expended..-.......----------------....... ... .. _. .... _302,305.16 297,617.25 Allotted . ..--------------..---------.---------------------------- 713,000.00 ............. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 149 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $410, 694. 84 Gross amount expended------------------------ $656, 607.33 Less: Reimbursements collected--------- $358, 981.83 Receipts from sales----------------- 8. 25 358, 990. 08 297, 617. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__------....--------- 113, 077. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $13, 396.26 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 4, 000. 00 17, 396. 26 Balance available June 30, 1939-----------------------95, 681. 33 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------- 827. 14 6-------------------3, Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939--------------159, 508. 47 33. UNION VILLAGE RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location.-The site of the proposed Union Villlage Dam is on the Ompompanoosuc River, about 4 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River, and one-quarter mile north of Union Village, Vt. The reservoir will extend upstream approximately 31/2 miles. Existing projects.-This project provides for the construction of a hydraulic-fill earth dam 1,100 feet long at the crest line, rising 170 feet above the stream bed, and providing a total storage capacity of 30,200 acre-feet. Provision will be made for future installation of penstocks for the development of hydroelectric power. The reser- voir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The estimated cost revised in 1939, is $2,108,000 for construction and $268,000 for lands and damages, including highway relocation, a total of $2,376,000 for new work. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $16,300, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Acts ap- proved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.--,Revision of plans and specifications to provide for future power development was initiated. Additional borings and field examinations were made. The cost was $14,073.28 for new work. The expenditures were $13,771.65. Condition at end of fiscal year.--Detailed plans were practically completed during the year. No operations were in progress at the end of the year. The total costs under the project were $14,073.28 for new work. The expenditures were $13,771.65. In addition $104,- 411.93 from funds allotted for development of the general comprehen- sive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin was applied to preliminary explorations, surveys, and design of the Union Village Reservoir. 150 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposedoperations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $586,228.35 as follows: Accounts payable_________ ___----------------__---- -- $301. 63 New work : Acquisition of land and right-of-way ---- ------------------ 132,000.00 Preparation of foundation, commencement of construction of out- let works to top of gate shaft, and some embankment and ex- cavation of spillway approach channel, under continuing con- tract, June 1939 to June 1940 ----------------------- 453,926,72 Total - -586, _-- 228. 35 The sum of $1,600,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in continuing construction of the dam and appurtenant works, under continuing contract, July 1940 to June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_---------- ------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --- $14, 073.28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------- - 14, 073. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939________________-- -__ _ 301.63 Net total expenditures---_ ------------- - - --- 13, 771. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -------------------- 586, 228. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 __-- __- -___ 600, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--- ----------------------------------------------------- $14, 073. 28 Cost of maintenance..--- Total expended----- _ -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- 13, 771. 65 Allotted_,_---- -------- -------------- ------------.............. 600, 000. 00 ..-------------- ........ ...-------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------------------------$600, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ___--__--_- ------- $13, 791. 93 Less reimbursements collected --- ----------------- 20. 28 13, 771. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 586, 228. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__-__-- - ______- $301. 63 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_---__ __--- __ 1,000. 00 1, 301. 63 Balance available June 30, 1939 .------------------- - 584, 926. 72 Balance available for fiscal year 1940-- ---------------- __ _ ------- 584, 926. 72 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--------------------- 1, 776, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work------------------------------1, 600, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 151 34. SURRY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location.--The site of the proposed Surry Mountain Dam is on the Ashuelot River, about 34.6 miles above its junction with the Connecti- cut River and 5 miles north of Keene, N. H. The reservoir will extend upstream about 3 miles. Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of a hydraulic-fill earth and rock dam 1,670 feet long at its crest, rising 85 feet above the stream bed, and providing a total storage capacity of 32,500 acre-feet. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordi- nated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The estimated cost, revised in 1939, is $1,295,000 for construction and $325,100 for lands and damages, including highway relocations, a total of $1,620,100 for new work. The estimated cost for annual main- tenance is $11,700, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Acts ap- proved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Field work covering additional borings and investigations were carried on in connection with the revision of the design of the dam. The plans and speci- fications were completed and the work advertised. Award of con- tract had not been made at the close of the year. The cost of new work was $14,642.98. The expenditures were $12,868.16. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Plans and specifications were completed. Bids are to be canvassed in July 1939. The total cost of new work was $14,642.98. The expenditures were $12,868.16. In addition $104,708.83 from funds allotted for development of the gen- eral comprehensive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin was applied to preliminary explorations, surveys and designs of the Surry Mountain Reservoir. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $1,057,131.84, as follows: Accounts payable------ ------------------------ $1, 774. 82 New work: Acquisition of lands and right-of-way---------------------__ 110, 000. 00 Commencement of construction of dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir, under continuing contract, June 1939 to June 1941-------------- 945, 357. 02 -------------------- Total----------------------------------------- 1,057,131. 84 The sum of $280,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in continuing construction of the dam and appurtenant works, under continuing contract, July 1940 to June 30, 1941. 152 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_----------------------- $14, 642. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ....---.---.-. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 14, 642. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_--------------------- 1, 774. 82 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 12,868.16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---- -------------------- , 057, 131. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939, __ -__ 1, 070, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..... .....-------------- .........--------------......--------------... ....---------------.... $14,642.98 Cost of maintenance....... --- - Total expended.---------------.----- ----------------------------------------- 12, 868. 16 Allotted ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1,070,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ----- __ -. $850,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 --------- 220, 000. 00 $1, 070, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_- ---.------------ 12, 887.13 Less reimbursements collected_---------------------18. 97 12, 868. 16 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------- 1, 057, 131. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --- __--------1, 774. 82 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------- 1, 055, 357. 02 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - of existing project - - - 550, 100. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- - - - June 30, 1941, for new work 1 __ __ - - - - - - - ____ 280, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 35. BIRCH HILL RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-The site of the proposed Birch Hill dam is on the Millers River, about 26.5 miles above its junction with the Connecti- cut River, and one-half mile northeast of South Royalston, Mass. The reservoir will extend up the Millers River about 61/2 miles and up the Otter River about 3 miles. Existing project.-This project provides for two rolled-fill earth dikes and a rolled-fill earth dam, with spillway to be excavated in rock on the side of a hill rising from the left bank of the river. The dam, approximately 700 feet long and 60 feet above the bed of the stream, will be located across Millers River. One dike, approxi- mately 130 feet long and 30 feet high, will close an abandoned rail- road cut. The other dike, approximately 940 feet long and 40 feet high, will close a gap between two hills about one-half mile southeast of the dam. These works will provide a storage capacity of approxi- mately 50,000 acre-feet. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecti- cut River Basin. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 153 The estimated cost, revised in 1939, is $900,000 for construction and $2,105,000 for lands and damages including highway and railroad relocations, a total of $3,005,000 for new work. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $12,000, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Acts ap- proved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Foundation explora- tions, surveys, and design studies were conducted during the year. The cost was $31,839.93 for new work. The expenditures were $29,998.28. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Foundationexplorations, surveys, and studies were in progress at the end of the year and are approxi- mately 85 percent complete. The cost of new work was $31,839.93. The expenditures were $29,998.28. In addition $11,039.82 from funds allotted for development of the general comprehensive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin was applied to preliminary explorations, surveys, and designs of the Birch Hill Reservoir. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $1,272,001.72, as follows: Accounts payable----------------------------------------- $1, 841. 65 New work: Acquisition of lands and rights-of-way-------------------- 200, 000.00 Preparation of foundation for dams and dikes; commence- ment of dike construction and excavation for outlet and spillway channels, under continuing contract, August 1939 to June 1940 ---------------------------------- 1, 070, 160. 07 Total----------------------- ----------------- - 1, 272, 001.72 The sum of $1,703,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in completing construction of the dam and appurtenant works, under continuing contract, July 1940 to June 30, 1941. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------.--------------------- $31, 839. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 39-------- 1,89. 93 31, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 1, 841.65 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 29, 998. 28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------, 272, 001. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------- 1. 302. 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935. 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------- ------------------------------------------------ $31, 839. 93 Cost of maintenance. Total expended __.------------ ........--------------------------------------- I_ . _ 29, 998. 28 Allotted.... -------------------...... -- ----------------------------------------- , 302,000. 00 154 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_------------ $350, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ 952, 000. 00 $1,302,000.00 Gross amount expended_---- --------------------------- - 29, 998. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------ 1--------1, 272, 001. 72 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------$1, 841.65 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-..--- --. 4, 000. 00 5, 841. 65 Balance available June 30, 1939----- ------------ _ 1, 266,160. 07 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- __ 1, 703, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - June 30, 1941, for new work 1___ _______ _____ _ 1,703, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 36. KNIGHTVILLE RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-The site of the proposed Knightville Dam is on the Westfield River, about 27.5 miles above its junction with the Con- necticut River and 4 miles north of the town of Huntington, Mass. The reservoir will extend up the Westfield River about 6 miles and up the Little River about 1 mile. Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of a hydraulic-fill earth dam, 1,600 feet long at the crest line, including 400 feet of spillway, rising 160 feet above the stream bed and pro- viding a total storage capacity of 39,300 acre-feet. Provision will be made for future installation of penstocks for the development of hydroelectric power. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Con- necticut River Basin. The estimated cost, revised in 1939, is $2,175,000 for construction and $576,000 for lands and damages including highway relocations, a total of $2,751,000 for new work. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $18,700, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Acts ap- proved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Design previously ap- proved was revised to provide for future power development. Plans and specifications were completed and work advertised. The cost was $21,484.79 for new work. The expenditures were $20,566.66. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Plans and specifications were com- pleted. Bids are to be canvassed in July 1939. The total cost of new work was $21,484.79. The expenditures were $20,566.66. In addi- tion, $105,798.28 from funds allotted for development of the general comprehensive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin was applied to preliminary explorations, surveys, and designs of the Knightville Reservoir. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 155 Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $1,279,433.34, as follows: Accounts payable --------- -------------------------- $918.13 New work: Acquisition of land and right-of-way---_-------------- 180, 000. 00 Preparation of the dam site, completion of construction of tun- nel, intake tower, bridge piers, retaining walls, and some embankment, by continuing contract, June 1939 to June 1940 ------------- -- ------- -1, 098, 515. 21 Total-_ ---------------------- --------- 1, 279, 433. 34 The sum of $1,050,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in continuing construction of the dam and appurtenant works, under continuing contract, July 1940 to June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------------ $21, 484. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ 21, 484. 79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939- ------------------------ 18. 13 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 20, 566. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------- --------------- 1, 279, 433.34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----------- 1, 300, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---- ---....... -.--------. ---- -- -----..... -------- -_ $21,484. 79 Cost of maintenance----- ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ----.............--------- Total expended--------...................----------------------- ---------------------------. 20,566.66 Allotted----------------------....................... ....--- ------------- -------------------------- 1, 300,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 $600, 000. 00 ...----------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_--- ...--- - 700, 000. 00 $1, 300, 000. 00 Gross amount expended.------------------------ 20, 665. 00 __--.-- Less reimbursements collected------ ------ 98. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-- -- - 1, 279, 433. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---..----------- $18, 374. 82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----.......... 1, 000. 00 19, 374. 82 .------- Balance available June 30, 1939----..-,--- ..-- 1, 260, 058.52 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 451, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work------------------------------- 1, 050, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 156 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 37. TULLY RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-The site of the proposed Tully Dam is on the Tully River, about 3.8 miles above its junction with the Millers River, and 1 mile north of Fryville, Mass. The reservoir will extend up the Tully River about 21/2 miles. Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of a rolled-fill earth dam, 1,050 feet long at its crest and rising 65 feet above the stream bed, providing a total storage capacity of 21,300 acre-feet. A spillway will be constructed on rock in a saddle located about 800 feet south of the left abutment of the dam. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The estimated cost is $423,000 for construction and $150,800 for lands and damages, including highway relocations, a total of $573,800 for new work. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $8,340, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Acts ap- proved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Design, surveys, geo- logical investigations, and tests of materials were in progress. There were no costs or expenditures from funds allotted for construction of this project. There were costs and expenditures amounting to $10,973.06 from funds allotted for development of the general com- prehensive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys, geological investigations, and tests of materials were 90 percent complete. Preliminary de- sign is 40 percent complete. The total costs and expenditures were $25,292.65 from funds allotted for development of the general com- prehensive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $310,000, as follows: New work : Acquisition of lands and rights-of-way---------------------- $20, 000 Clearing dam site; commencement of construction of tunnel and some embankment, under continuing contract, August 1939 to June 1940--------- ------ ---- ----------- 290, 000 Total---------- ----------------- ---------------- 310,000 The sum of $263,800 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in completing construction of the dam and appurtenant works, under continuing contract, July to November 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --------- -------- --- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- ----- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--...-------------------------$310, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------------- 310, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 157 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..--- ----- ---- Cost of maintenance..--------. . ---- --- --- ---------------------------------------- --- -- Total expended __ ---- ----- -- --- --- -- Allotted.........----------....-----------------.................................----------------------------------------- $310, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------- ------.------------ $310, 000 Net amount to be accounted for_-------_------------------_----- 310, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------------- 310, 000 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts.------------------------ 4, 000 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------306,000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1__--- -- - - - - ---- 263, 800 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June X30, 1941, for new work ------------------------------------ 263, 800 1 Exclusive of available funds. 38. LOWER NAUKEAG RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-The site of the proposed Lower Naukeag dam is on the Millers River, about 41.7 miles above its junction with the Connecti- cut River, and 1.5 miles north of North Ashburnham Station, Mass. The reservoir will extend up Millers River about 13/4 miles and up another branch, which includes Lower Naukeag Lake, about 2 miles. Existing project.-This project provides for two rolled-fill earth dikes and a rolled-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway section. The total length of the dam, including 180 feet of spillway section and 20 feet of outlet section, will be approximately 470 feet; the maximum height will be about 30 feet. The dike across the outlet of Lower Naukeag Lake will be about 800 feet long with a maximum height of 41 feet; that across the low ground south of the lake will, be about 4,800 feet long with a maximum height of 15 feet and an average of about 8.5 feet. These works will provide a storage capac- ity of approximately 5,400 acre-feet. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The estimated cost is $298,000 for construction and $131,000 for lands and damages including highway relocations, a total of $429,000 for new work. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $6,200, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Acts ap- proved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No operations were in progress. 158 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Conditionat end of fiscal year.-Preliminarysurvey of reservoir site is practically complete. The total costs and expenditures were $1,- 449.56 from funds allotted for development of the general comprehen- sive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $75,000, as follows: New work: Surveys, foundation explorations, engineering studies, and design, by hired labor, July 1939 to April 1940__________--------- $75, 000 The sum of $354,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in completing the dam and appurtenant works during the period July 1940 to June 30, 1941, under continuing contract. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------ --------------------- $75, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___-----------------___ 75, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- ..........----------- ---- Cost of maintenance ......................-------......... ...........---........... ..........---------- Total expended..-...-. Allotted---------------------... . ........------------- ------------ -------------.. ............---.........----------... $75, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ------------------------------------ $75, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------- --------------------- 75, 000 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _____-- ________------4, 000 Balance available June 30, 1939 .-- _--_----- ------------- 71, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 __--------------- 354, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work ----------- -- - --------------- 354, 000 1 Exclusive of available funds. 39. HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location.-Hartford, Conn., is located in Hartford County, on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 52 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This project provides for the raising and strengthening of existing dikes and the construction of new dikes, concrete flood walls, and pumping plants for the protection of the city. The proposed works will connect with the dike in the South Meadows section, constructed as a relief project under the sponsor- ship of the city of Hartford. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1939, was $4,395,000 exclusive of amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 159 The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Assurances covering the work north of Morgan Street and between Aviation Road and Wawarme Avenue were approved by the Secretary of War December 6, 1938. Rights-of-entry have been furnished for all con- struction undertaken to date. The estimated cost to local interests is $423,000. In addition, the sum of $540,000 was contributed by the city of Hartford to cover the increased cost occasioned by the con- struction of dikes in the North Meadows area to a grade 5 feet higher than that adopted for the authorized project. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to the North Meadows area. The construction consisted of the completion, by hired labor, of approximately 550 feet of earth dike near the Windsor-Hartford line, immediately west of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad; the diversion of Meadow Brook; the completion of an earth dike, except for the impervious blanket, from station 121 to 158; and the completion of cut-off trench and steel sheet pile cut-off wall from station 58 to station 159 + 63. A con- tract was awarded in June 1939 to construct an earth dike from Morgan Street northward to the hired-labor work described above, providing for the completion of the items not completed by hired labor. Contracts were also awarded in June 1939, for the construc- tion of a pumping plant at Meadow Brook, station 54+50. The hired labor operations included the placing of 360,958 cubic yards of pervious fill, the excavation and stock-piling of 660,000 cubic yards of river sand, placing of 158,800 square feet of steel sheet piling, the excavation of 27,992 cubic yards of earth for the diversion of Meadow Brook and the placing of 1,083 cubic yards of riprap in the diversion trench; total cost of the hired labor work was $162,232.80 from Public Works Administration funds and $484,772.57 from contributed funds. No work was done under the contracts during the fiscal year. Pre-- liminary expenses including dredging and stock-piling material were $17,252.14 from Public Works Administration funds and $25,907.53 from contributed funds. The total costs from Public Works Admin- istration funds were $179,484.94 and from contributed funds $510,- 680.10. The expenditures were $170,307.76 from Public Works Ad- ministration funds and $457,112.37 from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-A section of dike, 550 feet in length, at the Windsor-Hartford line is completed. The existing project is approximately 4 percent completed. The total costs were $179,484.94 for new work from Public Works Administration funds. In addition, costs of $510,680.10 apply to contributed funds. The expenditures were $170,307.76 from Public Works Administration funds and $457,112.37 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, including accounts receivable, amounting to $1,931,937.71, as follows: 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-11 160 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Accounts payable----------------------------- $68,102.75 New work : Completion of the construction of 16,000 feet of dikes north of Morgan St. initiated during the fiscal year 1939, under con- tract in force, period July 1939 to June 1940; completion of the North Meadows pumping station, under contracts in force, period July 1939 to February 1940; the initiation of construction and enlargement under contract, of approxi- mately 9,700 feet of dike between Morgan St. and a point 900 feet north of Aviation Rd., April 1940; enlargement, by hired labor, of approximately 900 feet of dike north of Avia- tion Rd., period August 1939 to June 1940; preparation of plans and specifications and commencement of construc- tion, under continuing contract, of the Park River pro- tection work --- ---------------------------------- 1, 834, 515. 09 Increasing height of dike 5 feet to the city of Hartford grade north of Morgan St., from contributed funds ----------__- 29, 319. 90 Total--------- ---- -------------- -------- 1, 931, 937. 71 The sum of $2,381,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for completion of the Park River protection work. Oost and flnancial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------- _____------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---------- $____________ $1,179,000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__ ___-__ 1, 179, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ....------......---- --.... . . --.... .. ...... . . ................ Cost of maintenance------------- -----------------------------------------------------.- -.. Total expended -----. .-------- - - - - - ..-- - - . - - - - - -.... Allotted----------- ------------------------------------------------------ $1, 179, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--_---------------------------- $1, 179, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__ __ - -_________ __- 1, 179, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ___- ___- ___ ____- 145, 756. 72 Balance available June 30, 1939_______________--__ 1,033, 243. 28 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----__-___--.......__ 179, 484. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_. .___ _______-_----- - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 179, 484. 94 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 1, 073. 58 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_ .___.____- __--___ 180, 558. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_ .... ______-_ -- ______.- 10, 250. 76 Net total expenditures ...... _______ _________ 170, 307. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______ _ _ 664, 692. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_---____ -_____ 835, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 161 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost f ne wor Cost of new work __....._____________. =.............$--- -------------- 179,484.94 Cost of maintenance___________ Total expended ___________-..... - ----------- 170, 307.76 Allotted----.. .-------------..................---------------------------------------------- 835,000.00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938----------------- ----------------- $835, 000.00 Gross amount expended_------__----------------- $189, 964. 53 Less reimbursements collected_---- ---------- 19, 656. 77 170, 307. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ---- __--- ___ ------ 664, 692.24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_11 $10, 250. 76 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 655, 515.06 665, 765. 82 Balance available June 30, 1939 ---------------------- -1, 073. 58 -------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1939___________- 1,073. 58 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SU\MMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------- __-- -- ------ $179, 484. 94 -__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 19------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 179, 484. 94 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- 1,073. 58 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-- __-------------- - 180, 558. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------------- 10, 250. 76 Net total expenditures------------ -------- ---------- 170, 307. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 1, 843, 692.24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__------------- 2, 014, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 . 1939 Cost ofnew work---.. ..--------------------------------------- ------------- $179, 484.94 Cost of maintenance .---------- -------------- ---------------------------------- -------- Total expended_ - ---------------- --- 170, 307.76 Allotted.....----.... -------------- --------------------------- __ ..-------------- 2,014, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939------ $1, 179, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administra- tion Act of June 21, 1938 ____---- 835, 000. 00 ------- $2,014,000.00 Gross amount expended _.________--_-- ___ - 189, 964. 53 Less reimbursements collected----- ---- - 19, 656. 77 170, 307. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_______--- __ 1, 843, 692. 24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ----- - - 10, 250. 76 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 801, 271. 78 811, 522. 54 Balance available June 30, 1939,---...------. _ 1, 032, 169. 70 162 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- $1, 073. 58 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------9 1, 033, 243. 28 Amount (estimated) -required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 2, 381, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1--_--- ___________-______ 2, 381, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $510, 680. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 .........-- 510, 680. 10 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 4, 284. 26 Gross total-costs to June 30, 1939____--------------- 514, 964. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------------- __-_ 57, 851. 99 Net total expenditures___----- ------------------- 457, 112. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_____________---- 82, 887. 63 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939___--_____ 540, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .---.....------- -----------------------------------------.$510,680.10 Cost of maintenance- .. ------------- -------- ------ ------------- Total expended .... .. .---------------- ----------------------....---------... ...--------- 457,112. 37 Contributed --------------------....-------------- ...-------------- ---------------------------... 540, 000.00 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937__-- __ $540, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_______----------------- $471, 271. 51 Less reimbursements collected-________--------- 14, 159. 14 457, 112. 37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 82, 887. 63 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-----_ --- $34, 309. 84 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 52,862. 05 87, 171. 89 Balance available June 30, 1939__------- ------- _- __- -4, 284. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---- 4, 284. 26 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR HARTFORD CONN. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--- __-- _ 90, 165. 04 6___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939.______________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------- - 690, 165. 04 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-- -__----_________ __ 5, 357. 84 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_ 695, 522. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 68,102. 75 Net total expenditures_____- _______ -____________ 627, 420.13 .....-- - Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-- --- - - 1, 926, 579. 87 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939. 2, 554, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I. DISTRICT 163 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------------- --------------..... -------------------------.... .. $690,165. 04 Cost of maintenance .. Total expended-------------------- --------------.-------------------------- 627, 420.13 Allotted and contributed------..........................----------------------------............-------------2, 554, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Appropriation Act approved June 21, 1938------------------------------- $835, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriaion Act approved June 28, 1939 179, 0000. 00 1--,---------------------------- Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19', 1937-------- 540, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------- 2, 554, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------- $661,236. 04 Less reimbursements collected ---------------- 33,, 815. 91 627, 420. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1989--------------------- , 926, 579. 87 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --- __________ $44, 560. 60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- --------- 854, 133. 83 898, 694. 43 Balance available June 30, 1939_--__-__ __-______ 1, 027, 885. 44 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_ 5_____--___-.. 5, 357. 84 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---- __--- 1, 033, 243.28 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - _ of existing project -- ------------------ 2, 381, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for new work 1----- 2, 381, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 40. EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location.-East Hartford, Conn., is located in Hartford County on the east bank of the Connecticut River, 52 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of dikes, concrete flood walls, and pumping plants for the protection of the town. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1939, was $864,000, exclusive of amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Recommended modifications of project.--Under date of January 11, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing project be modified to provide for realinement of the north arm of the dike to include the meadow lands and developed area immediately north of the authorized project area, at an estimated increased cost to the United States of $249,000 over the estimated cost of the authorized project, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (S. Doc. No. 32, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local co'operation.-See page 7 for requirements. Assurances were approved by the Secretary of War January 5, 1939. Rights-of- entry have been furnished, free of cost to the United States, for all construction undertaken to date. The estimated cost to local inter- 164 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 ests is $226,000. In addition to the above, the town of East Hartford contributed $5,400 for the construction of interconnecting certain sewer lines. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A section of earth dike, 400 feet in length, lying immediately north of Memorial Bridge was completed by hired labor; 2,710 cubic yards of earth were placed, 208 cubic yards of riprap were laid and gravel toe drains were con- structed. In addition, the area for the proposed dike lying between the above-described job and the New Haven Railroad, 2,500 linear feet, was cleared and stripped; eight acres were cleared and 2,976 cubic yards of earth excavated. A contract was awarded June 9, 1939, for the construction of approximately 6,300 linear feet of earth dike and 500 feet of concrete wall extending along the Connecticut River southwards from the New Haven. Railroad bridge and exclu- sive of the section constructed by hired labor. No work was done by the contractor, however, during the fiscal year. Total costs were $56,914.57 for new work, and the total expenditures were $46,932.04 all from Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Four hundred feet of earth dike are completed. The existing project is approximately 7 percent completed. Total costs have been $56,914.57 for new work, and the expenditures have been $46,932.04 all from Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $738,467.96, as follows: Accounts payable_ --- __-----___ $9, 982. 53 New work: Completion of construction of 7,200 feet of earth dike and concrete wall along the Connecticut River south from the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway bridge under contract in force, period June 1939 to July 1940; completion of construction of 3,200 feet of earth dike and concrete wall along the north bank of the Hockanum River by hired labor, period August 1939 to June 1940-------- ------------------------------------ 728, 485.43 Total --------------------------------------- 738, 467. 96 The sum of $84,000 of regular funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, for construction by contract of approxi- mately 700 feet of dike along the Hockanum River. Cost and flnancial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------____ $400, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ___________ 400, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-........._ ............. ,-.......... I.........-........ I.... ........ Cost of maintenance --------------- - -- .--------- -------------- -------------------------- Total expended ...------------------------------ 0. Allotted....----...... ... $400,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I. DISTRICT 165 Amount alloted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_--------------------- ----------- $400, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 400, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_-------------------- 47, 187. 98 Balance available June 30, 1939 ----------------- 352, 812. 02 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 -___--- --- -- -84, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1___---___ ---- _ 84, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. PUBLIC-WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---- -------------------- $56, 914. 57 'Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------56, 914. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------- -__9, 982. 53 Net total expenditures. -------------------------------- 46, 932. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 _______---------__ - __ 333, 067. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -- __--- - __ 380, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---- -------------- ----------- -------------- -------------- $56, 914. 57 Cost of maintenance .............. ----------- - -----------.. .----- ------ -- ..-------------- Total expended--------------------..................- -------------- ------------- -------------- ... 46, 932. 04 Allotted-----.........----........---....------------------------ -------------- .......-------------- 380, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938----------- ---------------------------------- $380, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ---------------- ____ $47, 089. 29 Less reimbursements collected ---------- -- __--- 157. 25 46, 932. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------__ 333, 067. 96 'Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --------------- $9, 982. 53 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 323, 085. 43 333, 067. 96 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__------------------------- $56, 914. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_- --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- 56, 914. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------- 9, 982. 53 Net total expenditures__-------------------------------- 46, 932. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------- ----------------- 733, 067. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 . 780, 000.00 .------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1.936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---.... -------..... -------- -------------................................. $56, 914. 57 -------- Cost of maintenance-........ --. - - - - -............... ...... . Total expended _-............................ ......................................... 46, 932. 04 .Allotted .. ............... . ....... ............................. .............. 780, 000. 00 166 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_ _------. $400, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938----------------8---__- - 380, 000. 00 $780,000.00 Gross amount expended ________ ____ _______ 47, 089. 29 Less reimbursements collected_________--- - -___- 157. 25 46, 932. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939______-------- --- - - 733, 067. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 , 982.53 9----------___ Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------370, 273. 41 380, 255. 94 Balance available June 30, 1939 ____--------------- __ 352, 812. 02 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------- 84, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work ------------------------- 84, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ ---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939.. .__ __------ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____----- ---------------- -5, 400. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939---------____ 5, 400. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cust of new work .. .... .... . ........ .... ............... Cost of maintenance---- -- -----............. ......--- .......---. ............-- .. - .... I Total expended-.---. . -..---.------ - - -- .. --... ---- ...- Contributed-------- ------------------------------------------------------- $5,400.00 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937--- __-- $5, 400. 00 Unobliged balance available June 30, 1939 ----------------- - 5, 400. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR EAST HARTFORD, CONN. uost or new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------- $56, 914. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__----------- 56, 914. 57 Ivet total cost to June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 56, 914. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-- ----- ----------- 9, 982. 53 Net total expenditures- ------------------------------- 46, 932.04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- ----- - _------ 738, 467. 96 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939_ 785, 400. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_ - -..- -. ...... ---.. ----------- - --- ------------- $56, 914. 57 Cost of maintenance ... -- ____ I-------------- I-------------- ---I ------ --- - ------------ Total expended _.. __ -- -- ---- --------- --- ------ 46,932. 04 Allotted and contributed . ./ ..... 785, 7... 400. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 167 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Appropriation Act approved June 21, 1938__--- $380, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- 400, 000. 00 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937--------------------------------------- 5, 400.00 $785, 400.00 Gross amount expended_------------------------ 47, 089. 29 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 157. 25 46, 932. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------738, 467. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------$9, 982. 53 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 370, 273. 41 380, 255. 94 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------ ---- 358, 212.02 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------- -------------------------------- 84, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work ------------- --------- ----- 84, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 41. SPRINGFIELD, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-Springfield, Mass., is located in Hampden County, on the east bank of the Connecticut River, 76 miles above the mouth. Existing project.--This project provides for the enlargement of existing dikes and the construction of new dikes, concrete flood walls, a pressure conduit for Mill River flow, and drainage provisions to protect the city. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1939, was $940,000, exclusive of amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Assurances cov- ering the dike between North End Bridge and the Chicopee town line were approved by the Secretary of War, February 6, 1939. Assur- ances covering the proposed dike between Elm Street and South End Bridge, including the Mill River improvement, dated April 21, 1939, have been received for approval. Rights-of-way have been furnished, free of cost to the United States, for the North End Bridge to Chicopee dike, which covers all construction undertaken to date. The estimated cost to local interests is $272,000. Operations and results during fiscal year.--A section of earth dike 430 feet long, lying immediately north of the North End Bridge, was completed by hired labor; 2,403 cubic yards of earth was placed and toe drains were constructed. A contract was awarded in March 1939 for the construction of approximately 5,710 linear feet of con- crete flood wall and 60 linear feet of earth dike, extending from the hired-labor job described above to the Springfield-Chicopee town line; this contract was 29 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. A second contract was awarded in June 1939 for the con- struction of approximately 2,535 linear feet of concrete flood wall extending from the Springfield-Chicopee town line to high ground in Chicopee. No work was done by the contractor during the fiscal 168 REPORTS OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 year. A third contract was awarded in June 1939 for the construc- tion of approximately 4,678 linear feet of concrete flood wall, 333 linear feet of earth dike, and five stop-log structures in the area lying south of the Memorial Bridge. No work was done by the contractor during the fiscal year. The costs were $125,334.99 and the total expenditures were $62,- 887.01, all from Public Works Administration funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-A 430-foot section of earth dike north of North End Bridge is complete. The existing project is approximately 20 percent completed. The total costs have been $125,334.99 for new work and the expenditures have been $62,887.01, all from Public Works Administration funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed .to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $877,112.99 as follows: Accounts payable----. --------- --- ------------- $62, 447.98 New work: Completion of the construction initiated during fiscal year 1939, of about 8,500 feet of dike north of North End Bridge and 5;011 feet of dike south of Memorial Bridge, under contracts in force, period April 1989 to March 1940, and completion of con- struction of the Mill River conduit, under contract, period Feb- ruary to June 30, 1940_ ____ ______-__---_ _ 814, 665. 01 Total------ --------------------------------- 877, 112. 99 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939.. .---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ ___ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ----------------- $585, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------------- 585, 000. 0t0 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ................. . . . . . - . . .-- -- ------- Cost of maintenance-.... . . . . .. . . . . .. -- - . . . ..----...---.. - ---- -- ---------- Total expended ........ Allotted ---------------------..................... ------------------ -------------- -------------- $585, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939---------- ------------------------ $585, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------------- 26, 525. 15 Balance available June 30, 1939_---------____---____ 558, 474. 85 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-_____________-__________ $125, 334. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939........--- . ---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--__________ 125, 334. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------_ 62, 447. 98 Net total expenditures__- ---------------- 62, 887. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------- - 292, 112. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----------- 355, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 169 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work --------- - .... --------------- .--..--------- _------ ..-------------- $125, 334.99 C ost of m aintenance .-.. . .. .. I -- -- -- - .............- ,- . . . . . . . . . . . . ---- Total expended 62, 887. 01 Allotted .. . -------------- ----------- ..----------- . -------------- -------------- 355,000.00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938---- ---------------------------------------- $355, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_-- -- __- 922. 75 -_______$68, Less reimbursements collected --------- ______- 6, 035. 74 62, 887. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__---------------------- 292, 112. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_________________ $4, 482. 44 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___________ 287, 630. 55 292, 112. 99 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SPRINGFIFLD, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- -- ------------------ $125, 334.99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939.----- .....-- -----...... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 25, 334. 99 1----------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1.939----------- 2, 447. 98 6------------- Net total expenditures--___ ------------ ---------- 62,887.01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_--______-__-_-____-___-_ 877, 112.99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ---------- -- 940, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -.. Cost of maintenance - - - - ------------- - --- ------------- - -------------- - - - --- - ---- ---------- - - ------- -- $125, 334 99 Total expended---------- -----.-------- ---------- --------- ------------.. 62, 887.01 Allotted------------------------------------------------------- 940,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------------ $585, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938--- --------------- 355, 000. 00 $940, 000. 00 Gross amount expended --- __--- _____---_68, 922. 75 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 6, 035. 74 62, 887. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ----- 877, 112. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----- ------- $4,482.44 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 314,155. 70 318, 6838. 14 Balance available June 30, 1939__--- --- _____-__-_ 558, 474. 85 42. WEST SPRINGFIELD, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-West Springfield, Mass., is located in Hampden County on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 77 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This project provides for the enlargement of existing dikes, construction of new dikes, concrete flood walls, and a pumping plant for the protection of the town. 170 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1939, was $1,295,000 exclusive of amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Assurances cov- ering the work north of North End Bridge and north of Agawam Bridge were approved by the Secretary of War February 28 and 20, 1939, respectively. Rights-of-way have been furnished free of cost to the United States for all construction undertaken to date. The estimated cost to local interests is $21,000. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The existing work be- tween North End Bridge and Harrison Place was reconstructed by hired labor. The improvements effected consisted of the extension of flood wall to replace subsided dike, the construction of sheet pile cut- off, and the protection of river bank by riprap. Work included the placing of 380 cubic yards of concrete, 6,700 square feet of steel sheet piling, and 11,650 cubic yards of riprap. The enlargement of ap- proximately 3,200 linear feet of existing earth dike and the con- struction of approximately 600 linear feet of concrete wall along the Westfield River north of Agawam Bridge were performed by hired labor. Work included placing of 68,500 cubic yards of embankment, 9,400 square feet of steel sheet piling, 796 cubic yards of concrete, and 9,500 cubic yards of riprap. A contract was awarded in June 1939 for the enlargement of approximately 3,200 linear feet of earth dike, along the Connecticut and Westfield Rivers, south of Memorial Bridge, with exposed sections to be protected by riprap; work under the contract was approximately 6 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The costs were $179,188.19 for new work, and the expenditures were $138,325.82, all from Public Works Administration funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The dike on Connecticut River north of North End Bri'dge and 3,800 linear feet of dike and wall along the Westfield River north of Agawam Bridge are completed. The existing project is approximately 22 percent completed. The total costs have been $179,188.19 for new work, and the expenditures were $138,325.82, all from Public Works Administration funds. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $443,776.54, including ac- counts receivable, as follows: Accounts payable --------------------- _ _-----$44, 964. 73 New work: Commencement of construction of 6,100 feet of earth dike along the Connecticut River between the North End and Memorial Bridges in West Springfield, under contract, period August 1939 to June 1940; commencement of construction of 2,500 feet of dike along the Westfield River, under continuing contract, period April 1940 to June 1940; continuation of the construction of an earth dike from the Memorial Bridge south for about 3,000 feet, under contract, period July 1939 to December 1939----------------- 398, 811. 81 Total------- ----------------------------------- 443, 776. 54 The sum of $717,000 regular funds can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1941 for completion of the dike work along the Westfield River, a distance of 2,500 feet; foundation treatment of 6,000 feet of dike along the Westfield River, and a pumping station. RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 171 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------- --------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_--__-- __ ---------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- $333,000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 333, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 -- Cost of new work--..- ------------------------------- ------ -------------- -------------- Cost ofmaintenance ..------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- Total expended..---------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------- Allotted ----- ------------ ----------------------------- $333,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_--__ --------------------------- $333, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1940------ ---------- 333, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--------------------------------------- 717, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June --- --- ---- --- ---- --- ---- ---- --- ---- -- 30, 1941, for new work 1 717, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 199 ------------------- $179, 188. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- _ 179, 188. 19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ------ -- -------- 4,102. 36 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_---- -------------- 183, 290. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------- ________ ___ 44, 964. 73 Net total expenditures______------------------ 138, 325. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- ------- -- ___ --- ___ 106, 674. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 __-------___- 245, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work. ------------- -------- --- -------------- $179,188. 19 Cost of maintenance .. Total cost ..----- ---------------------- . --------- ........ 179,188. 19 Total expended---- ------------- - ---------------.. .... 138,325.82 Allotted--.......----------- ---------- ....... -----------....... 245,000.00 --. -........---...-.....--------------..... Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938-------------- -- ------------------------- $245, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-----------________________ $142, 788. 951 Less reimbursements collected__----------------- - 4,463. 13 138, 325. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-....... -_- _ - 106, 674. 18 172 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $40, 045. 13 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts..----------- 31, 947. 98 $71, 993. 11 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 34, 681. 07 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 4, 102. 36 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------ 38, 783. 43 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __-- --- ----- - - $179, 188. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 193.9------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----179, 188.19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------------------- 4, 102. 36 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939------- ------- _ 183, 290. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 44,964. 73 Net total expenditures-----------------------------138, 325.82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------ ----- 439, 674. 18 - Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---____-_____ 578, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----.............--------------------------..............-----------...............---------------- $179, 188. 19 Cost ofmaintenance -- ------ -- ---------- - ------------------------- Total expended-------------- ............ -- 138, 325. 82 Allotted ------------------...................--------........--------------------------. 000. 00 5------------ 578, Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 - ______--- $333, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938-- __--------- ----- 245, 000. 00 $578, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------- 142, 788. 95 Less reimbursements collected------------- --------- 4, 463. 13 138, 325. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__---__------ 439, 674. 18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------___-- $40, 045. 13 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _____- - _ 31, 947. 98 71, 993. 11 Balance available June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 367, 681. 07 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 4, 102. 36 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------- 371, 783. 43 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------- ---------------- 717, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work ------------------- --------- ----- 717, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 43. CHICOPEE, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-Chicopee, Mass., is located in Hampden County on the east bank of the Connecticut River, 82 'miles above the mouth. RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 173 Existing project.-This project provides for the raising and relo- cation of existing dikes, and the construction of new dikes, concrete flood walls, and pumping plants for the protection of the city. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1939, was $1,553,000, exclusive of amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Assurances were approved by the Secretary of War November 10, 1938. Rights of entry have been furnished, free of cost to the United States, for all construction undertaken to date. Rights-of-way covering the dike from Paderewski Street northward 4,500 feet were approved March 13, 1939. Rights-of-way for the remaining sections of the dike be- tween Leslie Street and its southern terminus near the Boston & Maine Railroad have been received for approval. The estimated cost to local interests is $112,000. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Approximately 4,500 linear feet of earth dike along the Connecticut River north of Paderew- ski Street was constructed by hired labor; work included 56,000 cubic yards of embankment, construction of toe drains, and the demolition of an abandoned dam at the Chicopee River. A contract was awarded in March 1939 for the construction of approximately 15,500 linear feet of earth dike along the Connecticut and Chicopee Rivers from a point about 500 feet north of St. Louis Street to high ground about 400 feet east of the Boston & Maine Railroad on the north bank of the Chicopee River; work under the contract was approximately 32 percent com- plete at the end of the fiscal year. Total costs were $160,844.77 for new work. The expenditures were $95,286.94, all from Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-A section of earth dike 4,500 feet long, lying north of Paderewski Street, is completed. The existing project is approximately 11 percent completed. The total costs have been $160,844.77 for new work and the expenditures have been $95,286.94, all from Public Works funds. Proposedoperations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, including accounts receivable, amounting to $1,348,514.50, as follows: Accounts payable-------------------------------------- $76, 268. 33 New work: Continuation of the construction of the dike north of the Chicopee River, under contract, period July 1939 to November 1939; construction of dike south of Chicopee River and west of railroad, by hired labor, period August 1939 to June 1940; con- struction of dike along south bank of Chicopee River east of the railroad, under contract, period May 1940 to June 1940; construc- tion of dikes in Willimansett area, under contract, period Feb- ruary 1940 to June 1940; construction of 5 pumping stations, under continuing contract, to start about June 1940 _ 1, 272, 246. 17 ..----------- Total ------------- -------------------- -------- 1, 348, 514. 50 The sum of $116,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for completion of the pumping plants. 174 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_____------.. ---------- ------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939.. . ---------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ ----- $1, 228, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 , 228, 000. 00 1------------ Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--..--- ------------------- ---------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance------ --- -------------- --------------------------------------------------- Total expended-.....---....--------.........--- ---------------- ---------------------------- Allotted-.......- .--------.. ...-------- -------------- -------------- -------------- $1, 228, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------- $1,228, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ---- -- _ 86, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------1, 142, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1940_______-- --- -__-__- 1, 142, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 116, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ---------- __----_ $160, 844. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------- 160, 844. 77 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939___--------------------- 3, 909. 06 Net total cost to June 30, 1939---- -------------------- 164, 753. 83 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ 6, 801. 44 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939---------------------- 171, 555. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------__--... --. -- 76, 268. 33 Net total expenditures_ .____- _____-________ _- 95, 286. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--____ -199, _____---------- 713. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 __________ 295, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work. ... ______...___ ___---------------- $160, 844. 7T Cost of maintenance..----------------- Total expended-------......... _ ------------ _... .. . - -------------- ---- ------------- -- 95, 286. 94 Allotted----.... .......---------------------------- 295, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938---- ---------------------------------------- $295, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_ ________-___-- - -___$104, 419. 80 Less reimbursements collected- -- --- ___ -- 9, 132. 86 95, 286. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----_ - _ -- 199, 713. 06 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 175 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------- $16, 383. 58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 92, 657.24 $109, 040. 82 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------- 90, 672. 24 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_.....-----------....------------ 6, 801.44 Balance available for fiscal year 1940----- ----- - 97, 473. 68 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CHICOPEE, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ ---- ___- - -__ _-$160, 844. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ._____-__ 160, 844. 77 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939---------------------------- 3, 909. 06 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 164, 753. 83 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 801. 44 6---------------6__, Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_---- ____---------__ 171, 555. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_ _--- ________ __--------- 76, 268. 33 Net total expenditures___-------------_--_--__ 95, 286. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 1, 427, 713.06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_--......... 1, 523, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 I - 1-i --- -- I -- Cost of new work .......---------------. ------------------------------------------ $160, 844. 77 Cost of maintenance..-------- ----- Total expended-- ...........---- ---------- --. ------------------------------------- 95, 286.94 Allotted-- ....-------............----------------------------------------------- 1,523, 000 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939------- $1, 228, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administra- tion Act of June 21, 1938--------------------- 295, 000. 00 1 $1, 523, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------ 1, 523, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 86, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 1, 437, 000. 00 Gross amount expended--------------------- $104, 419. 80 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 9, 132. 86 95, 286. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------.__ 1, 341, 713. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_------------- $16, 383. 58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 92, 657. 24 109, 040. 82 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------1, 232, 672.24 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------------------------- 6, 801.44 Balance available for fiscal year 1940_----_____-- -_ 1, 239, 473. 68 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work ----------------------------- 116, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 184626---39-pt. 1, vol. 1-12 176 REPORT OF CHIEF OF 1gNGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 44. HOLYOKE, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-Holyoke, Mass., is located in Hampden County on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 84.5 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of new dikes and concrete flood walls, and the construction of pumping plants to protect highly developed industrial property in the city. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1939, was $1,621,000, exclusive of amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Assurances cov- ering the northern unit of the protection works were approved by the Secretary of War January 19, 1939. Rights of entry have been furnished, free of cost to the United States, for all construction un- dertaken to date. Rights-of-way required for construction are being obtained. The estimated cost to local interests is $147,000. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Approximately 630 linear feet of concrete flood wall, extending southward from the Holyoke Water Power Co. dam, were constructed by hired labor; work included the placing of approximately 1,764 cubic yards of concrete and 618 linear feet of tile drains. A contract was awarded in June 1939 for the construction of approximately 5,400 linear feet of concrete wall, with pumping stations and appurtenant structures (excluding pumping equipment), the protection work extending from the end of the hired labor job described above to high ground in the vicinity of Mosher Street. No work was done by the contractor during the fiscal year. Total costs were $119,990.99 for new work, and the total expendi- tures were $119,664.22 all from Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.--A section of flood wall 630 feet in length is completed. The existing project is approximately 8 percent completed. The total costs have been $119,990.99 for new work, and the expenditures have been $119,664.22, all from Public Works funds. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, including accounts receivable, together with an allotment received in July 1939, amounting to $626,780.78, as follows : Accounts payable-- ------------------------------------- $7, 932.64 New work: Surveys, engineering studies, and design of the local protective works south of Mosher Street; completion of con- struction of concrete walls, earth dike, and flood gates north of Mosher Street, under contract, period July 1939 to June 1940O... 618, 848. 14 TotaL .--- -6--------626, 6_-- 780. 78 The sum of $875,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for completing the construction of protective works south of Mosher Street, period August 1, 1940 to May 31, 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 177 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- $50, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 50, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .----.--------------------------------------- -------------- Cost of maintenance-.... ------ .....---- ........ -------------------------- ------------ Total expended-------------- --------------------------.----------------------- -------------- Allotted---------......................---------------- .....--------------------------------------------------- ... $50,000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_--------------------------------- $50, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------ --------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- 86, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1940 ----------------------- 86, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 875, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1 _--- _--------- 875, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_----__--------------------- $119,990. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- --... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------. 119, 990. 99 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_ --------------------------- 7, 160. 87 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------ -. 151. 86 1------127, Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939_--.------------------ 445. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 _---------------- 127, 596.86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--- ------------------- 7, 932. 64 Net total expenditures ___------------- 119, 664. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------490, 335. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 610, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1.939 Cost of new work - - - ----- - - - - - , ....- ..-.- . $119, 990.99 Cost of maintenance- - -- ___ - -- ___ --- ---- ___ ---- --. 11 - Totalexpended-- _- - - 22.- 119,9.664.------ 664 22 Allotted ............... 610,000. 00 61 178 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938------ ---- ---- ------------- -------------- $610, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ---- ------------------- $123, 817. 34 Less reimbursements collected------------------ -- 4, 153. 12 119, 664. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------ 490, 335. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $7, 932. 64 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 482, 848. 14 490, 780. 78 Balance available June 30, 1939 ___. __------------__ -____ -445. 00 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__-------------------- --- 445. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR HOLYOKEI, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_--_ -- __---$119,990.99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 .... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------- __ 119, 990. 99 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939__------------------------ 7, 160. 87 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-------------------- 127, 151. 86 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 -----------------------_445. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 -------------------- 127, 596. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_--------------- -___ 7, 932. 64 Net total expenditures---------- ------------------ 119, 664. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -- 540, 335. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______-__-__ 660, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work --------...---.--.--- $119, 990. 99 Cost of maintenance--- ----------- - -------------- --- ---------- - . Total expended-- 119, 664. 22 Allotted------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- 660, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939___________ $50, 000.00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938--- 6-----------------------10,000.00 $660, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------- 123, 817. 34 Less reimbursements collected --- _--------____ 4, 153. 12 119, 664. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939________-__-____- 540,335. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__________ ____ $7, 932. 64 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ______- __-532, 848. 14 540, 780. 78 Balance available June 30, 1939_ ______------ .__- -445. 00 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_____----- 445. 00 _______-__- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------- -------------------------- 86, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1940__--------------- - 86, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 179 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-----------------------------------$875, 000. 00 Amount that can be properly expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1 ------------------------------------- 875, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 45. NORTHAMPTON, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-Northampton, Mass., is located in Hampshire County, on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 94 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of earth dikes to close off a section of the Mill River Valley within the limits of the city of Northampton and the excavation of a channel to divert Mill River into the Connecticut River at a point approximately one-quarter of a mile below its present mouth. Drainage for the area closed off will be provided by means of a pumping plant and appur- tenant works. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1939, was $856,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Assurances were approved by the Secretary of War January 17, 1939. Rights of entry have been furnished, free of cost to the United States for all construction undertaken to date. Rights-of-way have been furnished as follows: For the dike along Connecticut River, lying north of Meadow Street, approved January 30, 1939; for the diversion canal between Mill River and Grove Street, approved March 18, 1938; for the diversion canal between Grove and Earle Streets, together with a disposal area on South Park Terrace, received for approval; for Earle and Grove Streets, within the limits of the diversion canal, re- ceived for approval. Rights-of-way on the additional lands required for construction are being obtained. The estimated cost to local in- terests is $63,000. Operations andl results during fiscal year.--Preliminary work was done on section of dike 1,400 feet in length, extending from high ground near Pomeroy Terrace, southeasterly to Meadow Street, by hired labor; work included stripping 3,450 cubic yards of earth, the excavation of 1,750 cubic yards of cut-off trench and 2,630 cubic yards of embankment. The excavation of a diversion channel approxi- mately 11,000 feet long, between Mill River and Ox Bow Lake and the excavation of overflow sections in two existing fills: were made by hired labor; work included the clearing of 67 acres and the excava- tion of 230,984 cubic yards of earth. A contract was awarded in June 1939 for the construction of approximately 3,650 linear feet of new earth dike, and the enlargement of 700 linear feet of existing earth dike along the Connecticut River between high ground at Pomeroy Terrace and high ground near High Street; the contract includes the construction of two stop-log structures but does not in- clude the closure of Mill River. No work was done by the contractor 180 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 during the fiscal year. A second contract was awarded on June 26, 1939, for the construction of a bridge and drop structure at the diver- sion channel at South Street, and the excavation of a section of the diversion channel, but no work was done by the contractor during the fiscal year. A third contract was awarded on June 27, 1939, for the riprapping of sections of the diversion channel but no work was done by the contractor during the fiscal year. Total costs were $140,338.49 for new work and the total expendi- tures were $130,965.23, all from Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The excavation of the diversion channel is completed except for closures at Mill River, South Street, and Ox Bow Lake. The existing project is approximately 16 percent completed. The total costs have been $140,338.49 for new work, and the expenditures have been $130,965.23, all from Public Works funds. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, including accounts receivable, amounting to $725,284.18, as follows: Accounts payable-------------------------------------------- $9, 622. 67 New work: Completion of construction of approximately 4,000 feet of earth dike and enlargement of 700 feet of existing dike, under con- tract, period July 1939 to April 1940; completion of construction of bridge over Mill River diversion channel, concrete drop structure, and road relocations, under contract, period July to November 1939; completion of riprapping on the banks of Mill River diversion channel, under contract, period July 1939 to January 1940; comple- tion of construction of approximately 2,300 feet of dike along east bank of Mill River above the diversion channel, including closing section and excavation of "plugs" in diversion channel, by hired labor, period August 1939 to June 1940; construction of pumping plant and closing section of dike near Connecticut River, under contract, period January to June 1940_----------------------- 715, 661. 51 Total ------------------- --- -------------- 725, 284. 18 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------- --- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ ......... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939.._ ......... Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_____________________________ $576, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______________________ 576, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-- ------- -- - ------ --.. ------- - .------------- ---- ---- - Cost of maintenance -------------- Total expended . - ------- ----- - _ - .................. _--- Allotted ----- --- _--- -$576, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939---- ------------------------------ $576, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__- ------- ___142, 108. 05 Balance available June 30, 1939--- -- __ ---- _ 433,891.95 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 181 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------ -- $140, 338. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939..........___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- _ 140, 338. 49 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__ ----------------- - 249. 41 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-- - -____________ 140, 587. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__ ------------------------- 9, 622. 67 Net total expenditures 965. 23 1------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------1-------------49, 034. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 . -- ____ ___ 280, 000'. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--- -------------- -------------- -------------- $140, 338. 49 - -------------- C ost of m aintenance .- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - Total expended....------------ ..... -------------- 130,965. 23 Allotted-.....--------------------------- -------------- -------------- 280,000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938 _ --------------------------------------------- $280, 000.00 Gross amount expended --- __________________- $131, 376. 72 Less reimbursements collected 411. 49 130, 965.23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_--___--_-------____ 149, 034. 77 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939________-- __--__ $9, 622. 67 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 139, 661. 51 149, 284. 18 -------- Balance available June 30, 1939___-- ----------- -- 249. 41 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939___------ ___--------- ------- - 249. 41 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NORTHAMPTON, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------$140, 338.49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___-- --- 140, 338. 49 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------- ------------------ 249. 41 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939___-- ------ ___________ 140, 587. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939______---------------- - - 9, 622. 67 Net total expenditures ___- ----------------------- 130, 965. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__---------------------------- 725, 034. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___------------ 856, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------...... --------------------------------------------------- $140, 338. 49 Cost of maintenance--------...-------------- ------- ---------------------------- Total expended- ..------------------------- _________..__-------------- I-------..... 130, 965. 23 Allotted-------------------------......................... ......-------------------------- .....--------------856, 000. 00 II 182 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------------___ $576, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Public Works Administration Act of June 21, 1938------------------------- ---------------- ---- 280, 000. 00 856, 000. 00 Gross amount expended--------------- __------ $131, 376. 72 Less reimbursements collected----------- ----- _ 411. 49 130, 965. 23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 725, 034. 77 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__----------- $9, 622. 67 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 281, 769. 56 291, 392. 23 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------__ 433, 642. 54 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939____ ______ _________249. 41 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 _ --------- 433, 891. 95 46. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year amounted to $12,827.79; the expenditures were $12,831.79. The total cost and expenditures were $24,827.79. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $120,022.21, will be applied during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------ - ______-- - $24, 827. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--- -- __---24, 827. 79 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 24, 827. 79 ___________________ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------120,022. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------___- _ 144, 850.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ......---------- ....------------------------------------------ ....-----------.. Cost of maintenance _. __......__________ ___.__... __....______ __ _ _______.. $12, 000. 00 $12,827. 79 Total expended ____-............. ___......__________ ---------.. 11, 996. 00 12, 831. 79 Allotted.....................------------........-------------- ---------------------------- 49, 000. 00 95, 850. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-___- _ - $37, 004. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 __ -____ ____ $82, 850. 00 Amo'unt allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------45, 000. 00 127, 850.00 Amount to be accounted for-......- __-_ 164, 854.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ---- 32, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--.... -- - 132, 854. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 183 Gross amount expended------------------------- $42, 981. 70 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 30, 149. 91 12, 831. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------------------- 120, 022. 21 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance '--------------------------------- 75, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 47. CONNECTICUT RIVER AT WEST SPRINGFIELD, IN HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASS.-RAISING LEVEES Location.-The work covered by this relief project is in the town of West Springfield, south of the Agawam Bridge. Ecxisting project.-This provides for the raising and enlarging of existing levees and the construction of a drainage structure and riprap bank protection. The top elevation is to be approximately 2 feet higher than that of the 1936 flood. The earth enlargement extends from the Agawam Bridge 6,100 feet south along the Westfield River to the section enlarged last year. The drainage structure is approxi- mately 5,200 feet south of the Agawam Bridge. The estimated cost of construction was $172,000. The project was constructed under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of June 29, 1937. Local cooperation.-Local interests were required to provide all rights-of-way, to assume liability for any damage resulting from the project, and to maintain the project after completion in a manner analogous to that prescribed under section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Clean-up work at the site was completed at a cost of $5,000; the expenditures were $20,910.89. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The project was completed on June 30, 1938. The total costs and expenditures were $153,409.74. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ _-----.----------- -- $153, 409. 74 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1989 ---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -------- -153, 409. 74 Net total expenditures------------------------- __ 153, 409. 74 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___--________________ 153, 409. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ....------ ... ...-------- ...--- .................. $154, 773.09 -$1, 363.35 Cost of maintenance_-- ------- ___-............. _ ------------------.----------------------- Total expended---------------...............--.. ____________...... .... _____ 132, 498.85 20, 910. 89 Allotted------------------..................................-------- ---------------------------- 172,000.00 -18, 590. 26 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_------------_------- ___-- $39, 501. 15 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of June 21, 1938-------- --------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- --- - -____-__- - 44, 501. 15 184 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ $23, 590. 26 Net amount to be accounted for-__________ ----------- 20, 910. 89 Gross amount expended_------__ ------- ------- $21, 315. 32 Less reimbursements collected_ - ______--____--404. 43 20, 910. 89 48. CONNECTICUT RIVER AT SPRINGFIELD IN HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASS.-CONSTRUCTING LEVEES Location.-The work covered by this relief project is along the Connecticut River in the city of Springfield, between the North End Bridge and the Boston & Albany Railroad bridge. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of new levees and concrete flood walls. The top elevation is to be equal to or slightly greater than that of the 1936 flood for concrete walls and 2 feet higher for earth section. The earth levees extend from high ground at the North End Bridge south along the river for 3,200 linear feet, then approximately 1,000 linear feet of concrete flood wall connects with high ground at the Boston & Albany Railroad bridge. The estimated cost of construction was $132,000. The project was constructed under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of June 29, 1937. Local cooperation.-Local interests were required to provide all rights-of-way, to assume liability for any damage resulting from the project, and to maintain the project after completion, in a manner analogous to that prescribed under section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no field operations. The outstanding obligations were liquidated. The ex- penditures were $418.19. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed on June 30, 1938. The total costs and expenditures were $87!364.36. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--.----------------------- $87, 364. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939- -- ----- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___ _____-__ 87, 364. 36 Net total expenditures---__--_-------- -- 87, 364. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---.--------------__ 87, 364. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---___----___--__-____ - ----------- $88, 489. 12 -$1, 124. 76 Cost of maintenance------------ Total expended -..... ----.....- ... .. ___-_.__. - - - 86, 946. 17 418. 19 Allotted------------------- -------...---------------------------- 32,000.00 -44,635.64 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- --------------------- $45, 053. 83 Amount to be accounted for_ __________ ___-------45, 053. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __-- ___ - __-- 44, 635. 64 Net amount to be accounted for ---- -- _______-- --- __ - 418.19 Gross amount expended---------------- 418.19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ........ RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 185 49. CONNECTICUT RIVER AT THE CITY OF HARTFORD, CONN.- RAISING LEVEES Location.-The work covered by this relief project is along the Connecticut River in the South Meadows of the city of Hartford. Existing project.-The work covered by this relief project provides for raising and enlarging the existing dike in the South Meadows of the city of Hartford, Conn. The top elevation is to be approximately 71/2 feet higher than that of the 1936 flood and 5 feet higher than the grade adopted under the comprehensive plan for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The earth enlargement extends from the valley branch of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad east along the Wethersfield town line and north along the Connecticut River approximately 11,000 feet. The estimated cost of construction was $415,000. The project was authorized by the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of June 29, 1937. Local cooperation.-Local interests were required to provide all rights-of-way, to assume liability for any damage resulting from the project, and to maintain the project after completion in a manner analogous to that prescribed under section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Clean-up work at the site was completed at a cost of $749.80. The expenditures were $68,- 088.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed on June 30, 1938. The cost and expenditures were $318,517.07. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______________ -- __----_ $318, 517. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 __________ 318, 517. 07 Net total expenditures------------- ---------------------- 318, 517.07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---___------- ---- 318, 517.07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..--------- ----------------------------------- $317, 767. 27 $749. 80 Cost of maintenance ....--------..------------ ------- ---------------- ------------------------- Total expended ........................ _.................. .250, 428. 77 68, 088. 30 Allotted......................-----------.....------------------------------------------415,000. 00 -96, 482. 93 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------ $164, 571. 23 Amount to be accounted for _---------------164, 571.23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- _____-__- - 96, 482.93 Net amount to be accounted for___-__-____-______- 68, 088. 30 Gross amount expended____--------------____ $68, 090.40 Less reimbursements collected _____________----------2. 10 68, 088. 30 50. CONNECTICUT RIVER AT WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Location.-The work covered by this relief project is along the dike on the Westfield River in West Springfield, Mass., and in the protected area thereof. 186 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This provides for drilling operations to deter- mine the character and extent of pervious foundation strata in the vicinity of existing dike. The estimated cost of the work was $4,500. The project was authorized by the Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act of June 29, 1937. Local cooperation.--Local interests were required to provide all rights-of-way, to assume liability for any damage resulting from the project, and to maintain the project after completion in a manner analogous to that prescribed under section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no field operations. Outstanding obligations were liquidated. The expendi- tures were $631.98. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed dur- ing the fiscal year 1938. Total costs and expenditures were $4,500. Cost and financial summary _------- Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----- __------------- $4, 500 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 __ _________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 .____-____ ____ 4, 500 Net total expenditurs ---------------------------------------- 4, 500 4, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--- ------ 4, 500 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- -------------------------------------------- $4, 500.00 ...... Cost of m aintenance . .. .. . -- ..... . . .... ------------... ____ . __.. Total expended-------------....................-------.......--------------....-------------- 3,868. 02 $631. 98 Allotted...................------------------------------------------------------- 4, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ----------------- _- $631. 98 Gross amount expended-------------------------- -------- 631. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 51. CONNECTICUT RIVER AT THE CITY OF HARTFORD, CONN.-RAIS- ING AND CONSTRUCTING LEVEES Location.-The work covered by this relief project is along the Connecticut River in the North and South Meadows of the city of Hartford. Existing project.-The work covered by this relief project provides for raising and enlarging the existing earth dike in the South Meadows and the construction of approximately 3,800 feet of new earth dike beginning at the north city line and extending east and south along the Connecticut River in the North Meadows area. The estimated cost of construction was $638,000. The project was authorized by the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of June 21, 1938. Local cooperation.-Local interests were required to provide all rights-of-way, to assume liability for any damage resulting from the project, and to maintain the project after completion in a manner analogous to that prescribed under section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Approximately 7,000 linear feet of earth dike in the North Meadows area between station RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 187 98 and high ground near the Windsor-Hartford line was under con- struction, and the enlargement of approximately 11,000 feet of earth dike in the South Meadows area was completed. This relief work supplements funds contributed by the city of Hartford for nonlabor items. The total costs were $337,245.58. The expenditures were $328,895.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-A section of dike, 11,400 feet in length, in the South Meadows is completed. The work in the North Meadows is approximately 90 percent completed. The total costs have been $337,245.58 and expenditures $328,895.01. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $309,104.99, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable___--_---- -------------------- $8, 350. 57 Relief work: Completion of a portion of the dike work in the North Meadows and of a section of dike in South Meadows, by hired labor_ 33, 589. 65 Balance available for revocation------------------------- 267, 164. 77 Total ----------------------- ------------------------- 309, 104. 99 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------- $337, 245. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 337, 245. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-__------------------ -- 8, 350. 57 Net total expenditures--- ------ ----------------- 328, 895. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 309, 104. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 638, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------------------------------------------------------ --.-.-- $337, 245. 58 Cost of maintenance------------- ---------------- Total expended---- -------------------------------------------------------- 328, 895. 01 ............------------ Allotted------------....... ------------------------------------------ 638,000.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of June 21, 1938 --------------------------------------------- $638, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for__________________ _______________ 638, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ___--- -------------- __ $331, 186.15 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 2, 291. 14 328, 895. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939________________________ 309, 104. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ______- _______ $8, 350. 57 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 33, 589. 65 41, 940. 22 Balance available June 30, 1939_________________________ 267, 164. 77 52. LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECTS, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN Location.--The works covered by these projects are a series of dikes with appurtenant structures on the river bank at Hartford and East Hartford, Conn.; Springfield, WVest Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, and Northampton, Mass. 188 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This relief work supplements the Public Works funds provided for the construction of new earth and concrete em- bankments and dikes with stop-log structures and with steel sheet pile cut-offs, and for the enlarging and strengthening of existing earth and concrete dikes along the Connecticut River. Emergency relief funds for this purpose were allotted as follows: Locality Amount Hartford------------------------------------------------ $720, 000 East Hartford-------------------------------- 290, 000 Springfield-------------------------- ------- 320, 000 West Springfield--------- ------ 160, 000 Chicopee- ------------------------------ 280, 000 Northampton -------------------------------------------------- 215, 000 Holyoke- ---------------------------- 515, 000 Total-------------------------------- 2, 500, 000 The work was authorized under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved June 21, 1938. Local cooperation.-Local interests were required to provide all rights-of-way, to assume liability for any damage resulting from the project, and to maintain the project after completion in a manner analogous to that prescribed under section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.-At Hartford approxi- mately 9,800 linear feet of earth dike and a pumping plant were under construction, including the construction of a stop-log structure at the New Haven Railroad. At East Hartford approximately 7,000 feet of earth and concrete dikes were under construction. At Springfield a section of earth dike 430 feet in length was con- structed. At West Springfield approximately 3,800 linear feet of dike and wall along the Westfield River, north of Agawam Bridge, were con- structed. At Chicopee a section of earth dike 4,500 feet long, lying north of Paderewski Street, was constructed. At Northampton excavation of a diversion channel was in progress. At Holyoke a section of flood wall 3,600 feet in length was con- structed. The costs and expenditures were as follows: Locality Costs Expendi- tures Hartford--------------------...........-----------------..............--------------------------........ $16, 336. 74 $15, 784. 98 East Hartford..........................----------------------------------------...............------------ 12, 952. 20 12, 560. 53 Springfield--------------- ....------------------- ---------- --...-------......... 10, 774. 97 10, 528. 42 West Springfield......-------------..........--------------.....-----.......----.......---------------.............. 105, 835. 17 100, 842. 39 Ohicopee---. -------------- ----------------------------------- 40, 592. 22 36, 046. 76 Northampton --.....................---------------------------------......---------------- 21, 170. 75 18,090. 34 Holyoke-- .................................----------.............--------....-----------...--------------------- 39, 588. 06 37, 597. 35 Total---------.............................----..------------..-------..------------------.... 247, 250. 11 231, 450. 77 Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work was advanced to 12 per- cent of completion at Hartford, 10 percent of completion at East RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 189 Hartford, 16 percent of completion at Springfield, 38 percent of com- pletion at West Springfield, 30 percent of completion at Chicopee, 21 percent of completion at Northampton, and 14 percent of comple- tion at Holyoke. The total costs and expenditures from emergency relief funds are as given in the preceding table. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the balance unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $2,268,549.23, to accounts pay- able, $15,799.34, and to the payment for relief labor used on construc- tion of the projects at Hartford, East Hartford, Springfield, West Springfield, Chicopee, Northampton, and Holyoke, $2,252,749.89. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- $247, 250. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------- ---- 247, 250. 11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------- 15, 799.34 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 231, 450. 77 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 2, 268, 549. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 2, 500, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 -- Cost of new work------.....--..... ---------------------- ------------- .. 11 $247, 250. ....-------------- Cost of maintenance---.... ------ ------------ -- -------------- ---- ---------- ----------- ----. -------- Total expended.........--------------------------------------------- ---------------- 231,450.77 Allotted---.------------ -------------- -------------- ----------------- --..----- 2, 500, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, ap- proved June 21, 1938----------.--------------------- ------ $2,500, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------- $232, 355. 32 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 904. 55 231, 450. 77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 2,268, 549. 23 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 -_----------- $7, 777. 57 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--1--------, 818, 343.06 1,826, 120. 63 Balance available June 30, 1939--- ----------------------- 442, 428. 60 53. FLOOD CONTROL EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS IN THE BASINS OF THE THAMES, CHICOPEE, BLACKSTONE, PAWTUXET, HOUSA- TONIC, AND CONNECTICUT RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES Under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, approved June 21, 1938, allotments of $78,000 and $72,000 were ap- proved to provide work relief for persons in need through the prose- cution of educational, professional, clerical, cultural, recreational, pro- duction, service, and miscellaneous nonconstruction projects. The work consisted of the prosecution of flood-control examinations and surveys in the basins of the Thames, Chicopee, Blackstone, Pawtuxet, Housatonic, and Connecticut Rivers and their tributaries. The cost 190 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 was $133,990.98. The expenditures were $100,744.45. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $49,255.55, will be applied during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 .......... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------- $133, 990. 98 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 133, 990. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------33, 246. 53 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 100, 744. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 49, 255. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------___ 150, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..------------------ Cost of maintenance_______ . __ .---- -.... -.... ----.. _ - ___ __ __________ __ _____________ . - ... - -- -_ --....... ...... $133, 990.98 Total expended......---- -- -------------- -........ __ ... .. ________ 100, 744. 45 Allotted .......------------ ----------- -------------------------------------- 150. 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved June 21, 1938------------------------------- --- $150, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------------- --------------- ----- 100, 744. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------ -- -------------- 49, 255. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 36, 809. 03 Balance available for fiscal year 1940---------------------12, 446. 52 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date Recommenda- Locality Authorization act transmitted Document No. to Congress tion I------ - 1-- Blackstone River, Mass. Flood Control Act, and R. I. June 22, 1936. Chicopee River_______ __ Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937. Connecticut River and trib- Flood Control Com- utaries. mittee resolution, June 16, 1938. Connecticut River at East Commerce Commit- Jan. 25, 1939 Senate 32, 76th Favorable. Hartford, Conn. tee resolution, July Cong., 1st sess. 5, 1938. Connecticut River, Mass., Flood Control Act, between Hatfield and Aug. 11, 1939. Mount Tom. Green River, Mass ..... . - _ d o -.. .... . -..... Housatonic River, Conn - Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, Apr. 2, 1936. Pawtuxet River, R. I --- - Flood Control Act, -------------------- Aug. 28, 1937. Seekonk River, R. I . Flood Control Act, ------------------ June 22, 1936. Thames River and tribu- Flood Control Act, ------------------- taries, Conn. June 28, 1938. Thames River and tributar- Commerce Commit- -------------------- ' ies, including the Quine- tee resolution, Oct. baug River at South- 25, 1938. bridge, Mass. Thames River ... ...... Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Nov. 4, 1938. ------- RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 191 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT This district includes all the rivers and harbors along the Atlantic coast and their tributaries, from the New York-Connecticut boundary line on the north and east to Bayhead, N. J., on the south, including the rivers and harbors of Long Island, N. Y.; and Lake Champlain and its tributaries, from Whitehall, N. Y., to the Canadian border. District engineer: Lt. Col. D. McCoach, Jr., Corps of Engineers, to September 7, 1938; Maj. C. W. Ball, Corps of Engineers, acting district engineer to September 21, 1938; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. E. L. Daley, Corps of Engineers, to Octo- ber 1, 1938; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to Novem- ber 2, 1938; Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to June 26, 1939; and Col. C. L. Hall; Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Port Chester Harbor, N. Y_ 192 28. Irvington Harbor, N. Y __ 254 2. Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y_ 194 29. Wappinger Creek, N. Y... . 255 3. East Chester Creek, N. Y__ 198 30. Rondout Harbor, N. Y_ 256 4. Westchester Creek, N. Y___ 200 31. Hudson River, N. Y_ 259 5. Bronx River, N. Y- 202 32. Great Lakes to Hudson River 6. Harbor at Flushing Bay, Waterway _ 265 N. Y _. ---------- 204 33. Narrows of Lake Champlain, 7. Manhasset Bay, N. Y- 207 N. Y. and Vt ___ 275 8. Huntington Harbor, N. Y__ 208 34. Burlington Harbor, Vt .... 277 9. Mattituck Harbor, N. Y .. 210 35. Newark Bay, Hackensack 10. Greenport Harbor, N. Y -- 211 and Passaic Rivers, N. J. 279 11. Sag Harbor, N. Y _,_ 213 36. New York and New Jersey 12. Long Island Intracoastal Channels ___ 283 Waterway, N. Y________ 215 37. Raritan River to Arthur Kill 13. 14. Browns Creek, N. Y ---... Fire Island Inlet, N. Y ____ 216 217 Cut-off Channel, N. J 38. Elizabeth River, N. J ..... --- 289 290 15. East Rockaway (Debs), Inlet 39. Rahway River, N. J 291 N. Y------------- 220 40. Woodbridge Creek, N. J -- 293 16. Jamaica Bay, N. Y ....... 222 41. Great Kills Harbor, Staten 17. New York Harbor: Entrance Island, N. Y_ 294 Channels and Anchorage 42. Raritan River, N. J.______ 296 Areas 225 43. Washington Canal and South 18. Coney Island Channel, N. Y_ 229 River, N. J________ 299 19. Bay Ridge and Red Hook 44. Keyport Harbor, N. J_ 300 Channels, N. Y__-____- 231 45. Shoal Harbor and Compton 20. Gowanus Creek Channel,. Creek, N. J________ 301 N. Y _____ 234 46. Sandy Hook Bay, N. J ---- 303 21. Buttermilk Channel, N. Y. 235 47. Shrewsbury River, N. J____ 304 22. East River, N. Y -__ 238 48. Manasquan River, N. J.__ 307 23. Wallabout Channel, N. Y_ 241 49. Examinations, surveys, and 24. Newtown Creek, N. Y___ 242 contingencies (general) --- 309 25. Harlem River, N. Y _ 245 50. Other projects for which no 26. Hudson River Channel, New estimates are submitted.. 310 York Harbor 248 51. Plant allotment-. .. . 311 27. New York Harbor: Collec- 52. Lamoille River, Vt-..--.--- 313 tion and removal of drift. 252 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1- 13 192 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Flood-control projects 53. Waterford, Hudson and Mo- 57. Preliminary examinations hawk Rivers, N. Y---- -- 315 and surveys for flood 54. North Adams, Hoosic River, control-- ------ 317 Mass-------------- 315 58. Other flood-control projects 55. Bennington, Hoosic River, for which no estimates are Vt _ ---------- _ 316 . submitted -------------- 318 56. Hoosick Falls, Hoosic River, N. Y------------------- 316 Emergency relief projects 59. Winooski River, Vt-------- 3f8 160. Wallkill River, N. Y...-------- 320 1. PORT CHESTER HARBOR, N. Y. Location.--This harbor, located at the boundary between the States of New York and Connecticut, comprises the tidal mouth, about 1.T miles in length, of the Byram River whose source is in Byram Lake about 12 miles north of Port Chester. The river empties into Long Island Sound about 32 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 222.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June. 10, 1872, modified in 1884 and 1888, and by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1899, and March 2, 1907. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1758, and Annual Report for 1938, page 157. Existing project.-This provides for an anchorage basin near the breakwater, 12 feet deep, for fenders on the east bank opposite the. southern end of Fox Island, and for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide from Long Island Sound to the mouth of the river at the southerly point of Fox Island; thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to 900 feet below the fixed bridge at Mill Street in Port Chester, including a turning basin opposite the steam- boat landing; and thence 3 feet deep and 175 to 100 feet wide to 100 feet below the fixed bridge. The length of the section included in the project is about 15/8 miles. Mean tidal range, 7.3 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and baro- metric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $380,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, of which $5,500' is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance after completion is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and har- bor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Entrance channel 12 feet deep, thence 10 feet deep H. Doc. No. 1165, 60th Cong., 2d sess. to and including turning basin, thence 3 feet deep to head of improvement. July 3,1930 Widening turning basin, dredging anchorage Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc.,. basin, and constructing fenders on east bank. No. 23, 70th Cong., 2d sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 193 Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 provides that local interests shall contribute $5,500 in cash toward widening the channel at the turning basin. This condition has not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 24 in number, with avail- able dockage of 3,800 feet, are located on Byram River at and between Fox Island and the Mill Street Bridge. In addition, there are 1,200 feet of bulkheaded shore at the upper end of the project where dock- age is limited by shoal depths of 1 to 6 feet at high water. The existing facilities appear to be adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the removal of isolated rock shoals and dredging to a depth of 10 feet from Byram Point to the turning basin, work was commenced June 21, 1938, and completed October 14, 1938. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 799 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 1,927 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material, at a cost of $18,037.67 for new work and 10,363 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material, at a cost of $9,612.31 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $27,649.98-$18,037.67 for new work and $9,612.31 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $28,728 24. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 94 percent completed. When examined in May 1931, May and June 1932, January 1937, and August to October 1938, the controlling mean low-water depth was 12 feet for a width of 150 feet from Long Island Sound to Byram Point, just below Fox Island; 12 feet in the anchor- age basin; thence 10 feet for a width of 100 feet to the turning basin except for minor isolated shoals at a depth of 9.5 feet; 10 feet in the turning basin; thence 9 feet to 1 foot for a width of 150 to 80 feet to the head of improvement. The work remaining to be done under' the existing,project consists of widening the turning basin and con- structing fenders on the bank opposite the southern end of Fox Island. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $440,080.10-$358,475.33 for new work and $81,604.77 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ $433, 470. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 97, 973. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--..-- ----- 531, 444. 32 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 531, 444. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_..... 531, 444. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _-- ------------------------------------------- $1,546.53 $18, 037. 67 Cost of maintenance_----------.. $8, 628.56 ...-------------- $923.97 1, 250. 96 9, 612. 31 Total cost --------....... ---- 8, 628. 56 923. 097 2, 797. 49 27, 649.98 Total expended ....-- -------------- 8, 580. 29 $48.27 -------------- 2,643. 20 28, 728. 24 Allotted_------ ---------------- 10, 000. 00 ------------ .........---.....-- 27, 500. 00 2,500. 00 194 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 -_ ------- _-_------------- $26, 228. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-----------__---------------------- 2, 500.00 Amount to be accounted for __------------------- 28, 728. 24 Gross amount expended ------------------- ----------- 28, 728. 24 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------- 16, 000.00 1 In addition, $5,5004 to be contributed by local interests. 2. MAMARONECK HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor is situated on the north shore of Long Island Sound, 5 miles west of the Connecticut State line, and 27 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 222.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, modified in 1899, and by River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. For further details see Annual Reports for 1915, 1924, and 1938, pages 1759, 141, and 160, respectively. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from deep water in Long Island Sound to Orienta Point, and thence 80 feet wide to a point about 150 feet below the Boston Post Road, with an extension having the same width 300 feet northeast of the main channel, with widening at bends; for an anchorage in the East Basin of same depth; and for an anchorage in the West Basin 6 feet deep at mean low water with a channel of like depth and 80 feet wide connecting this anchorage with the main channel. Length of section included in project, 13/4 miles. Mean tidal range, 7.3 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1935 is $161,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects but including $26,500 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) ap- proved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 22, 1922 Dredging 10-foot channel and anchorage _--------. H. Doc. No. 651, 66th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging 6-foot anchorage in West Basin and its Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. approach channel. No. 4, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provided for an anchorage in the West Basin with approach channel thereto, subject to the conditions that local interests- (a) Shall provide adequate and suitable spoil disposal areas suitably diked or bulkheaded as needed. (b) Shall pay one-half of the first cost of the new work of the anchorage and connecting channel. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 195 (c) Shall furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that there will be, at all times, available to the users of the anchorage in the West Basin, free and suitable access to the shore over publicly owned landings. Assurances of compliance with the above conditions were accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers on August 25, 1938. Local contribution of one-half the first cost of the new work of constructing the anchorage in West Basin and connecting channel, estimated at $20,000 after opening of bids, was deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States on October 15, 1938. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, four in number, with a total available dockage of 900 linear feet, .are located on the East Basin. Two small-boat repair yards, with about 500 feet of dockage for small boats, are situated on the west branch of the harbor. These facilities, together with the landings to be constructed under the conditions of local cooperation, will provide adequate facilities for commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging to, a depth of 6 feet in the anchorage in the West Basin and the connecting channel thereto, work was commenced December 22, 1938, and in progress at the end of the fiscal year. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 161,699 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $33,675.99 for new work, of which $18,789.83 were United States funds and $14,886.16 contributed funds. The expenditures were $29,745.96, of which $14,859.80 were United States funds and $14,886.16 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 89 percent completed. The 10-foot channel and anchorage was com- pleted in 1933. When examined in July 1934 and June 1937 the controlling mean low-water depth in the main channel was 10 feet for a width varying from 100 to 80 feet from Long Island Sound to the head of improvement, and 10 feet in the East Basin anchorage area. The controlling depth in the West Basin and connecting chan- nel when examined in November 1938 and March, April, and June 1939 was 6 feet below mean low water except for minor shoals in the connecting channel. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project consists in completing the dredging of the anchorage in the West Basin and connecting channel thereto, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $181,- 542.70-$142,630.89 for new work, of which $127,744.73 were United States funds and $14,886.16 contributed funds, and $38,911.81 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $177,607.29, of which $162,721.13 were United States funds, and $14,886.16 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $5,142.46, together with $5,113.84 contributed funds, a total of $10,256.30, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ ---- $3, 935. 41 New work: Complete by July 11, 1939, under contract in force, dredging of anchorage area and connecting channel to project dimensions___----------------------- $4, 820. 89 Return to the village of Mamaroneck of proportionate share of funds contributed by them_----------- 1, 500. 00 6, 320. 89 Total ---------- ------------------ 10,256.30 196 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 This work will complete the anchorage area and connecting channel authorized in 1935. Maintenance dredging in the main channel and anchorage area in East Basin will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for maintenance to restore project dimensions in the main channel and East Basin anchorage area. Cost and flnancial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS ... Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------- ------------ $208, 469. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 .--------------------- - 52, 326. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939____-___ 260, 795. 83 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_____------------- 3, 935. 41 Net total expenditures-------------------------------256, 860. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 5, 142. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------ 262, 002. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 -------------- Cost of new work----------------................-----------..............-----.................. $1, 003. 12 $18, 789. 83 Cost of maintenance----------- ............ $11, 270. 58T.. . . . . . . Total cost_---------------- 11, 270. 58 -.............- .. ......... 1, 003. 12 18, 789. 83 Total expended ................---------------- 10, 060. 08 $1, 239. 92 997. 74 14, 859. 80 Allotted...-----....------------------.................. 5,300. 00-----------.......... -------------- 26, 500.00 -5, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__ _--_--------------- $25, 502.26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---- __ --- 5, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------- 20, 002. 26 Gross amount expended --- ------------------- $29,745.96 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 14, 886. 16 14, 859. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------- -5, 142.46 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--- --------------- 5, 142. 46 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for maintenance 1 -_---------------- - 10, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ___------------------------- $14, 886. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------- ----------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__------ 14, 886. 16 Net total expenditures ------- - ------------ - 14, 886. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 5, 113. 84 Total amount contributed June 30, 1939------------------ 20, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 197 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 work---------------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- $14,0886. 16 "Cost of workn..................... .......... ........... ....... .............. Cost ofof newnew -Cost maintenance-.. --------------.-------------- ..------------- --- $14, 886. 16 -------------- "Totalexpended......---------............----------------------...---------------------------- 14, 886.16 Contributed .------------ - ------------------------------- .---------------- . .. --.. 20,000.00 Amount contributed, act of Mar. 4, 1915----- --- -------- - $20, 000.00 Gross amount expended -------------------- -- ---- 14, 886. 16 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__----- -- _----- - 5, 113. 84 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ___991. .--------------- 10 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------4, 122. 74 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MAMARONECK HARBOR, N. Y. ,Costof new work to June 30, 1939_-_ -_--------------- $223, 355. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---- __--------- 52, 326. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 275, 681. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 3, 935. 41 Net total expenditures______------- -------- 271, 746. 58 _-_--------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -------------- 10, 256. 30 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939_ 282, 002. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----....------- ---------- ------------------------- $1,003.12 $33, 675. 99 Cost of maintenance........------------ $11,270. 58 ..---- --------------------------------------.... Total cost--...---..........----------- 11, 270. 58...... 1, 003. 12 _ ......------------.....-------------- 33, 675. 99 'otal expended----------------.... 10, 060. 0 $1, 239.92 .............. 997. 74 29, 745. 96 Allotted and contributed...------- 5,300.00 ----- 1..-----------. ..---. 26,500. 00 14,500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ........ $25,502.26 Amount contributed, act of Mar. 4, 1915.------------------- - 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---- --------- - -------- 45, 502. 26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --- __------ 5, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-- .. . __..--------- 40, 002. 26 -Grossamount expended ----------------------- $44, 632. 12 Less reimbursements collected__--- ----- - ---- - - 14, 886. 16 29, 745.96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- ------- -------- - 10, 256. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_ -------------- 6, 133. 56 Balance available June 30, 1939--- -------- ----- 4, 122. 74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ' 1- - - - - - - - - - - - .. -- __ - - - - - 10, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 198 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 3. EAST CHESTER CREEK, N. Y. Location.-This creek, also known as Hutchinson River, is a small tidal stream emptying into East Chester Bay, an indentation in the north shore of Long Island Sound immediately north of Throgs Neck, 12 miles southwest of the Connecticut State line and 21 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 223.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, and June 25, 1910. . For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1761, Annual Report for 1929, page 167, and Annual Report for 1938, page 163. Existing project.-This provides a channel 8 feet deep and gen- erally 150 feet wide from Long Island Sound through East Chester Bay to a point 700 feet below the Boston Post Road Bridge, and thence 70 feet wide to the northern terminus of the project, about 300 feet above the Fulton Avenue Bridge, and for a passing basin in the vicinity of the Boston Post Road Bridge. Mean tidal range, 7.3 feet in the estuary; mean range of spring tides, 8.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1930, is $283,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000 for the first 3 years and $12,000 annually thereafter. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3,- 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 37, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides that local interests shall furnish, without cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas, and shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will dredge to a depth of 8 feet the largest slip located about 200 feet above the Boston Post Road Bridge and the Y-shaped extension of the waterway above the terminus of the existing project. Necessary rights-of-way and easements for spoil-disposal areas were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on September 7, 1938, and April 5, 1939, respectively. Assurances regarding the dredging of the large slip above the Boston Post Road Bridge were accepted by the Secre- tary of War on March 28, 1939. The sum of $15,550 was deposited to the credit of the United States by commercial interests on May 11, 1939, and $2,000 was deposited by the city of Mount Vernon, N. Y., on May 26, 1939, to cover the cost of dredging the Y-shaped extension of the channel, the work to be done by the United States in conjunction with the excavation of the project channel. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 23 in number, with available dockage of 6,415 feet, are located in the upper 3,500 feet of the projected improvement. Additional terminals are needed to meet the increased demands of commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 65 percent completed. When examined in June and July 1936, and RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 199 April, May, and June 1939, the controlling depth was 8 feet for a width of 60 to 150 feet from East Chester Bay to the mouth of the creek, thence 5 feet deep for a width of 50 to 150 feet to the head of the improvement. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists in the removal of scattered rock shoals and material other than ledge rock from the mouth of the creek to the head of the improvement. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $183,000 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year of contributed funds, amounting to $15,550, together with :$131,000 to be allotted during the fiscal year, and $2,000 to be con- tributed by local interests, a total of $148,550, will be applied as follows: New work: Complete by June 30, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal to complete the deepening of the project channel to 8 feet as authorized in 1930---------------_ $131, 000 Complete by June 30, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging of the Y-shaped extension above the head of project, for local interests-------- ---------------------------- 17, 550 Total--------- --------------------------------- 148, 550 The work will complete the existing project. Maintenance dredg- ing will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS ,Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $382, 619. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---- ------------------ 165, 023. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 547, 643. 44 Net total expenditures-------..---------------------------- 547, 643. 44 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------547, 643.44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------.......... ---------..............--- $102, 833. 84 $80, 166. 16 .............. -- Cost of maintenance ............ $11,195. 92............. ......... ............ .......... Total cost .........--- ...... 11, 195. 92 102, 833. 84 80,166. 16 Total expended ...............- - 11, 013. 15 68, 372. 07 114, 810. 70 ............................ Allotted.... ------------------- 297, 100. 00 -50, 000. 00 -7, 000. 00 -$45, 904. 08 .. .......... Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938------------------- ------------- $100,000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------100, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------- ----------- Gross amount expended---------------------------- $12. 09 Less reimbursements collected------ ----------------- 12. 09 200 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 .......... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Net total expenditures .------------------- - Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_--------------------_-- $15, 550. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939- -------------- 15, 550. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-- .. - . --- ----------- .. - - --- .. ---- ---------- . Cost of maintenance ------ ------------- ------------ ----------- ------------------------- Total expended- - - --..- -....-...---.... --------- --.--------- ------------- ------------- Contributed-------------------.................... $15, 550. 00 Amount contributed, act of March 4, 1915_-----------_$-------- 15, 550. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------------- 15,550. 00 OONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR EAST CHESTER CREEK, N. Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------- .....__-------------- $382, 619. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------- 165, 023. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------. 547, 643. 44 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 547, 643. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 15, 550. 00 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939_ 563, 193. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work...______....__ .__________. __.. $102,- 833.84 - $80, 166. 16 Cost: of maintenance ....... ... $11, 195. 92 Total cost-............. -11, 195.92 102, 833. 84 166. 16 80, - Total expended--..---------------. 11, 013. 15 68, 372. 07 114, 810. 70 Allotted and contributed-....... 297, 100.00 -50, 000. 00 -7,000. 00 -$45, 904. 08 $15, 550. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 _...-..... $100, 000. 00 Amount contributed, act of Mar. 4, 1915------------15, 550. 00 $115, 550. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 115, 550. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment.- -------- 100, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ---- ,__------- -15, 550. 00 Gross amount expended-,-------- -- __--- - -_ $12. 09 Less reimbursements collected-------- --------- ------ 12. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 15, 550. 00 4. WESTCHESTER CREEK, N. Y. Location.-This creek is a tidal stream flowing into the East River from the north at a point 14 miles by water northeast of the Battery, RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 201 New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 226.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. For further details see page 238 of Annual Report for 1921, and page 164 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet.deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide for a length of 2,000 feet through the estuary; thence 80 feet wide for 3,000 feet; and thence 60 feet wide to the head of navigation at East Tremont Avenue (Fort Schuyler Road), a distance of 8,800 feet, with widening at bends, and with two turning basins, one near the upper end of the channel and another near the Eastern Boulevard (Unionport) bridge, a total. length of about 25/8 miles. Mean tidal range, 7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.3 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pres- sure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, was $117,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved September 22, 1922 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 8, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed in House Document No. 370, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 14 in number, with available dockage of 2,600 feet, are located--5 in the vicinity of Eastern Boule- vard, 1 midway between Eastern Boulevard (Unionport) bridge and East Tremont Avenue (Fort Schuyler Road), and 8 in the upper 1,200 feet of the projected channel. The facilities appear to be ade- quate. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 12 feet from the entrance in East River to East Tremont Avenue, work was conmmenced September 9, 1938, and com- pleted November 15, 1938. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 186,802 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $58,448.36 for maintenance. The expenditures were $58,475.37. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1933 at a saving of $18,333 under the estimated cost. When exam- ined in September to November 1938, the controlling depth at mean low water from the entrance in the East River to a point 300 feet south of Waterbury Avenue was 12 feet for full channel width, except at the span of the Unionport Bridge, where it was 11 feet for a width of 50 feet; thence to the head of the project, at East Tremont Avenue, it was 11 feet for a width of 40 to 60 feet. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $158,699.09-$98,666.88 for new work and $60,032.21 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project, and no work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. 202 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $175, 848. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -- ---------------- 126, 632. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------- 302, 480. 87 Net total expenditures--------------- ----------------- ---- 302, 480. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------------- 302, 480. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of mainew work------nance --- ------------------------ -------------- $1, 551. 64 $58 448. 36 Total expended ------------------ $0. 61 ---- ----- - --------- 1, 524. 63 58, 475. 37 Allotted ...--------------------... . ------... ------....... ---------------------- 30,000.00 30, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------------------- $28, 475.37 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937-------------- --------------------- 30, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- ------------------------- 58, 475. 37 Gross amount expended------------------------- $58, 564. 65 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 89.28 58, 475. 37 5. BRONX RIVER, N. Y. Location.-This stream empties into a shallow bay in the north shore of East River, 11 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 226.) Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1762, and Annual Report for 1938, page 166. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, with widening at the bends, to extend from deep water in East River to the head of navigation at the dam at East One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Street, involving the first dredging from East River to Randall Avenue to a width of 200 feet; thence to Spofford Avenue, 150 feet; thence to Watson Ave- nue, 125 feet; thence to the railroad bridge near Westchester Avenue, 100 feet, except in the southern approach to the bridge, where it is to be 140 feet; and above the bridge 100 feet, with increase at bends where permissible, including a turning basin at the head of the im- provement. It also provides for maintaining the channel excavated under the project adopted June 3, 1896, until the channel provided for under the existing project is open to traffic to the railroad bridge. The length of the section included in the project is about 31/4 miles. Mean tidal range, 6.9 feet in the estuary; mean range of spring tides, 8.2 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $2,700,000, exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H. Doc. No. 897, 62d Cong., 2d sess.) For latest published map see Annual Report for 1912, page 1470. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 203 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 18 in number, with avail- able dockage of 7,300 feet, are located--1 at the mouth, 17 along the east and west banks for about 23/4 miles above the mouth to the upper limits of the projected channel. Additional terminals with modern facilities will be needed when the existing project is developed. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is about 29 percent completed. The channel provided for under the existing project was completed from deep water in East River up to the highway bridge at Westchester Avenue in 1926. When examined in February to June 1937, the controlling mean low-water depth was 10 feet from East River to a point 700 feet south of the West- chester Avenue Bridge, except for several small shoals along the channel lines having a limiting depth of 6 feet; thence to the West- chester Avenue Bridge, decreasing from 9 to 5 feet just south of the bridge. When examined in May 1934, the controlling mean low- water depth in the channel excavated under the previous project was 5 feet for a width of 50 to 30 feet from the Westchester Avenue Bridge to a point about 300 feet above the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad bridge; thence to about 500 feet below the dye works near the head of the projected improvement the depth gradually reduced to zero. Above this to the head of the improve- ment the bottom is exposed at mean low water and rises to an extreme height of about 4.5 feet above mean low water just below the dam. To complete the project the channel above the Westchester Avenue highway bridge must be excavated to project dimensions by dredging and rock removal. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $979,035.80-$797,803.65 for new work and $181,232.15 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $950,000, will be applied to the completion of dredging and rock removal by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into for new work to extend the existing channel from West- chester Avenue Bridge to East One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Street. The dredging and rock removal will complete about 50 percent of work remaining under the existing project. Maintenance dredg- ing will not be necessary during the next 2 years. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $866, 839. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_--------------____ ___ 208, 153. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----- ----- 1, 074, 992. 85 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------1, 074, 992. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 950, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 .----- - 2, 024, 992. 85 204 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _-------------- Cost of maintenance-_..- _---.... ------.-... $884. 56 ---....................---......-------------- --------. $839.40 $54, 694. 27 _--- . . ___.......---___... Total expended-----------------................. 321. 17 2,345. 71 48, 843. 37 $4, 907. 98 .. ----- Allotted-----......................... 20, 000. 00 22, 666.88 23, 000.00 -9,248. 65 $950, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939---------------------------------- $950, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- ------------------------- 950, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---- ---------- ---- 952, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 6. HARBOR AT FLUSHING BAY, N. Y. Location.-The harbor is located on the north shore of Long Island, 12 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City, and consists of Flushing Bay, 2.0 miles long, and Flushing Creek, 1.0 mile long. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 226.) Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879, and March 4, 1913. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, 1932, and 1938, pages 1772, 169, and 168, respectively. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in East River through Flushing Bay and in Flushing Creek to the Main Street Bridge, with widths of 200 feet through the bay and in the creek to the Northern Boule- vard Bridge, thence decreasing uniformly to 160 feet at the Main Street Bridge; a branch channel 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the main channel to a maneuvering area of the same depth outside the proposed municipal boat basin at the south end of the bay, with an anchorage basin of 8-foot depth and approximately 700-foot width west of the branch channel; and a channel 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide between the two municipal boat basins on the west shore of the bay, and for the subsequent maintenance of this channel during the period of the New York World's Fair 1939, Inc., only; and for the repair and reconstruction of 3,739 linear feet of dike. The length of the section included in the project is about 28,000 feet-about 17,500 feet of 12-foot channel and about 5,500 feet of 6-foot channel. Mean tidal range, 6.8 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.3 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $983,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but including $97,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1938) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $27,000 during the period of the fair and $20,000 thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 205 Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 4,1913 Construction of new dike; repair of old dike------ H. Doc. No. 1333, 61st Cong., 3d sess. Mar. 3,1925 Dredging 12-foot channel.------------------ H. Doc. No. 124, 68th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26,1937 Branch channel, maneuvering area, and anchor- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. age basin. Modified conditions of local coopera- No. 35, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' tion. Senate, committee print, 75th Cong., 1 June 20,1938 Providing 6-foot channel along west side of harbor 3d sess. during period of the world's fair. 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that the branch channel and anchorage shall not be constructed until local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will construct a suitable landing for excursion boats and a boat basin of appropriate capacity; provide and maintain a public landing of permanent construction for small boats, with necessary service and supply facilities; provide adequate parking spaces for automobiles in the immediate vicinity suitably connected to the public-highway system and open to the public on equal terms; and that no dredging shall be done in the Flushing Creek Channel closer than 100 feet to the established harbor line at any wharf structure without previous consent of the owner and release of the United States from any resultant claims for damages. As- sirances providing compliance with the local cooperation required for all improvements authorized under this act, except for dredging in the creek channel, were accepted by the Secretary of War on October 18, 1937. The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provides for a 6-foot channel on the west side of the bay, subject to the conditions that local interests shall pay one-third of the initial cost of the improve- ment, but not in excess of $97,000, complete the construction of the bulkhead along the west shore of the bay, and provide a new approach channel not less than 6 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the main channel in Flushing Bay to the northerly boat basin. These condi- tions have not been met. Under date of December 2, 1938, the city of New York advised the Department that it would be unable to construct the new approach channel from the main channel to the northerly boat basin, due to the extension of the North Beach Air- port. The city of New York is, therefore, constructing, at its ex- pense, a channel between the boat basins of dimensions substan- tially as authorized in 1938. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 17 in number, with avail- able wharfage of 4,490 feet, are located-15 along the east bank and 2 on the west bank-within the limits of the adopted project. An excursion-boat landing and boat"basin at the south end of Flushing Bay, constructed in accordance with the requirements of local coop- eration and owned by the city of New York, is being operated by the New York World's Fair 1939, Inc. The facilities are consid- ered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) 206 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging to depths of 12 feet in the main channel, branch channel, and maneuvering area, and 8 feet in the anchorage area, and the removal of 1,001 linear feet of dike, work was commenced March 9, 1938, and completed November 16, 1938. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 402,537 cubic yards, place measurement, of material and a total of 39 linear feet of dike, at a cost of $163,817.66 for new work. The U. S. lighter Rockaway was employed on July 29, 1938, and. the U. S. derrick boat Babcock from July 5 to 8, 1938, in the removal of piles in the branch channel, at a cost of $1,060.31 for new work.. The total cost of work was $164,877.97, all for new work. The total expenditures were $218,483.84. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 40 percent completed. The controlling mean low water depth was 12' feet for the full channel width in the main channel through the bay to the mouth of the creek, except for a shoal 1,500 feet long opposite the easterly side of the North Beach Airport, where the depth was 10 feet when examined in May 1939; thence 10 feet for a width of i50 to 200 feet in Flushing Creek to the Northern Boulevard Bridge when examined in December 1936 and July 1938; thence 8 feet for a width of 50 to 160 feet to Main Street Bridge when examined in September 1936; and 11 feet in the branch channel when examined in June 1938 and May 1939; 8 feet in the anchorage area when examined in November 1938 and May 1939; and 12 feet in the maneuvering area when examined in June and July 1938 and March 1939, except for a small area along the shore at the east side of the boat basin. The controlling depth in the channel along the west shore of the bay was 6 feet for the portion of the channel dredged by the city of New York from the municipal boat basin at the south end of the bay to the North Beach Airport; thence 5 feet above mean low water to the boat basin at Jackson Creek. The work remaining to be done under the exist- ing project consists of completing the channel in the creek to a depth of 12 feet. The channel along the west shore of the bay is being constructed by the city of New York. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30,, 1939, were $389,629.46, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ________ _______ _____ $628, 502. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 206,411. 47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ --- ____-834, 913. 84- Net total expenditures------ ------------------------------ 834, 913. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------ ___ __-_ 834, 913. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .. ___ ____ __ -- 751. 49 $224, $164, 877. 97 Cost of maintenance-----------....... $123. 30 $1,812. 37 $84, 367. 38 ------. - ....- ------ -- Total expended _ -...... --...... 60. 04 1,961. 36 84, 281. 65 171, 145. 62 218, 483. 84 --- Allotted--............ .. - 40, 000. 00 72, 000. 00 -25, 696. 95 455, 000. 00 -65, 370. 54 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 207 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $283, 854. 38 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 65, 370. 54 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 218, 483. 84 Gross amount expended------------------------ $218, 541. 41 Less reimbursements collected ------------------__- 57. 57 218, 483. 84 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 496, 000. 00 1In addition $97,000 to be contributed by local interests. 7. MANHASSET BAY, N. Y. Location.-This is an indentation in the north shore of Long Island between the headlands of Great Neck on the west and Manhasset Neck on the east and is about 20 miles distant from the Battery, New York City. The bay is about 4 miles long and about 1 mile in aver- age width. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 223.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in the bay to Crampton Bros.' wharf at Great Neck, with a turning basin at that point. Mean tidal range, 7.2 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from about 4 feet below mean low water up to about 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1928, is $113,000 (of which $50,000 is to be contributed by local interests), with $6,500 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doec. No. .452, 70th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides that local interests shall contribute $50,000 to the first cost and furnish, without cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas, properly diked or bulkheaded where necessary. These condi- tions have not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Nine terminals with available dockage of 1,700 feet are located near the head of the bay. Seven are equipped with loading and unloading facilities. None has railroad connec- tions. All are privately owned. The facilities are considered ade- quate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The conditions prescribed by Con- gress in adopting the existing project (see "Local cooperation") have not been fulfilled. No work has been done nor have any expendi- tures been made under the existing project. The controlling depth in the natural channel, when surveyed in January 1939, varied from 9 feet at the entrance to 0 feet at mean low water at the head of the improvement. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will be complied with during the fiscal year 1940. Therefore, the sum of $113,000, including $50,000 to be contributed by local inter- ests, can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-14 208 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 30, 1941, under contract for new work for dredging the project chan- nel to dimensions authorized in 1930. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Net total expenditures ....--_ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ .......... Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of --- - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - --- ---- -- -- - -- - -- existing project -- $63, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended- -in - - - -- - -- - fiscal -year - - - - -- ending June - - -- - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for new work 63, 000. 00 1 In addition, $50,000 to be contributed by local interests. 8. HUNTINGTON HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This is an indentation of the north shore of Long Island, 40 miles northeast of the Battery, New York City, and 8 miles south- east of Stamford Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 224.) Previous project.-The project was adopted by the act of June 10, 1872. For further details see page 1772 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 174 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the 8-foot contour in Huntington Bay to a turning basin of same depth and 200 feet wide, located opposite the Old Town dock, thence 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide to a point 450 feet north of the causeway, an anchorage of the same depth and 14 acres in extent on the west side of the 6-foot channel and a cross-channel, 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the main 8-foot channel to and along the wharves on the west side of the harbor, extending to within 150 feet of the causeway. The length of the section included in the project is about 14,000 feet. Mean tidal range, 6.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $131,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but including $51,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19,1890 8-foot channel to Old Town dock-------------- H. Ex. Doc. No. 200, 48th Cong., 2d sess. June 20,1938 6-foot channel, 6-foot anchorage area, and 8-foot H. Doc. No. 638, 75th Cong., 3d sess. cross channel. (contains latest published map). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provides for the 6-foot channel on the east side of the harbor, anchor- age area and cross channel subject to the conditions that local interests shall- RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 209 (a) Furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance as may be required. (b) Agree to provide and maintain adequate landing facilities open to the public on equal terms to all. (c) Contribute prior to commencement of work on either the 6-foot or 8-foot improvement one-half of the initial cost thereof, but not in excess of $51,Q000. Local interests have indicated that they are ready to provide the necessary local cooperation for the 6-foot improvement as soon as Federal funds are made available. Terminal facilities.-Nine terminals, consisting of timber and con- crete bulkheads, with available dockage of 3,023 feet, are located at the southern end of the harbor. Town-owned wharfage, amounting to 760 feet, is open to the public. The terminals are sufficient for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 22 percent completed. The main 8-foot channel and the turning basin were completed in 1904. The controlling mean low water depth when examined in March 1938 was 8 feet for a width of 100 feet in the main channel and 7.5 feet in the turning basin; thence 5 feet above mean low water to the head of the project. The controlling depth in the anchorage area was 5 feet above mean low water In the cross channel the depth was 3 feet below mean low water. The work remain- ing to be done to complete the project consists of dredging the 6-foot channel and anchorage and the 8-foot cross channel. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1939, were $76,513.19- $29,489.06 for new work and $47,024.13 for maintenance. Proposedoperations.--Therewere no funds availible for this project at the end of the fiscal year. Provided conditions of local cooperation are complied with the sum of $102,000, including $51,000 contributed funds, can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in full completion of the project as authorized in the 1938 River and Harbor Act. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 _ ----------- $51, 989. 06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ ____ _____-____ 47, 024. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----______ - _ 99, 013. 19 Net total expenditures------------------------- ------------ 99, 013. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------_______-__ 99, 013.19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -------- ------------------ --------- ------------ -------------- Cost of maintenance ----------- $4, 900. 66 $6, 580. 33 Total expended ___-------------- 1,010. 39 10, 470. 60 Allotted .......------------------- - -4, 300. 00 780.99 - - - - - Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------------------------------$51, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably 1 - - - - -expended -- - in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 51, 000. 00 1 In addition, $51.000 is to be contributed by local interests. 210 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 9. MATTITUCK HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This is a tidal inlet on the north shore of Long Island, 85 miles east of the Battery, New York City, and 24 miles southeast of New Haven Harbor, Conn., extending southward about 21/4 miles to the village of Mattituck. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 299.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet'deep at mean low water from Long Island Sound to the bridge at Waterville, protected at the entrance by two parallel jetties 400 feet apart, thence 7 feet deep at mean high water (3.5 feet at mean low water) to the village of Mattituck, the widths being 100 feet at the entrance and 80 feet elsewhere. Total length of the channel is about 11,500 feet. Mean tidal range at entrance, 4.4 feet; at Mattituck, probably about 3.5 feet; mean range of spring tides at entrance, 5.2 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2.5 fee?; below mean low water up to 2.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, including the cost of maintenance up to June 30, 1909, was $125,000. The latest (1935) approved estimated cost of annual maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896 The 7-foot channel, and 2 riprap jetties__---------.. Annual Report, 1891, p. 843. Aug. 30, 1935 250-foot extension to west jetty-----...._-_-_-_ ....H. Doc. No. 8, 71st Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is a timber bulkhead at Waterville, with available wharfage of 710 feet. At the head of the project there is a crib pier, in poor condition, with 50 feet of available wharfage. The commerce is of such a light nature that much of it can be handled from small boats run up on the shore. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the repair of the outer 400 feet and the construction of a 250-foot extension of the west jetty, work was commenced October 4, 1937 and completed August 20, 1938. During the fiscal year 5,187 tons of stone were placed at a cost of $23,609.82 for new work and 513 tons of stone were placed and 110 linear feet of jetty were repaired at a cost of $2,676.32 for maintenance. Under a contract for dredging the entrance channel to a depth of 7 feet, work was commenced September 7, 1938, and completed November 23, 1938. There was: removed a total of 18,312 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $8,101.93 for main- tenance. The cost of survey and contingencies preliminary to dredg- ing was $444.96 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $34,833.03-$23,609.82 for new work and $11,223.21 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $46,878.49. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 211 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is substan- tially completed. The dredging was completed in 1914. The east jetty was completed in 1906 for a length of 775 feet. The west jetty was completed in 1938. When examined in May 1937, November 1938, and April 1939, the controlling mean low water depth was 7 feet for full channel width from the entrance to the bridge at Water- ville, except for a shoal at the inner end of the east jetty which decreased the channel width to 55 feet. In July 1938 the controlling mean low water depth was 2.5 feet from the bridge to Long Creek; thence 1 foot to the village of Mattituck. No further work of im- provement appears necessary at this time. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939 were $259,766.03-$133,344.15 for new work and $126,421.88 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. 'Therefore, the sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for maintenance to restore project dimensions in the entrance channel. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------------- $133, 344. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__----------------------- 126, 421. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ .... __.__-- 259, 766. 03 Net total expenditures------- ----------------------------- 259, 766. 03 'Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ ___ 259, 766. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_ _....... _.___ .. .. ................ ____ ___ .. _. $14, 777. 93 $23, 609. 82 Cost of maintenance --....$22,247.49 ---..... ------............. $542.73 8, 331.47 11, 223.21 Total cost .... 22,247. 49 ------.................------ 542. 73 23,109. 40 34,833.03 Total expended-------......--------.--- 22, 242. 74 691. 11 10, 920. 31 46, 878.49 .............-----------........---------------- Allotted------ 72, 064.17 --------------- 31, 000.00 -22, 331. 52 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $69, 210. 01 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------------22, 31. 52 Net amount to be accounted for----------- 46, 878. 49 Gross amount expended___---------- --------- $46, 967. 77 Less reimbursements collected ____________---- __ 89. 28 46, 878. 49 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance_ .------- _---- -. 10,000. 00 10. GREENPORT HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor is situated on the northerly side of Shelter Island Sound, at the eastern end of Long Island, about 28 miles by water southwest of New London, Conn., and 118 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 298.) 212 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This provides for a breakwater extending south- erly from Joshua Point for a distance of 1,570 feet, an anchorage area 1,000 feet long, 360 feet wide, and 8 feet deep at mean low water in Sterling Basin, and an entrance channel of the same depth and 100 .feet wide connecting the anchorage with deep water in the outer har- bor. Length of section included in this project is 1,750 feet. Mean tidal range, 2.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 2.8 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2 feet below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1937, was $98,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $750. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 2,1882 Breakwater__- __ ________ ____ _________ _ S. Ex. Doe. No. 84, 47th Cong., 1st sess. and Annual Report 1882, p. 635. Aug. 26, 1937 Anchorage in Sterling Basin and approach chan- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. nel thereto. No. 88, 74th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 21 in number with available wharfage of 8,500 feet, are located as follows: 3 in Sterling. Basin and 18 in Greenport Harbor proper. All the terminals are privately owned, of which 3 are open to the public. One terminal has rail connections. Upon completion of the landing required under con- ditions of local cooperation, the terminal facilities will be adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the removal and disposal of three wrecks in the anchorage area in Sterling Basin, work was commenced December 18, 1938, and com- pleted January 10, 1939. The cost was $2,484.31 for new work. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 8 feet in the anchor- age area in Sterling Basin and approach channel thereto, work was commenced January 9, 1939, and completed March 31, 1939. During this period there was removed a total of 106,872 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $26,304.45 for new work. The cost of survey and contingencies preliminary to dredging and the removal of wrecks was $1,176.09 for new work. The total cost of work was $29,964.85, all for new work. The total expenditures were $29,723.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939 at a saving of $23,319 under the estimated cost. The breakwater was completed in 1891. The anchorage in Sterling Basin and entrance channel were completed in 1939. When examined in March 1939, the controlling depth at mean low water was 8 feet in both the anchorage and entrance channel for the full project width. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $74,680.83, all for new work. The expenditures were $74,439.72. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $2,276.26, less accounts payable, amounting RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 213 to $241.11, a balance of $2,035.15 is available for revocation. Repairs to the breakwater will be necessary during the next 2 years. Maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance repairs, under con- tract, to restore the breakwater to a satisfactory condition. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-------__--_- -_______- $74, 60. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------74, 680. 83 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 241. 11 Net total expenditures___------------------------------ 74, 439. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ ------ __--- ____ ------ 2, 276.26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------------- 76, 715.98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-- .. _...... --------------... -------------- Cost of maintenance ----------------------- ... ....-------------- .........-------------- ---------------------- --------- $29, 964.85 ------------- Total expended-----...... .......... -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- 29, 723.74 Allotted.........-- --------.............-------------- ------- --- ----------- -------------- 32, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938__-- ------------------------------- $32, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------- ___29, 723. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__----------- 2, 276. 26 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-__- -------------- $9. 33 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ - 231. 78 241. 11 Balance available June 30, 1939-_-- ---------------- 2, 035. 15 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 11. SAG HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-Thisharbor is located on the northern shore of the south fork of Long Island, about 24 miles west of Montauk Point. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 298.) Existing pro ject.-This provides for a breakwater 3,180 feet long extending northerly from Conklin Point; and for an entrance chan- nel 3,200 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 10 feet deep at mean low water from Shelter Island Sound by way of the village wharf to the moor- ing dolphins of the Standard Oil Co.; for a turning basin of the same depth; for an anchorage area 8 feet deep at mean low water between this channel and the breakwater; and for a small anchorage area 6 feet deep at mean low water between the village wharf and the Sag Harbor Yacht Club pier. The length of the section included in the project is about five-eighths mile. Mean tidal range, 2.3 feet; mean range of spring tides, 2.9 feet; irregular fluctuations are infre- quent and do not materially affect navigation. 214 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $119,100. 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 Breakwater_--------------------- H. Doc. No. 77, 56th Cong., 1st sess. (Annual Re- port 1900, p. 1451.) Aug. 30, 1935 Entrance channel, anchorages and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 32, 74th turning basin. Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities served by the improve- ment, consisting of a village wharf, 390 feet long; railroad pier, 800 feet long: and a timber bulkhead, 650 feet long, are open to the public. The Standard Oil Co. owns 400 feet of timber bulkhead. A pier, 270 feet long, is available for landing pleasure boats, and mooring dolphins serve to tie up oil barges. The above terminals are not equipped with freight-handling devices. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the removal and disposal of the wreck of a vessel and the remains of an old wharf lying within the project limits, work was commenced September 28, 1938, and completed November 17, 1938. The cost and expenditures were $5,142.07 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. A stone breakwater approximately 3,180 feet in length was completed in 1908. The entrance channel and anchorage areas were completed in 1938. When examined in September 1937 and November 1938 the controlling mean low-water depth in the entrance channel and turning basin was 10 feet; in the southerly anchorage area, 6 feet; and in the main anchorage, 8 feet. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $121,805.39 for new work. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available and no work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______ ________-_____-$121, 805. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ____- __--121, 805. 39 Net total expenditures----__--_-----_______ 121, 805. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ . .---- -________ 121, 805. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---- ---------- --------------------- _. .... . $1,938. 73 $54, 924. 59 $5, 142. 07 Cost of maintenance ------- -- Total expended. . . . $1,298.08 55, 565.24 5, 142. 07 Allotted-.---_ _----- ---.. .---.---. $59,000.00 -----.-.---.- -2, 136. 68 5,142. 017 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 215 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937---------- ------------------------ $6,100. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 957.93 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------5, 142. 07 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 5, 142. 07 12. LONG ISLAND INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, N. Y. Location.-This waterway extends from East Rockaway Inlet, on the south side of Long Island, to Great Peconic Bay at the eastern end of Long Island. The section included under this project ex- tends from Great South Bay opposite Patchogue to the south end of Shinnecock Canal. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 578.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water from the federally improved channel in Great South Bay opposite Patchogue to the south end of Shinne- cock Canal. The length of the section included in the project is 34 miles. The mean tidal range varies from 0.3 foot in Shinnecock Bay to 0.9 foot in Moriches Bay, the rise and fall depending largely upon meteorological conditions. Irregular fluctuations due to wind or other causes are not of sufficient extent to affect navigation. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1937, is $286,000. The approved estimated cost of annual maintenance made min 1937 is $15,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 181, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, required that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and release the United States from all claims for damages incidental to the work of improvement. Necessary rights-of-way, easements for spoil- disposal areas for new work, assurances regarding the furnishing of disposal areas for subsequent maintenance and releases from damages were accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers on July 28, 1939. Terminal facilities.-There are 17 boat repair and storage yards within the area immediately adjacent to the Federal improvement. There is ample room for expansion and development of terminals when future commerce warrants. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the existing project, and there has been no cost or expenditure. When examined in April-June 1939, the controlling mean low water depth in the project channel from Great South Bay to Shinnecock Canal varied from 0 to 6 feet. The natural, tortuous channel through this section had a controlling depth of 4 feet for a width of 60 feet. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $286,000 will be applied to the completion by December 31, 1940, under a contract to be entered into for new work, of the dredging of the channel from opposite Patchogue to Shinnecock Canal to dimensions authorized in 1937. 216 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 This work will complete the existing project. Maintenance dredg- ing will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial sumimary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 19391111111111111111 ____ Net total expenditures--------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -----------------.. $286, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -- -_________-286, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- ----------------- Cost of maintenance---------........ I------------- -----..............------.............. -------------- ----..............-------- ........ Total expended- -....--. Allotted----------------------................................ ------------------------------------------- $286, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 ------------------------------------ $286, 000 Gross amount expended- _..-.-.-- ------- --- __-- $134. 39 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 134. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------ ----------- 286, 000 13. BROWNS CREEK, N. Y. Location.-This is a narrow, crooked tidal stream emptying into Great South Bay, near Sayville, Long Island, N. Y., about 12.5 miles northeast of Fire Island Inlet, and about 55 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 578.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water from the 6-foot contour in Great South Bay for a distance of 1,850 feet, and thence, with same width, 4 feet deep to the head of navigation; also for two stone jetties to protect the entrance, the east jetty to be 1,400 feet long and the west jetty 1,600 feet long. The total length of channel under improvement is about 6,500 feet. Mean tidal range, 1 foot; mean range of spring tides, 1.1 feet; extreme range due to wind and barometric pressure, 2.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $85,000. 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 September 19, 1890 (H. Ex. Doc. No. 22, 51st Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published map, see House Document No. 991, Sixty-fourth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.---Water terminals, seven in number, with avail- able dockage of 1,450 feet, are scattered along the shore of the creek between its mouth and the head of the improved channel, six on the west bank and one on the east bank. Three, with available dockage of 600 feet, are publicly owned; all others are privately owned. All are RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 217 open to the public. None has rail connection. The facilities are considered adequate for the amount and kind of commerce involved. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is about 40 percent completed. The east jetty was completed to a length of 448 linear feet in 1893. The west jetty was completed to a length of 492 feet in 1892 and reconstructed in 1927. The channel was dredged to project width for a length of 3,200 feet, 1,850 feet of which was dredged to a depth of 6 feet and the remaining 1,350 feet was dredged to a depth of 4 feet. When examined in February 1939, the con- trolling mean low water depth from the entrance in Great South Bay to 1,600 feet south of the Sayville Highway Bridge, was 3 feet through a navigable channel 80 feet to 100 feet in width; thence to the head of the improvement it was 1 foot deep through a channel 50 feet in width. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in extending the jetties to project length and dredg- ing the channel of 4 feet depth northward, for a distance of about 3,300 feet. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1939, were $96,838.66-- $33,976.03 for new work and $62,862.63 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this proj- ect and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. Shoaling has occurred in the 6-foot project channel. Therefore, the sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for maintenance to restore the 6-foot channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---..---- ------------- $33, 976. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_--------------- ---------- 62, 862. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------- 96, 838. 66 Net total expenditures--- -- - ------------------- 96, 838. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------.--------- 96, 838. 66 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .......... - . $3, 664.03 ......... - ---...........---------- ---- ---------.... Cost of maintenance-------------...... 2, 506. 13 $7, 368.42 ... . . . ..--------------------------- Total cost.-......--- ...---- 6, 170. 16 7, 308. 42 ------------------------------- otal expended-----------------5, 930. 86' 7, 547. 72 ------------------------------ Allotted .................... ... 16, 000. 0 .............. -$2, 521. 42 ..............---....I- ........--- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of exist- ing project --------------------------------------------- $51, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance_--____---------------------------------- 10,000 14. FIRE ISLAND INLET, N. Y. Location.-Fire Island Inlet is situated on the south shore of Long Island, about 50 miles by water south and east of the Battery, New York City. It is the main entrance into Great South Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. s78.) 218 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.--This provides for the construction of a jetty extending generally southwest and south for a length of 5,000 feet from high ground on Democrat Point at the west end of Fire Island. Mean tidal range, 3.6 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.3 feet. Irregular fluctuation due to wind and other causes do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1937, is $759,000, in- cluding $100,000 contributed by local interests. The approved esti- mated cost of annual maintenance, made in 1937, is $25,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No,. 33, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project docu- ment. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and easements, release the United States from all claims for damages incidental to the improve- ment, and contribute $100,000 toward its initial cost. Assurances of compliance with the above conditions were accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers on October 18, 1938. Local contribution of $100,000 was deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States on May 11, 1939. Terminal facilities.-No terminals are within the area immediately adjacent to the Federal improvement. At Patchogue there are four wharves with available dockage of 2,000 feet and 1,200 feet of bulk- head. At West Sayville, 2 mooring basins have an available wharf- age of 2,000 feet. In addition, towns and villages have provided 3,500 linear feet of bulkhead for public use for mooring purposes. The terminals are ample for present and probable future needs. There is room for expansion should future commerce warrant. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the construction of a jetty extending southerly for a distance of 4,750 feet from the west end of Fire Island, operations were commenced on June 24, 1939. The cost was $591.34, for new work. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to construction of jetty was $3,605.70, all for new work. The total cost of work was $4,197.04, for new work. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.--No work has been done under the existing project. The controlling mean low-water depth through Fire Island Inlet was 7 feet when examined in November 1938. The total costs to June 30, 1939, were $4,197.04, all for new work. There were no expenditures. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $750,000, including $100,000 contributed by local interests, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- ------- $4, 197. 04 New work: Complete by May 30, 1941, under a contract in force, con- struction of a rubble mound jetty extending southerly for a distance of $4,750 feet from west end of Fire Island------------------- 745, 802. 96 Total--------------------------------------------750, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 219 This work will complete the existing project as authorized in 1937. Maintenance of jetty will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $4, 197. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_----------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__---- ----- 4, 197. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- -- 4, 197. 04 Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------- ----- 650,000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 650, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------------------------- -- ---- --- $4, 197.04 Cost of maintenance----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total expended---------------.. ------------------ -------------- ------------------------------ Allotted.........------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- 650,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- $650, 000.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------- ------ --------- 650, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 3, 605. 70 $--------------- Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ___- -- --- 614, 921. 00 618, 526. 70 Balance available June 30, 1939 _____________________ 31, 473. 30 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Net total expenditures ---------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__--------------- --------- $100, 000 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939__--___------- 100, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------------------------------------------------------------- Cost ofmaintenance .... ----------- -- -- -------------- -------------- ------------ ------------- Total expended-----............ ----------------------- -------------- . -------------- --------- ------------------ Contributed............ . __---------------------------.------------ ------- $100, 000 Amount contributed, act of August 26, 1937---------------------- $100, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__---_- __ __----- 100, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------------- 100,000.00 220 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR FIRE ISLAND INLET, N. Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___---------------- ----- - $4, 197. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_-------- 4, 197. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 4, 197.04 Net total expenditures______ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 750, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939_ 750, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnewwork---------------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- $4,197.04 Cost of maintenance -------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Total expended--------------- ---- --------- ---------------- --------------------- Allotted and contributed____.......-- .........------__ .. __ .......... 750, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938---- ---- $650, 000. 00 Amount contributed, act of Aug. 26, 1937_--------- 100, 000. 00 $750, 000.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__-------------------------- 750, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-..------.. --. - $3, 605. 70 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 714, 921.00 - -- 718, 526. 70 Balance available June 30, 1939__--- ----------- ___- - 31, 473. 30 15. EAST ROCKAWAY (DEBS) INLET, N. Y. Location.-The inlet is situated on the south shore of Long Island between the main body of the island and the western end of Long Beach. It is 10 miles east of Rockaway Inlet and about 27 miles by water south and east from the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 579 and 1215.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in the Atlantic Ocean to the 12-foot contour in Long Beach Channel, about 0.6 mile, protected by jetties. Mean tidal range, 3.9 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.7 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pres- sure vary from about 31/2 feet below mean low water up to about 31/2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1929 is $710,000 (includ- ing $100,000, local contribution). The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 19, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides that local interests shall contribute $100,000 to the cost of the work; give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will provide and maintain at their own expense interior channels suitable for navigation, not less than 12 feet deep, from East Rockaway Inlet to the Hempstead-Oyster Bay line, a RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 221 distance of about 15 miles, to Hewlett Harbor and to Freeport Harbor; furnish, without expense to the United States, necessary land, ease- ments, and rights-of-way for construction and maintenance of the jetties, and agree to hold and save the United States free of claims for damages to public and private property resulting from the improvement. Local interests have furnished the necessary easement, rights-of- way for construction, and release of claims for damages necessary for the construction of the east jetty, have excavated the required chan- nels, and have contributed $100,000. Terminal facilities.-No terminals are within the area immediately adjacent to the Federal improvement. The water front on the north side of Long Beach has been bulkheaded. There are five water ter- minals at Oceanside with an available wharfage of 2,000 feet. Three are oil terminals, of which one has a spur railroad connection; one is a building-material yard open to the public, and the other is unused at present. There are two terminals at Island Park having a wharf- age of 400 feet. There are public wharves at East Rockaway and Woodmere. It is expected that additional dockage will become avail- able when needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Two scow loads of stone were furnished and placed, under contract, along the easterly toe at the outer end of the existing jetty on January 7, 1939, at a cost of $911.39 for maintenance. The U. S. seagoing dredge Absecon was employed from April 10, 1939, to May 10, 1939, in dredging to 12 feet the entrance channel from deep water in the Atlantic Ocean to deep water in Long Beach Channel. There was removed a total of 48,000 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $17,668.89 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to dredging was $2,469.56 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $21,049.84, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $19,964.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 85 percent completed. The east jetty, 4,250 feet long, was completed in 1934. The project channel was completed in 1935. When examined in May 1939, the controlling mean low-water depth through the chan- nel was 12 feet for a width of 250 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of building a west jetty, if necessary, to protect the channel. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $569,741.47-$421,368.68 from regular funds and $82,600 from Public Works funds, a total of $503,968.68 for new work; and $65,772.79 from regular funds for maintenance. The expenditures were $568,656.62, $486,056.62 from regular funds and $82,600 from Public Works funds. In addition, the costs and expenditures from contributed funds were $100,000 for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $8,897.26, less accounts payable amounting to $1,084.85, a balance of $7,812.41, is available for revocation. Repairs to the jetty will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of-$30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging by use of a United 222 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 States hopper dredge (April-May, 1941) to restore the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 1 $503, 968. 68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 65, 772. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---- 569, 741.47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939- -------------------------- 1,084. 85 Net total expenditures--------------------- --------- 1568, 656. 62 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------8------- , 897. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------__ 1577, 553. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_--------_ -- $90, 666. 03 . Cost of maintenance- ._--- -_----------. $15,079. 27 $881.17 $28, 762. 51 $21, 049. 84 90, 666. 03 Total cost-..........-...-.. 15, 079. 27 881. 17 28, 762. 51 21, 049. 84 Total expended.................---------------- 106, 794. 07 23, 680. 96 881. 17 28, 762. 51 19, 964.99 Allotted_- _--.--......... _ 8, 958. 34 18, 600. 00 -------------- 30, 585. 20 27, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938- --------------------- $1,862. 25 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ------------------- .. --------------- 27, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- ------------- ----- 28, 862. 25 Gross amount expended------------------------ $19, 985. 57 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 20. 58 19, 964. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------- __ 8,897. 26 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 , 084. 85 1--------------------------- Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 7, 812. 41 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2---- ----- -- ------ 106, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 30, 000. 00 1 In addition, $100.000 contributed funds expended for' new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 16. JAMAICA BAY, N. Y. Location.-This is a bay inside the south shore of Long Island, the entrance being about 17 miles by water south and east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 542.) Previous projects.--Adopted by the acts of June 14, 1880, and July 13, 1892. For further details see page 1770 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 185 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 1,500 feet wide, with widening at bends; a main channel extending from the entrance channel up to the mouth of Cornells Creek, to be 30 feet deep at mean low water and 1,000 feet wide, with widening at bends; and for the protection of the entrance channel by one or two riprap jetties, as may be necessary. Length of section included in the project, 14.8 miles;mean tidal range, RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 223 4.9 feet at Barren Island to 5.1 feet at Canarsie and Hammels; mean range of spring tides, 5.8 and 6.1 feet, respectively; irregular fluctua- tions due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. Estimated cost to the United States for new work, made in 1919, is $11,806,000. Estimated cost of annual maintenance work, made in 1919, in entrance channel, $160,000; in main channel, $100,000; total, $260,000, all exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 4, 66th Cong., 2d sess.). The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Dredging 30-foot-channel and construction of 1 or H. Doc. No. 1488, 60th Cong., 2d sess. 2 riprap jetties as may be necessary. (Contains latest published map.) Sept. 22, 1922 Modified conditions of local cooperation.. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, provided that any funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for this improvement may be applied to providing the channels speci- fied in House Document No. 1488, Sixtieth Congress, second session, with a depth of 30 feet at mean low water whenever and to such extent as the city of New York shall construct or provide for the construction of terminals with facilities suitable to channels of that depth. It also provided that the city of New York may be reimbursed for dredging and disposing of the material dredged in the main in- terior channel at actual cost, which shall not exceed a rate of 10 cents per cubic yard, including any cost of inspection borne by the United States, such reimbursement to include overdepth allowance not exceed- ing 1 foot. The city of New York has, at its expense, met in part the conditions prescribed by Congress in adopting the project. The terminal at Canarsie has been partly completed; highway and railroad connec- tions with this terminal have yet to be made, and facilities for han- dling cargoes, suited to the kind of freight to be handled by lessees, are to be installed at the time of leasing. Additional terminals suited to vessels requiring a channel of 30 feet depth, with highway and railroad connections and freight-handling facilities, are to be pro- vided by the city of New York in advance of the extension of the channel northward from the pier at Canarsie. For further details see page 126 of Annual Report for 1934. Terminal facilities.---Landings at Barren Island, Canarsie and other points built before the improvement was begun are little affected by it; 8,100 linear feet of bulkhead constructed by the city in Mill Creek Basin are used. Nineteen yacht clubs, eighteen boat yards, and numerous privately owned pleasure-boat landings are located within the bay. The boat yards are equipped with marine ways. The exist- ing facilities are fairly adequate for the existing commerce, but are wholly inadequate for the commerce anticipated and for which the project was adopted. (For latest full description of terminal facili- ties, see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1---15 224 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Operations and results during fiscal year.--Under a contract for the repair of the outer 1,350 feet of the existing jetty, work was com- menced September 19, 1938, and completed December 17, 1938. There was placed in the jetty a total of 3,472 tons of riprap, at a cost of $33,413.45 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to repair of the jetty was $177.58 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $33,591.03, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $33,946.73. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 36 percent completed. The main interior channel has been dredged to a depth of 30 feet at mean low water and width of 1,000 feet from Barren Island up to Canarsie, a length of about 18,100 feet; thence up to a point 500 feet east of Fresh Creek Basin, a stretch of about 3,400 feet, it has been dredged to a depth of 18 feet at mean low water and width of 500 feet. The east jetty was completed August 4, 1933, for a total length of about 8,400 feet. The controlling mean low-water depth was 20 feet for a width varying from 600 to 1,800 feet from the entrance to Barren Island, when examined in July 1934, August and September 1937, and July and August 1938; thence 30 feet for a width varying from 400 to 1,000 feet to Canarsie, when examined July 1932; thence 18 feet for a width of 500 feet to Fresh Creek Basin, when examined in July 1932. The work remaining to be done at the expense of the United States to complete the existing project consists in dredging the entrance channel to a depth of 30 feet and width of 1,500 feet, and in building a west jetty, if necessary to maintain a channel of project dimensions, and in dredging the main interior channel to a depth of 30 feet at mean low water and width of 1,000 feet from Canarsie up to the head of the projected improvement at the mouth of Cornell Creek. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to the United States to June 30, 1939, was $4,314,689.60--$4,228,439.36 for new work and $86,250.24 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______--____________ $4, 307, 771. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 89, 211. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___----------- 4, 396,983. 41 Net total expenditures ----------------------- 4, 396, 983. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__________________ 4, 396, 983. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work ........---------------- 30 $578. - Cost of maintenance ......-------------------- $355. 70 33, 591.03 Total expended------------------ 954.90 - __-- 33,946.73 Allotted .... ...........----------------------- -435. 72 --------------- 30,000.00 3,946.73 -1 00000 3967 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 225 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_---------- 00(10. $------- -$30,$------ 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved July 19, 1937-------------------$2, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938 500. 00 1-------------------, 4,000.00 Amount to be accounted for-------------- 34, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 53. 27 Net amount to be accounted for-- ------------------------- 33, 946. 73 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- 33, 946. 73 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------ ------------ 7, 578, 000. 00 17. NEW YORK HARBOR : ENTRANCE CHANNELS AND ANCHORAGE AREAS Location.-The works included under the above title are in the upper and lower bays, New York Harbor. The harbor is 330 miles southwest by water of Boston Harbor, Mass., and 165 miles north- east of the entrance to Delaware Bay, N. J. and Del. The upper bay extends southerly from the junction of Hudson and East Rivers opposite the Battery, New York City, a distance of about 51/2 miles to the Narrows. The lower bay extends from the Narrows to the sea, a distance of about 9 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Charts Nos. 369 and 541.) Existing project.-This provides for the Ambrose Channel 45 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide, extending from the sea to deep water in the lower bay, length about 101/4 miles; for the Anchorage Channel, an extension of Ambrose Channel, with the same depth and width, in the upper bay, opposite the anchorage grounds, length about 5 miles; for Bayside-Gedney Channel 35 feet deep and 800 feet wide, extending from the sea to the junction with Main Ship Channel. length about 61/4 miles; for the Main Ship Channel, 30 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide, extending from Bayside-Gedney Channel to deep water in the lower bay, length about 41 / miles; for the removal of Craven Shoal to a depth of 30 feet; for a channel 16 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and about 12,500 feet long, extending from bell buoy 23 to Hoffman and Swinburne Islands; for an irregularly triangular- shaped anchorage area in the southerly half of Red Hook Flats (ap- proximately 442 acres in extent), 40 and 30 feet deep, an anchorage in the vicinity of Liberty, or Bedloe Island (about 160 acres in ex- tent) 20 feet deep, and for a channel along the New Jersey pierhead line connecting Kill Van Kull with deep water in Anchorage Channel, south of the Liberty Island anchorage, 20 feet deep for a width of 500 feet and a length of about 3 miles. The project depths refer to mean low water. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $13,300,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $315,000. 226 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 5, 1884 Main Ship-Bayside-Gedney to 30 feet for width Annual Reports, 1887, p. 62; and 1888, of 1,000 feet (dimensions fixed by Secretary of p. 63. War, Dec. 27, 1886, by authority of the act of Aug. 5, 1886). Mar. 3,1899 Ambrose Channel (East Channel) to 40 feet- ___ H. Doc. No. 159, 55th Cong., 3d sess. June 25,1910 Maintenance of entrance channels under one head. Aug. 8,1917 Anchorage Channel, the extension of Ambrose H. Doc. No. 518, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Channel into Upper Bay. Aug. 8,1917 Removal of Craven Shoal . - --... --... --_ _ -_ H. Doc. No. 557, 64th Cong., let sess. Aug. 8, 1917 Channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and H. Doc. No. 625, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Swinburne Islands. July 3, 1930 Relocation of southerly section of Anchorage Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. Channel. No. 18, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30,1935 Dredging south end of Red Hook Flats, Liberty H. Doec. No. 183, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Island Anchorage, and channel along New Jersey pierhead line. Aug. 30,1935 Deepening Bayside-Gedney Channel to 35 feet for H. Doc. No. 133, 74th Cong., 1st sess. a width of 800 feet. Aug. 26, 1937 Deepening Ambrose and Anchorage Channels to Senate committee print, 75th Cong., 45 feet for a width of 2,000 feet. 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Terminal facilities.-In the harbor (Lower Bay, the Narrows, and the Upper Bay) there are 51 piers, 4 ferry terminals, 7 car-float (rail- road) terminal bridges, and various bulkheads and wharves. The Lower Bay is largely undeveloped, having 11 piers and 12 bulkheads along the shores. At the Narrows, along the Staten Island water front there are 23 piers and 2 ferry terminals in addition to the United States quarantine station for the port of New York. Along the westerly shore of the Upper Bay (Constable Hook, N. J., to Ellis Island) there are 17 piers, 8 wharves, and 7 car-float (railroad) bridges, including 4 large railroad freight terminals and a large mer- chandise terminal operated by the Central District, Inc. This latter terminal, owned by the city of Bayonne, has direct railroad connec- tions and available wharfage of about 9,300 linear feet. Three ter- minals are equipped with facilities for handling ocean-going vessels. The terminals in Buttermilk Channel. Bay Ridge, and Red Hook Channels, and Gowanus Creek (see separate reports under respective titles) are reached through New York Harbor. By compact dated April 30, 1921, the States of New York and New Jersey established the Port of New York District, embracing the territory roughly 25 miles in radius around the Statue of Liberty, and created the Port of! New York Authority. (For latest full de- scription of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engi- neers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging the channel along the New Jersey pierhead line to a depth of 20 feet, work was commenced December 28, 1937, and completed March 10, 1939. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 1,508,599 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $334,446.37, for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 227 The U. S. seagoing dredge Goethals was employed from July 1 to September 17, 1938, October 25 to November 20, 1938, De- cember 19 to 30, 1938, January 1 to April 10, 1939, May 11, 12, and 31; 1939, and intermittently from, June 1 to 6, 1939; the U. S. seagoing dredge Navesink was employed from March 28 to 31, 1939, and the U. S. seagoing dredge Raritan was employed intermittently from Feb- ruary 1 to 13. 1939, March 15, 1939, from April 10 to 15, 1939, and from May 8 to 14, 1939, in dredging Bayside and Gedney Channels to a depth of 35 feet for a width of 800 feet. During the fiscal year there was removed a total of 2,599,537 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material at a cost of $368,363.59 for new work. Under a contract for dredging a portion of the southerly section of the Red Hook Flats anchorage area to a depth of 40 feet, work was commenced April 19, 1939, and completed May 11, 1939. There was removed a total of 346,816 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of-$106,129.33 for new work. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to dredging in Red Hook Flats was $1,702.62 for new work. The cost of a survey to determine the condition of the channel to Hoffman Island was $250.50 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $810,892.41-$810,641.91 for new work and $250.50 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $862,306.88. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is about 65 percent completed. Main Ship-Bayside-Gedney Channel was com- pleted to a depth of 30 feet in 1891. The cost of new work amounted to $1,579,985.65, including $116,530 applied to removing wrecks and a sunken rock authorized by acts of July 25, 1868, and January 8, 1873. Ambrose Channel was completed to a depth of 40 feet in 1914 at a saving of $1,497,493 under the estimated cost. Anchorage Channel relocated to the eastward, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, was completed to a depth of 40 feet in 1932. The channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands was completed in 1920 up to within 300 feet of the southerly limits of the project. The dredged channel meets all the needs of navigation and no further work of improvement is contemplated for the present. The channel along the New- Jersey pierhead line from Kill Van Kull to Anchorage Channel was completed in 1939. The deepening of Bayside-Gedney Channel to 35 feet for a width of 800 feet was completed in 1939. The controlling mean low-water depths of the channels included in this project are as follows: Ambrose Channel, 45 feet for a width varying from 500 to 2,000 feet (August-September 1936); Main Ship Channel, 30 feet, 450 to 1,000 feet wide (September-October 1936); Bayside-Gedney Channel, 35 feet, 700 to 800 feet wide (December 1938-May 1939) ; Anchorage Channel, 45 feet, 800 to 2,000 feet wide (September 1931, February-July 1936); Craven Shoal, 30 feet ex- cept for a shoal 100 feet by 600 feet, with a least depth of 27 feet, located along westerly channel line (July 1931); channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands, 14 feet, 200 feet 228 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 wide, from buoy 23 southerly for 1 mile (September 1938), thence to Swinburne Island, 12 feet, 140 to 200 feet wide (July 1931); anchorage area at south end of Red Hook Flats, 16 feet (1932) ex- cept at southeasterly portion where depth is 40 feet (May 1939); anchorage area at the north half of the Jersey Flats, 10 feet (June 1936); channel along the New Jersey pierhead line, 20 feet (July 1938-January and February 1939). The work remaining to be done under the existing project con- sists of completing the dredging of the south end of Red Hook Flats to 40 feet and 30 feet, and dredging the Liberty Island anchorage to 20 feet, all as authorized in 1935; and deepening Ambrose and Anchorage Channels to 45 feet for a width of 2,000 feet as author- ized in 1937. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $10,924,- 070.72-$8,690,730.01 for new work and $2,233,340.71 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $10,916,548.81. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $103,930.64, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_________------------------------ $7, 521. 91 Maintenance: Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for 4 months (Mar. 1 to June 30, 1940) to restore Main Ship Channel to project dimensions---------------------------- 96, 408. 73 Total-------------- ------------------------------------ 103, 930. 64 The dredging of the Liberty Island anchorage to 20 feet as author- ized in 1935 and Ambrose Channel to 45 feet as authorized in 1937 should be commenced and the dredging of the 40-foot anchorage area in the southern portion of Red Hook Flats should be completed dur- ing the fiscal year 1941. The entrance channels should be maintained. Therefore, the sum of $2,650,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: New work : Complete by Oct. 31, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, the dredging of the Liberty Island anchorage____________- $1, 100, 000 Complete by Nov. 30, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, the deepening of the 40-foot Red Hook Flats anchorage ------ 950, 000 Dredge by use of 2 United States seagoing hopper dredges for a total of 16 months during the fiscal year to complete about 55 percent of the deepening of Ambrose Channel to 45 feet___. 400, 000 Maintenance: Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for 8 months during the fiscal year to restore the entrance channels to project dimensions--------------------------------- 200, 000 Total------------------------------------------- 2, 650, 000 Cost and financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $8, 690, 730. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---- ------- 2, 233, 340. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -------- _ 10, 924, 070. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__________-____________ 7, 521. 91 Net total expenditures--------------------------------10, 916, 548. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_____-______--- ______ 103, 930. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ 11,020, 479. 45 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 229 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 4 57-3.2 Cost of new work_ _ $4,573.25 $1, 609.47 $407,453.37 $810, 641. 91 Cost of maintenance . ... . $3, 085.55 15, 420. 22 7, 480. 13 648. 24 250.50 - i I- i- Total cost_ - - 3,085.55 19, 993.47 9, 089. 60 408, 101. 61 810, 892. 41 Total expended-- - -- -- -1, 540, 544. 04 -33, 153. 85 3, 943. 56 343, 817. 81 862, 306. 88 Allotted. - - - -1, 876, 390. 74. 934, 800. 00 1 -681, 000.00 662, 000. 00 103, 000. 00 1 I I 1 1 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____------------------ $863, 237. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 --- $3, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------- 100, 000. 00 103, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____ ________ 966, 237. 52 - Gross amount expended________- ,_ ___- -_ $866, 539. 63 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 4, 232. 75 862,306. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_________________ 103, 930. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_---------- $3, 852. 69 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 3, 669. 22 7, 521.91 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 96, 408. 73 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- -- - - -- - -- - tion of existing project 1 4, 609, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2, 450, 000.00 For maintenance ------------------------------------ 200, 000. 00 - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - Total 1 2, 650, 000. 00 ' Exclusive of available funds. 18. CONEY ISLAND CHANNEL, N. Y. Location.-This channel is situated on the east side of Lower Bay, New York Harbor, about 9 miles south of the Battery, New York City. The channel is shown on United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369, but it is not named. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 600 feet wide and 20 feet deep at mean low water, extending from deep water south- west of Nortons Point to deep water off Rockaway Inlet, a total length of about 11/3 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.7 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1906, was $168,300. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $12,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. No. 442, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There is a municipally owned pier built out from the Coney Island shore for summer passenger travel; it does 230 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 not extend to the channel. It is sufficient for this use. Commer- cially the channel is part of the water route between New York Harbor and Jamaica Bay and points east along the southern shore of Long Island. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. seagoing dredge Absecon was employed from May 10, 1939, to June 7, 1939, in dredging to restore the channel to project depth of 20 feet. There was removed a total of 61,250 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $16,902.76, for maintenance. The cost of surveys and .contingencies preliminary to dredging was $1,382.93 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $18,- 285.69, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $13,814.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913 at a saving of $56,929 under the estimated cost. When examined in March, May, and June 1939, project depth of 20 feet existed throughout the channel except for three small isolated shoals with a least depth of 14.3 feet. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $326,130.56--$111,371.21 for new work and $214.759.35 for maintenance. The expenditures were $321,659.44. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $11,185.43, less accounts payable amounting to $4,471.12, will be applied to the payment of contingencies inci- dental to maintenance dredging. Maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------$111, 371. 21 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 214, 759. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_______ 326, 130. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------- ------ __ 4, 471. 12 Net total expenditures___--------------------------- 321, 659. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 11, 185. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------_____ 332, 844. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ------------- ------------ - ---- --------- ------------. ----------- --------- ---- Cost of maintenance .------ _ - ------------ ------------. - ------ ------- - -- - $18, $. 285. 69 Total expended _.... .. . . . . . . . -.. 13, 814. 57 Allotted ......-------....-....- -------- - - -- - $25, 000. 00 . ..- Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_________________---------- $25, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------- $13, 845. 44 Less reimbursements collected---------------- 30. 87 13, 814. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------11, 185. 43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------- 4, 683. 52 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 6, 501. 91 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 231 19. BAY RIDGE AND RED HOOK CHANNELS, N. Y. Location.-These channels lie along the east shore of the Upper Bay, New York Harbor, and, with Buttermilk Channel, form an easterly channel along the Brooklyn water front from the Narrows to East River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 369 and 541.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, August 11, 1888, September 19, 1890, August 18, 1894, and June 3, 1896. For further details see page 1768 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 195 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 1,200 feet wide and 40 feet deep at mean low water from the Narrows to Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, thence 1,750 feet wide to the junction of Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, thence 1,200 feet wide through Red Hook Channel to the junction with Buttermilk Channel, and a chan- nel of the same depth extending into Gowanus Bay from the junction of Bay Ridge Channel with Red Hook Channel, narrowing uni- formly in width to about 500 feet at Twenty-eighth Street, Brooklyn. Length of section 'included in the project, 41/2 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctu- ations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $4,609,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $150,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Channel 40 feet deep and 1,200 feet wide-.......... H. Doec. No. 337, 54th Cong., 2d sess.; Annual Report, 1897, p. 1177. Mar. 2,1907 Dredging to obtain, first, a depth of 35 feet, subse- quently increasing depth to 40 feet for full width. July 3, 1930 Widening of Bay Ridge Channel to 1,750 feet ... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. 44, 71st Cong., 2d sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Terminal facilities.-There are 61 piers and bulkheads used by shipping interests along the water front of these channels. The terminal facilities occupy practically all of the available wharf room along the water front, and they are mostly of modern equipment. The terminals have railroad connections. (For latest full descrip- tion of terminal facilities, see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engi- neers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. seagoing dredge Nawesink was employed from January 9 to 14, 1939, in dredging to 40 feet an area 275 feet wide in Bay Ridge Channel extending southerly from the junction with Red Hook Channel for a distance of 3,600 feet. During the fiscal year there was removed a total of 2,697 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $63,639.66 for new work. 232 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The U. S. seagoing dredge Navesink was employed from July 1, 1938, to January 7, 1939, February 6 to 24, 1939, February 27, 1939, March 3 to 13, 1939, and from March 24 to 28, 1939, and the U. S. seagoing dredge Raritan was employed on February 2, 1939, in dredging to 40 feet an area 275 feet wide in Bay Ridge Channel extending southerly along the westerly channel line for a distance of 3,870 feet from the junction with Red Hook Channel. During the fiscal year there was removed a total of 604,743 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $179,793.36 for new work. The 'U. S. seagoing dredge Navesink was employed from March 13 to 24, 1939, and from March 28 to June 19, 1939, in dredging to 40 feet along the east side of Bay Ridge Channel from the south- ernmost pier of the Long Island Railroad to opposite Twenty-fifth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. There was removed a total of 384,093 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $72,970.78 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to dredging was $2,659.52 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $262,063.32-$186,433.02 for new work and $75,630.30 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $272,865.06. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 92 percent completed. Bay Ridge Channel was completed to a depth of 40 feet and a width of 1,200 feet in 1915. The widening of Bay Ridge Channel to 1,750 feet from Bay Ridge Avenue to its junction with Red Hook Channel was completed in 1939. Red Hook Channel has been completed to project dimensions for 2,250 feet northward of its junction with Bay Ridge Channel, thence 1,000 feet wide and 40 feet deep for 3,000 feet to the intersection with Buttermilk Chan- nel. The controlling mean low water depths as shown by surveys made from April 1934 to May 1939 are as follows: In Bay Ridge Channel, 40 feet for full project width from deep water in the Narrows to Sixty-fifth Street, Brooklyn, thence 40 feet for widths of 800 to 1,700 feet to Thirty-sixth Street, and thence 34 feet for a width of 1,000 to 400 feet to the head of improvement off Twenty-eighth Street; in Red Hook Channel, 30 feet for a width of 500 feet from its junc- tion with Bay Ridge Channel for a distance of 3,200 feet northward, thence 35 feet in a navigable channel 500 to 1,200 feet wide to the intersection with Buttermilk Channel. Shoals along the easterly channel line of Bay Ridge Channel from Sixty-fifth Street to Thirty- sixth Street, Brooklyn, have limiting depths of from 34 to 37 feet. Shoals along the channel lines and the westerly half of the south portion of Red Hook Channel have limiting depths of 20 to 25 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project is to com- plete the dredging of Red Hook Channel for a length of 3,000 feet south of the junction with Buttermilk Channel. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $6,584,467.52-$4,165,559.89 regular funds and $64,559.68 Public Works funds-a total of $4,230,- 119.57 for new work and $2,354,347.95 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $6,523,688.97 regular funds and $64,559.68 Public Works funds-a total of $6,588,248.65. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $423,411.54, together with an allotment of RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 233 $257,000 to be made during the fiscal year, a total of $680,411.54, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-- $15, 718. 87 New work: Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for 1 month (September 1939) to complete the new work remain- ing in Red Hook Channel------------------------------------ 25, 000. 00 Maintenance : Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for 8 months (July 1939 to February 1940) to restore Bay Ridge Channel to project dimensions------------- ---------- 195, 692. 67 Dredge by use of 4 United States seagoing hopper dredges for a total of 16 dredge months (September 1939 to June 1940) to restore Red Hook Channel to project dimensions-------- 444, 000. 00 639, 692. 67 Total --------- -------------------------------- 680, 411. 54 The new work will complete the existing project. Bay Ridge Channel should be maintained. Therefore, the sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging by use of a United States seagoing hopper dredge (March to June 1941) to restore the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $5, 476, 219. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-----------------------2, 354, 347. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 7, 830, 567. 52 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------------------_19, 500. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1939----------------------7, 850, 067. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 15, 718. 87 Net total expenditures -----------------------------7, 834, 348. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 423, 411. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------8, 257, 760. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work __________ ___-- . . __ __.________________ _ $97, 359. 01 $186, 433. 02 Cost of maintenance ............ $168, 493. 47 $322, 192. 20 $41, 784. 37 106, 073. 53 75, 630. 30 Total cost - - 168, 493. 47 322, 192. 20 41, 784. 37 203, 432. 54 262, 063. 32 Total expended ... ..---------------- 252, 555. 62 306, 737. 27 39, 945. 28 214, 462. 96 272, 865. 06 . _-.....-... Allotted____ __- ___ 122, 345. 42 388, 100. 00 -188, 000. 00 620, 000. 00 253, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------- $443, 276. 60 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------ $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ 306, 000. 00 316, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 759, 276. 60 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 63, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------- 696, 276. 60 234 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Gross amount expended___-__________-------- 278, 865. 06 Less reimbursements collected__ ______-------- -6, 000. 00 272, 865. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------- ----------- 423, 411. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_______ __----------------15, 718. 87 Balance available June 30, 1939 ________----------407, 692.67 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for maintenance ___--------------------------- 100, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 20. GOWANUS CREEK CHANNEL, N. Y. Location.-Gowanus Creek is a small tidal inlet extending north- easterly about 11/2 miles from the north end of Bay Ridge Channel. The channel is shown on United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369, but is not named; entrance is shown on Chart No. 541. Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881 (under the title of "Gowanus Bay"), August 11, 1888, and September 19, 1890. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1769, and Annual Report for 1938, page 198. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 26 feet deep at mean low water from Bay Ridge Channel at Twenty-eighth Street to the foot of Percival Street, with width decreasing from 300 feet at Twenty-eighth Street to 200 feet at Percival Street, and thence 18 feet deep at mean low water to Hamilton Avenue Bridge, gradually reducing in width to 100 feet at the bridge, all as limited by harbor lines. Length of section included in the .project, 0.8 mile. Mean, tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1896 was $70,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1881 Dredging 18-foot channel _._____________________________ June 3,1896 Dredging 26-foot channel - _ - -- Annual Report, 1896, p. 155. For latest published map, see Annual Report for 1903, page 919. Terminal facilities.-There are 123 piers and bulkheads along this waterway and Gowanus Canal, 4 of which, including a large grain elevator, are owned and used by the State of New York as a barge- canal terminal; 14 are owned by the city of New York, 25 are owned and used by 5 shipyards; and the remainder are privately owned and used for various commercial purposes. Two are open to the public; none has rail connections. These terminals occupy practically the whole of the water front. (For latest full description of terminal facilities, see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 235 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of contingen- cies preliminary to dredging of the channel was $28.50, all for mainte- nance. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1904. When examined in June 1939, the controlling mean low water depth was 24 feet for a channel varying in width from 300 to 150 feet, from the entrance up to Percival Street, thence 18 feet through a channel gradually reducing in width to about 100 feet at a point 300 feet south of Hamilton Avenue Bridge and thence 12 feet deep to the head of improvement at Hamilton Avenue Bridge. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $110,976.08--$70,000 for new work and $40,976.08 for maintenance. The expenditures were $110,947.58. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $40,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------- ------------------------ $28.50 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1940, under a contract to be intered into, dredging to restore the channel to project dimensions__ 39, 971. 50 Total ----------- 0,--------------------------- ------ 40,000. 00 Additional maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__-------------------------__ $145,000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 40,976.08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------185, 976. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_------------------------- 28. 50 Net total expenditures_--------------------------- 185, 947. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------225, 947. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..------ ------------------ --------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance--.........-- ---------...........----------.------------- -------------- -------------- $28. 50 Total expended------------ -------------- ------------------------------------ Allotted ---........-------------.............. ------ -- - -- --- .......... 40,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939--------------- -------------- $40, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ---------------- 40, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------------- 28. 50 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------39, 971. 50 21. BUTTERMILK CHANNEL, N. Y. Location.-This channel connects deep water in the Upper Bay, New York Harbor, southwest of Governors Island, with deep water in East River northeast of Governors Island, and with Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels forms an easterly channel along the Brook- lyn water front from the Narrows to East River. Itlies between 236 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Governors Island and Brooklyn Borough, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 541 and 745.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, July 13, 1892, and June 3, 1896. For further details see page 205, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 1,000 feet wide, 40 feet deep at mean low water for the width of the existing 500-foot channel and 35 feet deep for the remaining 500-foot width west of the existing channel, with suitable widening at the junctions with East River and Red Hook and Anchorage Channels. Length of sec- tion included in the project, 21/4 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.5 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.5 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $1,605,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimated cost of annual maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 Channel 1,200 feet wide and not less than 30 feet H. Doe. No. 122, 56th Cong., 2d sess. deep. Aug. 30, 1935 Channel 1,000 feet wide to depths of 40 and 35 feet__ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. 55, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Terminal facilities.-There are 27 terminals with a length of 28,400 feet of available dockage, comprising 16 open-pile piers, 4 crib and concrete bulkheads, 3 open-pile wharves, 2 railroad float bridges, and 2 timber ferry racks. (For latest full description of terminal facili- ties see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract for dredging to a depth of 35 feet the westerly half of the channel from the junction with the East River southerly for a distance of 4,100 feet, work was commenced April 13, 1939 and in progress at the end of the fiscal year. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 297,728 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $189,850.64 for new work. The U. S. seagoing dredge Raritan was employed from July 1 to August 1, 1938, and from August 8 to 14, 1938, in dredging to a depth of 40 feet the southeasterly half of the channel from the junction with Anchorage Channel northeasterly for a distance of 5,000 feet. Dur- ing the fiscal year there was removed a total of 197,685 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $29,184.20 for mainte- nance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to dredging the westerly half of the channel was $936.48 for new work. The total cost of all work was $219,971.32-$190,787.12 for new work and $29,184.20 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $83,627.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 63 percent completed. The easterly 500-foot width of channel 40 feet RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 237 deep from the Anchorage Channel to East River was completed in April 1935. When examined in February and April 1934 and July and August 1938, the controlling mean low water depth was 40 feet through a channel 500 feet wide from deep water at southerly en- trance from Anchorage Channel to the junction of Buttermilk Chan- nel with the East River. When examined in June 1937 and April 1939 the westerly 500-foot width was not less than 20 feet deep for the full length of the channel except along the westerly channel line adjacent to Governors Island, where it was 16 feet deep and less. The work remaining to be done under the project consists in com- pleting the deepening to 35 feet of the westerly 500-foot width of channel from the Anchorage Channel to East River, and the widen- ing at the junction with East River, Red Hook, and Anchorage Channels. The cost and expenditures to June 30, 1939, Public Works funds, were $122,051.24, for new work. The cost to June 30, 1939, regular funds, was $1,121,750.49-$888,- 854.15 for new work and $232,896.34 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $981,840.48. The total cost to June 30, 1939, all funds, was $1.243,801.73-$1,010,- 905.39 for new work and $232,896.34 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $1,103,891.72. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $336,514.92, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_------------------------------ $139,910.01 New work: Complete by Nov. 17, 1939, under a contract in force, dredging of the westerly half of the channel to 35 feet from the junction with East River southerly for a distance of 4,100 feet-- 196, 604. 91 Total----- --------------------------------------------- 336, 514. 92 This work will complete about 49 percent of the deepening to 35 feet of the westerly 500-foot width of channel, as authorized in 1935. The deepening of the westerly half of the channel Fhould be con- tinued. Maintenance dredging of the existing channel will be neces- sary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $448,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: New work: Complete by June 30, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, the deepening of the westerly half of the channel to 35 feet from 4,100 feet south of the junction with the East River to the junction with Anchorage Channel------------------------- $398, 000 Maintenance: Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for 2 months during the fiscal year to restore the existing 40-foot channel to project dimensions----------------------------- ------ 50, 00) Total ----------------------------- 448, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $1, 507, 155. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- ---- 232, 896. 34 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 1, 740, 051. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 139, 910. 01 Net total expenditures-__-- -------------- 1, 600, 141. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------- --------------- 336, 514. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 1,936, 656. 64 238 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ........ ___ Cost of new work____ _ $100, 174. 59 $6, 889. 02----------------------$190, 787. 12 -----------------.----------- Cost of maintenance___-....._ $2, 883. 90 $33, 939. 87 29,184. 20 Total cost_ --------------- 100, 174. 59 6, 889. 02 2, 883. 90 33, 939. 87 219, 971. 32 Total expended__ .... ----- 149, 507. 67 7, 110. 82 1, 725. 63 31, 531. 59 83, 627. 86 _17, Allotted__.---. -------------- 051. 04 -910.98 -17, 000.00 80, 000. 00 370, 400. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-----_ ------------------------- $49, 742. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937------------- $91, 328. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938---------- 279, 071. 53 370, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------------- 420, 142. 78 Gross amount expended --------------------------------- 83, 627. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 336, 514. 92 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------- $239. 05 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------_ 334, 348. 32 334, 587. 37 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 1, 927. 55 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------------- 398,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: For new work -------------------------- 398, 000. 00 1 For maintenance - ---------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Total ------------------------------------------------ 448, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 22. EAST RIVER, N. Y. Location.-This is a tidal strait about 16 miles long and 600 to 4,000 feet wide, connecting Hudson River and the Upper Bay at the Battery, New York City, with Long Island Sound at Throgs Neck, New York City, and separating Long Island from Manhattan Island and the mainland. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 223, 226, and 745.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of Au- gust 30, 1852, July 25, 1868, March 3, 1899, and June 25, 1910. For further details see page 210, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for channels of the following dimensions (depths refer to mean low water): From deep water in the upper New York Bay to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 40 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide; from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Throgs Neck, 35 feet deep, with widths varying from about 550 to 1,000 feet, according to locality; east of Welfare (Blackwells) Island up to English Place, Long Island City, 30 feet deep and varying in width from 500 to 900 feet, with widening in the approach from the main channel; between South Brother and Berrian Islands, 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide, with widening in the approach from the main channel; for the removal of Coenties Reef to a depth of 40 feet, also RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 239 the removal of the following rocks and reefs lying outside of the limiting lines of the main channel to give access to wharves: Along the Brooklyn shore, Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan Bridge (Fulton Ferry Reef), to a depth of 25 feet; Jay Street Reef, 25 feet; Cor- lears Reef, 35 feet; Shell Reef, 25 feet; Horns Hook, 40 feet; Rhine- lander Reef, 26 feet; and reef off Oak Point, 30 feet; and for the construction of a dike in Pot Cove in Hell Gate. The length of the section included in the improvement is about 16 miles. The mean range of tides varies according to locality from 4 feet at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and 4.4 feet at the Battery to 5 feet at Hallets Point, 6.3 feet at Port Morris, and 7.1 feet at the eastern entrance at Throgs Neck; mean range of spring tides, 4.9, 5.3, 6.1, 7.4, and 8.4 feet, respec- tively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary according to locality from 4 feet below mean low water at the Battery, 3.5 feet at the navy yard, and 4 feet at Throgs Neck up to about 4 feet above mean high water at the Battery and 4.5 feet above mean high water at Throgs Neck; extreme fluctuations do not seri- ously affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1933, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $24,000,000. The latest (1921) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 - - Mar. 3, 1915 1 Removal of Coenties Reef to 35 feet, conditioned H. Doe. No. 188, 63d Cong., 1st sess. upon local interests increasing depth to 40 feet. July 27, 1916 Channel across Diamond Reef 35 feet deep and Do. 1,000 feet wide. Aug. 8,1917 Channel east of Blackwells Island to 20 feet; chan- Do. nel between South Brother and Berrian Islands, to 20 feet; channel between North and South Brother Islands to 26 feet. Do ...--.. Channel 40 feet deep through East River and H. Doc. No. 140, 65th Cong., 1st sess. Hell Gate. July 18,1918 Secure a depth of 40 feet in channel through East Specified in act. River and Hell Gate as soon as practicable. Sept. 22, 1922 Depth limited to 35 feet in the through channel Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. between Brooklyn Navy Yard and Throgs No. 3, 67th Cong., 2d sess. (Con- Neck. Channel east of Blackwells Island, 30 tains latest published map.) feet to English Place and eliminated 20-foot channel north of English Place. Eliminated channel between North and South Brother Islands except as authorized prior to existing project. Removal of certain rocks and reefs and construction of dike in Pot Cove, Hell Gate. 1 Pub. Res. No. 67, 63d Cong., 3d sess. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Both shores of the East River from the Bat- tery, Manhattan Borough, to Clason Point, east of Hell Gate, a length of about 12 miles, are occupied by 153 piers, 28 ferry slips, of which 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1- 16 240 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 16 are not in use, 22 car-float bridges, and 44,000 feet of bulkheaded water front available for dockage. In an endeavor to keep pace with the growing commerce of New York Harbor, the city authorities are constantly improving the ter- minals in the East River and elsewhere in the harbor. (For latest full description of terminal facilities, see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of a survey to determine the condition of Diamond Reef Channel was $822.23 for maintenance. The expenditures were minus $102.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is about 99 percent completed. The controlling mean low-water depth, from deep water in the Upper Bay to the Brooklyn Navy Yard is 40 feet for full channel width except for a small section opposite the Battery, where the width is limited to 400 feet and at Corlears Reef where it is limited to 900 feet. From the navy yard through the West Channel at Wel- fare (Blackwells) Island and Hell Gate to Throgs Neck at Long Island Sound, the controlling mean low-water depth is 35 feet for widths varying from 550 to 1,000 feet. In the section of the East Channel at Welfare (Blackwells) Island included in the existing project it is 28 feet from off Newtown Creek to English Place (43d Drive), Long Island City, and continuing through the natural chan- nel of navigable width to deep water off the north end of Welfare (Blackwells) Island it is 24 feet. The controlling depth in the chan- nel between South Brother and Berrian Islands is 20 feet for a width of 300 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project consists of the removal of a small shoal area along the east side of the 35-foot channel between Grand Street and North Third Street, Brooklyn. The construction of the dike at Pot Cove in Hell Gate and a part of the widening near the pierhead line in Jay Street Reef were omitted as being unnecessary. The cost and expenditures to June 30, 1939, Public Works funds, were $1,743,265.42 for new work. The cost to June 30, 1939, regular funds, was $22,559,231.66-- $22,106,453.80 for new work and $452,777.86 for maintenance. The expenditures amounted to $22,559,225.14. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, all funds, was $24,302,497.08--$23,849,719.22 for new work and $452,777.86 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $24,302,490.56. Propo sed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $26,715.97 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-_ _-_ $6. 52 Maintenance: Dredge by use of the U. S. derrick boat Babcock for about 3 months during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, in the removal of isolated shoals throughout the project channel-.--- 26, 709. 45 Total --------------------------------------------------- 26, 715. 97 Additional maintenance will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in the removal of isolated shoals throughout the project channel by use of U. S. derrick boat Babcock. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 241 Cost and financial summ~ary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $30, 037, 412. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--- ------------------- 490, 441.81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ .-- 30, 527, 854. 53 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 6. 52 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 30, 527, 848. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- ------------------------ 26, 715. 97 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------- 30, 554, 563. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work $1, 142, 545.30 $113,634.17 ---........... Cost of maintenance _ 66,009.26 $68,133.88 30. 940. 68 I *PN, V I $822.23 Total cost --. 1,142, 545. 30 179, 643.43 68,133.88 30, 940.68 822.23 Total expended ------- 255, 271. 28 279, 082. 87 69, 249.56 36,862. 06 -102. 21 Allotted.-.. .. .. .----- -573, 752. 08 34, 876. 34 51, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 -2,500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $29, 113. 76 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 54, 113. 76 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 27, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 26, 613. 76 Gross amount expended------------------------- $815. 71 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 917. 92 -102. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 26, 715.97 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------- ------- 6. 52 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 26, 709.45 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated- -for completion -- - - -- -- - -- - - of existing project -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 150, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23. WALLABOUT CHANNEL, N. Y. Location.-This channel is a tidal branch of East River, N. Y., about 2.5 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City. It is located on the east side of the river immediately east of the ord- nance dock of the United States navy yard. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 745.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 20 feet deep at mean low water, 230 to 350 feet wide, and about 2,000 feet long. Mean tidal range, 4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.8 feet; irregular fluc- tuations, due to wind and barometic pressure, vary from about 3.5 feet below mean low water up to about 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1898, was $40,000. The 1atedo (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. 242 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H. Doc. No. 50, 55th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-The entire channel front is occupied by 5 piers, 19 bulkheads, 1 railroad float bridge, and 200 feet of navy yard bulkhead. The total available dockage is 14,900 feet. There is no space left available for the construction of additional terminals. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1900 at a saving of $21,826 under the estimated cost. The controlling mean low-water depth, as shown by soundings taken in June 1939, was 20 feet through a channel varying in width from 75 to 350 feet. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1939, were $36,897.85-$18,173.69 for new work and $18,724.16 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $25,000, will be applied to the completion of maintenance dredging by June 30, 1940, under contract to be entered into, to restore the channel to project dimensions. Additional maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------$18, 173.69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------- ----------- 18, 724. 16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 36, 897. 85 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 36,897. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----- ------ --------------- 25, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------- 61, 897. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _---------------- -- Cost of maintenance ------------- ------ Total expended-------------------------------- Allotted ... .......--------------------------------- -- ------- 25, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939__-_- _____._______----__------- - $25, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------------ 25, 000.00 24. NEWTOWN CREEK, N. Y. Location.-This creek is a tidal waterway entering the East River, N. Y., about 41/2 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City, and forms a part of the boundary between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 745.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, July 5, 1884, and June 3, 1896. For further details see page 1769 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 207 of Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 243 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 23 feet deep and 130 feet wide from the East River to a point about 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue; for a turning basin in the vicinity of Mussel Island and a triangular area lying on the north side of the entrance to the creek of the same depth; for a channel 20 feet deep at mean low water elsewhere in Newtown Creek, including Dutch Kills, Mas- peth Creek, and English Kills, of th'e following widths: 150 feet wide from Maspeth Avenue to Grand Street Bridge; thence 125 feet wide to Metropolitan Avenue on the East Branch; 100 feet wide for a distance of 2,000 feet up Maspeth Creek; 75 to 100 feet wide for a distance of 2,800 feet up Dutch Kills with a turning basin at the head; and 150 feet wide in English Kills, or West Branch, to the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, including the easing of bends; and for a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide in English Kills from the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge to within 80 feet of the Montrose Avenue Bridge, suitably widened at bends and materially widened by excavating upland at the second bend above the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. The total length of channel included in the project is about 27,300 feet. Mean tidal range, 4.2 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pres- sure vary from about 3.5 feet below mean low water up to about 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $1,196,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $22,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and 'harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1919 20-foot channel...........--....----------------------H. Doc. No. 936, 64th Cong., 1st sess.l July 3, 1930 23-foot channel .. .. _._..- ..... . __..._ ..... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1 No. 42, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26,1937 12-foot channel in English Kills_ ....... -Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. _ ._ ._ 1 No. 4, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Minor modification of project in the vicinity of Mussel Island, without change in cost, ap- proved by the Secretary of War, Mar. 22, 1920. 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, requires that all land needed for right-of-way be furnished without cost to the United States, and provides that no work shall be done in Maspeth Creek, in the removal of Mussel Island, or in English Kills until this has been done in each case and corresponding changes made in existing harbor lines; also that no work shall be undertaken under the existing project in Dutch Kills until the obstructive bridges near its mouth have been suitably modified. The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, requires that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary ease- ments or rights-of-way for the enlargement of the channel in English Kills above Metropolitan Avenue and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will remove obstructive deposits 244 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 resulting from the discharge of sewage into the waterway. That act also requires that local interests furnish necessary lands or rights-of- way for widening the second bend south of Metropolitan Avenue. The lands needed in Maspeth Creek, Mussel Island, and the East Branch have been ceded to the United States by the city of New York by deed. The work of modifying the bridges near the mouth of Dutch Kills was completed in 1923. No action has been taken by the city authorities to comply with the requirements for dredging in English Kills (West Branch). Terminal facilities.-The length of water front measured along both sides of the projected improvement is 11.6 miles, of which 9.6 miles are bulkheaded and about 13/4 miles of frontage, distributed over the entire length of this waterway, is yet undeveloped. The total available dockage is 55,600 feet, which is considered adequate for present needs. (For latest full description of terminal facilities: see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.--The cost and expendi- tures for a survey to determine the condition of the 23-foot channel were $1,086.18, for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 64 percent completed. The work of enlarging the main channel to 23 feet deep and 130 feet wide from the entrance to 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue, including the triangular area at the entrance, and a turning basin at the former location of Mussel Island, is about 90 percent completed. Dutch Kills has been dredged to project depth (20 feet) for a width of 75 to 100 feet except at a few places near the head of improvement where unstable bulkheads restricted dredging' operations. Maspeth Creek has been dredged to project dimensions throughout. The controlling mean low-water depth in main channel of Newtown Creek, according to surveys made in September and October 1938, was 22 feet from the entrance to 150 feet above Mas- peth Avenue for widths varying from 50 to 130 feet. In the turning basin at the former location of Mussel Island the depth was 23 feet ex- cept for a few scattered shoals having a depth of 22 feet. When exam- ined in May 1933, the controlling depth in Dutch Kills was about 16 feet except at Hunters Avenue Bridge; where it was 13 feet. As shown by an examination made in August 1932, the depth in Maspeth Creek was 19 feet. The controlling mean low-water depth in East Branch, according to surveys made in October 1929, July 1933, and May 1937, was 16 feet from 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue to opposite the entrance to English Kills; thence to Grand Street, 13 feet: and thence to Metropolitan Avenue, 12 feet. When examined in March 1936 and May 1937, the depth in English Kills (West Branch) to Metropolitan Avenue was 16 feet, and thence to 80 feet north of Montrose Avenue (the head of the project) the depth was about 8 feet. The work remaining to be done consists of completing to project dimensions the channel between Greenpoint and Meeker Avenues, and from 800 feet north of Maspeth Avenue to Metropolitan Ave- nue, in the East Branch, and to 80 feet north of Montrose Avenue, in English Kills (West Branch). The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $920,201.38-$767,093.96 for new work and $153,107.42 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 245 Proposed operations.-No funds are available under this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will not be complied with during the next 2 years. Mainte- nance dredging in the 23-foot channel will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $22,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, under contract for maintenance, in the removal of shoals from the 23-foot channel. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $1, 168, 354. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---------- 320, 976. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- 1, 489, 331. 35 Net total expenditures------------------------------------1, 489, 331. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------------1, 489,'331. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- . . . .. . . . ..- - -- -. Cost of maintenance __ _ $43, 085. 12 $12, 101. 45 $41, 599. 39----- $1, 086. 18 Total expended 22, 455. 41 33, 137. 30 41, 599. 39 - - 1, 086. 18 A llo tted , .... ............. - . . 50, 000. 00 55 , 534. 44 --- - $8, 000. 00 - 19, 3 1 4.43 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938________________--__ $20, 400. 61 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --- 19, 314. 43 Net amount to be accounted for 1, 086. 18 Gross amount expended ------ 1, 086. 18 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------------------------------ 429, 400. 0 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance__-- __- -____----------22, 000. 00 25. HARLEM RIVER, N. Y. Location.-Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek, both in- cluded in the project for the improvement of Harlem River, are two connecting tidal waterways, of a joint length of about 8 miles, lying wholly within the limits of Greater New York and separating Man- hattan Island from the mainland. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 274.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 23, 1874. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1762, and Annual Report for 1938, page 210. Existing project.-This provides for a continuous channel 15 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide from East River td Hud- son River, except in the vicinity of Washington Bridge, where the adopted width is 354 feet, and at the rock cut through Dyckmans Meadow, where it is 350 feet and the depth is 18 feet. It also pro- vides for straightening the channel at Johnson Iron Works by mak- ing a cut 15 feet deep and 400 feet wide. The length of channel in- cluded in the project is about 8 miles. The mean tidal range varies, according to locality, from 4.9 feet at Willis Avenue Bridge to 3.7 246 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 feet at Spuyten Duyvil Bridge; range of spring tides, 5.9 and 4.5 feet, respectively. Irregular fluctuations due to wind and baromet- ric pressure vary from 3 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water at Willis Avenue Bridge and from 3.5 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water at Spuy- ten Duyvil Bridge. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, was $5,470,000, exclusive of aihounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 18,1878 Channel 15 feet deep and 350 feet wide- -- -- H. Ex. Doc. No. 75, Pt. 9, 43d Cong., 2d sess. (Annual Report, 1875, pt. 2, p. 224.) Chief of Engineers authorized widening to 400 Annual Report, 1886, p. 674. feet throughout except at Dyckmans Cut, where width was kept at 350 feet and depth increased to 18 feet. Chief of Engineers in 1893 reduced width of Annual Report, 1912, p. 198. channel in vicinity of Washington Bridge to 354 feet. Mar. 4,1913 Straightenig channel at Johnson Iron Works H. Doc. No. 557, 62d Cong., 2d sess. (Con- tains latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. The River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915, authorized and directed the Secretary of War to cede to the State of New York all the lands heretofore acquired by the United States in that section of the Harlem River eliminated from the existing project by the straightening of the channel at the former location of the Johnson Iron Works; the cession to take effect only after the Chief of Engineers shall have certified that the new channel is open to navigation and that the land ceded is no longer necessary for the right-of-way. Upon certification by the Chief of Engineers on March 1, 1939, that the channel authorized by the modified project had been completed and opened to navigation, and that the said land was no longer neces- sary for the right-of-way of the straightened channel, the Secretary of War by deed dated March 16, 1939, ceded these lands to the State of New York. Terminal facilities.-The direct length of water front measured along both shores of the Harlem River is about 16 miles; of this length topographical features render 4 miles unavailable for com- mercial use. About 5 miles in length of water front have been de- veloped by the construction of 97 piers, wharves, and bulkheads, with a total available dockage of 34,000 feet, of which 22,728 feet are owned by the city of New York and 685 feet are owned by the State of New York, the latter as a barge-canal terminal. Of the terminals owned by the city, some are open to the public on equal terms, some are leased for commercial use, and a few are used by city departments. Ten terminals have railroad connections, seven of which are owned by the railroads, one by a private corporation, and two by the city RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 247 of New York. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.--Under a contract for the removal and disposal of wreckage and debris lying above a plane of 15 feet below mean low water in four areas located between Mott Haven Canal and West One Hundred and Forty-third Street, Manhattan, work was commenced March 21, 1939, and completed April 18, 1939. The cost of the work was $5,856.33 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to removal of wreckage was $457.56 for maintenance. An adjustment of $65.91 for maintenance was made in connection with the dredging to 15 feet of 21 isolated areas located between the Third Avenue Bridge and the Broadway Bridge reported during the previous fiscal year. The total cost of work was $6,379.80, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $14,329.17. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was sub- stantially completed in 1938. The remaining widening to be done in the section above High Bridge is prohibited by the proximity of bulkheads to the channel line. The present width is considered ade- quate for navigation. No further improvement is contemplated under the project. A channel 15 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide has been excavated from East River to High Bridge, thence 15 feet deep and 350 feet wide to the Hudson River. The rock cut through Dyckmans Meadow was completed to 18-foot depth and 350- foot width in 1896. The straightening of the channel at Johnson Iron Works was completed to 15-foot depth and 400-foot width in 1938. The controlling depth from East River to Hudson River, as shown by examinations made from 1933 to 1939 is 15 feet at mean low water through a navigable channel varying from 90 to 350 feet in width except as follows: From 1,200 feet below HighBridge to 100 feet above it is 14 feet deep for a width of 200 feet, and at West One Hundred and Ninety-first Street it is 14 feet deep. The widths of channel through bridge draws are 98 to 164 feet, except at Broadway Bridge, where the width is 60 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $3,859,- 828.94-$3,595,119.48 for new work and $264,709.46 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $3,859,778.32. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $3,317.46, less accounts payable amounting to $50.62, a balance of $3,266.84 is available for revocation. Maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financiaZ summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__-- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ _____-------- ___ _--- ____--__-___ $3, 616, 119. 48 264, 709. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- 3, 880, 828. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 50.62 Net total expenditures__ _-------------------- -- 3,880, 778. 32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------- 3,317. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----_ 3, 884, 095. 78 248 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - $506. 25 $374, 742. 95 $531, 816. 09 ____________ Cost of maintenance $5, 336. 64 1, 564. 47 74, 440. 23 $6, 379. 80 Total cost_ 5, 336. 64 506. 25 376, 307. 42 606, 256. 32 6, 379. 80 Total expended .... 5, 309. 09 27. 55 320, 253. 52 654, 816. 48 14, 329. 17 Allotted- ... _ ____-.-- - - - - - - 6, 500. 00 740, 000. 00 51, 000. 00 227, 000. 00 -- 26, 446. 73 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_--------------------------- $44, 093. 36 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------- 26, 446. 73 Net amount to be accounted for.- ----------- ---- 17, 646. 63 Gross amount expended----------------------- $14, 419. 42 Less reimbursements collected__-----_ _ ------------- 90. 25 14, 329. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939________--__--------- 3,317.46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__-------- $4. 16 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_-------- 2,446.46 2, 450. 62 Balance available June 30, 1939__- --------------------- 866. 84 26. HUDSON RIVER CHANNEL, NEW YORK HARBOR Location.-Hudson River empties into the Upper Bay of New York Harbor at the Battery, New York City. The section included under this title extends from deep water off the Battery and Ellis Island to the northern limits of New York City, a distance of about 16 miles. (See TU. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 274, 745, and 746.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1875, June 6, 1900, March 3, 1905, and March 4, 1913. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1765, and Annual Report for 1938, page 213. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 48 feet deep at mean low water and 2,000 feet wide, suitably widened at the bends, from West Fifty-ninth Street, Manhattan, to West Fortieth Street, thence 45 feet deep at mean low water of the same width to deep water in Upper Bay; for a channel 40 feet deep at mean low water for the full width of the river extending from the north line of Fifty-ninth Street to the south side of Little Basin, and thence a channel of the same depth to deep water in the Upper New York Bay off Ellis Island, substantially as shown on maps in House Docu- ment No. 309, Seventy-second Congress, first session, subject to the provision that no dredging shall be done under the project within 50 feet of the pierhead lines; a channel 750 feet wide and 30 feet deep along the Weehawken-Edgewater water front; the removal of a shoal on the New York side between West Fifty-ninth and West Sixty-first Streets to a depth of 40 feet; and the removal of an obstruction north of the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek to the depth of the surrounding river bottom. The length of the section included in the project is about 16 miles. Mean tidal range at the Battery, 4.4 feet, and at the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek, 3.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.3 feet and 4.5 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water at the Battery up to 4 feet above mean high RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 249 water, and at the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek from 3.5 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $6,383,000, exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $169,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents ! Mar. 4, i913 Channel 30 feet deep from Ellis Island to Newark H. Doc. No. 719, 62d Cong., 2d sess. St., 40 feet deep through the shoal from Newark St. to Castle Point and channel 26 feet deep and 550 feet wide along Weehawken-Edgewater water front. Removal of shoal east side of river between West 19th and West 32d Sts.; removal of rock near the Battery to 40 feet, and removal of obstruction near Spuyten Duyvil Creek. Mar. 4,1915 Additional dredging through shoal from Newark Annual Report, 1914, pp. 234-235. St. to Castle Point. Aug. 8,1917 Removal of shoal between West 32d and West H. Doc. No. 1697, 64th Cong., 2d sess. 61st Sts. to 40 feet and widening the 40-foot channel between the Battery and Canal St. to 2,000 feet. Mar. 3,1925 Channel 30 feet deep and 750 feet wide along H. Doc. No. 313, 68th Cong., 1st sess. Weehawken-Edgewater water front. Jan. 21,1927 Modification of conditions of local cooperation affecting channel along Weehawken-Edgewater water front. July 3, 1930 Channel 40 feet deep between pierhead lines from H. Doc. No. 450, 70th Cong.. 2d sesa.s 20th St., Manhattan, to a point 1,300 feet below Newark St., Hoboken, thence 2,800 feet wide to deep water off Ellis Island. Channel 30 feet deep between 40-foot channel and channel along Jersey City water front. Aug. 30, 1935 1 Widening the 40-foot channel to full width of H. Doc. No. 309, 72d Cong., 1st sess.' river from north line of 59th St. to south side of Little Basin, thence a channel of same depth to deep water off Ellis Island. Do.- -.. Waiver of all conditions of local cooperation affect- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. ing the channel along the Weehawken-Edge- No. 49, 72d Cong., 2d sess. water water front. Aug. 26, 1937 Channel 45 and 48 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide Senate Committee print, 75th Cong., 1st sess.2 I Also Public Works Administration Sept. 6, 1933, and Apr. 27, 1935. 2 Contain latest published maps. Terminal facilities.-The direct length of water front included in the project for improvement, measured along both shores of the river, is 32 miles; of this length, 7 miles of the Manhattan water front and 10 miles of the New Jersey water front have been devel- oped for commercial use by the construction of terminals consisting of piers, bulkheads, warehouses equipped with modern appliances for handling freight, modern coal piers, bridges for the transfer of cars to and from floats, marine railways, drydocks, and ferry racks. The total available dockage along the Manhattan water front in use for commercial purposes is 154,100 linear feet and along the New Jersey water front about 207,000 linear feet. 250 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Most of the terminals are efficient in respect to the method of freight handling. The methods in use vary from the most modern freight-handling appliances to hand trucks. The appliance installed is generally that believed to be the best adapted for use in transfer- ing the particular class of freight to be handled. Many terminals have direct railroad connection. The New York City authorities are constantly adding to and im- proving the terminals along the Manhattan water front. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 40 feet along the east channel line in the vicinity of Battery Park, Manhattan, and in an area on the west side of the river in the vicinity of pier 5, Jersey City, N. J., work was commenced August 17, 1938, and completed March 18, 1939. - During this period there was removed a total of 10,193 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and a total of 2,799 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock, at a cost of $161,824.67 for new work. The U. S. seagoing dredge Marshall was employed from July 1 to 9, 1938, and the U. S. seagoing dredge Raritan was employed from August 1, 1938, to January 16, 1939, in dredging to a depth of 40 feet on the westerly side of the river from Ellis Island to West Fifty- ninth Street, Manhattan. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 331,972 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $128,180.61 for new work. An adjustment of minus 326,060 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was made in the amount reported for this job during the previous fiscal year. The U. S. seagoing dredge Goethals was employed on November 8, 1938, and from November 20 to December 18, 1938, and April 10 to 13, 1939, and the U. S. seagoing dredge Raritan was employed from January 16 to March 18, 1939, April 3 to 10 and April 24 to 27, 1939, in dredging to a depth of 48 feet an area 1,400 feet wide extending along the Manhattan water front, from West Fortieth Street to West Fifty-fourth Street, Manhattan. There was removed a total of 417,930 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $108,527.73 for new work. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Navesinkle was employed from June 19 to 30, 1939, in dredging to 40 feet in the vicinity of piers 54 to 58, Manhattan, N. Y. There was removed a total of 30,480 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $8,736.33 for maintenance. The U. S. steam lighter Rocka way was employed from April 10 to 15 and 17, 1939, in the removal of piles from the naval anchor- ages at a cost of $1,289.94 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to contract and hired labor dredging was $10,632.89-$3,175.89 for new work and $7, 457 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $419,192.17-$401,708.90 for new work and $17.483.27 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $420,018.15. Condition at end of fseal year.--About 91 percent of the work under the existing project has been completed. The work of widen- RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 251 ing and deepening Weehawken-Edgewater Channel to project dimen- sions was completed in 1937. The work of widening the 40-foot channel for the full width of the river from Ellis Island to West Fifty-ninth Street, Manhattan, was completed in 1939. When examined intermittently from 1935 to 1939 the controlling mean low water depth was 40 feet for the full width of the river from opposite Ellis Island to West Fifty-ninth Street, except for minor scattered shoals along the east and west channel lines and from West Fortieth to West Fifty-fourth Street along the Man- hattan water front, where the controlling depth was 48 feet for an area 1,000 feet wide. When examined in December 1938 and January 1939 the control- ling mean low water depth in Weehawken-Edgewater Channel was 26 feet for a width varying from 500 to 750 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project con- sists of completing the dredging of the 45- and 48-foot channels for a width of 2,000 feet from Upper Bay to West Fifty-ninth Street, as authorized in 1937. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $7,636,- 368.83-$668,820.36 Public Works funds and $5,154,774.38 regular funds, a total of $5,823,594.74 for new work and $1,812,774.09 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $7,623,957.13, including $668,820.36 Public Works funds and $6,955,136.77 regular funds. Proposedoperations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable of $95.84, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $165,- 961.85, together with $150,000 allotted during July 1939, a total of $315,961.85, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_--------------- ---------------- $12,507. 54 Maintenance: Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for 6 months (October and November 1939) and (March to June 1940) to restore the channel along the Weehawken-Edge- water water front to project dimensions--------------------303, 454. 31 Total -- _--- --- ------------------------- 315, 961. 85 Further maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended to dredge by use of one United States seagoing hopper dredge for 6 months during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in the removal of shoals from the existing channels. Cost and financial sunm mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $5, 893,223. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------_ 1, 812, 774. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 7, 705, 997. 95 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 95.84 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939---- ------- 7, 706. 093.79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 12, 507. 54 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 7, 693. 586. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1.939--------------------------- 165, 866. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------- 7, 859, 452.26 252 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work. $158, 997. 47 $480, 476. 54 $614, 327. 73 $416, 357. 02 $401, 708. 90 Cost of maintenance - 250, 388. 99 16, 175. 15 816. 86 17, 483. 27 Total cost________ 409, 386 46 496, 651. 69 615, 144. 59 416, 357. 02 419, 192. 17 Total expended. ___ .. . 405, 961.26 511, 816. 09 602, 933. 94 432,110.12 420, 018.15 Allotted . .-- .. --...-- ----.......... 353, 594. 28 767, 336. 91 -60, 000. 00 815, 000. 00 202, 900. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ ----------------- $382, 984. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938----------__ $75. 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939__- __----- 150, 000. 00 225, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ______------------------ 607, 984. 16 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_---------- 22, 100. 00 Net amount to be accounted for____- ___------- 585, 884. 16 Gross amount expended_--------------------------- 420, 018. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___-------------------- 165, 866. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------- 1.1, 223. 22 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 1, 284. 32 12, 507. 54 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- 153, 358. 47 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------------------------- -- 95. 84 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 153, 454. 31 _-----_------ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_--_------------ __-_________--- 559, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably- expended in fiscal year ending June -- -- --- -- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 _ 150, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 27. NEW YORK HARBOR-COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF DRIFT Location.-This project applies to the Lower and Upper Bays, New York Harbor; Jamaica Bay, Bay Ridge, and Red Hook Channels, Gowanus Creek Channel, Buttermilk Channel, East River, Newtown Creek, Harlem River, Hudson River Channel, N. Y.; and Staten Island Sound and Newark Bay, N. J. Existing project.-This provides for the collection and removal of drift from New York Harbor and its tributary waters, and author- izes the Secretary of War to allot such amounts as may be necessary for the work from appropriations for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works or other available appropriations, and that this work shall be carried as a separate and distinct project. It is wholly a work of maintenance. The purpose of the work is to afford relief from variable conditions of obstruction, and no advance estimate of the amount of work required and its proper cost can be made. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 253 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents MAllotment from appropriations made for New York Harbor and its Mar. 4, 1915 immediate tributaries may be used for collection and removal of drift in these waterways. J uly 3,1930 Carrying on this work as a separate and distinct project-.........-_ Terminal facilities.-Described in the separate reports covered. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. steam light- ers Rocaway, Manisees, and N. Y. 20 and the U. S. tug Astoria were assigned to the work of removing and disposing of drift when not employed on other work. There were removed and disposed of during the fiscal year 202,624 cubic feet (1,583 cords) of driftwood ranging in size from small blocks up to timber of large dimensions, including piles and pieces of wreckage. The cost of this work was $65,587.46, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $59,910.47. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is one of continuous maintenance for which no percentage of completion exists. Navigation has been made safer by the continual patrol of the harbor and the removal of large quantities of drift material. The total cost of operations to June 30, 1939, has been $1,043,671.69. The total expenditures amounted to $1,034,926.46. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $121,024.07, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ---_---__-____-_____-_______ $8, 745. 23 Maintenance: Continue the work of drift removal by the use of 2 United States lighters (July 1939 to June 1940) ____ ______ 112, 278. 84 Total--------_____---------------121, 024. 07 It is necessary for the safe navigation of vessels that the removal of drift material be carried on regularly. Therefore, the sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended on this work by the operation of two lighters throughout the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939____ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1989__------------------------ $1, 043, 671. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939______________ 1, 043, 671. 69 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__- __-_______-_________ 8, 745. 23 Net total expenditures--____-_ 1, 034, 926. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_______ -_____________-_ 121, 024. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- .-------- 1, 155, 950. 53 254 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-----.. ---------------------------- Cost of maintenance------------............ $51, 383. 91 $54, 024. 55 $62, 580. 79 $57, 341.22 $65, 587. 46 Total expended............---------------.... 51,152.11 55, 605. 93 61,038. 74 59, 318. 53 59, 910. 47 Allotted---------------------- 60, 000. 00 60, 000. 00--------------134,998. 65 100, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--_------------_ $80, 934. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939___ ------------------------------------ 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___________________________ 180, 934. 54 Gross amount expended _________ - -__________-- 59, 910. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------- 121, 024. 07 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_ _______ 1 1 8, 745. 23 Balance available June 30, 1939_______________-__--_-- 112, 278. 84 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1--________1__ 100, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 28. IRVINGTON HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor extends along the east shore of the Hudson River for a distance of 0.4 mile, 25 miles north of the Battery, New York City. The distance to the 27-foot contour in the river from the wharves varies from 200 to 450 feet. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Charts Nos. 281 and 748.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging to a depth of 27 feet below mean low water the area lying between deep water in the Hudson River and a line 100 feet channelward of the Turner Co. lumber wharf. The length of the improvement is about 1,600 feet. Mean tidal range, 3.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4 feet; and extreme recorded range is 8.3 feet. Irregular fluctuations are infre- quent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1936, is $15,000. The approved estimated cost of annual maintenance, made in 1936, is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 244, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, adopted the existing project subject to the condition that local interests agree to provide equal depths in the 100-foot strip fronting the wharf of the Turner Co., and agree to make this wharf available to the public on equal and reasonable terms. These provisions have not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, four in number, with a total available dockage of 2,000 feet, are located along the waterfront. Railroad sidings are available adjacent to the waterfront properties. The terminals are considered sufficient for present and future needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on this project and there has been no cost or expenditure. The controlling RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 255 depth in the area included in the existing project was 18 feet below mean low water when examined in August 1936. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is proposed during the fiscal year 1940. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will be complied with during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sumn of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for new work, the area included in the existing project to dimensions authorized in 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _ ____ __-- Net total expenditures__ ----------------- - --------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__,_-------------------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 ____-----_-_----- - -- $15, 000 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ______________ -__ 15, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - ----- ------------ 15, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work-------------------------------------------- 15, 000 29. WAPPINGER CREEK, N. Y. Location.-This creek is a small stream which empties into Hudson River from the east, about 64 miles by water north of the Battery, New York City, and one-half mile below the village of New Ham- burg, N. Y. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 283.) E isting project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water, 80 feet wide, and about 2 miles long, extending from the month to about 200 feet below the lower falls. Mean tidal range, 2.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 3.3 feet; extreme range, 7.1 feet; irregular fluctuations are infrequent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1890, was $13,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $750. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of Septem- ber 19, 1890 (H. Doc. No. 25, 51st Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1890, p. 758). For latest published map see Annual Report for 1904, page 1051. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, two in number, with avail- able dockage of 1,740 feet, are located close to the head of navigation. In addition there are 1,766 feet of timber and masonry bulkhead at four locations along the creek, formerly used for commercial pur- poses, but at present in poor condition and used only by occasional boats for tie-up purposes. All are privately owned. The facilities appear to be adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the hire of plant for removal of shoals to a depth of 8 feet throughout the project channel, work was commenced October 5, 1938, and com- pleted November 14, 1938. During this period there was removed a 184626- 39-pt. 1, vol. 1--17 256 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 total f 19,163 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $12,075.05 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to the removal of shoals was $424.95 for maintenance. The total cost and expendi- tures were $12,500, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project was completed in 1892. As shown by an examination made in October 1938, the con- trolling depth at mean low water was 8 feet for a width varying from 60 to 80 feet from the Hudson River to within 1,100 feet of the head of the improvement; thence 5 feet for a width varying from 50 to 80 feet for a distance of 900 feet, thence 2 feet for a width of 80 feet to the head of the improvement. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1939, were $53,832.02- $13,000 for new work and $40,832.02 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----_________________________ $13, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------------- 40, 832. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- ------------- 3, 832. 02 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------- 3, 832. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------------- 53, 832. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work --------..... ..... ------------ .... Cost of maintenance. .-- ----- -------------- .-------------------------- $------,-------- $12, 500.00 Total expended -------------- -------------- --------------.................. --- -------- 12, 500.00 Allotted. ...-------------- ......----- --------------- -------------- $10,000.00 2,5 00.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --___ -------- _________ ----- - $10,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938----------------------------------------- 2,500.00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 12,500.00 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $12, 568.84 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 68. 84 12,500.00 30. RONDOUT HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor comprises the tidal mouth, about 13/4 miles in length, of Rondout Creek, whose source is about 18 miles west of Rondout. The creek empties into the Hudson River from the west, about 89 miles north of the Battery, New York City, and 55 miles south of Albany. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 283.) Existing project.--This provides for a channel 100 feet wide, widening at the bends and 14 feet deep from deep water in Hudson River to the Highway Bridge, 11/4 miles above the mouth, thence 12 feet deep to the west end of Island Dock, 1.8 miles above the mouth, two parallel dikes 350 feet apart, to maintain the channel, and for a branch dike to extend upstream from the outer end of the north dike to protect that dike from running ice in Hudson River. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 257 Mean tidal range, 3.5 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.5 feet; extreme range, 7 feet; irregular fluctuations, due to freshets, are infrequent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 was $105,000. 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 10, 1872 Parallel dikes, branch dike, and entrance S. Ex. Doc. No. 35, 42d Cong., 2d sess.; channel 14 feet deep. Annual Report, 1872, p. 810. Aug. 30,1935 Extension of the 14-foot channel and for the Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 12-foot channel. 17, 73d Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Furnishingof disposal areas is a requirement affecting the project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of 1935. Easements covering suitable spoil-disposal areas were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on August 26, 1938. Terminal facilities.-There are 16 terminals along the section of waterway under improvement. They consist of timber wharves, ag- gregating 9,250 feet in length, some equipped with transfer facilities, all privately owned. Railroad spur connections are available to the terminals on the north side of the harbor. The existing terminals appear to be sufficient for the present needs of navigation. (For lat- est full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 25, 1936, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge DeWitt Clinton was employed from September 11 to October 5, 1938, the U. S. drillboat No. 39 was employed from October 1 to November 14, 1938, and the U. S. derrick boat No. 1 was employed from October 1 to 8, 1938, and from November 8 to 27, 1938, in dredging and rock removal to depths of 12 and 14 feet to extend the project channel to the west end of Island Dock. There were removed 401 cubic yards place measurement of rock and 53,500 cubic yards place measurement of material other than rock at a total cost of $30,822.77 for new work. By the use of Government plant and hired labor, repairs to the north and branch dikes, commenced June 20, 1938, were completed May 18, 1939. The work during the fiscal year resulted in the re- pair of 775 linear feet of dike. The cost of this work was $9,115.52, for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to dredging and rock removal by hired labor was $569.87, for new work. The total cost of work was $40,508.16-$31,392.64 for new work and $9,115.52 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $42,931.78. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was substan- tially completed in 1938; part of the diking originally proposed was not built because deemed of doubtful usefulness. Two parallel dikes of an aggregate length of about 5,000 feet, generally 350 feet apart, 258 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 with a now obsolete spur from the old lighthouse south of the soith dike, have been built across the bar at the mouth of the creek.- A branch dike about 1,000 feet long extending northerly from the outer end of the north dike was also constructed. The project channel was completed in 1938. An examination made in 1938 showed that the controlling depth at mean low water, from the Hudson River to the west end of Island Dock, was 14 feet for a width of 100 feet, for a distance of 1.25 miles, thence 12 feet for a width of 100 feet to the head of the project, except for a shoal opposite the Tide Water Oil Co. plant where the channel is restricted to a width of 60 feet with an available depth of 14 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $291,- 077.21-$123,108.63 for new work and $167,968.58 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $291,122.95. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended. including" accounts receivable amounting to $5,352.45, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------------- $44.33 Maintenance: Repair dikes by use of Government plant and hired labor (April to June 1940) --------------------------------------- 5, 308. 12 Total --- --------------------------------------- 5, 352.45 Maintenance of the dikes should be continued. Therefore, the sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in the repair of dikes by Government plant and hired labor. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------- $123, 108.63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------- ----------------- 167, 968. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------291, 077. 21 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 __---------------- ----- 90.07 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 167. 28 2-----------------1, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 44. 33 Net total expenditures- ----------------------- 291, 122. 95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 5, 262. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---- _____ __ 296, 385. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- -- $1, 715. 99 $31, 392. 4 Cost of maintenance ------------ $13, 697. 14 $4, 812. 86 -6, 467. 73 9, 115 52 Total cost- ..---. .------ 13, 697. 14 4, 812. 86_ 8,183. 72 40, 508. 16 Total expended ...---- ----- 13, 280. 25 1, 272. 90 $3, 956.85 5, 805. 84 42, 931. 78 Allotted--..... ........--------------------- 3, 000. 00 2,500.00 - 25,000. 00 29,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ $19, 194. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937________----__---------- $3, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938_____ - ___ ______---- 21, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation -- _----_------________ Act approved June 28, 1939___ 5, 000. 00 29, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________-_______---- ___ 48, 194. 16 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT-- 259 Grossamount expended --------------------------- $43,177. 90 Less reimbursements collected-------------------------- 246. 12 42, 931. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___---------------------- 5, 262.38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------------------- 44.33 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------- 5, 218. 05 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__- -90. __________---------- 07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------------ 5, 308. 12 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1-------------- 5, 000. 00 1 Exclusiveof available funds. 31. HUDSON RIVER, N. Y. Location.-This river has its source in the Adirondack Mountains, about 250 miles in a direct line and 315 miles along its course from the Battery, New York City, and flows in a generally southerly direction into New York Bay. The section under.improvement extends from New York City to Waterford, a distance of about 155 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 281 to 284, inclusive.) Previous projects.-The original project for improvement by the United States was adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 30, 1834, and modified in 1852 and 1866. A second project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, and modified in 1899. For further details see page 1764, Annual Report for 1915, and page 226, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide up to Hudson; thence of same depth and 400 feet wide through rock cuts and 300 feet wide elsewhere, from Hudson to the Albany-Greenbush Bridge in Albany; thence 14 feet deep at lowest low water and generally 400 feet wide to the Federal lock at Troy; and thence of same depth and 200 feet wide to the southern limit of the State barge canal at Waterford; with widen- ing at bends and in front of the cities of Troy and Albany to form harbors 12 feet deep at lowest low water; and removal of State dam at Troy and the construction of a lock and dam about 21/ miles below Waterford. The following table contains information concerning the various features of the lock and dam included in the existing project: Location: Below Waterford ------- miles- 2. 5 Above Battery, New York City ------------------- do.__ 152. 5 Lock : Clear width--__-----------------------------------------feet 44. 44 Greatest length available for full width-------------------- ___ 492. 5 Lift at lowest stages- ------------------------------ 16. 3 Depth on miter sills, at lowest low water: Upper------------------------------------------ do---- 16.3 Lower --------------------------------------------- do . 14.0 Character of foundation: Rock. Kind of dam: Fixed. Type of construction: Concrete. Completed : 1917. Cost : $1,463,014.07. The channel is to be formed by dredging and rock excavation, and to be maintained by dredging and by constructing new and raising 260 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 and repairing old longitudinal dikes, built partly under previous projects and partly by the State of New York. The mean range of pool elevation above the Federal dam at Troy, in seasons of moderate rains, is about 2.2 feet, as determined in 1934. The mean tidal range as determined in 1936 is about 4.7 feet at the Federal dam at Troy and about 4.6 feet at Albany. The mean range during the summer months is about 4.7 feet. The lowest low-water plane of the pool above the Federal dam at Troy to Waterford is 14.33 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. In the tidal section of the river below the dam the assumed lowest low-water plane from Troy to Albany is 2 feet below mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. In a measure, as the channels above Hudson are improved, the range of tide increases and the low-water plane falls. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $17,168,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $337,300, including $21,300 for operation and care of the lock and dam. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authbrized Documents I June 25.1910 Channel 12 feet deep from Hudson to Water- H. Doc. No. 719, 61st Cong., 2d seas. ford, removal of State lock and dam at Troy and construction of a new lock and dam. Mar. 3,1925 Channel to 27 feet from Hudson to Albany .. H. Doc. No. 350, 68th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 Channel to 27 feet below Hudson_ _--- __-- H. Doc. No. 210, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 19352 Relocation of the 12-foot channel between S. Doc. No. 155, 72d Cong., 2d seas. Troy and Waterford. Operation and care of lock and dam at Troy were included in project July 1, 1935, under provision of Permanent Appropriations Re- peal Act approved June 26, 1934. June 20,1938 Deepening channel between Albany and H. Doc. No. 572, 75th Cong., 3d sess. Waterford to 14 feet, with no change in depths for harbors in front of Albany and Troy. These documents contain latest published maps. 2 p.W. A., Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provided for the deepening of the channel from Albany to Waterford subject to the condition that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work as may be required by.the Chief of Engineers. All requirements under prior acts have been fully complied with. Termninal facilities.-The piers and other terminal or transfer facilities served by the improvement are as follows: Between Waterford and the Federal dam at Troy there are 14 wharves, aggregating approximately 5,000 feet in length. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Cohoes. The Ford Motor Co. has constructed a dock 325 feet long on the west side of the river just north of the Federal dam. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 261 Wharves aggregating about 7,350 feet in length extend practically the entire length of the water front of the city of Troy. At the United States arsenal at Watervliet there is a stone bulkhead 800 feet long with solid fill in the rear. Between this point and Albany there arefive timber wharves, aggregating 4,275 feet in length. At Albany there are 4,200 linear feet of concrete wharf wall, ade- quately served with railroad trackage, having five transit sheds, one warehouse, a 13,500,000-bushel grain elevator, and a molasses storage plant all provided by the Albany Port District Commission. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal 1,400 feet in length and the city of Albany has constructed concrete wharves 3,200 feet in length. At Island Creek (South Albany) the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Co. owns approximately 3,100 feet of timber wharves. On Westerlo Island, south of Albany, the Standard Oil Co. of New York has constructed a concrete dock 466 feet in length. About 4 miles south of Albany the Colonial Beacon Oil Co. has constructed a concrete steamer wharf 60 feet long and six steel and concrete breast- ing dolphins. In addition to the above there are approximately 10,300 linear feet of timber wharves. At Rensselaer there are approximately 1,350 feet of timber wharves. The Albany Port District Commission has constructed a concrete wharf 1,200 feet in length. Private interests have constructed a timber wharf 490 feet in length along the pierhead line. Between Albany and Hudson'there are about 100 timber wharves, aggregating 36,700 feet in length. At Hudson there are 12 timber wharves aggregating 5,000 feet in length; at Athens there are 9 timber wharves aggregating approximately 4,000 feet. Between Hudson and the upper limits of New York City the entire length of the water front of Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, and Yonkers is equipped with transfer facilities. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Yonkers. The existing wharves are ample for the Hudson River traffic. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 25, 1936, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge DieWitt Clinton was employed from July 1 to September 10 1938, and May 23 to June 30, 1939, in removing shoals in the channel between Troy and Hudson. A total of 276,634 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $76,029.84, all for maintenance. The U. S. derrick boat No. 1 was employed from July 1 to Septem- ber 30, 1938, October 15 to November 7, 1938, March 22 and 23, 1939, May 11 to 16, 1939, and June 12 to 30, 1939, in removing isolated shoals in the channel at Van Wies Point, Staats, Bear Island, Cow Island, and Campbell Island, and in removing three derelicts from the channel south of Albany. A total of 17,906 cubic yards, place meas- urement, of material, and the three derelicts were removed at a cost of $23,612.47, all for maintenance. Under contract for the removal of Willow Island Dike and dredg- ing opposite New Baltimore, N. Y., operations for the removal of the dike were commenced June 14, 1939. The cost was $600.89 for main- tenance. By the use of Government plant and hired labor, snags and stumps which formed a potential menace to navigation were removed from 262 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 the shores of the river between Albany and Hudson at a cost of $10,346.19, all for maintenance. By the use of Government plant and hired labor, repairs were made to Port Schuyler, Breaker Island, Hillhouse Island, High, Lower Patroon, Bath Crossover, Base Island, Bath, Overslaugh No. 1 and No 92,Van Wies, Campbell Island, Castleton, and Schodack Paved Dikes. The cost of this work was $50,150.59, all for maintenance. The lock and dam in the Hudson River at Troy, N. Y., was oper- ated and maintained during the fiscal year. Repairs were made to the lock property and a new steel storehouse was constructed on the reservation. Operations of the lock for the 1938 navigation season were suspended December 28, 1938, and were commenced April 10, 1939, for the 1939 season. The cost of work during the fiscal year was as follows: Operations, $17,927.69; maintenance and repairs and reconstruction, $8,755.93; a total of $26,683.62, all for operating and care. The total cost of engineering, surveys, and contingencies was $65,258.19-$8,409.81 for new work and $56,848.38 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $252,681.79-$217,588.36 for main- tenance, $8,409.81 for new work, and $26,683.62 for operation and care of lock and dam at Troy, N. Y. The total expenditures were $246,706.63. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 77 percent of the existing project has been completed. This includes the following items: Troy lock and dam, removal of old dam at Troy and construction of 15,545 linear feet of new dikes so far as authorized at present. In the reconstruction of old dikes 39,672 linear feet have been raised to the adopted crest height. The work of deepening and widening the channel under the project of 1910 has been completed, with the ex- ception of a small part of the widening to form harbors at Albany and Troy; it is not deemed necessary to complete this widening for the present. The work of deepening the channel south of Albany to 27 feet mean low water has been completed with the exception of about 1,500 linear feet at the northern end. The controlling mean low-water depth from New York City to Albany, N. Y., is 27 feet through a navigable channel 300 to 400 feet in width. The controlling lowest low-water depth from Albany to the lock and dam at Troy is 12 feet through a navigable channel varying in width from 400 feet at Albany to 100 feet near the south entrance to the lock at Troy. At the lock entrance it is 12 feet deep for a width of 50 feet. The controlling pool-level depth in the channel above the lock at Troy to Waterford, the head of the improve- ment, is .12 feet for a width of about 100 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in deepening the channel from Albany to Waterford to 14 feet, a small amount of channel widening to complete the harbors 12 feet deep at Troy and Albany, completing repairs to dikes, and a small amount of excavation at Albany to complete a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water from New York City to the site of the former Albany- Greenbush Bridge. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 263 New work Maintenance Operating and care Total - Regular funds ------------------------ $12,594,439.06 $2,917,491.00 $117, 050.01 $15,628,980.07 Public Works funds .... ------------------- 238,350.00 - 38,350. 00 2---------------------- Emergency Relief funds- ..-... . . .... - 310, 000. 00 ._ .. . . _ . 310, 000. 00 Total...-.......--.......... ..... ... 13,142, 789.06 2, 917, 491. 00 117,050.01 16, 177, 330. 07 The total expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $15,589,329.36 regular funds, $238,350 Public Works funds, and $310,000 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $16,137,679.36. In addition, the sum of $454,272.93 was expended between August 18, 1915, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable amounting to $1,721,152.05, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 __ -___ ------------ $44,:483. 87 New work: Complete by Nov. 30, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal to provide project dimensions between the Federal Lock at Troy, N. Y., and Waterford _-- 235, 000. 00 Complete by Nov. 30, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal to provide project dimensions be- tween Albany and the Menands Bridge------------------ 837 590. 00 Total __ __,----------- ----------------------------- 1, 072,590. 00 Maintenance : Complete by May 5, 1940, under a contract in force, the re- moval of Willow Island Dike and relocation of the channel opposite New Baltimore, N. Y.__ 119, 078. 18 Dredge by use of U. S. pipe-line dredge DeWitt Clinton and attendant plant about 8 months in removing shoals which have formed in the channel between Hudson and Albany (July 1939 to June 1940) ------------------------------ 230, 000. 00 Operate U. S. derrick boat No. 1 with attendant plant for about 8 months in removing shoals which have formed Over rock areas between Hudson and Troy and removing from the shores, stumps and snags which are likely to be carried into the river (July 1939 to June 1940) ------------ ____ 80, 000. 00 Operate Government-owned plant consisting of pile driver, derrick boats, etc., in repairing dikes where found to be most urgently needed (July 1939 to June 1940) -------------- 62, 000. 00 Miscellaneous surveys, sweepings and current observations per- taining to maintenance operations (July 1939 to June 1940)--- 70, 000. 00 Operate, maintain, and repair, including improvement and re- construction, the lock and dam at Troy, N. Y., during the fiscal year ------------------------------------ 43, 000. 00 604, 078. 18 Total-------------- --------------------------- 1, 721, 152. 05 The deepening of the channel between Albany and Waterford to 14 feet, as authorized in 1938, should be continued. It' is important that full project dimensions be maintained in the channel south of Albany, that dikes be kept in a proper state of repair, and that the 264 REPORT OF CHIEF' OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 operation and care of lock and dam at Troy, N. Y., be continued. Therefore the sum of $2,359,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: New work: Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal to provide project dimensions be- tween the Menands Bridge and a point 1,000 feet south of Congress Street Bridge, Troy, N. Y----------------------$1, 121, 000 Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal to provide project dimensions be- tween a point 1,000 feet south of Congress Street Bridge, Troy, N. Y., and the Federal lock at Troy----------------------900, 000 Total ------------------------------------------ 2, 021,000 Maintenance: Dredge by use of U. S. pipe-line dredge DeWitt Clinton and at- tendant plant about 6 months during the fiscal year in remov- ing shoals which have formed in the channel between Hudson and Waterford- 152, 000 Operate U. S. derrick boat No. 1 with attendant plant for about 7 months during the fiscal year in removing shoals which have formed over rock areas between Hudson and Troy and remov- ing from the shores, stumps and snags which are likely to be carried into the river__ 50, 000 Operate Government-owned plant consisting of pile driver, der- rick boat, etc., in repairing dikes where found to be most urgently needed (July 1940 to June 1941) -- _------ Miscellaneous surveys, sweepings, and current observations per- - 60, 000 taining to maintenance operations (July 1940 to June 1941)___ 50,000 Operate, maintain, and repair lock and dam at Troy, N. Y., dur- ing the fiscal year______________ 26, 000 338, 000 Total-------- ---------------------------- 2, 359, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $18, 255, 382. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- 13, 835, 611.02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 22, 090, 993. 58 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1.939 --------------------- 4, 833. 16 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939--------------------22, 095, 826. 74 Minus accounts payable to June 80, 1939----------------------- 44, 483. 87 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 122, 051,342. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 1, 716, 318. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------__ 123, 767, 661. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ...... $326, 268. 77 $75, 792. 84 . -- $8, 409. 81 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance__. ---- _ ___ $225,888. 59 -251, 633. 69 207, 510. 92 299, 335. 22 $287,094. 96 244, 271.98 Total cost_--- ----- __ 477, 522. 28 533, 779. 69 375,128.06 287,094.96 252, 681. 79 Total expended---------------- 60,161.05 491, 629. 88 440, 261. 60 264, 846. 21 246, 706. 63 Allotted.. ...............---------------------.. 75, 914. 32 399,993. 93 55, 000. 00 560,000.00 1, 651,000.00 1 Includes $454,272.93 from permanent indefinite appropriation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 265 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_---------- ----- ---------- $312,025. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------ $135, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939- ---------- 1, 516, 000. 00 1, 651, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 1, 963, 025. 52 Gross amount expended----------------------- $249, 131. 99 Less reimbursements collected--------------- 2, 425. 36 246, 706. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------1, 716, 318. 89 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 45, 153. 64 $------------ Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 119, 515. 47 164, 669. 11 Balance available June 30, 1939-- --------------------- , 551, 649. 78 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- --. 4, 833. 16 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------------1, 556,482. 94 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - of existing project 2 2, 953, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: --------- ------------ - - - - - - - - For new work - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2, 021, 000. 00 - For maintenance 2 ___ 338, 000. 00 -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- Total ___ 2, 359, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 32. GREAT LAKES TO HUDSON RIVER WATERWAY-ENLARGEMENT OF NEW YORK STATE BARGE CANAL Location.-This waterway consists of that portion of the New York State Barge Canal system extending from the Hudson River at Water- ford to Oswego Harbor on Lake Ontario. (See U. S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 182, 183, 184, 185.) Existing project.-This provides for the allotment of Federal funds to the State of New York for expenditure under suitable Federal control and supervision in the improvement of the canal connecting Lake Ontario with the Hudson River. The improvement includes deepening between locks to 14 feet at normal pool levels, widening at bends and elsewhere, and increasing the overhead clearance to 20 feet at maximum navigable stage at bridges and other overhead structures. The widths of channel to be provided under the project are: 104 feet in earth cuts, 120 feet in rock cuts, 200 feet in river sections, with widening at bends and elsewhere as may be necessary. The length of the waterway included in the project is about 184 miles, of which 160 miles are in the Erie Canal from Waterford to Three Rivers Point and 24 miles are in the Oswego Canal from Three Rivers Point to Oswego. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1933, is $27,000,000. The document provides that the total amount to be allotted shall not exceed $27,000,000 and that not to exceed $3,285,000 shall be expended on bridges and other overhead structures. No estimate of mainte- 266 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 nance with Federal funds is included, as maintenance of the canal is not a part of the Federal project. 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 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 20, 73d Cong., 2d sess.), which document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-The project was authorized subject to the con- dition that an agreement be entered into between the United States and the State of New York embodying certain limitations and pro- visions to safeguard the interests of general commerce and navigation, insure Federal control of the disposition of Federal funds, and pro- vide for Federal supervision of the work performed. An agreement dated June 21, 1935, and a supplemental agreement dated March 30, 1936,, amending the original agreement, have been entered into by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and the Superintendent of Public Works, State of New York, embodying the conditions con- tained in the above-mentioned report. Terminal facilities.-The State of New York has provided teter- minal and transfer facilities at all important points along the Erie and Oswego Canals, and at Buffalo, Troy, Albany, and New York Harbor. The freight-handling equipment, as well as the storage and dock facilities, are governed by the requirements of the particular locality. The State-owned terminal at Oswego is equipped with a grain elevator of 1,000,000 bushels capacity. The Albany Port Dis- trict" Commission has erected a grain elevator of 13,500,000 bushels capacity at Albany. The State grain elevator in.New York Harbor on Gowanus Bay has a capacity of 2,000,000 bushels. Terminals at Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Schenectady, Troy, Albany, and Oswego are provided with direct railroad connections. All State-owned terminals are open to the public on equal terms. Lake-port terminals are extensive in character. The available ter- minals appear ample to meet all requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds-ANeto work.-The following work was done by contract: Excavating material other than ledge rock between lock 8 at Scotia and lock 10 at Cranesville: Work was commenced April 8, 1938, and was 87.5 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 317,663 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock and 1,422 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $526,568.42. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and work incidental thereto between lock 2 at Waterford and guard gate 2 at Waterford: Work was commenced December 14, 1938, and was 56.5 percent com- pleted at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 111,492 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 18,934 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material, were removed, 4,170 lineal feet of line holes were drilled, and 375 cubic yards of second-class concrete were placed at a cost of $126,960. Excavating all material, including ledge rock and drilling of line holes, between Hudson River and lock 2 at Waterford and between RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 267 guard gate 2 at Waterford and lock 8 at Scotia: Work was com- menced September 14, 1936, and completed August 27, 1938, A total of 707,258 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, including ledge rock, were removed, and 200 lineal feet of line holes were drilled under the contract at a total cost of $2,281,742.21. During the fiscal year 50,247 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, including ledge rock, were removed, and 200 lineal feet of line holes were drilled at a cost of $274,839.66. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and drilling of line holes between lock 2 at Fulton and lock 5 at Minetto: Work was com- menced August 20, 1936, and completed June 18, 1938. Under the contract a total of 519,755.01 cubic yards, place measurement, of ma- terial including ledge rock and 13.21 cubic yards of boulders were removed, and 4,683.38 lineal feet of line holes were drilled, at a total cost of $1,910,326.50. The final computations resulted in changes in totals previously reported amounting to a reduction of 1,096.45 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, including ledge rock, an in- crease of 0.01 cubic yard of boulders and an increase of 83.38 lineal feet of line holes drilled, with an additional cost of $20,775.18. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and drilling of line holes, between Hansen Avenue Bridge, Little Falls, and west city line, Little Falls: Work was commenced May 31, 1939, and was 6.4 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year, 744 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 11,830 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material were removed at a cost of $27,067.21. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and drilling of line holes, between west city line, Little Falls, and lock 18 at Jackson- burg: Work was commenced November 7, 1938, and was 17.5 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 4,621 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 130,545 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material were removed at a cost of $126,364.02. Excavating material other than ledge rock, and work incidental thereto, between lock 18 at Jacksonburg and lock 19 near Frankfort: Work was commenced January 10, 1938, and was 79.6 percent com- pleted at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 1,405,896 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock and 589.1 cubic yards of boulders were removed, 133,389 cubic yards of embankment were formed, 2,356 cubic yards of second-class riprap stone and 7,209 cubic yards of fourth-class riprap stone were placed, 998,640 pounds of steel-sheet piling were driven, and a stream entrance was constructed, at a cost of $472,689.09. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and drilling line holes, between Three Rivers and lock 2 at Fulton: Work was commenced December 27, 1937, and was 93.9 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 52,245 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of ledge rock and 388,921 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material were removed, and 1,770 lineal feet of line holes were drilled at a cost of $1,524,182.76. 268 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Excavating all material, including ledge rock, between lock 16 at Mindenville and Rocky Rift Dam: Work was commenced July 21, 1938, and was 87.4 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Dur- ing the fiscal year 70,727 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock, 157 cubic yards of boulders, and 479,838 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of other material were removed at a cost of $203,929.68. Raising six Barge Canal bridges at lock 21, Burdicks, Roberts, Caughdenoy Road, Black Creek, and Big Bend: Work was commenced April 10, 1939, and was 24.6 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year raising of bridge at lock 21 was 59.7 per- cent completed, at Burdicks 71.3 percent completed, and at Roberts 10.4 percent completed. The cost during the fiscal year was $23,217.87. Excavating ledge rock and other material and drilling line holes be- tween Oneida Lake and the completed channel in Morgan Cut: Work was commenced November 9, 1938. and was 63.8 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 44,399 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 10,972 cubic yards, place meas- urement, of other material were removed at a cost of $351,211.14. Excavating ledge rock and other material between the completed channel near Oak Orchard and the completed channel near Three Rivers: Work was commenced October 17, 1938, and was 29.1 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 13,340 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 10,439 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material were removed, and 5,446 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock were credited for drilling and blasting, at a cost of $189,320.04. Raising Barge Canal bridge at Main Street, Brewerton: Work was commenced March 31, 1939, and 28.1 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The cost during the fiscal year was $10,883.83. Raising four Barge Canal bridges at Freemans, Amsterdam, Fonda, and Fort Plain: Work was commenced April 1, 1939, and was 10.1 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year the raising of Freemans bridge was completed and Amsterdam bridge was 6.1 percent completed. The cost during the fiscal year was $6,928.78. Raising two Barge Canal bridges at Rotterdam and Tribes Hill: Work was commenced October 14, 1938, and completed March 8, 1939. The total cost of raising these bridges was $8,842.87 which was the cost during the fiscal year. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, drilling line holes, constructing concrete walls and work incidental thereto between lock 17 at Little Falls and Hansen Avenue Bridge, at Little Falls: No work was done. The cost of Government engineering and super- vision was $498.03. Excavation of material other than ledge rock near Vischers Ferry: Work was commenced June 28, 1938, and completed July 6, 1938. A total of 48,944 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock was removed under the contract at a total cost of $50,007.21, which is the cost during the fiscal year. Furnishing and delivering crushed stone and quarry stone for bank protection between lock 21 and Sylvan Beach, town of Verona: Work vas commenced October 10, 1938, and was 46.5 percent completed at RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 269 the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 18,205 tons of crushed stone and 31,235 tons of quarry stone were delivered at a cost of $72,148.35. Furnishing and placing crushed stone and quarry stone for bank protection, and other miscellaneous work, between Herkimer terminal and lock 19 near Frankfort: Work was commenced May 15, 1939, and was 20.3 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Dur- ing the fiscal year 6,387 tons of crushed stone and 17,522 tons of quarry stone were placed and 8,316 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock, were removed at a cost of $48,870.41. Core drilling for investigation of ledge rock between lock 10 at Cranesville and lock 16 at Mindenville, between guard gate 3 at Indian Castle and lock 17 at Little Falls, and between lock 5 at Minetto and Oswego Harbor: Work was commenced on May 24, 1939, and completed June 27, 1939. Under the contract a total of 383 lineal feet of core drilling was completed at a cost of $5,175.83, which is the cost during the fiscal year. Excavating all material other than ledge rock in the canal channel, Oneida Lake, near buoy No. 130: No work was done. The cost of Government engineering and supervision was $49.05. Raising bridge E-46 (New York Central Lines No. U-3) near Utica: No work was done. The cost of Government engineering and supervision was $45.64. The cost of contingencies preliminary to operations under pro- posed contracts was $1,768.29. The total cost of all work with regu- lar funds was $4,072,343.36 for new work. The expenditures with regular funds were $4,395,077.73. Emergency relief funds--New work.--Under a contract for exca- vation of material other than ledge rock between lock 10 at Cranes- ville and lock 13 at Yosts, work was commenced September 9, 1935, and was completed on November 27, 1938. A total of 1,093,598 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock and 412 cubic yards of boulders was removed under the contract at a total cost of $968,317.31. During the fiscal year 130,655 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock and 249.05 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $124,261.23. Under a contract for excavation of material other than ledge rock between guard gate 7 at Rome and lock 21 at New London, work was commenced November 11, 1935, and was completed on July 14, 1938. A total of 1,090,630 cubic yards, place measurement, of mate- rial other than ledge rock and 109 cubic yards of boulders were re- moved under the contract at a total cost of $526,206.58. During the fiscal year 12,624 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock and 109 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of minus $10,227.35. The total cost of all work with Emergency Relief funds was $114,033.88 for new work. The expenditures from Emergency Re- lief funds were $361,779.93. The total cost, all funds, during the fiscal year was $4,186,377.24, all for new work. The total expenditures, all funds, were $4,756,- 857.66. 270 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 :Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 56 percent completed. The status of the channel deepening and widening is as follows: Distance (miles) Work remaining to From- To-- Completed be done to project depth Work in Future progress work Hudson River - _ Guard Gate 2 at Waterford-......- 0. 8 1 2.0 .. ..- __-- Guard Gate 2 at Waterford ......... Lock 8 at Scotia ...- . 21. 2 __ Lock $ at Scotia_____________-_____ Lock 10 at Cranesville -___ 9. 0 2 2. 0 Lock 10 at Cranesville.. Lock 16 at Mindenville .. . 28. 1 . 3 8. 0 Lock 16 at Mindenville-- Guard Gate 5 at Herkimer 0.4 12.1 6 3. Guard Gate 5 at Herkimer ---...... Guard Gate 7 at Rome . -- 26. 9 2 9_. - Guard Gate 7 at Rome ............. Brewerton ---... _... --... - ..-- 32. 8 20.6 3 1. 5 Brewerton - ---- Three Rivers Point ..-...... 6. 8 3. 3 . Three Rivers Point _-- Lock 2 at Fulton .... __..____ _. 11.3 0.7 . Lock 2 at Fulton --------------- Oswego Harbor .__-- ___ 9. 5 ----------... 2. 5 ............ Total (184 miles)------ ...------------------------------------ 146. 8 21.5 15.7 1 Dredging and rock removal. 2Dredging overburden. Overburden removed. Quarry stone has been placed as bank protection from lock 19 near Frankfort to Rome and, where necessary, from Lake Oneida to Three Rivers Point. Eleven Barge Canal bridges have been raised with Federal funds under this improvement. An additional bridge was raised, another was removed, and another was removed and replaced by a new structure at project clearance; all by other agencies. The present depth is 12 feet at normal pool levels for the following widths: 75 feet in earth cuts, 94 feet in rock cuts, and 200 feet in canalized rivers and lakes. The 29 locks, 22 in Erie Canal east of Three Rivers Point, and 7 in Oswego Canal, north of Three Rivers Point, have a clear width of 45 feet, usable length of 300 feet, and depth over miter sills of 12 feet. Numerous fixed bridges, transmis- sion lines, and other structures span the waterway. There are 71 bridges between Waterford and Three Rivers Point and 13 between Three Rivers Point and Oswego. The minimum clearance under existing bridges and other overhead structures is 151/2 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of widening and deepening the channel by excavation, including the removal of ledge rock and work incidental thereto for a total distance of 37.2 miles, as described in the above table, the raising of 52 Barge Canal bridges and 8 guard gates, and the revetment of banks with quarry stone where necessary. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $15,188,- 635.14 for new work-$10,385,556.44 from regular funds and $4,803,- 078.70 from Emergency Relief funds, and the total expenditures were $14,165,400.56-$9,362,321.86 from regular funds and $4,803,078.70 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable amounting to $6,637,887.53, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 271 Accounts payable June 30, 1939-----------------------------$1, 023, 443. 97 New work: Complete by Dec. 31, 1939, under contract in force, dredging of all material other than ledge rock from lock 8 near Scotia to lock 10 near Cranesville---------------------------- 124, 000. 00 Complete by Apr. 15, 1940, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal and work incidental thereto from lock 2 to guard gate 2 at Waterford-------------------------- 94, 500. 00 Complete by Dec. 31, 1940, under contract in force, dredging a ud rock removal from Hansen Avenue Bridge to the west city line at Little Falls------------------------------ 385, 100. 00 Complete by Dec. 31, 1940, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal from west city line at Little Falls to lock 18 at Jacksonburg_____ -----------------_-_-597, 500. 00 Complete by Dec. 31, 1939, under contract in force, dredging material other than ledge rock and the furnishing and plac- ing of bank protection from lock 18 near Jacksonburg to lock 19 near Frankfort --------------------- .---- 176, 343. 56 Complete by Aug. 31, 1939, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal from Three Rivers Point to lock 2 at Fulton------------------------------------------ 45. 000. 00 Complete by Dec. 31, 1939, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal from lock 16 at Mindenville to Rocky Rift Dam --------------------------------- --------- 20, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1940, under contract in force, the rais- ing of 6 bridges at lock 21, at Burdicks, at Roberts, at Caughdenoy Road, at Black Creek, and at Big Bend...___ 70, 100.00 Complete by May 25, 1941, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal from Oneida Lake to Morgan Cut, Oneida River- ----------------------------------------- 209, 000. 00 Complete by Feb. 4, 1940, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal from Oak Orchard to Three Rivers Point ------------- 476, 500. 00 Complete by June 30, 1940, under contract in force, the rais- ing of the Main St. Bridge at Brewerton _______-_______ 26, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1940, under contract in force, the rais- ing of 4 bridges, at Freemans, at Amsterdam, at Fonda- Fultonville, and at Fort Plain ----------------------- 57, 500. 00 Complete by July 9, 1942, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal and work incidental thereto from lock 17 to Hansen Ave. Bridge, Little Falls----------------- 462, 500. 00 Complete by Sept. 27, 1940, under contract in force, the fur- nishing of quarry stone for bank protection from lock 21 to Sylvan Beach_---------- ---- __ ._ 84, 400. 00 Complete by Nov. 22, 1940, under contract in force, the fur- nishing and placing of bank protection from Herkimer Terminal to lock 19 at Frankfort-- ------------------- 195, 700. 00 Complete by Dec. 31, 1939, under contract in force, dredging of material other than ledge rock in Oneida Lake near buoy No. 130-------------------------------- ------ 36, 800. 00 Complete by Nov. 30, 1939, under contract in force, the rais- ing of the New York Central R. R. bridge E-46 at Utica__ 165, 000. 00 Complete by Dec. 31, 1941, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal from lock 5 at Minetto to lock 7 at Oswego and from lock 8 at Oswego to Oswego Har- bor-------------------------------------------- 955, 000. 00 Complete by Apr. 30, 1940, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal from 3 miles west of Rome to 1 mile east of New London_________--------------------------- 165, 000. 00 Complete by Dec. 31, 1941, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal from guard gate 3 at Indian Castle to lock 17 at Little Falls_________________ 756, 000. 00 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1----18 272 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 New work-Continued Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, dredging of all material, furnishing and placing of bank protection, and miscellaneous work, in the vicinity of Mindenville--------------------------------------- $140, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1940, under contract to be entered into, the extension of existing dive culvert near Indian Castle_- 7, 500. 00 Complete by Dec. 1, 1940, under contract to be entered into, the raising of New York Central R. R. bridge E-70 at Three Rivers Point--------------- ----------------- 135, 000. 00 Complete by Apr. 15, 1941, under contract to be entered into, removal and replacement of guard gate 5 and other inci- dental work at Herkimer_---------------------- -- - 30, 000. 00 Total-------------- --------------------------- 6, 637, 887. 53 The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, of allotments from the emergency relief appropriation of 1935, amounting to $31,- 912.54 was revoked in July 1939. The above work, together with work performed under previous allotments, will result in the widening and deepening to 14 feet of approximately 167 miles of canal and the partial improvement of an additional 8 miles by removal of dredgeable overburden from rock areas; in the placing of bank protection where needed over 60 miles of completed canal; and the raising of 26 bridges and one double guard gate to a clearance of 20 feet at maximum navigable stage. The improvement should be continued. Therefore, the sum of $3,600,000 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, to reimburse the State of New York for work of excavation, furnishing and placing of bank protection where needed, raising of bridges and guard gates, under contracts to be entered into during the fiscal year, as follows: New work: Excavation of ledge rock and immediate overburden between lock 10 at Cranesville and lock 13 at Yosts-----------------$400, 000 Excavation of ledge rock and immediate overburden between lock 13 at Yosts and lock 16 at Mindenville ------------- 1, 400, 000 Excavation of ledge rock and removal and replacement of guard gates Nos. 1 and 2 at Waterford----------________________________ 260, 000 Removal and replacement of guard gate No. 4 and incidental work at Little Falls--- ------------------------------ 30, 000 Raising of concrete wall between lock 7 and lock 8, Oswego River_----------------------- 30, 000 Furnishing and placing riprap stone for bank protection and miscellaneous work where necessary_ -________-----____ 130, 000 Raising of Barge Canal bridges and guard gates------ _____ 1,250,000 Total------------------------------------------3, 600, 000 Cost and flnanciak summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --------------. __ -__ $10, 385, 556. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _ ... __ ___............ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 10, 385, 556. 44 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 .-- --------------- - 209. 39 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 --- ___ _______-_ 10, 385, 765. 83 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 273 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------$1, 023, 443. 97: Net total expenditures_---- ______________ - 9, 362, 321. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_......--------.----- 6, 637, 678. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 16, 000, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _____________ ______ 1, 839, 228.62 $4, 173,984. 46 $4, 072, 343. 38 __ $________________ Cost of maintenance - ---- ---------- ------ ------------ -------------- Total expended------------................--.. ------------------------ 940, 528. 12 4, 026, 716.01 4,395,077. 73 Allotted-..---------------- -------------- $5, 000,000. 00 -.--..-...... 5,750,000.00 5,250,%000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ----------------------------- $5, 782, 755. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------- $4, 250, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939___.--. 2, 000, 000. 00 6, 250, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------- -- 12, 032, 755. 87 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _____-- -___ 1, 000, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_-______--__- __--11, 032, 755. 87 Gross amount expended------------------------ $4, 396, 606. 03 Less reimbursements collected 528. 30 1______________-__1, 4, 395, 077. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 6, 637, 678. 14 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-----_____, ___ $149. 38 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts , 387, 467. 56 --------- 4, 387, 616. 94 Balance available June 30, 1939___-_____---______-- __ 2, 250, 061.20 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939-........ 209. 39 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------- --- 2, 250, 270. 59 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion 1 of existing project ' ____---------- 6, 197, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work --- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3, 600,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $4, 803,078. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ___-____-- . 4, 803, 078.70 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------- 4, 803, 078. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-_--_______________ _____ 31, 912. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- --- 4, 834, 991. 24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new wor------ -------------- $2, 069, 817. 24 $2,059, 756. 43 $559, 471. 15 $114, 033. 88 Cost of maintenance----- ------ -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended_----------------------- 1,303, 479. 00 2, 217, 226. 61 920, 593. 16 361, 779. 93 Allotted-..-..----------------$5, 000, 000. 00 -165, 008. 76 274 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 _________$393, 692. 47 Gross amount expended----_--------------------- $362, 125. 43 Less reimbursements collected__---------------- 345. 50 361, 779. 93 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------------131, 912.54 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------------- 22, 400. 0) Balance available June 30, 1939 , 512.:54 9------------------------- 1 This amount revoked in July 1939. CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR GREAT LAKES TO HUDSON RIVER WATERWAY, N. Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_--------------------------- $15, 188, 65. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------ -- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 15, 188, 635. 14 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ 209. 39 Gross total costs to June 30. 1939--------------------15, 188, 844.: 53 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 1, 023, 443. 97 Net total expenditures-------- 14,165, 400. 5; Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ 669, 590. 68 6______________-------6, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 20, 834, 991. 24 Fiscal year ending Junie 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ._____________. $2, 069, 817. 24 1$3,898,985.05 $5, 033, 455.61 $4, 186, 377. 24 Cost of maintenance___________. Total expended ___________. 1, 303. 479. 00 3, 157. 754. 73 4,947, 309. 17 4, 756, 857 66 Allotted....---------- .. - $5, 000,000.00 4, 834, 991. 24 -------------. 750,000. 00 5, 250, 00.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___ ________$6, 176, 448. 34 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 .___ $4, 250, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 2, 000, 000. 00----. 6,250, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 12, 426, 448. 34 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ 1, 000, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ______ ----- ______--- 11, 426, 448. 34 Gross amount expended_---- -------------- __$4, 758, 731.46 Less reimbursements collected__ ____ __--- - 1, 873. 80 4, 756, 857. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ..... 16, 669, 590.68 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__ ______-- $149. 38 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--- 4, 409, 867. 56 4, 410, 016. 94 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 2, 259, 573. 74 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------------- 209. 39 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------------2, 259, 783. 13 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 6----------------------------------- , 197, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 2 ------------ 3, 6, 00. 00 'Includes $31,912.54 Emergency Relief funds revoked in July 1939. 2Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 275 33. NARROWS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, N. Y. AND VT. Location.-This waterway, 37 miles long, comprises the southern end of Lake Champlain, and extends from Whitehall to Crown Point, N. Y. The portion included in the project extends from Whitehall, N. Y., at the southern extremity of the lake, northerly to Benson Landing, Vt., a distance of 131/2 miles. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 174.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 4. 1836, March 3, 1837, July 7, 1838, August 5, 1886, July 13, 1892, and March 3, 1899. For further details, see page 256, Annual Re- port for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for a channel extending from Whitehall, N. Y., at the head of Lake Champlain, to Benson Landing, to be 12 feet deep at low lake level and generally 200 feet wide, and the installation of fender booms at Putts Rock, Putts Leap, Narrows near Dresden, Pulpit Point, and Cedar Mountain. The reference plane of the low lake level is 92.5 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. The length of the section included in the project for improvement is about 131/2 miles. The usual annual variation of the lake level is from 4 to 5 feet, and the extreme varia- tion varies from 0.6 foot below up to 8.8 feet above the low lake level. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $1,196,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor: Act of August 8, 1917 (H. Doc. No. 1387, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Telninal facilities.-Terminal facilities along the waterway are located in Whitehall Harbor and consist of three timber wharves, ag- gregating 4,200 feet in length. The State of New York has con- structed a barge canal terminal at Whitehall, just south of the ter- minus of the canal, which has been equipped with a 15-ton hand- operated derrick and a storehouse. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract for dredging to a depth of 12 feet between the Elbow and the Barge Canal Terminal at Whitehall, N. Y., work was commenced September 30, 1938, and completed November 4, 1938. There was removed a total of 91,718 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $77,878.01, for maintenance. The fender booms at the Elbow (Putts Leap) and opposite the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Co.'s trestle were repaired at a cost of $530; a new automatic recording gage was installed at Fort Mont- gomery, Rouses Point, at a cost of $940.98; and the automatic record- ing gage at Fort Montgomery, Rouses Point, was maintained at a cost of $448.13, a total cost of $1,919.11, all for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to contract dredg- ing was $1,709.95, for maintenance. The total cost of work was $81,507.07, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $81,761.95. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project is about 47 percent completed. A channel 12 feet deep at low lake level and least width of 150 feet has been excavated throughout the length of the improve- ment, except at the Elbow, where it is 110 feet wide. Fender booms 276 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 have been placed at the Elbow (Putts Leap) and opposite the Dela- ware & Hudson Railroad Co's coal trestle. No fender booms appear to be needed at the Narrows near Dresden, Pulpit Point, and Cedar Mountain. The controlling depths at low lake level on June 30, 1939, through the reach included in the project, were as follows: ii0 Locality Depth Width Atelt the Elbow - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Feet Feet 110 Whitehall to the Elbow .------------------... ---------------------------------- ...... 1 50 Atthe ;Elbow . ..... __.. __ ............. ............. ..... ___ .......... ..... 12 I 110 From the Elbow to Benson Landing ------------------------------------------ ...... .... .... 12j 150 The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in increasing the width of the channel throughout its length to the project width of 200 feet by dredging and rock :removal. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $682,- 479.49-$566,811.14 for new work and $115,668.35 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $682,560.11. Proposedoperations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable amounting to $8,441.83, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------ ---- $29. 38 Maintenance: Surveys to determine the condition of channel from Whitehall to Benson's Landing, a distance of 13Y miles. (July 1939 to November 1939) ------------------------------------- 7, 312. 45 Repair and care of fender booms at the Elbow and opposite the Delaware & Hudson R. R. trestle during the working seasons July 1939 to June 1940) ----------------------------------- 50.00 Operate automatic recording gage at Fort Montgomery, Rouses Point, N. Y. (July 1939 to June 1940) ----------------------- 550. 00 Total ---------- -------------------------------- 8,4. 83 Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. The operation of the Fort Montgomery gage should be continued and the fender booms at the Elbow and opposite the Delaware & Hudson Railroad trestle should be repaired. Therefore, the sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: Maintenance: Complete by Nov. 30, 1940, under contract, the removal of shoals over rock areas and the removal of wrecks and snags in the chan- nel between Whitehall and the Elbow-----------------------$13, 900 Repair and care of fender booms during working seasons--------- -600 Operate Fort Montgomery gage-------------------------------500 Total -----.------ ----------------------------------- 15, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------------- $681, 811. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 134, 808. 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 816, 619. 84 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 110.00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------- -------------- 816,729.84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 29.38 Net total expenditures------------------- 816, 700.46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- ------------------------ 8,331. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---- --------- 825,032.29 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 277 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ........ .------ Cost of maintenance------- ----- -.-- $367.38 . . .. . . ---.... $1, 221. 76 . --- $444. 57 ------ --- $609.87 -- -- ---- $81, 507. 07 Total expended----,_-----..- .... 364. 64 1,066.08 583. 13 471.03 81,761 95 Allotted --------- -------- ----- 800.00 800.00 ---- --- 42,000.00 48,000.00 Balenee unexpended July 1, 1938 ------------------------ $42, 093. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act, approved June 11, 1938-----------------$41,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act, approved June 28, 1939-------------------7, 000. 00 - 48, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------------90,093. 78 Gross amount expended---- -- ------------------ 81,761.95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------ ------ , 331. 83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939.----------------------------- 29. 38 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- 8, 302. 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------------------------------- 110. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---------------- 8, 412. 4 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- 629,200. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -----------------.------- ------ 15, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 34. BURLINGTON HARBOR, VT. Location.-This harbor, about 100 acres in extent,l is located in a half-moon-shaped indentation in the eastern shore of Lake Cham- plain, about 40 statute miles south of the international boundary line, 70 statute miles north of the southern end or head of the lake, and 20 statute miles southeast of the harbor at Plattsburg, N. Y. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 172.) Existing project.-This provides for a breakwater 6,000 feet long located about 1,000 feet from the shore and practically parallel with it, to be built of stone-filled timber cribs, capped with large stone or concrete. The completed breakwater is to be in two sections, the northerly 500 feet being separated from the southerly 5,500 feet by a gap 200 feet wide for the purpose of safety in entering the har- bor during storms. The reference plane of low lake level is 92.5 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. The level of the lake has varied from 0.6 foot below up to 8.8 feet above the low lake level. The usual annual variation is 4 to 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, was $1,095,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. 278 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 4, 1836 Construction of first 1,000 feet of breakwater-----. H. Doc. No. 131, 23d Cong., 1st sess. June 23, 1866 Extension of 1,500 feet to breakwater _....__ H. H_. Ex. Doc. No. 56, 39th Cong., 2d sess., pp. 17 and 179, printed in An- nual Report, 1866. Mar. 3, 1875 Extension of 2,000 feet to breakwater .......... Annual Report, 1874, p. 274. Chief of Engineers authorized extension southerly Annual Report, 1887, p. 2407; of 1,000 feet and northerly for 500 feet. For latest published map, see Annual Report for 1897, p. 3298. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities which serve the im- provement consist of 20 wharves, aggregating 15,790 feet in length. The existing terminals appear to be sufficient for the present needs of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of engineering and contingencies preliminary to contract work for repairs to the breakwater was $472.42, for maintenance. The expenditures were $869.18. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project has been regarded as practically completed since 1890; part of the breakwater originllyv proposed was not built, the work completed being considered suffi- cient for the needs of navigation. A breakwater has been built in two sections, $364 feet and 3,793 feet in length, respectively, separated by a gap of 200 feet. Sections of the stone and concrete superstruc- ture of the breakwater have been displaced by wave action and the failure of the timbers in the tops of the wooden cribs. The con- trolling depth in June 1939 was about 8.5 feet at low lake level at the wharves, increasing considerably toward the breakwater. The distinction between new work and maintenance was not made in the early reports, hence it is impossible to separate the costs prior to July 1, 1886. The total cost under the existing project to June 30, 1939, amounted to $912,918.97; since June 30, 1886. the cost of maintenance amounted to $206,504.86, leaving $706,414.11 as the cost of new work, including maintenance prior to July 1, 1886. The total expenditures amounted to $912,903.30. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $56,788.42, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939___------------------ $15. 67 Maintenance: Complete by November 1940, under a contract to be entered into, the placing of riprap along the face of 70 linear feet of break- water and the construction of 210 linear feet of stone super- structure _____..._._.- _____ -- - __ 44,772.75 Repairs to deteriorated concrete superstructure of the breakwater by use of Government plant and hired labor during the period August 1939 to June 1940-- -------------------------- 12, 000. 00 Total _...56, 788. 42 The work of rebuilding the southern section of the breakwater should be continued. Therefore, the sum of $40,000 can be profitably RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 279 expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, under contract for maintenance for the repair of the breakwater. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $706, 414.11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 206, 504. 86 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 912, 918.97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ -15:67 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 912, 903. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 56, 788. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1939_-___--___-- 969, 691.72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork ........... --- . . .... .. . .. . . . .... . _ Cost of maintenance .. - $1,968. 21 $295. 05 $20, 660. 69 $8, 723. 78 $472.42 Total expended ---------- . -. i 1, 968. 21 295. 05 20 390. 60 8, 581. 44 869. 18 Allotted ___ -- 15, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 46, 250. 00 12, 642. 90 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------------------------------- $45, 014. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939----------------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------------- 95, 014. 70 Deduction on account of revocation of allotment ______-___----- . 37,,357.10 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 57, 657. 60 Gross amount expended .------------------------------ $944.43 Less reimbursements collected_ --- __-----__ 75. 25 869.18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------ 56, 788. 42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------- ------------ 15. 67 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 56, 772. 75 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance _-____-__--- ------ 40, 000. 00 t' xclusive of available funds. 35. NEWARK BAY, HACKENSACK AND PASSAIC RIVERS, N. J. Location.-Newark Bay is an estuary about 11/4 miles wide and 6 miles long, extending southerly from the confluence of the Hacken- sack and Passaic Rivers to Staten Island Sound, thus connecting with the waters of Upper and Lower New York Bay. The Hackensack River rises near Haverstraw, Rockland County, N. Y., and flows into Newark Bay. It is about 45 miles long. The Passaic River rises in the highlands of northeastern New Jersey and flows into Newark Bay. It is about 80 miles long. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 287 and 369 and U. S. Geological Survey chart of New York City and vicinity.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of Au- gust 30, 1852, June 10, 1872, June 14, 1880, June 13, 1902, March 2, 1907, July 25, 1912, March 2, 1919, and September 22, 1922. For fur- ther details see pages 265 and 266 of Annual Report for 1926, page 301, Annual Report for 1929, and page 244, Annual Report for 1938. 280 'REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This provides for the following: (a) Newark Bay: A channel 30 feet deep and about 1,800 feet wide at the entrance, including the removal to a depth of 30 feet of part of the rock area at Bergen Point, shown on project map as area A (H. Doc. No. 206, 67th Cong., 2d sess.), narrowing to 400-feet below the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge across the bay, and con- tinuing with that width to the junction of the Passaic and Hacken- sack River Channels, a distance of about 5 miles. (b) A branch channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide, widened at the turn, to the Port Newark terminal extending from the main channel as far as the United States pierhead line, a distance of 1,200 feet. (c) Hackensack River: A channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the upper end of the Newark Bay Channel to the Central Rail- road of New Jersey bridge, about 1.1 miles, thence 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide to a point about 2,000 feet north of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western Railroad bridge, 2.8 miles, thence 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Little Ferry, 10.1 miles, and thence 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad bridge, 21/2 miles, a total distance for the Hackensack River of about 161/2 miles. (d) Passaic River: A channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide, from Newark Bay to a point 3,000 feet about the Lincoln Highway bridge, 2.6 miles; thence 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the Nairn Linoleum Works, about 4.4 miles; thence 16 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge, about 1.1 miles thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the Eighth Street Bridge at Passaic, 7.3 miles, a total distance for the Passaic River of 15.4 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range in the bay, Hackensack River, and in 'Passaic River up to the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge, is about 5 feet; in the Passaic River at the Gregory Avenue Bridge, Passaic, it is about 4.6 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause'a fluctuation of as much as 2 feet above or below mean tidal range. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1936, is $5,604,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $152,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1907 16-foot channel in Passaic River_ _........... H. Doc. No. 441, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Feb. 27,1911 Widening 16-foot channel in Passaic River Do. July 25,1912 20-foot channel in Passaic River_ H. Doc. No. 707, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Do- _. 12-foot channel in Hackensack River. H. Doc. No. 643, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Sept. 22, 1922 3o-foot channel in Hackensack River below Cen- H. Doc. No. 206, 67th Cong., 2d sess.' tral Railroad of New Jersey bridge and 30-foot channel in Newark Bay. Jan. 21, 1927 10-foot channel in Passaic River H--------------- . Doc. No. 284, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 1 Do. .... 30-foot channel in Hackensack River above Cen- H. Doc. No. 429, 69th Cong., 1st sess. tral Railroad of New Jersey bridge. July 3, 1930 30-foot channel in Passaic River_-. ---- __--_ H. Doc. No. 156, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' 1Contains latest published maps. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 281 Recommended modificatiorm of project.-Under date of July 5, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project for the section of Passaic River, N. J., extending from the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge to the Eighth Street Bridge in Passaic to provide that when spoil-disposal areas are not available or the placing of dredge spoil ashore is uneconomical as compared with other methods of disposal, local interests shall not be required to furnish disposal areas for maintenance dredging (H. Doc. No. 430, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with as required by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927, except that local inter- ests are required to provide suitable spoil-disposal areas for mainte- nance dredging in the 30-foot channel in the Hackensack River above Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge; in the 10-foot channel in the Passaic River; and whenever required by the Secretary of War, for dredging in the 30-foot channel in Newark Bay and the Hackensack River below the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge, as required by the River and Harbor Act approved September 22, 1922. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 publicly owned terminals. The largest is Port Newark, owned and operated by the city of Newark, which provides about 11,095 feet of wharfage and accommodates 37 tenants and subtenants. There are 136 usable private wharves and piers, and one large shipyard on the waterways. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 10 feet in the Passaic River at the mouth of Second River, Belleville, N. J., and in five sections located between the Union Avenue Bridge, Rutherford, N. J., and the Second Street Bridge, Passaic, N. J., work commenced May 24, 1939, was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 3,173 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $4,961.55 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to dredging the Passaic River Channel was $1,X65.84 for maintenance. The cost of survey to determine the condition of the 30-foot chan- nels in the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers was $2,085.07 for main- tenance. The total cost of work was $8,612.46, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,971.18. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 90 percent completed. The 30-foot channels in Newark Bay and Port Newark Entrance Channel; the 30- and 12-foot channels in Hacken- sack River; and the 30-, 16-, and 10-foot channels in Passaic River are completed. The 20-foot channel in Passaic River is completed to Jackson Street, Newark. The controlling mean low water depths of the various channels, as shown by surveys made intermittently from September 1932 to February 1939, are as follows: Twenty-eight feet for a width of 400 to 600 feet through Newark Bay, thence in the Hackensack River 27 feet for a width of 250 to 400 feet to a point about 2,000 feet above the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad bridge, thence 12 feet to the head of the project at the New York, Susquehanna & Western 282 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Railroad bridge; and in the Passaic River 21 feet for a width of 150 to 300 feet for a distance of 1,600 feet, thence 24 feet for a width varying from 150 to 300 feet to 3,000 feet above the Lincoln Highway Bridge; thence 20 feet for a width of 300 feet to the Jackson Street Bridge; thence 16 feet for a width of 300 feet to the Erie Railroad bridge (Newark branch) ; thence 13 feet for a width of 300 feet to the Nairn Linoleum Works; thence 12 feet for a width of 200 feet to the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge; thence 8 feet for a width varying from 100 to 150 feet to 500 feet below the Eighth Street Bridge; thence 6 feet for a width of 150 feet to Eighth Street Bridge. The depth in Port Newark Entrance Channel was 30 feet for a width of 400 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of the completion of the 20-foot channel in Passaic River from Jack- son Street to the Nairn Linoleum Works. This work includes the removal of a small quantity of rock on the west side of the channel above Center Street Bridge. Adjacent property owners are opposed to the removal of this rock. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $6,490,- 904.23--$5,063,756.27 for new work and $1,427,147.96 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $6,487,258.88. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amiounting to $192,514.20, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 645. 35 $------------------------------ Maintenance : Complete by Sept. 12, 1939, under a contract in force, dredging to restore project dimensions in the 10-foot channel in Passaic River at the mouth of Second River and between Union Ave. and 2d St. bridges--------------- -- 65, 868s. 85 Complete by June 30, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging to restore project dimensions in Newark Bay and the 30-foot channel in Hackensack River from Lehigh Valley R. R. bridge to 2,000 feet north of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. bridge-------------- - 123, 000. 00 Total--------------------------------------------- 192, 514. 20 Further maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore the sum of $152,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for maintenance to restore project dimensions in the existing channels in Newark Bay, Hackensack, and Passaic Rivers. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------- $6, 819, 077. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 1, 869, 633. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 8, 688, 711. 13 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 3, 645. 35 Net total expenditures----------- 8, 685, 065. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------ 192, 514. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 8, 877, 579. 98 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 283 __ I_ Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ------------------------.----------- ------- - $60, 222. 29 Cost of maintenance -_ - . $165, 814. 55 $13, 064. 09 $158, 504. 31 32,355. 21 $8, 612. 46 Total cost............... 165, 814. 55 13, 064. 09 158, 504. 31 92, 577. 50 8, 612. 46 ...... Total expended _........__ 165, 765. 48 3, 108. 03 168, 671. 22 92, 575. 43 4, 971. 18 Allotted--............-... ... 123, 000. 00 187,000. 00 -13, 500. 00 -75,838.67 143, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------- $54, 485. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938------------------ $20, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------ 123, 000.00 143, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -- ---------- 97, 485. 38 Gross amount expended ------------------------------ $4, 982. 86 Less reimbursements collected - 1. 68 1------------------------- 4, 971.18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------ 192, 514. 20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 $28. 98 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 9, 112. 05 6-------------- 69, 141. 03 Balance available June 30, 1939 -_-- 123, 373. 17 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-------------------------------------- ------ 540, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 3(0, 1941, for maintenance _ _---_ __ ___--- -- -- 152, 000. 00 SGExclusive of available funds. 36. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY CHANNELS Location.-These channels extend from deep water northwest of Sandy Hook, through lower New York Bay and Raritan Bay, to Perth Amboy, and thence through Arthur Kill, lower Newark Bay, and Kill van Kull to deep water in upper New York Bay. This route is located approximately along the boundary line between the States of New York and New Jersey. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 285, 286, and 369.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, September 19, 1890, June 3, 1896, June 23, 1874, March 3, 1875, June 14, 1880, and August 11, 1888. Modified May 15, 1889, and October 20, 1890, and by acts of June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, June 25, 1910, March 4, 1913, and September 22, 1922. For further details see page 1775 of the Annual Report for 1915, pages 362, 366, and 374 of the Annual Report for 1921, and page 248 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel through lower New York Bay, Raritan Bay, and Staten Island Sound to upper New York Bay, the depth to be 37 feet in rock and 35 feet in soft material 284 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 throughout, except in Arthur Kill between a point 1,000 feet north of the mouth of Smiths Creek and a point 1,000 feet south of Buck- wheat Island, where the depth will be 30 feet; the width to be 600 feet across lower New York Bay and Raritan Bay and in the Arthur Kill to a point 1,000 feet south of Buckwheat Island, widened to 800 feet in the vicinities of Seguine Point and Wards Point, respectively, thence 500 to 600 feet wide and passing north of Shooters Island and protected by a dike on its northern side to the junction of the channel into Newark Bay; and thence 800 feet wide through Kill van Kull to upper New York Bay; with two anchorages 38 feet deep to accommodate five vessels each, one in the vicinity of Sandy Hook and one south of Perth Amboy all with suitable easing at the bends and junctions. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean range of tides varies between 4.7 and 5 feet. Extreme easterly or westerly winds produce fluctuations of 1 to 3 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work as revised in 1939 is $37,630,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $195,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 6, 19331 Anchorage off Perth Amboy to 33 feet -.... _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 17, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30,1935 }Existing project as a whole _._ _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. May 28,1935 133, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) I Public Works Administration. 9 Emergency Relief Act of 1935. Local cooperation.-Work is subject to the following conditions of local cooperation: (a) That where the project channel encroaches upon upland property and extends shoreward of harbor lines, the completion of the encroaching portions of the project shall be deferred until the necessary rights-of-way for channel purposes shall have been granted free of cost to the United States; and (b) That local interests provide areas of land adjacent to the waterway, free of cost to the United States, for the disposal of dredged materials, except where, in the judgment of the Chief of Engineers, no suitable disposal areas exist. Under condition (a), a portion of Buckwheat Island necessary for channel purposes has been ceded to the United States, and an attempt is being made to have land donated at other points where the chan- nel encroaches shoreward of harbor lines. Condition (b) is being complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 publicly owned wharves and 193 private wharves and piers, including 5 large shipyards, the rail- heads for 4 large modern coal piers, 3 ferry slips, and 9 oil depots. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 285 further details see Port Series No. 20, pts. II and III, Corps of Engineers. ) Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The following new work was done by contract: Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 5, areas 1 and 2, in the westerly half of the channel in Arthur Kill, was com- menced April 21, 1938, and completed May 22, 1939. During the fiscal year there were removed 174,391 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of rock and 35,581 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock, at a total cost of $389,141.32 for new work. Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 5, areas 3 and 4, in the westerly half of the channel in Arthur Kill, was commenced May 21, 1938, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year, 134,242 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of rock were drilled and blasted and 144,932 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 26,686 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock were removed and disposed of at a total cost of $555,955.35, for new work. Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 5, areas 5 and 6, in the westerly half of the channel in Arthur Kill, was com- menced October 25, 1938, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year there was removed a total of 187,374 cubic yards, place measurement, of all material at a cost of $238,191.65, for new work. Dredging to a depth of 30 feet in section 5 on the easterly side of the channel in the vicinity of the Goethals Bridge, was.commenced July 6, 1938, and completed September 14, 1938. During this period there was removed a total of 70,883 cubic yards, place measurement, of all material, at a cost of $65,781.38 for new work. Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 6, areas 1 and 2, in the channel north of Shooters Island and section 7, area 5 in the southerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull, in the vicinity of Bergen Point Light, was commenced September 20, 1938, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 63,079 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock were drilled and blasted, and 29,999 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 94,943 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock, were removed and disposed of at a total cost of $598,124.95 for new work. Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 7, area 1, in the northerly half of the channel in the vicinity of Bergen Point Light, was commenced August 13, 1936, and completed Septem- ber 28, 1938. During the fiscal year there were removed 40,131 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 2,714 cubic yards, place meas- urement, of material other than ledge rock at a total cost of $301,- 852.21 for new work. Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 7, areas 2 and 3, in the northerly half of the channel in the vicinity of Bergen Point Light, was commenced August 31, 1936, and completed October 5, 1938. During the fiscal year there were removed 90,085 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 7,492 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock at a total cost of $603,134.30 for new work. 286 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 7, area 4, in the northerly half of the channel in the vicinity of Zabriskie Ave- ntie, Bayonne, N. J., was commenced September 7, 1938, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 28,770 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock were drilled, blasted, removed and disposed of and 45,159 cubic yards, place measurement, of ma- terial other than rock were removed and disposed of at a total cost of $727,463.16 for new work. Dredging to a depth of 37 feet in section 7, area B, for the full width of channel between New Brighton and Constable Point, com- menced November 1, 1938, was in progress at end of fiscal year. During the fiscal year there were removed 356,603 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock and 572 cubic yards, place measurement, of boulders at a total cost of $279,155.82 for new work. Under a contract completed June 16, 1938, for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in Kill Van Kull in the vicinity of St. George, Staten Island, drilling and blasting of 3,670 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and removal of 4,968 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 1,452 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock were credited for payment during the fiscal year. The cost for the fiscal year was $64,315.29, for new work. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Goethals was employed from April 13 to June 17, 1939, and the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Raritan was employed from April 17 to May 6, 1939, in dredging to a depth of 35 feet in section 2, Raritan Bay, west of the junction with Main Ship Channel. During this period there was removed a total of 1,262,243 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $117,869.54 for new work. The total cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to contract and hired labor dredging was $7,429.83 for new work. The total cost was $3,948,414.80, all for new work. The total expenditures were $4,201,446.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 32 percent completed. The removal of overburden in the northerly and westerly half of the channel from 1,000 feet south of Buckwheat Island to Upper New York Bay has been completed. The westerly half of the channel in Arthur Kill from Buckwheat Island to oppo- site the mouth of Morse Creek, the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull opposite Bergen Point, and the easterly portion of the channel in Kill Van Kull, for the full 800-foot project width between St. George, Staten Island, N. Y., and Constable Point, have been deepened to project depth of 37 feet. The northwesterly por- tion of the anchorage south of Perth Amboy has been dredged to a depth of 33 feet. The controlling mean low water depth from Lower New York Bay to Upper New York Bay through the channel author- ized under the previous project was 30 feet for a width of 400 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of completing the deepening and widening of the entire channel to dimensions authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, the completion of the deepening of the anchorage south of Perth Amboy, and dredging the anchorage in the vicinity of Sandy Hook. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 287 Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds __----.-------------- - $8,951, 660. 25 $219, 676. 08 $9, 171, 336. 33 $8, 925, 768. 84 Public Works funds _-----......- 807, 000. 00 ...------ 807, 000. 00 807, 000. 00 Emergency relief funds-- -------- _ _------_ 1, 999, 926. 34 ... ...-_ 1, 999, 926. 34 1, 999, 926. 34 Total United States funds--...---------......... 11, 758, 586. 59 219, 676. 08 11, 978, 262. 67 11, 732, 695. 18 Contributed funds-_ _ .---------------- 7, 711. 82 7, 711. 82 7, 711. 82 Total all funds_-.-.-------------- -11, 766, 298. 41 219, 676. 08 11, 985, 974. 49 11, 740, 407. 00 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $3,343,178.58, less $538,000 transferred dur- ing July 1939, a balance of $2,805,178.58, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__________ _______ ___ $271, 067. 49 New work: Complete by Sept. 30, 1939, under a contract in force, dredging and rock removal in the westerly half of the channel from Morse Creek to Baltimore & Ohio R. R. bridge, sec. 5, areas 3 and 4 -------------------------- ------------- 48, 711. 09 Complete by Dec. 26, 1939, under a contract in force, dredging and rock removal in the westerly half of the channel from Baltimore & Ohio R. R. bridge to Elizabethport, sec. 5, areas 5 and 6----------------------------------------- 223, 500. 00 Complete by Mar. 6, 1940, under a contract in force, dredging and rock removal in the channel north of Shooters Island, and in the vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 6, areas 1 and 2, and sec. 7, area 5__ -------------------------- 525, 000. 00 Complete by Dec. 7, 1939, under a contract in force, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the chanel in the vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 7, area 4____ 122, 400. 00 Complete by July 31, 1939, under a contract in force, dredging in Kill Van Kull between New Brighton, Staten Island, and Bayonne, N. J., sec. 7, area B_ 51, 500. 00 Under a continuing contract to be entered into in the amount of $1,400,000 to be completed about June 30, 1941, dredging and rock removal in channel north of Shooters Island and in the vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 6, area 3, and sec. 7, area 6. Amount to be expended during the fiscal year__.. 399, 000.00 Under a continuing contract to be entered into in the amount of $963,000, to be completed about June 30, 1941, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the channel un- der the Bayonne bridge, sec. 7, area 7. Amount to be ex- pended during the fiscal year_______________ __ 351, 000. 00 Under a continuing contract to be entered into in the amount of $637,000, to be completed about June 30, 1941, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the channel in the vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 7, area 8. Amount to be expended during the fiscal year _____ ___ S250, 000. 00 Dredge by use of 4 United States seagoing hopper dredges for a total of 17 dredge-months (July 1939 to June 1940) in dredging the lower entrance channel in Raritan Bay, sec. 2. west of the junction with Main Ship Channel for a distance of about 24,000 feet .... --- _-_ - - 550, 000. 00 2, 521, 111. 09 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1940, under contract to be en- tered into, dredging to restore: the channel south of Shooters Island to dimensions authorized under previous project --------- 13, 000. 00 Total------------------------ ------- 2, 805, 178. 58 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-19 288 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The deepening of the channel to project dimensions, authorized in 1935, should be continued. The channels in Raritan Bay should be maintained. Therefore, the sum of $5,118,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: New work : Complete by June 30, 1941, under a continuing contract, dredg- ing and rock removal to complete deepening of channel north of Shooters Island, and in vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 6, area 3 and sec. 7, area 6_- $1, 001, 000 Complete by June 30, 1941, under a continuing contract, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of chan- nel under the Bayonne bridge, sec. 7, area 7__ 612, 000 Complete by June 30, 1941, under a continuing contract, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the channel in the vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 7, area 8_-------- ------- 387, 000 Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the channel in the vicinity of Bergen Point_----------------------- 950, 000 Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract, dredg- ing of all material to 25 feet in the new chan- nel from Seguine Point to Perth Amboy ______ 1, 500, 000 Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hop- per dredge for 11 months during the fiscal year 1941, to continue deepening of Raritan Bay Channel, sec. 2---------------------------- 550, 000 5, 000, 000 Maintenance: Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions in the Raritan Bay channels-------------- ------- 118, 000 Total -------------------------------------------- 5, 118, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ _... 1 $24, 568, 561. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ 946, 718. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 2 25, 515, 280. 10 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939___-------------------------- 25, 500. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1939--------------------- 125, 540, 780. 10 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 271, 067. 49 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 125, 269, 712. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 3, 343, 178. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------- 128, 612, 891. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work __ _-_ _--_ $312, 497. 78 $1, 647, 824. 26 1$2, 676, 063. 88 12, 805, 903. 66 $3, 948, 414. 80 Cost of maintenance .-... - - 86, 555. 77 159. 20 79, 476. 26 46, 960.83 Total cost_ 399, 053. 55 1, 647, 983.46 2, 755, 540. 14 2, 852, 864. 49 3, 948, 414.80 Total expended.. 375, 714. 81 1, 443, 373. 40 2, 738, 150. 67 2, 617, 292. 56 4, 201, 446. 72 Allotted -_ 2, 520, 890. 46 2, 315. 000.00 -15, 000. 00 5, 711, 656.34 3, 867, 000.00 1 In addition, $7,711.82 expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Includes $6,621 for new work and $1,621 for maintenance for Lemon Creek. RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 289 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------- $3, 677, 625. 30 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-_... $1, 749, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939- 2, 118, 000. 00 3, 867, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___________--__--__-- 7, 544, 625. 30 Gross amount expended______-----_-------- $4, 201,568. 67 Less reimbursements collected_----------------- 121. 95 4, 201, 446. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------------------- 3, 343, 178. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------- $26, 955. 63 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--_.. 1,213, 550. 17 1, 240, 505. 80 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------- 2, 102, 672.78 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 3---------------------------------- 23, 350, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: - - - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- -- - -- - For new work 3 5, 000, 000. 00 For maintenance ----------------------------------- 118, 000. 00 Total 3--- ------------ --------------------------------- 5, 118, 000. 00 8Exclusive of available funds. 37. RARITAN RIVER TO ARTHUR KILL CUT-OFF CHANNEL, N. J. Location.-This channel is in the western portion of Raritan Bay, off Perth Amboy, and about 23 miles by water southeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 286.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel about 1 mile long, 20 feet deep at mean low water and 800 feet wide, to connect the Raritan River Channel with the southern end of the Arthur Kill Channel, New York and New Jersey Channels project. The mean range of tides is about 5 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1933 was $600,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $21,000. The existing project was authorized by the Public Works Admin- istration under date of September 6, 1933, and by River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 50, 73d Cong., 1st sess.), which document contains latest published maps. Terninal facilities.--No terminal facilities are served by the im- provement, which is a connecting channel. Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1935 with Public Works funds. When examined in June 1939 the controlling mean low water depth through the channel was 17 feet for a width varying from 350 to 800 feet. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $949,451.85--$810,500 Public Works funds for new work and $138,951.85 regular funds for maintenance. 290 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-No funds are available for this project and no work is proposed during the fiscal year 1940. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $63,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for maintenance to restore the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_- __ -- ___-------___-$810, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ _________-__ ______138, 951. 85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_-----_____- 949, 451. 85 Net total expenditures- --- ___ ----------------- __ 949, 451. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____-- ------------- 949, 451. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ------------ $227, 318. 00 $1, 621. 09 -- . .. . . ... .............. Cost of maintenance ...---.. . .-.. $138, 951. 85 --.......... Total expended-------------- 278, 332. 12 1, 449. 54 -138, 951. 85 - --- Allotted ...........-------------- 210, 500. 00-------- .-------------- 138, 951. 85 - Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance------------ $63, 000. 00 38. ELIZABETH RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river rises in the city of East Orange, N. J., and empties into Arthur Kill about 11 miles, by water, southwest of the Battery, New York City. See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts, Nos. 285 and 369. Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879, and March 4, 1913. For further details see page 199 of Annual Report for 1934 and page 254 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, and 60 feet wide, widened at the bends, from the mouth to Baltic Street Bridge, a distance of 1.1 miles. The mean range of tides at the mouth is about 4.7 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below mean range. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1935 is $74,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 24, 72d Cong., 1st sess.), which document contains latest published map. Local cooperation.-The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that local interests shall remove all structures, bulkheads, wharves, or parts thereof extending channelward of the harbor lines between the South Front Street Bridge and Baltic Street Bridge, and shall construct in advance of the dredging above South Front Street Bridge suitable continuous bulkheads along both banks of the river, and shall also furnish, free of cost to the United RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 291 States, suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during initial construction. None of these conditions has been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 privately owned wharves, of which 6 have rail connections; only 1 is equipped with mechanical appliances for handling freight. There is one publicly owned wharf. 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 performed under the existing project and there have been no costs or expenditures. When examined in March 1939 the controlling mean low water depth was 4 feet for a width of 40 feet from the mouth to Amboy Avenue, thence 1 foot to the head of the project, at Baltic Street. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this proj- ect and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will not be complied with during the next 2 years. The chan- nel authorized under the previous project should be maintained. Therefore, the sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30 1941, in dredging under contract for maintenance to restore the channel to the depth authorized under the previous project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $60, 481. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 58, 791. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 119, 272. 36 Net total expenditures--------------------- ---------- 119, 272. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------------119, 272. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...........-------------.. .... ............-------.......... --. . ..... . Cost of maintenance .. .. .. $14, 571.97 $428. 03 - Total expended__________--____ 14, 571. 44 27. 20 $401. 36 ............ .. Allotted ............................ . .... ........ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------------------------------- $74, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance--------------------------------15, 000. 00 39. RAHWAY RIVER, N. J. Location.-The Rahway River is about 25 miles long. It rises near Pleasantdale, N. J., and flows in a southerly and easterly direction to join the Arthur Kill at Carteret, N. J., about 15 miles, by water, southwest of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 369 and 385.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. For further details see page 113 of Annual Report of 1895, and page 255 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water from the mouth of the river to a point just above Lam- bert's wharf, a distance of about 2.4 miles, the width to be generally 292 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 100 feet, widening at the entrance, at bends, and at the turning basin at the head of the improvement. The mean range of tide at the mouth is about 5 feet and about 4 feet at Milton Avenue, in Rahway, N. J. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctua- tions from 1 to 2 feet above or below normal range. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1933 is $35,400, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) ap- proved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 63, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Recommended modifications of project.-The project adopted by act of March 3, 1879, was recommended for abandonment in House Document No. 467, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-The project was authorized subject to condi- tions that local interests shall construct at least one wharf open to the public, and suitable for barge traffic, within one-half mile of the head of the improvement; and shall 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. No public wharf has been provided. Land for disposal of dredged material has been offered. Terminal facilities.-There are three serviceable privately owned wharves used exclusively for private business and one small wharf for yacht club. When conditions of local cooperation for providing public wharf are met, the terminals will adequately provide for the anticipated business. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the existing project and there have been no costs or expenditures. The controlling mean low water depth when examined in February and March 1932 was 6 feet for a channel varying in width from 50 to 100 feet from the entrance to Lambert's wharf. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this proj- ect and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will be complied with during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $35,400 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for new work, the project channel to dimensions authorized in 1935. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __------------------- _- --- $37, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_____________ 37, 000 Net total expenditures_____-___ ------------------- 37, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------ 37, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938------------------------------------------ 35, 400 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------------- 35, 400 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project_- -------------------------------------------- 35, 400 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for new work_ ------------------ -35, 400 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 293 40. WOODBRIDGE CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek is a small stream, rising near Rahway and flowing through marshes into the west side of Arthur Kill, about 20 miles, by water, southwest of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 286 and 369.) Previous project.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. For further details see page 1777, Annual Report for 1915, and page 256, Annual Report for 1938. Eisting project.--This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and 50 feet wide, extending from Arthur Kill to the Sala- mander dock, a distance of about 9,600 feet. The mean range of tides is about 5 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause tidal fluctua- tions of about 2 to 4 feet above and below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1902, was $35,000, 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 June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 282, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1900, p. 1552). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are two publicly owned wharves and one privately owned wharf, whose facilities are open to all on equal terms. There are five private wharves used exclusively for private business. These terminals adequately provide for the handling of the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1908 at a saving of $4,177 under the estimated cost. When examined in March 1939, the controlling depth at mean low water was 7 feet for a width of 30 to 50 feet from the mouth to Federal Terra Cotta Co., thence 4 feet to the head of the project. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $176,850.03-$30,822.70 for new work and $146,027.33 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for maintenance to restore the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__________________________ $49, 822. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____________________________ 146, 027.33 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------__ __195, 850. 03 Net total expenditures__-_--_--- ___________---- 195, 850. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____________________ 195, 850. 03 294 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------- ----- Cost of maintenance_____________ $1, 947. -66 $52. 34. Total expended . ....---------------- 16,946.91 53.09 Allotted......................----------------------- 2,00 -000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance------------------------------------$20, 000.00 41. GREAT KILLS HARBOR, STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. Location.-Great Kills is a small harbor contiguous to lower New York Bay, located on the southeasterly shore of Staten Island, N. Y., about 71/2 nautical miles west of Sandy Hook, N. J., and 161/2 miles, by water, south of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide from deep water in lower New York Bay through the entrance to the harbor in the vicinity of the present westerly end of Crooks Island, thence of same depth and width along the west side of the harbor and for an anchorage area of 138 acres and 8-foot depth. The length of the section included in the project is about 9,300 feet. The mean range of tide is about 5 feet. Ex- treme easterly or westerly winds produce fluctuations of from 3 feet below mean low water to 3 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $265,000, including $114,500 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Jan. 21,1927 Entrance channel to Crooks Island- __------_ H. Doc. No. 252, 69th Cong., 1st sess. June 20,1938 Extension of entrance channel and for an an- H. Doc. No. 559, 75th Cong., 3d sess. chorage area. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provides for an extension to the entrance channel and for an anchor- age area subject to the conditions that local interests shall: (a) Contribute one-half of the first cost of the work, but not in excess of $114,500. (b) Furnish free of cost to the United States suitable disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance. (c) Furnish assurances satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War that they will provide two public terminals of approved plan, with suitable approaches connecting with, and of the same depth as, the Federal channel. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 295 These conditions have not been complied with. All requirements under prior acts have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-No terminals suitable for commercial pur- poses have been established. There are eight small piers used for mooring and landing purposes. Four commercial boat yards are located at Great Kills. There is ample water front for development of terminals when future commerce warrants. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of contin- gencies preliminary to dredging of entrance channel was $43.70, for maintenance. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 14 percent completed. The entrance channel up to Crooks Island was completed in 1935. When examined in September 1937 and June 1939, the controlling depth at mean low water was 7 feet for a width of 70 to 150 feet in the entrance channel, thence 0.7 foot for a width of 150 feet to the head of the project. The controlling depth in the anchorage is 1 foot. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging the channel along the west side of the harbor and the anchorage area, authorized in the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $36,043.70-$36,000 for new work, Public Works funds, and $43.70 for maintenance, regular funds. The expenditures amounted to $36,000 from Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $15,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 _ _-------------------------------- $43.70 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging to restore the entrance channel to proj- ect dimensions 4, 956. 30 1------------------------------ Total ------------------------------------------- 15,000.00 It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will be complied with during the next 2 years. Further maintenance of the entrance channel will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $229,000, including $114,500 to be contributed by local interests, can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for new work, to extend the entrance channel along the west side of the harbor and the dredging of the anchorage basin to dimensions authorized in 1938. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_____________________________ $36, 000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939________________ ________-- - 43.70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------________ 36,043. 70 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 43. 70 Net total expenditures---_ ---------------------------- 36, 000. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_________________________ 15, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-. 51, 000. 00 296 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ___ $32, 646. 67 $3, 353. 33 Cost of maintenance .-------------- ---------------------------- $43.70 Total cost --------------- 32, 646. 67 3, 353. 33 -....---- ------------ . _--- 43. 70 Total expended---------------- 28, 915.18 7, 084. 82 - - ---- Allotted---------------------- 36, 000.00 ....-------------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act appsroved June 28, 1939 ------------- -------- $15, 000. 00 Balan ce unexpended June 30, 1939__--------------------------- 15, 000. 00 ----------- Outst anding liabilities June 30, 1939_ --------- 43. 70 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 14, 956. 30 Amou nt (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - exis ting project 1 2 114, 500. 00 Anmou nt that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work "-------------- 114, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2In addition, $114,500 to be contributed by local interests. 42. RARITAN RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river rises in the north-central part of New Jersey and flows in a general southeasterly direction into Raritan Bay, be- tween Perth Amboy and South Amboy about 24 miles, by water, south of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 375.) Previous projects.-A survey of Raritan River for the improve- ment of New Brunswick Harbor was made in 1836. Subsequent projects were adopted by acts of June 18, 1878, and March 3, 1881. For further details see page 1777 of Annual Report for 1915, page 359 of Annual Report for 1918, and page 259 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide extending from the turn in New York and New Jersey channels near Great Beds Light to the junction of main and south channels opposite Keasby, a distance of 4.4 miles; thence a channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide, to the Washington Canal, a distance of 4.4 miles; thence 10 feet deep in soft material, 11 feet deep in rock, and generally 100 feet wide with widening at bends to the Delaware & Raritan Canal entrance at New Brunswick, a distance of 5.0 miles; and for a south channel, 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the junction with the main channel at Keasby to the upper limit of the Titanium Pigment Co. property, a distance of 0.8 mile; thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the upper junction with the main chan- nel at Crab Island, a distance of 2.4 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tides is about 5 feet at the mouth of the river and 51/2 feet at New Brunswick. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $1,015,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects but including RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 297 $66,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $45,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1919 Channel 15 feet deep to Washington Canal, thence H. Doe. No. 1341, 62d Cong., 3d sess. 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to canal locks and 10 feet deep through south channel. July 3, 1930 Channel 25 feet deep up to New York & Long H. Doc. No. 127, 70th Cong., 1st sess.' Branch R. R. bridge. Channel 10 feet deep in earth and 11 feet in rock H. Doc. No. 454, 70th Cong., 2d sess.' to New Brunswick. Relocation of lower reach of south channel__ - -- __ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1 No. 31, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26, 1937 Channel 25 feet deep to junction of main and south Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. channels, thence of same depth in south channel No. 74, 74th Cong., 2d sess.' to Titanium Pigment Co. I Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests shall contribute $66,000 toward the first cost and furnish spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance. These conditions have not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 19 terminals located on the river and the canal, 1 of which is municipally owned and open to the public. The Government has established a large ammunition and storage depot and arsenal on Raritan River known as Raritan Ar- senal. The terminals are considered adequate for the existing com- merce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of a survey to determine the condition of.the south channel was $103.02 for main- tenance. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work under the existing project is about 70 percent completed. A channel 25 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide has been completed from the junction with New York and New Jersey Channels near Great Beds Light to the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge. A channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide has been completed from a point opposite Keasby to the mouth of the Washington Canal, thence 10 and 11 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Delaware & Raritan Canal outlet lock at New Brunswick. The south channel has been dredged 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide for a distance of 15,400 feet. The mean low water controlling depth, when examined in April 1932, March, April, and November 1935, and August 1938, was 23 feet for a width of 200 feet from New York and New Jersey Channels near Great Beds Light to the vicinity of the highway bridge; thence 16 feet for a width of 200 feet to Ostrander's dock; thence 15 feet for full channel width of 200 feet to the Washington Canal; thence 10 and 11 feet for full 298 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 channel width of 100 feet to the Delaware & Raritan Canal lock at New Brunswick; in the south channel 9 feet for a width of 80 to 150 feet up to the Titanium Pigment dock; thence 7 feet to Crossman's dock; thence 3 feet for about 6,000 feet; thence to the upper end of the south channel, about 1.5 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging the main channel to a depth of 25 feet and a width of 300 feet from the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge to the junction of the main and south channels opposite Keasby, and the south channel to a depth of 25 feet and a width of 300 feet from the main channel at Keasby to the upper limit of the Titanium Pigment Co. property, and 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide for a length of 1,300 feet at the upper junction with the main channel at Crab Island. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $819,- 627.41-$708,039.09 for new work and $111,588.32 for maintenance. The expenditures amounted to $819,524.39. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $45,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939---------- -------------- $103. 02 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging to restore previous project dimensions of 10 feet in the existing south channel from the junction with the main channel to the Titanium Co. property ---------- __--- 44, 896. 98 Total-------------------------- ---------------- 45, 000. 00 It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will be complied with during the next 2 years. Further main- tenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $267,000, including $66,000 to be contributed by local interests, can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, under contract for new work for dredging the 25-foot channel from the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge to the upper limit of,the Titanium Co. property as authorized in 1937. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --------------------------- $1, 381, 194. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------223, 007. 75 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-_____-... 1, 604, 202.16 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- - 103. 02 Net total expenditures-------------------1, 604, 090. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ___. ____ ___--------__ 45, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______-____ 1, 649, 099. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new w ork ------------- $22, 580. 18 -- .---------- --.... ---- --- ---- -- Cost of maintenance ---------. $18, 515. 59 318. 71 -- -- . $16, 172. 92 $103.02 Total cost ..-- .------ -- 18, 515. 59 22, 898.89 ___________- . 16, 172.92 103.02 Total expended .-- ------------ 18, 587. 45 22, 935. 63 $6. 79 16, 172. 92 -4A04 Allotted_.. - -- -6. 51, 000. 00 45, 000. 00 -97, 500. 00 828. 59 45, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 299 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------- $45, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_------------------ 45, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--- ---------- 103. 02 Balance available June.30, 1939___ _------------ -44, 896. 98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for com- - -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- --- - pletion of existing project 2__ __ 241, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended - in fiscal year end- 1 - - - --- ing June 30, 1941, for new work 2_____ _____ 201, 000. 0( 1 Exclusive of available funds. In addition, $66,000 to be contributed by local interests. 43. WASHINGTON CANAL AND SOUTH RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river rises in central New Jersey and empties into the Raritan River from the south, about 8 miles above South Amboy, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 375.) Previousprojects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1871, June 14, 1880, and July 25, 1912. For further details see page 1778 of Annual Report for 1915, page 323, Annual Report for 1929, and page 262, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel, to be obtained by diking and dredging, 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide in Washington Canal, 0.8 miles, and 12 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide in South River following cut-off No. 1 up to Old Bridge, 4.4 miles. The tidal variation at the canal is 5.3 feet, and at Old Bridge, 4.6 feet. Irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet, respectively, above or below the mean range takes place during high easterly or westerly winds. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1929, was $90,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 109, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is one publicly owned wharf at South River and eight private wharves, some of which are open to public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-Work on the section of the existing project to be done by the United States, extending from the mouth of Washington Canal to the Highway Bridge at South River, was com. pleted in 1931 at a saving of $41,108 under the estimated cost. The section from the Highway Bridge at South River upstream to the head of the project has been completed, except at the extreme upper end, by the State of New Jersey. As determined by surveys made in March 1934 and May 1937, the controlling depth at mean low water was 12 feet for a width of 100 feet in Washington Canal, thence 12 feet for a width of 100 to 150 feet to Highway Bridge, thence 10 feet for a width of 80 to 150 feet to a point 600 feet above Old Bridge, thence 2 feet to the upper limit of the project at Old Bridge. 300 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, exclusive of $364.73 contributed funds which were expended for new work, were $99,200.91-$48,891.82 for new work and $50,309.09 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--No funds are available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for main- tenance to restore the channel in South River to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------1 $206, 116. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------1---------- 135, 243. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939______ ___ 341, 359. 78 Net total expenditures------------------------- 1341, 359. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___--- ________ ____ 1341,359. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .----------------- Cost of maintenance_ ____---- $21,061. 29 $286.84 $3.41 Total expended---------------- 21, 113.45 280. 38 9.87 ......................------------------ Allotted----- 5, 344. 26 ------------ -$7, 912. 83 -- ..-..... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance _____---- ------------------- $10, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of $364.73 contributed funds expended for new work. 44. KEYPORT HARBOR, N. J. Location.-- This harbor lies at the mouth of Matawan Creek, on the south side of Raritan Bay, about 9 miles west of Sandy Hook. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Existing project.--This provides for a channel about 1 mile long from Raritan Bay to the steamboat dock at Keyport, the width to be 200 feet and the depth to be 8 feet at mean low water. The mean range of tides is 4.9 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause the tides to fluctuate from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1883, was $40,475. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act, approved August 2, 1882 (H. Doc. No. 153, 42d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1873, p. 941). The latest published map is printed in the Annual Report for 1905, page 1040. Terminal facilities.-There are two privately owned wharves lo- cated at the head of improvement, both in poor condition. Only one of these is open to public use. The terminal facilities are considered adequate under existing conditions. Operations and results during fiscal yea.-The cost of contingen- cies preliminary to dredging of entrance channel was $64.24 for maintenance. There were no expenditures. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 301 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1911. The controlling depth at mean low water, when examined in March 1939, was 5 feet for a width of 90 to 200 feet from Raritan Bay to head of the project. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $179,- 533.28-$40,475 for new work and $139,058.28 for maintenance. The expenditures amounted to $179,469.04. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $20,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_-------------_------------------- $64. 24 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging to restore the channel to project dimensions- 19, 935. 76 Total _---------- ------------------------------- 20,000.00 Further maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______---------------- __ $40, 475. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 39, 058. 28 1______--------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ ____-----179, 533. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__________------------------ 64.24 Net total expenditures-----------------_ ------------- 179,469. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------ -------------------- 20, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--- 199, 469. 04 1---------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ... -- ---.- --- --- - - - - - Cost of maintenance ------------ $67. 43 -$64. 24 Total expended-- - 113.71 Allotted - -- -254. 15 -- 20, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- -- $20, 000. 00 ,Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--- ---------- 6__------------ 64. 24 Balance available June 30, 1939________-______________ 19, 935. 76 45. SHOAL HARBOR AND COMPTON CREEK, N. J. Location.-Shoal Harbor is an indentation on the south shore of Sandy Hook Bay about 4 miles west of Sandy Hook. Compton Creek is a small stream rising on the west side of the Navesink Highlands and flowing north through the meadows into Shoal Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of Sep- tember 19, 1890. For further details see Annual Report for 1934, page 211, and Annual Report for 1938, page 265. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water, extending from deep water in Sandy Hook Bay to the Main Street Bridge across Compton Creek, a distance of 1.28 miles, with a width of 150 feet in the bay and 75 feet inside the mouth 302 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 of the creek, and suitably widened at the bend in the creek. The mean range of tides is 4.5 feet. Irregular fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range occur during times of heavy easterly or westerly winds. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1933, was $44,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 58, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is printed in the project document. Recommended modifications of project.-Curtailmentof the project of September 19, 1890, by elimination of the proposed dike and re- ducing the width of the channel in the bay from 150 feet to 100 feet, is recommended in House Document No. 467, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with except that local interests are required to provide suitable spoil disposal areas for maintenance dredging as and when needed. Terminal facilities.-There are three terminals located near the mouth of Compton Creek, one of which is open to the public on equal terms and two of which are equipped with loading and unloading devices. None has railroad connections. Within the navigable sec- tion of the creek, including a section 900 feet above the project limit, there are about 35 small landings and 2 boat yards equipped with 4 marine ways suitable for small fishing boats. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1936 at a saving of $13,718 under the estimated cost. The controlling mean low water depth throughout the channel, when examined in March 1939, was 5 feet for full project width. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $30,281.99, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under contract for maintenance to restore the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $47,281.99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 169,708.83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 216,990.82 Net total expenditures-- --------------------------------- 216,990.82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------------- 216,90.82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---------- Cost of maintenance--------------............. -------------- $8.49 $603. 06 $29, 678. 93 ...---..--- .-- .--..-- Total expended------------------ 8. 49 537. 01 29, 744.98 Allotted. . 10, 000. 0 - 8, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance----------- - ------ $15, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 303 46. SANDY HOOK BAY, N. J. Location.-The bay is the southern portion of Lower New York Bay, west of and adjoining the projecting arm of Sandy Hook, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 369 and 543.) Existing project.-This provides for the construiction of a continu- ous rubble-mound breakwater about 4,000 feet in length extending eastward from the New Jersey Central Steamboat Co. dock at At- lantic Highlands, N. J., and dredging of the area in its lee and sea- ward of the proposed new pierhead line to a depth of 8 feet at mean low water. Mean range of tides, 4.7 feet, mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind conditions vary from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1937 is $850,000 in- cluding $81,250 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance, is $6,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 292, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published map see the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests shall contribute $81,250 toward the initial cost;-furnish, free of cost to the United States, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the initial construction and subsequent maintenance of the Federal project; release the United States from any claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement, and agree to provide berthing and mooring facilities of design satisfac- tory to the Chief of Engineers and including adequate accommoda- tions for transient boats, boat stalls for local craft, and a public dock with servicing facilities, all to be constructed concurrently with the proposed Federal breakwater; and provided further that work shall not be undertaken until the harbor lines at the locality shall have been relocated shoreward. Local contribution of $81,250 was de- posited to the credit of the United States on June 13, 1939. As- surances of compliance with the remaining conditions of local co- operation were accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers on June 28, 1938. The new pierhead line was established by the Sec- retary of War on September 8, 1938. Terminal facilities.-Four water terminals, with available dockage of 1,700 feet are located along the waterfront at Atlantic Highlands westerly of and adjacent to the area under improvement. The exist- ing piers and those required under conditions of local cooperation are considered sufficient for present needs. There is ample space for additional wharves and boat basins should future needs warrant their construction. (For further details of existing facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to construction of breakwater was $871.19, all for new work. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on this project. When examined in June 1936 project depth existed in the area to be dredged except for a strip about 500 feet wide adjacent to the pierhead line where the controlling depth at mean low water varied 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-20 304 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 from 3.5 feet at the pierhead line to 8 feet at the outer edge of the strip. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $871.19 for new work. There were no expenditures. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $768,750, together with $81,250 contributed by local interests, a total of $850,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__________--- $871. 19 New work: Complete by Aug. 31, 1941, under contract to be entered into, construction of a rubble mound breakwater 4,000 feet in length extending eastward from the New Jersey Central Steamboat Co. dock at Atlantic Highlands_ 781, 628. 81 Complete by Dec. 31, 1941, under contract to be entered into, dredging of an anchorage in the lee of the breakwater and seaward of the new pierhead line to 8 feet _______________ 67, 500. 00 Total ------------------------------------------------- 850, 000. 00 This work will complete the existing project as authorized in 1937. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939____________---_______ $871. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- _________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_________--871. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ________________________ 871. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ____________________________ 768, 750. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 _____________________ 768, 750.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -----------..-- $871.19 Cost of maintenance.........-.- Total expended ................ . Allotted----------------------. ...-.....- ............. - ---... - - -- 768,750.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938--_.-__--____--------- -_______ ______ $786, 750. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 18, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_---- _________________ 768, 750. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--______________________________ 768, 750. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_ ..... -- _________-___ 871. 19 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------------- 767, 878. 81 1 In addition, $81,250 was contributed by local interests. 47. SHREWSBURY RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river is mainly a large tidal basin in the eastern part of New Jersey, the outlet being at the southeast end of Sandy Hook Bay, about 4 miles south from the point of Sandy Hook. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 543.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 305 Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of Au- gust 30, 1852; March 3, 1871; March 3, 1879, modified in 1883 and 1887; and by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919. For further details see page 1778 of Annual Report for 1915, page 373 of Annual Report for 1918, and page 267 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.--This provides for dredging a channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide, following the westerly shore, from deep water in Sandy Hook Bay to a point 600 feet south of the railroad bridge at Highlands, a distance of 2.2 miles; thence 9 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide, suitably widened at bends and turns, in the south branch of the river to the Branchport Avenue Bridge in the city of Long Branch, a distance of 6.8 miles; and for a channel in the north branch 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the junction to Red Bank, a distance of 6.1 miles. All depths refer to the plane of local mean low water. The mean range of tides on the outer bar is 5 feet; at Highlands Bridge, 3.2 feet; at Seabright, 1.2 feet; at Branchport, 1.3 feet; and at Oceanic, 2.5 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $539,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and exclusive of $50,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $45,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 2, 1919_ Channel 6 feet deep in North Branch ............. H. Doc. No. 1296, 62d Cong., 3d sess. Aug. 30, 1935_ Channel 12 feet deep-----------___ _ _ H. Doc. No. 157, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Do _______ Channel 9 feet deep__ Rivers and Barbors Committee Doc. No. 31, 74th Cong., 1st sess. I These documents contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.--Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 4 publicly owned wharves and 16 privately owned wharves used for commercial purposes, 9 of which are open to public use on equal terms. The terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to removal of shoals in vicinity of High- lands Bridge was $1,495.37, for maintenance. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937 at a saving of $72,437 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water when examined in October 1938 and March 1939, was 12 feet for a width of 300 feet from Sandy Hook Bay to the vicinity of the junction of the 12- and 9-foot chan- nels just south of the highway bridge at Highlands, where a shoal has formed which has a controlling depth of 3 feet, and thence 8 feet for full channel width in the main stem and South Branch to the Branchport Avenue Bridge at Long Branch, N. J., except for 306 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 minor. shoaling along the channel lines. In the North Branch the controlling mean low water depth was 6 feet for full channel width to the head of the project opposite Maple Avenue, Red Bank, N. J., except for a shoal 1,200 feet west of the Rumson-Locust Point Bridge where the depth was 5 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $652,852.90-$466,562.59 for new work and $186,290.31 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $651,357.53. In addition, the costs and expenditures from contributed funds were $36,311.03, for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $30,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------$1, 495. 37 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging to restore project dimensions in the 12-foot channel in the vicinity of the Highlands Bridge--------------- 28, 504. 63 Total --------------------------------------------- 30, 000. 00 Additional maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $45,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in dredging under con- tract for maintenance to restore project dimensions in the north and south branches. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 1$687, 456. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 472, 896. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 11, 160, 352.90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 1, 495. 37 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 11, 158, 857. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-- ------------------------ 30, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------- 11, 188, 857. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 . _____-- _ ----- Cost of new work_________...- __.. $6, 502. 63 $363, 755. 30 .......................... Cost of maintenance - _--- $1, 011. 47 10, 811.80 14, 416. 87 ---------. $1, 495. 37 Total cost ..----------- ----. 1, 011.47 17, 314. 43 378, 172. 17 ----- 1, 495. 37 Total expended-_. . ..------ 946. 14 5, 229. 80 390, 355. 52 . Allotted.....---- ... .....---------------..... 10, 000. 00 161, 500. 00 200, 000. 00 -4,899. 73 30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 _______-__---__--____ $30, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------- 30, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 , 495. 37 1-------------------------- Balance available June 30, 1939---------------- 28, 504. 63 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45, 000. 00 Exclusive of $36,311.03 contributed funds expended for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 307 48. MANASQUAN RIVER, N. J. Location.-This is a small stream located in the eastern part of New Jersey, rising near Freehold and flowing easterly to the Atlantic Ocean, about 26 miles south of Sandy Hook. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1216.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. For further details see Annual Report for 1909, page 186, and Annual Report for 1938, page 269. Existing project.-This provides for the opening of Manasquan Inlet and the provision of works designed to secure a channel at least 8 feet deep at mean low water. It also provides for a widening of the present channel to same depth on its northerly side by dredging an area approximately 200 feet wide by 3,150 feet long. The mean tidal range in the ocean opposite the inlet is 3.8 feet. The mean tidal range in the easterly lagoon is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $646,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, but including $300,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930. Channel 8 feet deep and provision of work de- H. Doc. No. 482, 70th Cong., 2d sess. signed to secure the channel. Aug. 30,1935_ Widening of channel on northerly side......---------- Senate committee document, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Above documents contain the latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of January 3, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended the adoption of a project entitled "New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway" to provide a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and generally 100 feet wide, extend- ing from the Atlantic Ocean at Manasquan Inlet, N. J., to Delaware Bay above Cape May, N. J., by the further improvement of Manasquan River and Inlet, N. J., and the present New Jersey Intra- coastal Waterway, and by the construction of a canal of similar dimensions from Cape May Harbor to Delaware Bay via the New England Creek Basin, with adequate jetties at the Delaware Bay entrance; all at an estimated first cost of $2,100,000 with annual main- tenance of $150,000, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 133, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Three small landings used by commercial fishermen, and 7 landings and boat basins, 5 of which are equipped with marine railways, are available for charter and party fishing boats. All are located along the Manasquan River and its branches. Two yacht clubs with a mooring capacity of 51 boats and numerous private pleasure boat landings are also located along the waterway. None of the terminals has railroad connections. The terminal facilities available are considered sufficient for present requirements. 308 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the removal of 300 linear feet of existing south steel sheet pile bulkhead, rebuilding of this section of bulkhead, and placing of backfill, opera- tions by the contractor were commenced May 22, 1939. There was no cost during the fiscal year. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to reconstruction of bulkhead and repair of outer end of south stone jetty was $2,208.18, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,414.13. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937 at a saving of $10,658 under the estimated cost. Two rubble mound jetties have been constructed at the entrance, the north jetty being 1,230 feet long and the south jetty 1,030 feet long. Steel bulkheads, 950 feet in length, have been completed at the inshore ends of the north and south jetties and along the beach front north of north jetty for a distance of 698 feet. Two steel groins 270 feet and 301 feet long have been constructed on the northerly beach. A channel 10 feet deep and 250 feet wide has been dredged from the 10-foot contour in the ocean to a point near the inshore end of the jetties and thence 8 feet deep and 300 feet wide to a point 700 feet below the New York & Long Branch Railroad bridge, and the 200- foot widening on the northerly side of the channel has been com- pleted. When examined in October 1938, and March 1939, the con- trolling depth at mean low water through the channel was 7 feet except for four small isolated shoals where the depth was 6 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $574,- 286.96-$335,342.16 for new work and $238,944.80 for maintenance. The expenditures were $573,492.91. In addition, the costs and ex- penditures from contributed funds were $300,000 for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $58,417.39, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------------$794.05 Maintenance : Complete by Sept. 19, 1939, under a contract in force, reconstruction of 300 feet of the south steel sheet pile bulkhead_ ______ -__ 28, 623. 34 Complete by Oct. 15, 1939, under a contract in force, repair of the outer end of the south riprap jetty--------__ _____ - 10, 000. 00 Complete by Aug. 30, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging to restore the entrance channel to project dimensions-- 19, 000. 00 Total ------------------- ---- 58, 417. 39 Further maintenance dredging and repairs to the jetties will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______ _______________ 1$374, 342. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------ _____-__-240, 998. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 615,341. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -__...___________- -- _ 794. 05 Net total expenditures _------ -- - ___ - 1_ 1614, 547. 02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______ ______ __ 58, 417. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- ..... 1672, 964. 41 1 Exclusive of $300,000 contributed funds expended for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 309 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work___ _________ __ $292. 09 $23, 830. 42 $43, 136. 04 Cost of maintenance $14, 228.97 662. 33 199, 088. 65 2, 701. 77 $2, 208. 18 Total cost. ___________ 14, 228. 97 954. 42 222, 919. 07 45, 837. 81 2, 208. 18 Total expended_ 14, 307. 05 939. 46 209, 556. 64 59, 215. 20 1, 414. 13 Allotted..---------------------- 15, 000.00 171, 000. 00 35, 570.00 32, 000. 00 59, 831.52 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937---------- $4, 238. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_______________ 35,592. 97 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_---_--- - _- 20,000.00 $59, 831. 52 Amount to be accounted for______-- -- --- -------- 59, 831. 52 Gross acount expended---------- ----------------- 1, 414. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_____ __-----_--- 58, 417. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ________________ $471. 13 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 27, 905. 51 28, 376. 64 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------30, 040. 75 49. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the fiscal year amounted to $162,412.41. The expenditures were $157,578.94. The balance unexpended, includ- ing accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $170,055.14, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-----_----------------- $1, 375, 270. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ______-__- 1, 375, 270. 40 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939_____- ______ 9, 9__---- 835.36 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 --______---- _______ 1, 385, 105. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--___-- ________________ 22, 423. 97 Net total expenditures___ ____ 362, 681. 79 1,1_________-___ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____________________ __ 160, 219. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__1_________ 1, 522, 901. 57 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new work ............................... . . . . . . . . . . .. . - Cost of maintenance------------ $95, 224. 60 $113, 103. 53 $204, 412. 50 $157, 937. 88 $162, 412. 41 Total expended . ..---------------- 92, 957. 56 108, 721. 84 200, 481. 23 162, 296. 91 157, 578. 94 Allotted .----......----....-------------. 102, 435. 72 112 000. 00 160,000. 00 264, 500. 00 162, 000. 00 310 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------- -------- $155, 798. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------- $12, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------------ 150, 000. 00 162, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------- ------ 317, 798. 72 Gross amount expended------------------------- $175, 791. 70 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 18, 212. 76 157, 578. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 160, 219. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 __---- -______________ 22, 435. 07 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------- -__ -____ 137, 784.71 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ____--- --------------------- 9, 835. 36 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939______ - ____ 147, 620. 07 Amount that can be profitably expended -- in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1__ __________________ _ 150, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 50. 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 Esti- full re- June 30, 1939 mated Name of project port see amount Name of project Annual required Report New work Mainte- to com- for- nance plete 1. Larchmont Harbor, N. Y.1-..--------------------- 1916 $76, 064. 85 $211. 42 (2) 2. Echo Bay Harbor, N. Y.1 ___________.___-- --- _ 1938 64, 583. 89 6. 215. 72 (2) 3. New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y.1----- _ _____ ._ __ - 1937 73, 213. 67 21, 223.39 (2) 4. Hempstead Harbor, N. Y.1 ....--------------------- 1937 39, 468. 11 65, 937. 23 (2) 5. Glencove Creek, N. Y.1------------------------ 1938 4 29, 760. 06 ------------ $25,000 6. Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y....._ _._._.__._... 1932 171, 426. 71 10, 125. 44 6 152, 700 7. Peconic River, N. Y.1 a -------- 1937 25, 000. 00 30, 184. 57 7, 800 8. Great South Bay, N. Y.1 .__----------------------- 1938 99, 820. 82 149, 573. 99 6, 100 9. Sheepshead Bay, N. Y.1 -..------------------------ 1931 33, 827. 59 3, 342. 81 (2) 10. Coney Island Creek, N. Y.1 - - - - 1938 69, 488. 84 ...... 91, 000 11. Tarrytown Harbor, N. Y.1 ...----------------------. 1938 69, 836. 48 56, 628. 41 (2) 12. Peekskill Harbor, N. Y.1 ----------------------- _ 1938 19, 400. 00 58, 532. 07 (2) 13. Saugerties Harbor, N. Y.1----------------------_ 1936 81, 904. 91 85, 094. 28 (2) 14. Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y.1 1931 198, 415. 13 36, 591. 47 (2) 15. Port Henry Harbor, N. Y.1-................. . 1931 7 69, 406. 46 1, 252. 75 2, 000 16. Otter Creek, Vt.1l-- ______________ -- 1932 60, 253. 50 5, 246. 50 13, 500 17. Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y.1 .......... 1895 98, 467. 55 .._.__ . (2) 18. Lemon Creek, Staten Island, N. Y. -------- - 1937 86, 621. 00 8 1, 621. 00 43, 000 19. Cheesequake Creek, N. J.1_--------_ ........ _ ._ . 1928 40, 000. 00 24, 956. 69 50, 000 20. Matawan Creek, N. J.1-..------------------------ 1934 21, 000. 00 73, 964. 09 12, 000 a Modification of the existing project was recommended by the Chief of Engineers under date of Mar. 15' 1939 (H. Doc. No. 237, 76th Cong., 1st sess). 1 Condition of improvement adequate for commerce. I Completed. 3 Awaiting local cooperation. 4 Exclusive of $29,774.11 contributed funds expended for new work. 3 In addition $25,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 6 In addition $57,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 7 Exclusive of $10,000 expended from contributed fund. s These amounts also included in report for New York and New Jersey channels. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 311 51. PLANT ALLOTMENT, NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939----------------------------- $6, 035,053.68 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ 220, 330. 80 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939--------------------- 6, 255, 384. 48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------- -- 110, 351. 79 Net total expenditures---6--------------------------, 145, 032. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------ 232, 736. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 6, 377, 769. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended....-------------$2, 725, 187. 29 -$304, 439. 38 $369, 517. 40 -$53, 338. 60 $3, 408, 105. 98 Allotted-...------..-.--- .3, 148, 401. 69 -451, 402. 50 399, 610. 73 -28, 418. 14 3, 309, 568.87 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------- $331, 274. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938- ----------------------------- 3, 787, 071. 40 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 4, 118, 345. 47 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -----------.. . 477, 502. 53 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 3, 640, 842. 94 Gross amount expended--------------------$6, 461,228. 03 Less: Reimbursements collected -.-- $2, 597, 673. 05 Receipts from sales----------- 455, 449. 00 3, 053, 122. 05 3, 408, 105. 98 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-____________--_---- 232, 736. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_------------ $176, 026. 41 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 57, 024. 90 233, 051. 31 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- -314. 35 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 220, 330. 80 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---------- --- 220, 016. 45 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recommenda. Congress tion Bay Shore Harbor, N. Y____ River and Harbor Act, June 20, 1938. Bronx Kills and Harlem River and Harbor . River, N. Y. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Burlington Harbor, Vt_-___ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 2, 1939. Catskill Creek, N. Y-...-... River and Harbor Apr. 11, 1939 . Unfavorable. ..----------------- Act, June 20, 1938. Compton Creek, N. J....... Rivers and Harbors ... . . .. .. .. .. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 27, 1938. 312 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for' navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion Delaware and Raritan River and Harbor Canal, N. J. (under divi- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. sion board). East River, N. Y .......... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Nov. 27, 1935. Great Lakes-Atlantic Tide- Rivers and Harbors waters Deep Waterway Committee resolu- (under special board). tion, Mar. 7, 1928. Great Lakes-Hudson River River and Harbor May 5,1939 - - - Unfavorable. Waterway. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 23, 1938. Hackensack River, N. J - Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 1, 1939. Hudson River at Albany to River and Harbor Jan. 10,1939 Do. Mohawk River at Sche- Act, Aug. 26. 1937. nectady, N. Y., water- way. Hudson River at Ossining, River and Harbor Jan. 11, 1939 Do. N. Y. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 27, 1937. Hudson River at Yonkers, Rivers and Harbors May 8, 1939 Do. N. Y. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 31, 1938. Jamaica Bay, N. Y_ . River and Harbor Act, June 20, 1938. Keyport Harbor, N. J_.. River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Larchmont Harbor, N. Y___ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 12, 1938. Manasquan River, N. J Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 14, 1938. Manhbasset Bay, N. Y ...... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 25, 1938. D o ..................... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 30, 1938. Matawan Creek, N. J --. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 24, 1936. Montauk Lake Harbor, Rivers and Harbors June 22, 1939 House, 369, 76th Favorable. N. Y. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Apr. 4, 1939. New York Bay-Delaware Commerce Commit- River section of Intra- tee resolution, Dec. coastal Waterway (under 15, 1936. division board). Nissequogue River, Long River and Harbor Island, N. Y. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Northport Harbor, N. Y ... River and Harbor Jan. 13,1939 House, 109, 76th Do. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Orowoc Creek, N. Y ....... ----- do _ .------ ----- Jan. 19,1939 House, 126, 76th Do. Cong., 1st sess. P a s s ai c R ive r, N . J _. . . . . . . Rivers and Harbors July 14,1939 House, 430, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Dec. 9, 1938. Peconic River, N. H .-.-- - Rivers and Harbors Mar. 21, 1939 House, 237, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Feb. 23, 1938. Raritan River below New Rivers and Harbors Jan. 12,1939 Unfavorable. Brunswick, N. J. Committee resolu- tion, Nov. 23, 1937. Raritan River, N. J_ .--... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 9, 1939. Shark River, N. J ________. River and Harbor Jan. 9,1939 House, 102, 76th Favorable. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Way Cake (Waackaack) ---- do ...---- - -- Creek. N. J. 1 1 1 1 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 313 52. LAMOILLE RIVER, VT. Location.-The Lamoille River rises in northwest Vermont and flows in a westerly direction to enter Lake Champlain, about 10 miles above Burlington. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps-Milton, Mount Mansfield, and Hyde Park quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for channel improvement of the Lamoille River by reconstruction of Hardwick Dam, excavation at Johnson Gorge, and bank revetment at 12 places. The estimated cost of new work revised in 1937, is $76,330. The estimated cost of land and damages is $4,770. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 145, 72d Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. The Secretary of War accepted as satisfactory the assurances of the Governor and the Chairman, Board of Public Works, State of Vermont, of com- pliance with the conditions of local cooperation for the proposed bank revetment of the Lamoille River and the proposed channel excavation at Johnson Gorge on October 29, 1936, and June 16, 1937, respectively. The proposed reconstruction of Hardwick Dam is not desired by local authorities nor will they provide the necessary local cooperation. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the enlargement of the channel at Johnson Gorge by excavation and rock removal, work was co'mmenced March 19, 1938, and completed June 30, 1938. During the fiscal year 498 cubic yards of rock and 160 cubic yards of other material were credited for payment under the contract. The total cost was $1,290.22 for new work, of which $326.14 were from regular funds and $964.08 from emergency relief funds. Under a contract for construction of bank revetment at four loca- tions between Cambridge and East Hardwick, Vt., work was com- menced June 10, 1938, and completed August 10, 1938. During the fiscal year 1,328 cubic yards of material were excavated, 2,498 cubic yards of riprap were placed, 2,940 square yards of riprap paving were placed, and 28 linear feet of metal pipe were laid at a total cost of $12,967.33, of which $308.48 were from regular funds and $12,658.85 from emergency relief funds. The total cost of work was $14,257.55, all for new work, of which $634.62 were from regular funds and $13,622.93 from emergency relief funds. The total expenditures were $25,130.66, of which $6,799.71 were from regular funds and $18,330.95 from emergency relief funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 65 percent completed. Enlargement of the channel at Johnson Gorge and bank revetment at 12 localities, of which 8 were revetted by local interests without cost to the United States, were completed in 1938. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of the reconstruction of Hardwick Dam. The cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $49,837.43, of which $26,330 were from regular funds and $23,507.43 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941, since the existing project has been completed with the exception of the reconstruction of the Hardwick Dam, which is not desired by local interests. 314 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_--__________--________ $26, 330. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___ -____--26, 330. 00 Net total expenditures_---_------- ----------- 26, 330. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____ _____- -__ 26, 330. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .....-------------------------------------- -------- $25,695.38 $634.62 Cost of maintenance-------------... Total expended _..... ... .. _...._ 19, 530. 29 6, 799. 71 Allotted..--- ---------------------------------------------- 26, 330. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----- - ------------ $6,799.71 Amount to be accounted for ------------- _ 6,799.71 Gross amount expended ------------------------- 6,799.71 Balance available for fiscal year 1940___---------------- ---- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------------- ---------------- -- 26,500.00 EIERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ -------------- ____ - _ $23,507.43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------- -- ___ - ____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 23,507.43 Net total expenditures_______--- _______ _____----- 23,507.43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------------- 23,507.43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_______________ .--.. ______________ . . ----- $9, 884. 50 $13, 622. 93 C ost of m ainten an ce .. . .. - -----... -..... ... ... .. ... .. .. .. - ----------- . ......... - ----------- -- Total expended ....... .. . .. .. ---......................... _ 5, 176. 48 18, 330. 95 Allotted---- ------ -------------------------------------------- 50,000. 00 -26,492. 57 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____________________________ $44, 823. 52 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______________ 26, 492. 57 Net amount to be accounted for- ___1__--__-- - ___ 18, 330. 95 Gross amount expended______ ______- _____ -____ 18, 330. 95 (ONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR LAMOILLE RIVER, VT. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------- $49, 837. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 . .---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 49, 837. 43 Net total expenditures ______ ______ __ - -_____ - 49, 837. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__------_____ 49, 837.43 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 315 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--------.......------- ... ---..... .......... .. .__ ...... $35, 579. 88 $14, 257.55 Cost of maintenance....--------- - ---------------------------------------------------- ................------------ Total expended--------- ---------------------------- 24, 706. 77 25, 130. 66 Allotted------------ -------------- ----------------------------........... 76, 330.00 -26, 492. 57 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------------------------- $51, 623..23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- --------------- 26, 492. 57 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------25, 130. 66 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 25,130. 66 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------------------------------- 26, 500. 00 53. WATERFORD, HUDSON AND MOHAWK RIVERS, N. Y. Location.-Waterford, N. Y., is situated on the west bank of the Hudson River at its junction with the Mohawk River, about 10 miles niorth of Albany, N. Y. (See U. S. Geological Survey map covering the Cohoes quadrangle.) Existing project. This provides for earth levees and concrete flood walls extending along the north bank of the Barge Canal, the west bank of the Hudson River, and the north bank of the Fourth Branch of the Mohawk River. The aggregate length of the protective works is about 15,800 feet, of which 14,000 feet are earth embankment and 1,800 feet are concrete wall. The maximum levee height is 15 feet. Provision of a pumping plant is included in the project. The esti- mate of cost for new work, made in 1938, is $315,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (Public, No. 761, 75th Cong.). For the latest published map see the project document, House Document No. 620, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session. Local cooperation.--See page 7 for requirements. The require- ments have not yet been fulfilled. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on this project and there has been no cost or expenditure. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $10,000, will be applied to surveys, founda- tion investigations, and preparation of design and specifications preparatory to construction. The sum of $305,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, under contract for new work for the con- struction of levees, flood walls, and pumping plant. 54. NORTH ADAMS, HOOSIC RIVER, MASS. Location.-North Adams, Mass., is situated on the Hoosic River in Berkshire County, Mass. Existing project.--This provides for channel clearing at North Adams, Mass., at an estimated cost of $66,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 684, 71st Cong., 3d sess.) 316 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Recommended modifications of project.--Under date of February 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing project be modified to provide for channel clearing, paving and levee, wall, and gate construction at North Adams, Hoosic River, Mass., at an estimated Federal cost of $1,471,000, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 182, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Seepage 7 for requirements. Operations and results durmg fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed, pending the fulfillment of the requirements for local cooperation. 55. BENNINGTON, HOOSIC RIVER, VT. Location.-Bennington, Vt., is situated on the Hoosic River in Ben- nington County, Vt. Existing project.-This provides for channel clearing at Benning- ton, Vt., at an estimated cost of $216,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 684, 71st Cong., 3d sess.) Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing project be modified to provide for channel-clearing and bank-stabilization works at Bennington, Hoosic River, Vt., at an estimated Federal cost of $291,000, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 182, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fecal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed, pending the ful- fillment of the requirements for local cooperation. 56. HOOSICK FALLS, HOOSIC RIVER, N. Y. Location.--Hoosick Falls, N. Y., is situated on the Hoosic River in Rensselaer County, N. Y. Existing project.-This provides for channel clearing at Hoosick Falls, N. Y., at an estimated cost of $43,000. The project was author- ized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 684, 71st Cong., 3d sess.) Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing project be modified to provide for channel excavation, and levee and wall con- struction at Hoosick Falls, Hoosic River, N. Y., at an estimated Fed- eral cost of $137,000, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 182, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done. Proposed operations.-Nooperations are proposed, pending the ful- fillment of the requirements for local cooperation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 317 57. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the fiscal year amounted to $41,562.89. The expenditures were $44,265.13. The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $23,713.50, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and Financial Summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- ----------- ---------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_________-_________------ $97, 499. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___________--_ 97, 499. 90 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_----_------------------------ -647. 18 Net total cost to June 30, 1939----------------------------- 96, 852. 72 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-----__----___---------------- 755. 72 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------- -------- 97, 608. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--___------------------ 1, 066.22 Net total expenditures_____--- ___--------------- 96, 542. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------------- 22, 957. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____________ 119, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---.-------------- ----------- Cost of m aintenance ---- --- I.............. I ____________ $55, 937.01 S$41, 562.89 ==Z==:==: -- I i Total expended .... , ..... ___ -___________ !_ 52, 277. 09 44, 265. 13 -- I- _ __ ___- __ i __ ___ _ Allotted ..--------- -------------- 113, 000. 00 6, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- __------------------------ $60, 722. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939___-- __--------------------8, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- 68, 722. 91 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----- _ 1, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for 7, 222. 91 6--------------------------- Gross amount expended--__---- ---------- $47, 058. 65 -___ Less reimbursements collected__________------- 2, 793. 52 44, 265. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------- 22, 957. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939___----------------------- 1, 066. 22 Balance available June 30, 1939__----------- __-__ 21, 891. 56 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 --------------- _______- 755. 72 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_---_-- _ 22, 647.28 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ----------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 318 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 58. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full re- port seeount June 30, 1939 amount Name of project porAnnutsee required to Report New work Mainte- complete for- nance 1. Rutland, Vt., on Otter Creek 1 ----- 1937 -$49, 500 2. Proctor, Vt., on Otter Creek I - - 1937 ---------------------------- 22, 500 1Awaiting local cooperation. 59. WINOOSKI RIVER, VT. Location.-The Winooski River rises in the northeastern part of Vermont and flows westerly into Lake Champlain about 2 miles north of Burlington, Vt. It lies wholly within the State and has a drain- age area of about 1,080 square miles and a length of about 90 miles. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps covering Burlington, Camels Hump, Lincoln Mountain, Montpelier, and Barre quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of three earth- filled dams and appurtenant works, consisting of flood reservoirs, spillways, and outlet works at East Barre on the Jail Branch, at Wrightsville on the North Branch, and above Waterbury on the Waterbury River; and for channel enlargement and improvement of the Winooski River at Middlesex Gorge and where needed along the river length of about 15 miles from Middlesex to Montpelier, Vt., including the replacement of an old timber dam at Montpelier by a concrete dam with tainter gates. Data concerning the dams are as follows: Miles above mouth Drain- Maxi- Over- Percent No. Dam Tributary age mum all com- Capac- Main Tribu- area height length pleted ity stream tary Square Acre- miles Feet Feet feet I East Barre _--- Jail Branch__ 67. 9 3. 9 38 55 1, 410 100 11, 800 2 Wrightsville --- North Branch- 60. 5 4. 5 70 95 1, 560 100 21, 000 3 Waterbury- ... Waterbury River-- 44. 6 2. 6 109 155 2, 000 100 65, 000 The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, is $6,378,180. There is no estimate of the annual cost of maintenance since the completed works will become the property of the State of Vermont and will not be maintained by the Federal Government. The existing project was authorized by the Director, Emergency Conservation Work, on June 2, 1933, and consists of a part of the project described in House Document No. 785, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Work on this project is being done by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the Director, Emergency Conservation Work. The engineering supervision of the project is performed by RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 319 the Chief of Engineers, United States Army. For latest published map see House Document No. 785, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Local cooperation.-The project is being carried out subject to the condition that the State of Vermont or other local interests will pro- vide the necessary rights-of-way or easements for structures, borrow pits, spoil disposal, and camps and cantonments, assume responsi- bility for any damages which may result, and maintain and operate the completed works. The State of Vermont, by act of legislature approved July 19, 1933, created the State Board of Public Works, which was authorized to cooperate with the Federal Government in carrying out the project, to provide the necessary lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way, and to manage, control, and maintain the completed works. Operations and results during fiscal year.-With Emergency Con- servation and Emergency Relief funds allotted for Emergency Con- servation work, operations were continued by use of Civilian Conservation Corps personnel and necessary plant at the Waterbury Dam and on the channel enlargement of the Winooski River below Montpelier. Work accomplished at the Waterbury Dam during the fiscal year resulted in the completion of the outlet valve house, the construction of the roadway across top of dam, miscellaneous cleaning-up and landscaping operations, and the disposal of buildings and equipment. This work included the placing of 800 cubic yards of rock fill, 68 cubic yards of concrete, 35,200 pounds of structural and reinforcing steel, and 350 square yards of riprap and sod; excavation of 13,219 cubic yards of earth; and clearing of 255 acres. The cost of work, includ- ing miscellaneous landscaping and cleaning-up operations and dis- posal of buildings and equipment (exclusive of Civilian Conservation Corps costs) was $192,180.97 for new work. The enlargement and clearing of the Winooski River channel below Montpelier was completed during the fiscal year at a cost of $6,531.30 for new work. The total cost of all work (exclusive of Civilian Conservation Corps costs) was $198,712.27 for new work. The total expenditures were $124,471.45. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. The various features of the project were completed as follows: Montpelier Dam, 1934; East Barre and Wrightville Dams, 1935; Waterbury Dam, 1938; channel enlargement and improvement of the Winooski River at Middlesex Gorge and between Middlesex and Montpelier, Vt., 1938. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $4,897,274.78 (exclusive of Civilian Conservation Corps costs), all for new work. The total expenditures were $4,896,979.27. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $7,704.05, less accounts payable amounting to $295.51, a balance of $7,408.54, will be reported for revocation after all outstanding liabilities are settled. No operations are proposed in the fiscal year 1940 and 1941, since the work under the existing project has been completed. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1 -22 320 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and4 flna'al summary EMERGENCY CONSERVATION FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $4, 897, 274. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------4, 897, 274. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----- ------------ --------- 295. 51 Net total expenditures----- ----------------------- 4, 896, 979. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 7, 704. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------4, 904, 683. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..----------- $1, 047, 067. 98 $1, 050, 465. 22 $853, 493.95 $976, 906. 73 $198, 712. 27 Cost of maintenance - ..-------- . -- .---------- -----.--- _.---------------- ----------- .-- --------- Total expended.....-------------........ 1, 053, 735. 98 1, 065, 605. 03 1, 048, 768. 44 897, 901.88 124, 471.45 Allotted_.---..- --------------- 1, 257,180. 00 1, 323, 000. 00 629, 427.82 942, 000. 001 -147, 924. 50 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $280, 100. 00 Amount allotted from the Independent Offices Appropriation Act approved May 23, 1938-__ ______-__________- ____-___- 60, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------340 100. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 207, 924. 50 Net amount to be accounted for---------- ------------- 132, 175. 50 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $124, 579. 44 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 107. 99 124, 471.45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 7, 704. 05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------------- 295. 51 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 7, 408. 54 60. WALLKILL RIVER, N. Y. Location.-This river has its source in Lake Mohawk in the region adjacent to Sparta Mountain in northern New Jersey, about 39 miles northwest of the Battery, New York City. It flows in a generally northeasterly direction to its junction with Rondout Creek about 3 miles below Rosendale, N. Y. Rondout Creek empties into the Hud- son from the west at Kingston, about 89 miles north of the Battery, New York City, and 55 miles south of Albany, N. Y. The streams have a total drainage area of 1,198 square miles. (See United States geological map quadrangles-Franklin Furnace, N. J., Port Jervis, Goshen, Ellenville, Newburgh, Rosendale, and Rhinebeck, N. Y. Also State of New Jersey Atlas Sheet No. 22.) Existing project.-This provides for improving the Wallkill River by cut-offs and channel improvement as follows: (a) The removal of channel obstructions at the rapids in the 7-mile reach from Phillipsburg to 11/ miles above Pellets Island Mountain, to increase the channel capacity in this reach to 5,000 second-feet. (b) The excavation of a straight channel from 1/2 miles above Pellets Island Mountain for about 41/2 miles upstream to the mouth of Pochuck Creek. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 321 The length of the section under improvement is about 111/2 miles. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $1,030,000. There is no estimate of the annual cost of maintenance, since the completed work has become the property of the Wallkill Valley Drainage Improvement District, under the sanction of the State of New York. The existing project was authorized by the Director, Emergency Conservation Work, on May 7, 1935. Work on this project prior to April 1, 1937, was done by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the Director, Emergency Conservation Work. The remainder of the work was completed under contract. The engineering supervision of the project was performed by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army. For the latest published map see House Document No. 704, Seventy- first Congress, third session. Local cooperation.--Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. An adjustment of minus $325, Emergency Conservation funds, was made in the costs previously reported. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was consid- ered substantially completed in 1938. No further work is considered necessary. The work completed under the existing project consisted in the clearing of obstructions in the 7-mile reach of the river from Phillips- burg to 11/2 miles above Pellets Island Mountain, the excavation of a straight channel from that point for a distance of about 4 miles to the junction with Pochuck Creek, and the protection of the banks of the river where necessary by gravel embankment and riprap. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1939, exclusive of Civilian Conservation Corps costs, were $1,337,436.04, for new work-$1,054,057.61 from Emergency Conservation funds and $283,378.43 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $325 was revoked in July, 1939. No oper- ations are proposed in the fiscal years 1940 and 1941, since the project has been completed. Cost and financial summary EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------- ----------- - $283, 378. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 __.__ __.._____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-- -- -- ____ 283, 378. 43 Net total expenditures ----- 283, 378. 43 _--------------------_- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- ____ _----- 283, 378. 43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---------- ------------------------------------- $283, 378. 43 Cost of maintenance- - - - - - - - - - - - -- ----....--..... - - - - - - - Total expended------- ------- ---- __ _ 283, 378. 43 Allotted. . ..----.---------..............- $341, 000 -57,621.57 322 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------- $1, 054, 057. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- , 054, 057. 61 Net total expenditures-------------------------- 1, 054, 057. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____ -________-----_____- 325. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_-- __-____ 1, 054, 382. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_--------------- $5, 064. 63 $472, 419. 94 $573, 534. 01 $3, 364. 03 -$325.00 Cost of maintenance...------- -----------.--------------------.-------- -- ------------- ------- Total expended--.--------- 75. 00 476, 027. 77 572, 451.95 5, 502. 89 Allotted------....------- -------- 15, 000. 00 756, 500. 00 283, 957. 72 -46. 14 -1, 028. 97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___---_---- ----------------- $1, 353. 97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment____-- 1, 028. 97 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939__---------- 325. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WALLKILL RIVER, N. Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ ______--------- $1, 337, 436. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_______________------- --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------ 1, 337, 436. 04 Net total expenditures______---------..----__ 1, 337, 436. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 325. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------1, 337, 761. 04 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _..----.....--. $5, 064. 63 $472, 419. 94 $573, 534. 01 $286, 742. 46 -$325. 00 C ost of m ain ten an ce .................. . . . -...... ........ ...... ...... ------------- ... ... ......... ---- Total cost----- ------------ 5, 064. 63 472, 419. 94 573, 534. 01 286, 742. 46 -325. 00 Total expended ___ __ ____ 75. 00 476, 027. 77 572, 451. 95 288, 881. 32 Allotted......----------------------15, 000. 00 756, 500. 00 624, 957. 72 -57, 667. 71 -1, 028. 97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___________________________ $1, 353. 97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__-- ___---__- 1, 028. 97 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-- - 325. 00 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No.Recommenda- Congress Battenkill, N. Y ...---------- Flood Control Act, Jan. 10, 1939 ----------------- Unfavorable. Aug. 28, 1937. Beaverkill Creek, N. Y_.- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Do..------------...........--.... -Flood Control Act, Mar. 3, 1936. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 323 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recomenda. Congress Bellows Pond and Canada Flood Control Act, S --- I---------- Lake drainage area, Ful- June 28, 1938. ton County, N. Y. Do _ _......... ........ Flood Control Act, Aug. 11, 1939. Birch Creek, N. Y _------ Flood Control Act, Mar. 3, 1936. Do -__------_ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Bushnelville Creek, N. Y__ Flood Control Act, Mar. 3, 1936. Do-..... Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Catskill Creek, Greene ....do................ County, N. Y. Do-...... . .-- -- -- -- - Flood Control Act, Mar. 3, 1936. Cromline Creek, N. Y., Comhmerce Commit- flood protection at town tee resolution, Oct. of Chester. 7, 1938. Dog River, Vt............. Flood Control Act, June 22. 1936. Esopus Creek and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, N. Y. Mar. 3, 1936. Esopus Creek, N. Y-.- - Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Hoosic River, N. Y. and Commerce Commit- Feb. 25, 1939 House, 182, 76th Favorable. Vt., Roaring Branch at tee resolution, July Cong., 1st sess. Bennington, Vt. 29,1937. Hoosic River, N. Y., Vt., Flood Control Com- --.. do ....-... do _....--------- Do. and Mass. mittee resolution, Feb. 3, 1937. Kayaderosseras Creek, Fish Flood Control Act, Creek and their tribu- June 28, 1938. taries, and Saratoga Lake, N. Y. Lackawack River, Sullivan Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- County, N. Y. Mar. 3, 1936. Do __- --- Flood Control Act, --------------- ------ June 22, 1936. Mettawee River, N. Y --. Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- Aug. 28, 1937. M ohawk River, N. Y ..- ... Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- Aue. 11, 1939. New Creek, N. Y ------. Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- June 22, 1936. Otter Creek at Rutland, Vt_ Commerce Commit- --------------- -------------------- tee resolution, July 29, 1937. Otter Creek, Vt., from Proc- Commerce Commit- --------------- -------------------- tor, Vt., northward....... tee resolution, May 31, 1939. Passaic River, N. J ...-.. - Flood Control Act, --------------- --------- ---------- May 6, 1936. Do--- _ Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- June 22, 1936. Rondout Creek, Ulster Flood Control Act, --------------- County, N. Y. -------------------- Mar. 3, 1936. Do----_ Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- June 22, 1936. Sawkill Creek, Ulster Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- County, N. Y. Mar. 3, 1936. Do -------------------- Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- June 22, 1936. Steele Creek at Ilion, N. Y_ Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- Aug. 28, 1937. Wallkill River, N. Y. and Commerce Commit- --------------- -------------------- N. J. tee resolution, Oct. 5, 1938. Warner Bushkill Creek, Flood Control Act, --------------- --------- ---------- N. Y. Mar. 3, 1936. D o---- ---------------- Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- June 22, 1936. Winooski River, Vt--- - -.. .do ............... --------------- Woodland Creek, N. Y -------------------- _ do ................ --------------- Do..... . .. . . . . . Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- -------------------- Mar. 3, 1936. 324 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT The district comprises the watershed of the Susquehanna River and its tributaries above the mouth of the Chemung River in New York and Pennsylvania. District engineer: Maj. George J. Nold, Corps of Engineers. Division engineers: Col. E. L. Daley, Corps of Engineers, to Oc- tober 1, 1938; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer to November 2, 1938; Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to June 26, 1939; and Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Flood-control projects Page 1. Southern New York flood-control project-------------- -- --- ____ 324 2. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control ---------- - 332 Emergency Relief project 3. Upper Susquehanna River watershed-------------------------__ 332 1. SOUTHERN NEW YORK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT Location.-The work covered by this project is in the watershed of the Susquehanna River and its tributaries above the mouth of the Chemung River, in the vicinity of Athens, Pa. This includes about 6,050 square miles in south central New York, and about 1,480 square miles in northern Pennsylvania. (See U. S. Geological Survey index maps of New York and Pennsylvania.) Existing project.-The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, authorized: Construction of detention reservoirs and related flood-control works for pro- tection of Binghamton, Hornell, Corning, and other towns in New York and Pennsylvania, in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers on recommendation of Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors at an estimated construction cost of $27,154,000; estimated cost of lands and damages, $5,930,000. Under this authority the following subproject units have been approved by the Chief of Engineers: Whitney Point Reservoir: Construction of a dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on the Otselic River near Whitney Point, N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 4,300 feet long at the top of the embank- ment and rising 90 feet above the stream bed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the left abutment, and will provide a storage capacity of 86,400 acre-feet. Arkport Reservoir: Construction of a dam and appurtenant works for flood- control reservoir on the Canisteo River, near Hornell, N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 1,200 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 100 feet above the stream bed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the right abutment, and will provide a storage capacity of 8,000 acre-feet. Almond Reservoir: Construction of a dam and appurtenant works for flood- control reservoir on Canacadea Creek near Hornell, N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 1,350 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 85 feet above the bed of the stream, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the left abutment, and will provide a storage capacity of 14,800 acre-feet. Oxford, N. Y.: Local improvement provides for the construction of levees and removal of a dam and island from the channel of the Chenango River. FLOOD CONTROL--BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 325 Lisle, N. Y.: Local improvement provides for the construction of levees and widening and deepening the channel of the Tioughnioga River. Painted Post, N. Y.: Local improvement provides for the construction of levees and flood wall, and widening, deepening, and straightening the channel of the Cohocton River. Avoca, N. Y.: Local improvement provides for the construction of levees, :and widening, deepening, and realining the channel of the Cohocton River and levees along Salmon Creek. Hornell, N. Y.: Channel improvement provides for the construction of levees and flood walls, and widening and deepening the channel of the Canisteo River and Canacadea Creek. Plans and studies for other units were nearly completed on June 30, 1939. Local cooperation.-(See p. 7.) The Secretary of War on Decem- ber 15, 1936, accepted as satisfactory the assurances of the superin- tendent of public works, State of New York, to comply with condi- tions and cooperation for the proposed local improvements at Avoca, Hornell, Lisle, Oxford, and Painted Post, respectively. Per- mission to enter those properties on which surveys and foundation investigations are necessary is being obtained as need therefor arises, and lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for construction activities are being acquired as operations progress. Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.-New work was accomplished during the year with regular funds and Emer- gency Relief funds, as follows: Whitney Point Reservoir.--Construction of dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on the Otselic River was begun un- der continuing contract. The work included the preparation of the site, excavation of the spillway, and the placing of material in the embankment; and involved the excavation of 533,117 cubic yards of earth, placing of 409,385 cubic yards of earth fill and 27,784 cubic yards of rock fill, and installation of 9,303 pounds of iron pipe and other metals. Total cost of this work was $535,804.65 from regular funds. Arkport Reservoir.-Construction of dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on the Canisteo River was continued under .contract in force. Work included the construction of the outlet conduit, the excavation of the spillway, and placing of material in the embankment; and involved excavation of 754,407 cubic yards of earth and 115,744 cubic yards of rock, placing of 559,983 cubic yards of earth fill, 44,815 cubic yards of rock fill and 9,288 cubic yards of concrete, and installation of 380,618 pounds of reinforcing steel, iron pipe, and other metals. Total cost of this work was $1,088,170.78, of which $1,040,570.78 was from regular funds, and $47,600 from Emergency Relief funds. Almond Reservoir.-Preliminarywork was in progress, consisting of surveys, foundation exploration, engineering studies, and the design for construction of dam and appurtenant works for flood- control reservoir on Canacadea Creek. Total cost of this work was $147,288.45 from regular funds. Oxford.-Local improvement provided for removal of dam and island from the channel of the Chenango River and construction of about one-half mile of levee and was continued with Government plant and hired labor. Work included 355 cubic yards of earth fill in the levee, 940 cubic yards of riprap, and grassing and landscaping 326 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 7,750 square yards of levee and bank. The total cost of this work was $5,332.89 from regular funds. Lisle.-Preliminary work was in progress, including surveys, en- gineering studies, and the design of local improvement consisting of levee construction and channel excavation on Dudley Creek. Total cost of this work was $3,323.21 from regular funds. Binghamton.-Preliminary work was in progress, including sur- veys, foundation exploration, engineering studies, and the design of a local improvement consisting of levee and flood-wall construction and channel excavation on the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers. Total cost of this work was $52,541.40 from regular funds. Corning.-Preliminarywork was in progress, consisting of surveys, foundation investigations, engineering studies, and the design of a local improvement consisting of levee construction and channel exca- vation on the Chemung River and Cutler Creek. Total cost of this work was $16,495.39 from regular funds. Painted Post.-Local improvement provided for construction of 1 mile of levee and one-half mile of concrete flood wall and the ex- cavation of 1 mile of wider, deeper, and straighter channel for the Cohocton River and was continued with Government plant and hired labor. Total cost of this work during the year was $12,940.66 from regular funds. Avoca.-Local improvement provided for the construction of 21/2 miles of levee along the river and Salmon Creek and the excavation of 1/2 miles of wider, deeper, and realined channel for the Cohocton River and was continued with Government plant and hired labor. The work included 41,690 cubic yards of earth excavation, 36,945 cubic yards of earth fill in levee construction, 2,008 cubic yards of riprap for bank protection, and grassing and landscaping 40,898 square yards of levee and bank. The total cost of this work was $131,021.69 from regular funds. Hornell--Upper and lower sections.-Channel improvement on the Canisteo River, providing for the excavation of 1 mile of wider and deeper channel below Cedar Street and excavation of 1 mile of realined channel and construction of 2 miles of levee above Seneca Street, was continued with Government plant and hired labor. Work included 56,999 cubic yards of earth excavation, 60,749 cubic yards of earth fill, and grassing and landscaping 30,008 square yards of levee and bank. Middle section.-Preliminary work was completed, including sur- veys, foundation exploration, engineering studies, and preparation of plans: and specifications for channel improvement consisting of levee and flood-wall construction and channel excavation on the Canisteo River and Canacadea Creek. Specifications were adver- tised June 10, 1939, for bids to be opened July 10, 1939. Total cost for the Hornell unit was $199,078.17, of which $197,523.42 was from regular funds and $1,554.75 from Emergency Relief funds. Surveys, foundation investigations, and engineering studies for the development of a comprehensive plan of flood control in the upper Susquehanna River watershed were substantially completed during the year. The cost of this work, including the cost to the end of the previous fiscal year, was partly applied to the subproject units shown above and the balance transferred to deferred costs for FLOOD CONTROL--BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 327 subsequent distribution to other units on which construction has not yet begun, reducing the foregoing detailed costs by $162,654.09. The total cost during the fiscal year was $2,029,343.20 for new work; $1,980,188.45 from regular funds, and $49,154.75 from Emer- gency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $2,022,533.49; $1,919,974.02 from regular funds, and $102,559.47 from Emergency Relief funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The entire project is approxi- mately 15 percent complete. The cost of operations to June 30, 1939, and the percentage of construction work completed for each sub- project unit are as follows: Cost of opera- Percent of tions to June cnto 30 1919 construction (all funds) completed Whitney Point Reservoir___- ___---------.- -----------------......... $662,898. 69 12 Arkport Reservoir______............----- ----------------------------- 1,224,326. 49 83 Almond Reservoir__--___-------------------------------------------......... 174, 924. 35 10 Oxford local improvement.........-__.......------------................ 83, 679. 39 95 Lisle local improvement------ .......------------------------.....------------. 128,548. 84 275 Binghamton local improvement ...... ....... ___..................___ ___. 86, 267. 22 10 Corning local improvement .....-----------------------...........------------------.. 35,285.49 10 Painted Post local improvement-----------------------------------.... 400, 885. 29 95 Avoca local improvement _______..____________--__ .. 404, 289. 73 95 Hornell Channel improvement -______ ______________-__-.-__--- ...... 589, 793. 23 26 Total---- .............----------------------------------- 3, 790, 898. 72 1Costs for preliminary work only. 2 Reported in 1938 report as 100 percent complete. Additional work required. The remaining work necessary for completion of existing project consists of surveys, foundation investigations, engineering studies, acquisition of lands, easements, and rights-of-way, and the design and construction of additional subproject units. Total cost for new work to June 30, 1939, was $3,790,898.72, of which $3,060,248.80 was from regular funds and $730,649.92 from Emergency Relief funds. The expenditures were $3,759,705.27, of which $3,031,057.58 was from regular funds and $728,647.69 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations--regularfunds.-The balance unexpended at end of fiscal year, including accounts receivable and an allotment of $510,000 received during August 1939, amounted to $7,743,739.33. This amount will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939______________ $322, 031. 38 Plant and material costs deferred for distribution to operations after June 30, 1940 --------------------------------- 187, 029. 67 New work : Whitney Point Reservoir: Continuation of the spillway exca- vation, placing material in the embankment, and construc- tion of the outlet conduit for flood-control reservoir on Otselic River, under continuing contract in force; period, fiscal year 1940: Construction-----------------------$1, 725, 000. 00 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way ----- 300, 000. 00 2, 025, 000. 00 Arkport Reservoir: Completion of construction of the em- bankment and spillway for flood-control reservoir on Canis- teo River, under contract in force; scheduled completion, March 1940: Construction_-- _------- ----- _ $411, 178. 28 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way____-__ 127, 000. 00 538, 178. 28 328 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 New work-Continued. Almond Reservoir: Construction of intake and tunnel and commencement of embankment and excavation of spillway for flood-control reservoir on Canacadea Creek, by continu- ing contract; during the fiscal year 1940: Construction_______---- -------------- $879, 400. 00 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way------- 175, 000. 00 $1, 054, 400. 00 Oxford: Clean-up and miscellaneous work for completion of local improvement on the Chenango River with Govern- ment plant and hired labor; estimated completion during the fiscal year 1940 ------------------ ------------ 3, 300.00 Lisle: Clean-up and miscellaneous work for completion of local improvement providing wider and deeper chan- nel for the Tioughnioga River with Government plant and hired labor; estimated completion during the fiscal year 1940 ------------------------------ 4, 000. 00 Local improvement providing construction of levees for flood control on Tioughnioga River and Dudley Creek, by contract; during fiscal year 1940.__- 189, 400. 00 Binghamton: Commencement of local improvement pr.)vid- ing construction of levees and walls and channel excavation for flood control on Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers by continuing contract; period, fiscal year 1940_- __-_- 1,160, 400. 00 Corning: Commencement of local improv ment providing construction of levees and walls and channel excavation for flood control on Chemung River and Cutler Creek, by continuing contract; period, fiscal year 1940 __ 607, 400. 00 Painted Post: Clean-up and miscellaneous work for com- pletion of local improvement on Cohocton River with Government plant and hired labor; estimated completion (luring fiscal year 1940--_---- -------------------- 1, 000. 00 Avoca: Completion of local improvement providing con- struction of levees and channel excavation for flood control on Cohocton River and Salmon Creek with Government plant and hired labor; during fiscal year 1940------------ 1,500. 00 Hornell: Upper and lower sections: Completion of channel improvement and construction of levees for flood control on Canisteo River, below Cedar Street and above Seneca Street with Government plant and hired labor; during fiscal year 1940: Construction_------------------------- $42, 000. 00 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way ____-- 110, 000. 00 152, 000. 00 Middle section: Commencement of channel improvement and construction of levees and walls for flood control on Canisteo River and Canacadea Creek, by continuing con- tract; period, fiscal year 1940: Construction under contract----------$1, 238, 100. CO Lands, easements, and rights-of-way .... 260, 000. 00 1 498 100 00 Total, regular funds_ --------- _ 7, 743, 739. 33 _--------___ Emergency relief funds.-The balance unexpended at end of fiscal year, including accounts receivable and less revocation of $678.28 made after the close of the fiscal year, amounted to $78,723.95. This amount will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-______________-___________ $2, 002. 23 New work: Arkport Reservoir: Completion of construction of dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Canisteo River, under contracts in force; scheduled completion, March 1940___ 76, 721. 72 Total, emergency relief funds------ -------------------- 78, 723. 95 FLOOD CONTROL--BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 329 Additional funds that can be profitably expended for construction and lands, easements, and rights-of-way during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, are estimated to be $8,500,000, which will be used as follows: East Sidney Reservoir: Commencement of embankment and excavation of spillway and outlet tunnel for dam and appurte- nant works for flood-control reservoir on Ouleout Creek, by continuing contract; during fiscal year 1941: Construction_____________--------------- $1, 000, 000 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way------------- 200, 000 S1200 Sp., no0 ,vv, vvv Whitney Point Reservoir: Completion of construction of embank- ment, spillway, and outlet conduit for dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Otselic River, under con- tinuing contract in force; period, fiscal year 1941: Construction --.--.---------.------- _ $922, 400 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way------------- 495, 000 1, 417, 400 Almond Reservoir: Completion of construction of embank- ment, spillway, and outlet conduit for dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Canacadea Creek, by con- tract; period, fiscal year 1941: Construction------------ ----------------- $1, 550, 100 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way------------ 136, 800 1, 686,900 Whitney Point: Local improvement providing channel excava- tion and construction of levees for flood control on Tioughnioga River, by contract; during fiscal year 1941 __ 197, 200 Binghamton: Continuation of local improvement, providing con- struction of levees and walls and channel excavation for flood control on Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers, by contract; period, fiscal year 1941-_-- ---------------------- 976, 000 Elmira: Commencement of local improvement providing construc- tion of levees and walls for flood control on Chemung River and Newtown and Seeley Creeks, by contract; period, fiscal year 1941----- ---------------------------------- 1, 032, 700 Corning: Continuation of local improvement providing construc- tion of levees and wall and channel excavation for flood control on Chemung River and Cutler Creek, by contract; period, fiscal year 1941-- ----------------------------------- 968, 300 Hornell: Completion of channel improvement and construction of levees and walls for flood control on Canisteo River and Cana- cadea Creek, by contract; period, fiscal year 1941: Construction-------__------------------------ $831, 500 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way------------- 190, 000 1, 021, 500 Total- ---- --- --- -.- -- ------------------------ e---- - 8, 500, 000 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -- ~- I--~-- - ... ----- . $3, 060, 248. 80 Cnost of maintenance ton .1nn. 30 14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------.. 3, 060, 248. 80 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939-------------------------- 292, 443, 25 Net total cost to June 30, 1939---------------------- 3, 352, 692. 05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ 396.91 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------------------3, 353, 088.96 330 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ $322, 031. 38 Net total expenditures------------------------ 3, 031, 057. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 7, 233, 342. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------10, 264, 400. 00 Fiscal year ending Jine 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work___ ..........-- Cost of maintenance-- --... ____. ----------------- .... -------.....------ ------------ - -------- $1,080,060. 35 -------------- --------------- $1,980,188. 45 ------------ Total expended_------ __- - ----.-- _----------________ 1,111,083. 56 1, 919, 974.02 Allotted .................---------------------- --------- -------------------- 7,631,000.00 2, 633, 400.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_________________------------- $6,519, 916. 44 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------- --- 3, 633, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for 153,316.44 1------------------------0, Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---- ------- 1, 000, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for 9, 153, 316. 44 Gross amount expended________---- ---- __--$2,058,958. 76 Less: Reimbursements collected----- $138, 879. 26 Receipts from sales ___ - -_____ 105. 48 138, 984. 74 1, 919, 974. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------7, 233, 342. 42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939- $124, 730. 23 - Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 1, 892, 128. 15 2, 016, 858. 38 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------- 5, 216, 484. 04 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 --------------------- _ --------- 396. 91 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------5, 216, 880. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------- 510, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1940______-- _________ 5, 726, 880. 95 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--- -------------- 21, 982, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1 ----- _ _____ ___ 8, 500, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- $730, 649. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_------- 730, 649. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------- ------ 2, 002.23 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 728, 647. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- --- ______-------79, 402.23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 808, 049. 92 FLOOD CONTROL-BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 331 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work___ ..........-----------------... ................ $681, 495. 17 $49, 154. 75 Cost of maintenance- ........ .....--------.-- --- ------ ---------------------------- -------------- Total expended----...............----...--------------------------------.......------- 626, 088. 22 102, 559. 47 -------------------------------------- Allotted------------........------------- 808,049. 92 ............. Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__--- -------------------- $181, 961. 70 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $109, 523. 97 Less reimbursements collected , 964. 50 6-------------------- 102, 559. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 79, 402. 23 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------- $702. 23 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 78, 700. 00 79, 402. 23 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------ CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SOUTHERN NEW YORK FLOOD- OONTROL PROJECT Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $3, 790, 898. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ............ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------- 3, 790, 898. 72 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939__-- --------------------- 292, 443. 25 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------- 4, 083, 341. 97 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 --.----------- ------396. 91 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 __----------------4, 083, 738. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-- ---------- _ ------ - 324, 033. 61 Net total expenditures--- ------------------------- 3, 759, 705. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__--------------------- 7, 312, 744. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------___ 11, 072, 449. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .......-......----- ........ ....-------.............. $1, 761, 555. 52 $2,029,343.20 Cost of maintenance...--- ----------------------------------------------------------- Total expended------------.....................------------- .....-----...-----------....... 1, 737, 171. 78 2, 022, 533.49 Allotted------......--.............. -------------- ---------------------------- 8, 439,049. 92 2, 633,400.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------ $6, 701,878. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-----_--------- ___-- _ --- _ 3, 633, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for--_______ ____ _______ 10, 335, 278.14 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------_ 1, 000, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-- -- -- __----__-- 9, 335, 278. 14 Gross amount expended--------------------- $2, 168, 482. 73 Less: Reimbursements collected-------$145, 843. 76 Receipts from sales ------------- 105.48 145, 949. 24 2, 022, 533. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --- ------ 7, 312, 744. 65 332 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 .........-- $125, 432, 46 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 1, 970, 828. 15 $2, 096, 260. 61 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------- 5, 216, 484. 04 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939.-------------------------- 396. 91 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 ----------- 5, 216, 880. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- 510, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1940 ------------ 5, 726, 880. 95 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion ----- ------------ ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project ---- - 21, 982, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- --- --- June 30, 1941, for new work 8, 500, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 2. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year amounted to $5,036.30. The expenditures were $5,036.30. Cost and Financial Summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ __-- -___--____-- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------- ---------- - __ - $5, 650. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------------5, 650. 00 Net total expenditures------------------------------------------ 5, 650. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------____ 5, 650. 00 -___-______ Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.--------------- ------------- - -------------- Cost of maintenance--............. .............. ........--------------............ $613. 70 $5,036.30 Total expended- ............-------.... -o---- ------------- --------- ) 613. 70 5,036. 30 Allotted--------............................----------------------------------------- 5,650.00 .. Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---- ------------- $5, 036.30 _--------- Gross amount unexpended------------------------ ----- 5, 036.30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ....... _._........ ___ __ 3. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER WATERSHED Location.-The work covered by this project is located in the water- shed of the Susquehanna River and its tributaries above the mouth of the Chemung River near Athens, Pa. Existing project.--nder the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1936, allotments were made for surveys, foun- dation investigations, and engineering studies for the development of a plan for flood control in the Upper Susquehanna River Watershed, and for channel clearing and improvements for flood protection at the following localities: Canisteo River at Hornell, N. Y., Cohocton FLOOD CONTROL--BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 333 River at Painted Post, N. Y., Tioughnioga River at Lisle, N. Y., Chenango River at Oxford, N. Y., and Cohocton River at Avoca, N. Y. Additional allotments were made from relief appropriations for emergency conservation works. These allotments authorized pre- liminary surveys and foundation investigations in connection with the proposed Arkport, Addison, and Whitney Point Reservoirs by use of Civilian Conservation Corps personnel and plant. Items upon which work remained to be done on June 30, 1937, were transferred to the "Southern New York flood-control project" for completion. Local cooperation.-See page 7. The Secretary of War on Decem- ber 15, 1936, accepted as satisfactory the assurances of the superin- tendent of public works, State of New York, to comply with condi- tions of cooperation for the proposed local improvements at Avoca, Hornell, Lisle, Oxford, and Painted Post. Permission to enter those properties on which surveys and foundation investigations were necessary was obtained and lands and rights-of-way required for construction activities were acquired by local interests. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions during the year under the emergency project. Adjustments in cost of work performed prior to the fiscal year were made as follows: Survey of Upper Susquehanna River Watershed, -$22; Addison Reservoir, $2.90. These adjustments resulted in a net decrease in costs and expenditures during the year of -$19.10, of which -$22 was credited to Emergency Relief funds and $2.10 was charged to Emergency Conservation funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The units of work initiated under the emergency project will be completed as units of the "Southern New York flood-control project." The costs for new work to June 30, 1939, under the Emergency Project were as follows: Net amounts Costs to allotted June 30, 1939 Emergency Relief funds: Survey of Upper Susquehanna River watershed--------------------- $374,932.81 $374, 932. 81 Hornell local improvement--------------- .------ ------------------ .. . 180, 350. 48 180, 350. 48 Painted Post; local improvement ..................-------------...-------------- ... 90, 054. 25 90, 054. 25 Lisle local improvement . .......----------...------------------ ..----- 93, 895. 35 93, 895. 35 Oxford local improvement------------------- ----------------------- 75, 000. 00 75, 000. 00 Avoca local improvement------------- ------------------- 144, 828. 83 144, 828. 83 Totals--..-- .......-- ... ..---------------------- ----. 959, 061. 72 959, 061. 72 Emergency Conservation funds: Whitney Point Reservoir-------------------------------------------- 331, 938. 91 331, 938. 91 Arkport Reservoir------------------------------------------ 124, 491. 05 124, 491.05 Addison Reservoir -------------------------------------------- 97, 990. 30 97, 990. 30 Totals...........-------------..------------------------------ -------- 554,420.26 554,420.26 The total cost of new work was $1,513,481.98, of which $959,061.72 was from Emergency Relief funds and $554,420.26 was from Emer- gency Conservation funds, as shown above. The total expenditures were the same. Proposed operations.-No further work is proposed under this project. 334 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939____----------------------- $959, 061. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__------------- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 959, 061. 72 Net total expenditures---- -------------------- 959, 061. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____________ 959, 061. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1986 1937 1938 1939 ____ Cost of new work --------------------- -------------- $764, 889. 27 $194, 194. 45 -$22.00 Cost of maintenance--------------------------- --------------- ------------------ -------------- Total expended---------...............--------------__ _______ 687,432.87 271,650.85 -22.00 Allotted......-------------... -------------- --------------- 1,143,000 00 I-183,916.28 -22.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --------- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-... ___---. . $22. 00 Net amount to be accounted for- __------------------ -- 22. 00 Less reimbursements collected __------------ $22. 00 -22:00 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -__ - -____----------- $554, 420. 26 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ ______-554, 420. 26 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 554, 420. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------ 554, 420. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__....................... __ __ .. ____ ......... $390, 502. 49 $163, 914. 87 $2. 90 ...-------------------.---------------------------- -- ------- Cost of maintenance---- - - ------------- Total expended- __................. ______________ 541, 759. 74 12, 657. 62 2. 90 Allotted-------------------------......-------------------------- 576, 100. 00 -20, 240. 57 -1, 439. 17 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- __----.---------- ------ $1, 442. 07 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-............. 1, 439. 17 Net amount to be accounted for__--_-- --- --------- __-- 2. 90 Gross amount expended -- -- ------------------------- - 2. 90 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER WATERSHED Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-__-------_____ _____ $1, 513, 481.98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939......__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----__-- 1, 513, 481.98 Net total expenditures_ __ --...... ___---------- 1, 513, 481. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-_-------_ 1, 513, 481.98 FLOOD CONTROL-BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 335 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work________------.. .....--------------.............. $1, 155, 391. 76 $358, 109. 32 -$19. 10 Cost of maintenance_.......................---------------------- Total expended.----------- --------------------------- 1, 229, 192. 61 284, 308. 47 -19. 10 Allotted--------.-------------- -------------- -------------- 1, 719, 100. 00 -204, 156. 85 -1, 461. 17 __ Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___-- ----------------- $1, 442. 07 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ -- 1, 461.. 17 Net amount to be accounted for ______ -19. 10 Gross amount expended_----- ------------------ $2.90 Less reimbursements collected____---2-------------- 22.00 -19. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1989 ------ ------------------ O Status of all investiaations for flood control called for by flood-control acts Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion -1 1_ Canisteo River, N. Y. (un- Flood Control Act, .- - - - - - - der special board). June 22,1936. Cayuga Lake, N. Y. (under ..do .. . . . . . . ..- special board). Chemung River, N. Y. (un- - . d o -........ ..... ------------- ---- der special board). Chenango River, N. Y. (un- .. do. ------- '----""""'- der special board). Cohocton River, N. Y. (un- ... do . . . . . . -- -- ----- " ------ der special board). .-- - - - - - Keuka Lake, N. Y., (under ...do --- --- --- - - --- special board). Lackawanna River, Pa. (un- ...do . ---- ---- ---- ---- der special board). Do--_------------------ Flood Control Act, --- --- --- --- --- June 25, 1936. Onondaga Creek, Onondaga Flood Control Act, ---- ---- ---- ---- County, N. Y. (under Apr. 10, 1936. special board). Onondaga Creek, N. Y. (un- Flood Control Act, der special board). June 22, 1936. Oswego, Oneida, Seneca, and __ _do-_.... -- Clyde Rivers, N. Y. (un- der special board). Seneca Creek, N. Y. (under .....do_. do------------- ------------- ---- special board). Susquehanna River, N. Y. .-. do......................... and Pa. (under special board). Susquehanna River, Pa., Flood Control Act, --------------- tributaries, sources, and June 20, 1936. headwaters (under special board). Do ... ------------. __.-- Flood Control Act, .................. June 22, 1936. Tioga River, N. Y. (under ..-. do . ..---- ....----- . . ....-- special board). Tioghnioga River, N. Y. (un- . ...... -do .. .......... ...... ... der special board). -- 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1- 21 336 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT This district includes the watershed drained by the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, embracing the eastern part of Pennsylvania, a small area in southeastern New York, the shore lines and tributaries of Delaware River and Bay, and the streams, bays, and inlets along the Atlantic coast from Bayhead, N. J., at the head of Barnegat Bay on the north to the Delaware-Maryland State lines on the south. District Engineer: Maj. C. W. Burlin, Corps of Engineers. Division Engineer: Col. E. L. Daley, Corps of Engineers, to October 1, 1938; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to November 2, 1938; Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to June 26, 1939, and Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Delaware River between 16. Inland Waterway from Chin- Philadelphia, Pa., and coteague Bay, Va., to Del- Trenton, N. J_- ---- 336 aware Bay, Del ......... 375 2. Delaware River, Pa., N. J., 17. Big Timber Creek, N. J -.. 377 and Del., Philadelphia, Pa., 18. Woodbury Creek, N. J . 379 to the sea-_________ 340 19. Mantua Creek, N. J _.... 380 3. Delaware River at Camden, 20. Raccoon Creek, N. J- ---- 382 N. J 344 21. Oldmans Creek, N. J- ---- 383 4. Schuylkill River, Pa -...... 5. Wilmington Harbor, Del ... 346 349 22. Salem River, N. J-_ 23. Cohansey River, N. J ----- -- 385 386 6. Inland Waterway from Dela- 24. Cold Spring Inlet, N. J .... 388 ware River to Chesapeake 25. Absecon Inlet, N. J ....... 390 Bay, Del. and Md _____ 352 26. Absecon Creek, N. J ...... 392 7. Smyrna River, Del ........ 359 27. Tuckerton Creek, N. J .... 393 8. Little River, Del .......... 360 28. Toms River, N. J________ 394 9. St. Jones River, Del...... 361 29. Barnegat Inlet, N. J 395 10. Murderkill River, Del_____ 363 30. Examinations, surveys, and 11. Mispillion River, Del ...... 364 contingencies (general) _-- 398 12. Broadkill River, Del 366 31. Other projects for which no 13. Harbor of Refuge, Delaware estimates are submitted - 399 Bay, Del---_------ 368 32. Plant allotment ._ 399 14. Inland Waterway between Rehoboth Bay and Dela- Flood-control project ware Bay, Del___ 369 15. Indian River Inlet and Bay, 33. Preliminary examinations Del------- --------- 372 and surveys, flood control- 401 1. DELAWARE RIVER BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA., AND TRENTON, N. J. Location.-This river has its source in southeastern New York, flows in a general southerly direction, forming the boundary line between the States of New York and New Jersey on the east and Pennsylvania and Delaware on the west, and empties into Delaware Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 294, 295, and 296.) Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872; March 3, 1875; June 14, 1880; July 5, 1884; August 18, 1894; March 2, 1907; June 25, 1910; July 25, 1912; June 5, 1920; and March 3, 1925. For further details see p. 1778 of the Annual Re- port for 1915; p. 311 of the Annual Report for 1924; p. 220 of the Annual Report for 1934; and p. 296, Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 337 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 28 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide from Allegheny Avenue, Phila- delphia, Pa., to the Delair Bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.; thence 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the upper end of the munic- ipal terminal at Trenton, N. J. Above Delair, the project provides for widening the channel at curves and for a turning basin at the upper end 1,700 feet long and 500 feet wide and for maintaining the channel dredged under the previous project to a depth of 12 feet at mean low water and a width of 200 feet from the upper end of the 25-foot channel to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Ferry Street, Trenton. The project also provides for an auxiliary channel 20 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide east of Burlington Island to extend from the main channel to the upper end of the United States Pipe & Foundry Co.'s property at East Burlington, with a turning basin 450 feet wide at the upper end, and for the initial excavation only of a cross channel through the artificial island opposite Delanco, N. J., 200 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water (U. S. Engineer Department datum). The total length of the improvement is about 31.9 miles, including 1.4 miles in the auxiliary channel east of Burlington Island, and the distance from the lower end to Liston Point, the accepted point of division between Delaware River and Delaware Bay, is about 55 miles. The mean range of tide at Philadelphia is 5.6 feet. At Tren- ton the mean range is 6.0 feet, an increase of 0.6 feet since the com- pletion of the 25-foot channel. The maximum normal tidal velocity of current in the dredged channel is about 13/4 miles per hour. Freshets, which occur usually during February and March, attain a height in the vicinity of Trenton of 9 to 20 feet above mean low water, with a maximum velocity of about 7 miles per hour. Freshets may also occur at other seasons of the year, especially during the summer months. Navigation is usually suspended during the winter months on account of the formation of ice in the river. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, was $5,189,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects but including $15,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $131,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3,1930 A channel 28 feet deep, 300 feet wide between Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 1 Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., and No. 3, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Delair Bridge. Aug. 30, 1935 2 Deepening the channel to 25 feet from Delair Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. Bridge to Trenton, N. J., and for maintenance No. 11, 73d Cong., 1st sess. of the 12-foot channel from the upper end of the 25-foot project to Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Ferry Street, Trenton. Do-... ... Auxiliary channel, 20 feet deep, east of Burlington Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 1 Island. No. 66, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26,1937 A cross channel 8 feet deep, opposite Delanco, Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. N. J. No. 90, 74th Cong., 2d sess. I Contains latest published maps. 2Also Public Works Administration. Sept. 6. 1933. and Emergency Relief Administration. May 28. 1936. 338 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 21 piers, wharves, and docks within the improvement, exclusive of those within limits of city of Phila- delphia. The facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. (For further details see Port Series No. 30, 1938, Corps of Engineers.) Operations amd results during fiscal year-New work-Hired la- bor.-A cross channel was dredged through sand islands opposite Delanco, N. J., by the pipe-line dredge Huston from November 21,. 1938, to January 13, 1939. A total of 313,514 cubic yards was removed and pumped ashore into disposal areas adjacent to the work at a cost of $62,116.02. Maintenance-Hired labor.--Maintenance dredging of the 25-foot channel at the upper end of the project by the pipe-line dredge Huston was performed from October 8 to November 21, 1938. A total of 242,594 cubic yards was removed and deposited in disposal areas adjacent to the work at a cost of $44,325.73. The dredge Huston also removed 31,761 cubic yards from Mud Island range in January 1939 at a cost of $7,386.47. The hopper dredge Clatsop removed a total of 33,011 cubic yards from Newbold and Blake ranges from October 31 to November 5, 1938, the material being rehandled ashore by the pipe-line dredge Huston, at a cost of $6,831.13. Total cost of main- tenance dredging was $58,543.33. Tide gages were operated and maintained at a cost of $2,990.57; surveys and channel examinations were made at a cost of $10,476.03, and drainage was provided for disposal area No. 6 at a cost of $130.32. Total cost of all work during year was $134,256.27, of which $62,- 116.02 was for new work and $72,140.25 for maintenance. Expendi- tures were $159,638.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The latest examination (May 1939) showed depths less than proj- ect depth on or near the center line as follows: Delair Bridge to Delanco 24.2 feet (25-foot channel) and 9.3 feet from the upper end of the turning basin at Trenton Marine Terminal to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge (12-foot channel). The 20-foot channel east of Burlington Island had a least depth of 19.0 feet. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project from Public Works funds were $2,189,955.51 for new work. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project from Emergency Relief funds were $2,619,844.07 for new work. The total costs of the existing project from regular funds were $1,103,719.46, of which $363,405.46 was for new work and $740,314 was for maintenance. Total expenditures were $1,206,952.36. The total cost of the project, all funds was $5,913,519.04, of which $5,173,205.04 was for new work and $740,314 was for maintenance. Total expenditures were $6,016,751.94. In addition $15,000 was con- tributed and expended for new work. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1939, amounting to $202,415.70 as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 339 Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------------- $1, 227. 90 Maintenance: Maintenance dredging in 28-, 25-, and 20-foot channels with United States seagoing hopper dredge and pipe-line dredge as required during the year--------- ---------------------- $181, 187. 80 Banking of disposal areas and construction of sluices -------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 201, 187. 80 Total------- --------------------- 202, 415. 70 Maintenance dredging will provide full project width in the main :ship channel to Trenton and in the auxiliary channel east of Bur- lington Island. The sum of $250,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging in the 28-, 25-, 20-, and 12-foot channels as required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------_----------------1 $7, 662, 378. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 293, 034. 46 1---------------------, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------ , 955, 412. 95 8----- Undistributed costs June 30, 1939----------------------------104, 459. 80 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 9, 059, 872. 75 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------- 1. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939--------------------9, 059, 873. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 1, 227. 90 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 9, 058, 645. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------202, 414. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 19, 261, 060. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . . $1,041, 138. 49 $2, 489, 073. 07 $479, 292. 01 . $62, 116. 02 Cost of maintenance----------- 109, 891. 90 181, 850. 04 428, 928. 40 $71, 619. 26 72, 140. 25 Total cost_ _ 1, 151, 030. 39 2, 670, 923. 11 908, 220. 41 71, 619. 26 134, 256. 27 'Total expended_-------------- 1, 196, 610. 43 2, 673, 996. 65 990, 342. 86 166, 495. 57 159, 638. 01 Allotted.----- -------------- 4, 144, 955. 51 420, 000. 00 106, 740. 00 311, 104. 07 149. 295. 09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------------- $212, 757. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- $66, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------- 200, 000. 00 266, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_--__------------------------- 478, 757. 62 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 116, 704. 91 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 362, 052. 71 Gross amount expended---------------------- $169, 009. 53 Less reimbursements collected------------------ 9, 371. 52 159, 638. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 02, 414.70 2---------------------- 1 In addition, $15,000 contributed funds expended for new work. 340 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------__---------------- - $1, 392. 90 Balance available June 30, 1939_----------- ------ 201, 021.80 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 .------------.. --.... 1. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939__------__ 201, 022.80 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 250, 000. 00 s Exclusive of available funds. 2. DELAWARE RIVER, PA., N. J., AND DEL., PHILADELPHIA, PA., TO THE SEA Location.-See page 296, also United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 294, 295, and 280. Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor 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. For further details, see page 1779 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 299, An- nual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 35 feet deep from Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., to the Philadelphia-Camden Bridge, thence 37 feet deep to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, thence 40 feet deep to deep water in Delaware Bay, 800 feet wide in the straight reaches from the bridge to a point in Delaware Bay near Ship John Light, thence 1,000 feet wide to deep water in Delaware Bay, with 1,200 feet width at Bulkhead Bar and 1,000 feet width at other bends and in Philadelphia Harbor. The total length of the channel is about 96.4 miles. The project includes the construction of dikes and train- ing works for the regulation and control of the tidal flow and dredg- ing 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 pier- head line between Point House wharf and the Philadelphia Navy Yard, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such areas are so located as to be of benefit to general navigation. The mean range of tide at various points on the river and bay is as follows: Philadelphia, Pa., 5.6 feet; Chester, Pa., 5.4 feet; New Cas- tle, 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. The normal maximum velocity of tidal current in the dredged channel varies between 2 and 31/2 miles per hour. Storm tides may increase the maximum to as much as 41/2 miles per hour. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 341 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $28,800,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,700,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Channel 35 feet deep from Allegheny Ave., Phila- H. Doc. No. 733, 61st Cong., 2d sess. delphia, Pa., to Delaware Bay. July 3, 1930 For 35-foot anchorages at Port Richmond and H. Doc. No. 304, 71st Cong. 2d sess.t Mantua Creek, a 30-foot anchorage at Glou- cester, N. J., and extending the 1,000-foot chan- nel width in Philadelphia Harbor to Horseshoe Bend. Aug. 30, 1935 2 For a 35-foot anchorage at Marcus Hook, Pa.,.... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 5, 73d Cong., 1st sess. June 20, 1938 For channel 37 feet deep from Philadelphia-Cam- S. Doc. No. 159, 75th Cong., 3d sess.t den Bridge to the navy yard, thence 40 feet deep to deep water in Delaware Bay. 1 Contain latest published maps. 2 Also Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation.-The existing project imposes the condition that the cities of Philadelphia and Camden shall agree to dredge not less than 110,000 cubic yards annually in maintaining the channel and anchorages in Philadelphia Harbor between Allegheny Avenue and the mouth of Schuylkill River. This condition has not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 339 piers, wharves, and docks be- tween Delaware Bay and the upper limit of the city of Philadelphia, exclusive of those reported under Wilmington Harbor, Del. Of these, the following are 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. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce and, with additional facilities under construction or contem- plated, provide for substantial increase in the amount of commerce which can be handled on this improvement. (For further details: see Port Series Nos. 4 and 30, 1938, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year--Maintenance.-Contract dredging at Port Richmond Anchorage was in progress from Decem- ber 27, 1938, to April 7, 1939, 364,093 cubic yards being removed at a cost of $157,681.45. Hired labor dredging was in progress throughout the year with the seagoing hopper dredge New Orleans except through the winter lay- up. The hopper dredges Clatsop and Rossell were operated in Dela- ware River at intervals throughout the year when conditions'in other channels would permit. The total quantity of material removed was 342 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 7,379,509 cubic yards, bin measurement, of which 788,485 cubic yards were deposited in the rehandling basins at Edgemoor, Del.: 138,078 cubic yards in the basins at Hog Island; 5,694,965 cubic yards in Killcohook Basins; 507,522 cubic yards in Stony Point Basins; 250,459 cubic yards were deposited outside channel limits and not rehandled. The cost of dredging, including rehandling by pipe-line dredges and the proportionate share of cost of construction and maintenance of disposal basins was $857,618.74. The dredge New Orletans removed 1,355,575 cubic yards on Liston Range by agitation at a cost of $16,- 654.03. The pipe-line dredges Gillespie and Huston removed a total of 1,563,829 cubic yards from Eddystone and Chester ranges, pumping the material ashore on Chester Island, at a cost of $143,491.25. Other maintenance costs during the year were operation of tide gages, $3,347.20; survey and channel examinations, $39,602.46; painting and repairing sextant signal towers between Oldmans Neck and Bombay Hook Point, $714.77; a total of $43,664.43. The total cost of work done during the year was $1,219,109.90 for maintenance. Total ex- penditures were $1,022,689.38. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the modification adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938. All other work was completed in 1934. Portions of the channel are subject to recurrent shoaling, but ac- cording to the latest examinations (May-June 1939) a navigable channel with a controlling depth of 35 feet at mean low water extends for a distance of 63 miles from Philadelphia to the sea, except for a length of about 2,500 feet immediately below Allegheny Avenue (minimum depth of 32 feet), and isolated shoals on Liston range (depth 34.5 feet). 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 Reedy Island and Pea Patch Island are in need of repairs. The total estimated quantity of material other than ledge rock removed by contract in original channel dredging was approximately 54,001,483 cubic yards, excluding excessive overdepth dredging. In addition, approximately 8,430,546 cubic yards were removed from anchorages at Port Richmond, Gloucester, Mantua Creek, and Mar- cus Hook. The total quantity removed by Government 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 Government and leased plant. The total cost of the existing project from regular funds was $45,- 578,427.18 of which $17,021,228.20 was for new work and $28,557,- 198.98 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $47,155,204.69. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project from Public Works funds was $813,045.79, all for new work. The total cost of the existing project, all funds, was $46,391,472.97, of which $17,834,273.99 was for new work and $28,557,198.98 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $47,968,250.48. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 343 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1939, amounting to $1,248,653.95, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- $108, 196. 44 Maintenance : Dredging by use of United States seagoing hopper dredges and rehandling by pipe-line dredges as required throughout the year----------- ---------------- --------------- 837, 457. 51 Dredging 35-foot channel and anchorage at Port Richmond, by contract----------------------------------------250, 000.00 Experimental raising of 1 island and 1 fence, Pea Patch Island Dike, by hired labor__________-____ -____ - 3,000. 00 Repairs to dikes, sluices, etc., by derrickboat Rattler and caterpillar cranes Nos. 1 and 2, as required throughout the year---------------------------------------- 50, 00.00 1, 140, 457. 51 Total----------------------------- ---------------- 1, 248, 653. 95 Maintenance dredging with Government plant will be continued as required throughout the year, except during winter lay up, when annual repairs will be made. Contract dredging in the upper harbor will provide for the removal of shoals in the locality. Repairs to dikes and sluices with Government plant will provide necessary main- tenance of disposal basins. The sum of $4,900,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Dredging 40-foot channel in lower Delaware Bay with United States seagoing hopper dredges throughout the year-------- $750,000 Dredging and rock removal to 41 feet on west side of Tinicum, Eddystone, Chester, and Marcus Hook ranges, by contract___ 2,750,000 Total -------------------------------------------- 3,500,000 Maintenance: Dredging by use of United States hopper dredges and rehandling by pipe-line dredges as required throughout the year-------- 1,150,000 Dredging in upper Philadelphia Harbor and Port Richmond - anchorage, by contract____- _________- ____-__-_____ 200,000 Repairs to dikes, sluices, etc., by derrick boat Rattler and cater- pillar cranes, as required throughout the year ----- _____.. . 50,000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 1,400,000 Total, new work and maintenance___---... ______--- 4,900,000 Cost and Financial Summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------- $30,810,331.60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_----------------------- 29,582,608.00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-- 6----------0,392,939.60 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_ ------- --------------- 1,684,616.02 Net total cost to June 30, 1939_-__-- __________---- 62,077,555.62 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__--------._____ _ --- 357.93 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------- 62,077,913.55 344 ' REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.. S. ARMY, 1939 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_-- ------- .------ ___ $108,196.44 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 1,969,717.11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 1,248,296.02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 63,218,013.13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__--------_-----........$295,481. 67 . ...... Cost of maintenance-- _.... -- -_ 888, 505. 33 $688, 886. 32 $992, 500. 37 $1,109,951.88 $1, 219,109.90 Total cost-------------- - 1, 183, 987. 00 688, 886. 32 992, 500. 37 1,109, 951.88 1, 219,109.90 Total expended-----.... -....-1,831,340.49 747, 149. 96 988, 866. 45 1,147, 225.10 689.38 1,022, Allotted_-.-.-................. - -2,019,000.61 568,700.00 185, 231.33 1, 827, 668.15 1, 360, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_-_- -_------_------ $910, 985. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 -------- $180, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------- 1, 180, 000. 00 1, 360, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------2, 270, 985. 40 Gross amount expended-------------------$1, 212, 446. 66 Less reimbursements collected-------------- 189, 757.28 1, 022, 689. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--____-_____---- 1,248, 296. 02 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939- -____ - -___ __-____ 108, 740. 53 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------- 1, 139, 555. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_ ............ ........... ___ - 357. 93 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 ------- -___1, 139, 913.42 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11, 000, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: For new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 , 50 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 For maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,400, 000. 00 Total 1 -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - 4, 900, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 3. DELAWARE RIVER AT CAMDEN, N. J. Location.-Camden, N. J., is located on the east bank of the Dela- ware River, directly opposite the city of Philadelphia, Pa. It is about 55 miles above the mouth of the river and about 101 miles above the harbor of refuge at the mouth of Delaware Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 295 and 280.) Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. No work was done on this project. For further details see page 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 345 Delaware River to a line parallel with and 50 feet distant from the established pierhead line. The distance from Cooper Point to Berk- ley Street is about 1.5 miles, and from Berkley Street to Newton 'Creek is about 2.3 miles. The mean range of tide is 5.6 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 was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1Mar. 2,1919 For a depth of 30 feet from Newton Creek to H. Doc. No. 1120, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Kaighn Point, thence 18 feet to Cooper Point. 1 July 3, 1930 Extending the 30-foot depth upstream to H. Doc. No. 111, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Berkley St. Terminal. 1Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 71 wharves within the limits of this improvement, of which 68 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, 1938, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredgingopposite the Camden Marine Terminal by the U. S. hopper dredges Clatsop and Rossell resulted in the removal of 140,651 cubic yards at a cost of $43,812.31. The total costs for the year were $43,812.31 for mainte- nance. The expenditures were $44,791.84. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931 at a saving of $17,394 under the estimated cost. The latest examination (April 1939) indicates that project depths are well maintained, except for a marginal shoal adjacent to the pierhead line, below the Camden Terminal. The present depths are sufficient to meet the needs of existing commerce. The total costs excluding $15,000 contributed funds which were expended for new work have been $530,941.82, of which $462,905.66 was for new work and $68,036.16 was for maintenance. The expendi- tures have been $530,941.82. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $22,500, to maintenance dredg- ing to 30 feet by a United States hopper dredge, including rehandling by pipeline dredge (March and April 1940) to restore the project depth in the vicinity of the Camden Terminal. The sum of $60,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging between Kaighn Point and Cooper Point. 346 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 - __.-------------- $462, 905. 66 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _.....------------ 68, 036. 16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__--- _____--530, 941. 82 Net total expenditures_-------------------------- - 1530, 941. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__--------------- --- 22, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____-______ 1553, 441. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 - -------------- Cost of new work _------------- - ---------------------------.------------ -------------- Cost of maintenance ... ---- ------ I--------. ---------- ---------------- $21,970. 43 $43, 812.31 Total expended___----......--.......------ ......-------... ................ 20,990.90 44,791.84 Allotted--.------------.......................---------..................--------------..67, 000. 00 21, 282. 74 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------- -- $46, 009. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939___-------------- -------------__ 22, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for__-- --- ____--------- ----- 68, 509. 10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 1---------------- , 217. 26 Net amount to be accounted for ___ ____---------67, 291. 84 Gross amount expended _-_____,____-- ---- ______- -___-- 44, 791.84 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_____-____-_____ 22, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - - -- - - -- - -- 30, 1941, for maintenance 1___ -- - - - - - - - 60,000. 00 1 In addition $15,000 contributed funds expended for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 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 River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified April 26, 1892. For further details see page 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 maximum normal tidal velocity being about 11/2 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 347 (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $200,000, in addition to $1,300,000 required to restore the project depths between the mouth and Passyunk Avenue Bridge. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 8,1917 For depths of 35 feet from mouth to Girard H. Doc. No. 1270, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Point, thence 30 feet, 26 feet, and 22 feet to University Ave. Bridge, Philadelphia. July 3, 1930 For a depth of 30 feet instead of 35 feet between Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. the mouth and Girard Point, and for the con- No. 40, 71st Cong., 2d sess. (Con- ditional restoration and maintenance of the tains latest published maps.) channel below Passyunk Ave. by the United States. Reference to published articles not previously reported.-A report on the reexamination of Schuylkill River, Pa., with a view to the control of pollution from mining operations, was printed in House Document No. 183, Seventy-sixth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-The existing project, as originally adopted, im- posed 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 Engi- neers that it will dredge not less than 300,000 cubic yards annually in maintaining the channel above Passyunk Avenue Bridge and in coop- eration with the United States in channel maintenance below Pass- yunk Avenue. On December 23, 1930, the Secretary of War approved an ordinance passed by the 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 39 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, 1938, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Maintenance.-The hop- per dredges Clatsop and Rossell were engaged at intervals in mainte- nance dredging between the mouth and Passyunk Avenue, removing approximately 940,683 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $225,118.95. Channel examinations were made as required during the year at a cost of $8,698.56. The total cost of work done during the year was $233,817.51, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $244,006.59. In accordance with the local cooperation requirement the city of Philadelphia dredged a total of 108,000 cubic yards from the channel above Passyunk Avenue. 348 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Condition at end of #scal year.--The existing project is approxi- mately 98 percent completed. The total quantities removed in orig- inal excavation under the project were 9,511.5 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock, and 4,044,868 cubic yards, scow meas- urement, of other material. The work remaining to be done to com- plete the project is the removal of a few rock shoals in the channel above Passyunk Avenue, which will be deferred until the overlying mud shoals are removed by the city of Philadelphia, as required by the project. Rapid shoaling of the portion of river included in the improve- ment necessitates redredging at frequent intervals. The latest exam- ination (June 1939) shows present controlling depths at mean low water available to navigation about as follows: Section Project Present depth depth Feet Feet Mouth to 29th St..------------------------------------------------------.......................................................... 30 29. 6 29th St. to Passyunk Ave ......-----------.....-------------- ------------------------- 30 25.7 Passyunk Ave. to Gibson Point----_-------__ ------------------- 26 13.2 Gibson Point to University Ave --------------------------------------------- 22 13. 9 The total cost under the existing project was $3,896,729.03, of which $1,456,001.01 was for new work and $2,440,728.02 was for main- tenance. Total expenditures were $3,895,103.18. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $152,396.82, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----------__---------------------- $1, 625. 85 Maintenance: Dredging by United States seagoing dredge, mouth to Passyunk Ave. bridge, including rehandling by pipe-line dredges, as required during the year ______1------------------ - 150, 770. 97 Total--------------------------------------------- 152, 396. 82 The above dredging will provide for maintenance of the channel between the mouth and Passyunk Avenue throughout the year. The sum of $250,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for channel maintenance by contract and Government plant, from the mouth to Passyunk Avenue. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $1, 981, 001.01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- 2, 440, 728. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 4, 421, 729. 03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----___ -------------- 1, 625. 85 Net total expenditures _____--------.-------.- 4, 420, 103. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 152, 396. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 4, 572, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--..--------------------- --------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance-----------........... $273, 687. 55 $292, 625.47 $131, 636. 36 $65, 243. 22 $233, 817. 51 Total expended............ 293, 771. 05 257,121. 62 161,396. 21 60,145. 72 244, 006. 59 Allotted.--------------------- 340, 000.00 240, 000, 00 -108, 000. 00 265, 500.00 180, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 349 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ----------- $216, 403.41 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938--------- $30,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------150,000.00 180, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ ..- ______------------------ 396, 403. 41 Gross amount expended-- ----------------------------- 244, 006. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------152, 396. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 1, 625. 85 Balance available June 30, 1939 .-------------------- 150, 770. 97 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project 1 -------------------- 34, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 _---------____ June 30, 1941, for maintenance ---------- 250, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 5. WILMINGTON HARBOR, DEL. Location.-This harbor is formed by the Christina 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 Christina River from 1836 to 1838. The original project was adopted by River and Har- bor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, and July 5, 1884. For further details see page 1785 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 308 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a harbor at the mouth of the, river, with an entrance channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide, an inner basin of the same depth approximately 4,400 feet long, and averaging 600 feet in width, or about 70 acres in area, and extending upstream from the entrance channel at the mouth of the river to the Lobdell Canal. From the Lobdell Canal provision is made for a channel extending upstream 21 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide to the mouth of the Brandywine River, a distance of 1.6 miles from the mouth of the Christina, 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 Christina 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 Christina 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 350 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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, was $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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896 For depths of 21,10, and feet, and for jetties -- _I. Doc. No. 66, 54th Cong., 1st sess.; Mar. 3,1899or Annual Report, 1896, p. 973; Annual I Report 1897, p. 1250.1 uly 25,1912 Purchase or construction of a dredge and auxil- H. Doc. No. 359, 62d Cong, 2d sess. iaries, including a wharf and depot, and for maintenance of the project. SEntrance channel and basin with 25-foot depth IH. Doc. No. 114, 67th Cong., 1st sess., 22,1922 MarSept. and for construction by local interests of the and Senate Committee Print, 68th new south jetty. Cong., 1st sess.t July 3, 1930 For 30-foot depth between Delaware River and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 1 the Lobdell Canal and modification or removal No. 20, 71st Cong., 2d sess. of a portion of the north jetty. Aug. 30, 1935 2 Completion of the new south jetty by the United Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. States. No. 32, 73d Cong., 2d sess. I Contain latest published maps. 2Also May 28, 1935, under E. R. A. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-A marine terminal to serve ocean and coast- wise vessels was completed in 1923 by the harbor commission of Wil- mington with warehouses and freight-handling devices and directly connected with all railroads entering the city. There is also a prac- tically continuous series of wharves or terminals on both sides of the Christina River from the plant of the American Car & Foundry Co. to the Jessup & Moore Paper Co., a total length of about 2 miles. The harbor facilities consist of wharves, marine railways, shipyards, and terminal warehouses equipped with handling appliances. (See Port Series No. 29, 1938, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Repairs to south jetty under contract, were commenced September 9, 1938, and completed September 23, 1938, at a cost of $2,826.02. Repairs were made to the south jetty by hired labor, at a cost of $1,358.21. Total costs of repairs to jetty were $4,184.23. The U. S. dredge Rossell was en- gaged at intervals in maintenance dredging between deep water in Delaware River and Marine Terminal (Lobdell Canal) removing 1,015,149 cubic yards, bin measurement, at a cost of $137,069.13. Channel examinations were made as required throughout the year at a cost of $2,432.01. A reimbursement of $15,502.62 for damages to south jetty by the steamship P. N. Damtm was received. Total cost of work was $128,182.75 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $163,661.42. Condition at end of fscal year.-About 99 percent of the existing project has been completed. The remaining portion is the deepening RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 351 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 were as follows: From Delaware River to Lobdell Canal, 28.5 feet; thence to Market Street Bridge, 10.3 feet; thence to the pulp works, 11.0 feet; thence to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge No. 4, 8.1 feet; thence to 1,000 feet upstream from the highway bridge at Newport, 4.3 feet. The total cost and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Emergency Regulaunds Total Relief d funds Regular Total New work ... ...---------------------------------------- $205, 500 $924, 356. 12 $1, 129, 856. 12 Maintenance ---------------------------------------------- ____ 3, 723, 385. 28 3, 723, 385. 28 Total _ --------------------------- 205, 500 4, 647, 741. 40 4, 853, 241. 40 Expenditures . -------------------------- 205, 500 4, 647, 375. 95 4, 852, 875. 95 In addition, $60,000 contributed by the city of Wilmington was ex- pended for maintenance. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $263,952.84 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939____________---_________- -- ___- $365. 45 Maintenance : Maintenance dredging by a United States hopper dredge and attendant plant from mouth to Lobdell Canal, throughout the year_------- ----- 214, 587. 39 Maintenance dredging by a United States hopper dredge and attendant plant from Lobdell Canal to. Pusey & Jones Shipyard (March to April 1940) ------------------------------ __ 29, 000. 00 Maintenance dredging by contract between Pennsylvania R. R. Bridge No. 4 and Newport, Del. (August to November 1939)___ 20, 000. 00 Total------------------------------------------------ 263, 952. 84 A seagoing dredge will be operated during six or more periods of about 2 weeks each, distributed approximately uniformly throughout the fiscal year. The sum of $198,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to maintenance dredging to 30 feet with Gov- ernment plant from mouth to Lobdell Canal. The completion of the project which consists of deepening the inner basin is not now required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $1, 531, 977. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------13, 723, 385. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- 5, 255, 362. 61 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___------------------365. 45 Net total expnditures-------------------------------- -- 5, 254, 997. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------ 263, 952. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---___--- 15, 518, 950. 00 1 In addition, $60,000 contributed funds expended for maintenance. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1--23 352 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 .......................-------------- Cost of new work--------- $192,376.65 $13, 123.35 .----------....---.---..... Cost of maintenance.-------. -- $129,203. 51 89, 116. 25 217, 114. 02 $230, 700. 34 $128,182. 75 Total cost..--------------- 129,203. 51 281, 492. 90 230, 237. 37 230, 700. 34 128, 182. 75 Total expended--....--------------. 106, 818. 47 281,119. 00 234, 634.02 213, 881. 73 163, 661. 42 . Allotted.-------....----. . . 197, 500. 00 236, 500. 00 11, 000. 00 394, 000.00 227, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------- $200, 614. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act, approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- 227,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 427, 614. 26 Gross amount expended----------------------- $179, 164. 04 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 15, 502. 62 163, 661. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 263, 952.84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------------- - 371.45 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------- - 263, 581. 39 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - - existing project 2- 67, 850. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2_- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- 198, 000.00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 6. INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE BAY, DEL. AND MD. Location.-This waterway begins at Reedy Point on Delaware River, about 41 miles below Philadelphia, Pa., and passes through the sea level Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, a distance of 14 miles, to Back Creek, at Chesapeake City, Md. It then passes for 5 miles down Back Creek, and thence 9 miles down Elk River to Chesapeake Bay. A branch channel connects Delaware River at Delaware City, Del., with the main channel at a point about 11/2 miles west of Reedy Point. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 294, 1226 and 570). Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, made appropriation for preliminary studies with a view to taking over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, provided for the purchase of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. Its enlargement was authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of January 21, 1927, and July 3, 1930. For further details see Annual Report for 1934, page 242, and Anuual Report for 1938, page 312. Existing project.-This provides for a sea-level channel to accom- modate 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 enlargement 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 provi- sion of sluice gates at the fixed highway bridge; dredging the Dela- ware City Branch Channel to a depth of 8 feet and a width of 50 feet; RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 353 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, extending from Delaware River to the mouth of Back Creek, is about 21 miles. The mean range of the tide at Reedy Point jetties is 5.5 feet, and at Chesapeake City, Md., 2.3 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 4.8 feet above mean high water to 4.0 feet below mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1939, is $15,089,000. The latest (1939) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $730,000, including $130,000 for operation and care of the waterway. The exicting 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 Harbors. Committee Document No. 24, Seventy-third Congress, second session. Operation and care of the canal and appurtenant works were included in the project July 1, 1935, under the provisions of the Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act approved June 26, 1934. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-A freight station is maintained at Chesapeake City by the Baltimore & Philadelphia Steamboat Co., no charges for wharfage being made. Ample mooring facilities at the eastern and western ends of the canal and bulkheads at Delaware City and St. Georges have been constructed by the United States. A harbor for small boats has been provided and a wharf has been constructed at Chesapeake City. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR Philadelphia, Pa., district-New work-Contract.-Increased cost adjustments applicable to the reconstruction of Pennsylvania Rail- road bridge completed in previous fiscal year amounted to $6,611.73. Construction of emergency dolphins and fenders at four highway bridges and at the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed August 27, 1938, at a cost of $43,695.88. Reconstruction of a concrete highway across Government owned area at Lums Pond, by contract, begun April 24, 1939, was com- pleted June 20, 1939, at a cost of $37,639.21. Services of expert and consultant on bridges, bridge piers, abut- ments, foundations, etc., in a matter pending before the Court of Claims were procured during the fiscal year at a cost of $591.29. Contract for dredging (widening bends) in the canal, east of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge was entered into and preliminary work begun. No costs were incurred during the fiscal year. New work-Hired labor.-Reconstruction and operation of model of Reedy Point entrance by United States Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., was in progress at the end of the fiscal year at a cost of $11,943.21. The work is about 75 percent com- pleted. Grading, revetting, and sodding slopes of canal banks south side of Pennsylvania Railroad bridge was commenced during March 354 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 .1939, and was approximately 60 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year at a cost of $13,654.56. Excavating, grading, and revetting the North Canal bank at Chesapeake City was commenced in May 1939 and was about 5 per- cent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Costs for the fiscal year were $2,272.58. Approximately 246 acres of land for right-of-way and disposal areas Were purchased for $26,936.16. Decreased cost adjustment in the amount of $8 applicable to Emergency Relief funds and per- taining to the acquisition of land were made during the fiscal year. The total cost of new work was $143,344.62. Maintenance-Contract.-Removal of wreckage of St. Georges Bridge by contract was commenced January 11, 1939, and com- pleted February 10, 1939, at a cost of $17,084.55. Dismantling and disposal of remaining steel and concrete pave- ment in the damaged superstructure of south approach span and tower of St. Georges Bridge was commenced April 22, 1939, and completed May 30, 1939, at a cost of $8,366.34. Services of consulting engineers in connection with preparation of a preliminary report on the type of crossing which should be erected across the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at or near St. Georges, Del., were procured at a cost of $2,696.23. Work of constructing four emergency dolphins at several bridges was commenced June 1, 1939, and was 75 percent completed at a cost of $2,390.36 at the end of the fiscal year. Maintenance Hired labor.-The derrick boat No. 37 assisted in the removal of the debris of St. Georges Bridge at a cost of $22,- 107.82. The U. S. hopper dredge Clatsop removed 218,770 cubic yards, bin measurement, from the Reedy Point entrance channel from March 6, 1939, to April 15, 1939, at a cost of $45,139.21. The dredge Clatsop also removed 536,387 cubic yards of scattered shoals throughout the canal from April 15, 1939, to June 30, 1939, at a cost of $99,754.57. The U. S. derrick boat No. 37 removed 125,836 cubic yards, scow measurement, of material in the canal at intervals during the fiscal year at a cost of $79,788.12. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Alabama was engaged in dredging the channel area adjacent to Reedy Point mooring basin from June 13, 1939, to June 30, 1939, removing 127,180 cubic yards at a cost of $18,099.13. Other hired labor work consisted of maintenance and repairs to banks, $105,592.63; seeding and planting windbreaks along banks, $7,748.29; maintenance and repair of auxiliary works, $26,631.53; and removal of obstructions and debris, exclusive of wreckage of St. Georges Bridge, $24,189.73, a total of $164,162.18. Surveys and examinations of the canal were made throughout the year at a cost of $58,949.92. Total cost of maintenance was $518,538.43. Operating and care-Hired labor.-The highway bridges across the waterway were operated and maintained throughout the year. The cost was $147,808.93 for operation, $23,556.66 for maintenance aLnd repair, and $1,591.82 for improvement and reconstruction, a total of $172,957.41. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 355 The total cost of work was $143,344.62 for new work, $518,538.43 for maintenance, and $172,957.41 for operating and care, a total of $834,840.46. Total expenditures from all funds were $1,083,098.80. SECTION : COURTHOUSE POINT TO POOLES ISLAND-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT Field examinations and surveys were in progress during the year to determine future maintenance needs in the approach channel in Chesapeake Bay and the Pearce Creek disposal area. The total costs were $9,563.07, of which $4,853.23c was for new work and $4,709.84 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $8,910.07. The combined total costs during the fiscal year, all regular funds, were as follows: New work New__work Maintenance Maintenanceand Operating care Total Philadelphia district-_------ ---------- $143, 344. 62 $518, 538. 43 $172, 957. 41 $834, 840. 46 Baltimore district___ . __- -__ __.____ ___-.4, 853. 23 4, 709. 84 9, 563. 07 Total_ . . . . ..---------------------------- 148, 197. 85 523, 248. 27 172, 957. 41 844, 403. 53 The total expenditures during the fiscal year for both districts were $1,092,008.87. CONDITION AT END OF FISCAL YEAR Philadelphia,Pa., District.-This portion of the existing project is about 76 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the completion, under contract in force, of widening bend east of rail- road bridge; constructing new fender system at railroad bridge; dredging branch channel at Delaware City, Del.; enlarging anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek at Chesapeake City Md.; bank stabilization through Deep Cut; stabilizing Summit Bridge; protect- ing slopes with vegetal cover; widening existing bends; widening Reedy Point entrance channel; and constructing extension to existing jetties at Delaware River entrance. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware River to Reedy Point Bridge, 23.0 feet; thence to Biddles Point, 25.8 feet; thence to St. Georges Bridge, 26.8 feet; thence to light No. 12, 25.9 feet; thence to Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 23.0 feet; thence to Summit Bridge, 25.1 feet; thence to Guthries Run, 23.8 feet; thence to Bethel, 25.7 feet; thence to Chesapeake City Bridge, 24.3 feet; thence to light No. 13, 24.2 feet; thence to Sandy Point, 26.7 feet; thence to Court House Point, 24.2 feet. The con- trolling depth in the Delaware City branch channel was 4.3 feet. The controlling width was 163 feet in the canal and 30 feet in the branch channel. Baltimore, Md., district. This portion of the existing project was completed in May 1938. The controlling depth at mean low water in the approach channel in Chesapeake Bay is 28.4 feet, local datum, or 26.0 feet at mean low water, Delaware River datum, ascertained in April 1939. The combined total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: 356 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 New work Maintenance Operating and care Total Baltimore district: Regular funds---------.......... $2, 150, 566.;64 $4, 709. 84--.--...--. $2, 155, 276. 48 Philadelphia district: Regular funds ------ 5, 059, 694. 75 1, 302, 860. 31 $520, 931.92 6, 883, 486. 98 Emergency Relief funds....-------------- 4, 732, 950. 11 ..------------- . 4, 732, 950. 11 Total......--------------------------.. 11, 943, 211.50 1, 307, 570. 15 520, 931.92 13, 771, 713. 57 The total expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $13,948,306.24, of which $7,060,504.14 regular funds and $4,732,- 950.11 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $11,793,454.25, was charged to the Philadelphia district, and $2,154,851.99 regular funds was charged to the Baltimore district. In addition, the sum of $2,513,270.24 was expended between August 1918 and June 1935 on the operation and care of the works of im- provement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds un- expended and accounts receivable as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-- ----------------------- _ $134, 303. 80 New work: Dredging north of the present channel centerline, east of railroad bridge, including disposal-area costs under contract in force to be completed November 1939- -- ---- -- $1.72, 205. 00 Dredging entrance channel and basin in Dela- ware City branch channel, by contract (August to October 1939) ------------- ___------ 25, 000. 00 Constructing new fender system at Pennsylvania R. R. bridge, by contract (October 1939 to May 1940)-----------------------------133, 000. 00 Stabilizing banks, including dry excavating and dredging, between Summit Bridge and Bethel, by contract (September 1939 to February 1940)_ 752, 940.00 Enlarging anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek, Chesapeake City, by contract (S'eptem- ber to December 1939) ------------------ 43, 000. 00 Reconstructing and operating model of the Reedy Point entrance by U. S. Waterways Experi- ment Station, Vicksburg, Miss. (July to Octo- ber 1939)-------------------------------- ,000. 00 Soil testing for bank stabilization and widening projects by hired labor (July 1939 to June 1940)_ 40, 000. 00 Excavating, grading, and revetting north bank at Chesapeake City, by hired labor (July to Octo- ber 1939) -------------.--------------- 37, 500.00 Grading, revetting, and sodding south bank at Pennsylvania R. R. bridge, by hired labor (July 1939) -------- -------------------------- 12, 000. 00 Seeding banks, between Summit Bridge and Bethel, by hired labor (September and Octo- ber 1939)-----___--------------------------2,080.00 Total new work -.------- _-_----------------- 1, 222. 725. 00 Maintenance: Removal of concrete bridge piers and abutments at St. Georges, by contract (September to December 1939) ------------------ 60,000.00 Constructing emergency dolphins at bridges, by contract in force, to be completed in July 1LeQQ 1 30000'h V ------------------------------ ---- ,,Ov.V RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 357 Dredging with a United States hopper dredge, pipe-line dredge, and derrick boat, as required during the year ,to a depth of 27 feet--------- $401,080.96 Maintenance of canal banks and auxiliary works, throughout the year---------------------- 165,000.00 Removal of obstructions and debris, throughout the year---------------------------------- 30,000.00 Maintenance contingencies_--------- ---------- 4,723.52 $662, 104. 48 Maintenance (operation and care) : Relocating control rooms at highway bridges, by contract and hired labor (September to No- vember 1939) ----------------------------- 60,500.00 General operating expenses -------------- 80,000.00 Operation of bridges and a ferry at St. Georges- 85,250.00 Ordinary maintenance and repair to bridges .. 27,250.00 253,000.00 Total for all work ___-------- __----------------- 2,272,133.28 Widening the channel east of Pennsylvania Railroad bridge will provide safer navigating conditions at a dangerous bend. Dredging entrance channel and basin in Delaware City branch channel will afford facilities for small boats. The new fenders at the railroad bridge will provide better protection against damage from vessels. The work of stabilizing the canal banks between Summit Bridge and Bethel by grading and drainage is expected to prevent further slides in the Deep Cut. The model study of the Reedy Point entrance will indicate whether the construction of jetty extension is advisable. The sum of $5,082,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work : Extension of jetties at Delaware River en- trance, by contract (September 1940 to December 1941) --- --------------------- $610,000.00 Completion of branch channel at Delaware City to 8 feet, by contract (July and August 1940) ------------------------------------ 22,000.00 Continuing stabilization of banks between rail- road bridge and Bethel, by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------------- 00,000.00 6-- Protecting graded slopes with vegetal cover by hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941)__ 100,000.00 Total new work-------- ------------------------- $1,332,000.00 iMaintenance: Constructing new highway bridge to replace lift bridge at St. Georges destroyed Jan. 10, 1939, by contract (July 1940 to December 1941)__ $2,400,000.00 Removing shoals between Court House Point and Pooles Island, where necessary, by a U. S. seagoing hopper dredge (February to June 1941)---------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Dredging by use of a U. S. seagoing hopper dredge, 1 pipe-line dredge, derrick boat No. 37 and attendant plant, throughout the year. 300, 000. 00 Dredging of shoals, by contract, throughout the year ----------------------------- 330, 000. 00 Revetment of canal slopes as required by hired labor ------ --------------------------- 300, 000. 00 Maintenance of canal banks and auxiliary works, throughout the year 130, 000. 00 Removal of obstructions and debris, through- out the year- _- _---_--_-_-------30, 000. 00 3, 590, 000. 00 358 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Maintenance (operation and care) : General operating expenses__---------------- $80, 000.00 Operation of bridges__--_------------- 58, 500. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair of bridges-- 22, 000. 00 $160, 500. 00 Total for maintenance---------- ------------------ 3, 750, 500. 00 Total for all work-___ ________ _______--- 5, 082, 500. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------- ---------------- $22, 652, 966. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ___--------------- 18, 732, 249. 93. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _-___ --- 31, 385, 216. 44 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_ ------------------------- 310, 065. 67 Net total cost to June 30, 1939___------------------ 31,695,282. 11 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 830. 80 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939---------.... ------- 31, 696, 112. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---- .. - ----------- 134, 303. 80 Net total expenditures___________________________ ___ 131, 561, 809. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- ----------- __ 2, 271, 302. 48 Total amount appropirated to June 30, 1939 ----------- 133, 833, 111. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__ ........ $5, 050. 00 $2, 695, 350. 94 $7, 403, 158. 48 $2, 912, 160. 91 $148, 197.85 Cost of maintenance-- . __--_ _ 500, 474. 29 686, 518. 13 279, 773.28 924, 059. 82 696, 205. 68 Total cost-- ----------- __505, 524. 29 3, 381, 869. 07 7, 682, 931.76 3, 836, 220. 73 844, 403. 53 Total expended__---- _ -- - 227, 861. 28 3, 736, 079. 95 6, 682, 881.81 4, 104, 483.45 1, 092, 008. 87 Allotted.....-------------------- 5,859, 000. 00 4, 044, 538. 97 2, 262, 260. 00 3, 487, 611.00 2,267, 579. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938______-_____------ -- _-_ $1, 095, 732. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act Approved June 11, 1938_------ $660, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 __--.---- 1, 743, 500. 00 2, 403, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for _________------------3, 499, 232. 24 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment____--- 1_ 920. 89 135, Net amount to be accounted for---___------------------ 3, 363, 311.35 Gross amount expended----- _____--- $1, 096, 874. 95 Less : Reimbursements collected--------- $754. 70 Receipts from sales -_____--- 4, 111.38 4, 866. 08 1, 092, 008. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__----------- 2, 271, 302.48 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_______--_-- $138,397. 08 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 163, 377. 12 301, 774. 20 Balance available June 30, 1939_--_------------------ 1, 969, 528. 28. Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 _____ _ _ 830. 80 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939____________ 1, 970, 359. 08 Amount (estimated) required to be- -appropriated for completion of existing project _ - - - - - - - --- -- --- --- --- -- -- 1, 930, 000. 00 1 Includes $2,513,270.24 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 359 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: - - - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - For new work 2 - - - - - - - - - - - $1, 332, 000. 00 For maintenance ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3, 750, 500. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - Total 2- 5, 082, 500. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 7. SMYRNA RIVER, DEL. Location.-This river, 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 River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, August 11, 1888, June 13, 1902, and March 3, 1905. For further details see page 1786, Annual Report for 1915, and page 321 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 5.6 feet, at Flemings Landing, about halfway up the river, 3.7 feet, and at Smyrna Land- ing, the head of navigation, 3.4 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $150,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are nine wharves and landings of pile and timber construction. The terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Construction of an extension to the existing south jetty, under contract, was commenced December 6, 1938, and was 75 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $41,469.90 for new work. Preliminary surveys and test borings by hired labor in connection with this con- tract were performed at a cost of $824.85 for new work. Total costs for the year were $42,294.75 for new work. The ex- penditures were $28,747.51. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 82 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the completion, under contract in force, of the extension of the south jetty, and the im- provement of the channel to project dimensions for a short distance in the upper section of the river near Smyrna Landing. The con- trolling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 5.5 feet; thence to Prices Land- ing, 4.0 feet; and thence to Smyrna Landing, 2.6 feet. 360 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The costs were $122,596.80 for new work, and $79,369.03 for main- tenance, a total of $201,965.83. Total expenditures were $188,418.59. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $25,709.60, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------------- $13,547.24 New work: Constructing extension to south jetty under contract in force to be completed August 1939------------------------ 12, 162. 36 Total ---------------------------------------- 25, 709. 60 This work will complete the project, with the exception of dredg- ing in the upper end of the river which is not now required. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the entrance channel and shoals in upper section of the river by contract (July to September 1940). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $177, 681. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------ ---- 102, 091. 88. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_---------- 279, 773. 46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------- -13, 547.24 Net total expenditures -------- --------- -- - 266, 226. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------- ___ __-- ----- 25, 709. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 291, 935. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...------ Cost of maintenance_-----... --. - --------- -__-___.__.. . _ ----$6, 440. 03 $8,982.26 --- $624.00 -- $42, 294. 75, Total expended------------------... $5.64 7, 045.63 8, 376.66 624. 00 28,747.51 ......------------------................. Allotted---- 20, 675. 27 -------------..-----------............. -5, 168. 15 54, 457. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938---------------- $53, 620. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936___ ---- -__________-_ 837. 11 Amount to be accounted for_-- Gross amount expended_ _---__ -- ---- __ ___ __-___ $54, 457. 11 28, 747.51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 25, 709. 60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- __---- --- 25, 709. 60 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, 1941, for maintenance 1--- 15, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 8. LITTLE RIVER, DEL. Location.-The river rises in Kent County, Del., flows easterly 7 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 32 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water from the 5-foot contour in Delaware Bay to the bridge at Little Creek Landing, 3 miles above the mouth, 60 feet wide across the bar outside the mouth, and 40 feet wide in the river, including RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 361 several cut-offs to eliminate sharp bends, and which shortened the distance about half a mile. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 5.1 feet and at Little Creek Landing 5.2 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 2 feet below mean low water to 1 foot above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1912, was $14,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 626, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). There is no published map of the river. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three pile-and-timber wharves or landings on this stream. The terminal facilities are considered ade- quate 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 $1,984 -under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 1.1 feet; and thence to the highway bridge at Little Creek Landing, 2.3 feet. The cost and expenditures were $58,036.45, of which $12,015.86 was for new work and $46,020.59 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging throughout the length of the project by contract (August to November 1940). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 - -_____-_-------- _ $12,015.86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939..---------------------- 46, 020. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------58, 036. 45 Net total expenditures--------------------------- ------ 58, 036. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---.--..... ------ 58, 036. 45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance __------_--____.__-_-___ _ _15, 000. 00 9. ST. JONES RIVER, DEL. Location.-This river 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 Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881; modified in 1884 and again in 1889. (For further details see p. 1787, Annual Report for 1915, and p. 324, Annual Report for 1938.) Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide extending from the mouth of the river to a junction with Murderkill River entrance channel 2,700 feet offshore, thence following the latter to deep water, protected on the north by a jetty 5,700 feet long, and on the south by a second jetty 4,100 feet long extending from the south bank of the Murderkill River to a 362 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 point abreast the outer end of the proposed north jetty, a channel within the river 7 feet deep at mean low water from the mouth to Dover, 50 feet wide from the mouth to Lebanon, a distance of 7 miles, and 40 feet wide thence to Dover, a further distance of 4 miles, 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 4.5 feet, at Lebanon 2.0 feet, and at Dover 1.5 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 1937, is $420,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, with mainte- nance estimated at $9,000 annually for the entire project. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 June 25,1910 For a 7-foot depth throughout, 16 cut-offs, and H. Doc. No. 1116, 60th Cong., 2d sess. north jetty. June 5,1920 No expenditures authorized until satisfactory Specified in act. title to the land required for any cut-off shall have been transferred to the United States free of cost. Aug. 26,1937 For a realined entrance channel and jetties ...- -- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 18, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' 1COntains latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of August 26, 1937, is subject to the conditions that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States necessary rights- of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for sub- sequent maintenance as required. This requirement has not been fully complied with. All prior requirements have been fully com- plied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three wharves and several landings along the river, all of which are privately owned but are open to use by the general public. None of the wharves has railroad connections. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 40 percent of the existing project has been completed. To complete the project requires the dredging of the realined entrance channel, the construction of the jetties at the entrance, and the dredging in the upper end of the improvement. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 4.4 feet; thence to Barkers Landing, 5.6 feet; thence to Lebanon, 5.2 feet; and thence to Dover, 3.6 feet. The costs and expenditures were $152,512.17 for new work and $35,670.92 for maintenance, a total of $188,183.09. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $262,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to new work dredging and jetty construc- tion at the mouth, by contract (July 1940 to April 1941). RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 363 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $207, 102. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 4, 537. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------271, 639. 59 Net total expenditures-------------------- ---- 271, 639. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------ 271, 639. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - 1 5.- - Cost of maintenance__ $1, 559. 77 $19, 323. 32 Total expended....1------------------_____ _________ , 460. 21 19, 409. 99 $12. 89 Allotted------------------------ $18, 000 4, 000.00 -1,116. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 --- --------------------------- $262,700.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 262, 700. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------ ----------- 262, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work --- ---------------------------- 262, 700. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 10. MURDERKILL RIVER, DEL. Location.-This river rises in Kent County, Del., flows northeast- erly 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/ 2 miles. The mean range of tide is 4.6 feet at the mouth and 2.4 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 considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 63 percent of the existing project has been completed. The remaining portion is the widening of the channel across the flats and in the river, which at the present time is not considered important. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 4.9 feet; and thence to Frederica, 5.9 feet. 364 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The costs and expenditures were $192,434.76, of which $37,630.07 was for new work and $154,804.69 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $12,000, to maintenance dredging in the entrance channel, by contract (August to October 1939). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed that no maintenance will be necessary. The completion of the project which consists of widening the river and entrance channels is not now required by existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__-_ _----------------- $37, 630. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------------- 154, 804.69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------192,434. 76 Net total expenditures-------- ---------------------------- 192, 434. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 12, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------204,434. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--------------------- -------.------------------- - - - -- --- Cost of maintenance .. _---_---.... -$32. 00 - $11, 866. 54 Total expended ...........------------------ -29. 50 -------------- 11,481. 23 $385. 31 Allotted--.....--- ------------------ 6,000. 00 $15, 000.00- ........ .. -13, 516. 23 $12, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------$12, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-----.------------------------ 12, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- --- existing project 1 22, 400. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 11. MISPILLION RIVER, DEL. Location.-This river rises on the boundary line between Maryland and Delaware, flows 15 miles in a general northeasterly direction between Kent and Sussex Counties and empties into Delaware Bay about 16 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879; July 13, 1892, modified July 3, 1893, and by River and Har- bor Act of March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1786, An- nual Report for 1915, page 448 of Annual Report for 1918, and page 327 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water from Delaware Bay to Milford, a distance of 12 miles, 80 feet wide from the 6-foot curve in Delaware Bay across the flats to the mouth; thence 60 feet wide in the river, with additional width at sharp bends; 4 cut-offs, 50 feet wide; and for protection of the en- trance channel by a stone-filled pile and timber-crib jetty along the s!outh side 5,850 feet long and for similar jetty along the north side approximately 6,496 feet long, extending to a point opposite the end RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 365 of the south jetty. The mean range of tide is 4.5 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 1937, is $177,350, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,400. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1919 For 6-foot depth and extension of south jetty --... H. Doc. No. 678, 62d Cong., 2d sess.t Aug. 26,1937 Extension of north jetty----- ... -__ ......... _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 83, 74th Cong., 2d sess.l 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 12 privately owned bulkhead wharves at Milford, 3 of which may be used by the public. None of the wharves have railroad sidings or connections. Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.--Construc- tion of an extension, approximately 3,500 feet long, to the existing north jetty, under contract, was commenced March 16, 1939, and was 16 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $19,932.92 for new work. Preliminary surveys and test borings by hired labor in connection with this contract were performed at a cost of $851.46 for new work. Total costs for the year were $20,784.38 for new work. Maintenance dredging of shoals in the upper section of the river was commenced July 27, 1938, and completed August 20, 1938. There were removed 4,009 cubic yards of mud, sand, and gravel at a cost of $2,285.72 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $20,784.38 for new work and $2,285.72 for maintenance, a total of $23,070.10. Total expenditures were $4,444.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 61 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the completion, under contract in force, of the extension to the north jetty. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 4.3 feet; thence to the highway draw- bridge, 5.4 feet; and thence to the fixed highway bridge at Milford, 6.5 feet. The cost was $108,034.27 for new work and $118,231.80 for maintenance, a total of $226,266.07. The expenditures were $207,- 504.23. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $112,418.29, as follows: ------ Accounts payable June 30, 1939__--_________ _------ $18, 761. 84 New work: Constructing extension to north jetty under contract in force, to be completed November 1939--- -------------------- 93, 656. 45 Total--. ------ - - - - - - - 112, 418. 20 366 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 This work will complete the project. The sum of $55,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied as follows: Maintenance : Repairing existing south jetty, by contract (August to December 1940) ----------------------- -- $45, 000. 00 Dredging in entrance channel, by contract (March to May 1941)_ 10, 000. 00 Total------------- -------------------------------- 55, 000. 00 Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------$256, 832. 68 ... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 __- --------------- 179, 404. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------- _ 436, 236. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_ ._____-------- ------ 18, 761. 84 Net total expenditures ____________-________ 417, 475. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- --__- ____------------__ 112, 418.29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--__________ 529, 893 .35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .....--- - ---- $20,784. 38 Cost of maintenance ............ $24, 685. 62 - - $11, 251. 84 2, 285. 72 Total cost- ..- -.. - - 24, 685. 62 - - - 11, 251.84 23, 070. 10 Total expended- ._______ _______ 20, 790. 65 $3, 894. 97 -____________ 11, 116. 05 4, 444.05 Allotted_ ---.-.-.---.--- -__.29, 000.00 -5, 000.00 $15, 000.00 -10,000.00 112, 300.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_. -- _ $4, 562. 34 ______ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ---------------------------------- 112, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 116, 862. 34 Gross amount expended --------------------------- 4, 444. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__________ __-_____ 112, 418. 29 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts1________-_______ 1_ 744. 84 111, Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------- 673. 45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1--_____________ 55, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Existing project.-This provides for the establishment of a perma- nent 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 367 channel 6 feet deep at mean low water with a least width of 40 feet, upstream to Milton, 103/4 miles above the new mouth. The closure of the project outlet of Broadkill River may be ad- visable to insure an adequate tidal flow through the new Delaware Bay entrance channel of the inland waterway between Rehoboth Bay and Delaware Bay, and reduce maintenance costs in the section of that waterway connecting Broadkill River with the new entrance channel, as reported in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 56, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. The mean range of tide is 4 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. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1873 For 6-foot depth of channel- _ Annual Report, 1872, p. 792. Mar. 2,1907 For new mouth-. H. Doc. No. 214, 59th Cong., 2d sess.t 1 This document, together with H. Doc. No. 128, 67th Cong., 2d sess., contains latest published maps. Terminal facilities.-There are four wharves of pile-and-timber construction; the terminals are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal' year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth through the new entrance to Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, 5.5 feet; thence to the bascule highway bridge, 4.4 feet; and thence to Milton, 4.4 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.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to maintenance dredging throughout the project by contract (September to December 1940). Cost and financial summary ----------------------------- $68,227.97 Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------101, 723. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-_________ 169, 951. 64 Net total expenditures------------- --------------- ___ 169, 951. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 69, 951. 64 1------------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..................-........... Cost of maintenance------------- $713. 97 Total expended _ . 713. 97 Allotted_ . . . . ..... _ -$6, 786. 03 184626--39-pt. 1, vol. 1-24 368 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance------- ----------------------------- $15, 000 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 Philadelphia, 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 Har- bor Act of July 4, 1836, January 23, 1880, and August 2, 1882. 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, 1932, page 330, and 1938, page 330. 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896 Breakwater construction Doc. No. 112, 52d Cong., 1st sess. H-----------------. Construction of 10 ice piers--_.- --..-.---. (Subproject, approved by War Depart- ment Apr. 23, 1900.) Construction of 5 additional ice piers- ..... (Subproject, approved by War Depart- ment June 30, 1902.) July Channel 18 feet deep to the Queen Anne pier 3, 1930 Rivers and Harbors Committee Doo. No. 1 at Lewes, Del. (No work has been done on 15, 70th Cong., 1st sess. this channel.) Aug. 30, 1935 Channel 165 feet deep to the pier of the Atlantic Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 1 Fisheries Co., about 0.7 mile east of the 56, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Queen Anne pier. 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provides that local interests shall give assurances satisfactorily to the Secretary of War that they will dredge their berthing facili- ties to a depth of 15 feet and that at least one pier will be made RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 369 available for the use of visiting craft, subject to general dockage rates. None of these conditions has been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The only terminal facilities are the wharves on the Delaware Bay shore about a mile east of the town of Lewes, Del. These consist of four private piers, with rail connection owned by fertilizer companies, and the Government iron pier, which is not in usable condition. The Queen Anne (or Collins) pier, formerly existing at the western end of the proposed 18-foot channel, was demolished by ice in the spring of 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Based on a comparison of the cost of new work done under 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 Fisheries pier on June 30, 1939, was 11.4 feet at mean low water. The break- water is in good condition, except for some settlement at the lower end. Repairs to the ice piers were completed in 1927. The cost and expenditures under the existing project have been $2,238,205.34 for new work and $120,455.55 for maintenance, a total of $2,358,660.89. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $65,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, 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 to August 1940). The proposed work will complete the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------- --------------- $4, 987, 657. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------ ------ 120, 455. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 5, 108, 112. 68 Net total expenditures------------------------5, 108, 112. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------ 5, 108, 112. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------- ----------- ------ 65, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 65, 000. 00 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, 1941, for new work-- -------------------------- -- 65, 000. 00 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 370 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 to Lewes River. It then follows the latter a distance of about 11/4 miles west to the town of Lewes, Del., and empties into Delaware Bay through a new inlet about 1 mile west of Lewes. Beyond the new inlet, 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 projects.-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 a waterway 6 feet deep, with a channel 100 feet wide from Broadkill River to South Street Bridge at Lewes, and a basin 1,200 feet long and up to 375 feet in width at the latter point; an entrance channel from Delaware Bay, near Lewes, 200 feet wide, protected by jetties 500 feet apart and 1,700 feet long; a channel 50 feet wide (40 feet wide through deep-cutting near Reho- both) 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 one railroad and one highway bridge at Rehoboth. The mean range of tide at the Dela- ware Bay entrance is 4 feet and at the highway bridge near Reho- both 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, ex- clusive 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 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 company 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 existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25, 1912 For a 6-foot-depth canal to connect Rehoboth H. Doc. No. 823, 60th Cong., 1st sess., and Bay and Delaware Bay. Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 51, 61st Cong., 3d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 For a 6-foot-depth entrance near Lewes, for Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. jetties, for widening the canal from Broad- 56, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest kill River to Lewes, and basin. published maps.) Local cooperation.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three wharves at Lewes, Del., one owned by the town, one Government owned, and one privately owned, all open to public use, and two private wharves at Rehoboth, one of which has direct railroad connection. These wharves are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys to determine channel condition were made by hired labor at a cost of $347.81, and RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 371 experimental painting of a section of the steel sheet pile jetties was performed, at a cost of $812.07. Total costs were $1,159.88 for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,459.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.--About 85 percent of the existing project has been completed. The remaining portion is reinforcing the jetties in Rehoboth Bay, built in 1903 under a previous project. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as fol- lows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth through the new entrance, 5.8 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Lewes, 5.2 feet; and thence to Rehoboth Bay, 4.0 feet. The costs under the existing project, exclusive of $60,000 contributed funds, expended for new work, were $435,383.07 for new work and $27,965.47 for maintenance, a total of $463,348.54. The total expenditures, excluding $60,000 contributed funds, were $463,348.54. 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.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $5,000, to cleaning and paint- ing exposed portion of existing steel sheet pile jetties by contract (July to October 1939). The sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied as follows: Maintenance: Repairing inner ends of existing steel sheet pile jetties, by contract (August to December 1940) --------- ------------------- $15,000 Dredging from Delaware Bay to South Street Bridge at Lewes, by contract (September to December 1940) 0, 000 1---------------------- Total---------------- ----------------------------- 25, 000 The completion of the project, by reinforcing the jetties in Reho- both Bay, is not required at this time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------1 $435, 383.07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------- -------- 27,965. 47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------463, 348. 54 Net total expenditures---- ---------------------- --------- 463, 348. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------- ------- 5, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 468,348. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ... Cost of new work ______ .___ __-....-...... ..... ... $132,636.71 $38, 246. 63 Cost of maintenance ___ __ . ... ____... . ..------------- . .. 5, 202. 06 $1, 159. 88 Total cost----_____ -------------- ------------- 132, 636. 71 43, 448. 69 88 1, 159. Total expended-........_______ _..__ ____ -- ---. --- 111, 061.74 64, 723. 98 1,459.56 Allotted--. .------------- .....--- -----------------------...... 170, 000.00 8, 082. 39 4, 162. 89 1 In addition, $60,000 contributed funds expended on new work. 372 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $2, 296. 67 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938----------------------------------- 5, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 7,296. 67 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 837. 11 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 6,459. 56 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 1, 459.56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 5, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------ ---------------- 76, 350. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- --- ----- ----- - - ---------- ----- 30, 1941 for maintenance 2 25, 000.00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 15. INDIAN RIVER INLET AND BAY, DEL. Location.--This bay is a shallow lagoon 6 miles long and 2 miles wide on the Delaware coast about midway between Cape Henlopen and the Maryland State line. The inlet is an opening through the barrier beach separating Indian River Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1219.) Existing project.-This provides for the fixation of the inlet by the construction of parallel jetties 500 feet apart, with cores of suit- ably graded rock, extending approximately to the 14-foot depth curve in the ocean; and the dredging of a channel generally 200 feet wide and 15 feet deep from the inner ends of the jetties to a point in the bay substantially 7,000 feet from the ocean shore line, thence progressively decreasing depth, and width decreasing from 200 feet to 100 feet, to the 6-foot depth curve in the bay, and provides further that the interior channel dimensions may, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, be modified as may be found desirable to increase the hydrauhc efficiency of the channel, without increasing the cost. The mean range of ocean tide is, at the inlet, 4.0 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1937 is $443,000, of which $160,000 was contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 41, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide a channel 9 feet deep, 100 feet wide in the bay, and 80 feet wide in the river, from that depth in the existing channel in Indian River Bay to and including a turning basin 9 feet deep, 175 feet wide, and 300 feet long at Old Landing; thence about 8,200 feet to the highway bridge at Millsboro, 60 feet wide and 4 feet deep; at an estimated first cost of $201,000, with annual maintenance of $10,000 in addition to that now required, subject to certain condi- tions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 330, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 373 Terminal facilities.-There are two wharves located at Oak Orchard, on Indian River Bay. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work under contract for constructing two steel sheet pile and stone jetties at the inlet and dredging in the inlet and bay, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was continued and was about 93 percent com- pleted at the end of the fiscal year. The dredging was completed October 8, 1938, and 1,198,409 cubic yards of sand and mud were removed. The cost for the year for jetty construction and dredging was $253,644. Surveys to determine channel condition and technical studies to determine effect of jetties on beaches were made at a cost of $4,269.91 for new work. The total costs were $228,105.98 from United States funds and $29,807.93 from contributed funds, a total of $257.913.91 for new work. The expenditures were $204,680.78 from United States funds and $62,007.37 from contributed funds, a total of $266,688.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 89 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the completion, under contract in force, of the two steel sheet pile and stone jetties at the inlet. The controlling depths at mean low water on May 31, 1939, were as follows: Through the inlet to a point in the bay 7,000 feet from the ocean shore line, 8.2 feet; and thence to deep water in the bay, 2.3 feet. The costs under the existing project were $234,455.72 from United States funds and $160,000 from contributed funds, a total of $394,455.72 for new work. The expenditures were $204,- 680.78 from United States funds and $160,000 from contributed funds, a total of $364,680.78. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $78,319.22, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------- $29, 774. 94 New work : Constructing jetties under contract in force, to be completed Aug. 1939----------------------- $43, 544. 28 Surveys and hydrographic studies of the inlet------ 5, 000. 00 48, 544. 28 Total-- ---- ---------------------------------- 78, 319. 22 This work will complete the project. The sum of $70,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the inlet and bay by contract (July to November 1940). Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $234, 455. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- 234, 455. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 29, 774. 94 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 204, 680. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------78, 319. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_----- 283, 000. 00 374 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_ _ _____............._. ___ .. ... _ ....... _ ... .... $6,349. 74 $228,105. 98 maintenance --------- Cost of maintenance--- ...................... ------------ $6,349.-74- .............. ............................ -------------- ------------- $228,-105.98 -------- Total expended--............----...........-----........ --------------...... -------------- ...------..------.....- 204, 680. 78 Allotted....------------------------ 283, 000. 00 -----............. Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__--------------------------- $283, 000. 00 Gross amount expended___- ------------------- 204, 680. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 78, 319. 22 . Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_____---- ---.. $515. 10 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------58,401. 99 58, 917. 09 Balance available June 30, 1939__---------- ---- ---- 19, 402. 13 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ .- __. _____ __ -____-_ $160, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 160, 000. 00 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 160, 000. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939 60, 000. 00 1------------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- -. __________________________ $130, 192. 07 $29, 807. 93 Cost of maintenance --- - Total expended______........__________ ________.________ _______ ____ 97, 992 63 62, 007.37 Contributed ----------.......... . ----------------------------------------- 160, 00. 00------------ Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 $62, 007. 37 _----------------_ Gross amount expended ___ ----- -__ - ______ 6------- 62, 007.37 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR INDIAN RIVER INLET Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $394, 455. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------394, 455. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 _--.----------------- 29, 774. 94 Net total expenditures _---......_______--_-_- -- - 364, 680. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___-------____________________ 78, 319.22 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939_ 443, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . ----------------------------.. ___-__.___ . ________ .__ . $136, 541. 81 $257, 913. 91 Cost of maintenance . Total expended ... ... ..... Total AYTIPT _,,---- . _--_-l___---l_-7 . . ..... . .. . __,1_________ 97, 992. 63 9 R2 266, 688. 15 C 66 6QQ 1ri.1 Allotted and contributed-- ---------------- ----- ,-000. 00 -----------------443,----- RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 375 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $345, 007.37 Gross amount expended.... --------------------------------- 266, 688. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__ ___________-___ 78, 319. 22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_ $515. 10 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts.------------58, 401.99 58, 917. 09 Balance available June 30, 1939__----------------------- 19, 402. 13 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1_--------------------- 70, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16. 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 by River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886, and modified by River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892. The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, repealed the project. For further details see p. 382, Annual Report for 1932. Existing p roject.-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 existing 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 considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The construction of two timber fixed highway bridges to replace the Government-owned bridges across Assowoman Canal, near Ocean View, Del., under con- tract, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was com- pleted August 15, 1938. The cost was $5,573.37 for maintenance. The expenditures were $5,878.34. In addition $2,000 was expended from contributed, funds for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The State of Delaware, in August 1928, completed a timber bridge with steel I-beam stringers, across this waterway as part of its highway system from Ocean View to Bethany Beach. This bridge is 80 feet south of the bridge there- tofore maintained by the Government, which has been abandoned. Under an agreement between the United States and the State of Delaware, new timber bridges were constructed to replace the Cedar Neck and Jefferson Bridges. This work was completed August 15, 1938. Under the agreement, the State of Delaware was required to contribute $2,000 to cost of constructing the bridges and upon com- pletion to maintain them. 376 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The total costs and expenditures were $19,463.98 for maintenance including $2,000 contributed by the State of Delaware. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941, as the cost of maintaining and operating these bridges has been assumed by the State of Delaware under an agreement with the United States. Cost and flnancial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $168,411.88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 42, 794. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 211, 206. 28 Net total expenditures----- ----------------------------- 211, 206. 28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--- ----------------- 211, 206. 28 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ....------------ .----. ...... .....-- ..... ..... ------------ - ------. ------.. . ---- Cost of maintenance---..-......._ $289. 61 $278. 85 $521.45 $690. 61 $5, 573. 37 Total expended....---------------- 360. 31 277. 04 523. 26 385. 64 5, 878. 34 ...... Allotted----------............--..........----------- ------------ 500. 00 -------------- 8, 000. 00 -1, 736. 02 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------- -------------------- $7, 614. 36 ...---------. Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------- 1, 736. 02 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 5, 878. 34 Gross amount expended --------------------------------------- 5, 878. 34 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- -- ------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------- $2, 000. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------------2, 000. 00 Net total expenditures-------------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939---------------------- 2, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---------- ----------------------- -------------- - -- ---- - - - ----- Cost of maintenance - -------- ---- - $2, 000 . ..-- Total expended .----- - - -- $2,009 Contributed ...... --------------- .......--------------... -------------- ------ ----- 2, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- ------------------------- $2, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------- -------------- 2, 000.00 COONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CHINCOTEAGUE-DELAWARE BAY WATERWAY Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---- ------------------ $168, 411. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------- ---------------- 44, 794. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 213, 206. 28 Net total expenditures-- -------- 213, 206. 28 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939 - 213, 206. 28 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 377 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------------------------------- -------------- -------------- Cost of maintenance------------- $289.61 $278.85 $521.46 $2, 690.61 $5, 573.37 Total expended------------------ 360.31 277. 04 623. 26 385. 64 7,878. 34 Allotted and contributed---------------------- 500. 00 ----------- 10,000.00 -1, 736. 02 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ ------ - ----------------- $9, 614.36 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--1-------------- , 736. 02 Net amount to be accounted for _------------------ 7, 878. 34 Gross amount expended7-------------------------------- , 878.34 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 be- tween Camden and Gloucester Counties, N. J., and enters the Dela- ware River opposite League Island, in the southern portion of Phila- delphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and generally 75 feet wide from the 10-foot contour in Delaware River up to 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 authorized by the following river and harbor act: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 July 3, 1930 For a 10-foot depth from Delaware River to H. Doc. No. 217, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Marters sand plant. Aug. 30,1935 Extension of project to Clements Bridge _---_--__ _Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 15, 73d Cong., 1st sess.l 1Contains 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 future maintenance and give satisfactory assurances that suitable wharves or landings will be provided at or near Clements Bridge. Evidence of the required local cooperation was accepted as satis- factory by the Chief of Engineers on February 2, 1939. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Ternminal 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 378 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 sand and gravel and other commercial interests using the stream, as well as the municipalities, will build wharves. Operationstand results during fiscal year.-A contract for new work dredging between Marters sand plant and Clements Bridge was awarded during the close of the fiscal year. The total cost was $440.57 for new work. The expenditures were $405.25. Condition at end of fnscal year.-The existing project is about 64 percent completed. The remaining portion is the dredging to project dimensions from Marters sand plant to Clements Bridge. The con- trolling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware River to the mouth, 8.6 feet; thence to Westville, 10.6 feet; thence to Marters sand plant, 9.6 feet; and thence to Clements Bridge, 3.9 feet. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, excluding $50,000 contributed funds, were $16,497.96, for new work. The expenditures were $16,462.64. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $41,656.10, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------------ $35. 32 New work: Dredging from Marters sand plant to Clements Bridge, under contract in force, to be completed in September 1939------- 41, 620. 78 Total ------------------------------------------ 41, 656. 10 This work will complete the project. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----------------------------1 $16, 497. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------------------------- Total cost .of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------- 16, 497. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------- 35. 32 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 16, 462.64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939..----------------------------41, 656.10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------- 58, 118. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _ __ .-----..... -------------- $440.57 Cost of maintenance ...................................................................................... Total expended - _-----.............. . -....... 405. 25 Allotted .......... ----------- ------------ 42, 061. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved July 19, 1937--------------------- $608. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938--------------------39, 717. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved May 15, 1936 736. 02 1---------------------, $42, 061.35 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- ---- 42, 061. 35 Gross amount expended----------------------------- ------------ 405. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------- --- 41, 656.10 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- _ 41, 269. 11 Balance available June 30, 1939------------- ---- -- 386.99 1 In addition, $50,000 contributed funds expended for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 379 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 River and Harbor Acts of August 2, 1882, and June 3, 1896. 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 in 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 further distance of 21/2 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 $4,0000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H. Doc. No. 635, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are five timber wharves on this stream, all being private property, except a municipal wharf at the foot of one of the streets. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results dumingg fiscal year.-None. 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, 1939, were as fol- lows: From Delaware River to the mouth, 3.9 feet; thence to the white bridge, 8.0 feet; thence to the red bridge, 5.0 feet; thence to 200 feet downstream from the highway bridge at Woodbury, 3.2 feet; and thence to the highway bridge, 2.2 feet. The costs and expendi- tures were $24,142.70 for new work and $46,210.44 for maintenance, a total of $70,353.14. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $10,000, to maintenance dredging throughout the length of the project, by contract (September to November), 1939. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------- ----------------- $27, 093. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 46, 210. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 73, 303.45 Net total expenditures_---- ----------- -73,303. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------ -__- - 10, 000. 00 Total amount aDroriated to June 30. 1939-- ----- 83, 303.45 380 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.................................................................. Cost of maintenance .-------------..... $10,000 .. Total expended.... -------------- 10, 000 .. Allotted-----_------ -------------------------------------------------------- $10, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ...------- ------------------------- $10,000.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 0, 000. 00 19. MANTUA CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek rises in Gloucester Cointy, N. J., flows north- westerly 161/2 miles and empties into the Delaware River about 10 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 295.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, and modified in 1889. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915, and page 342, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 110 feet wide and 20 feet deep from that depth in Delaware River to the Grasselli chemical plant of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., a distance of 5,400 feet; thence 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the plant of the Strathmann Sand & Gravel Co., a further distance of 5,900 feet; thence 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide to Friars Landing, 2,000 feet; and 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide to Parkers Landing near Mount Royal; a dredged cut-off 3 feet deep and 50 feet wide across a bend in the creek Q,000 feet above Mount Royal; and twin jetties at the mouth of the creek. The section of the creek included in the existing project extends from the Delaware River upstream 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, 5.0 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 1938, is $200,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 For a 12-, 8-, and 7-foot depth to Parkers Landing, cut- H. Doc. No. 123, 55th Cong., 2d oil above Mount Royal, and jetties at mouth. sess.; Annual Report 1898, p. 1122.1 Mar. 2,1907 For dike across old mouth--------.............--------------Specified in act. Aug. 30,1935 For a 12- and 10-foot depth to Friars Landing---------.......... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 14, 73d Cong., 1st sess.l June 20,1938 For a 20-foot depth to the Grasselli Chemical plant..... H. Doe. No. 505, 75th Cong., 3d 1 sess. 1These documents and H. Doc. No. 523, 61st Cong., 2d sess., contain the latest published maps. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 381 Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of June 20, 1938, requires local interests to furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil- disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and to maintain suitable wharf facilities open to the public on equal and reasonable terms to all. These requirements have not 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.-New work dredging, under contract, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was completed August 20, 1938. There were removed 71,080 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud, sand, and gravel, at a cost of $15,749.15 for new work. Surveys under new work were made at a cost of $75.69. The total cost of all work was $15,824.84 for new work. Total expenditures were $20,158.53. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 65 percent completed. The uncompleted portion of the project includes the deepening and widening of the creek from Delaware River to the Grasselli chemical plant to project dimensions. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware River to the phosphate works, 14 feet; thence to Strath- mann Sand Plant, 13 feet; thence to Friars Landing, 11.2 feet; thence to Greens wharf at Mount Royal, 6.4 feet; and thence to Mantua, 0.6 foot. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $130,558.52 for new work and $79,736.42 for maintenance, a total of $210,294.94. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $54,000, to new work dredging to project dimensions from Delaware River to the Grasselli chemical plant, by contract (August to November 1939). The proposed work will complete the project. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $133, 558. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -____________________ ____ 79, 736. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -------___-- 213, 294. 94 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------- 213, 294.94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_-----------_--____________ ___ 54, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____________. 267, 294. 94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-_______________ ______________ _____________ $4, 775. 16 $15,824. 84 Cost of maintenance -. _- _ - 623. 72 $7, 62 72 _ . Total expended - . . - . ..- 7, 620. 72 444. 47 20,158. 53 Allotted _ . - - -$5, 000 7, 623. 72 22, 000. 00 52, 600. 00 382 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 - $21, 558. 53 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-___--__------ ------------------ 54, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__----_ __---------------- 75, 558. 53 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -____------1, 400. 00 Net amount to be accounted for___--------------- 74,158. 53 Gross amount' expended- --- -------------------------- 20, 158. 53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-----------------------54, 000. 00 20. RACCOON CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek rises in Gloucester County, N. J., flows north- westerly 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 Au- gust 2, 1882. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915, and page 344, Annual Report for 1938. 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 further distance of 31/4 miles; and thence 40 feet wide to Swedesboro, a further 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 5.3 feet at the mouth and 4.4 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. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 For 7-foot depth to Springers wharf and 5 feet to H. Doec. No. 231, 56th Cong., 1st sess., Swedesboro. and Annual Report 1900, p. 1590. Mar. 2,1907 For cut-off Molonox Shoal__ Specified in act. Mar. 2, 1919 For 7-foot depth extension to Swedesboro, and H. Doec. No. 800, 63d Cong., 2d sess. jetty at mouth. (Contains latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.--There are 11 wharves of pile-and-timber con- struction, all privately owned. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1922 at a saving of $23,627 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware River to the mouth, 7.9 feet; thence to Springers wharf, 6.9 feet; and thence to Swedesboro, 3.8 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 383 The total costs and expenditures were $82,907.73 for new work and $119,438.82 for maintenance, a total of $202,346.55. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $20,000, to maintenance dredging between Bridgeport and Swedesboro, by contract (July to December 1939). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed that no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---- --- -------------- $83, 664. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-__-----_______ __-__- 119, 438. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__---- ___-203, 103. 78 Net total expenditures---_ 203, 103. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------- 223, 103. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new work --------------.. . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . .. .. ..-- .. - . ......... Cost of maintenance- - ------------- $36, 684. 24 Total expended .._..............___________ _ 36, 575. 30 $108.94' Allotted- - - - -- $17, 000 20, 823. 68 -1, 139. 44 $20, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-- ---------------------------- $20, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__-- _______--__----------- 20, 000. 00 21. OLDMANS CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek rises in the boundary line between Gloucester and Salem Counties, N. J., flows in a northwesterly direction 20 miles, and empties into the Delaware River about 24 miles below Philadel- phia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water from the 6-foot contour in Delaware River to Pedrick- town, a distance of 6 miles, thence 5 feet deep at mean low water to Auburn, a farther distance of 9 miles; 100 feet wide across the bar outside of the mouth, 75 feet wide thence to Pedricktown, and thence 40 feet wide to Auburn, including nine cut-offs, which short- ened the distance 4 miles, and a jetty at the mouth. The mean range of tide is 5.5 feet at the mouth, 3.6 feet at Pedricktown, and 2.3 feet at Auburn. The extreme range of tide is from 2 feet below mean low water to about 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $120,000. The latest (1908) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 1083, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. 184626--39-pt. 1, vol. 1- 25 384 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 11 wharves or landings on the creek of pile and timber construction. They are privately owned, but seven are open to the general public. None has railroad connection. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Plans and specifications for maintenance dredging of the entrance channel were prepared at a cost of $273.18 for maintenance. The expenditures were $209.39. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 26 percent of the project has been completed. The uncompleted portion of the project is the construction of a jetty at the mouth. The controlling depths at mean low water on December 30, 1938, were as follows: From Delaware River to the mouth, 2.9 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Norton- ville, 7.7 feet; thence to Pedricktown, 7.6 feet; and thence to the fixed highway bridge at Auburn, 3.0 feet. The total costs were $31,188.43 for new work and $19,784.75 for maintenance, a total of $50,973.18. The expenditures were $50,909.39. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $12,790.61 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_-------------------------------- $63. 79 Maintenance dredging entrance channel by contract (August to September 1939) ---------------------------------------- 12., 726. 82 Total----- ------------------------------------ 12, 790. 61 The sum of $88,800 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to construction of jetty at entrance by con- tract (July to December 1940). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------- _ $31, 188. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------------19, 784. 75 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- _____---____ 50, 973. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_________--___________ ___ -63. 79 Net total expenditures 50, 909. 39 ___---------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_------------ --- -- _ 12; 790. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ____________ 63, 700. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance- ... . ... ... .. ... . .. ........----------- $273.18 Total expended---------------- - - - - - -- - - - - - - 209. 39 Allotted ------------- -.........------------------- -13, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved July 19, 1937--------------------------------------$1, 400. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 ------------------------------ 11. 600.00 Amount to be accounted for 000. 00 1----------------------------3, Gross amount expended ----------- 209. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 12, 790. 61 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 385 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------------- $63. 79 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- 12, 726. 82 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 88, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1 - -- --------- 88, 800. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 22. SALEM RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river rises in Salem County, N. J., flows westward 10 miles,, thence southward 13 miles to the city of Salem, N. J., where it is joined by Little Salem River, or Fenwick Creek, from the east- ward, and thence westward 3 miles, emptying into the Delaware River about 45 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 294.) Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, provided for a survey and the original project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, and modified in 1878, and a subse- quent project adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915; page 349 of Annual Report for 1924; and page 346 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 sec- tion 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. Dec. 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 provide 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 14 wharves on the river, all at Salem, N. J. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 60 percent of the existing project has been completed. The uncompleted portion of the project includes the dredging of the'section commencing about 225 feet above 386 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 the county (Penns Neck) highway bridge to the fixed highway bridge at Salem. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From Delaware River across Salem Cove to cut-off, 7.9 feet; thence to Penns Neck Bridge, 13.4 feet; and thence to the fixed highway bridge at Salem, 9.5 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project, excluding $51,825.10 contributed funds expended for new work, were $51,825.09 for new work and $29,278.32 for maintenance, a total of $81,103.41. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to maintenance dredging of the entrance channel, by contract (July to September 1940). The completion of the project, which consists of deepening the river from 9 to 12 feet from a point about 225 feet above Penns Neck Bridge to the fixed highway bridge in Salem, N. J., is not now required. Cost and fina'ncial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------.-----------------1 $107, 634. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 77, 278. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 184, 912. 75 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 184, 912. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------ 184, 912. 75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork - - - Cost of maintenance- - - - - - -- - - - - $1,851. 10 - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- ---- ------------- - - $3, 031. 51 $7, 534. 92 - - Total expended ..----------------- 15,489. 63 _ -3,033.87 7, 537. 28-- Allotted ....... . _______ - ..__.. -13, 400. 00 $16, 000 -10, 000. 00 -1,496. 59 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, 1941, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,000.00 1 In addition, $51,825.10 contributed funds expended for new work. 2 Local interests required to contribute $35,675, in addition. 23. 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.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873, and modified in 1879. For further details, see page 1785, Annual Report for 1915, and page 348. Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep from that depth in Delaware Bay through a neck of land at the mouth, to the south side of Glass Street, Bridgeton, with a turning basin of the same depth, 250 feet wide and 800 feet long, 0.2 mile below Glass Street; thence a channel 8 feet deep to Com- merce Street Bridge in Bridgeton, with widths of 100 feet below and 75 feet above Broad Street. The 'imean range of tide at the RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 387 mouth is 5.7 feet; at Greenwich 5.3 feet; at Fairton 5.4 feet; and at Bridgeton 6.5 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 2 feet below mean low water to 3 feet above mean high water. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $140,000 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $9,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1907 For a 7-foot depth over entire project _ H. Doc. No. 645, 59th Cong., 1st sess.t Aug. 26,1937 For a 12-foot depth to Glass St., thence 8-foot Senate committee print, 75th Cong., 1 depth to Commerce St., with turning basin. 1st sess. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation.--The work authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of August 26, 1937, is subject to the condition that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil- disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as re- quired. Evidence of the required local cooperation was accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers on December 14, 1938. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 22 wharves on this river, of which 16 are at Bridgeton and 6 at Greenwich piers. Three wharves at Bridgeton and one at Greenwich piers have direct rail connections. A marine railway is located at the latter place. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work dredging under contract in the entrance and between Fairton Creek and Broad Street Bridge at Bridgeton was commenced March 15, 1939, and completed except for final yardage computation June 26, 1939. There was removed 290,000 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud, sand, and gravel, at a cost of $59,337.41 for new work. The expenditures were $47,188.31. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 99 percent completed. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: Delaware Bay to mouth, 13.2 feet; thence to Glass Street in Bridgeton, 13.5 feet; and thence to Com- merce Street Bridge, 8.1 feet. The total costs under the existing project were $107,916.30 for new work and $104,691.66 for maintenance, a 'total of $212,607.96. The expenditures were $200,458.86. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $13,194.63, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-_--------- ----- $12, 149. 10 New work: Dredging in.the entrance channel and in the channel be- tween Fairton and Bridgeton, N. J., under contract in force, to be completed in July 1939-__ 1----------------------------- 1, 045. 53 Total -------------------- --- --- -- - 13,194. 63 388 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ _____ ______ $143, 916. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------- ---- ____-_ 104, 691.66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_______________ 248, 607. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 12,149. 10 Net total expenditures--------------------------------236, 458. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------------ ___ -- 13, 194. 63 _ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_______________ 249, 653.49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 193 1939 Cost of new work .... - - $59, 337. 41 Cost of maintenance.- _-- _- ... $741.47 ----- $8, 749.00 $3, 421.55 Total expended __,..------------- 749.04 ........ 3,388.18 8, 782.37 47,188, 31 Allotted ..............------------------- -3, 000. 00 $27, 000.00 -10, 500. 00 86, 670. 55 -30, 617. 06 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---- $91, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938-- ------------------------ , 300. 00 8--------- Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 99, 300. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- ___- ___---- _ 38, 917. 06 Net amount to be accounted for_...... ___ -_____ ___ 60, 382. 94 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 47, 188. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 13, 194. 63 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__________---__-------- __ 12, 689. 10 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- 505. 53 24. COLD SPRING INLET, N..J. Location.--This inlet is located in Cape May County, southern New Jersey, about 3 miles east of Cape May City and about 16 miles north- east of Delaware breakwater. The inlet connects Cold Spring Har- bor with the Atlantic Ocean and is about 1 mile in length. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 234 and 1219.) Existing 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 389 Local cooperation.-All cooperation has been completed, except the work of deepening and enlarging the inner harbor, which is 80 per- cent 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 considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys of channel con- dition were made at a cost of $181.63, for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $181.63. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1917 at a saving of $331,725 under the estimated cost. The con- trolling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1939, was 18.0 feet from the Atlantic Ocean to the inner limit of the project. The costs and expenditures were $879,274.62 for new work and $469,283.54 for maintenance, a total of $1,348,558.16 from United States funds. In addition, $100,000 was expended for new work from contributed funds. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $20,000, to maintenance dredging with a United States seagoing hopper dredge (December 1939 to January 1940). The sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging with Government plant (Janu- ary to March 1941). Cost and nancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ $879, 274.62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------- ----- 469, 283. 54 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------1, 348, 558.16 Net total expenditures---------1,------------------------- 348, 558. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------ 11,368, 558.16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..---------- Cost of maintenance .------------- -- ----. $500. 95 -------- .- $25,000.00 --------- .-------------- --- --------------- $29, 580. 61 ---..-- $181.63 Total expended....---------------- 717. 39 25, 000. 00 ..... 29, 580. 61 181.63 Allotted---------------------- 19; 904. 08 25, 000. 00 -------------- 30, 000. 00 19, 762. 24 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------ --- $419.39 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 20,419.39 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 237. 76 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 20,181. 63 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 181. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal- year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - 40,000.00 x2 In addition, $100 000 contributed funds expended for new work. Exclusive of available funds. 390 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 entrance to the harbor at Atlantic City, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1217.) Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. The project was completed in 1916. For further details see Annual Report for 1936, page 319. 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 ocean tide at the inlet is 4.0 feet and at the inlet gorge 3.6 feet. The extreme range of tide, due to ocean storms, is 11.0 feet. 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 in,et. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922 (H. 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 nine wharves served by this im- provement; one is Government owned, six are privately owned and open to the general public use upon payment of moderate wharfage, and two are publicly owned. Three of the wharves have direct railroad connection. There is also a continuous line of piers or land- ing places for pleasure craft on both sides of the large basins which indent the south shore of the inner channel. There are three ship- yards and three marine railways at this locality. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The seagoing hopper dredge Absecon was operated from August 3, 1938, to December 28, 1938, on maintenance dredging of the entrance channel. A total of 516,197 cubic yards, bin measurement, of sand was removed at a cost of $79,787.29. Surveys and channel examinations were made at a cost of $6,103.95. The total costs were $85,891.24 for maintenance. The expenditures were $86,436.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing 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 May 30, 1939, was 20.2 feet in the channel across the ocean bar. The costs were $208,647.66 for new work and $515,362.90 for maintenance, a total of $724,010.56. The expenditures were $723,237.45. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 391 Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $79,893.38, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__-_________ - _____-- __-- - _--_- $773, 11 Maintenance dredging, by a United States seagoing hopper dredge, in channel across the inlet bar, including surveys (September to De- cember 1939) ---------- - -----------------------------79, 120. 27 Total---7-------- ---------------------------------- 9, 893. 38 The sum, of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, for maintenance dredging with Government plant, includ- ing surveys throughout the year. The completion of this project has been deferred pending the results of studies being made to determine the probable effect of proposed inlet jetties. Cost and fintncial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-_---- -- _---------- --- $435, 144. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------ ______- __-__ 751, 148. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------1, 186, 293. 06 _---- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-..----- -- - ___ 773. 11 Net total expenditures_________------------------- 1,185, 519.95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---------------- -- __ 79, 893. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------1, 265, 413. 33 Fiscal year ending'June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work...--------......----- ---- .......... ..........--------------...-----------... Cost of maintenance--...----------.. $37,663. 37 $174, 399. 55 $92,453.33 $117, 233. 46 $85, 891. 24 Tota-expended -------------.-- 20,508.35 180, 412 78 74, 279. 6 137, 985.47 86,436.69 Allotted.... -------------------- 186, 000. 00 20,000. 00 100, 000.00 216, 016. 23 57, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------------------------ -- $108, 830. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939_ ------------------------ 75, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __ -------------------- 183, 830. 07 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ---------- 17, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_- __-- -__ - -- 1-______ -166, 330. 07 Gross amount expended------------------ ----------------- 86, 436. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ---------------- ___- 79, 893.38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 773.11 Balance available June 30, 1939__----------------------- 79, 120. 27 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 300, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - -- 30, 1941 for maintenance 75, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 392 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 26. ABSECON CREEK, N. J. Location.--This creek 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 further 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 considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913 at a saving of $3,065 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as fol- lows: Across the flats in Absecon Bay to the mouth, 1.8 feet; thence to the turning basin at Absecon, 3.5 feet; and thence to the highway bridge, 1.4 feet. The costs and expenditures were $11,934.96 for new work and $55,765.04 for maintenance, a total of $67,700. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $15,000, to dredging in the entrance channel and shoals within the creek, by contract (Septem- ber to December 1939). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $11, 934. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 55, 765. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------ ------- 67, 700. 00 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 67, 700. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------- ------ 82, 700. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance ------------- $2, 868.78 ---------- --------- ---------- --------- Total expended---------------- 15, 157. 14 Allotted--.-- ----- .............. $--0--- .-.............................. , RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 393 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939--- --------------------------- $15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- ----------------------- 15, 000. 00 27. TUCKERTON CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek rises in Ocean County, N. J., flows south- easterly 3 miles and empties into Little Egg Harbor about 8 miles north of Little Egg Inlet. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1216.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water, 80 feet wide from the head of Marchelder Channel in Little Tuckerton Bay, about 11/2 miles to the mouth of the creek; thence up the creek, 75 feet wide, 1 mile to Parkers Landing; thence 60 feet wide five-eighths mile to West Tuckerton Landing; thence 5 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide three-eighths mile to just above Scow Landing; and thence 3 feet deep at mean low water and 40 feet wide one-eighth mile to the mill dam at Tuckerton. The length of the section included in the project is about 31/2 miles. The mean range of tide throughout the creek is 21/ feet. The extreme range of tide, due to winds, is from 1 foot below mean low water to 1 foot above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1900, was $61,380. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted ,by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902. For depths of 6, 5, and 3 feet_ - H. Doc. No. 274, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 3,1905_ Substitution of channels across Little Tuckerton Specified in act. Bay. H. Doc. No. 1040, 64th Conrg., 1st sess., contains latest published map. Terminal facilities.-There are 12 wharves of ordinary pile-and- timber construction. The wharfage facilities are considered ade- quate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1925 at a saving of $1,138 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water June 30, 1939, were as fol- lows: Across the bay outside the mouth and within the creek to Tuckerton Yacht Club, 3.5 feet; thence to Parkers Landing, 3.8 feet; thence to Scow Landing, 4.9 feet; and thence to the mill dam at Tuckerton, 1.0 foot. The costs and expenditures were $60,242.16 for new work and $118,833.77 for maintenance, a total of $179,075.93. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $10,000, to dredging in the en- trance channel and shoals within the creek by contract (October to December 1939). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. 394 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__------------------------- $60, 242. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------- 118, 833. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 179, 075.93 Net total expenditures------------- 179, 075. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 075.93 1--------------89, Fiscal year ending June 31) 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------------------------- ---- ---- Cost of maintenance- ------.. -------- $35, 066 24 --------------- $629. 69 -----.-----. Total expended .- _--------------------------.. 7, 275. 93 $7, 790.31 629. 69------------ Allotted . ........... -------------- ....--------------- .. 15, 086 03 -19. 79 , 000. 00 9, 629. 69 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----- ----------- $370. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------_ -------------- 10, 370. 31 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ------------- 370. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 10, 000. 00 28. TOMS RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river rises in Ocean County, N. J., flows easterly 19 miles, and empties into Barnegat Bay about 11 miles north of Barnegat Inlet. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1216). Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide from deep water in the river up to the Forks, a distance of about 2,900 feet, and thence the full widths of the two branches, 400 feet and 600 feet, respectively, to the bridges at Toms River. The length of the section included in the project is about 3,500 feet, and the lower end is about 41/3 miles from the mouth. The mean range of tide is about 0.5 foot; and extreme tidal range about 1.8 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1907, was $10,050. The latest (1907) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 346, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1891, page 1116. Terminal facilities.-There are seven wharves and two marine rail- ways. The wharfage facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--A survey to determine channel conditions and to prepare plans and specifications for dredg- ing was made at a cost of $504.34, for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $492.17. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed iix 1911. The controlling depths at mean low water on April 11, 1939, RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 395 were as follows: In North Fork, 3.8 feet; and thence to lower end of project, 6.4 feet. The costs under the existing project were $10,050 for new work and $15,511.93 for maintenance, a total of $25,561.93. The expenditures were $25,549.76. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $4,407.83, as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939_------------------------------$12. 17 Maintenance dredging of shoals in upper portion of river and North Fork, under contract in force, to be completed in August 1939 4,395. 66 ------ Total ----------------------------- -------------- 4, 407. 83 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --------------------------- $10, 050. 00 Cost of maintenance to June.30, 1939-------------------------- 15, 511.93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 25, 561. 93 Minus accounts payable June $0, 1939-- --------------- _ _- -___12. 17 Net total expenditures.-------------------- -------------- 25, 549. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------4, 407. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- ...- --- _ 29, 957. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--- --------- ----------------------- Total expended----- ---------- -----------------------..................--------------.................. 492. 17 Allotted----------....------..---------.........----......--------------4..... . 4, 00.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938------ ---- ------------------- 4, 900. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- 492. 17 Balance unexpended ,June 30, 1939-----------------___ 4, 407. 83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-..... $12. 17 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---_--------- 4, 343.73 4, 355. 90 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------------- 51. 93 29. 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.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep through the inlet and 10 feet through the outer bar, the channel to be pro- tected by two converging stone jetties extending to the outer 12-foot 396 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 contour and spaced 1,000 feet apart at the outer ends; a channel of suitable hydraulic characteristics extending in a northwesterly direc- tion from the gorge in the inlet to the Oyster Creek Channel just northwest of Sunset Shoal, thence via Oyster Creek Channel to deep water in the bay. The mean range of tide at the inlet gorge is 2.7 feet and in Barnegat Bay, about 0.5 foot. 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. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1937 is $300,000, ex- clusive of $300,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30,1935. For 8-foot depth through the inlet to Oyster Creek Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 1 Chaunel and across inner bar, 10-foot depth No. 19, 73d Cong., 2d sess. through outer bar and for jetties. Aug. 26,1937. For a channel of suitable hydraulic characteris- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. tics from the gorge to Oyster Creek Channel, No. 85, 74th Cong., 2d sess.l and thence to deep water in bay. I Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Cqnstruction, under con- tract, of a timber and stone groin and reconstruction of an existing stone jetty, to serve as protective structures to Barnegat Light, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, were completed July 8, 1938, at a cost of $1,834.26 for new work. Dredging to 19 feet from the 18-foot-depth curve in Barnegat Inlet gorge to the 12-foot-depth curve in Oyster Creek Channel, and to a depth of 8 feet through Oyster Creek Cha niel-to the 6-foot-depth curve in Barnegat Bay was commenced Novemi r 4, 1938, and com- pleted March 31, 1939. A total of 2,114;7883 bic yards of sand was removed at a cost of $132,235.75 for new work. Construction of two converging timber and stone jetties at the inlet was commenced August 24, 1938, and was 44 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $189,450.97 for new work. The total costs were $66,909.96 from United States funds and $256,611.02 from contributed funds, a total of $323,520.98 for new work. The expenditures were $32,073.13 from United States funds and $261,384.04 from contributed funds, a total of $293,457.17. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The prbject is about 57 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the completion, under contract in force, of the two converging timber and stone jetties at the inlet. The controlling depths at mean low water on April 30, 1939, were as follows: Across outer bar to main channel, 6.8 feet; RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 397 thence through main channel, 20.6 feet; and thence to Barnegat Bay, 8.8 feet. The costs under the existing project were $66,909.96 from United States funds and $275,495.54 from contributed funds, a total of $342,405.50 for new work. The expenditures were $32,073.13 from United States funds and $275,495.54 from contributed funds, a total of $307,568.67. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1939, amounting to $292,431.33, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__-----__---------------------- $34, 836.83 New work: Constructing jetties under contract in force, to be com- ,pleted March 1940---------- ------------------------- 257, 594. 50 Total-- -------------------------------------- 292, 431. 33 This work will complete the project. No funds can be profitably expended: during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS -- Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------- _-- ---- __ -_ $66, 909. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ ---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _________ 66, 909.96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939______________ __________ 34, 836. 83 _____ Net total expenditures_--_---------------- __ 32,073. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------- ____--____ 267, 926.87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------- 300, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ....-----.....----- ..----------------- ......---------------------------- $66, 909. 96 Cost of m aintenance.---------- ----... .. .. .... ... .. .... --------.. .. . .. . . --- . ..--------- - - - Total expended-----..............- -------------- -------------- ------------- .--- ---------- 32, 073.18 Allotted . ... .... -------------- ...--------------- --------------.. ------------.. $300. 000 .. Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --------------------- $300, 000.00 Gross amount expended __----- -_____--32, 073. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___----------------------- 267, 926. 87 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------------247,968. 06 Balance available June 30, 1939 1---------------------19, 958. 81 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-- ___- __-------------- $275, 495. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 __ __ __--275, 495. 54 Net total expenditures___- ___--____ 275, 495. 54 Unexpeided balance June 30, 1939 ------------------- 24,504. 46 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939 . ------ 300, 000. 00 398 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work __________ ____ ______________ - -- $18, 884. 52 $256, 611.02 .. Cost of maintenance______ . _ __ __ Total expended__ ... . _. _ _. ___... _ -- - -- - ---- --- --- -- -- 11, 111.50 261,384.04 Contributed....... ... _ 300, 000. 00 .. ..... Balance unexpended July 1,=--1938 ----------------------- -------------------------------- I-- ---- 1-------- ---- 00.0$285, 888. 50 -------- Gross- amount expended----------------------------------- 261, 384. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_---___ ___--24, 504.46 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts______________________ 24, 504. 46 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR BARNEGAT INLET Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ $342, 405. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------- ___-____-_ _________-- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_____________ 342, 405. 50. Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939- ___--__-------34, 836. 83 _ Net total expenditures_.------------------ 307, 568. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ___________________________ 292, 431.33 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939_ 600. 000. 00 Cost June Fiscal year ending f 30ne wor1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of;new work_______ .. ...._ --- .......... - ........ ... . $18, 884. 52 $323, 520. 98 Cost of maintenance ............ Total expended................. -- 14, 111.50 293,457.17 Allotted and contributed ........... . ........ ............. .... 600, 000. 00 . Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------ __----------___ $585, 888. 50 Gross amount expended---------------- ---- 293. 457. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------ -- 292, 431. 33 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts____-_______________ 272, 472. 52 Balance available June 30, 1939_ ------------- __- __ _ 19, 958. 81 30. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $77,372.57. The expenditures were $69,529.44. The balance unexpended .June 30, 1939, amounting to $107,536.18, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940' to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $85,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_-----__--__-_____ $676, 646. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___-_______ 676, 646. 09 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_---__-- ______------ -. ___- 9, 269. 69 Net total expenditures_______________________ 667, 376. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------ ----------------- 107, 536. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____________ 774, 912. 58S RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 399 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost-of-new-work---------------------------- Cost of new work ............... Cost of maintenance_ __......... $51, 640. 66 $97, 094. 61 $118, 155. 17 $60, 461.32 $77, 372. 57 Total expended _ _-------------- 41, 496. 21 85, 901. 15 136, 019. 69 59, 744. 56 69, 529.44 Allotted__._---__--------------- 60, 000. 00 91, 300. 00 75, 000. 00 122,400.00 113, 700. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------- $63, 365. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938-------------------$38, 700. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------- 75,000. 00 113, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 177, 065. 62 Gross amount expended --- __--------- ____ __ $73, 008. 11 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 3,478. 67 69, 529. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_______----------__ 107, 536. 18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------------- 9,269. 69 Balance available June 30, 1939 266. 49 S---------------- 9S, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1__------------------- ____--_ 85, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 31. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in rt. 2 of report] For last full Cost and expenditures to Estimated Name of project June 30, 1939 amount re- Annual te- --- ---- ---- quired to port for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Chester River, Pa. 1...... ...-------- 1931 $6,000 00 $650. 26 $3,6C0. 2. Appoquinimink River,1 Del. .----------------- 1931 36, 973 35 40, 998. 56 $3,000. 3. Leipsic River, Del.'-- ------ ___ __ __ 1931 36, 956. 06 32, 167. 94 Completed. 4. Cooper River, N J.1...---------------------- 1937 33, 101. 64 105, 256. 01 Do. 5. Alloway Creek. N. J.._____... ...---------------- 1931 21, 397. 73 33, 002. 27 Do. 6. Maurice River, N. J.2 -.------- 1935 143. 984. 49 108, 595. 01 $120,000. 1 Channels adeauate for commerce. 2 Awaiting local cooperation. 32. PLANT ALLOTMENT, PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------------- $2, 544, 298. 31 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__________________ - 252, 721. 59 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_____.___________-- 2, 797, 019. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939______________________94, 117. 34 Net total expenditures_____- ._____________________ 2, 702, 902. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ ___________________ - 475, 553. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------3, 178, 456. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended ------------- $2, 940, 826.08 $44, 902.43 $80, 957. 64 -$168, 339. 12 -$195, 444. 47 Allotted 3,184.422. 99 100,000.00 -55,506.90 -39,159.60 -11,300.00 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1----26 400 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------- $291, 409. 46 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __________ 11, 300.00 Net amount to be accounted for------ __-__----_ 280,109. 46 Gross amount expended----------------------$2, 576, 334. 11 Less: Reimbursements collected ---. $2, 769,024. 50 Receipts from sales- -____-- - 2, 754. 08 2, 771, 778. 58 -195, 444. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_____ ___ --- -______-__ 475, 553.93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 -------- $219, 382. 89 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 228, 195. 50 447, 578. 39 Balance available June 30, 1939_-_,__............. 27, 975. 54 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_____-----_____ -_______ __ 252, 721.59 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939--------______ 280, 697. 13 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Recommendsa Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Congress tion Absecon Inlet, N. J......... Rivers and Harbors -------------------- Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 16, 1935. Barnegat Inlet, N. J......-- Rivers and Harbors -------------------- Committee resolut- tion, Feb. 9, 1939. Beach Haven Inlet, N. JL...River and Harbor Act, -------------------- June 20, 1938. B id wells Cre ek , N. J ........Rivers and Harbors May 8,1939 -- - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Sept. 3, 1938. Broadkill River, Del..._._.. Rivers and Harbors -------------------- Committee resolu- tion, May 11, 1939. Broadkill River and Water- Commerce Committee -------------------- way from Indian River resolution, May 16, Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, 1939. Del. Cedar Creek, Ocean County, River and Harbor Act, -------------------- N. J. June 20, 1938. Delaware and Raritan Ca- River and Harbor Act, -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - nal, N. J., (under division Aug. 30, 1935. board.) Delaware River between Rivers and Harbors J... 10,.1939 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Philadelphia and the sea. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 8, 1938. Delaware River to Chesa- River and Harbor Act, Jan. 10, 1939 -------------------- Do. peake Bay, Del. and Mid., Aug. 26,1937. turning basin in vicinity of Chesapeake Cruising Club docks, Chesapeake City. Delaware River, west bank River and Harbor Act, July 11, 1939 ........... ___..... Do. of, between New Castle June 20, 1938. and Delaware City, Del. Delaware River, N. Y., Pa., Rivers and Harbors ......................- ----...... N. J.and Del., construc- Committee resolu- tion of dams in vicinity of tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Tocks Island, Belvedere, and Chestnut Hill, Pa. Delaware River to Chesa- Commerce Committee peake Bay, Del. and Md., resolution, Mar. 28, Inland t Waterway (with 1939. par icular reference to bridges) . Fortescue Creek, N. J.,to River andHatbor Act, May 8,1939 ---------------- Do. Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 26, 1937. waterway through Cum- berland, Cape May, and Atlantic Counties. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 401 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress I i i i Hereford Inlet, N. J........ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 10, 1938. Indian River, Del ........ River and Harbor June 9, 1939 House, 330, 76th Favorable. Act, June 20, 1938. Cong., 1st sess. Mahon River, Del_......... Rivers and Harbors ....... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . Committee resolu- tion, July 18, 1939. New Jersey State Inland River and Harbor Jan. 20,1939 House, 133, 76th Do. Waterway to Delaware Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Bay, waterway across Cape May County, N. J. New Jersey Intracoastal .... do---...----------...... do .......... do .....--------- Do. Waterway, from Shrews- bury River to Delaware Bay above Cape May via Manasquan-Barnegat Canal, and including an entrance through Barne- gat Inlet. New York Bay-Delaware Commerce Commit- River section of Intra- tee resolution, Dec. coastal Waterway (under 15, 1936. division board). Oldmans Creek, N. J....... Rivers and Harbors May 65,1939 .................. Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, May 12, 1938. Pleasantville, N. J., to At- River and Harbor lantic City, N. J., water- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. way through Lake Bay, including connecting channel to Ocean City. Rehoboth Bay to Delaware Commerce Commit- Bay, Del., Inland Water- tee resolution, May way. 2, 1939. Do_-----_____---- .- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 8, 1939. Schuylkill River, Pa. (pol- Rivers and Harbors Feb. 25,1939 House, 183, 76th Favorable. lution). Coinmittee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Apr. 8, 1935. Toms River, N. J., channel Rivers and Harbors from the Highway Bridge Committee resolu- to New Jersey Intra- tion, July 18, 1939. coastal Waterway. Townsend Inlet, N. J....... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 18, 1937. Wilmington Harbor, Del... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 8, 1939. 33. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $19,577.97, and the expenditures were $17,707.41. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $5,792.59, will be applied 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, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ----------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__________ ___- __ $19, 577.97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---______ 19, 577. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_ .. _____--____ -__ 1, 870.56 Net total expenditures___ ----- __ 17, 707. 41 402 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------- $5, 792. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- -- -- - 23, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _. - - - - .- - - - - . -- - - . .- - - - . -- - - . . . . . Cost of maintenance ..------------..---.---...----.---.--- . ...-------------- ---------... $19, 577. 97 Total expended _ --------------...-------------------.. ....... ..... . .... _----------- 17, 707. 41 Allotted --------------- ------------------------------------------------- 23, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_____________ $19,500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_______________ 4, 000. 00 $23, 500. CO Gross amount expended _____-----------------_ 17, 707. 41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ______________ _______ 5,792. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_- -------------------- 1, 870. 56 Balance available for fiscal year 1940 , 922. 03 3---------------___ Amount that can, be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress 1 i 1 I I I Beaverkill River, Sullivan Flood Control Act, ------------------- County, N. Y. Mar. 3, 1936. Do--------------------- Flood Control Act, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 22, 1936. Delaware River, East Flood Control Act, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Branch, Sullivan County, Mar. 3, 1936. N.Y. D o ....... ... ... ..... Flood Control Act, -------------------- June 22, 1936. Delaware River, N. Y -.. Delaware River . . do - ------- Flood Control Act, .-------- ----- ---- --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------------------- Aug. 28, 1937. Delaware River and tribu- Flood Control Act, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - taries, in vicinity of Mor- Aug. 11, 1939. risville, Bucks County, Pa. Frankford Creek, Philadel- Flood Control Act, phia County, Pa. June 28. 1938. Lehigh River .............. Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, Mar. 19, 1937. Neshaminy Creek, Bucks Flood Control Act, --------------- County, Pa. Aug. 11, 1939. Neversink Creek, Ulster Flood Control Act, --------------- ---- --- --- --- --- County, N. Y. Mar. 3, 1936. Do __---_.---------- -- Flood Control Act, --------------- June 22, 1936. Neversink River, Sullivan Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- County, N. Y. Mar. 3, 1936. Do -------------------.- Flood Control Act, --------------- ------------------- June 22, 1936. Pequest River and tribu- Flood Control Act, ,----,------- --------------- ------- taries, Warren and Sussex Aug. 11, 1939. Counties, N. J. Willowemoc River, Sulli- Flood Control Act, van County, N. Y. Mar. 3, 1936. - - --------------------- Do .---------------- Flood Control Act, -,_,-------- - - June 22, 1936. _. ... RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 403 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. W. A. Johnson, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Baltimore Harbor and Chan- 24. Ocean City Harbor and Inlet nels, Md_ - 404 and Sinepuxent Bay, Md_ 442 2. Susquehanna River, above 25. Fishing Creek, Md 444 and below Havre-de Grace, 26. Herring Bay and Rockhold Md _ ___ 408 Creek, Md_ 445 3. Northeast River, Md ...... 410 27. Back Creek, Anne Arundel 4. Inland Waterway from Dela- County, Md_- 447 ware River to Chesapeake 28. Annapolis Harbor, Md .- - 448 Bay, Del. and Md. (sec- 29. Cypress Creek, Md ....... 449 tion Courthouse Point to 30. Examinations, surveys, and Pooles Island)- 352 contingencies (general) - - 451 5. Rock Hall Harbor, Md .... 411 31. Other projects for which no 6. Channel connecting Plain estimates are submitted- 452 Dealing Creek and Oak 32. Plant allotment......__ . 452 Creek, Md_ 413 7. Island Creek, Md ......... 414 Flood-control projects 8. Cambridge Harbor, Md p- 415 9. Waterwvay from Little Chop- 33. Williamsport, Susquehanna River, Pa_________ 455 tank River to Choptank River, Md --- --- - 417 34. York, Codorus Creek, Pa___ 458 10. Honga River and Tar Bay 35. Kingston-Edwardsville, Sus- (Barren Island Gaps), quehanna River, Pa--.... 461 Md 418 36. Plymouth, Susqeuhanna River, Pa_ ___ . __- .- 465 11. Fishing Bay, Md_---- 419 Wilkes-Barre-Hanover Town- 12. Nanticoke River, Md ..... 420 37. ship, Susquehanna River, 13. Nanticoke River (including Pa_ 467 Northwest Fork), Del. and Md ------- 422 38. Federalsburg, Marshyhope 14. Wicomico River, Md -..... 424 Creek, Md__ 471 15. Upper Thoroughfare, Deals 39. Sunbury, Susquehanna River, P a _- - - - - - - - - 472 Island, Md_--- --- 427 16. Crisfield Harbor, Md ..... 428 40. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood con- 17. Broad Creek, Md_- 431 trolh - - - - - -- - - - 472 18. Pocomoke River, Md ...... 432 19. Tangier Channel, Va ....... 434 41. Other flood-control projects 20. Twitch Cove and Big Thor- for which no estimates are submitted_---- --- 473 oughfare River, Md ..... 435 21. Onancock River, Va- ..... 436 Emergency relief project 22. Cape Charles City Harbor, Va_ __ -- 438 42. Kingston-Edwardsville, Sus- 23. Chincoteague Bay, Va...... 440 quehanna River, Pa_ ___ 473 404 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 1. BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS, MD. Location.-Baltimore Harbor consists of the Patapsco River and its tributaries. Patapsco River is formed by the junction of the North and South Branches, both of which rise in central Maryland. It is about 65 miles long and flows in a general southeasterly direc- tion. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 549.) Previous projects.-Patapsco River: The original project was dated July 4, 1836. Modifications were contained in the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852; June 10, 1872; March 3, 1881; June 3, 1896; March 3, 1905; March 3, 1909; February 27, 1911; and March 4, 1913. Middle Branch: The original project was dated June 3, 1896. Curtis Bay: The original project was dated July 15, 1892. It was modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. York Spit: The original project was dated March 3, 1905. For further details see pages 1787 and 1788 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 389 of the Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for: (a) A main channel between Cape Charles, Va., and Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., with dimen- sions as follows: 37 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide between the curves of 37-foot depth in Chesapeake Bay opposite York Spit, a distance of about 4 miles; 37 feet deep and a general width of 600 feet from the 37-foot curve in Chesapeake Bay at the entrance to the Craighill section to the west side of the main private channel to Sparrows Point, a distance of about 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 dis- tance 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 be- tween 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 the tide in the upper sections of the harbor is a little more than 1 foot under ordinary conditions, with an extreme range of 12.8 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 405 Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1905 Main channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide H. Doc. No. 186, 57th Cong., 2d sess. throughout. Mar. 3,1909 Anchorage basin near intersection of Fort Mc- Henry and Curtis Bay Channels (within origi- nal limit of cost authorized by act of Mar. 2, 1907). Feb. 27,1911 Width increased at entrances and bends (increase to be made within the limit of original estimate). Mar. 4,1913 Width of 1,000 feet in the York Spit Channel-.... H. Doc. No. 1190, 62d Cong., 3d sess. Aug. 8,1917 Branch channel 35 feet deep to head of Curtis Bay, H. Doc. No. 799, 64th Cong., 1st sess. and one 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide into the southwest branch of the Patapsco River to a point near Ferry Bar, and 27 feet deep and 250 feet wide to Western Maryland Railway bridge, widened at approaches and bends, and with anchorage and turning basins. Inclusion of Patapsco River and tributaries into one project for Baltimore Harbor. Jan. 21,1927 Change in location of the anchorage near upper end of the Fort McHenry Channel. July 3, 1930 Increased anchorage facilities _ __ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 11, 70th Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Do- ..... For 37-foot depth in that portion of channel to H. Doc. No. 29, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Baltimore lying between the 37-foot curve near Baltimore Light to the Sparrows Point entrance channel; similar depth in York Spit sections; widening the angle between Fort McHenry and Ferry Bar sections; and for width of 400 feet in the Curtis Bay section. 1Contains 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. This condition has been met as far as the channel has been completed. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided for in- creased 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 en- gineer 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. This condition has been met. 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 406 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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, drydocks, and shipyards. The State legislature has authorized the city of Baltimore to incur an indebtedness of $50,000,000 for the development of the port. The Port Development Commission, which is charged with administration under this authorization, has completed an $8,500,000 terminal pier at Port Covington. For further details, see page 391, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging for restoration of project dimensions in various sections of the channel was continued by the U. S. hopper dredge Delaware and was in progress at the end of the year. The yardage removed was as follows: From Fort McHenry section 1,343,664, Ferry Bar section 472,992, Curtis Bay section 329,166, Quarantine anchorage 225,694, Fort McHenry anchorage 227,945; a total of 2,599,461, all of which was deposited on the Government dump in Chesapeake Bay. The total costs were $274,829.05, all for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $295,715.35. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 73 percent complete. 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 chan- nel to Ferry Bar, and the Spring Garden section, including turning basin from Ferry Bar to Western Maryland Railroad bridge. Controlling depths were as follows: Feet Date ascertained York Spit section: Along the center ......-----------.......---------.......------------------...---------...... 35. 3 Along the easterly edge --------------------------------------------- 33. 5 January 1937. Along the westerly edge _---------------- ------ 34. 5 Craighill entrance -- . ..................------------------------------------------ 38. 0 March 1932. Craighill section------- ------------------------------------------- 37. 0 September 1935. Craighill cut-off angle . - -- -------.------- ----- ------------- - -- - 37. 0 Do. Cut-off section along center line ---.......----------------------------------- 37. 0 Do. Cut-off section along the sides -... ..- - - - - - - ___... ------------...... 35. 0 Do. Cut-off-Brewerton angle .. ....... .......------------------------ 37.0 Do. Brewerton section to entrance to Sparrows Point .. ---.... 37. 0 August 1935. Remainder of the section to Brewerton-Fort McHenry angle -- 35. 0 Do. Brewerton-Fort McHenry angle.................-------------------------------------- 35.0 March 1936. Fort McHlenry section ... , ..-- ----------------- -------------- __ 35.0 May, 1939. Curtis Bay section- -. --- ------------ --------- ------ .33.6--.. October 1935. Ferry Bar section (from its intersection with the Fort McHenry section to the 35.0 May 1939. private channel leading to the Western Maryland Ry. piers). Thence to Ferry Bar------ -------------------------------------- 20.7 August 1938. Ferry Bar to the Hanover St. Bridge_- 24. 5 Do. Thence in the old Southwest Baltimore Harbor Channel, above Hanover St. 27.0 January 1928. Bridge. Quarantine anchorage ----- ,, _--------..- ... . .. ..... ..... ....... 35.0 March 1939. Fort McHenry anchorage-.--- ___------------------------------------- 35. 0 Do. Riverview anchorage --------------------------------------------- 33. 1 September 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 407 The total costs were $7,024,550.24, of which $3,215,237.50 was for new work and $3,809,312.74 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $7,024,357.76. Proposed operationis.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $271,- 430.49, including accounts receivable of $27.93, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ____ $220. 41 New work: Completion by United States hopper dredge of the 37 feet deep by 1,000 feet wide channel in York Spit section, May 1 to June 1, 1940-------- ------------------ -------- --- 50, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging in various sections of the upper channels, where needed, and in York Spit section by United States hopper dredge Aug. 1, 1939, to Mar. 16, 1940---_-_--_------------------ 221, 210. 08 Total-- -------------------------------------- 271, 430. 49 The additional sum of $350,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging by United States hopper dredges where needed in various sections of the main channel, and in the York Spit section. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $11, 979, 240. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- 4, 209, 114. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------16, 188, 355. 41 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- 27. 93 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939------------------- 16, 188, 383. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 220. 41 Net total expenditures----------------------------16, 188, 162. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------- 271, 402. 56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------- - 16, 459, 565. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..........- -- - Cost of maintenance .-- . - .- . $244, 505. 44 $215, 815. 73 $2, 604. 35 $51, 375.16 $274, 829. 05 Total expended ..---------------- 140, 849. 49 263, 079. 44 2, 903. 48 30, 296. 38 295, 715. 35 Allotted------...............--.. 15, 723. 18 283, 000. 00 -200, 000. 00 237, 000. 00 357, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ----------------------- $210, 117. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938---------- $120, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939___---- 237, 000. 00 357, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 567, 117. 91 Gross amount expended --------------------- $296, 462.15 Less reimbursements collected_-------------------- 746. 80 295, 715. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_ 271, 402. 56 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939- 3, 104. 98 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------- 268, 297. 58 408 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 _ Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__---__---------- --- $27. 93 ----- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-______ 268, 325. 51 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - 1, 139, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1___---__-____________ 350, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER ABOVE AND BELOW HAVRE DE GRACE, MD. Location.--The river rises in the southern part of New York and, flowing in a general southerly direction for over 400 miles, empties into the head of Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1226.) Previous project.-The original project was dated August 30, 1852. For further details see page 1788 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 367 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 200 feet wide and 15 feet deep at mean low water from Chesapeake Bay to Havre de Grace, and for the removal of the shoal opposite Watsons Island (which is above Havre de Grace) to a depth of 8 feet at mean low water and the maintenance of the existing small-boat harbor below Concord Point at its existing length of 400 feet, width of 380 feet, and depth of 7 feet, with approach channel of the same depth and 75 feet width leading thence to deep water off Concord Point. The mean range of tide is 2.1 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3.8 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1911 was $200,750 exclusive of amounts expended under the previous project. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5 000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 2,1882 Channel 200 feet wide and 15 feet deep from Chesapeake Bay to Havre de Grace, and re- moval of shoal opposite Watsons Island. Aug. 26,1937 Modifications to provide for maintenance of exist- H. Doc. No. 322, 75th Cong., 1st sess. ing small-boat harbor and approach channel (Contains latest published map.) below Concord Point. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 5, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for improvement and maintenance of the small-boat harbor just below Concord Point at the mouth of the river for a width of 380 feet and length of 400 feet, with an approach channel 100 feet wide all to a depth of 10 feet, at an estimated first cost of $18,000, with annual maintenance of $1,000, in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (S. Doc. No. 67, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 409 Local cooperation.-Localinterests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States suitable disposal areas for the maintenance of the small boat harbor and approach channel thereto, as required. None yet requested. Terminal facilities.-There are nine bulkhead wharves and two open pile timber piers served by this improvement, all privately owned, aggregating a frontage of approximately 4,000 feet. Six of these are open to general public use. These are considered adequate for existing commerce. Two of the wharves at Havre de Grace are in a dilapidated condition and are seldom used. A concrete bulk- head about 500 feet long has been constructed in the small-boat harbor at Havre de Grace from which mooring stalls are being erected. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to surveys, mapping, and estimates preliminary to maintenance dredging by contract in the entrance channel leading to the yacht basin. The total costs and expenditures were $79.90, all for main- tenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, was restored in September 1936, and dredging of the small-boat harbor and approach channel thereto in July 1937. The controlling depth in the main river is 15 feet at mean low water ascertained in September 1936, and 5.9 feet at mean low water in the small-boat harbor and approach channel thereto, ascertained in October 1938. The total costs of the existing project have been $173,274.40 for new work and $69,367.89 for maintenance, a total of $242,642.29. The total expenditures were $242,642.29. In addition to the above, the Works Progress Administration expended $22,639.88 in dredging the small-boat harbor and channel leading thereto, which is now included in this project. Proposed operations.--The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $5,720.10 will be applied to restoration of project dimensions in the entrance channel to the yacht basin at Havre de Grace, Md., by con- tract dredging August 1 to September 30, 1939. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_--__--------------------- --- $270, 664. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 69, 367. 89 G Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_-------- --- 340, 032. 29 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 340, 032. 29 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_-___-_-_------ __-- 5, 720. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ____________ -345, 752. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..--------- Cost of maintenance- . _------- -- ---- ------------- $25, 032. 39 -- - -- $79.90 Total expended .-....-....--. . . . -- ......... 25, 032. 39 79. 90 Allotted---------------------- - - $30, 000. 00 -4, 967. 61 5, 800. 00 410 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 -------- ---------------------- $5, 800. 00 Gross amount expended------ --------------------------- 79. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------- 5, 720.10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --- ------------------ 200.00 Balance available June 30, 1939 520. 10 5----------------------, 3. NORTHEAST RIVER, MD. Location.-The river is a tidal waterway extending southwestward 5.5 miles from the junction of its branches in the town of North East to the head of Chesapeake Bay, 6 miles north of the entrance to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1226.) Previous projects.-In 1872 and 1880 appropriations aggregating $15,500 were made for dredging a channel 6 feet deep. A project for improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890. For further details see page 135 of Annual Report for 1893, and page 368 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in the river to the foot of Church Street in the town of North East, enlarged at its upper end to form a basin 120 feet wide and 300 feet long. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tide is 2.25 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $7,300, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) ap- proved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The exist- ing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 248, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil- disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. Fully complied with. Approved by the Chief of Engi- neers February 10, 1939. Terminal facilities.-There are a few lightly constructed landings for small boats scattered along the water front of North East. There is a fish-pickling plant with a timber wharf at the south edge of the town. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to surveys, mapping, and estimates preliminary to contract dredging for completion of the project. The total costs and expendi- tures were $230.11, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project and condition is as described in the project docu- ment. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project were $230.11, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $7,069.89, will be applied to completion of the project by contract dredging August 1 to September 30, 1939. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 411 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----______---__-______ __ $20, 870.11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- _ 20, 870. 11 Net total expenditures ___________---_ -- __________ 20, 870. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------- 7, 069. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----- _____-- -27, 940. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- ...---------------- ------------------------------------------- $230. 11 Cost of maintenance . .------------ ---. -- ----. Total expended ....------.------- ---- --- -- - 230. 11 Allotted.....-- ......-------------------------------------------------------- $7, 300 ...... Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------- $7, 300. 00 Gross amount expended_----------- ------- -- _________ 230. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 7, 069. 89 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----- ----- ----------- --- 100. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------ -_ 6,969. 89 4. INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE BAY, DEL. AND MD. (Section: Courthouse Point to Pooles Island.) For report on this improvement see page 352. 5. ROCK HALL HARBOR, MD. Location.-Rock Hall Harbor is a shallow, open cove on the east side of Chesapeake Bay immediately to the south of Swan Point and 23 miles southeast of Baltimore. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 548 and 1226.) Previous projects.-The original project was dated June 3, 1896. Modifications were made by the River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1902, and March 4, 1913. For further details see page 493 of the Annual Report for 1920, and page 370 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in Swan Point Inlet to a channel of the same dimensions, 700 feet in length parallel to the harbor terminals at Rock Hall; an anchorage basin of the same depth 100 feet wide and about 800 feet long in northwesterly extension of the channel fronting the harbor terminals; and twin breakwaters at the harbor entrance. The plane of reference is mean low water. Mean range of tide is about 1.1 feet. Greater fluctuations are caused by high winds. 412 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $58,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) ap- proved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,500. The exist- ing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 204, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Localinterests are required to furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands needed for the improvement, con- struct a bulkhead 500 feet long on the north edge of the basin, acquire and reserve for public use an area 100 feet beyond the bulk- head and provide a highway connection thereto. It is provided fur- ther that the part of the basin landward of the low water line at the west end will not be constructed if local interests are unable to secure the land needed therefor. Fully complied with. Approved by the Chief of Engineers, December 28, 1938. Terminal facilities.-There are two private wharves, a county wharf and a small marine railway at the head of the harbor. Present facilities are adequate for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work under contract for completion of the project was commenced on the south breakwater March 15 and on the north breakwater April 19, 1939, and was com- pleted May 12, 1939. A total of 8,424 tons of stone was placed in both breakwaters. The total costs, all for new work, were $37,830.14. The total expenditures were $37,816.39. Condition, at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 70 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is dredging of the channel and anchorage basin by contract. The breakwaters were completed during the year and the condition of the channel and anchorage basin is as described in the project document. The total costs were $37,830.14, all for new work. The total expenditures were $37,816.39. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $20,- 183.61 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 $13. 75 New work: Completion by contract dredging of the channel and an- chorage basin, Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, 1939----------------------20,169. 86 Total-------------------------------------------20,183.61 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial sumrnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $125, 586.87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------ ---------- 9, 762.04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------135, 348. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------- -------------------- 13. 75 Net total expenditures-- ---------------------------- 135, 335.16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_-----------------------------_ 20,183. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 155, 518. 77 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 413 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.-----------------------------------------..............-----------------.............. $37, 830. 14 Cost of maintenance . ..------------- ..........--- .--------------------------------- -------------- Total expended---------- -----------------------------------------------.. .. 37, 816. 39 Allotted $58, 000 ----- Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------------------- $58, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------- ------------------------ 37, 816. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------- ------- 20,183. 61 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------------- 3, 341. 33 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------- 16, 842.28 6. CHANNEL CONNECTING PLAIN DEALING CREEK AND OAK CREEK, MD. Location.-Plain Dealing and Oak Creeks are small tidal tribu- taries of Chesapeake Bay. Plain Dealing Creek flows southward 2 miles to Tred Avon River, a tributary of Choptank River. Oak Creek is an irregular cove penetrating the south shore of Miles River about 5 miles above the mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Ewisting project.-The existing project provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from deep water in Plain Dealing Creek via a land cut to deep water in Oak Creek, Md. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet in Tred Avon River and about 1.5 feet in Miles River. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 was $74,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 413, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as re- quired, release the United States and its contractors from all claims for damages that may result from the dredging operations and make necessary alterations in existing drawbridges and provide a new drawbridge for highway traffic over the waterway if required. None of the conditions has been met. It is expected they will have been complied with by March 1940. Terminal facilities.-There are no commercial wharves on Plain Dealing and Oak Creeks. There are a few scattered pleasure boat landings along the shore. Sufficient areas are available for the con- struction of commercial facilities, if and when required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and the condition is as described in the project document. 414 REPORT OF CHIEF' OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $74,000, will be applied to new work dredging to complete the proj- ect, by contract, April 1 to September 30, 1940. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939...... --- Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- $74, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----------. - .74, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work .------------------ ----------------------------------- ------------- Cost of maintenance....--------I-- - - - --------------------------- -- Total expended---------- -- - - - ---- ----------- Allotted_ -------------- ------------- ----------------------------- $74,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939---------------------------------- $74, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------_---- -------- 74,000 7. ISLAND CREEK, MD. Location.-The creek is a tidal estuary with numerous tributaries and enters the Choptank River about 2 miles south of the town of Oxford, Md. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 75 feet wide, at mean low water, through the entrance bar. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1936, is $6,800. The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, '1937 (H. Doc. No. 75, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.--Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance. Fully complied with. Approved by the Chief of Engineers December 27, 1938. Terminal facilities.-There are several substantial pleasure-boat wharves along the shores of the creek. Minor and relatively inex- pensive alterations to these wharves would produce adequate facili- ties for the handling of farm produce. Sufficient areas are available for the construction of additional terminals if and when needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to surveys, mapping, and estimates preliminary to contract dredging for completion of the project. The total costs were $107.53, all for new work. The total expenditures were $107.53. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and the condition is as described in the project document. The total costs and expenditures have been $107.53, all for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 415 Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $6,- 692.47, will be applied to completion of the project by contract dredg- ing, August 1 to September 30, 1939. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ---------------------------------- $107. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------------- 107. 53 Net total expenditures-------------------------------------------- 107. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ __ 6, 692. 47 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------6, 800. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work --- ------------------ $107. 53 Cost of maintenance -- Total expended...... _..---------------.----- ---------- 107. 53 .Allotted......---------------------------------------------------------$6,800 .. Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------------$6, 8000 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------------107. 53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------------- 6,692.47 An]ount covered by uncompleted contracts- ___---------------- 5, 697. 68 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------------ ___- -994. 79 8. CAMBRIDGE HARBOR, MD. Location.--This harbor is a tidal estuary on the south side of Choptank River about 18 miles above its mouth. It is approximately 70 miles southeast of Baltimore Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1871, and was modified by the acts of August 11, 1888, and June 13, 1902. For further details see page 1789 of Annual Report for 1915, page 424 of Annual Report for 1924, and page 373 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 14 feet deep from that depth in Choptank River to the head of the harbor with widths of 150 feet below the Market Street Bridge in Cambridge and 100 feet above, and a turning basin of the same depth at the head of the channel; for an anchorage basin 10 feet deep, 400 feet long, and 175 feet wide on the west side of the channel and a second basin of the same depth 225 feet long and 200 feet wide on the east side of the channel; and a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in Choptank River to the municipal boat basin north of the entrance, to the harbor. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tide is about 1.7 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3.5 feet under ordinary conditions. 184626--39-pt. 1, vol. 1 27 416 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $54,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,400. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 3.1925 Channel 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the H. Doc. No. 210, 68th Cong. 1st sess. drawbridge and 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the bridge to the upper end of the harbor with a turning basin. Aug. 26,1937 Modification providing for the present project.. Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 7, 75th Cong., 1st sess. i Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937, provides that local interests are to furnish free of cost to the United States, suitable disposal areas for new work and subse- quent maintenance. None of the conditions has been met. Local interests have offered areas unacceptable as compliance. It is ex- pected that conditions will have been met by January 31, 1940. Terminal facilities.-The water front of Cambridge is generally built up of solid bulkhead wharves and pile and timber piers, only a few of which have mechanical freight handling facilities. There are two marine railways with boat-repair shops. The facilities are generally adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to surveys, mapping, and estimates preliminary to contract dredging for completion of the project. The total costs were $375.25, all for new work. The total expenditures were $373.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project prior to the last modification was completed in 1929. No work has been done under the modified project. The total costs of the existing project have been $20,651.68, all for new work. The total expenditures were $20,650.29. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $33,626.14 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939 ----------- -- ------- $1. 39 New work: Completion of the project by contract dredging, Feb. 1, 1940, to July 31, 1940_______________________ 33, 624. 75 Total--- ------------ ------------------------- 33 626. 14 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------------ $81, 972. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------6,987. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 __--________ 88, 960. 11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 __------------------- . 39 1______-- Net total expenditures_..-------------- ------ 88, 958. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-----.-------.-..- 33, 626.14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----- 122, 584. 86 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 417 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--............ .....------------- ...........-...... ...------------ ------------- ... ....-------..---. $375. 25 Cost of maintenance----------- ---- ------------------ ------------- --- -------------- Total expended. ----------- ............ -------------- ----------------- ..... -------------- 373.86 Allotted---------..............--....-----------------.........----------....----------------------------......................---------- 34,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938----------------------------------- $34,000.00 Gross amount expended------------------------- ------------- 373.86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------. 33,626.14 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------- ------------------- 101. 20 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 33, 524. 94 9. WATERWAY FROM LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER TO CHOPTANK RIVER, MD. Location.-Choptank River is an easterly arm of Chesapeake Bay about 50 miles south of Baltimore. It extends generally east and north 70 miles. Little Choptank River enters the bay 6 miles to the southward and extends northeastward 10 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water from Little Choptank River through Carey Creek, a land cut, and Lecompte Creek and Bay to Choptank River. The mean range of tide is about 1.7 feet in' Choptank River and about 1.5 feet in Little Choptank River. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1936 is $59,000. The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 91, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in. the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and agree to save the United States and its contractors free of claims for damage to oyster beds because of the execution of the improvement, and agree to provide and maintain a suitable drawbridge across the land cut. None of the conditions have been met and there is no pros- pect that they will be. Terminal facilities.-There are one or two pleasure-boat wharves on Lecompte Creek and a number of small commercial wharves on the various navigable tributaries of the Little Choptank River. Operations and results during fiscal yea.-No work was done, due to failure to provide local cooperation. Expenditures were for pre- liminary surveys, mapping, estimates, and negotiations for local cdop- eration. The total costs and expenditures, all new work, were $305.45. Condition at end of fiscal yean.--No work has been done on the project, and the condition is as described in the project document. The total costs and expenditures were $305.45, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941, since it is not expected that the conditions of local cooperation will be complied with. 418 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______--- -------- ____--$305. 45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- 305. 45 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------- 305. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____________--- 305. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new work ---------------- --------- -I-- I - -- $305.45 Cost of maintenance - -- Total expended ____________ -- -- ----------- 305. 45 Allotted _.......- - - - -......... --.-... . . . ...... 305.45 Amount allotted from War Dppartment Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------------------------- $59, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------58, 694. 55 Net amount to be accounted for_____ -______________ 305. 45 Gross amount expended_________________. 305. 45 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------- ---- 58, 700. 00 10. HIONGA 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 low water 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, was $40,000, with $5,000 annually for maintenance. The existing 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging for restoration of the project was commenced and completed during the year. A total of 68,486 cubic yards of material was removed. The total costs and expenditures, all for maintenance, have been $14,169.78. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 419 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1935 at a saving of $12,332 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water is 7 feet, ascertained in November 1938. The total costs and expenditures were $27,667.94 for new work and $14,169,78 for maintenance, a total of $41,837.72. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---- ----------------------- $27, 667.94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 14, 169. 78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------___ 41, 837. 72 Net total expenditures---- ------ ------------------------- 41, 837. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------------- 41, 837. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..-- $27, 667. 94 . Cost of maintenance .. - ------..... - .... $14,169.78 Total expended-- 27, 667. 94 27,667.94 9 . 78 14,,1.--_ Allotted ______ - ------ 12, 332. 06 -$18,000.00 -3, 830. 22 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------- $18, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------3, 830. 22 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 14, 169. 78 Gross amount expended_ _-------------------- 14, 169. 78 11. FISHING BAY, MD. Location.-McCreadys Creek, Goose Creek, and Farm Creek are small tidal estuaries of Fishing Bay, a large estuary at the head of Tangier Sound. Fishing Bay is connected by Hooper Strait with Chesapeake Bay to the west about 15 miles above the mouth of Potomac River. McCreadys Creek enters the east side of the bay about 6 miles above the mouth. Goose Creek enters the bay about 31/2 miles above the mouth. Farm Creek enters Fishing Bay about 6 miles above the mouth and approximately opposite the mouth of McCreadys Creek. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Existing project.-This provides for channels 6 feet deep and gen- erally 60 feet wide at mean low water, suitably widened where neces- sary to offer adequate sheltered anchorage space from deep water in Fishing Bay to the vicinity of the county or packing-house wharves in McCreadys Creek, Farm Creek, and Goose Creek. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $38,600. The lat- est (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $5,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 186, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-A public wharf built with the aid of Federal funds is located on McCreadys Creek about 200 feet above the mouth. There is a privately owned pile-and-timber pier about 1,500 feet 420 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 above the mouth of Goose Creek. There are two privately owned wharves on Farm Creek. There is also a public wharf owned by Dorchester County. The private wharves on each of the waterways are open to the public for transaction of business with the owners. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work under contract dredging for completion of the project was commenced June 16, 1939, and was in progress at the end of the year. A total of 44,000 cubic yards of material was removed. The total costs were $12,417.92, all for new work. The total expenditures were $330.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is about 35 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is completion of the channel and anchorage basin by contract dredging. The con- trolling depth is as described in the project document. The total costs have been $12,417.92, all for new work. The total expenditures were $330.01. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $38,- 269.99, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939--------------------------- $12, 087. 91 New work: Completion of the project by contract dredging, July 1 to Aug. 31, 1939--------_-------------------------- 26, 182. 08 Total--- ------------------------------------------ 38, 269. 99 No funds can be profitably expended ,during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ ___------------ ---------- $12, 417. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_-------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_------____ 12, 417. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 087. 91 1------------------------2, Net total expenditures------------- --------- 330, 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------------------------38, 269. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__________--____ 38, 600. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- __- .---------------------------.--------------------------- $12,417.92 Cost cf m aintenance-------- - -- - - - - - -- - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - Total expended---------- ------------------------------------------ ---- 330.01 Allotted--------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 38,600.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 1,1, 1938 ---------------------- ------ $38, 600. 00 Gross amount expended --------- ___ 330. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939____----------- ___ 38, 269. 99 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_______---- ________--_ 29, 279. 31 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 8, 990. 68 12. NANTICOKE RIVER, MD. Location.-The Nanticoke River flows in a southwesterly direction to Tangier Sound, Chesapeake Bay, and is about 50 miles long. The town of Nanticoke is on the east side of the river just north of RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 421 Roaring,Point, about 3 miles above the mouth of the river. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 567.) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a small boat harbor 7 feet deep, 120 feet wide, and 400 feet long in the marsh at Nanticoke, with an entrance channel of the same depth and 60 feet wide, protected on either side by stone jetties in the river. The mean range of tide is about 2.6 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $82,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 242, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and guar- antee the United States and its contractors against claims for dam- ages to oyster beds attributable to the work of improvement or to subsequent maintenance; and provides further that a suitable public agency acquire and reserve title to a strip of land at least 50 feet wide abutting the required right-of-way on the north and east sides, and provide a suitable public-highway approach thereto. Fully complied with. Approved by the Chief of Engineers, October 28, 1938. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and.results during fiscal year.-Dredging by contract for completion of the project was commenced and completed during the year. A total of 97,374 cubic yards of material was removed. Work on construction of stone jetties was commenced May 5, 1939, and was in progress at the end of the year. A total of 8,541 tons of stone was placed. The total costs, all for new work, were $65,100.75. The total expenditures were $41,414.09. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 95 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is completion of construction of stone jetties. The controlling depth is 7 feet at mean low water, ascertained in May 1939. The total costs of the existing project have been $65,100.75, all for new work. The total expenditures were $41,414.09. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $40,585.91 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939____-- ______-------_______ $23, 686. 66 New work: Completion of stone jetties by contract, July 1 to 31, 1939 -------------------------------------------------------- 16, 899. 25 Total --------------------------------------------- 40, 585.91 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary 'Cost of new work to June 30, 1939____- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__. ____-________--___ -- $65, 100. 75 Total cost of permanentwork to June 30, 1939.------------ 65, 100. 75 422 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 23, 686. 66 ___ $-------------------- Net total expenditures_ _-- __ - ----- 41, 414. 09 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ ______ 40, 585.91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 --- 82, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -.-. . . . . . . . . . $65, 100. 75 Cost of maintenance- .. .... Total expended -- 41, 414.09 Allotted - $82, 000 - Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------ - $82, 000. 00 Gross amount expended - ____________ 41, 414. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939____________________-- 40, 585. 91 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ____------------- 34, 569. 82 Balance available June 30, 1939___________------- ----- 6, 016. 09 13. NANTICOKE RIVER (INCLUDING NORTHWEST FORK), DEL. AND MD. Location.-The headwaters of Nanticoke River consist of numer- ous branches rising mainly in the northern portion of Sussex County, Del. The river is about 50 miles long and flows in a southwesterly direction from its source to Tangier Sound. The Northwest Fork is a branch of the Nanticoke which rises in Kent County, Del., and flows past Federalsburg, Md., in a generally southerly direction through Dorchester County, Md., to its junction with the main river opposite Riverton, Md. It is about 30 miles in length. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 78.) Previous projects.-The original project for the Nanticoke River was adopted August 18, 1894. For further details see page 1790 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 378 of Annual Report for 1938. There has been no previous project for Northwest Fork. Existing project.-Nanticoke: This provides for dredging a chan- nel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the 9-foot contour to the county bridge at Seaford, with a turning basin at the upper end. The length of the section included in the project is about 2 miles, and its lower end is 34 miles from the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide is about 3.4 feet, and the extreme tidal range is 4.3 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1910, was $15,860, ex- clusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1922) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $700. Northwest Fork: This provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide at mean low water from upper Browns wharf to within one-half mile of the southern boundary of the town of Fed- eralsburg, with a turning basin at the upper end. The length of RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 423 the section included in the project is about 51/4 miles, and its lower end is 113/4 miles above the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide is 2.6 feet, and the extreme tidal range is 3.3 feet under ordi- nary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1908, was $44,200. The latest (1922) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $700. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896 A 9-foot channel, 100 feet wide up to Seaford, Del., H. Doc. No. 323, 53d Cong., 3d sess., with a turning basin, and Annual Report, 1895, p. 1165.1 June 25,1910 Slight widening between the bridges in the harbor H. Doc. No. 674, 61st Cong., 2d sess. at Seaford, Del. Do....... A channel 6 feet deep, 60 feet wide in Northwest H. Doc. No. 869, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Fork, together with turning basin. 1 Contains latest published map. Term inal facilities.-On the section of the Nanticoke River which is under improvement there are privately owned solid bulkhead wharves aggregating about 2,600 linear feet, of which some 1,300 linear feet are open to general public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. The terminal facilities on the Northwest Fork are all privately owned and open to general public use. They consist of one solid bulkhead wharf of 80-foot frontage and three landings each with 60- foot frontage. The depths of water are from 2 to 8 feet. The land- ings are log revetments backed by earth fill and are in poor condition. The small amount of water-borne traffic does not justifiy the con- struction of better wharves. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work of restoring proj- ect dimensions by contract dredging was commenced and completed during the year. A total of 24,215 cubic yards of material was re- moved. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $5,921.06. The total expenditures were $1,161.63. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1912. The controlling depth at mean low water is 9 feet, ascertained in June 1939. The total costs of the existing project for both sections have been $76,789.68, of which $43,815.31 was for new work and $32,974.37 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $72,016.63. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $5,621.61 including accounts receivable of $448.24 will be applied to payment of outstanding liabilities. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. 424 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---- --------------------- $48, 815. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__________ __------ __- _ 32, 974. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 81, 789. 68 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-----_ ------------------- 448. 24 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__---___----_____-------------- 82, 237.92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939____________-------_ __ 5, 221. 29 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 77, 016. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__-------- ------------- 5, 173.37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______________ 82, 190. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .. .- . -...- Cost of maintenance- .... ..... - . .... .. .. .. $78. 62 $5, 921. 06; Total expended....__........__ _ ............-..............-..... .-... 65.00 1,161.63 Allotted-----------------.-- _ I--------. -------.................----- 6, 400. 00 1 .......-- Balance unexpended July 1. 1938 _--- $6, 335. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------__ 1, 161. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_-------- -------------- 5, 173. 37 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- 5, 226. 43 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------ -- 53. 06 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939___--- 448. 24 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 _ 395. 18= 14. WICOMICO RIVER, MD. Location.-This river has its source in the northern part of Wi- comico County, Md., and flows in a generally southwardly direction,, emptying into Monie Bay, a tributary of Tangier Sound. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 77 and 567.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. For further details see page 1789 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 380 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 14 feet deep and 150' feet wide from Chesapeake Bay to Salisbury; a depth of 14 feet in the channels and turning basins in the North and South Prongs with channel widths of 100 feet and a basin 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide,, and 400 feet long at Webster Cove with a channel of the same depth and 60 feet wide, extending to the 6-foot contour in Wicomico River. The plane of reference is mean low water. Mean range of tide is about 3 feet and the extreme tidal range is 4.4 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $356,300, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 425 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts H ork authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Channel 9 feet deep from Main St. Bridge to H. Doc. No. 20, 51st Cong., 1st sess., about 2 miles below. and Annual Report, 1890, p. 947. June 25,1910 Extension of 9-foot depth into the north prong H. Doc. No. 569, 61st Cong., 2d sess. from Main St. Bridge to the Salisbury Dam and turning basin. Mar. 2, 1919 Extension of 9-foot depth into south prong to the IB. Doc. No. 1509, 63d Cong., 3d sess. head of navigation at Cathell St., including a turning basin and extending the project down to the mouth of the river in Monie Bay. July 3,1930 A 12-foot channel below the Main St. Bridge_.. Aug. 26,1937 A 14-foot channel, 150 feet wide; depths of 14 feet Senate Committee Print., 75th Cong., in the north and south prongs and a basin 6 feet 1st sess. (Contains latest published deep at Webster Cove and approach channel map.) thereto of the same depth. Local cooveration.-The act of August 26. 1937. provides that local interests are to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, release the United States and its agents from all claims for damages incidental to the work of im- provement and contribute in cash an amount equivalent to the added cost of dredging by other than hydraulic means as determined in advance by the Chief of Engineers, where dredging by a more costly method is deemed necessary by local interests to reduce dam- ages to oyster beds. It is provided further that the improvement of the channel and basin at Webster Cove shall not be undertaken until local interests have furnished a right-of-way at least 160 feet wide for the improvement and have acquired and reserved for public use a strip of land at least 50 feet wide abutting the right-of-way fur- nished the United States on the southwest side thereof with a suitable highway approach thereto. Conditions of local cooperation have been met excepting a contribution for added cost of dredging by other than hydraulic means, release for claims for damages to public oyster beds, and a deed for a highway approach to the proposed improve- ment at Webster Cove. It is expected that all conditions will have been fully complied with by November 30, 1939. Terminal facilities.-The present water front at Salisbury consists of pile-and-timber bulkheads with earth fills. Some of the wharves have warehouses and factories with mechanical freight-handling facil- ities and rail sidings. With exception of a wharf on the north prong owned by the State roads commission, and a wharf on the south prong, owned by the county, all of the terminals are privately owned. A shipyard, with two marine railways with capacities of 1,200 and 500 tons, respectively, is located on the right bank of the river below the prongs. Areas for the development of new terminals on the north and south prongs are limited. Areas for a considerable expansion 426 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 of terminal facilities are available on the main river. A public wharf on the main river at Salisbury is desirable but not essential. There is a pile-and-timber wharf which is situated about 4 miles above the mouth of the river at Mount Vernon. There is a wharf of similar construction at White Haven. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to surveys, mapping, estimates, and negotiations for local cooperation preliminary to contract dredging for completion of the project. The total costs were $2,128.08, all for new work. The total expenditures were $1,898.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project prior to modification in 1937 was completed in 1931. No work has been done on the modified project. The controlling depth at mean low water in the main river is 12 feet, ascertained in August 1935, and in the north and south prongs 9 feet, ascertained in July 1935. The condi- tion of the channel and basin is as described in the project document. The costs have been $142,876.12 for new work and $86,741.08 for maintenance, a total of $229,617.20. The total expenditures were $229,387.34. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $213,101.78 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939------------------------------- $229. 86 New work: Completion of the project by contract dredging Dec. 1, 1939, to Oct. 31, 1940------------------- ---------------- 212, 871.92 Total--------------------------------------------213, 101. 78 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ 876. 12 $------____$192, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --------------------- 86, 741.08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 279, 617. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 229. 86 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 279, 387. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------- --------- -__--- 213, 101.78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_--- -- _____-_ 492, 489. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ---- Cost of maintenance ------------- - - $8, 374. 54 $8, 325. 46 --- $831. 07 .... .. $168. 93 $2,128.08 -----......... Total expended- --------- 1,778. 22 14, 921. 78 564. 07 435.93 1,898. 22 Allotted------ ----------------- 2,500.00 ----- 1,000.00 ------------_ 215,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938- ------------------------------- $215, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------1,--------------------------- 898. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --------------------- 213, 101. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ----- ---------------- -- 1200. 1, 00 Balance available June 30, 1939-------- --------------- 211, 901. 78 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 427 15. UPPER THOROUGHFARE, DEALS ISLAND, BD. 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 projects.-An appropriation was made in 1882, the work done being limited to surveys. For further details see page 382, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel from Tangier Sound 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide, thence of irregular width to and along the south shore of the thoroughfare, protected by breakwaters at the entrance, with a turning basin at the inner end 9 feet deep on the south side of the channel to within 50 feet of the bulkhead along the south shore, an anchorage area 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide extending across the waterway parallel to the highway bridge to within 50 feet of the bulkhead on the south shore, and an anchorage area of 650 feet long, 300 feet wide, and 9 feet deep on the north side of the channel between the breakwater and the 6-foot anchorage. The mean range of tide is about 2,feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $73,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1935 1 A 9-foot channel 75 feet wide protected by break- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. water at the entrance, with turning basin at the No. 37, 72d Cong., 1st sess. inner end and anchorage area 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide. Aug. 26, 1937 Widening the entrance channel to 100 feet, extend- H. Doc. No. 76, 75th Cong., 1st sess. ing the 9-foot turning basin and 6-foot anchor- (contains latest published map). age, and dredging an additional anchorage area on the north side of the channel. 1 Included in Public Works Administration program, Sept. 16, 1933. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, to provide a suitable 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 neces- sary 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 conditions have been met, except that the dock and road have not been built. Under the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, local in- terests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance as required. It is provided fur- ther that the work of improvement shall not be undertaken uptil 428 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 local interests have constructed or entered into firm contract for the construction of a suitable public wharf at the turning basin in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, together with a suitable road along the water front connecting with the local road system. All conditions of local cooperation have been met and approved by the Chief of Engineers June 13, 1939. Terminal facilities.-The only terminal on the north end of Deals Island is a small packing-house wharf on the shore of Tangier Sound south of the project channel. There are two small packing houses along the approach channel at which sea food is landed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to surveys, mapping, and estimates preliminary to completion of the project. The total costs and expenditures were $225.12, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the modified project, and the condition is as described in the project document. The existing project prior to modification in 1937, was completed in 1934. The costs have been $37,342.70 Public Works funds and $225.12 regular funds, a total of $37,567.82, all for new work. The total expenditures were $37,567.82, of which $37,342.70 were Public Works funds and $225.12 regular funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $25,774.88 will be applied to new-work dredging, by contract, August 1 to September 30, 1939. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__..----------____ -_- $37, 897.91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ _ ____________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_________-_ 37, 897. 91 Net total expenditures--------------- ---------------------- 37, 897. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------- 25,774. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_... ___....____ 63, 672. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.---------------- $298. 60 ---------- _ -- $225. 12 Cost of maintenance ---------------------.--------- ---------. ------------- Total expended . __ 1?3.00 ----- --- - -- ---- -- - 225. 12 Allotted --.................---------------- -- -9, 57. 30 -------- -- --------- 26, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------------------------- $26, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-- ------------------------------ 225. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--__-- _____-___-_ - 25, 774. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-_________ __ _______ 200. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939______-- ________--____- 25, 574. 88 16. CRISFIELD HARBOR, MD. Location.--This harbor is about one-fourth of a mile square and is situated at Somers Cove, Little Annemessex River, which at this point is an estuary of Tangier Sound, on the east side of Chesapeake RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 429 Bay. It is 116 miles southeast of Baltimore, Md., and about 95 miles north by east of Nofolk, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1875, and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1790 of Annual Report for 1915, page 432 of Annual Report for 1924, and page 384 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 425 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in Tangier Sound to Somers Cove Light, thence 266 feet wide to the bend about 1,800 feet southwest of the railroad pier; and thence of irregular width to a point opposite the Consumers Ice Co., 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the ice plant to Hop Point; a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the head of the present project channel op- posite Hop Point eastward 1,300 feet to an anchorage basin of the same depth, 160 feet wide and 1,200 feet long roughly parallel to Brick Kiln Road; and a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in Little Annemessex River via Cedar Creek, a land cut, and Daugherty Creek, to Big Annemessex River, Md. The mean range of tide is 2.6 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $168,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents i Mar. 3,1925 A 12-foot channel of varying widths to opposite H. Doe. No. 355, 68th Cong., 1st sess. the Consumers Ice Co., thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the ice plant to Hop Point. Aug. 26,1937 7-foot channel 100 feet wide from opposite Hop Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. Point to an anchorage parallel to Brick Kiln No. 2, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Road. Do -...For the 7-by 60-foot channel in Little Annemessex .- H. Doc. No. 72, 75th Cong., 1st sess. River. 1 Contain the latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of July 24, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for relocation of the authorized anchor- age basin and connecting channel; without change in the authorized cost for new work and maintenance, or in the requirements of local cooperation, and subject to the further provision that no work in the anchorage basin and channel shall be done until the authorized chan- nel connecting Little Annemessex River and Big Annemessex River has been completed (H. Doc. No. 457, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 2, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), provides that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance, and that a suitable public agency acquire and dedicate to public use a strip of land not less than 430 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 50 feet wide on the north and west sides of the Federal right-of-way and between the Federal right-of-way and Brick Kiln Road on the east side of the basin, and (H. Doc. No. 72, 75th Cong., 1st sess.) that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable soil-disposal areas for new work and sub- sequent maintenance as required and shall release the United States and its contractors from all claims for damages that may result from dredging operations. None of the conditions has been met. It is expected that the conditions for the portion of the project described in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 2, Seventy-fifth Con- gress, first session, will not be met and that the conditions for the remainder of the project will have been met by December 31, 1939. Terminal facilities.-The water front at Crisfield is composed largely of solid bulkhead wharves and pile and timber piers. Most of the wharves are privately owned but are open to the public on equal terms. A few of the terminals have mechanical freight handling devices, but the bulk of the freight is moved by hand. Marine railways and boat repair shops are available. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to surveys, mapping, estimates, and negotiations for local coop- eration. The total costs were $742.93, all for new work. The total expenditures were $742.78. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project prior to modi- fication in 1937 was completed in 1929. No work has been done on the modified project, and the condition is as described in latest project documents. The costs have been $57,953.36, all for new work. The total expenditures were $57,953.21. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $2,007.22 will be applied to payment of outstanding liabilities and negotiations for local cooperation. The sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for completion of the section of the project from Little Annemessex River via Cedar Creek and Daugherty Creek to Big Annemessex River, Md. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------$-----------145, 693. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 2, 839. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 48, 532. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-----------------------. 15 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 148, 532. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----- ----------------------- 2, 007. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 150, 539. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---- -------------------------------------------------------- $742.93 Cost of maintenance----------- _-------------- ... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. -------------- ... .. .. ..-------------- Total expended---------_ -------------- -------------- -------------------------- 742.78 Allotted ---------------- -2, 750. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 431 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria tion Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 - $110, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __- 107, 750. 00 Net amount to be accounted for____-_ 2, 750. 00 Gross amount expended____-_______-___--- -- ____------ 742. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------- 2, 007. 22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939___________.__________________ 100. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939__________________ _____ 1,907. 22 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------------ 108, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work -------- 75, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 17. BROAD CREEK, MD. Location.-This is a tidal waterway, connecting Pocomoke Sound and Little Annemessex River, Md. It lies north and south, is about 21/2 miles in length, and traverses a low, marshy region, the level of which is only slightly above high water. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 78.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide in the straight reaches, and 130 feet wide at the bends from the 6-foot contour in Pocomoke Sound through Broad Creek to- the 6-foot contour in Little Annemessex River, a distance of about 2 miles. The mean range of tide is 1.9 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1911, is $57,200. The latest (1922) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,600. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 269, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work of restoring proj- ect dimensions at the northerly approach was commenced and com- pleted during the year by hired labor. A total of 15,752 cubic yards of material was removed. The total costs and expenditures, all for maintenance, were $5,731.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1917 at a saving of $28,973 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water is 6 feet, ascertained in Septem- ber 1938. The total costs and expenditures have been $28,227.19 for new work and $44,603.63 for maintenance, a total of $72,830.82. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1- 28 432 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-- ----------------- ------- $28, 227. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____ ---- ______ 44, 603. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -- __--72, 830. 82 Net total expenditures- ----------------------- 72, 830. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- ___ 7------------- 72, 830. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .- -- .. - Cost of maintenance .........----- -------------.. - -- -- . $5, 731. 46 Total expended------...........- ----...... ....-- ...- . 5, 731. 46 Allotted.......................................------------------------------------------------------.....--------------5,731.46 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved July 19, 1937-----------------------------------------$7, 100. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------------1, 368. 54 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------5, 731. 46 Gross amount expended------- ------------- 5, 731. 46 18. POCOMOKE RIVER, MD. Location.-This river 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 River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886. For further details see page 1789, Annual Report for 1915, and page 385, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from that depth in Pocomoke Sound through "The Muds" to deep water in the river, and for a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 to 130 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, exclu- sive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896 A 9-foot channel from Shad Landing to Snow Hill, Annual Report for 1895, p. 1167. Aug. 30,1935 For a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from H. Doc. No. 227, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Pocomoke Sound to Pocomoke River. (Contains latest published map.) Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of July 5, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for extension of the channel above the bridge at Snow Hill, with a depth of 9 feet and width of 100 feet, RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 433 widened to 150 feet to form a turning basin at the upper end, at an estimated first cost of $8,500, with annual maintenance of $1,000, in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 429, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully 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 handling facilities and rail sidings. Practically all are privately owned, most of them are in bad repair. Any appreciable increase in commerce at Pocomoke City would necessitate the construction of a new ter- minal 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 fisoal year.-Work under contract for completion of the section through The Muds was continued until September 3, 1938. A total of 322,536 cubic yards of material was removed. Dredging by contract for restoration of project depths in the upper reaches was commenced and completed during the year. A total of 97,958 cubic yards of material was removed. The total costs were $73,553.63, of which $56,048.20 was for new work and $17,505.43 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $99,487.24. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was conm- pleted in September 1938. The controlling depths at mean low water are 7 feet through The Muds at the mouth of the river and 9 feet in the section from Shad Landing to Snow Hill, ascertained in Septem- ber 1938 and April 1939, respectively. The costs of the existing project have been $161,457.83 for new work and $25,715.45 for mainte- nance, a total of $187,173.28. The total expenditures were $186,821.53. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $18,388.49, will be applied to payment of outstanding liabilities, and the balance is available for revocation. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939________--____ __ -____ $181, 957. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939- --------- _______ ___ 25, 715. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-___-______ 207, 673. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 __.------------__ ____ 351. 75 Net total expenditures --- __-_- ___-__ ____ _ 207, 321. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 18, 388. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_- -_-------. 225, 710. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 • 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------------..-.......................... $91,409. 63 $56, 048. 20 Cost of maintenance ..........--- ------------------------------------------------------- 17, 505. 43 Total cost.....--........---------------... ----------.. .. 91, 409. 63 73, 553. 63 Total expended--------------- ..... -- -- $201.63 64,922.94 99, 487. 24 Allotted . - ......- --- - - _ ... .--.. ... $151,000. 00 . ... 32, 000. 00 .-. 434 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------ $117, 875. 73 Gross amount expended-------------------------$99, 623.60 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 136. 36 99, 487. 24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 18, 388. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------------------- 969. 26 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------- 17, 419. 23 19. 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 Survey 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.-Work of restoring project dimensions was commenced and completed during the year by hired labor. A total of 53,806 cubic yards of material was removed. The total costs and expenditures, all for maintenance, were $16,700. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1934. The controlling depth at mean low water is 7 feet, ascertained in January 1939. The costs and expenditures were $15,627.98 for new work and $24,489.57 for maintenance from regu- lar funds and $42,000 for new work from Public Works funds, a total of $82,117.55. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------$57, 627. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 .... - 2t. 489. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ 82, 117. 55 Net total expenditures_---------------- - 82, 117. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---....----- - 82,117. 55 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 435 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work __ $14, 294. 30 -- Cost of maintenance ..-------- - - .-- . ----__-_--... ------- ----------.- $16, 700 Total expended_----------------_ 20, 318. 34 16, 700 Allotted..-. _ -- -. -. -5, 000. 00 16, 700 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 ------------------------------------------- $16, 700 Gross amount expended------------------ 16, 700 20. 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, thence through the canal at Ewell, Md., thence through Levering Creek and Big Thoroughfare River to the vicinity of Swan Point, thence of the same depth and 100 feet wide through the offshore bar to deep water in Chesapeake Bay, with twin jetties at the entrance; and for a channel 4 feet deep and 25 feet wide around the point between Big Thoroughfare River and Tylers River. The mean range of tide is 1.7 feet, and the extreme tidal iange is 3 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $159,400. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,700. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Act Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 A channel 4 feet deel and 25 feet wide from Tan- H. Doc. No. 285, 62d Cong., 2d sess. gier Sound into Big Thoroughfare River, and one of the same dimensions around the point between said river and Tylers River. July 3, 1930 A channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 25 H. Doc. No. 313, 71st Cong., 2d sess. 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. Aug. 30, 1935 A channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Twitch Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. Cove through Big Thoroughfare River to a No. 67, 74th Cong., 1st sess. point on Levering Creek about 800 feet north of the canal at Ewell, Md. June 20,1938 Present project for channel 7 feet deep at mean Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. low water and 60 feet wide from Twitch Cove No. 49, 75th Cong., 2d sess. (Con- on Tangier Sound to the vicinity of Swan Point, tains latest published maps.) thence of the same depth and 100 feet wide through the offshore bar to deep water in Chesa- peake Bay with twin jetties at the entrance. 436 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation.-The project as modified by the River and Har- bor Act approved June 20, 1938, requires that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States all necessary rights-of-way and suit- able spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent mainte- nance as required. These conditions have not been met. It is expected they will have been met by September 15, 1939. All prior conditions fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are nine small open-pile wharves pri- vately owned open to the general public use, which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project prior to modification in 1938 was completed in 1937. The condition of the existing project is as described in the latest project document. The total costs and expenditures have been $28,400 for new work and $13,300.59 for maintenance, a total of $41,700.59. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $131,- 000 will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging by contract Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1940----------------------$22, 814 Stone jetty construction by contract, Dec. 1, 1939, to July 31, 1940__ 108, 186 Total --------------------------------------------------- 131, 000 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ ---------------- ------ $28, 400. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 __----_------- -____ _ 13, 300. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_--____ ___ 41, 700 59 Net total expenditures______ ---------------------------- 41, 700. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_____ __-.________________- 131, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____________- 172, 7;0. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...-.. . --_ - --- ---- --- ----- $16, 000 ------------- ....------------ Cost of maintenance. $12, 541.98-------------------------- - - Total expended__ 12, 541. 98 -- - -- - 16, 000 Allotted 12, 541.98 -------------- .---------------------- 16, 000-------------- $131,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939--------------------------------------- $131, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__ ______ __ 131, 000. 00 21. ONANCOCK RIVER, VA. Location.-This river, a tidal stream, rises in Accomac County, Va., flows in a westerly direction about 6.5 miles and empties into Chesapeake Bay. The portion under improvement extends from the mouth of the river to Onancock, Va., a distance of about 5 miles, which is the approximate length of the tidal reach. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1223.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879, and was modified by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890. The modified project was RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 437 superseded by a project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, work under which was completed in 1911. For further details see page 1799 of Annual Report for 1915, page 493 of Annual Report for 1924, and page 388 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 200 feet wide across the bar, a distance of 5,200 feet, and generally 100 feet wide in the river to a point roughly 1,200 feet above the mouth of the north branch, widened at the upper end to form a basin 200 feet square; a turning basin about 2.3 acres in area at Onancock with the understanding that the initial dredging: in the river shall be 10 feet only. Full project depth to be provided if the needs of commerce are later found to demand it. A channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide in the lower 500 feet of Joynes Branch and an anchorage basin 6 feet deep and 3.9 acres in area at the mouth of Titlow Creek. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 1.7 feet and the extremes are 1.5 and 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1937, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $137,045. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1925 A channel 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide across the H. Doc. No. 219, 68th Cong., 1st sess.. bar and generally 100 feet wide in the river with a turning basin near the head of navigation. Aug. 26,1937 Extending the 12-foot channel in North Branch H. Doc. No. 74, 75th Cong., 1st sess.. with a basin 200 feet square and a 6-foot channel (Contains latest published map.) 100 feet wide in Joynes Branch, and an anchor- age basin 6 feet deep at the mouth of Titlow Creek. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of June 13, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for extending the 12-foot channel in North Branch to a point, roughly, 1,200 feet above the mouth of the branch, the extended channel to be widened at the upper end to form a basin 200 feet square; for a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide in the lower 500 feet of Joynes Branch; and for an anchor- age basin 6 feet deep and 3.9 acres in area at the mouth of Titlow Creek, at an estimated first cost of $25,500, with maintenance esti- mated at $1,000 annually in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 358, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26,. 1937, provides that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States suitable disposal areas for new work and subsequent mainte- nance. Sufficient disposal areas for new work have been furnished but none for subsequent maintenance. It is expected that all condi- tions will have been complied with by December 31, 1939. Terminal facilities.-There are 5 small timber wharves on this river with a total wharfage space of about 980 linear feet as follows: Three at Onancock and one each at Poplar Cove and Finneys. Ves- 438 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 sels are permitted to tie up at the wharves without charge. Two wharves at Onancock are privately owned but are open to gengral public use upon payment of wharfage. A county road extends to each of them. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to surveys, mapping, and negotiations for local cooperation preliminary to contract dredging for completion of the project. The total costs and expenditures were $306.36, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project, adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, was completed in August 1936 at a saving of $25,792 under the estimated cost. No work was done under the project as modified in 1937. The controlling depth in the river is 12 feet at mean low water ascertained in August 1936 and the condition of the remaining portions of the project is as described in the last project document. The total costs have been $88,289.28 of which $86,059.49 was for new work and $2,229.79 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $88,289.28. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $25,193.64 will be applied to new-work dredging by contract for completion of the project January 1 to April 30, 1940. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ ___---_----__---1 111 $119, 608. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 26, 983. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--- --------- 146, 592. 06 Net total expenditures--- ------------------------------- 146, 592. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 25, 193. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 171, 785. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ......... $9, 054. 34 $20., 580. 72 $306 36 Cost of maintenance Total expended 666. 01 28, 969. 05 306. 36 Allotted ---------- 37, 000. 00 -, 64.4 25, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938__-------------------------------------- $25, 500. 00 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------- 306. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 25, 193. 64 ---------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 _________________________1 200. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939______-_____ _____------24, 993. 64 22. CAPE CHARLES CITY HARBOR, VA. Location.-The town of Cape Charles, Va., is located on Chesa- peake Bay on the west side of the peninsula separating the bay from the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 11 miles north of the southern ex- tremity of the peninsula and 45 miles south of the Maryland-Virginia State line. Cape Charles City Harbor is an artificial landlocked RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 439 harbor situated on the south side of the town. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1222.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging channels through Cherrystone Inlet and bar 16 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet and 200 feet wide, respectively, the dredging of an entrance channel 100 feet wide and 16 feet deep at mean low water, the dredging of the harbor 11 acres in area to 14 feet deep at mean low water and a basin 10 feet deep, 180 feet wide, and 420 feet long at the head of Mud Creek, with a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide extending to that depth in the harbor, flared through its inner 250 feet to a width of 180 feet and the construction of stone jetties on each side of the entrance to the harbor. The mean range of tide under ordinary conditions is 2.5 feet and the extremes 2.0 and 2.7 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1938, is $132,500. The latest (1938) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $800. No estimate of cost of maintenance was approved for the original project. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Act Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Dredging a channel through Cherrystone Inlet II. Doc. No. 29, .51st Cong., 1st sess. and bar 16 feet deep and 100 and 200 feet wide, and Annual Report 1850, p. 971. respectively; dredging an entrance channel 100 feet wide, 16 feet deep; dredging a harbor 11 acres in area, 14 feet deep; and construction of stone jetties on each side of the entrance to the harbor. June 20,1938 Modified to provide a basin 10 feet deep, 180 feet H. Doc. No. 580, 75th Cong., 3d sess. wide, and 420 feet long, at the head of Mud Creek, (Contains latest published map.) with a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feetwide, extending to that depth in the present harbor, flaring through its inner 250 feet to a width of 180 feet. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, to furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required, release the United States from all claims for damages incidental to the work of improvement, and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will construct 400 lineal feet of bulk- head upon completion of dredging and'additional bulkheads along the north, east, and south sides of the basin as required, remove the existing footbridge across Mud Creek, acquire and reserve for public use a strip of land at least 100 feet wide abutting the north, east, and south sides of the basin, except where such width at the south- east corner encroaches upon the railroad right-of-way, and provide a suitable highway approach to the improvement. None of the con- ditions has been met. It is expected that all conditions will have been complied with by December 31, 1939. 440 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.-There are four wharves and two transfer slips with a total dockage space of about 1,500 feet in the railroad harbor. The facilities and the entire water front are owned by the railroad company. Two of the wharves are open to general public use with- out charge under certain restrictions; the others are used exclusively by the railroad company. The facilities have rail and highway con- nections. The harbor is congested and little space on the north side is available for new terminals. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, prior to modification in 1938, was completed in 1910. No work has been done on the modified project as authorized in 1938. The condition is as described in the last project document. The costs and expendi- tures have been $105,533.68 for new work, and $39,206.37 for main- tenance, a total of $144,740.05. Proposed operations.--The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $27,000 will be applied to new work dredging by contract to com- plete the project January 1 to August 31, 1940. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------_--_-- ------ __ $105, 533.68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-_ ------------- ______ 39, 206. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 144, 740. 05 Net total expenditures 44, 740. 05 1------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------- 27, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------- ------- 171, 740. 05 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance.---------------------- ----- ------------------------------------- Total expended .... .......... .....------ .......--------- .......... ...---------------------- ...---------------- Allotted--- --------------.....-------.------.-------------- ---- - $27, 00C Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act __ approved June 28, 1939_--------- --- _________ --- $27, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --------- _______------ - 27, 000. 00 23. CHINCOTEAGUE BAY, VA. Location.-Chincoteague Bay is a shallow sound on the Atlantic coast of Maryland and Virginia. Greenbackville and Franklin City occupy low-lying ground on the westerly shore of the bay 41/2 miles from its southwest end. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1220.) Existing project.-This provides for an L-shaped harbor 5 feet deep, 60 feet wide, and 1,500 feet long, with an approach channel of the same depth and width in Chincoteague Bay. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1937, was $25,700. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 441 $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and 'Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 233, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States a right-of-way for the harbor not less than 120 feet wide and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and release the United States and its' agents from all claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement. It is provided further that the board of super- visors of Accomac County or other duly constituted public agency acquire and reserve for public use in connection with the harbor the land between the harbor and the county road to the westward and a strip of land at least 50 feet wide extending continuously along the northwest margin of the required Federal right-of-way for the inner basin. Fully complied with. Approved by the Chief of Engineers, February 6, 1939. Terminal facilities.-A public marginal wharf with highway con- nection has been built along the south side of the channel. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Dredging by contract for completion of the project was commenced and completed during the year. A total of 66,010 cubic yards of material was removed. The total costs were $24,893.17 all for new work. The total expendi- tures were $24,460.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in June 1939. The controlling depth ascertained in June 1939, was 5 feet in the harbor and approach channel. The total costs have been $24,893.17. The total expenditures were $24,460.15. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $1,- 272.85 including accounts receivable of $33 will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_----------------- - __ $24, 893. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939______________ 24, 893. 17 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939_ .____ 33. 00 . Gross total costs to June 30, 1939- --- ____.. ___._____ 24, 926. 17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939____________________________ 466. 02 Net total expenditures_-------------_ __24, 460.15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__---------------------------__ 1, 239. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1939--- _---__- ___ 25, 700. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------------.....--------------.......----------- ------------ $24, 893.17 Cost of maintenance-------....-------------- -------------------------------- Total expended-----------................. ....---------------------------- 24, 460. 15 Allotted------------------------------------------------------------ - 25, 700.00 442 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938_---------------------------------------- $25, 700. 00 Gross amount expended---______------------------- $24, 595.48 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 135. 33 24, 460. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------ 1, 239. 85 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --- -------- 1,239. 85 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- ---------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__________--_______________- 33. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 ________________33. 00 24. OCEAN CITY HARBOR AND INLET AND SINEPUXENT BAY, MD. Location.-Ocean City is on a barrier island between Sinepuxent Bay and the Atlantic Ocean 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 to Green Point, and thence 100 feet wide into Chincoteague Bay; a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide, and 3,0001 feet long from the inlet channel into 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, was $870,000, including $500,000 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents I Aug. 30,1935 2 Construction of an inlet between the Atlantic Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. Ocean and Sinepuxent Bay, 10 feet deep and No. 38, 72d Cong., 1st sess. 200 feet wide protected by jetties, a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the inlet to Ocean City, 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide to Green Point, and 100 feet wide into Chincoteague Bay. Aug. 30,1935 3 Modification providing a 10- by 100-foot channel Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. from the inlet to the west side of the bay with No. 60, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 2 turning basins, a channel 6 feet deep 125 feet wide from the inlet channel to opposite North Eighth St., Ocean City, and 75 feet wide into Isle of Wight Bay. 1Contains latest published maps. 2 Included in Public Works Administration program Sept. 16, 1933. The site chosen for the inlet under this authorization was that opened just south of Ocean City by natural forces during a severe storm in August 1933. This eliminated the necessity for an 8-foot channel from the inlet to Ocean City. SIncluded in Emergency Relief program, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 443 Local cooperation,.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Numerous wharves and landings of pile and timber construction are located along the bay and the marsh channel .at Ocean City. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Examinations and sur- veys were made of the jetties and channels for estimating mainte- nance needs. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $5,694.26. The total expenditures were $4,543.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1936. The controlling depths at mean low water are 9.3 feet in the inlet ascertained in December 1937, thence 5 feet to the end of the channel in Chincoteague Bay, in August 1935, 10 feet in the fishing harbor, in June 1936, and 5.9 feet in the channel to the Isle of Wight Bay, in August 1936. The costs of the existing project for new work have been $283,007.93 Public Works funds and $67,185.09 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $350,193.02 and $137,678.96 regular funds for maintenance, a total of $487,871.98. The total expenditures have been $486,672.49, of which $283,007.93 were Public Works funds, $67,185.09 Emergency Relief funds, and $136,479.47 regular funds. In addition $500,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $40,343.36 will be applied to replacing of stone in the north jetty by contract and hired labor, July 15, 1939, to May 15, 1940. The additional sum of $32,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in the maintenance of channels and jetties. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___--------- ____--___ 1 $350, 193. 02 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ______ 1__,_________________-- 37, 678. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939____________ 487, 871. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939____---- ____----_ ___ 1,199.49 Net total expenditures _____________-___.__________ 486, 672. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------- __ __ -- 343. 36 -______-40, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------- 527, 015. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...________ $84,208.78 $57,885. 42 $19, 283. 44 . Cost of maintenance -....... . 606. 44 8, 014 28 107, 875.99 $15,487.99 $5, 694. 26 Total cost---------------- 84, 815. 22 65, 899. 70 127, 159. 43 15, 487. 99 5, 694. 26 Total expended--------------_ 139, 965. 69 69, 116. 54 110, 556. 02 38, 649. 46 4, 543. 29 Allotted__ .------------ 66, 000. 00 33, 193.02 91, 000. 00 45, 000. 00 10, 822. 83 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- -------------------- _ - ___ $34, 063. 82 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939----------------------------------------- 32, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__--_------------__ 66, 063. 82 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 21,177. 17 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 44, 886. 65 a In addition, $500,000 expended from contributed funds for new work. 444 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1989 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ $4, 543. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-----------------.---- 40, 343. 386 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 1, 572. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 38, 771. 36 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 32, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 25. FISHING CREEK, MD. Location.-The creek is a narrow winding tidal stream which enters Chesapeake Bay from the west 56 miles south of Baltimore and about 26 miles south of Annapolis, Md. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep with widths of 100 feet and 60 feet from deep water in Chesapeake Bay to an anchorage of the same depth, 120 feet wide and 400 feet long, located in the marsh 500 feet above the mouth of the creek and for twin stone jetties at the entrance. The mean tidal range is about 1 foot. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $97,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 241, 75th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to remove the existing highway bridge near the mouth of the creek and construct a new bridge with highway connections above the proposed basin, furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil-disposal areas for the new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and a right-of-way with widths of 120 feet for the channel and 200 feet for the basin. It is provided further that the city of Chesapeake Beach, the county commissioners of Calvert County, or other duly authorized public agency acquire and retain the title to a strip of land at least 50 feet wide abutting the required Government right- of-way on the west side of the harbor and provide a suitable highway approach thereto. Conditions have been complied with excepting the removal of the existing bridge and the construction of a new bridge and highway connections. It is expected that all conditions will have been complied with by December 31, 1939. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- fined to preliminary surveys, estimates and maps. The total costs and expenditures all for new work were $222.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the project and the condition is as described in the project document. The total costs and expenditures have been $222.56, all new work. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $1,777.44 will be applied to office expenses incident to negotiations for local cooperation. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 445 The sum of $95,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for completion of the project by contract dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------ __-___________ $222. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ __________ ________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- ----- _______ 222. 56 Net total expenditures__--__-__ ---------------- 222. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ___ 1, 777. 44 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_______________ 2, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------ .... ...........------------------------------------------------------- $222. 56 Cost of maintenance-------------- ----------------------- Total expended-------......... .. .. -- ... - . .... .. .. .. 222.56 N ,, Allotted .. --------............ ---..... .................. . 2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938------------------------------------ $97, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 95, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------2, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------- 222. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 1, 777. 44 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------ 95, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work I ---------- 95, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 26. HERRING BAY AND ROCKHOLD CREEK, MD. Location.--Herring Bay is a wide-mouthed indentation on the west side of Chesapeake Bay about 20 miles below Annapolis, Md. It is about 3 miles long from north to south and penetrates the shore for a depth of about 1 mile. Rockhold Creek, which is about 21/2 miles long, is an estuary which extends northward from the northerly end of Herring Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the 7-foot contour in Herring Bay to the vicinity of the county wharf on Rockhold Creek, with a turning basin of the same depth, 100 feet wide and 150 feet long at the head of the channel, and a stone breakwater approximately 900 feet long on the east side of the entrance channel. The mean range of tide is about 1.5 feet and the extreme tidal range about 4 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1938, is $49,300. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,800. 446 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Act Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 A channel 60 feet wide, 5 feet deep, from 6-foot Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. contour in Herring Bay to the 3-foot contour in No. 34, 71st Cong., 2d sess Rockhold Creek. June 20, 1938 For the present project channel dimensions, the H. Doc. No. 595, 75th Cong., 3d sess. turning basin, and a stone breakwater 900 feet (Contains latest published map.) long. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States all necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required, and save and hold the United States harmless for any damage that may result incident to such modification of the project. None of the conditions has been met. It is expected that all conditions will have been complied with by November 15, 1939. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a public wharf on Rockhold Creek about 600 feet below the County Bridge, open to all, together with a few private landing, stages. No freight handling devices are installed on any of the wharves, which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition,at end of fiscal year.-The existing project before modi- fication by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, was com- pleted in 1931. The condition of the existing project is as described in the last project document. The total costs and expenditures, all for new work, have been $6,300. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $43,000 will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging by contract, February 1 to July 31, 1940 -- ----- $23, 220 Stone jetty construction by contract, December 1, 1939, to January 31, 1940---- _ --- 19, 780 Total-- --- _---------- ---- -- --- 43, 000 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__----------------- $6, 300 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _______-__ 6, 300 Net total expenditures ------- -------------------- 6,300 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------ 43, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ _ 49, 300 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 447 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ................ .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . . . Cost of maintenance ..-------- ------------ .. .. . . .. ------------ ..------------ .. . ------------- Total expended .----- -------------------------------------------------------------- Allotted..........----------------------- ............ -------------- ..... ..............--------------------------. $43, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-- __ _______ _____---------------------- $43, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__----------------------------- 43,000 27. BACK CREEK, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD. Location.--The creek is a small tidal inlet branching from the east- ern side of the estuary of Severn River just below Annapolis Harbor (Spa Creek) and 1 mile from the junction of the Severn River with Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1225, 550, and 566.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep from that depth in Severn River into Back Creek, pro- tected by a suitable stone jetty on the south side of the entrance. The mean range of tide is about 0.9 foot. The estimated cost of new work made in 1936 is $27,000. The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 73, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States all rights-of-way and suitable spoil- disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. Fully complied with. Approved by the Chief of Engi- neers, November 9, 1938. Terminal facilities.-There are no commercial wharves on the creek. A few small pile and timber walkways are scattered along the shore. Two small marine railways are located a short distance above its mouth. Operation and results during fiscal year.-Work under contract for completion of the project was commenced by the construction of the stone jetty which was completed in June 1939, a total of 3,174 tons of stone being placed. The total costs, all for new work, were $14,- 025.30. The total expenditures were $11,963.54. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project is about 55 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is dredging of the chan- nel by contract. The condition of the channel is as described in the project document. The total costs have been $14,025.30, all for new work. The total expenditures were $11,963.54. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $15,036.46 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------- ------------------- $2, 061.76 New work: Dredging by contract for completion of the project, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, 1939 --------------------------------------- 12,974. 70 Total --- --------------- 15, 036. 46 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. 184626--39--pt. 1, vol. 1-29 448 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and ftnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $14, 025. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939.------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 14,025.30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 --------------------- - 2, 061.76 Net total expenditures --- ----------------------- 11, 963. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------15, 036. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------- 27, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--------------- ----------------- -------------------------- $14,025.30 Cost of maintenance----------------------------------------------------------------- Total expended-----...........---- --------------- ----------------------------------- ------ ....- 11, 963. 54 000.00 ............. 27, Allotted---------------......--------------------------------------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ....... __ $27, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 11,963. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939____---------------------- 15, 036. 46 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------------------3, 759. 71 Balance available June 30, 1939_------------------------11, 276. 75 28. ANNAPOLIS HARBOR, MD. Location.-Annapolis Harbor includes certain portions of the Severn River and College and Spa Creeks bordering the city of Annapolis, Md. Previous project.--Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. For further details see page 353, Annual Report for 1935. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in Severn River to a point in Spa Creek opposite the city slip, and an anchorage basin of 12 feet depth just below the county highway bridge over the creek. The mean range of tide is about 0.9 foot. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1938, is $29,500. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1935. A channel 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. water in Severn River to a point opposite the No. 23, 73d Cong., 2d sess. city slip and an anchorage basin 12 feet deep in Spa Creek with local cooperation (no work was done undet this project). June 20, 1938. Modified to provide for the present project with- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. out local cooperation. No. 48, 75th Cong., 2d seas. (Con- tains latest published map.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 449 Terminal facilities.-The water front from the mouth of Spa Creek to the highway bridge is developed to a large extent for commercial 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 seafood packing house, a sand-and-gravel yard, an ice plant, and a hardware and marine sup- ply company. Between the city slip and the bridge a concrete bulk- head and a yacht basin have been built. On the southern bank of Spa Creek there are four marine repair plants, two of which are below the bridge. One plant has four marine railways, with capacities ranging from 50 to 275 tons. Each of the other three plants has one 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 public to some extent. Boats are not generally permitted to land along the Naval Academy wall. The existing facilities are considered adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done, and the condition is as given in the latest project document. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $29,500, will be applied to completion of the project by contract dredging, September 1 to November 30, 1939. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ---- ________ __-___$8, 475.42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -----..... __ 8, 475.42 Net total expenditures------- ---------------------- ------- 8, 475. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------- _29, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939.--------------- 37, 975. 42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . Cost of maintenance .--- - ------- Total expended --.-.. - . -...- - - Allotted .. ............ .. .. $29, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939- -------- ------------------- $29, 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939________________------------ 29, 500. 00 29. CYPRESS CREEK, MD. Location.-The creek enters the south side of Magothy River about 41/2 miles above its mouth. Magothy River, a tidal estuary, enters the west side of Chesapeake Bay about 19 miles southwest of Baltimore and 7 miles north of Annapolis, Md. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 549 and 550.) 450 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 75 feet wide through the entrance bar, widened to approximately 125 feet at the easterly end by the removal of a small shoal on the north- erly side. The mean range of tide is about 1 foot. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $4,300. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 161, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil- disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. Fully complied with. Approved by the Chief of Engi. neers November 9, 1938. Terminal facilities.-There is a community wharf on Cypress Creek just above the mouth of Smith Creek. It is accessible to a public road and open to all on equal terms. There is also a boat wharf near the mouth of the creek. There are a few small pile and timber boat landings scattered along the waterway. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-No work has been done. Expenditures were for surveys, maps, and estimates preliminary to completion of the project by contract dredging. The total costs and expenditures have been $157.16, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project and the condition is as described in the project docu- ment. The total costs and expenditures, all for new work, were $157.16. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $4,142.84, will be applied to new work by contract dredging for completion of the project from August 1 to October 1, 1939. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------___ $157. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939..........___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--________-- -- ___ 157. 16 Net total expenditures_--- ___------------- ------ ---- -- 157. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____________________------____ 4, 142. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----___-__- 4, 300. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work......--------.....................--------------..........------------..............---------------------------. $157. 16 Cost of maintenance--...----------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------- ....------------- ....--------------- Total expended ...----......-------------- ------------.. 157. 16 Allotted-----.........................------------------.........-----...--.....---------- ------------. $4, 300 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 451 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------------- $4,300.00 Gross amount expended-----_ -------------------------------- 157. 16 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_______________-------------- 4, 142.84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- ------------- 50. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939___----------- _____ 4, 092.84 30. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $59,609. The ex- penditures were $56,326.38. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $60,610.96, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ $298, 186. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939____________ 298, 186. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-- --------------- 4, 456. 62 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 293, 729.69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_____-------- ------- __---60, 610. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____ _____ 354, 340. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .............. I------- --- - ----------- -- --.. . . ------- . ----- -------------- Cost of maintenance $17, 020.90 ____------------_ $44, 350. 46 $53, 555. 11 $49, 270. 53 $59, 609. 00 Total expended-----------------...17, 054. 30 43, 845. 39 51, 130. 43 51, 230. 44 56, 326. 38 Allotted .---...--......---------...-------...... 15, 000. 00 41, 000. 00 40, 000. 00 90, 000. 00 75, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ $41, 937. 34 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 ------------ $25,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------ 50, 000. 00 75, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____--- -------- - 116, 937. 34 Gross amount expended____----- ------ $57,152,21 Less reimbursements collected__ __---------------- 825. 83 56, 326. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 _____ -------------------- 60, 610.96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 6, 022. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939_ 54, 588.96 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1------ -- 50,000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 452 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 31. 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, 1939 amount Name of project see Annual required to Report for- New work Maintenance complete t 1. Elk and Little Elk Rivers, Md. 2'- -l__. 1932 8 $90, 121. 28 $44, 342. 35 Completed. 2. Chester River, Md. ....... 1935 ........---------------------- 55, 700. 94 61, 257. 78 Do. 3. Corsica River, Md. . 1932 -._._....'----------, 39, 070. 85 17, 611.85 Do. 4. Queenstown Harbor, Md.1 ------ __---_ 1931 44, 858. 27 26, 314. 84 Do. b. Claiborne Harbor, Md.' -- - __----------- 1933 42, 973.65 48, 584. 27 Do. 6. Knapps Narrows, Md.'t -__--__- ...... .. 1936 46,121. 20 -_....__. Do. 7. Tilghman Island Harbor, Md.1 ., 1922 29.73 __ ..... .. $7,790. 8. Tred Avon River, Md.1 8 ..-..... - 1923 12, 692. 87 1, 140. 93 $22,000. 9. LaTrappe River, Md.' 5_'_,. .------....... 1922 8, 063. 87 15, 967. 97 Completed. 10. Choptank River, Md.'-- _ ------- -____ 1931 84, 296. 34 21, 649. 83 Do. 11. Tuckahoe River, Md.' 5.-- _____ -- __----_ 1923 9, 727. 36 1, 092. 64 Do. 12. Warwick River, Md.1 1922 22, 040. 82 24, 641. 00 Do. 13. Slaughter Creek, Mid.--------------------- 1922 4, 140. 00 500. 00 Do. 14. Broad Creek, River, Del.' 1935 64, 520. 00 43, 313. 59 Do. 15. Tyaskin Creek, Md.. 5 ------ 1923 16, 296. 63 18, 266. 39 Do. 16. Lower Thoroughfare at or near Wenona, 1922 12, 200. 00 700. 00 Do. S Deals Island, Md.' 5 7 17. Manokin River, Md._ .___.____ ____----_ 1919 834, 788. 05 31, 874. 41 Do. 18. Starlings Creek, Va ... --------------. 1937 16, 537. 47 --------------- Do. 19. Nandu Greek, Va.'-----------_ -------- 1932 6, 987. 81 Do. 20. Occohannock Creek, Va.'------------------ 1933 13, 859. 14 14, 315. 20 Do. 21. Little Machipongo River, Va. -------------- 1931 15, 000. 00 - Do. 22. Waterway on the coast of Virginia 1 o,_ _--- . 1931 9, 404. 45 11, 802. 46 Do. 23. Parish Creek, Md___---...... . ._____. 1937 19,170. 27 - - Do. 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Awaiting local cooperation for completion to full width for 1,500 feet at lower end of project. 3 In addition $8,414.09 was expended from contributed funds. 4 Insufficient potential commerce to justify the improvement. 5 Abandonment recommended in 1926 (H. Doe. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). 8Awaiting local cooperation for work in north fork. 7 Modification of existing project was recommended by the Chief of Engineers Jan. 11, 1939 (H. Doec. No. 238, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). 8 Includes $2,000 expended outside the project limits. ' Modification of existing project -as recommended by the Chief of Engineers Apr. 5, 1939 (H. Doec. No. 268, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). 32. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939---------------------------- $18, 568. 40 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------------------ 18, 568. 40 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 125, 895. 84 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__-- ------------------- 144, 464. 24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--- --- ------------------- 52, 221. 81 Net total expenditures------------- ------------------ 92, 242. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------------------- ---- -7, 462. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 84, 780. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended---------------- $3, 967.86 -$25, 818, 23 -$11, 926. 39 $80, 229. 75 -$34, 210.56 Allotted8---------------------- 4, 276. 82 7, 300. 00 -- 12, 000. 00 106, 391. 00 -86, 587.80 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 453 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938- --------------------------- $44, 914. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_--------------- 86, 587. 80 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------41,672. 97 Gross amount expended. _ ------------------------ $964, 097.41 Less: Reimbursements collected--------- $997, 602. 38 _- Receipts from sales_ -..---------- 705. 59 998, 307.97 -34, 210. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ...------------------- -7, 462.41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------------- 92, 382. 50 Balance available June 30, 1939___---------------------- -99, 844. 91 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 125, 895. 84 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------_----- 26, 050. 93 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. R ion Congress Assateague Channel, Acco- River and Harbor Apr. 11, 1939 Unfavorable. mac County, Va., and Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Chincoteague Island, pro- tection from erosion and storm. Baltimore Harbor and chan- Rivers and Harbors nels, Maryland. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 11, 1932. Do ..................... River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Baltimore Harbor and chan- River and Harbor -- ----------- nels, Maryland, cut-off Act, June 20, 1938. channel to Inland Water- way from Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay. Black Walnut Harbor, Md__ Rivers and Harbors Mar. 15, 1939 House 217, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, May 12, 1938. Broad Creek River, Del..... Commerce Commit- tee resolution, May 2, 1939. Broadwater Creek, Anne Rivers and Harbors ---.----.----------- Arundel County, Md. Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 10, 1937. Broadway Road, near Cash- River and Harbor Apr. 11, 1939 Unfavorable. ville, Accomac County, Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Va., to Onancock River, channel from. Cadle Creek, Anne Arundel River and Harbor July 31, 1939 House 465, 76th Favorable. County, Md. Act, June 20, 1938. Cong., 1st sess. Cambridge Creek to Fish- Rivers and Harbors .....---------- -------------------. ing Bay, waterway via Committee resolu- Little Blackwater River, tion, Feb. 28, 1939. Md. Cambridge Harbor, Md ___ - .do .. . . Cape Charles city harbor, Rivers and Harbors Va. Committee resolu- tion, May 24, 1939. Cape Charles City, Va., har- Commerce Commit- bor of refuge. tee resolution, June 13, 1939. Chesapeake Bay to Chinco- River and Harbor Apr. 26, 1939 House 268, 76th Do. teague Bay, Va., inland Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. * waterway. Chesapeake Bay to Atlantic River and Harbor May 11, 1939 ......-...-..---....- Unfavorable Ocean, waterway from, Act, June 20, 1938. through Accomac County, Va. 454 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions--Continued Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Chincoteague Bay, Acco- River and Harbor May 11, 1939 ..-------------- Unfavorable. mac County, Va., anchor- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. age and harbor at Chinco- teague, Va. Chincoteague Bay, Va...... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, June 23, 1939. Crisfield Harbor, Md.....__ Rivers and Harbors July 28,1939 House 457, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Feb. 23, 1938. Curtis Creek, Md- ......... Rivers and Harbors -------------------- Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 21, 1937. Duck Point Cove, Md_..... River and Harbor Mar. 21, 1939 House 241, 76th Do. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Eli Cove, arm of Stony --...do.............-- _ Jan. 20, 1939 Unfavorable. Creek, Anne Arundel County, Md. Elk River, Md____ ... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 7, 1934. ------------------- Folly Creek, Accomac River and Harbor Apr. 11,1939 . . ..........---- Do. County, Va. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Fox Creek, Md., southeast Rivers and Harbors Jan. 13,1939 Do. branch of. Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 8, 1937. Hearns Creek, Dorchester River and Harbor Mar. 21, 1939 House 241, 76th Favorable. County, Md. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Herring Bay to West River, .....--- do ............... --- - - - - - --------------- Anne Arundel County, Md., channel via Rock- hold Creek. Hog Island, Va., protection ... do--------- ................ Jan. 10,1939 ......----------- Unfavorable. from erosion and storms. Jefferson Islands, Chesa- ..... do.......................------------ peake Bay, Md., channels to, as aid to navigation, and harbor of refuge. Kent Island Narrows, Md._ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 3. 1938. Lower Thoroughfare, Deals River and Harbor Mar. 21, 1939 House, 238, 76th Favorable. Island, Md. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Macum Creek, mouth of River and Harbor Apr. 11, 1939 ..---------------. Unfavorable. Chester River, Queen Act, June 20, 1938. Annes County, Md. Manokin River, Md . -----Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 4, 1939. Middle River and Dark River and Harbor Head Creek, Back River Act, Aug. 26, 1937. to Chesapeake Bay via Harts Island Narrows, and cut-off channel from Gunpowder River to Chesapeake Bay via Spry Island Narrows, Md. Mill Creek, Anne Arundel .... do......... . .. Jan. 9, 1939 House, 100, 76th Favorable. County, Md. Cong., 1st sess. Nanticoke River, Del. and Commerce Commit- Md. tee resolution, Apr. 11, 1939. Northeast River, Md-...-... Rivers and Harbors July 11, 1939 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 16, 1938. Ocean City, Md., to Chin- River and Harbor coteague Bay, inland Act, Aug. 26, 1937. waterway. Onancock River, Va....... Rivers and Harbors June 22,1939 House, 358, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, May 24, 1939. Oyster, Va., to Atlantic Rivers and Harbors .................... Ocean, channel. Committee resolu- tion June 8, 1938. Oyster Creek, Anne Arun- River and Harbor May 11,1939 Unfavorable. del County, Md. Act, June 20, 1938. Parish Creek, Md........... Rivers and Harbors -- - -- - -- - Committee resolu- tion, Nov. 7, 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 455 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions--Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congres tion Plum Point Creek, Calvert River and Harbor , .... _......................... County, Md. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Pocomoke River, Md., River and Harbor July 14, 1939 House, 429, 76th Favorable. above Snow Hill. Committee resolU- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Oct. 21, 1938. Smallers Drain, Assateague River and Harbor Apr. 11, 1939 _---- Unfavorable. Island, Va. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. South Creek and West River and Harbor ... .... River, Anne Arundel Act, June 20, 1938. County, Md. Susquehanna River, Pa. and Sec. 1 of River and ... __.______________.. ........ Md., for navigation, flood Harbor Act, Jan. 21, control, power, and irriga- 1927. tion (308 report). Susquehanna River at Commerce Commit- Apr. 19, 1939 Senate 67, 76th Favorable. Havre de Grace, Md. tee resolution, May Cong., 1st sess. 30, 1938. Tangier Channel, Tangier Rivers and Harbors ............................. Island, Va. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 9, 1939. Town River at Oxford, Md.. River and Harbor Mar, 15, 1939 House, 219, 76th Do. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. 33. WILLIAMSPORT, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location.-Williamsport, the county seat of Lycoming County, Pa., is located on the left bank of the West branch of the Susquehanna River, 40 miles above its mouth and immediately below the mouth of Lycoming Creek. (See U. S. Geological quadrangle sheets, "Penn- sylvania-Trout Run and Williamsport." ) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of levees and related works. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1938 is, for construction $2,831,900, and for lands and damages, $156,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Local interests have indicated that their fullfillment of the requirements is possible. This cannot be determined until definite plans for the project have been completed and interested parties have had an opportunity to study and analyze the extent of lands and damages involved. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary office work, field investigations, subsurface explorations, and preparation of definite plans were in progress during the year. The total costs were $60,516.08, of which $303.28 were Emergency Relief funds and $60,212.80 regular funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $946.29 Emergency Relief funds, and $65,039.79 regular funds, a total of $65,986.08. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No construction work has been commenced. The work remaining to be done is completion of hy- drology studies, field investigations, soils investigations, definite plans, and construction of the protective works. The total costs were $65,785.94, of which $1,887.03 were Emergency Relief funds and $63,898.91 regular funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $1,887.03 Emergency Relief funds and $67,526.96 regular funds, a total of $69,413.99. 456 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $597,522.30, including accounts receivable of $49.26, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939------___--------------------_- $3, 202. 63 New work : Completion of field investigations, subsurface explorations, and design of project ------------------------------------ 30, 000. 00 Initiation of construction of levees, including revetment and control works, creek diversion, concrete pressure culverts, pumping stations, and automatic floodgates by contract, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940-- ------- ---- _- - 564, 319. 67 Total-------------- --- -- ---------------------- 597, 522.30 The additional sum of $2,165,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1941 in completion of construction of the levees and appurtenant works as follows: New work: Construction of earth and concrete levees, Williamsport area__. $825, 000 Pumping plants, sewers, floodgates, and bulkheads in Williams- port area ------- --------------------------------- 500, 000 Earth and concrete levees, Newberry area ------- ---- - .--- 250, 000 Pumping plants, bulkheads, etc., Newberry area_---- ___ --- - - 130. 000 Earth and concrete levees, South Williamsport area --------- - 350, 000 Pumping plant, bulkheads, etc., South Williamsport area------ 110, 000 All by contract, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941- -_ - ---- - 2, 165, 000 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $63, 898. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- .------ - 63, 898. 91 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939----------------------------- 6, 781. 42 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------------ 70, 680. 33 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 49. 26 Gross total costs to June 30, 199--39_--___--------- --- 70, 729. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 3, 202. 63 Net total expenditures----------------- ----------------- 67, 526. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--- ------------------------ 597, 473. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------- ___ 665, 000. 0 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work......------------ ---------------.......................... $3, 686. 11 $60, 212. 80 .----------- Cost of maintenance-- - -.-------.---- ------------- -------------.- ----- ---- Total expended--............--...........--------------------------------------- 2, 487. 17 65, 039. 79 Allotted......------------------------------------------------------- 15, 000.00 650, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___---------------------------- $12, 512. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938- __ $200, 000.00 -_____ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-.--------. 450, 000. 00 650, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- --------------------- 662, 512. 83 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 457 Gross amount expended_ -- - _------------- $65, 891. 67 Less reimbursements collected---__.-----------___- 851. 88 $65, 039. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------_-.... 597, 473. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---- ------------------ 4, 573. 48 Balance available June 30, 1939_ _-----_-.---. ---- 592, 899. 56 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- 49. 26 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_.--.-------- 592, 948. 82 Balance available for fiscal year 1940___---- -------- __ - 592, 948. 82 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1______----- ----- _----- ____ __ ___ 2, 165, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1----- ---------------- __ ___ 2, 165, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_----- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 - -------... -....... $1, 887. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 1, 887. 03 Net total expenditures------------------------------------- 1, 887. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ 1, 887.03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ........... ___ .............. .............. ---------..... .......-- $1, 583. 75 $303.28 Cos of maintenance .......----............ .......-------- .----..--------------------......--..---........------ -.... Total expended..----------------.. ---------------------.... ---------- 90.74 946 29 Allotted.....--------..------.......----.......-------....--..-------------- ------------ 10, 000. 00 -8, 112. 97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____-________--__-- _ $9, 059. 26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ------------ 8, 112. 97 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 946. 29 Gross amount expended- --------------------- 946. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ____- CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WILLIAMSPORT, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $65, 785. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_........................... .--- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 65, 785. 94 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939,_ 6, 781. 42 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-------------------------72, 567. 36 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------- ------ __-- - 49. 26 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----------------------- 72, 616. 62 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------- 3,202. 63 Net total expenditures----------- ------------------- 69, 413. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_------------------------ 597, 473.04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------- 666, 887. 03 458 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 193E 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new R ork. -. Cost of maintenance---- ------------------ __ _ $5, 269.86 $40, 516.08 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total expended-..- - ..- _ - ------------------- ------------ 3.427. 91 65,986.08 Allotted----- ------------------------------------------------ 25,000.00 641,887.03 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--- ___----- -------------- $21, 572. 09 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938--------- $200, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------- 450, 000. 00 650, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____--- -__--- --------- _ 671, 572. 09 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___________ 8, 112. 97 Net amount to be accounted for__ - ____-------663, 459. 12 Gross amount expended__________-------- $66, 837. 96 Less reimbursements collected 51. 88 8---------------------- 65, 986. 08 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_,------------- 597, 473. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-----____------------- --- 4, 573. 48 Balance available June 30, 1939_____ ---- __---------- 592, 899. 56 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 49. 26 Balance available for fiscal year 1940______________----__ 592, 948. 82 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_--________ __ ___ 2, 165, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1________----_ 2,165, 000. 00 I Exclusive of available funds. 34. YORK, CODORUS CREEK, PA. Location.-York, Pa., is on Codorus Creek 10 miles above its conflu- ence with the main Susquehanna River. Codorus Creek with its tributary branches is located in York County in the south central part of Pennsylvania. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheets "Pennsylvania-York and Hanover.") Existing project.-This provides for the construction of dams and channel improvements. The latest (1938) estimate of cost for new work is, for construction, $2,210,000, and for land and damages, $732,000, a total of $2,942,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys for prepara- tion of definite plans, foundation investigations, surveys for land acquisition and preparation of specifications for Indian Rock Dam and Codorus Creek channel improvements were in progress during the year. The total costs were $103,860.36, of which -$53.44 were Emergency Relief funds and $103,913.80 regular funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $331.98 Emergency Relief funds and $93,059.68 regular funds, a total of $93,391.66. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 459 Condition at end of fiscal year.-No construction work has been commenced. The work remaining to be done is completion of foun- dation investigations, surveys for land acquisition, completion of ac- quisition of land, construction of Indian Rock Dam, channel im- provements at Codorus Creek, and appurtenant flood-protection works. The total costs, all for new work were $153,656.12, of which $11,588.14 were Emergency Relief funds and $142,067.98 regular funds. The total expenditures were $144,068.29 of which $11,588.14 were Emergency Relief funds and $132,480.15 regular funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $1,542,519.85 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939______-----_--- --------------- $12, 739. 47 New work: Completion of design of earth-fill dam and appurtenances and channel improvements, July 1 to Aug. 31, 1939 ---------- 30, 000. 00 Acquisition of rights-of-way, easements, land, and damages for earth dam and appurtenances, July 1 to Aug. 31, 1939.._ 250, 000. 00 Construction of tunnel for the diversion of the creek at the dam and a portion of the dam embankment by contract, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940_ .___ ______ -__--___ _ 485, 000.00 Acquisition of rights-of-way, easements, land and damages for Codorus Creek channel improvement, July 1 to Aug. 31, 1939_ 175, 000. 00 Construction of channel improvements, Codorus Creek through the city of York, Sept. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940_---------- 589, 780. 38 Total -------------------------- ----------- -------- 1, 542, 519. 85 The additional sum of $1,246,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1941, in completion of the' project as follows: New work : Indian Rock Dam: Acquisition of rights-of-way, easements, land and damages, hired labor--__________________ - $470, 000 Completion of earth and rock fill dam, excavation of spillway and tunnels_______________________ 354, 000 Buildings, structures, machinery, and miscella- neous appurtenances ___- ---------- ----- 140,000 By contract except acquisition of rights-of-way, etc., July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 __________ __ $964, 000 Codorus Creek Channel improvement: Acquisition of rights-of-way, easements, land and damages, hired labor____________________ $132,000 Completion of channel excavation and revetment- 100, 000 Completion of utilities crossings, underpinning and appurtenantes--------- ------------- --- 50, 000 By contract, except acquisition of rights-of-way, etc., July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 _____--___ __ _____ 282, 000 Total for project---------------------------------- 1,246,000 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939____-------- - - - $142, 067. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ .____________... .____ . Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ___________ 142, 067. 98 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 3, 151.64 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 --- _-------- 145, 219. 62 460 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1938-__ - --- __---------- $12, 739. 47 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 132, 480. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 1,542, 519. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 1,675, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work____._____ -- _----------_----- ---------------------- $38, 154. 18 $103, 913. 80 Cost of maintenance -------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended.........---------------....--- ------- 39, 420. 47 93, 059. 68 Allotted----- ----.----------.--- -------------- -------------- .---------- 40, 000.00 1, 635, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ----------------------------- $579. 53 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938---....-------- $550, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------1, 085, 000 1, 635, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------- ----------- 1,635, 579. 53 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $93, 581.49 Less reimbursements collected- ----------.-------- - 521. 81 93, 059.68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------- - 1, 542, '519.85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-- .....------------------ 17, 418. 09 Balance available for fiscal year 1940.1--------------- 1, 525, 101. 76 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------- 1, 256, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work --------------------------- 1, 246, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_----------------------- - $11, 588. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ .......... _ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------. 11, 588. 14 Net total expeditures------------------------------------ 11, 588. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------------.. 11, 588. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work........--------------------------------------------------- .... 641.58 $11, -$53.44 Cost of maintenance. ... .. . ..- .--- ---- -- -- - -. - -- -. -.. - . Total expended_,---.............--- ------ ------ 11, 256.16 331. 98 Allotted ...---------------- -------------------------------------- 20,000.00 -8, 411.86 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------- --------------- _-_-_ $8, 743. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 8, 411. 86 Net amount to be accounted for-....----------------__-- 331. 98 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------- 331. 98 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 461 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR YORK, CODORUS CREEK, PA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---,---------------------- $153,656. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ......... __ .... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 153, 656. 12 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939---------------------------- 3, 151. 64 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------------ 156, 807. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 12, 739. 47 Net total expenditures----__----- ------------------ 144, 06&. 29 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------1, 542, 519. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_--------- 1, 686, 588.14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...---.-.......--........ .------------ .. $49, 795. 76 $103, 860. 36 Cost of maintenance ...........-__.I Total expended..................-- - - -- -- - -- 50, 676. 63 93, 391. 66 Allotted--------------..............----------.......... ------------------------------- 60,000.00 1,626, 588. 14 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------- -- $9, 323. 37 Amount allotted from War Department Civil appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 _---------- $550, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------- 1, 085, 000. 00 1, 635, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------1, 644, 323. 37 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _________------ 8, 411. 86 Net amount to be accounted for , 635, 911. 51 1---------------------- Gross amount expended________-------------- $93, 913.47 Less reimbursements collected--__-------- - 521. 81 93, 391. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__----- 542, 519. 85 -1, 1---------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------------- 17, 418. 09 Balance available June 30, 1939----.......- __------ 1, 525, 101. 76 Balance available for fiscal year 1940------------------- 1, 525, 101. 76 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------------------------------- 1, 256, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 30, 1941, for new work 1----- 1, 246, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 35. KINGSTON-EDWARDSVILLE, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location.-The boroughs of Kingston and Edwardsville, Pa., are located in Luzerne County, Pa., on the right bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River approximately 62 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet "Penn- sylvania, Pittston.") Existing project.-This provides for the construction of levees and related works. The latest (1938) revised estimate of cost for new 462 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 work is, for construction, $4,348,900, and, for lands and damages, $370,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. The require- ments have been fully complied with for such portions of the con- struction work as have been completed to date. Negotiations are now in progress for rights-of-way for Toby Creek pressure culvert, trans- mission lines, and pump-house sites. It is expected that all condi- tions will be complied with by August 1, 1939. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work by hired labor was continued on the flood-protection works as follows: Construc- tion of earth levees, 53,283 cubic yards, stone riprapping, 1,537 square yards; Toby Creek pressure culvert, 17,287 cubic yards; concrete pumping units, intercepting sewers, and flood gates. The above work was in progress at the end of the year. The total costs all for new work were $434,821.40 Emergency. Relief funds and $1,068,903.25, regular funds, a total of $1,503,724.65. The expenditures were $360,179.49, Emergency Relief funds, and $1,140,042.81, regular funds, a total of $1,500,222.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 75 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the completion of earth levees, intercepting sewers, Toby Creek pressure culvert, including headwalls and underpasses, installation of pumping units and auto- matic flood gates, construction of relief culverts and electric trans- mission lines. The total costs were $2,207,486.15, of which $1,137,- 876.59 were Emergency Relief funds and $1,069,609.56 regular funds. The expenditures have been $1,137,085.76, Emergency Relief funds, and $1,140,696.80, regular funds, a total of $2,277,782.56. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $82,839.53, Emergency Relief funds, and $1,988,303.20, regular funds, and accounts receivable of $27,342.53, a total of $2,098,485.26, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939 ---------- ------------------- $45, 034. 19 New work: Completion of construction of levees with necessary control works, including revetments with intercepting sewers, by contract, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940_ --------- __ __ 861, 409. 52 Completion of construction of pressure culvert at Toby Creek, including entrance and exit structures, the installation of pumping units, transmission lines, relief culverts, and ap- purtenances, by contract, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940 ---- 1, 192, 041.55 Total ------------------------------------------ 2, 098 485. 26 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $1, 069, 609. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 1, 069, 609. 56 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 -------------- - 87, 988. 07 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 -_------_-_ - 1, 157, 597. 63 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 463 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__------- --------- $27, 342. 53 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939--------------------- 1, 184, 940. 1E Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------_ 44, 243. 3C Net total expenditures----------------------------- 1, 140, 696. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ , 988, 303.20 1------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 3, 129, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...... ......-- _........---------------- -------.. . $706. 31 $1, 068, 903. 2 Cost of maintenance-------------------------------------------------------- Total expended--------l-_----------...------ -- 653. 99 1, 140, 042. ] Allotted.--------- .--.-------------- -------------------------- 1, 207, 000.00 1,922, 000. 0( Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------ _------------------- $1, 206, 346. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938--..-----. $500, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28. 1939_ ____- 1, 422, 000. 00 1, 922, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____---------------- - 3, 128, 346. 01 Gross amount expended---_---------------- $1, 387, 493.50 Less: Reimbursements collected-- ---- $246, 736. 12 Receipts from sales__________ 714. 57 247, 450. 69 1, 140, 042. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_______________------1,988, 303. 20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__------- -------- -- ____ 153, 627. 43 Balance available June 30, 1939 ______ ___ -_ 1, 834, 675. 77 1_____ Accounts receivable June 30, 1939-_____-__ - -___________-_ 27, 342. 53 Balance available for fiscal year 1940_----_1___________ , 862, 018. 30 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__-____________________ $1, 137, 876. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ _______________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939________- 1, 137, 876. 59 Minus accounts-payable June 30, 1939- -- ______________________ 790. 83 Net total expenditures __--_---_________________ 1, 137, 085. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____ -__________-________9 82, 839. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______--_____ 1, 219, 925. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.- ---.. -------- " .----- ----------. -- $703, 055. 19 $434, 821.40 Cost of m aintenance - - .. . .I- - -. -----. ... -- - -. .... '- -.... _ '_ -.. ...... - .... .... ... Total expended ___ ________ __ _________ 776, 906. 27 360,179.49 Allotted .---. .-- --.. - - - ----- 1, 219, 925. 29 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1- 30 464 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 -- .___---------------- $443, 019. 02 _ _- - Gross amount expended ---- _-_ ---------- $418, 090.08 Less reimbursements collected- - -------- ------ 57, 910. 59 360,179. 49 ----------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 _---__. 82, 839. 53 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939- ----- __------------ 82, 834. 53 Balance available June 30, 1939 ..------- --------------. 5. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR KINGSTON-EDWARDSVILE, PA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $2, 207, 486. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- ------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -------- 2, 207, 486. 15 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939--------------------------- 87, 988. 07 Net total cost to June 30, 1939--------- ----------- 2, 295, 474. 22 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- 27, 342. 53 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_-------------- ---- 2, 322, 816. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 45, 034. 19 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 2, 277, 782. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--- --------------------- 2, 071, 142. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------4, 348, 925. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ............... Cost of new work_____ __- _ _ .... ...... ...... . .__. ... $703, 761. 50 $1, 503, 724. 65 Cost of maintenance..----------- - - - ----------------I-------- I.......... - - - Total expended--------------..................-..___ 777, 560. 26 1, 500, 222. 30 Allotted----------------------------........................ -------------------------.... 2, 426, 925. 29 000.00 1,922, Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------- ------------------ $1, 649, 365. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- $500, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ..... 1,422,000.00 1,922, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- 3, 571, 365. 03 Gross amount expended-- ... .-.- --------- 1, 805, 583. 58 Less : Reimbursements collected ------ $304, 646.71 Receipts from sales--...--.. __. 714. 57 305, 361. 28 1, 500,222.30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--..-------------.--- 2, 071, 142. 73 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__ -- ____--_--- - - 236,461.96 Balance available June 30, 1939.---------------------- 1, 834, 680. 77 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_----------------__ _ -_------ 27, 342. 53 Balance available for fiscal year 1940-....------_-_-- 1, 862, 023. 30 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 465 36. PLYMOUTH, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location.-The borough of Plymouth is located in Luzerne County, Pa., on the right bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, 59.5 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey Quadrangle sheet "Pennsylvania-Wilkes-Barre".) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of levees and related works. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1936 is, construction, $728,000, and land and damages, $46,800. The existing .project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. The require- ments have been partially complied with. No further action will be taken by local interests until definite plans for the project have been completed and local parties have had an opportunity to study and analyze the extent of lands and damages involved. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Work during the year was confined to preliminary surveys, hydrology, and economic stud- ies and preliminary estimates. The total costs, all for new work were $14,073.20 regular funds. The total expenditures were $15,012.64 of which $357.26 were Emergency Relief funds and $14,655.38 regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Constructionof the flood-protec- tion works has not been commenced. The work remaining to be done is completion of hydrology and economic studies, estimates, and de- signs and construction of the protective works. The total costs of the existing project were $20,086.75, of which $4,356.76 were Emer- gency Relief funds and $15,729.99 regular funds. The expenditures were $4,356.76 Emergency Relief funds and $16,312.17 regular funds, a total of $20,668.93. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $704,- 687.83, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable----------------------------------------$184. 02 New work : Completion of final plans------------------------------- 22, 000. 00 Construction of earth levees with necessary control works, in- cluding revetment, Coal Creek diversion channel, and inter- cepting sewers by contract, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940.... 363, 503. 81 Construction of control works and appurtenances for Browns and Wadhams Creeks, temporary bulkheads, and the installa- tion of pumping stations and floodgates by contract, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940.------_-_---__. 319, 000. 00 Total ------------------------- ------------------------------- 704, 687. 83 The additional sum of $3,500 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1941, in completing the project by con- struction of earth-fill and concrete levees by contract July 1, 1940, to December 31, 1940. 466 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_--------------------------- $15, 729. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_----------------- -------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__----------- 15, 729. 99 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939__--------------- ----------- 766.20 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------------16, 496. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__---------------- ------ 184. 02. Net total expenditures_--__---_--___------------- 16, 312. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____--------------------------- 704, 687.83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__ 21, 000. 00 7----------- ---- I 1- I Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 199 Cost of new work _............... ----- ---- - ----- ---- - -- $1, 656. 79 $14, 073. 20 Cost of maintenance -... .. I I-- - I -- -- Total expended _ ___. -.... 1, 656. 75 14, 655.38 I I I ------- I I-- - --- Allotted...................... 13, 000 00 708, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------- ------------------ $11, 343.21 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------ $683, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ 25, 000. 00 708, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------719, 343. 21 Gross amount expended ______--- $14, 665.72 Less reimbursements collected_-------------_- --- 10. 34 14, 655. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 704, 687. 83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------------3, 010. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939------ -------- 701, 677.83 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------- 3, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work ------ --------------------- 3, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------ ------ $4, 356. 76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------- --- ------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------- 4, 356. 76 Net total expenditures-------------------------------------4, 356. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------------- 4, 356. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . .------. .. ..--------------.-------------- .------------ $4, 356. 76 Cost of maintenance ...-- ------------------------- ----------------------------- Total expended---------- -------------------------------------- 3,999. 50 $357. 26 Allotted .................-------------------------.........-------..--------.......................------------- 7,000.00 -- 2,643.24 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 467 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------ $3, 000. 50 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 2, 643. 24 Net amount to be accounted for -------.----- ---- - 357. 26 Gross amount expended------------------------- - 357.26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------ ----------- CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR PLYMOUTH, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- ______.----------- $20, 086. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 20, 086. 75 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------- 766.20 Net total cost to June 30, 1939---------------- 20, 852.95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------- ------------ 184.02 Net total expenditures_ ____---------__- - - 20, 668. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ ------- ------------ 704, 687. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- ------- 725, 356. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .........--------------... ......... ... .......-------------- $6,013. 55 $14, 073. 20 Cost of maintenance_.------- - --------------- - - ---------- -- ------- - --- -------------- Total expended..........------------------ 5,656. 29 15, 012. 64 Allotted-----------------------.....................----. -------------- -------------- 20, 000.00 705, 356. 76 --------------------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1938____________ __ __ $14,343. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 -- ___- ____-$683, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 _______-___- 25, 000. 00 708, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___--- ___ 722, 343. 71 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _______-- ___ 2, 643. 24 Net amount to be accounted for___- -- ___-___________ 719, 700. 47 Gross amount expended__________--________________ $15, 022. 98 Less reimbursements collected--------- _ ---- --- _ 10. 34 15, 012.64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------ _____________-704, 687. 83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ______________________ 3,010. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939_________________________ 701, 677.83 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----- ------------- 3, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - -- - 30, 1941, for new work -____ - - - - 3, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 37. WILKES-BARRE-HANOVER TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location.--The city of Wilkes-Barre with Hanover Township ad- joining is located in the central part of Luzerne County, Pa., on the left bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, approxi- mately 62 miles above its mouth (see U. S. Geological Survey Quad- rangle sheets "Pennsylvania-Pittston and Wilkes-Barre"). 468 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This provides for the construction of levees and related works. The latest (1938) revised estimate of cost for new work is, construction, $4,828,800, and lands and damages, $210,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. The require- ments have been fully complied with for such portions of the con- struction work as have been completed to date. Negotiations are now in progress for rights-of-way for Solomon Creek pressure culvert, transmission lines, and pump house sites. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-Work by hired labor was continued on the flood-protection works as follows: Con- struction of earth levees 362,186 cubic yards, river front wall 245 cubic yards, excavation for bank protective works 13,595 cubic yards, placement of crushed stone and riprap 122,713 square yards, and der- rick stone 3,677 cubic yards. Work on this project was suspended near the close of the year pending settlement of rights-of-way for the Solomons Creek pressure culvert. The total costs all for new work were $879,531.11 of which $399,478.08 were Emergency Relief funds and $480,053.03 regular funds. The total expenditures were $930,303.46 of which $415,429.44 was Emergency Relief funds and $514,874.02 regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 40 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the completion of the earth levees, construction of Solomons Creek control works, the in- stallation of pumping units, automatic floodgates, construction of re- lief culverts and electric transmission lines. The total costs all for new work are $1,347,883.54 of which $866,580.51 were Emergency Relief funds and $481,303.03 regular funds. The total expenditures were $1,382,553.06, of which $866,434.61 were Emergency Relief funds and $516,118.45 regular funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $106,329.65 Emergency Relief funds, and $1,919,881.55 regular funds, and accounts receivable of $30,860.19, a total of $2,057,071.39, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable_---------------------------------------- $44, 272. 17 New work: Completion of construction of earth levee and revetment work and installation of pumping stations, intercepting sewers, and floodgates by contract July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1.940___ 971, 981.48 Construction of control works for Solomons Creek, head walls and temporary bulkheads, by contract, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940 ------------------------------------- 1, 040, 817. 74 Total ---------------- ----------------------- 2, 057, 071. 30 The additional sum of $1,420,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, in completion of the project, as follows: New work: Construction of Solomons Creek pressure culvert--------------$750, 000 Solomons Creek outlet structure ----------------------------- 50, 000 Bulkheads------------------ --------------------------- 50, 000 Levee relief culverts-------------------------------------175, 000 Earth levees------------------------------------------ 100, 000 Pump houses and equipment-_----- ------ __ 175, 000 Electrical transmission and transformers ----------------- 120, 000 All by contract, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 ------------ 1, 420, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 469 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $481, 303. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__------------------- --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_---------- 481, 303.03 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_ 48, 081.50 Net total cost to June 30, 1939---- ------------------ 529, 384. 53 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- 30, 860. 19 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__------------------ 560, 244. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------------- 44, 126. 27 Net total expenditures___---------------------- -- - 516, 118. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------- -------------- 1, 919, 881.55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 2, 436, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ------------.... ... --...----..........--- _- $1, 250.00 $480, 053.03 Cost of maintenance .. ...- - _-...........-... __ Total expended_-- -. ---------- --- _ --- -1,2_44.43 514,874.02 Allotted . .--------------------.. ----- -------------------------- 2,068,000.00 368,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------------------$2, 066, 755. 57 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------- ------------------ ----- 868, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____ __--___---- --.--- 2, 934, 755. 57 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------- 500, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_ ------. ------- 2, 434, 755. 57 Gross amount expended----------------------- $723, 493. 32 Less reimbursements collected-------- $203, 323. 82 Less receipts from sales -------------- 5, 295. 48 208, 619. 30 514, 874. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__-- ------------- 1, 919, 881. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__---------------- 221, 699. 35 Balance available June 30, 1939 -__-- ---------- _ 1, 698, 182. 20 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------------------------- 30, 860. 19 Balance available for fiscal year 1940----------------- 1, 729, 042. 39 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ___________________________ ____ 1, 420, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 - - - - - - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- June 30, 1941, for new work 1, 420, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS --- Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__-_-----____-,_ -- $866, 580. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__-------------------- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------ 866, 580. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 145. 90 Net total expenditures_.... ..---- ------ -- 866, 434. 61 470 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_______--------------- $106, 329. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 972, 764. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .____________ ___ _ .----- . - - - - $467,102. 43 $399, 478. 08 Cost ofmaintenance -------- ----.---- ---------- ---- -------------- ---- ........----....---------- Total expended______ -------------- --------------- 451,005.17 415, 429.44 Allotted-----------... ------------------------------- 1,722, 281. 57 -749, 517. 31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938______________------------- $1, 271, 276.40 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 749, 517. 31 Net amount to be accounted for---_--------- __---- 521, 759. 09 Gross amount expended----------------------- $423, 394.38 Less reimbursements collected ------------------- 7,964. 94 415, 429. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 106, 329. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_______----------- 106, 328. 30 *Balance available June 30, 1939__---- - -------------- 1. 35 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WILKES-BARRE-HANOVER TOWNSHIP SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______-- ____------ ---- $1,347, 883.54 Cost of maintenanc4 to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 1, 347, 883. 54 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939---------------------------- 48, 081. 50 Net total cost to June 30, 1939__-- , 395, 965. 04 1------------------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__---__-------------- -_30, 860. 19 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939--__----- ------------- 1, 426, 825. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 44, 272. 17 Net total expenditures ___________-____________ _ 1,382, 553. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------- -- _ 2, 026, 211. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -- ________ 3, 408, 764. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work____ __ _ --_ __ -___ - ______ .... _-. _.......____----_ $468, 352.43 $879, 531. 11 Cost of maintenance---- . ---------------------- .---------------------- ------------ - ---------- Total expended ____ ___ _-_ _ 452, 249. 60 930, 303. 46 Allotted .. ______......___-..__ ---------------------------- 3, 790, 281. 57 -381, 517. 31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____________________________ $3,338, 031.97 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939__ ___-_ 868, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 4, 206, 031.97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_____________ 1,249, 517. 31 Net amount to be accounted for______________ ____ 2, 956, 514. 66 Gross amount expended- - $1, 146, 887. 70 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 471 Less: Reimbursements collected ------ $211, 288.76 Receipts from sales------------- 5, 295. 48 $216, 584. 24 $930, 303. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------- 2, 026, 211. 20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------------- 328, 027.65 Balance available June 30, 1939--- ------------------ 1, 698, 183. 55 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------------------------- 30, 860.19 Balance available for fiscal year 1940--------------- -- 1, 729, 043. 74 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--_----_----- ----------- -_ 1, 420, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 - ------ ------- -- - - - -- ------ June 30, 1941, for new work ---- 1, 420, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 38. FEDERALSBURG, MARSHYHOPE CREEK, MD. Location.-Marshyhope Creek, Md., is also known as Northwest Fork of Nanticoke River and is a branch of the Nanticoke River, Md. It rises in Kent County, Del., and flows past the city of Federalsburg, Md., in a generally southerly direction across Sussex County, Del., and Caroline and Dorchester Counties, Md., to its junction with the main river opposite Riverton, Md. It is about 41 miles in length and has a drainage area of 218 square miles. In the lower 18 miles of its course it is tidal. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 78.) Existing project.-This provides for the protection of the city of Federalsburg, Md., by a system of levees and flood walls in com- bination with channel improvement. The latest estimate of cost made in 1938 for new work is $220,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. None of the con- ditions have yet been made. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The work remaining to be done consists of the construction of a system of levees and floodwalls, and relocation and straightening of the channel of Marshyhope Creek. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1939, $220,- 000 will be applied to completion of the project, as follows: New work : Construction of reinforced concrete wall, levee, levee drain, drain- age ditch, floodgates and head walls and road ramps, by con- tract, Sept. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940 -------------------- $204, 000 Relocation and straightening of channel by contract dredging, Sept. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940-11111111111111111111 1 16, 000 Total - -------------------------------------------- 220, 000 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. 472 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 39. SUNBURY, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location.-Sunbury, Pa., is situated on the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey quad- rangle sheet "Pennsylvania-Sunbury.") Emisting project.-This provides for the protection of people and city property at Sunbury, Pa., by means of levees. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated construction cost is $93,600; the cost of lands and damages is $15,600. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of June 14, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for the construction of levees, flood walls, and related works along the river front and at the northern and southern limits of the city of Sunbury, Susquehanna River, Pa., to provide protection against floods somewhat higher than the 1936 flood, at an estimated cost to the United States of $1,900,000, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 366, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed, pending the fulfillment of the requirements for local cooperation. 40. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the year amounted to $125,544.16; the expenditures were $109,834.79. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $32,365.21, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------- --- __--- __ $127, 544. 16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 127, 544. 16 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 ------------------------------ 840.09 Net total cost to June 30, 1939_ -- -_ ___- 126, 704.07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 14, 869. 28 Net total expenditures-___ -------------- 111, 834. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 _________ 32, 365. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___- 144, 200. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- - - - - - ........... Cost of maintenance___ - -- - - - - - - .... ------------ ...-- -- - - - - = -----.. ... ..... ----- -- - - - - - - - - - --- - -- ---------- ---- $2,000 ----- -- $125, 54416 Total expended ----------------...... ----..........--. ___________ 2, 000 109, 834.79 Allotted---------------------------------------------------------75,200 69,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 473 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------------------------ $73, 200. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 -------------- $46, 200. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939--------------22, 800. 00 69, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------- ---- 142,200.00 Gross amount expended----------------------- $110, 942.26 Less reimbursements collected- -- __-------- 1, 107. 47 109, 834. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__--------- ---------- 32, 365. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_ ------------------------- 16, 161. 72 Balance available June 30, 1939 ---------------- 16, 203. 49 41. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED Cost and expendi- For last ture to June 30, Estimated full report 1939 1 amount Name of project see Annual required to Report for- New Mainte- complete work nance 1. Harrisburg, Pa -------------------------------- 1937 ................. $104, 000 2. M ilton, Pa--------------------------------------------- 1937 --------- ----------......... 263, 900 3. Montgomery, Pa --- 1937 ----------------....... 139, 100 4. Muncy, Pa_ 1937 . .. .. 360, 800 5. Jersey Shore, Pa -------------------------------- 1937 --------- ..--------- 395, 900 6. Lock Haven, Pa - -- --------- 1937 ...----- ...----------... 2, 860, 000 7. Bloomsburg, Pa 1937 ........ ...... 131, 300 8. West Pittston, Pa.....-------------------------------- 1937 ...........--------------------. 100, 000 9. Swoyerville and Forty Fort, Pa-------- -------- 17529, 1937 ____.- 800 10. Nanticoke, Pa ......----------------------------------- 1937 381., 700 1No funds have been allotted and no work has been done on these projects. 42. KINGSTON-EDWARDSVILLE, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Under provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved June 22, 1936, the sum of $226,074.71 was made available for flood-control work at Kingston-Edwardsville, Pa. Items of the project upon which work remained to be done on June 30, 1937, were transferred to the project "Kingston-Edwardsville, Susquehanna River, Pa.," authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, for completion. Expenditures in liquidation of prior obliga- tions from emergency relief funds during the fiscal year 1939 and a revocation of the unobligated balance are reported in the financial summary below: Cost and financial summary EMERGENCY R~ELIEF FUNDS ACT 1936 Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------------$225, 877. 24 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 225, 877. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------__----__------___ 225, 877. 24 474 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_ ...-.. __-.._ _..-------------------- ---- . $173, 266. 76 $52, 602. 85 $7. 63 Cost of maintenanoe.... Total expended -------.................. --.. . _............. 156, 620. 60 69, 249. 11 7. 63 Allotted ......--- ------------- -----------------------................. 1, 446, 000. 00 -1,219,925.29 -197. 47 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----.--- ----- - - -- ______ $205. 10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 197. 47 Net amount to be accounted for--------- - -__- -__ 7. 63 Gross amount expended_- ------ __- - _____ - - -- _ ----- 7. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress Big Elk Creek and Elk Flood Control Act, .. River, Cecil County, Md. June 28, 1938. Canisteo River. N. Y. Flood Control Act, (under special board). June 22, 1936. Chemung River, N. Y... do-.........------- ........... (under special board). Chenango River, N. Y..... do----.......---------------- (under special board). Cohocton River. N. Y. ..... do--..-. ----.. -------. - --.. , (under special board). Lackawanna River, Pa. -... do................................ (under special board). Do__ ------------------ Flood Control Act, June 25, 1936. Susquehanna River, N. Y., Flood Control Act, and Pa. (under special June 22, 1936. board). Susquehanna River, Pa., _----do---------- tributaries, sources and headwaters (under special board). Do_------------------- Flood Control Act, ........... ................. June 20, 1936. Susquehanna River, Pa., Sec. 1 of River and .. ..... .................. and Md., for navigation, Harbor Act, Jan. flood control, water power 21. 1927. and irrigation (308 report). Susquehanna River, protec- Flood Control Act,----------...------------------................... tion at Lewistown, Pa. June 22, 1936. Susquehanna River at Sun- _....do------------- June 22, 1939- House. 366, 76th Favorable. bury, Pa. Cong., 1st sess. Tioga River, N. Y. (under -_- do-...--......... ......... special board). Tioghnioga River, N. Y. ---. do------------------- -------------------- (under special board). 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 475 Patuxent, Potomac, Anacostia, Rappahannock, York, Mattaponi, and Pamunkey. District engineer: Maj. W. D. Luplow, Corps of Engineers, to July 20, 1938; Col. R. S. Thomas, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Washington Harbor, D. C__ 475 15. Mattaponi River, Va .--. 497 2. Potomac River, north side 16. Pamunkey River, Va ..... 499 of Washington Channel, 17. Examinations, surveys, and D. C----------------- 478 contingencies (general) - - - 501 3. Potomac River at Alex- 18. Other projects for which no andria, Va______________ 482 estimates are submitted _ 502 4. Potomac River below Wash- 19. Plant allotment - - 502 ington, D. C-_________ 483 5. Potomac River at Mount Flood-controlprojects Vernon, Va____________ 485 6. Occoquan Creek, Va ...... 486 487 20. Washington, D. C 21. Cumberland, Md., - and 503 7. Monroe Bay and Creek, Va_ 8. Neale Sound, Md_______ 488 Ridgeley, W. Va ......... 506 9. Little Wicomico River, Va_ 490 22. Moorefield, W. Va- 507 10. St. Jeromes Creek, Md .... 491 23. Preliminary examinations 11. Rappahannock River, Va__ 492 and surveys, flood control- 508 12. Hoskins Creek, Va _..... 494 24. Other flood-control projects 13. Totuskey Creek, Va ....... 495 for which no estimates are 14. Mulberry Creek, Va ...... 496 submitted _______ 509 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 by water from Baltimore, Md., and northerly 195 miles 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 March 2, 1833, July 11, 1870, and August 2, 1882. 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, p. 1443). For further details see page 430 of Annual Report for 1932 and page 421 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This project is a combination and extension of the latest projects for the Potomac River at Washington, D. C., and the Anacostia River, D. C. The project provides (1) Virginia Chan- nel, from Giesboro Point to the Francis Scott Key Bridge, 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide, with the width increased as necessary to afford a low-water cross-section area of 25,000 square feet; (2) Washington Channel, from Hains Point to the head of Washington Channel, 24 476 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 feet deep and 400 feet wide; (3) Anacostia River, from Giesboro Point to the Anacostia Bridge, 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 from the Anacostia Bridge, 24 feet deep and 200 feet wide to a turning basin 400 feet square of same depth at the foot of Fifteenth Street SE. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 3.0 feet; extreme, 4.5 feet; and irregular, 7.5 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1935 is $325,000, 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 water front) there are 8 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 Washington Channel are 26 wharves of open pile and bulkhead construction, all owned by the Federal Government, but most of which are leased to private parties or serve governmental agencies. On the Anacostia River are about 23/4 miles of commercial water front on which are located 33 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 ar- rangement, 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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The Government derrick boats, Atlas, from July 5 to 22, and 26 and 27, 1938, and Benning, from September 28 to October 20, 1938, were engaged in dredging shoals on both sides of the highway bridge over the Virginia ChanneI, and removing snags and debris from under the draw span. A total of 2,384 cubic yards was removed of which 1,373 cubic yards were deposited in adjacent deep water and the remainder at Gravelly Point at a total cost of $4,445.59. The tidal gates were operated and repaired throughout the year at a cost of $947.94. Surveys and in- vestigations were made at a total cost of $1,046.79. The total costs for the year were $6,440.32 and total expenditures were $7,648.77, all applied to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is about 50 percent complete. The channels and basins in the Anacostia River are completed and those at forks of the channel at Hains Point are partially completed. No work has been done downstream of the Key Bridge in the Virginia Channel. The controlling depth in March 1939 was 19.4 feet in the Virginia Channel, Potomac River, for a width of 400 feet; and in August 1937 was 22.5 feet in the Washing- ton Channel, Potomac River, for a width of 300 feet. The control- ling depth in February 1938 was 24.0 feet in the Anacostia River RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 477 for a width of 400 feet downstream of Anacostia Bridge and for a width of 200 feet upstream of Anacostia Bridge to the foot of Fif- teenth Street SE., except immediately under the draw span of the bridge, where the controlling depth was 22.1 feet for a width of 100 feet. The total cost of the existing project was $341,714.26, of which $162,006.33 was for new work and $179,707.93 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $342,871.48. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $93,- 233.79 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--.$------------------------------ 5. 58 Maintenance: Dredging in Virginia Channel between the railroad and Memorial bridges, approximately 450,000 cubic yards, by contract (August to November 1939) ----------------------------------- 8, 228. 21 Maintenance and repairs of tidal gates, Tidal Basin, by hired labor (July 1939 to June 1940) -------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Total----------------------------------------- 93, 233. 79 The additional sum of $44,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: New work: Removal of rock from Virginia Channel between Memorial Bridge and Easbys Point, approximately 2,000 cubic yards, by Govern- ment plant (August to November 1939) -------------------- $37, 000 Maintenance and repair of tidal gates------------------------- , 000 Total----------- ---- 44, 000 No funds are requested for new work dredging and rock re- moval in the Virginia Channel at Georgetown and at the entrance to the Washington Channel since this work is not necessary for present navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----- ------------------- $3, 191, 007. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-----------------------2, 011, 317. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------5, 202, 324. 66 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------ --- 954. 38 Net total cost to June 30, 1939----------------------5, 203, 279. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 5. 58 Net total expenditures_.---- ---.------ ----- -- 5, 203, 273. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 93, 233. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------5, 296, 507.25 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--------------_ ............---.... $46, 46,9.32 $115, 537.01 -..-.-- Cost of maintenance........... - -$6, 968. 62 $12,441.33 98, 295. 21 62, 531. 07 $6,440.32 Total cost--..............--. -6, 968.62 12, 441.33 144, 764. 53 178, 068. 08 6,440.32 Total expended.....----------............. --481,045. 29 10, 592.85 184, 600.34 140,029. 52 7, 648. 77 Allotted-----------------........ ,,,,,,,,_,,,_,..... Alloted,,,,, ...---- 50, 7i6. 50 92, 000. 00 109, 000. 00 70, 603. 06 0 00. 00 50,000. 0 478 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__--- ----- - -__ $50, 882. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------ $4,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939--------------- 86,000.00 90, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 140, 882. 56 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 40, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----------- ------ 100, 882.56 Gross amount expended_---------------------- $16,199. 12 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 8, 550. 35 7, 648. 77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------- 93, 233.79 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----- --------------------- 5. 58 Balance available June 30, 1939___-.... __-------- 93, 228. 21 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------------_ 160, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: For new work 1- - - -- -- -- --- --- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For maintenance 1 7, 000. 00 - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 44, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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 water front 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 commer- cial water front 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 activi- ties of the District of Columbia; (3) three wharves for existing trans- portation 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, revised in 1937, is $2,827,500, 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, of which $133,000 has been appropriated. An addi- tional $64,000 will become available July 1, 1939. It is expected the balance will be appropriated at the rate of $64,000 annually. Terminal facilities.-The entire commercial water front is Govern- ment owned, and of the 27 wharves only 5 can be classed as modern. The District of Columbia constructed in 1916 a municipal fish wharf RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 479 and a harbor police wharf partially completed ait a total cost of $236,360. A public sales and service pier and 2 yacht basins have practically been completed under the project. The facilities are con- sidered inadequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work was in progress on the first unit of construction, consisting of yacht basins and build- ings, by contract, from August 1, 1938, to June 30, 1939, at a cost of $345,720.27, and removal of the old bulkheads was completed at a cost of $2,013.69. For the second unit, surveys and foundation in- vestigations were made, and plans, estimates, and specifications were perpared at a total cost of $17,048.54; old bulkheads were removed and 20,900 cubic yards of material dredged, by contract, from April 14 to June 30, 1939, at a cost of $19,731.13. Total costs for the year were $384,513.63, for new work, of which $315,513.63 were United States funds and $69,000 contributed funds. The expenditures were $232,750.58 United States funds and $62,100 contributed funds, a total of $294,850.58. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction of the first yacht basin unit was 92 percent complete. Plans and specifications have been prepared, and dredging for the second unit was 95 percent com- plete. The existing project is about 15 percent complete. The con- trolling depth in Washington Channel in August 1937 was 22.5 feet for a width of 300 feet. Total costs, all for new work, were $444,- 371.83, of which $375,371.83 were United States funds and $69,000 contributed funds. The expenditures were $301,576.74 United States funds and $62,100 contributed funds, a total of $363,676.74. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $430,153.26, and a contribution of $64,000 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- --- $81, 847. 58 New work: Completion of first unit of construction of downstream sections of yacht basins Nos. 1 and 2 by contract from July 1 to Aug. 31, 1939----------------------------------------- 56, 700. 00 Completion of dredging of upstream sections of yacht basins Nos. 1 and 2 by contract from July 1 to Aug. 31, 1939.-------- 600. 00 Construction of second unit for upstream sections of yacht basins Nos. 1 and 2 by contract, September 1939 to May 1940- 265, 000. 00 Construction of 2 additional cradles for boat hoist, yacht basin No. 1, by contract, July and August 1939 2, 300.00 Purchase and installation of fire-protection equipment in down- stream sections of yacht basins Nos. 1 and 2, by contract, Sep- tember to November 1939-------------------------------- 3, 200. 00 H. L. preparation of designs, plans, and specifications for com- mercial pier in third unit of construction and for miscella- neous features, July 1939 to January 1940--------------- 20, 505. 68 Commence construction of third unit commercial pier, by con- tract, January to June 1940--------------------------- 64, 000. 00 Total--------------------------- ------------ 494, 153. 26 The additional sum of $671,000, exclusive of a contribution of $64,000 by the District of Columbia, can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1941 in the completion of the third unit commer- cial pier, $257,000, and $478,000 for the construction of a passenger pier by contract. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1- 31 480 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $375, 371.83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------- --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------375, 371. 83 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 - ----------- ------- 152. 49 -1, Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------------ 376, 524. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 74, 947. 58 Net total expenditures-------------------------------301, 576. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 359, 253.26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 660, 830. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 , Cost of new work . _.. $14, $..... 043. 15 $45, 81. 05 $315 513.63 Cost of maintenance...--------------------------------...-- Total expended--.................------------..-------------- 12, 609. 72 56, 216 44 232, 750. 58 Allotted..--------------------------.............------------ _ 15, 000. 00 569, 680. 00 76, 150. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------------- ------ $515,853.84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ 276, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------ ---------------------- 791, 853. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 199, 850. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 592, 003. 84 Gross amount expended------------------------ $240, 735.97 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 7, 985. 39 232, 750. 58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-- ------ -------------- 359, 253. 26 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $74,947.58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 33, 769. 50 108, 717. 08 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- 250, 536. 18 Amount (estimated) 1- required to be appropriated for completion - - ---- ----- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - of existing project ----- 1, 777, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 30, 1941, for new work ------------------------------------- 671, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $69, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------ 69, 000. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 6, 900. 00 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 62, 100. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-- ------------------------ 70, 900.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-_------------- 133, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 481 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work..........------------------------------ ------------------------------ $69,000 Cost ofmaintenance ....-------- I -------------------------------- -------------- Total expended-------- ---- --------------------------- -------------- 62, 100 Appropriated---...........---------------------- -------------- .....--------------.... $69,000 64, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $69, 000. 00 Amount allotted from District of Columbia Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1939 ---------------------- ------------- 64, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -- __ __------------------ 133, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_-----__----- ------------------- 62, 100. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------ 70, 900. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------------- 6, 900. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939 --- - ________- -- _ - 64, 000.00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------- -------------------- - - 256, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 64, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR POTOMAC RIVER, NORTH SIDE OF WASHINGTON CHANNEL, D. C. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ ___ __------------------ $444, 371. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939______________ __ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- __ 444, 371. 83 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939___- ______----------__-__ 1, 152. 49 Net total cost to June 30, 1939- ----.. --.-.. ____ __ _ 445, 524. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---- -------------_____ 81, 847. 58 Net total expenditures_ _----------------------__ 363, 676. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_-_____ - ----_____ ___ 430, 153. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_- ------ __ __ 793, 830. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__- ............................... . $14,043. 15 $45, 815. 05 $384, 513. 63 Cost of maintenance ......., ..... - .- --.. . . . . . . Total expended .-------------------............. 12, 609. 72 56, 216. 44 294,85058 Allotted and appropriated - .......__--------------- . 15,000. 00 638, 680. 00 140, 1650. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------- $584, 853. 84 Amount allotted from District of Columbia Appropria- tion Act, fiscal year 1939--------------------------- $64, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939---------------..- 276,000.00 340, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----.-------------------- 924, 853. 84 482 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ______---------- $199, 850. 00 Net amount to be accounted for .____- _______------ 725, 003.84 Gross amount expended-__--------------- $302, 835.97 Less reimbursements collected , 985. 39 7--------------------- 294, 850. 58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 _--_ -- __ 430, 153. 26 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $81, 847. 58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------33, 769. 50 115, 617. 08 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- 314, 536. 18 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion --- -- --- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- --- -- - of existing project 1 2,033,600.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for new work 1 - - --- ________ 735, 000. 00 Exclusive of available funds. 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. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 1253, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-Alexandria has 16 regular shipping wharves or landings; 15 of these are privately owned (of which 4 are open to the public by special arrangement) and 1 owned by the United States. The terminal and transfer facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1912 at a saving of $20,786 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in February 1939 was 22.1 feet in the lower section and 19.7 feet in the upper section. The total costs and expenditures were $258,770.74, of which $95,214.52 was for new work and $163,- 556.22 for maintenance. Proposed operatio'ns.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging in front of the wharves along the water front by contract (July to October 1940). RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 483 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $95, 214. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 163, 556. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--- 258, 770. 74 Net total expenditures ---__------- ---------- --- 258, 770. 74 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------ 258, 770. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---_.-------. Cost of maintenance __-- ------. .....------------ $59, 104. 95 $15, 724.95 .-- - .-- . Total expended-..... 35, 769. 79 39, 080. 11. ......... Allotted___---------------------- 82, 000. 00 -7, 170. 10 ........ .............. .. ..... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance---------------------------------- $40, 000 4. POTOMAC RIVER BELOW WASHINGTON, D. C. Location.-The Potomac River is formed 21 mile 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 dredging a channel 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 Washington; ex- treme, 2 feet at the mouth, 4.5 feet at Washington; irregular, 2.4 feet at 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 existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Investigations and studies were made during June to determine practical methods for eradicating the water chestnut (Trapa natans) infestations from the Potomac River and its tributaries. A "Hockney" underwater weed cutter was purchased; a hyacinth-destruction boat was obtained from the Jacksonville district engineer office; underwater cutters of various types and a small 'barge equipped for spraying were constructed by 484 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 hired labor. This equipment was used at various localities and dur- ing successive growth stages of the plants. Some infested areas were cleared by manually pulling the water chestnuts and depositing them on shore. Effects and costs of the various methods of removal were recorded. Costs for the year were: Boundary Channel, D. C., $29.27; Oxon Run, D. C., $359.56; all applied to maintenance. There were no expenditures for the year. 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 controlling depths are as follows: Name of bar Control- ling depth Date Feet Naval Magazine - ----- - - --- ---. --- --- - ---- --- -------- 24. 7 June 1937. Marshall Hall -------------------------------------- -_-------------- -_-- 24.8 Do. Mattawoman ..... .. . . .. . . ..----------------------------- .---------------- 24. 6 December 1936. Upper Smith Point --------------------------- . -. 24. 5 October 1936. Lower Smith Point-Maryland Point. ---------------------------------- 24.0 March 1936. Kettle Bottom..... ----------------- -- --- 24.0 March 1935. The cost was $153,836 for new work and $436,176.43 for mainte- nance, which includes $1,000 for Little Wicomico River, Va., $1,000 for Herring Creek, Md., $1,000 for Coan River, Va., and $388.83 under an allotment to 10 tributaries for water-chestnut eradication. Total expenditures were $589,623.60. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $10,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 $388. 83 Deferred charges ------------------------------------------ 1, 858. 27 Removal operations -______-- ___ -- _______ 7,752. 90 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance operations to provide adequate navigation facilities. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------- _----- ____ $153, 836. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------ ------------------ 436, 176.43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------590, 012. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------ ,-__--____ 388. 83 Net total expenditures___--- ------ _____ 589, 623. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_.___.__ 000. 00 1--___________-_10, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 599, 623. 60 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..... Cost of maintenance............. $1, 000.00 $51, 366. 79 $81,350. 62 $1,689.43 $388.83 Total expended ....---------------- 1,000.00 50 913. 11 81,58.33 1,935.40 --. - Allotted ---------------------- 92,000.00 39,000.00 8,943.48 -4,536.64 10,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 485 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 ------------------------------- -- $10, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------ 388. 83 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------------- 9, 611. 17 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1-------------------------- ---- 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 5. POTOMAC RIVER AT MOUNT VERNON, VA. Location.--Mount Vernon lies in Fairfax County, Va., on the right bank of the Potomac River about 141/2 miles below Washington, D. C. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 560.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 200 feet wide and 9 to 10 feet deep, at mean low water, between the main channel of the Potomac River and the Mount Vernon wharf, a distance of about 2,200 feet, with a turning basin of the same depth and a radius of 200 feet at the wharf. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 2.2 feet; extreme, 3 feet; and irregular, 5 feet. The estimate of the total cost of the project made in 1888 was $26,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Act Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1879 Channel 6 to 7 feet deep, 150 feet wide, from Po- Annual Report, 1879, vol. 1, p. 83. tomac River Channel to Mount Vernon wharf, with turning basin at wharf. Channel increased to 9- to 10-foot depth, 200-foot Annual Report, 1888, vol. 1, p. 814. width, turning basin to have 200-foot radius. Terminal facilities.-There is one privately owned and operated wharf on the Mount Vernon estate at the head of the channel. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging by the Gov- ernment dredge Dalecarliawas in progress on channel and basin from March 23 to April 20, 1939. A total of 59,490 cubic yards was pumped into adjacent disposal areas of which 31,013 cubic yards were de- posited on the Mount Vernon grounds and the remainder on flats in the Potomac River. The costs and expenditures for the year were $10,95'0 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscat year.-The existing project was partially completed in 1891, providing depths of 8 to 10 feet and channel width of 155 feet, and turning basin with a radius of 180 feet. Mainte- nance dredging to a depth of 10 feet at mean low water was done in 1926 by the Mount Vernon Association, at no expense to the United States. The controlling depth in April 1939 was 13.5 feet in the turning basin and for a channel 100 feet wide. Total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $27,950 of which $17,000 was for new work and $10,950 for maintenance. 486 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.--None. No funds are available and no work is proposed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941, as it is believed that maintenance will not be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $17,000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 10, 950. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- --------- 27, 950.00 Net total expenditures___________----------------- 27, 950. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------- 27, 950. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -----------. --------------. . . .. -------------- . . ..------ --- ----- -- ----------- Cost of maintenance ...........------------....... .......--------------..........------------------------- $10,950 ...... ------ Total expended------- ------------- ---------- -------------- ------------ 10, 950 Allotted .......... ................ ............................ -------------- .. ..... 10, 950 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938------------------ ------------------ $10, 950. 00 Gross amount expended .-- __-- - ________ --------- - 10, 950. 00 6. 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. C. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 560.) Previous projects.-The first project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873. For further details see page 1792, Annual Report for 1915, and page 363, Annual Report for 1936. 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 2,200 feet long. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 9 feet; extreme, 3 feet; irregular, 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1907, is $64,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1923) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890 (H. Doc. No. 75, 51st Cong., 1st sess.); was modified December 5, 1890 (see Annual Report for 1890, p. 1089, and 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 struc- ture; all the other wharves or landings are solid bulkhead structures. The terminal facilities are considered sufficient for the present traffic. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 487 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The derrick boat Ben- sing, from June 5 to 13, 1939, was engaged in removing 2,179 cubic yards of riprap stone, mud, and sand from the channel at a cost of $1,200 for maintenance. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 92 percent complete; the only work remaining to be done is the construction of the dike at Upper Mud Bar, which is not at present considered neces- sary. Stone dikes aggregating 1,953 feet in length were built, and channels aggregating 2.6 miles were dredged. The controlling depth in March 1938 was 6.5 feet over Sand Bar. The total costs were $123,486.85, of which $41,252.95 was for new work and $82,233.90 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $122,286.85. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available. The sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for main- tenance dredging in -the channels inside the creek and across the en- trance bar, by contract (September 1940). No funds are requested for new work, as construction of a dike at Upper Mud Bar is not considered necessary at this time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__------------------------ $66,252. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------_ --- 82, 233. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------ 148, 486. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------- 1, 200. 00 Net total expenditures ____---------------------- - 147,286. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 193__---__ 200. 00 1-------------------1, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 148, 486. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 I Cost of new work---------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance 8, 006. 27-------------- ..------------- $1, 200 Total expended___----------------- 7, 734. 43 $271. 84. Allotted .............. ..... . -3, 993. 73 - Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938_ ________---- __----___ .. $1, 200. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__---------------------------- 1, 200. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939___________---------- 1, 200. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ---------------- _ _ 22, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1____ -- -------- 8, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 7. 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.) 488 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide, 8 feet deep, 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, with winds causing variations of 2 to 3 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. Doc. No. 172, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are 11 wharves and landings in the creek, of which 3 are open to the public. There are two marine rail- ways. None of the wharves has terminal or transfer facilities, and the structures are considered inadequate for present and future needs. 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. The controlling depth in June 1939 was 7.8 feet at mean low water in the entrance channel and 6.1 feet within the creek. The costs and ex- penditures under the existing project were $12,460.07, all for new work. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $7;000, will be applied for maintenance in dredging approximately 30,000 cubic yards in the inner channel and basin by contract (September 1939). No additional funds can be expended profitably during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed that maintenance will not be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__---___------ -________- $12,460.07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------__ 12, 460. 07 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 12, 460. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 _____________ _____ 7, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------___ 19, 460. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939_ --------------------------------- 7, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--___________---------- 7, 000. 00 8. NEALE SOUND, MD. Location.-Neale Sound is a tidal estuary of the Wicomico River, Charles County, Md., situated near the junction of the Potomac and Wicomico Rivers, 38 miles upstream of Chesapeake Bay. It extends in a southeasterly direction parallel with the Potomac River, from which it is separated by Cobb Island and a marshy barrier shore which is breached in a number of places. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 558.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide through the lower entrance and a second channel 6 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 489 feet deep at the upper entrance extending from deep water within the sound through the marshy barrier at the head of Cobb Island to deep water in the Potomac, with widths of 60 feet within the sound and 80 feet elsewhere. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 1.9 feet, with variations of 1 to 3 feet caused by winds. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1937, was $15,600 exclu- sive of $1,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,100. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 159, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map isin the project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Two wharves open to the public, 24 small privately owned wharves and stages and 1 small marine railway are located on the waterway. The facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging by contract was in progress from January 3 to February 25, 1939. A total of 63,387 cubic yards was pumped into adjacent disposal areas. The costs and expenditures for the year were $13,600 including $1,000 in contributed funds, all applied to new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939, at a saving of $3,000 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in February 1939 was 6.4 feet in the upper channel for a width of 80 feet, and 7.3 feet in the lower channel for a width of 100 feet. Total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $13,600 including $1,000 in contributed funds, all for new work. Proposed operations.-None. No funds are available and no work is proposed during the fiscal ' years 1940 and 1941, as it is believed that maintenance will not be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------ ---------------------- $12, 600 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_______-______ 12, 600 Net total expenditures------------------------------------- 12, 690 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__ ______ 12, 600 1____ Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-- ....-----..----..-----........---------------------- Cost of maintenance- ...... ....... ............----..... ................. 1 $12, 600 .......-----------... . ......... Total expended ............... 112, 600 ........--------- Allotted-......------------... ----. ---------------------------- $15,600 -..... Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------------- $15, 600 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__ .... __-...--__- 3, 000 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 12, 600 Gross amount expended_ ___ ___----------_ $13, 600 Less reimbursements collected---- ----------------------- 1, 000 - 12, 600 1 Tn addition, $1,000 was contributed and expended for new work. 490 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 9. LITTLE WICOMICO RIVER, VA. Location.-Little Wicomico River is a tidal estuary 6 miles in length lying in Northumberland County, Va., flowing in a south- easterly 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 suffi- ciently into Little Wicomico River to stabilize the dredged inner channel. The mean tidal range is 1.2 feet in the Potomac River at the entrance and about 1.0 foot within the river, with winds caus- ing variations of 2 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, was $75,000, in- cluding $5,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) ap- proved 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.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are two wharves open to the public and numerous small wharves and stagings for private use, an oyster- shucking and packing plant, and a marine railway and boatbuilding yard. These facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Reinforcement of the inside toe of the north jetty was in progress from November 1 to November 8, 1938. A total of 839 tons of riprap stone was placed. The cost and expenditure for the year were $3,336.77, all applied to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937. The controlling depth was 6.0 feet at mean low water for a 65-foot width and 5.1 feet for a 150-foot width in Feb- ruary 1939, in the channel between the jetties. The costs and ex- penditures under the existing project were $81,885.43 for new work and $3,336.77 for maintenance, a total of $85,222.20 from United States funds, and $5,000 for new work from contributed funds. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $15,- 663.23, will be applied for maintenance repairs to the north and south jetties, by contract (August to October 1939). The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging within the river and between the jetties, by contract (July 1940). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __________-- __-_____- __ 1 $81, 885.43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ __----- -_____-- 3, 336.77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- 85,222.20 xIn addition, $5,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 491 Net total expenditures-------- --------------- 1$85, 222. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- -15, 663. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 00, 885.43 1------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.......--------.........---------------------------.............. $53, 774. 90 $28, 110.53 .. Cost of maintenance ------------------ --------------------------------------- $3, 336. 77 Total expended __ ------------------- __ _____________ _________ 38, 776.24 43, 109. 19 3,336. 77 Allotted --------------------------------- ........ ......... $70,000 -------------- 19,885.43 11, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------ $8,000. 00, Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937----------------------------------- 11, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------- --------- 19, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ---------------------- 3, 336. 7T Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------- --- 15, 663.23 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - -- - - -- - -- June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 ________ _____ 6,000. 00 1 In addition, $5,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 10. ST. JEROMES CREEK, MD. Location.-St. Jeromes Creek is a tidal estuary in St. Marys County, Md., on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, 6 miles north of Point Lookout, at the mouth of the Potomac River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 557.) Previous project.-The original project for improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. For further details see Annual Report for 1890, page 114, and Annual Report for 1938, page 432. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep from Chesapeake Bay to the vicinity of Airedele, thence 60 feet wide to deep water in the creek, with a turning basin of the same depth 200 feet wide and 300 feet long opposite Airedele. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tide is 1.3 feet, with variations due to winds of 1 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1937 was $19,500. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,600. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 174, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that local inter- ests shall furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil-dis- posal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required and release the United States and its, agents from any claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement. Fully complied with. Approved by the Chief of Engineers, August 25, 1938. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 privately owned wharves,. 2 of which are open to the public. It is considered that the present terminal facilities are adequate for present and prospective commerce. 492 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging by contract was in progress from December 11 to December 29, 1938. A total of 82,050 cubic yards was deposited in adjacent disposal areas. The costs and expenditures for the year were $17,856.95, all applied to new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Under the previous project the entrance channel across the offshore bar was partially completed in 1886. The existing project was completed in 1939, at a saving of $1,643 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in December 1938 was 7.1 feet in the entrance channel. Total costs and expendi- tures under the existing project were $17,856.95, all for.new work. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $643.05, will be applied to new work for miscellaneous work on dis- posal areas. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as it is believed that maintenance will not be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_.. ___ $44, 356. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_____--- __ 44, 356. 95 Net total expenditures__ ------------------------ 44, 356. 95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___----- __------------------- 643. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____-- ______ 45, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 .... Cost of new work---- ............--- -------.-------------- .......... $17, 856. 95 Cost of maintenance ....--------- ----------------------------------------- Total expended ..........----------------- ------ ----------------------- ---------- ----- 17, 856. 95 Allotted----------------..............-------- ------------- -------------- --------------.. $19, 500 18, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___------------------------- $19, 500.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- -- 1, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 18, 500. 00 Gross amount expended _ __---------------------------- 17, 856. 95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 6------------------ -643. 05 11. RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER, VA. Location.--This river rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Virginia, and flows southeasterly about 212 miles to Chesapeake Bay, which it enters about 40 miles north of Old Point Comfort. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 534, 535, 536.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, and modified in 1879. For further details see page 1793 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 433 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide between the mouth and Port Royal and 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide between Port Royal and Fredericksburg by dredg- RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 493 ing and the construction of 20,401 feet of crib and pile dikes and 1,906 feet of riprap-stone dikes, the dikes being designed to retain the excavated material deposited behind them. The length of sec- tion included in the project is 107 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 2.8 feet at Fred- ericksburg, 1.6 feet at Tappahannock; extreme, 3.5 feet at Fredericks- burg, 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. 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 26 wharves, of which 9 are solid bulkhead type and 17 are open pile structures. From Tappahannock to the mouth there are 15 open pile wharves. Most of the wharves are open to the pub- lic. The terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Several rocks protrud- ing into the channel at the lower end of Pratts Bar were blasted and removed in October 1938 at a cost of $2,483.61. Surveys were made in March 1939 at a cost of $516.39. The costs and expenditures for the year were $3,000, all applied to maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1910. The controlling depth was 11.1 feet to the steamboat wharf at Fredericksburg, Va., in March 1939. Total costs and ex- penditures under the existing project were $757,672.85, of which $217,487.20 was for new work and $540,185.65 for maintenance, which includes $994.59 for Parrotts Creek, and $1,000 each for Greenvale, Mill, and Beach Creeks, and $1,600 for Queens Creek,'Va., of which $600 was contributed by local interests. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $35,000, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging 5 shoals in the upper Rappahannock River by contract (March to June 1940) ___----------------------$25, 000 Repairs to timber dikes on 2 shoals near Fredericksburg (April to June 1940) ------------------------- -------- ---------- 10, 000 Total ----------------------- ----------------------- 35, 000 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as it is believed that maintenance will not be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------___-__- -____ $414, 633. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------__-___ -- 653, 085. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ ______ 1, 067, 718. 68 Net total expenditures------------------- 11, 067, 718. 68 nexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---- 35, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---- - 11, 102, 718. 68 1 In addition, $600 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. 494 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work....--.............................................................. Cost of maintenance----------- $2, 417. 55 $54, 356. 53 $30, 643. 47 $38, 800 $3,000 Total expended.............-----------------.. 4, 197. 52 42, 024. 38 42, 975. 62 38, 800 3,000 ......................----------- Allotted----------- 33, 000. 00 61,000. 00 ........-------------- 38, 800 38, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- $3, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 38, 000. 00 Gross amount expended --------------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------ -- 35, 000. 00 12. HOSKINS CREEK, VA. Location.-Hoskins Creek is a tributary on the right bank of the Rappahannock River in Essex County, Va., 42 miles upstream from its mouth in Chesapeake Bay and one-half mile downstream from the town of Tappahannock, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 535.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep from that depth in the Rappahannock River to the highway bridge three- fourths mile above the mouth of the creek, with widths of 100 feet in the river and 60 feet within the creek and a turning basin of the same depth 200 feet wide and 250 feet long near the head of the channel. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 1.6 feet, with variations of 1 to 2 feet caused by winds. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $15,700, exclusive of $500 contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 8, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that local in- terests shall contribute $500 toward the initial cost of the improve- ment, provide and maintain adequate public terminals open to all on equal terms, and furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. Fully complied with. Approved by the Chief of Engi- neers, September 26, 1938. Terminal facilities.-A bulkhead landing and two wharves are now )on the creek, and a public bulkhead landing is being constructed. The facilities will be adequate for navigation. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Dredgingby contract was in progress from December 8, 1938, to January 24, 1939. A total of 89,842 cubic yards was pumped into adjacent disposal areas. The costs and expenditures for the year were $19,362,22 United States funds and $500 contributed funds, a total of $19,862.22, all applied to new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 495 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depth in January 1939 was 8.4 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $19,362.22 United States funds and $500 contributed funds, a total of $19,862.22, all for new work. Proposed operations..-None. No funds are available and no work is proposed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941, as it is believed that maintenance will not be necessary. Cost and financial sumimary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ ------- _________________ -......... 1 $19, 362. 22 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------- ____ 19, 362. 22 Net total expenditures--__ ----------------- -- 1 19, 362. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______ -______ __ 119, 362. 22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--.................----- ----------..-------------- --------------------------- $19, 362. 22 Cost of maintenance .... _- Total expended.........--------------- --------- 119, 362. 22 Allotted.............-------....-------- ------------------------ -------------- $15, 700 13, 662. 22 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____________________________ $15, 700. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938_.... 4, 000. 00 approved June 11, 93------------------------------------ 4 00. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ -- ____----------- 1___700. 00 19, Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------- -- 337. 78 Net amount to be accounted for - --- ---------- __ 19, 362. 22 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $19, 862. 22 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 500. 00 - 19, 362. 22 1In addition, $500 was contributed and expended for new work. 13. TOTUSKEY CREEK, VA. Location.-Totuskey Creek, located in Richmond County, Va., flows in a southerly direction about 15 miles to the Rappahannock 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 were made by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, March 3, 1881, and August 2, 1882. For further details, see page 403 of Annual Report for 1937. 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 proj- ect. The mean tidal range is 1.6 feet at the mouth and 2 feet at Totuskey Bridge, with winds causing variations of 2 to 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1931 was $36,000, exclu- sive of amount expended on previous projects, but including $1,000 184626---39-pt. 1, vol. 1--32 496 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 2 county-owned wharves and 13 pri- vately owned wharves or landings. Terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing and future commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937 at a saving of $7,352 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in March 1939 was 7.1 feet for a width of 80 feet and 7.7 feet for a width of 60 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $27,648.46 United States funds and $1,000 contributed funds, a total of $28,648.46, all for new work. Proposed operations.--None. No funds are available. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging in five shoal areas, by contract, during August 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ---------------- 1 $37, 648. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------- --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 37, 648. 46 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------- 37, 648. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----------------- ___ 137, 648. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---- ----- C ost of maintenance .- ------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- $27, 648. 46 -- --------- --- --- I---- ------ -- - - - - - Total expended-------------------------.................------------- 27, 648.46 ---------- Allotted...---------------------------..................---.... ------------- 30. 000. 00 - -- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance--- ---------------------------- $15, 000. 00 1 In addition, $1,000 expended from contributed funds for new work. 14. MULBERRY CREEK, VA. Location.-The creek is a tidal estuary about 21/2 miles in length in Lancaster County, Va., entering the left bank of the Rappahannock River, 26 miles upstream of its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 535.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide at mean low water and 900 feet long through the bar at the mouth of the creek. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 1.7 feet; extreme, 2.6 feet; and irregular, 4.5 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1924, was $2,500. There is no approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 497 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927 (H. Doc. No. 482, 68th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. " Local cooperation.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are two private oyster-shucking wharves, one cannery, and one oystershell grinding plant, all near the mouth of the creek, and four shore landings farther upstream, all open to the public. The existing facilities are considered adequate. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1928. The controlling depth in March 1938 was 5.6 feet for a width of 80 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $2,500, of which $2,392.60 was for new work and $107.40 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $5,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging in the channel across the bar at the mouth, by contract (September 1939). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed that maintenance will not be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_..... ______---- __-----$2, 392. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 107. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------ 2, 500. 00 Net total expenditures___-------------------------------------- 2, 500. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--- ------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- 7, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---- ------------------ ------------------------------------------ maintenance of mainten Cost of nce----------------------------------------------------- -------------- ------------- Totalexpended .. .. .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allotted-----------...........................------------------------------------------- ------------- $5, 000 Amounts allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ $5, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__-------------------- ___ 5, 000. 00 15. MATTAPONI RIVER, VA. Location.-Rises in Virginia and flows in a southeasterly direction for about 120 miles to its junction with the Pamunkey River at West Point, Va., forming the York River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Chart No. 504.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892. For further details see page 531 of Annual Report for 1918, and page 438 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 498 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 snaggihg between the mouth and Dunkirk, Va. The dis- tances from the mouth to Locust Grove, Rosespout, and Dunkirk are 28, 34, and 41 miles, respectively. The plane of reference is mean 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, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Act Work authorized Documents Mar, 2,1919 Improved channels to Pointers (Rosespout) and H. Doc. No. 861, 64th Cong., 1st sess. snagging to Dunkirk. Aug. 30, 1935 Present project authorized .. _ _- __....... - Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 47, 73d Cong., 2d sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-The approved project provides that local in- terests shall furnish suitable deposit areas for dredged material with- out cost to the United States. These requirements will be met when project funds become available. Terminal facilities. *Pointers wharf, a shore landing, is the prin- cipal terminal in the portion of the waterway covered by the dredg- ing project. In the portion of the waterway between Walkerton and Pointers there are 2 shore landings. In the deeper portions of the waterway below Walkerton there are about 14 wharves of open-pile construction and about 13 shore landings. Most of the wharves are open to the public. 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 modification authorized in 1935, and no expenditure for new work was required under the existing project prior to modification as channels of project dimensions had been secured by the operating requirements of hydraulic dredges under the previous project. The controlling depth in March 1938, was 8.0 feet to Locust Grove and 5.2 feet to Rosespout (Pointers). The cost and expenditures under the existing project were $50,057.22, all for maintenance. Proposed operations'.--The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $3,000, will be applied to maintenance for the removal of snags and overhanging trees from Walkerton to Aylett by Government plant (July and August 1939). The sum of $19,250 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for new work in dredging channels between the mouth and Rosespout, by contract (July and August 1940.) No funds can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1941 as it is believed that maintenance will not be necessary. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 499 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $51,249. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------- 110, 497.45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------161, 746. 93 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 161, 746. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 164, 746. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..-......... ............ -- . .. ................... Cost of maintenance _____-- - $200 --------------- $4,000 . Total expended .--------------------- 200 I-------------- 4, 000 '--------- ... Allotted . ..-----------------------------------... $4, 000 -------- ... . $3, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939- --------------------------------- $3, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ----------- ------------ 3, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of exist- ing project - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19,250 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 1941, for new work 1 19, 250 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16. 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 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 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) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Act Work authorized Documents June 14,1880 Dredging and snagging for channel 5 to 6 feet deep and 40 to 60 Annual Report, 1875, pt. 2, feet wide to Hanovertown, Va. p. 162. For channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide on lower bars with Annual Report, 1885, pt. 2, dikes on 2 bars. p. 982. Limits dredging and snagging for channel 7 feet deep and 100 Annual Report, 1908, pt. 1, feet wide to Bassett Ferry. p. 249. The latest published map is in Annual Report for 1890, p. 1074. 500 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 por- tion of the waterway below the section under improvement there exist 20 wharves or landings. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under an allotment of $1,000 under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, snagging operations between Bassetts Ferry and Manquin Bridge were in progress from June 26 to June 30 1939, by the Govern- ment derrick boat Benning at a cost of $746.08. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913, at a saving of about $23,000 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 1938 was 6.2 feet, ex- cept at the extreme upper end of the project. The costs were $136,- 371.05 of which $31,376.44 was for new work and $104,994.61 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $135,624.97. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, in- cluding $2,000 allotted during July 1939 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__ __------------------- $746 Maintenance : Removal of snags and overhanding trees from Bassetts Ferry to Manquin Bridge by hired labor (July 1939) ------------------- 254 Removal of snags and overhanging trees from White House to Bassetts Ferry by hired labor (July 1939)----------------- 3,000 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed that maintenance will not be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -- ____ $31,376.44 _----------__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_-----_------ ----- 104,994.61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------136, 371. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 __-- -____-_____-______ 746. 08 Net total expenditures________----- -- -- -- 135, 624. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___--------------- ----- 3, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----- _____-- 138, 624. 97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ----------------------------- ------- Cost of maintenance- - $1,017. 91 $2, 756.03 $7,243.97 .. $746.08 Total expended___________ _______ 1, 017. 91 18. 46 9, 981. 54 . Allotted . ... - - --------- 10, 0.000-----------------------.-----,_ 3, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 501 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938------------------------------------- $4, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__-------------- --- 1, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------ 3, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_-----------------------------746. 08 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------------- 2, 253. 92 17. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year amounted to $67,305.89 and the expenditures were $64,549.88. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $53,191.60, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $55,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and fiuancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ -------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------$536, 668.10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------536, 668. 10 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 7, 351.94 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 529, 316. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 53,191. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__-----. --- ___ 582, 507. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .. ..... - - ..-........- Cost of maintenance _ -- - $59, 851. 40 $54, 278. 08 $58, 635. 55 $64, 145. 47 $67, 305.89 Total expended.. ..----------------- 59, 853. 39 52, 364. 48 53, 145. 19 68, 548. 92 64,549. 88 --------------------- Allotted.............. ... 65, 800.00 33, 446. 74 38, 200. 00 99, 000. 00 78,291. 02 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ .-- -- ___....-- - - $39, 450. 46 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved July 19, 1937---.-_--_--- _ $18, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938 ------------- 15, 291. 02 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939- ---- - ---- 45, 000. 00 78, 291. 02 Amount to be accounted for--..... -----...-.- -- - 117, 741. 48 Gross amount expended __-_----_-_ ------.--.. -_ _ 64,549. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_ --------------------- -__--53, 191.60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---- -- ---------- 7, 351. 94 Balance available June 30, 1939 --------------------- 45, 839. 66 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 ___-- - ____--------___ _ 55, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 502 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 18. 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, 1939 amount Name of project see Annu- required to al Report required to for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Aquia Creek, Va.'1 -- __-_____________ ________ 1928 $52, 464. 84 $11, 750. 00 Completed. 2. Upper Machodoc Creek, Va. _----------------- 1916 20, 281. 28 6, 118. 72 Do. 3. Nomini Bay and Creek, Va.' ................. _ 1935 78, 446. 21 30, 841. 62 $9,500. 4. Breton Bay, Md.1------------------------- 1936 47, 923. 55 11, 879. 00 $7,500. 5. Smith Creek Md. ------------------------ 1936 5, 252. 22 --------- __ Completed. 6. Coan River, Va.1 2- ............... _ 1937-----------.--------- . $54,000. 7. Patuxent River, Md.1 - - - --........ 1905 14, 000. 00 .... ___-.... $6,000. 8. Cockrells Creek, Va. 1 .....-__ ........ _____ --. -- - . - 1932 .--.-___ .___-- __ $59,000. .---- 9. Dymers Creek, Va. _............. 1 _ 1912 5, 581. 99 3, 418. 01 Completed. 10. Urbanna Creek, Va. _- .1938 38, 811.77 45, 563.97 Do. 11. Carters Creek, Va.1 2___________________________ 1937 28, 397. 55 4 2,190. 93 $8,000.5 12. - Locklies Creek, Va.' _----------------------- 1928 11, 581. 22 518. 78 Completed. 13. Mill Creek, Va.1 - . ...-------------------------- 1937 5, 444. 95 D-------------- Do. 14. Jackson Creek, Va. ------------------------ 1937 8, 500. 00 ....... . Do. 15. Milford Haven, Va.----------------------- 1937 24, 568. 25 13, 389. 73 Do. 16. Horn Harbor, Va.------------------------- 1937 11, 486. 79 Do. 17. York River, Va.1--------- ........ 1937 180, 904. 20 172, 949. 09 $128,000. 18. Channel connecting York River, Va., with 1938 14, 854. 71 . - Completed. Back Creek to Slaight's wharf. 1 Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Awaiting local cooperation. 8Abandonment recommended in 1903 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 32, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). 4 Exclusive of $700 contributed. 5Exclusive of $4,000 to be contributed. - Modification recommended Apr. 20, 1939, in H. Doc. No. 285, 76 Cong., 1st sess. 19. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT Cost and financial suwmmary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_ ___---__-- ___ ___________ $452, 452. 73 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------________------- 95,169.49 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----____---------------- 547, 622. 22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939________________________ 11, 495. 58 ------ Net total expenditures_ ____-- __- -536, 126. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------- -19, 077.11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------- 517, 049. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended--------------- $467, 119. 11 $53, 671.54 -$75, 533. 21 $63, 046. 99 $27, 822. 21 Allotted---------___---------- 539, 839. 72 -31, 800. 00 -38, 490. 19 47, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------- ------------------ $8, 745.10 Gross amount expended--- -- __ -________ --- $743, 002.08 Less: Reimbursements collected ---------- $714, 687. 46 Receipts from sales--- ------... _ .- 442,41 715,179. 87 27, 822. 21 Balance unexpended June 3f. 1939 -____---.. ---- -19,077. 11 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 503 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $11,495.58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 47, 021.97 $58, 517. 55 Balance available June 30, 1939___---- ---------_ - -_ -77,594.66 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 --------------- ------ 95, 169. 49 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------------- 17, 574. 83 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Anacostia River, D. C., and Rivers and Harbors Md. Committee Resolu- tion Nov. 17, 1937. Broad Creek, Middlesex River and Harbor June 22, 1939 House, 381, 76th Favorable. County, Va. Act, June 20, 1938. Cong., 1st sess. Cranes Creek, Va- ....... Rivers and Harbors -----.-----.---. Committee Resolu- tion, May 4, 1939. Dickersons Bay, Gloucester Rivers and Harbors County, Va. Committee resolu- ......... -- --- tion, Feb. 9, 1939. Garden Creek, Matthews River and Harbor Jan. 10,1939 Unfavorable. County, Va. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Greenvale (Fairweather) .....--- do_.......... _ ..... do ......-- Do. Creek, Lancaster County, Va. ------------------ do---- Herring Creek, St. Marys River and Harbor County, Md. Act, June 20, 1938. Hulls Creek, Northumber- Rivers and Harbors Jan. 11, 1939 Unfavorable. land County, Va. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 27, 1937. Hulls Creek and Rogers River and Harbor ..... do ... Do. Creek, Northumberland Act, Aug. 26, 1937. County, Va. Island Creek, St. Georges .....do ......-... -- - Jan. 9, 1939 House, 99, 76th Favorable. Island, St. Marys County, Cong., 1st sess. ........----------- Md. Meachims Creek, Middle- .....--- do ............ sex County, Va. Pamunkey River, Va .....- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 9, 1939. Queens Creek, Matthews River and Harbor Jan. 12, 1939 Unfavorable. County, Va., channel to Act, Aug. 26, 1937. ....-..-...---..---- Hills Bay. St. Catherines Sound, St. .....--- do_.. ..-..---. Mar. 21, 1939 House, 242, 76th Favorable. Marys County, Md. Cong., 1st sess. Totuskey Creek, Va........ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion June 6, 1939. Urbanna Creek, Va......... Rivers and Harbors May 1, 1939 House, Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 285, 76th 1st sess. ......---.---...--- tion Feb. 8, 1938. Whitings Creek, Middlesex River" and Harbor ...............- County, Va. Act Aug. 26, 1937. 20. WASHINGTON, D. C. Location.-Washington, D. C., is located at the junction of the Anacostia River with the Potomac River, within the District of Columbia, 110 miles upstream from the mouth of the Potomac River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart 560.) Previous project.-A project providing for levees and grade rais- ing to protect Bolling Field was authorized by the Emergency Re- 504 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 lief Appropriation Act approved June 22, 1936. Items of the proj- ect upon which work remained to be done on June 30, 1937, were transferred to the authorized project described in this report for completion. Existing project.-This provides for levees and grade raising to protect the downtown portion of Washington, the Arlington Exper- imental Farm, Bolling Field, and Anacostia Naval Air Station. The estimate of cost of new construction is $522,500 and the esti- mated cost of land and damages is $16,000. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 101, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document. Local cooperation.-See page 7. Local cooperation is fully com- plied with except for the Arlington County levees where easements have not been provided due to unsettled questions of ownership. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work on the construc- tion of the Anacostia River levees for the protection of Bolling Field and the naval air station consisted of placing 11,072 cubic yards of material at a cost of $8,168.85, and the installation of pumping facili- ties at a cost of $7,583.29, all from regular funds. Deferred costs for the preceding fiscal year, $22,604.17 from regular funds and $7,- 831.18 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $30,435.35, were dis- tributed to work items as follows: Construction of levees, $20,124.04; construction of reinforced concrete flood wall, $1,861.10; construc- tion of concrete foundation for movable dam, $467.49; construction of floodgates, drainage openings, and appurtenant features, $7,584.76; and for the installation of pumping facilities, $397.96. The cost for the year for flood-protection works at Bolling Field and the Naval Air Station, exclusive of the deferred costs incurred during the fiscal year 1938, was $15,752.12, and the total expenditures were $15,687.14, all from regular funds. Work on the Potomac Park levees, extending from the Washington Monument grounds to the vicinity of the Lincoln Memorial, for the protection of downtown Washington, consisted of grading and sod- ding levees at a cost of $700.09, and of miscellaneous restorations of fence and paving at a cost of $131.68. Deferred costs for the pre- ceding fiscal year, $2,029.62 from regular funds and $644.73 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $2,674.35, were distributed to work items as follows: Construction of earth levee, $1,313.67; construction of concrete retaining wall, $1,350.34; surveys and plans, $10.34. The cost for the year for Potomac Park levees, exclusive of the deferred costs incurred during the fiscal year 1938, was $831.77, and the total expenditures were $10,827.58, all from regular funds. The costs for the year for flood protection works in the vicinity of Washington, D. C., including deferred costs for the preceding fiscal year, were $49,693.61, of which $41,217.70 was from regular funds and $8,475.91 from emergency relief funds, all applied to new work. The expenditures for the year were $26,514.72, all from regular funds. 8 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project for flood protection at Washington, D. C., exclusive of the Arlington County levee, was practically completed in 1939. The levees for the protection of Bol- RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 505 ling Field and the Anacostia Naval Air Station were 94 percent com- pleted. The Potomac Park levees were completed and their mainte- nance assumed by the National Capital Park Service. The total cost was $279,458.92, of which $172,958.92 was from regular funds and $106,500 from emergency relief funds, all applied to new work. The total expenditures was $279,900.44, of which $173,400.44 was from regular funds and $106,500 from emergency relief funds. In addi- tion to the above costs and expenditures, the sum of $161,995.39 was expended for work included in the Bolling Field project authorized by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved June 22, 1936, uncompleted items of which were transferred to the authorized project described in this report for completion. The work remaining to be done consists of completion and miscellaneous clean-up work on the Bolling Field levees and construction of the Arlington County levee, which has been deferred pending fulfillment of the require- ments for local cooperation. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended July 1, 1939, $15,- 798.65, and an anticipated allotment of $2,500 during the year, a total ,of $18,298.65, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable_------ ------------------------------------ $361. 69 New work: Bolling Field levees: Completion of levee, miscellaneous clean-up and restoration_____ ___---------------- 17, 936. 96 Total ---------------------------------- 18, 298. 65 No additional funds will be required for the fiscal year 1941, as the work will have been completed and maintenance assumed by the National Capital Park Service and other Federal agencies, for the Bolling Field and Potomac Park levees. Estimates are not sub- mitted for the Arlington County levee as it is not believed that the required local cooperation will be furnished. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $279, 458. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 279, 458. 92 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 ------------------------------ 803. 21 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 280, 262. 13 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------- - - 361. 69 ----------------- Net total expenditures _---_ -'___ 279, 900. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___----------------___ __ -- -- 15, 798. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-__________ 1295, 699. 09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---------------............ ------------- -------------- $229, 765. 31 $49, 693. 61 Cost of maintenance.. Total expended.--------------.. -------------- ---------------------------- 253, 385. 72 26, 514. 72 Allotted --------...................---- -----------......--........ 1275, 500. 00 20,199.09 'Includes $106,500 emergency relief funds. 506 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------- $22, 114. 28 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938------------------------ 20,199. 09 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 42, 313. 37 Gross amount expended--------------------- ---- $27, 553. 59 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 1, 038. 87 26, 514. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 15, 798. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------------- 361. 69 Balance available for fiscal year 1940-------------------- 15, 436. 96 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 2, 500. 00 2Exclusive of available funds. 21. CUMBERLAND, MD., AND RIDGELEY, W. VA. Location.-Cumberland, Md., and Ridgeley, W. Va., are located on the North Branch of the Potomac River, 21 miles upstream from its junction with the South Branch of the Potomac River and 197 miles upstream from Washington, D. C. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangles, Frostburg and Flint Stone, Md., W. Va., and Pa.) Existing project.-This provides for levees, retaining walls, a mov- able dam and channel clearing along both banks of the North Branch of the Potomac River and of Wills Creek at Cumberland, West Cum- berland, and South Cumberland, Md., and Ridgeley, W. Va. The estimated cost of new construction made in 1932 is $743,400 and the estimated cost of lands and damages is $143,700. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 101, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Further investigations were made and additional plans developed for the protection of the business section of Cumberland and West Cumberland. The costs for the year were $25,634.51, all for new work, and the expenditures were $28,168.88. Condition at the end of fiscal year.-An exhaustive study has been made of the flood problems at Cumberland, Md., including field sur- veys, subsurface explorations, hydrologic investigations, economic studies, designs, and the preparation of plans and estimates. Definite project plans are practically complete. The total cost to date is $51,104.53. The total expenditures were $49,843.75. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended July 1, 1939, $3,895.47, will be applied as follows: New work: Completion of general drawings and definite project report, July to October 1939---------------- -----------_ $3, 895. 47 An additional sum of $500,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in the preparation of complete detailed construc- tion plans and specifications and construction, by contract, of walls, levees, and drainage conduits. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 507 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__-- _______----------------- $51, 104. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------- - -- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _.___. .___ - 51, 104. 53 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------- __- __ 1, 260. 78 Net total expenditures________________________ _____ 49, 843. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___----------______-_____ 5, 156. 25 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_-___________ 55, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_________ _ -------------- $25, 470. 02 __..__ .....---------- $25, 634. 51 Cost of maintenance --- --- - ---... -----...... ----... ... - .--. _--... ... . . ...... Total expended-- -------------------------------------- 21, 674.87 28, 168. 88 Allotted.....-------------------------------------------- 20,000. 00 35,----35,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__________-__----------------- $13, 325. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938-------------- ------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------33, 325. 13 Gross amount expended ---------- __-_____--28, 168. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--___- ---- ____- ___ 5, 156.25 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-----___ 1, 260. 78 Balance available June 30, 1939 ___-__-__ -- ____-_____- 3, 895. 47 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------ ---- 688, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 ------- -- - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for new work _____ 500, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 22. MOOREFIELD, W. VA. Location.-Moorefield, W. Va., is located at the junction of the South Fork (Moorefield River) of the South Branch of the Potomac River and the South Branch of the Potomac River, 57 miles upstream from the mouth of the South Branch of the Potomac River, and 233 miles upstream from Washington, D. C. (See U. S. G. S. Quad- rangle, Moorefield, W. Va.) EIisting project.-This provides for levees on the right bank and levees and a concrete retaining wall on the left bank at Moorefield. The estimated cost of new construction made in 1938 was $158,270, and the estimated cost of lands and damages was $10,810. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 101, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. The require- ments of local cooperation cannot be met. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There was no work done and there were no costs for the fiscal year. An expenditure of 508 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 $982.08 was made for outstanding liabilities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Preliminary studies and designs have been completed and a definite project report was submitted on June 30, 1938. The total costs were $7,428.12, all applied to new work and the total expenditures were $7,428.12. Proposed operations.-None. The funds unexpended July 1, 1939, $33,571.88, are available for revocation. Construction work under the existing project has been deferred and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941, because the requirements of local cooperation cannot be met. Cost and fimancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------- _ $7, 428. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 7, 428. 12 Net total expenditures_____ _______--_- 7, 428. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-...---- ---... 33, 571. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----- ...------ __ 41, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work...---..---.........- -------..............---------------------------- $7, 428. 12 ---------- Cost of maintenance_ . ..--------.- -.......... -.. . ....... ... -...... ..... .. ......... Total expended .................. _._ .. 6, 446.04 $982.08 Allotted....-------------- ------.. -------------------- ... ...--------------. 98,000.00 -57,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938- _----___ -----. __ _____$91, 553. 96 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------ 57, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for _______ __----------- __ 34, 553. 96 Gross amount expended_--_---------_--_-------------- 982. 08 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__------------__--__ 33, 571. 88 23. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The total costs for the year were $24,469.19, and the total expend- itures were $20,578.28. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $129,421.72, will be applied to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______ __ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------___ -_ $24, 469. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939____ ____-24, 469. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__-- __---------___ --- 3, 890. 91 Net total expenditures-.----- ______ - - ----- 20, 578. 28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939..--------------------------- 129, 421. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------ -- 150, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 509 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--- --- --- --- -- --- --- - --... - - - --. - - -- - - - - - - ..... - .. Cost of maintenance-------........-------........-----------------------------------------................ $24, 469.19 Total expended.----- --------------.------------------------------------------ 20, 578.28 Allotted ......-------------------................ ---------... --------------...-------------- .. $100, 000 50, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_________________---________ $100,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------- -------------------------- 70, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 170, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _____-----20, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ___------___ __--- 150, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-----___------------ - 20, 578. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___-- ----- __------ 129, 421. 72 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939___________-_______-___ 3, 890. 91 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------- 125, 530. 81 24. OTHER FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED Cost and expendi- For last tures to June 30, Estimated Name of projectfull report amount re- Name ofproject see annual quired to report for- New Mainte- complete work nance Harpers Ferry, W. Va.'---------------l. 1937---------------------1937$168, 900 1 Awaiting local cooperation. Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans-Recommenda- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Anacostia River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries. June 22, 19Y6. Potomac River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries. May 5, 1936. Do _---------.---------. Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Potomac River, north Flood Control Act, - --- branch of, and tributaries, Aug. 28, 1937. in vicinity of Keyser, W. 'Va. 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, southerly and easterly to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Henry, Va., the watersheds tributary to the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Henry, Va., to the Virginia- North Carolina State line; also that portion of the intracoastal water- 510 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 way between Norfolk, Va., and Beaufort Inlet, N. C., north of the Virginia-North Carolina State line; and the waterway from Norfolk, Va., to the sounds of North Carolina, north of Albemarle Sound. District engineer: Lt. Col. John H. Carruth, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Norfolk Harbor, Va - 510 12. Inland Waterway from Nor- 2. Thimble Shoal Channel, Va_ 515 folk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, 3. Channel to Newport News, N. C_______________ 534 Va_ 516 13. Blackwater River, Va------ 538 4. James River, Va_ 517 14. Knobbs Creek, N. C ______ 540 5. Willoughby Channel, Va ... 521 15. Examinations, surveys, and 6. Hampton Creek, Va- --- 7. Lafayette River, Va .----- __ -522 524 contingencies (general) -- 16. Other projects for which no 541 8. Appomattox River, Va-- ---- 9. Deep Creek, Va----------- 525 528 estimates are submitted_ _ 17. Plant allotment------------ 542 542 10. Pagan River, Va_ 529 Flood-control projects 11. Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to the Sounds of North 18. Preliminary examinations and Carolina---------------- 530 surveys for flood control__ 544 The following improvement is divided into three subheads: (1) Norfolk Harbor, (2) Thimble Shoal Channel in the southern end of Chesapeake Bay, and (3) the channel leading to Newport News from Hampton Roads. 1. NORFOLK HARBOR, VA. Location.-Norfolk, Va., is 187 miles south of Baltimore, Md., and 30 miles from the entrance to Chesapeake Bay at Cape Charles and Cape Henry. The harbor extends between the 40-foot contour in Hampton Roads and 2,500 feet above the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge over the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, a distance of 16.03 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 400 and 452.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 14, 1876; July 5, 1884; modified June 30, 1885; and by River and Harbor Acts of September 19, 1890; June 3, 1896; July 7, 1898; June 13, 1902; March 3, 1905; and March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1795 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 454 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 generally 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 within its limits, for a distance RIVERS AND HARBORS--NORFOLK; VA., DISTRICT 511 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, be- tween the 40-foot channel at the mouth and a point about 3,000 feet above the West Norfolk Highway Bridge, a distance of about 1.72 miles, 24 feet deep at mean low water, 300 feet wide, 0.78 mile, and 200 feet wide, 0.37 mile to the bridge; thence 18 feet deep, 150 feet wide, 0.57 mile; a channel in Scotts Creek between the 40-foot channel at the mouth and a point 100 feet above the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge (about 0.73 mile upstream), 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide; and an anchorage area on the west side of the 40-foot channel opposite Lambert Point and south of Craney Island of about 66 acres, 30 feet deep at mean low water, and another of 45 acres, 12 feet deep, near Pinner Point. The mean tidal range is 2.7 feet and the extreme 3 feet. The ex- tremes 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: Acts Work authorized Documents HAMPTON ROADS AND ELIZABETH RIVER Mar. 2, 1907 A channel 30 feet deep to the navy yard .. __.... H. Doe. No. 381, 59th Cong., 1st sess. June 25, 1910 Depth of 35 feet to the navy yard - H. Doec. No. 551, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8,1917 Depth of 40 feet and width of 750 feet to the mouth H. Doec. No. 140, 65th Cong., 1st sess. of the Southern Branch. SOUTHERN BRANCH June 25, 1910 For a channel with depths of 22 and 25 feet ..-... H. Doe. No. 551, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8,1917 Depth of 40 feet and width of 450 feet from the H. Doec. No. 140, 65th Cong., 1st seass. mouth to the Belt Line R. R. bridge. Mar. 3,1925 Channel 30 feet deep and 375 feet wide to the Vir- H. Doc. No. 226, 68th Cong., 1st sess.l ginian Ry. bridge, thence 25 feet deep and gen- erally 200 feet wide to the Norfolk & Western Ry. bridge. Aug. 30, 1935 2 Depth of 25 feet and width of 200 feet from the H. Doec. No. 182, 73d Cong., 2d sess.l Norfolk & Western Ry. bridge to a point 2,500 feet above, with a turning basin 500 feet square. EASTERN BRANCH July 5, 1884 Improvement of the Eastern Branch .......... Annual Report, 1885, p. 1015. Mar. 2,1907 Width of 500 feet and depths of 25 feet and 22 feet... H. Doc. No. 373, 59th Cong., 1st sess. Do...-... Removal of shoals at the mouth _ - ---..... Specified in act. Mar. 3.1925 Depth of 25 feet and width of 200 feet from the H. Doec. No. 226, 68th Cong., 1st sess.l Norfolk & Western Ry. bridge to the Virginian Ry. bridge. July 3, 1930 The 30-foot channel to a point opposite the ter- H. Doc. No. 37, 71st Cong., 1st sess. minal of the Imperial Tobacco Co. in Berkley. 1 Contains latest published maps. * Included in the Emergency Relief program May 28, 1935. 184626-39--pt. 1, vol. 1--33 512 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Acts Work authorized Documents WESTERN BRANCH Mar. 4,1913 Channel with depth of 24 feet and widths of 300 H. Doc. No. 566, 62d Cong., 2d sess. and 200 feet to the West Norfolk highway bridge. July 3, 1930 For the 18-foot channel to a point about 3,000 feet H. Doc. No. 265, 70th Cong., 1st sess.t above the West Norfolk highway bridge. SCOTTS CREEK Do -....... For the present project dimensions--- -------- _ H. Doc. No. 189, 70th Cong., 1st sess. ANCHORAGES June 25,1910 A 30-foot anchorage at Lambert Point-------........--- H. Doc. No. 551, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8,1917 Present project dimensions of the anchorage at H. Doc. No. 605, 63d Cong., 2d sess?. Pinner Point July 3,1930 Present project dimensions of anchorage opposite H. Doc. No. 143, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Lambert Point and elimination of the 35-foot anchorage authorized by the act of Aug. 8, 1917. i Contains latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of March 4, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for a channel in the Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River, between the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge and the Campostella Bridge, 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide, extend- ing between a line 100 feet north of and parallel to the line connect- ing the centers of the draw spans of the bridges and a line 200 feet south of and parallel to the same line; and for maintenance at a depth of 25 feet of the existing turning basin approximately 51 acres in extent at the head of the existing project just below the Virginian Railway bridge; all at an estimated first cost of $35,000, with annual maintenance of $3,300, in addition to that now required (H. Doc. No. 224, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). 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 give assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will provide and main- tain, without cost to the United States, a branch channel of equal depth to the tobacco terminal. This condition has not been complied with. All prior requirements and the condition imposed by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities within the limits of this improvement include about 227 wharves, Hiers, etc., with an aggregate length available for wharfage purposes of about 32 miles. It is considered that the facilities are adequate for the present com- merce of the port. For further details see page 465, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredges Atlantic, Manhattan, and Chinook in the RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 513 Norfolk Harbor 40-foot channel was performed between November 1, 1938, and the close of the fiscal year. There were removed 751,11.7 cubic yards of material, bin measurement. The cost of the work was $80,719.04. Maintenance dredging for widening the 40-foot channel at the junction of the Southern and Eastern Branches of Elizabeth River with U. S. hopper dredges Atlantic and Manhattan was. performed between November 1, 1938, and April 8, 1939. There were removed 192,267 cubic yards of material, bin measurement. The cost of the work was $40,432.39. Maintenance dredging in the Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River with U. S. hopper dredges Atlantic and Manhattan was performed between November 1, 1938, and March 29, 1939. There were removed 245,454 cubic yards of material, bin measurement. The cost of the work was $40,835.68. Maintenance work under contract for the removal of the wrecked lift-span 6f the Norfolk-Portsmouth highway bridge from the 30- foot channel of the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River was per- formed between June 7 and 22, 1939. The cost of the work was $31,813.50. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made and liquidated damages refunded during the year at a cost of $13,074.75. The total cost was $206,875.36, all'for maintenance. The total expendi- ture was $200,071.66. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 97 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: From Hampton Roads to the mouth of the Eastern Branch, 37 feet; in the Southern Branch to a point 800 feet below the Belt Line Railroad bridge, 39 feet; thence to the bridge, 30 feet; in the Southern Branch between the Belt Line Railroad bridge and the Virginian Railway bridge and between the Virginian Railway bridge and a point 2,500 feet above the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, 30 feet and 24 feet, respectively; in the Eastern Branch between the 40-foot channel and the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge, 25 feet, and between the Nor- folk & Western Railway bridge and the Virginian Railway bridge, 25 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, 16 feet. This information is based upon surveys made between 1934 and 1939. 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, and dredging a turning basin 500 feet square to a depth of 25 feet at a point 2,500 feet above the Norfolk & Western Railway bridge across the Southern Branch. The total cost has been $8,215,855.22, of which $6,318,639.32 was regular funds and $49,978.50 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $6,368,617.82 all for new work, and $1,847,237.40, regular funds, for maintenance. The expenditures were $8,119,599.46 regular funds and $49,978.50 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $8,169,577.96. In addi- tion, $23,935.71 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 514 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, $426,366.16, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 _--_-_----_ ----- --- _____ $51, 738. 66 Maintenance: Maintenance of the 40-foot channel, between the junction of the Southern and Eastern Branches of Elizabeth River and Hamp- ton Roads, 2,000,000 cubic yards, with U. S. hopper dredge Chinook, July 1939 and October 1939 to March 1940---------224, 627. 50 Maintenance of the Craney Island 30-foot anchorage, by con- tract, 630,000 cubic yards, September 1939 to January 1940.... 75,000. 00 Maintenance of the 25- and 30-foot channels in the. Southern Branch of Elizabeth River, by contract, 300,000 cubic yards, November 1939 to March 1940--------------------------- 75, 000. 00 Total for all work------------------------------- 426, 366. 16 The additional sum of $200,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in maintenance of the 40-foot channel between the Belt Line Railroad bridge across the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River and Hampton Roads, with United States hopper dredge, July to December 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------- 1$8,930, 322. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-__-- 919, 276. 67 1______--------1, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------10, 849, 598. 76 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 5, 461. 40 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939------------------- 10, 855, 060. 16 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 51, 738. 66 Net total expenditures_------------------------- _ 10,803, 321. 50 Unexpended balance July 30, 1939-------------------------- 420, 904. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___----------- 11,224, 226.26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ----------- - - .- $49, 978. 50 - - - - - Cost of maintenance -....... $69,804.55 153, 292.04 $156, 789.91 $150, 977. 49 $206,875.36 Total cost_ 69, 804. 55 203, 270. 54 156, 789.91 150, 977. 49 206,875.36 Total expended .... -240, 681. 88 210,154. 21 153, 509.36 115, 110. 16 200, 071. 66 Allotted _ - -180, 823. 48 69, 978. 50 -26, 000.00 352, 000. 00 333, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_------------ ---------------- $287, 976. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_-------- $33, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939---------- 300, 000. 00 333, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- _620, ____--------------__ 976. 42 Gross amount expended--____---_---- --- $203, 606. 70 Less receipts from sales__ _- ____---------3, 535. 04 200, 071. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939____-------- ------ 420, 904. 76 -Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------------- 51,739. 78 Balance available June 30, 1939__ -------------------- 369, 164. 98 1 Inaddition, $23,935.71 expended from contributed funds for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 515 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------------------------- $5,461.40 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------ 374, 626. 38 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -------------------------------------- 41, 200. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- -- - - - June 30, 1941, for maintenance __ 200, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 2. THIMBLE SHOAL CHANNEL, VA. Location.-Thimble Shoal lies in the channel between Hampton Roads and the ocean, and is 20 niles northeast of the center of Nor- folk Harbor, extending southeasterly 11 miles from a point 11/4 miles east of Thimble Shoal Lighthouse toward the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1222.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. For further details see page 470, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 11 miles long, 750 feet wide, and 40 feet deep at mean low water. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 2.6 feet and the extremes 2 and 3 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctuation, due to com- bined 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 Con- gress, second session. Terminal facilities.-Fora description of the terminal facilities for these points see this heading under "Norfolk Harbor" and "Channel to Newport News, Va." Operations and results during fiscal year.-Miscellaneous survey and inspections were made during the year at a cost of $1,265.92, all for maintenance. The total expenditure was $278.74. Condition at end of fiecal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1929 at a saving of $41,227 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth in May 1938 was 37.5 feet at mean low water. The total costs were $2,665,322.28, of which $2,283,772.56 was for new work and $381,549.72 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,664,311.91. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $101,430.47, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 _____________ $1, 010. 37 Maintenance: Maintenance of the channel with the U. S. hopper dredge Chinook, 1,000,000 cubic yards, August to October 1939__ 100, 420. 10 Total for all work___---------------- -------- 101, 430. 47 The additional sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, to be applied to maintenance dredging with United States hopper dredge, February to April 1941. 516 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-___--- ----- __-_ $2, 617, 381.44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -------------- ----- 381, 549.72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ..... 2, 998, 931. 16 'Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__--. .-------.--- 1, 010.37 Net total expenditures--. ---------------------------- 2, 997, 920. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ ....--------- _-...... 101, 430. 47 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------- 3, 099, 351.26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work.. .. .-- ,. ------- Cost of maintenance ..------------ $89, 428. 80 $2,411. 75 -------------- $3, 313. 98 $1,265. 92 Total expended--....--------------............. 63, 708. 97 28,131. 58 -------------- 3, 290. 79 278. 74 Allotted.........................---- -8, 148.74 -------------- ..........------.... 105, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ --- --------- ____ - $101, 709. 21 Gross amount expended _------------------------- ---- 278. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------- 101, 430.47 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------------- 1, 010. 37 Balance available June 30, 1939------------ ------ __ 100, 420. 10 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ' _---------___----- -- -- _ 100, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 3. CHANNEL TO NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Location.-This channel, which is 10 miles west of Norfolk Harbor, connects deep water in James River with Hampton Roads. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 400.) Previous projects.-Adopted June 13, 1902. For further details, see page 1797 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 459 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 fluctuations 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 Channel 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide--------- H. Do. No. 550, 61st Cong., 2d sess. ........... Aug. 8,1917 Channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide.---..... H. Doe. No. 605, 63d Cong., 2d sess. 1 Jan. 21,1927 Present project dimensions--.......-----------------...... H. Doc. No. 486, 67th Cong., 4th sess. i Contains latest published map. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 517 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.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depth in August 1938 was 39 feet at mean low water. 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.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $50,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge Chinook, 335,000 cubic yards, March to April 1940. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as it is expected that the work con- templated will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and fina~ncial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $1, 477, 261.99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____---- ____-------- 124, 253. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- 1, 601, 515. 26 Net total expenditures----------,------------------------ 1, 601, 515. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-__----------------- 50, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_..---------- 1, 651, 515.26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 - - ........------------ Cost ofnew work-................ -Costof maintenance_.- -__ _ $11,996.01 - ----......... .......... .... .... ........ Total expended.....---------------------- - ..Allotted------------------ --..- -7, 984. 74 .-------------------------------------- $50, 000 Amount allotted from War, Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 _------------- ---------- _ $50, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------- 50, 000. 00 4. JAMES RIVER, VA. Location.-This river is formed by the junction of the Cowpas- ture and Jackson Rivers, in Botetourt County, Va., flows easterly :340 miles and empties into Hampton Roads at Newport News, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 529, 530, and 531.) Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870. For further details see page 1797 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 461 of the Annual Report for 1938. 518 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and. 300 feet wide from the mouth to Hopewell, 69.2 mile; thence 25 feet, deep and 200 feet wide, following the cut-off route between Hopewell and the Richmond deep-water terminal, 17.8 miles; thence a channel 18 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the deep-water terminal to the Richmond lock, 3.8 miles; and the removal of the obstruction in Richmond Harbor known as Trigg Cofferdam. 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, 2.7 feet; Jamestown, 1.85 feet; City Point, 2.8 feet; Dutch Gap, 3.5 feet; Richmond, 3.9 feet. Following are the extreme ranges under ordinary conditions at the same localities: Mouth, 2.1 to 3 feet; Jamestown, 1.6 to 2.3 feet; City Point, 2.3 to 3.2 feet; Dutch Gap, 2.9 to 3.9 feet; Richmond, 3.2 to 4.2 feet. The ordinary fluctuations of stage at Richmond, due to floods, are 6 to 12 feet above mean low water. The extreme fluctua- tions are 16 to 32 feet. The flood heights, below Richmond diminish rapidly, the extreme, according to available information, being about 11 feet lower at Dutch Gap, 14 miles below, and 17 to 18 feet lower 20 miles below. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, exclusive of the anount 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: Acts Work authorized Documents July 5,1884 Channel 22 feet deep from mouth to Richmond S. Ex. Doe. No. 147, 47th Cong., 1st and construction of spur and training dikes. sess. June 13,1902 Extension of improvement to Richmond lock gate. Mar. 3,1905 Forming a turning basin by widening channel at H. Doc. No. 234, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Richmond. July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions..... ..._ .. __ -_ H. Doc No. 314, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' Aug. 26,1937 Removal of the Trigg Cofferdam Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doc. .....-------------- No. 68, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. 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 vi- cinity of Richmond Harbor. Below Richmond the improvement is served by 42 wharves. The Richmond terminals and wharves, to- gether 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.-New work by contract. for the removal of hard material from Jones Neck cut-off channel was performed between September 3 and 8, 1938. There were re- RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 519 moved 6,397 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $31,282.07. New work by contract for dredging the river between Hopewell and the Richmond deep-water terminal, exclusive of cut-offs, was commenced on January 16, 1939, and continued to the end of the fiscal year, when the work was about 58 percent completed. There were removed 1,274,314 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $251,872.49. Maintenance dredging for the restoration of project dimensions in the shoals below Hopewell with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Talcott was performed between August 1 and November 17, 1938. There were removed 1,549,000 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $84,614.35. Maintenance dredging by contract for the restoration of project dimensions in the Aiken Swamp cut-off channel was performed be- tween December 13 and 29, 1938. There were removed 183,970 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $22,564.82. Maintenance dredging by contract for the restoration of project dimensions in Richmond Harbor was performed between May 1 and 10, 1939. There were removed 104,013 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $26,783.45. Maintenance work preliminary to the widening of the channel at Dutch Gap was performed during the year. The cost of the work was $1,362.80. Miscellaneous surveys, inspections, and river-flow studies were made during the year at a cost of $18,599.92, all for maintenance. The total cost was $437,079.90, of which $283,154.56 was for new work and $153,925.34, was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $363,354.11. Condition at end of fiscal year-The existing project was about 95 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The controlling depth between the mouth and Hopewell was 25 feet; between Hope- well and Richmond, 18 feet; and in Richmond Harbor, to the New York Line dock, 18 feet; thence to the Buxton Line dock, 15 feet; and thence to the Richmond lock, 13 feet. The work remaining to be done is the removal of about 1,056,000 cubic yards of material, including about 2,400 cubic yards of rock, from about 18 miles of channel between Hopewell and Richmond for the completion of the project. The total cost, all funds, was $5,165,934.50 from regular funds and $583,836.53 Public Works funds, a total of $5,749,771.03 for new work, and $1,313,230.40 for maintenance, a total cost of $7,063,- ,001.43. The total expenditure was $6,987,696.36. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- wceivable at the end of the fiscal year, $602,677.87, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_________-- __ _____________ ___ $75, 555. 85 New work: Completion, under an existing contract, dredging the river, exclusive of cut-offs, to project depth of 25 feet between Hopewell and the Richmond deep-water terminal, 982,926 cubic yards, July to September 1939__---------------------------- 199, 722.02 520 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Maintenance: Widening the channel at Dutch Gap, by contract, 675,000 cubic yards, September 1939 to February 1940----------------- $190,000.00' Emergency dredging of sudden shoaling in Richmond Harbor for the restoration of project dimensions, by contract, when needed, July 1939 to June 1940------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Miscellaneous condition surveys and continuance of river-flow studies, July 1939 to June 1940----------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Balance transferred during July 1939---------------------- 87, 400. 00 Total for all work---------------------------------- 602, 677. 8T The additional sum of $321,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: New work: Dredging the river to project depth of 18 feet between the Richmond deep-water terminal and Richmond, by contract, November 1940 to January 1941----------------------------------------- $61, 000 Maintenance : Emergency diredging of sudden shoaling in Richmond Harbor, by contract, when needed, July 1940 to June 1941__ --------------- 35, 000 Dredging shoals between Richmond deep-water terminal and Hope- well with United States pipe-line dredge, January to May 1941__ 100, 000 Dredging shoals between the mouth and Hopewell with United States pipe-line dredge, July to November 1940-------------- 100,000 Condition survey of shoals above and below Hopewell, and con- tinuance of river-flow studies, July 1940 to June 1941---------- 25, 000 Total for all work---------- -------------------------- 321, 000, Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------- ---------- ----- $6, 512, 771. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 1, 313, 230. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 7, 826, 001. 43 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ 250. 78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-. ---------- , 826, 252.21 7--------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 75, 555. 85 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 7, 750, 696. 36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___--------------------------- 02, 427. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------- 8, 353, 123. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work $65, 502. 22 .....-------------- ------ $426, 973.42 $136, 566. 01 $283, 154. 56 ----- Cost of maintenance ...--- ....... 153, 816. 40 $116,510.95 35, 474. 65 171, 926. 27 153, 925. 34 Total cost-..--------------219, 318. 62 116, 510. 95 462, 448. 07 308, 492. 28 437, 079. 90- Total expended----------------326, 478. 90 98, 424. 58 383, 841. 27 403, 771.95 363, 354. 11 Allotted------- . .--------------- 42, 712. 68 174, 999. 25 459, 982. 73 251, 800. 00 839, 000.00- Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $126, 781. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------ $600, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ 240, 000. 00 840, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__- --- ------ --- 966, 781. 20 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 521 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------- ------ $1, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------- --------- 965, 781. 20 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $363, 777. 57 Less: Reimbursements collected ----------- $24. 70 Receipts from sales----------------- 398. 76 423. 46 363, 354. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 602, 427. 09 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------------- 279, 201. 34 Balance available June 30, 1939-----------------------323, 225. 75 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 250.78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------- 323, 476. 53 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_ ___--- ---------- _ 61, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: For new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- --- -- -- -- -- - - - 61, 000.00 For maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 260, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 1 - - 321,000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 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.) 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. Doc. No. 507, 70th Cortg., 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1931. The controlling depth in September 1937 was 10 feet at mean low water. The total cost and expenditures were $15,869.58, of which $8,500 was for new work and $7,369.58 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. 522 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The sum of $7,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and will be applied to maintenance dredging with United States hopper dredge, November 1940. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------------ $8, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 7,369. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------15, 869. 58 Net total expenditures--__------__ ---------------- 15, 869. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------------- 15, 869. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_ ---------------.---- ---- .------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance --_ ------------------------------ ....--------------$7, 369. 58 ----------- Total expended-------------------.............. --- ---------------------------- 7, 369. 58 -____ Allotted......... ---------------------- $5, 000. 00 --------------------------- 7, 369. 58 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ----------------------------------- $7,500.00 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 Hampton Roads about 1.5 miles west of Fort Monroe. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 400 and 1222.) Previous projects.---Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 18, 1878. For further details see Annual Reports for 1878, 1879, and 1938, pages 72, 85, and 465, respectively. Existing 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 200 feet in the outer portion of the channel and a width of 150 feet in the creek, suitably widened at the bends. Under ordi- nary conditions the mean tidal range is 2.6 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 (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Channel 9 feet deep, varying from 200 to 300 feet Annual Report, 1889, p. 974. wide on bar at mouth; and same depth and 200 feet wide from mouth to Hampton Highway Bridge. Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions........------------------ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. 31, 72d Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 523 Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Ternminal 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 Hamp- ton Yacht Club are utilized without charge by visiting yachts. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--New work dredging by contract for the construction of a channel in Hampton Roads and Hampton Creek was performed between August 24, 1938, and June 5, 1939. There were removed 352,925 cubic yards of material. The total cost was $113,216.26, all for new work. The total expenditure was $113,264.90, not including $40,000 contributed funds expended for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1939. The controlling depth in June 1939 was 12 feet at mean low water. The total cost was $123,787.85, and the expenditure was $123,277.17, all for new work. In addition, $40,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $3,722.83, will be applied to the payment of accounts payable on June 30, 19399 $510.68, and the remainder, $3,212.15, is available for revocation. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as it is expected that the present condition of the project will meet the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----- ---- --- - ___1$135, 787. 85 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 135, 787. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-----------------------_,_ 510. 68 Net total expenditures---------- .---------- 1135, 277. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_------------------- ___ 3, 722.83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 139, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -__-____________----- _ .......... $571.59 1 $113,216.26 Cost of maintenance .--- --.......--.---------- ------------ -- Total expended---------- --------------- 12. 27 113, 264.90 Allotted--------------................ -- ......... 117, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 _---____-____-___ _______ $116,987. 73 Gross amount expended_____ __ ________---------------- - 113, 264.90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___ __________________ 3, 722. 83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------- 510. 68 Balance available June 30, 1939---------- - 3,212. 15 1 In addition, $40,000 expended from contributed funds for new work. 524 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 7. LAFAYETTE RIVER, VA. Location.-This river is a tidal estuary of Hampton Roads, formed by two branches lying wholly in Norfolk County, Va., and, except for a small portion of its headwaters, in the corporate limits of the city of Norfolk. The two branches, each about 2 miles long, flow from the northeast and southeast and join at a point about 3.5 miles above the mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 78, 400, 452, 1222, and 1227.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in Hampton Roads to the Hamp- ton Boulevard Bridge, a distance of about 15/% miles. Under ordin- nary conditions the mean tidal range is 2.7 feet, and the extremes of irregular fluctuation referred to mean low water due to combined effect of wind and tides are -2 feet and + 9.62 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1937, is $12,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 5, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project docu- ment. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The only wharf of importance on Lafayette River is an open-pile structure about 300 feet long, owned and oper- ated by the Norfolk Country and Yacht Club. It is used by pleasure boats operated by members of the local yacht club and by visiting members of other yacht associations for landing, obtaining provi- sions, and fuel supplies. A number of small landings of light construction and three small marine railways are located elsewhere on the river and its tributaries. The wharf and landings are pri- vately owned and are not open to public use. The existing facilities are not adequate for present pleasure-boat traffic, and considerable development to accommodate potential traffic would be required. Ample room for development is available. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work dredging by contract for the construction of an entrance channel at the mouth of the river was commenced on June 26, 1939, and continued to the end of the fiscal year. There were removed 4,907 cubic yards of material. The total cost was $1,811.02, all for new work. The total expenditure was $154.93. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 15 percent completed. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was about 6 feet at mean low water. The total cost was $1,811.02, all for new work. The total expend- iture was $154.93. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $13,845.07, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__--------------------------------- $1, 656. 09 New work: Dredging, under an existing contract, for the completion of the project, 42,141 cubic yards, July to August, 1939 -------- 12, 188. 98 Total for all work-------- ......----- -13, 845. 07 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 525 It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as it is expected that the work contemplated will provide for the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----- ------------- $1, 811. 02 -------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939..---------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------------- 1, 811. 02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--- ----------------------- 1, 656. 09 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 154. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------- -------------------- 13, 845. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 14, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work....--------------...................--------................------------------------------------- $1, 811.02 Cost of maintenance--..............--...........-------------.....-------....------..-------........ -------------------------- Total expended----------------------------------------------------------------154.93 Allotted------------------ -------------- ------------ I------------- ------------ 14, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- $14, 000. 00 Gross amount expended- - --------------------------- . 154. 93 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_______----------- - 13, 845.07 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939- 983. 56 1-------------------------2, Balance available June 30, 1939- -------------------------- 861.51 8. APPOMATTOX RIVER, VA. Location.-This river rises in Appomattox County, Va., flows north- easterly 137 miles, and empties into the James River at Hopewell, Va. The portion under improvement extends from its mouth to Petersburg, Va., a distance of 11 miles, which is the length of the tidal reach. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 531.) Previous projects.-None. A survey of the river was made prior to the adoption of the existing project. For further details see page 469, Annual Report for 1938. 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 channel 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 526 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 low water at Petersburg, where the extremes are from 15.6 to 17.1 feet. The estimated cost of the navigable channel, revised in 1927, 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: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1871 Channel 12 feet deep at mean high water and Annual Report 1874, pt. II, p. 54. 60 feet wide. June 13, 1902 Diversion channel and work incidental there- H. Doec. No. 139, 56th Cong., 2d sess., and Mar. 3,1909 to. Annual Report, 1901, p. 1467. June 25, 1910 Increasing channel to width of 80 feet and H. Doc. No. 952, 60th Cong., 1st sess. maintenance of diversion works. (Contains latest published map.) Jan. 21, 1927 _ Present project dimensions_------ ---- H. Doc. No. 215, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Recommended modi fcations of project.-Under date of March 7, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the ex- isting project so as to provide for extending the existing turning basin to a point 100 feet below the center line of Lieutenant Run; for widening this basin to 160 feet at the bend at the mouth of the run and to 140 feet at the lower end; for removal of all rock lying less than 18 feet below mean low water in the north half of the lower 200 feet of the basin; for removal of soft material in the south half of the lower 200 feet of this basin to rock; for dredging the remainder of the turning basin to a depth of 12 feet; for dredging a basin 20 feet deep, 150 feet wide, and 200 feet long at the mouth of Poes Run; for dredging a channel 12 feet deep and 80 feet wide from the mouth of the river to the lower end of the turning basin; and for dredging a channel 80 feet wide and of such depth, not ex- ceeding 12 feet, as can be obtained without rock excavation from the upper end of the turning basin to the head of the existing project, generally in accordance with the plan presented by the division en- gineer, at an estimated first cost of $110,000, with annual maintenance of $11,000, including that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 223, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-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 ag- gregate length of about 2,313 feet. Between Petersburg and the mouth, 2.5 miles downstream, there is one mooring trestle used for sand and gravel loading. The terminal facilities are considered ade- quate for the present river commerce. Operations and results, during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging with the U. S. dredge Mantua was performed at Hares Dyke, Poes Run, and Lieutenant Run between August 29 and September 15, 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 527 There were removed 22,756 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $7,989.76. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $2,417.89. The total cost and expenditure was $10,407.65, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depth in September, 1938, was 10 feet at mean low water. The total cost has been $1,161,828.33, of which $830,151 was for new work and $331,677.33 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $1,161,828.33, of which $866,828.33 was applied to the navigable chan- nel and $295,000 to the diversion channel. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $20,004.04, will be applied to maintenance of the channel between the mouth and Petersburg with United States pipe-line dredge, September 1939 and May 1940. The additional sum of $45,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Maintenance of the channel with United States pipe-line dredge, between the mouth and Petersburg, September 1940 and April 1941 _ __--------------------- $20, 000 Repair of levee between the navigation and diversion channels, by contract, November-December 1940--------------------------- 25,000 Total for all work---------------------------------------- 45, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------- $852, 651. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------331, 677. 33. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 184, 328. 33 1------------, Net total expenditures------------------------------------1, 184, 328. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ----------------------------- 20, 004. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 1, 204, 332. 37 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new work ........ ... ....- ... ...... --- -- --- -- ---... --- --_-_--- ........... ....... Cost of maintenance.. --------- $8, 484.50 $42, 129. 91 60 $3, 855. $19, 388. 67 $10, 407. 65 Total expended ....--------------- 8,603. 50 42, 017. 76 2, 522. 62 21, 119. 09 10, 407. 65 Allotted .... ------------------- 38, 000. 00 36, 000. 00 - 5, 000. 00 20, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------------------------------$10, 411. 69 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------- 20,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 30, 411. 69 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 10, 407. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 199------------------------ 20, 004.04 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ', _ 45, 000. 1Exclusive of available funds. 184626-39-pt. 1,vol. 1 34 528 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 9. DEEP CREEK, VA. Location.-This creek is a tidal estuary of James River, lying wholly in Warwick County, Va. It is about 3 miles in length, flows in a southeasterly direction, and empties into James River on its northerly side about 10.5 miles upstream from the city of Newport News, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 529.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in James River to Hicks Landing, a distance of 6,000 feet, with widths of 80 feet in James River and 50 feet in the creek; a turning basin 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 150 feet long at the upper end; an anchorage basin 6 feet deep and 6.4 acres in area opposite Menchville; and the con- struction of a timber jetty 800 feet long for the protection of the north side of the anchorage basin, if and when found necessary. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 3 feet. The extremes of irregular fluctuation referred to mean low water due to combined effect of wind and tides are -2 feet and + 9.6 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $33,600.. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 76, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project docu- ment. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Six wharves are located on Deep Creek, of which two are in fair condition and four are dilapidated. All are privately owned but are open to the public without charge. None of the wharves has rail connections, but all are served by State high- ways. The existing facilities are adequate for present business on the creek, but improvement of the stream would necessitate more and better facilities, where ample room for such development is available. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work dredging by contract for the construction of a channel between James River and Hicks Landing; turning basin at Hicks Landing; and an anchorage basin at Menchville was performed between March 20 and May 12, 1939. There were removed 137,531 cubic yards of material. The total cost was $25,637.45, all for new work. The total expendi- ture was $25,585.85. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 76 percent completed. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 6 feet to Hicks Landing. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the construction of a timber jetty for the protection of the anchorage, if and when found necessary. The total cost was $25,637.45, all for new work. The total expendi- ture was $25,585.85. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year $2,414.15, will be applied to the payment of accounts pay- able on June 30, 1939, $51.60, and the remainder ($2,362.55) is avail- able for revocation. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as it is expected that the present RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 529 condition of the project will meet the needs of navigation until a later date. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______ $25, 637. 45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 __ _________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--_------ __ 25, 637. 45 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -___ -- ----- _ 51.60 Net total expenditures--------------_--_---------_----25, 585. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__-- --....---------- ------ 2, 414. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-----___-------- 28, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--- -------------------------------------------------------- $25, 637. 45 Cost of m aintenance ....- ----- - - .... .... --- -- -----------....... Total expended-----............----------------... -------------------------...........................---..........-------------.. 25, 585. 85 Allotted------------ .............. ----------------------------------------- $28,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-------_---__ __ -- $28, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 25, 585. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------_____ ---- - 2, 414. 15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_____------------------------_ 51. 60 Balance available June 30, 1939-_______________ ___ 2, 362. 55 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--__-------------------------- 5, 600.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 10. 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 River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, and March 3, 1905. For further details see page 1798 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 442 of Annual Report for 1937. Existinrg 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 2.7 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. Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 Channel widening at bends--------.........-- H. Doec. No. 397, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2,1919 Present project dimensions........... iH. Doe. No. 591, 64th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) 530 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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. Operationsand 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 in April 1937 was 8.5 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 $126,767.09, of which $30,754.48 was for new work and $96,012.61 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and will be applied to maintenance dredg- ing between James River and Smithfield, by contract, October- December, 1940. Cost and financial sum/mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----__1111111111111111_ $51, 425. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 96, 012. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_____________147, 438. 10 Net total expenditures __________-----___-_______ 147, 438. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__ 147, 438. 10 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work. ----- -- ------ - --- $26,567.50 -------- -- - - -- Cost of maintenance _-- ------ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $26,567.50 -------- ------- Total expended _______ ______ _________ _____________ _ 26, 567. 50 Allotted----------.------------- $5,000.00 $5,000. 00 28, 000.00 -$1,432.50... ... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance --______-________------- -- _ $20, 000.00 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. EEisting 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 connects 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 ap- plies to Turners Cut; the channels in Deep Creek and Pasquotank River have been dredged to depths of 10 feet over bottom widths of RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 531 100 feet, while the Croatan Sound Channel has been dredged to a depth of 12 feet over a bottom width of 200 feet. The project fur- ther 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; Albermarle 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 completed locks included in the project Dimensions on Depthsills miter Miles Year Estimated from- Location reatest Character of opened or actual Nor- Locationlk Width Greatefoundation to navi- cost of Va.f of available Lift Up- Lo w- gation each lock cham- for full per er ber width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 10. 7 Dismal Swamp 37 225 12 9 9 Piles in sand 1900 $45, 000 Canal (Deep and shells. Creek, Va.). 33.1 Dismal Swamp 36 225 12 9 9 ..... do. 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 $50,000, including $45,000 for operation and care of the waterway. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 Present project dimensions and original route-...... H. Doc. No. 317, 54th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1896, p. 1086; H. Doc. No. 131, 55th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report, 1899, p. 1485. Mar. 3, 1925 Purchase of the Lake Drummond Canal (Dismal Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. Swamp Canal). No. 5, 67th Cong., 2d sess. June 26, 1934 1 Operating and care of the works of improvement provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. ZPermanent Appropriations Repeal Act. Latest published map is found in H. Doc. No. 391, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 532 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal failities.-The northern end of this waterway is in Nor- folk 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 land- ings along the Pasquotank River between the south end of the canal and Elizabeth City. At Elizabeth City, N. C., there are 18 wharves. Below Elizabeth City there are two wharves on the east bank of the Pasquotank River. The facilities are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance work for office studies, foundation explorations, and other incidental prelimi- nary work in connection with the design of new locks, including the preparation of detail plans and specifications, at Deep Creek, Va., and South Mills, N. C., was carried on throughout the year. The cost of the work was $30,692.68. Miscellaneous surveys and inspec- tions were made during the year at a cost of $707.12. Maintenance cost for work done in connection with the operation and care of the Dismal Swamp Canal was as follows: Operation, $41,514.16; maintenance and repairs, $13,061.24; im- provement and reconstruction, $1,600.59. The total cost was $87,575.79, of which $31,399.80 was for mainte- nance and $56,175.99 for the operation and care of the Dismal Swamp Canal. The total expenditure was $84,268.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted 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 9 feet, this depth occurring in Deep Creek and Dismal Swamp Canal. The total cost has been $1,702,509.91, of which $751,196.46 (includ- ing $500,000 for the purchase of the Dismal Swamp Canal) was for new work; $183,602.57 for operating and care, and $767,710.88 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $1,697,122.70. In addi- tion, the sum of $338,837.89 was expended between March 30, 1929, and June 30, 1936, on the operation and care of the works of improve- ment under the provisions of the permanent iqdefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, $848,454.80, will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1939_________________________________ $5, 394. 71 Maintenance: Dredging Deep Creek and Dismal Swamp Canal, by contract, September to November 1939---------------------------25, 000. 00 Construction of locks at Deep Creek, Va., and South Mills, N. C., by contract, September 1939 to June 1940___--_____________ 750,000. 00 Dredging, snagging, and bank trimming in Dismal Swamp Canal and Pasquotank River with U. S. snag boat Roanoke, October 1939 to January 1940-------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Operation of Dismal Swamp Canal: Operation of locks, dams, and other works -__ ---- __-_ 38, 200. 00 Maintenance and repairs--------------------------- 11, 860. 09 Improvement and reconstruction------------- 2,000. 00 Channel work...----.--.------- ---- -- 1, 000. 00 Emergencies- ------------------------------ 5, 000. 00 Total for all work------------ - ------------ -848, 454. 80 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 533 The additional sum of $68,400 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging, snagging, and bank trimming in Dismal Swamp Canal, Turners Cut, and Pasquotank River with U. S. snag boat, September 1940 to January 1941----- ---------------------- $10, 000 Operation of Dismal Swamp Canal: Operation of locks, dams, and other works- -- ____-_____---___ 43, 600 Maintenance and repairs----------------------------------- 8, 800 Channel work ..--------- ------------- 000 ,--------------------- Emergencies --------------------------------------------- 5, 000 Total for all work -------------------------------- -------- 68, 400 Cost and financial sum/mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______________________- $751, 196. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _ _111111111 1 1, 290, 151. 34 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -- ___--- 2, 041, 347. 80 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939- -__ ------------- 7. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------------------- 2, 041, 355. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_--------------------- 5, 394. 71 Net total expenditures___-- --------------------- 12, 035, 960. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ --- __________ ____----848, 447.30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ___________ 2, 884, 407. 89 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ----- - - --- - -- -- - ----- - ---- -- - - -- --- - Cost of maintenance_______ ____ $103, 665. 33 $66, 521. 39 $65, 321. 42 $59, 337. 59 $87, 575. 79 Total expended ...........-.... 102, 734. 54 66, 669.01 61, 113.35 63, 160. 63 84, 268. 21 .... Allotted ..--..-------....----------- 137, 600. 00 44, 093. 48 8, 500. 00 125, 200. 00 863, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --------------------------- $69, 715. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- $16, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- priation Act approved June 28, 1939- --------- 847, 000. 00 863, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_--__-___--_ __---------------- 932, 715. 51 Gross amount expended _---------------- _--_-__--_-- 84, 268. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 848, 447. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------------- 5, 568. 18 Balance available June 30, 1939_....___-_--- - ------ -- 842, 879. 12 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_----_- ------ ----- 7. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 _------- 842, 886. 62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance" - - - - -- - - - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 68, 400.00 'sIncludes $338,837.89 from permanent indefinite appropriation. Exclusive of available funds. 534 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 12. 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.) Previous projects.--Partial projects were adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, June 18, 1878, March 3, 1879, June 14, 1880, March 3, 1881, and September 19, 1890. For further details see page 497, Annual Report for 1932, and page 476, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.--This provides for an inland waterway with a depth of 12 feet at mean low water between Norfolk, Va., and Beau- fort Inlet, N. C., a distance of 197.91 miles, with bottom widths vary- ing from 90 feet in land cuts to 300 feet in open waters, for the construction of a tidal guard lock in the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal at or near Great Bridge, Va., and for the construction, opera- tion, and maintenance of a suitable bridge across the waterway near Fairfield, N. C. Data relative to the completed lock included in the project is as follows : Dimensions Depth or miter sills Miles from Year Estimated Nor- Location Greatest Character of opened or actual folk, Width length foundation to navi- cost of Va. of avail- Lift Up- Low- gation each lock cham- able per er ber for full width Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 12.04 Albemarle and Ches- 75 600 2. 7 (1) (1) Piles in sand 1932 $499, 913.09 apeake Canal and shells. (Great Bridge, Va.) 116 feet at mean low water. 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 ex- tremes 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 ordinary 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, was $7,870,600, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but including the purchase price of the canal. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $196,600, including $106,000 for opera- tion and care of the waterway. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 535 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25, 1912 Original route of the Norfolk-Beaufort Inlet sec- H. Doc. No. 391, 62d Cong., 2d sess. tion. Aug. 8, 1917 Change in route; following changes approved by H. Docs. Nos. 1478, 63d Cong., 3d sess., 1 Secretary of War Apr. 14, 1919: and 1136, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Albemarle Sound-Pamlico Sound section: Changed from "Alligator River-Rose Bay route" to "Alligator River-Pungo River route." Pamlico Sound-Neuse River section: Changed from "Pamlico Sound-Brant Shoal-Neuse River route" to "Goose Creek-Bay River route." July 18, 1918 Alligator River-Pungo River route (proposed Approved by Secretary of War May 15, land cut connecting the rivers): Changed from a 1919. straight line to a bent line approaching nearer the town of Fairfield, N. C. Mar. 4, 19332 Construction of a suitable bridge near Fairfield, Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. N. C. No. 5, 72d Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 Construction of a tidal lock at Great Bridge at a S. Doc. No. 23, 71st Cong., 1st sess.l limit of cost of not to exceed $500,000. June 26,1934 3 Operating and care of the works of improvement provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 1 Contain latest published maps. 2 Public, No. 433, 72d Cong. 3 Permanent appropriations repeal act. Recommended modiflcations of project.-Under date of December 28, 1938, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide protection to the canal property in the vicinity of the lock at Great Bridge against flooding by storm tides, through construction of necessary dikes and appurtenant works, at an estimated cost of $39,000, and an annual maintenance of $1,000, in addition to that now required. (H. Doc. No. 117, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) 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 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 8 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. Contiguous to the harbor at Beaufort, N. C., the southern terminus of the waterway, there are 46 wharves, their total frontage being about 1,200 feet. The facilities are c9nsidered adequate for existing 536 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 commerce. For further details, see page 499, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance work under contract for designing, drawing specifications, and consultant services for the construction of a new highway bridge at Coinjock, N. C., was commenced on November 20, 1938, and continued to the end of the fiscal year. The cost of the work was $6,417.79. Maintenance dredging under contract for the restoration of project dimensions in the Southern Branch, North Landing River and North River, was continued to August 11, 1938. There were removed 128,009 cubic yards of material. The cost of the work was $13,773.35. Maintenance work under contract for the construction of three drainage ditches adjacent to the Alligator River-Pungo River land cut was continued to August 8, 1938. The cost of the work was $3,108.73. Under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, snagging was done with the U. S. snag boat Content- nea in Bennett Creek, N. C., a tributary of the Inland Waterway, removing 522 obstructions. The cost of the work was $904.95. Mis- cellaneous surveys and inspections were made during the year at a cost of $7,254.17, all for maintenance. Maintenance costs for work done in connection with the operation and care of the waterway were as follows: Operation $71,067.94; maintenance and repairs, $29,087; and improvement and reconstruc- tion, $5,165.31. The total cost of the work was $136,779.24, of which $31,458.99 was for maintenance and $105,320.25 for operation and care. All work was for maintenance, of which $119,036.37 pertains to the Norfolk district and $17,742.87 to the Wilmington, N. C., district. The total expenditure was $140,444.80, of which $122,893.43 was disbursed by the Norfolk district and $17,551.37 was disbursed by the Wilmington, N. C., district. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1935. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 12 feet, except for a shoal in the section of the waterway between the mouth of Adams Creek and Morehead City, where the depth is 11 feet. The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal was acquired by the United States from the Chesapeake & Albemarle Canal Co., on April 30, 1913, for $500,000. The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: New work Maintenance Operating and Total Norfolk district: Regular funds ...........------------------. $8, 123, 213. 36 1 $1, 273, 940. 18 $394, 186. 97 $9, 791, 340. 51 Public Works funds ..........----------------. 80, 282. 36____ ....-......... -. 18 ... .. ____ . 80, 282. 36 Wilmington district. ......... . 295, 279. 18 .---------------------------- 67, 916. 32 363, 195. 50 -------- Total............................ 8, 203, 495. 72 1, 569, 219. 36 462, 103. 29 10, 234, 818. 37 I Includes $904.95 for Bennetts Creek, N. C. ' RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 537 The expenditures were $10,146,961.51 from regular funds and $80,282.36 from Public Works funds, a total of $10,227,243.87, of which $9,864,673.03 was disbursed by the Norfolk district and $362,- 570.84 was disbursed by the Wilmington, N. C., district. In addition, the sum of $975,744.25 was expended between May 1, 1913, and June 30, 1936, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $471,288.32, including an allotment of $156,700 made dur- ing July 1939 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--_--__------------------------ $7, 574. 50 Maintenance: Consultant services in connection with the construction of the Coinjock Bridge, under an existing contract, July to Septem- ber 1939------------------------------- ------- 6, 750. 00 Construction of a new highway bridge at Coinjock, N. C., by contract, August 1939 to February 1940-------.---------- 156, 700.00 Snagging and bank trimming in Virginia Cut and North Landing River with U. S. snagboat Roaiolke, February to June 1940___ 15, 000.00 Emergency dredging of rapid shoaling areas, north of the Vir- ginia-North Carolina State line, with U. S. pipe-line dredge Mantua, when needed -------------------------- -,_25, 000. 00 Dredging between the Virginia-North Carolina State line and Beaufort Inlet with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon, when needed----------- ----------------------------------- 55, 000. 00 Balance available -----------------.------------ 100, 000. 00 Operation of the waterway: Operation of locks and dams and other works -------- 67, 600. 00 Maintenance and repairs. ----------------.--------- 36, 663. 82 Improvement and reconstruction- -------------------- 1, 000. 00 Total for all work ---.. _ _----------- -- .---- 471, 288. 32 The additional sum of $461,600 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: Maintenance: Construction of a new highway bridge at Great Bridge, Va., by contract, January to June 1941-_ _------------------ Dredging and snagging Virginia land cut and North Landing - $200,000 River, by contract and with United States snagboat, July to December 1940---------------------------------------- 47, 500 Dredging between Virginia-North Carolina State line and Beaufort Inlet, N. C., with United States pipe-line dredge, as needed, July 1940 to June 1941 ---- _----------------------- - 80,000 Operation of the waterway: Operation of locks and dams and other works___---------- 73, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repairs ---------- _----__ 29, 100 Improvement and reconstruction-__-.-------------- --- _ 26, 500 Emergencies----------------------------------- --------- 5, 000 Total for all work_----------------------- -------- 461, 600 Cost and ftnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------ - ------------ $8, 495, 591.37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -------------------- 13, 059, 871. 25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-...-... 11, 555, 462. 62 538 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------- --------- $7, 574. 50 Net total expenditures.-- --------------------- 11, 547, 888. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 314, 588. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- .------- 111, 862, 476. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work __________--- - $41, 369. 73 $38, 912. 63 _____________ Cost of maintenance__ ____...... 156, 217. 94 298, 660. 58 $254, 222. 97 $333, 044. 77 $136, 779. 24 Total cost -------- 197, 587. 67 337, 573. 21 254, 222. 97 333, 044. 77 136, 779. 24 Total expended ..............-- - 288, 340. 09 366, 207. 60 188, 650. 30 390, 839. 17 140, 444. 80 Allotted_________________________ 444, 100. 00 68, 277. 89 218, 000. 00 329, 630. 42 327, 300.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___________ ______ $127, 733. 12' Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938___-____ $34, 300.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------- 299, 000. 00 333, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for___-- __-------- 461, 033.12 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _ 6, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ___ _____ 455, 033. 12 Gross amount expended- __--- -- - -- - $140, 453.14 Less reimbursements collected ----------------- -- 8. 34 140, 444. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_________--______ 314, 588. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 565. 61 -14,1---------------------- Balance available June 30, 1939_______________________ 300, 022. 71 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 ______________________ _ 461, 600. 00 1 Includes $975.,744.25 from permanent indefinite appropriations. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 13. 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 improve- ment 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. For further details see page 1802 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 480 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 539 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 authorized by the River and Harbor Act o~f March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. No. 177, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). Recommended modifications of project.-Underdate of October 19, 1938, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project, so as to provide for a channel 12 feet deep and generally 80 feet wide from the mouth to a point just downstream from the Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge at Franklin, Va., a distance of 14.5 miles, including cut-off channels of like dimensions through two bends at Cherry Grove and Georges Bend, and a turning basin of 3.2 acres at Franklin, Va., at an estimated first cost of $120,000, with an- nual maintenance of $3,500; subject to certain conditions of local co- operation (H. Doc. No. 101, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-There is a wharf at Franklin, Va., and three small wharves and a warehouse between this point and the mouth of the river. All of these are privately owned but are open to the gen- eral public on equal terms. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance snagging with U. S. snagboat Roanoke, between the mouth and Franklin, was commenced on February 1, 1939, and continued to the end of the fiscal year. The total cost was $12,336.91, all for maintenance. The total ex- penditure was $9,909.89. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1908 at a saving of $5,856 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was about 9 feet. The head of navigation is at Burdette, Va., 25 miles above the mouth. The total cost was $38,536.91, of which $2,144.33 was for new work and $36,392.58 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $36,109.89. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $12,090.11, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------------- $2, 427. 02 Maintenance : Dredging, snagging, and bank trimming with U. S. snagboat Roanoke, between the mouth and Franklin, Va., July to August, 1939 --------------------------------------------------- 3, 663. 09 Balance available for revocation ---------------------------- 6, 000. 00 Total for all work----------------------- --- ------------- 12, 090.11 The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and will be applied to mainte- nance dredging, snagging, and bank trimming with United States snagboat, between the mouth and Franklin, Va., January to April 1941. 540 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_--__.---- -------------------- $16, 144. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ ---- -- _____ ___--__- -__ 36, 392. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------ 52, 536. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 2,427. 02 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 50, 109. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------__-__--_____ 12, 090. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- ------- ____ 62, 200. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..... ................ - ....................... ........ _ _ .. ...... Cost of maintenance------------- ............ ---- --------------....-------------.......------------- $12, 336. 91 Total expended ------------------------ 9, 909.89 ____ --------....................------ __ -------------- Allotted------------------------.........................-------------- .............. -------------- .............. ............ $10, 000 12, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 _____________ $10, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938--___---------------_------- $6, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------------------------- 6, 000 12, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----------- -__- _ -22, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 9, 909. 89 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------12, 090. 11 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------ _-------- - 2, 427. 02 Balance available June 30, 1939- -____--_________--9, 663. 09 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 14. 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 Albermarle 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 Norfolk- 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 for annual cost of maintenance is $500. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 541 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 considered adequate for present commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depth in February 1933 was 10 feet.. The head of navigation is the upper Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge, about 1.4 miles above the mouth. 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, $6,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, snagging, and bank trimming with the U. S. snag boat Roanoke, August and September 1939. It is believed that no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, 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, 1939-------------------------- -- $80, 500 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------------- 80, 500 Net total expenditures --------------------------------------- 80, 500 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-----------------------------. 6, 000) Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 __-- ------ ____ 86, 500 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-- - - - - -- - - - -- - -- ---------------- Cost of maintenance--...-------- --- --------- ---- -- ------------- - ---- ---- - -------- Total expended-------............-- - ---------- ---.....---. - - --------- - --- -------------- Allotted........----------------------............... $5, 000 -$5, 000 - - $6, 00@ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------------------$6, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__----_______________-- -- 6, 000 15. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL), The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $45,119.68, and the expenditure was $43,296.33. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $71,445.56, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940, 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, 1941. 542 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------- ___-------- 1 $469, 079. 47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__---____ 469, 079. 47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------- ------- 3, 321.23 Net total expenditures---------------- __- 1465, 75S. 24 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 71, 445. 56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__-- _____1-- 537, 203. 80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new work - --..- - ..... ..... ....... . ........--. -.......- . . . . ---- ..----- ...... Cost of maintenance------------ $45, 393. 32 $47, 620. 89 $66, 486. 73 $55, 115. 99 $45, 119. 68 Total expended---------------- 45, 704. 87 46, 752. 12 69, 588. 96 53, 759. 01 43, 296. 33 Allotted......------------ ---------- 45, 000. 00 40, 000. 00 32, 000. 00 95, 000. 00 72, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___________--_------------- $42, 241. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_-------- $22,500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ 50, 000. 00 72, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for______-- ------ ______---- 114, 741. 89 Gross amount expended _____________ - -___________ ---- 43, 296. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 71, 445. 56 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- 3, 687. 68 Balance available June 30, 1939____ _______ ___-- - 67, 757. 88 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - 30, 1941, for maintenance 2_- - ____ __ _______ ______ 50, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of $912.50 contributed funds expended on beach erosion study. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 16. 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, 1939 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- annual quired to report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Channel from Phoebus, Va., to Hampton Roads 1_ 1937 $11,500. 00 Completed. 2. Nansemond River, Va.1 ____------------------- 1935 167, 477. 11 $48, 625. 61 Do. 1Channels adequate for commerce. 17. PLANT ALLOTMENT, NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------------------ $620, 252. 53 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- 88, 778. 88 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939--- ------------------- 709, 031. 41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ---------- __ 26,206. 04 Net total expenditures----- 682, 825. 37 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 543 -_--_.-. Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_____________- . $54, 863.56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ---------- 737, 688.93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended--------------- $135, 082. 81 $4, 464. 88 $39, 096. 49 $61, 133. 79 $443,172. 40 -_______ Allotted___ ______ - 158, 282. 75 -19, 000. 00 53, 629. 57 75, 262. 05 469, 514. 56 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____________------------- $28, 521.40 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937-------------$442, 502. 53 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------33, 012.03 475, 514. 56 Amount to be accounted for__--__-- __-------- - 5--------- -504, 035. 96 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _ ------ 6, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------- 498, 035. 96 Gross amount expended-----------------------$1,278, 729.08 Less: Reimbursements collected__----- $827, 091.90 Receipts from sales ------------- 8, 464. 78 835, 556. 68 443, 172. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-______ _____ ____- 54, 863. 56 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------ -- --- - -44, 166. 21 Balance available June 30, 1939 --------------- 10, 697. 35 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ---------- 88, 778. 88 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------ -__ --- 99, 476. 23 &Statusof all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Authorization Date trans-Recommenda- mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Locality act Congress tion Appomattox River, Va ... Rivers and Harbors Mar. 15, 1939 House 223, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Mar. 24, 1937. Blackwater Creek, Va ..... Rivers and Harbors Jan. 9, 1939 House 101, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Jan. 14, 1936. Burwells Bay, Va ... River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Chesapeake Bay, western -------------- _-...do-----...........-----.... shores of, from Plum (Tree) Point, York County, Va., to Hampton Roads, to protect naviga- ble waters from shoaling. Chowan River, N. C ______ Rivers and Harbors Jan. 9, 1939 House 101, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Jan. 14, 1938. Chuckatuck River, Va__ . Rivers and Harbors May 5,1939 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 8, 1938. Edenton Bay, N. C., to River and Harbor Mar. 21, 1939 House 235, 76th Favorable. U. S. Fish Hatchery via Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Pembroke Creek. Elizabeth River, Southern -__ do _- ... ._------ Jan. 11, 1939 Unfavorable. Branch of, Norfolk Har- bor, Va. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1--35 544 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 States of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions--Continued Authorization Date trans- Locality mitted to Document No. Recommenda- act Congress tion Elizabeth River, Eastern Rivers and Harbors Mar. 15,1939 House 224, 76th Favorable. Branch of, Norfolk Har- Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. bor, Va. tion, Feb. 8, 1938. Hampton Creek, Va., im- Rivers and Harbors - provement of channel to Committee resolu- Sunset or Herbert Creek. tion, May 11, 1939. James River, Va., improve- Rivers and Harbors ment of Richmond Har- Committee resolu- bor. tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Lafayette River, Va -...... Rivers and Harbors . Committee resolu- tion Mar. 2, 1939. Manteo to Oregon Inlet, River and Harbor June 5,1939 House 313, 76th Do. N. C., channel. Act, June 20, 1938. Cong., 1st sess. Meherrin River, N. C. and Rivers and Harbors -- Va. (navigation and flood Committee resolu- control). tion, Feb. 15, 1939. Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort In- River and Harbor Jan. 17,1939 House 117, 76th Do. let, N. C., Inland Water- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. way, protection of lands in the vicinity of Great Bridge against flooding by storm tides. Norfolk Harbor, Va., at Rivers and Harbors--------------- ------ Lamberts Point or Craney Committee resolu- Island Anchorage. tion, Mar. 2, 1939. Norfolk Harbor, Va., South- ..... do..---.. . ---- ---- --....................... . . ern Branch of Elizabeth River. N ottaway River, Va.------- -do ...... - ---......-. ... ......... ..... .... .. Pasquotank River, N. C., Rivers and Harbors waterway from Norfolk, Committee resolu- Va., to the Sounds of tion, Jan. 27, 1937. North Carolina. Scotts Creek, Va......---------- River and Harbor Act, June 20, 193b. 18. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $95,496.99, and the expenditures were $92,850.61. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $175,906.34, will be applied to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $75,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ______ - - - - Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------- ---------------- $122, 180. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 122,180, 02 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_ - -- __-__-___________--2, 007.09 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 187. 11 1-------------------------24, Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------------------------- 61. 25 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939--- --------- -____ _ 124, 248.36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ________ _- -..- _________ 6, 554. 70 Net total expenditures--- _______-- --- 117, 693. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 175, 906. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- - 293, 600. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NORFOLK, VA., DISTRICT 545 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ---.-- I ---- Cost of new work ------- --- -------------- -------------- Cost of maintenance ---- -------------- ------------- $26, 683.03 95, 496. 9 Total expended------ ------------------------ ---------------------------- 24, 843. 05 92, 850. 61 Allotted --------------- ... ----.. ---------------- .. ......---------- ------------- 175, 000. 00 118, 600. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---- ------------- --------- $150, 156. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938 -------------- $13, 300. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939-_ ------------ 130, 300. 00 143, 600.00 Amount to be accounted for __.....____ _--___ __-.. 293, 756. 95 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 25, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__------- -.------ - -__- 268, 756. 95 Gross amount expended_ ,_-------- ------------- $92, 932. 94 Less reimbursements collected_ -------------------- -82. 33 92, 850. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------- 175, 906.34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--__ ------------------ ____ 7, 703. 88 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------.---. __- _ 168,202. 46 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--___-- - 25 -61. 6------------ _.. Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 ------ --- - 168, 263. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1940_ __-- ----___ -- 193, 263. 71 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941,. for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 75, 700. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization mitted Document No. Recommenda- act to Congress tion James River, Va ..-----------Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Meherrin River, N. C. and Rivers and Harbors - Va. (navigation and flood Committee resolu- control). tion, Feb. 15, 1939. Roanoke River Reservoirs, Sec. 7 of Flood Control . . - -- N. C., (supplemental 308). Act, June 22, 1936. Smith River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, Va. and N. C. June 28, 1938. 546 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT This district includes all river and harbor improvement in central and eastern North Carolina from the Virginia State line to Shallotte River, N. C., near the South Carolina State line excepting that part of the waterway from Norfolk, Va., to the sounds of North Carolina north of Albemarle Sound. This includes the watersheds of all rivers in North Carolina within the limits stated except as follows: That part of the Roanoke River Basin above Weldon, N. C.; that part of the Meherrin River Basin above Murfreesboro, N. C.; the Chowan River Basin above the confluence of the Nottaway and Blackwater Rivers. The district also includes that portion of the Intracoastal Waterway from the Cape Fear River, N. C., to Winyah Bay, S. C., north of Little River, S. C. District engineer: Maj. Ralph Millis, Corps of Engineers, to September 1, 1938; Maj. G. W. Gillette, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Inland waterway from Nor- 25. Inland waterway, Beaufort folk, Va., to Beaufort In- to Cape Fear River, N. C., let, N. C--------------- 534 including waterway to 2. Meherrin River, N. C--,-- 547 Jacksonville, N. C- -.... 584 3. Edenton Harbor, N. C .... 549 26. Intracoastal waterway, Cape 4. Cashie River, N. C - 550 Fear River, N. C., to Win- 5. Roanoke River, N. C ...... 552 yah Bay, S. C __.... 587 6. Scuppernong River, N. C-_ 554 27. Morehead City Harbor, 7. Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, N. C-------- 591 N. C---------------- 555 28. Cape Fear River, N. C., at 8. Waterway connecting Swan and below Wilmington -_ 594 Quarter Bay with Deep 29. Cape Fear River, N. C., Bay, N. C_------------ 557 above Wilmington ...... 597 9. Belhaven Harbor, N. C---- 558 30. Northeast (Cape Fear) Riv- 10. Far Creek, N. C ---- 560 er, N. C - 600 11. Pamlico and Tar Rivers, 31. Smiths Creek (Wilmington), N. C------------------ 561 N. C - - - 602 12. Rollinson Channel, N. C--- 563 32. Black River, N. C_________ 603 13. Bay River, N. C__-_ 565 33. Examinations, surveys, and 14. Silver Lake Harbor, N. C__ 567 contingencies (general) _ 604 15. Neuse River, N. C_ 568 34. Other projects for which no 16. Smiths Creek (Pamlico estimates are submitted _ 605 County), N. C - 570 35. Plant allotment 606 17. Swift Creek, N. C ---- 571 18. Contentnea Creek, N. C .. 572 Flood-control projects 19. Trent River, N. C----... 574 20. Channel connecting Thor- 36. Tar River, N. C_ 607 oughfare Bay with Cedar 37. Snagging and clearing under Bay, N. C- 575 authority of section 2 of 21. Drum Inlet, N. C_ 577 the Flood Control Act 22. Beaufort Harbor, N. C .... 578 approved Aug. 28, 1937__ 609 23. Waterway connecting Pam- 38. Preliminary examinations lico Sound and Beaufort and surveys for flood con- Harbor, N. C__-___ 580 trol 610 24. Channel from Back Sound to Lookout Bight, N. C__ 582 RIVERS AND HARBORS---WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 547 1. INLAND WATERWAY FROM NORFOLK, VA., TO BEAUFORT INLET, N. C. (SECTION EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA STATE LINE TO BEAUFORT INLET, N. C.) For report on this improvement see page 534. 2. MEHERRIN RIVER, N. C. Location.-Rises in Lunenburg County, Va., flows in a southeast- erly direction a distance of about 126 miles, and empties into the Chowan River, N. C., at a point about 39 miles above Albemarle Sound, N. C. (See U. S. Geological Survey, Winton quadrangle N. C.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882. For further details, see page 1802 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 483 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1907 Removal of shoals and obstructions to make river H. Doc. No. 137, 59th Cong., 1st sess. safely navigable for vessels of less than 7-foot draft. Aug. 30,1935 Present project dimensions _ _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 43, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Compliedwith. Terminal facilities.-There are seven private wharves on Meherrin River, four 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 548 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 48,000 gallons, are supplied by pipe lines running from the wharf. The wharfage facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of maintenance dredging and snagging with Government plant and hired labor. The U. S. derrick boat Roanoke, between November 6 and December 7, 1938, removed 12,237 cubic yards of material from the channel. The cost of the work was $2,792.07, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,794.98. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938 The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 10 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $43,149.81 for new work and $47,613.68 for maintenance, a total of $90,763.49. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $14,991, will be applied to maintenance between the mouth and Mur- freesboro, under contract, during August and September 1939. The additional sum of $3,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to maintenance snagging and bank trimming between the mouth and Murfreesboro with Govern- ment derrick boat Contentnea, 2 months, April and May 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--- ---.-------------------- $47, 734. 34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 47, 613. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------95,348. 02 Net total expenditures---- ---------------------.. 95, 348. 02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------------- 14, 991. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 110, 339.02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . .. . . . . ..... ----- ---------- -----..------------- - - $41, 216. 93 -__ Cost of maintenance------------ $12, 373. 05 $3, 926. 95- ...... . .... $1$2,. 792.07 Total expended. ..........----------------- 12, 373. 05 3,926. 95 41, 214. 02 2, 794.98 Allotted .....................---------------------- 12, 300.00 - ------- 44, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $2, 785. 98 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937 ------------ $64. 28 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_______--- __-15, 000. 00 15, 064. 28 Amount to be accounted for _---- ____---- -- 17, 850. 26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------- -------- 64. 28 Net amount to be accounted for __ ----------- 17, 785. 98 Gross amount expended__ ___-- -- - --------------------- 2, 794. 98 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --------------- __-- _ 14, 991.00 Amount that can be profitably 1 expended in fiscal year ending June 30 1941, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 3, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N: C., DISTRICT 549 3. 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.) Existing 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 waterfront to the east and west for distances of about 900 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, was $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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 18,1878 Original channel improvement and turning basin Annual Report, 1879, p. 696. at Edenton. July 5, 1884 Extension of original project and modification of Annual Report, 1884, pp. 1071-1074. the turning basin. July '3,1930 Present project dimensions--..--.. _-------------- H. Doc. No. 772, 69th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) 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 commerce. 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. At the close of the fiscal year the controlling mean-low-water depth was 9.5 feet. Navigation is practicable throughout the year. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $74,720.84, of which $73,750 was for new work and $970.84 was for maintenance of Pembroke Creek. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $15,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging in the harbor, under contract, during February and March 1940. 550 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed that no maintenance dredging will be required. Cost and financial snumnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------$73,750.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 970. 84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_____ _____--74, 720. 84 Net total expenditures---- -------------------- 74, 720. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------- --------- 15, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------89, 720. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ----------------------------------------------------------- $970.84 -- -- Cost of maintenance ...----------- .. -------- -------------- ------------ - ---- Total expended ----------------------------- ---------- ------------- 970.84 -- Allotted.------------------ -- ,------------ ---- _---- 970. 84 $13, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939----------------------- ------------- $15,000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_____--___ ------------------- 15,000.00 4. 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 construction of three cut-off chan- nels 80 feet wide through sharp bends at points 1, 4, and 5 miles below Windsor, and a turning basin about 1.1 acres in area at Wind- sor, all to a depth of 10 feet. 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 in Albemarle Sound. The maximum fluctuation of the water surface is about 4 or 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $32,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized. Documents July 3, 1930 Removal of obstructions between mouth of H. Doc. No. 779, 69th Cong., 2d sess. thoroughfare in Roanoke River and Windsor. Aug. 26, 1937 Construction of 3 cut-off channels and a turning Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. basin at Windsor. No. 31, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con. tains latest published map.) RIVERS AND HARBORS--WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 551 Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, in adopting the modified project imposed the condition that local interests shall furnish without cost to the United States the necessary rights-of-way, areas for the disposal of dredged material, and agree to protect the United States and its contractors against claims for damages resulting from the dredging and disposal of material. These conditions have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is 1 public wharf and 4 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.-The work for the year consisted of new work dredging under contract and snagging with Government plant and hired labor. The contractor, between De- cember 7, 1938, and April 20, 1939, removed 107,425 cubic yards of material from three cut-off channels and a turning basin, completing the project. The U. S. derrick boats Roanoke and Contentnea, from July 1 to 25, 1938, completed clearing the channel of obstructions by snagging. The costs for the year were $33,305.07 for new work and $3,136.35 for maintenance, a total of $36,441.42. The expenditures were $39,703.34. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1939. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 10 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $40,402.73 for new work and $7,194.93 for main- tenance, a total of $47,597.66. Proposed operations.-No funds are on hand and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940. Tlhe sum of $1,200 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to maintenance snagging and bank trimming between the mouth of the Thoroughfare in Roanoke River and Windsor with Government derrick boat Contentnea, during Sep- tember 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ _______-_-$___-___-_____ $40, 402. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----- ____ ____-__ __-___- 7, 194. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ _________ 47, 597. 66 Net total expenditures- -------------------------- 47, 597. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----------- __---47, 597. 66 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work __.... .... $3, 883. 71 $3, 213.95- .............. - $33, 305.07 Cost of maintenance---_ .__....---_ --. __.-..- _ ____$4, 058. 58 3, 136. 35 Total cost --................. 3, 883. 71 3, 213.95- ___________ 4, 058. 58 36, 441.42 Total expended..............----------------- 1, 228. 83 5, 868. 83 -- _ 796. 66 39, 703.34 Allotted_..______. ..... __._. 7, 500.00 -402.34 34, 500.00 6,000.00 552 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $33, 703.34 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------- ---------------- 6, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 39, 703. 34 Gross amount expended-------------- ---------------------- 39, 703. 34 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance_--------------------------- 1, 200. 00 5. 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 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in Albemarle Sound into Roanoke River and thence upstream to a point about 1 mile above the town of Plymouth, N. C., a distance of 10 miles; thence a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Hamilton, a distance of 53 miles; thence a channel 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide to Palmyra Landing, a distance of 18 miles, with a cut-off channel of like dimensions about 2 miles above Hamilton; and thence a channel 5 feet deep and 50 feet wide to Weldon, N. C., a distance of 50 miles, by dredging, snagging, and regulation. Depths of channels are referred to mean low water. The rise and fall of the river, resulting from freshets, is from 18 to 33 feet for about 70 miles below Weldon, but this fluctuation diminishes toward the mouth, the variations in water levels being from 1 to 2 feet in the lower 15 or 20 miles. The total length of channels included in the project is 131 miles. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $638,500. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1871 Improvement of the river between the mouth S. Doe. No. 23, 42d Cong., 2d sess., and and Weldon. Annual Report, 1872, p. 726. July 3, 1930 Entrance channel 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide_. H. Doec. No. 211, 70th Cong., 1st sess.1 June 20, 1938 Present project dimensions .................... H. Dec. No. 694, 75th Cong., 3d sess.' 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, in adopting the modified project, imposed the condition that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required, and hold and save the United States free from damages that may result from the RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 553 execution and maintenance of the improvement. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation will have been complied with by October 1, 1939. Terminal facilities.-There are eight wharves at Plymouth. One mile farther upstream there is a large wharf and bulkhead, a transit shed, and crane runway for handling wood pulp and pulp materials. Between this point and Hamilton there are 10 wharves. Between Hamilton and Halifax there are 13 log landings.. These facilities appear to be adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of snagging with Government plant and hired labor. The U. S. derrick boats Roanoke and Contentnea, from July 26, 1938, to January 31, 1939, removed 11,400 obstructions from the stream. The total costs and expenditures for the work were $20,633.18, of which $226.62 was for new work and $20,406.56 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project is about 42 percent completed. Navigation between Albemarle Sound and Palmyra is practicable throughout the year. The controlling depth between Albemarle Sound and Hamilton is 10 feet, between Hamilton and a point 4 miles above, 7 feet; thence to Palmyra, 4 feet; and between Palmyra and Weldon, 3 feet. All depths are referred to mean low water. The work remaining to be done is that authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, between Albemarle Sound and Palmyra, a distance of 81 miles; and the completion by dredging, snagging, and regulation of a channel between Palmyra and Weldon, a distance of 50 miles, to a depth of 5 feet over a least bottom width of 50 feet. The total cost and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $267,364.03 for new work and $161,469.61 for maintenance, a total of $428,833.64. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $338,- 347.24, will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging channels between Albemarle Sound and Plymouth, and between Hamilton and Palmyra Landing, and from a cut-off channel 2 miles above Hamilton, under contract, between Nov. 1, 1939, and Apr. 30, 1940__ _______-__----__ $323, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging, under contract, 1 month, January 1940; snagging and bank trimming with Government derrick boat Contentnea, 5 months, Oct. 1, 1939, to Feb. 29, 1940 --------- 15, 347. 24 Total for all work__--______-------- 338, 347. 24 The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, during April 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_------------------------$267, 364. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- 161, 469. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 428,833. 64 Net total expenditures__-------------- 428,833. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 338, 347. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- _--- --- 767, 180. 88 554 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _.--2....... . . ... . . . . .. ... ... . $226.62 Cost of maintenance .. . .. $2, 760.81 $8, 030. 18 $55, 208. 65 $17, 519. 58 20, 406. 56 _ Total cost----------------- 2, 760. 81 8, 030. 18 55, 208. 65 17, 519. 58 20, 633. 18 Total expended .. 3, 094. 65 ....----------------- 5, 248. 04 57, 990. 79 17, 519. 58 20, 633. 18 Allotted .... --------------------- -3, 165. 00 58, 000. 00 -------------- 38, 500. 00 338, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------------- $20, 980. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938--------- ----- $680. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- 338, 000. 00 338, 680. 64 Amount to be accounted for---- ----------------------- 359, 661. 06 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 680. 64 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 358, 980. 42 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 20, 633. 18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------338, 347. 24 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1-------------- 6, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 6. 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 River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879, and June 13, 1902. For further details see page 1802 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 490 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 readings. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1925, was $59,000, ex- clusive 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 555 Terminal facilities.-There are 11 wharves, piers, etc., on Scupper- nong River, of which 9 are located at Columbia. The total berthing space at Columbia is about 300 feet. All wharves are privately owned and operated. The present facilities appear to be adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1925. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were the project depths for the various sections of the river. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $59,914.95 for new work and $41,304.25 for maintenance, a total of $101,219.20. Proposedoperations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $5,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, snagging, and bank trim- ming between the mouth and Cherry, N. C., with the U. S. derrick boat Northeast, between March 1 and May 31, 1940. The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Cherry, N. C., with Government derrick boat Conten.tnea, 123 months during October and November 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--- ___________-_______ $S1, 163. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ ___ -- ________-___- 54, 365. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------ 135, 529. 44 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 135, 529. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 - -- __________-----_______ 5, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 140, 529.44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- Cost of maintenance---------- ------------- $16, 508. 51 -- - Total expended_.....__________ ...---------... 16,508.51 .. ----- 16,58.511----_~___~~1_______________~I- Allotted_----.. . __-- - - $11, 500 5, 000. 00 ............. $5,000 4_.0_ .... _ Balance unexpended July 1, 1938____----_____-___-- ____-- _ ___ $5, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___-- ---------------- - 5, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2------_____ __ 2, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 7. 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 exceed- 556 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 ing 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.). This document contains the latest published map. 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 present commerce. Recommended modifications of project. Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be modi- fied to provide a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep from the existing channel south through Roanoke and Pamlico Sounds to Oregon Inlet, at an estimated first cost of $45,000, with annual main- tenance of $3,000 in addition to that now required. (H. Doc. No. 313, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1911. At the close of the year the controlling mean low water depth was 6.0 feet. The head of navigation is Manteo. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $10,503.18 for new work and $44,334.47 for maintenance, a total of $54,837.65. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $10,- 000, will be applied to maintenance dredging in restoring project dimensions, under contract, during January 1940. No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed that no maintenance dredging will be required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $10, 503. 18 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 44, 334. 47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-- ______- - 54, 837. 65 Net total expenditures------------------------- ---- 54, 837. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 64, 837. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .- - - - - .- -- - . .-- - - ..--- - .-- .. . . . . . Cost of maintenance-------------..... . $5, 159. 93 Total expended----------------- 5, 313. 35 Allotted------------------------- ------------------------------------------ $10,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ---------------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------------- 10, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORSr--WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 557 8. 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 dredging a channel 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 published map see page 1734 of the Annual Report for 1912. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of December 28, 1938, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be modified to provide for a channel 60 feet wide and 8 feet deep, extending from Deep Bay, through the present waterway to Swan Quarter Bay, and thence through the Swan Quarter Canal to a basin of the same depth about 500 feet long and 60 to 300 feet wide at the head of the canal, at an estimated first cost of $22,500, with $900 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 239, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). 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 the limiting mean low water depth was 5.3 feet at the western entrance to the dredged cut. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $8,550.98 for new work and $10,433.40 for maintenance, a total of $18,984.38. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended July 1, 1939, $5,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, during August 1939. No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1941 as it is believed that no maintenance dredging will be required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------- -------- $8, 550. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 10, 433. 40 Total cost of 'permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------_ 18, 984. 38 Net total expenditures-__---------------------------- 18, 984. 38 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---_---------------------- 5, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_---------------23, 984. 38 558 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 .--------- Cost of new work----------.--------------------.--------------------------- - - - Cost of maintenance-... .. ..-- . .. -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ---------- Total expended .. Allotted ___--------- ------------ ---------- ---- ---- ---- ---. $5, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_____-__----- ___-------------- $5, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939________------------------ 5, 000. 00 9. 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; and for the construction of timber breakwaters at the mouth of Pantego Creek. Pungo River 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, revised in 1938, is $106,500. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions of the channel and H. Doc. No. 778, 69th Cong., 2d sess.' turning basin. June 20,1938 Timber breakwaters at the mouth of Pantego H. Doc. No. 693, 75th Cong., 3d sess.' Creek. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provides that rights-of-way required for breakwater construction be furnished free of cost to the United States. All requirements have been fully complied with and approved by the Chief of Engineers April 28, 1939. Terminal facilities.-There are 12 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 existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of foundation investigation for proposed breakwaters RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 559 with Government plant and hired labor. The U. S. derrick boat Northeast, between June 17 and 30, 1939, made 12 test borings, drove 9 test piles, and pulled 3 test piles. The costs and expenditures were $984.20, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 49 percent completed. The channel dredging was completed in August 1931, at a saving of $1,500 under the estimated cost. No work has been done on the breakwaters. At the close of the fiscal year the limiting mean low-water depth to Belhaven was 12 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $54,484.20, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $67,015.80, will be applied as follows: New work: Completing the project by constructing two breakwaters, under contract, between August 1, and October 31, 1939---------$53, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions in the channel and turning basin, under contract, during April and May 1940 .. 14, 015. 80 Total for all work---------------------------------- 67, 015.80 The additional sum of $7,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel and breakwaters as follows: Dredging under contract during April 1941__ . $5, 000 Repairs to breakwaters under contract during May 1941______________ 2, 500 Total for all work------------------------------------- 7, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------$54, 484. 20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---- __________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__---- - 54, 484. 20 Net total expenditures__------------------- 54, 484. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -- 6-------------------- 67, 015. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 121, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . --I - -- --- ---------- . _ _ -- - $984. 20 Cost of m aintenance - ...----------- - .. . .. . . --------.. ..... -... .... .. ... .. ..... .. .. Total expended ------- --- -- ------ ............................. 984.20 Allotted----------------- -I -68, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 -- ---------------------------- $68, 000. 00 Gross amount expended --- __---__ - ___-__-984. 20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 67, 015. 80 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -- ---------------------------7, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 184626 39-pt. 1, vol. 1 - 36 560 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 10. 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 ap- proved July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 112, 71st Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is contained in this document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are five wharves at Engelhard with a total frontage of about 510 feet, all privately owned. The existing facilities are considered adequate for present 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 limiting mean low water depth to Engelhard was 6.1 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $34,500 for new work and $32,333.93 for maintenance, a total of $66,833.93. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $12,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, between September 1 and October 15, 1939. The additional sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to maintenance of the channel, under contract, during April, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------- __-- ---------- $34, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_______------- -___ 32, 333. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__--_____- 66, 833. 93 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 66, 833. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___________________ ________ 12, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ -_____- -___ 78, 833. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work. Cost of maintenance - - $12, 834.83 $13. 00 Total expended - -_ - I $3,625.80 1,115.83 11,732.00 Allotted............--- ....... ~ 00 13,- 0.~~s 13,500.00 -62.17 -652. 17 $1, 0 $12, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 561 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------------$12,000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------- ---------------- 12, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - --------- - ------ -- - - ------ --- 30, 1941, for maintenance 2,000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 11. 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. For further details see page 502 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 2Q0 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in the river below Washington to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Washington; 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Washington to a turning basin of the same depth, 200 feet wide and 300 feet long, in Hardee Creek, 1,500 feet above its mouth; 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 improvement is 93 miles, extending from a point 10 miles below Washington to Little Falls. The stream is nontidal; variations in the water surface at Washington, due to pre- vailing 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. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $754,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous project. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $66,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 14, 1876 Channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the mouth to Washington. Mar. 3,1879 Clearing the channel to Tarboro . .....--------------H. Doc. No. 68, 45th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report, 1879, p. 700. Aug. 11,1888 Clearing the channel between Tarboro and Little Annual Report, 1889, p. 1130. Falls (Rocky Mount). Mar. 2,1907 Channel 4 feet deep and 60 feet wide between H. Doc. No. 342, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Washington and Greenville. 1 July 28, 1912 A 10-foot depth and 200-foot width from the H. Doe. No. 270, 62d Cong., 2d sess. mouth to Washington, thence 6-foot depth and 75-foot width to Greenville. July 3, 1930 Present 12-foot project to the Atlantic Coast Line Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. R. R. bridge at Washington. No. 11, 71st Cong., 1st sess.' Aug. 26,1937 Present 12-foot project from Washington to a Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. turning basin in Hardee Creek. No. 22, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' 1Contains latest published maps. 562 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Reconmmended 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. Local cooperation.-The project authorized in the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and agree to construct an adequate public wharf on Hardee Creek with a suitable hard-surfaced highway connection. These re- quirements have been complied with and approved by the Chief of Engineers, December 8, 1938. 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 exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of miscellaneous surveys at a cost of,$2,361.78 for new work, and $374.28 for maintenance, a total of $2,736.06. The expenditures were $2,746.20. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, with the exception of the 12-foot channel from Washington to a turning basin in Hardee Creek, was completed in 1931. At the close of the fiscal year project depth was available to Washington. Above Washington, the controlling low water depth is 5.5 feet to a point 3 miles below Greenville, 2.8 feet to Greenville, thence 1 foot to the mouth of Fish- ing Creek. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $433,250.30 for new work and $306,540.31 for maintenance, a total of $739,790.61. The expenditures were $754,591.56. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $284,513.37, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable------------------------------------- $199. 05 Transfer to plant account-__---- ----------------- _ 58, 649. 22 New work: Completing the 12-foot channel from Washington to and including the turning basin in Hardee Creek, under an existing contract, between July 1, 1939, and Feb. 11, 1940 ------- 208, 665. 10 Maintenance: Dredging' at and below Washington, under contract during May and June 1940------------------------------- 17, 000.00 Total for all work--------------------------------- 284, 513. 37 The additional sum of $66,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to maintenance as follows: Dredging channel at and below Washington under contract during April 1941 -------- ------------------------------------ $17, 000 Dredging the channel between Washington and Hardee Creek, under contract, during May and June 1941------------- -------------- 49, 000 Total for all work--------------------------------------66, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 563 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--__------------------------- 1 $448, 250. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- 306, 540. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_________ 754, 790. 61 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 199. 05 Net total expenditures________------------ -------------- 754, 591. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__---------------------------- 284, 513. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------1, 039, 104. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-_ ' $4, 788.13 $2, 361. 78 Cost of maintenance - --- $3, 489.67 $5, 740. 77 $2, 855. 58 45, 038. 70 374. 28 Total cost._. 3, 489. 67 5, 740. 77 2, 855. 58 49, 826. 83 2, 736. 06 Total expended______ ___..._____ 2, 342. 36 7, 149. 25 2, 855. 58 49, 617. 64 2, 746. 20 Allotted ---------------------- 31, 449. 97 17,000.00 1 -49, 708. 36 374, 350.00 -38, 300.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------ $325, 559.57 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939----------------------------------------- 17, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----------------------------342, 559. 57 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 55, 300. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 287, 259. 57 Gross amount expended_----------------------------------- 2, 746. 20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------- 284, 513. 37 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------- $20 586.57 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 89, 888.00 210, 474. 57 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------------- 74, 038. 80 Amount that can be profitably- - expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 66, 000. 00 x Cost of maintenance as shown on last annual report reduced by $4,788.13 and added to new work. 2Exclusive of available funds. 12. 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.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel about 4,300 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 exceeds 1 or 2 feet above or below mean stage. Severe windstorms will double or triple this variation. The estimate of cost for new work, 564 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 made in 1932, is $27,000. The latest (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,270. 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. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of March 15, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be modi- fied to provide for a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep, extending from that depth in Pamlico Sound to and including a basin of the same depth in front of the wharves at Hatteras, at an estimated first cost of $27,000, with no increase in annual maintenance, subject to 4cer- tain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 236, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-None required. Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1936, at a saving of $6,875 under the estimated cost. At the end of the year the controlling depth at mean low water was 5.0 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $20,125.43, all for new work. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $12,200, will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, between October 16 and November 30, 1939. The additional sum of $4,200 can be profitably expended during the. fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, during December 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ $20,125. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------ - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__--------- 20,125. 43 Net total expenditures___-- ---- _ 20, 125. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 2, 200. 00 1--------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------------- 32, 325.43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work___ ........ _ .... _ ____ . __ _ ...... $20, 125. 43 Cost of maintenance_-- ------..- - Total expended--------------.................. ..------ ----------- _-- ---- 20,125. 43 Allotted.-------------------- -------------- $27, 000 -6,874. 57 --.-.-. $12, 200 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ----------------------------------- $12, 200. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-- 2, 200. 00 ----------------- 1-------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -----------------------------------4, 200. 00 ' Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 565 13. BAY RIVER, N. C. Location.-Bay River is a small stream lying wholly in Pamlico County. It is about 20 miles long and enters Pamlico Sound between the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers. Bayboro, 17 miles above the mouth, is the practical head of navigation. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 1231.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide to a point 3,500 feet below Stonewall, and thence 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep to Bayboro; for a channel of the same depth and 50 feet wide in the northwest prong from its mouth to the Mill Dam in Bayboro, ending in a turning basin 100 feet wide and 150 feet long; and for a channel of the same depth and 100 feet wide from deep water in Bay River to and along the wharves at Van- demere, ending in an anchorage of the same depth and 150 feet wide on the north side of the town. The lengths of the sections under improvement are about 6 miles in Bay River, 1,000 feet in the north- west prong, and 3,000 feet in the channel to Vandemere. The stream is nontidal, with very little slope. Variations in the water surface due to winds seldom exceed 1 or 2 feet. The extreme variation is about 8 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $47,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Channel 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to a point H. Doec. No. 583, 61st Cong., 2d sess.t 3,500 feet below Stonewall, thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Bayboro. Aug. 26, 1937 Channel 10 feet deep and 50 feet wide in north- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1 west prong from its mouth to a turning basin No. 72, 74th Cong., 2d sess. at the mill dam in Bayboro. Do....... Channel 10 feet deep and 100.feet wide from deep H. Doec. No. 185, 75th Cong., 1st sess.l water in Bay River to an anchorage basin at Vandemere. 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Work on the channel in the Northwest Prong is subject to the provisions that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, spoil-disposal areas as required for new work or for future maintenance and all other lands needed for the improve- ment, and release the United States from all claims for damages to wharves or other structures resulting from the work. Work on the channel to Vandemere is subject to the provision that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent mainte- nance as required; and to the further provision that a suitable public 566 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENG INEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 agency acquire and reserve for public use a strip of land not less than 50 feet wide and 200 feet long on the south side of the proposed anchorage, with a public highway connection thereto, or make other provisions, satisfactory to the Secretary of War, for the provision of a public terminal open to all on equal and reasonable terms. These conditions have been complied with and approved by the Chief of Engineers February 16, 1939. Termninal facilit"es.-There are 5 wharves at Bayboro and 8 at Vandemere, all of light timber construction, with a total available frontage of 520 feet. One wharf at Bayboro is a city wharf, with a frontage of 50 feet; the remaining wharves are privately owned but are generally open to use by all water carriers when not required by their owners. None has railway connections. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of maintenance dredging, under contract, between May 25 and June 30, 1939, and miscellaneous surveying. During this period 66,210 cubic yards of material were removed from 6,030 lineal feet of the channel below Bayboro. The costs were $1,495.75 for new work and $13,346.60 for maintenance, a total of $14,842.35. The expendi- tures were $4,253.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The 10-foot channel in Bay River to Bayboro was completed in 1914. No work has been done on the channel to Vandemere or on the channel in the Northwest Prong at Bayboro. The controlling depth to Bayboro is 8.0 feet at mean low water, 4.0 feet in Northwest Prong, at Bayboro, and 8.0 feet to the wharves at Vandemere. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $24,225.51 for new work and $17,516.84 for maintenance, a total of $41,742.35. The expenditures were $31,153.05. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $59,746.95, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable___ ------------ $9, 222. 12 New work: Completing the project by dredging a 10-foot channel in Northwest Prong at Bayboro and in Vandemere Harbor at Vande- mere, under an existing contract, between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 1939__ 20,530. 00 Maintenance: Completion of dredging to restore project dimensions in the channel below Bayboro, under an existing contract, between July 1, and Sept. 30, 1939-.-- --------------------- _- 29, 994. 83 Total for all work----------------- ----------------- 59, 746. 95 The additional sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to maintenance dredging under contract during November 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $24, 225. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ ------------------- 17, 516. 84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------ ---- 41, 742. 35 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939--------------------- __- -1, 367.18 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 ---- -___-- __--______- 40,375. 17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------9, 222.12 Net total expenditures--___ --------------- -- 31, 153. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 _-- ------- ----- ----- 59, 746. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ ---- ----- 90, 900. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 567 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ------------- -------------- - .-- ---- --- -------------- $1, 495. 75 Cost of maintenance ------------------- 13, 346. 60 Total cost-...--....----------- - 14.,842.35 Total expended .------ -_ . .. . . . . . . . ..-------- -- ------- 4, 253.05 Allotted-------------------- ....--.. ---- ----------------------- ...------------- $26, 000 64, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ---------------------------------- $64, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 4,253. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 59,746.95 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------- $4, 895. 28 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------- 54, 851. 67 59, 746. 95 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1------------------------------ 2,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 14. SILVER LAKE HARBOR, N. C. Location.-Silver Lake Harbor is located at the westerly end of Ocracoke Island, which is a portion of the barrier separating Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. Beaufort Harbor lies about 50 miles southwest; Belhaven is about 60 miles northwest. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1232.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 50 feet wide, extending from that depth in the sound to the 3-foot contour in Silver Lake Harbor, together with a training wall 300 feet long to protect the outer end of the entrance channel from northeast storms. The ordinary range of tide within the lake is about 1 foot, with about 21/2 feet at the outer end of the connecting channel. Severe storm tides have been known to raise the water sur- face 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 existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 3, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of June 3, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be modi- fied to provide a channel 10 feet deep from that depth in Pamlico Sound to and including an anchorage basin of the same depth in Silver Lake Harbor, with widths of 100 feet across "Big Foot Slough" bar and 60 feet in the entrance channel, at an estimated first cost of $60,000, with annual maintenance of $4,000 in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 325, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 12 small wharves extending from the shore to the deeper waters in the lake, and one at the outer 568 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 entrance of the channel. These facilities are considered adequate for the present 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 limiting low water depth in the entrance channel was 5 feet, and the training wall was in good con- dition. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $11,000 for new work and $2,526.89 for main- tenance, a total of $13,526.89. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $4,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, dur- ing April 1940. No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1941 as it is believed that no maintenance dredging will be required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------- ------ $11, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------- ------- 2, 526. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 13, 526. 89 Net total expenditures --------- ---------------------------- 13, 526. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---.---------------------------- 4,000., 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 17,526..89 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .. I. . .---- Cost of maintenance ........... - ---- . -...----- - -- - $1, 826. 89 _----------- T otal expended _... . . . .. . . .--------------..... ... .... .... ... -------- $1,826. 89 .... .. .---- Allotted.................------------------------ $1, 800 -$1, 800 $2, 000 -173. 11 $4, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ $4, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------------- 4, 000. 00 15. NEUSE RIVER, N. C. Location.-Rises in the northerly part of North Carolina and flows in a southeasterly direction until it reaches Kinston; thence northeast to mouth of Contentnea Creek; thence southeast to a point 20 miles below New Bern; thence northeast until it flows into Pamlico Sound. Its total length is about 300 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 538.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 300 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water up to and in front of New Bern; 4 feet deep at dead low water to Kinston, and during 9 months of the year 3 feet deep at dead low water to Smithfield, to be obtained by dredg- ing and snagging. Length of the section included in the project, about 184 miles. The stream is nontidal; variations in the water surface at and below New Bern, due to prevailing winds, seldom exceed 2 feet above or below mean stage. The extreme range of flood or freshet stage for the upper section of the river is 21 feet at RIVERS AND HARBOR---WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 569 Selma. Tide-gage readings at New Bern, covering 4 years, show the extreme range of wind tides to be 8.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, was $417,200. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 18,1878 An unobstructed channel 5 feet deep at low stage Annual Report, 1879, p. 708. to Goldsboro and 3 feet deep at dead low water to Smithfield. June 13, 1902 Channel 8 feet deep at dead low water and 300 feet H. Doec. No. 317, 54th Cong., 2d sess., wide to New Bern, thence 200 feet wide at New Annual Report, 1897, p. 1427. Bern. Jan. 21,1927 Channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 300 H. Doe. No. 299, 67th Cong., 2d sess. feet wide to and in front of New Bern. Latest published map is in Annual Report, 1889, p. 1058. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. 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.-The work for the year consisted of snagging with Government plant and hired labor. The U. S. derrickboat Northeast, from August 1 to 25, 1938, removed 107 stumps from the portion of the channel in front of New Bern, prac- tically restoring the channel in that location to project depth. The total costs and expenditures for the year were $2,485.38, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Except for the width of the chan- nel in front of New Bern, which is only 200 feet wide, the project is complete to the practicable limit. Due to the fact that it is im- practicable 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 fiscal year a channel 300 feet wide and 11.2 feet deep at mean low water existed from the mouth to New Bern. 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 from New Bern; thence 1 foot to Seven Springs, 75 miles above New Bern. The channel above New Bern is 50 feet wide. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $403,066.04 for new work, and $207,816.55 for mainte- nance, a total of $610,882.59. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $12,500, will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, between November 1 and December 15, 1939. The additional sum of $12,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to maintaining the channel at and below New Bern, under contract, during April and May 1941. 570 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---- --------------------- 403,066.04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- 207, 816. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 610, 882. 59 Net total expenditures ------------------------ 610, 882. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 12, 500.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 623, 382. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -------------.............------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance __------------------------- $213. 56 $815.81 $19, 292. 49 $2, 485.38 Total expended------...--....-------_------------ 213. 56 815.81 19, 292.49 2,485.38 Allotted---.-------------------$1, 949.97 -1, 500.00 -9, 920.63 24, 242.49 9,985.38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------------- $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939___ ----------------------------------------- 12, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for______________- ________- ___ 17, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 2, 514. 62 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 14, 985. 38 Gross amount expended------------------------------ $2,682.16 __-__ _____-- Less reimbursements collected -------------- 196. 78 2, 485. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------------12,500.400 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16. SMITHS CREEK (PAMLICO COUNTY), N. C. Location.-Smiths (Smith) Creek rises in Pamlico County, flows in a general southerly direction, and empties into Neuse River at the town of Oriental, 25 miles southeasterly from New Bern, N. C. It is about 5 miles long but navigable only 2 or 3 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 538.) Existing project.-This provides for the excavation of a basin in the small bay located in the center of the town of Oriental, and just inside the mouth of the creek, to a depth of 10 feet at mean low water, and removing several lumps and projecting points in the entrance channel. Variations in the water level, due to winds, seldom exceed 2 feet above or below mean stage. Observations of 4 years' duration show that the extreme range of wind tides is 8.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1910, was $16,250. The latest (1910) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 774, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. RIVERS AND HARBORS--WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 571 Terminal facilities.-There are 16 wharves in this harbor, all of timber construction with pile foundations. They have a frontage varying from 6 to 40 feet, the total frontage being about 400 feet. None has rail connections. One wharf was built by the town and is to be maintained in perpetuity as a public wharf. The remaining wharves are all privately owned but are generally open to use by the public when not required by the owners. The facilities are consid- ered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1936 at a saving of $1,778 under the estimated cost. At the close of the year the limiting mean low water depths were 10.0 feet in the entrance channel and 10.0 feet in a channel 100 feet wide through the basin. The total costs and expenditures under the exist- ing project to June 30, 1939, were $14,471.80 for new work and $6,957.80 for maintenance, a total of $21,429.60. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended July 1, 1939, $7,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, during De- cember 1939. The additional sum of $1,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel, under contract, during October 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-------.... $14, 471. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------- 6, 957. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------21, 429. 60 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 21, 429. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------- 7, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ---------------- 28, 429. 60 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- ........-------- Cost of maintenance_.. _ .. ._- _ . - $3. 85 $6, 699. 71 . Total expended- . ....... .. _---------------_-- ------------ _ 6, 703. 56 .---------................ Allotted ___-------_ __.-------- -------------.. 15, 000. 00 -8, 296. 44 -------------- $7, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939---------------------------------------- $7, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------- -- 7, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenane 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 1, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 17. 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 southeast- erly 43 miles and empties into Neuse River 71/2 miles above New Bern, N. C. (See U. S. Geological Survey sheets New Bern, Vanceboro, Ayden, and Winterville.) 572 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 of about 12 feet at Vanceboro. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1909, was $1,600. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $350. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 360, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). No map of this creek has ever been published. Terminal facilities.-There are two wharves on this stream having a total frontage of about 100 feet. The existing facilities are con- sidered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1910. At the close of the year a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water, with a minimum width of 50 feet, was available to Vanceboro. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $1,600 for new work and $5,422 for maintenance, a total of $7,022. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $1,500, will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Vanceboro with the Government derrick boat Northeast, during Octo- tber 1939. No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1941, as it is believed that no maintenance snagging will be required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_____________- -________-----$1, - 600 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ ____-- _____-- 5,422 __ _____--- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 __-----...7__ 7, 022 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------------7, 022 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-----.... ----------------- 1, 500 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------------- 8, 522 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work....................... . .. ...... ..... . ....... Cost of maintenance--.. -- .- ------------- ----------..-------------- Total expended..... ...... Allotted- -- ---------....... . -- ---- ------... -$350 .....-------------- ........-------------- $1, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939-------------------------------------------- $1, 500 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_-------------------------------- 1, 500 18. 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.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-W ILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 573 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 Docu- ment No. 467, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There is one wharf on this stream. The facil- ities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The total costs and expenditures were $3.17 for maintenance in connection with minor survey. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1896 at a saving of $13,105 under the estimated cost. At present the stream is in poor condition. The controlling depth is 1 foot at the mouth. The total costs and expenditures under the existing proj- ect to June 30, 1939, were $64,394.56 for new work and $31,850.32 for maintenance, a total of $96,244.88. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $996.83, will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Snow Hill with the Government derrick boat Northeast, during November 1939. The additional sum of $1,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Snow Hill with the Government derrick boat Northeast during October 1940. Cost and flnancial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ----- ----_------___ ___ __ $64,394.56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 31, 850. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 96, 244. 88 Net total expenditures------------- -- ----------- 96, 244. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------------- 996. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__-------------- 97, 241. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of n ew work --------------- ...--------- .- ...-------- .--- ...------ .---- .. ....... ....... ...... Cost of maintenance------------- ----- ------------- -------------------- ..... .....------- $3.17 Total expended----.....-_-....... .. -3. ......... 17 -------- - Allotted__ ....................... -$2,416.29 ------------------............ 1,000.00 574 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ --- $1, 000. 00 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 3. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------- ----------- 996.83 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1-- ---------------------------- 1,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 19. TRENT RIVER, N. C. Location.-This stream is formed by the junction of Beaver Dam 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 River and Harbor Act ap- proved March 3, 1879, and modified in 1885, 1887, 1889, and 1896. For further details see page 1803 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 514 of the Annual Report for 1938. 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 in- cluded 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, ex- clusive 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 8 feet at dead low water at New Bern .._...... H. Doe. No. 121, 56th Cong., 2d sess. Channel 6 feet deep at dead low water over Joint Resolution No. 22, approved Foys Flats, 4 miles above New Bern. Mar. 4, 1907. June 25,1910 A 4-foot navigable depth to Trenton IH.Doc. No. 1471, 60th Cong., 2d sess. Jan. 21, 1927 Channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and H. Doe. No. 299, 67th Cong., 2d sess. 300 feet wide in front of New Bern. For the latest printed map see Annual Report, 1895, page 1318. 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 con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1929. At the close of the fiscal year, project depth was available to Polloksville, 18 miles above the mouth. From Polloksville to Trenton RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 575 the controlling depth is 3 /2 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $44,294.05 for new work and $32,681.78 for maintenance, a total of $76,975.83. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $3,900, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Dredging to restore project dimensions in the channel at New Bern, under contract, during October 1939 400 $------------------------- Maintenance snagging between the mouth and Trenton with the Govern- ment derrick boat Northeast, during December 1939 11,500 Total for all work --------------------------------- 3, 900 The additional sum of $2,100 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, and will be applied to maintenance snagging between the mouth and Trenton with the Government derrick boat Northeast, 11/2 months, during October and November 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----____________---- __- $115, 199. 45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------- ____-- ___ -- -- ____ 59, 786. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------___ 174, 986. 22 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 174, 986. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------ -- __----___-3, 900.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------- ____ 178, 886. 22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..-- -- -- - ,Costof maintenance_ _ $1, 500 .Total expended__ _ . __1_ 1, 500 Allotted--------------------$1, 501.99 400 ---------- $1, 000 $2, 900 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------- ----- $1, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939_------------------------------- 2, 900.00 Amount to be accounted for Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___ --...._..--------------- 3, 900. 00 3, 900. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2, 100. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 20. CHANNEL CONNECTING THOROUGHFARE BAY WITH CEDAR BAY, N. C. Location.-Thoroughfare Bay 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. The length of this channel is about 11 miles. There is no lunar tide in the channel or waterway, variations in the level of the water sur- 184626--39---pt. 1, vol. 1-37 576 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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. Recommended modifications of project.--Under date of June 14, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be modi- fied to provide a depth of 7 feet and for increasing the width at the bends, at an estimated first cost of $20,000 with no increase in annual maintenance over that now required, subject to certain condi- tions of local cooperation. (S. Doc. No. 87, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) 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 existing project was com- pleted in 1921. At the close of the fiscal year the governing mean low water depth was 5.2 feet. The total costs and expenditures unrider the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $9,000 for new work and $15,549.01 for maintenance, a total of $24,549.01. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended July 1, 1939, $7,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, during January 1940. The additional sum of $1,000 can be profitably expended for main- tenance dredging during September 1940. Cost and financial snummnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------- ------- $9, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___--------------------- 15, 549.01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------24,549.01 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 24, 549.01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 7,000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939.----------___ 31, 549.01 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . ------ ------------- --------- ------------- ------------- ------------ -------------- $499.05 I--------- ---------- $7,049.96 - -- Cost of maintenance -- ----- Total expended. -- .-----. --.. -------- - ----- - 481.05 7,067. 96 -- -- Allotted .-----..----------------- -$5, 000 $5, 000 4,000.00 -1,450.99 $7, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_---------------------- ----- ------- $7,000:00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------------- 7, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably- - expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 1, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 577 21. DRUM INLET, N. C. Location.-Drum Inlet is an opening through the barrier beach which separates Core Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,100 feet wide and is situated about 35 miles northeast of Beaufort and opposite the village of Atlantic. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide from the gorge in the inlet to .the fed- erally improved channel in Core Sound. The mean range of tide is 3.8 feet in the ocean and 0.3 foot in Core Sound at Atlantic. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1937, is $50,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 414, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. This will not be neces- sary, as all spoil can be deposited in tidal waters. Terminal facilities.--There are no wharves along this waterway, and, as it is only a part of a through waterway, none are deemed necessary. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The costs and expendi- tures for the year were $164.35 for new work in the preparation of plans and specifications. Condition at end of fiscal yea.-No field work has been done on this project. At the close of the fiscal year the limiting mean-low- water depth was about 2.0 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $164.35 for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $49,- 835.65, will be applied to new-work dredging, under contract, between August 1 and December 31, 1939, to complete the project involving the construction of a channel 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the gorge in the inlet to the federally improved channel in Core Sound. The additional sum of $4,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel, under contract, during September 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---- ---------------------- - $164. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--_________ 164. 35 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------- 164. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 _______________-_______ 49, 835. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -- ____,______ 50, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ........ __ ___------ -...... _..........._ $164. 35 $........------------- Cost of maintenance .... .. ...................................------- ...............--------... Total expended . . __. . . . . .. .164. 35 Allotted . .. 50, 000. 00 578 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------------- $50, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 164. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-----------------------49, 835. 65 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 ------------------------------------ 4, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 22. BEAUFORT HARBOR, N. C. Location.-This harbor is located just inside Beaufort Inlet adjacent to Morehead City Harbor. New Bern, N. C., the nearest harbor of importance, is about 43 miles by inland waterway to the northwest. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 420.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 4, 1836. The total cost and expenditure was $5,000 for new work. For further details see page 1803 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for the stopping of erosion at the inlet by jetties and sand fences at Fort Macon and Shackleford Points and other shore protection; for a channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water in Bulkhead Channel and Gallants Channel and the same depth, with width varying from 200' to 400 feet, in front of the town of Beaufort; and the construction of a stone bulkhead extending from Town Marsh across Bird Shoal to the westerly end of Carrot Island. The distance from the inlet to the upper end of Gallants Channel is about 5 miles. The average rise of tide is 21/2 feet at Beaufort and 31/2 feet at the inlet. The extreme range of tides is 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, was $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: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1881 9-foot channel 200 feet wide through Bulkhead Annual Report, 1881, p. 1013. Channel to Beaufort; a 6-foot channel 100 feet wide to North River and Core Sound; and the construction of jetties on Shakleford Point. Reduced channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep Annual Report, 1890, p. 1134. through Bulkhead Channel to Beaufort. Mar. 2,1907 Repairs to Fort Macon jetties and additional Specified in act. jetties and shore protection. June 25,1910 10-foot channel 60 feet wide from Beaufort through H. Doc. No. 511, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Gallants Channel to the inland waterway. Mar. 2,1919 Turning and anchorage basin 10 feet deep in front H. Doc. No. 1108, 63d Cong., 2d sess. of Beaufort. Mar. 3,1925 Bulkhead across Bird Shoal-----_.. - __ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1 No. 8, 68th Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 Increase in depth to 12 feet in Bulkhead Channel, H. Doec. No. 776, 69th Cong., 2d sess.' Gallants Channel, and in front of Beaufort. SContain latest published maps. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 579 Recommended modifications of project.--Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be modi- fied to provide for extension of the existing basin eastward to the easterly side of Marsh Street, and for increase in width of the entire basin to 600 feet, all to a depth of 12 feet, at an estimated first cost of $54,000, with annual maintenance of $2,700 in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H. Doc. No. 334, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal 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 present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of maintenance dredging with Government plant and hired labor and repairing existing jetties and training walls. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon, between April 6 and 7, 1939, removed 20,174 cubic yards of material from bulkhead channel entrance. Dur- ing the period January 19 to February 15, 1939, 987 tons of rock were placed in two spur jetties and the shore connection of the main jetty at Shackleford Point. The costs and expenditures of this work were $6,864.77, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. At the close, of the year the governing mean low- water depths were as follows: bulkhead channel, 12 feet; Gallants Channel, 12 feet; channel in front of Beaufort, 12 feet. The stone jetties and training walls were in fair condition. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $269,- 667.38 for new work and $213,074.72 for maintenance, a total of $482,742.10. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $18,149.85, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Dredging to restore project dimensions in the harbor and approach channels, under contract, during September and October 1939___ $11, 949. 85 Repairing existing jetties and training walls, under contract, during October 1939-- , 200. 00 6---------------------------- Total for all work________________--__ ___-__-_ 18,149. 85 The additional sum of $17,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging, under contract, during April and May 1941________-- __ $12, 500 Repairing existing jetties and training walls, under contract, during May 1941---------------- ------------------------ 5, 000 Total for all work1-------------------------------------7, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------------- $274, 667.38 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------213, 074. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 __-- ______ 487, 742. 10 Net total expenditures_ _-- -------- -- 487, 742. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-__--------_ 18, 149. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1939------- 505. 891. 95 580 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .-------------------------------------------------------- - -- Cost of maintenance---.... -..... $1, 216. 45 $20, 584. 10 $1, 327. 53 $20, 250. 21 $6, 864.77 Total expended------------------ 394. 09 21, 460. 01 1, 327. 53 20, 250. 21 6, 864. 77 Allotted ....... 17, 500. 00 ------------ ..........---------------------- 9, 000.00 5, 000. 00 20,014.62 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------------- $5, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 2, 514.62 $-------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- 17, 500. 00 20, 014. 62 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 25, 014. 62 Gross amount expended-------- ------------------- 6, 864. 77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------18, 149. 85 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- -- -- - -- -- - -- - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - :30, 1941, for maintenance 1- - 17, 500. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 23. 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 Slough, 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 a channel 23/4 miles long connecting Core Sound and Beaufort Harbor. For further details see page 520 of the Annual Report for 1938. 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, and for a channel 7 feet deep and 75 feet wide from the main channel in Core Sound to the. town of Atlantic. 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 1937, was $84,400, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $11,750. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 581 Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Sept. 22, 1922 A 7-foot channel 75 feet wide from Core Sound to H. Doc. No. 88, 67th Cong., 1st sess. Beaufort Harbor. Aug. 30,19352 A 7-foot channel 75 feet wide from Pamlico Sound H. Doc. No. 485, 72d Cong., 2d sess. to Beaufort Harbor via Wainwright Channel. Aug. 26,1937 A 7-foot side channel 75 feet wide to Atlantic.... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 92, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 1 These documents contain the latest published maps. Included in the Public Works Administration program Jan. 3, 1934. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 5 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 privately owned, but generally open to use by the public when not required by the owners. A public wharf has been pro- vided at Atlantic. The existing facilities on the portion of the water- way connecting Core Sound and Beaufort Harbor are considered adequate, but additional wharves are needed at several of the com- munities along Core Sound. Operations and results during flecal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The portion of the project pro- viding for a waterway from Pamlico Sound through Core Sound to Beaufort was completed with regular and Public Works funds in 1934 at a saving of $3,745 under the estimated cost. At the close of the year the limiting mean low water depth was 3.8 feet in Wain- wright Slough and 6.0 feet at the Beaufort entrance. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939 (Works Progress Administration project not included), were $27,655.04 for new work and $45,457.11 for maintenance, from regular funds, and $40,000 for new work, from Public Works funds, a total of $113,112.15. The portion of the project providing for a side channel to the town of Atlantic was completed under the Works Progress Admin- istration in February 1937. Works Progress Administration funds expended amounted to $13,171.72, and local interests contributed $5,412.81, making the total cost $18,584.53. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $21,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the waterway, under contract between September 1 and November 30, 1939. The additional sum of $11,750 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel, under contract, during April and May 1941. 582 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------- ---- ------------- $87, 655. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------- ------------- 58, 310. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 965. 96 1------------45, Net total expenditures--------------------------------------- 1145, 965. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 _.-----__---------.- 21, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_-----___---- 116, 965.96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work_ .-- -_ $39, 985. 25 . Cost of maintenance___ __ _____--- __ __--- __ $70. 93 $9,398.31 Total expended___,---------..------- 40, 035. 25 70. 93 9, 398.31 . ____-. Allotted ....---------------------- 1,400. 00 -------------- 12, 000. 00 -2, 530. 76 $21, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------------- $21,000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------------- 21, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 1----------------------------- -11, 750. 00 1 In addition $10,000 expended from contributed funds on new work. s Exclusive of available funds. 24. CHANNEL FROM BACK SOUND TO LOOKOUT BIGHT, N. C. Location.-This channel extends from a point near the eastern end of Harkers Island, about 8 miles east of Beaufort, through the shal- low waters of Back Sound and Lighthouse Bay, to and through Shackleford Banks, and into the Atlantic Ocean at Lookout Bight, and is about 4 miles long. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 421.) Existing project.--The project provides for a channel 50 feet wide and 5 feet deep at mean low water from deep water in Back Sound, through Shackleford Banks to deep water in Lookout Bight. The mean range of tide is 3.8 feet in Lookout Bight and 1.3 feet in Back Sound, and the extreme range is 8.2 feet in Lookout Bight and 3.8 feet in Back Sound. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1937, was $50,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $11,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 251, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The project provides that local interests fur- nish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent main- tenance, as required, and release the United States from all claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement. These provi- sions have been complied with and approved by the Chief of Engineers July 8, 1938. Terminal facilities.-None. Not required. RIVERS AND HARBORS--WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 583 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of new work dredging by contract, maintenance dredging with Government plant and hired labor, and miscellaneous surveys. The contractor, between August 3 and October 11, 1938, removed 251,819 cubic yards of material from the channel, completing the project. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon, between March 13 and April 8, 1939, removed 50,000 cubic yards of material from tangents 1, 2, and 3. The costs of this work were $24,669.83 for new work and $21,906.03 for maintenance, a total of $46,575.86. The expenditures were $46,582.11. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1938 at a saving of $25,323 under the estimated cost. At the close of the year the controlling depth at mean low water was 5 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $24,676.08 for new work and $21,906.03 for maintenance, a total of $46,582.11. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $14,- 417.89, will be applied to maintenance dredging, under contract, during January 1940. The additional sum of $11,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to the maintenance of the channel, under contract, during February 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $24,676. 08 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 21, 906. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------- 46, 582.11 Net total expenditures---------------------------------46, 582. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 14, 417. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 61,000. 61, 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ............... Cost of new work----- ------- ------------------------- - $6. 25 $24, 669. 83 Cost of maintenance-......-- ----- ---------- -------------- -------------- -------------- 21, 906.03 Total cost -- ------------ . ----------------------.-------------- 6. 25 46,575.86 Total expended.........-- ----- -- --- -- ----- ----- --------- -------- --- - ------ - 46, 582.11 Allotted.....-- ------------------------------- ---- -------- 50, 000.00 11, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $50,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ 11, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------- 61, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_-----------------------------------46, 582.11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 14, 417. 89 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 -------- ------ 11, 000. 00 I Exclusive of available funds. 584 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 25. INLAND WATERWAY, BEAUFORT TO CAPE FEAR RIVER, N. C., 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 River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836; March 3, 1837; July 7, 1838; August 2, 1882; August 5, 1886; September 19, 1890; March 3, 1905; June 25, 1910; and August 8, 1917. 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), page 589 (for waterway between Beau- fort Harbor and New River; that is, portion between Beaufort and Swansboro), Annual Report for 1917; Annual Report for 1926, page 532, and Annual Report for 1938, page 523. Existing project.-This provides for a waterway 12 feet deep at mean low water with a bottom width of 90 feet, extending along the coast from Beaufort, N. C., to the Cape Fear River, a distance of 93.5 miles, with such modifications in routing as the Chief of Engi- neers may find desirable and economical, and including the provision of a tidal lock near the Cape Fear end and a highway bridge in its vicinity. The project also provides for a channel 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; for a side channel 12 feet deep and 90 feet wide to a turning basin of the same depth, 200 feet wide and 350 feet long, opposite the prin- cipal wharves at Swansboro; and for an entrance channel 6 feet deep and 90 feet wide at New River Inlet with connecting channel of the same dimensions to the Inland Waterway near the mouth of New River. 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 3Y 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 is 3.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $2,402,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $161,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 585 Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 8, 1917 A 3-foot channel 100 feet wide from Beaufort to H. Doc. No. 1775, 64th Cong., 2d sess Swansboro, thence 40 feet wide to Jacksonville. Jan. 21,1927 A 12-foot channel 90 feet wide from Beaufort to H. Doc. No. 450, 69th Cong., 1st sess, Cape Fear River, N. C. Aug. 30, 1935 A 10-foot channel 90 feet wide in New River from H. Doc. No. 67, 74th Cong., 1st sess, the Inland Waterway to Jacksonville. Aug. 26, 1937 A 12-foot side channel 90 feet wide to Swansboro__ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe,. No. 16, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' June 20,1938 A 6-foot channel 90 feet wide from New River In- H. Doe. No. 691, 75th Cong., 3d sess.' let to the Inland Waterway. 1 Contain latest published maps. 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 (Act of August 30, 1935), provides that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States the neces- sary rights-of-way and all disposal areas, shall extinguish all claims for damages to oyster beds, and construct adequate terminal facilities at Jacksonville satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers and the Secre- tary of War; the project for a 12-foot side channel into Swansboro (Act of August 26, 1937) provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and agree to construct adequate terminal facilities at Swansboro; the project for the channel from New River Inlet to the inland waterway (Act of June 20, 1938) provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for main- tenance as may be necessary, and give assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of War to hold and save the United States free from dam- ages to oyster beds; and provided further, that no work shall be undertaken until the provisions of local cooperation prescribed in the project for the waterway to Jacksonville have been complied with. All requirements have been met with the exception of those in con- nection with dredging New River Inlet and it is believed that these will be complied with promptly when funds for dredging are made available. Terminal facilities.-The north end of this waterway is in Beau- fort Harbor and harbor at Morehead City, the terminal facilities of which are described in the reports for those improvements in this report. There are 16 wharves between Morehead City and Swans- boro, 10 at or near Swansboro, 9 on New River, of which 5 are at or near Jacksonville, and 16 between New River and Cape Fear River. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of new work dredging, under contract, maintenance dredg- ing with rented and Government plant, and miscellaneous surveying. The contractor, on new work, between December 8, 1938, and January 6, 1939, removed 19,644 cubic yards of material from the side channel to Swansboro. The material removed for the year was 19,644 cubic 586 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 yards for new work and 399,398 cubic yards for maintenance, a total of 419,042 cubic yards. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon, between August 10 and September 18, 1938, and February 16 and 22, 1939, removed 296,398 cubic yards of material from section III, 43,298 cubic yards from section IV, and 7,322 cubic yards from sec- tion V. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Mantua, between October 19 and November 14, 1938, removed 36,556 cubic yards of material from section I, 4,781 cubic yards from section II, 8,094 cubic yards from section IV, and 3,430 cubic yards from section V. The rented dredge Charleston, between May 30 and June 2, 1939, removed 3,519 cubic yards of material from section IV. The total costs for the year were $57, 047.50, of which $4,820.54 was for new work and $52,226.96 was for maintenance. The expenditures were $56,997.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 96 percent completed. The portion of the project providing for a 12-foot channel between Beaufort and Cape Fear River was completed in 1932. No work has been done on the 10-foot channel in New River to Jacksonville or on the channel from New River Inlet to the water- way. At the close of the year the available mean low water depths were 11.0 feet between Beaufort and Cape Fear River, 5 feet in New River to Jacksonville, 12 feet to Swansboro, and about 1.0 foot to New River Inlet. The total costs of the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $2,248,328.36 for new work and $468,265.15 for main- tenance, a total of $2,716,593.51. The total expenditures were $2,716,543.27. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $229,078.98, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939--------------------------------- $50. 24 New work : Dredging a channel 10 feet deep and 90 feet wide in New River between the Inland Waterway and Jacksonville, under con- tract, between July 1 and Sept. 30, 1939_____________________ 71, 528. 74 Dredging an entrance channel 6 feet deep and 90 feet wide at New River Inlet with connecting channel of the same dimen- sions to the Inland Waterway, under contract, between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, 1939 -- ___-----__----__--------_ 35, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions in the water- way between Beaufort and the Cape Fear River, and in side channel to Swansboro, with Government plant and hired labor as needed, between July 1, 1939, and June 30, 1940------------ 122, 500. 00 Total for all work_ -. _________------------------- 229, 078. 98 The additional sum of $161,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to maintenance dredging with Government plant and hired labor between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------- -------------- $2, 447,035. 28 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------- __--- 575, 899. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 3, 022, 934. 37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 50. 24 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 3, 022, 884.13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 _------------------------- 229, 078.98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 --------- 3, 251, 963. 11 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 587 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- _ _ _--------- -------------- -------- -- --------- - -- - $4, 820. 54 Cost of maintenance ........ $61, 449. 17 $66, 397. 39 $34, 602. 76 $43, 923. 76 52, 226. 96 Total cost .---------------- 61, 449. 17 66, 397. 39 34, 602. 76 43, 923. 76 57, 047. 50 Total expended..---------------- 61, 449. 17 66, 397. 39 34, 602. 76 43, 923. 76 56, 997. 26 Allotted .. 55, 000. 00 ...------------------ ......-------------- 7, 147. 91 130, 000. 00 206, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ ... $80, 076. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_----------- $81, 00. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939----------- 125,000. 00 206, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 286, 076. 24 Gross amount expended-- 57, 214. 46 $------------------- Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 217. 20 56, 997. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_ 229, 078. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------- $5, 509. 83 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------62, 640. 00 68,149. 83 Balance available June 30, 1939--------- ------ 160, 929. 15 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 161, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 26. 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 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 12 feet deep at mean low water with a bottom width of not less than 90 feet, between Cape Fear River, N. C., and Winyah Bay, S. C., a distance of ap- proximately 94.5 miles; for the construction of three bridges cross- ing the waterway in Horry County, S. C.; and for a yacht basin 230 feet wide, 450 feet long, and 12 feet deep near the town of South- port, connected with the Intracoastal Waterway by a suitable channel of the same depth. 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. revised in 1938, is $6,431,500. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $62,100. 588 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 A waterway 8 feet deep and 75 feet wide from Cape H. Doc. No. 41, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Fear River to Winyah Bay. Aug. 30,1935 1 Construction of bridges across the waterway in Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. Horry County, S. C. No. 14, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26,1937 Increasing dimensions of waterway to 12 feet deep Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 2 and 90 feet wide. No. 6, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 2 June 20,1938 To provide a yacht basin near Southport, 12 feet H. Doc. No. 549, 75th Cong , 3d sess. deep, 230 feet wide, and 450 feet long, with connecting channel. IIncluded in P. W. A. program Sept. 6, 1933. 2 Contain latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide near Myrtle Beach, S. C., an anchorageIbasin 125 feet wide, 335 feet long, and 12 feet deep, at an estimated first cost of $11,000, with annual maintenance of $200, in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 327, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.--All requirements in connection with the con- struction of the 8-foot waterway, and of bridges in Horry County, have been fully complied with. The project for the 12-foot waterway provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance and bear the cost of all necessary modifications to bridges. It is believed that in this section of the waterway the rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas originally provided are sufficient for the enlargement, and that no alterations to bridges will be neces- sary. The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, authorized the project for the yacht basin near Southport, subject to the provisions that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, release the United States and its agents from all claims for damages attributable to the dredg- ing operations, and agree to provide suitable bulkheads, boat slips, walkways, and facilities for servicing boats open to the general public on equal and reasonable terms to all. These requirements have not been complied with, but it is believed that they will be met when funds for dredging are made available. Terminal facilities.-There are numerous wharves and landings along the present waterways which are used mostly for shipping agri- cultural and timber 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.-The work for the year, all with regular funds, consisted of maintenance dredging and snag- RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 589 ging with Government plant and hired labor, and new work dredging by contract to obtain authorized enlarged project dimensions. The work under the Charleston, S. C., district was as follows: The U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell removed 39,602 cubic yards of material from the most objectionable shoals in the 11-mile reach next south of Little River under the previous 8-foot project at a cost of $7,675.56. The U. S. derrick boat No. 6 and hired labor removed a total of 928 snags, stumps and sunken logs, and 52 cords of floating debris from the channel between Little River and Enterprise, S. C., at a cost of $2,849.51. There were removed 1,886,323 cubic yards by con- tract in obtaining authorized project dimensions in 15.8 miles of the 35.3-mile section south of Little River at a cost of $375,893.71. Costs during the year amounted to $375,893.71 for new work by contract and $10,525.07 for maintenance by hired labor. The cost of surveys and supervision was $2,873.72. The total costs for the year were $389,- 292.50, of which $13,398.79 was for maintenance and $375,893.71 was for new work. The expenditures were $288,060.05. The work under the Wilmington district was as follows: The U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon, between July 28 and 30, 1938, and February 22 and 28, 1939, removed 25,944 cubic yards of material from the Cape Fear River entrance to the waterway, and 30,951 cubic yards from shoals in the vicinity of Lockwoods Folly and Shallotte Rivers. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Mantua, between October 13 and 18, 1938, removed 6,222 cubic yards of material from shoals in the vicinity of Lockwoods Folly and Shallotte Rivers. The contractor, on new work, between February 21 and June 30, 1939, removed 794,942 cubic yards of material in obtaining authorized project dimensions in 5.5 miles of the 33-mile section north of Little River. The costs for the year were $67,862.46 for new work and $10,018.16 for maintenance, a total of $77,880.62. The expenditures were $56,562.34. The total costs for the year for the Wilmington and Charleston districts were $443,- 756.17 for new work and $23,416.95 for maintenance, a total of $467,- 173.12. The expenditures were $344,622.39. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 80 percent completed. The 8-foot waterway, including construction of the three bridges, was completed in 1936 at a saving of approximately $909,000 under the estimated cost. No work has been done on the yacht basin .at Southport. The enlargement of the previous 8-foot project to the existing 12-foot project is 42 percent completed south of Little River and 20 percent uorth of Little. River. At the close of the fiscal year the governing mean low-water depths were 7.5 feet from the Cape Fear River to Tubbs Inlet, thence 12 feet for 21.3 miles, thence 8 feet to Waccamaw River, thence 12 feet to Winyah Bay. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $3,360,152.05, of which $3,093,515.12 was for new work and $266,- 636.93 for maintenance, from regular funds, and $2,065,436.94 for new work from Public Works funds. The total expenditures were $5,290,028.50, of which the sum of $3,224,591.56 was from regular funds and $2,065,436.94 from Public Works funds. 590 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $1,227,179.45, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939 ---------------------------- $133, 002. 49 Amount transferred to other projects during July 1939 ..---- - 180, 000. 00 New work: Completion of dredging, under existing contract, in the sec- tion between Cape Fear River, N. C., and Little River, S. C., to provide project dimensions of 12-foot depth for a bottom width of 90 feet, July 1, 1939, to March 17, 1940----------- 316, 288. 52 Dredging yacht basin at Southport, N. C., under contract, be- tween Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 1939------------------------ 25, 000. 00 Completion of dredging under existing contract, in section I from Little River, S. C., to a point 300 feet north of Little River Bridge, to provide project dimensions of 12-foot depth to bottom width of 90 feet, July 1 to 31, 1939------------ 14, 600. 00 Completion of dredging under existing contract, in sections II and III from a point 300 feet north of the Little River Bridge to a point 1/5 miles north of Socastee Bridge, to provide project dimensions of 12-foot depth for a bottom width of 90 feet, July 1 to Dec. 10, 1939 -- _____-__-__ 470, 288. 44 Total for new work_----- --------- 1, 139, 179. 45 Maintenance: Dredging as may be found necessary to restore project dimen- sions between Cape Fear River, N. C., and Little River, S. C., July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940 ---- 28, 000. 00 Dredging by contract between Little River, S. C., and Bucks- port, S. C., Jan. 1 to Apr. 15, 1940_____.___-_____--- 56., 500. 00 Clearing channel of stumps, logs, etc., as may be found neces- sary during the periods Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, 1939, and Mar. 15 to Apr. 15, 1940 -------------------------------------- 3, 500. 00 Total for all maintenance -------------------------- 88, 000. 00 Total for all work ------------ ____------1, 227,179. 45 The additional sum of $61,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and will be applied as follows: Dredging as may be found necessary to restore project dimensions be- tween Cape Fear River, N. C., and Little River, S. C., July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 ------------------------------------------ $28, 000 Dredging by contract as may be found necessary to restore project di- mensions between Little River, S. C., and Bucksport, S. C., during January and February 1941________----___------------------ 31, 800 Clearing the channel of stumps, logs, and floating debris, Mar. 15 to Apr. 15, 1941--------------------------------------------------- 1, 700 Total for all work -------------------------- ---------------- 61, 500 Cost and financial summary -- Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_________ ___-----$5, 158, 952. 06 - Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____________-----_-- 266, 636. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------5, 425, 588.99 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939--------------------------- -- 2, 558. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1939----------------------- 5, 423, 030. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 133, 002. 49 Net total expenditures , 290, 028. 50 5------------------------------ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 1, 227, 179. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------- 6, 517, 207. 95 RIVERS AND HARBOIRS--WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 591 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.......------------....$1, 413, 627. 19 $1, 055, 478. 08 .-------- __-. $7, 481. 51 $443, 756. 17 Cost of maintenance ... _----- -.. 71, 124. 36 33, 173. 67 $68, 644. 83 56, 951. 99 23, 416. 95 Total cost-....-------------.......... 1,484, 751. 55 1,088, 651. 75 68, 644. 83 64, 433. 50 467,173. 12 Total expended.....---------- ---........... 1,308, 452. 25 1, 298, 223.97 51, 366. 80 61, 337. 52 344, 622. 39 Allotted ------------...........--------- 855, 073. 64 877, 200. 00 -7, 147. 91 1, 851, 800. 00 1, 479, 800. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------------- $92, 001. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938------ $1, 763,300. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939------- 111, 500. 00 1, 874, 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ ------------------------ 1, 966, 801. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 395, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------- 1, 571, 801. 84 Gross amount expended----------------------- $344, 743.66 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 121. 27 344, 622. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------- 1,227,179. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------ $609, 875. 19 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- 300, 952. 47 910, 827. 66 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 316, 351. 79 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ------------------------------- 61, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 27. MOREHEAD CITY HARBOR, N. C. Location.-This harbor is situated on the northern shore of Bogue Sound, adjacent to Beaufort Harbor and Inlet. New Bern, N. C., the nearest city of importance, is about 43 miles by inland waterway to the northwest. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 420.) Previous project.-The channel across the ocean bar was formerly improved under the title of Beaufort Inlet, N. C. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905 (H. Doc. No. 563, 58th Cong., 2d sess.). For further details, see page 470 of Annual Report for 1935. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide across the ocean bar at Beaufort Inlet, thence same depth and 300 feet wide to the marine terminals at Morehead City, enlarged to 600 feet to form a turning basin at that point, and for construction of jetties at the inlet; for a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the 30-foot channel to Sixth Street, Morehead City, thence same depth and 200 to 400 feet wide to Tenth Street, thence 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide to deep water in Bogue Sound. The average rise of the tide is about 2/2 feet at Morehead City and 31/2 feet at the inlet. 184626---39-pt. 1, vol. 1-38 592 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Observations made in 1907 showed an extreme range of tide of 4.8 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1936, is $1,610,000. The latest (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $89,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the H. Doc. No. 649, 61st Cong., 2d sess. wharves at Morehead City, thence 200 feet wide in front of the wharves. July 3, 1930 Channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the H. Doc. No. 105, 70th Cong., 1st sess., outer harbor to 6th St. in Morehead City, thence 200 to 400 feet wide to 10th St., and a channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide connecting with Bogue Sound. Aug. 26,1937 2 Channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide across the Senate committee print, 74th Cong., bar at Beaufort Inlet, thence 30 feet deep and 1st sess. 300 feet wide to the marine terminals at More- head City. 1 Contains the latest published map. 2 Included in Public Works Administration program, July 5, 1934, under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933. Local cooperation.-The project provides that local interests fur- nish, free of cost to the United States, spoil-disposal areas as required for new work and for future maintenance and all other lands needed for the improvement, and to the further condition that local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that an adequate terminal open to the public on uniform terms will be available by the time the channel is completed. Terminals have been completed and spoil-disposal areas for new work furnished. Lands needed in con- nection with the construction of jetties have not been furnished. Terminal facilities.-There are 37 wharves along the main water front of the town, with a total frontage of about 1,182 feet. The marine terminals provide 1,350 feet of berthing space with a depth alongside of 27 feet at mean low water, and facilities for transfer of cargoes between rail and water carriers. The existing facilities are considered adequate for existing and prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year, all maintenance, consisted of dredging the ocean bar channel with Government plant and hired labor, and dredging the turning basin and the triangular basin adjacent to the marine terminal at More- head City with a rented dredge. The U. S. hopper dredge Comstock, between September 1 and October 31, 1938, and June 28 and 30, 1939, removed 473,796 cubic yards of material from the ocean bar channel. The rented pipe-line dredge Pamlico, between Novem- RIVERS AND HARBORS--WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 593 her 10 and December 3, 1938, removed 34,999 cubic yards of material from the turning basin and the triangular basin adjacent to the marine terminal at Morehead City. The costs and expenditures of this work were $51,536.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The portion of the existing project providing for a 12-foot channel to Morehead City, thence a 6-foot channel to the westward to Bogue Sound, was completed in 1931; the portion providing for the 30-foot channel to the terminals, was com- pleted in 1936. No work has been done on the jetties proposed for Beaufort Inlet. The existing project is 40 percent completed. At the close of the fiscal year 29 feet at mean low water were available in Beaufort Inlet Channel; 27 feet in the 30-foot channel (inside) to the terminals at Morehead City; 12 feet from deep water in the outer harbor to the foot of Tenth Street, Morehead City; and thence i feet to Bogue Sound to the westward. The total costs and ex- penditures under the existing project, to June 30, 1939, were $713,260.76, of which the sum of $159,784.90 was from regular funds and $553,475.86 from Public Works funds. Of the cost $613,106.40, including $553,475.86 Public Works funds, was for new work and $100,154.36 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $87,- 463.25, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Dredging to restore project dimensions in the 30-foot channel from a point just inside the inlet to the Morehead City terminals, and from the turning basin in front of the terminals, under contract, between September 16 and November 15, 1939------------------ $53, 000. 00 Dredging to restore project dimensions in the channel through the inlet and in the channel just inside of the inlet, with Government dredge Comstock, 2 months, during July and August, 1939-------- 34, 463. 25 Total for all work----------------------------- ------- 87, 463.25 The additional sum of $89,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to maintenance as follows: Dredging the harbor in front of Morehead City and the approach channels, under contract, May 1940------------------------------ $4, 000 Dredging the 30-foot channel from a point just inside the inlet to the Morehead City terminals and the turning basin in front of the terminals, under contract, during March and April, 1941---------_ 25, 000 Dredging the channel through the inlet and the channel just inside the inlet, during July and August 1940, and May and June 1941.-.. 60, 000 Total for all work__---_------------------------------------- 89, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- 57, 590. 64 $6--------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 384, 711. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------ 1, 042, 302. 44 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 1, 042, 302. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 87, 463. 25 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 1, 129, 765. 69 594 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 .... Cost of new work____ ______..__________ _ $505, 432. 12 $48,043. 74 $2, 838. 96 Cost of maintenance ... $55, 000 ______________ 66. 79 29, 813.83 $51, 536.75 Total cost----------------- 55, 000 505, 432. 12 48, 110. 53 32, 652. 79 51, 536. 75 Total expended...........------------------. 55, 000 449, 576. 44 103, 966. 21 32, 652. 79 51, 536. 75 Allotted_ ........-............. 63, 000 555, 000. 00 3, 475. 86 69, 719. 58 89, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__ __----- $50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act, ap- proved June 28, 1939------ ------------------------------ 89, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ _______---____- - _ 139, 000. 00 Gross amount expended--- ___------------- 51, 536. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-----------------------87,463.25 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for -completion of -- -- - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - existing project 1 ___ 1, 000, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 30, 1941, for maintenance ------------------------------- 89y 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 28. CAPE FEAR RIVER, N. C., AT AND BELOW WILMINGTON Location.-This river is formed by the confluence at Moncure, N. C., in Chatham County, of the Deep and Haw Rivers. It flows in a south- easterly 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 River and Harbor 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. For further details, see p. 1804 of Annual Report for 1915 and p. 533 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 595 Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 Channel 26 feet deep and 400 feet wide across the H. Doc. No. 287, 62d Cong., 2d sess. bar, thence same depth and 300 feet wide, in- creased at bends, to Wilmington. Mar. 2, 1919 Channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide, across the H. Doc. No. 746, 65th Cong., 2d sess. ocean bar. (No work was done on this project.) Sept. 22, 1922 A new channel across the ocean bar 30 feet deep H. Doc. No. 94, 67th Cong., 1st sess. and 400 feet wide from Baldhead Point. July 3, 1930 Present 30-foot project to Hilton Bridge at Wil- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. mington, and a turning basin. No. 39, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Latest published maps are in Annual Report, 1914, p. 2018, and H. Doec. No. 615, 70th Cong., 2d sess. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of December 28, 1938, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be modified to provide for increasing the width of the authorized 30-foot channel between the inner end of the ocean bar channel and Wil- mington from 300 feet to 400 feet, with increased width at bends; for increasing the width of the authorized 30-foot turning basin at Wil- mington from 600 feet to 800 feet with suitably lengthened approaches at both ends; and for a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide in the Cape Fear River, extending from a point near the eastern entrance of the inland waterway to a connection with the main river channel, at a point about 3 miles above; at a total estimated first cost of $675,- 000 with annual maintenance of $50,000 in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H. Doc. No. 131, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the project be further modified to provide for an increase in the length of the southerly approach to the anchorage basin from 1,500 feet to 4,500 feet, and for a depth of 32 feet in the channel between the outer end of the ocean bar channel and Wilmington, and in the turn- ing basin, with widths as previously recommended, at an additional estimated first cost of $790,000, with annual maintenance of $25,000 in addition to the amounts now required and previously recommended; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (S. Doc. No. 83, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-There are 53 wharves of all classes at Wil- mington, with a combined berthing space of 18,229 linear feet, and depths of water alongside from 10 to 30 feet at mean low water. 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 Port Series No. 9, revised 1934, Corps of Engineers. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of maintenance dredging with Government plant and hired labor. The U. S. hopper dredge Comstock, from July 1, 1938, to May 15, 1939, removed 1,091,372 cubic yards of material from the ocean bar channel. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon, be- tween July 1, 1938, and March 12, 1939, removed 603,264 cubic yards of material from the river channel and the anchorage basin at Wil- mington. The total material removed during the year was 1,694,636 596 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 cubic yards. As a result of the work, the project dimensions were practically available throughout the year. The cost of the work was $152,004.36, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $152,045.25. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1932. At the close of the fiscal year the mean low-water depths were 30 feet in the ocean bar channel, 29 feet in the river channel up to Wilmington, 30 feet in the anchorage basin, and 30 feet in the turning basin at Wilmington. New Inlet and Swash De- fense dams are in good condition, with the exception of the concrete coping being worn off in various places. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $2,033,982.47 for new work and $3,867,480.88 for maintenance, a total of $5,901,463.35. The total expenditures were $5,901,405.58. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $191,988.58, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939- ------ __.___ -______________ $57. 77 Dredging the ocean bar channel with the Government dredge Com- stock, 3 months, Feb. 1 to Apr. 30, 1940---------------------- 57, 000. 00 Dredging the river channels up to Wilmington and the anchorage and turning basins at Wilmington, with the Government dredge Henry Bacon, between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, 1939, and Mar. 1 and Apr. 30, 1940------------------------------------- 104, 930. 81 Construction of dredging ranges between Wilmington and South- port, under contract, during February and March 1940 _______ 12, 000.00 Repairing New Inlet and Swash Defense dams with hired labor during April and May 1940_ ------ _____ --------- 18, 000. 00 Total for all work-- --- 1_________,___ 191, 988. 58 The additional sum of $225,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging ocean bar channel 3 months, Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1941___ $54, 000 Dredging the river channels up to Wilmington and the anchorage and turning basins at Wilmington, 6 months, Oct. 1 to Dec. 30, 1940, and Apr. 1 to June 30, 1941---------------------- 161, 000 Repairing New Inlet and Swash Defense dams during April and May 1941 -------------------------------------------- 10, 000 Total for all work--__ _____-------------------- 225, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_------------------------$6, 659, 597. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---- ----------------- 4, 470, 095. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- 11, 129, 692. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 57. 77 Net total expenditures________1-- __--------------1, 129, 634. 50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 191, 988. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------- 11, 321, 623. 08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of maintenance ..-........ $151, 113. 53 $192, 570. 74 $113, 384. 05 $215, 064. 83 $152,004. 36 Total expended ..-----------. -474, 632. 21 196, 868. 79 113, 421. 25 214, 966. 17 152, 045. 25 Allotted . . -667, 422. 48 200, 000. 00 -28, 500. 00 359, 000. 00 165, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 597 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 _____ - __--_ $179, 033. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------- 175, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for.---__----------- ____354, - 033. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __ ____--- - 10, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for .----- -____---------344, 033. 83 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 152, 045. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-__--.-------- ____ 191, 988. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ____------- ------------ 57. 77 Balance available June 30, 1939-__--------------- -- 191, 930. 81 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1________________ - ______ 225, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 29. CAPE FEAR RIVER, N. C., ABOVE WILMINGTON Location.-For location of river see preceding report on Cape Fear River, N. C., at and below Wilmington. Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of March 3, 1881, and June 13, 1902. For further details see page 1805 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 535 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a navigable depth of 8 feet at low water from Navassa to the head of navigation at Fayetteville, 115 miles above Wilmington, by the construction of 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), 25 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide, with a cut-off across Horseshoe Bend and a turning basin approximately 550 feet long and 400 feet in average width at its head. Data regarding locks and dams are as follows: Distance Distance Maximum Lock and dam Location from Wil- above available Lift rnington mouth dimensions Miles Miles Feet Feet No. 1_--------.......-_-_ - _ Kings Bluff________-______ -__ 39 69 200 by 40 11 No. 2_.-- ..- ..------- _ Browns Landing ......_ 71 101 200 by 40 9 ---------- No. 3_............ - Tolars Landing------------- 95 125 300 by 40 9 Available depth on Character Kind of Year of Actual Lock and dam miter sills of foun- dam Type of construction comple- cost at low dation dtion cost water Feet No. 1-...............- .. 9 Sand ... Fixed___ Concrete lock timber crib 1916 1 $565, 856 dam, rock filled. No. 2--...--__. _ ..... 12 -do- ...... do .. Concrete lock, dam rock 1917 2 909, 633 filled. ------ No. 3.............. 9 . _ . do __. .. do ___ Concrete lock, concrete 1935 660,930 dam. I Includes $96,184 for increasing lift. 2 Includes $356,443 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 598 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 variation due to floods ranges from 70 feet at Fayetteville to 5 feet at Wilmington. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $2,700,700, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $43,600, includ- ing $14,000 for operation and care of locks and dams. The existing project was authorized by the following river and har- bor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 The 8-foot channel and construction of 2 locks H. Doc. No. 890, 60th Cong. 1st sess. and dams. July 3,1930 Channel 22 feet deep to Navassa. (No work was Rivers and Harbors Committee Do%, done on this project.) No. 39, 71st Cong., 2d sess. June 26,1934 1 Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appro- priations for rivers and harbors. 3 Aug. 30, 19352 Construction of lock and dam No. 3, and repairs H. Doc. No. 786, 71st Cong., 3d sess. and alterations to locks and dams Nos. 1 and 2. Aug. 26, 1937 Present project dimensions from Wilmington to Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 3 Navassa with cut-off across Horseshoe Bend, No. 17, 75th Cong., 1st sess. and a turning basin. 1Permanent appropriations repeal act. 2 Included in Public Works Administration program Sept. 27, 1933. 3 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937, authorized a channel 25 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Navassa, subject to the provision that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, a right-of-way 600 feet wide for the pro- posed cut-off across Horseshoe Bend and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. These conditions have been complied with and approved by the Chief of Engineers June 2, 1938. Terminal facilities.-There are six wharves between Wilmington and Fayetteville, including the public terminal at that point. They have a total frontage of about 700 feet. The terminals appear to be adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The operations for the year, all with regular funds, consisted of maintenance snagging and dredging with Government and leased plant, operation and mainte- nance of three locks and dams, and making miscellaneous surveys. The U. S. derrick No. 31-1, from August 12 to 26, 1938, cleared the channel of obstructions by snagging between points 115 miles and 102 miles above Wilmington. The U. S. derrickboat Northeast, from August 26 to November 20, 1938, cleared the channel of obstructions by snagging between points 102 miles and 16 miles above Wilmington. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon, from November 14, 1938, to January 14, 1939, removed 971,933 cubic yards of material from the 25-foot channel between Wilmington and Navassa, at a total cost of $51,279.91. The leased dredge Charleston, from June 2 to June 30, 1939, removed 43,000 cubic yards from 12 shoals between points 70 and 34 miles above Wilmington. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 599 Operating and care.-The three locks and dams were operated and maintained throughout the year at a total cost of $14,447.09, of which $10,574.17 was for operation and $3,872.92 for maintenance and re- pairs. The total cost of the work was $96,119.79, of which $51,279.91 was for new work and $44,839.88 for maintenance. The expenditures were $86,521.70. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1935 with the exception of the 25-foot project to Navassa which was completed in 1939. The controlling low-water depths are 25 feet from Wilmington to Navassa (4 miles); thence 19 feet to a point 9 miles above Wilmington; thence 8 feet to Fayetteville. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $2,743,- 615.19, of which $2,339,797.63, including $1,104,390.72 Public Works funds, was for new work, and $339,660.73 for maintenance and $64,156.83 for operating and care. The total expenditures were $2,733,538.85, of which the sum of $1,629,148.13 was from regular funds and $1,104,390.72 from Public Works funds. In addition, the sum of $175',825.56 was expended between November 1, 1916, and June 30, 1935, on the operating and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, ($75,769.00) will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939_--------------------------------- $10, 076. 34 Maintenance: Dredging the 25-foot channel between Wilmington and Navassa with the Government dredge Henry Bacon, during Decem- ber 1939------------------------- ---------------- 3, 800. 00 Dredging the river channel between Navassa and Fayetteville with leased plant, during May and June 1940-------------22, 092. 6& Snagging between Wilmington and Fayetteville, 115 miles above Wilmington, with Government derrick boat Northeast, 3 months, August and September 1939 and June 1940----------4, 800. 00 Constructing fenders and mooring dolphins at locks Nos. 1, 2, and 3 and sheet pile dikes across openings in river bank near lock No. 1, under contract, during August and September 1939_ 23, 000. 00 Operating and care of locks and dams: Operating locks and dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940---------- ---- $8, 500 Maintenance and repairs, locks and dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3- ---------------------------------- 3, 500 12, 00. 00 Total for all work ---------------------------------- 75, 769:00 The additional sum of $43,600 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to maintenance as follows: Dredging the river channel between Wilmington and Navassa, 4/30 of a month, during November 1940---------------------------- $3, 800 Dredging the river channel between Navassa and Fayetteville with leased plant, 3 months, July and August 1940 and June 1941------- 23, 000 Snagging between Wilmington and Fayetteville 115 miles above Wil- mington, with Government derrick boat Northeast, 3 months, August and September 1940 and June 1941 ---------------------- 4, 800 Operating and care of locks and dams: Operating locks and dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3, July 1, 1940 to June 30, 1941_____________ ______-_____----$8, 500 Maintenance and repairs, locks and dams Nos. 1, 2. and 3 ----------------------- 3, 500 12, 000 Total for all work_ ---------------- 43, 600 600 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------- $2, 488, 916. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------- 1587, 820. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 3, 076, 737. 61 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 10,076. 34 Net total expenditures________------------------ 13,066, 661.27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---...------------- -- 75, 769. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____________ 13,142,430.27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ___________-.._ $890, 858. 93 $123, 823.96 $1, 098. 58- .-------- - $51, 279.91 Cost of maintenance .-..--_ _ . 17, 232. 42 36, 369. 30 50, 194. 79 $52,841. 59 44, 839. 88 Total cost---------------- 908, 091.35 160,193. 26 51, 293. 37 52, 841.59 96,119. 79 Total expended.............---------------- 854, 843. 93 259, 027. 36 49, 839. 75 57, 174. 63 86, 521. 70 Allotted......................... 129, 715. 48 11, 390. 72 59, 000. 00 125, 600.00 125, 200. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___ ________---------------$37, 090. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------- $81, 600. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 -------- 43,600. 00 125, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for-_---------- 162, 290. 70 Gross amount expended_----_ -__------------- __ 86, 521. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------------- _____ 75, 769. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-_ ------ $2,172. 89 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------- - 9, 535. 90 11, 708. 79 Balance available June 30, 1939--_- ------- --- ----- 64, 060. 21 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 . 43, 600. 00 1 Includes $175,825.56 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 30. 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. 1235.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 22 feet deep and 150 feet wide, increased at entrances and on curves, from Hilton railway bridge to a point 23/4 miles above same, and for clearing the natural channel for small steamers, thence to Hallsville 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 Bannermans 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, RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 601 and 2 feet at Smiths Bridge. The maximum variation due to floods is 5 feet at mouth, 8 feet at Kornegays Bridge, and 13 feet at Banner- mans 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Clearing the natural channel from Wilmington to H. Ex. Doc. No. 35, 51st Cong., 1st sess., Hallsville, 88 miles, for small steamers and to and Annual Report, 1890, p. 1181.1 Kornegays Bridge, 15 miles farther, for pole boats. Mar. 2, 1919 Channel 22 feet deep and 150 feet wide, increased H. Doc. No. 1356, 62d Cong., 3d sess.' at bends, from Bilton Bridge to a point 2% miles above same. (No work has been done on this project.) 1 Contains latest published maps. 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 contributed these funds. Terminal facilities.--The wharves on the portion of the river under :improvement by the United States number eight, all of which are just above Hilton Bridge. They have a total frontage of about 1,140 feet. The water terminals are considered adequate for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work for the year consisted of snagging with Government plant and hired labor. The United States derrick boat Northeast, from November 21, to December 10, 1938, cleared the channel of obstructions, by snagging, between the mouth and a point 40 miles above. As a result of this work a clear channel is available in this portion of the stream. The costs and expenditures for the year were $1,000, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The clearing of the natural channel was completed in 1896. The entire project is about 22 percent com- pleted. The river is in fair condition to a point 40 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 a point 48 miles above the mouth; and thence 3 feet to Crooms Bridge, 56 miles above the mouth. Above Crooms Bridge the river is navigable only during freshets which are liable to occur any month in the year. The work remain- ing 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 Bridge to a point 23/4 miles above the mouth of the river. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $10,687.96 for new work and $58,201.87 for maintenance, a total of $68,889.83. 602 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $3,000, will be applied to maintenance snagging from the mouth to Smiths Bridge, 52 miles above, with the Government derrick boat Northeast, 2 months, January and February 1940. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to maintenance snagging from the mouth to Crooms Bridge, 56 miles above, with the Govern- ment derrick boat Northeast, 2 months, September 1940, and May 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $10, 687. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 58, 201. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 68, 889. 83 0.......... Net total expenditures 8, 889.83 6----------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ --------------71, 889. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- Cost of maintenance __$1, 460 $690. 70 $1,000 Total expended ____ $50.00 ... 1 460 690.70 1,000 Allotted ______. .. ... ________ _I-. -- 1, 825.17 -$2, 000 2, 800 350.70 3, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__------------------------------- $1, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------- ------------------ _ 3, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for ---- ----------------- __ 4,000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 1, 0000.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 3, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 12------ ------- --- 25, 375. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 2 Local interests required to contribute $25,375 in addition. 31. SMITHS CREEK (WILMINGTON), N. C. Location.-Smiths Creek rises in New Hanover County and 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, was $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 (S.Doc. No. 23, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is contained in this document. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 603 Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities and none is needed for the handling of the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1937 at a saving of $2,475 under the estimated cost. At the close of the year the limiting mean low water depth was 10.5 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $8,507.45 for new work and $17.61 for maintenance, a total of $8,525.06. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $3,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging with Government plant and hired labor during December 1939. No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1941 as it is believed that no maintenance dredging will be required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $8,507.45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------- ------------ 17. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 8, 525. 06 Net total expenditures -- ---------------- 8, 525. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-----------------------------3,000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 11, 525.06 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .....----------------------------------------- $8, 507. 45 . Cost of maintenance------ _----.--------- ------------------- 17. 61 . Total cost........-------------........------------ -------------.... .... 8, 525. 06 Total expended-----------..--------------------------- 8, 525. 06 Allotted . ..--------------------------------------------............. 10, 000. 00 -$1, 474.94 $3, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939_ --- - --- --------------------- $3, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --------------------- _________ 3, 000. 00 32. BLACK RIVER, N. C. Location.-This river rises in Sampson County, flows 175 miles in a general southeasterly direction, and empties into Cape Fear River 14 miles above Wilmington and 44 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This provides for clearing the natural channel and banks to Clear Run, 66 miles, and cutting off sharp bends. The tidal range is about 11/2 feet at the mouth and decreases to nothiling 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 maximum variation due to floods or freshets is 5 feet at the mouth, 15 feet at Point Cas- well, 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. 604 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 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 completed in 1895 at a saving of $642 under the estimated cost. The controlling low-water depths are 5.0 feet to Point Caswell, 24 miles above the mouth; 21/2 feet to Hawes Narrows, 32 miles above the mouth; and 11/2 feet to Clear Run, the head of navigation, and 66 miles above the mouth. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $12,358.40 for new work and $36,071.85 for maintenance, a total of $48,430.25. Proposedoperations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $3,000, will be applied to maintenance snagging from the mouth to Hawes Narrows, 32 miles above, with the Government derrick boat North- east, 2 months,, March and April 1940. The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 and will be applied to maintenance snagging from the mouth to Hawes Narrows, 32 miles above, with the Government derrick boat Northeast, 2 months, April and May 1941. Cost and financial sum maryt Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______________________________ $12, 358. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-_ ----------- 36, 071. 85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___________ 48, 430. 25 Net total expenditures _---_---._..-------------__ 48, 430. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____________ 51, 430. 25 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work______________ Cost of maintenance__ Total expended__ $44.96 - - Allotted - -1, 490.31 -$2,000 - I......... $3,00(0 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------ ------- $3, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-----------------------------3, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 3 , 000.00 Exclusive of available funds. 33. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year amounted to $43,108.81. The expenditures were $47,632.79. The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $33,429.10, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 605 The additional sum of $36,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------$210, 686..84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___________ _ 210, 686. 84 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 ------------ _____- 4, 172. 89 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-_11_ 1111111111 1----- 214, 859. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -- _____-- __--- - 296. 62 Net total expenditures-__________________ _ _- 214, 563. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__------ ---------- 33, 429. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_________----- - 247, 992. 21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . ---------. ..-------- -------------- ------------............................ Cost of maintenance ._..... $21,396. 19 $21, 620. 98 $43, 594. 52 $36, 687. 42 $43, 108. 81 Total expended.........---------------- 20, 620. 06 22,016. 94 43, 251. 24: 36, 769. 93 47, 632. 79 Allotted.....----------------------25,018. 28 25,000. 00 23, 000. 00 61, 100. 00 56,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------------$25, 061.89 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938_---- --- __ $20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tio Act approved June 28, 1939 ----------- -___--- 36, 000. 00 56, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__------------- ------- 81, 061. 89 Gross amount expended----------------------------------------47, 632. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-__-... __---__- 33, 429. 10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------------- 301. 62 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------------33, 127. 48 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1041, for maintenance ------------------------------------ 36, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 34. 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 Esti- full re- to June 30, 1939 mated Name of project port see __ _ amount Annual required Report New work Mainte- to com- for- nance plete Mackay 'Creek, N. C.1 _------ .- .. . . ..-- 1938 $13, 374.60 $4, 773.,03 (2) Newbegun Creek, N. C.3---------------------------------- 1929 4,802.08 246. 58 (2) Perquimans River, N. C.3-------------------------------- 1910 13, 750. 00 (2) South River, N. C.' 1936 12, 452. 02 21,469. 88 (2) Shallotte River, N. C.3 _1933 18, 181. 37 6, 467.81 (2) Harbor of refuge at Cape Lookout, N. C.3 1934 1, 368, 798. 72 32, 853. 75 $1,,160, 000 1It is believed the opening of the Albemarle Sound Highway Bridge will make further work unnecessary. 2Completed. i Channels adequate for commerce. 606 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 35. PLANT ALLOTMENT, WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 $728, 304.65 Net total cost to June 30, 1939______-------- ------ ___ 728, 304.65 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------- ----- __ 53, 771.61 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 -----.--... ------ - 782, 076. 26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ----------------------- -17, 220. 68 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 764, 855. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------------------ -- 31,806.88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ______------ - 733, 048. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended----- ---------- $797, 285. 07 -$107, 478. 02 -$86, 087. 09 $121,725. 06 $39, 410. 56 Allotted ... .......... 977, 640.98 -156, 606. 41 -166,472. 10 78, 486. 23 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ $7, 603. 68 Gross amount expended--__------------------- $551, 623. 31 Less: Reimbursements collected- .--------- $510, 725. 67 Receipts from sales--------------- 1, 487. 08 512, 212. 75 39, 410. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_____-____-- -- -- 31, 806.88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 34,932. 41 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 66, 739.29 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---- --------------------- 53, 771. 61 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939----------- -- 12,967.68 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommend- Congress Beaufort Harbor, N. C -__ Rivers and Harbors June 9, 1939 House 334, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong. 1st sess. tion, Mar. 16, 1939. Beaufort, N. C., to Cape Commerce Commit- Fear River, Intracoastal tee resolution, Mar. Waterway (protection of 14, 1939. sea-food resources in Myr- tle Sound). Do-_-___ _____----- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 6, 1939. Cape Fear River above Rivers and Harbors Wilmington, N. C. Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 8, 1937. Cape Fear River at and be- Rivers and Harbors Jan. 24,1939 House 131, 76th Do. low Wilmington, N. C. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Jan. 27, 1937. Do____ Commerce Commit- June 9, 1939 Senate 83, 76th Do. tee resolution, Mar. Cong., 1st sess. 28, 1939. RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 607 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions.--Continued. Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommends- Congress Contentnea Creek, N. C., River and Harbor May 3,1939 ... Unfavorable. from Wilson to its conflu- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. ence with Neuse River, improvement for naviga- tion and flood control. Dolls Creek, N. C .. _.__ .do . Morehead City Harbor and Commerce Commit- Beaufort Inlet, N. C. tee resolution, Oct. 15, 1937. Neuse River, N. C., be- River and Harbor tween Johnson County Act, Aug. 26, 1937. line and New Bern, im- provement for navigation and flood control. Northeast (Cape Fear) Commerce Commit- River, N. C., from Hil- tee resolution, Mar. ton Bridge to a point 2/4 14, 1939. miles above. Pamlico Sound to Avon, River and Harbor June 5, 1939 House 316, 76th Favorable. N. C., channel. Act, June 20, 1938. Cong., 1st sess. Pamlico Sound to Beaufort Rivers and Harbors Harbor, N. C., channel Committee resolu- via Core Sound. tion, May 4, 1939. Do_----------------.. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 16, 1939. Pamlico Sound to Beaufort Rivers and Harbors Harbor, N. C., waterway. Committee resolu- tion, May 5, 1937. Pamlico Sound to Rodanthe, River and Harbor Mar. 21,1939 House 234, 76th Do N. C., via Pughs Channel. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong.,lst sess. Pamlico Sound, N. C., to Rivers and Harbors Jan. 12,1939 ................- Unfavorable. Stumpy Point Channel. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 27, 1937. Rollinson Channel, N. C., River and Harbor Mar. 21, 1939 House 236, 76th Favorable. channel from, to wharves Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. at Hatteras, N. C. Silver Lake Harbor, N. C_ _ Rivers and Harbors June 9,1939 House 325, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Mar. 17, 1939. Smiths Creek, N. C., im- Rivers and Harbors provement to Oriental Committee resolu- Harbor. tion, Mar. 16, 1939. Swan Quarter Bay and Rivers and Harbors Mar. 21, 1939 I House 239, 76th Do. Deep Bay, N. C., water- Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. way, including Swan Quar- tion, Jan. 11, 1938. ter Canal. Tar River, N. C............ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, June 13, 1938. Tar River, N. C., including Rivers and Harbors Fishing, Otter, Swift, and Committee resolu- Town Creeks, navigation tion, Feb. 1, 1939. and flood control. Thoroughfare Bay, from Commerce Commit- June 22,1939 Senate 87, 76th Do. Core Sound to Cedar Bay tee resolution, Mar. Cong., 1st sess. near mouth of Neuse 28, 1939. River, N. C. 36. TAR RIVER, N. C. Location.-The work covered by this project is on that portion of Tar River which lies between Tarboro and Rocky Mount, 49 and 89 miles above Washington, N. C., respectively. Existing project.-This provides for clearing the natural channel between Tarboro and Rocky Mount of obstructions for the purpose of reducing flood heights, at an estimated cost of $90,000, and was authorized in the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-39 608 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work of the year consisted of clearing the natural channel of obstructions between Tarboro and a point 4 miles above with Government plant and hired labor. Between July 1 and July 16, 1938, 198 snags, 184 stumps, 72 logs, and 221 trees were removed from the river bed and 1,832 trees from the riverbanks, making a total of 2,507 obstructions. Common and semiskilled labor was obtained from relief agencies. The cost of the work was $3,917.07. The expenditures were $9,028.09, of which $5,792.98 was from regular funds and $3,235.11 was from Emergency Relief funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in July 1938, at a saving of $8,734.39. The natural channel is clear of ob- structions from Rocky Mount to Tarboro. The total cost of the work and expenditures, all for new work, was $81,265.61, of which $39,198.65 was from regular funds and $42,066.96 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1940, and no additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project has been completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 _____---------_____---$39, 198. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------- 39, 198. 65 Net total expenditures --------------------------------- 39,198.65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_.--_____---- 39, 198. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -_------------_-_------------_---------------$35, 281. 09 $3, 917. 56 Cost of maintenance . Total expended-------- ------------------------------------------ ........ 33, 405. 67 5,792.98 Allotted--------------------------- ---..... -------- ... . ... 42, 500. 00 -3, 301. 35 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_.----------.. __ _ $9, 094. 33 -__ Amount to be accounted for-___ -- - -9, 094. 33 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- - ____- 3, 301.35 Net amount to be accounted for-------------- __ -5, 792. 98 Gross amount expended------------------------------------5, 792.98 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_____---- ---- $42, 066. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ____------- -_ 42, 066. 96 Net total expenditures--- - 42, 066. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--..----- -- 42, 066. 96 RIVERS AND HARBORS-WILMINGTON, N. C., DISTRICT 609 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 .......-------..... Cost of new work--- ...........---------- -------............-------..-----------........... $42,067.45 -$0. 49 Cost of maintenance------------ ------------------ --------------------- ----------- ... ---------- Total expended------------------.................. .............. -------------- ----------------- 38, 831.85 3, 23. 11 Allotted........------.......--------.......- -------------------------------- __ 47,500.00 -5, 433.04 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__-- - -_______--___--- $8, 668.15 Amount to be accounted for--__---- ___----------__ -------- - 8, 668. 15 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-_---- ____ ---- 5, 433. 04 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------3, 235. 11 Gross amount expended__ --- -------------------------- 3, 235. 11 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR TAR RIVER, N. C. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $81, 265. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___ 81, 265. 61 Net total expenditures----- ----------------------------- 81, 265. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__- 81, 265. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ___. __.. __..__--..--...--- -------------- .. $77, 348. 54 $3, 917.07 Cost of maintenance ----- ---- - ---------------- ------------ -------------- Total expended_- -- -----________ ______ -- ___________ _ _____ _ 72, 237. 52 9, 028.09 Allotted_------------_ ---------------- -- -- -- -- --- 90, 000. 00 -8, 734. 39 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ___----____--__-__ -- __ $17, 762. 48 Amount to be accounted for_______----- -------------------- 17, 762. 48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 8, 734. 39 Net amount to be accounted for--___--------------------- 9, 028. 09 Gross amount expended -- _-------------_----- __ 9, 028. 09 37. SNAGGING AND CLEARING UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 2 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 28, 1937 The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, authorized the expenditure of not to exceed $300,000 per year from flood-control appropriations in removing accumulated snags and other debris and clearing of channels in navigable streams and tributaries thereof when such work is advisable in the interest of flood control; provided the expenditure on any single stream shall not exceed $25,000 in any one year. An allotment was received during the fiscal year 1939 for snagging and clearing on the Tar River, N. C., between Tarboro and Dupree Landing (35 miles above the mouth), in the Wilmington district. During the fiscal year 1939 hired labor and Government plant were employed to remove 1,789 snags, 786 stumps, 921 logs, and 1,971 trees 610 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 from the river bed and 11,882 trees from the river bank, making a total of 17,349 obstructions removed, at a cost of $13,000. Expenditures were $13,000. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939$------------------------------ 13, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 - ------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------------- 13, 000 Net total expenditures _--_---------------------- 13, 000 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- ------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ ------- ______ __ 13, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----- ---- -------------- ---------------------------- -------------- $13, 000 Cost of maintenance------- ------ --..----------- ------------- -------------- ------------------------ Total expended-------------------------------------- ---------------- ----------- 13,000 Allotted .....---------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 13,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------------------- ----------------- $13, 000 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 13, 000 38. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL There was no work performed during the year, and consequently there were no costs or expenditures. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $3,000, will be applied during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _ _ __ ------------------------- - _, -- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-30-------------------------- ----- $3 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------------------- 3., 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 new work.--------- --------------------------- ------------------------ ------------ Cost of maintenance.................................................................. Cost of maintenance----------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended ------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- .................--------------.... Allotted--------------------------------------------------- -------------- $3, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------- ------------------- - $3,000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939______----------------------------- 3, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1941, for maintenance 1 5, 000 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 611 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Reommenda- Congress tion Contentnea Creek, N. --.... Flood Control Act, May 3,1939 ------------------ Unfavorable. June 22, 1936. Contentnea Creek, N. C., River and Harbor -.. do........................... Do. from Wilson to its conflu- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. ence with Neuse River, improvement for naviga- tion and flood control. Neuse River, N. C., be- -....do................. . .. - ---.. .. .. tween Johnson County line and New Bern, im- provement for navigation and flood control. Tar River, N. C., including Rivers and Harbors........................... Fishing, Otter, Swift, and Committee resolu- Town Creeks, navigation tion, Feb. 1, 1939. and flood control. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT This district includes the watersheds of all rivers flowing into the ocean on the coast of South Carolina northeast of Port Royal Sound. It embraces the central portion of North Carolina and all of South Carolina except Beaufort, Broad, and Savannah River Basins, in- cluding the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway from Cape Fear River, N. C., to Winyah Bay, S. C., south of Little River, S. C., and from Winyah Bay to Charleston and from Charleston to Beaufort, S. C. District engineer: Lt. Col. R. F. Fowler, Corps of Engineers, to August 23, 1938; and Maj. Reading Wilkinson, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Intracostal Waterway, Cape 12. Shipyard River, S. C .... 634 Fear River, N. C., to Win- 13. Waterway from Charleston yah Bay, S. C_ 587 to Beaufort, S. C ....... 636 2. Winyah Bay, S. C--------- 612 14. Examinations, surveys, and 3. Waccamaw River, N. C. and contingencies (general)_-- 638 S. C----------------- 615 15. Other projects for which no 4. Great Peedee River, S. C __ 617 estimates are submitted 639 5. Mingo Creek, S. C -------- 618 16. Plant allotment_ 639 6. Waterway from Winyah Bay to Charleston, S. C ..... 620 Flood-control projects 7. Santee River, S. C _ 8. Wateree River, S. C -- 622 623 17. Preliminary examinations 9. Congaree River, S. C 10. Charleston Harbor, S. C.... ------ 625 627 and surveys for flood con- trol----------------- 640 11. Ashley River, S. C .--.---- 631 612 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 1. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM CAPE FEAR RIVER, N. C., TO WINYAH BAY, S. C.-SECTION SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER, S. C. For report on this improvement, see page 587. 2. WINYAH BAY, S. C. Location.-This bay lies on the coast of South Carolina, 50 miles northeast of Charleston Harbor and 90 miles southwest of the en- trance to Cape Fear River, N. C. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 787.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of Au- gust 2, 1882, and August 5, 1886. For further details see page 1806 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 549 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 Georgetown, to be secured and maintained (a) by the construction of two jetties springing, respectively, from North and South Islands and converg- ing 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 indi- cated; (c) by construction of an earthen dike 14,300 feet long to pro- tect the shore line of South Island at the southerly side of the bay; (d) by dredging in the bay proper, following the southwestern 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 dredging in Sampit River opposite the city of Georgetown and across the bar at the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide at Georgetown is 3.3 feet, while the spring tides have a mean rise and fall of 3.9 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $817,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $46,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5,1886 Jetties and earthen dike to protect south jetty_ H. Ex. Doc. No. 258, 48th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1885, pp. 1154-1170, and H. Ex. Doc. No. 117, 50th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1889, pp. 1110- 1115. June 25, 1910 Present project channel dimensions and train- H. Doc. No. 398, 58th Cong., 2d sess., and ing wall. Annual Report 1904, pp. 1591-1609. For the latest published map see Annual Report for 1915, p. 2394. Recomnmended modiflcations of project.-Under date of February 24, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a channel 27 feet deep from that RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 613 depth in the Atlantic Ocean to and including a turning basin in Sampit River, with a width of 600 feet across the outer bar and in the gorge and 400 feet thence to the turning basin, widened at the bends, at an estimated cost of $1,260,000 for new work, with annual maintenance of $6,000 in addition to the amounts now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H. Doc. No. 211, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.--The terminal facilities at the port of George- town served by this improvement consist of seven wharves of ordinary timber construction, three of creosoted timber construction, suitable for ocean-going vessels, and a number of smaller wharves and landing places. To meet the demands of increasing commerce, other wharves and terminal facilities are in the process of development. These are considered adequate for the present commerce of the port. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell removed 40,659 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $5,518.46, in restoring project dimensions at the mouth of Sam- pit River, and also constructed 3,010 lineal feet of earthen dike, at a cost of $47,735.82, along the upper end of Eastern Channel to assist in the maintenance of the new direct channel from Frazier Point to Mosquito Point. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon removed 172,823 cubic yards of material at a cost of $44,558.33 in restoring project dimensions in Sampit River between the mouth and the Southern Kraft Corpora- tion wharf. The U. S. hopper dredge Comstock removed 233,680 cubic yards of material, bin measurement, in accomplishing advance maintenance dredging in the entrance channel to Winyah Bay at a cost of $20,364.30. The U. S. snag boat Wateree removed 2,957 sunken logs and other obstructions from the bottom of Sampit River at a cost of $11,061.32. The cost of surveys and supervision was $3,399.77 of which $230.04 was in connection with dredging in the entrance channel performed in the fiscal year 1938 by the U. S. hopper dredge Comstock. The total costs during the year were $132,638, chargeable to maintenance. The expenditures were $149,186.62. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1937 with the completion of the new direct channel from Frazier Point to Mosquito Point. The jetties were completed in 1903-04. The crest elevations vary from 3 to 5 feet below their original heights. Dikes of various forms have been built to protect the South Island beach and the shore end of the south jetty. The Sampit River entrance is protected on the eastern side by a timber and brush training wall 2,000 feet long. A survey made in July 1939 showed that project dimensions ob- tain except in Eastern Channel, opposite Frazier Point, where project width has been reduced by shoaling to 240 feet and in the Sampit River Entrance Channel where the controlling depth is 15.1 feet for a width of 200 feet. The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $858,217.30 for new work and $1,264,863.71 for maintenance, a total of $2,123,081.01. The expenditures have been $2,122,525.75. 614 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($69,680.64), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939- ------------------------------ $555. 26 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions at the mouth of Sampit River with U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor, July 20 to Aug. 4, 1939, Jan. 10 to 25, 1940, and June 16 to 30, 1940 ------------------------------------- $22, 262. 00 Dredging to restore project dimensions in the en- trance channel to Winyah Bay and in Eastern Channel with U. S. hopper dredge Comstock and hired labor, Dec. 1, 1939, to Jan. 31, 1940_--------- 42, 602. 00 Snagging in Sampit River as may be found necessary with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, May 20 to June 30, 1940-------- -------- ------ 4, 261. 38 69, 125. 38 Total for all work_--------------------------------69, 680.64 The additional sum of $46,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging in entrance channel to Winyah Bay and in Eastern Chan- nel by U. S. hopper dredge Comstockl and hired labor, Dec. 1, 1940, to Jan. 15, 1941---------- ------------------------ $31,260 Dredging to restore project dimensions in Sampit River from the mouth to a point 1,000 feet below the highway bridge on U. S. Highway No. 17 with U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor, June 1 to 30, 1941-------------------- -- 14, 740 Total for all work---------------------------------------- 46, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------- --------------- $3,304, 069. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----- , 379, 420. 08 1------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 4, 683, 489. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 555. 26 Net total expenditures- --------- --------- 4, 682, 933. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 69, 680. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-----------4, 752, 614. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .-------------- --- ---------- $367, 016. 57 --- _------- - - ........ Cost of maintenance ........------------ $16, 433. 42 $5, 871.01 13, 726. 04 $137, 743. 25 $132, 638.00 Total cost__---------------- 16, 433. 42 5, 871.01 380, 742. 61 137, 743. 25 132, 638.00 Total expended............-----------------. 17, 859. 66 14, 264. 68 379, 403.99 120, 608. 38 149, 186. 62 Allotted----- ----------------- 20, 000. 00 325, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 193, 000. 00 140, 800. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_-----------_----_----------- $78, 067. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937_________ $23, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938___ ___ 58, 800. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_--_ _--- 59, 000. 00 140, 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for.------------------ . 218, 867. 26 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 615 Gross amount expended ------------------- $149,297. 42 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 110. 80 $149, 186. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 69, 680. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_----------------------- 555. 26 Balance available June 30, 1939 ----- __ --------- 69,125. 38 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance' ---------------------------- 46, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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. Geological Survey map of North and South Carolina, 1929.) 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 above the mouth. The tidal variation in Winyah Bay is 3.3 feet and at Conway at low river 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 14,1880 Channel 12 feet deep to Conway and cleared chan- S. Ex. Doc. No. 117, 46th Cong., 2d nel, Conway to Lake Waccamaw. sess., and Annual Report, 1880, p. 848. July 3, 1930 Channel 4 feet deep from Conway to Red Bluff_l H. Doc. No. 82, 70th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Recommended modifications of project.-Recommendation was made to Congress in 1926 that the project be curtailed by eliminating all work between Star Bluff and Lake Waccamaw (H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-At Toddville and Conway there are wharves and warehouses which are free and open to all carriers. At interme- diate landings there are privately owned free wharves and a number of recently constructed landings for the handling of pulpwood. These terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys were made at a cost of $582.46, chargeable to maintenance. The expenditures were $627.11. Condition at end o fiscal year.-The 12-foot channel to Conway was completed in 1924, and obtains for most of the distance. Shoals, 616 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 however, have formed at several places, and the controlling depth at these points is 11.3 feet for a controlling width of about 40 feet. In the 4-foot channel from Conway to Red Bluff the channel has project dimensions to Sessions Landing, mile 56.5; from Sessions Landing to Red Bluff sand bars have formed limiting the controlling depth to 2.8 feet at low water for a width of 30 feet. Above Red Bluff (mile 69), no work having been done for several years, the chan- nel is obstructed by logs and snags and cannot be navigated safely. The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $262,813.58 for new work and $144,136.52 for maintenance, a total of $406,950.10. The expenditures have been $406,837.88. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($8,188.99), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939 -------------------------------- $112.22 Maintenance: Snagging between Enterprise, mile 29, and Red Bluff, mile 69, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, Mar. 1-May 20, 1940 -- ------------------------------------------- 8,076.77 Total for all work --------- ------------------------ 8,188.99 The additional sum of $4,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in maintenance snagging as may be found necessary between Enterprise, mile 29, and Red Bluff, mile 69, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, October 21-Decem- ber 4, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------------- $262, 813. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 144, 136. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------- 406,950.10 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 112. 22 Net total expenditures-------------------------------406, 837. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-- ..--------------------------- 8, 188. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 415, 026. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .......... Cost of maintenance- _.-- -...... $4, 796. 39 $10,442.58 $11,758.48 $4, 430.61 $582.46 Total expended.----------------- 4, 348. 88 10, 309.15 11, 962. 21 4, 457. 94 627.11 Allotted ...................----------------------- 4, 500. 00 4, 500. 00 5, 000. 00 7, 800. 00 4, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--- -------------------------- $4, 316. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---- ------------------- 4, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 8, 816.10 I Gross amount expended ---- ----- 627. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------- -------- 8, 188. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 112. 22 Balance available June 30, 1939 ..--------------------------- 8, 076. 77 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ------------------------------------- 4, 500.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 617 4. GREAT PEEDEE RIVER, S. C. Location.-Great Peedee (Pee Dee) River rises in the mountains of North Carolina and flows generally southeast for 435 miles into Winyah Bay, near Georgetown, S. C. Above the Uharie River, 233 miles from the mouth, it is called the Yadkin. (See U. S. Geological Survey map of South Carolina, 1929.) 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 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 14,1880 Removal of obstructions to secure a navigable S. Ex. Doc. No. 117, 46th Cong., 2d depth of 9 feet to Smiths Mills and 31Afeet to sess., and Annual Report, 1880, p. Cheraw. 844. June 13,1902 To secure a 3%-foot channel between Cheraw and H. Doc. No. 124, 56th Cong., 2d sess. Atlantic Coast Line R. R. bridge by dredging, snagging, and constructing timber and pile dams. For map see Annual Report for 1889, p. 1180. Recommended modifications of project.-Recommendation was made to Congress in 1926 that the project be curtailed by elimination of all work between Jeffreys Creek and Cheraw (H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-Located at various places along the stream are landings for the handling of pulpwood. There are practically no other terminal facilities, except small sheds constructed at a few land- ings as a protection to freight. They are privately owned. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boat Wateree removed 764 snags, stumps, logs, and overhanging trees in clearing the channel in the lower 45.5 miles of the river at a cost of $2,947.62, chargeable to maintenance. The expenditures were $2,947.62. 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 31/2 feet at all stages of water to Jeffreys Creek (mile 89). Above Jeffreys Creek the river cannot be safely navigated because of many snags and sunken logs. 618 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $183,712.41 for new work and $204,585.83 for maintenance, a total of $388,298.24. The expenditures have been $388,298.24. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($7,087.23), will be applied to snagging from the mouth of Bull Creek, mile 29.5, to Jeffreys Creek, mile 89, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, December 19, 1939-February 28, 1940. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in maintenance snagging as may be found necessary from the mouth of Bull Creek, mile 29.5, to Jeffreys Creek, mile 89, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, November 16, 1940-January 5, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----- ------ --------------- $183, 712. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 204, 585. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 388, 298. 24 Net total expenditures------------- --------------------- 388, 298. 24 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 7, 087. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 395, 385. 47 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--...-...-- --....-. Cost of maintenance $3, 900. 32 .......-------------.. $4, 741. 36 $2, 528.97 $7, 012. 05 $2,947. 62 Total expended----------------.............. 3, 912. 74 4, 546. 46 611. 95 9, 094. 00 2, 947. 62 Allotted. ----------------------- 4, 000. 00 5, 000.00 -------------- 9,200. 00 5, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 .. __ $5, 034. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939_ ....... 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 10, 034. 85 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $3, 324. 21 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 376. 59 2, 947. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------- 7, 087. 23 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1'_--- _ ------------------------ 5, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 5. MINGO CREEK, S. C. Location.-This stream rises in the northern part of Williamsburg County, S. C., about 12 miles east of Kingstree, flows in a southeasterly direction about 45 miles in Williamsburg and Georgetown Counties entering into Black River at a point approximately 25 miles above the mouth of the latter and about 30 miles by water from Georgetown, S. C. The head of navigation is regarded as being 31 miles above the mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey Map of South Carolina, 1929.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 11, 1888. For scope of previous projects, see page 1807, Annual Report for 1915. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 619 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water, from the mouth to Hemingway Bridge, 11 miles, by making four short cut-offs. The rise of tide is 2 feet and freshet rise 41/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1910, was $22,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $400. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 782, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The wharves and landings are sufficient for the commerce, present and prospective. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preparatory costs for hired-labor snagging amounted to $143.04, chargeable to maintenance. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1913 at a saving of $9,950 under the estimated cost. No work has been done since 1925 and there is a large accumulation of obstructions to navigation. The total cost to date amounts to $12,050 for new work and $893.04 for maintenance, a total of $12,943.04. The total expenditures to date amount to $12,800. Proposed operations.- The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($3,000), will be applied to maintenance snagging of the stream be- tween the mouth and Hemingway Bridge, mile 11, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor November 19 to December 18, 1939. It is not expected that maintenance funds will be required during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary ------------------ Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 _--_ - $29, 050. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------- -------- _ 1, 493. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ ------------- 30, 543. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_----_---__----- -- ---__- 143. 04 Net total expenditures-_-- ---- ----------------------- 30, 400. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---__-------------------- - 3, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ - ___- ___-- 33, 400. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------- . --..-. .- .-..- --... . .- - -- - --. -.. --.- - Cost of maintenance----- ------------------------------------------------------ $143.04 Total expended.........-......- - Allotted .---------- -0...... 3,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ---------------------------------- $3, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------------- 3,000.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --------------- ---------- 143. 04 Balance available June 30, 1939_--- ------------- __ 2, 856.96 620 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 6. 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 dis- tances from Charleston to McClellanville, Winyah Bay, and George- town are 37 miles, 57 miles, and 65 miles, respectively. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 836 and 837.) Existing project.--This provides for a channel 12 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 dimensions 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 1937, is $2,326,000, and the latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $57,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Channel from Minim Creek to Winyah Bay-..... Annual Report, 1889, p. 1184. June 13,1902 Channel from Charleston to a point opposite Mc- H. Doc. No. 84, 56th Cong., 1st sess., Clellanville. and Annual Report, 1900, p. 1908. Mar. 2,1907 Branch channel to McClellanville----............... Annual Report, 1903, p. 1133. Mar. 2,1919 Extending the channel to Minim Creek, thence H. Doc. No. 178, 63d Cong., 1st sess. through the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal to Winyah Bay. Mar. 3,1925 Cut across the Santee Delta at Four Mile Creek... H. Doc. No. 237, 68th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30,19351 Enlarging the channel from Winyah Bay to Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. Charleston, including the branch channel to No. 11, 72d Cong., 1st sess.2 McClellanville, to depth of 10 feet and bottom width of 90 feet. Aug. 26,1937 For present project dimensions.......------- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. 6, 75th Cong., 1st sess.t 1 Included in Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1933, = Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights- of-way and spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent main- tenance and bear the costs of all necessary modifications to bridges. These conditions are being complied with. Prior requirements fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Several small landings are located along the waterway and creeks and bays connecting with it. At McClellanville, on the branch channel, are located five wharves and docks used for the handling of pulpwood, gasoline, and general merchandise and at Porchers Creek, another tributary, are located several small wharves for the handling of fresh vegetables and general merchandise. The facilities are sufficient for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dre'dge Col. G. P. Howell in restoring a net depth of 10 feet for a bottom width of 90 feet, removed 348,699 cubic yards of material at RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 621 a cost of $34,192.46, at 14 shoals in the 56-mile reach next northward of Charleston Harbor. Two permeable dikes were completed with hired labor in the Western Channel of Winyah Bay at a cost of $17,537.45, to assist in the maintenance of the Estherville-Minim Creek Canal. Preparatory surveys for work of enlarging the project to author- ized dimensions were made at a cost of $8,774.61, chargeable to new work. The cost of maintenance surveys and supervision amounted to $7,234.07. The total costs for the year were $58,963.98, chargeable to main- tenance, and $8,774.61 chargeable to new work, a total of $67,738.59. The expenditures were $59,787.13. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project prior to the latest (1937) modification was completed in 1936. No work has been done on the 12-foot project. Surveys ma'de in June 1939 show that project depth of 10 feet obtains along the center line except at Harbor River, 30 miles north of Charleston Harbor, where the controlling depth is 8.1 feet and at 7 other reaches between Winyah Bay and Charleston Harbor which have controlling depths of 8.7 to 9.8 feet at mean low water. Dredging to a net depth of 12 feet for a bottom width of 90 feet between Winyah Bay and Charleston is required to complete the project. The costs to the end of the fiscal year for new work have been $441,783.52 from regular funds and $1,193,857.08 from Public Works funds, a total of $1,635,640.60. The costs to the end of the fiscal year for maintenance have been $965,408.02 from regular funds, $13,308.01 from Public Works funds, and $54,915.78 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $1,033,631.81. The total costs for all work have been $2,669,272.41. The expenditures have been $1,397,770.79 from regular funds, $1,207,165.09 from Public Works funds, and $54,915.78 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $2,659,851.66. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($544,- 317.88), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1939__--__-- ____----------- ________ __ $9, 420. 75 New work: Dredging, by contract, to secure project dimensions of 12-foot depth for a bottom width of 90 feet from Winyah Bay to Charleston Harbor, Nov. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940__-_------ - 534, 897. 13 Total for all work___-__------------------------ -___ 544, 317. 88 The additional sum of $57,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in maintenance dredging to re- store project dimensions throughout the waterway, August 1 to Sep- tember 30, 1940, and March 1 to April 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-- -__- ____----------- $1, 635, 640. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------ ------------- 1, 033, 631. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------2, 669, 272. 41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------- -- 9, 420. 75 Net total expenditures ----- - 2, 659, 851. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939. ----- ----------- 544, 317. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1969---..----- 3, 204,169. 54 622 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _ __ .. $574, 498.92 -......... $3,008. 79 .. ............. $8,774.61 Cost of maintenance- ------.... 20, 070. 21 289, 191.96 $78, 261. 77 $46, 765. 44 58, 963.98 Total cost--------------- 594, 569. 13 292, 200. 75 78, 261. 77 46, 765. 44 67, 738. 59 Total expended..............----------------. 736, 900. 96 259. 086. 01 121, 008. 99 43, 112. 84 59, 787. 13 Allotted ...---------------------- 66, 243.66 264, 000. 00 -70, 084. 22 101, 000.00 530, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------- ---- $74, 105. 01 Amounted allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------- 530, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 604, 105. 01 Gross amount expended-_--------------------- $60, 406. 35 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 619. 22 59, 787. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-- ----------------- 544, 317. 88 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 9, 487.10 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 534, 830. 78 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1---------------------------- 57, 500.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. .~ 7. SANTEE RIVER, S. C. Location.-This river is formed by the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers, about 29 miles southeast of Columbia, S. C. It flows generally southeast for 143 miles and enters the Atlantic Ocean about 45 miles northeast of Charleston Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1238 and U. S. Geological Survey map of South Carolina, 1929.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. For further details of previous projects see page 1808 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 558 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for snagging the entire river. The plane of reference for the lower river is mean low water, the mean tidal range at the mouth being 5 feet. Tidal action extends to Lenuds Ferry, 38 miles above the mouth. For the upper river the plane of reference is ordinary low water, the variation in water level being 25 feet at Ferguson, 101 miles above the mouth. The project is one for maintenance. There is no approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved September 19, 1890 (Annual Report for 1889, p. 1184). Terminal facilities.-Except for the several recently constructed landings for the handling of pulpwood, there are practically no terminal facilities. Small, privately owned sheds at a few landings for the protection of freight are being renovated for use. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs or expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The river is partially obstructed by snags and sunken logs accumulated over a number of years when no work was done on the river. A survey of the river made during RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 623 June 1935 showed that the controlling depth was 6 feet at ordinary low water. The costs and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year have been $166,073.80, for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($4,017.87), will be applied to maintenance snagging as may be found necessary during the fiscal year with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, October 10 to November 18, 1939. The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in maintenance snagging as may be found necessary between the head of the Santee-Cooper proj- ect at maximum drawdown and the head of the river, a distance of 17 miles, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, October 10 to November 18, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_---------------------__-- $99, 750. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30 1939-------__ ______ 166, 073. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_------___ 265, 823. 80 Net total expenditures---------------------------- -------- 265, 823. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -------------- 4, 017. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------ _ 269, 841.67 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work I.............. - - - - Cost of maintenance..------------------------... - - - --....... $1, 225.05 $107. 80 . --..................... Total expended......---------- ---------------- 1, 191.95 140. 18 Allotted----------------... . . ---.. .---------- 13, 000. 00 -11, 500. 00 $3, 850 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------------- $4, 017. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 4, 017.87 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -------------------------------- 6,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 8. WATEREE RIVER, S. C. Location.-This river is a continuation of the stream called Catawba River which rises in the mountains in the western part of North Carolina and flows in a southeasterly direction across the State. It crosses the State boundary not far from Charlotte, N. C., and changes its name to Wateree at the point where it is joined by the waters of Wateree Creek in the north-central part of South Carolina, then flows in a southerly direction and unites with Congaree River forming the Santee River. (See U. S. Geological Survey Map of South Carolina, 1929.) Existing project.-The existing project provides for a safe and unobstructed 4-foot navigation for steamers from the mouth to Cam- den, a distance of 67 miles. Tidal influence is not felt. The usual variation in water surface due to freshets is about 17 feet at the mouth, while the record variation at Camden is about 41 feet. The 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1----40 624 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 original estimated cost of the improvement was $60,000, and no esti- mate was made for maintenance. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881, in accordance with report published in Senate Executive Document No. 161 (46th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1880, p. 914). For outline map see Annual Report for 1889 (p. 1190). Recommended modifications of project.-The existing project was recommended for abandonment (H. Doc. No. 805, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-Several small landings are located at conve- nient places along the river. The facilities are sufficient for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boat Wateree removed 1,751 snags, stumps, logs, and overhanging trees in clearing the lower 91/2 miles of the river at a cost of $5,931.56, charge- able to maintenance. The expenditures were $2,095.51. Condition at the end of fiscal year.-No work having been done since 1916 the river from the mouth to Camden was entirely ob- structed by snags, logs, etc., except in the lower 91/2 mile reach from the mouth to the Southern Railroad bridge. This reach is being snagged to provide a clear 50- to 75-foot channel due to the resump- tion of commerce. The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $60,000 for new work and $147,715.39 for maintenance, a total of $207,715.39. The expenditures have been $203,879.34. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($7,- 904.49), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939---- --------------------------- $3, 836. 05 Maintenance: Removal of snags, logs, overhanging trees, and other obstructions between the mouth and the Southern R. R. bridge, mile 9.5, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, July 1 to Aug. 15, 1939-------------------------------------------4, 068.44 Total for all work ------------------------------------ 7, 904. 49 It is not expected that maintenance work will be required during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $60, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 147, 715.39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 207, 715.39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 3, 836. 05 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 203, 879. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 7, 904.49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 211, 783.83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of maintenance------------- --- - --------- -..- - --..- - ------------ ------------.$5,931. 5 ---------------- ------------- I,9ooo. Aotatedxp-enn----------------------------- ---------- oo5 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 625 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- approved June 11, 1938....------------------------------ $10, 000. 00 Gross amount expended,------------------------- ----------- 2, 095. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 7, 904. 49 -- 7------------------ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------------- 3, 836. 05 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------- 4, 068. 44 9. CONGAREE RIVER, S. C. Location.-This river is formed by the confluence of the Broad and Saluda Rivers at Columbia, S. C., and flows southeasterly 50 miles, there uniting with the Wateree River to form the Santee River. (See U. S. Geological Survey map of South Carolina, 1929.) Existing project.--This provides for a 4-foot navigable channel over the lower 49 miles of the river, to be secured by dredging and bank protection, and for the construction of a lock and dam to extend deep water to Gervais Street Bridge, Columbia, S. C. The variation in water surface due to freshets is about 24 feet at the mouth of the river and is about 33 feet at Columbia, the plane of reference being ordinary low water. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1925, is $514,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $5,200, including $200 for operation and care of the lock and dam. Data concerning the lock and dam are as follows: Location, 2 miles below Gervais Street, Columbia, S. C., 47 miles above mouth of river. Feet Length between miter sills .........- 170 Clear width- __---- -------------------- 55 Lift ------------------------------------- 10 Depth of miter sills at low water-__---- - - 6 -________-- Character of foundation, ledge granite. Kind of dam, movable. Chanoine wickets. Original structure completed, 1904; alterations, 1914. Cost to date: Original structure- ___---------------- --- $225, 000 Alterations--------------------------- -- --- 56, 000 Total --------- --------------------------------- 281, 000 Completed, 1914. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5,1886 Improvement of the lower 49 miles -.........------.....-- H. Ex. Doc. No. 254, 48th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1885, p. 1140. Mar. 3,1899 Construction of a lock and dam ....-----........-- . H. Ex. Doc. No. 66, 53d Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1896, p. 1183. June 25, 1910 Rebuilding the dam and raising the crest-........ H. Doc. No. 608, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8,1917 ..... Bank protection_______ ___.......__..........------------------. H. Doc. No. 702, 63d Cong., 2d sess. June 26, 19341 Operating and care of lock and dam provided for with funds from War Department appropri- ations for rivers and harbors. 1Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 626 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.-There are no public terminals on the river. The Gulf Oil Corporation has leased the Government reservation at the lock and dam site, near Columbia, and has constructed an oil terminal thereon for their use, but the movement of petroleum products to this terminus has been temporarily discontinued. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Operating and care of lock and dam across Congaree River near Columbia, S. C.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-That portion of the existing project which covers dredging and bank protection is about 71 percent com- pleted, the work remaining to complete consisting of the revetting of about 20,000 feet of banks in the vicinity of Congaree and Gill Creeks, beginning about 5 miles below Columbia. As a result of snagging operations during 1936 and 1937 the most objectionable of the snags and sunken logs, accumulated over a period of years when no work was done, were removed and the river reopened to navigation. Sur- veys made during June and July 1937 showed that the controlling depth, except during the low stage resulting from the week-end closing of upstream power plants, is 4 feet. The portion of the project covering the lock and dam has been com- pleted as described in paragraph "Existing project." The lock and dam were placed out of commission in August 1920 and the buildings and grounds are being rented. The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $364,823.87 for new work, $691.94 for operating and care, and $385,542.20 for maintenance, a total of $751,058.01. The expenditures have been $751,058.01. In addition, the sum of $109,833.10 was expended between August 7, 1906, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. Proposed operations. - The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($5,942.63), will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Removal of snags, logs, overhanging trees, and other ob- structions between the mouth and the lock and dam with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, Aug. 16 to Oct. 9, 1939-------------- $5, 442. 63 Maintenance (operating and care): Maintenance and protection of property at lock and dam, July 1, 1939', to June 30, 1940------------- 500. 00 Total for all work------------------------------------ 5, 942. 63 The additional sum of $154,200 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: New work: Constructing, by contract, training wall and spur dikes for bank protection and channel control between July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 -------------------------------------------------- $149, 000 Maintenance: Removal of snags, logs, overhanging trees, and other ob- structions between the mouth and the lock and dam with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, July 1 to Aug. 20, 1940---------------- 5, 000 Maintenance (operating and care) : Maintenance and protection of prop- erty at lock and dam, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941------------------ 200 Total for all work..------------------------------------- 154, 200 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 627 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $364, 823. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -------- 1496, 067. 24 4----------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 860, 891. 11 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------860, 891. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------------------------- 5, 942. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 866, 833. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----,_ - -.. - _I- --- __ __....---- -- I-- _ ------ _-...-- ------- Cost of maintenance....------------- $15. 98 $19, 880. 16 $43, 695. 03 $1, 782.18 . Total expended.......------------------ 42. 89 14, 533. 51 49, 041. 68 1, 782.18 Allotted------------------------ 300. 00 52, 000. 00 11, 500. 00 7, 000. 00 $500 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------_ ___ 5, 442. 63 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ----------------------------------- 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------ -------- 5, 942. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------------ 5, 942. 63 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2----------------- 149, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 : - - - - For new work _________________________________ 149, 000. 00 -- --- - -- --- -- -- -- --- -- -- --- -- -- - For maintenance __ __ __ 5, 200. 00 -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - - Total 2- -- -- -- -- -- - - - - - 154, 200.00 1 Includes $109,833.10 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 10. 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 south- west 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 River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852; June 18, 1878; August 11, 1888; March 3, 1899; June 25, 1910; August 8, 1917; and July 18, 1918. For further details see page 1808, Annual Report for 1915; page 579, Annual Report for 1926; and page 562, Annual Report for 1938. 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 sea to the inner ends of the jetties, these jetties to be of stone on 628 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 comman- dant's wharf, at an estimated first cost of $3,603,000 and $250,000 annually for maintenance, both figures being additional to the esti- mates for the commercial project given above, and that it be con- sidered 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 18,1878 2 jetties and auxiliary dredging --.....--.......... Annual Report, 1878, pp. 553-572 Aug. 8,1917 Increase in depth to 30 feet with width of 500 feet H. Doc. No. 288, 62d Cong., 2d sess. between the jetties and 1,000 feet seaward there- of. July 18,1918 The 40-foot channel to the navy yard. (Act pro- H. Doc. No. 1946, 64th Cong., 2d sess., vided that the 40-foot channel should not be pt. I, pp. 21-29, 57, 58, and 64-68. undertaken "until the proposed new drydocks 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 Appro- priation Act approved July 1, 1918 (40 Stat. L. 725).) Jan. 21,1927 Present project dimensions of the channels for H. Doc. No. 249, 69th Cong., 1st sess. commercial purposes, and for the present pro- (Contains latest published maps.) ject widths of the 40-foot channel which was authorized as a national-defense measure. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 5, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing commercial project so as to provide a depth of 35 feet from the 35-foot contour in the Atlantic Ocean through the Town Creek Chan- nel to the upper end of the turning basin at the port terminals on Cooper River, all at the widths authorized by the existing project; and for a channel in Shem Creek 10 feet deep and 110 feet wide from a flared entrance from Hog Island Channel to and including a turn- ing basin 130 feet wide and 400 feet long with the upper end 250 feet upstream of the Mount Pleasant public wharf; all at an esti- mated cost of $465,000 for new work, with an annual maintenance of $85,000, including that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H. Doc. No. 259, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Piers and slips extend for about 1 mile along the eastern water front of the city of Charleston, and an additional mile is covered by marginal wharves. The Port Utilities Commis- sion of the City of Charleston owns the terminals at Columbus Street, a large pier near Market Street, and two piers at Tradd Street. It RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 629 also owns and operates the belt-line railway serving all wharves and warehouses and connecting with trunk lines entering the city. Its wharves are open to the public on a charge basis. Modern facilities exist also at the coal pier of the Southern Railway and at the wharves of the Standard Oil Co., the Charleston Dry Dock & Machine Co., the Clyde Steamship Co., and the Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. On Cooper River above the navy yard a compress and warehouse company has a marginal wharf 700 feet long; and the Texas Corpora- tion, the Sinclair Refining Co.,.and the Read Phosphate Co. maintain piers at their property. About 10 miles above the city, the port terminals, with a marginal wharf 2,030 feet long, having extensive warehouses and rail connec- tions built for Army purposes and now owned by the city of Charles- ton, have been leased to the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. For further details see Port Series No. 9, revised 1934, Corps of Engineers. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge Comstock removed 431,508 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $58,622.65, chargeable to maintenance, in restoring project dimensions in the entrance and jetty channels. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell removed 132,526 cubic yards of material at a cost of $15,901.91 in restoring project dimensions at the north end of Drum Island, and removed 16.800 cubic yards of material at a cost of $2,620.20 in restoring project dimensions in Cooper River between Sinclair Refining Co. and Oakdene Compress wharves. Under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, the U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell removed 5,961 cubic yards of material at a cost of $1,000 from the tributary channel in Butler Creek, and 11,777 cubic yards of material at a cost of $1,000 from the tributary channel in Beresford Creek. The cost of surveys and supervision was $4,047.04. Total costs for the year were $83,191.80, chargeable to maintenance. The expenditures during the year were $63,918.94. Condition at end, of fiscal year.-The commercial project has been completed except for the extension of the channel from the ordnance depot wharf to the head of the project at Goose Creek, a distance of about one-fourth mile. 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 entrance channel made at the end of the fiscal year shows that project dimensions obtain between and beyond the jetties, except at two shoals, one on the outer bar and the other at the inner end of the jetty channel, where project depth is available for a width of 850 feet and project width is available for depths of 29.4 feet and 25.2 feet, respectively. Surveys made in July 1939 show 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 opposite the naval reservation, where the controlling depth is 25.4 feet for project width and 30 feet for a width of 400 feet. Project dimensions obtain from the navy yard 630 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 to the port terminals except at the south end of port terminals, where the controlling depth is 19.6 feet for project width and 30 feet for a width of 600 feet. In Town Creek the controlling depth is 22 feet for project width and 30 feet for 450 feet. The substructure of the masonry sea wall of the engineer wharf is in need of further repairs. As a result of dredging done by the Navy Department under the Naval Appropriation Act of August 29, 1916, a channel 30 feet deep at all stages, 600 feet wide in straight reaches, and increased to 1,000 feet at bends extending from deep water in Cooper River to the United States navy yard, passing to the east of Drum Island, was completed. Dredging done in connection with the construction of the Army supply base at North Charleston provided a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water, with a varying width of 400 to 800 feet from the navy yard to above the supply base, a distance of 31/2 miles. Work remaining to be done to complete the commercial project consists of dredging to extend the channel from the ordnance depot wharf to Goose Creek. The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $304,447.32 from regular funds and $57,813.37 from Public Works funds, a total of $362,260.69 for new work; and $635,023.36 from regular funds and $56,086.63 from Public Works funds, a total of $691,109.99 for main- tenance; a grand total of $1,053,370.68. The expenditures to the end of the fiscal year have been $920,534.31 from regular funds and $113,900 from Public Works funds, a total of $1,034,434.31. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($98,173.78), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939------------------------------- $18, 936. 37 Maintenance: Dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in Cooper River between the north end of Drum Island and the port terminals, Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 1939--------------------------------- $18, 892. 00 Dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in Cooper River at the north end of Drum Island, May 1 to 31, 1940 -------------------------- 25, 300. 41 Dredging to restore project dimensions in the en- trance channel to Charleston Harbor with U. S. hopper dredge Comstock and hired labor, Feb. 1 to Mar. 15, 1940--------------------------------- 35, 045. 00 79, 237. 41 Total for all work---------------------------------- 98, 173. 78 The additional sum of $60,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions along the north side of Drum Island and elsewhere as may be found necessary, Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, 1940---------------------------------- $24, 660 Dredging to restore project dimensions in the entrance channel, May 1 to June 15, 1941 -------------------------------------- 35, 840 Total for all work ------------------------------------ 60, 500 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 631 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $6, 948, 715. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------------- 1, 093, 099. 49 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 8, 041, 815. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------- ---------- 18, 936. 37 Net total expenditures8----------------------------- 1, 022, 878. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------- ----- 98, 173. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------- -- 8, 12:1, 052. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work $37, 227. 62 ......--------------.. $8, 500. 00 --------- Cost of maintenance...........-------------. 31, 577. 76 $21, 422. 16 $5, 708.86 105, 838. 06 $83, 191.80 Total cost..---------------- 68, 805. 38 21, 422. 16 5, 708. 86 114, 338. 06 83, 191.80 Total expended....---------------- 45, 705. 01 20, 580. 08 5, 638. 53 115, 541.43 63, 918. 94 Allotted---------------------...................... -7, 742. 15 15, 000.00 -36,990. 78 168, 000. 00 85, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------- ------------- $77, 092. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------$27, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- 60, 000. 00 87, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------- ----- 164, 092. 72 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------- 2, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------162, 092. 72 Gross amount expended------------------------$66, 893.14 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 2, 974.20 63, 918. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------- 98, 173. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------- ----- 18, 936. 37 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 79, 237. 41 Amount (estimated) 2required to be appropriated for completion - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 9, 850. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 500. 00 60, 1 Inaddition, $600 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance of south slip, engineer wharf. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 11. 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 projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. For further details see page 1809, Annual Report for 1915, and page 566, Annual Report for 1938. 632 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide from the mouth to the Standard Wharf, a distance of 7.25 miles, suitably widened at bends and at the head of the improvement; and for maintenance, to a depth of 12 feet and a width of 100 feet, of the approach channel to the Municipal Yacht Basin. The mean tidal variation is about 5.2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $391,150, exclusive of the amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $26,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 Channel 20 feet deep and 240 feet wide up to Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. Standard wharf. 4, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26,1937 Enlarging channel to present project dimen- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. sions and for maintenance of entrance chan- 449, 74th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest nel to Municipal Yacht Basin, published map.) Local cooperation.-Complied with as required by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937. Approved by Chief of Engineers, January 7, 1939. Terminal facilities.-The facilities extend 51/2 miles above the United States lighthouse wharf adjacent to Tradd Street and include the 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 considered adequate for existing commerce. There are located at the Municipal Yacht Basin three docks of creosoted tim- ber construction for the accommodation of local and transit yachts. For further details see Port Series No. 9, revised 1934, Corps of Engineers. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe- line dredge Col. G. HI. Howell removed 45,051 cubic yards of material at a cost of $5,385.56 in restoring project dimensions in the entrance channel to the Municipal Yacht Basin. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon removed 1,487,- 967 cubic yards at a cost of $71,540.49 chargeable to new work in the prosecution of the work to provide authorized project dimensions of 30-foot depth for a bottom width of 300 feet. The total costs for the year were $76,926.05 of which $71,540.49 was for new work and $5,385.56 for maintenance. The expenditures were $46,793.67. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The enlargement of the previous 20-foot project to the existing 30-foot project is 41 percent completed. Project dimensions have been obtained in 1.8 miles of the 6.3-mile reach requiring dredging. The work remaining to be done to com- plete the project consists of obtaining project dimensions by the U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon in the remaining 4.5 miles of the 7.25-mile channel. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 633 The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $122,690.49 for new work and $51,349.81 for maintenance, a total of $174,040.30. The total expenditures were $143,907.92. In addition, $700 was ex- pended from contributed funds for maintenance. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($321,- 706.33) will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939.-------------- ---------------- $30, 132.38 New work: Completion of dredging to provide project dimensions of 30 feet depth for a bottom width of 300 feet widened at bends and at upper end to provide a turning basin, from the mouth of the river to the Standard wharf, with U. S. pipe-line dredge Henry Bacon and hired labor, July 1, 1939, to Feb. 26, 1940 ---_---__ --- 265, 573. 95 Maintenance : Dredging to restore project dimensions of 12 feet depth for a bottom width of 100 feet in the entrance chan- nel to the municipal yacht basin with U. S. pipe line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor, Oct. 25 to 31, 1939------------------------------ $3, 957.00 Dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions of 30 feet depth for a bottom width of 300 feet as may be found necessary, May 11 to June 15, 1940-_... 22, 043. 00 26, 000. 00 Total for all work _______------------------- -321, 706.33 The additional sum of $26,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions of 12 feet depth for a bottom width of 100 feet in the entrance channel to the municipal yacht --------- _--____--_------ basin, Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, 1940__ $3, 950 Dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions of 30 feet depth for a bottom width of 300 feet as may be required between the mouth and Standard wharf, May 1 to June 12, 1941---------22, 050 Total for all work ------------------------------------- 26, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------- --- _____ $128, 190. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 51, 349. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- 179, 540. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 19399 ---------------------- -- 30, 132. 38 Net total expenditures__---_--------------_ 149, 407. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 321, 706.33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 471, 114. 25 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .......----- ............ ....--------------...----- ---------........... $71, 540. 49 Cost of maintenance...-------......----..-----------............ $8, 973. 47 $990. 78 $1, 000 5, 385. 56 Total cost----------- 8,973. 47 ...........---............-------------- 990. 78 1,000 76, 926. 05 Total expended.................------------------__________.... 8, 973. 47 990. 78 1, 000 46, 793. 67 Allotted------------------------................. 964. 25 $9,000 ............--------------. 3, 500 366, 000. 00 1In addition, $700 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. 634 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----- -------------- $2, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-------.. ---. $340, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939- -- ---------- 26, 000. 00 366, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 368, 500. 00 Gross amount expended___------___------------ $46, 867.92 - Less reimbursements collected_ _-_------------- - 74. 25 46, 793. 67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 321, 706. 33 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------------- 30, 132. 38 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 291, 573.95 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal - --year - - -- -- - -- - -- - ending June - - -- - -- - -- -- - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 26, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 12. SHIPYARD RIVER, S. C. Location.-This waterway is a salt-water tidal tributary of Charles- ton 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 Survey Chart No. 470.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 25, 1912, and March 3, 1925. For further details of previous projects, see page 610, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide, widened to 670 feet at the entrance from deep water in Cooper River, to a point 100 feet above the Gulf Oil Corporation's terminal, with a turning basin 30 feet deep at the latter point, and for an extension of this channel 20 feet deep and 100 feet wide, widened at bends, to a point 50 feet above the Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s wharf. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1937, exclusive of amounts expended on previous project, is $100,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Channel depths of 12 and 20 feet.--------_------- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 13, 71st Cong. 2d sess. Aug. 30,1935 28-foot channel from Cooper River to the Gulf Oil Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. Corporation's terminal, and the deepening of No. 43, 73d Cong. 2d sess. the channel above that point to 20 feet from the depth of 12 feet previously authorized without local cooperation. Aug. 26, 1937 1 Enlargement of the channel to a depth of 30 feet Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. and a width of 200 feet up to the Gulf Oil Cor- No. 38, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- poration's terminal with a turning basin 30 feet tains latest published map.) deep at the latter point. 1Included in Emergency Relief Administration program May 28, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 635 Local cooperation.-Complied with, as required by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937. Approved by Chief of Engineers September 2, 1938. Terminal facilities.-Wharves are maintained by the Tuxbury Lumber Co. and the North State Lumber Co. on the 20-foot channel. The Gulf Oil Corporation and the Etiwan Fertilizer Co. maintain large marginal wharves on the lower one-third mile of the river on the 30-foot channel for the accommodation of large, deep-draft ves- sels. For further details see Port Series No. 9, revised 1934, Corps of Engineers. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were removed, by contract, 554,658 cubic yards in obtaining project dimensions at a cost of $58,507.36, chargeable to new work. The expenditures were $55,041.24. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. Surveys made in May 1938 show that shoaling in the 20-foot channel above the Gulf Oil Corporation terminal limits the depth in that portion to 12 feet, and surveys made in July 1939 show a controlling depth between the Gulf Oil Corporation terminal and Cooper River of 26.0 feet. The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $81,260.39 from regular funds and $31,563.71 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $112,824.10 for new work, and $78,976.87 from regular funds for maintenance, a total of $191,800.97. The expenditures have been $160,237.26 from regular funds and $31,563.71 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $191,800.97. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($31,487), will be applied to maintenance dredging by contract to restore project dimensions in the 30-foot channel, including the turn- ing basin and in the 20- by 100-foot channel to Tuxbury Lumber Co.'s wharf, November 1, 1939, to January 9, 1940. The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, in maintenance dredging by contract to restore project dimensions in the 30-foot project, October 1 to November 15, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__----------------- - _ $116, 974. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 78, 976. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-- --------- 195, 950. 97 Net total expenditures------------------------ --------- - 195, 950. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ .__-- 31, 487. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--- __-____ 227, 437. 97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...-- -- ------------ $31,563. 71 -$58, 507. 36 Cost of maintenance .. - - _----- $5, 532. 32 30, 744. 57 $11, 034.66 $31, 226. 41 . . . Total cost---------------- 5, 532. 32 62, 308. 28 11, 034. 66 31, 226. 41 58. 507. 36 Total expended --------- 5, 674. 04 31, 610. 09 41, 741. 85 34, 692. 53 55. 041. 24 Allotted- ............ --.. . . -.. 34, 724. 26 29, 525. 08 10,038. 63 85,000. 00 35, 000. 00 636 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- --------------------- _---- $51, 528. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938- ---- _ $10,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 __---- ----- 25, 000. 00 35, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for__.- ------------------ 86, 528. 24 Gross amount expended--- -------------- $58, 776. 41 Less reimbursements collected ---------------- 3, 735. 17 55, 041. 24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --------------------- 31, 487. 00 Amount that can be profitably- - -expended in fiscal year ending June - -- -- -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 25, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 13. WATERWAY FROM CHARLESTON TO BEAUFORT, S. C. Location.-The waterway begins at the Ashley River entrance of Wappoo Cut; passes through Wappoo Cut, Stono, Wadmalaw, North Edisto, and Dawho Rivers, North Creek, Watts Cut, and South Edisto River, Fenwicks Island Cut, Ashepoo River, Ashepoo-Coosaw Cut, Coosaw River, Brickyard Creek, and Beaufort River to Beau- fort, S. C. The distances from Charleston to Yonges Island, Mar- tins Point, and Beaufort are 24.5 miles, 26 miles and 661/2 miles, re- spectively. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1239 and 1240.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, and June 13, 1902. For further details see page 613, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for a waterway 12 feet deep at mean low water and not less than 90 feet wide from Charleston to Beaufort, S. C., with cut-offs in Wappoo Creek between Church Flats in Stono River and Wadmalaw Sound 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 Beaufort. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $653,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $17,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1925 Widening and deepening the waterway from S. Doc. No. 178, 68th Cong., 2d sess. Charleston to Beaufort. Aug. 30, 19351 Cut-off between Ashepoo and Coosaw Rivers_ H. Doc. No. 129, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26,1937 Enlarging the channel from Charleston to Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. Beaufort, including a cut-off between 6, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest Church Flats of Stono River and Wad- published map.) malaw Sound. I Included in Emergency Relief Administration program May 28, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 637 Local cooperation.-The act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights- of-way and spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent mainte- nance, and bear the costs of all necessary modifications to bridges. Complied with and approved by the Chief of Engineers. Terminal facilities.-There are wharves and landings at various points along this waterway and tributaries thereto, in addition to the many recently constructed landings for the handling of pulpwood. These are considered sufficient for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell removed 56,735 cubic yards of material at a cost of $7,855.71 in North Creek, and 22,006 cubic yards of material at a cost of $2,637.39 from Ashepoo-Coosaw cut-off in restor- ing the channel to a net depth of 7 feet for a bottom width of 75 feet. The costs for surveys and supervision were $2,863.03. Preparatory surveys for work of enlarging the project to authorized dimensions were made at a cost of $45,162.01, chargeable to new work. The costs during the year were $58,518.14, of which $45,162.01 was for new work and $13,356.13 was for maintenance. The expenditures were $57,057.91. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the 12-foot project. The existing project, prior to the latest (1937) modification, was completed in 1936. Surveys made at the end of March 1939 show that previous project depth obtains along the center line. The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $140,752.42 from regular funds and $74,642.87 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $215,395.29 for new work; and $201,031.77 from regular funds for maintenance; a grand total of $416,427.06. The expenditures have been $340,369.99 from regular funds and $74,642.87 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $415,012.86. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($525,333.14), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939 --.- -- --------- ____-- $1, 414. 20 New work: Dredging by contract to secure project dimensions of 12 feet depth for a bottom width of 90 feet between Charleston and Beaufort, S. C., September 15, 1939, to June 3, 1940--.------- 523, 918. 94 Total for all work---------------------.. .--------- 525, 333.14 The additional sum of $17,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, to be applied to maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions of 12 feet depth for a bottom width of 90 feet as may be found necessary, June 1 to 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------- --------- - $324, 884. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---- --.-..----------- 224, 781. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-....------------549, 666. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_--..........-.----_-_ 1, 414. 20 Net total expenditures___--.---- ------------ _548,252. 08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-- --------------------- 525, 333. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------- _-- 1,073, 585. 22 638 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -....------------------------ $74, 642. 87 .-------------- $45,162.01 Cost of maintenance--... --.......---- $57,040.08 19, 921.80 $33, 790. 13 $17, 315. 03 13, 356. 13 Total cost ---------------- 57, 040. 08 94, 564. 67 33, 790. 13 17, 315. 03 58, 518. 14 Total expended ..---------------- 57, 202. 14 94, 659. 96 33, 298. 23 17, 598. 71 57, 057. 91 Allotted- -------. . ------------- 119, 921. 43 15, 000. 00 11, 642. 87 24, 000. 00 571, 300. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $11, 091. 05 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- ------------------------- 571, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------- ------ 582, 391.05 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $57, 415. 13 Less reimbursements collected-------------- ------- 357. 22 57, 057. 91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 525, 333.14 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------------- 1, 458.90 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------- 523, 874. 24 Amount that can be profitably expended - -in fiscal year ending -- - - - - - -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- - -- June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 17, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 14. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $95,965.87 from regular funds. The expenditures were $85,872.31. The balance un- expended July 1, 1939, $65,830.99, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and ftancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ $376, 984. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--_--------- 376, 984. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------- -------------- 10, 135. 45 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 366, 848. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--. ------------------------- 65, 830. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ -------------- 432, 679. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .. ------------- ------------ ------------ ------ ---- Cost of maintenance--- ..------- $24, 859. 52 $22, 849. 73 $27, 567. 53 $54. 804. 66 $95, 965. 87 Total expended---.........-------------... 21, 823. 83 24, 604. 51 28, 636. 67 54, 669. 97 85, 872. 31 Allotted---...........-------.......-----------... 28, 000.00 35, 000. 00 --------- - 69, 000. 00 129, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 639 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --- __--- ..-------- $22, 203.30 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938-----------------_ $99, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939-----------._------- 30, 000. 00 129, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for____----- --- __________ 151, 703.30 Gross amount expended--------------------- .--- $95, 081.98 Less reimbursements collected---------------------_____9, 209. 67 85, 872.31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------_-6___ 5, 830. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------__-- 10,135. 45 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 55, 695. 54 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -------- ----------------------- 30, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 15. 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, 1939 Estimated port see amount re- Name of project Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Edisto River, . C0.1 ___________--------------------------- 1938 $33, 102.65 $900. 00 (2) 1 Channel adequate for existing commerce. 2Completed. 16. PLANT ALLOTMENT, CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 -----_--------------- $216, 741.21 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 78, 680. 67 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 ---------------- - 295,421. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939____________---------__ 70, 320. 72 Net total expenditures -------- ------- .------- 225,101.16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---_-----__ -__---------- -20, 548. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_- ---- ___ 204, 553.09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended--_---_---------- $127, 303. 59 $47, 541.08 $9, 815. 71 $32, 216. 11 $8, 224. 67 Allotted . .. ......------------------....--152, 305. 45 41, 000. 00 . - 11, 247. 64 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------ --------- $12, 323. 40 Gross amount expended------------------ $527, 762. 93 Less: Reimbursements collected -------- $518, 015. 91 Receipts from sales--- 522. 35 -1,1--------- 519, 538. 26 8, 224. 67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 _-------...... -20, 548.07 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-41 640 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------------- $77, 299. 48 Balance available June 30, 1939 -- 97, 847. 55 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------------ 78, 680. 67 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939___ -- 19, 166. 88 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recommen- Congress dation Abbapoola Creek, Johns Is- Rivers and Harbors Jan. 9, 1939 House 97, 76th Favorable. land, S. C. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Apr. 13, 1937. Beresford Creek, S. C., from River an d Harbor .................... Cooper River to Bridge Act, Aug. 28, 1937. Farm wharves. Cape Fear River, N. C., to Rivers and Harbors St. Johns River, Fla., In- Committee resolu- coastal Waterway (yacht tion, Apr. 4, 1938. basin at Fort Moultrie Military Reservation). Cape Fear River, N. C., to Rivers and Harbors June 9,1939 House 327, 76th Do. St. Johns River, Fla., Intra- Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. coastal Waterway (anchor- tion, Apr. 12, 1938. age basin at Myrtle Beach, S. C.). Charleston Harbor and Rivers and Harbors Apr. 19,1939 House 259, 76th Do. Cooper River, S. C. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, June 8, 1937. Combahee and Big Salke- Rivers and Harbors -- - - - - - - .................... hatchie Rivers, S. C. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Edisto River, S. C --- _------ Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Mar. 28, 1939. Pee Dee (Great) River, S. C., Rivers and Harbors improvement between Committee resolu- Georgetown and Cheraw, tion, Apr. 1, 1937. S. C. Russell Creek, S. C--------Commerce Commit- Mar. 21, 1939 Senate 41, 76th Do. tee resolution, Mar. Cong., 1st sess. 20, 1937. Santee and Congaree Riv- Commerce Commit- ers, S. C., to provide navi- tee resolution, Oct. gation to Columbia, S. C., 24, 1938. and development of hydro- electric power. Shem Creek, from Hog Is- Rivers and Harbors Apr. 19,1939 House 259, 76th Do. land Channel, S. C. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Apr. 4, 1938. Wateree River, S. C., from Commerce Commit- junction of Santee to Cam- tee resolution, Nov. den, S. C., (navigation 17, 1938. and hydroelectric power). Winyah Bay, S. C _. .-... Rivers and Harbors Mar. 15, 1939 House 211, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Jan. 27, 1937. Yadkin-Pee Dee River, Commerce Commit- N. C., and S. C., to pro- tee resolution, Nov. vide navigation to Che- 1, 1938. raw, S. C., and for hydro- electric power. I I I 17. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the year was $45,868.25. The expendi- tures were $44,601.30. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939 $22,698.70, will be applied during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. RIVERS AND HARBORS--CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 641 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ ___----------------- ---------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 19399 $45, 868. 25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- .. 45, 868. 25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___ ------------- 1, 266. 95 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 44, 601. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ ---------------- - -- 22, 698. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------_-- 67, 300. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------------------ Cost of maintenance -------------- ------------ ---------- - _- ----... $45, 868. 25, Total expended---- - _-. - - - -- . . . - -- . .---- . .- . ---- - -- -- --. ----.... 44, 601.30 Allotted . .. .. -.......---- - ----- ---- --------- - -- ---- ---- ---- -- $52, 000 15, 300. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ________ $52, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938------------------- $1, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 199-39--------------- 14, 300. 00 15, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------ --- 67, 300. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $44, 715. 08 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- - 113. 78 44, 601. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ---------------- 22, 698. 70 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------- 1, 266. 95 Balance available June 30, 1969 ----------------------- 21, 431.75 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Reco enda- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Lumber River and tribu- taries, N. C. and S. C. Commerce Committee .. resolution, Apr. 11, -......................... 1939. Do Flood Control Act Aug. 11, 1939. Reedy River, S. C. ---- Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, May 2, 1939. Rocky River (Loves Ford Sec. 7 of Flood Con- --- and Crumps Ford, N. C.) trol Act, June 22, (supplemental 308 report). 1936. Waccamaw River, N. C. Flood Control Act, - and S. C. June 28, 1938. Wilkesboro Dam, Yadkin Sec. 7, Flood Control . - - River, N. C. (supplemen- Act, June 22, 1936. tal 308 report). 642 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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: Col. R. F. Fowler, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Savannah Harbor, Ga----- ... 642 10. Other projects for which no 2. Savannah River below Au- estimates are submitted_ 664 gusta, Ga---------------646 11. Plant allotment ___- 665 3. Waterway between Beaufort, S. C., and St. Johns River, Flood-control projects Fla. (Beaufort, S. C., to Cumberland Sdund sec- 12. Augusta, Savannah River, tion) 50 Ga-------------------- 6------------------- 666 4. Altamaha, Oconee, and Oc- 13. Preliminary examinations mulgee Rivers, Ga ------ 654 and surveys for flood 5. Brunswick Harbor, Ga _ - 656 control----------------- 668 6. Satilla River, Ga-- 659 14. Other flood-control projects 7. St. Marys River, Ga. and for which no estimates are Fla_------------------- 661 submitted------------_ 669 8. Fernandina Harbor, Fla .-. 662 9. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) -_ 664 1. SAVANNAH HARBOR, GA. Location.-The entrance is 75 statute miles south of Charleston Harbor, S. C., and 70 statute miles north of Brunswick Harbor, Ga. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 440.) Previous projects.-Adopted by specific acts of Congress May 18, 1826, March 3, 1855, August 7, 1856, and by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, June 23, 1874, September 19, 1890, June 3, 1896, and June 13, 1902. For further details see page 1810 of An- nual Report for 1915, and page 578 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 gener- ally 500 feet wide from the 30-foot contour in the ocean to the old 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 Atlantic Creosoting Co., 2.1 miles; a total length of 29.6 miles. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 643 (b) Enlargement of contracted portions of the channel and such enlargements of the channel as may be necessary to smooth out abrupt changes and for otherwise improving the hydraulic condi- tions 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. (d) The maintenance of the channels, anchorage basins, enlarge- ments at Drakies Cut, Kings Island, West Broad and Barnard Streets, mooring dolphins near Fort Oglethorpe, and the existing training walls and jetties. The plane of reference is mean low water, which varies for differ- ent parts of the harbor. The mean range of tide is 7.5 feet at the upper end of the harbor, and 7.0 feet at the lower end. Extreme ranges are about 10.5 feet and 11.0 feet, respectively. The mean tidal range has been increased by the improvement about 2.8 feet at the upper end. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $5,600,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 23, 1874 Regulating works_____ _________________ Annual Report 1873, p. 747. Mar. 2,1907 Tentative provision for a 26-foot channel from the H. Doe. No. 181, 59th Cong , 1st quarantine station to the Seaboard Air Line Ry. sess. bridge. June 25,1910 Definite provision for the 26-foot channel . . July 25,1912 A 21-foot channel from the Seaboard Air Line Ry. H. Doc. 563, 62d Cong., 2d sess. bridge to the foot of Kings Island. Aug. 8,1917 A 30-foot depth from the sea to the quarantine station_ H. Doc. No. 1471, 64th Cong., 2d sess. Jan. 21,1927 A 21-foot channel above Kings Island-_ _---------.-- H. Doc. No. 261, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Do. Channel 30 feet deep, with general width 500 feet, from H. Doc. No. 262, 69th Cong., 1st the ocean to the quarantine station, thence 26 feet sess. deep, general width 400 feet, to the Seaboard Air Line Ry. bridge; thence 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide to Kings Island. Widening at West Broad and Barnard Sts.; anchor- age basin; mooring dolphins; regulating dam across South Channel; relocation of the inland waterway; dredging Drakies Cut to 13 feet; widening to 525 feet at Kings Island; extension of training walls, revet- ments and jetties. Consolidation of projects re- lating to Savannah Harbor. July 3, 1930 Channel 26 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the Sea- S. Doe. No. 39, 71st Cong., 1st sess. board Air Line Ry. bridge to the foot of Kings Island. Aug. 30, 1935 Authorizes the present project and the elimination H. Doec. No. 276, 73d Cong., 2d from the project of (a) the regulating dam across sess. (Contains the latest pub- South Channel; (b) the relocation of the inland lished maps.) waterway; and (c) the further extension of training walls, revetments, and jetties. 644 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 20, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for widening the present channel in the vicinity of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway terminals from 400 feet to a maximum of 550 feet for a length of 5,000 feet, and for deepen- ing the present authorized channels and turning basin above the Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge from 26 to 30 feet at mean low water, with no change in width, all at an estimated cost of $281,000 for new work and without increase in the annual cost of maintenance; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 283, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) 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 (revised 1935). Operations and results during fiscal year- Maintenance.-There were removed by Government plant and hired labor 5,612,119 cubic yards of material between the upper end of the harbor and the sea, at a cost of $421,166.54. Engineering studies and surveys were made, at a cost of $19,283.08. Work on the removal of Quarantine Point, under contract, resulted in the removal of 335,782 cubic yards of material by pipe-line dredge at a cost of $30,835.09. The total cost of all work was $471,284.71 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $415,007.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937 at a saving of $422,322 under the estimated cost. The 30-foot channel from the sea to Old Quarantine Station was com- pleted in 1930, and the remaining part of the channel in 1937. That part of the 26-foot channel from the Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge to the foot of Kings Island was completed in 1931, and the remaining part from the foot of Kings Island to the Atlantic Creosot- ing Co.'s wharf, including the turning basin near the upper end of the harbor in 1937. The anchorage basin and mooring dolphins near Fort Oglethorpe were completed in 1926. The enlargements at Drakies Cut, Kings Island, and at West Broad and Barnard Streets were completed in 1931, 1929, and 1924, respectively. Whitehall Channel training wall was completed in 1929 and was replaced by three spur dikes in 1937. Long Island training wall fill was com- pleted in 1931, and other training walls and jetties prior to 1929. In June 1939, the 30-foot channel had a controlling depth of 28.2 feet RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 645 at mean low water, over a width of 250 feet; and in April 1939 the 26-foot channel had a controlling depth of 26.1 feet at mean low water, over a width of 275 feet. The costs under the existing project have been $5,177,678.13 for new work and $11,260,624.34 for maintenance, a total of $16,438,302.47. The total expenditures have been $16,361,374.81. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $634,- 080.22, plus an allotment of $65,000 to be provided, will be applied as follows : Accounts payable, July 1, 1939__--------__------------___ __ $76, 927. 66 Maintenance: Completion of the removal of Quarantine Point, by contract, be- tween July 1, 1939, and Nov. 1, 1939 ----------------- 65, 864. 91 Dredging with United States pipe-line dredge in 26- and 30-foot channels above South Channel, and to remove a hard shoal below South Channel, which cannot be removed by agitation dredging, 11 months, between July 1, 1939, and June 30, 1940___ 271, 287. 65 Dredging with United States hopper dredge in 30-foot channel between South Channel and the outer end of the bar, 7 months, between July 1, 1939, and Jan. 1, 1940; and May 1 and June 30, 1940- ----------- - - - - 195, 000. 00 Raising Fig Island Jetty, by contract, between Sept. 15, 1939, and Apr. 1, 1940 ------------------------------------------- 90, 000. 00 Total for all work_---------------__________ - -____ 699, 080. 22 The additional sum of $753,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with United States pipe-line dredge in that part of the harbor above South Channel 11 months, between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941 ------------------------------------ $270,000 Dredging with United States hopper dredge in 30-foot channel be- tween South Channel and the outer end of the bar, 71/2 months, between July 1 and Dec. 31, 1940; and Apr. 15 and June 30, 1941_ 230, 000 Bank protection, by contract, on right bank between approximate stations 158+700 and 164+100, between Sept. 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941 --------------------------------------------- 253, 000 Total for all work____ ____---__-- - -_______ 753, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 $12, 438, 062. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__________-______ _-- 11, 559, 518. 60 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 23, 997, 580. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_____________-__-__ 76, 927. 66 Net total expenditures_____-- --_____ ___ ____ ____ 23, 920, 653. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- ____8_____________8_____ 634, 080. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 .__-__._____ 24, 554, 733. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__ $849, 542. 04 $147, 022. 49 ---- Cost of maintenance- --------- $363, 255. 62 $321, 194. 60 406, 928. 57 420, 128. 36 $471, 284. 71 Total cost ------- -- 363, 255. 62 321, 194. 60 1, 256, 470. 61 567,150. 85 471, 284. 71 Total expended -.......... --1, 072, 643. 68 341,841. 01 1, 150, 212. 95 673, 873. 37 415, 007. 79 Allotted-- _ _ -1, 009,483. 53 1,246, 000. 00 100, 000. 00 1, 006, 000. 00 527, 700. 00 646 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 19388___ ---- - __---- $521, 388. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 ---------- $96, 700.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939______________ 460,000. 00 556, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------1, 078, 088. 01 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _____ ___-_ 29, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------- 1, 049, 088. 01 Gross amount expended --------------- 415, 007. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 .. __-__________-__ 634, 080. 22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------ $46, 476.98 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 88, 606. 19 135, 083. 17 Balance available June 30, 1939 -------- --------- - 498, 997. 05 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941; for maintenance - - - --- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - 753, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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 for 314 miles, forming the boundary line, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean 16.6 miles below Savannah, Ga. Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. A subdivision between new work and maintenance is not possible. For further details see p. 1813 of Annual Report for 1915 and p. 581 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide (at ordinary summer flow, which corresponds to a dis- charge of 4,000 second-feet at Augusta, Ga.), from the upper end of Savannah Harbor to the head of navigation at Augusta, 3.0 miles above Fifth Street Bridge, a distance of approximately 199 miles. The improvement is 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 6.9 feet. The freshet vari- ation above the low-water plane of reference at the head of the im- provement is approximately 18 feet ordinarily, with an extreme of 39 feet. The pertinent data for the lock and dam are given in the fol- lowing table: Lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff Nearest railroad station, August, 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, 13.5 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 647 Character of foundations-piles in sand, clay, and gravel. Kind of dam, fixed.1 Type of construction, concrete. Completed, 1937. Total cost, $1,473,812.10. 1 Five steel vertical-lift crest-control gates, set between concrete piers and resting on concrete sill. 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, of which $15,000 is for operating and care of lock and dam. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 For a 5-foot channel----...........---------.........--......... H. Doc. No. 255, 51st Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1890, p. 1328. June 25, 1910 Special improvement by bank protection work of H. Doc. No. 962, 60th Cong., 1st sess. 20 or 25 miles of the river immediately below Augusta. July 3, 1930 The present 6-foot channel project and the lock H. Doc. No. 101, 70th Cong., 1st sess. and dam. Aug. 30, 19351 Provision made for locating the lock and dam at Senate committee print, 73d Cong., 2 New Savannah Bluff. 2d sess. Aug. 26,1937 Conditions of local cooperation modified _--------_ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doo. No. 39, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 1 Included in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 27, 1933. 2Contains the latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 21, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for construction of the Clark Hill Reservoir for the regulation of stream flow in the interests of naviga- tion and for the development of hydroelectric power, at an estimated first cost of $28,000,000 (S. Doc. No. 66, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (as amended by River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937), pro- vides that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, lands required for the New Savannah Bluff lock and dam and appurtenances, and all flowage and other easements required for the construction and operation of same, and shall provide adequate ter- minals for the economical handling of at least 125,000 tons of com- merce annually between Augusta and Savannah, exclusive of sand and rafted logs. These conditions have been met and were approved by the Chief of Engineers, July 13, 1939. 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 27,500 barrels for berthing and discharging oil barges. At Savannah there is one municipal 648 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 con- sidered ample for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-Neo work.-Work on open channel improvement, under contract, resulted in the construc- tion of 4,415 linear feet of pile dikes and 8,700 linear feet of bank revetment between mile 128 and mile 103.5 and between mile 89 and mile 47.5 at a cost of $247,127.34. Maintenance.-U. S. snag boat Macon operated between Savannah and Augusta, Ga., removing 1,777 snags and other obstructions, 1,650 cubic yards of rock by blasting rock shoals and boulders, and 7,572 cubic yards of material by bucket dredging at a cost of $27,898.32. U. S. pipe-line dredge Creighton removed 187,912 cubic yards of ma- terial between mile 40 and mile 142, at a cost of $30,641.20. Surveys were made at a cost of $5,079.96; Maintenance (operating and care) .- The lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff was operated and minor improvements and recon- struction made at a cost of $18,178.49. The total costs, all from regular funds, were $328,925.31, of which $247,127.34 was for new work and $81,797.97 for maintenance, includ- ing $18,178.49 for operating and care. The total expenditure was $345,514.89. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939 at a saving of $588,000 under the estimated cost. Construc- tion of the lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff was completed in 1937 (see table under "Existing project"), and all of the open-channel works which have been required up to the present time were com- pleted by 1939. The pile dike systems at miles 187, 185.3, and 185 have not maintained satisfactorily project depths and are in need of modifications and extensions. All open channel works are in good repair. The controlling depth at ordinary summer water was 5 feet or greater for about 73 percent of the fiscal year. This depth corre- sponds to a gage height of 5.1 feet on the Butler Creek gage, and to a discharge of 4,000 second-feet at Augusta. The costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Regular funds Public Works funds Total New work ...... ... . -- -------------------_ $1, 117, 237.02 $1,634, 562. 24 $2, 751, 799. 26 Maintenance ---------------------------------------- 1, 120, 523. 92 - __ __- 1, 120, 523. 92 Operating and care_ --- -- 43,303. 99 43, 303. 99 Total _ 2, 281, 064. 93 1, 634, 562. 24 3, 915, 627. 17 Expenditures---. --------- --- ---------- - 2, 272, 894. 95 1, 634, 562. 24 3, 907, 457. 19 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 649 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($182,055.12), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1939---------------------------------- $8, 169. 98 Maintenance : Construction of extensions and modifications to existing open- channel works, by contract, at miles 187, 186, 185.3, and 185 above Bull St., Savannah, Ga., between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 1939 ------ -------------------------------- 60, 000. 00 Snagging entire river and emergency dredging with U. S. snag boat Macon, 9 months, between July 1, 1939, and Jan. 1, 1940, and between Apr. 1 and June 30, 1940--------------------- 36, 000. 00 Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 2, 3 months, between July 15 and Aug. 15, 1939, and between May 1 and June 30, 1940___ 12, 000. 00 Dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Creighton at miles 183, 181.7, 168, 160, 159, 142, 128, 127, 126, 115, 114.5, 103.5, 89, and 57 above Bull St., Savannah, Ga., 3 months between July 15 and Oct. 15, 1939------------------------------- - 39, 185. 14 Maintenance (operation and care, lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff) : Operations------------------------------------ $14, 000. 00 Ordinary repairs----------------------------------9,700. 00 Improvements and reconstruction__________ ------ 2, 000. 00 Emergencies -- -- ------ --- 1, 000. 00 26, 700. 00 Total for all work_-1___1----------182,055.12 The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance: Snagging and dredging with U. S. snag boat Macon, 9 months, between July 1, 1940, and Jan. 1, 1941, and between Apr. 1 and June 30, 1941------------------------------- ------- $36, 000 Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 2, 3 months, between Oct. 1 and Dec. 30, 1940 ___ - -_ - _ ----------- 12, 000 Repairs, with hired labor, to open-channel works (pile dikes and bank revetment) between mile 47.5 and 187.0, between Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, 1940__- 7, 000 Maintenance (operation and care, lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff) : Operation -------------------- $14, 000 Ordinary repairs ----------------------------------- 3, 000 Improvements and reconstructions Emergencies ____---_____________ -------------------------------------- 2, 000 1, 000 20. 000 Total for all work_ S75, 000 Cost and financiat summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-_____-- ___-- -- - -- $2, 845,279. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-----------------------1, 163, 827. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 __ _______ 4, 009, 107. 26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 --------------------- --- 8, 169. 98 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 4, 000, 937.28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ ______________ __-____ 182, 055. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 4, 182,992.40 650 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ............... $324, 110. 05 $959, 779. 68 $367,696. 88 $134, 709. 49 $247,127.34 Cost of maintenance .. ........ 61, 376. 14 64, 891. 50 53, 104. 87 75, 881. 51 81, 797.97 Total cost--------------- 385,. 486. 19 1, 024, 671. 18 420, 801. 75 210, 591. 00 328, 925. 31 Total expended....----------------297, 640. 83 1, 037, 651. 79 430, 599. 79 254, 225. 77 345, 514.89 Allotted ......---------------------- 86, 000. 00 84, 562. 24 75, 000. 00 524, 500. 00 175, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ----_--__-________-______-_ $352, 070. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 ------ _---_ $70, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 __--------- 105,000. 00 175, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ -______---------- -527, 570. 01 Gross amount expended-------___-___------__ _ 345, 514. 89 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------- 182, 055. 12 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------9 -------- - - 8, 169. 98 Balance available June 30, 1939____________----------- 173, 885.14 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1---------------------------- 75,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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. 838-842.) For Cumberland Sound to St. Johns River section see page 670. Previous projects--Between Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina,Fla.- Previous improvements in this section were authorized by River and Harbor Acts of August 2, 1882, August 11, 1888, July 13, 1892, and March 3, 1905. For further details see pages 1814, 1821-1823 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 585 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a waterway 12 feet deep, at mean low water, and not less than 90 feet wide, between Beaufort, S. C., and Savannah, Ga., via Beaufort River and Port Royal Sound; for a waterway 12 feet deep, at mean low water, with widths of 90 feet in land cuts and narrow streams and 150 feet in open waters, between Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., to follow in general the alinement of the existing waterway, except for such cut-offs or other changes in the route as may be found desirable and justified by the resultant benefits to navigation; and for a suitable anchorage basin at Thunderbolt, Ga. The total distance from Beaufort, S. C., to Fernandina, Fla., is 184.2 miles. The project also provides for the following: (1) Removing logs and snags from Generals Cut, Ga.; (2) an alternate and more protected route, 7 feet deep at mean low water, from Doboy Sound to Brunswick Harbor, via Darien River, Three Mile Cut, Altamaha River, One Mile Cut, Buttermilk Sound, Mackay River, Back River, Clubb Creek, and Plantation Creek; (3) a pro- tected channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 75 feet wide around St. Andrew Sound extending from the main route of the waterway RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 651 in Jekyll Creek through Jekyll Sound, Little Satilla River, Umbrella Cut, Umbrella Creek, and its south branch, through Dover Cut to Dover Creek, thence up Dover Creek and through a narrow neck of land to Satilla River, thence through a land cut south of Todd Creek and through Floyd Creek to the main route of the waterway in Cum- berland River; (4) a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 50 feet wide to connect Baileys Cut to Satilla River and Dover Creek, Ga.; (5) a loop 8 feet deep at mean low water to reach the wharves at the southern end of Cumberland Sound. In general, 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 2i/2 feet, due to winds and lunar phases. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1938, is $961,600, exclu- sive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $112,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents BEAUFORT, Si C., TO SAVANNAH, GA., SECTION June 3, 1896 Route No. 2 adopted ......... _ -------....-- H. Doc. No. 295, 53d Cong., 3d sess. ..... Mar. 3, 1899 Route No. 1 adopted ... .... .... .... ..... ..... Do.' July 25,1912 Provided for Archer Creek .... __.---- __-..... H. Doc. No. 513, 62d Cong., 2d sess. (This route now abandoned) SAVANNAH, GA., TO FERNANDINA, FLA., SECTION July 13,1892 . . . Original 7-foot channel____________._.. __ . H. Doc. No. 41, 52d Cong., 1st sess. ..... Mar. 3,1905 Provided for Skidaway Narrows.___. ____... . H. Doc. No. 450, 58th Cong., 2d sess.t July 25,1912 Incorporated alternate routes previously im- H. Doc. No. 1236, 60th Cong., 2d sess.' proved as separate projects and the auxiliary channels. CUMBERLAND SOUND, GA., AND FLA., TO ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA., SECTION Mar. 4,1913 For a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide ....... H. Doc. No. 898, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 8,1917 Consolidation of the three sections, shown above, into "Waterway between Beaufort, S. C., and St. Johns River, Fla." Mar. 2,1919 Removing logs and snags from Generals Cut .. H. Doc. No. 581, 63d Cong., 2d sess.' Do. Improving Back River to provide a channel 7 H. Doc. No. 1391, 62d Cong., 3d sess. feet deep and 150 feet wide. Mar. 3,1925 Channel 75 feet wide between Beaufort, S. C., S. Doc. No. 178, 68th Cong., 2d sess. and Savannah, Ga. July 3,1930 Channel from Baileys Cut to Dover Creek .___ S. Doc. No. 43, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' Aug. 26, 1937 A 7-foot protected channel around St. Andrew Senate committee print, 74th Cong., Sound. 1st sess.' Do. A 12-foot channel between Beaufort, S. C., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. Savannah, Ga., via Beaufort River and Port No. 6, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Royal Sound. June 20,1938 A 12-foot channel between Savannah, Ga., and H. Doec. No. 618, 75th Cong., 3d sess. Fernandina, Fla.; various cut-offs; and anchor- age basin at Thunderbolt, Ga. I Contain latest published maps. 652 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Acts of August 26, 1937, and June 20, 1938, impose the conditions that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States: (1) All lands or easements needed for the 7-foot protected channel around St. An- drew Sound and (2) all necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance of the 12-foot channel between Beaufort, S. C., and Fernandina, Fla. Titles to all lands and easements needed for the 7-foot protected route around St. Andrews Sound were accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers March 28, 1939. Titles to all necessary rights- of-way and spoil-disposal areas for the 12-foot channel between Sa- vannah, Ga., and Beaufort, S. C., were accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers March 27, 1939. Conditions of local coopera- tion for improvement of the 12-foot channel between Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., have not been met but it is expected that they will b'e complied with in the near future. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Exclusive of terminal facilities at the ports of entry, this improvement serves numerous wharves, some of which are open to the public on equal terms. These facilities are considered ample for existing water-borne commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.-Work on dredging a 7-foot protected channel around St. Andrew Sound, under contract, resulted in the removal of 53,530 cubic yards of material at a cost of $4,480.31. Surveys were made at a cost of $1,365.13, and plans and specifications prepared at a cost of $2,697.49. Maintenance.--U. S. dredge Creighton operated on maintenance dredging between Beaufort, S. C., and Cumberland Sound, Ga., and Fla., removing 1,061,375 cubic yards of material, and on erection of mileage signs at a cost of $92,176.65. The total costs were $100,719.58, of which $8,542.93 was for new work and $92,176.65 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $85,357.11. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 25 percent complete. The work remaining to be done consists of dredging to provide a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water for project widths between Beaufort, S. C., and Fernandina, Fla.; and of dredging a protected channel around St. Andrews Sound to be 7 feet deep at mean low water and 75 feet wide. All other improvements were completed in 1932. The training walls and closure dams were com- pleted in 1912 and are in satisfactory condition. The main route had controlling depths at mean low water as fol- lows: 8.3 feet between Beaufort, S. C., and Savannah, Ga., as de- termined in December 1938; and 7 feet or greater between Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., as determined in May 1939. The alternate route between Buttermilk Sound and Brunswick, Ga., had a con- trolling depth of 7.0 feet, as determined in May 1939. The costs have been $237,098.05 for new work and $1,458,690.08 for maintenance, a total of $1,695,788.13. The total expenditures have been $1,680,425.66. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 653 Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($789,- 642.89), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1939____ ___ ______ - _______--- $15, 362. 47 New work: Completion of dredging by contract, between Beaufort, S. C., and Savannah, Ga., between July 1, 1939 and Feb. 15, 1940__ 62, 090. 34 Completion of dredging, by contract, protected route around St. Andrew Sound, between July 1 and Oct. 15, 1939-------- 52, 469. 69 Dredging, by contract, between Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., between Feb. 1 and June 30, 1940 _______________ 550, 000. 00 Total for new work_______________________________ __ 679, 922. 50 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Creighton be- tween Beaufort, S. C., and Cumberland Sound, 9 months, between July 1 and 15, 1939; and Oct. 15, 1939 and June 30, 1940_.____ 109, 720. 39 Total for all work ----------------------------------789, 642. 89 The additional sum of $88,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, in maintenance dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Creighton, between Beaufort, S. C., and Cumberland Sound, 8 months, between July 1, and Dec. 1, 1940; and Apr. 1, 1941, and June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ____-..____-____--___ $431, 595. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-----1------------------, 593, 487. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -- -___- 2, 025, 082. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___ _______----_____--15, 362. 47 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 2, 009, 720. 25 --------- TJnexpended balance June 30, 1939____ ___ -789, 642. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------- - 2,799, 363. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ------- .--- - --------.. $8, 542. 93 Cost of maintenance-............ $64, 003. 44 $81, 404. 96 $120, 540. 00 $106, 910. 16 92, 176. 65 Total cost_ 64, 003. 44 404. 96 81, 120, 540. 00 106, 910. 16 100, 719. 58 Total expended 64, 003. 44 71, 775. 79 119, 598. 21 117, 481. 12 85, 357. 11 Allotted ----- -------------- 76, 000. 00 78, 000.00 55, 000. 00 193, 000.00 787, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $88, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 --- $188, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939_----- 659,000. 00 847, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________--__-------______ 935, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---- - 60,000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 875, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_____-__--------- ___________ -____ 85, 357. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- ----------------- 789, 642. 89 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------- $10,748. 79 654 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- $100, 637. 44 $111, 386. 23 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------- 678, 256. 66 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 June 30, 1941, for maintenance _88, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 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.-Prior to the present one, projects had been adopted and expenditures made under them for the Altamaha River by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, and September 19, 1890; for the Oconee River by River and Harbor Acts of June 18, 1878, September 19, 1890, and March 3, 1905, for the Ocmulgee River, August 14, 1876, and September 19, 1890. For further details see page 1815 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 589 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This contemplates an appropriation of $40,000 annually for the Altamaha, Oconee, and Ocmulgee Rivers, to be applied, following in general the methods which had been carried on under the previous projects, to maintenance of 3 feet depth during ordinary summer low water and to the gradual increase of channel depth, 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 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 Altamaha River has a mean tidal range of 6.4 feet at its mouth, which gradually decreases to mile 33 above, where there is no perceptible tidal effect. At Doctortown, mile 59, ordinary floods at- tain a height of about 10 feet above low water, and extreme floods a height of about 15 feet above low water. On the Oconee River at Dublin the ordinary fluctuations attain a height of 22 feet and the extreme fluctuations a height of 32 feet above low water. On the Ocmulgee River at Macon the ordinary fluctuations attain a height of 15 feet and the extreme fluctuations a height of 25 feet above low water. There is no approved 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: Alta- maha 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 Execu- tive Document No. 215, Fifty-first Congress, first session. RIVERS AND HARBORS--SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 655 Terminal facilities.-Transferof freight between the railways and the river is practicable at Doctortown, Dublin, Hawkinsville, and Abbeville. The facilities are considered ample for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boats No. 1 and No. 2 operated periodically on the Altamaha River from its mouth to mile 137, on the Oconee River from mile 0 to mile 100, and on the Ocmulgee River from mile 0 to mile 52, removing 3,017 obstructions with hired labor, at a cost of $24,740.98, which resulted in clearing these rivers of the worst obstructions. The total cost was $24,740.98, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $19,691.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is of such a nature that the percentage of completion cannot be stated. Channel depths have been increased by the excavation of rock shoals and sand bars, by the construction of contraction and bank-protection works, and by the closing of cut-offs. Navigation has been rendered safer by removal of obstructions. Many of the closing dams and con- traction and bank-protection works need repairs. The controlling depths at ordinary summer low water are given in the following tabulation: Controlling depths except during the low-water period 1 Feet Altamaha River--------- ---------------------------------- 2-7 Oconee River: Mouth to Dublin (mile 78)--- ------------------------ 2-6.5 Dublin to Milledgeville (mile 145)------------------------ -- 1 Ocmulgee River: Mouth to Abbeville (mile 96)---------------------------- 1-6.5 Abbeville to Macon (mile 205).---------------------------- 1 1During, the low-water period, August through November 1938, the controlling depth was about 1 foot. The costs have been $60,847.16 for new work and $728,440.57 for maintenance, a total of $789,287.73. The total expenditures were $782,745.47. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($40,- 517.94), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939--------------- ---- -- -- $6, 542. 26 Maintenance : Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 1 on the lower reaches of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers, 2 months, between July 1, 1939, and Sept. 1, 1939, and on the Altamaha River, 2 months, be- tween May 1 and June 30, 1940------------------------- 7, 200. 0a Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 2 on the Altamaha River, 3 months, between July 1 and 15, 1939, and Aug. 15 and Nov. 1, 1939 -------- ---------------------------------- 12, 000. 00 Improvement of 4 shoals on the lower Altamaha River, at San Savilla, Seaboard Air Line Railway Bridge, Dick Swift and Oglethorpe Bluff, by contract, with dikes, and dredging these locations with U. S. snag boat No. 2, 2 months, between Nov. 1, 1939, and Jan. 1, 1940__-- __---___------- ____ ..-- _ 14, 775. 68 Total for all work-------- -------------------------- 40, 517. 94 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-42 656 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The additional sum of $33,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance : Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 1 on the upper and lower reaches of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers, 3 months, between July 1 and Oct. 1, 1940, and on the upper reaches of the Altamaha River, 2 months, between Oct. 1 and Dec. 1, 1940________--_--______ $10, 000 Snagging and dredging with U. S. snag boat No. 2 on Altamaha River and lower reaches of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers, 6 months, between July 1 and Oct. 1, 1940, and Apr. 1 and June 30, 1941 -------------------------------------------- 23,700 Total for all work_----- _ ------------------------- ---- 33, 700 Cost and financial sunnmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------$821, 457. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------- _______ _ 840, 390. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- 1, 661, 848. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------- _______ 6, 542. 26 Net total expenditures __________________-_____ 1, 655, 306. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______________---------40, 517. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____- ____ 1, 695,823. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----- Cost of maintenance_ -- -- $19, 053. 16 -- $12, 953. 33 -- - - $17, 341. 66 - - - $25, 076. 97 - - - - - - $24, 740. 98 Total expended ....-- .. 22, 089. 99 10, 463. 09 20, 284. 44 24, 915. 83 19,691. 75 Allotted .--------- ------ 17, 000. 00 -500. 00 42, 000. 00 40, 700.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 _____-------- $19, 509. 69 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938--------------------$7, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939____--------- 33, 700. 00 40, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for 209. 69 6----------------------------- Gross amount expended----------------------------------------19, 691. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------------40, 517. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------------- 6, 542. 26 Balance available June 30, 1939___--------- 33, 975. 68 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1--------------------- - 33, 700. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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 Geodetic Survey Chart No. 447.) Previows projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836; August 5, 1886; June 3, 1896; and June 13, 1902. For further RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 657 details see p. 1818 of Annual Report for 1915 and p. 591 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a stone jetty 4,350 feet long at the entrance to East River and for the following channels: 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. Simons Sound to the mouth of Mill Creek. A channel in Terry Creek 10 feet deep and 80 feet wide from its mouth to a point immediately above the wharf of the Glynn Canning Co. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean tidal range on the bar is 6.5 feet, at the city of Brunswick 7.3 feet, and at the upper end of the harbor 7.6 feet, with minor fluctuations due to wind and lunar effects. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1938 (exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects), is $2,242,800, including $10,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $156,700. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1879 Construction of East River jetty_ ___ _ Annual Report 1880, p. 959. Mar. 2, 1907 For channels in the inner and outer harbors of 30-foot H. Doc. No. 407, 59th Cong., 1st depth at mean high water, with widths varying sess. from 150 feet in Academy Creek to 400 feet across the outer bar, extension of training wall in East River; and construction of two spur dikes. Mar. 2, 1919 Channels 27 feet deep at mean low water over the bar H. Doc. No. 393, 64th Cong., 1st and at Brunswick Point; and 24 feet deep at mean sess. low water in the inner harbor; and provides for a cut from Academy Creek to Turtle River, if deemed advisable. July 3, 1930 A channel in Back River 20 feet deep and 150 feet wide. S. Doc. 1 No. 57, 71st Cong., 2d sess. ......-- Do----- Increased channel dimensions of the bar, Brunswick S. Doc. No, 132, 71st Cong., 2d Point, East River, and Turtle River, as given in sess.l the existing project. June 20, 1938 A 10-foot channel in Terry Creek ......-.----------... H. Doc. 1 No. 690, 75th Cong., 3d sess. 1 Contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, imposes the conditions that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be re, quired for the improvement of Terry Creek. These conditions have been partially complied with and it is expected that they will be fulfilled before funds are allotted for this work. All prior require- ments fully complied with. 658 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.--This improvement serves a developed water- front of about 1.5 miles, including 840 feet of wharf frontage on Turtle River and Terry Creek. 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 facilities are considered ample for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 10, Corps of Engineers, revised 1935.) Operation and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging by Government plant and hired labor resulted in the removal of 800,584 cubic yards of material from the outer harbor and 228,563 cubic yards of material from the inner harbor, at a cost and expendi- ture of $101,944.27. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is 98 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the dredging of Terry Creek. The controlling depths, at mean low water, are as follows: Locality Project Control-Da deer Locality o depth depth ling Date deter- depth mined Feet Feet Brunswick Bar ..........----------------- ---------------------------- 30. 0 30. 0 April 1939. Brunswick River.....-------------------------------------------- 27. 0 26. 7 May 1939. Brunswick Point...........---------------------------------------------- 27.0 26.7 Do. East River-----....... --------------------------------------------- 27. 0 27. 8 April 1939. Academy Creek---.....-------------------------------------------- 24.0 9.6 May 1939. Lower Turtle River ---------------------------------------------- 27. 0 27. 9 Do. Upper Turtle River .------------------------------------------ 27. 0 25. 1 Do. Back River ------------------------------------------------ 20. 0 9. 8 Do. Terry Creek------------------------------------------------ 10.0 4. 5 April 1938. East River training wall and spur dike are in satisfactory condi- tion. Academy Creek was completed in 1926. Upper and lower Turtle River and Back River were completed in 1931. Brunswick Point and East River were completed in 1932. Brunswick Bar was completed in 1936. With regular funds the costs have been $2,100,260.87 for new work and $1,889,153.73 for maintenance, a total of $3,989,414.60. The ex- penditures were $3,989,414.60. 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 ex- penditures were $102,516.03. The total costs, United States funds, have been $2,197,781.82 for new work and $1,894,148.81 for maintenance, a total of $4,091,930.63. The total expenditures were $4,091,930.63. In addition, the total cost and expenditures from contributed funds were $10,000 for new work. Proposedoperations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($140,- 159.43), will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging, by contract, 10-foot channel in Terry Creek, between Aug. 1 and Dec. 1, 1939-----------------------------$35, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge Culebra in inner and outer harbor, 31/2 months, between Jan. 15 and May 1, 1940__ 105, 159. 43 Total for all work-..... ----- -------- - 140, 159. 43 RIVERS AND HARBORS--SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 659 The additional sum of $110,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, in maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge Culebra in inner and outer harbor, 31/2 months, between Jan- uary 1 and April 15, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-- ------------------------ $2, 841, 247. 00 ,Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 948, 562. 88 1----------------------, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 4, 789, 809. 88 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 14, 789, 809. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 140, 159. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 14, 929, 969. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new work ................$49, 771. 27 $43,405.50 $10, 941. 15 ....... ..... ..... . .. . . Cost of maintenance__ _, -_ 18, 045. 20 109, 644. 12 43, 133. 55 $131, 779. 12 $101,944.27 Total cost ....---------------- 67, 816. 47 153, 049. 62 54, 074. 70 131, 779. 12 101, 944. 27 Total expended -- -_------_ 88, 029. 78 151, 683. 19 66, 323. 95 120, 896. 30 101, 944. 27 Allotted- -_____--...-__-- __.....85, 012. 34 245, 000. 00 -116. 992. 86 223, 000. 00 140. 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $102, 103. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28,1939 ___------_-- ------------------- 140, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 242, 103. 70 Gross amount expended_ ----------------------------------- 101, 944. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 140,159. 43 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 110, 000. 00 1 In addition, $10,000 contributed funds expended for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 6. 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 6.6 feet at the mouth and 3.2 feet at Burnt Fort, with minor fluctuations due to wind and lunar effects. 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. 660 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 Improvement of river from the mouth to Burnt H. Doc. No. 41, 62d Cong., 1st sess. Fort. Mar. 4,1913 Improvement of river from Burnt Fort to Way- H. Doc. No. 1113, 62d Cong., 3d sess.' cross. 1Contains the latest published map of the upper section of the river. The latest published map of the lower section of the river is the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 450. 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 during fiscal 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, as determined by a survey made in June 1939, were as follows: The mouth to Owens Ferry, 8.8 feet; Owens Ferry to Burnt Fort, 4.5 feet; thence to Waycross, the head of navigation, about 1 foot. These depths are at ordinary summer low water except in the tidal section from the mouth to Owens Ferry, where the depth refers to mean low water. These depths are practicable throughout the year. The costs and expenditures have been $9,451.59 for new work and $30,059.55 for maintenance, a total of $39,511.14. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($3,900), will be applied to maintenance snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 1, 11/2 months, between September 1 and October 15, 1939. It is not expected that any funds will be required for the fiscal year 1941, as the proposed work for the fiscal year 1940 will care for the needs of navigation through 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- ---- __--------__ _________ $9, 451. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------__________--_________________ 30,059. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 39, 511. 14 Net total expenditures----_________- 39, 511. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------- __ _-- __ _ 3, 900. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939________________ 43, 411. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . . . . . ..-- .. . . . . . . Cost of maintenance----- ------- -------------- ---------- $4, 000 - . .. .. ---.. . Total expended -- - -.... -............ _ 4,000 - Allotted_---------- ------- ----- $3,000 1,000 --- ---------- $3,900 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 __---_ __$3, 900. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-- ... 3, 900. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 661 7. 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. Geological Survey map of Georgia.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 17 feet deep at mean low water with a width of 200 feet from the mouth to Crandall, 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 are as follows: At the mouth, 5.8 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 fluctuations 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 (1915) approved estimate of cost 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 pub- lished map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-At St. Marys, Ga., there is a 50-foot municipal wharf and several privately owned wharves, together with 340 feet of wharf frontage in North River. Above St. Marys there are a number of privately owned wharves and shore landings. These facilities are considered ample for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1914 at a saving of $3,762 under the estimated cost. The control- ling depths at mean low water, as determined by a survey made in June 1939, were as follows: The mouth to St. Marys, 13.9 feet; St. Marys to Kings Ferry, 11.3 feet; Kings Ferry to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, mile 55, 5.6 feet; and 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 expendi- tures have been $15,688.36 for new work and $49,136.44 for main- tenance, a total of $64,824.80. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($3,. 900), will be applied to maintenance snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 1, 11/2 months, between October 15 and December 31, 1939. It is not expected that any funds will be required for the fiscal year 1941, as the proposed work for the fiscal year 1940 will care for the needs of navigation through 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_------------------------------- $15, 688. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------------- 49, 136. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 824. 80 6-------------4, Net total expenditures------------------------- ------ 64, 824. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 3, 900. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--_---- - 68, 724. 80 662 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.... Cost of maintenancew work--------------------------- -------------- $2, 000------------ Total expended..-----------.......--------------.............--------------..2,000 ..------------------------- Allotted......--------------------............--------------......... $3, 000 -1, 000 -------- ------ $3, 900 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------ --------------------------- $3, 900. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- - ----------- -------- 3, 900. 00 8. 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 provides for two stone jetties at the harbor entrance, the north jetty 19,150 feet long and the south jetty 11,200 feet long; for a channel 28 feet deep at mean low water from the deep water in the Atlantic Ocean to deep water at the junction of Lance- ford Creek with Amelia River, with widths of 400 feet below Cal- houn Street in the city of Fernandina, and 300 feet above; and for widening the channel at the first bend below Lanceford Creek to 1,000 feet to form a turning basin. The length of the section in- cluded in the project is about 7 miles. The mean tidal range on the bar is 5.8 feet and' in the inner harbor 6 feet, with minor fluctuations due to wind and lunar effects. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1938, is $3,326,900. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $31,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Act Work authorized Documents June 14,1880 Entrance jetties .--------------- ......-----------.Annual Report, 1879, p. 792. July 13,1892 Raising and extending jetties so as to provide for Annual Report, 1891, pp. 1565-1598; 19-foot depth. Annual Report, 1896, p. 1289. Mar. 2,1907 Improvement of inner harbor to obtain depths of H. Doc. No. 388., 59th Cong., 1st sess. 20 to 24 feet and channel widths of 400 to 600 feet. June 25,1910 Combining improvement of Fernandina Harbor and Cumberland Sound under the general head- ing of "Fernandina Harbor." Mar. 3,1925 Provided for the 26-foot channel --............ H. Doc. No. 227, 68th Cong., 1st sess. June 20,1938 Provided for the 28-foot channel and turning basin _ H. Doc. No. 548, 75th Cong., 3d sess. (Contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, imposes the condition that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, any lands needed for the improvement and suitable spoil areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance, as required. Spoil-disposal areas are in the process of being acquired and it is ex- pected that conditions will be fully complied with before funds are allotted for this work. RIVERS AND HARBORS--SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 663 Terminal facilities.-There is a total of 5,100 linear feet of wharf frontage located along the 2 miles of water front. The present facili- ties are considered ample for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is about 96 percent complete. The two stone jetties and dredging on the outer bar was completed in 1905, but the jetties now need repairs. The 26- foot channel was completed in 1927. The controlling depths at mean low water are 28.6 feet over the outer harbor, as determined in Janu- ary 1939, and 25.8 feet over the inner harbor, as determined in April 1939. The work required to complete the project consists of dredging the entire harbor to a depth of 28 feet at mean low water for project widths, and of widening the channel at the first bend below Lanceford Creek to 1,000 feet to form a turning basin. The costs and expenditures have been $3,188,892.15 for new work and $748,085.28 for maintenance, a total of $3,936,977.43. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($138,- 000), will be applied as follows: New work : Dredging with United States hopper dredge on the bar channel, 1/2month, between Jan. 1 and 15, 1940___- _______ _- $15, 000 ______ Dredging, by contract, from the inner end of bar to the mouth of Lanceford Creek, including a turning basin at the first bend below Lanceford Creek, between Sept. 15, 1939, and Feb. 15, 1940- ... 123, 000 Total for all work_------------------------ - 138, 000 It is not expected that any funds will be required for the fiscal year 1941, as the work proposed for the fiscal year 1940 will care for the needs of navigation during 1941. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 - -___--___- -- -_______$3, 188, 892. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------- --------- 748, 085. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ , 936, 977. 43 3-------- Net total expenditures --------------------- ___ - 3, 936, 977. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ - -----.-------- ----- 138, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-----.----- - 4, 074, 977. 43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----- ----- -------------- Cost of maintenance_-----_ --------------- ---------------.. ----- $20,--000-- ------- -- -- ---- - --------- ----- Total expended---- ---- _ __--------------------------------- 20,000 --------.------ .......... Allotted......-- _20,000 ...----------------- -----------... ----------------.....-- -------------- $138. 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------- $138, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30. 1939-------------------------- 138, 000. 00 664 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 9. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $35,216.15; the expenditures were $34,670.10. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $29,078.37, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 _ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_______________-____ _____ $276, 910. 25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _________- 276, 910. 25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_________ _____-_____ 3, 464. 97 Net total expenditures______________________----__ 273, 445. 28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___---__---__ ____ --__ ______ 129, 078. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ --- ___ __ '302, 523. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work___- Cost of maintenance - $37, 036. 83 $17, 938. 76 $24, 582. 77 $30, 747. 93 $35, 216. 15 Total expended- .- - - - - 32, 958. 45 23, 302. 80 24, 460. 58 28, 653. 17 34, 670. 10 Allotted ------------------- 37, 000. 00 25, 000.00 - ---- -- 53, 000. 00 1 38, 100. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_______________ _______________ $25, 648. 47 Amount allotted from War Deparment Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938_________ ___- ______ $13,100 Amount allotted from War Deparment Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939__- ___________ ________ 25, 000 138, 100. 00 Amount to be accounted for __________----------_______---63, 748. 47 Gross amount expended __________--------------___ 34, 670. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___-- ______________ 29, 078.37 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_______________________ 3, 464.97 Balance available June 30, 1939 --------------- __-- ___-__ 25, 613.40 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 ___________________ 25, 000. 00 1Exclusive of $1,800 contributed funds for beach-erosion study, St. Simon Island, Ga. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 10. 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, 1939 amount re- Name of project see An-am- oure nualRe- . . . quired to port for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Savannah River at 4Augusta, Ga.' - 1929 2 $200, 556. 30 $17, 443. 70 (3) 2. Darien Harbor, Ga. .--4 -- 1929 a199, 722. 65 42. 343. 28 (3) 3. Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga. -_ 1935 8, 000. 00 4, 200. 00 (3) 1Project recommended for abandonment in H. Doe. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 2 In addition $185,000 was expended from contributed funds; $172,150.72 for new work and $12,849.28 for maintenance. 3Completed. 4Channel adequate for commerce. ' Includes $54,929.44 expended on Doboy bar. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 665 11. PLANT ALLOTMENT, SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 -_- ----------------------- $455, 547. 52 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-_, ------------------- 82, 800. 06 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939------------------ 538, 347. 58 :Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------- 22, 440. 13 Net total expenditures _____ _____ ____------ - 515, 907. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ 123, 640. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______-- 639, 547. 94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended- __ _ $1, 260, 332. 35 -$946, 300. 49 $784, 440. 13 -$80, 959. 76 -$501, 604. 78 Allotted -- -- -- __ 1, 366, 292. 68 -1,039,935.29 764, 877. 32 92, 392.82 -544, 079. 59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938____________--------------- $166, 115. 30 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- .---.------ - 544, 079. 59 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------377,964. 29 (Gross amount expended ___ - _____-__---- - $1, 166, 089.28 Less : Reimbursements collected_-- $1, 121,880. 88 Receipts from sales._- - __ 545, 813. 18 1, 667, 694. 06 -501, 604. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939____----- ---- __-123, 640. 49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939___ _________---------41, 533. 55 Balance available June 30, 1939_-__ ---------------- 82, 106. 94 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ____________-________--___--- 82, 800. 06 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_----- ---- - 164, 907. 00 -__ .Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda. Congress Charleston, S. C., to St. Rivers and Harbors ... Johns River, Fla., Intra- Committee resolu- coastal Waterway, con- tion, May 8, 1939. struction of anchorage basin at Beaufort, S. C. St. Marys River, Ga. and Sec. 1 of River and Fla., for navigation, flood Harbor Act, Jan. control, power, and irriga- 21, 1927. tion (308 report). Savannah Harbor, Ga__.-_ Rivers and Harbors May 1, 1939 House 283, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Jan. 18, 1938. Savannah River, Ga., S. C., Commerce Commit- Apr. 22,1939 Senate 66, 76th Do. and N. C., Clark Hill tee resolution, Nov. Cong., 1st sess. Reservoir. 1, 1938. Savannah River, Ga., from Rivers and Harbors . Kings Island to the Coast- Committee resolu- al Highway Bridge. tion, Oct. 28, 1937. Water hyacinth obstruc- Rivers and Harbors .. ... ....... ... ..... tions in the State of Flori- Committee resolu- da (under special board). tion, Apr. 13, 1939. 666 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 12. AUGUSTA, SAVANNAH RIVER, GA. Location.-This project is located on the Georgia bank of the Savannah River, and extends from a point near the western city limits of Augusta, Ga., downstream a distance of about 11 miles. The city of Augusta is located 218 miles by water above the mouth of Savannah River (see U. S. Geological Survey map of Georgia). Existing project.--This provides for increasing the height and cross section of an existing levee 11.1 miles long, raising and strengthening appurtenant floodgate structures, constructing retaining walls, and paving riverside slopes where necessary. The revised estimate of cost for new work is $624,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7. Assurances of local cooperation have been accepted by the Secretary of War, and local interests have provided all rights-of-way and borrow-pit areas which have been prescribed to the present time. Operations and results during fiscal year--New work.-Contract work on increasing the cross section of the existing levee between Fifth Street, Augusta, Ga., and New Savannah Bluff was com- menced on March 9, 1938, and completed May 29, 1939. During the year 786,867 cubic yards of material were placed at a cost of $146,- 139.23. In connection with construction of a steel sheet pile wall at Riverside Mill and bank paving between Fifth Street and Thirteenth Street, under contract, the following work was completed: 36,570 square feet of steel sheet pile wall was constructed, and 7,820 tons of stone were placed in bank paving at a cost of $101,428.39. Drain- age systems were made in borrow pits by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $3,133.86. Surveys were made and plans and specifications were prepared at a cost of $9,126.46. The costs were $101,978.45 from Emergency Relief funds and $157,849.49 from regu- lar funds, a total cost of $259,827.94. The expenditures were $114,- 371.45 from Emergency Relief funds and $163,777.27 from regular funds, a total expenditure of $278,148.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is 59 percent complete. To complete the project the principal work required is raising and strengthening six floodgate structures. Under the existing project the total costs, all for new work, have been $345,567.90, of which $144,000 were from Emergency Relief funds and $201,567.90 were from regular funds. The total expenditures were $343,621.07, of which $144,000 were from Emergency Relief funds and $199,621.07 from regular funds. The city of Augusta com- pleted, in 1916, a levee and appurtenant structures to protect the city against floods in the Savannah River. As a result of the 1929 floods, which damaged the levee and seriously threatened the city, a plan for raising and strengthening the levee in accordance with the present project was adopted by the Augusta Levee Commission. In 1931 and 1932 all of that portion of the levee below Fifth Street at Augusta was raised by the city to the grade, but not the cross sec- tion contemplated by the present project. During 1937 the city, aided by funds provided from Federal emergency appropriations, completed raising and enlarging the earthwork of the levee above Fifth Street, in accordance with the existing project. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 667 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($280,- 378.93), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1939_ --__ _ __--------------- --- $1, 946. 83 Completion of the raising and strengthening of six floodgate struc- tures in existing levee, by contract, between July 1, 1939, and June 30, 1940 ----------------- ----------------------------- 278, 432. 10 Total ------------------------------------------------- 280, 378. 93 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ----- _------------ -___$201, 567. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 .... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 201, 567. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------_------- 1,946. 83 Net total expenditures ___- ____--_____- ______ 199, 621. 07 __-_____ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------- 280, 378.93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_-- - - 480, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_ _ _____._._ ___ ________ _ _.._ _ $43, 718. 41 $157, 849. 49 Cost of maintenance- .... I........... -....... ...... .. .................... . . . .. ........ --.... Total expended__ ____..- . ______ _ _____________________ 35,843. 80 163, 777. 27 ----------- Allotted .............. --------------.... ... .... 443,000.00 37, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ ..... ______--_____---_ $407, 156. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 ------------------------------------- 37, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __---- ---- ------- 444, 156. 20 Gross amount expended ------------------- -- ---- 163, 777. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------------- __ 280, 378. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_------____--- $1,226. 52 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 260, 407.00 261, 633.52 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------ ------- 18, 745. 41 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__--__------------------, $144, 000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 144, 000. 00 Net total expenditures-- ---------------------------------- 144, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------ 144, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_____- ______ _ _______ ___-- ____ __ ...__... , _.. $42,021. 55 $101, 978. 45 C ost of m aintenance------. -- .. .. ....... -------- . . -- -- --------- I-- -- ------ ---...--- Total expended--------------- - -. _ - 29, 628. 55 114, 371. 45 Allotted_-_ .---------- 144, 000. 00 - 668 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__--- ---------- $114,371.45 Gross amount expended__ 114, 371.45 1------------------------ CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR AUGUSTA, SAVANNAH RIVER, GA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ___ ___________-- - -___ $345, 567. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___---....-_______--- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-- ------ __ 345, 567. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939____-... ____________- - 1, 946. 83 _------___ Net total expenditures_____- __ 343, 621. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______-___-_____________ 280, 378. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-___. 6________ 624, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- - ---______________ ___________ ___ -----.. . . $85, 739. 96 $259, 827. 94 Cost of maintenance ---------------- ------ -.----------- ------------ Total expended_ ...-- ---- ---------- -- -------- -------------- 65, 472. 35 278, 148. 72 Allotted . ------------------ -------------- - - ----------- 587, 000. 00 37, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938____________________________ $521, 527. 65 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- 37, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- 558, 527. 65 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------278, 148. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------ 280, 378. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_---------- ---- $1, 226. 52 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 260, 407. 00 261, 633. 52 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------- 18, 745. 41 13. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the fiscal year was $15,317.73; the ex- penditures were $15,272.66. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $62,152, will be applied to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and ftnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ____------.----- - - $20, 372.85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ___________---20, 372. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------ 324. 85 Net total expenditures _______ ------------- 20, 048. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 6-------------------------62,1 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 82, 200. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 669 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- - - ... ........ --- - _ ----------------- - - - - - - Cost of maintenance________ _____ _____________ _ ____--. _ __ _$5, 055. 12 $15, 317. 73 Total expended 4, 775. 34 15, 272. 66 Allotted_ ..---- _.--------.. ------.. ------...--------------------------- 29, 200. 00 53, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_______-- __----------------$24, 424. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938-----------------------------------------53, 000. 00 -77, Amount to be accounted for__ _________-____- 424. 66 Gross amount expended_-- __-__-_____________-__ 15, 272. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 _---6__- __- -____________-62, 152. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---- --------------------------- 324. 85 Balance available June 30, 1939_ -------__ --- _ 61, 827. 15 14. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last full Expenditures to June 30, Estimated report see an- 1939 Name of project amount re- nual report quired to for- New work Maintenance complete I - I I Clark Hill Project on the Savannah River, Georgia-South Carolina ---------- -. -__________ - . i $1,700, 000 irl ll I 1 For reimbursement to local interests for lands and damages. Authorized by Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. No requests for reimbursement have yet been made by local interests. Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood control acts and committee resolutions Locality Authorization act tetransmit- Doc. No. Recommenda- tedto Congress tion Altamaha River, Ga .-------. Flood Control Act,--- -------------------- June 22, 1936. Clark Hill Reservoir, Ga. Sec. 7 of Flood Control Apr. 22,1939 S. 66, 76th Cong., Favorable. (Supplemental 308 report). Act, June 22, 1936. 1st sess. Ogeechee River, Ga .-. ..- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. St. Marys River, Ga. and Sec. 1 of River and Fla., for navigation, flood Harbor Act, Jan. control, power and irriga- 21, 1927. tion (308 report). Savannah River, Ga-...____ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Savannah River, Ga., S. C., Commerce Committee Apr. 22,1939 S. 66, V6th Cong., Do. and N. C., Clark Hill resolution, Nov. 1, 1st sess. Reservoir. 1938. 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; it also includes the watershed of the Suwannee River in the State of Georgia. 670 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 District engineer: Col. Earl North, Corps of Engineers, to July 14, 1938, and Col. Lewis H. Watkins, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Waterway between Beaufort, 19. Caloosahatchee River and S. C., and St. Johns River, Lake Okeechobee drainage Fla. (Cumberland Sound areas, Florida__ 712 to St. Johns River sec- 20. Charlotte Harbor, Fla_ __. 723 tion)----------------- 670 21. Caseys Pass (Venice Inlet), 2. St. Johns River, Fla., Jack- Fla- 725 sonville to the ocean ... 672 22. Sarasota Bay, Fla ......... 727 3. St. Johns River, Fla., Palatka 23. Tampa Harbor, Fla .. ... 730 to Lake Harney ._.__ 675 24. St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla-. 735 4. Oklawaha River, Fla . .---- 678 25. Channel from Clearwater 5. Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal, Harbor through Boca Fla - --- 682 Ciega Bay to Tampa Bay, 6. Intracoastal Waterway from Fla- - ._- 738 Jacksonville, Fla., to Mi- 26. Anclote River, Fla---- 739 'ami, Fla------------- 684 27. Crystal River, Fla- ..- 741 7. St. Augustine Harbor, Fla__ 689 28. Withlacoochee River, Fla--- 742 8. Courtenay Channel, Fla ... 691 29. Suwannee River, Fla ...... 745 9. Eau Gallie Harbor, Fla -... 692 30. Steinhatchee River, Fla .... 747 10. Melbourne Harbor, Fla-- - 693 31. Removing the water hyacinth 11. Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla - 12. Lake Worth Inlet, Fla ---.. - 13. Palm Beach, Fla., side chan- - 695 697 from navigable waters in the State of Florida 32. Examinations, surveys, and 748 nel and basin____-___ 700 contingencies (general) 33. Other projects for which no --- 751 14. Hollywood Harbor (Port Everglades), Fla ....-- 701 estimates are submitted - 752 15. Miami Harbor (Biscayne 34. Plant allotment...-._ - 752 Bay), Fla_------------ 704 16. Intracoastal Waterway from Flood-control Project Miami to Florida Bay, Fla_------------- 707 35. Preliminary examinations 17. Key West Harbor, Fla .... 709 and surveys for flood 18. Channel from Naples, Fla., control .. 756 to Big Marco Pass, Fla_ - 711 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 Charts Nos. 841, 842, and 577.) (For Beaufort, S. C., to Cumberland Sound section, see p. 650.) 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, and modified by River and Harbor Act of June 23, 1874. For further details see Annual Report for 1915, page 1823, and Annual Report for 1938, page 605. Existing project.-This provides for dredging and maintaining a channel 12 feet deep, with widths of 90 feet in land-cuts and narrow streams and 150 feet in open waters, following in general the aline- ment of the existing waterway' from Fernandina Harbor to St. Johns River, a distance of about 25 miles, and with a cut-off in Kingsley Creek just north of the Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge, with RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 671 such additional cut-offs or other changes in the adopted route as may be found desirable and justified by the resultant benefits to naviga- tion. 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 of new work, revised in 1938, is $261,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $13,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 4,1913 For a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep-..... H. Doc. No. 898, 62d Cong., 2d sess. June 20,1938 For a channel 12feet deep with present authorized H. Doc. No. 618, 75th Cong., 3d sess.t widths and including a cut-off in Kingsley Creek, subject to the provision of additional cut-offs or changes in routing upon the approval of the Secretary of War. IContains the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938, imposed the condition that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil- disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required. Terminal facilities.-Exclusive of terminal facilities reported for Fernandina Harbor, there are no terminals along this waterway. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project is about 39 percent completed. A channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water was completed in 1915. The controlling depth at mean low water in Septenmber 1937 was 7 feet, with a limiting width of 80 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the deepen- ing of the channel to a depth of 12 feet, including the provision of a cut-off in Kingsley Creek, and the widening of the portions of the channel which are in open waters to a width of 150 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $100,781.08 for new work and $46,357.77 for maintenance, a total of $147,138.85. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($160,000), will be applied to new-work dredging, by contract, during October 1939 to February 1940, to complete the project, involving deepening the channel to 12 feet, the provision of a cut-off in Kings- ley Creek, and widening the portions of the channel in open waters to a width of 150 feet. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-43 672 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-- ----------------------- $198, 346. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 46,357. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 244, 704. 40 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 244, 704. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --- -------------- - 160, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 404, 704. 40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...... -.. ---. .--. .............. . ...... ...... . ....... Cost of maintenance . . ------------ - $11,549.82 ------ -------- Total expended---------------- 11, 548. 74 $1. 08 Allotted- ------------- 3, 000. 00 -13, 450.18 ...... ....-------------- $160,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------$160, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------_------ . 160, 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.-Six appropriations for surveys and experimen- tal dredging on the bar were made from 1852 to 1878. The first project for permanent improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, and June 3, 1896. For further de- tails see page 1823, Annual Report for 1915, and page 607, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at local mean low water from the ocean to Jacksonville, the width to be in general 300 feet in the straight reaches, increasing to as much as 600 feet at the bends and through jetties, 1,200 feet at Dames Point, and 400 feet in Drummond Creek Cut, Trout Creek Cut, and Six Mile Creek Cut, with greater easing of the bends between these three cuts. The project also provides for an anchorage basin at Mayport (334 miles from the entrance) 800 feet in width beyond the channel limits; for a channel 400 feet wide and 30 feet deep along the ter- minals on the west bank of the river between Commodore Point and deep water just above Six Mile Creek Cut; for a depth of 24 feet at mean low water between the 24-foot curve and the pierhead line at Jacksonville, from the Florida East Coast Railway bridge to Hogans Creek; and for the construction of training walls and re- vetments. 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 673 protection. The training walls and revetments are located between Dames Point and Wards Bank, near the inner ends of the jetties. The length of section included in the project is 28 miles. The mean tidal range is 5.3 feet on the bar, 4.5 feet at Mayport, 2.6 feet at Dames Point (14 miles above the entrance), and 1.1 feet at Jack- sonville. The spring range is about 7.4 feet on the bar, 5.3 feet at Mayport, 3.0 feet at Dames Point, and 1.3 feet at Jacksonville (New- nan Street). Strong northeasterly winds raise the water level about 2 feet at Mayport and 2 feet at Jacksonville. Strong southwesterly winds lower the water about 11/2 feet at Mayport and 1 foot at Jacksonville. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $5,270,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $456,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1907 A depth of 24 feet at mean low water between the H. Doc. No. 663; 59th Cong., 1st sess. 24-foot curve and the pierhead line at Jackson- ville. June 25, 1910 Main channel, 30 feet deep at mean low water, and H. Doc. No. 611, 61st Cong., 2d sess. in general 300 feet wide, the anchorage basin opposite Mayport, and training walls and revet- ments, all subject to modification in detail by the Chief of Engineers. June 5,1920 Present project effected by the consolidation of Specified in act. former projects. July 3, 1930 Widening the bend at Dames Point _ _-_ _ H. Doc. No. 483, 70th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Widening Drummond Creek, Trout Creek, and Senate committee print, 74th Cong., Six Mile Creek cuts to 400 feet, and a channel 1st sess. (Contains latest published 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide along the terminals maps.) at Jacksonville. 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 two galvanized iron warehouses and another one, and all connected with a large storage yard. One of the piers has been leased and a precooling plant for the shipment of citrus fruits constructed thereon. There are 29 other piers and wharves for handling general freight and private commodi- ties, 7 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 existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 8, pt. 1, revised 1936, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge San Pablo continued maintenance dredging to July 2, 1938, removing 4,108 cubic yards, place measurement, of ma- terial from St. Charles Creek and Drummond Creek Cuts. The cost was $3,374.47. Under a contract for maintenance dredging be- tween Mile Point and Trout Creek, work was commenced March 4, 1939, and completed May 24, 1939. There were removed 1,491,096 cubic yards of material at a cost of $208,740.26. The cost of exam- 674 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939' inations and surveys to determine the condition of the improvement was $6,369.72 for maintenance. The total costs for the year were $218,484.45, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $209,793.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937 at a saving of $10,275 under the estimated cost. The jetties and all training walls and revetments at present considered necessary have been completed. The inner end of the north jetty has been capped with concrete for a distance of about 3,555 linear feet and the easterly end of the Wards Bank training wall has been revetted with granite riprap. Materials 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 encroach- ment, has effectively protected this structure. The jetties, revetments, and training walls are in good condition, except the south jetty at the inner end and the Browns Creek revetment, which are in poor condi- tion, and the Dames Point training wall, which is in fair condition. Project depth of 30 feet, but with reduced width at several localities existed when last ascertained at various times between October 1938 and May 1939, except in Arlington Cut, where the controlling depth was 28.5 feet. Traffic over the waterway by all types of vessels is no longer discontinued during the hours of darkness. The project depth of 24 feet between the 24-foot contour and the pierhead line, from the Florida East Coast Railway bridge to Hogan Creek, exists. Under regular funds the costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year have been $4,969,711.08 for new work and $8,506,548.15 for maintenance, a total of $13,476,29.23, and the expenditures have been $13,476,555.98. With Public Works funds, the cost and expendi- tures have been $290,013.37, all for new work. The total cost of the existing project, all funds, has been $13,766,272.60, of which $5,259,- 724.45 was for new work and $8,506,548.15 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $13,766,569.35. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939 ($187,050.75), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------- --------------- $20, 942. 58 Maintenance: Repair, by contract, during October to December 1939, approximately 5,000 linear feet of inner end of south jetty 108.17 $----------------------------91, Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo at entrance, 3 months, August to October 1939 __- _ 75, 000. 00 166, 108. 17 Total for maintenance-------------------------- 87, 050. 75 1_ The additional sum of $258,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance: Dredginig with a United States pipe-line dredge and attendant plant, 41/2 months, December 1940 to April 1941, removing shoals throughout the project as required-----------------$138, 000 Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo at the entrance, 21/2 months, July to September 1940__-_____-- - ____--___ 60, 000 Construct, by contract, during March and April 1941, approxi- mately 1,600 linear feet of revetment extending upstream from existing revetment at Wards Bank training wall---------- 60, 000 Total for maintenance------------------------ 258, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 675 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-__ -__________--- __ __ $8, 779, 861. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---------------- 9, 049, 946. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------17, 829, 808. 51 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_ .- .__________----------- 11, 914. 48 Net total cost to June 30, 1939---1-------------------17, 841, 722. 99 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__-- -____--- - ______- 9, 324. 65 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939____________ -- __ 17, 851, 047. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__________--___________ 20, 942.38 Net total expenditures ---------------- ________ _ 17, 830, 105. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 177, 726. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------18, 007, 831. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_______________ $11, 547. 02 $27, 362. 95 $1, 207, 298. 40 $53, 783.45 Cost of m aintenance_............ 320, 654. 49 306, 637. 08 267, 453. 32 131,090. 43 $218, 484. 45 Total cost ._ - -. 332, 201. 51 334, 000.03 1, 474, 751. 72 184, 873. 88 218, 484. 45 Total expended---------------299, 512. 95 359, 020. 34 1, 363, 768. 31 294, 358.06 209, 793.68 Allotted_____ ________- ____ -375, 451.44 873.05 650, 000. 00 1,004, 000.00 292. 000. 00 200, Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ............. $187, 519. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 ---------- $55, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939----------- 145, 000. 00 200, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ 387, 519. 78 Gross amount expended--__--_-----___---- __- $262, 748. 48 Less reimbursements collected------------ __-- 52, 954. 80 209, 793. 68 Balance unexpended Juno 30, 1939______---_--_--__ 177, 726. 10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__-_______ $20, 942. 38 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts .- _____- 17, 738. 99 38 681. 37 Balance available June 30, 1939---_--- 139, 044. 73 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 9, 324. 65 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_________- _ 148, 369. 38 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal _ year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ' ___- ____1________ 258, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 3. ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA., PALATKA TO LAKE HARNEY Location.-For location of the St. Johns River see page 672. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 684, 508, and 509.) Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, and July 5, 1884. For further details see page 1824, Annual Report for 1915, and page 611, Annual Report for 1938. 676 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 San- ford to Lake Harney (25 miles). This project is an enlargement and extension of previous projects and embraces two mattress 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. At Palatka the mean tidal range is 1.2 feet and the spring range about 1.4 feet. 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 normally 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. Considerably higher stages are sometimes experienced. 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 June 25, 1910 A channel 100 feet wide, 8 feet deep at mean low H. Doc. No. 1111, 60th Cong., 2d sess. water from Palatka to Sanford, thence 5 feet deep to Lake Harney. July 3, 1930 Inclusion of cut-offs at Butcher Bend, Snake H. Doe. No. 691, 69th Cong., 2d sess.l Creek, and Starks, and easing bends at other points. 1 Contain latest published maps. 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 muncipal 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 considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-U. S. snag boat No. 2 rented from the Savannah (Ga.) district, was employed from Febru- ary 8 to April 14, 1939, for maintenance snagging between Volusia Bar and Lake Monroe, a distance of about 44 miles. A total of 1,636 fallen and overhanging trees, palms, logs, etc., in the river, were re- moved and placed on the banks and approximately 5 acres of banks RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 677 adjacent to cut-offs and obstructed points were cleared. The cost was $12,125.20 for maintenance. An examination of the guide fenders at Volusia Bar preliminary to proposed repair by contract cost $13.14 for maintenance. The total cost for the year was $12,138.34, all for maintenance and the expenditures were $12,634.84. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 98 percent completed. The section from Sanford to Lake Harney was completed in 1912. The modified project for the section from Palatka to Sanford was completed during 1935, except for the easing of several bends. In December 1938 project dimensions existed from Palatka to Sanford except at two localities where shoals limit the widths of channel having project depth to 30 feet and 25 feet respectively; the controlling depth from Sanford to Lake Harney in July 1936 was 4 feet, but local boatmen report a present limiting depth of 3.5 feet. The costs under the existing project have been $180,493.66 for new work and $232,396.23 for maintenance, a total of $412,889.89. The expenditures have, been $413,386.39. Proposed operation,.-The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on July 1, 1939 ($4,373.08), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------------$11. 42 Maintenance: Repair, by contract, during July 1939, the damaged guide piles at Volusia Bar -------------------------------------- 4, 361. 66 Total for maintenance-------------------------------- 4, 373. 08 The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in dredging, by contract, during the period March-May 1941, to restore project dimensions throughout the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- $210, 059. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____-- ______-----258, 234. 23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 468, 294. 15 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 507. 92 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939------------------- 468, 802. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------------- 11. 42 Net total expenditures ______--------- __---- - 468, 790. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---- ___________________ 3, 865. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 472, 655. 81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _ $27. 867.00 $47. 34 ........................................ Cost of maintenance------------- 17, 287. 79 10, 902. 52 $6, 345. 90 - $12, 138. 34 Total cost---------------- 45, 154. 79 10, 949. 86 6, 345. 90 - 12, 138. 34 Total At expended - ----------------- -. 36, 412. 81 11, 146. 45 14. 891. 29 --- _ .. 12, 634. 84 Allotted ....-.. - -- 7, 000. 00 18, 000. 00 -2, 549.45 _-----_ 16, 500. 00 678 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ---------------------------------- $16, 500. 00 Gross amount expended----- -------------------- $12, 777.40 Less reimbursements collected__--_________-____--- _ 142. 56 12, 634. 84 ..... Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_-- _____________ 3, 865.16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 -- __-___ - -11. -__________ 42 Balance available June 30, 1939__________._____ __- 3, 853. 74 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 537. 92 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---- --------- 4, 361. 66 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- ___________- - -- 10, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1__---__ - _______________--____ 20, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. OKLAWAHA RIVER, FLA. Location.-This river has its source in the system of large lakes in the central part of the peninsula of Florida and flows in a general 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 improvement was authorized by an act of Congress approved February 24, 1835. For further details see p. 1825, Annual Report for 1915, and p. 613, Annual Report for 1938. 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 widen- ing 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 vegeta- tion, and the construction of a lock and dam at Moss Bluff to retain the water level in Lake Griffin. Lock and darn at Moss Bluff Distance to nearest town: 20 miles by canals. Name of nearest town: Leesburg, Fla. Distance above mouth of river: 66.3 miles by canals. Distance above mouth of Silver Springs Run: 13.7 miles. Width of lock chamber: 30 feet. Greatest available length for full width: 125 feet. Lift above low water: 11.5 feet. Depth on upper miter sill at normal pool level: 7 feet. Depth on lower miter sill at low water: 7 feet. Character of foundation: Piles in sand and clay. Character of construction: Concrete, with timber gates. Kind of dam: Movable. Type of dam: Needle. Completed in 1925. Total cost: $161,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 679 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 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 $17,000, including $2,000 for operating and care of lock and dam. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Clearing the river of obstructions with a view to Annual Report for 1889, pp. 1360-1364. obtaining a navigable channel about 4 feet deep from the mouth to Leesburg. Mar. 2,1907 Deepening the channel to 6 feet at mean low water H. Dot,. No. 782, 59th Cong., 1st sess. from the mouth of the river to the head of Silver Springs Run. June 25, 1910 Maintenance of levels in the lakes at the head of Specified in act. July 25,1912 1 the river. July 27,1916 Acceptance of certain artificial waterways and ex- Do. tensions thereof between Heather Island and Lake Griffin as part of the waterway in lieu of portions of the natural bed of the river. (1) Operation and care of the lock and dam provided for with funds from War Department appro- priations for rivers and harbors. 1 Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act of June 26, 1934. The latest published maps may be found in House Document No. 514, Sixty-third Congress, second session, and Annual Report for 1891, page 1626. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are numerous privately owned landings along this river, more or less out of repair; no charges for wharfage. One wharf at Leesburg has railway connection. ,The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year--Maintenance.-Weekly inspections of the upper river and gages and periodic inspections of the lower river were made at a cost of $827.57. U. S. derrick boat D-5 was engaged from April 10 to 12 and from May 8 to the close of the fiscal year in snagging operations between the Moss Bluff lock and the mouth of the river and also in the lower one-half mile of Silver Springs Run. At the close of the fiscal year the work was about 70 percent completed. A total of 4,375 logs, snags, overhanging trees, tree tops, and stumps were removed and placed on the banks, completing the work to a point about 10 miles above the mouth of the river. The cost was $1,449.55. Under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, approxi- mately 770 logs, trees, and tree tops, stumps, and snags, were removed 680 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 from Lake Dora Canal by hired labor between October 17 and No- vember 3, 1938. The cost was $608.48. Operating and care.-The lock at Moss Bluff was operated and buildings, grounds, lock, dam, and equipment cared for, all with Government plant and hired labor. Arrangements were made for replacing timber lock gates and valves and repairing spillway apron of lock and dam. There were 164 lockages. The costs were $3,115.54 for the operation of the lock and dam, $301.44 for ordinary mainte- nance and repairs, $198.09 for improvement and reconstruction, and $37.30 for emergencies. The costs for the year were $2,885.60 for maintenance and $3,- 652.37 for operating and care, a total of $6,537.97. The expenditures were $5,807.24. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 89 percent completed. By dredging, making cut-offs, and snagging, a channel with a depth of about 5 feet at ordinary stages has been obtained from the St. Johns River to the head of Silver Springs Run, 58 miles above the mouth. A channel 30 feet wide and 4 feet deep at low water stages, between Silver Springs Run and the lock at Moss Bluff, was completed in 1929. The lock and dam at Moss Bluff were completed in 1925. The concrete portions of the structures are in good condition, but the steel and timber parts are in need of renewal. The United States reservation comprises 13.14 acres of land, a dwelling, and a storehouse, *hich are in good condition. Much of the original dredging of the canal between Moss Bluff lock and Starkes Ferry was done by private interests; the widening and deepening of that canal to provide for the control of Lake Griffin, was completed in 1930, and the dike on the east side was repaired and improved in 1936. At the close of the fiscal year the river below the Moss Bluff lock was in fair condition and was passable with an open channel 20 to 60 feet wide; above the lock the waterway was in fair condition. Due to a recent drought, abnormally low stages have caused some hindrance to navigation, but the river was rising toward normal at the close of the fiscal year. Owing to lack of maintenance in recent years the channel has filled in and bars have formed reducing the controlling depths and making the channel very tortuous and narrow. The controlling depths at ordinary low stages in the river in June 1939, and in Silver Spring Run in June 1938, were as follows: Mouth of the river to Silver Springs Run, 4 feet; Silver Springs Run, 5 feet; Silver Springs Run to Moss Bluff lock, 2 feet; thence to Leesburg, 4 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the easing of several sharp bends and the obtaining of project width and depth in the section between the mouth of the river and the mouth of Silver Springs Run, which is not considered necessary at this time. The costs of the existing project have been $311,352.45 for new work, $289,072.03 for maintenance, and $16,833.87 for operating and care, a total of $617,258.35. The total expenditures have been $616,273.19. In addition, the sum of $11,414.41 was expended between August 1, 1929, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 681 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939 ($19,244.78), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------- ---------- $1, 000. 16 Maintenance: Occasional snagging throughout the project, by hired labor and U. S. derrick boat D-5--------- $3, 600. 00 Miscellaneous surveys and investigations---------- 500. 00 Operation and care of lock and dam at Moss Bluff, Fla. : Operation --------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Repair, by contract, during July to September 1939, the lock and dam at Moss Bluff, in- volving replacement of the gates and valves and the renewal of the spillway apron. - 11, 844. 62 Emergencies----------------------- ------- 300. 00 18, 244. 62 Total for maintenance---------------------------- 19, 244. 78 The additional sum of $4,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance: Operation and care of lock and dam at Moss Bluff, Fla.--------- $2, 000 Snagging, by hired labor and U. S. derrick boat D-5, as required throughout the project----------------------------- ------ 2, 000 Miscellaneous surveys and investigations--- --------------------- 500 Total for maintenance-- -------------------------------- 4,500 No funds can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1941, as the completion of the project is not considered essential at this time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --------------------------- $315, 264. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------- 1317, 320. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------632, 584. 71 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 15. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-- --------- ------ 632, 599. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 1, 000. 16 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 1631, 599. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 19. 229. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------- 650, 829. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- ........-------------- ---------.------- Cost of maintenance----------- ............-- $8. 862. 04 $14, 552. 46 $30, 267. 25 $6, 734.08 $6, 537. 97 Total expended ....----------------- 8, 526. 44 21, 553. 49 23, 331.67 6, 841. 67 5,807. 24 Allotted_.----------------------- 7, 000. 00 46, 500. 00 I -5, 0)0. 001 20, 700. 00 9, 000. 00 1Includes $11,414.41 from permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care. 682 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ __...... .___ $16, 037. 02 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938____________________ $4, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939------------------- 4, 500. 00 9, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ _ _ _ 25, 037. 02 Gross amount expended-------------------------$5, 960. 63 Less reimbursements collected___---- ___---------- 153. 39 5, 807. 24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 19, 229. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_____---__----- $1, 000.16 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------10, 200. 00 11 900- 16 11, 1V .VV. Balance available June 30, 1939---___----------------- 8, 029. 62 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ---------------- ______ -15. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---------____- 8, 044.62 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2_______________________________________ __ 39, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 ___ 4, 500. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 5. ATLANTIC- GULF SHIP CANAL, FLA. Location.-This canal will extend from the mouth of the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Fla., along the channel of the St. Johns River to Palatka, Fla., and thence in a general southwesterly direc- tion to a point south of Ocala, Fla., and thence westerly to the Withla- coochee River near Dunnellon, Fla., and along the valley of the Withlacoochee 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. Previous projects.--None. The portion of the St. Johns River included in this project is reported upon separately under the projects for St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to ocean (p. 672), and St. Johns River, Fla., Jacksonville to Palatka (p. 752). Existing project.-This provides for a sea-level ship canal across Florida by way of 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 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 regulatory or control works, and all other works necessary for the completion of the project. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1934, is $143,000,000. The annual cost of maintenance upon completion is estimated (1934) to be $1,000,000 per annum for the first 5 years and $500,000 per annum thereafter. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 683 The existing project was authorized on August 30, 1935, under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 1, 1937, the Chief of Engineers recommended the construction of a sea- level ship canal following Route No. 13-B, having minimum depths of 33 feet increased to 34 feet for the outer 8.5 miles of the Gulf ap- proach channel; 400 feet in minimum bottom width from the Atlantic Ocean to a point in the Gulf 4.5 miles from shore, thence 500 feet wide for 5.4 miles, 730 feet for 7.0 miles, and 1,000 feet for 8.5 miles; and the protection of the Gulf approach channel by two jetties, that on the south side extending 17 miles from shore and that on the north 4.5 miles from shore, at an estimated cost of $197,921,000 for construc- tion (exclusive of amounts previously expended) and $1,090,000 annually for maintenance, subject to the conditions that local inter- ests furnish, free of cost to the United States, all rights-of-way and other lands necessary for the construction and maintenance of the canal and accept the obligation of maintaining and operating the bridges started as a part of the relief project and of building, main- taining, and operating any further necessary highway crossings (H. Doc. No. 194, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The Ship Canal Authority of the State of Florida, created by the State legislature, is furnishing, free of cost to the United States, right-of-way parcels for which negotiations for procurement were initiated prior to the suspension of operations. 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 (p. 673). Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions. Liquidations during the fiscal year increased the cost of new work $34,541.95. The expenditures were minus $57.02, all from Emer- gency Relief funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 3 percent completed. Approximately 32 percent of the total estimated clearing, 22 percent of the dry earth excavation and the foundations for the highway bridge at Santos, Fla., have been completed, and borings and surveys for two railroad bridge sites at Santos and one highway bridge site at Dunnellon, Fla., are practically complete. Construction of the district office on the reservation at Camp Roosevelt at Ocala, Fla., is about 46 percent completed and general surveys are about 40 percent completed. The total cost has been $4,608,105.73 for new work. The total ex- penditures have been $5,099,152.55, all from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939 ($1,527.39), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------------- $52. 49 Available for revocation-----------------------------------------1, 474. 90 Total-------------------------------- --- 1, 527. 39 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. 684 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $4, 608, 105. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------- ---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 4, 608, 105.73 ..----------- Undistributed costs June 30, 1939--------------------------- 490, 947. 91 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-------------......---- 5, 099, 053. 64 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939- --------------- _------ - 151.40 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939---------------- 5, 099, 205. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ---------------- 52. 49 Net total expenditures --- ------------ ----------- 5, 099, 152. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------ 1, 375. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----.---- __ . 5, 100, 528. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------------..............- ...... ...._$4, 326, 707.39 $249. 161. 76 -$2, 305. 37 $34, 541.95 Cost ofmaintenance........... Total expanded....------------.-- .-------- 4, 535. 867.91 564, 715. 13 -1, 373.47 -57.02 Allotted....----------------.--.. --... ..-. . 5, 400, 000.00 -233, 000.00 -56, 304. 33 -10, 167. 13 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-__--------------------- $11, 486. 10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---- ______-10, 167.13 Net amount to be accounted for-__----------------------- --- 1, 318. 97 Less reimbursements collected ----- ------------------- -- -- 57. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-..--------------- 1, 375.99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------- -- 52.49 Balance available June 30, 1939- 323. 50 1------------------------, Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 151. 40 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 -------- - 1, 474. 90 6. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM JACKSONVILLE TO MIAMI, FLA. Location.-The waterway extends from Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., following the St. Johns River to the mouth of Pablo Creek, 23 miles, and thence following in general the line of a canal con- structed by the Florida Coast Line Canal & Transportation Co. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, and 847.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 15, 1844, July 13, 1892, August 18, 1894, and Deficiency Act of Feb- ruary 26, 1896. For further details see p. 1825, Annual Report for 1915, p. 655, Annual Report for 1926, and p. 618, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for an inland waterway in gen- eral 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at local mean low water from Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., a distance of 372 miles, following the coastal route; and for a turning basin 8 feet deep, 400 feet wide and 800 feet long in the vicinity of Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Depths in excess of those called for under this project already existed in the RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 685 St. Johns River from Jacksonville to a point 23 miles east 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 project also includes the operation and maintenance of the bridge near Palm Valley, the title to which was passed to the United States, along with all other property of the Florida Coast Line Canal & Transportation Co., under the conditions of local cooperation. The mean range of tide is 3.8 feet at the St. Johns River, 0.7 foot in the Indian River at Fort Pierce, 1.8 feet in Lake Worth at the Port of Palm Beach terminals, 2.3 feet at the Port Everglades terminals, and 2.0 feet in Biscayne Bay. The extreme range is about 7.5 feet at the St. Johns River, 3 feet at Fort Pierce, and 4.5 feet in Biscayne Bay. Tidal effect is imperceptible at points along the waterway distant from inlets. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $7,271,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $129,000, including $3,500 for the operation and care of the bridge near Palm Valley. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Jan. 21,1927 For a channel 8 feet deep and 75 feet wide from H. Doc. No. 586, 69th Cong., 2d sess.l Jacksonville to Miami. July 3, 1930 For a width of 100 feet__ _ ___ __ __ . Doc. No. 71, 71st Cong., 2d sess. (2) Operation and care of the bridge near Palm Valley provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 1 Aug. 26, 1937 Turning basin in the vicinity of Jacksonville H. Doc. No. 180, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Beach. 1 Contain latest published maps. 2 Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act of June 26, 1934. Recommended modiftcations of project.-Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide at Sebastian, Fla., an entrance channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep from the Intracoastal Waterway to and including a turning basin of the same depth, 600 feet long and 300 feet wide, in front of the town, at an estimated first cost of $19,000, with annual maintenance of $500, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 336, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Har- bors Act of August 26, 1937, is subject to the condition that local interests provide, free of cost to the United States, all lands and rights-of-way necessary for the improvement and for its subsequent maintenance when and as required, and to the further condition that local interests provide, without cost to the United States, suitable highway connections and a bulkhead along the south side of the basin on plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, and agree to maintain said bulkhead and the land approaches thereto as a public terminal open to all on equal terms. All prior conditions of local 686 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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. 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. At Titusville a yacht basin connected with the Intracoastal Water- way by a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide has been opened to the public. At Fort Pierce a channel 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide has been dredged by the United States from the Intracoastal Water- way to and up Taylor Creek to the United States Lighthouse Service buoy depot. A yacht basin connected with the Intracoastal Water- way by a channel 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide has been opened to the public at Fort Pierce. There are also a number of privately owned piers, wharves, and landings at various points along the water- way. The facilities are considered adequate in general for the ex- isting 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--Maintenance.-TheU. S. pipe-line dredge Congaree was engaged from September 2 to 20, 1938, in removing obstructive shoals located at and about 2 miles north of the Fort Pierce highway bridge, and from January 24, 1939, to the close of the fiscal year, excepting the periods March 28 to 30 and April 17 to 29, was engaged in maintenance dredging to restore project dimen- sions on spot shoals located between Bakers Haulover and the vicinity of New Smyrna. A total of 358,192 cubic yards of material was re- moved from an aggregate of 29,989 linear feet of channel. The dredg- ing involved surface blasting of rock shoals over an area of 598,750 square feet in Mosquito Lagoon, which was in progress from May 14 to June 12, 1939. The total cost was $100,540.29. The costs of removal of survey station channel markers between Fort Pierce and St. Lucie Inlet and of periodic surveys and inspections to determine the condi- tion of the improvement were $15,742.19. Under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, the U. S. pipe-line dredge Congaree, from March 28 to 30, 1939, removed 11,741 cubic yards of material in restoring a channel 6 feet deep by 80 feet wide leading from the Intracoastal Waterway to the United States Lighthouse Service depot on Taylor Creek, Fort Pierce. The cost was $1,000. Under the provisions of the same act, and assisted by funds contributed under the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915, the Congaree, from April 17 to 29, 1939, removed 71,794 cubic yards of material in providing a channel 4,707 feet long and 60 to 100 feet wide across Indian River at Sebastian Inlet to within 350 feet of the west end of the inlet. The cost was $6,000, including $5,000 contributed by local interests. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 687 Operating and care.-The steel and concrete double-leaf bascule highway bridge near Palm Valley was operated and maintained. The bridge was opened 1,649 times for the passage of 2,096 floating craft. The cost was $3,653.87 for operation and $269.64 for ordinary main- tenance and repairs. The costs for the year were $123,282.48 for maintenance, including $5,000 contributed funds, and $3,923.51 for operating and care, a total of $127,205.99. The expenditures were $109,377.40 from United States funds and $5,000 from contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1935, except for the provision of a turning basin in the vicinity of Jacksonville Beach. The construction of a steel and concrete double- leaf bascule highway bridge near Palm Valley, Fla., to replace the temporary pontoon highway bridge at that locality was completed in 1937. From St. Johns River to Melbourne project depth of 8 feet existed February-June 1939, except for a limiting depth of 4.7 feet at Matan- zas Relocation Cut, and 7 feet at Main Street Bridge, Daytona Beach; from Melbourne to Miami a depth of 8 feet existed December 1938 to April 1939, except for a limiting depth of 7.5 feet near Grant, of 7.8 feet about 1 mile north of Indrio, and of 6.7 feet about 150 feet north of the Monet Bridge. Project width of 100 feet is reduced at a number of localities by bridges. The provision of a turning basin in the vicinity of Jacksonville Beach remains to be done to complete the project. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, have been as follows: New work Maintenance care and Operating Total ......---........--------------....... Regular funds---- $5, 051, 605. 99 $1, 635, 157. 87 $16, 611. 34 $6, 703, 375. 20 Public Works funds ...............----------------- 2, 199, 841. 72 ----- _---__ ______................ 2, 199, 841. 72 Total, United States funds-..... 7, 251, 447. 71 1, 635, 157. 87 16, 611. 34 8, 903, 216.92 Contributed funds ............------___..... ....... 5, 500. 00-5, 500. 00 Total, all funds .........-- 7, 251, 447. 71 ...-------------- 1, 640, 657. 87 16, 611. 34 8, 908, 716. 92 The expenditures have been $6,685,152.81 regular funds and $2,199,- 841.72 Public Works funds, a total of $8,884,994.53 United States funds. In addition, $5,500 has been expended from contributed funds for maintenance, and $3,179.07 was expended between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939 ($126,386.31), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-----_-.._... -_,_-_____ _ $25, 415.94 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree, 5 months, July and August 1939 and December 1939 to March 1940, removing shoals throughout the project as required _________- -- ________ 87, 470. 37 Repair, by contract, during October to December 1939, approxi- mately 5,000 linear feet of approach dikes at the Haulover Canal_ -------- 9, 000. 0(} _------------ 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-44 688 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Maintenance (operation and care throughout the year of highway bridge over waterway at Palm Valley) : Operation ---------------------------------------- $3, 750. 00 Ordinary repairs-------------------------_ 475. 00 Emergencies-------------------------- 275.00 $4, 500. 00 Total for maintenance --- __------.-------. -____126, 386.31 The additional sum of $109,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: New work: Execute, by contract, during the period February to April 1941, the dredging of an approach channel and turning basin in the vicinity of Jacksonville Beach, Fla----------------- __ -- $20, 000 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree, 5 months, November 1940 to March 1941, removing shoals throughout the project as required_ 85, 000 Maintenance (operation and care throughout the year of high- way bridge over waterway at Palm Valley) : Opratin v L ucr aL - . $3I 9n0 Ordinary repairs----------------------------------------- 400 Emergencies-------------- ---------------------- 200 4, 500 Total for all work ______.. 109, 500 Cost and financiaZ summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __- -------- - __ ___- $7, 346, 222.96 _ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------- ----- 121, 868, 170. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ -______ 9, 214, 393. 49 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_____________________________ 2, 171. 15 Net total cost to June 30, 1939_------ -------------- 9,216, 564. 64 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------- - - 5, 022. 40 Gross total cost tp June 30, 1939 ------------------- _ 9, 221, 587. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------__________ __ 25, 415. 94 Net total expenditures----------------- 12 9, 196, 171.10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 121, 363. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 19, 317, 535. 01 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..------------- $836, 322. 39 -$3, 163. 93 Cost of maintenance ------------ 532, 233. 35 336, 004. 28 $224, 533. 07 $111, 144. 67 $122, 205. 99 Total cost ---------------- 1, 368, 555.74 332, 840. 35 224, 533. 07 111, 144. 67 122, 205. 99 Total expended -------------- 1, 133, 013. 47 350,168. 48 218, 604.46 125, 955. 59 109, 377. 40 Allotted..... 270, 822. 27 ....--------------------- 487. 073. 75 23, 000. 00 193, 000. 00 129, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____- ________---________ $101, 241. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938________ - $31, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 __------- 98, 500. 00 129, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for__-- --------------- __ 230, 741. 31 1 Includes$3,179.07 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 2 In addition, $5.500 contributed funds expended for maintenance under authority of act of March 4, 1915. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 689 Gross amount expended---------------------- $111,093.39 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 1, 715.99 $109, 377. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------- ----- 121, 363. 91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $25,415. 94 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 523. 47 25, 939. 41 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------- --------- 95, 424. 50 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ --- 5, 022. 40 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939--------------100, 446. 90 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, 1941: - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 20, 000. 00 --- - -- ------- ----- -- -- -- For maintenance 3 - - - - - - -- - - - - 89, 500. 00 - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- -- - - -- - - - - - - ----- - Total 109, 500. 00 3 Exclusive of available funds. 7. ST. AUGUSTINE HARBOR, FLA. Location.-Located on the east coast of Florida, about 33 miles south of the entrance to St. Johns River and about 180 miles north of Fort Pierce Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 842 and 1243.) Previous projects.-Appropriations were made by the acts ap- proved March 2, 1829, and June 27, 1834, for a survey of the harbor and the bar at the entrance. The River and Harbor Act approved August 11, 1888, authorized the improvement of the harbor subject to a subsequent report of a board of engineers. For further de- tails see p. 284, Annual Report for 1904, and p. 623, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 200 feet wide and 27 feet deep at mean low water to be dredged from the ocean across North Point to deep water in Tolomato River opposite the mouth of Matanzas River and protected at its outer end by a steel-sheet-pile sand trap extending from the coast north of and parallel to the cut. The length of the channel will be approximately 4,500 feet from the 27-foot contour in the ocean to North Point and thence 3,550 feet through the cut across the land point to the 20-foot depth contour in the Tolomato River. The mean range of tide at the existing inlet is about 4.5 feet, with storm tides as much as 7 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1937, is $275,000, ex- clusive of amount expended on previous projects but including $137,- 500 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 555, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. 690 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation.-The act which adopted the project imposed the condition that local interests furnish the necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas, and contribute 50 percent, not to exceed $137,- 500 toward the cost of construction. These conditions have not been met. Terminal facilities.-There are four timber docks on the Matan- zas water front of St. Augustine, one being the municipal yacht dock south of the highway bridge, one a fish dock, and two private docks. The principal terminals are the numerous shrimp docks located in the San Sebastian River which flows southward through the city into the Matanzas River below the bridge; these consist of timber wharves, with frame and corrugated-iron warehouses erected on them. The present terminals have highway connections, and several of the shrimp docks have rail connections. They are adequate for existing commerce and yacht traffic, but there are no terminals suit- able for an extensive general commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done, and no costs or expenditures have been incurred under the existing project. Along the St. Augustine water front, the Matanzas River is about one-half mile wide, and natural channels exist in which available depths of 8 to 25 feet are found. From the junction of the Matanzas and Tolomato Rivers seaward through the existing inlet, a natural channel from 800 to 1.200 feet wide between the 12-foot contours, and from 20 to 38 feet deep, extends into the ocean, but shifting sand bars exist across the ocean entrance to the inlet channel, on which the limiting channel depth in October 1937 was approximately 7 feet. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($137,500 United States funds and $137,500 to be contributed, total $275,000), will be applied as follows: New work: Dredging, by contract, during period October 1939 to February 1940, entrance channel through North Point, 200 feet wide and 27 feet deep---------------------------- -------- ---- $220,000 Construct, by contract, during the period November 1939 to Jan- uary 1940, a steel-sheet-pile sand trap extending from the coast line north of and parallel to the dredged cut__-- __------___ 55, 000 Total for new work__------------------------------- -- 275, 000 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of com- merce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__-_-------------------- $71, 302. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-- ___- ____ 71, 302. 84 Net total expenditures------------ _-------- _ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------ ------------- 71,302. 84 -___137, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------- 208, 802. 84 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 691 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - - - - -- -- Cost of maintenance...-----------. I------------. - -........----------.. I-------- - - - - I------------------ -- - -- - Total expended - - - - --.- - - - - - - - - - Allotted---------------... ............ --------------------------------------------------- $137, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ $137, 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------------- 137, 500. 00 1 In addition, $137,500 to be contributed by local interests. 8. COURTENAY CHANNEL, FLA. Location.-Courtenay is on the west shore of Merritt Island, on the east coast of Florida, 150 miles south of Jacksonville. Merritt Island is on the eastern side of Indian River which forms a part of the Intracoastal Waterway from Jacksonville to Miami. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 844 and 1245.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a side channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the channel of the Intracoastal Water- way to and including a turning basin of the same depth at Courtenay. The channel is to be about 8,800 feet long, and the turning basin to be formed by widening the channel at its easterly end to a width of 250 feet over a trapezoidal area averaging 550 feet in length. There is little tidal variation in the Indian River at Courtenay, changes in water elevation being due almost entirely to wind action. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1937, is $31,000 with '$1,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. .504, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The act which adopted the project imposed the conditions that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and agree to provide suitable terminal facilities which will be open to all on equal and reasonable terms and which will have adequate highway con- nections. These conditions have not been met. Terminal facilities.-A privately owned slip was formerly used in transporting citrus fruit from Courtenay to the mainland. A pri- vately owned warehouse is located at the head of the slip. These facilities are not now in use. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and no costs or expenditures have been incurred. A channel at the site of the proposed improvement, in June 1939, had a controlling depth of 2 feet for a width of 25 feet. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($31,000), will be applied to new-work dredging, by contract, during August to November 1939, of an approach channel from the Intra- coastal Waterway, and a turning basin at Courtenay. 692 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941,. as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 .... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____ ---- Net total expenditures_ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____------------------------ $31, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 --------- 31, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-- - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance.--------- -- ----- ------------------------------------------------- Total expended.------------------.-------------------------------- ------- Allotted____------ ----------------------------------------------------------- $31,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------------------$31,000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_ ___--------------------------- 31, 000 9. EAU GALLIE HARBOR, FLA. Location.-The harbor is a landlocked basin in Elbow Creek, a small stream emptying into the Indian River, through which the Intracoastal Waterway passes, at Eau Gallie, Fla., 176 miles south of the St. Johns River and 174 miles north of Miami Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey charts Nos. 844, 845, and 1246.) Existing project.-This authorizes the enlargement of the improve- ment constructed by local interests by providing for a turning basin 3C0 feet wide, 600 feet long, and 8 feet deep in Elbow Creek, and a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the basin to the 8-foot contour in the Indian River, with a view to providing connection with the Intracoastal Waterway. The length of this dredged channel is to be approximately 2,100 feet and the additional distance to the channel of the Intracoastal Waterway is about 2,600 feet. Lunar tides in this section of the Indian River are negligible, fluctuations of the water surface being caused chiefly by wind. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1937, is $11,100, with $500 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 497, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The act which adopted the project imposed the condition that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. These conditions have not been met. Terminal facilities.--A privately owned boat yard in Eau Gallie Harbor provides more than 600 feet of docking space, used chiefly by pleasure boats, free of charge. A marine railway and repair and storage facilities are also available there. The city of Eau Gallie RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 693 has constructed a timber pier about 350 feet long located on the west shore of the Indian River about one-half mile north of the harbor. The terminals have highway but no rail connections. The facilities are adequate for the present needs of navigation, except at certain times during the winter season, when they are taxed to accommodate resident and visiting pleasure craft. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The United States has done no work toward the enlargement of the improvement as constructed by local interests and no costs or expenditures have been incurred under the project. Natural depths of 7 to 12 feet are available in Indian River from the mouth of Elbow Creek to the Intracoastal Waterway. In June 1939 the controlling depths were 6 feet in a basin about 400 feet by 200 feet, and 61/2 feet for a width of about 50 feet in the entrance channel. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($11,000), will be applied to new-work dredging, by contract, during August and September 1939, of an approach channel and turning basin in Elbow Creek. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of com- merce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------------- Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______-- __________-.-________--_ $11, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ ________-- ___-__11, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .............................-......... ........... .. Cost of maintenance----------- ---- -------------- ---------------------- Total expended----.....----------------------------- -- Allotted--..... --------------------------- ................-----------------------------............ $11,00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939_ ------------------------------------------- $11, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-- __---------------___-__ 11, 000 10. MELBOURNE HARBOR, FLA. Location.-Melbourne Harbor occupies a small landlocked basin in the mouth of Crane Creek, a small stream which empties into the Indian River at Melbourne, Fla., 178.5 miles south of the St. Johns River and 170.5 miles north of the turning basin at Miami Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 845.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in the In- dian River to and in Crane Creek, with a turning basin of the same depth 800 feet long and 400 feet wide at the inner end. There is little tidal variation in that part of the Indian River, changes in water elevation being due almost entirely to wind action. 694 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1938, was $18,000. The latest (1935) estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 390, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The act which adopted the project imposed the condition that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, any lands needed for the improvement. Fully complied with and ap- proved by the Chief of Engineers under dates of June 21, 1938, and September 7, 1938. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a municipal timber marginal wharf about 250 feet long, a boat-storage shed and ways, a small pier and warehouse used by a freight-boat line, and several small privately owned boathouses and docks. The facilities are adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fscal year.-Dredging by contract to provide the project entrance channel from Indian River to and in Crane Creek and turning basin at the inner end of the channel was commenced September 7 and completed October 8, 1938. There were removed 98,766 cubic yards of material. The cost and expenditures were $17,696.27, all for new work. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1938 at a saving of $304 under the estimated cost. In October 1938 project depth of 8 feet existed throughout the improvement. The costs and expenditures have been $17,696.27, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------- $17, 696. 27 -_________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -__________ 17, 696. 27 Net total expenditures ------------------------- 17, 696.27 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_....__ 17, 696. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . .... ..--------------...----- ...-------------- ------ $17, 696. 27 Cost of maintenance -- ------------- -------------------------- -------------- ------------- Total cost..... ....------------- .- -------- ---------- --- -- -- ------ 17, 696. 27 Total expended__ ..------. -------- -...... 17, 696. 27 Allotted --------------- ----------------------------------------- $18,000 -303. 73 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ $18, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---- ___- __ 303. 73 Net amount to be accounted for__---------------- -__ 17, 696.27 Gross amount expended__----------_ $17, 815. 14 Less reimbursements collected .---------- 118. 87 17, 696. 27 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 695 11. 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, 582, and 845.) Existing project.-This provides for 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 at 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, revised in 1937, was $322 000. 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 by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Deficiency Act of Mar. 4, The expenditure of $20,000 for dredging Specified in act. 1931. the channel, provided that local in- terests agree to maintain said channel. War Department Appropri- The expenditure of up to $30,000 for Do. ation Act, Mar. 4, 1933. dredging the channel. Aug. 30, 1C35 (maintenance For maintaining the channels, jetties, H. Doe. No. 252, 72d Cong., 1st included in Public Works and revetments, and the enlargement sess. Administration program of the channels and turning basin to Rivers and Harbors Committee Sept. 6, 1933). the existing project dimensions. Doc. No. 21, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest pub- lished maps.) Local cooperation.-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 a precooling plant, 105 by 363 feet, occupies the north pier, just land- ward of which is another warehouse, 50 by 100 feet. A fruit-packing house 170 by 225 feet is located at the west end of the slip. 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 considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U. S. seagoing hop- per dredge San Pablo was engaged in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions throughout the improvement from August 1 to October 13, 1938, when operations were discontinued because of pro- 696 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, Ut. S. ARMY, 1939 longed adverse weather conditions. There were removed 176,987 cubic yards, place measurement, of which 103,747 cubic yards were from a shoal which was found seaward of the former end of the dredged channel and the remainder from spot shoals throughout the improvement. The cost was $47,862.07. The costs of periodic exam- inations and surveys to determine condition of the various features of the improvement were $2,173. The total costs for the year were $50,035.07, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $89,742.47. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938 by the completion of all required dredging. The re- habilitation of the jetties constructed by local interests was completed in 1934 and both jetties are now in good condition. The controlling depths, January to February 1939, were as follows: Outer bar sec- tion, 27 feet except for a spot shoal in the southerly half of the channel with a controlling depth of 21.6 feet; between land revet- ments, 25 feet; across Indian River, 24.5 feet; and turning basin, 22.6 feet. Under regular funds the costs and expenditures of the existing project have been $337,182.67 for new work and $174,017.65 for maintenance, a total of $511,200.32. Under Public Works funds the cost and expenditures have been $250,000 for maintenance. The total cost and expenditures, all funds, have been $761,200.32, of which $337,182.67 was for new work and $424,017.65 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($52,139.64), will be applied to maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo in the bar cut and in the channel across Indian River, during November 1939, and a United States hopper dredge during May and June 1940. The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo in bar cut and in channel between the jetties, during February 1941-------------$27, 000 Dredging, by contract, in channel across Indian River and in turn- ing basin, 2 months, March to April 1941----------------------- 23, 000 Total for maintenance----------------------------------- 50, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------- $337,182. 67 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 424, 017.65. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 761, 200. 32 Net total expenditures-----761----------------------------------- , 200. 32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------52, 139. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------813, 339. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..... $1, 005. 51 ..--------------- $2, 942. 04 $193, 096. 89 $140, 138. 23________ Cost of maintenance-........... . 133, 971.46 25, 647. 81 1, 423. 35 1, 581. 43 $50, 035.07 Total cost --------------- 134, 976. 97 28, 589.85 194, 520. 24 141, 719. 66 50, 035. 07 Total expended ..-.... ....... 183, 744.65 30, 788.13 192, 340. 33 104, 139 69 89, 742.47 Allotted----_- ------..-.--.-- 44, 000. 00 193, 545. 80 131,000. 00 30,000. 00 65, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 697 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----_-------------------_- $76, 882. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938-----------------$21,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939------------------ 50, 000.00 71, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_----------- --------------- 147, 882. 11 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 6, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_--- ___ --- ________-- _ 141, 882. 11 Gross amount expended------------------------ $90, 562.02 Less reimbursements collected --- __--------------- - 819. 55 89, 742. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------------------- 52, 139. 64 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance1 - - - ___ 50, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 12. 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 846.) Existing project.--This provides for the maintenance and ampli- fication of the improvements constructed by local interests to provide a channel 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide from deep water in the ocean to Station 69+00, thence reducing to a width of 200 feet at Station 65 +00, thence 200 feet wide to Station 33+00, thence flaring to a turning basin of the same depth, 700 feet square; for the re- moval of the obstructive point on the south side of the inlet; for the revetment of the banks of the inlet; and for restoration of the exist- ing 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 2.8 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, was $548,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was authorized as follows: Acts Work authorized Documents (1) Maintenance of improvement previously con- H. Doc. No. 185, 73d Cong., 2d sess. structed by local interests. (2) Deepening of channels and turning basin, as con- Recommended by Chief of Engineers structed by local interests, to 20 feet. to P. W. A., Oct. 17, 1934. Aug. 30,1935 Authorized the work previously approved by H. Doc. No. 185, 73d Cong., 2d sess., P. W. A., and for widening of the channels to and Rivers and Harbors Committee existing project dimensions, enlargement of Doc. No. 42, 74th Cong., 1st sess. turning basin, removal of obstructive point on (Contains latest published maps.) south side of the inlet, revetment of the banks of the inlet, and restoration of existing jetties. 1 P. W. A. program Mar. 13, 1934. 2 P. W. A. program Dec. 10, 1934. 698 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 improvement, 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 landward 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. Spoil areas have been provided as required. All other requirements have been complied with except that perpetual easements of access to the north and south easement areas have not been furnished. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a slip 720 feet long, 210 feet wide, and 20 feet deep, with a steel warehouse 68 feet by 402 feet on the north side. A precooling plant 36 feet by 124 feet has been con- structed north of the steel warehouse. Two nearby storage depots for petroleum products are connected with the terminals by pipe lines. Rail and highway connections, water supply, and other facili- ties have been provided to the warehouse and shipside. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Under a contract for construction and repair of jetties and revetments and removal of the obstructive land point on the south side of the inlet, which was com- pleted during the latter part of the previous fiscal year, the follow- ing additional quantities were accepted; 6,404 cubic yards of material removed from the south land point; 2,565.75 cubic yards of old stone, picked up and placed in the south jetty; 855.5 tons of granite placed in the south jetty; and 26 tons of asphaltic concrete placed in north jetty. The cost was $12,274.54 for new work. In the final adjust- ment of a contract for dredging, completed during the previous fiscal year, 9,536 cubic yards of material were transferred from mainte- nance to new work, increasing the cost of new work by $5,916.20 and decreasing the cost of maintenance by $2,538.90. The U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo was engaged from July 7 to 30, 1938, in maintenance dredging. A total of 47,286 cubic yards, place measurement, was removed from Bar Cut and from the channel across Lake Worth. Project depth, but with reduced widths, was restored throughout the improvement. The cost was $15,612.93. The costs of periodic surveys and inspections to determine the condition of the improvement, and of hydraulic studies, were $1,742.39 for maintenance. The costs for the year were $18,190.74 for new work and $14,816.42 for maintenance, a total of $33,007.16. The expenditures were $49,805.38. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1938. The enlargement and deepening of the entrance channel and turning basin originally constructed by local interests was com- pleted in 1937, and the rehabilitation of the stone jetties and revet- ments and the removal of the obstructive land point on the south side of the inlet were completed in 1938. As reconstructed, the north jetty and revetment are, respectively, 950 feet and 1,500 feet long; RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 699 the jetty has been capped with concrete for a distance of 850 feet extending from the shoreward end and the voids in the granite enrock- ment forming the sea end of the structure have been filled with asphaltic concrete. The south jetty and revetment are, respectively, 1,890 feet and 420 feet long; the jetty has been capped with concrete for a distance of 1,790 feet from the shoreward end. Asphaltic con- crete was not placed in the voids of the granite enrockment at the sea end of this jetty. The turning basin was constructed 700 feet wide for a distance of 700 feet and thence, in a distance of about 850 feet, converging to a width of 200 feet at its junction with the channel. The controlling depths for project widths, when last ascertained, were as follows: Outer Bar Cut and channel between the land revet- ments, 20 feet, except on spot shoals in the latter having a limiting depth of 19.2 feet, in February 1939; channel across Lake Worth, 18.6 feet in January 1939; and in the turning basin, 20 feet in Febru- ary 1939. Under regular funds the costs of the existing project have been $573,664.91 for new work and $105,058.66 for maintenance, a total of $678,723.57, and the expenditures have been $655,795.35. Under Public Works funds the costs and expenditures have been $80,000 for new work and $30,000 for maintenance, a total of $110,000. The total cost, all funds, has been $788,723.57, of which $653,664.91 was for new work and $135,058.66 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $765,795.35. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939 ($58,117.61), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939- __--------------------- - $23, 449.29 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo in Bar Cut and in the channel across Lake Worth during July 1939 and a United States hopper dredge during April 1940-.... -------- 34, 668. 32 Total for maintenance ----____---------- ----- 58, 117. 61 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, in maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo in the bar cut and in the channel across Lake Worth, during January 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----__ ------------------ $653, 664.91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 135, 058. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -- -__----- 788, 723. 57 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_-__---------------- 438. 57 Net total cost to June 30, 1939____------------------- 789, 162. 14 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939___------------------------ 82. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__ __--------------- 789, 244. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___----------------------- 23, 449. 29 Net total expenditures---------- ------------------ 765, 795. 35 ---- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______ ---------------- 58, 035. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______---------- 823, 830. 46 700 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work __ ..-----_ -$80,182. 94 $10,119. 70 $286, 836. 46 $256, 678. 42 $18,190. 74 ............ Cost of maintenance------------ 20, 699. 75 26, 837. 90 38, 101. 26 5, 173. 21 14, 816. 42 Total cost ---------------. 100, 882. 69 36, 957. 60 324, 937. 72 261, 851. 63 33,007.16 Total expended----- .........-----------....... 95, 578. 46 43,147. 63 222, 803. 58 325, 334.06 49, 805. 38 Allotted_----.-..--..-.-.--... .. 98, 000.00 458, 491.50 72, 338. 96 120, 000. 00 15,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------- ------- $92, 840. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-________________________________ 30, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------122, 840. 49 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 15, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ______- ______ ___ 107, 840. 49 Gross amount expended_------ __------ ------- $50, 426.72 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- - 621. 34 49, 805.38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 58, 035. 11 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939.--------.------------__ 23, 449. 29 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 34. 585. 82 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__________ 82. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 -----__-__-_ 34, 668. 32 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1_______ ___---30, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 13. PALM BEACH, FLA., SIDE CHANNEL AND BASIN Location.-On the east coast of Florida about 71 miles north of the entrance to Miami Harbor, and on the easterly side of Lake Worth, south of and connecting with the entrance channel at Lake Worth Inlet, Fla. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 846 and 1248.) Existing project.-This provides for an anchorage basin 600 feet wide, 2,000 feet long, and 16 feet deep in Lake Worth opposite Tan- gier Avenue, Palm Beach, Fla., and a channel of the same depth 150 feet wide connecting the basin with the Lake Worth Inlet Channel to the north. The mean range of tide in Lake Worth is 1.8 feet; the storm range is about 6 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1938, is $228,000, of which the total cost to the United States shall not exceed $140,000. The latest (1938) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Har- bor Act approved June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 705, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-The act which adopted the project imposed the condition that responsible local agencies give assurances satisfac- tory to the Secretary of War that they will provide, without cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas, properly bulkheaded, for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and pay one-half of the cost of the initial dredging, provided the total cost to the United States shall not exceed $140,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 701 Terminal facilities.-At West Palm Beach and Palm Beach there are several wharves, of which two are municipally owned, three are club wharves, and the remainder are privately owned. The wharves are used almost exclusively by pleasure craft during the winter sea- son. The facilities are considered inadequate for the present needs of pleasure craft, but local interests are considering the provision of additional facilities in the near future. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and no costs or expenditures have been incurred. In May 1938 the con- trolling .depths at the site of the proposed improvement were 5.9 feet in the channel and 6 feet for a width of about 600 feet in the basin. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $228,000 ($114,000 United States funds and $114,000 contributed funds) can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for new-work dredging, by contract, during October 1940 to February 1941, of an approach channel in Lake Worth from the Lake Worth Inlet Channel to and including a turning basin adjacent to the town of Palm Beach. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Net total expenditures________------------ _____ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____________________ -------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------------------- ---- $114, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, -- - ------- ----- ----- ---- ---- -- 1941, for new work 1 -__ 114, 000C 1 In addition, $114,000 to be contributed by local interests. 14. 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 (Port of Palm Beach). The site of the harbor is in Lake Mabel. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 546, 847, and 1248.) Existing project.-This authorizes the maintenance and amplifi- cation of the improvement constructed by local interests to provide r A channel 35 feet deep, 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 wide to the existing turning basin; and for the completion to a depth of 35 feet, and the extension northward, of the turning basin to provide a basin 1,200 feet long, 1,550 feet wide over the westerly 750 feet of its length, and thence reducing to a width of 1,200 feet at the easterly side. The entrance channel is approximately 7,200 feet long and 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 feet and the south jetty 1,250 feet in length. Both jetties were built to 6 feet above mean low water with top widths of 702 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 6 feet at the shore ends and 12 feet 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 range of tide is 2.6 feet at the entrance and 2.3 feet at the terminals; the extreme range under storm conditions is about 6.5 feet at the entrance. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1938, is $1,769,000. The latest (1938) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $37,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Maintenance of the harbor as constructed by local H. Doc. No. 357, 71st Cong., 2d sess. interests. Aug. 30,1935 For enlarging the entrance channel to existing Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. project dimensions and completing the turning No. 25, 74th Cong., 1st sess.1 basin to 1,200 feet square. I June 20,1938 For enlarging the turning basin to provide existing H. Doc. No. 545, 75th Cong., 3d sess. project dimensions by adding a trapezoidal area 350 feet wide on the north side. 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The improvement authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved 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. Spoil areas for construction have been furnished. In authorizing the en- largement of the turning basin, the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938, imposed the condition that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, the necessary lands for the enlarge- ment of the basin, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work, and for subsequent maintenance as required, and agree to provide the slips, piers, and other terminal facilities necessary for the full utiliza - tion of the improvement. A resolution adopted January 26, 1939, by the Broward County Port Authority, agreeing to provide suitable and sufficient slips, piers, and other terminal facilities necessary for the full utilization of the improvement, was accepted by the Chief of Engineers February 20, 1939, as satisfactory assurance of compliance with that part of the required local cooperation. 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, pro- viding about 2,700 feet of berthing space, with a depth of 35 feet. A steel warehouse and a precooling plant have been built, with rail- way and highway connections. Equipment for the transfer of rail- road freight cars to and from car ferries has been installed. Three nearby tank storage depots for petroleum products are connected with the terminals by pipe lines. The facilities are considered inade- quate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year to deepen the 1,200-foot square turning basin to 35 feet and to enlarge the entrance channel to project width and depth, was completed December 21, 1938. There RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 703 were removed during the year 829,641 cubic yards of original material and 48,321 cubic yards of shoaling, a total of 877,962 cubic yards. The cost was $767,704.87 for new work. The costs of periodic surveys and inspections to determine the condition of the improvement and investi- gations for jetty repairs were $3,132.73 for maintenance. The costs r the year were $767,704.87 for new work and $3,132.73 for main- tenance, a total of $770,837.60. The expenditures were $839,030.27. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 73 percent completed. Local interests dredged an entrance channel 210 feet wide, 35 feet deep, and about 6,900 feet long leading from the ocean to a partially completed turning basin 1,200 feet square, and constructed two converging angular jetties to protect the entrance channel. The United States has enlarged the entrance channel to project dimensions and has completed the 1,200-foot square turning basin to project depth. The repair of the north and south jetties was completed in the calendar year 1932; both jetties are now in need of repairs. Project depth of 35 feet existed throughout the entrance channel in December 1938 and in the 1,200-foot square turning basin in January 1939. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the enlargement of the turning basin 350 feet to the north. The costs of the existing project have been $1,255,424.67 for new work and $95,599.36 for maintenance, a total of $1,351,024.03. The total expenditures have been $1,298,860.35. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($593,596.46), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------------- $52, 163. 68 New work: Begin during November 1939, by contract, and complete during April 1940 the dredging required to enlarge the turning basin 350 feet on the north side, completing the project-------------- 459, 000. 00 Maintenance: Repair of the jetties, by contract, during the period December 1939 to March 1940-----------------$50, 000. 00 Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo during December 1939--- -------------------------- 32, 432. 78 82, 432. 78 Total for all work ----------------- 593, 596. 46 ----------------- The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo during December 1940- $30, 000 Repair, by contract, during April to May 1941, the bulkheads pro- tecting the barrier land strip at the inner end of the jetties------- 45, 000 Total for maintenance------------ -------------- 75, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $1, 255, 424. 67 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------------- 95, 599. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 1, 351, 024. 03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 52, 163. 68 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 1, 298, 860. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 593, 596. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-.... -........1, 892, 456. 81 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-45 704 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _---------------. $5, 983. 71 $24. 14 $241, 115. 03 $240, 596. 92 $767, 704.87 Cost of maintenance---_ -.. ...- 30, 294. 80 17. 67----------. - 3,132. 73 Total cost. ---------------- _ 36, 278. 51 24. 14 241, 132. 70 240, 596. 92 770, 837. 60 Total expended___... ___________. ... 40, 910. 44 1, 893. 16 174, 621.55 186, 751.72 839, 030.27 Allotted-.....-_-_-........ . _ -_ 15, 000. 00 -9, 640. 08 260, 000. 00 930, 000. 00 604, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_------------------------ $828, 626.73 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938--------$110,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 _-------- 539, 000. 00 649, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__--__--_------------. 1, 477, 626. 73 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 45, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for___--- _____--- 1, 432, 626. 73 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $849, 174. 15 Less reimbursements collected------ - 10, 143. 88 839, 030. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------- 593, 596. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------$52, 163. 68 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 4, 873. 45 57. 037 13i Balance available June 30, 1939___ ---------------------- 536, 559. 33 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 75, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 15. 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. 547, 583, 847, and 1248.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 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 terminals at Miami, enlarging the turning basin, the southerly boundary of which is to be in prolongation of the south edge of the 30-foot slip to be dredged by the city of Miami, and for two parallel rubblestone jetties, 1,000 feet apart, the north to be 3,000 feet long and the south 2,750 feet long. The present approved dimensions for the turning basin are 1,400 feet from the west end of Biscayne Bay Channel to the terminals, and 1,350 feet in width. The total length of the waterway under improvement is about 6 miles. The mean tidal variation is 2.5 feet at the entrance and 2 feet in the bay. The extreme variation is about 4.5 feet at the entrance. 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 705 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $7,004,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $80,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 An 18-foot channel in a land cut across the penin- H. Doc. No. 662, 56th Cong., 1st sess. sula and construction of the north jetty. (Annual Report, 1900, p, 1987.) Mar. 2,1907 Construction of the south jetty and for a channel Specified in act. width of 100 feet. July 25,1912 Enlarging the channel to 20-foot depth and 300- H. Doc. No. 554, 62d Cong., 2d sess. foot width, and extending the jetties. Mar. 3,1925 Deepening the channels to 25 feet, mean low water, H. Doe. No. 516, 67th Cong., 4th sess. with present project widths at the entrance and a width of 200 feet across Biscayne Bay. July 3, 1930 A channel width of 300 feet across the bay and en- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. larging the municipal turning basin, with ex- No. 15, 71st Cong., 2d sess. penditures thereon limited to $200,000. Aug. 30, 19351 A depth of 30 feet from the ocean to and in the Senate Committee Print, 73d Cong., turning basin, with the existing authorized 2d sess.' project widths, including the 300-foot width in the channel across the bay. Aug. 26, 1937 Extending the turning basin 200 feet to the south- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 2 ward. No. 86, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 1 Included in the Public Works Administration program Jan. 3, 1934. 2 Contain latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of July 29, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide an approach channel and turning basin, at an estimated first cost of $3,275,000, with annual maintenance of $30,000, in addition to that now required; subject to certain condi- tions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 470, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three municipal piers, with ample warehouse space, and depths of 28 to 30 feet of water and one municipal open wharf, with a controlling depth of 14 feet in the slip; these have an aggregate berthing space of about 7,383 feet. The piers have railway and highway connections, while the wharf has highway connections only. Two of the piers have been leased to steamship companies. The others are open to the public. There are 11 other wharves having a total berthing space of about 4,315 feet, 10 with 17 to 30 feet, and 1 with 4 to 13 feet of water. In addition to these, 6,250 feet of berthing space have been completed on Terminal Island, 2,250 feet 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 inadequate for present needs. (See Port Series No. 8, Part 2, revised 1936, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and resunlts during fiscal year.-Contract dredging to widen the turning basin 200 feet on the south side. thereby complet- ing the existing project, was commenced December 21, 1938, and completed March 27, 1939. There were removed 253,184 cubic yards at a cost of $100,570.28 for new work. 706 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The costs of periodic surveys and inspections to determine the condition of the improvement, investigation of proposed jetties and the care and preservation of the United States reservation at Miami Beach, were $10,464.48 for maintenance. The costs for the year were $111,049.43 for new work and $10,464.48 for maintenance, a total of $121,513.91. The expenditures were $114,124.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939 at a saving of $433,231 under the estimated cost. The jetties were completed during the calendar year 1929, and the dredg- ing was completed during the calendar year 1939. The total length of the north jetty and revetment is 4,688 feet, and of the south jetty and revetment 3,850 feet. The two jetties and revetments are in fair condition. The project depth of 30 feet at mean low water for full project widths existed on the Outer Bar Cut, the Bar Cut, and across Biscayne Bay in July 1938, between the jetties in September 1938, and in the turning basin in April 1939. Under regular funds the costs have been $4,368,643.43 for new work and $1,252,791.29 for maintenance, a total of $5,621,434.72, and the expenditures have been $5,650,459.17. Under Public Works funds the cost and expenditures have been $2,202,126.04 for new work. The total cost, all funds, has been $7,823,560.76, of which $6,570,769.47 was for new work and $1,252,791.29 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $7,852,585.21. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939 ($13,913.51), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939---- _------- --------------- $1, 937. 29 Maintenance: Care and preservation of the reservation ---------- $7, 000. 00 Periodic and miscellaneous surveys ---- __ _ 4, 976. 22 11, 976. 22 Total for maintenance___-------------------------- 13, 913. 51 The additional sum of $87,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance: Repair, by contract, during July and August 1940, the damaged portion of the jetties_ ------------------------------- $40, 000 Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo throughout the chan- nels of the project as required, October and November 1940.___ 40, 000 Care and preservation of the reservation --.. _____--__ __ 7, 000 Total for maintenance_---------_------------------- 87, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___----------------------- $6, 570, 769. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___---------------------- 1, 252, 791. 29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ _____7, 823, 560. 76 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939___-------------------------- 22, 358. 52 Net total cost to June 30, 1939__--------------------- 7, 845, 919. 28 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ 8, 603.22 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__--------------------- 7, 854, 522. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 1, 937. 29 Net total expenditures ----------- -------- - 7, 852, 585. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 5, 310.29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- ..---------. 7, 857, 895. 50 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 707 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_-...-.-..--.. .. $1, 463,636.97 $376, 311.61 $1,001.57$555, 795. 31 $111, 049.43 Cost of maintenance............. 919. 27 14, 779. 50 21, 465. 08 7,448. 12 10, 464. 48 Total cost-.------------- 1, 464, 556. 24 391, 091. 11 22, 470.65 563, 243. 43 121, 513. 91 Total expended ......___..... . 1,429, 263. 55 493, 980.16 19, 757. 71 569, 020. 10 114, 124. 44 Allotted_.. ....--.---.--.-...- _ 23, 706. 62 -12, 000. 00 -16, 500. 00 597, 300. 00 91,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ___ --- $28, 434. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 ----------- $225, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------- 8, 000. 00 233, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for _.....__ _ 261, 934. 73 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- -------- 142, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_ 119, 434. 73 Gross amount expended- __-- -------- - - $219, 903. 39 Less reimbursements collected --------------- 105, 778. 95 114,124. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 19939_._ 5, 310. 29 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------- $1, 937. 29 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 226. 63 . . . 92 2., .1i63. . . Balance available June 30, 1939-,-- -------------- 3, 146. 37 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 .------------------- ------ 8, 603. 22 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_------- -9 11, 749. 59 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 87, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM MIAMI TO FLORIDA BAY, FLA. Location.-This section of the Intracoastal Waterway extends from Miami into Florida Bay, Fla. The route follows the bays and sounds and connecting waterways. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 847, 848, and 3261.) Existing project.-This provides for 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 tides varies from zero to 1.5 feet, depending on the proximity to openings between the keys. Northerly winds lower the water level as much as 2 feet and southerly winds raise the water level a somewhat lesser amount. The estimate of cost for 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. 708 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging to provide the project waterway, suspended since May 9, 1938, was re- sumed March 10, 1939, and completed April 21, 1939. There were removed 106,315 cubic yards, completing about 10 miles of channel. The cost was $74,042.36 for new work. Periodic surveys and inspec- tions to determine the condition of the improvement cost $282.12 for maintenance. The costs for the year were $74,042.36 for new work and $282.12 for maintenance-a total of $74,324.48. The expendi- tures were $91,179.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. Project depth of 7 feet exists throughout the improvement. The costs have been $199,772.17 for new work and $282.12 for mainte- nance-a total of $200,054.29. The expenditures have been $199,196.27. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939 ($2,808.14), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------------- $862. 43 Available for revocation ..------------------------- 1, 945. 71 Total------------------- --------- ---- ------ 2, 808. 14 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ ______ __ _ $199, 772. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_--_-----------_ ----- 282. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------- 200, 054. 29 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 4. 41 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----- --------------- 200, 058. 70 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 862. 43 Net total expenditures ______- -------------------- 199, 196. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 2, 803. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------___ 202, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -------- ------------------------------..-------- $125, 729.81 $74, 042. 36 Cost of maintenance------------.. ---------------------------- --- 282. 12 729. 324. 48 74, 125, 81 Total cost_ ............ -- -- -- - - 125, 729.81 74,324.48 Total expended ...... ........ ___ ___ __________ ------ --. 108, 016. 41 91, 179.86 Allotted----------...------.................... -------------------------------------- 170, 000. 00 32, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_________---------------------- $61, 983. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938--------------- ---------------------- 32, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __________----------- - 93, 983. 59 Gross amount expended_______----------------- $91,223. 72 Less reimbursements collected____------------ 43. 86 91, 179. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----__-------------___---- 2, 803. 73 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 709 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------------------- $862. 43 Balance available June 30, 1939__ __---------------------- 1, 941. 30 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__--------------------------___ 4. 41 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_---_----------1, 945. 71 17. 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 Charts Nos. 584 and 1252). The harbor proper lies in front of the town. Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882. For further details see p. 1827, Annual Report for 1915, and p. 643, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of coral heads and reefs from the main ship channel and anchorage, so as to give a clear depth of 30 feet at mean low water and a width in the channel of 300 feet; and for a northwest-entrance channel with a depth of 17 feet at mean low water and of sufficient width for navigation to be obtained by the construction of a stone jetty on each side of the. entrance and by dredging; removing the middle ground to the extent of widening the channel opposite the wharves to a width of 800 feet and a depth of 26 feet at mean low water. The mean range of tide is 2.5 feet at the northwest entrance and 1.3 feet in the main ship channel and in the harbor. The spring range of tide is 3.1 feet at the northwest entrance, and 1.6 feet in the main ship channel, and 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, ex- clusive of the jetties, is $13,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 The northwest entrance__ __ H. Doc. No. 145, 50th Cong., 2d sess. and H. Ex. Doc. No. 39, 51st Cong., 1st sess. (Annual Reports 1889, pp. 1328-1337, and 1890, pp. 1581-1596.) May 28, 1908 Application of funds already appropriated for Specified in act. the removal of certain reefs in the main ship channel. July 25,1912 The main ship channel and anchorage .-. ..- H. Doc. No. 706, 62d Cong., 2d sess.' t July 18,1918 Removing the middle ground-.....-.... . H. Doc. No. 185, 65th Cong., 1st sess. SContains the latest published maps of the channels involved. The latest map of the entire harbor is published in H. Doc. No. 680, 63d Cong., 2d sess. 710 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.-These consist of four wharves and six piers. All have connections with city streets. 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, as a whole, is about 50 percent completed, the remaining work being the com- pletion of the jetties at the northwest entrance channel, which is not considered necessary at this time. The west jetty is about 20 per- cent completed, the east jetty is about 67 percent completed, and the jetties as a whole are about 60 percent completed. Project dimen- sions existed in the northwest entrance in March 1938, and in the main ship channel and in the middle ground when last ascertained. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $1,012.908.75 for new work and $213,000.67 for maintenance, a total of $1,225,909.42. The expenditures for new work include $345,887.16 for the removal of middle ground and $33,658.67 for work in the main ship channel, of which $2,274.44 was for the removal of coral heads under authority given in the special act of May 28, 1908. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 -($27,000), will be applied to maintenance dredging with the U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, during January and February 1940, to remove shoals in the northwest entrance channel. No funds can be profitably expended for new work or maintenance during the fiscal year 1941, for the reasons that the commerce using the northwest entrance channel does not justify the relatively high cost of completing the jetties, and the maintenance work contem- plated during the fiscal year 1940 is expected to meet the require- ments of commerce during this period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--- ---------------------- $1, 040, 408. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 213, 000. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------1, 253, 409. 42 Net total expenditures----------------------------------1, 253, 409. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 27,000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 1, 280, 409. 42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work... .... Cost of m aintenance------------- ----------- _ '---------- $26,998.08 - --- ' . .. - . . . . .----- ---- Total expended-........-------------- 26, 998.08 Allotted_ ...........----------------------- 1. 92- ---.. $27, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 711 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------------- $27, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------------- 27, 000.00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - of existing project - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 956, 300. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 18. CHANNEL FROM NAPLES, FLA., TO BIG MARCO PASS, FLA. Location.-The town of Naples is located on the west coast of the Florida peniusula, about 50 miles southeast of the entrance to Char- lotte Harbor, and at the head of Naples Bay. Big Marco Pass is about 121/2miles south of Naples and connects the inside waterway with the Gulf of Mexico. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1254.) Existing project.-This provides for an interior channel 6 feet deep and 70 feet wide from the southern limit of the town of Naples, Fla., to Big Marco Pass. The total length of the waterway from Naples to Big Marco Pass is 121/ miles, the northerly 33/4 miles of which is to be provided by local interests. The mean range of tide in the Gulf is about 2 feet, and the spring range about 2.7 feet. Strong northerly winds lower the water level as much as 11 feet; strong southerly winds raise it by the same amount. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1938, is $50,000 with $1,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 596, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The act which adopted the project imposed the condition that local interests provide a channel of the same dimen- sions from the southern town limit to Naples, with a turning basin and dock at Naples, and furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required. The channel, turn- ing basin, and dock have been provided and local interests are actively engaged in furnishing the lands for right-of-way and spoil disposal. It is expected that this latter feature will be completed in the near future. Terminal facilities.-At Naples there is a timber wharf with berth- ing space of 700 feet and an available depth of 6 feet, which is open to all on equal terms. There are also a number of fish houses at Naples and a small fish wharf near Gordon Pass. The terminals have highway but no rail connections. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and no costs or expenditures have been incurred by the United States. In 1937 the controlling depths were 3 feet for a width of 40 feet in the inside waterway, and 6.3 feet on the bar offshore from Big Marco Pass. 712 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($50,000) will be applied to new-work dredging, by contract, during the period September 1939 to February 1940, to complete the project. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ --- Net total expenditures--- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 .------------------------ - $50, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______-----____ 50, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...... . .. . . I--- ..-------- .---------- . ..---------- ----------. .------------- Cost of maintenance -....... _.......--- ___ ... _ . . ___ . . .. . ._.__-._ . ..---- .----- --.. ............. Total expended -------- -- ---- Allotted_ ---------- ------ $50,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939--- --- --- --- --- __ -- --- --- --- --- --- -- $50, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------- ------- _ 50, 000 19. CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE DRAINAGE AREAS, FLORIDA Location.-The Caloosahatchee River has its source in Lake Okee- chobee and flows in a general southwesterly direction, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico through San Carlos Bay, about 30 miles south of the entrance to Charlotte Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 473 and 1255.) Lake Okeechobee is a large, fresh-water lake located in south- central Florida. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 804 and 805.) St. Lucie Canal was constructed by the Everglades Drainage Dis- trict as a control canal for Lake Okeechobee. It begins at about the middle of the east shore of Lake Okeechobee and empties into the south branch of the St. Lucie River. The length of the canal is 23.9 miles. St. Lucie River, south branch, flows north from the entrance of the St. Lucie Canal 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 IT. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1247.) RIVERS AND HARBORS'--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 713 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 p. 705, Annual Report for 1932.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 2, 1882, and August 11, 1888. For further details see p. 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 Okeechobee to the Gulf of Mexico by straightening and by dredging a channel which will provide a dis- charge outlet capacity of 2,500 cubic feet per second from Lake Okee- chobee and a navigation channel at least 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide, including necessary control works (Lake Okeechobee to Fort Myers, 56 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 4.0 miles; providing a levee and a navigation channel 80 feet wide and 6 feet deep when the lake is at elevation 14, following in general the south shore of the lake for a distance of about 58 miles, and a north shore levee about 16 miles long; providing for replacing existing locks Nos. 1 and 2, St. Lucie Canal, with a single new lock with a usable width of 50 feet and a usable length of 250 feet, a depth of not less than 8 feet over the sills, and a new weir structure; 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 15 miles. The following tables show the principal features of the locks and dams and protective works included in the project based on minimum water elevations as follows: Elevation St. Lucie River-Indian River (Intracoastal Waterway) to St. Lucie lock No. 2------------------------------------------0. 0 St. Lucie Canal-St. Lucie lock No. 2 to St. Lucie lock No. 1------------ 12. 9 Lake Okeechobee---------------------------- -------------- 14. 0 Caloosahatchee Canal--Lock No. 1, Moore Haven, to lock No. 2, Ortona___ 11. 5 Caloosahatchee River-Lock No. 2, Ortona, to the Gulf of Mexico -------- .0 714 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Locks and dams ST. LUCIE CANAL Width of Distance chamber Lift with wt Dpth er and dam Okeechobee Lock No. from Lake Nearest town Distance est great- the bove and length the above (milOkeehobee (miles) available minimum water ele- water ele- (miles) water ele- for full vation width (feet) 1 1_ __-------___ 0. 3 Port Mayaca, Fla-----------........... 0. 5 130 by 30 1. 1 Uper power 6.g 7.0 2 1 ---- 23.9 Stuart, Fla ..----.. ---... 8.0 130 by 30 12. 9 Upper 12.6 (No name) s..... 23.9 ... do.....----------------- 8.0 250 by 50 14.0 Lower 11.0 CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER 1 s-------------- 0. 0 Moore Haven, Fla.......... 0. 75 50 by 250 2. 5 {Upper 11.0 '----power 12.0 2............... 29.0 La Belle, Fla ...--.......... 8.0 50 by 250 11.5 L owe r 11.0 ST. LUCIE CANAL Type of construction Date of Actual cost Lock and dam Character of Kind of dam - corn- of lock No. foundation Lock Dam pletion and dam 1_....__......... Rock........ Needle - con- Concrete_l Concrete, needle con- 1925 $127,448.98 trolled spill- trolled. way. .... 2-------------.... Pile.------ ----- do-------.. -- do----- do------------------ 1925 419, 546. 94 (No name)-----.... ---....-do...... S p ill w a y, . do_ _ I Concrete, Tainter gate .--.... 41,154,000. 00 Tainter gate controlled. controlled. CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER 1 __________ Pile_ ... None ----- Concrete__ None _ ----- 1935 $538. 142. 44 ........ 2--------------- ... do-..... S p i ll w a y , _.--- do - - Concrete, Tainter gate 1937 856, 904.15 Tainter gate control. control. 1 Constructed by Everglades Drainage District. These locks are provided with bypasses, each 50 feet wide, 250 feet long, at lock No. 2 and at lock No. 1, length unlimited. 2 Proposed new lock and spillway to replace existing locks Nos. 1 and 2. 3 Combined hurricane gate and lock (no spillway). 4Cost estimated. Hurricanegates Hurri- Dis- Width of chamber and greatest Lift at lake Deth over cane Nearest town tance length available for full width elevation s at lake gate (miles) (feet) 14.0 feet 14.0 feet No. 14.0 feet Feet 2 Clewiston, Fla ... ....... 0 50 feet wide, length unlimited___ None 10.0 3 Lake Harbor, Fla.........---------- .5 ... do ..... ... ..------ ... None 10.0 4 Belle Glade, Fla ........------------ 4. 0 - do- ------. .... --- None 10.0 5 Canal Point, Fla........__ 0 _ do- None 10.0 6 Okeechobee, Fla...----------- 6.0 -- do ------------ None 7.0 Hurri- cane Character of Date com- Actual cost gate foundation Type of construction Type of gate pleted No. .........------- 2 Pile-........ Concrete___--- - Steelsector.--- Feb. 26,1935 $309, 748. 18 3 Rock-------------do ------------------------- do-------------do-- 316, 938. 28 4- - do- do.do-------.do------------ 350, 025. 30 . do ..---.---- -do - ........ do..----.--- -- do. -9 262, 464.60 6 Pile -....... Concrete with automatic culvert ..... do- .Dec. 11,1936 373, 273. 30 controlled spillway. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 715 The mean range of tide at Punta Rasa is 1.7 feet. The spring range is 2.1 feet. Tidal influence is perceptible at the Ortona lock, 57 miles above Punta Rasa, at low-river stage. The mean range of tide at St. Lucie Inlet is 2.6 feet. The spring range is about 3 feet. Tidal effect is perceptible to lock No. 2. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $17,500,000, of which $500,000 was contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $195,000, including $63,000 for operating and care of locks and dams and protective works. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 For improving the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Rivers and Harbors Committee Myers to the Gulf of Mexico. Doc. No. 8, 61st Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 For the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee S. Doec. No. 115, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' drainage areas project, subject to the condition that local interests contribute $2,000,000 toward the cost and agree to maintain all works and channels within the Everglades Drainage District. Aug. 30,1935 For the United States to maintain all project works Specified in act. when completed and to bear the cost of all drainage structures heretofore or hereafter constructed in con- nection with the project, and for the total cash con- tribution required of local interests to be $500,000. Aug. 26, 1937 The construction of a new lock and weir structure in Rivers and Harbors Committee St. Lucie Canal. Doc. No. 28, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 1 Contains the latest published map of the lake. The latest published maps of the remainder of the project are in H. Doc. No. 215, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of July 24, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for raising and enlarging sections of the Lake Okeechobee levees in division No. 9, at an estimated cost of $3,960,000; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 469, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, authorized the construction of a new lock and spillway in St. Lucie Canal subject to the provision that local interests furnish all lands and easements necessary for the execution of the work. The Okeechobee flood control district, a special taxing district, formed under Florida State law, is undertaking to meet this condition. All prior requirements have been complied with except that the furnish- ing of lands required for the improvement has not been consum- mated. Local interests are actively engaged in perfecting deeds to these lands for submission to the Department. Terminal facilities.-In the vicinity of Fort Myers on the Caloosa- hatchee River these consist of three freight piers, one railroad ter- minal pier, one municipal recreation pier, four privately owned piers, and a municipal yacht basin. There are numerous small 716 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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. A marginal wharf 30 feet long and other limited facilities with highway and railway connections are available on Taylor Creek at the town of Okeechobee. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.-The con- struction of 25.5 miles of barbed wire fences on the west shore of Lake Okeechobee north of Moore Haven, and of 17.4 miles on the north shore levee, to prevent damage by cattle was in progress dur- ing the year under two contracts. Work under the first contract was completed September 3, 1938; that under the second, which cov- ered 7.9 miles of fence on the north shore levee, was about 55 percent completed at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $20,798.93. The construction, under contract, of approximately 25,100 square yards of road surfacing on approximately 4.73 miles of levee crown along the Kissimmee River was commenced June 6, 1939, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $526.41. The construction, under contract, of a storm and hurricane-proof office building at Clewiston was completed October 25, 1938, at a cost of $23,227. The purchase and installation, by hired labor, of a fire hydrant and lawn sprinkler system at the Clewiston office and ware- house reservation was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $1,574.36. The construction, by hired labor, of a steel sheet piling bulkhead, a needle and girder rack, a creosote treated wharf, and the dredging of a slip at the Clewiston reservation was 33 per- cent completed at the close of the fiscal year and cost $4,634.97. The protection of graded slopes and the improvement of reserva- tion grounds at Ortona lock, by hired labor, cost $6,596.87. The costs of installing, by contract and hired labor, an intercommunicat- ing radio network of six stations located at the several hurricane gate structures, and of the purchase of additional meteorological instru- ments, both in progress at the close of the fiscal year, were $7,245.12. The design and preparation of plans and specifications for a new lock and spillway to replace existing locks Nos. 1 and 2, St. Lucie Canal, were continued during the fiscal year. A model study of the proposed spillway was made at the United States Waterways Ex- periment Station at Vicksburg, Miss. The total cost was $26,798.59. The costs of land-procurement surveys for the entire improvement were $35,593.99. The cost of settling a claim with the contractor for constructing the, Ortona lock and spillway, completed during the previous fiscal year, was $4,728.65. Maintenance.-Restoration of the levee north and west of Moore Haven, damaged by cattle, in progress under contract at the begin- ning of the fiscal year, was completed August 26, 1938. The cost was $22,066.47. From July 11, 1938, to March 25, 1939, the U. S. pipe-line dredge Welatka removed 1,720,060 cubic yards from borrow pit and placed 1.,473,550 cubic yards in enlarging an aggregate of 16,400 linear feet of the east-shore levee and protective berm. The U. S. drill boat RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 717 Atlas worked from December 14, 1938, to February 28, 1939, and the leased drill boat Quincy from September 9, 1938, to February 28, 1939, drilling and blasting in the borrow pit ahead of the dredge Welatka. The total cost was $725,703.88. A 10-ton leased road roller was used for approximately 3 months, at a cost of $3,863, compacting the new fill placed by the dredge Welatka. The U. S. drill boat Atlas was engaged during March 1939 drilling exploratory holes in the east-shore borrow pit for a distance of 41,300 linear feet to determine the classification of materials. The cost was $12,249.25. The maintenance, by hired labor, of the completed levees, includ- ing experimental planting of willows, bamboo, Brazilian oaks, guava, and cajuput trees lakeward of the levee cost $78,911.89. Grading, by hired labor, of a road 10 feet wide at the bridge west of hurricane gate No. 6 near Taylor Creek, and the surfacing thereof with 6 inches of shell, during July 1938, cost $869. The cleaning out of silt at drainage culverts Nos. 6, 8, 9, 10-A, 11, 12-A, 13, 14, 15, and 16, in progress by hired labor at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed during September 1938. The cost was 3,798.99. Approximately 16,734 cubic yards of riprap were placed by hired labor in extending the steel sheet-piling groins at culverts Nos. 16, 14, 13, and 10-A, and at hurricane gate No. 5, and 2,945 cubic yards of riprap and 5,870 square yards of grouting were placed to protect the lake side of the enlarged levee at culverts Nos. 16, 14, and 10-A. This work was completed except at hurricane gate No. 5, at a cost of $41,372.83. The salvaging, by hired labor, of approximately 2,000 cubic yards of rock from the spoil banks along the Caloosahatchee Canal and the placement of 600 cubic yards of this rock by dragline ana by hand to protect the banks of the canal below Ortona lock was commenced July 7, 1939, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $3,065.26. From July 6 to August 30, 1938, the U. S. pipe-line dredge Con- garee removed 242,183 cubic yards from three shoals in the St. Lucie River between lock No. 2 and Stuart and 21 shoals in the Caloosa- hatchee Canal and River between Moore Haven and Fort Myers. The aggregate length of the shoals was 14,869 linear feet. The cost was $30,343.36. U. S. derrick boat D-1 was engaged intermittently during October and November 1938 and March 1939 removing obstructions from the banks and channel of the St. Lucie Canal between locks Nos. 1 and 2, and during September 1938 removing obstructions from the banks and channel of the Caloosahatchee Canal and River between Moore Haven and Beautiful Island. U. S. dragline No. 1 was engaged for 4 days during April 1939, removing boulders and obstructions from the channel at the Atlantic Coast Line Railway bridge near Ortona. The total cost was $5,333.34. Preliminary and routine surveys, plans, etc., cost $17,195.89. Operation and care.--Locks 1 and 2 on the St. Lucie Canal, new locks 1 and 2 on the Caloosahatchee Canal, 5 hurricane gates on Lake Okeechobee, 16 drainage culverts on the west, south, and east shores and 4 drainage culverts on the north shore of Lake Okeechobee, and 16 drainage spillways on the St. Lucie Canal were operated and maintained. 718 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Improvements and repairs were completed at Moore Haven lock during the fiscal year and improvements were made at Ortona lock. Lockages were made as follows: Lock No. 2, St. Lucie Canal-1,240; lock No. 1, St. Lucie Canal-986; lock No. 1, Moore Haven-3,224; lock No. 2, Ortona-980. The cost was $77,876.05. Summary.-The costs for the year, all from regular funds, were $131,724.89 for new work, $944,773.16 for maintenance, and $77,876.05 for operation and care, a total of $1,154,374.10. The expenditures were $1,157,335.46, all from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 95 percent completed. The project for the Caloosahatchee River below Fort Myers was completed in 1913. Essential features of the Caloo- sahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas project have been accomplished as follows: Dredging 56.75 miles of floodway and navigation channel in the Caloosahatchee River and Canal from Moore Haven to Fort Myers, having a minimum bottom width of 90 feet and a depth of at least 7 feet, and the riprap protection of all drainage openings and bridges between Moore Haven and Citrus Center; dredging 58.3 miles of navigation channel, having a depth of at least 6 feet and a bottom width of at least 80 feet, in Lake Okeechobee along the south shore levee from the Fisheating Creek auxiliary floodway channel to the St. Lucie Canal; dredging a chan- nel at least 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide in Taylor Creek from Okee- chobee City into Lake Okeechobee, a distance of about 4 miles; dredg- ing 5 auxiliary floodway channels extending into Lake Okeechobee at the mouth of the Clewiston Industrial Canal, in the vicinity of Liberty Point, near the mouth of Fisheating Creek,,at the mouth of the Kis- simmee River, and at the mouth of Taylor Creek; dredging a channel 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide in St. Lucie River, completed in 1931; constructing 67.8 miles of continuous levee on the west, south, and east shores of Lake Okeechobee and 15.74 miles of levee on the north shore; removal of 3 old locks in the Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven, Citrus Center, and Fort Thompson; constructing a new lock and spillway near Ortona and a combined lock and hurricane gate at Moore Haven; constructing 4 hurricane gates through the levee at the entrances to canals at Clewiston, Lake Harbor, South Bay, and Canal Point and a combined hurricane gate and culvert spillway through the north shore levee at Taylor Creek; constructing 16 metal pipe drainage culverts with concrete head walls through the west, south, and east shore levee, and 4 similar culverts through the north shore levee; constructing 16 drainage spillways at openings in the banks of the St. Lucie Canal; constructing 2 steel sheet pile groins at the hurricane gate at Canal Point and 2 similar groins at each of 6 drainage culverts on the east shore of Lake Okeechobee, and the sub- sequent extension with riprap of the groins at the hurricane gate at Canal Point and at 4 drainage culverts on the east shore of Lake Okeechobee; constructing 2 additional locktenders' houses and 2 du- plex laborers' quarters at Ortona lock reservation, and 1 additional locktender's house and a boathouse and landing dock at Moore Haven lock reservation; constructing and subsequently stormproofing 19 quarters at Clewiston; constructing 2.2 miles of riprap protection RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 719 along the east short of Lake Okeechobee; constructing timber bridges at Ortona lock and at Taylor Creek hurricane gate; erecting ramp and hurricane gate fences and 25.5 miles of barbed-wire fences along the levee north of Moore Haven and 9.5 miles along the Kissimmee River wing levee; erecting fences around the Ortona lock reservation; con- structing a storm- and hurricane-proof office building at Clewiston: enlargement and construction of a protective berm along 3 miles of the east shore levee north of Canal Point, and placing grouted riprap on the lake side slope of the enlarged levee at 3 drainage culverts. For details relative to locks and hurricane gates, see the table under the paragraph "Existing project." The approximate controlling depths at low water, ascertained in June 1939, except as noted, were as follows: Gulf of Mexico to Punta Rasa, 11.5 feet, and Caloosahatchee River from Punta Rasa to Fort Myers, 9.5 feet, both in November 1936; Fort Myers to Atlantic Coast Line Railway bridge near Beautiful Island, 7 feet; thence to Moore Haven, 6.3 feet; Lake Okeechobee from Moore Haven to St. Lucie Canal via south shore levee channel, 5.3 feet; and via Liberty Point Floodway Channel, 5.3 feet; St. Lucie Canal from Port Mayaca to lock No. 2, 6.5 feet; and thence St. Lucie River to its junction with the Intracoastal Waterway, 7.8 feet; except at the lower sill of lock No. 2, where the controlling depth is 5.9 feet. The controlling depth in Taylor Creek from Okeechobee City to Lake Okeechobee is 6 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is as follows : (a) Construction of a new lock and spillway in St. Lucie Canal to replace existing locks Nos. 1 and 2 and removal of old St. Lucie lock No. 1 after completion of the new lock. (b) Construction of fences between Kissimmee River and Nubbin Slough to protect the north shore levee. The total costs on the existing project to June 30, 1939, have been as follows: New work Maintenance Operating care and Total Regular funds.. _--------$6, 353, 654.92 .------------ $1, 844, 634. 94 $218,880. 08 $8, 417, 169. 94 Public works funds------------------ 7, 694, 360. 74 ------------- .. ---------------- 7, 694, 360. 74 Emergency Relief funds ._--------------_ 2,170, 253. 00 747. 00 ---------------- 2, 171, 000. 00 Total, United States funds....... 16. 218, 268. 66 1, 845, 381.94 218, 880. 08 18, 282, 530. 68 Contributed funds.............-------------------- 500, 000. 00 ..------------------------------ 500, 000. 00 Total, all funds .............--------------- 16, 718, 268. 66 1, 845, 381.94 218, 880. 08 18, 782, 530. 68 The expenditures to June 30, 1939, have been $8,446,465.30 regular funds $7,694,360.74 Public Works funds, and $2,171,000 Emergency Relief funds, a total expenditure of $18,311,826.04 from United States funds. In addition $500,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939, together with allotments of $2,462,700 made during the current fiscal year, a total of $3,433,179.27 will be applied as follows: 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-46 720 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------ $22, 458. 71 New work: Begin, under a continuing contract, about Oct. 1, 1939, construction of the new St. Lucie lock_ $400, 000. 00 Hired-labor execution, during September 1939, of precontract survey for dike construction in vicinity of new St. Lucie lock-------------- 2, 750. 00 Complete, by hired labor, about Oct. 15, 1939, drafting and office work in connection with preparation of filing plats------------------ 3, 500. 00 Complete, during July 1939, contract for con- struction of fences along right-of-way in division, 4-------------------------------- 8,000. 00 Complete, by hired labor, about Mar. 1, 1940, preparation of plans and specifications for St. Lucie lock spillway structure --------------- 18, 000. 00 Complete, by hired labor, about Aug. 30, 1939, construction of bulkhead, needle and girder racks, and wharf at United States reserva- tion at Clewiston-------------------------- 9,250. 00 Total for new work -------------------------- __ 441, 500. 00 Maintenance: Begin, by contract, about Oct. 1, 1939, and com- plete about June 15, 1940, enlargement of east-shore levee between stations 229+00 and 396+00 in division 9, in vicinity of Canal Point_ ------------------------------- $1, 000, 000. 00 Begin by hired labor about Sept. 1, 1939, and complete about June 30, 1940, the enlargement of the east shore levee in division 9, between stations 529+25 and 396+00 and 229+00 and 89+25 ---------------------------- 1, 500, 000.00 Installation, by hired labor, of additional meteorological stations at Indian Prairie Canal, Ortona lock, and St. Lucie locks, in- cluding purchase of necessary additional in- struments and compilation of meteorological data ----------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Complete, about July 15, 1939, contract for construction of road on Kissimmee River levee in division 4-------------------------- 8,000. 00 Maintenance of levee slopes by repairing gul- lies, replacing sod, mowing grass, and muck- ing, in divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9, by miscellaneous Government plant such as draglines, tractors, mowers, and hired labor, between July 1, 1939, and June 30, 1940 Construction, by hired labor, during period Aug. -__-- 66, 000.00 15-Oct. 15, 1939, between stations 610+83 and 637+23 of division 9, of '/2-mile experi- mental section of 6 inches of compacted marl over levee section previously enlarged by U. S. dredge Welatka -------------------------- 32, 800. 00 Construction, by contract, during period Aug. 15-Nov. 30, 1939, between stations 637+23 and 666+63, of 1/-mile section of experimen- tal 2-inch mixed-in-place asphalt over section of levee enlarged by U. S. dredge Welatka, including additional 150 linear feet of special 3-inch cotton-fabric-reinforced asphalt, and 150 linear feet of special woven-wire-mesh reinforced asphalt---- ------------- 31, 000. 11 Protection, by contract during period January to March 1940, of levee berm from erosion by wave wash in division 1 between stations 0+00 and 193+00 by riprapping navigation slope ---------- ___------------ 50, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 721 Maintenance-Continued. Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, during April and May 1940, to restore project dimensions in Caloosahatchee River and Canal, between Fort Myers and Lake Okeechobee --------------------------- $35, 000. 00 Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, during June 1940, to remove shoals and restore project dimensions in St. Lucie River and Canal 18, 000. 00 Dredging, by contract, during period January to March 1940, in Liberty Point Floodway Channel, to remove shoals and restore chan- nel dimensions --------- --- -- 35, 000. 00 Planting of trees and shrubs, by hired labor, throughout the fiscal year, on levee berm and foreshore in divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9, to dis- sipate the energy and destructive action of hurricane wind tides and waves and prevent erosion of levees__- -______ 22, 000. 19 Dredging, with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, during October and November 1939, to remove shoals and restore project dimensions in the Caloosahatchee River, be- tween Fort Myers and Punta Rasa .___.__ 30, 000. 00 Execution, by hired labor, of periodic and mis- cellaneous surveys, during period July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940_ __ 16, 420. 26 $2,869,220.56 Maintenance (operation and care of locks, spill- ways, hurricane gates, and drainage culverts), between July 1, 1939, and June 30, 1940: Operation 40, 000. 00 Ordinary repairs__________ _________ 40, 000. 00 Improvement and reconstruction 13, 500. 00 Emergencies.--------- --- 6, 500. 00 100, 000. 00 Total maintenance___ ____________-_-2, 969, 220. 56 Total for all work _.....__ _-__ __--__ __ - __ 3, 433,179. 27 The additional sum of $1,068,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: New work : Complete, about Jan. 1, 1941, continuing contract for the construction of the new St. Lucie lock-------- $314, 000 Begin, under contract, about July 1, 1940, and complete about Jan. 1, 1941, construction and installation of machinery and electrical equipment, including office- control building, for new St. Lucie lock- - ---- __- 60, 000 Begin, under contract, about Jan. 1, 1941, construction of new spillway and provision of protective dikes extending upstream for new St. Lucie lock ________ 380, 000 - $754, 000 Maintenance: Maintenance of levee slopes in divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9, by hired labor, between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941--------------------- ----- ----- 50, 000 Dredging, with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, in Taylor Creek from Lake Okeechobee to Okeechobee City, during April 1941_ 16, 000 Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, in St. Lucie River and Canal between Lake Okeecho- bee and Intracoastal Waterway, during May and June 1941_------____ - --- 30, 000 722 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Maintenance-Continued. Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, in Caloosahatchee River and Canal between Moore Haven and Fort Myers, during period July to Oc- tober 1940 ---------------------------------- $60, 000 Continue planting trees and shrubs on levee berm to prevent erosion, by hired labor, between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941 --------------------------- 30, 000 Compilation of meteorological data, maintenance and operation of weather instruments, by hired labor, between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941 3, 000 --------- Periodic and miscellaneous surveys------------------25, 000 $214, 000 Maintenance (operation and care of locks, spillways, hur- ricane gates, and drainage culverts), between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941: Operation -------------------------------------- 50, 000 Ordinary repairs__-------------- --------------------- 30, 000 Improvement and reconstruction--------------------15, 000 Emergencies----------------------------------- 5,000 100, 000 Total for all work__ ------ ----------------------------- 1, 068, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- 1$16, 245, 718. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------- -------- 2, 186, 398. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 18, 432, 116. 44 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939---------------------------- 38, 798. 41 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 ------------ 18, 470, 914. 85 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-.... 12, 955. 66 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 18, 483, 870. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939- ---------------- 22, 458. 71 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 18, 461, 411. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 957, 523. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------ 119, 418, 935. 41 1 In addition $500,000 contributed funds expended for new work. Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1989 Cost of new work ------------- $5, 585,882. 91 $3, 498,424. 65 $2, 161,434. 90 $522, 052. 21 $131, 724. 89 Cost of maintenane....------....... 2, 498. 33 27, 948. 61 472, 024.95 321, 184. 42 1, 022, 649. 21 Total cost- ------------- 5, 588, 381. 24 3, 526, 373. 26 2, 633, 459.85 843, 236. 63 1, 154, 374. 10 Total expended.....-------------- 5, 225, 85 92 3, 840, 012. 29 2, 613, 185. 23 1, 050, 649. 68 1, 157, 335. 46 Allotted. .---. . ----- .---------- 6, 073, 232. 00 1, 589, 732. 26 319, 385. 54 1, 377, 000. 00 1, 289, 275. 20 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------- ------- $825, 583. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ------- $402, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------- 887, 300. 00 1, 289, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------ 2, 114, 883. 87 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--- - - 24. 80 Net amount to be accounted for .. --- 2, 114, 859. 07 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 723 Gross amount expended -------------------- $1, 314,182.12 Less reimbursements collected ..- $156, 646. 66 Less receipts from sales---------- 200. 00 156, 846. 66 $1, 157, 335. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------ 957, 523. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__----- $22, 458. 71 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ 27, 212.36 49, 671. 07 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 907, 852. 54 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 12, 955. 66 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------ 920, 808. 20 Amount allotted since June 30, 1939------------------------- 2, 462, 700. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1940-------------- 3, 383, 508. 20 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- -- - of existing project 2 754, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: _ For new work 2___________________ _______________ 754, 000. 00 - - - - - -- - - - - - For maintenance 2_______ -- ______ _ 314, 000. 00 -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- Total 2 1, 08,. 00 2Exclusive of available funds. 20. 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 1.50 miles north of Key West. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 474 and 1255.) Previous projects.-Appropriationsfor removing obstructions were made in 1881, 1882, and 1886. Improvement of Charlotte Harbor and Peace Creek was authorized by acts of September 19, 1890, and June 13, 1902. For further details see p. 152, Annual Report for 1890, p. 1828, Annual Report for 1915, p. 291, Annual Report for 1904, and p. 658, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide, increased to 700 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 foot at South Boca Grande and 1.4 feet at Punta Gorda. The extreme range is about 2 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 11/2 feet. Strong northerly and easterly winds lower the water level about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, and exclusive of $15,562 con- tributed by local interests, was $151,600. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $29,000. 724 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 A 24-foot channel 300 feet wide from the Gulf of H. Doc. No. 699, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Mexico through the Boca Grande entrance. Mar. 3,1925 A depth of 27 feet at the entrance and a width of H. Doe. No. 113, 66th Cong., 1st sess. 500 feet at the bend. July 3, 1930 The 10-foot depth to Punta Gorda and the turning Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. basin at that point. No. 1, 70th Cong., 1st sess.' Aug. 26, 1937 The 30-foot depth at the entrance and the 700-foot Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. width at the bend. No. 95, 74th Cong., 2d sess.l 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a phosphate wharf at South Boca Grande and a municipal earth-fill pier about 850 feet long, re- tained by steel-sheet piling, at Punta Gorda. Both wharves are open to the public. Railway connections are available at South Boca Grande, and highway and railway connections are available at Punta Gorda. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 8, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging to deepen to 30 feet the entrance channel from the Gulf of Mexico to South Boca Grande, and widen it to 700 feet at the bend, was in progress with the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Atlantic from August 15 to October 19, 1938, and with the U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo from June 12, 1939, to the close of the fiscal year, at which time the work was in progress. The dredging was completed except in the bend where full project width has not been obtained. The Atlantic removed 314,786 cubic yards and the San Pablo 43,336 cubic yards, a total of 358,122 cubic yards, place measurement. The cost was $75,836.21 for new work and the expenditures were $61,009.90. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 79 percent completed. All work was completed in 1939, except for some additional widening at the bend in the 30-foot entrance channel, which is now in progress with United States plant and hired labor. The project channel from that point to Punta Gorda, and the turning basin at Punta Gorda, were completed in 1931. In June 1939, the controlling depth in the entrance channel was 29.6 feet for width of 150 feet and in March 1938, project depth of 10 feet existed in the chan- nel from South Boca Grande to and including the turning basin at Punta Gorda. The costs under the existing project have been $168,- 368.01 for new work and $347,496.66 for maintenance, a total of $515,864.67. The expenditures have been $501,038.36. In addition, $15,562.78 was expended for new work from funds contributed by local interests. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 725 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($22,990.10), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 _ ..-------------.--- _ $14, 826. 31 New work: Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, during July 1939, involving completion of widening at turn in the entrance channel------------------------------------------------ 8, 163. 79 Total for new work---------------------------------- 22, 990.10 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of com- merce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -________- _____1______- $287, 368. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --------------- _ 347, 496. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-__.---------- 634, 864. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------- 14, 826. 31 Net total expenditures_________--------_-----_ 620, 038. 36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------- -------------- 22,990. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_________--- - 643,028. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work-. . ................ .. . .. .. . $75, 836. 21 Cost of maintenance............. $398. 75 $16,499.48 $56, 493. 83 .. .. ............. Allotted ..................---------------------. -57, 601. 25 73, 000. 00 -6.69 -.. .. 84,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- $84, 000. 00 Gross amount expended- ------------------ $93, 773.24 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 32, 763. 34 61, 009. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------ 22, 990.10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ___-------------------- 14, 826. 31 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------- 8, 163. 79 1 In addition, $15,562.78 expended from contributed funds for new work. 21. 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 chan- nel 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 connecting deep water in Roberts Bay with deep water in the Gulf of Mexico, and to protect this channel with two converg- ing jetties. The mean range of tide is 1.5 feet, and the spring 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. 726 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $175,000. There is no approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance (report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 5, 1935). The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. Report of the Chief of Engineers dated June 5, 1935 (not printed). Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of June 14, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended the adoption of a project to include the existing projects for Sarasota Bay, Fla., Caseys Pass (Venice Inlet), Fla., and channel from Clearwater Harbor through Boca Ciega Bay to Tampa Bay, Fla., to provide for improvement of the section of the Intracoastal Waterway from the Caloosahatchee River, Fla., to the Anclote River, Fla., to a depth of 9 feet and bottom width of 100 feet, at an estimated first cost of $3,200,000, with annual maintenance of $75,000 in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 371, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal 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.-Under a contract for constructing limestone enrockments on both sides of the outer 9 cylinders of the north and south jetties, and a revetment on the channel sides only, from the ninth cylinder to the shore end of the north jetty, and from the ninth to the fifteenth cylinder of the south jetty, work was commenced October 1, and completed Decem- ber 22, 1938. A total of 23,372.54 tons of stone was placed over an aggregate length of about 1,150 feet, at a cost of $69,126.52 for maintenance. In connection with hired labor work previously completed, for making emergency repairs to inner ends of north and south bulk- heads, an additional 107.33 cubic yards of rock were credited. The cost was $505.75. The cost of periodic examinations to determine the conditions of the improvement was $653.07. The costs for the year were $70,285.34, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $76,764.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937. Two parallel jetties 300 feet apart, with tops 6 feet above mean low water, each 659.4 feet long and consisting of 19 steel sheet pile cylinders connected by steel sheet-pile curtain walls, have been constructed from the 8-foot depth contour in the Gulf of Mexico to the shore line. The shore ends of the jetties are connected to the land points with creosoted wooden sheet-pile bulkheads. The north and south bulkheads are 692.3 feet and 971.3 feet long, respec- tively. To protect the structures from erosion, a rock riprap revet- ment 930 feet long has been constructed along the shore south of the south jetty; revetments 240 feet and 245 feet long, respectively, have been constructed along the shore at the inner ends of the north and south bulkheads; a limestone enrockment has been constructed on both sides of the outer 9 cylinders of both jetties, and a revetment on the channel sides only from the ninth cylinder to the shore end of the north jetty, and from the ninth to the fifteenth cylinder of the south jetty. In December 1938 the controlling depth in the entrance channel was 6.1 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 727 The costs of the existing project have been $153,970.19 for new work and $125,887.02 for maintenance, a total of $279,857.21. The expenditures have been $279,854.25. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on July 1, 1939 ($645.75), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_----------------------- _ --- $2. 96 Available for revocation ______--- -- ----------------------------- 642. 79 Total-------- ------ ------------------------------ $645.75 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------$153, 970. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ -------------- ---- 125, 887. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------ 279, 857.21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 2.96 Net total expenditures__--__--__------------------ 279, 854. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---- - 6------------------ 645.75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------- 280, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work____________ ___ ... Cost of maintenance ___. _______ ------ ..-- ....-------...... ------------ $119, 835.96 -------------- $34, 134. 23 55, 601. 68 - $70, 285. 34 Total cost ___. - -.... ______..------.--------- -119,835. 96 89, 735. 91 70, 285. 34 Total expended - . -------------------------------------- ... . 72, 659. 19 130,430.49 76, 764. 57 Allotted...... ..------------------------------------------ 157, 000. 00 60, 000. 00 63, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- ----------------- ------- $13, 910. 32 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938_------------------------------- 65, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 78, 910. 32 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 1, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------ 77, 410. 32 Gross amount expended ---_ _ ------- --------------- $77, 025.1 4 Less reimbursements collected------- ------- ~------- 260. 57 76, 764. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_________ _ -_ 645. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----- ------------------ 2.96 Balance available June 30, 1939--^__-----_---------- -- 642. 79 22. SARASOTA BAY, FLA. Location.-This is a shallow sound on the west coast of the penin- sula of Florida separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a chain of low sand keys. At its northern end it connects with the southern extrem- ity of Tampa Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1256.) 728 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of Sep- tember 19, 1890, June 3, 1896, and March 2, 1907. (For further details see p. 776, Annual Report for 1918, and p. 662, Annual Report for 1938.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water from Tampa Bay through Sarasota Bay to Sarasota by way of Bulkhead Cut and a channel located just east of Picket and Jewfish Keys, and thence through Long Key Cut, and thence 75 feet wide and 3 feet deep at mean low water through Little Sarasota Bay to Nokomis (formerly Venice). The length of the section covered by the project is 38 miles. The mean tidal range is 1.5 feet. The spring range is 2 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. Strong northerly winds lower the water level about 1.5 feet. Northerly winds prevail during the winter months and southerly winds during the summer months. The water level is usually lower in the winter than at other times. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $231,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 2, 1919 For the 7-foot channel through Sarasota Bay by H. Doc. No. 844, 63d Cong., 2d sess. way of Longboat Inlet and the 3-foot channel through Little Sarasota Bay. Aug. 26, 1937 For a more protected channel in Sarasota Bay just H. Doc. No. 80, 75th Cong., 1st sess. east of Picket and Jewfish Keys in lieu of the existing channel near Longboat Inlet. 1 These documents contain the latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-See page 726 for recom- mendation of the Chief of Engineers that a project be provided for improving the section of the Intracoastal Waterway from the Caloosahatchee River to the Anclote River, Fla. Terminal facilities.-Consistof 1 municipal concrete pier, 1 railway pier, 1 freight wharf, and 10 privately owned boat landings. The municipal pier and the freight wharf are open to the public; the rail- way pier is used mainly for storing private Pullman cars and occa- sionally for transshipment of lumber and building material to nearby keys. A marginal dock, 500 feet long, has been constructed along the terminal island. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging to provide the new and more protected cut-off channel near Longboat Inlet was commenced October 19, 1938, and at the close of the fiscal year was about 77 percent completed. There were removed 124,148 cubic yards completing 4,200 linear feet of the channel at a cost of $25,081.65 for new work. An examination was made of shoals in Little Sarasota Bay at a cost of $1,496.87 for maintenance. The costs for the year were $25,081.65 for new work, and $1,496.87 for mainte- nance, a total of $26,578.52. The expenditures were $23,491.10. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 729 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 72 percent completed. A channel having project dimensions has been completed from Tampa Bay through Sarasota Bay to Sarasota by way of Long- boat Inlet. In Little Sarasota Bay, channels with project depth, but in certain places only 50 to 75 feet wide, have been dredged. The controlling depth at mean low water from Tampa Bay to Sarasota by way of Longboat Inlet was 7 feet in November 1937 and thence to Nokomis 2.7 feet in May 1939. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the completion of the channel just east of Picket and Jewfish Keys, and the future widening of channel in Little Sarasota Bay, involving rock removal, principally at Man- grove Cut. The existing commerce in Little Sarasota Bay does not justify the completion of this portion of the project at the present time. The costs of the existing project have been $164,768.11 for new work and $73,005.90 for maintenance, a total of $237,774.01. The expenditures have been $234,686.59. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($26,508.90), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-_----------------------------- $3, 087. 42 New work: Complete, during September 1939, contract for con- struction of relocation channel at Longboat Inlet-----------_ 11, 421. 48 Total for new work__ ____-------------------- 14, 508. 90 Maintenance: Dredging with leased plant, during September and October 1939, to restore project dimensions in the channels through Little Sarasota Bay___------------- ------------------------ 12, 000. 00 Total for maintenance___---- - 000. 00 1--------------12, Total for new work and maintenance-------------------- 26, 508. 90 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of com- merce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial siemmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_--------------___---- $240, 622. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ______-__- -___-- -____- 122, 151. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939,_--- -___- 362, 774. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_____-________-- - ___--- 3, 087. 42 Net total expenditures____ ____ _____ ___---___359, 687.09 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---___-- __------____ _____ 26, 508.90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____-___-___ 386, 195. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------------ ------------ -------------- -- -------------- - $25, 081.65 Cost of maintenance-__-..... _ ._______ -___ $5, 932. 11 .____.________ __ __ ____ - 1,496 87 Total cost...............--------------------------- 5, 932.11 --------------------------- 26, 578. 52 Total expended .......... --------------- . 5, 932. 11_ .. . __...--------------- 23, 491. 10 Allotted-------------............ ----..... .... 7, 000. 00 -$1, 067. 89 $38, 000. 00 12, 000. 00 730 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ..------------------ $38, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937...... .... $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------ 7, 000. 0 0 12, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---_ .. _-----_----------- 50, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------ $23, 606. 35 Less reimbursements collected--...------------ -- 115. 25 23, 491.10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 _ _ _ _ 26, 508. 90 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------- $3, 087. 42 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--- ----- - 10, 998. 14 14, 085. 56 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 12, 423.34 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- - - existing project 1 _ _ _ 54, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23. TAMPA HARBOR, FLA. Location.-This harbor is a large natural indentation of the Gulf of Mexico approximately midway of the western coast of the penin- sula of Florida. The entrance is about 220 miles north of Key West, about 330 miles from Pensacola, 360 miles from Mobile, and 512 miles from New Orleans. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 586, 587, and 1257.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the following River and Harbor Acts-for Tampa Bay: Acts of June 14, 1880, and August 11, 1888. For Tampa and Hillsboro Bays: Acts of June 14, 1880, March 3, 1899, and March 3, 1905. For Hillsboro River: Act of June 14, 1880. For further details see pages 1829, 1830, and 1831 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 665, Annual Report for 1938. 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 in all other project channels and basins, except in Hillsboro River, with widths of 400 feet in Mullet Key Cut and in Ybor Chan- nel and 300 feet in all other channels, and including the widening at the bend between Sparkman Channel and Cut D of Hillsboro Bay Channel by 250 feet; turning basins at the mouth of Hillsboro River (west end of Garrison Channel), 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 maintaining by dredging a channel 2,400 feet long, 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. It also provides for the construction of a breakwater of dredged material at Peter O. Knight Field, Davis Islands. The approved plans for the turning basin at the mouth of Hillsboro River provide for a basin of irregular area, roughly about 900 feet square and involves a land cut of about 300 feet at the north- west corner of Seddon Island. The basin at the entrance to Ybor Channel is to be obtained by widening the bend between Ybor and RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 731 Garrison Channels by about 200 feet and by cutting back the point at the junction between Garrison and Sparkman Channels by about 710 feet. The breakwater at the Peter O. Knight Field will be roughly 2,000 feet long and will provide a partially enclosed landing basin for seaplanes. 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 spring 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 of new work, revised in 1939, is $8,626,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1938) estimate of cost of annual maintenance, exclusive of the breakwater at Peter O. Knight Field, is $127,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents TAMPA BAY Mar. 3,1899 Improving Tampa Bay from its entrance into the Gulf H. Doc. No. 52, 55th Cong., 3d sess., of Mexico to Port Tampa. and Annual Report, 1899, p. 282. Mar. 3,1905 .... For a channel depth of 26 feet with sufficient width-- Specified in act. TAMPA AND HILLSBORO BAYS June 25,1910 For a depth of 24 feet in Hillsboro Bay-.............. H. Doe. No. 634, 61st Cong., 2d sess.l Aug. 8,1917 For a 27-foot depth from Gulf of Mexico up to and in H. Doc. No. 1345, 64th Cong., 1st the several channels of Hillsboro Bay, the widths to sess.' be 500 feet on the bar, 300 feet in Tampa Bay, Ybor and Garrison Channels, and 200 feet in Hillsboro Bay, Sparkman and Seddon Channels, with turn- ing basins at the mouth of Hillsboro River and at Ybor Estuary. HILLSBORO RIVER Mar. 3,1899 For a 12-foot project under the title "Improving Hills- H. Doc. No. 545, 55th Cong., 2d boro Bay, Fla." sess., and Annual Report for 1898, pp. 1357-1360. Sept. 22, 1922 Consolidation of the above projects to form a single project for Tampa Harbor. July 3, 1930 Increasing the depth of Egmont Channel to 29 feet H. Doc. No. 100, 70th Cong., 1st and the width of Sparkman Channel to 300 feet. sess. Aug. 30,1935' For a depth of 32 feet and a width of 600 feet on Eg- S. Doc. No. 22, 72d Cong., 1st sess. mont Bar; a depth of 30 feet and a width of 400 feet in Mullet Key Cut; and a depth of 30 feet and a width of 300 feet in all other project channels in Tampa Harbor except in Hillsboro River; a turning basin 2,000 feet long and 550 feet in maximum width at the entrance to the Port Tampa terminals. 1 Contain latest published maps. I Included in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. 732 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Acts Work authorized Documents HILLSBORO RIVER--Continued June 20, 1938 For widening the bend between Sparkman Channel S. Doc. No. 164, 75th Cong., 3d sess. and Cut D of Hillsboro Bay Channel by 250 feet; widening Ybor Channel 50 feet on each side to a total width of 400 feet; and extending the turning basin at the west end of Garrison Channel (mouth of Hillsboro River) for a distance of 300 feet in an easterly direction. Do. For construction of a breakwater at Peter O. Knight Senate Committee Print, 76th field, Davis Islands. Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of August 30, 1935 and included in the Public Works pro- gram 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. The spoil-disposal areas have been furnished. A resolution of the board of representatives of the city of Tampa was accepted by the Chief of Engineers July 12, 1935, as satisfactory assurance that a site for a dredge depot will be provided. The River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938, in authorizing certain channel improvements, imposed the condition that local in- terests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights- of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and move and reconstruct all bulkheads, wharves, buildings, roads, railroad tracks, and all other structures as may be necessary. In authorizing the construction of a breakwater at the Peter O. Knight Municipal Airport, the same act imposed the condition that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands necessary for the work and assume the maintenance of the improvement upon completion. All require- ments, prior to those of the act of August 30, 1935, have been com- plied with except that the municipal belt-line railroad has not been extended to the east side of Ybor Channel and that adequate paved street facilities have not been provided to meet present-day needs. Under date of June 13, 1938, the Acting Secretary of War requested that the city of Tampa immediately undertake the provision of these additional facilities. Terminal facilities.-The municipal terminals consist of a slip 805 feet long, 250 feet wide, and 30 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 rail 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 30 feet. All but eight are open to the public on the payment of wharfage charges. On the east shore of Hillsboro Bay there is a large phosphate plant providing about 1,000 feet of berthing space with a privately RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 733 dredged channel 23 feet deep connecting with the Hillsboro Bay Channel of the Tampa Harbor project. The facilities will be ade- quate for the. existing commerce when the municipal belt-line railroad is extended to the east side of Ybor Channel and additional paved street facilities are provided to meet present-day needs. (See Port Series No. 8, pt. 2, revised 1936, Corps of Engineers.) Operation and results during fiscal year.-New work dredging to complete Egmont Relocation Channel, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year with United States plant and hired labor, was com- pleted May 26, 1939. The seagoing hopper dredge Atlantic contin- ued to August 9, 1938, and the hopper dredge Chinook was employed from July 13, 1938, to May 26, 1939, except during the period from December 15, 1938, to January 8, 1939. Maintenance dredging in Tampa Bay Channel was performed during bad weather in connec- tion with the work in Egmont Relocation Channel. There were removed 1,699,262 cubic yards of sand, silt, and shell from Egmont Relocation Channel, for new work and 268,662 cubic yards from Cut A, Tampa Bay Channel, for maintenance, all place measurement. The costs were $431,025.51 for new work and $23,911.68 for maintenance. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge San Pablo was engaged in main- tenance dredging in upper Tampa Harbor from October 20, 1938, to April 7, 1939. There were removed 361,350 cubic yards from Hillsboro Bay Channel and 151,476 cubic yards from Ybor Channel, all place measurement. Project dimensions were restored in these channels except in Ybor Channel where the width is only 300 feet. The cost was $118,367.53 for maintenance. The costs of a preliminary survey for the construction of a breakwater at Peter O. Knight Field, and of periodic surveys and examinations to determine the condition of the improvement, were $1,775.32 for new work and $3,062.34 for maintenance. The costs for the year were $432,800.83 for new work and $145,- 341.55 for maintenance, a total of $578,142.38. The expenditures were $593,312.09, from regular funds, and minus $32.77 from Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 97 percent completed. The Hillsboro River project was completed in 1905. Egmont Relocation Channel, to replace the old channel aline- ment on Egmont Bar, was completed in 1939. Channels with project dimensions have been completed from the entrance to and including the several channels of upper Tampa Harbor except in the bend between Sparkman Channel and Cut D, Hillsboro Bay Channel, and in Ybor Channel which is only 300 feet wide. The turning basin at Port Tampa has been extended to a total length of 2,750 feet by widening on the westerly side of the Port Tampa Channel at its junction with the basin. The turning basin at the entrance to Ybor Channel has been completed and that at the mouth of Hillsboro River partially completed. When last ascertained, the controlling depths, for project width unless otherwise noted, were as follows: Egmont Relocation Channel, 32 feet in May 1939; Mullet Key Cut, 30 feet in April 1939; Tampa Bay Channel, 30 feet in August 1937; Port Tampa Channel, 30 feet in April 1937; Hillsboro Bay Channel, 30 feet in April 1939; Seddon Channel, 30 feet, except on spot shoals having a limiting depth of 29.8 feet, in January 1939; Ybor Channel. 734 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 30 feet for a width of 300 feet in December 1938; Sparkman and Garrison Channels, 30 feet, except on spot shoals in the former with a limiting depth of 29.7 feet, in September 1938; and Hillsboro River, 12 feet in January 1936. The work remaining to be done to com- plete the project is: Widening the bend at lower end of Sparkman Channel by 250 feet, widening Ybor Channel 50 feet on each side, enlarging the turning basin at the west end of Garrison Channel by 300 feet in an easterly direction, and constructing a breakwater to form a seaplane landing basin at Peter O. Knight Field, Davis Islands. Under regular funds, the costs of the existing project have been $5,611,223.51 for new work and $1,580,721.08 for maintenance, a total of $7,191,944.59, and the expenditures have been $7,204,050.51. Under Public Works funds the cost and expenditures have been $1,329,300.47 for new work. Under Emergency Relief funds the costs and expendi- tures have been $1,463,000 for new work. The total cost, all funds, has been $9,984,245.06, of which $8,403,523.98 was for new work and $1,580,721.08 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $9,996,350.98. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939 ($324,795.32), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------- --- _--------- $4, 020. 10 New work: Begin, during October 1939, by contract, and com- plete during January 1940, the dredging re- quired to widen bend at lower end of Sparkman Channel, the widening of Ybor Channel 50 feet on each side, and for extending the turning basin at west end of Garrison Channel for a distance of 300 feet in an easterly direction_ _. $125, 500. 00 Begin, during November 1939, by contract, and complete during February 1940, the construction of a breakwater of dredged material at Peter O. Knight Field, Davis Islands, to form a seaplane landing basin------------96------------------ 9, 00. 00 221, 500. 00 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, 4 months, March to June 1940, removing shoals throughout the project as required-------------------------------- 99, 275. 22 Total for all work___ __----------------- --- 324, 795. 32 The additional sum of $140,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance : Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, 4 months, March to June 1941, removing shoals throughout the project as re- quired ---------------------------------------------------- $80, 000 Dredging with a United States hopper dredge in Egmont Channel, 2 months, April to May 1941___--- -_____---_________ 60, 000 Total for maintenance--------------- ------------------ $140, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 _---- _________ $9, 256, 574. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____________-- ____ -_ 1, 597, 828. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-_ .... 10, 854, 402. 76 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 5--------------- 5, 221. 86 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 ------------ _ -- 10, 859, 624. 62 RIVERS, AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 735 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- $10, 904. 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gross total costs to June 30, 199 10, 870, 528. 78 Minus' accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------- _ 4, 020. 10 Net total expenditures ----------------------- 1-- 0, 866, 508.68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939.---------------------------313, 891. 6 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 11,180, 399.84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 -i -o i -II- _--~- .... Cost of new work .......------- $961, 399. 75 $1, 619, 547. 70 $3, 292. 89 $86, 221. 91 $432, 800.83 Cost of maintenance -------- 28, 740. 31 45, 422. 57 169, 295. 52 53, 499. 01 145, 341. 55 - -- I .1 -. ,i I .-II Total cost------ 990, 140. 06 1, 664, 970.27 172, 588.41 139, 720. 92 - 578,142. 38 Total expended------ 920, 224. 03 1.484, 690. 37 327, 109. 17 138, 547. 93 593, 279. 32 Allotted------------------- 1, 912, 397. 65 560, 472. 65 -214,000. 00 416, 000. 00 571, 467. 23 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------- $335, 703. 25 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937_- --- -___ $66,071.45 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938___-------- 208, 928. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939.__-_______ 296, 500. 00 571, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for........ ..............---- _ 907, 203. 25 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_---- - ..___ 32.77 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 907, 170. 48 Gross amount expended------ --------- - $686, 315. 39 Less reimbursements collected ------------------ 93, 036. 07 593, 279.32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 .----------------.. . 313, 891. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 4, 020. 10 Balance available June 30, 1939- --- ------- 309, 871.06 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--- ----------- - 10, 904. 16 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 -------- ,--- 320, 775. 22 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1-----------------__ -- -------- 140, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 24. ST. PETERSBURG HARBOR, FLA. Location.-St. Petersburg is situated on the west shore of Tampa Bay, about 17 miles from the entrance to 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 220 miles north of Key West. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 587.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 25, 1912, and August 8, 1917. For further details see p. 769, Annual Report for 1929, and p. 671, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 250 feet wide, 19 feet deep, leading westward from that depth in Tampa Bay to the 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-47 736 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 basin at the port of St. Petersburg, a distance of about 1 mile, andl for a depth of 21 feet 1,400 to 1,700 feet long and 900 feet wide, in the port of St. Petersburg, and for a straight channel 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide extending southward from the easterly end of the above entrance channel to deep water in Tampa Bay. The Defi- ciency 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 direc- tion approximately 328 ° true, the westerly boundary of the channel to be dredged as close to the said beacon as practicable. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tide is 1.5 feet. The spring range is 1.9 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1.5 feet. Strong northerly winds, which occur mostly during the winter months, lower the water level about 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $184,300,. exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but including $17,000 for the Point Pinellas Channel. The latest (1937).approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 July 3,1930 For the 19-foot entrance channel and the basin at 58. Doc. No. 229, 70th Cong., 2d sess the port of St. Petersburg. Aug. 26, 1937 For the 20-foot channel leading southward to deep Rivers and Harbors Committee Doea water in Tampa Bay. No. 71, 74th Cong., 2d sess: I These documents contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-In Bayboro Harbor are nine 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 ex- tended 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 considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging to provide a channel 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide leading northward from Tampa Bay to the easterly end of the existing 19-foot deep entrance channel to the basin of the Port of St. Petersburg was com- menced November 17, 1938, and at the close of the fiscal year was about 82 percent completed. There were removed 602,855 cubic yards, completing about 15,950 linear feet of channel at a cost of $105,191.54 for new work. The U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo was engaged in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the 19-foot entrance chan- nel from May 31 to June 7, 1939. There were removed 10,389 cubic yards, place measurement, of sand, shell, and rock, at a cost of $5,- 801.78. Examination of old jetty cost $20.81 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 737 The costs for the year were $105,191.54 for new work and $5,822.59 for maintenance, a total of $111,014.13. The expenditures were $91,500.24. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project is about 90 percent completed. The turning basin at the Port of St. Petersburg and the 19-foot-deep entrance channel leading westward from Tampa Bay thereto were completed in 1931. In 1929-30 the Point Pinellas Channel was dredged 6,200 feet long and 200 feet wide, with a controlling depth of 14 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water when last ascertained were as follows: 19 feet for project width in the east-west channel in June 1939; 21 feet for an area 900 by 1,400 feet in the basin at the Port of St. Petersburg in January 1938; 11.7 feet in the incomplete north-south channel in June 1939; and 14.5 feet in the Point Pinellas Channel in May 1933. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the completion of the dredging under the existing contract. The costs of the existing project have been $166,438.44 for new work, including $17,000 for the Point Pinellas Channel, and $20,- 711.31 for maintenance, a total of $187,149.75. The expenditures have been $167,635.86. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($43,499.76), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 --------------------- ----- $19, 513. 89 New work: Complete, by contract, during September 1939, the con- struction of a channel 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide extending southward from the easterly end of present entrance channel to deep water in Tampa Bay__----------------------------- 23, 985.87 Total for new work ---- ---------- ------------------ 43, 499. 76 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $199,127. 06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____------------- -____ 41, 242. 94 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--.... .__..240, 370. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -__________--- -- ____- 19, 513. 89 Net total expenditures----------------------- 220, 856. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- *--____ 43, 499. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 264, 355. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work....-------- ------------ ------------------------ -------------- $105,191. 54 Cost of maintenance----------........--.. $14, 106. 68 -------------------------------------- 5, 822. 59 14,106.68------------------------------------...................... Total cost------------................ 111,014.13 Total expended.........----------------......... 14.106.68 ---------------------...-........... 91,500. 24 --------------- Allotted........................ 13, 561. 71---- .....--......................... 135,000. 00 738 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936---------------------------------------$5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937----------------- ---------------------- 4, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------------------------------126, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 35, 000. 00 1------------------------------ Gross amount expended------------------------ $91, 664. 70 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 164. 46 91, 500.24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 43, 499. 76 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------- ---- ---- $19, 513. 89 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 23, 869. 18 43, 383.07 Balance available June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 116. 69 25. CHANNEL FROM CLEARWATER HARBOR THROUGH BOCA CIEGA BAY TO TAMPA BAY, FLA. Location.-ClearwaterHarbor and Boca Ciega Bay are sounds on the west coast of the peninsula of Florida, north of Tampa Bay, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a chain of low sand keys. With the Narrows, which connects them, they form a part of the coastal waterway from Tampa Bay to St. Josephs Sound. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1257.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 50 feet wide and 5 feet deep at mean low water from Clearwater Harbor through Boca Ciega Bay to Blind Pass, thence 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide through lower Boca Ciega Bay, and a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide connecting Boca Ciega and Tampa Bays. The length of the waterway covered by the project is 26 miles. The mean range of tide is about 1.8 feet. The spring 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 1/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1 919, was $101,200. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 i i_ June 25,1910 A channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 50 H. Doe. No. 1190, 60th Cong., 2d sess. feet wide from Clearwater Harbor through Boca Ciega Bay to Blind Pass; thence 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Tampa Bay. Mar. 2,1919 A channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide connecting H. Doc. No. 135, 63d Cong., 1st sess. Tampa and Boca Ciega Bays. ' These documents contain the latest published maps. RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 739 Recommended modifications of project.-See page 726 for recom- mendation of the Chief of Engineers that a project be provided for improving the section of the Intracoastal Waterway from the Caloos- ahatchee River to the Anclote River, Fla. 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 the St. Petersburg Electric Railway also. The facilities are ample for the needs of the locality and are open to the public. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1920. The controlling depths at mean low water were 7.5 feet in the entrance channel from Tampa Bay at Point Pinellas, thence 7 feet to Blind Pass in January 1938, and 4.3 feet in upper Boca Ciega Bay and in Clearwater harbor in June 1937. 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, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging, by contract, during April and May 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-___----------__ ____--- $105, 877. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ 963. 72 1-----------------------01, --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ -__--207, 840. 73 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 207, 840. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----- ______ 207, 840. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . Cost of maintenance -$9,992.50 Total expended ___--__-__-.. 9 ,992 . 50 .... ... . .. ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... . .. ... ... . Allotted.-------------------............ -7.50 ..-- ----- . . ... . . ..-------------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance _-_------ -------------------- $12, 000. 00 26. 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.) Existing 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 81/2 miles. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet at the entrance and at Tarpon Springs. The spring range of tide is 740 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 about 2.5 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. 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, received in 1935, is $166,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 A channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Sponge H. Doc. No. 200, 55th Cong., 2d sess. Harbor; thence 4 feet deep to Tarpon Springs. Jan. 21,1927 Extension of the 6-foot channel to Tarpon Springs H. Doc. No. 18, 63d Cong., 1st sess. with a turning basin 200 feet wide and 500 feet long. Aug. 30,1935 Deepening the channel to 9 feet from the Gulf of Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. Mexico to the lower end of the turning basin at No. 36, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Tarpon Springs. The latest published map is in H. Doc. No. 229, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of March 15, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for extension and enlargement of the existing 9-foot channel upstream to form a turning basin of that depth at an estimated first cost of $10,000, with annual maintenance of $500, in addition to that now required; subject to certain condi- tions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 243, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-These consist of one municipal marginal wharf at Tarpon Springs, berthing space 330 feet, with about 52 feet of water, used by sponge and fish boats and small launches. Highway connection only is provided. The facilities are considered inadequate for the needs of the locality. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Original dredging by contract to remove a rock shoal at the entrance was commenced August 3 and completed September 7, 1938. There were removed 34,740 cubic yards of material, consisting of sand, shell, and rock, from an aggregate of 1,200 linear feet of spot shoals in cut A, and 3,232 linear feet in cut B. The costs and expenditures were $8,911.06, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. The controlling depth is 9 feet for project width, ascertained on the bar at the entrance during September 1938 and in the river channel during October 1937. The costs and expenditures have been $178,427.04 for new work and $75,305.37 for maintenance, a total of $253,732.41. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1940. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 741 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $178, 427. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------__ ------------------ 75,305. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 253, 732.41 Net total expenditures-- __----_______- 253, 732. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--________ ____--- 253, 732. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-----------------___--.... _____ --- $43, 614. 72 $49,849. 40 $8,911.06 Cost of maintenance___........ . $164. 91 ------------------ Total expended... .......... 164. 91 39, 775: 39 53, 688. 73 8, 911. 06 Allotted...---... . .__ -. __ --- 11, 835. 09 $90,000. 00 9, 500. 00 4, 000. 00 -1, 124. 82 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_--------------------__ ___ $10, 035. 88 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--...... - -1__, 124. 82 Net amount to be accounted for--.-.--- -__-___ -___ 8, 911. 06 Gross amount expended_-----------_----------_---- $9, 033. 12 Less reimbursements collected -_-_ _-----___1__--- 122. 06 8,911. 06 27. CRYSTAL RIVER, FLA. Location.-This river rises in the western part of the peninsula of Florida and flows in a westerly direction, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico about 90 miles north of the entrance to Tampa Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 179.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water from the Gulf of Mexico to the town of Crystal River. The length of the section included in the project is 9 miles. The mean range of tide is 1.5 feet at the mouth and 2.3 feet at the town of Crystal River. The extreme range of tide is about 2 feet at the mouth and 3 feet at the town of Crystal River. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. Strong northerly winds, which usually occur in the winter, lower the water surface about 11/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work was $84,647. The latest ap- proved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $4,000. The exist- ing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 386, 56th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 4, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-Consist of two combined freight and passen- ger wharves having a total frontage of 330 feet, with highway con- nections only. The wharves are open to the public without charge. The facilities are adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of survey preliminary to maintenance dredging was $481 for maintenance. The expenditures were $477.54. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed during the fiscal year 1907. A channel of project width and depth has 742 .REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 been provided from the entrance to the town of Crystal River except for a small rock area near one of the wharves where depths of 5.5 to 6 feet were obtained for a width of 45 feet. Shoaling has reduced the available depth near the town of Crystal River and the available width at the entrance. The controlling depths, when last ascertained, were 4.4 feet at the entrance in January 1939, and 4 feet over the shoal at the town in 1919. The costs of the existing project have been $25,000 for new work and $9,481 for maintenance, a total of $34,481. The expenditures have been $34,477.54. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($10,522.46), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_ ------------- $3. 46 Maintenance: Dredging, by contract, during August and September 1939, to restore project dimensions in the entrance channel------- 10, 519. 00 Total for maintenance-------------------------------- 10, 522. 46 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of com- merce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ $25, 000. 00 .--------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------9, 481. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------34, 481. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ----------------------------- 3. 46 Net total expenditures-- ---------------------------- 34, 477. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 10, 522. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 45, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew w ork ............- --....... .......... Cost ofmaintenance -- ..----------------------... - --------------... ------------. ------ $481.0( Total expended ..-------- . ___--------------.__-------------__-------------- -------------- 477. 54 Allotted------------.... -- -------------- -------------- ----- ------------- 11,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938-------- --------------------------- $11, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 477. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 10, 522. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------- 3.46 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 7,662. 96 7, 666. 42 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------------- 2,856. 04 28. WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER, FLA. Location.-Rises in the central part of the peninsula of Florida and flows in a general northwesterly and westerly direction, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico about 20 miles southeast of Cedar Keys, Fla., and 95 miles north of the entrance to Tampa Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 179.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 743 Previous projects.--A project for the improvement of the entrance was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. For further details see page 1832 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 523 of Annual Report for 1934. Existing project.-This provides for securing and maintaining a channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep at mean low water from the 10-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico to Port Inglis, just within the river entrance, by dredging and rock excavation, and for removing :snags, overhanging trees and loose rock, and cutting through shoals in the upper river, with a view to making a draft of 2 feet available for about half the year as far as Pembertons Ferry (Croom), 85 miles above the mouth. The lengths of the sections included in the project are 4.1 miles from the Gulf to Port Inglis and 85 miles to Pembertons Ferry (Croom). The mean tidal range at the mouth is 2.8 feet, and the spring range is about 3.5 feet. The effect of the tide is perceptible for about 11 miles above the mouth. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level at the mouth about 1 foot, and strong northerly winds, which usually occur during the winter, lower the water level about 11/2 feet. Freshets raise the water level in the upper river from 4 to 6 feet and at the mouth about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1925, is $385,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1881 For improvement of river from mouth to Hays Annual Report, 1880, pp. 1110-1119. Ferry, 79 miles. Aug. 5,18861 For extending improvement to Pembertons Annual Report, 1885, pp 1277-1278.2 Ferry, 6 miles above Hays Ferry. 3 Mar. 2,1907 For a depth of 10 feet mean low water from the H. Doe. No. 483, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Gulf to Port Inglis. I Modified in accordance with recommendations in Annual Report for 1885. (See also Annual Report 2 for 1887, p. 1248.) 3 The latest published map of the river to Pembertons Ferry is in H. Doe. No. 199, 55th Cong., 2d sess. Contains latest published map of the entrance. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a small oil-transfer wharf at Inglis, one small dock at Panasoffkee open to public use, and private landing docks scattered along the river. The facilities are considered ample for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project as a whole is about 74 percent completed. The project for the entrance is about 85 percent completed. The channel from the 10-foot contour in the Gulf to Port Inglis was completed in the fiscal year 1915 to a depth of 10 feet at mean low water and a width of 85 feet, whereas a width of 100 feet is authorized under the project. The cost of this work has been $255,385.29 for new work and $47,381.31 for maintenance, a total of $302,766.60. The removal of snags, overhanging trees, sunken logs, loose rock and boulders, and some rock ledges from the upper riiver to enable light-draft boats to ascend the river to Croom except 744 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 at low stages was practically completed during the fiscal year 1893. The cost of this work has been $29,700 for new work prior to 1894 and $2,188.92 for subsequent maintenance, a total of $31,888.92. Under permit granted by the Secretary of War April 16, 1904, the Florida Power Corporation has built a dam across the river 11 miles above the mouth, creating a pool extending nearly to Dunnellon, 241/2 miles above the mouth, and has built a lock 134 feet by 36 feet at the dam. The river is now fairly clear of obstructions between Croom and the power dam and thence to the mouth. The lock at the power dam is inoperative, but the company has sufficient personnel available at all times to pass vessels over the dam and has commenced the restoration of the lock. The controlling depth from the Gulf to Port Inglis, in May 1939, was 9.5 feet for a width of 80 feet. Above Port Inglis the controlling depths are about as follows: From Port Inglis to Inglis, about 7 miles from mouth, 6 feet; from Inglis to lock in Florida Power Corporation's dam, 11 miles above the mouth, 4 feet; from the lock to Stokes Ferry, 4 feet; thence to the head of navi- gation at Croom, 85 miles from the mouth, the limiting depth is about 2 feet during half the year and 1 foot during low stage. The depths referred to are mean low water of the Gulf from the Gulf to the dam and to local low-water stage of the river above that point. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the 15-foot widening of the entrance channel to Port Inglis, which is not considered neces- sary at the present time, due to the relatively small use being made of this channel. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $285,085.29 for new work and $49,570.23 for main- tenance, a total of $334,655.52. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939, $14,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, by contract, during August to October 1939, to restore project depth in the entrance channel. No funds can be profitably expended for new work or maintenance during the fiscal year 1941 for the reason that the commerce using the entrance does not justify the cost of completing the 15-foot widen- ing and the maintenance work contemplated during the fiscal year 1940 is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $315, 085. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 49, 570.23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 364, 655. 52 Net total expenditures------- ------------------------- ___ 364, 655. 52 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 14, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------378, 655. 52 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . ..... .... .. .... ...... __.. ............... . .... . ................ ost of maintenance---------------------------------------------------------------$14 000 Total expended .................. I I___- ______ _ __ _ , RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 745 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 14,000. 00 $-------------------------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------------- 14, 000. 00 Amount (estimated)- - -required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project 1 100, 000. 00 I Exclusive of available funds. 29. SUWANNEE RIVER, FLA. Location.-This river has its source in the Okefenokee Swamp, in southeastern Georgia, and flows in a general southerly direction, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico about 115 miles north of the en- trance to Tampa Bay and 12 miles northwest of Cedar Keys. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 180.) Previous projects.-The act of March 3, 1839, appropriated funds for removing obstructions at the mouth of the Suwannee River and for a survey of the river. For further details see p. 1832, Annual Report for 1915, and p. 831, Annual Report for 1931. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 150 feet wide and 5 feet deep at mean low water through the shoals at the entrance and up to Rolands Bluff, thence 60 feet wide and 4 feet deep at mean low stage to Ellaville and for a channel 6 feet deep through Derrick Island Gap, at the south end of Suwannee Sound. The length of the section included in the project is 139 miles. The mean range of tide at the entrance is 2.4 feet. The extreme range is 3 feet. Strong southwesterly winds raise the water level about 1 foot. Strong northerly winds lower the water level about 11/2 feet. Tidal influence is perceptible for about 40 miles above the mouth. Fresh- ets raise the water surface from 14 to 23 feet above mean low stage at Rolands Bluff (Branford) and from 19 to 30 feet at Ellaville. The estimate of cost for new work (revised in 1925), exclusive of amount expended on previous project, is $266,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 14,t1880 Channel 150 feet wide and 5 feet deep through Annual Report for 1879, p. 857. the entrance and up to Rolands Bluff; thence 60 feet wide and 4 feet deep to Ellaville. Sept. 19,1890 Channel 6 feet deep through Derrick Island Gap_ Specified in act. The latest published map may be found in House Document No. 108, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-Consist of two wharves with a depth of water of about 12 feet. Highway and railway connections are pro- vided. The facilities are adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-U. S. pile driver No. 2 was employed from January 17 to February 21, 1939, for main- tenance snagging between the mouth of the river and the Fort Fanning Highway Bridge, a distance of about 40 miles. A total 746 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 of 544 snags, overhanging trees, etc., were removed. The cost was $4,214.81 for maintenance. The expenditures were $4,117.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 25 percent completed. Guts have been dredged through the bars at the mouth and in Derrick Island Gap: rock shoals, snags, logs, and other obstructions have been removed and rock wing dams built. The result of this work was a good practicable channel, 5 feet deep and 50 to 100 feet wide, from the Gulf to Branford (formerly Rolands Bluff); 4 feet deep and 30 to 100 feet wide to within 21/2 miles of Ellaville; and 6 feet deep and 70 feet wide through Derrick Island Gap. Some deterioration has occurred, but in April 1939 the controlling depths at mean low water were estimated as follows: Gulf of Mexico to mouth of East Pass., 5 feet; East Pass to Bran- ford, 4 feet; and Branford to within 21 miles of Ellaville, 3/2 feet. The completion of the project would require dredging through sev- eral rock shoals below Ellaville and the widening of the channel through Derrick Island Gap and at a number of localities in the river; this is not considered justified by the small use being made of the river at the present time. The costs of the existing project have been $66,263.94 for new work ($10,000 being applied to the construction of a combined dredging and snagging boat), and $36,608.87 for maintenance, a total of $102,872.81. The expenditures have been $102,775.43. Proposed operations.- The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939 ($882.57), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------------ $97. 38 Maintenance: Complete hired-labor snagging operations on lower reach of the river during July 1939-----------------------------------785. 19 Total for maintenance --------------------------------- 82. 57 8---- No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of com- merce during the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------_ ---- $76, 417. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------------- 36, 608. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------____ 113, 026. 83 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 --------------------------- _ 97. 38 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------112, 929. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------------- 882. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 --------------- 113, 812. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance. ..-------- -.. - ---------..------ -- - - - ---------$-4, 214. 81 $ Total expended -..-- .-------------.- 4,117.43 Alottleed 5,000.00.~.~l~~~__~_l_ A llottd -- -------------- ---- 5, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 747 Amnount allottel from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- -------------------------- $5,000.00 Gross amount expended____--- ___--------------------- $4,172.02 Less reimbursements collected ------------ 4.59 4,117.43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------- 882.57 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------------------ 97.38 Balance available June 30, 1939-----7-------------------- 785.19 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 200,000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 30. STEINHATCHEE RIVER, FLA. Location.-This river rises in Lafayette County, Fla., and flows southwesterly about 34 miles to empty into Deadmans Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico, about 32 miles north of the mouth of the Suwannee River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 180.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water from the Gulf of Mexico into and up the river to the village locally known as Steinhatchee, about 1.5 miles above the mouth, with widths of 150 feet in Deadmans Bay and 100 feet in the river. The length of the section included in the project is about 334 miles. The mean range of tide at the entrance is about 2.4 feet, the spring range 3.1 feet. Strong northerly or northeasterly winds may lower the water level as much as 11/2 to 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1936, is $68,300, with maintenance estimated at $3,000 annually. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 87, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The act adopting the project imposed the con- dition that local interests provide, free of cost to the United States, any lands which may be necessary and furnish suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance. The lands and spoil-disposal areas for the initial improvement have been furnished. Terminal facilities.-These consist of a substantial timber marginal wharf 250 feet long for the use of sponge boats, and three small pri- vately owned timber docks, with one of which a small marine rail- way is connected. The facilities are considered adequate for the needs of the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging to provide the project waterway was commenced February 20, 1939, and at the close of the fiscal year was about 73 percent completed. There were removed 184,545 cubic yards of rock and other materials, and about 9,200 linear feet of the dredged channel through Deadmans Bay were completed. The cost was $104,128.60 for new work, and the expenditures were $74,269.33. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 73 percent completed. A channel 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide is avail- able through Deadmans Bay for a distance of about 12,400 linear feet. The controlling depth along the project channel alinement, in 748 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 June 1939, was 0.5 foot; however, a limiting depth of 2 feet is avail- able adjacent to the project channel. The work to be done to com- plete the project is the completion of dredging under the existing contract. The cost of the existing project has been $104,128.60 for new work and the expenditures have been $74,269.33. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1939 ($69,030.67), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939- ---- ___--------- __------- $29, 859. 27 New work: Complete, about Sept. 1, 1939, contract for the construc- tion of a 6-foot channel from Deadmans Bay to the village of Steinhatchee --- _---- - ---___ __---- __--- 39, 17L 40 Total for new work .__.... ---------------.. 69, 030.67 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce for the next 2 years. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $104,128.60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ___ ______ 104, 128. 60 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 --------------------- 29, 859. 27 Net total expenditures ---------------------- ---- 74, 269. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939..-------------------------- 9, 030.67 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-----......... 143, 300. 00 -- Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1 1939 Cost of new work.....-- ----------- ........-- ---------- ------------ ---------- .. $104,128.60 Cost of maintenance----------- Totl ------------- ---------------- ------------ _ ..---- ----------- 269.3 Total expended.... -------- ....- .........--..------------------- - - . ..- 74, 269.33 Allotted ------------........ -- 143, 300. 00 ...........--------------...............------ ..........................--------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------------------------- $143, 300. 00 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $74, 424.83 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------ 155. 50 74, 269.33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------- 69, 030. 67 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------___ 29, 859.27 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-.....---- 38, 440. 98 68, 300. 25 Balance available June 30, 1939__ ___-- ------------- 730. 42 31. REMOVING THE WATER HYACINTH FROM NAVIGABLE WATERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA Location.-The water hyacinth is found in the fresh-water streams and lakes in various parts of the district. 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 749 any mechanical, chemical, or other means not injurious to cattle. The use of log booms to close sloughs and backwaters as an aux- iliary means was contemplated. No estimate of the final cost of the work has been made. The latest (1936) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $9,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 For the construction and operation of a suitable H. Doc. No. 91, 55th Cong., 3d sess., vessel, and for the use of log booms as adjuncts to and Annual Report, 1899, pp. 1613- the operation of the vessel, for the removal of 1623. water hyacinths in the navigable waters of the State of Florida. %une 13,1902 For the extermination and removal of water hya- Specified in act. cinths by any mechanical, chemical, or other means. Mar. 3, 1905 Prohibited the use of any chemical process in- Do. jurious to cattle. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Hyacinth jams obstruct- ing navigation were broken up and drifted, or otherwise disposed of, and obstructions preventing the free movement of hyacinths were removed by hired labor throughout the year. For the control of hyacinths in the upper St. Johns River, a wire trap was constructed across the bay on the east side of the river just south of Shands Bridge, a poultry-wire fence was strung on piling at the entrance to Black Creek to prevent hyacinths entering the creek during easterly winds or flood tides, and temporary traps and booms to retain hya- cinths were constructed at the mouths of numerous small streams and lakes entering the river. From April 22 to June 20, 1939, a hyacinth- destruction boat cut over approximately 365 acres of hyacinths of which 257 acres were completely destroyed. In the upper St. Johns River and tributaries a total of 747 acres of hyacinth jams were broken up and assisted seaward, 69 acres trapped in small streams, and 0.34 acres placed on the banks. In the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, and in West Palm Beach, Miami, Hillsboro, and North New River Canals, hyacinth conveyor No. 1, derrick boat D-1, and draglines conveyed 187 acres of hya- cinths to the banks, 0.6 acre was broken up and drifted, 22 acres were passed through the Moore Haven lock and 225 acres through the Ortona lock. In the Withlacoochee River, the following opera- tions were conducted between the Florida Power Corporation dam and Croom: approximately 1,944 acres of hyacinth jams were broken up and assisted seaward; 138 acres of marine grass were cut with a grass-cutting machine; from June 13, 1939, to the close of the fiscal year 3 acres of hyacinths were seined and removed by hand; and during June ,1939 about 4,000 linear feet of traps to retain hya- cinths were constructed. Approximately 121 acres of hyacinths were broken up and drifted in Arbuckle Creek, and 6.2 acres in Hillsboro River. The total cost for the year was $63,171.71 for maintenance, .and the expenditures were $47,201.48. 750 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Condition at end of fiscal year.--Most of the work accomplished prior to the fiscal year 1939, was done by breaking up jams and drift- ing. This has not been completely satisfactory, since the hyacinths remain in the waterway to interfere with navigation and form jams farther downstream. Permanent and temporary traps, and booms to retain the hyacinths have been constructed at the mouths of many of the small streams and lakes entering the St. Johns River and about 4,000 linear feet of temporary traps have been constructed along the Withlacoochee River. The St. Johns River and its principal tributary streams, the Withlacoochee River as far upstream as Croom, about 85 miles above the mouth, the channels of the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage-areas project, the Kissimmee River, Arbuckle Creek, the Hillsboro River, and the Miami, Hills- boro, and North New River Canals are reasonably clear of the growth. During high stages of water the creeks and sloughs dis- charge the hyacinths into the main rivers, in such quantities at times as to become a serious menace to navigation, principally at bridges. At the close of the fiscal year all navigation channels were free and open to navigation, but due to the recent rains, hyacinths are becom- ing more numerous in all waterways. The total cost has been $370,- 520.80 for maintenance, and the total expenditures have been $354,022.28. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on July 1, 1939 ($76,268.95), will be applied to the pay- ment of $16,683.01 accounts payable on June 30, 1939, and to mainte- nance involved in the removal, by hired labor, of water hyacinths in the St. Johns, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee, and Caloosahatchee Rivers systems, and in other navigable waters in the district where such work may become necessary. The sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, for the removal of water hyacinths by hired labor, as necessary, from the various navigable waterways in the district. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 193___-_--_---------- --- -- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------$370, 520. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _______-_ 370, 520. 80 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 184. 49 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939___ --------------- __ 370, 705. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 16, 683. 01 Net total expenditures--------------------- -------------- 354, 022. 28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------ 76, 084. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_______ __ 430, 106. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..... .. ..... .. .. .. _----------------.. .. .. .... .. ..-------- _.. ........... ...... Cost of maintenance. ...-----------. $7, 951.47 $8, 750. 86 $11, 868. 35 $18, 249. 07 $63, 171. 71 Total expended ......---------------. 7, 969. 30 8, 707. 43 10, 887. 98 18, 754. 68 47, 201.48 Allotted-....................... 7, 000. 00 13, 000. 00 3, 500. 00 33, 000. 00 105,000. 0 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 751 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- ---------------------------- $18, 285. 94 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------- $54,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------- 51, 000. 00 105, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 123, 285. 94 Gross amount expended----------------- ------- $47, 771.44 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 569. 96 47, 201.48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---- --------------- 76, 084. 46 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---- --------------------- 16, 683. 01 Balance available June 30, 1939----- ------------------ 59, 401.45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------------- 184. 49 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939--------------59, 585. 94 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 1-- 75, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 32. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $146,743.98; the expendi- tures were $144,489. The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1939 ($137,612.80), will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------ --------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------1 $1, 3'43, 880. 25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- , 373, 880. 25 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939---------------------------- 32. 40 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-------------- , 373, 912. 65 1-------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- 24, 374. 94 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_ -------------------- 1, 398, 287. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 28, 035. 30 Net total expenditures-------1---------------------- , 370, 252. 29 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------- ------- 113, 237.86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----- , 483, 490. 15 1------- 1Includes $3,968.93 credit for refund of expenditures included in previous year cost. Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work................................- - .......... Cost of maintenance....----------- $113, 918.46 $184, 590.18 $98, 779.24 $154, 732.34 $146, 743. 98 Total expended............ 111,131.18 190, 994.51 114, 475. 32 131, 296.97 144,489.00 f ,3.1 (0.9.11145a Allotted .............--.------- 81, 000. 00 219,000. 00 74, 000. 00 221, 200. 00 148, 000.00 -- ~-I 184626-39-pt. 1---48 752 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938- ______-___ __- $109, 726. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved April 26, 1934__ ______ $20, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938________ 28, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------- 100,000.00 148 000 00 257, 726. 86 Amount to be accounted for __ __ _ 257, 726. 86 Gross amount expended ___-__- -____ ___ _ $153, 585. 82 Less reimbursements collected ----- __-- ___ _____ 9, 096. 82 144, 489. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---_____-_____---- 113, 237. 86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_ -- --- ______------___ -- 28, 05. 30 Balance available June 30, 1939--_--_------_________ ___ 85, 202.56 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--- __--- - - - -- __-- 24, 374. 94 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 _------------109, 577. 50 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- 100, 000. 00 s Exclusive of available funds. 33. 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, 1939 Estimated Name of project port seee amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 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.l'_______ 1931 10, 276. 25 5, 723. 75 . 53, 800 3. St. Lucie Ihlet, Fla.' a_ ------------------ 1932 26, 688. 51 ---------------- 1, 410, 000 4. Miami River, Fla._------------------------1935 646, 915. 17 3, 000. 00 (4) 5. Kissimmee River, Fla.'--------------------1931 23, 479. 18 25, 202. 14 (4) 6. Manatee River, Fla.' s_--_____-- _ - _ 1938 123, 349. 56 101, 214. 04 14, 400 7. Homosassa River, Fla.'-------------------- 1937 3,998. 64-..- _._ (4) 8. Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla.- .------------------- 1932 147, 020. 98 30, 000. 00 3, 500 1Channels adequate for commerce. 2 Local cooperation required. 3 Abandonment recommended Sept. 18, 1917, in H. Doc. No. 370, 65th Cong., 1st sess., also under date of Jan. 16, 1933. 4 Completed. * Expended during the fiscal year for payment of outstanding obligations $798.73; revoked $2,483.65. 34. PLANT ALLOTMENT, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939---------- ______------ $1, 221, 843. 74 Net total cost to June 30, 1939--__ --------------- _ 1, 221, 843. 74 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 -------------------- 90, 446. 81 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939- ..... ____.. __.. 1, 312, 290. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 168, 518. 85 Net total expenditures --- __ --------------- ___ ___--1, 143, 771. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------_ 150, 222. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1939------------1, 293, 994. 43 RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 753 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended----.----------.... $2,330, 105. 58 -$257, 109. 02 -$1,023,946.89 $130, 227.31 -$35, 505. 28 Allotted--------------------......................... 2, 547, 832. 78 -420, 873.05 -1,055,812. 14 108, 320. 52 114, 526.32 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------------------------ ___$191.13 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- 544, 079. 59 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 544, 270. 72 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------- 429, 553.27 Net amount to be accounted for----------------114, 717. 45 Gross amount expended--------------------- $2,421, 199. 34 :Reimbursements collected- .. $2, 454, 622. 54 Less: Receipts from sales ------ 2, 082. 08 2, 456, 704. 62 --_5~ ( 92R 50, 222. 7A Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_- . 150, 222. 73 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_-___----- $168, 518. 85 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 44, 425.46 212, 944. 31 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- -62, 721. 58 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939- --.------------------ 90, 446. 81 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939__ __-__-, 27, 725. 23 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion Alafia River, Fla ,_.__ . Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Apr. 19, 1934. Allapatchee River (Alligator River and Harbor July 14,1939 Unfavorable. Creek), Fla. Act, June 20, 1938. Anclote River, Fla River and Harbor Mar. 21, 1939 House, 243, 76th .________ Favorable. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong.. 1st sess. Anclote River, Fla., to Safe- --- do - ----- ty Harbor on Old Tampa Bay, Fla., waterway via Lake Butler. Caloosahatchee River, Fla., Rivers and Harbors from Fort Myers to Gulf Committee resolu- of Mexico. tion, Apr. 30 1935. Caloosahatchee River to the River and Harbor June 22,193.9 House, 371, 76th Do. Withlacoochee River, Fla., Act. Aug. 30, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Intracoastal Waterway. Caloosahatchee River and Rivers and Harbors Aug. 4,1939 House, 469, 76th Do. Lake Okeechobee drain- Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. age areas, Fla. (interim tion, Jan. 24, 1939. report). Caloosahatchee River and ...do------- ------------ Lake Okeechobee drain- age areas, Fla. (final re- port). Canaveral Harbor, Fla -_ _- River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Charlotte Harbor, Fla ..____ Rivers and Harbors July 14,1939 ........ I Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, May 12, 1938. Charlotte Harbor and Peace River and Harbor Apr. 11,1939 ........... Do. River from Punta Gorda Act, Aug. 30,1935. to Cleveland, Fla., deep- ening of channel. Clearwater Harbor, Fla., Rivers and Harbors --...do .......... ..........._ Do. including Big Pass and Committee resolu- Little Pass. tion, Aug. 11, 1937. 754 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued. Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion I I -I - - _______________ Cocoa, Fla., channel from River and Harbor -------------------- Intracoastal Waterway to, Act, June 20, 1938. and turning basin at. Crescent Lake, Fla., to River and Harbor -------------------- Flagler Beach, Fla., Act, Aug. 26, 1937. waterway via Haw Creek to Bunnell. Crystal River, Fla...._--..-- Rivers and Harbors -------------------- Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 28, 1939. DeLeon Springs to St. Johns Rivers and Harbors -------------------- River, Fla., waterway. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 13, 1939. Eau Gallie, Fla., to the At- Rivers and Harbors ------------- lantic Ocean, channel. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 25, 1938. . Fenholloway River, Fla.... River and Harbor May 8,1939 Unfavorabl Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla., Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Commerce Committee June 24,1939 -------------------- Do. reimbursement for dredg- resolution, Feb. 14, ing and jetty work. Hillsboro River, Fla., from 1938. River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. -------------------- -------------------- upper end of existing proj- ect to Sulphur Springs, Fla. Holly Hill, Fla., channel River and Harbor Aug. 4,1939 Do. from Intracoastal Water- Act, June 20, 1938. way to, and turning basin at. Hollywood Harbor (Port Commerce Committee Everglades), Fla., reim- resolution, Feb. 14, bursement for dredging 1938. and jetty work. Hudson Bay, Fla . ... _-_ Commerce Committee resolution, June 2, 1938. D o . _.......... .. __ Commerce Committee resolution, Aug. 30, 1938. Indian River, Indian River River and Harbor Jan. 11,1939 Do. (Vero Beach), St. Johns Act, Aug. 26, 1937. River Waterway, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla.. to Miami, Rivers and Harbors Fla., Intracoastal Water- Committee resolu- way. tion, June 8, 1938. Do--------------------- River and Harbor Act, June 20, 1938. Lake Worth Inlet, Fla..... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 20, 1937. Little Manatee River, Fla__ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion Apr. 7, 1938. Little Manatee River and River and Harbor Inlets, Fla., and channel Act, June 20, 1938. to navigable waters in Tampa Bay. MiamiBeach, Fla., turning River and Harbor Aug. 4,1939 House, 470, 76th Favorable. basin at east end of munic- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. ipal channel. Miami Harbor, Fla ..-.. -. .do .... ____ .........do....... -- do _.---- - .. . Sdo....-------- Do. Miami Harbor, Fla., modify Rivers and Harbors Do. existing project Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 24, 1937. Miami Harbor, Fla., turning Commerce Commit- ...do........ ...do .... ..... Do. basin and connecting chan- tee resolution, Apr. nel at Causeway Terminal_ 19, 1934. Miami to Key West, Fla., Commerce Commit- waterway. tee resolution, Oct. 22, 1936. Miami to Key West, Fla., Rivers and Harbors Intracoastal Waterway be- Committee resolu- tween Florida Bay and tion, Apr. 27, 1938. Key West, Fla. New Pass, Fla., connecting River and Harbor Sarasota Bay with Gulf of Mexico. Act, June 20, 1938. -------- ---------- New River, Fla............. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 29, 1937. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT 755 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued. Date trans-Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress Palm Beach, Fla., Lake Rivers and Harbors June 30,1939 ---- ---- ---- ---- Unfavorable. Worth Inlet. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 15, 1939. Do-...... . ...... .... Commerce Commit- _-...do_ _------ Do. tee resolution, Apr. 11, 1939. Pirates Cove Channel in Commerce Commit- Sacarma Bay, Pirates tee resolution, May Cove and Johnson's Pass, 27, 1936. Fla. Pithlachascotee River, Fla__ River and Harbor Act, June 20, 1938. Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla- . Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 25, 1938. Punta Rasa, Fla., to Fort River and Harbor Pierce, Fla., waterway Act, June 20, 1938. from, via Caloosahatchee River and Canal, Lake Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Canal and River. Punta Rasa, Fla., to Stu- River and Harbor----------- art, Fla., waterway via Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Caloosahatchee Riverand Canal, Lake Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Canal and River. St. Johns River at or near River and Harbor Sanford, Fla., to Tampa, Act, Aug. 30, 1935. waterway via Kissimmee and Alfia Rivers and Tampa Bay. St. Johns River, Fla., Jack- Rivers and Harbors ---- ---- ---- -------------------- sonville to Lake Harney. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 6, 1939. St. Johns River, Fla., Jack- Commerce Committee ---- ---- ---- -------------------- sonville to Palatka. resolution, Mar. 20, 1926. St. JohnsRiver, Fla., Jack- Rivers and Harbors -------------------- sonville to the ocean. ------- ------ Committee resolu- tion, June 9, 1937. St. Johns River, Fla., im- Rivers and Harbors -------------------- provement in vicinity of Committee resolu- Dames Point and New tion, Mar. 16, 1939. Berlin. St. Johns River to Kissim- River and Harbor mee River, Fla., and Act, Aug. 30, 1935. thence to Okeechobee Cross-Florida Canal. St. Johns River to Indian Rivers and Harbors River, Fla., channel from Committee resolu- Sanford to near Titusville. tion, Jan. 27, 1937. St. Johns River to Lake Rivers and Harbors Beresford, Fla., waterway, Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 28, 1939. Sarasota (Little) Bay, Fla., Rivers and Harbors June 22,1939 House, 371, 76th Favorable. between Sarasota and Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. Venice. tion, May 18, 1934. Sebastian Inlet, Fla---...... Rivers and Harbors -------------------- Committee resolu- tion Apr. 20, 1937. Sebastian Fla., to Intra- River and Harbor June 9,1939 House, 336, 76th Do. coastal Waterway. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Suwannee River, Fla ..... Rivers and Harbors Jan. 12, 1939 ................... Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 16, 1937. Suwanee River, Fla. and Sec. 1 of River and Ga., for navigation, flood Harbor Act, Jan. 21, control, power, and irriga- 1927. tion (308 report). Vero Beach, Fla., to Intra- River and Harbor Apr. 19, 1939 coastal Waterway. Water hyacinth obstructions Rivers and Harbors in the State of Florida (un- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Committee resolu- ---------- House, 261, 76th Cong., 1st sess. Favorable. der special board). tion, Apr. 13, 1939. Weekiwachee River, Fla-.... River and Harbor -- - - - - - - Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Withlacoochee River, Fla., Sec. 1 of River and for navigation, flood con- Harbor Act, Jan, 21, trol, power, and irrigation 1927. (308 report). 756 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 35. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the year was $2,165.67; the expendi- tures were $1,636.79. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $3,363.21, will be applied during the fiscal year 1940 to expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-___________---------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------- $2,165. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ -___- ___- 2, 165. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 528. 88 Net total expenditures 636. 79 1-------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------------------------- 3, 363. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 _________ 5, 000. G0 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---------- -------------- --------------------- -------------- Cost of maintenance--............------------------------ ------------- ------------- -------------- $2,165.67 Total expended..---------------------.............. -----......------------------------------------ 1, 636. 79 Allotted.........---------------------..............-- - ........-------------.. $5, 000 ------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_------------- --------- $5, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- 1, 636. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------ ___------ 3, 363. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_---------------------------- 528. 88 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------____ 2, 834. 33 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Docu- - Recom- Locality Authorization Act mitted to ment menda- Congress No. tion Broward County, Fla., Intracoastal Water- Flood Control Act, way throughout. June 22, 1936. Broward County, Fla., Intracoastal Water- Flood Control Act, way throughout (preliminary examina. June 26, 1936. tion). Estero River, Imperial River, Corkscrew Flood Control Act,.. River (Horse Creek), Gordon River, Rock Aug. 28, 1937. Creek, Hendry Creek, Mulock Creek, and Six Mile Cypress Slough, Fla. Hillsboro River, Fla ....------------------- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Kissimmee River, Fla., including regulation Flood Control Act, and stabilization of water levels. Aug. 11, 1939. Kissimmee River Valley and its tributaries, Flood Control Act, Fla. Aug. 28, 1937. Suwannee River, Fla., from Florida-Georgia Flood Control Act, State line to Gulf of Mexico. Apr. 10, 1936. Suwannee River, Fla. and Ga., for naviga- Sec. 1 of River and tion, flood control, power and irrigation Harbor Act, Jan. (308 report). 21, 1927. Withlacoochee River, Fla ....--------------- Flood Control Act, --------------- ---- June 22, 1936. Withlacoochee River, Fla., for navigation, Sec. 1 of River and flood control, power and irrigation (308 Harbor Act, Jan. report). 21, 1927. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 757 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT This 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 States 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 the Aucilla River, in Florida, to and including the Pearl River, La. and Miss. District engineer: Col. R. Park, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to October 31, 1938; and Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENT'S Page Page 1. Intracoastal Waterway, Apa- 21. Mobile Harbor, Ala----- --- 795 lachicola Bay to St. Marks 22. Removing the water hyacinth River, Fla-_----------- 758 (Mobile River, Ala., tribu- 2. Channel from Apalachicola taries) ................. 799 River to St. Andrews Bay, 23. Chickasaw Creek, Ala ..... 801 Fla----------------- 759 24. Alabama River, Ala ....... 803 3. Waterway from Choctawhat- 25. Coosa River, Ga. and Ala. _ 805 chee Bay to West Bay, 26. Black Warrior, Warrior, and Fla----------------- 762 Tombigbee Rivers, Ala _- 809 4. Intracoastal Waterway from 27. Bayou La Batre, Ala .-.... 815 Choctawhatchee Bay to 28. Pascagoula Harbor, Miss_ -- 817 Pensacola Bay, Fla ..... 763 29. Pascagoula River, Miss ..... 819 5. Intracoastal Waterway from Pensacola Bay, Fla., to 30. Biloxi Harbor, Miss- ---- 820 31. Gulfport Harbor and Ship Mobile Bay, Ala.: __ 765 Island Pass, Miss -- _____ 823 6. Intracoastal Waterway from 32. Wolf and Jordan Rivers, Mobile Bay, Ala., to New Miss 825 Orleans, La_--------- 767 33. Pearl River, Miss. and La_ _ 826 7. St. Marks River, Fla --.... 768 34. Examinations, surveys, and 8. Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, Fla----------------- 770 contingencies (general) _ -- 829 9. Apalachicola Bay, Fla -- . 773 35. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted - 830 10. Apalachicola River, Fla., the cut-off, Lee Slough, and 36. Plant allotment_. 830 Lower Chipola River -- 775 11. Upper Chipola River, Fla., Flood-control projects from Marianna to its mouth_ _ 778 37. Rome, Coosa River, Ga... . 833 12. Flint River, Ga_ 779 38. Itawamba County, Tombig- 13. Chattahoochee River, Ga. bee River, Miss ... 834 and Ala __ ------ 781 39. Collinsville, Ala...._ __ 837 14. St. Josephs Bay, Fla ... _.. 783 40. Snagging and clearing under 15. St. Andrews Bay, Fla ..... 785 authority of section 2 of 16. Choctawhatchee River, Fla. the Flood Control Act ap- and Ala_ 787 proved August 28, 1937-._ 838 17. LaGrange Bayou, Fla .. 789 41. Preliminary examinations 18. East Pass Channel from the and surveys-flood con- Gulf of Mexico into Choc- trol 839 tawhatchee Bay, Fla 790 42. Other flood-control projects 19. Pensacola Harbor, Fla 791 for which no estimates are 20. Blackwater River, Fla- 794 submitted__ -------- 840 758 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 1. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM APALACHICOLA BAY TO ST. MARKS RIVER, FLA. Location.-This waterway, 84 miles in length, extends from Apala- chicola Bay through St. George Sound, Carrabelle, Crooked, and Ochlockonee Rivers, and Ochlockonee and Apalachee Bays to St. Marks River, Fla. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 182-183.) Existing project.--This provides for a channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide at mean low water from Apalachicola Bay, Fla., via St. George Sound, Carrabelle, Crooked, and Ochlockonee Rivers, and Ochlockonee and Apalachee Bays to St. Marks River, Fla. The mean range of tide is 13/ feet, and the extreme range, except during storms, 3 feet. The estimated cost made in 1937 is $480,000 for new work and $15,400 annually for maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 291, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), which document contains the latest published map. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of July 12, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for the construction by the United States of a movable span in the Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railroad bridge crossing the Ochlockonee River near McIntyre, Fla., at an estimated first cost of $32,500; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 442, 76th Cong. 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The act adopting the existing project provides that local interests undertake all necessary modifications to bridges over the waterway, furnish free of cost to the United States neces- sary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and release the United States from all claims for damages incidental to the work of improvement. Due to the failure of local interests to comply with one of the features of local cooperation, that of alteration of the bridge of the Seaboard Air Line Railway over Ochlockonee River, no work will be done under this project, and funds previously allotted thereto have been revoked. Terminal facilities.-At Apalachicola, Carrabelle, Harbeson City, and St. Marks there are terminals, consisting of pile and timber wharves adequate for the type of craft using this waterway, avail- able for public use. At Apalachicola, St. Marks and Newport there are privately owned tank storage depots for petroleum products and pipe-line connections for unloading barges or small coastwise tankers. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No actual work was done on this project. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No actual work of construction has been done on this waterway. The controlling depths ascertained RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 759 in 1939 were as follows: Apalachicola Bay, 9 feet; St. George Sound, 10 feet; Carrabelle River, 10 feet; Crooked River, 2 feet; Ochlockonee River, 7 feet; Ochlockonee Bay, 5 feet; Apalachee Bay, 9 feet; St. Marks River, 10 feet. The total cost and expenditure for the rights- of-way survey made during 1938 was $21,132.43 for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941 due to the fact that local cooperation dealing with alteration of the bridge of the Seaboard Airline Railway over the Ochlockonee River has not been complied with. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $21, 132. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 21, 132. 43 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 21, 132. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_ --------------------- 21, 132.43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------......---------------------------------............----- -------------- $21, 132. 43 Cost of maintenance ..-----------------.----------------------- - -------------- ------------ -------------- Total expended--........ ............. ---------------- ..-. . _ 21,132. 43 Allotted....----------------------..................--------------................------------------------------ 21, 132. 43 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- $480, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allottment------------------ 458, 867. 57 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 21, 132. 43 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $21, 404. 06 Less reimbursements collected----------------- ----- 271. 63 21, 132.43 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 458, 900. 00 2. CHANNEL FROM APALACHICOLA RIVER TO ST. ANDREWS BAY, FLA. Location.--This waterway, 49 miles in length, 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, was $845,900, with $4,000 for annual maintenance. 760 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 ---------------- A channel 5 feet deep at mean low H. Doc. No. 670, 61st Cong., 2d water and 65 feet wide at the sess. bottom. Emergency Relief Administra- Present project dimensions-. Rivers and Harbors Committee tion Act, dated May 28, 1935, Doc. No. 52, 72d Cong., 2d sess. and River and Harbor Act, (Contains latest published map.) Aug. 30, 1935. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 5, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the project for the channel from Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay, Fla., to provide for taking over the existing canal connecting that water- way and St. Josephs Bay, and for enlarging the canal to a depth of 9 feet and a width of 100 feet, at an estimated first cost of $81,000, with $10,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H. Doc. No. 257, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-No terminal facilities are located on this waterway; however, there are wharves at Panama City and Apalachi- cola, which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boat Albany, operating in the waterway from Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay, from July 1 to 5, 1938, cut 121 trees from the bank. The U. S. launch Rettig and a small derrick barge, operating in the chan- nel, from February 11 to March 3, 1939, removed 654 snags. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater, operating in the channel, from December 20 to 31, 1938, and January 1 to 5, 1939, removed 15,492 cubic yards of material. The cost was $13,535.21 for maintenance. The expenditures were $13,537.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 9 feet. The total costs and expenditures for the existing.project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds-- 822. 15 $126, 028. 77 $634, 850.92 $-------------------------508, $634, 837. 69 Emergency Relief funds ------------------ 340, 000. 00 .............. 340, 000. 00 340, 000. 00 Total_.. __..-- ----- ------------- 848,822. 15 126, 028. 77 974, 850. 92 974, 837. 69 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $15,131.67, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 761 Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------- $13.23 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, 2/3 month during October 1939___--------------------------- $11, 518. 44 Maintenance snagging operations with the U. S. snag boat Albany, 1/2 month during October 1939 3, 600. 00 --------- 15,118. 44 Total-------------- ------------------------------- 15, 131. 67 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge about 114 months------------- $21, 000 Maintenance snagging operations with the U. S. snag boat Albany, about 11 months-------------------------------------------- 9, 000 Total---- ------------------------- -------------- 30, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $848, 822. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-_------------_ --- __ 126, 028. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------__ 974, 850. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------- --- 13.23 Net total expenditures ---------------- 974, 837. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 15, 131. 67 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------ 989, 969. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .............. _..._ ._ _ .____ $87,981. 91 $254, 910. 23 .. Cost of maintenance ----......... $2, 417. 50 2,008. 39 1,511. 38 $10, 290. 50 $13, 535. 21 Total cost..---------------- 2, 417. 50 89, 990. 30 256, 421. 61 10, 290. 50 13,535.21 Total expended....-------------- 2, 417. 50 66, 028. 28 280, 358. 78 10, 299. 76 13, 537. 57 Allotted_ ---- --------------- 350,000. 00 -8,001.49 7,000.00 20,000. 00 16,347.67 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___ $12, 321.57 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------- $2,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------15, 000. 00 17, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -_____ -------- 29, 321.57 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments-- -652.33 6-------- Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 28, 669. 24 Gross amount expended-----________------- $14,114. 56 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 576. 99 13, 537. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-- ...... - __- __ 15, 131.67 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------ _------.. 13.23 Balance available June 30, 1939 --- -____-----------15, 118. 44 Amount that can be profitably expended in -fiscal- - year ending June - 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - -- - - - - - - -- - - - -- _ 30, 000. 00 Exclusive of available funds. 762 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 3. WATERWAY FROM CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY TO WEST BAY. FLA. Location.--This waterway extends 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 at mean low water 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, was $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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.--No terminal facilities are located on this waterway as it is a connecting channel; however, there are wharves at Panama City which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Blaclkwater, operating in the waterway, from August 24 to October 31, 1938, removed 134,714 cubic yards of material. The U. S. crawler crane No. 101, operating in the waterway, from August 2 to 27, 1938, removed 4,305 cubic yards of material. The cost was '$35,332.97 for maintenance. The expenditures were $36,016.43. In addition, the U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater operating in Joe's Bayou from May 27 to 29, 1939, removed 10,133 cubic yards of material at a cost of $977.06, and in Indian Bayou from May 29 to May 31, 1939, removed 14,410 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $964.54. These bayous are tributary to the waterway from Choc- tawhatchee Bay to West Bay, Fla. The total cost for the year was $37,274.57 for maintenance. The expenditures were $37,958.03. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted during 1938 at a saving of $303,394 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 9 feet. In- cluded in the total cost of maintenance is an item of $1,941.60 for dredging during the fiscal year 1939 in Indian and Joe's Bayous, Fla., under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The total cost was $1,503,880.52, of which $1,466,605.95 was for new work and $37,274.57 for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,503,506.61. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $64,772.19, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------- $373. 91 Available for revocation..----- 4. 61. 80 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions where necessary at numerous locations due to shoaling and lowering of side slopes with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of 31 4 months during July and August 1939 and April and May 1940__ 59, 536. 48 Total 64---------------------------------- , 772. 19 The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging to restore project RIVERS AND HIARBORS---MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 763 dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 21/3 months. Cost andt jancial summry Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------$1, 466, 605. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939.------------------------- 37, 274. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------1, 503, 880. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------ --------------- 373. 91 Net total expenditures ------------------ ------- 1, 503, 506. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 64, 772. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------- 1, 568,278. 80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ------ - -------- I --------- I I- Cost of new work ....- _..... $682. 32 $720, 289. 35 $745, 634.28 Cost of maintenance.. _--------- .-...--....--.-----..-. --------------$37, 274. 57 Total cost.--------- .. _ ..... 682. 32 720, 289. 35 745, 634. 28 37, 274. 57 Total expended .--..---- ...---- .- - 118. 95 562, 601.76 902,827.87 37,958.03 Allotted...........--- -- .- ..... _.. 1,000, 000. 00 .---...----- 570, 000. 00 -1,721. 20 i~ I Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------ $104, 451. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------- $2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------30,000.00 32, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___-----------------_ 136, 451. 42 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 33, 721. 20 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 102, 730. 22 Gross amount expended----------------------- $38, 586.68 Less reinbursenments collected-------------- --- 628. 65 37, 958. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 - _-___---- ------- 64, 772.19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 -- ------- 373. 91 Balance available June 30, 1939_______________________ 64, 398. 28 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ---------------- 40,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY TO PENSACOLA BAY, FLA. Location.-This waterway, about 34 miles in length, extends from Choctawhatchee Bay through Santa Rosa Sound to Pensacola Bay, Fla. (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 Santa Rosa Sound. The mean range of tide in the sound is 1.2 feet. The extreme range, except during storms, is about 3 feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, was $39,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,000. 764 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25.1910 A channel 6 feet deep at mean low water, with no H. Doc. No. 565, 61st Cong., 2d sess. reference to width. Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions--..--....--.........------------ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 42, 73d Cong., 2d sess. (Con- tains latest published map ) Terminal facilities.-This is a connecting channel and no terminal facilities are located on this waterway, except several small-boat landings which are used by fishing boats and trading launches. At Pensacola, Fla., wharves are available for public use. These facili- ties are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula, operating in the channel from September 29 to October 28, 1938, removed 207,629 cubic yards of material. A triangulation control and hydrographic survey along this waterway was completed during the fiscal year. The cost and expenditure was $25,200, for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937, at a saving of $2,210 under the estimated cost. On June 30, 1939, a channel 9.0 feet deep and 100 feet wide was avail- able throughout this waterway. The total cost and expenditures were $132,865.30, of which $36,789.06 was for new work and $96,076.24 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $1,800 is available for revocation. No operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $20,000, can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging, removing shoals, by a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of 1 month. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------$36,789.06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------- -------------- 96, 076. 24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------132, 865. 30 Net total expenditures----____-- ---------------------------- 132,865. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-- ------------------ 1, 800. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 13- 665. 30 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_-..... --------------------------- $14, 263.20 .--.-------- Cost of maintenance-------------............. $7, 030.416,993.92$25, 200 Total cost--..............---------------.. 7,030. 41-------------- 21, 257.12 25, 200 Total expended-----------------7,081.24 -------------- 21,257. 12 __ - 25, 200 Allotted-------.......... --. .............. - $15, 000 6, 257. 12 $20, 000 7, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 765 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938- ------------------------------------ 7, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------- --------------- 27,000. 00 Gross amount expended-------- ------------------ $25, 231. 58 Less reimbursements collected---------------- ---- 31. 58 25, 200. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 1, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 ---- --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- -- 30, 1941, for maintenance 20,000.00 ' Exclusive of available funds. 5. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM PENSACOLA BAY, FLA., TO MOBILE BAY, ALA. Location.-This waterway, 40.7 miles in length, extends from Pensacola Bay, Fla., through Big Lagoon, Fla., and Old River and Perdido Bay, Fla., and Ala., Bay LaLanche, Wolf Bay, Portage Creek, Oyster Bay, Bon Secours River and Bay, Ala., to Mobile Bay, Ala. (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. The latest (1939) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $34,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 42, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are no facilities located on this section of the waterway except a natural landing and small privately owned warehouse at Southport, Ala., where State Highway No. 3 crosses the canal. At Pensacola, Fla., and Mobile, Ala., there are wharves available for public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula, operating in the channel, from October 29 to December 10, 1938, removed 590,548 cubic yards of material. The contractor, repairing jetty structure at the Pensacola Bay entrance to the waterway, from April 11 to May 10, 1939, placed 2,231.25 tons of jetty stone and 1,273 tons of riprap stone. The cost was $51,801.65 for maintenance. The expenditures were $51,779.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1934, at a saving of $156,694 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth, based on soundings taken in June 1939, was 8.5 feet. The total cost was $685,038.70, of which $443,455.89 was for new work and $241,582.81 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $685,016.77. Included in the total cost for maintenance is an item of $1,000 for dredging in Wolf Creek during the fiscal year 1935, and 766 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 $1,000 for dredging in Soldier Creek, Ala., during the fiscal year 1935 under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $35,550.03, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------- .$21. 93 Maintenance dredging, removing shoals, with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, 11/2 months, during August and Sep- tember, 1939 ---- ------------------------------------ , 528. 10 Total---------------------------------------------- 35, 550.03 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging, removing shoals, with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, 11/2 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------$443, 455. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- -- 241, 582. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 685, 038. 70 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 - ----------- 21. 93 Net total expenditures------- 016. 77 6------------------685, Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------- ------ 35, 550. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 720, 566. 80 1 1 I Fiscal year ending June 30 1.935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- .......... $27, 250. 87 Cost of maintenance---------......... $59, 595.18 $27, 250.87 $50,019.93 $29, 971.99 $51,801.65 Total expended.................. 60, 565.01 26, 789. 38 50,019.93 29,971.99 51,779 Allotted ..................-..... 67, 000. 00 20, 000. 00 29, 942.28 76,343.52 40, 958.22 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --------------------------- $46, 371. 53 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------- $11,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939___--------------- 30, 000. 00 41, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 87, 371. 53 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 41. 78 Net amount to be accounted for 7, 329. 75 8------------------------ Gross amount expended_-------------------------$51, 810. 02 Less reimbursements collected----------- ------- 30. 30 51, 779. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------- 35, 550. 03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------------- 21. 93 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------- 35, 528. 10 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - -- - -- -- - -- - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - ____- - - __ 30, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 767 6. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, MOBILE BAY, ALA., TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. Location.-This waterway, 119 miles in length, extends from the 10-foot contour in Mobile Bay via Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, and Lake Pontchartrain to the State-owned Inner Harbor Navigation Canal at New Orleans. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1266 to 1269.) Previous projects.-Lake Pontchartrain Channel was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, June 25, 1910, and August 8, 1917. Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound Channel was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of May 23, 1828, and July 25, 1912. For further details, see pages 906 and 962 of the Annual Report for 1930 and page 706 of the Annual Report for 1938. 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 134 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. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 A channel 300 feet wide and 10 feet deep from the Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 10-foot contour in Mobile Bay to the 10-foot con- No. 4, 71st Cong., 1st sess.1 tour in Mississippi Sound. Do._ _ A channel 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep from Lake H. Doec. No. 341, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Pontchartrain to Mississippi Sound. 1Contains the latest published map of the 10-foot channel. Terminal facilities.-Terminalfacilities available for public use are located at Mobile, Dauphin Island, and Bayou LaBatre, Ala., Pasca- goula, Gulfport, Pass Christian, and Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Man- deville, La. The industrial Canal and New Basin Canal, both con- trolled by the State of Louisiana, are the terminals at New Orleans which are most generally used by the type of traffic on the Intra- coastal Waterway. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. 184626--39-pt. 1, vol. 1-49 768 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Operations and results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1933. The controlling depths, ascertained in June 1939, were as follows: Mobile Bay to 10-foot contour in Mississippi Sound section, 9 feet; mouth of Rigolets section, 9 feet. The total cost was $136,354.48, of which $77,907.70 was for new work and $58,446.78 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $139,934.60. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $22,500, plus an allotment of $1,000, made during July 1939, will be applied as follows: Maintenance dredging, removing shoals, with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 1 month, February 1940_ $22,500 Maintenance dredging an approach channel to Bayou Coden, Ala., with a United States derrick boat, about 1 week during August 1939_----- --------------------------------------------- 1,000 Total ------------------------------------------------ 23,500 The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging, removing shoals, with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 2 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $179,884.51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 128,881.39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- ---- ____---- 308,765.90 Net total expenditures--- - ---- ___------ -__ _ 308,765.90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___-- ----- _ _________ 22,500.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 31,265.90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1930 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork .. .. .. .. .. .. I,.... .... .. ..---.. ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ..-. _ ...... Cost of maintenance ------------ . $24, 179.94 -------------- $11, 222. 34 .- Total expended ... 24, 179. 94 ....---------------- 11, 222. 34 Allotted-------.--------------- 10, 500. 00 $10, 000 902. 28 $22, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 -------------- ----------------- $22, 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------ __-- 22, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1___--._-__ -______________-- 40, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 7. ST. MARKS RIVER, FLA. Location.-This river, 17 miles in length, rises about 14 miles south- east of Tallahassee, Fla., and flows in a southerly direction into the Gulf of Mexico, 116 miles east from the new entrance to St. Andrews Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 182). Previous projects.-Provision was made for the removal of ob- structions between 1824 and 1844, but apparently under no definite project. For further details see page 686, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep and RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 769 100 feet wide at mean low water on suitable alinement and with greater width where necessary at bends, from the 10-foot contour in Apalachee Bay to the town of St. Marks, with a turning basin of the same depth and 200 feet square at the latter point, and for the removal of snags and similar obstructions from the present chan- nel between St. Marks and Newport. The average tidal range is between 3 and 4 feet. The estimated cost of new work, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, revised in 1937, is $86,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Channel 10 feet deep and a bottom width of 100 H. Doc. No. 453, 70th Cong., 2d sess. feet at mean low water between the mouth of the river and St. Marks, a distance of 6 miles, by dredging. Aug. 26,1937 Present project dimensions, straightening and Rivers and Harbors Committee I)oc. widening the channel where necessary and re- No. 77, 74th Cong., 2d sess. (Con- moval of snags and obstructions. tains latest published map). Local cooperation.-The act of August 26, 1937, requires that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance. These requirements have been fully com- plied with and approved by the Chief of Engineers, September 21, 1938. Terminal facilities.--The terminal facilities on this stream con- sist of small wooden wharves and docks at the towns of St. Marks and Newport. These wharves and docks are used for transferring fish from small fishing craft to cold storage, for unloading petroleum products, for refueling fishing and pleasure craft, and as berths for the small boats located there. They are owned by local residents and by petroleum companies. None is publicly owned, but a privately owned dock with 200 feet of frontage at St. Marks is open to the public. There are small marine ways at both St. Marks and New- port. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The contractor, operat- ing in St. Marks River, from December 22, 1938, to February 9, 1939, removed with dredge Blue Heron, 47,723 cubic yards of material; and from March 6, 1939, to June 30, 1939, removed with dragline No. 3, 21,820.85 cubic yards of rock, 3,124.32 cubic yards of sand and other material, and 48.52 cubic yards of masonry. The cost was $81,935.96, all for new work. The expenditures were $55,237.63. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, prior to modification in 1937, was completed in 1931. The modified project was 99 percent complete at end of fiscal year. The controlling depth ascertained in June 1939 was 10.0 feet. The total cost under the existing project, all new work, to June 30, 1939, was $92,935.96. The expenditures were $66,237.63. 770 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $39,611.67, will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------------- $26, 698. 33 Available for revocation--------------- 3, 797. 34 New work: Removal of snags, boulders, and other obstructions from St. Marks River between St. Marks and New- port, Fla., by the operation of the U. S. snag boat Albany month during December 1939 ------ $4, 000. 00 Remaining Government cost on existing contract---_ 5, 116. 00 9, 116. 00 Total--------- ------------------------------------- 39, 611. 67 The accomplishment of this work will complete the project. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging in restoring project di- mensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of about 1 week. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $128, 946. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_--__-- 128, 946. 82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_ -- __-------26, 698. 33 Net total expenditures___ 102, 248. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__--------- -------------- 39, 611. 67 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------- 141, 860. 16 _ ~ Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 -- I I -I I- o Cost of new work...__......................... $81, 935.96 . Cost of maintenance__ _______ _-----... Total expended.................. -- - - - -55,237.63 Allotted---------------..................------- __ 94, 849.30 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 -. __ $94, 849. 30 Gross amount expended--__________--______--$______ 55, 325. 04 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 87. 41 55, 237. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ___ 39, 611. 67 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----- _________ $26, 698. 33 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___ __-- - 1, 237. 11 27, 935. 44 Balance available June 30, 1939--------- ____________ 11, 676. 23 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance'------------ 1 -- -- 5, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 8. CARRABELLE BAR AND HARBOR, FLA. Location.-CarrabelleBar and Harbor are located on the coast of northwest Florida about 185 miles east of Pensacola Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 182.) RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 771 Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of June 3, 1896. For fur- ther details see page 1833 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 687 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 200 feet wide and 27 feet deep from the Gulf of Mexico to a point west of Dog Island, thence 150 feet wide and 25 feet deep through St. George Sound and Carrabelle River to a turning basin 500 feet square and 25 feet deep at the town of Carrabelle. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $346,000, in- cluding $15,500 for aids to navigation. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $24,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 Channel at East Pass and the work at Dog Island .._ . Doec. No. 63, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2,1907 Channel 100 feet wide with a depth of 18 feet from the outer harbor to a point about 2,500 feet outside the mouth of the river, with a turning basin, thence 10 feet deep to the wharves at Carrabelle, without any prior report having been made thereon. Aug. 26, 1937 Present project dimensions .......... _ . H. Doc. No. 184, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-The act of August 26, 1937, required that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance, and agree to construct and maintain suitable terminal facilities open to all on equal terms. These requirements have been fully complied with and approved by the Chief of Engi- neers July 19, 1938. Terminal facilities.-The landings consisting of pile bulkheads and fills along the water front are considered adequate for existing com- merce. However, should the anticipated increase in traffic at this port occur, as a result of the recent deepening of the Carrabelle Ship Channel, the terminal facilities above referred to will not be ade- quate. To meet this expectant need assurances have been given by local interests that adequate deep-sea terminal facilities will be provided. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operating in the entrance channel and outer por- tion of the harbor channel, from July 16 to November 15, and Decem- ber 4 to 11, 1938, removed 1,491,898 cubic yards of material, all new work. The U. S. hopper dredge Manhattan, operating in the en- trance channel and outer portion of the harbor channel, from April 17 to May 1, 1939, removed 95,237 cubic yards of material, all new work. The contractor, operating in the harbor channel with dredge No. 5, from September 17 to 30, and October 13, 1938, to February 28, 1939, removed 53,890 cubic yards of marl and 2,359,160 cubic yards of other material, all new work. A triangulation control survey was 772 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 started in April 1939 and on June 30, 1939, was approximately 57 percent complete. The cost was $247,678.63, of which $245,955.60 was for new work, and $1,723.03 for maintenance. The expenditures were $247,666.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The opening in Dog Island has 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 controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were as follows: Entrance channel, 27 feet; St. George Sound, 25 feet; Carrabelle River, 25 feet; and turning basin, 25 feet. The total cost under the existing project was $481,051.64, of which $341,982.30 was for new work and $139,069.34 for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $481,039.98. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $13,337.11, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------------- $11. 66 Maintenance dredging in the entrance channel to remove shoals with the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Absecon, when available, for a period of '/2 month--------------------------------------- 13, 325. 45 Total-------------- 13, 337. 11 The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging, removing shoals in the entrance channel, by the operation of a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of 1 month--------------------------------- ------------------ $25, 000 Maintenance dredging, removing shoals in the sound, the river chan- nels and anchorage basin, by the operation of a United States hy- draulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of 11/2 months -------------- 25, 000 Total---------- ------------------------------- 50, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $363, 686. 38 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 139, 069. 34 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------502, 755. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-- ------------------------- 11.66 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 502, 744. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---- ------------------------ 13, 337. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___-------------- 516, 081. 17 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..----------------- ---------------------------------------- $245, 955. 60 Cost of maintenance ------------ $12, 976. 30 -------------------------------------- 1, 723. 03 Total cost ..........--- .. 12, 976. 30 --------------.... -------------- 247, 678. 63 Total expended__---------- - 12, 949. 60 ..--.... ..... 247, 666.97 Allotted........----....--------.... 12, 927. 55 -$50. 40 ------------- $234, 500. 00 26, 504. 08 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 773 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ _- _--------------- $234, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_-__ ------- $35,227.90 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939__------ -- 12, 000. 00 47, 227. 90 Amount to be accounted for--------------------- - 281, 727. 90 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------- 20, 723.82 Net amount to be accounted for____________---- 261, 004. 08 Gross amount expended -----------------____ $248, 207. 56 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 540. 59 247, 666. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---...__-- ---- 13, 337.11 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --- --- ___-__-____- 11. 66 Balance available June 30, 1939 -- _________----13, 325. 45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 50, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 9. APALACHICOLA BAY, FLA. Location.-This bay is situated on the coast of northwest Florida 160 miles east of Pensacola Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 183.) Previous projects.-Adopted in the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899. For further details see page 1833, Annual Report for 1915, and page 689, Annual Report for 1938. 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: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1907 Channel 18 feet deep through West Pass and Link H. Doc. No. 422, 59th Cong., 1st sess. Channel, 10 feet deep across the bar, and 9 feet through bulkhead shoals. Jan. 21,1927 Present project dimensions. H. Doc. No. 106, 69th Cong., 1st sess. ...........------------------ (Contains latest published map.) 774 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.-Small marginal wharves for river boats and coastwise traffic built along the water front on piles, bulkheaded, and filled in. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackwater, operating in the Inner Bar Channel, from De- cember 1 to 19, 1938, removed 165,482 cubic yards of material. The cost was $12,051.75 for maintenance. The expenditures were $11,851.48. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1925. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were as follows: Inner Bar Channel 10 feet; St. George Channel 10 feet; Link Channel 10 feet; West Pass 10 feet; and Bulkhead Shoals 9 feet. The total cost under the existing project was $627,100.93, of which $82,144.59 was for new work and $544,956.34 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $626,900.66. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $10,498.52, will be applied as follows: ---- Accounts payable June 30, 1939__ _______ _ __--- __ $200.27 Maintenance dredging to provide project dimensions in the Inner Bar Channel, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Black- water, % month, during September 1939 --------------------- 10, 298. 25 Total-------- --------------------- , 498. 52 10------------- The additional sum of $33,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging to provide project dimensions in the Inner Bar Channel, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Black- water, for a period of 11/2 months_-----------------------_____-- $25, 000. 00 Maintenance dredging to provide project dimensions in the West Pass Channel, with the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Absecon, for a period of 2% month ----------------------- --------- 8,000. 00 Total-------------------------------------- ------ 33, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------- $216,758. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------- ---------- 713, 722. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 930, 480. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------- ----- 200. 27 Net total expenditures- ---------- _----_ ---- ___ 930, 279. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_---------- ------------------ 10, 498. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------940, 778. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . ----- Cost of maintenance ------ ...------------ -------------------------- $27, 235. 29 $14, 202. 73 - - - $12, 700. 67 -- -- --------- -------.. $14, 353. 10 -- $12, 051. 75 Total expended-.----.----------- 34, 575. 65 14, 202. 73 12, 700. 67 14. 353. O10 11. 851. 48 Allotted ---------------------- 21, 294. 69 12,000. 00 -102. 40 29, 353. 10 7, 350. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------ $15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------25, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------- 2,650.00 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------22, 350. 00 Gross amount expended------------ $11, 866.48 Less reimbursements collected-----1--------------- 5. 00 11, 851. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-- 10, 498. 52 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 775 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 _---------------------$200. 27 Balance available June 30, 1939__--- ------------------- 10, 298. 25 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance "_------------------------------- 33, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 10. 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. The Florida River enters the Apalachicola River from the east, 45.4 miles above its mouth, and the River Styx also enters from the east, 36.7 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 183.) Previous projects.-Expenditures were made between 1828 and 1831, but apparently under no definite project. In the years 1835 and 1836 appropriations were made for the Chipola River. Work under existing project was begun in 1875. For further details see page 690, Annual Report for 1938. 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 existing project also includes the improvement of the Florida River by dredging a new outlet from Florida River, 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide, about 600 feet downstream of its present mouth. Both the Styx and Florida Rivers are tributaries of the Apalachicola River. The mean range of the tide at the mouth of Apalachicola River is 2 feet, and the variation between low and high water is about 30 feet at the point where the river is formed. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $127,800, exclusive of amount expended on previous project, but including $1,250 to be contributed by local interests to apply on the improve- ment at the mouth of Florida River. The latest (1938) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $16,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 23,1874 The channel in the Apalachicola River ------- H. Doc. No. 241, 42d Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report 1873, p. 698. June 13,1902 The work in the cut-off, Lee Slough and lower Annual Report 1889, p. 1416. Chipola River. Jan. 6, 19341 Work of snagging and dredging in the Styx River_ 2 June 20, 1938 Dredging in the Florida River__ H. Doc. No. 575, 75th Cong., 3d sess. I Public Works Administration. 2 Contains the latest published map of Florida River. 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 Annual Report 1891, opposite p. 1696. 776 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 20, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the general plan presented in the report f6r the full development of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint River system in the combined interest of navigation and power be approved, and that for the initiation and partial accomplishment of said plan, the existing projects for Apalachicola River, Fla., Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala., and Flint River, Ga., be modified to provide for the construction of two of the locks and dams for the 9-foot project, one at Fort Benning and one at the junction, supplemented by dredging and contraction works, to provide a navigable depth of 6 feet to Columbus, Ga., and to Bainbridge, Ga.; at an estimated cost for new work of $6,500,000, with annual maintenance of $200,000 in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 342, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.--The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, authorized the improvement of Florida River subject to the pro- visions that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required, and contribute one-fourth the initial cost of the improvement. The rights-of-way and spoil areas have been donated and local interests are ready and willing to complete the local cooperation required upon demand. 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. The wharf at River Junction, Fla., is a private one and is used for the handling and storage of sand and gravel. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boat Albany, operating in the Apalachicola River, from August 16 to 31, September 16 to November 1, 1938, removed 555 obstructions from the channel and 164 overhanging trees from the bank. The U. S. pipe- line dredge Blackwater, operating in the channel from July 6 to 15, 20 to 21, August 20 to 23, November 23 to December 1, 1938, removed 95,564 cubic yards of material. The cost was $23,215.78 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $23,195.50. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, prior to modification authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, was completed in 1924. Work on River Styx, a tributary of the Apalachicola River, was completed in 1934. No work has been done on the Florida River. At the end of the fiscal year the con- traction works were in fair condition. The controlling depths, at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Apalachicola River, 6 feet; the Cut-off, 5 feet; Lee Slough, 5 feet; lower Chipola, 5 feet; Styx River, 6 feet, and the Florida River is not navigable due to obstructions at its mouth. Ordinarily boats drawing 5 feet can operate throughout the year at a stage of zero on the River Junction gage. Greater depths are available usually from January to July of each year. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging a new outlet at the mouth of Florida River. The total costs and expenditures for the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 777 Costs Expendi- tures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds--- --------.................. $108, 463. 69 $286, 922.00 $395, 385. 69 $395, 365. 41 Public Works funds -- ------.......... - 14, 335. 12 ................ 14, 335. 12 14, 335. 12 Total...........- .-- .------- 122, 798. 81 286, 922.00 409, 720.81 409, 700. 53 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $30,719.86, including $1,250 contributed funds, will be applied for new work and maintenance during the fiscal year 1940, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__ _ $20. 28 New work: Dredging the new outlet channel at the mouth of Florida River to project dimensions by the use of a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, about 14 month, during the fall of 1939 (in- cludes $1,250 funds to be contributed) -------------------- 5,000. 00 Maintenance: Maintenance dredging to meet the needs of navigation in the Apalachicola River with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 1 month, August 1939_--------------------------- $19, 299. 58 Maintenance snagging operations in the Apalachicola River with the U. S. snag boat Albany, for a period of 1 month, August 1939------------------------- 6, 400. 00 25, 699. 58 Total-----------------------------------30, 719. 86 The additional sum of $28,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging to meet the needs of navigation in the Apalachi- cola River with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of about 1 month____________--_____- ____--- $18, 000 Maintenance snagging operations in the Apalachicola River with the U. S. snag boat Albany, 11 months 0, 000 1_________________ Total- ------------- ------------------------ 28, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- __..__. _______________ $135, 798. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_- -_____-___ ________ 286, 922. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 422, 720. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------------- 20. 28 Net total expenditures______----___--- -_______ ____ 422, 700. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ____________________ - 29, 469. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____________ 452, 170. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--...............................-- Cost of maintenance-............. $17, 500 $28, 236.'79 $27, 254. 79 $28, 595. 59 $23, 215. 78 Total expended...--- ..-------------... 17, 500 28, 236. 79 27, 250. 99 28, 599. 39 23, 195. 50 Allotted......................... 27, 600 50, 000. 00 .............. 49, 507. 07 27, 245. 46 778 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---______-___----------------- $25, 419. 90 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938---___.-- _______---$7, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939----------------- 28, 750. 00 36, 250. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ ___ __________---------61, 669. 90 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment____ ___-----9, 004. 54 Net amount to be accounted for____________ - ___-- -__- 52, 665. 36 Gross amount expended _______------------------- 23, 195. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------- --------- 29, 469. 86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------------- 20. 28 Balance available June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 29,449.58 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28, 000.00 1 In addition, $1,250 to be contributed by local interests. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 11. 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 were made for the Chipola River, but there is no record of the expenditure of this sum. Work under existing project was begun in 1900. For further details see p. 693, Annual Report for 1938. 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. 1655). No map of the upper Chipola River has been published in any congressional document 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 are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 75 percent completed. 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 dis- tance of approximately 20 miles. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year, up to Look and Tremble Shoals, the present head of navigation, is 3 feet, which depth is available throughout the year. Greater depths are usually available from January to June. There is a gage on this stream above Look and Tremble Shoals near RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 779 Altha, Fla. The work remaining to complete the project 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 operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance snagging with the U. S. snag boat Albany for a period of 3 weeks. Completion of the project is not contemplated as no commerce exists on the section of the river which lies between Look and Tremble Shoals and Marianna. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_----------------------------- $36, 781. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------- 63, 193. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------- 99, 974. 55 Net total expenditures____________________________ 99, 974. 55 Total amount appropriated to Jane 30, 1939----------------------9, 974. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- Cost of maintenance - - $8, 000 ------------------ Total expended ------------------ 8,000-------------------------.-------------- -. Allotted ------------------------- 8, 000 .. Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------- --------------------------- $4, 200. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance--------------------- 5, 00. 00 12. FLINT RIVER, GA. Location.-This river, 330 miles in length, rises in the west central part of the State of Georgia, flows in a generally southeasterly di- rection to Albany, and thence southwest to the southwest corner of the State, where it joins with the Chattahoochee River in forming the Apalachicola River. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for southwest Georgia.) Existing project.--This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 3 feet deep at extreme low water from the mouth of the river to Albany, a distance of 103 miles, to be obtained by dredging, rock ex- cavations, building contraction works, and removal of snags; and a channel for light-draft steamers at moderate stages from Albany to Montezuma, a distance of 79 miles, to be obtained by the removal of loose rocks, snags, and overhanging trees. The extreme fluctuation of stage due to floods was 33 feet, while the average variation be- tween low and high water is approximately 21.5 feet. The estimated cost of new work between the mouth and Albany, revised in 1928, is $715,000, and between Albany and Montezuma, made in 1879, $15,100. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. 780 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents. June 23, 1874 A channel 100 feet wide and 3 feet deep at extreme low water from Annual Report, 1873, the mouth of the river to Albany. p. 707. June 14,1880 Extended the project to Montezuma_. _____ ._.._ Annual Report, 1879, p. 818. The latest published map of Flint River, Ga., may be found in H. Doc. No. 986, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of July 25, 1917, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the project by eliminating improvement of that portion of the river above Albany (H. Doc. No. 302, 65th Cong., 1st sess.). Modification of the existing projects for Apalachicola River, Fla., Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala., and Flint River, Ga., in the combined interest of navigation and power, was recommended by the Chief of Engineers April 20, 1939. (See report Apalachicola River, p. 776.) Terminal facilities.-The facility at Bainbridge consists of a nat- ural landing. There is located across the river from Bainbridge an oil storage plant with facilities for unloading barges. The landing at this plant is a natural one. There is also a natural landing at Albany, Ga. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boat Albany, operating in the Flint River, from September 1 to 15, 1938, removed 239 obstructions and 51 overhanging trees from the bank. The cost was $4,937.41 for maintenance. The expenditures were $4,854.81. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work of improvement has been carried on from the mouth to Albany Shoals, a distance of 103 miles. The existing project was 98 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were Albany to Bainbridge, 1.5 feet, and Bainbridge to mouth, 3.0 feet; however, greater depths are generally available between the months of November and June of each year. The work remaining to be done to complete the project to Albany, Ga., consists of widening various dredged cuts from 70 to 100 feet. The total cost was $828,334.95 of which $640,819.77 was for new work and $187,515.18 for maintenance. The expenditures were $828,252.35. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $6,645.19, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------- $82. 60 Maintenance snagging from the mouth of Flint River to Bainbridge, Ga., to meet the needs of navigation with the U. S. snag boat Albany for a period of 3 of a month during September 1939---------- 6, 562. 59 Total_ ----------------- _ ____ 6, 645.19 The additional sum of $14,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance snagging and rock removal to meet the needs of navigation between the mouth of the river and Bainbridge, Ga., with the U. S. snag boat Albany, for a period of 2 months. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 781 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $640, 819. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__------------ ---------- 187, 515. 18 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_---------- 828, 334. 95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------- ---------- 82. 60 Net total expenditures_------------- -------- 828, 252. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--- , 645. 19 6------------------------ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------- ------ 834, 897. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.... Cost of maintenance--------------------------------------------------------- $4,937. 41 Total expended .------ ......----.---------.. ----... --------- --- ------------- ------.------- 4,854.81 Allotted-........ ....-------.----. ......-------...------- ---------- ------.........-----.. 11,500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938------------------ $5, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- priation Act approv.ed June 28, 1939---------- 6, 000. 00 $11, 500. 00 Gross amount expended _________________________---__ 4, 854. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 6, 645. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------------- 82. 60 Balance available June 30, 1939_____________-----_-- 6, 562. 59 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 18---------------- 9, 200. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance,' 4,000. 00 1------------------------------ 1 Exclusive of available funds. 13. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER, GA. AND ALA. Location.-This river, 418 miles in length, rises in the north central part of the State of Georgia and flows in a southwesterly direction to West Point and thence in a southerly direction to join with the Flint at the southwest corner of the State of Georgia, forming the Apalachicola River. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for north- west Georgia.) Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, made an appropriation for the section of river between West Point and Franklin, Ga., and appropriations therefor were continued until 1899, when they were discontinued. For further details see page 1834 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 696 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for securing a channel 4 feet deep at low water and 100 feet wide from the: mouth to Columbus, Ga., a distance of 164 miles, by the removal of timber obstructions, dredg- ing, contraction works, and shore protection. The variation between average low and high water is approximately 20 feet. The extreme fluctuation is 54.7 feet at Columbus. The estimated cost of new work, from the mouth to Columbus, Ga., revised in 1924, is $1,156,000, exclusive of amounts expended on pre- vious projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $60,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 23, 1874 (H. Doc. No. 241, 42d Cong., 2d sess., and Annual 782 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Report for 1873, p. 699). No map of the Chattahoochee River below Columbus has been printed in any congressional document. Recommended wdification of project. See recommendations re- ported under the project for Apalachicola River, page 776. Terminal facilities.-The terminals at Columbia and Eufaula, Ala., consists of natural landings. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boat Albany, operating in the Chattahoochee River, from July 17 to 25 and July 30 to August 15, 1938, and June 20 to 30, 1939, removed 539 obstructions from the channel and cut 182 overhanging trees from the bank. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Blackcwater, operating in the channel, from July 16 to 19, 22 to 31, August 1 to 19, October 16 to November 22, 1938, and June 4 to 30, 1939, removed 304,894 cubic yards of material. The cost was $67,737.35 for maintenance. The expenditures were $48,188.24. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 94 percent complete. At the end of the fiscal year, dredging, open-channel work, and snagging operations had been carried on from the mouth of the river to a point 164 miles above the mouth. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year at low water was 2 feet. Vessels drawing not more than this may operate on the river throughout the year and 4 feet can be carried ordinarily, from January to August, inclusive. The total cost was $2,182,758.52, of which $1,081,084.85 was for new work and $1,101,673.67 for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,163,209.41. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the the fiscal year, $49,090.01, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------------- $19, 554. 11 Maintenance dredging between Eufaula, Ala., and Columbus, Ga., to meet the needs of navigation with a U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 1 month, July 1939----------------------- 18, 645. 41 Maintenance snagging between Eufaula, Ala., and Columbus, Ga., with the U. S. snag boat Albany, for a period of 1 month, July 1939_ 10, 890. 49 Total __ __-_-----------------------_ __ 49, 090. 01 The additional sum of $95,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging between the mouth of Chattahoochee River and Columbus, Ga., to meet the needs of navigation with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 4 months-------------- $70, 000) Maintenance snagging between the mouth of Chattahoochee River and Columbus, Ga., with the U. S. snag boat Albany for a period of 4 months-------------------------------------------------------- 25, 000 Total ---------------------------------- 95, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------- $1, 100, 804. 07 Cost of. maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------1, 101, 673. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 2, 202, 477. 74 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------- 5. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939------------------------ 2, 202, 482. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -_ 1-------- 19, 554. 11 Net total expenditures 2, 182, 928. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939.. 49, 085. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 2, 232, 013. 64 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 783 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .______________ Cost of maintenance________ ____ $26, 234.32 $39, 452.47 $24, 660. 89 -- $24, 660. 89 $67, 737. 35 $;67, 737.35 Total expended .______.......... .. . 25, 988. 78 39, 419. 85 24, 939. 05 48, 188. 24 Allotted_--..------------------- I----------- 69, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 68, 620. 93 Balance unexpended July 1, 1838___ __________ $28, 652. 32 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-------_---- $45, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_____________ 25, 000.00 - 70, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for _____________________---___-- 99, 152. 32 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __--- __ 1, 879. 07 Net amount to be accounted for _________________________ 97, 273. 25 Gross amount expended______________________-__ $48, 364.89 Less reimbursements collected------------- _______ 176. 65 48, 188. 24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_____________________ 49, 085. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939______--- ______________-19, 554. 11 Balance available June 30, 1939______________---- -______ 29, 530. 90 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939-________--------____-___ 5. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939____-------- - 29, 535. 90 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_____________________________ 75, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1____________--- 95, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 14. ST. JOSEPHS BAY, FLA. Location.--St. Josephs Bay is located on the northwest coast of Florida 115 miles east of Pensacola Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 184.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 300 feet wide and 29 feet deep at mean low water across the bar at the entrance to the bay, and a channel 200 feet wide and 27 feet deep from deep water in St. Josephs Bay to Port St. Joe, with a turning basin approxi- mately 6 acres in area and 27 feet deep at the proposed municipal pier at Port St. Joe. The average tidal variation is 1.4 feet. The extreme range, except during storms, is about 4 feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $124,000, exclu- sive of $20,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for maintenance is $15,000 annually for the first 3 years and $5,000 annually thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 Project document recommended a width of 350 IH. Doc. No. 660, 62d Cong., 2d sess. feet and the act limited the width to 300 feet, with a depth of 24 feet across the bar at the en- trance to the bay. Aug. 26, 1937 The present project dimensions--------------- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 10, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con. tains latest published map.) 184626--39-pt. 1, vol. 1-50 784 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The 2,922-foot wharf having a depth of 30 feet at mean low water alongside, was completed in 1938; 1,000 feet of this wharf is controlled by the city of Port St. Joe, and open to all on equal terms, and the remaining 1,922 feet is privately owned, and will be used in connection with the paper mill recently con- structed at this location. A pier owned by the Southern Menhaden Co. and several small privately owned wharves at Port St. Joe com- prise the other terminal facilities on the shores of St. Josephs Bay. The pier owned by the Southern Menhaden Co., of pile and timber construction, extending 1,000 feet into St. Josephs Bay to a depth of about 8 feet, is used solely by its owners foi unloading menhaden fish and transferring them to the fertilizer plant on the shore. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operating in the entrance channel from November 16-December 3, 1938, removed 172,451 cubic yards of material. The cost was $14,804.31 for maintenance. The expenditures were $14,610.60. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. The controlling depths ascertained in June 1939 were 29 feet in entrance channel; 25.4 feet in bay channel; and 27 feet in turning basin. The total cost was $140,313.18, of which $124,105.99 was for new work, and $16,207.19 for maintenance. The expenditures were $140,119.47. In addition, $20,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $442.18, including accounts receivable, plus an allotment of $17,000 made during July 1939, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939,------------------------------------ $246. 49 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions at the outer end of the channel in St. Josephs Bay with a U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 3/4month during August, 1939 ----------- 17, 195. 69 Total----------------------------------- ---------------- 17, 442. 18 The additional sum of $46,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the inner channel and turning basin with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 2 months---------------------------- $34, 000 Maintenance dredging, removing shoals in the entrance channel with a United States sea-going hopper dredge for a period of 1/2 month__--- -------------------------------------------- 12, 500 Total----------------------------------------------- 46, 500 Cost and financiat summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $124, 105. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 16, 207. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------140, 313. 18 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 -------- -52. 78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------------------- 140, 365. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 246. 49 Net total expenditures ......- - -- 140, 119.-17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ 389. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---- --- 1140, 508. 87 1 In addition, $20,000 expended from contributed funds for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 785 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- ... ......-----------------------------------------..... $104,000--- Cost of maintenance ............------------------------------------------------- $14,804.31 Total expended ..............---- ------------------------------------.... 104,000 14, 610.60 Allotted..--------------------............-------- ----------..-----------..... 223,000 -104,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------- $119,000.00 Deductions on account of reimbursement of advanced funds- ----- 104,000.00 Net amount to be accounted for--- 1------------ 15,000.00 Gross amount expended___------_--------------------- $15,048.66 Less reimbursements collected- -------------------- 438.06 14,610.60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- -389.40 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------------- 246.49 Balance available June 30, 1939 --------------- 1__-- -142.91 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--- --------------------------- 52.78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_---___- _ 195.69 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - - - -- - -- - -- - - 30, 1941 for maintenance 46,500.00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 15. ST. ANDREWS BAY, FLA. Location.-This bay is located on the .northwest coast of the State of Florida, 102 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. For further details see p. 541 of Annual Report for 1934 and p. 710 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel extending from deep water in the 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 was $435,000. The latest (1939) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $35,000. 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.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are numerous small wharves located on St. Andrews Bay, an oil terminal for deep-draft vessels, and one con- crete-steel pier at Bay Harbor, owned by the municipality of Panama City, Fla. While these terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce, it is believed that in the future additional facilities will be required. To meet this expectant need the Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co. at Panama City, Fla., has under construction at Bay Harbor, a concrete steel pier, with adequate 786 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 trackage and warehouse, which will afford an additional berthing space for deep sea vessels. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge Manhattan operating in the new entrance channel, from May 2-21, 1938, removed 338,159 cubic yards of material. The following work in connection with repairs to jetties was performed by hired labor during the fiscal year: Rock from old bulkheads, amounting to 810 tons, was salvaged and 500 tons were placed on east jetty wing, and 310 tons on west jetty wing. Purchased stone was used, in the amounts shown, for repairing the jetties by placing same on the jetty structures as follows: 339.6 tons in the addition to east jetty wing wall extension, 1,190.46 tons in the addition to west jetty wall exten- sion, 205 tons in west jetty cross wall, 40 tons against steel sheet piling at west jetty, and 625 tons on sloughed asphalt on east jetty wing wall. Steel sheet piling in the amount of 4,560 square feet was salvaged from old bulkhead. The above work was all main- tenance. The cost was $50,412.85. The expenditures were $50,808.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1934. On June 30, 1939, the controlling depths were 27 feet in the channel from bay across Lands End, and 29 feet in the approach channel in the Gulf. The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Costs Expendi- tures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds........................----------------------------------............$891,026. 13 $891, 026. 13 $890, 519. 80 Public Works funds--....... __ ..... ...... . $581, 958.8658. 86 581, 958. 86 Total ....................------------------------------ 581, 958. 86 891, 026. 13 1, 472, 984. 99 1, 472, 478. 66 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $42,538.48, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------------------------- $506. 33 Available for revocation_ --- ----------- ------------ 3, 209. 05 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the new entrance channel with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of 1/2 month during October 1939------__ ---------------------------------- $16, 823. 10 Maintenance of jetties by restoration of cross section with rock and extension of rubble mounds to existing shore line at the new entrance channel by hired labor during April and May of 1940-------------------- 22, 000. 00 38, 823. 10 Total------------------ ------------------------ 42, 538.48 The additional sum of $78,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the new entrance channel with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of 1 month_ -- ----------------------------------------- $28,000 Maintenance of jetties by restoration of cross section with rock and extension of rubble mounds to existing shore line at the new entrance channel by hired labor------------------- 50, 000 Total ___--_--- 78, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 787 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------- __---_--_ $785, 518. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 404, 630. 80 1--------------------------, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 2, 190, 149. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 _____ __ ----------- 506. 33 Net total expenditures ___.-----------_--_---- 2, 189, 643. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_________________ 42, 538.48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------- 2, 232, 181. 81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..------------- $110, 420. 73 - Cost of maintenance-...... - - . 136, 022. 32 $74, 608. 82 $159, 328. 19 $470, 653. 95 $50, 412.85 Total cost- - 246. 443. 05 74, 608. 82 159, 328. 19 470, 653. 95 50, 412. 85 Total expended----------------225, 783. 91 122, 678. 10 144, 388. 17 487, 900. 45 50, 808.99 Allotted - --------------------.. . 116, 803. 86 116, 000. 00 159, 709. 08 459, 997. 91 39, 276. 91 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $54, 070. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------- ---- $8, 026. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------------- 37, 500. 00 45, 526. 91 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 99, 597. 47 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment6___________--- 6, 250. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-- ----------- ----- 93, 347. 47 Gross amount expended--------------------_ $51, 278.74 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 469. 75 50, 808. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_________------------- -42, 538. 48 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__________________ -------- 506. 33 Balance available June 30, 1939 ___----- __-------- 42, 032.15 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - -- - - - ---------- June 30, 1941 for maintenance 1 ____ __ _ 78, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16. CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER, FLA. AND ALA. Location.-Rises in the southeast part of the State of Alabama and flows in a southerly direction for a distance of about 175 miles through Alabama and Florida, emptying into the eastern end of Choctawhatchee Bay, about 64 miles east of Pensacola Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 185.) Previous projects.--A project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved May 3, 1881. Work under existing project was begun in 1874. For further details see page 1834, Annual Re- port for 1915, and page 463, Annual Report for 1933. Existing project.-This provides for improvement of Cypress Top Outlet, for maintenance of a navigable channel at low water from the mouth to Geneva, Ala., a distance of 96 miles, by the removal of 788 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 snags and overhanging trees, and for a channel for low-water navi- gation 3 feet deep and 60 feet wide between Geneva and Newton, Ala., a distance of 44 miles, to be obtained by the removal of hard, blue-clay obstructions, by rock excavation, and by the removal of snags and overhanging trees. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 2 feet, and the extreme range, except during storms, is about 4 feet. The highest stages reached in floods are 36 feet at Newton, Ala.; 46.1 feet at Geneva, Ala.; and 27.1 feet at Caryville, Fla. The estimated cost of new work between the mouth and Geneva, made in 1872, exclusive of amount expended on previous project, was $34,332, and between Geneva and Newton, made in 1889, $57,125. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $12,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 23,1874 Adopted the improvement of that portion of the S. Doc. No. 63, 42d Cong., 2d sess. stream between the mouth of the river and Geneva, Ala. Aug. 2,1882 Provided for work between Geneva and Newton__ and Sept. 19, 1890 June 13,1902 Provided for the improvement of Cypress Top Outlet. The latest published map is in House Document No. 242, Seventy- second Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-The natural landings and small timber wharves at various locations on the river are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1906. Navigation and operations are now confined to that portion of the river between the mouth and the mouth of Holmes River, a distance of 271/2 miles, which may be regarded as the head of navigation, and to the lower 9 miles of East River. The low- water depth in the former portion is 3.5 feet, and in the latter, 2.5 feet. The controlling depth at Cypress Top Outlet (the mouth of the river), is 4.0 feet. The costs under the existing project were $134,494.02 for new work and $258,907.27 for maintenance, a total of $393,401.29. The total expenditures were $393,401.29. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance snagging with the U. S. snag boat Albany, for a period of 3/4 month, at such time as may be necessary to meet the needs of navigation -___--_ ____ _ $6, 000 Repairs to wooden bulkheads at Cypress Top Outlet, by Government plant and hired labor, in order to restore the bulkheads to their original condition- -- -_--------------- 19, 000 Total------- .. --------------- ___ _ 25,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 789 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ -- ____-------, --- $171, 884. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_-__ _____ __- ____ 258, 907. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 430, 791. 77 Net total expenditures----------__- _ -___ ------ 430, 791.77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_-------- -- 430, 791. 77 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 17. LAGRANGE BAYOU, FLA. Location.--This waterway is an arm of Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla., located about 70 miles east of Pensacola Harbor and about 46 miles west of Panama City, Fla. The length of the waterway is 312 miles from its mouth to the town of Freeport, Fla., which is the head of navigation. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 185.) Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. For further details see page 869 of the Annual Re- port for 1931 and page 671 of the Annual Report for 1937. 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 41/2 miles. The normal tidal range is about 0.5 foot, 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: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 22, 1922 Channel 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and approxi- H. Doe. No. 111, 67th Cong., 1st sess. mately 10,700 feet long, extending from near the mouth of La Grange Bayou to the mouth of Four Mile Creek. No work was done under this authorization. Aug. 30, 1935 Modified the required local cooperation and pro- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. vided for the present channel dimensions, and No. 49, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- the extension of the project to Freeport, Fla. tains the latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Consist of small wharves and landings for small craft. There are also privately owned storage tanks for petroleum products and molasses at Freeport, Fla. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1937, at a saving of $10,849 under the estimated cost. The control- ling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 9 feet. The total cost and expenditure was $64,150.62 charged to new work. 790 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- $64, 150. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_-------------------------- 2, 160..80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 66, 311. 42 Net total expenditures___ 66, 311.42 ------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______- ____ -- 66, 311.42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work --- $6, 184. 29 $57, 966. 33. .------- ---------.---- Cost of maintenance--- ------------ I----.------------ ----------------------------------- Total expended - - _- - - - - 64, 150.62 . Allotted_ . . _ _-_ _ 75, 000.00 -10, 849. 38------ -- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - _ 30, 1941, for maintenance 1-- _ _______ --- _-_____--___ $20, 000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 18. EAST PASS CHANNEL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY, FLA. Location.-This is the entrance from the Gulf of Mexico into Choc- tawhatchee Bay at the eastern end of Santa Rosa Island. It is 41 miles east from the west pass entrance into Pensacola Bay and 49 miles west from the new entrance to St. Andrews Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 185.) Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance of a channel not less than 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Choctawhatchee Bay into the Gulf of Mexico, at an estimated annual cost of $600. The mean range of tide is 1.3 feet. The extreme range, except during storms, is 2.5 feet. The project was adopted by the River and Har- bor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 209, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). There is no published map of the locality. Terminal facilities.-The small privately owned pile and timber wharves used in connection with the fishing industry in this locality are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No actual work was performed during the fiscal year. A study to determine whether or not the construction of jetties at East Pass (New Pass) Channel would serve to reduce annual maintenance costs and to prevent shift- ing of the channel was made during the fiscal year. The cost was $2,291.94, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $2,369.07. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The new (natural) East Pass Channel to Gulf is 100 feet wide, with controlling depth at end of fiscal year of 6 feet. The total cost and expenditures under the existing project, all maintenance, to June 30, 1939, were $23,713.07. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 791 The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging, removing shoals with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of three-fourths month. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____ ---- __-----__ $23, 713. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------23, 713. 07 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 23, 713. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------- 23, 713. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------------- ------ Cost of maintenance-.---- _------------------- - - $235.07 $12, 528. 83-$2,291.94 Total expended -------------- ---------- -------------- _---- 235. 07 12, 451. 70 2, 369. 07 Allotted---------------...............--..........---------------------------- 3,000.00 12,055.84 ---- Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------------- $2, 369. 07 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $2, 638, 42 Less reimbursements collected------------------------269. 35 - - 2, 369. 07 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 19. PENSACOLA HARBOR, FLA. Location.-This harbor is a landlocked 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 18, 1878, amended and modified by acts of August 18, 1894, and March 3, 1899. Work under existing project was begun in 1903. For further details see page 1835, Annual Report for 1915, and page 714, Annual Report for 1938. 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; for a channel 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep from that depth in Pensacola Bay to the mouth of Bayou Chico, thence 75 feet wide, 14 feet deep, and 5,800 feet long in the bayou, terminat- ing in a basin 14 feet deep and 500 feet square; and also provides that $150,000 may be used in constructing or purchasing a seagoing suction dredge. The mean range of tide throughout the harbor is approximately 1.4 feet near the entrance and about 2 feet at the head of the bay. The extreme tidal range, except during storms, is about 3 feet. 792 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $511,900. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $48,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 A channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 500 Specified in act. feet wide from the Gulf of Mexico to the dock line at the east end of the city of Pensacola, and also provided that $150,000 may be used in con- structing or purchasing a seagoing suction dredge. Sept. 6, 1933 1 Modified the existing project to provide for the H. Doc. No. 253, 72d Cong., 1st sess.' present inner channels and the deepening of the entrance channel to 32 feet. Aug. 26, 1937 Improvement of Bayou Chico---------------- _ _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doo. No. 96, 74th Cong., 2d sess.2 1 Public Works Administration, Aug. 30, 1935. Contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with for the harbor improve- ment. For Bayou Chico the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States all necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance and release the United States and its agents from all damages to property from the dredging and spoil disposal. These requirements have been fully complied with and approved by the Chief of Engineers, September 21, 1938. Terminal facilities.-The modern rail-connected terminal facilities at Pensacola are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 3, pt. 2, revised 1937, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula,operating in the Bayou Chico channel, from De- cember 11, 1938, to January 27, 1939, removed 382,052 cubic yards of material, new work. The U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, operating in Bayou Chico, from January 26 to February 3, 1939, removed 1,662 obstructions, maintenance. The U. S. hopper dredge Manhatta operating in the entrance channel from June 27 to 30, 1939, removed 112,804 cubic yards of material, maintenance. The contractor, re- pairing the north jetty at entrance to Pensacola Harbor, from April 11 to May 10, 1939, placed 2,971.05 tons of jetty stone, and 28.38 cubic yards of concrete cap, maintenance, were broken up and placed in jetty. The total cost was $55,251.66, of which $26,111.47 was for new work, and $29,140.19 for maintenance. The expenditures were. $51,362.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. On June 30, 1939, the controlling depth in the entrance channel was 32.0 feet, in the inner harbor channels 30.0 feet, and in Bayou Chico inner channel, 14.0 feet and outer channel, 15.0 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 793 The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds---..................... . $378,361.21 $831, 269. 31 $1, 209, 630. 52 $1, 205, 739. 93 Public Works funds_---------- _-_.. -. 119, 672. 91 ---------------- 119, 672. 91 119, 672. 91 Total --- ___ 498,034.12 -----...................---- 831,269.31 1,329,303. 43 1,325,412.84 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $54,360.30, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_________________________----------------- $3,890.59 Maintenance dredging, removing shoals, to restore project dimensions in the entrance and inner harbor channels, with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of 1%/months during July and September 1939_---------------------------------------- 50, 469. 71 Total------- ----------------- ---------------- ---- 54, 360. 30 The additional sum of $61,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging, removing shoals, to restore project dimensions in Bayou Chico with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 1 month_ $22, 000 __---------------- Maintenance dredging, removing shoals, to restore project dimensions in the entrance and inner harbor channels, with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of 1 months-- -3---------- 39, 500 Total--- --- ----------------------------------------- 61, 500 Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $1,092, 722. 67 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- --------------------- 957, 918. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 2, 050, 641. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------- 3,890. 59 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 2, 046, 751. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-____----- ------------- 54, 360. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----- 2,101, 111. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---------------- Cost of maintenance---_ _ __-- $46. 24 24, 015. 18 - _. 87 $436. ______ $27, 392. 30 $27, 508. 48 $26, 111.47 29,140. 19 Total cost.---------------- 24, 061.42 436. 87 27, 392. 30 27, 508.48 55, 251.66 Total expended--...---.....-.... 24,187. 63 502. 95 27, 604. 81 27, 507.33 51, 362. 22 - Allotted __----......... _ -__31, 207. 06 10, 000.00 -10, 000. 00 102,997. 65 26, 688. 38 794 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 ---- --------------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___________ $79, 034. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938__ ___---------- $2, 688. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_____--------- 30, 000. 00 32, 688. 38 Amount to be accounted for_ --------------------------- 111, 722. 52 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---------------- 6, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-- ..-. _______---------105, 722. 52 Gross amount expended- ---------------------- $72,162. 71 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 20, 800. 49 51, 362. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- --------------------- 54, 360. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------------ 3, 926. 59 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------- 50, 433. 71 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ____________________________ 61, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 20. 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 of March 3, 1899. Work under existing project was begun in 1906. For further details see p. 1834, Annual Report for 1915, and p. 717, Annual Report for 1938. 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 privately owned pile and timber wharf at Bagdad, extending to 16 feet of water. This facility is considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1916. On June 30, 1939, the controlling depth throughout the chan- nel was 7.5 feet. The total cost was $122,763.59, of which $36,649.90 was for new work, and $86,113.69 for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $122,763.59. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 795 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $10,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging to re- store project dimensions by the operation of a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of one-half month during September 1939. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $41, 649. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---------- ------------- 86, 113. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------- 127, 763. 59 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 127, 763. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---- __--- __- 137, 763. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.... Cost of maintenance-------..........------ ----- $12, 000. 00 Total expended..............---------------.. 11,955.70 $44.30 ........ ............. Allotted ..........--------------------- $11,975.80 I _-...- ... --- I.--- .--. $10,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ $10, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ---------------------- 20, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 21. 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 Charts Nos. 1266 and 1267.) Previous projects.-The original project for the bar channel was adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. The original project for the bay and river channels was adopted by River and Harbor Act of. May 20, 1826, and subsequent projects adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 11, 1870, March 3, 1879, August 11, 1888, March 3, 1899, June 25, 1910, and August 8, 1917. For further details, see page 1840 of Annual Report for 1915, pages 802 and 807 of Annual Report for 1916, page 833 of Annual Report for 1929, and page 718 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel across Mobile Bay 36 feet deep 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 and 300 feet wide from deep water in Mobile Bay to a point 796 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 at the north edge of the proposed quarantine anchorage basin; for a channel 32 feet deep and 350 feet wide from the north edge of the quarantine anchorage basin to the mouth of Mobile River; for an anchorage basin 32 feet deep 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, with a width of 500 feet, from the mouth of Mobile River 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, for the removal of sunken obstructions and for snagging in Three Mile Creek from Mobile River to the Industrial Canal, a distance of 0.8 mile. The plane of reference is mean low water. Under ordinary condi- tions the mean tidal range at the lower end of the improvement 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 revised in 1937, is $591,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $379,000 for the first year and $377,000 annually thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3,1930 Present project dimensions__-_ _ _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 26, 71st Cong., 2d sess.t Aug. 26,1937 Modified the existing project to provide for improve- Rivers and Harbors Committee ment of Three Mile Creek by snagging from Mobile Doc. No. 69, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' River to the Industrial Canal. Do - To provide a 500-foot channel 32 feet deep from a point Rivers and Harbors Committee about 5,000 feet south of the mouth of Three Mile Doc. No. 44, 75th Cong., 1st sess.l Creek to the highway bridge across Mobile River, subject to the provision that no dredging be per- formed within 50 feet of any pierhead line. 1 Contains latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of March 6, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project for Mobile Harbor, Ala., so as to provide a channel 27 feet deep and 125 feet wide from the Mobile River Channel at its mouth, through Garrows Bend, to and including a turning basin of the same depth, 800 feet long, 250 feet wide, substantially in accordance with the plan in the report of the division engineer, at an estimated first cost of $57.000, with annual maintenance of $10,000 in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 221, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of April 20, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that upon the establishment by the United States of a depot and air field in the vicinity of Arlington pier, the existing project for Mobile Harbor, Ala., be further modified so as to provide for extension RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 797 of the previously recommended channel through Garrows Bend at a width of 125 feet to and including a turning basin 800 feet long and 600 feet wide, all 27 feet deep, substantially in accordance with the plan in the report of the district engineer, at an estimated first cost of $55,000, with annual maintenance of $12,000 in addition to that now required and previously recommended; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H. Doc. No. 282, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.--The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, authorized the increased channel width in Mobile River subject to the provision that local interests furnish suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance and release the United States from any claim for damages. These requirements have been fully complied with and were approved by the Chief of Engineers August 5, 1938. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Teermninal facilities.-The modern rail-connected terminal facilities at this port are considered adequate for existing commerce; however, to meet the anticipated future requirements a slip is being dredged, and a concrete pile wharf, with adequate trackage and transit sheds, is under construction, at the north side of existing pier C of the Alabama State Docks and Terminals, to provide three additional berthing spaces for deep-sea vessels. (See Port Series No. 3, pt. 1, revised 1937, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge lVahalac, operating in the Mobile Bay Channel, from July 1 to August 16, 1938, removed 1,057,005 cubic yards of material. The U. S. hopper dredge Manhattan,operating in the Outer Bar Channel, from May 27 to June 27, 1939, removed 455,062 cubic yards of mate- rial, maintenance. The U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, operating in Three Mile Creek, from September 19 to October 11, 1938, and May 16 to 20, 1939, removed 576 snags, and in the Mobile River chan- nel, from April 7 to May 15 and May 21 to June 30, 1939, removed 997 snags. The contractor, operating in the Mobile River channel with dredge Mobile, from October 4 to December 12, 1938, removed 690,943 cubic yards of material, new work, and 335,176 cubic yards maintenance. The contractor, operating in the Mobile Bay channel with dredge Diesel, from January 3 to April 3, 1939, removed 3,814,829 cubic yards of material, maintenance. The cost was $290,907.39, of which $56,927.05 was for new work and $233,980.34 for maintenance. The expenditures were $286,573.76. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1939, were as follows: Outer Bar Channel, 36 feet; Mobile Bay Channel, 31 feet; Mobile River Channel, 32 feet. Included in the total cost for maintenance is an item of $997.20 used in dredging in the channel extending from the east of Arlington pier to the main ship channel in Mobile Bay, under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: 798 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Costs Expendi- New work Mainte- ance- Total tures Regular funds $----------------.------- --------$558,440. 88 $1,870, 830. 23 $2,429, 271. 11 $1, 442, 263. 4 Public Works funds_ .. ___- ----______ .. --- _ 14, 000. 00 _ _ __ 14, 000. 00 14, 000. 0( Total .....----------.....------..-------------- 572, 440. 88 1, 870, 830. 23 2, 443, 271. 11 1, 456, 263. 4 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $349,137.72, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 -__----------- $27, 546. 82 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the Mobile Outer Bar Channel with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of 1 month, August 1939------------------------------------ $25, 000.00 Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in the Mobile Bay Channel from the mouth of Mobile River to deep water in the lower end of Mobile Bay, about 8 months, September 1939 through April 1940_---_____ __-________ 198, 311.25 Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in the Mobile River Channel, about 21/2 months, October to December 1939.---------- 63, 000. 00 Maintenance snagging in Mobile River with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 71 months, July through November 1939 and Apr. 15 through June 30, 1940 --------------------------------------- 31, 000.00 Maintenance snagging in Three Mile Creek with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 1 month during March and April 1940------------------------ 4, 279. 65 321, 590. 90 Total -------------------------------------------------- 349,137. 72 The additional sum of $378,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the Mobile Outer Bar Channel with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of about 11/2 months______-- ___________________--- $37, 500 Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in the Mobile Bay Channel from the mouth of Mobile River to deep water in the lower end of Mobile Bay, about 10 months-----------------247, 000 Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in the Mobile River Channel, about 2 months ---- __- ________ - -_____53, 000 Maintenance snagging in Mobile River with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 8/2 months----------------------------------- 36, 000 Maintenance snagging in Three Mile Creek with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 1 month_______________ 4, 500 Total ----------------------------------------------------- 378, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ________________ ____ $7, 255, 545. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____________----- _______ 5, 967, 511. 34 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------13, 223, 056. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -- ____- ______----_ 27, 546. 82 Net total expenditures--- 13, 195, 510. 08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------_ 349, 137. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ---------- 13, 544, 647. 80 RIVERS AND HARIBOZS-MOBILE, AI.A., DISTRICT 799 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.... $14, 000. 00 __.................. $56, 927. 05 Cost of maintenance ......... 253, 867. 21 $185, 706. 59 $128, 962. 91 $129, 258. 69 233, 980. 34 Total cost----- -................ 267, 867. 21 185, 706. 59 128, 962. 91 129, 258. 69 290, 907. 39 Total expended__................-- ____-- -486,447. 66 181, 624. 18 142, 413. 25 113, 047. 08 286, 573. 76 Allotted------------....................----- -510,891. 13 167, 440. 71 -123, 280. 59 381, 997. 20 354, 878. 32 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_.... $280, 833. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 ------ $76, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------- 320, 000. 00 396, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ ...... ____ -___--_-- - _ 676, 833. 16 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 41, 121. 68 Net amount to be accounted for___- -- 635, 711.48 Gross amount expended -------------------------------- 286, 573. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_ ... -- _______-_--- _ 349, 137. 72 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 --------------------- - 27, 546. 82 Balance available June 30, 1939____________--- --- 321, 590. 90 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - -- June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1_- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 378, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 22. 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 Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It propagates from the seeds and suckers, spreads quickly in most localities, and may cause entire suspension of naviga- tion 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 con- struction 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 (1939) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-51 800 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Appropriations made for the States of Florida and Loui- H. Doc. No. 91, 55th Cong., siana and provided for the extermination or removal of 3d sess. plants, the building of boats, and the establishment of booms. June 13,1902 Use of any mechanical, chemical, or other means whatso- ever. Mar. 3,1905 Appropriation made available for the State of Texas...... Do- __.. Appropriations made for Florida, provided that no Mar. 2,1907 chemical process injurious to cattle shall be used. July 25,1912 Appropriation made available for the State of Mississippi, and also made available for use in that State the oper- ating plant pertaining to the work in Louisiana. July 27,1916 Appropriation made 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 Mobile River, Dog River, Three Mile Creek, Bayou Sara and tributaries, and Bayou Canot, Ala., 582,400 square yards of hyacinths being sprayed and removed, from July 1 to December 21, 1938, and January 5 to June 30, 1939. The total cost was $25,910.49, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $25,292.71. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is for main- tenance. The total cost was $155,739.20, and the total expenditures were $152,809.44. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $29,074.37, will be applied to maintenance as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_-------------------------------- $2, 929. 76 Operations of two United States spraying plants on the spraying and removal of hyacinths and other aquatic growths, by mechanical methods, in the navigable waterways of the Mobile, Ala, district___ 26, 144. 61 Total ------------------------------------------ 29, 074. 37 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1941 by the operation of two United States spraying plants on the spraying and removal of hya- cinths and other aquatic growths, by mechanical methods, in the navigable waterways of the Mobile, Ala., district. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -------------------- _ $155, 739. 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- - 155, 739. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 __ -------- -______ -_ - 2, 929. 76 Net total expenditures____------------------------- - 152,809. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__---------------------------__ 29, 074. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ___----- -- 181, 883.81 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 801 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new work _ ___.__.-- -----.- --- ... ...----.. ... .. ... ... .. .......... .... ..... .... .... .... Cost of maintenance .... __-..... $13, 973. 20 $26, 091.96 $23, 668. 15 $22, 280. 57 $25,910.49 Total expended...............--------------. 12, 367. 54 26, 780. 43 23, 520. 52 21, 725.91 25, 292. 71 Allotted ......................------------------- 31, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 -560. 40 48, 300. 00 24, 975. 95 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------------------------ $29,391. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939----------------------------------------25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- -54, 391. 13 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 24. 05 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 54, 367. 08 Gross amount expended_------------------------- $25, 336. 39 Less reimbursements collected ___----_-------------- 43. 68 25, 292. 71 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 29, 074. 37 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------------- 2, 929. 76 Balance available June 30, 1939------------- -------_ 26, 144.61 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23. 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, was $42,000, with $3,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents May 28, 19351 Existing project authorized -- -- 2 Aug. 30, 1935 Project adopted by Congress - H. Doc. No. 47, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 1 Emergency Relief Act of 1935. 2 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. is located on Chickasaw Creek about 2 miles above its mouth. The Southern Kraft Corporation owns a terminal on Hog 802 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Bayou, which is used for unloading pulpwood from barges. There are several other smaller privately owned wharves of pile and timber construction used in connection with the lumber mills and other industries located on this stream. These terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, operating in Chickasaw Creek, from July 18 to Sep- tember 19, 1938, removed 2,885 snags and 1,925 cubic yards of material from the channel. The cost and expenditures were $9,966.41 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1935, at a saving of $758 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 18 feet. The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regulhr funds------------------------.........-------------- $16, 442. 14 $16, 442. 14 $16, 442. 14 Emergency relief funds---..------------------$41, 241.64 -------------- 41, 241. 64 41, 241.64 Total-------------------------------41, 241. 64 16, 442. 14 57, 683. 78 57, 683. 78 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $5,033.59, will be applied to maintenance snagging by the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt for a period of 1 month during February and March 1940. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of 1 month. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-_______________________ 1$41, 241. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------- 16, 442. 14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --- _ 57, 683. 78 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 57, 683. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- __-__ ____ 5, 033.59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_____________ _ 62, 717. 37 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ...--------.. Cost of new work-------- $41, 241. 64 ..... Cost of maintenance-------------............. .... .. __________.. $1, 500 $4, 975. 73 $9, 966. 41 Total expended---.-... -... . __. . __ . .. 41, 241. 64 1, 500 4, 975. 73 9, 966. 41 Allotted------------------------$42, 000 -758. 36 1, 500 14, 975. 73 5, 000. 00 1 Emergency Relief funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 803 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 -------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939-------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __ ------------------- 15, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------- ----------------- 9, 966. 41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------5, 033. 59 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - -- - - -- -- - - -- - -- - -- - - - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 20, 000. 00 z Exclusive of available funds. 24. 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 River and Harbor Acts of June 18, 1878, and July 13, 1892. Work under existing project was begun in 1905. For further details see page 1837, Annual Report for 1915, and page 725, Annual Report for 1938. 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 Montgomery. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $1,155,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. 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: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1905 A channel from the mouth to Montgomery - H. Doc. No. 378, 59th Cong., 1st sess. June 25,1910 A channel from Montgomery to Wetumpka H. Doc. No. 1089, 60th Cong., 2d sess. The latest published map of Alabama River will be found in Annual Report, 1913, p. 2124. Terminal facilities.-On the east bank at Montgomery there is a natural landing connecting with the city streets. The Wofford Oil Co. has a small wharf about 10 miles below Montgomery equipped for handling petroleum products. There are also various natural landings located along the river. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boat R. C. McCalla, from July 1 to 23, August 16 to December 21, 1938, 804 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 and April 24 to May 15, 1939, removed 1,677 obstructions from the channel between mile 218 and mile 0, salvaged 1,526 tons of rock, made 2,960 tons and placed 4,436 tons in Silver Creek Shoals Jetties, mile 85.9, Aberdeen Wrecks Jetties, mile 31.1, and Mrs. Gray's Jet- ties, mile 69.5. Piledriver No. 1, from September 20 to November 3, 1938, and January 12 to 16, 1939, drove 17,225 linear feet of piles, and bolted in place 1,251 linear feet of waling in Aberdeen Wrecks Jet- ties, mile 31.1. The cost was $52,330.02 for maintenance. The expenditures were $56,838.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 62 percent completed. 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 end of fiscal year were as follows: Mouth to Selma, 4.0 feet; Selma to Montgomery, 3.5 feet; Montgomery to Wetumpka, 3.0 feet. Boats drawing 3 feet or less can usually operate throughout the year. 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. At the end of the fiscal year the channel was in fair condition only; numerous dikes were badly in need of repair. The total costs and expenditures for the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds _____------------------------- $576, 605. 27 $1,949, 987. 98 $2, 526, 593. 25 $2, 525, 034. 09 Public Works funds_ __---------------------- 139, 989. 87 __ _ 139, 989. 87 139, 989. 87 Total_....._--- -------- ------------ 716, 595. 14 1,949, 987.98 2, 666, 583. 12 2, 665,023.96 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $55,180.84, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_ __----------------------------- $1, 559. 16 Maintenance (with United States plant and hired labor) : Repairs and renewal of contraction works between mile 302 and the mouth, August, September, and October 1939------------------------------- $33, 733. 00 Dredging in river channel between mile 302 and the mouth with a United States snag boat, November 1939_ -------- ------------------------. 5, 000. 00 Snagging between mile 302 and the mouth with a United States snag boat, July 1939, May and June 1940----------------- -------------- 14, 888. 68 53, 621. 68 Total_--_------------------------------------------ 55, 180. 84 The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance (with United States plant and hired labor) : Repairs and renewal of contraction works between mile 302 and the mouth--------------------- ---- $57, 000 Snagging between mile 302 and the mouth_ ______--___-_-_ 13, 500 Dredging between mile 302 and the mouth_ ___---_------- 4, 500 Total --- ------------------------------------- 75, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 805 The completion of that portion of the project from Montgomery to Wetumpka, Ala., is not contemplated at the present time as no commerce exists on that section of the river. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $1, 117, 015. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------1---, 969, 013. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------3, 086, 028. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------_______-- __-___- 1, 559. 16 Net total expenditures ____________________________ 3, 084, 469. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------- ------------ 55, 180. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------- --- 3, 139, 650. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__ _------------ $14, 989.00 . Cost of maintenance ........... 40, 178. 05 $50, 176. 04 $36, 899. 74 $46, 548. 30 $52, 330. 02 Total cost----- --------- 55, 167. 05 50, 176. 04 36, 899. 74 46, 548. 30 52, 330. 02 Total expended ...----....---------....... -319, 922. 59 51, 914.96 39, 405. 90 42, 734. 57 56, 838. 83 Allotted.....----.... ------------- -336, 178. 25 14, 992. 85 4, 982. 09 102, 500.00 50, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1,1938_ $62, 019. 67 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------ 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 112, 019.67 Gross amount expended --------- ___ $58, 898. 83 Less reimbursements collected ------------ -___- 2, 060. 00 56, 838. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 55, 180. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 _ -______-_________---- 1, 559. 16 Balance available June 30, 1939 ----------------- 53, 621. 68 Amount (estimated 1) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------------------------- 438, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably' expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ____________-_- __--...___ 75, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 25. COOSA RIVER, GA. AND ALA. Location.-The Coosa River is formed at Rome, Ga., in the north- west part of the State of Georgia, by the junction of the Oostanaula and Etowah Rivers, which have their sources in northern Georgia. From Rome the Coosa River flows in a southwesterly direction through Georgia and Alabama for a distance of 286 miles and unites with the Tallapoosa River to form the Alabama River near Mont- gomery, Ala., at about the center of the State. (See U. S. Geological Survey charts for northeast Alabama and northwest Georgia.) Previous projects.--The River and Harbor Act of August 14, 1876, adopted the original project, which was modified by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890. Work under the existing project, was begun in 1877. For further details of previous projects see page 806 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 1837 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 728 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for securing from dam No. 5, Ala- bama, to Rome, Ga., a channel 4 feet deep at extreme low water and 100 feet wide, to be obtained by open-channel work and the con- struction of locks and dams-one dam without a lock and four locks and dams located between a point 7 miles below Riverside, Ala., and Greensport, Ala., and one lock and dam located at Mayos Bar, 7.5 miles below Rome, Ga. The length of the section included in the project is 165.5 miles, the lower end being 117 miles above the mouth of the river. The project also provides for operating and care of all locks and dams. Certain data relative to the Coosa River dams are given in the following table: Available depth Dimensions of locks over miter sills Miles at low water Locks and Location with reference from dams to nearest town mouth of river Greatest available width Lift Upper Lower length Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Lock 31 (15)__ Wetumpka, Ala .......... 11 280 52 14. 70 8. 00 8. 00 Dam 5-...... Gadsden, Ala., 58 miles __ 117 ----------..--- ------- 10.00 - No. 4-.-..-... Gadsden, Ala., 48 miles_ _ 127 280 52 8. 00 7. 00 7.00 No. 3 ........ Gadsden, Ala., 27 miles -_ ] 48 176 40 12.00 5. 15 4.00 No. 2 Gadsden, Ala., 251/miles_ 149 176 40 5. 57 5. 40 5.20 No. 1_____--- Gadsden, Ala., 22}4miles_ 152 F 176 40 5. 33 3. 41 3. 25 MLayos bar___ Rome, Ga., 7V4 miles--.... 275 176 40 12.00 6.00 5.00 Year Year of Locks and Character of Kind of Type of construction ened - Cost dams foundation dam to nay- comple- igation Lock 31 (15)-_ Gneiss ........ . - (1) 2$228,511.-00 Dam 5 - Disintegrated chert and Fixed_-_ Concrete and cribs.....-------- 1917 397, 834.00 limestone. No. 4 ..__...- -_..do ------ do-... Dry rubble masonry__ 1914 (3) 2 456, 620.00 No. 3...------ Disintegrated chert ....- do _.. .. do ....-........... 1890 1890 110, 744.47 No. 2 .------ Sandstone and slate ..... _-do - do_ 1890 1890 159,166.00 No. 1------ Sandstone .----------------- --- do_ Rock-filled cribs-....... 1890 1890 106, 173.96 Mayos bar --- Compact shale..---------........---do--- ....-- Dry rubble masonry_. 1913 1915 279, 929. 29 1 50 percent complete. 2Estimated cost; no exact record. a Lock is 99 percent complete, and the dam completed. The fluctuations of stage are as follows: Rome, Ga., ordinary, 30 feet; extreme, 40 feet. Gadsden, Ala., ordinary, 22 feet; extreme, 38 feet. Lock No. 4, about 4 miles above Riverside, Ala., ordinary, 17 feet; extreme, 24 feet. Wetumpka, Ala., ordinary, 45 feet; extreme, 62 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1928, is $1,835,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $10,000 for the part of the river between Rome, Ga., and Gadsden, Ala. The estimate of annual cost of operation and care of locks and dams, made in 1937, is $3,600. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 807 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 14,1876 Open-channel work and locks and dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3 for Annual Report, 1872, p. 536, that section of the river between the Selma, Rome and and Annual Report, 1875, Dalton Railroad bridge near Wilsonville, Ala., and pt. 2, p. 661. Rome, Ga., at an estimated cost of $470,668 for work between said bridge and Greensport, Ala., and $180,000 for work between Gadsden and Rome, a distance of 107.5 miles. Sept. 19, 1890 Present channel dimensions, viz, 4 feet deep and 100 feet H. Doc. No. 94, 51st Cong. and wide, the increase of lock dimensions to 52 feet width 1st sess. July 13,1892 and 280 feet clear length, and for the improvement of the entire river from Wetumpka, Ala., a distance of 11 miles above the mouth to Rome, Ga. Do-....... Only the walls of lock No. 31 and dam No. 4 were con- structed under this enlarged project, which has been considered as definitely abandoned following report of Jan. 9, 1905. (H. Doc. No. 219, 58th Cong., 3d sess.) June 25,1910 D am N o. 5 and the lock in dam N o. 4 ......... H . D oc. N o. 1421, 60th C ong., ........ - - 2d sess. Do_ -__... Lock and dam at Mayos Bar__ _________________________H. Doc. No. 1115, 60th Cong., 2d sess. June 26, 19341 Operation and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. I Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. The latest published maps of the Coosa River will be found in Annual Report, 1890, page 1644, for that portion of the river from lock No. 4 to Greensport; Annual Report, 1891, page 1752, for that portion between Wetumpka and lock No. 4; and Annual Report, 1913, page 2125, for the upper Coosa. Recommended modifications of project. The abandonment for the present of the. existing project, except for the inexpensive care and maintenance of locks and dams, was recommended under date of December 29, 1920 (H. Doc. No. 1018, 66th Cong., 3d sess.) Terminal facilities.-At Rome, Ga., there is one small private wharf on the left bank of Oostanaula River, and a private wharf on the left .bank of Etowah River used exclusively by the owners. At Gadsden, Ala., there are no terminal facilities. These facilities and the natural landings on the Coosa River are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Only Mayos Bar was kept in operation during the year. All Government property at the other locks and dams was protected. The total cost was $3,058.64 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $3,079.41. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 83.5 per- cent completed. Locks and dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3, the lock and dam at Mayos Bar, and dam No. 5 have been completed. Lock 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. (See tabulated statement under Existing project.) Open-channel work by dredging, rock removal, and con- 808 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 struction of contraction works had been carried on at various shoals between lock No. 4, Alabama, and Rome, Ga. A 4-foot depth at mean low water obtains at such bar as had been worked over, but no extensive and consecutive length of stream had been completed. At the end of the fiscal year the controlling depth was 21/2 feet on several of the bars; from Gadsden, Ala., to Woods Ferry, a distance of 37 miles, the controlling depth was 3 feet, certain shoals and the lower sill at lock No. 1 being the controlling points; from Woods Ferry to lock No. 4, a distance of 9 miles, the controlling depth was 4 feet. These depths are obtainable throughout the year. Increased drafts are ordinarily obtained between the months of January and June, inclusive. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of a lock at dam No. 5 and lowering sills at lock No. 1 and completing open-channel work from Mayos Bar to lock No. 4, a distance of 148 miles. All locks and dams are in poor con- dition and with the exception of Mayos Bar lock cannot be operated. At lock No. 1 the miter sills are badly worn and are in need of replacement and the wooden gates at locks Nos. 2 and 3 are decayed and leak badly. At dam No. 5 the timber section of the dam has decayed and washed out. Repairs are not contemplated at any of these. Open-channel work which has been done has, in general, been maintained by the action of the river. The total cost under the existing project was $2,339,458.22, of which $1,608,105.59 was for new work and $731,352.63 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $1,780,083.56. In addition the sum of $559,145.99 was expended between June 30, 1890, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care on the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $4,120.59, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------ $228.67 Maintenance : Operation of locks and dams--------------------- $3, 000. 00 Ordinary repairs---------------------------------891. 92 3, 891.92 Total---------------------------- --------------- - 4, 120. 59 The additional sum of $3,600 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance : Operation of locks and dams---------------------------------- $3, 000 Ordinary repairs------------------------------------------ 600 Total------------ ---------------------------------- 3, 600 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $2, 574, 911. 97 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 731, 352. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 3, 306, 264. 60 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 228. 67 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 3, 306, 035. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___----__________ _ 4, 120. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939..--------. 13, 310,156. 52 1 Includes $559,145.99 from permanent indefinite appropriation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 809 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .................----------.. Cost of maintenance------__ -. $6,617.71 $3,390.52 $3,194.66 $2,884.41 -$3, 058.64 Total expended.................- 6, 095. 22 1, 396. 19 2, 499. 64 2, 865. 74 3, 079. 41 Allotted _------------__-- ---- 9, 520. 38 -1, 232. 03 -1, 300. 00 8, 385. 18 1, 334. 97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- ----------------------- - $5, 865.03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- 3, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 9, 465. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------- 2, 265. 03 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 7, 200. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 3, 079. 41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 4, 120. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------------- 228. 67 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------------- 3, 891.92 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - of existing project 2 227, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 ---- ---------- 3, b6. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 26. BLACK WARRIOR, WARRIOR, AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, ALA. Location.-The above names apply to what is virtually a single stream, about 472 miles in length, having its source in northern Ala- bama, 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 Tombig- bee Rivers, was adopted by act of March 3, 1875. For further details, see page 1841 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 732 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of 15 dams and 16 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 45 miles above Mobile, to mile 447.6 on the Sipsey Fork, mile 444.6 on the Mulberry Fork, and mile 420.6 on the Locust Fork, a total distance of 426.6 miles. The project also provides for dredging a cut-off channel 9 feet deep and 150 feet wide approximately 1.4 miles long in the vicinity of Sunflower Bend, and installing temporary flashboards on dams 1-9, raising existing dams 13-16 each 1 foot, the construction of crest gates 12 feet high on dam 17, and the maintenance by snagging operations of Mobile River from the mouth of Chickasaw Creek to the junction of the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers, a distance of 42 miles. Existing locks and dams Nos. 10, 11, and 12 are to be re- placed by a new lock and dam to be constructed in the vicinity of Tuscaloosa. 810 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY; 1939 The maintenance of the section of the Tombigbee River below lock No. 1 to its mouth, a distance of 56.6 miles, formerly reported under the title "Tombigbee River, Ala., from mouth to Demopolis (main- tenance of channel)," authorized by the River and Harbor Acts ap- proved 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 project also provides for operating and care of all locks and dams. The following statement shows condition of locks and dams, all of which (excepting the Tuscaloosa) have been open for through traffic since May 1915: Location and other data for locks and dams in this system Dis- Depth Dis- Width of chamber an d great- over Lock No. tance Nearest town est length available for the Lift sills at above tance full width (feet) low mouth water 1 1- 1 Miles Miles Feet Feet 1 ...... 56. 6 St. Stephens, Ala __--- 3 281.9 by 52 -------- -- - .. 9.00 18.0 127. 6 Pennington, Ala ...-- __ 6 286 by 52__ 12. 00 8. 5 3----- - - - - 149. 6 Oakchia, Ala____ ____- 5 Sdo ___-.. - -- 10. 00 8. 5 5------------ .. 23 ...---- - 176. 6 Demopolis, Ala .-..... 1 285.6 by 52 ------ 10. 00 8. 5 - 191. 6 Cedarville, Ala _____-- 5 . do _- --- 10.00 8.5 212. 1 Sawyerville, Ala ------ 5 ----- do --...- 10. 00 8. 5 227. 6 Wedgeworth, Ala . . 5 284.7 by 52__ 10.00 8.5 104.2- . 243. 6 Akron, Ala._____........ 3 284. 7 by 51.65_ 10. 00 8.5 5.11 260. 6 Powers, Ala ____________ 4 284.7 by 52 _--- 10. 00 8. 5 306. 35 Tuscaloosa, Ala ___-___ 95 by 460_ (4) 10. 0 307. 6 -_..do __ 286.6 by 52__ 9.86 8. 5 16 308. 1 ....do_ 286 by 52_ 8. 50 8. 5 17 - 122--- - - - 308. 6 --- o do- do------------------- 1 286.2 by 52 -------- 10. 50 8. 5 13--- - - - - 315. 6 Tidewater, Ala ......... 285.5. by 52 _-- 13.14 8. 5 14 - - - - - - 319. 1 Searles, Ala_ 8 282.1 by 52 _ 14.00 9. 5 15----------- 325. 6 Kellerman, Ala ........ 6 . d..do_ - - 14. 00 9.5 332. 1 --.. do .................. 14 285.5 by 52- ----__ 20. 00 9. 5 333. 6 --- -do - 14 ..... do .... 73.00 8. 5 Total lift -... .......254.00 -- -- Type of construction Date Date opened Actual cost Lock Character of Kind of. of com- to opene of lock and No. foundation dam pletion to navigation dam Lock Dam I i i Soft rock- -....... Fixed Concrete_ Concrete ..... 1909 Sept. 6, 1908 $560, 290. 02 Hard clay __-. __do__ ___do.... Timber crib, 1915 Nov. 1, 1914 560, 114. 09 stone filled. 3_ -_ - do . _._..... __do __ ___do ---- ....do -_ - 1915 Sept. 21, 1914 609, 622. 80 ---- do _...........__do __ ___do .--- do ... .-. ..... 1908 Dec. 1, 1908 479, 000. 00 5---- ......do . ....... __do_ ___do..... -- do - -----1908 Sept. 1, 1908 501, 000. 00 6 .. Piles ........... ___do______do --- ---. .do - ..-... 1908 Oct. 1, 1908 443, 000. 00 -.. d o .-------- ___do-- ___do .... .. ..do . -- ---- 1903 Nov. 7,1903 225, 600. 00 8 .. ... .do ..... _ .... ___do__ ___do .... ..... - -..- . d o .. 1903 Jan. 1, 1903 212, 400. 00 9 .. ..do - - -.. do .. ___do .-- ....-do ........ 1902 ----- do ... ... 202, 440. 00 Tusca- Hard blue shale _- ___do- ___do .... Concrete ----- (6) 74, 321, 138. 72 loosa. 10 2 ... Hard sandstone __ ___do-. Stone ... Timber crib, 1895 July 1, 1896 244, 500.00 stone filled. 11 2 ... -- - do ........... __do ___do-. ----- do .. _.-- 1895 --- do _..... 170, 000. 00 12 2-. . . .....do ......----. _ -do .... .. .do- ----- 1895 .....do___ . 160, 500. 00 13 -.. ... .do .... ........ __do____ ___do.- Stone ...... 1905 July 4, 1905 203, 700. 00 14 -- .. .....do ....- --- -- do -. Concrete Concrete ----- 1910 Mar. 29, 1910 414, 714. 89 15 - .. -- -do ....-- -- ___do ..- ._-do ..... __ do . . 1910 May 2, 1910 430, 233.87 16 - -- .. . . .do .. .. . . . . . . . . - do . __do .... ..... do -- --- 1915 Jan. 1, 1915 520, 853. 68 17 ...... .....do .... ........ do S__do .... -----do . ---- a 1915 May 13, 1915 8 3, 424, 858. 98 1 River is tidal below this loqk and daily gage readings show that on an average of only 2 days per year is the depth over the sill less than 8 feet, the minimum being 6.9 feet. 2 Locks Nos. 10, 11, and 12 will be replaced by Tuscaloosa lock and dam. 3 Double lock. 4 31 feet. 6 Now 99 percent completed; the remaining 1 percent covers cost of submerged land. 6 Lock and dam 95 percent completed June 30, 1939. 7 Estimated. 8 Does not include $1,255,342.90 estimated cost of land submerged, damage to structures or cost of clearing. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 811 The tidal influence extends from Mobile 101.6 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 and 3.6 feet, re- spectively. 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, 101.6 miles from Mobile; 57.8 feet at Tuscaloosa, Ala., 352.6 miles from Mobile; 13 feet at Birmingport, 409.6 miles from Mobile; and 27 feet at Cordova, 429.6 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, 4 feet; and at Cordova, 7 feet. The works of improvement have reduced the amount of fluctuations at different points from 3 to 10 feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1939, is $16,200,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $574,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 5,1884 Original appropriation for improving Black Warrior River. Original project for slack-water improvement author- Annual Report, 1887, pt. 2, p. 1302. ized by Secretary of War Apr. 19, 1887. Mar. 3, 1899 Construction of the first locks between Tuscaloosa and Demopolis. Maintenance of the section of Tombigbee River below Sept. 19, 1890 lock No. 1 to its mouth (66 miles) included in the June 13, 1902 existing project. June 13,1902 Construction of locks and dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3. H. Doc. No. 178, 56th Cong., 2d Merging of the individual projects for the Black sess., and Annual Report, 1901. Warrior and Warrior Rivers and the Tombigbee pt. 3, p. 1858. River below Demopolis. H. Doc. No. 165, 57th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1902, p. 1293. Mar. 2,1907 Construction of locks and dams Nos. 14, 15, 16, and 17_ 1 Aug. 22,1911 Lift of lock No. 17, changed to 63 feet, and construc- H. Doc. No. 72, 62d Cong., 1st sess. tion of locks and dams Nos. 18 and 19 eliminated from the project. Extension of slack-water improve- ment to Sanders Ferry on Mulberry Fork and Nichols Shoal on Locust Fork. Mar. 2,1919 Raising of various dams 2 feet and raising the lock Annual Report, 1918, p. 876. walls 2 feet at lock No. 1 to provide a minimum depth of 8 feet at low water; widening the channel to. 150 feet where practicable. 7 Aug. 30,1935 For snagging Mobile River from the mouth of Chicka- H. Doc. No. 728, 1st Cong., 3d saw Creek to the junction of the Alabama and Tom- sess. bigbee Rivers. Do...... Extension of the project to its present limits and chan- H. Doc. No. 56, 73d Cong., 1st sess.' nel dimensions. Do-..... Construction of a lock and dam below Tuscaloosa to Rivers and Harbors Committee replace existing locks and dams Nos. 10, 11, and 12. Doec. No. 26, 74th Cong., 1st sess. June 26,1934 2 Operating and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 1 Contains latest published map of the Tombigbee River and tributaries. Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. For maps of the Warrior and Black Warrior Rivers, see Annual Reports for 1911, p. 1702, and 1913, p. 2144, respectively. 812 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 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 which are leased to a private company, but serve the general public, and the terminals at miles 357.6 and 409.6 which are owned and operated by the Inland Waterways Corporation, also serve the gen- eral public. These terminals are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 28, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended the further improve- ment of the Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala. and Miss., by the construction, at this time, and with priority over other locks and dams proposed for the system, of a dam with normal lift of approxi- mately 40 feet and with a lock chamber approximately 77 feet wide and 600 feet long, generally as described in the report of the district engineer, near Demopolis, Ala., to replace existing dams Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7, at an estimated cost of $6,750,000 for construction and for acquisition of necessary lands (H. Doc. 276, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The following work was accomplished during the fiscal year: NEW WORK Description Cost Payment for land submerged above dam No. 17, payment for lands for right-of-way, spoil areas, and cut-off area at Sunflower Bend, preparation of plans and specifications for rem oval of locks Nos. 10, 11, and 12 ..... .. ... .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .... .. $5, 811. 71 The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula, from Aug. 15 to Sept. 7, 1938 removed, 310,350 cubic yards of material widening the channel below lock No. 1. This work was done coinci- dentally with maintenance work during this period of time _ _ 9, 469. 73 The contractor,,from July 1, 1938, to June 30, 1939, under a continuing contract authorization, continued construction of cofferdam, excavation, fill, and other work in connection with the Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam: Contractor's earnings and Government cost- . . . . ..-..-------- $1,176, 877. 34 Core boring by hired labor.------..--------------..-----------..---------...... 19, 341. 70 1, 196, 219. 04 Installing folding A frame on dam No. 1 by hired labor__ .....________ _______________ 58, 752. 02 Negotiations were continued for settlement of damage claims caused by backwater from crest gates on dam No. 17__............................................--------------------------. 114, 713. 34 Total, new work--------...............--------------------------------------------- 1, 384, 965. 84 MAINTENANCE Cubic Plant Locality Date yards Cost removed U. S. pipe-line dredge Pas- Tombigbee River_ July 1-Sept. 7, 1938, and 1, 318, 018 $77, 660. 73 cagoula. April 25-May 31, 1.939 U. S. pipe-line dredge Warrior and Tom- July 1-Nov. 7, 1938, and 1, 238, 174 119, 804. 07 Pettus. bigbee Rivers. March 16-June 30, 1939. U. S. snag boat Denison...__ do___________ July 1, 1938, March 6, 1939, 1 9, 851 67, 493. 39 and April 2-June 30, 1939. U. S. snag boat Montgomery _ do___. .. July 1, 1938-May 4, 1939_____ 2 19, 234 51, 418. 94 . U. S. derrick boat Pearl.___ Warrior River______ Oct. 6-8, 26-28, Nov. 9 and 2, 277. 21 823. 39 Dec. 9, 1938, and April 19-27, and June 25, 1939. U. S. towboat Fayetteville_.. Entire system _..... Miscellaneous investigations ----------- 27, 261. 75 during the fiscal year. Spraying grass and banks Dam No. 17 pool_ _ July 1-Nov. 12, 1938, May ............. 12, 456. 34 at edge of water to elimi- 8-31 and June 26-30, 1939 nate mosquito breeding. T o t al m a i n t en an ce . . . . . . . . . . . $35 6 , 9 18 . 6 1 1Also 12,757 obstructions and 3,807 cords of drift. 2Also 3,167 obstructions and 2,840 cords of drift. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 813 All 17 locks and dams, telephone line of 141 miles, and other equip- ment and plants were operated and maintained by United States plant and hired labor. The total cost of operating and care of locks and dams was $187,310.41, charged to maintenance. The total cost for the fiscal year, regular funds, was $1,929,194.86, of which $1,384,965.84 was for new work and $544,229.02 for main- tenance. The total cost, Emergency Relief funds, was minus $98.62 charged to new work. The total cost for the fiscal year, all funds, was $1,929,096.24, of which $1,384,867.22 was for new work and $544,229.02 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $2,328,519.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 96 percent completed. Seventeen locks and dams have been built (see table under Existing project), the channel has been dredged, original snagging completed, and principal lock houses built at all locks. A dredged channel through Sunflower Bend cut-off on the Tombigbee River was completed in 1938. A depth of 8 feet over a minimum width of 100 feet obtains throughout the entire length of the im- provement, and all-year navigation for boats is possible to the extent of the channel dimensions. Construction of crest gates on Dam No. 17, Black Warrior River was completed in 1938. Construction of Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam was continued throughout the year and was 95 percent completed. The total costs and expenditures for the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total _ _ --- Regular funds____--- -__ $14, R86, 552. 14 $10, 811, 874. 60 $25, 698, 426. 74 $16, 473, 555. 42 Public works funds____-_ _- __- _ 79, 219. 93 --------------- 79, 219. 93 79, 219. 93 _ Emergency Relief funds ---------------- 607, 307. 56 ----- 607, 307. 56 607, 307. 56 Total,..........--------- 15, 573, 079. 63 10,811,874. 60 26, 384, 954. 23 17, 160, 082. 91 In addition the sum of $8,932,686.64 was expended between July 1, 1896, and June 30, 1935, in the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $1,267,003.86, including accounts receivable, will be applied to new work and maintenance during the fiscal year 1940, as follows: Acounts payable June 30, 1939 ------___-___------ ---- __ __-$292, 188. 18 New work: Payment for damages caused by backwater from crest gates on dam No. 17 $223, 748. 90 Payment for lands submerged by backwater above original dam No. 17------------------ 10, 696. 56 Payment for lands for right-of-way, spoil area, and cut-off lands at Sunflower Bend_---_---- 18, 717. 52 Installation of flashboard on dam No. 9 with Government plant and hired labor, 1 month, October 1939_-----------_ ------------------ 2, 500. 00 Removing existing locks and dams Nos. 10, 11, and 12, with Government plant and hired labor during July and August 1939-_____-_---__ 44, 726. 41 814 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 New work-Continued. Continuing contract for completion Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam, July 1, 1939, through April 15, 1940------------------------------------- $237, 869. 57 $538, 258. 96 Maintenance (with United States plant and hired labor) : Dredging in river channel between mile 45 and head of navigation with U. S. dredges Pasca- goula and Pettus, July 1, 1939, through Oct. 31, 1939 ---------------------------------- ---- 94, 425. 57 Snagging in river channel between Chickasaw Creek and head of navigation with U. S. snag- boat Montgomery for a period of 8 months, August through November 1939 and March through June 1940, and with the U. S. snag- boat Denison for a period of 8 months, July through November 1939 and April through June 19'40_ ---------------------------------- 78, 016. 98 Miscellaneous work at pool of dam 17----- 13, 514. 54 185, 957.09 Maintenance (operating and care) : Operation of 17 locks and dams_ - 100, 000. 00 Ordinary repairs ------------------------------ 32, 000. 00 Improvement and reconstruction----------- 118, 599. 63 250, 599. 63 Total for all work------------------------------------- 1, 267, 003. 86 The additional sum, of $560,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance (with United States plant and hired labor) : Dredging in river channel between mile 45 and head of navigation, with 2 United States hydraulic pipe-line dredges ------------------------------------------ $225, 000 Snagging in river channel between Chickasaw Creek and head of navigation with U. S. snag boats Denison and Montgomery--------------------------------------- 82, 000 $307, 000 Maintenance (operating and care) : Operation of 15 locks and dams-----------------------100, 000 Ordinary repairs---- -- 33, 000 Improvement and reconstruction----------------------- 120, 000 253, 000 Total for all work5-------------------------------- 560, 000 Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $16, 180,010. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1991-------------------------- 10, 861, 874. 60 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 27, 041, 885.01 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ 3. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----------------------- 27, 041, 888. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------- ------------------- 292, 188. 18 Net total expenditures 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26, 749, 700. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 1, 267, 000. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19391------------- 28, 016, 700. 69 1 Includes $8,932,686.64 from permanent indefinite appropriation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 815 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new work ............. _ $1,011. 86 $89, 586. 37 $1,052, 682. 64 $3, 086, 117.08 $1,384, 867. 22 Cost of maintenance-....._ _ _ _ 491, 402. 95 511, 206. 44 473, 732. 94 461, 074. 14 544, 229. 02 Total cost_ 492, 414. 81 600, 792. 81 1, 526, 415. 58 3, 547, 191. 22 1, 929, 096. 24 Total expended_---------------- 448, 495. 83 -36, 911. 60 1,355, 254. 12 3, 085, 940. 88 2, 328, 519. 64 Allotted.. ___434, 699. 55 818, 366. 06 1, 242, 100. 00 4, 332. 173. 27 1,099, 151. 38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ ------- _--------__----- $2, 496, 368. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-________ $194, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 __- __ 905, 250. 00 1, 099, 250. 00 Amount to be accounted for___- ------- _____----__- 3, 595, 618. 62 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment (Emergency Relief Administration funds) --------------------------- 98. 62 Net amount to be accounted for-__- -________-__- -_ 3, 595, 520. 00 Gross amount expended_____--------------- $2,362, 427. 26 Less reimbursements collected--------------- 33, 907. 62 2, 328, 519. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 267, 000. 36 -1, 1--------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_____-- _ $538, 998. 55 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 237, 869. 66 776, 868. 21 Balance available June 30, 1939 _- __- -- __---- ___ -- 490, 132. 15 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ...---------- - - ----------- 3. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------___- 490, 135. 65 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2__ - -- - - - - - - _____ ____ - 560, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 27. BAYOU LA BATRE, ALA. Location.--This is a tidal stream about 10 miles long, located in the southwestern part of the State of Alabama, and empties into Mississippi Sound. It is 45 miles by water from Mobile Harbor, Ala., on the east, and 18 miles from Pascagoula Harbor, Miss., on the west. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1267.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide across the bar and 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide between the mouth and the county highway bridge, except where the existing depth is 6 feet or more for a width of at least 50 feet. The length of the channel across the bar is 3,500 feet, and the section of the bayou included in the project is 21/2 miles in length. The mean and extreme tidal ranges are 134 and 33/4 feet, respectively. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1923, was $20,000, with $5,000 for annual maintenance. 184626---39-pt. 1, vol. 1--52 816 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was. adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 4, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are numerous small wooden wharves, which are used exclusively in connection with canning factories located on the bayou. These wharves are considered adequate for existing commerce. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 20, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project for Bayou La Batre, Ala., so as to provide a channel 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep from that depth in Mississippi Sound to the highway bridge at the town of Bayou La Batre at an esti- mated cost of $27,500, with maintenance estimated at $2,000 annually in addition to the present cost of maintenance; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. (H. Doc. No. 281, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 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 Mississippi Sound, across the bar at the mouth of the bayou, and in the bayou up to the county highway bridge. The controlling depths ascertained during June 1939 were as follows: Mississippi Sound Channel, 6 feet; Bayou La Batre Channel, 6 feet. The total cost was $60,863.99, of which $18,631.29 was for new work and $42,232.70 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $60,863.99. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $10,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of one-half month during March 1940. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __---- ___--1------------ -18, 631. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------ ------ ___ 42,232.70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ .--------- 60, 863. 99 Net total expenditures------------------------------------- 60, 863. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 10,000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_------_----- 70, 863. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1.937 1938 1939 C ost of n ew work - ......... -..- ................. --... ...... Cost of maintenance ............ $19, 985. 87 - $9, 482. 98 _ ........ Total expended .. _--........ 9,965. 00 $10,020. 87 - -- --- 9,482. 98 Allotted_---------------------- 17, 979. 27 -14. 13---------.....--- 9,482. 98 $10, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 817 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ------------------------------ 15, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 28. 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 Gulf- port Harbor, Miss., on the west. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1267.) Previous projects.-Appropriations were made for Pascagoula River by River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1827, May 23, 1828, and August 30, 1852. The first definite project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. Other projects were adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of August 5, 1886, August 18, 1894, June 3, 1896, March 3, 1899, June 13, 1902, and June 25, 1910. For further details see page 1843 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 741 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a through channel of the maximum dimensions that can be secured by the expenditure of $283,000, but not exceeding a depth of 25 feet and width of 300 feet across the outer bar at Horn Island Pass, and thence a depth of 22 feet and width of 225 feet to the railroad bridge at Pascagoula, and thence a depth of 22 feet and width of 150 feet, increased at sharp bends, to a point on Dog River 4 miles above its mouth. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range here is 13/4 feet and the extreme tidal range is 33/4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1914, is $283,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000 for the outer bar channel at Horn Island Pass and $100,000 for the channels in the river and through Mississippi Sound. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 4,1913 Limiting the channel dimensions subject to local H. Doc. No. 682, 62d Cong., 2d sess. cooperation. Mar. 4,1915 Modified the required local cooperation and pro- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. vided present project channel dimensions. No. 12, 63d Cong., 2d sess. The latest published map may be found in H. Doc. No. 211, 54th Cong., 2d sess. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-The municipal wharf on the east side of Pas- cagoula River has an available dockage of 1,094 feet. The Louis- ville & Nashville Railroad Co.'s wharf in the Pascagoula River at 818 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 of 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 wharf. All pri- vate terminals, together with the municipal wharf, are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series, No. 19, revised 1934, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The contractor, operat- ing in the Mississippi Sound section of the Pascagoula Ship Chan- nel, from April 10 to May 3, 1939, removed 1,082,495 cubic yards of material. The cost and expenditure was $30,865.34. 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 percent completed. The controlling depths, ascertained in June 1939, were as follows: Horn Island Pass, 17 feet; Mississippi Sound Channel, 17 feet; and Pascagoula River Channel, 16 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 $868,228.35, of which $103,037.87 was for new work and $765,190.48 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $868,228.35. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $32,717.84, will be applied to maintenance dredging, by contract, to provide channel dimensions adequate to meet the needs of navigation in the Mississippi Sound and River Channels for a period of 11/2 months during March and April 1940. The additional sum of $60,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging, by contract, to provide channel dimensions adequate to meet the needs of navigation in the Mississippi Sound and River channels. No new work funds are being requested in view of the fact that commerce does not justify completion of the project at the present time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $1, 007, 479. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ____-______-_________ -1, 177, 814. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 2, 185, 294. 11 Net total expenditures_------- - ____________ ----- ___ 2, 185, 294. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------_____________ 32, 717. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 __-__-__ -2, 218, 011. 95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new w ork .. Cost of maintenance--............. - -- - - - - $32, 595. 62 - - - - -. $29, 647. 28 - - - - -. $21, 423. 56 . --. . ..I-- . . . . $20, 000. 00 $30, 865. 34 Total expended-----------------.................. 32, 146. 86 30, 096. 04 21, 423. 56 20, 000. 00 30, 865. 34 Allotted..---------------------- 32, 000. 00 30, 000. 00 -8, 552. 08 50, 000. 00 33, 583. 18 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 819 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------- $30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------$3, 583. 18 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- 30, 000. 00 33, 583. 18 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 63, 583. 18 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 30, 865.34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 32, 717. 84 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -------------------------------------- 180, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in -fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- 30, 1941, for maintenance 60, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 29. PASCAGOULA RIVER, MISS. Location.-This river, approximately 89 miles in length, is formed by the confluence of the Leaf and Chickasahay Rivers near Merrill, in the southeastern part of Mississippi, and empties into Missis- sippi Sound at Pascagoula. (See U. S. Geological Survey map of Mississippi.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. For further details see page 1845 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 743 of Annual Report, for 1938. 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 1/2 and 4 feet, respectively. The ordinary and extreme fluctuations at Merrill, due to floods, are 19.4 and 26.2 feet, respectively. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5,1886 The existing project was adopted and included dredging at the Annual Report, 1879, mouth of the river. p. 835. Mar. 3,1899 Limited the improvement to the section above the mouth of Dog River and appropriations since have been made accordingly. For latest published mep see H. Doc. No. 1723, 64th Cong., 2d sess. Terminal facilities.-The natural landings on this river, the municipal wharf at Pascagoula, and the privately owned wharves at Moss Point and Pascagoula, Miss., are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boat McCalla, operating in the Pascagoula River from May 18 to June 26, 1939, removed 939 obstructions. The cost and expenditures were $8,000 for maintenance. 820 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The controlling depth at mean low water is 7 feet from mouth of Dog River to Dead Lakes, 32 miles, and 3 feet in the remaining 50 miles of the project above Dead Lake. The total cost and expenditures were $126,321.51, all maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, for maintenance snagging operations with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, for a period of 2 months. Gost and ftnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $15, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 126, 321. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------141, 321. 51 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 141, 321. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------- 141, 321.51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------- - - - - Cost of maintenance....------------- $9, 256. 99 --- $4, 211.10 $8,000 Total expended--.-------------- 9, 256.99 .. . 4, 211. 10 8, 000 Allotted----------------------10,000.00 -$743. 01---------------- 4, 211. 10 8, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938-------------- ---------------------- $8, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 8, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance-------------------------------------- 10,000. 00 30. 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 River and Harbor Acts of Au- gust 2, 1882, and July 5, 1884. For further details see page 1846 of Annual Report for 1915, page 863 of Annual Report for 1929, and page 744 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 and for a relocated channel 10 feet deep, 150 feet wide and 4,600 feet long in front of East Beach, for discontinuing maintenance of the aban- doned portion of the channel, and for maintenance of the Coast Guard channel to a depth of 6 feet and. a width of 300 feet. Under ordinary conditions, the main tidal range is about 13/4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $58,350, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects but including RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 821 $5,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $18,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions..................... H. Doc. No. 754, 69th Cong., 2d sess. June 20,1938 Relocation of channel ---...- __... _ -. H. Doc. No. 639, 75th Cong., 3d sess. 1Contain latest published maps. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 5, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project for Biloxi Harbor, Miss., so as to provide an entrance channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide into Old Fort Bayou, at an estimated first cost of $4,000, with annual maintenance of $1,200, in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. 258, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended further modification of the existing project for Biloxi Harbor, Miss., so as to provide an entrance channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide through Cranes Neck into Bayou Bernard, at an estimated first cost of $6,000, with annual maintenance of $2,000, in addition to that now required and previously recommended, subject to certain con- ditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. 326, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, authorized the relocation of the channel along the south water front subject to the provisions that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, rights-of-way for relocation of the channel and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance of the project as may be required, protect the United States from claims for damages that may result from dredging of the proposed channel, and construct a retaining wall, without cost to the United States, along the south water front to retain satisfactorily the dredged material. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Consist of a number of light timber wharves at Biloxi owned by private parties but available to the public. These are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Wahalak, operating in the Biloxi Channel, from December 3-15, 1938, removed 215,611 cubic yards of material over a distance of 7,030 feet. A triangulation control and hydrographic survey of this harbor was commenced during the fiscal year and on June 30, 1939, was 76 percent complete. The cost was $13,179.55, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $11,179.62. Condition at the end of fiscal year.-The existing project prior to the modification authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, was completed in 1932, at a saving of $43,088 under the estimated cost. No work has been done on the modified project. The controlling depth ascertained in June 1939 was 9.0 feet. In- cluded in the total cost of maintenance is an item of $997.24 used 822 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 for dredging in Ott Bayou, Miss., during the fiscal year 1938, under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The total costs and expenditures for the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds -_-__________--___ - - - .-- . ____.. .. $33, 353.35 $60,945. 30 $94, 298. 65 $93, 131.47 Contributed funds___--______------ --------- 5, 000. 00 10, 200. 00 15, 200. 00 15, 200. 00 Total..... .....------------------------------- 38,353.35 71, 145. 30 109, 498. 65 108, 331.47 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $37,820.38, will be applied to new work and maintenance as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----_______- __----_--- _____-_ $1, 999.93 New work: Dredging with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, relocating the channel along the south water front, about 1 month, in the fall of 1939------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Maintenance: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the existing Biloxi Harbor Channel with a United States hy- draulic pipe-line dredge about % month during February 1940__ 15, 820. 45 Total ------------------------ ----- ----------------- ----- 37, 820.38 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, 11/2 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $77, 735. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_______________________ 147, 254. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939____________ 1224, 990. 45 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------- 1, 999. 93 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 222, 990. 52 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______________________________ 37, 820. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 260, 810. 90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance $231. 29 $7, 420. 16 $9, 340. 35 $17, 625. 71 $13, 179. 55 Total expended _______________________________ 7, 438. 94 9, 552. 86 17, 625. 71 11,179. 62 Allotted 12, 648. 84 9, 000. 00 -5, 008. 20 27, 625. 71 39, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------- $10,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 $5,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939_ ----- 34,000.00 39,000.00 Amount to be accounted for ________________--____-___ 49,000.00 Gross amount expended _ _______ _--_______ __------__ _ 11,179.62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_---------- 37,820.38 1In addition, $5,000 for new work and $10,500 for maintenance expended from con- tributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 823 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------------------ $1, 999. 93 Balance available June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 35,820.45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June ---- -------- --- -- --------- ------ 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 30,000.00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 31. 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 Pontchar- train, and industrial canal) on the west. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1267.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor 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 page 1846, Annual Report for 1915, page 857, Annual Report for 1929, and page 747, Annual Report for 1938. 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 an- chorage basin at Gulfport. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range here is about 134 feet, and the extreme tidal range is about 31/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1927 was $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. Terminal facilities.-The modern rail connected terminal facilities at this port are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 19, revised 1934, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Wahalak, operating in the Gulfport Ship Channel, from August 16 to September 8, and December 15, 1938, to April 11, 1939, removed 3,695,506 cubic yards of material. The cost was $94,395.40, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $94,413.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1934, at a saving of $81,689 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water, ascertained in June 1939, are as follows: Ship Island Bar Channel, 27 feet; Mississippi Sound Channel, 26 feet; anchorage basin, 26 feet. 824 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds------------.. .. . ---------------- $70,427. 77 $687, 019. 97 $757, 447. 74 $776, 009. 60 Public Works funds__----- ------------ 47, 883. 19 47, 883. 19 47, 881. 19 Total_................................... 118, 310. 96 687,019. 97 805, 330. 93 823, 892. 79 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $197,137.91, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ---- ------------- - $779. 84 Maintenance dredging, by contract, to remove shoals in the Gulfport Ship Channel and Anchorage Basin, 8 months, Sept. 15 to Dec. 15, 1939, and Feb. 1 to June 30, 1940----------------------- 196, 358.07 Total- --------------------------------------------- 197, 137. 91 The additional sum of $184,750 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the outer bar channel of Ship Island Pass with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of 3/4 month-- -- ___---__-----------_ $18, 750 Maintenance dredging, by contract, to remove shoals in the Gulfport Ship Channel and Anchorage Basin, 8 months____________________ 166, 000 Total ----------------------------------------------- 84, 750 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $387, 328. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__--------- --- __-__ 2, 999,312. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- 3, 386, 641. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 _____________________ __ 779. 84 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 3, 385, 861.55 ----- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_____ - - -______-_ 197, 137. 91 Total amount appropriated to. June 30, 1939 --- __-_______ 3, 582, 999. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ... . ... _ __ ____ $5, 775. 50 -$450. 00 -$50. 00 Cost of maintenance ..---- _---- 62, 450.91 150, 930. 77 37, 282. 22 $101, 532.91 $94, 395. 40 Total cost---------------- 68, 226. 42 150, 480. 77 37, 232. 22 101, 532. 91 94,395. 40 Total expended__ . -- ...-- 90, 163. 44 136, 653. 87 50, 847. 71 101, 105. 79 94, 413. 74 Allotted-____ _.._ __....... .. 84, 088. 50 85, 000. 00 -25, 895.97 191, 950. 00 177, 692. 80 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 825 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ..-------------------------- $113, 858. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--- ------------------------------ 195, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 308, 858. 85 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 17, 307. 20 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 291, 551. 65 Gross amount expended-------------------------- ---------- 94, 413. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 197, 137. 91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------------- 779. 84 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 196, 358. 07 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1-------------------------------- 184, 750. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 32. WOLF AND JORDAN RIVERS, MISS. Location.-This improvement, located in the southeastern part of the State of Mississippi, consists of dredged channels 1.6 and 2 miles long, respectively, at the mouths of Wolf and Jordan Rivers, tribu-- taries of St. Louis Bay. It is 24 miles by water from Gulfport, Miss., on the east and 54 miles from New Orleans, La. (via the inside route through Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, and the Industrial Canal), on the west. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1268.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging at the mouths of these streams channels 7 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, extending from the 6-foot contour in St. Louis Bay to the 7-foot contour in each stream. The length of the dredged channel at the mouth of Wolf River is about 1.6 miles and at the mouth of Jordan River about 2 miles. Under ordinary conditions, the mean tidal range here is about 13/4 feet, and the extreme tidal range is about 31/2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1906, was $30,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. No. 917, 59th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities and none are required, as the natural landings along these streams are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge T'Vahalak operating in the Wolf and Jordan River Channels, from May 24 to June 7, 1939, removed 186,368 cubic yards of material. The cost and expenditures were $9,205.59, charged to maintenance. Condition at end of f.scal year.-The existing project was completed in 1908 at a saving of $805 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water in these channels ascertained during June 1939 are as follows: Wolf River, 7.0 feet; Jordan River, 7.0 feet. The total cost was $79,988.67, of which $29,195.19 was for new work and $50,793.48 for maintenance. The expenditures were $79,988.67. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $594.41, is available for revocation. No operations are con- templated during the fiscal year 1940. 826 REPORT OF' CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 SThe sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, three-fourth month. Cost and fenancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------- ---------------- $29, 195. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------------50, 793. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------------79, 988. 67 Net total expenditures------------------------------------79, 988. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------- _--111111111 594. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-....... 80, 583. 08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .... . -....- -- -. Cost of maintenance $9, 586. 41 $9, 205. 59 Total expended - - - - - - -- -- - - -- - --... .. _-.. .. . .. . 9, 586. 41 9, 205.59 Allotted - $10, 000.00 -413. 59 9, 800. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- -------------------- $9, 800. 00 Gross amount expended ---------------------------------------- 9,205. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------------- 594. 41 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 -------- ---- ----- 15, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 33. 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. For further details see page 950 of Annual Report for 1922, and page 750 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel suitable for 6-foot navigation from the mouth of West Pearl River to Bogalusa, La., by dredging, snagging, and cut-offs at sharp bends from the mouth of West Pearl River to a point immediately above Holmes Bayou to secure a depth of 7 feet at low water; the construction of a lateral canal 7 feet deep and 80 feet wide extending 20.1 miles from the mouth of Holmes Bayou to Pools Bluff with three locks of adequate dimen- sions; and for the improvement of Pearl River from Pools Bluff to the mouth of Bogalusa Creek by dredging, snagging, and easing of bends, with suitable dams or sills in the river channel just below Pools Bluff and across Bogue Chitto to maintain the levels in the canal and river. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 827 The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $3,509,000, with $57,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, subject to the approval of the Board of Engineers. This approval is contained in House Document No. 408, Seventy-fifth Congress, second session, which document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-The requirements of local cooperation are as follows: (a) That local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, the land required for the dams, locks, and canal appurtenances, and all flowage and dumping easements needed for initial construction and subsequent maintenance of the improvement, and shall assume full responsibility for all property damage incident to construction and maintenance of the canal. Approximately 50 per- cent of these requirements have been met. (b) That local interests shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide, free of cost to the United States, the ferries and bridges required for land traffic across the lateral and terminal canals, and construct a terminal at Bogalusa with suitable terminal facilities open to all on equal terms. These requirements have been fully complied with and approved by the Secretary of War, October 4, 1938. Terminal facilities.-A privately owned wharf which is used for unloading logs is located at the Pearl River highway bridge near Pearl River Station, La. No other facilities exist except natural landings at various locations on the river. These facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Plans and specifications for construction of the canal, levees and appurtenant works from the site of lock No. 1, mile 29.4 to mile 46.0, and for construction of lock No. 1, were completed. Work was continued on plans and specifications for locks Nos. 2 and 3. All subsurface investigations were completed. Surveys for rights-of-way, preparation of maps and property descriptions in connection with the rights-of-way, were about 90 percent completed. The U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, operating in West Pearl River between mile 8 and mile 28 from October 14, 1938, to January 14, 1939, removed 3,390 snags. Con- tract for the improvement of West Pearl River from the mouth to lock No. 1 was awarded January 11, 1939, and at the end of the fiscal year the contractor's dredge No. 4 had removed 280,660 cubic yards of material. Bids were received April 28, 1939, for construc- tion of approximately 7 miles of the canal, levees, and appurtenant works above the site of lock No. 1. Award of this contract was pending on June 30, 1939. The cost was $160,949.30 charged to new work. The expenditures were $147,314.45. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 8.3 percent complete. The controlling depth is 2 feet. The total cost was $238,775.87, all of which was for new work. The expenditures were $213,524.96. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $1,101,014.65, including accounts receivable, will be applied to new work during the fiscal year 1940, as follows: 828 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Accounts payable June 30, 1939_--------------------------- $25, 290. 52 New work: Completion of preliminary work, including com- pletion of plans and specifications for locks Nos. 2 and 3, sills, and remaining portion of lateral canal --------------------------- $31, 385. 85 Snagging in the lower river by hired labor with a United States snag boat, Dec. 1, 1939, to Feb. 14, 1940 ------------------------------- 15, 280. 66 Completion of contract in progress for improve- ment of lower river, consisting of widening channel and dredging cut-offs at sharp bends, July through September 1939 .------ ------ 155,942. 48 Construction, by contract, of canal and levees, spillway and pile jetties between lock No. 1 and mile 36.6, Aug. 15, 1939, through Oct. 15, 1940__ 331, 331. 32 Construction, by contract of canal between original and revised locations of lock No. 1, Oct. 15 to to Dec. 15, 1939----------------------------- 33, 564. 82 Construction, by contract, of canal and levees from mile 36.6 to mile 46.0, about 1 year, commencing Oct. 15, 1939---------------------------------- 508,219. 00 ~P,., wn. A .. 1, 075, 724. 13 a Total------------------------------------------ 1, 101, 014. 65 The additional sum of $1,356,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work : Construction, by contract, of lock No. 1------------------------ $751, 000 Construction, by contract, of lock No. 2--------------------- 492, 800 i Construction, by contract of Bogue Chitto sill------------------45, 000 Construction, by contract, of canal from mile 42.5 to lock No. 3, mile 44---------------------------------------------- 200 1 Vai--------------------------------------------- 1, 356, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new new to June 30, 1939_______----__________ $383, 219. 18 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_____________- - -- --- ___- 168, 171. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 551, 390. 82 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ------- ------------------- 39. 61 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__ - -__ 551, 430. 43 -_____-______ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 __-----------__ ____ -____ 25, 290. 52 Net total expenditures___ -------------------- ___, 526, 139. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ ___- _________-___ 1, 100, 975. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--_______ __ 1, 627, 114. 95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------- ............-----------....------------.. .. _ _____________ $77, 826. 57 $160, 949. 30 Cost of maintenance-. ------- --- ------- ---- - , -- ---- ----.. Total expended ....------------- __-- __- . - --- ----------- __- -_ ,... -. 66, 210. 51 147, 314. 45 Allotted-------...... ------------------- ---------. ----------------..... 482,000. 00 832, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 829 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $415, 789. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938---.---------- $200, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939--__-____-- 635, 300.00 835, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________ --------- 1, 251, 089. 49 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 2, 800. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ ------- __ -_____ 1, 248, 289. 49 Gross amount expended ______ ___---_____ ___- $147,959.26 Less reimbursements collected_____ -- __-___--___ 644. 81 147, 314. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------------------- 1, 100, 975. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_____________ $25, 290. 52 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------155, 942.48 181, 233. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939__---------- _______-919, 742. 04 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939___-------------- _____ 39. 61 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939___________-__ 919, 781. 65 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- __--.----------------- 2, 194, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1--_------- - _ 1, 356, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 34. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year was $378,538.79, all charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $375,193.81. The balance unex- pended at the end of the fiscal year, $159,982.90, including accounts receivable, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to pay- ment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $125,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-___________--______ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------- $1, 794, 814. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_______ _ 1, 794, 814. 15 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 -- __________________ _ 179. 96 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_---- __ _____ ____- 1, 794, 994. 11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ---------------- ---------- 20, 188. 33 Net total expenditures__ - ------------------- 1, 774, 805. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_-- -_______-____ -______159, 802. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 1, 934, 608. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--....--..------------------ Cost of maintenance-----------............. $135, 230. 42 $167, 104. 62 $248, 667. 98 $614, 798. 88 $378, 538. 79 Total expended-----...........--------...... 133, 218. 71 170, 126. 28 223, 984. 31 633, 087. 25 375, 193. 81 Allotted---.......------------------ 191,092. 49 192, 362. 16 177, 715. 25 709, 828. 25 395, 115. 03 830 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------------------------ $139, 881. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937__------------ $116, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938____ __ -- 153, 615. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939___-------- 125, 000. 00 395, 115. 03 Amount to be accounted for-----------------_---- - 534, 996. 75 Gross amount expended_______----------------- -$432,779. 81 Less reimbursements collected__------- ------- -57. 586. 00 375,193. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ----------------- 159, 802. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ________________--------20, 188. 33 Balance available June 30, 1939 --------------------- 139, 614. 61 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--- _---------------------__ 179. 96 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------------- 139, 794. 57 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - -- --- - --- --- --- - June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1__ ____ __ 125, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 35. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditure to Esti- full June 30, 1939 mated Name of project report see _ amount Nme of projectAnnual required Report New work Mainte- to com- for- nance plete Holmes River, Fla.3 --....................... 1931 48, 562. 05 36, 652. 41 (2) Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Fla. and Ala.' ........ 1934 118, 336. 26 104, 575. 24 (2) Tombigbee River, from Demopolis, Ala., to Walkers Bridge, Miss ._. _...______.____.. _. ________________ 1937 197, 650. 71 234, 330. 73 (2) East Pearl River, Miss. .... 1933 37, 127. 93, 34, 144. 18 (s) 1 Channels adequate for existing commerce. 2Completed. 3 At present no traffic exists. 4 Includes $2,160.80 expended for work on La Grange Bayou. 36. PLANT ALLOTMENT, MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939--.-- ---------- - $1, 515, 729. 51 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-----------------------211, 242.40 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 -------------------- 1, 726, 971. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 .- ------------------- 97, 570. 75 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 1, 629, 401. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_---------------------- 45, 540. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-__-------- - 1, 674, 941. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended___------------- $1, 153, 834. 18 $614, 657. 57 -$12. 484. 66 -$130. 054. 67 $3, 448. 74 Allotted_ ................ ... _ 1, 216, 273. 91 622, 667. 48 -8, 000. 00 -136. 000. 00 -20, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 831 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__-- -_ _______----------- __ $68, 988.97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _--______ - 20, 000.00 Net amount to be accounted for---------- --------- _ 48, 988. 97 Gross amount expended-------------------- $2, 090, 300. 29 Less: Reimbursements collected- -- $2, 081, 480. 29 Receipts from sales_ - ___-- -- 5, 371. 26 2, 086, 851. 55 3, 448. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------_____ 45, 540. 23 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 -----_----------__ 112, 192. 98 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------- -- 66, 652.75 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---- '-____ ________ 211, 242.40 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 -- _____- - 144, 589. 65 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion - I iI Alabama-Coosa branch of Commerce Committee Mobile River system, and resolution, Jan. 18, tributaries thereof, for 1939. flood control, navigation, hydroelectric power, etc. Apalachicola Bay, Fla_.... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 29, 1937. Apalachicola Bay to St. Rivers and Harbors July 19,1939 H. 442, 76th Cong., Favorable. Marks River, Fla., Intra- Committee resolu- 1stsess. coastal Waterway. tion, Feb. 16, 1939. Apalachicola, Chattahoo- Rivers and Harbors June 16,1939 H. 342, 76th Cong., Do. chee, and Flint Rivers, Committee resolu- 1stsess. Ga. and Fla. tion, Apr. 28, 1936. Apalachicola River, Fla., River and Harbor Inland Waterway to New Act, Mar. 3, 1925. Orleans, La., and Apalach- icola and Chattahoochee Rivers to Columbus, Ga. Apalachicola River to St. River and Harbor Apr. 19,1939 H. 257, 76th Cong., Do. Andrews Bay Waterway, Act, Aug. 26, 1937. 1stsess. channel from, to 30-foot depth in St. Josephs Bay, Fla. Apalachicola River and trib- Sec. 1 of River and utaries, Ga., Ala., and Harbor Act, Jan. Fla., for navigation, flood 21, 1927. control, power, and irri- gation. (308 report.) Biloxi, Back Bay of, and Rivers and Harbors June 9,1939 H. 326, 76th Cong., Do. Bayou Bernard to Hands- Committee resolu- 1st sess. boro, Miss. tion, Dec. 8, 1937. Biloxi, Back Bay of, Miss.. River and Harbor Apr. 19,1939 H. 258, 76th Cong., Do. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. 1st sess. Biloxi Harbor, Miss __...... Rivers and Harbors ............... Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 21, 1938. Buttahatchee River, Miss. Rivers and Harbors ..................... and Ala. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 1, 1939. Cadet Bayou, near Wave- River and Harbor ..................... land, Hancock County. Act, June 20, 1938. Miss. Chattahoochee River, Ga., River and Harbor .................... and connecting water- Act, July 3, 1930. ways. Choctawhatchee River, Ala. Rivers and Harbors May 11, 1939 Unfavorable. and Fla. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 11, 1938. 184626---39-pt. 1, vol. 1-53 832 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion Chunky Creek, Chickasa- River and Harbor whay River, and Pasca- Act, June 20, 1938. goula River, Miss., im- provement for navigation, flood control, and power. Dauphin Island Bay, Ala., Rivers and Harbors June 9, 1939 House, 333, 76th Favorable. and channel to main ship Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. channel across Mobile Bar. tion, Nov. 23, 1937. East Pass Channel from River and Harbor Gulf of Mexico into Choc- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. tawhatchee Bay, Fla. Galere Bayou, Miss., at _. - Jan. 13, 1939 House, 112, 76th - - .- . _..do__...---- Do. mouth of Jordan River. Cong., 1st sess. Grand Bayou, Fla. (arm of River and Harbor Pensacola Bay). Act, June 20, 1938. Gulfport Harbor, Miss_ ____ River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. La Batre Bayou, Ala-..... Rivers and Harbors May 1,1939 House, 281, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Feb. 10, 1938. Luxapalila River, Ala. and Rivers and Harbors Miss. Committee resolu- -------------------- tion, Feb. 1, 1939. Mississippi River in vicinity Commerce Commit- of Pass Christian, Miss. tee resolution, July 18, 1939. Mobile Harbor, Ala ____--. Rivers and Harbors Mar. 15, 1939 House, 221, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, July 1, 1938. Mobile Harbor, Ala., Gar- Rivers and Harbors May 1,1939 House, 282, 76th Do. rows Bend. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Mar. 16, 1939. Noxubee River, Ala. and Rivers and Harbors Miss. Committee resolu- tion. Feb. 1, 1939. Pascagoula Harbor and River and Harbor Horn Island Pass, Miss. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Pearl River, Miss., to pro- Rivers and Harbors vide 9-foot channel up to Committee, resolu- Jackson. tion, June 6, 1939. St. Josephs Bay, Fla., en- Commerce Com- largement and mainte- mittee resolution, nance of South Channel. Sept. 16, 1939. St. Marks River, Fla___... Rivers and Harbors Committee, resolu- --- -- -- -- tion, Apr. 4, 1939. Sipsey River, Ala., and Rivers and Harbors Miss. Committee, resolu- tion, Feb. 2, 1939. Sucarnoochee Creek, Ala .-- Rivers and Harbors Committee, resolu- tion, Apr. 13, 1939. Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers and Harbors Apr. 26,1939 House, 269, 76th Do. Rivers, waterway con- Committee, resolu- Cong., 1st sess. necting (Tombigbee River tion, Feb. 27, 1934. Route). Tombigbee and Tennessee -.....---- do.......... Rivers, waterway con- necting (Warrior River route) (under special board). I Tombigbee River, Ala., River and Harbor I July 5,1939 -------------------- Unfavorable. from vicinity of Jackson Act, June 20, 1938. Landing south, and be- tween lock and dam No. 1 and Sunflower Bend. Tombigbee River, Miss., Rivers and Harbors ----------------------------------- improvement of West Committee, resolu- Fork. tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Valley Creek, Ala., to a River and Harbor -------------------- point at or near Birming- ham. --------------- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers and Harbors Rivers, Ala., and Miss., Committee, resolu- construction of Impound- tion, Mar. 10, 1937. ing Dam No. 1 on Sipsey Fork of slack Warrior River, for navigation, flood control, water power, irrigation, etc. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 833 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Congress Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers and Harbors Rivers, Ala., and Miss., Committee, resolu- below Demopolis, and tion, Feb. 28, 1930. between Demopolis and Tuscaloosa. Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers and Harbors Apr. 28,1939 House, 276, 76th Favorable. Rivers, Ala., and Miss Committee, resolu- Cong., 1st sess. construction of lock and tion, Jan. 27, 1937. dam at mile 227. Water hyacinth obstruc- Rivers and Harbors ...............---------------------------- tions in the State of Committee, resolu- Florida (under special tion, Apr. 13, 1939. board). Watson Bayou, Panama River and Harbor . ..... .................... City, Fla., from deep Act, June 20, 1938. water in St. Andrews Bay to head of navigation. Watts Bayou, Hancock ..... do.... Jan. 13,1939 ...------------- House, 112, 76th Do. County, Miss. Cong., 1st sess. 37. ROME, COOSA RIVER, GA. Location.-The project is located on the Coosa River, Ga., near Rome, Ga. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of ring levees around the city of Rome, Ga., with the necessary provisions for high- ways, railroads, and city drainage, to protect the people and city property from the overflow waters of the Coosa River, at an estimated cost of $366,560. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The contractor for con- structing levees, walls, and appurtenant work completed work on the project during the fiscal year. The contractor for alteration of rail- way trestles completed work during January 1939. The cost from regular funds was $211,091.62. The expenditures were $227,251.72. The cost from emergency relief funds was $85,619. The expenditures were $91,957.34. The total cost, all funds, was $296,710.62, all for new work. The expenditures were $319,209.06. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is practically complete. The cross section of the stream has been increased to the extent that greater discharge is obtained on lower gage heights than formerly experienced during flood periods. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of sodding newly constructed levees to prevent erosion. The total cost under the existing project was $358,060.73, all new work. The totaL expenditures were $358,060.73. Proposed operations.-An allotment of $8,500 received during Au- gust 1939 will be applied to sodding newly constructed levees to pre- vent erosion. This work, when accomplished, will complete the proj- ect. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the avaliable funds. 834 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--_ ---------------------- 1 $358, 060.73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------,- -- . ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__--. 1358, 060. 73 Net total expenditures___ _-------------------- 1358, 060. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------_------- 1358,060.73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . $61, 350. 11 .......-------------------------. $296,710.62 Cost of maintenance-------------------------- --- ---------- ------------ T o t a l e xp e n d ed .......... .. . . . __ _ _.__ ____- . _.__.. __ ._ .. .. .. . _. 3 8, 851 . 6 7 3 1 9 , 2 0 9. 0 6 ...----------...---- ........---------- Allotted ............-----..........-----------...----...------.. 346,080.00 11, 980. 73 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 __----__-----------.-__ $307, 228.33 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------------------------- 15,000.00 Amount to be accounted for --------- __- ------------ 322, 228. 33 Deductions on account of revocation of alloment ------ __-____--3, 019. 27 Net amount to be accounted for-----------..------------ 319, 209. 06 Gross amount expended_------------- $413, 269.25 Less reimbursements collected---------------------94, 060. 19 319, 209. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------- ---- _ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937-- --------------------------------- 8, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1940_. --- ____-______ 8,500. 00 1 Includes $93,060.73 Emergency Relief funds. 38. ITAWAMBA COUNTY, TOMBIGBEE RIVER, MISS. Location.-The project is located on the Tombigbee River, Miss., near Fulton, Itawamba County, Miss. Existing project.-The existing project provides for the alleviation of floods in Itawamba County, Miss., for a distance of 53 miles along the East Fork of the Tombigbee River, from Walkers Bridge at the junction of Browns and Mackeys Creeks to the Monroe County line, by clearing the banks: of trees and underbrush to flood stage, the removal of drift jams and the excavation of 13 cut-off channels, to protect people and valuable agricultural property from overflow waters of the Tombigbee River, at an estimated cost of $135,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Fully complied with. Operations and results duringfscal year.-During the periods: July 1 to 19, 26 to 31, and August 1, 1938, to June 30, 1939, 116,877 cubic yards of material were removed by dragline. From July 1 to Novem- ber 30, 1938, 446 acres were cleared along the banks of the river, and 49.0 miles of drift jams from mile 437.7 to mile 536.7 were removed. The cost from regular funds was $89,973.06. The expenditures were $91,252.84. The cost from Emergency Relief funds was $15,160.52. The expenditures were $17,591.71. The total cost was $105,133.58, all new work. The expenditures were $108,844.55. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 835 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is practically complete. The run-off efficiency of the stream has been improved and flood heights lowered at the locations where the work has been done as a result of the dredging of the cut-off and the removal of drift jams. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year is $1,641.43; of this amount $1,276.02 will be applied to the payment of accounts payable and the remaining funds will be revoked during the fiscal year 1940. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------ ________-_ $94, 787. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_---________ 94, 787.84 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939______-_____-_______________ 870. 07 Net total cost to June 30, 1939--__----__-___- __- - 95, 657. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------- -_______- 1,276. 02 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 94, 381. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_. ___ ----------....-- ____ 1, 641. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---__ __---- 96, 023. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work___ $4, 814. 78 $89, 973.06 C ost of m aintenan ce .. .. . .. .. . ---.-- ---- - - --- ----- --- ---------... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -------- - Total expended ___________ ____________________________.____________ 3, 129.05 91, 252.84 Allotted .......... 26,023.32 70, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_--- ------------ __-___ $22, 894.27 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved July 19, 1937 __________-- ____ $70, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938-----------------25, 000. 00 95,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_....--------------- -- __ 117, 894. 27 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __-. - ___- 25,000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ._ ... __ ___ 92, 894. 27 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $100,824. 73 Less reimbursements collected-------- ------------- 9, 571. 89 91, 252. 84 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---- ------------------- 1,641. 43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-1, 276. 02 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------- 365.41 836 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__---. __--------... ---- $38, 778. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----- ........... ... ---------. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 38, 778. 07 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------- 38, 778. 07 --- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 _---___.___.._---------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ---------- - 38, 778. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _______.___ __..__. _____..._$23, 617. 55 $15,160.52 Cost of maintenance ...--------------------------------------- - -- -- Total expended------------------21, 186. 36 17, 591.71 Allotted .......... . ...-------------------------- 39, 000. 00 -221.93 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 $17,813. 64 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___--------- - -- 221. 93 Net amount to be accounted for __.__.. ___-_____-__ 17, 591.71 Gross amount expended----------___-- $17, 813. 64 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 221. 93 17, 591. 71 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR ITAWAMBA COUNTY, MISS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------------- $133, 565. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939.---. ---------------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-,- - 133, 565. 91 -____ Undistributed costs June 30, 1939-___ ________ ___-_ -____ 870. 07 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 134, 435. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ,276. 02 1-------------------------- Net total expenditures_______------------------------ 133, 159. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 1, 641. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------- 134, 801. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...............---------------------- -- -------------- ----------.... $28, 432. 33 $105,133. 58 Cost of maintenance-----........-- --------------------- ------------------ -------------- -------------- Total expended.................. ------------- -- . ---....---------- 24, 315. 41 108, 844. 55 ---------------------------- Allotted .........................-------------- 65,023.32 69,778.07 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 $40, 707.91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved July 19, 1937------------------ $70, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938------------------ 25, 000. 00 95, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for________---_-------------- 135, 707. 91 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------- -------- 25, 221. 93 Net amount to be accounted for- ------ _ -.-- --.-- 110, 485. 98 RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 837 .Grossamount expended---------------------- - $118, 638. 37 Less reimbursements collected----------------- --- 9, 793. 82 $108,844.55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--___--------------------- 1, 641.43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_------------------- --------- 1, 276. 02 Balance available June 30, 1939___------ -------------- 365. 41 39. COLLINSVILLE, ALA. Location.-The project is located in the northeastern part of Ala- bama in De Kalb County, at the town of Collinsville. Existing project.-This provides for such works as may be neces- sary for the protection of the town of Collinsville, Ala., against floods. The town is located between the two forks of Wills Creek, which overflows periodically as a result of heavy rainfall. The pro- posed plan of relief is to widen the two creek branches and to enclose the town within partial ring levee protection. The estimated cost of this work is $66,000. The existing project was authorized by the War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. These require- ments have been fully complied with and approved by the Secretary of War, April 2, 1938. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The contractor, from December 9, 1938, to June 30, 1939, cleared the levee and retaining wall sites, excavated 81,139 cubic yards of material from the channel, poured 325 cubic yards of concrete in retaining walls, constructed 2,000 linear feet of levee and five timber bridges. The cost was $67,175.49, charged to new work. The expenditures were $56,493.36. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was about 90 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. Observations made since the completion of the construction work indicate that the town of Collins- ville is now protected against floods caused by sudden rises in Wills Creek. The total cost was $67,175.49. The expenditures were $56,493.36. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $14,506.64, plus an allotment of $568.55 made during Au- gust 1939, will be applied to new work during the fiscal year 1940, as follows: Accounts payable ------- -- ----------------------------- $10, 682. 13 Construction of vehicular bridge by hired labor------------ 3, 213. 98 Completion of minor items of hired labor work__--------------- 1,179. 08 Total-- ----------------------------------------- 15, 075. 19 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--___------ ------ $67, 175. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 67, 175. 49 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_ -------------------- 10, 682. 13 Net total expenditures_ _- ---------------------- 56, 493. 36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -------------------- 14, 506. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939.------------- 71, 000.00 838 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_____-- ... ____ ___ __.________.-__ __-- ._----------------------- $67,175. 49 Cost of maintenance- .......... __ __ -- _____ . . . . ........--.... _ __--_ I ..... Total expended_ __ _.......------------ --- - ---------------------- - 56, 493. 36 Allotted......................--------------------------------------------------------- - 71, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_______________________ _ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- ----------- proved July 19, 1937---------------------------------------- $71, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- ------ 71, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------ $56, 498. 36 Less reimbursements collected_--__----------- 5. 00 56, 493. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------_ 14, 506. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_______--------------- 10, 682. 13 Balance available June 30, 1939 ____________--__---------3, 824. 51 Amount allotted Aug. 30, 1939, from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937----------------- 568.55 Balance available for fiscal year 1940--------------- ___ 4, 393. 06 40. SNAGGING AND CLEARING UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 2 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 28, 1937 The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, as amended by the Flood Control Act approved August 11, 1939, authorized the allot- ment of not to exceed $300,000 per year from flood-control appropria- tions in removing accumulated snags and other debris and clearing of channels in navigable streams and tributaries thereof when such work is advisable in the interest of flood control; provided that not more than $25,000 shall be allotted for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any one fiscal year. Allotments were received during the fiscal year 1939 for snagging and clearing on the following streams in the Mobile district: Cahaba River, Ala.; Tombigbee River, Miss. Channel clearance, consisting of removal of snags and other debris, by hired labor with Government and contract plant, was done on these streams as follows: Cahaba River, Ala., 70.5 acres of underbrush were cleared along 13.3 river miles, and 10.7 miles of snagging and removal of accumulated debris were completed November 9, 1938, to March 23, 1939; Tombigbee River, Miss., supervision and equipment were fur- nished Works Progress Administration workers for removing snags and other debris from 67.4 miles of the channels of tributaries of the river, and clearing 571, acres of underbrush from the banks. From February 10 to June 30, 1939, 136,548 cubic yards of material were removed by dragline. Work on this river was approximately 74 per- cent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Summary of stream-clearingcosts Cahaba River, Ala ___---_-_- ----- $25, 000. 00 Tombigbee River, Miss--------------------- -18, 921. 58 Total- ------------------------ 43, 921. 58 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 839 The balance unexpended, June 30, 1939, amounting to $10,385.30, will be applied during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------_______________________ $43, 921. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939.------.. . ------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939______________ 43, 921. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_____________________________ 4, 306. 88 Net total expenditures__________________________ 39, 614. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939________________________________ 10, 385. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -- ________----50, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..--- .....-------------------------------------------------------- $43, 92 58 Cost of maintenance ..--- ... ....----------------------------------.....-------------- --...... Total expended ..-- --..... .... ------------------------------------------ 39, 614. 70 Allotted--- --------------------------------------- .......--------------. 50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved July 19, 1937___ $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938__.---.----------- 25, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------ 42, 360. 21 Less reimbursements collected--------- ____--------- 2, 745. 51 39, 614. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___________-_____-_--_- 10, 385. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__------------- $4, 306. 88 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ______------- 1, 888. 00 6, 194. 88 Balance available June 30, 1939 _________________ 4, 190. 42 41. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $99,862.82. The expenditures were $93,512.18. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $209,087.82, will be applied to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------ __--------___ $101, 575. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------ 101, 575. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------_ ...... __... . __ . 8, 063. 72 Net total expenditures---------________-------__ -93, 512. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 209, 087. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- 302, 600. 00 840 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-............... - -- - -. --- - - ------ - --- ------------ - $99, 862.82 Cost of maintenance...--------------------- _$1,713.08 Total expended---------------.... -------- ---------- --------- -------------- -- 93, 512.18 ..................-------------- Allotted.........------------------------ 131, 600. 00 171,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --------------------------- $131,600.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938------- -------------- $2, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939 00 1-----------------68,500. 171, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------- ------- 302, 600. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------ $93, 738. 96 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 226. 78 -- 93, 512.18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------- 209, 087. 82 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939..-------------------------- 8, 063. 72 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 201,024.10 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- - - -- 30, 1941, for maintenance 1- - 150, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 42. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last full Cost and expenditure to Estimated Name of project report see amount Annual required to Report for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Flomaton, Escambia River, Ala------------ ........... 1938 1 $485. 25 2$149, 000 2. Brewton, Conecuh River, Ala.-------------- 1938 1487. 10 .........--------------.. 235, 000 3. Pearl River, Miss. and La., at Jackson, Miss 1937 -- ..-.-------. 2 10, 000 1 Cost of plans and designs. 9 No funds have been allotted and no work has been done on this project. Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Alabama-Coosa branch of Rivers and Harbors Mobile River system, Ga. Committee resolu- and Ala. tion, Apr. 28, 1936. Alabama-Coosa branch of Commerce Committee Mobile River system, and resolution, Jan. 18, tributaries thereof, for 1939. flood control, navigation, hydroelectric power, etc. Allatoona Dam, Etowah Rivers and Harbors River, Ga. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 28, 1936. Apalachicola River and Sec. 1 of River and tributaries, Ga., Ala., and Harbor Act, Jan. Fla., for navigation, flood 21, 1927. control, power, and irriga- tion (308 report). RIVERS AND HARBORS---FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 841 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress Buttahatchee River, Ala. Flood Control Com- and Miss. mittee resolution, Feb. 9, 1939. Chunky Creek, Chickasa- River and Harbor whay River, and Pasca- Act, June 20, 1938. goula River, Miss., im- provement for navigation, flood control, and power. Coosa River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, Ga. and Ala. June 22, 1936. Coosa River, Ga. and Ala_. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 1, 1936. Hobolochito River, Miss_ .. Flood Control Act, Aug. 11, 1939. Leaf and Bowie Rivers and Flood Control Act, tributaries, Miss. Aug. 11, 1939. Luxapalila River, Ala. and Flood Control Com- Miss. mittee resolution, Feb. 9, 1939. Pearl River, Miss........... Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Sipsey River, Ala. and Miss_ Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, Feb. 9, 1939. Tombigbee River and tribu- Flood Control Com- taries, Miss. and Ala. mittee resolution, May 2. 1939. Tombigbee River and tribu- Commerce Committee taries, Miss. resolution, May 2, 1939. Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers and Harbors Rivers, Ala. and Miss., Committee resolu- construction of impound- tion, Mar. 10, 1937. ing dam No. 1 on Sipsey Fork of Black Warrior River, for navigation, flood control, water power, irrigation. etc. 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: Lt. Col. R. W. Crawford, Corps of Engineers, to March 11, 1939; Lt. Col. L. W. Miller, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Francis B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to October 31, 1938; Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers, since that date. 842 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Southwest Pass and South 19. Bayou Teche, La________ 877 Pass, Mississippi River, 20. Atchafalaya River, Morgan La------------------ 842 City to Gulf of Mexico, 2. Mississippi River between La--------_-------_ 880 Baton Rouge and New 21. The Louisiana and Texas Orleans, La_________ 853 Intracoastal Waterway 3. Bayou LaLoutre, St. Malo, from the Mississippi River and Yscloskey, La ...... 856 at or near New Orleans, 4. Bayou Dupre, La__________ 858 La., to Corpus Christi, 5. Intracoastal waterway, Mo- Tex. (New Orleans-Sabine bile Bay, Ala., to New River section)_______ 882 Orleans, La. (Inner Harbor 22. The inland waterway from Navigation Canal in Lake Franklin to the Mermen- Pontchartrain to Long tau River, La--__ 888 Point Light in Lake 23. Petit Anse, Tigre, and Car- Borgne section)_ 767 lin Bayous, La- 891 6. Bayou Bonfouca, La -.-- 860 24. Bayou Vermilion, La ...... 894 7. Bayou Lacombe, La ------ 861 25. Waterway from White Lake 8. Chefuncte River and Bogue to Pecan Island, La .--- 895 Falia, La___________---- 862 26. Mermentau River, Bayou 9. Tangipahoa, River, La...... 864 Nezpique, and Bayou des 10. Pass Manchac, La .... -- 865 Cannes, La 897 11. Tickfaw, Natalbany, Pon- 27. Bayou Plaquemine Brule, chatoula, and Blood Riv- La- 899 ers, La-------------- 866 28. Calcasieu River and Pass, 12. Amite River and Bayou La __-- - - 900 Manchac, La_ 868 29. Lake Charles Deep Water 13. Grand Bayou Pass, La ..... 869 Channel, La___ ___ 903 14. Barataria Bay, La ..____ 870 30. Removing the water hya- 15. Bayou Lafourche, La...... 16. Bayou Terrebonne, La .___ 871 cinths, Louisiana -----... 874 31. Examinations, surveys, and 905 17. Little Caillou Bayou, La... 875 contingencies (general) __ 907 18. Waterway from the Intra- 32. Other projects for which no coastal waterway to Bayou estimates are submitted - 908 Dulac, La. (Bayous Grand 33. Plant allotment__- 908 Caillou and LeCarpe, 34. Design of Bayou Sorrel Lock 909 La.)-. -- 876 1. SOUTHWEST PASS AND SOUTH PASS, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LA. Location.-Southwest Pass is the westernmost of the mouths of the Mississippi River. It flows in a generally southwesterly direction. The entrance from the Gulf of Mexico is 114 miles from New Orleans, La.; 160 miles from Mobile, Ala., on the east; and 330 miles from Gal- veston, Tex., on' the west. South Pass is the central one of the three main mouths. It flows in a generally southeasterly direction. The entrance from the Gulf of Mexico is 1071/2 miles from New Orleans, La.; 141 miles from Mobile, Ala.,' on the east; and 349 miles from Galveston, Tex., on the west. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1272 and U. S. Geological Survey maps Cubits Gap, Pass a l'Outre (west), Southwest Pass, South Pass, Burrwood, and Mud Pan Bayou quadrangles.) Previous projects-(a) Southwest Pass.-Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1837, August 30, 1852, July 8, 1856, March 2, 1867, and March 3, 1873. For further details, see page 1847, Annual Report for 1915, and page 767, Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 843 (b) South Pass.-None. Existing project-(a) Southwest Pass.-This provides for a chan- nel through Southwest Pass 1,000 feet wide and 35 feet deep. The general plan of improvement provides for contracting the pass to a uniform cross section with approximately 1,420-foot surface width by means of jetties, spur dikes, and bulkheads; for channel improvement by dredging and retaining the dredged material between the dikes, bulkheads, 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 to elevation - 55 feet in the river at Head of Passes as far up as Cubits Gap, a distance of 3.5 miles; 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. 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, originally built to about the eleva- tion 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 for Southwest Pass was authorized by the fol- lowing river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June ]3, 1902_ For a navigable channel of 35-foot depth, the ....---------- H. Doe. No. 329, 56th details of the work subject to modification at Cong., 1st sess., and * the discretion of the Secretary of War. Annual Report, 1900, p. 2287. May 28, 1908 ------------ Dredging shoals between Head of Passes and Specified in act. Cubits Gap. Mar. 3, 1909..------------ Provision made for increasing the plant by the Do. addition of a large dredge. Authority of Secretary of Further contraction of the lower mile of the jetty Interim report of board on War, Oct. 31, 1934. channel to a width of 1,420 feet by means of revised plan for naviga- dikes, and removal of the sill across the head tion structures, Cubits of South Pass. Gap to the mouths of the Passes, Oct. 20, 1934. Authority of Secretary of Spur dikes at the head of Southwest Pass and Second interim report of: War, Sept. 20, 1935. the construction of new dikes and extension board on revised plan for" of existing dikes on the east bank of the Mis- navigation structures, sissippi River at Pilottown, La. Cubits Gap to the. mouths of the Passes,, July 12, 1935. 844 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Acts Work authorized Documents Authority of Secretary of Additional spur dikes at the head of Southwest Final report of board on War, July 22, 1936. Pass and construction of new dikes and ex- revised plan for naviga- tension of existing dikes in the lower jetty tion structures, Cubits channel, Southwest Pass. Gap to the mouths of the Passes, Dec. 20, 1935. Authority of Secretary of Dredging in Mississippi River between Cubits Interim report of board of War, June 30, 1938. Gap and Head of Passes to bottom elevation officers appointed to de- of -55 feet and construction of bank control termine what work may structures and channel correction dredging in be advisable to complete Southwest Pass below mile 10. the existing project for Southwest Pass, Missis- sippi River * * *, dated June 10, 1938. For latest published map see Annual Report for 1920, p. 2372. (b) South Pass.-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 deflecting dikes across head of South Pass and maintenance of sill across Pass a l'Outre, removal of west dike, and construction of submerged and spur dikes at Head of Passes; for dredging a channel 35 feet deep, no width specified, through the shoals in the river between Cubits Gap and Head of Passes, 31/2 miles; and for a seaward extension of the west jetty at mouth of pass; removal of false point at the head of South Pass to elevation minus 45 feet and revetting new bank line. The east jetty foundation is 12,070 feet long. Inner east jetty is 11,170 feet long. The west jetty is 7,820 feet long. Inner west jetty is 790 feet long. The jetties are composed of a substructure of brush mat- tresses surmounted by a superstructure 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 plane of reference is mean low water. Variation of water surface is 16 inches at the mouths and 10 inches at the heads of the passes, due to tides. The extreme range of tide at the mouths of the passes is 28 inches. 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 for South Pass was authorized by the follow- ing river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 845 Acts Work authorized Documents Junear 1875 Authorized James B. Eads and associates to create June 1,18789 and maintain a wide and deep channel. Specified in acts. Mar. 3,1879 June 6,19001 For maintenance by the United States and the ap- Do. propriation of not exceeding $100,000 annually for that purpose. May 28, 1908 For dredging in the river.............-------------------------- Do. Removal of west dike and construction of spur dikes Report by Board of Engineer and bank revetment at Head of Passes. officers (Annual Report 1916, pp. 2420-2426). Authority of Removal of the sill across the head of South Pass .-- Interim report of board on revised Secretary of plans for navigation structures, War, Oct. Cubits Gap to the mouths of the 31, 1934. Passes, October 20, 1934. June 26,1934 For continuing maintenance operations with funds Permanent Appropriations Repeal from regular annual War Department appropria- Act. tions. Authority of Improvement at the head of South Pass by removal Interim report of board of officers Secretary of the false point at this locality to a bottom eleva- appointed to determine what of War, tion of at least minus 45 feet, including revetment work may be advisable to com. June 30, of the new bank line. plete the existing project for 1938. Southwest Pass, Mississippi River * * * , dated June 10, 1938. aEmergency Act. For latest published map see Annual Report for 1919, p. 2656. Prior to the fiscal year 1936, the projects Southwest Pass, Missis- sippi River, La., and South Pass Channel, Mississippi River, La. (maintenance), were reported upon as separate projects. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing projects for Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to New Orleans; and for Southwest Pass and South Pass, Mississippi River, be modified and combined, and a project covering the Mississippi River from New Orleans to the Head of Passes be added thereto, to provide a single project, Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, with channel dimensions as follows: Depth (mean low Width Gulf) Feet Feet Baton Rouge to New Orleans .-----.....------------------------------------ - 35 500 Port limits of New Orleans- ---------------------------------------------........ 35 1,500 New Orleans to Head of Passes ....................---------------..-----------------------------................... 40 1,000 Southwest Pass -------- ---------------------------------------------------- 40 800 Southwest Pass Bar Channel ._--.------------------------------------------- 40 600 South Pass __-- __----------------...............----------- .... 30 450 South Pass Bar Channel ... ...........------------.....------------------------------------- 30 600 The estimated cost for new work is $4,200,000, and $250,000 annu- ally for maintenance, all in addition to amounts now authorized for existing projects (H. Doc. No. 215, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). 846 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terninal facilities.-The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans owns and operates the majority of the terminal facil- ities 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 con- crete 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 the port's wharves are covered with transit sheds, afford- ing 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--(a) Southwest Pass.- New work consisted of constructing by contract 4,056 linear feet of permeable pile dikes for contraction works on the left bank between miles 11.35 and 14.09; dredging 922,973 cubic yards of material by the U. S. pipe-line dredge Pullen,for channel correction; filling be- tween dikes on the left bank between miles 11.35 and 12.49; and dredging 952,937 cubic yards by the U. S. pipe-line dredge Pullen for channel correction at the head of Southwest Pass. Maintenance consisted of the removal of 1,244,356 cubic yards by the U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd and 369,104 cubic yards by the U. S. hopper dredge Galveston from the bar and lower jetty chan- nel; removal of 215,015 cubic yards from the entrance channel at head of Southwest Pass by the U. S. pipe-line dredge Pullen, plac- ing by contract 7,306 square yards of fascine foundation mats, 1,958 tons of stone ballast on mats, 22,375 tons of jetty stone and 1,697 cubic yards of concrete cap for repairing portions of East Jetty between station 163 and the outer end; repair and maintenance by hired labor of spur dikes, bulkheads, outlets, and spillways, revet- RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 847 ments and banks of the pass, and hydraulic investigations and chan- nel surveys; all at costs as follows: New work dredging by hired labor__ ___----- -- --- $189, 068. 10 New work dike construction by contract-. ---------------- 156, 093.98 Total new work________-- ----------- ----------------- 345, 162. 08 Maintenance by hired labor: Dredging -- ------------ 171,290. 79 Maintenance and repair of dikes and bulkheads-------------- 45, 032. 41 Outlets and revetments--- 487. 69 -9, 9----------------------- Emergency repair of East Jetty___ --------------------- 10, 024, 80 Hydraulic surveys and studies---------------------------43, 494. 14 Examinations and surveys----------------------------- 46, 186. 10 Total---------------- ------------------------- 325, 515. 93 Maintenance by contract: Repair east jetty ------------------- 271, 502. 42 ----- Total maintenance for Southwest Pass___________ 597, 018. 35 Extensive additions and improvements were made to the Burrwood shore plant and reservation, including the construction of a residence, a community house, and a store building by contract; and the con- struction by hired labor of a wharf for Government boats at Venice, La., a bulk oil and gasoline station, hot water heating systems in the office, dormitories, and mess building, additions and improvements to the kitchen and dining facilities, a new ice plant and cold-storage room and other miscellaneous additions and improvements to the plant facilities. (b) South Pass.-Maintenance consisted of placing 10,927 tons of jetty stone and 4,419 cubic yards of reinforced concrete cap by con- tract for repairing inner east jetty from station 0 to station 54+40; repairing and extending bank revetment on both sides of East Head- land dike at Head of Passes by contract; maintenance by hired labor of dikes at Head of Passes, outlets, and revetments; which cost as, follows: Maintenance by hired labor: Maintenance and repair of dikes__-- - ___---- _______-__ $3, 737. 52 Outlets and revetments---------------------------------- 181. 73 Total _---------------------------------------------- 3, 919. 25 Maintenance by contract: Repair East Headland dike.... ----------------------- 24, 440.19' Repair inner east jetty_------- 189, 597. 95 Total--------------------------------------- 214, 038. 14 Total for South Pass _______-- ____- ________ __ 217, 957. 39' The total cost for the combined project (Southwest Pass and South Pass) was $1,160,137.82, of which $345,162.08 was for new work and $814,975.74 for maintenance; the total expenditures were $1,334,841.73. (c) Extensive hydraulic surveys of both Southwest Pass and South Pass undertaken during the fiscal year 1938 were continued through 1939. Data obtained included the following: Slope of the water sur- face throughout Southwest Pass, South Pass, and the main river above Head of Passes; continuous water-level records at lower end of each pass, in the Gulf of Mexico at the end of each pass, at Head of 184626-39-pt. 1,vol. 1-54 848 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Passes, in Mississippi River above Head of Passes, and at controlling points throughout the passes; simultaneous discharge observations of the three main passes; float observations at Head of Passes and in Southwest Pass bar channel; location of line of separation between salt water and fresh water at varying river stages; tracing of slush formation in the lower jetty channel of Southwest Pass; determina- tion of silt content of water in each of the passes, analysis of bed material in each of the passes. Average discharge of each of the three main passes in percentages of the total discharge of the river at Head of Passes during the flood cycles are as follows: 1932 1933 1934 1 1935 1936 1937 19382 19392 Southwest Pass South I ass__..- _ _----..... -- 40. 64 ...------- 17.00 40. 25 17.27 40. 73 17.16 39. 96 17.31 37. 91 18. 07 39.52 17.63 38. 57 17.99 36. 62 18.80 Pass a l'Outre-_________- _____ - 42. 36 42. 48 42. 11 42.73 44.02 42. 85 43. 44 44. 58 Total_ ...--------- 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100.00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 100. 00 1 Due to low river stages that existed during the 1934flood cycle, these observations were probably influenced by wind and tide to a greater extent than during other years. 2 Discharge determined simultaneously for all 3 passes. Condition at end of fiscal year--(a) Southwest Pass.-The existing project is 89 percent completed. The jetties were completed to pres- ent 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 1908-23 mattresses were added to the sill at the head of pass a l'Outre, mattress sills were placed across Cubits Gap and the Jump, 11 outlet bayous in the pass were closed, the mat- tress sill across Southwest Pass was removed, 53 spur dikes were con- structed in the lower 9 miles of the pass, and 5 spur dikes and a sub- merged deflecting dike were built at the head of the passes. In the fiscal year 1935, 6 additional spur dikes were built in the lower mile of the jetty channel to contract that channel to a width of 1,420 feet. In the fiscal year 1936, 3 new dikes were constructed at the head of the passes (Pilottown) and 3 of the existing dikes in that area were ex- tended; 4 short spur dikes were constructed on the east side of the pass adjacent to the West Headland dike separating Southwest and South Passes. In the fiscal year 1937, 4 short new dikes were constructed on the east side of the pass adjacent to the West Headland dike and down- stream from the 4 constructed in the fiscal year 1936; 2 extensions and 3 new spur dikes were constructed on the east side of the lower jetty channel in an upstream direction from the fiscal year 1935 dike con- struction. During the fiscal year 1939 7 new spur dikes and 2 exten- sions of existing dikes were constructed on the left bank of Southwest Pass between miles 11.35 and 14.09. All structures are in good condi- tion with the exception of dikes between the bulkheads and jetties, which are no longer needed; and certain of the spur dikes which have served the purpose intended and have become buried in the accretions they were designed to produce; the stone jetties which require major repairs to restore recent major deterioration due to settlement and RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 849 storm action, and the dikes and bulkheads which require periodic renewal of unserviceable piling and repair and maintenance due to settlement. Channel conditions on June 30, 1939, were as follows: 35-foot channel Length Central of Mini- depths channel mum Avee depths width width Miles Feet Feet Feet Entrance channel into head of the pass 1.0 300 400 35-50 Through pass from head to sea end of jetties -- 19. 4 400 1,000 37-50 Through bar channel at mouth of pass_ ___.._._._ _ .8 510 1, 000 36-48 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. Channel-correction dredg- ing at head of Southwest Pass during the year opened a new channel approximately 250 feet wide with depths of 40 to 50 feet on the west side of the navigation channel and maintenance dredging in progress at the end of the year will provide a navigable channel 800 feet wide with least depths of 38 feet at the head of the pass. Pro- longed high-water stages during the 1939 flood caused shoaling to less than project depths in the bar channel where minimum depths of 32 to 35 feet existed for short periods during the months of April and May 1939. Minimum width of 35-foot channel through the bar channel during the remainder of the year varied from 390 to 650 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging for channel rectification and addition of control works and contracting dikes at the head of the passes and in the channel below mile 10 below Head of Passes. (b) South Pass.-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; 2 mattress sills and various dikes at the head of the passes; and dredg- ing the channel. These works were completed on July 8, 1879, when the 20-year period of maintenance by contract was begun. Two side outlets were closed and spur dikes were built at 2 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 feet to inner east jetty; maintenance placing of a mattress 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 mattress for bank protection purposes at the head of the passes; construction of spur 'dikes along the left bank above the head of the passes; and placing of submerged deflecting dike across the head of Pass a l'Outre. Throughout the year a channel of project dimensions was maintained without dredging or major changes in the control works, Extensive repairs were made to inner east jetty by raising the rock 850 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 mound to elevation +3.0 and capping with reinforced concrete to elevation + 6.0 from station 0 to the outer end. On June 30, 1939, controlling channel conditions obtained at the Gulf entrance to the pass, where there was a channel 30 feet deep with a minimum width of 540 feet. The total cost under the existing combined project (Southwest Pass and South Pass) was $39,729,705.30, of which $8,765,000 for South Pass and $13,878,675.41 for Southwest Pass, a total of $22,- 643,675.41 was for new work and $17,086,029.89 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $40,039,547.30. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $1,661,916.57, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------------- $41, 957. 91 New work : By contract: Dredging for channel correction at Head of Passes, Southwest Pass, Aug. 1, 1939, to Dec. 15, 1939------------------- -------- $168, 000.00 Construction of extensions to Pilottown dikes at Head of Passes, Mar. 1, 1940, to June 30, 1940 ---------------- 110, 000. 00 Construction of permeable pile dikes at West Headland at entrance to Southwest Pass, Mar. 1, 1940, to June 30, 1940------------- 100, 000. 00 Construction of permeable pile dikes for contraction works in Southwest Pass, July 1, 1939, to Mar. 1, 1940_ ___ _ 338, 000. 00 By hired labor: Removal of portions of old dikes in Southwest Pass for correction of channel alinement, Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 1939 ____._------_ 40, 000. 00 Total, new work------------------------------------- 756, 000. 00 Maintenance: By hired labor and Government plant: Maintenance dredging by U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd: Southwest Pass bar and lower jetty chan- nel, 31/2 months as required between Dec. 1, 1939, and June 30, 1940, at $30,000 per month------------------ $104,000. 00 Shoal areas within Southwest Pass, 1 month as required between Jan. 1 and June 30, 1940, at $30,000-------------- 30, 000. 00 Head of Passes, 1 inonth as required between July 15 to 31, 1939, and Jan. 1 to June 30, 1940, at $30,000---- ------ 30, 000. 00 South Pass bar channel, one-half month as required between Jan. 1 and June 30, 1940, at $30,000 ------------------- 15, 000. 00 179, 000. 00 Maintenance of jetties, dikes, spillways, and other structures: Southwest Pass : Repair of cross dikes between jetties and inner bulkheads, Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 1939------------------------- $24,000.00 Maintenance and repair of West Headland dike, Sept. 1, 1939, to Oct. 31, 1939___ 8, 000. 00 Repairs to dikes, bulkheads, and other structures, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940- __-- 24, 711. 95 Maintenance of outlets and revetment of adjacent river banks, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940_-_ __-_ 23, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 851 Maintenance-Continued. By hired labor and Government plant-Continued. Maintenance of jetties, etc.-Continued. South Pass: Maintenance of East Headland dike, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940_._ - $8, 000. 00 Maintenance of east jetty longitudi- nal dike Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1939 015, 0 -- 00 Subtotal, maintenance of struc- tures -------------------------------- $102, 711. 95 Examinations and surveys: Hydraulic studies and surveys during flood cycle, 4 months at $5,000 ------- $20, 000. 00 Hydraulic studies and surveys during low- water period, 8 months at $2,500-..... 20, 000. 00 Routine channel surveys and miscellane- ous surveys and examinations during fiscal year 1940_____________________ 35, 000. 00 Establishment of triangulation and base lines for survey control and installation of permanent markers, ranges, and sta- tion structures, July 1 to Dec. 31, 1939_ 5, 000. 00 Subtotals, examinations, and surveys_ -- ___ 80, 000. 00 Additions and betterments to Burrwood Reservation and shore plant by hired labor, July 1, 1939, to Mar. 31, 1940_ 25, 000.00 Model study at U. S. Waterways Experiment Station for planning new work and reduction of maintenance-----_ 30, 000. 00 By contract: Repairs to east jetty, Southwest Pass, Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1939 ------------------------------------------ 315, 000. 00 Repairs to west jetty, Southwest Pass, Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1940 ------------------------------------------- ___ 53, 000. 00 Repair and extension of inner west jetty, South Pass (pile and brush fill dike), in lower jetty channel, Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 1939--------------------------------- 45, 000. 00 Completion of new dormitory and storm refuge on Burr- wood Reservation_________________________ _ 34, 246. 71 Total, maintenance___________________________ 863, 958. 66 Total, all work ---------------------------- 1, 661, 916. 57 The additional sum of $1,922,900 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: New work: By hired labor and Government plant: Dredging for channel correction and filling at Head of Passes and head of Southwest Pass______-- _________----______ $87, 600 Dredging for channel correction and stabilization at head of South Pass------------------------ ------------ 60, 000 By contract: Revetment for channel stabilization at head of South Pass___ 134, 000 Dredging for channel correction in Southwest Pass below Head of Passes with excavated material placed along the banks of the pass and between dikes for channel stabiliza- tion ___---------------- ---------------------- 465, 300 Construction of spur dikes and bulkheads for channel cor- rection and bank control in Southwest Pass ------------ 206, 000 Total, new work__-____------- _________------- 952,900 852 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Maintenance: By hired labor and Government plant: Dredging by U. S. hopper dredge Benyuard in bar and lower jetty channel at Southwest Pass, bar channel at South Pass, within Southwest Pass, and at Head of Passes, 5 months as required during fiscal year_-__- __---------- 150, 000 Repair of jetties, dikes, outlets, revetments, and other struc- tures during the fiscal year as required_____ 175, 000 Examinations, surveys, and special studies_ 80, 000 Additions and betterments to Burrwood Reservation, shore plant, and communications______-- __---------- 25, 000 By contract: Restoration of existing outlets and opening new outlets in banks of Southwest and South Passes 90, 000 Repair of east jetty, Southwest Pass___________ 450, 000 Total, maintenance___ --------------- __ _- 970, 000 Total, new work and maintenance____--__-- --- ____ _ 1,922, 900 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ $24, 373, 663. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___________________ _ 117,086,029.89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ________41, 459, 693. 83 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939__---------__--------------- 351, 799. 91 Net total cost to June 30, 1939----------------------- 41, 811, 493. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_------___ __ ---- ----------- 41, 957. 91 Net total expenditures____------------------------ 41, 769, 535. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ 1, 661, 916. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ______ _ 1 43, 431, 452.40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - - - --------------.--------------- -------- -- $345, 162.08 Cost of m aintenance --..... -.. $713, 593. 06 $605, 599. 55 $579, 745. 10 $602, 657. 16 814, 975. 74 Total cost----- - -_ 713, 593. 06 605, 599. 55 579, 745. 10 602, 657. 16 1, 160, 137. 82 Total expended- ----- - -163, 646. 19 628, 596. 99 523, 850. 07 904, 252. 85 1, 334, 841. 73 Allotted_.----_ ----------- ------- 67,005. 34 518, 871. 52 180, 900.00 1, 399, 193. 84 2, 359, 713. 84 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ..----- __---___ ---- ____ $637, 044. 46 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved July 19, 1937------ .$44, 603.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938___ 622, 700. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939-_.... 1, 541, 300. 00 Amount allotted from First Deficiency Appropri- ation Act of 1938, approved March 5, 1938_... 170, 000. 00 2, 378, 603. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------3, 015, 647. 46 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------ 18, 889. 16 Net amount to be accounted for ______--- ______---2, 996, 758. 30 Gross amount expended----------------- $1, 471, 936. 40 1Includes $3,379,675.65 from permanent indefinite appropriation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 853 Less: Reimbursements collected------ $137, 010. 32 Receipts from sales_-------- 84. 35 $137, 094. 67 $1, 334, 841. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------- 1, 661, 916. 57 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------- $34, 416.15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ 34, 410. 75 68, 826. 90 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------- 1, 593, 089.67 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------ 952, 900. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: For new work 2 952, 900. 00 For maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 970, 000. 00 Total 2 - - -- - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 922, 900. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 2. 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_. 1,557,000 135,000 .. Fall of water surface (approximate) .. . .... . . ----------- -- - feet _ 27.0 0. . Mean velocity (approximate)-------- -............---------...... feet per second-_. 9.0 .5 - (See Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Alluvial Valley maps, Baton Rouge and White Castle quadrangles, and United States Geo- logical Survey maps, Donaldsonville, Gonzales, Convent, Thibodaux (northeast), Lutcher, Garyville, LaPlace, Hahnville (northwest), Hahnville (nortleast), New Orleans (west), New Orleans (east), Chalmette and Belle Chasse quadrangles.) Previous projects.-Authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of June 3, 1896, and January 21, 1927. For further details see page 724 of Annual Report for 1937 and page 775 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides, within the limits of the port of New Orleans where that authority has jurisdiction over both banks of the river, a channel depth of 35 feet and maximum width of 1,500 feet, measured from a line generally 100 feet from the face of the left-bank wharves, but not closer than 100 feet to wharves on the right bank; and from the port of New Orleans to a line one-half mile below the Louisiana Highway Commission Bridge at Baton Rouge, a channel depth of 35 feet and width of 500 feet. 854 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The estimate of cost for new work; made in 1938, is $200,000. The latest (1938) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $89.000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act ,approved June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 597, 75th Cong., 3d sess.), to provide for the present project dimensions. The latest published map is contained in the latter document. Recommended modifications of project.-See page 845 for recom- mendation of the Chief of Engineers that a single project be pro- vided for Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico (H. Doc. No. 215, 76th 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 prod- ucts 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.-The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd removed 43,154 cubic yards and the U. S. pump barge No. 3 removed 591,600 cubic yards from the channel at Red Eye Crossing for maintenance at the end of the 1938 flood cycle, and the U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd removed 253,395 cubic yards, and the U. S. pipe-line dredge Pullen removed 176,752 cubic yards from the channel at Red Eye Crossing at the end of the 1939 flood cycle. Examinations and surveys at Red Eye Crossing and Granada Landing were made to determine the most desirable alinement for channels at these points. Signal lights for control of river traffic in the vicinity of Algiers Point in the New Orleans Harbor were operated for approximately 3 months during river stages above 12 feet on the Carrollton gage. Total costs for the year were $72,322.13, and total expenditures $74,726.47, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, prior to modification by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, was for maintenance only. No work has been done on the modified project. A channel 300 feet wide and 35 feet deep was maintained at Red Eye Crossing by dredging at the end of the 1938 and 1939 flood periods. A natural channel of 300-foot width and 35-foot depth was available throughout the remainder of the project with- out dredging. The normal width of channel between 35-foot contours within the limits of the port of New Orleans varies from approximately 1,600 feet to approximately 2,400 feet. Maximum depths are approxi- RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 855, mately 110 feet. The depth of this portion of channel varies con- siderably, due to deposits and scouring during high stages of the river, and shoals develop frequently at various points during falling and intermediate stages. Dredging is required to maintain deep water to the wharves along the banks of the river. New work' dredging will be performed in the New Orleans Harbor and at Red: Eye Crossing and Granada Landing during the next fiscal year to complete the revised project to full specified dimensions." The total cost under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $241,377.23, and the amount expended was $243,720.19, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $236,480.02, plus $2,693.06, accounts receivable, making a total of $239,173.08, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939___________---________-_____ $350. 1( New work: By hired labor and Government plant: Dredging by U. S. dredge Pullen at Red Eye and Granada crossings to obtain increased project width (in addition to maintenance dredging re- quired for 300-foot project width), July 1-31, 1939, 1 month at $25,000______-_______ _ $25, 000. 00 Dredging in New Orleans Harbor to remove high-water shoaling in critical areas. U. S. dredge Pullen, 3 months, Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, 1939 --- --------- ----------- __- 90, 000. 00 By contract: Dredging in New Orleans Harbor dur- ing low-water period, Oct. 15, 1939, to Jan. 30, 1940_ 85,000. 00 Total, new work----- -- ------------------------- 200, 000. 00 Maintenance (by hired labor and Government plant): Dredging by United States hopper dredge at Red Eye and Granada crossings, as required between May 1 and June 30, 1940, 1 month at $33,822.98___ $33, 822. 98 Operation of Mississippi River traffic lights in New Orleans Harbor, 21/2 months as required between Feb. 1 and May 31, 1940___ ------ ___-- 5, 000. 00 Total, maintenance-------- ------------------------ 38, 822. 98 Total, new work and maintenance---------- ----- 239, 173. 08 The additional sum of $89,000 can, be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance (by hired labor and Government plant): Dredging by United States hopper dredge at Red Eye and Granada crossings as required____________________________ $34, 000 Dredging by U. S. dredge Pullen in New Orleans Harbor, 2 months, as required------- -------------------------- 50, 000 Operation of Mississippi River traffic lights in New Orleans Harbor_ 5, 000 Total, maintenance____ ____-_______ -___________-__ 89, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______ . ____- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------- __ ____$241, 377. 23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _------ -__-241, 377. 23 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------- - 2, 693. 06 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------- 244, 070. 29 856 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- $350. 10 Net total expenditures _-------_---__ ---- -- 243, 720. 19 tUnexpended balance June 30, 1939 ----------- _____--- 236, 480. 02 Total amount appropriated to 'June 30, 1939-------------- 480, 200. 21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork - - - - - - - Cost of maintenance ..........- - -- - - .._..-. --- - - - - - -- $45,295.14 - - - - - - - - - - - - -- $30, 953.63 $1,088. 65 - -- ---- $72,322. 13 Total expended----------------- ----------- 29, 933. 72 46, 114. 01 1,228. 31 74, 726. 47 Allotted------------------------. $3,000 29,902.14 30,000.00 25,000.00 283, 80.39 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ ......... $27, 626. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938_ 1111111__11 $50,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939- .-------------- 235, 000. 00 285, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----- __-- __---------- 312, 626.10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 1, 419. 61 Net amount to be accounted for----------- ------------- 311, 206. 49 Gross amount expended __- --- -__-------------- $75, 445. 08 Less reimbursements collected---------------- 718. 61 74, 726. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939________ ----------- 236, 480. 02 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------------- 350. 10 Balance available June 30, 1939_________----- ------- 236, 129. 92 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------ ---------------- 2,693.06 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939__________ 238, 822. 98 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - -- 30, 1941 for maintenance 89,000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 3. BAYOUS LA LOUTRE, ST. MALO, AND YSCLOSKEY, LA. Location.-From their common head at the small settlement of Yscloskey, Bayou La Loutre flows southeasterly for 29.4 miles to Eloi Bay, and Bayou Yscloskey northeasterly for 2.2 miles to Lake Borgne. Bayou St. Malo leaves Bayou La Loutre at mile 19.4, flow- ing northwesterly 6.5 miles to Lake Borgne. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1270 and 1271, and U. S. Geological Survey maps Yscloskey, Bayou Biloxi, Bayou Bernard, Lake Eu- genie, Lake Eloi, and Morgan Harbor, quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep and 40 feet wide from deep water in Lake Borgne to the shore line at the mouth of Bayou Yscloskey; a channel 6 feet deep and 40 feet wide from deep water in Lake Borgne through Bayous St. Malo, La Loutre, and Eloi to deep water in Lake Eloi; and the removal of snags and other obstructions from Bayou La Loutre between Hope- dale and Bayou St. Malo, the total length of the improvements being 30.0 miles. The normal tidal variation is about 1 foot. Hurricane tides, 6 feet above normal, have been reported. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 857 The estimated cost of new work made in 1937 is $48,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,400. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 275, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26 1937, provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required and improve Bayous Yscloskey and La Loutre from the Lake Borgne shore line to Hopedale, and the Hopedale Canal, to provide a channel approxi- mately 5 feet deep and 40 feet wide. It is expected that work neces- sary to comply with these provisions will be completed by May 1, 1939. Terminal facilities.--None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A complete survey of the waterway was made, specifications prepared, and contract entered into for dredging approximately 300,000 cubic yards of material. The total costs for the year were $4,647.13, and the expenditures were $4,563.09, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No dredging has been done under the existing project. Plans and specifications were prepared and contract entered into for dredging. On June 30, 1939, controlling depths at mean low Gulf level were 5 feet at the mouth of Bayou Eloi, 1.8 feet in Bayou La Loutre, 1.6 feet over the bar at the mouth of Bayou Yscloskey, and 6 feet through Bayou St. Malo. Total costs under the existing project have been $4,647.13, all for new work. Total expenditures were $4,563.09. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $33,436.91, will be applied to new work, dredging, and snagging as follows in completion of the project: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ____ -------------------- ________ $84. 04 Completion of dredging by contract, July 11 to Nov. 17, 1939--------- 29, 722. 00 Snagging operations, Dec. 1, 1939, to Feb. 10, 1940--- _____ __ -_ 3, 630. 87 Total --------------------------------------------- 33, 436. 91 The sum of $8,400 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging under contract during the period January 16 to February 16, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------------- $4, 647. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__-_____--- __-- -___ --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------------- 4, 647.13 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 84. 04 Net total expenditures- -------------------- - 4, 563. 09 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 33, 436. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_-------------- 38,000. 00 858 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 .... Cost of new work----- ------ ------------------------------------------ $4, 647. 13 Cost of maintenance------ Total expended------........... -------------- --------------.. ..-------------- __--------------4, 563.09 Allotted-----.............------..--------..------ ----------------------- 38,000. 00 ..--------------.. Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938--_------------ -------- __ - $48,000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 10, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for _____--.______------- 38, 000. 00 Gross amount expended___-------------------- $4, 703.47 Less reimbursements collected__------------------- 140. 38 4, 563. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__--------------- 33, 436. 91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939___________________ $84. 04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 29, 637. 96 29, 722. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------ - 3, 714.91 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June --- ---- -- ---- -- - --- --- -- 30, 1941, for maintenance 1___ __ 8, 400. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. BAYOU DUPRE, LA. Location.-Bayou Dupre has its head in the marshes 3 miles east of the Mississippi River levee and extends east and north to its mouth in Lake Borgne. The Lake Borgne Canal leaves the east bank of the Mississippi River through a lock at Violet, La., and joins Bayou Dupre 3.6 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269 and U. S. Geological Survey maps Chalmette and Martello Castle quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep from the highway bridge at Violet, La., to deep water in Lake Borgne with widths of 80 feet in the canal and bayou and 100 feet in the lake, and a turning basin 100 feet wide and 200 feet long at Violet, La.; the length of the improvement being 7.3 miles. The mean range of tide in Lake Borgne is 1.5 feet, with occasional variations, due to winds, of 2 feet; hurricane tides of 6 feet have been reported. The privately owned lock at Violet has a usable length of 261 feet, a width of 40 feet, and a depth of 6 feet over the sills. The cost of this lock and the Lake Borgne Canal is not known. The estimated cost of new work made in 1937 is $52,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for cost of maintenance is $5,000 annually for the first 3 years and $3,500 annually thereafter. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 321, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests shall furnish free of cost to the United States a right-of-way along the waterway 110 feet wide for a distance of 350 feet east of the highway bridge, thence 150 feet wide RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 859 for a farther distance of 4,250 feet and 200 feet wide, thence to Lake Borgne; provide an adequate public terminal, not less than 100 feet wide and 300 feet long, on the canal at Violet, La., open to all on equal terms; and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide and maintain a least depth of 6 feet in the Violet lock and its approaches, pass all Government-owned craft through the lock without charge, and pass all other craft at published rates not in excess of those deemed reasonable by the Secretary of War. Fully complied with and accepted by the Chief of Engineers, September 17, 1938, and approved by the Secretary of War, October 26, 1938. Terminal facilities.-There is a private wharf at Violet, La., used by the shrimp and oyster cannery, and a switch track to the Loui- siana Southern Railway. An additional area for a public terminal is set aside under the provisions of local cooperation. These facili- ties are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and(results during fiscal year.-Dredging of 370,585.4 cubic yards of material under contract was completed on March 30, 1939, at a cost of $34,436.07, which includes $2,485.18 for preliminary examinations and surveys accomplished by hired labor. Overhanging trees within the Government right-of-way, along each bank of the stream for a distance of 6 miles, were removed by hired labor and Government plant at a cost of $4,468.63. The total costs for the year were $38,904.70, and the expenditures were $38,969.57, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. There is a channel with a minimum of 6 by 80 feet from the bridge at Violet, La., to the mouth of the bayou, and a minimum of 6 by 100 feet over the bar at the mouth of the bayou at Lake Borgne. A turning basin 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 200 feet long was dredged at Violet. The total costs under the existing project have been $38,904.70 for new work. The total expenditures were $38,969.57. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging under contract during the period January 1 to 15, 1941. Cost and financial summary ------------ Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______________----- $38, 904. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____________ _____ __----- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_-.... _____-- 38, 904. 70 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939---- ------- 87 -64. 6------------ Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 38, 969. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------------ Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 38, 969. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__--__--------- __------------ 11, 030. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_---------------. 50, 000. 00 860 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__ . ------... __ --- ----- --- ------ --- $38,904.70 C ost of m aintenance . - . . .... ......... ... . . . . . . . . ... .. ... . . -........ . . . . . . . . Total expended------------------ -------------.----- --- -- ---------- --- --- --- ----- 3 , 969.57 Allotted ..- ---. ---- .--- -------- --- -------- . ---------------. .... - . 50. 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938----------------------------------- $52, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-............... .2, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----_-__ --- __ ______---50,000. 00 Gross amount expended_______---------------___ $39, 101.91 Less reimbursements collected_--------------------- 132. 34 38, 969. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ____________- ___- __ 11, 030. 43 Accounts receivable June 80, 1939--.--6---------------------- - 64. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939--------- _ 11, 095.30 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - - - _____ - -- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- _ ___ 5, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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 767. 6. 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 topographic map, Slidell.) 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.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-All terminal facilities are at Slidell and con- sist of three loading slips and three 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 modern- ized at moderate cost when required. Operations and reslts during fiscal year.--None. Condition, at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were: 10 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 861 feet through the bayou to the upper end of the improvement and 8: feet, mean low Gulf, over the, bar at the mouth of the bayou. The channel is in good condition. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $36,186.78, of which $30,997.27 was for new work and $5,189.51 for maintenance. In addition, $5,500 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging under contract of the bar channel in Lake Pontchartrain at the mouth of the bayou during the period February 15 to March 15, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------$30, 997. 2T Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------- 5, 189. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 36,186. 78 Net total expenditures- --------- 1----------136, 186.7 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------------- 36, 186. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---------------------------------- Cost of maintenance - - -$5, 189. 51 . Total expended - 5,189. 51 .- . . . . . . . . . Allotted . .-- - -- ----------------- $6, 000 -810. 49 .......... -................ ...... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - -- --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10, 000, 1 In addition, $5,500 expended from contributed funds for new work. 7. BAYOU LACOMBE, LA. Location.-Bayou Lacombe rises in the southeastern portion of St. Tammany Parish and flows in a southerly direction into Lake Pont- chartrain 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, was $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. 862 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.-The wharves which were previously used at the sawmills have deteriorated 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. The total ex- penditures were minus $50.06. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1938. From mile 0 at its mouth to mile 8.2 the bayou ranges from 70 to 200 feet in width and 8 to 33 feet in depth. A channel through the bar, 8 feet deep over a bottom width of 60 feet, is available throughout the year. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $4,715.91, all for new work. Proposedoperations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1.941 in removing snags and overhanging trees with hired labor and Government plant during the period August 15 to 31, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __-- ____--___--------__ $4, 715.91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 4, 715. 91 Net total expenditures_------------------ ---- - ____ 4, 715. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___------- 4, 715. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .------------ -..--------- ------------.------ ..------ $4, 715. 91 ... Cost of maintenance------- ---------------------------- - - Total expended ....-------------- ---------- -----. ----- 4,765. 97 -$50. 06 Allotted-......----------------------- ---- -------------- 5, 600.00 -884.09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__________________________-___ $834. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __--_______----884.09 Net amount to be accounted for_ __ -- -__ -- 50. 06 -_____-_ Less reimbursements collected ---- __-__---- _______ -- ----___ 50. 06 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ---------------------- --------------- 2, 000. 00 8. 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.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 863 Previous projects.-Authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. For further details of previous projects see page 731, Annual Report for 1913, and page 783, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean Gulf level from that depth in Lake Pontchartrain via Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia to Washington Street, Covington, La. The total length of improvement is 14 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide at the mouth is about 10 inches, and near Covington about 3 inches, and the extreme range about 14 inches and 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. 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1881 Dredging of bar at mouth of Chefuncte River in Lake H. Ex. Doc. No. 54, 46th Cong., Pontchartrain and dredging and removal of obstruc- 2d sess., and Annual Report tions in Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia to Coving- 1880, p. 1181. ton, La. Width and depth not specified. July 3, 1930 For a definitely stated project with the present project Rivers and Harbors Committee dimensions. Doc. No. 2, 70th Cong., 1st sess. For latest published map see Annual Report for 1916, p. 2437. Terminal facilities.-There are no terminal facilities on the Bogue Falia. On the lower Chefuncte, wharves used in connection with the boat yards have been constructed at Houltonville and Madisonville, and these, in addition to minor wharves constructed by owners of pleasure boats, are adequate for navigation needs. On both water- ways additional sites are available if needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Due to maintenance work under the previous project, the work required by the project adopted in 1930 was completed 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, 1939, were 9 feet, mean low Gulf, over the bar at the mouth of the Chefuncte River, 15 feet in the river and in Bogue Falia to mile 13, and 2.5 feet from mile 13 to Washington Street, Covington, La., available throughout the year. The channel to mile 13 is in good condition and from mile 13 to Washington Street, Cov- ington, La., it is in poor condition. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $58,299.83, of which $19,342.24 was for new work and $38,957.59 for maintenance. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-55 864 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging under contract of the bar channel in Lake Pontchartrain at the mouth of the river during the period August 20 to September 10, 1940. Cost and financial sum'nary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-------------------------- $24, 563. 24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- 38, 957. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--- 63, 520. 83 6------ Net total expenditures 3, 520. 83 6----------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____________________ 63, 520.83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work--....-------- --------- -- .---------------------------- -------------- -------------- Cost of maintenance.. . ..------------ $53. 35 $2, 587. 71 _____-__ Total expended-_------------- --- 51. 12 2,589.94 .- - - - --- -- - - - ---- - - - - Allottad. _---------_ --- _-__ -2. 358. 94 _,, , Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance___ ___.-__-_-.. ________--- $10, 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 quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for improvement, without dredg- ing, by removing overhanging trees, snags, and obstructions for a distance of 531/2 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 following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 10.1872 Improvement without dredging by removing overhang- H. Ex. Doc. No. 54, 46th Cong., ing trees, snags, and obstructions to navigation from 2d sess., and Annual Report, Wells to the mouth. 1871, p. 553. June 14,1880 Present project ......... .............. .. . .... Annual Report, 1879, p. 946. For latest published map see H. Doc. No. 257, 66th Cong., 1st sess. Recommended modifications of project.-The project has been rec- ommended for abandonment (H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-None. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 865 Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1884. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were: Over the bar at the mouth, 2 feet; mile 0 to mile 8, 12 feet; mile 8 to mile 9, 5 feet; mile 9 to mile 14.8, 3 feet; and not navigable above this point. Except from mile 0 to mile 9, the channel is in poor condition. The total costs and expenditures were $18,944.73, of which $11,500 was for new work and $7,444.73 for maintenance. Proposedoperations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in removing snags in the lower 15.8 miles of the river and dredg- ing the bar channel with hired labor and Government plant during the period September 1 to 30, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ----- ------------------- $11, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------------- 7, 444. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------- 18, 944. 73 Net total expenditures---- -- ---------------- ------------ 18, 944. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------------18, 944.73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-- Cost of maintenance 5, 086. 59 ...-------------.. _ Total expended.......... _.... 5,086.59 --- ------------- Allotted------------...............--.. .. 86.59 --...............--- ... ......- ............. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ---------------------------- $12, OCO. 00 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 facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 866 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1912. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were 6.5 feet in the north channel, 7 feet in the middle channel, and 7 feet in the south channel over the bar in Lake Pontchartrain; 30 feet through the pass; and 8.5 feet over the bar in Lake Maurepas. The channel is in good condition. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $10,886.32, of which $1,374.10 was for new work and $9,512.22 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging under contract of the bar channels in Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas at the ends of the pass during the period September 10 to 30, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-- ---------- $1, 374. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------------- 9, 512. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---__---_--- 10, 886.32 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 10, 886. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 10, 886. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . . . . ....... ... ... --. Cost of maintenance . . ....-- --- $4, 980. 86 T o tal expen ded .. .-... ... . 4, 980. 86 Allotted . . - $5, 000 -19.14 ....... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance --- --- _--$10, 000 __--------------. 11. TICKFAW, NATALBANY, PONCHATOULA, AND BLOOD RIVERS, LA. Location.-Natalbanyand Blood Rivers are tributaries of Tickfaw River; Ponchatoula River is a tributary of Natalbany River. 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 33/4 miles above its mouth. Blood River is a small stream flowing in a southeasterly direction and discharging into Tickfaw River about 71/2 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269 and U. S. Geological Survey Maps, Springfield and Ponchatoula quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for the removal of obstructions in the Tickfaw River from its mouth to a point 26 miles above, on the Blood River from its mouth to the head of navigation, about 4 miles, and on the Natalbany and Ponchatoula Rivers for a distance RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 867 of 151/2 miles, the total length of improvements being 451/2 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches at the mouth of the Tickfaw River and about 3 inches at the head of navigation on each stream. The extreme variation of water 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 of cost for new work made in 1881 was $10,230. There is no approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881 (H. Ex. Doc. No. 54, 46th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1880, p. 1182). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2439 of the Annual Report for 1916. Terminal facilities.-There are a number of small private wharves on each of these streams, and all the unloading is done by hand. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations andi results during fiscal year.--None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1921. The controlling depths, mean low Gulf, on June 30, 1939, and available throughout the year were: Tickfaw River, 6.5 feet on the bar at entrance; 12 feet to mile 17; 5 feet to mile 17.8; 3 feet to mile 18; and not navigable above mile 18; Natalbany River, 9 feet to mile 10; Ponchatoula River, 9 feet to mile 4; Blood River, 9 feet to mile 4. Mile 0 is at the mouth of the river in each case. Except for the bar at Lake Maurepas, the streams are in good condi- tion. Head of navigation for boat traffic on Tickfaw River is at mile 18; on Natalbany, 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 operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in removing snags from the river channels with hired labor and Government plant during the period October 1-30, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_---___------------------------- $8, 115. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- ----------------------- 23, 809. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939.------------- 31, 925. 44 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- ----- 31, 925. 44 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- ---------- ------ 31, 925. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- - ------- - ------- ------ - -------- ------ Cost of maintenance ------- $3, 996. 67 ---- Total expended- .------- 3,996.67 Allotted -1, 003. 33 - -]--- ----- - Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance-_------_ ---- - $8, 000. 00 868 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 12. AMITE RIVER AND BAYOU MANCHAC, LA. Location.-Bayou Manchac is a tributary of Amite River. Amite River has its origin in the State of Mississippi, and flows in a generally southerly direction about 170 miles to Lake Maurepas, La. Bayou Manchac has its origin in Iberville Parish, La., and flows eastwardly about 183/4 miles, discharging into Amite River about 353/4 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269 and U. S. Geological Survey maps Springfield and Denham Springs quadrangles.) Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, August 11, 1888, and July 13, 1892. For further details see page 830 of Annual Report for 1926, and page 1938. 1788 of Annual Report for Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water, from that depth in Lake Maurepas to Port Vincent, and for the removal of obstructions between that point and the bridge of the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Co. across Bayou Manchac. The total length of improvement is 44 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide in Amite River is about 10 inches at the mouth and about 4 inches in Bayou Manchac, the extreme ranges being about; 14 and 6 inches, respectively. A varia- tion of water surface of from 6 to 12 feet sometimes occurs in the upper Amite and Bayou Manchac, due to freshets. A rise of 30 inches in the lower Amite is sometimes caused by high winds. The estimated cost of new work, made in 1924, was $5,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, with average annual main- tenance of $1,200. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927 (H. Doc. No. 473, 68th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There is a small warehouse at Clio and one at Port Vincent, and a small wharf at Maurepas. In the upper reaches where the banks are high landings are made on the bank. The terminals are considered adequate for the existing 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 completed in 1928. The controlling depths, mean low Gulf, on June 30, 1939, were: 5.2 feet on bar at entrance and 10 feet up to mile 35; 8 feet from mile 35 to the entrance at Bayou Manchac; Bayou Manchac, 3 feet on bar at mouth and 6 feet to Ward Creek at mile 8. Mile 0 is at the mouth of the stream in each case. The bar at the mouth of Bayou Manchac is prone to re-form after each freshet, and there are numerous snags in the bayou. With these exceptions, the channel conditions are good throughout the project distance. Above the mouth of Bayou Manchac the Amite River is badly obstructed and has fallen into disuse. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $6,063 47, of which $3,332.86 was for new work and $2,730.61 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 869 The sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in removing snags from the river and bayou with hired labor and Government plant during the period November 1-30, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_-------------------------- $28, 233. 68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 61,973. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------ __--90, 207. 31 Net total expenditures_--------------- _ 90, 207. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------- 90, 207. 31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -- __--------------------8, 000. 00 13. GRAND BAYOU PASS, LA. Location.-Grand Bayou Pass is on the coast of Louisiana, 16 miles east of Barataria Pass and 30 miles northwest of the entrance to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1273 and U. S. Geological Survey quad- rangle Bastian.) Ewisting project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide through the entrance bar in the Gulf of Mexico by dredg- ing. The mean range of tide is 16 inches with an extreme range of 40 inches; hurricane tides of 6 feet have been reported. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1938, is $25,000. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938 (S. Doc. No. 166, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary survey was made, plans and specifications were prepared, and bids solicited for dredging a 6- by 60-foot channel through the entrance bar in the Gulf of Mexico. No costs or expenditures were charged to the project. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. Dredging of a 6- by 60-foot channel through the entrance bar in the Gulf of Mexico has been advertised and bids will be opened August 3, 1939. The controlling depth over the bar is 31/2 feet at mean low Gulf level. No costs or expenditures have been charged to the project. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance of $25,000 will be applied to new work dredging under contract during the period August 1 to September 15, 1939, to provide a 6- by 60-foot channel through the entrance bar in the Gulf of Mexico in completion of the project. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging by one United States pipe-line dredge during the month of November 1940. 870 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------- Net total expenditures____-___-___--_____-- --- __- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------- $25, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____-- --- ______ __----25, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork .----- ------- - -.- .......- -- - -------. . . . ----- .-. ..- ! --- Cost of m aintenan ce -........... - -------------.. I .......... -..... - -- - - - . . . . -..- - --- -- - Total expended ...............--- ___-___--- -- A llotted _ - - - _ -- - - - -- -- - ----- - - - - --- - -- -- -- - - --- $25, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------------------- $25, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -- __------------------------ 25, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - 1941, for maintenance 1 _________________________ _ 15, 000 1Exclusive of available funds. 14. 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 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. 1273 and U. S. Geological Survey maps, Barataria, Bay Dogris, and Wilkinson Bay 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 authorized, in his discretion, to change the location of the route and increase the dimensions of the channel if the estimated cost of the improve- ment 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, respec- tively. The variation of water surface near the mouth, due to hurri- canes, 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Two public wharves, one at LaFitte and one at Grand Isle, are available to all boats without charge. About 7 miles RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 871 below LaFitte there is an extensive oil terminal for transferring the production of the LaFitte field to barges. The facilities are consid- ered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed ing 1925 at a saving of $14,462 under the estimated cost. The control- ling depths at mean low Gulf on June 30, 1939, were: In Big Barataria Bayou, 11 feet; in Bayou Dupont, 7 feet; in Dupre Cut, 6 feet; in Bayou Cutler, 10 feet; in Bayou St. Denis, 5 feet; in Bar.ataria Bay, 4.5 feet-available throughout the year. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $106,429.11, of which $73,037.11 was for new work and $33,392 for maintenance. Proposedoperations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging in Bayou Dupont, Dupre Cut, and Barataria Bay at the entrance to Bayou St. Denis by one United States pipe-line dredge during the period August 1 to September 10, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939________________________ $73, 037. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939- ------------------------ 33, 392. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------106, 429.11 Net total expenditures- -------------------- 106, 429.11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 _________________106, 429. 11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - - - -..-- .------ ............................................................ Cost of maintenance_- . . -.- $9, 031. 12 ............................................................ Total expended 9, 031.12 --- Allotted ----------------------- -968.88 - Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance_________________________ $30, 000. 00 15. BAYOU LAFOURCHE, LA. Location.-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 No. 1274 and U. S. Geological Survey map, Donaldsonville, White Castle, Napoleonville, Thibodaux, Lac Des Allemands, Houma, Cut Off, Golden Meadow, Bay Courant, Mink Bayou, Leeville, and Belle Pass.) Previous projects.-Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of June 18, 1878, and August 11, 1888. For further details see page 850 of Annual Report for 1915, page 833 of Annual Report for 1925, and page 791 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for the permanent closure of the head of the bayou, without a lock; for a channel 6 feet deep and 60 872 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 feet wide from Napoleonville to the Intracoastal Waterway at Lock- port:; and a channel of same dimensions from the Intracoastal Waterway at Larose to the Gulf of Mexico via Belle Pass; the closure of Pass Fourchon arid for a jettied entrance at the mouth of Belle Pass. 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 hur- ricanes 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 $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 were procured by local interests and accepted by the Chief of Engineers April 18, 1938. The spoil-disposal areas which have been secured from a point 2 miles above Lockport to Napoleonville are from 2 to 3 miles from the waterway, as a result of which excessive bids were received for dredg- ing this section. Local interests have been requested to obtain more favorably located spoil areas. No additional easements have been furnished and the probable date for fully complying with local co- operation cannot be stated. 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. Four oil companies have docks at Leeville for transferring the production of the Leeville oil field to barges. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Construction by con- tract of two combination steel sheet pile and timber breakwaters from the shore line to the 6-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico was prosecuted at the Belle Pass entrance to Bayou Lafourche. The east breakwater, 650 feet in length, has been completed; 220 linear feet of the west breakwater have been completed. New work dredg- ing by contract was performed between Larose, La., and a point approximately 1 mile above Havoline Canal; 10.4 miles of channel were dredged and operations provided a 6- by 60-foot channel throughout the above limits. Contractor for new work dredging between Havoline Canal and 6-foot contour in Gulf of Mexico via Belle Pass has completed dredging at his own risk a 6- by 60-foot channel from Havoline Canal to the Gulf shore line, a distance of 6.1 miles. Notice has not been issued to proceed for dredging below Havoline Canal, because breakwaters have not been completed. The total costs, all for new work, were $179,872.97, of which $113,374.59 was for breakwaters, and $66,498.38 for dredging, which includes ' RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRRT NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 873 $6,221.61 for preliminary examinations and surveys accomplished by hired labor; the total expenditures were $145,430.62. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 53 per- cent completed. A channel 60 feet wide over a depth of 6 feet at mean low Gulf level is available in Bayou Lafourche between Larose, La., and the shore line of the Gulf of Mexico, except for a distance of 1 mile above and adjacent to Havoline Canal, where the channel dimensions are approximately 6- by 40-foot. The breakwaters at mouth of Belle Pass are approximately 74 percent complete. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, referred to mean low Gulf level, are as follows: Lockport to Napoleonville, 4 feet; Larose to Gulf shore line, 6 feet; through uncompleted breakwater at mouth of Belle Pass, 4 feet. Work remaining to be done under existing project consists of dredging a 6- by 60-foot channel from Napo- leonville to Lockport, completion of the breakwaters at Belle Pass, and dredging a channel through the breakwaters. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $185,- 676.91, all for new work; the total expenditures were $151,223. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $118,777, plus $8.75 accounts receivable, will be applied to new work as follows: Accountspayable June 30, 1939 __ .--------------------- $34,462. 66 Completion of existing contract for construction of a breakwater at the mouth of Belle Pass-------- --------------- - 43, 000. 00 Completion of existing contract for dredging a 6- by 60-foot chan- nel from HIavoline Canal to the Gulf of Mexico--------------- 22, 000. 00 Dredging a 6- by 60-foot channel by contract from Lockport to a point approximately 2.5 miles upstream, providing suitable spoil- disposal areas are made available-- 9, 323. 09 1--------------------- Total for project ------ ------ ---------------------- 118, 785. 75 In the event suitable spoil-disposal areas are made available, the additional sum of $81,000 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1941 in dredging under contract a channel 6 feet deep, of minimum practicable width, from a point approxi- mately 2.5 miles above Lockport, La., to Napoleonville, La. This work will complete the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $438, 612.39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 15, 445. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 454, 057. 77 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 8. 75 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939___------------- --------- 454, 066. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------34, 462. 66 Net total expenditures- -------------------------- 419, 603. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 118, 777. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- ------------ 538, 380. 86 874 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work......---------. ------....... .. ........... ...---- ------.....--........-- $5, 803. 94 $179,872. 97 Cost of maintenance------------- ---------..------------------------------------------ ------- ----------------------.....------ -------------- Total expended..--------...........---....... 5. 792. 38 145, 430. 62 Allotted-- ..----------------------------------------- -----................... 120,000.00 150,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --- _-----_--------------- $114, 207.62 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938------------ ----------------------- 150, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 264, 207. 62 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $146,160.21 Less reimbursements collected ____-- __ 59 7---------- 729. 145, 430. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------- ----------- 118, 777. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 $556. 58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 84, 602. 84 85, 159. 42 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 33, 617. 58 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------------- 8. 75 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939- ------------- 33, ~626.33 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 81, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1 ------------------- 81, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds 16. BAYOU TERREBONNE, LA. Location,.-Bayou Terrebonne rises in Lafourche Parish, La., and flows 53 miles in a southerly direction to Terrebonne Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1116 and 1274. and U. S. Geo- logical Survey maps, Thibodaux, Gibson, Houma, Montegut, Bour- beaux, and Lake LaGraisse ouadrangles.) Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, made the first appropriation, and in 1909 an allotment was made from the Emergency Appropriation Act of March 3, 1905. For further details see page 1851 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 793 of An- nual Report for 1938. 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 conditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches at the mouth and 4. inches at Houma, the extreme ranges 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 previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6.000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 875 Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 Dredging channel 6 feet in depth and of a navigable H. Doc. No. 1163, 60th Cong., 2d width from Houma, La., to Bush Canal, a distance of sess. 24 miles. July 25,1912 Amending proviso relative to local cooperation_'-...... Mar. 4,1913 .... . do---------- - For latest published map see Annual Report for 1916, p. 2449. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-In general, boats land and discharge freight directly on the bank. An oil terminal and a small private wharf are located at Montegut, La. There are several small private wharves at Houma, La., one of which is a covered wharf served by the Southern Pacific Railroad, but no public wharves. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1916 at a saving of $1,975 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth on June 30, 1939, was 5.2 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 and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $194,716.19, of which $73,024.88 was for new work and $121,691.31 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $45,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in maintenance dredging under contract during the period Sep- tember 10 to November 10, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --------------------------- $120, 088. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 121, 691.31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 241, 780. 02 Net total expenditures ------------- ------ 241, 780. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------------------- 241, 780. 02 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance------------------------------- 45, 000. 00 17. LITTLE CAILLOU BAYOU, LA. Location.-Little Caillou Bayou has its source in Bayou Terre- bonne, 41/2 miles below Houma, La., and flows 32.8 miles in a south- erly direction to Terrebonne Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116 and U. S. Geological Survey maps, Houma, Montegut, Bourbeaux, Lake Quitman, and Cocodrie quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water by 40 feet wide on the bottom from the head of the bayou, at Bayou Terrebonne, to Robinson Canal, about 20 miles. The normal fluctuation of tide is 3 to 6 inches, but winds may raise or lower the water surface about 1 foot. 876 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY,. 1939 The estimate of cost for new work made in 1922 was $85,000, with $3,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 5, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Freight is unloaded directly on or from the banks. This method is considered satisfactory for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 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 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth on June 30, 1939, was 4.5 feet, available throughout the year. The bayou is navigable throughout its length. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $103,961.12, of which $77,761.04 was for new work and $26,200.08 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $20,000 can be profitably, expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging, under contract, during the month of December 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------_ $77, 761.04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--..---------------------- 26, 200. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 103, 961. 12 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 103, 961. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------------103, 961. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- -------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------ --------- "-- Cost of maintenance----------- - $26, 699.42 ------------- ------------- --- ____--___ Total expended------------------ 25, 699. 42 -.- -- .---.-..- .-.. . Allotted ..................----------------------10, 99. 42 .--- --.....--.... ............. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance---------------------------- $20, 000. 00 18. WATERWAY FROM THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY TO BAYOU DULAC, LA. (BAYOUS GRAND CAILLOU AND LE CARPE, LA.) Location.-Bayou LeCarpe is a tidal stream which rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Houma in Terrebonne Parish and flows southerly into Bayou Pelton, thence into Bayou Grand Caillou, which flows southwesterly into Caillou 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, Lake Gero, Lake Quitman, Bayou Sauveur, Dog Lake, and Grand Bayou DuLarge quadrangles.) tIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 877 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, was $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.- Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Thereare several private wharves and a num- ber of stiff-leg derricks for handling cane along the banks of the waterway, which are considered adequate for prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging by contract of 4.6 miles of the 5- by 40-foot channel in Bayou LeCarpe was performed. This work completed the project. The total costs were $16,602.93, all for new work; the total expenditures were $23,432.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938 at a saving of $4,970 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1939, was 5 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $51,279.83, all for new work. Proposed operations.--No funds are available and none can be profitably expended during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___-- -_- -- _______ -___- $51, 279. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- __ _ 51, 279. 83 Net total expenditures------------------ __ ----- __________ 51, 279. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -51, 279. 83 5__-__5____-__--- Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ----------------... Cost of new wo-k ..........--......------------... ......------------.$34,676.90 $16,602.93 Cost of maintenance..---------.------- -------------------------- -------------- Total expended----- -- -------..--- - -.---- -- --- ----. . 27, 847. 61 23, 432. 22 Allotted- ------- --------- -- ------------------.------------- 56, 250. 00 -4, 970.17 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_,-- .. ___----------------- $28, 402.39 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 4,970. 17 Net amount to be accounted for-. .---------------- -- 23, 432. 22 Gross amount expended____--- ------- $23,437.57 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- -- 5. 35 23, 432. 22 19. BAYOU TECHE, LA. Locatio.-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 01/ miles above Morgan City, La. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic 878 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Survey Chart No. 1116 and Corps of Engineers' Mississippi River Alluvial Valley maps of Palmetto, Opelousas, Carencro, Arnaudville, St. Martinville, Loreauville, Derouen, Jeanerette, Foster, and Belle isle quadrangles.) Previous projects.-Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of July 11, 1870, and September 19, 1890. For further details, see page 1851, Annual Report for 1915, and page 798, Annual Report for 1938. 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 ---- 1------------------- 18 miles. Distance from Intracoastal Waterway------------------- 82. 5 miles. Width of chamber feet. 3----------------------------------6 Length available for full width------------------------160 feet. Lift- ------- ---___--------- ---------------------- 8 feet. Depth on miter sill at mean Gulf level----------------- Do. Character of foundation---- ----------------- Timber piles. Kind of dam---- -------------------------------- Timber, rock-fill. Type of construction ------ -----.----- Concrete. Year completed------ ---------------------------- 1913. Cost _ . _ $257, 720. 48. 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 Key- stone lock due to freshets is from 2 to 7 feet, while just below the lock it has been as high as 12 or 15 feet and near the mouth about 4 or 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $850,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance from mouth to Arnaudville is $12,000, including $6,000 for operating and care of the lock and dam. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Improvement of the stream from its mouth to St. Annual Report 1889, p. 1532. Martinville by removing obstructions and dredg- ing. Mar. 2,1907 Construction of lock and dam and the extension of the H. Doc. No. 527, 59th Cong., 1st improvement to Arnaudville, La. sess. Mar. 2,1919 Increase of channel dimensions from mouth to Key- H. Doc. No. 1329, 62d Cong., 3d stone lock. sess. June 26, 19341 Operation and care of lock and dam provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. For latest published map see H. Doc. No. 288, 66th Cong., 1st sess. 1Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIIST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 879 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Small, privately owned wharves are available at all the towns along the bayou; public landing is permitted without charge. There are privately owned terminals for transferring crude oil to barges near the towns of Charenton, Jeanerette, Oliver, and St. Martinville. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Keystone lock was oper- ated throughout the year. The lock, dam, structures, and grounds were maintained in good condition, and all necessary routine and maintenance work thereon performed. Total costs were $10,999.92, all for operation of the lock; total expenditures were $12,046.93. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 84 percent complete. Keystone lock and dam were completed in 1913. The dredging and snagging done in 1916 completed that part of the existing project for the 6- by 50-foot channel from Arnaudville to Keystone lock. The contract dredging done in 1918-20 completed that part of the previous project for a 6- by 50-foot channel from Keystone lock to mile 39.7 above the mouth. The 8- by 80-foot chan- nel from New Iberia to the mouth is 98 percent complete. From the mouth to mile 5.8 a channel 8 by 80 feet, or greater, already existed, and a new channel has been excavated 8 by 80 feet from this point to mile 50.06, about 3.65 miles below New Iberia, and 8 by 60 feet from this point to New Iberia. The work required to complete the 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 poor condition. The channel conditions are good from the mouth to New Iberia and poor above that point. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, at mean Gulf level, were: Mouth to New Iberia, 8 feet; New Iberia to Keystone lock, 6 feet. Controlling depth at mean low water above Keystone lock to Arnaud- ville was 6 feet. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $1,034,375.29, of which $708,625.40 was for new work, $284,386.45 for maintenance, and $41,363.44 for the operation of the lock and dam; the total expenditures were $1,125,720.35, including $91,389.25 expended between July 1, 1913, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $35,597.93, will be applied to operation and maintenance of Keystone lock as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------------$44. 19 Maintenance (operation and maintenance of Keystone lock) : Operation-8,----------------------- -------- 600. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair--------------------------1, 100. 00 Improvements and reconstruction____------------------- 25, 853. 74 Total, maintenance ------------ ------------------- 35---, , 3597.93 184626-39---pt. 1, vol. 1-56 880 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The additional sum of $11,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance (operation and maintenance of Keystone lock) : Operation--------- ---------- --------------------- $8, 600 Ordinary maintenance and repair--------------------------- 1,100 Improvements and reconstruction--- ----------------------- 1,300 Total, maintenance-------- ------------------------- 1,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-- ------------------------- $754, 329. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 417, 139. 14 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 1,171, 468. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----- --------------------- 44. 19 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 11,171, 424. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 35,597.93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 1, 207, 022.71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work...--------...=.-------------- Cost of maintenance-............ $24, 417. 26 $6, 727. 89 $6, 064. 89 $18, 947. 70 $10, 999. 92 Total expended------------ -33, 477. 74 6, 268. 75 5, 806. 51 18, 574. 46 12, 046. 93 Allotted----------------------36, 985. 60 8, 119. 67 -293. 84 28, 871. 34 34, 300. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------ $13, 344. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- 34, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------- 47,644.86 Gross amount expended----------------------- $12,415. 78 Less: Reimbursements collected ------------ $287. 60 Receipts from sales----------------- 81. 25 368. 85 12, 046.93 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------- - 35, 597. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------------- 102. 13 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 35,495. 80 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - ----- -------- --- ----- - - - - - of existing project -------- - 141, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June ---- ----- ----- - --------- -------- 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 11, 000.00 1 Includes $91,389.25 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 20. ATCHAFALAYA RIVER, MORGAN CITY TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LA. Location.-The Atchafalaya River is an outlet of the Mississippi as well as of the Red River. It begins at Old River on the northern boundary of Pointe Coupee Parish and flows generally south a distance of about 170 miles and empties into Atchafalaya Bay, an RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 881 inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. The section under improvement is from the 20-foot contour in Atchafalaya Bay, 4 miles beyond the mouth of the Atchafalaya River, to the 20-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of about 153/4 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1276 and Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Alluvial Valley map, Point au Fer quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide, extending from the 20-foot contour 4 miles beyond the mouth of the Atchafalaya River to the 20-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico, the total length of channel being 153/4 miles. The project depth refers to mean low.water. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches, the extreme range of tide about 14 inches. During the hurricane of August 1915 there was a rise of tide of about 10 feet. The estimated cost of new work, made in 1910, was $500,000. The latest (1916) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $120,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 669, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map accompanies House Document No. 410, Fifty-sixth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There are wharves located at Morgan City, at which place there are several small private wharves and two large and three small 'public wharves open to the use of all without charge. There are no warehouses needed, as the business section is on the river front and all freight is transferred directly from boats to stores. The terminals are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging was performed by Government plant and hired labor. Operations extended over a distance of 5 miles along the existing channel aline- ment and provided a channel 10 feet deep over a bottom width of 100 feet between the 10-foot contours south of Point au Fer Reef. The total costs were $18,797.82, all for maintenance; the expenditures were $1,843.19. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1914. The controlling depth at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1939, was 10 feet. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $673,526.19, of which $501,963.23 was for new work and $171,562.96 for maintenance; the total expenditures wer;e $656,571.56. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, plus accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------------- $17, 649. 33 Maintenance: Demobilization of Government plant used in performance of maintenance dredging in June 1939----------------------- 3, 000. 00 Periodic surveys of channel to determine rate of shoaling-------- 3, 202. 18 Total, maintenance_--- ------------------ - 23, 851. 51 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. 882 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -------------------------- $501, 963. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939- ------------------------- 171, 562. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 673, 526. 19 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 694. 70 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----------------------- 674, 220. 89 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 17, 649. 33 Net total expenditures 56, 571. 56 6---------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------23, 156. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------- ------- 679, 728. 37 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- ....- -- Cost of maintenance ....-------------------------------------------------------................ $18, 797. 82 Total expended___ ._-.........-- --....................... ..-.......... - .............. 1,843.19 Allotted . ............ Allotted -------------------------------------- ------------- I-I ------ j 25,000.00 25,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved July 19, 1937 4, 177. 17 $----------------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938------------------------------------- 20, 822.83 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Gross amount expended --------------------------2, 755. 68 Less reimbursements collected -______- -__________912. 49 1, 843.19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___--- --- __ -- _______ 23, 156. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-__-- __-----17, 649. 33 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------- ____ 5,507. 48 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_ 694. 70 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 _____----- -__ 6, 202. 18 21. THE LOUISIANA AND TEXAS INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT OR NEAR NEW ORLEANS, LA., TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX. (NEW ORLEANS-SABINE RIVER SECTION) Location.-This section of the Intracoastal Waterway extends from the Mississippi River at or near New Orleans to the Sabine River, La. and Tex. The section from the Mississippi River to Atchafalaya River, La., leaves the Mississippi River about 3 miles about 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 Larose 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 883 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 Plaquemine, thence by Bayou Plaquemine and Lower Grand River for a distance of 25 miles; thence through a dredged cut in the East Atchafalaya Basin protection levee and the levee borrow pit to Berwick Bay; thence through Berwick Bay to Morgan City, 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 about 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 Mer- mentau 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 run- ning in a west-southwesterly direction to Lake Misere, passing north of the lake and Bayou Misere, westerly to Sweet Lake, south and west of Sweet Lake, northwesterly to Bayou Tete Bois, Bayou Tete Bois, Black Bayou, and cut-offs to a point on Calcasieu River about 16.6 miles below the city of Lake Charles, La., a total distance of about 38 miles. The section from the Calcasieu River to Sabine River, La., and Tex., begins at the western end of the Mermantau-Calcasieu section and follows the Calcasieu River upstream about 1.6 miles, a land cut running in a southwesterly direction 2.8 miles, thence west 22 miles to Sabine River at a point about 3 miles below Orange, Tex., a total distance of about 26 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 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 Survey Maps, New Orleans, Barataria, Cut Off, Houma, Gibson, Abbeville, Schooner Bayou, Grand Lake East, Latania Lake, Lake Misere, Boudreaux Lake, Sweet Lake, Lake Charles, Moss Lake, Black Lake, Cameron Farms, and Phoenix Lake quadrangles.) 884 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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. For further details see pages 878-895 of Annual Report for 1924, and page 803 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a waterway from the Missis- sippi River at or near New Orleans, via two routes to Morgan City, La., thence via one route to the Sabine River, La. and Tex., having a depth of 9 feet at mean low water and a bottom width of 100 feet with appropriate side slopes, with such passing places, widening at bends, locks or guard locks, and railway bridges over artificial cuts as are necessary, and for the purchase or construction of a pipe-line dredge. The length of this section of the waterway is 346 miles via the northerly or Plaquemine route and 272 miles via the southerly or Harvey Canal route. 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, was $9,752,000, including $500,000 for a dredge. The latest (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $304,000, includ- ing $119,000 for operation and care of locks and dams. Harvey lock Miles from New Orleans, La. (Canal Street) ----------------------- 3. Miles from Mississippi River__ ------ 0.13. Width of chamber ... ..... 75 feet. Length available for full width ...--- 425 feet. Lift------------ --------------- 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. Opened to navigation 1934 and com- pleted 1935. Cost (including approaches) -__ $1,775,132.24. 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 to 28 feet. Depth on miter sill at low water ..... 10 feet. Character of foundation ...........- Timber piles. Kind of dam____----- None. Type of construction .... __ Concrete. Completed and opened to navigation.- 1909. Cost__------- -- $1,302,006.38. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 885 Vermilion lock 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 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, ver- tical cast-steel gates, timber-pile foun- dations. Type of construction--------------- Reinforced concrete. Opened to navigation 1933 and com- pleted 1931. Cost---------------------------- $330,765.27. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1925 Construction of waterway from New Orleans, H. Doc. No. 238, 68th Cong., 1st sess. La., to Galveston Bay, Tex. (Contains latest published map.) Jan. 21,1927 Extension of waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex.. Do. June 25,19341 Operating and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appro- priations for rivers and harbors. 1Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. Recomnnended modifications of project.--Under date of March 15, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide a channel 12 feet deep with a bottom width of 125 feet from the Mississippi River through Harvey Lock, near New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex., generally following the route of the existing waterway, subject to such modifications in cut-offs and other questions of alinement as may be approved by the Chief of Engineers, at an estimated first cost of $5,200,000, in addi- tion to that necessary to complete the existing project, and with annual maintenance of $200,000, in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 230, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Facilities are in general confined to privately owned piers, wharves, or oil docks. At Morgan City on the Atcha- falaya River there are two large and three small wharves open to all without charge. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging was performed as follows: Plaquemine-Morgan City section, remov- ing by hired labor and Government plant, 456,112 cubic yards from the waterway between Plaquemine, La., and the dredged cut in the East Atchafalaya Basin protection levee, and 50,100 cubic yards from the approaches to Plaquemine lock; Mississippi-Atchafalaya section, removal by contract of 41,999 cubic yards of material from the river approach to Harvey lock. Improvements at the locks consisted of completion of a timber guide wall in the river approach at Plaque- 886 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 mine lock and the construction of 300 linear feet of timber fender extension at Vermilion lock; both jobs were performed by contract. Harvey, Plaquemine, and Vermilion locks were operated throughout the fiscal year; the locks, structures, and grounds were maintained in good condition, and all necessary and routine maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $376,541.08, of which $188,- 717.54 was for maintenance and $187,823.54 for operation and care of locks; the total expenditures were $379,845.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1936. Harvey lock was completed in 1935; the reservation com- prises 3.3 acres. Plaquemine lock was completed in 1909; its reser- vation comprises 19 acres. Vermilion lock was completed in 1934; the ground on which it is constructed is possessed by the United States under an easement deed to a strip of land 300 feet wide along the Intracoastal Waterway. Dredging of the canal was completed in 1934. The controlling depth at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1939, was 9 feet from the Mississippi River to the Sabine River via the Harvey and Plaquemine routes. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year (all funds) have been $8,701,240 92, of which $7,226,814.17 was for new work (including $353,541.19 Public Works funds), $901,291.31 for maintenance, and $573,135 44 for operation and care of locks. The total expenditures have been $8,645,635.43. In addition, the sum of $521,484.91 was expended between January 1, 1927, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of works of improvement under the provi- sion of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $271,945.15, plus $1,221.60 accounts receivable, will be applied to maintenance of the channel, and operation and mainte- nance of Plaquemine, Harvey, and Vermilion locks, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----- ----------------------- $14, 455.00 Maintenance (dredging by hired labor and Government plant during the period Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1939, in following sections) : Mississippi-Atchafalaya section-----------------$30, 000.00 Atchafalaya-Vermilion section ------------------- 30, 000. 00 Vermilion-Mermentau section---------------- 30, 0:0. 00 Surveys and inspections----------------------- 25, 211. 75 115, 211. 75 Operation and maintenance of Plaquemine lock: Operation -.---.----------- 32, 000. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair-----------------9, 000. 00 Improvements and reconstruction, electrification, Plaquemine lock -------------------------- 20, 000. 00 61, 000. 00 Operation and maintenance of Harvey lock: Operation ----------------------------------31. 000.00 Ordinary maintenance and repair--------------13, 000. 00 Improvements and reconstruction --------------- 11, 500. 00 55, 500. 00 Operation and maintenance of Vermilion lock: Operation ------------- ------------------20, 000. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair-----------------4, 500. 00 Improvements and reconstruction_---------------- 2, 500. 00 27, 000. 00 Total maintenance_---_ - - --- 273, 166. 75 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 887 The additional sum of $289,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance (dredging by hired labor and Government plant as may be found necessary during the fiscal year in the following sections) : Mississippi-Atchafalaya section --------------------- $22, 500 Atchafalaya-Vermilion section ----------------------- 22, 500 Vermilion-Mermentau section----------------------- 45, 000 Mermentau-Calcasieu section ---------------- 45, 000 Surveys and inspections -------------------------- 25, 000 $160, 000 Operation and maintenance of Plaquemine lock: Operation --------------------------------------- 34, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair-------------------11, 000 Improvements and reconstruction---------------------2, 000 47, 000 Operation and maintenance of Harvey lock: Operation ----- -------------------------------- 34, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair-------------------- 15, 000 Improvements and reconstruction--------------------- 3, 000 52, 000 Operation and maintenance of Vermilion lock: Operation ----- ---------------------------- ----- 23, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repair--------------------- 4, 000 Improvements and reconstruction ---------------------- 2, 500 vv, (n00 . vvv Total maintenance ----------------------- ____ 289, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -- _- _-_-_--- -----. 1$11, 217, 872.80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --------------- - -22, 993, 820. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -------- 14, 211, 693.61 __--_1, Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 ----------------- -_- 076. 83 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------- -------- 14, 213, 400. 44 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939- ------------- - - 1, 221. 60 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__ - 14, 214, 622. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939______ 14, 435. 00 Net total expenditures---___---_ 1214, 19, 537. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 271, 945. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939............ 1214,471, 482. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .........------------- $157, 189. 88 $57, 414. 19 $7, 678. 25 --- Cost of maintenance- ........ -_ 248, 623. 74 263, 114. 08 242, 494. 28 $292, 117. 63 $376, 541. 08 Total cost--------------- 405, 813 62 320, 528. 27 250, 172. 53 292, 117. 63 376, 541. 08 Total expended .....---------------- 180, 514. 45 298, 872. 18 261, 113. 23 295, 337. 92 379, 845. 75 - Allotted .......-........ _ 109, 493. 56 197, 975. 77 13, 979. 65 595, 050. 00 326, 400. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $325, 390. 90 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938____ . $125, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------- 251, 400. 00 - -376, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________________________ _ 701, 790. 90 1 In addition, $273 266.97 expended from contributed funds for new work. 2Includes $1,070,432.58 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 888 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ $50, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 651, 790. 90 Gross amonnt expended-------------------- $404, 455.20 Less : Reimbursements collected ------- $24, 561.45 Receipts from sales-------------- 48. 00 24, 609. 45 379, 845. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------- 271, 945. 15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------- $11,907. 93 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------- 2, 605. 05 14, 512. 98 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 257, 432. 17 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ 1, 221. 60 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939--- -------- 258, 653. 77 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 8- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- 289, 000. 00 3 Exclusive of available funds. 22. 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. The total length of the water- way is 53.6 miles. (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 United States Geological Survey maps, Abbeville, Redfish Point, Schooner Bayou, Pecan Island, Constance Bayou, Grand Lake East, and Latania Lake quadrangles.) Existing project.-This project provides for a waterway from Bayou Teche at or near Franklin, La., to the Mermentau River, having a depth of 5 feet below mean low Gulf and a bottom width of 40 feet, with appropriate side slopes; also the purchase of the Hanson Canal and the construction of a lock and dam in Schooner Bayou. This project, reported in the Annual Report for 1924 under the headings, Intracoastal Waterway, Franklin to Mermentau, La., and Intracoastal Waterway from Vermilion River to Schooner Bayou, La., has largely been superseded by the project "Louisiana 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. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1920, was $722,000. The latest (1936) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is R[IVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 889 $32,000, including $12,000 for operation and care of the locks. The estimate of cost for the Schooner Bayou cut-off, made in 1913, was $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. Completed 1907. Operated by the United States since 1923. Cost-------------------- ---------- $65,000, including 4.1 miles of canal. Schooner Bayou lock 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 feet. 8---------- Character of foundation------------------ Timber piles. Kind of dam ------------------------- Timber. 'Typeof construction----- -------------- Concrete buttresses, wooden gates turning on horizontal hinges at bottom, earth-lock chamber. Lock completed and opened to navigation 1913; dam completed 1914. Cost----- -- ----------- --- ------- $40,018.10 for lock and $8,500 for dam. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 2,1907--------........ The general project----........-----..........-------------.... H. Doe. No. 640, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 3, 1909, and Authorized the Secretary of War to make such Feb. 27, 1911. changes in location of channel as might be desirable. July 25, 1912 _---.-. Authorized the purchase of the so-called Han- son Canal between Bayou Teche and Cote Blanche Bays, at a cost not to exceed $65,000. Mar. 2, 1919.--------- Construction of the Schooner Bayou cut-off_ - H. Doc. No. 1336, 62d Cong., 3d sess. June 26, 1934 (Per- Inclusion of operation and care of locks in manent Appropria- project provided for with funds from War tions Repeal Act). Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-This improvement comprises a system of arti- ficial canals and natural waterways passing through an isolated marsh 890 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 section of the State, and there are no existing facilities for handling freight along the route. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Hanson and Schooner Bayou locks were operated as required throughout the fiscal year; the locks, structures, and grounds were maintained in good condition and all necessary and routine maintenance work thereon performed. The total costs were $19,530.40, all for operation and care of locks; the total expenditures were $19,351.08. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is completed. The Hanson Canal and lock were acquired on October 16, 1923; the lockmaster's house was completed in 1924; the United States property on which the lock is situated is a strip of land 300 feet wide between parallel lines running from Bayou Teche to Bayou Portage, and con- taining 148 acres. Dredging from Vermilion Bay to the Mermentau River was completed in 1912. The lock and dam at Schooner Bayou lock were completed in 1913 and 1914, respectively, and the lock- master's house in 1917. The United States reservation at Schooner Bayou lock comprises 2 acres. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, at mean low Gulf level, were: In Hanson lock, 4 feet, Vermilion River to Mermentau River, 2.5 feet. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year under the existing project were $461,372.72, of which $249,051.81 was for new work, $110,964.17 for maintenance, and $101,356.74 for operation and care of the locks. The total expenditures have been $626,212.89, including the sum of $165,298.55 expended between March 1, 1913, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the pro- vision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $24,388.08, plus $1.59 accounts receivable, will be applied to maintenance of the waterway and to operation and maintenance of Schooner Bayou and Hanson locks as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------------------------ $459. 97 Maintenance dredging by contract during the month of August 1939___ 4, 929.70 Operation and maintenance of Schooner Bayou lock: Operation -------------------------------------- $9, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repair -------------------- 1, 000 Improvements and reconstruction-------------------- 2, 500 13, 000. 00 Operation and maintenance of Hanson lock: Operation--------------------------------------- 5, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair____________________ 1, 000 6,000. 00 Total, maintenance -------------------- 24, 389. 67 The additional sum of $38,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance dredging in the lakes by a United States pipe-line dredge during period Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, 1941______ ___ $22,000 _______---------------------------_ Operation and maintenance of Schooner Bayou lock: Operation---------------------------------------- $9, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair----------------------1, 000 10, 000 Operation and maintenance of Hanson lock: Operation---------------------------------------------- 5, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair-- ...... ----- - 1, 000 6, 000 Total, maintenance_- - - - 38, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 891 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_--------------------------- $249, 051. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------ _____.________' '377, 619.46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 626, 671. 27 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__-__-______ -. ___________ 1. 59 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----------------------- 626, 672. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------- 459. 97 Net total expenditures------------- ----- ----------- 626, 212. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____________________________ 24, 388. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___ - __-____1650, 600. 97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work------------------------- Cost of maintenance .----- $23, 258. 84 $45, 322. 16 ---------------------------- $37, 155. 67 $37, 536. 29 -------------- $19, 530.40 Total expended ... - . 23, 877. 53 44, 155. 51 37, 394.44 38, 087. 66 19, 351.08 Allotted------------------------- 71, 139. 00 33, 079. 31 3, 059.01 57, 400. 00 20, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___ $23, 739. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28' 1939---------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for______-______-------43, 739. 16 Gross amount expended---------------------- $19, 971. 79 Less : Reimbursements collected -------- $507. 21 Receipts from sales---------------- 113. 50 620. 71 19, 351. 08 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_---_______ --- - - 24, 388. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------------- 459.97 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------------23, 928. 11 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939___________ - _______________ 1.59 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939____- _________ 23, 929. 70 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2_______________________________ 38, 000. 00 1 Includes $165,298.55 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 2Exclusive of available funds. 23. PETIT ANSE, TIGRE, AND CARLIN BAYOUS, LA. Location.-Bayou Tigre is a tributary of Bayou Carlin; Bayou Carlin is a tributary of Bayou Petit Anse. Bayou Petit Anse has its source in Iberia Parish about 5 miles northwest of New Iberia. It flows in a southwesterly direction for about 15 miles to its intersection with the Intracoastal Waterway, thence for a distance of about 3 miles to Vermilion Bay. Bayou Tigre has its source in Vermilion Parish about 6 miles northeast of Abbeville and flows in a southerly direction for about 7 miles to its junction with Bayou Carlin. Bayou Carlin has its source in Lake Peigneur in Iberia Parish and flows in a south- erly direction about 7.5 miles to its confluence with Bayou Petit Anse at a point about 2.3 miles above the Intracoastal Waterway. (See 892 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1277 and Corps of Engi- neers Mississippi River Alluvial Valley map, Derouen quadrangle, and U, S. Geological Survey map, Abbeville quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel in Bayou Petit Anse 9 feet deep and 80 feet wide from the Intracoastal Water- way to the north end of Avery Island; a channel 5 feet deep and 40 feet wide from the Intracoastal Waterway via the McIlhenny Canal to deep water in Vermilion Bay; and a channel 5 feet deep over a bottom width of 40 feet in Bayou Carlin from Bayou Petit Anse to Lake Peigneur. The total length of the improvements is 16.1 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 10 inches. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1937, was $58,500. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,400. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30,19351 A channel in Bayou Petit Anse 60 feet wide and 9 feet H. Doc. No. 225, 72d Cong., deep from the Intracoastal Waterway to a point 3.2 miles 1st sess. upstream, thence 40 feet wide and 5 feet deep to highway bridge at head of Avery Island; and a channel in Bayou Carlin 40 feet wide and 5 feet deep from Bayou Petit Anse to Lake Peigneur. Aug. 26,1937 Present project dimensions in Bayou Petit Anse and a Rivers and Harbors Comrn- channel 5 feet deep and 40 feet wide from the Intracoastal mittee Doc. No. 40, 75th Waterway to Vermilion Bay by way of the McIlhenny Cong., 1st sess. (Contains Canal. latest published map.) 1 Included in the Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation.-The work included in the Public Works pro- gram and adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, is subject to the condition that local interests furnish all rights- of-way and suitable areas for disposal of dredged material, and shall construct a suitable public terminal at the head of Avery Island and reconstruct all highway and railroad bridges to provide suitable clearance, all without cost to the United States. These requirements, excepting the construction of a public terminal, have been complied with. Under the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States rights-of-way of not less than 200 feet along the McIlhenny Canal and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance as required. The necessary rights-of-way and spoil areas have been furnished by local interests and accepted by the Chief of Engineers September 1, 1938. Under a permit issued March 24, 1937, the Texas Pipe Line Co. enlarged the 5- by 40-foot channel in Bayou Petit Anse above mile 3.2 to a depth of 9 feet and a width of 80 feet at an estimated cost of $30,000. Termincal facilities.-There is an extensive oil terminal at the head of the improvement on Bayou Petit Anse and several private docks and cane hoists. (Terminal facilities are further described in H. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 893 Doec. No. 225, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work by contract was performed as follows: (1) Dredging a 5- by 40-foot channel at the mouth of McIlhenny Canal from the 5-foot contour in Vermilion Bay to deep water in McIlhenny Canal; (2) increasing the channel dimensions in Bayou Petit Anse from 9- by 60-foot to 9- by 80-foot from the Intracoastal Waterway to a point 3.2 miles upstream. The operations provided a channel 9 feet deep and 80 feet wide in Bayou Petit Anse from the Intracoastal Waterway to the north end of Avery Island; and a channel 5 feet deep and 40 feet wide from the Intracoastal Waterway via McIlhenny Canal to the 5-foot contour in Vermilion Bay. The total costs were $9,632.16, all for new work; the total expenditures were $9,540.19. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939 at a saving of $1,009 under the estimated cost. The control- ling depths at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1939, were as follows: In Bayou Petit Anse from the Intracoastal Waterway to the head of Avery Island, 9 feet; in Bayou Carlin from Bayou Petit Anse to Lake Peigneur, 5 feet; in channel from Intracoastal Waterway to Vermilion Bay via McIlhenny Canal, 5 feet. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $70,901.55, of which $57,490.29 was for new work, including $47,858.13 Public Works funds, and $13,411.26 from regular funds for maintenance. The total expenditures were $70,901.55, including $47,858.13 Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging by hired labor when required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $57, 490. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- ------------------ - 13, 411. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--__--------- 70, 901. 55 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 70, 901. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------ ------- -- ____ 70, 901. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ............. $16, 377. 68 $31, 244. 49 $100.00 $9, 632. 16 Cost of maintenance .. .. $13, 411.26 Total cost_ 16, 377. 68 31, 244.49 100.00 13,411. 26 9, 632. 16 Total expended_ 14, 270. 01 33, 352. 16 100.00 13, 503. 23 9, 540. 19 Allotted___ 11, 694. 53 -36. 40 12, 700.00 8, 043. 42 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $1, 496. 77 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938------------- ----------------------8, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------- 9, 796. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 256.58 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 9, 540. 19 894 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Gross amount expended ----------- Less reimbursements collected_-___ _____------- __________-- - $9, 724.67 184. 38 $9, 540.19 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance_ _______------___----- ______ 10, 000.00 24. BAYOU VERMILION, LA. Location.-Bayou Vermilion, also called Vermilion River, is formed by the junction of Bayous Fusilier and Bourbeau, west of Arnaud- ville, La., and flows in a southwesterly direction to the western end of Vermilion Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1116 and 1277, Corps of Engineers Alluvial Valley maps, Ar- naudville and St. Martinville quadrangles, and United States Geo- logical Survey maps, of Lafayette, Milton, and Abbeville quad- rangles.) Previous projects.-Adopted by act of June 14, 1880. For further details see page 762, Annual Report for 1914, and page 814, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 51/2 feet deep (no width specified) at mean low Gulf level from Vermilion Bay to the Southern Pacific bridge at Lafayette, La., a distance of 51 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide at the mouth is 10 inches and the extreme range 14 inches. The variation of water sur- face 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., and Annual Report for 1891, p. 1855). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2549 of the Annual Report for 1917. Terminal facilities.-Several small, privately owned landings have been constructed at Bancker, Abbeville, Milton, and Pinhook Bridge. A public wharf is located at Abbeville. On Coulee Kinny, a tribu- tary of Bayou Vermilion above Abbeville, there is a privately owned oil terminal. Facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Snags and fallen trees were removed from the upper end of the bayou with Government plant and hired labor. The total costs were $687.53, all for the main- tenance; the total expenditures were $563.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1896. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were as follows: Over the bar at the mouth, 4.5 feet, mean low Gulf level; mouth to Abbeville, 11 feet; Abbeville to Pinhook Bridge, 5 feet at mean low water; available throughout the year. The head of navi- gation is Pinhook Bridge, 49 miles above the mouth of the bayou. The channel is in good condition. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $194,113.04, of which $25,000 was for new work, and $169,113.04 for maintenance; the total expenditures were $194,098.70. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 895 fiscal year, $1,029.68, will be expended in payment of outstanding liabilities, making surveys, and for supervision. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1941 in dredging and removal of obstructions from the channel by hired labor and Government plant during the period October 1 to October 15, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ __$34, 900. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__------------------------169, 113. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------204, 013. 04 iMinus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------- 14. 34 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 203, 998. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------------------------1, 029. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- -------------- 205, 028. 38 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C os t of n ew w or k .. . . .- -- - - ----- -- Cost of maintenance ..--...------- $45, 098. 30 $14, 896. 54 -------------- $7, 297. 13 $687.53 "Totalexpended _-------------- 40, 392. 67 19, 602.17 ------------- 7, 407. 03 563. 29 Allotted.. ...-------.......... 10, 000.00 -5. 16 ------------- 9, 000..00 ------------ Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 -------------------------------- $1, 592. 97 Gross amount expended ___________--------__-__ $705.97 Less reimbursements collected--- 42. 68 1---------------- 563. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 1, 029. 68 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------------------ 14. 34 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------------- 1, 015. 34 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1----------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 25. WATERWAY FROM WHITE LAKE TO PECAN ISLAND, LA. Location.-The waterway from White Lake to Pecan Island is an :artificial canal extending from the south shore of White Lake almost due south for a distance of approximately 1.55 miles to Pecan Island. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1278 and U. S. G~eological Survey map Pecan Island quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 40 feet wide and 5 feet deep from that depth in White Lake to Pecan Island via the existing canal, with suitable protective works at the entrance. The water elevation in White Lake varies between plus 3.5 and minus 1.5 with an average of plus 0.9. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1937 is $19,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $700. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 78, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-57 896 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation,.--The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, rights-of-way for a width of 75 feet on each side of the canal centerline and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subse- quent maintenance. Fully complied with and accepted by the Chief of Engineers May 20, 1939. Terminal facilities.-There is a small cattle-loading pen and a ramp near the head of the canal, which are considered adequate for prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging of a channel 40 feet wide and 5 feet deep from the 5-foot contour in White Lake to Pecan Island via the existing canal was begun in June 1939; this work was 95 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The total costs were $7,982.18, all for new work; the total expenditures were $813.81. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 42 percent complete. The work remaining to be done consists of completion of the 5- by 40-foot channel now under contract and construction of suit- able protection works in the lake. The controlling depths at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1939, were as follows: From deep water in White Lake to a point one quarter mile north of Pecan Island, 6 feet; from the latter point to Pecan Island, 4 feet. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $7,982.18, all for new work; the total expenditures were $813.81. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $18,186.19, will be applied to new work, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------- - $7, 168. 37 Completion of existing contract for dredging a 5- by 40-foot channel from White Lake to Pecan Island____ ____-_______ ___ 2, 017. 82 Construction by contract of bulkhead in White Lake providing neces- sity for same has been determined------------------------------ 9, 000. 00 Total, new work _______________---- - - - - 18, 186. 19 This work will complete the project. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______ - _ $7, 982. 18 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___ 7, 982. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939- -_________________________ 7, 168. 37 Net total expenditures-_--- ----------------- - -- 813. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__________-______________ 18, 186. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------------- 19, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ._-------. -------------- .. --------------------------- .-- $7, 982. 18 Cost of m aintenance .---- -- ---------...................... . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . Total expended .------------ -- - -- - - -- - - - - - -- - - 813. 81 Allotted . . ..... . 19, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 897 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------------------------------- $19,000.00 Gross amount expended-------------------------- 813. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --------------------- 18, 186. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------- $404. 37 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts __ -- 9, 063.91 9, 468.28 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------------- 8, 717.91 26. MERMENTAU RIVER, BAYOU NEZPIQUE, AND BAYOU DES CANNES, LA. Location.-Mermentau River is formed by the junction of Bayous des Cannes and Nezpique, 2.25 miles above Mermentau, La., and flowing in a southwesterly direction empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Bayou Nezpique rises in Evangeline Parish, flows in a southerly direction, and empties into the Mermentau River. Bayou des Cannes rises in Evangeline Parish, flows in a south- southwesterly direction, and empties into the Mermentau River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1116 and 1278, and U. S. Geological Survey maps, Evangeline, Hathaway, Mer- mentau, Jennings, Lake Arthur, Gueydan, Thornwell, Latania Lake, Grand Lake East, Catfish Lake, Grand Chenier, and Bayou Labauve quadrangles.) Existing project.-The project provides for the removal of obstruc- tions to navigation to secure the natural channel throughout the en- tire 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 improving the channel in Lower Mud Lake by constructing a brush dam to con- centrate the action of the current and by dredging; and for remov- ing 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, respec- tively. The variation of the water surface near the mouth may be as much as 7 or 8 feet, due to hurricanes on the Gulf, and near the head from 8 to 12 feet due to freshets. On Bayou Nezpique, under ordi- nary conditions, the range of tide is about 3 inches at the mouth and nothing at the head. On Bayou des Cannes, under ordinary condi- tions, 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. 898 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 13,1892 General project________________ ___________ Annual Report 1891, p. 1862. July 27,1916 Removal of portion of wrecked dam near mouth of H. Doc. No. 1232, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Mermentau River. Mar. 2,1919 Improvement of Bayou Des Cannes . Doc. No. 1398, 65th Cong., 3d sess. H------------ Aug. 30, 19351 Channel in Mermentau River 9 feet deep plus 1 Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doe. foot overdepth from Intracoastal Waterway to No. 36, 72d Cong., 1st sess. (Con- the source at confluence of Bayou Nezpique and tains latest published map.) Des Cannes. 1 Included in the Public Works Administration program Mar. 28, 1934. Local cooperation.-The work is subject to the condition that local interests shall furnish, free of cost 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. Deed conveying right-of-way and spoil-disposal area was accepted by the Chief of Engineers under date of September 8, 1934. Terminal facilities.-There are several small, privately owned wharves at Grand Chenier and a public terminal at the town of Lake Arthur. At Mermentau, La., the Southern Pacific Railroad owns a wharf served by a spur track. Privately owned terminals for trans- ferring crude oil to barges are at the following locations: One on Lake Arthur near the town of Lake Arthur; one on the Mermentau River near the town of Mermentau; two on Bayou Nezpique near Jennings; and four on Bayou Des Cannes, one near Evangeline, one at Mermentau, and two near Jennings. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 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 River and in Bayou Nezpique and poor in Bayou Des Cannes. The total costs and expenditures (regular funds) under the exist- ing project were $80,568.37, of which $27,580.35 was for new work and $52,988.02 for maintenance. The total costs and expenditures (Public Works funds) under the existing project were $29,974.42, all for new work. The total costs and expenditures, all funds, have been $110,542.79, of which $57,- 554.77 was for new work and $52,988.02 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to removing snags in Bayou des Cannes by hired labor and Government plant during the months of November and December 1940. RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 899 Cost and financial sumnvary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------------------------$57, 554. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_----- ______--------__ 52, 988. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------110, 542. 79 Net total expenditures____________-___-______ 110, 542.79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 __---------------__ 110, 542. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -------------- $27, 304. 12 Cost of maintenance .-------- 14, 907. 35 $33. 06 -- - Total cost--------- .. 42, 211.47 33.06 - - Total expended .... 40, 840. 83 2, 920. 37 -- Allotted. _ -25. 58 -59. 59 .. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 000. 00 $-------------15, 27. BAYOU PLAQUEMINE BRULE, LA. Location.-This stream rises in the southwestern part of St. Landry Parish and flows about 75 miles in a southwesterly direction, discharg- ing into Bayou des Cannes about 33/4 miles above Mermentau, La. The section under improvement is from the mouth for a distance of about 19 miles to near Crowley, La. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116 and U. S. Geological Survey maps Estherwood and Mermentau quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low Gulf and bottom width of 60 feet from the mouth to a point near Crowley, La., a distance of 19 miles, by dredging and removing obstructions. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is about 2 inches at the mouth and nothing at the head, the extreme range being about 4 inches and nothing, respectively. Due to floods the variations of water surface are at times about 10 feet. The esti- mate of cost of new work, revised in 1913, was $33,000. 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 June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 789, 60th Cong., 1st sess.) There is no published map. Terminal facilities.-The town of Crowley has constructed a feeder canal from the end of the improvement to Crowley and a warehouse at Crowley, both of which are open to all carriers without charge. Along the bayou landings are made on the banks. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1915. The channel is in poor condition. The controlling depth on June 30, 1939, was 6 feet, mean low Gulf, available through- out the year. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $61,624.60, of which $32,759.90 was for new work, and $28,864.70 for maintenance. 900 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to removing snags by hired labor and Gov- ernment plant during the months of January and February 1941. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939________------- -- ___ _ $32, 759. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__----------------- 28, 864. 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939____________ 61, 624. 60 ------- Net total expenditures__ __ - - - - 61, 624. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__________________----61, 624. 60 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance-- -- ------------------------ 15, 000. 00 28. CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LA. Location.-Calcasieu River has its source in southwestern Louisiana, and flows in a generally southerly direction to the Gulf of Mexico. About -5 miles from the Gulf it debauches 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 Charts Nos. 591 and 592 and U. S. Geological Survey maps, Lake Charles, West Lake, Moss Lake, Hackberry, Sweet Lake, Browns Lake, Holly Beach, Grand Bayou, and Cameron quad- rangles.) Previous projects.-The original project for this improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. Appropria- tions were made by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, August 2, 1882, July 5, 1884, and August 11, 1888. The project was modified by the River and Harbor Acts of September 19, 1890, July 13, 1892, and September 22, 1922. The costs and expenditures prior to the adoption of the existing project were $690,764.51, of which $495,913.63 was for new work and $194,850.88 for maintenance. For further details, see Annual Report for 1936, page 719. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep and 250 feet wide from the wharves of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District by way of Calcasieu River to the head of Chou- pique cut-off; thence by a land-and-water cut along the west shore of Calcasieu Lake; thence to and through Calcasieu Pass by a designated route to the Gulf of Mexico, subject to such change in alinement as is approved by the Chief of Engineers; the reconstruction and extension of the existing jetties initially to the seaward end of the east jetty, and further extension to the 15-foot depth contour if found advisable to reduce maintenance dredging costs; dredging a channel 30 feet deep and 250 feet wide between the jetties, and an approach channel 32 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the sea end of the jetties to a depth of 32 feet in the Gulf of Mexico; also for the improvement of the river from Lake Charles to Phillips Bluff by removing logs, snags, overhanging trees, and by dredging. Total length of improve- ment is 95.5 miles. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 901 tide is 10 inches at the mouth, diminishing to zero at Phillips Bluff, the extreme range being 14 inches and zero, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, including $3,400,000 for the extension of the jetties to the 15-foot contour, revised in 1937, is $9,260,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate for cost of main- tenance is $250,000 annually for the first 3 years and $190,000 annually thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Modification of original project of 1872, dated H. Ex. Doc. No. 46, 46th Cong., 3d May 12, 1881, provided for general improve- sess. and A. R. 1881, p. 1301. ment of the river from Phillips Bluff to the mouth by removing logs, snags, and overhang- ing trees, and by dredging. Aug. 26, 1937 Channel 30 feet deep and 250 feet wide from the H. Doc. No. 299, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Lake Charles docks to the Gulf of Mexico. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way not less than 500 feet in width, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent main- tenance as required, and hold and save the United States free from damages, including those to the rice industry due to the construction works. These conditions have been fully complied with and approved by the Chief of Engineers December 8, 1938. Under date of January 5, 1922, a permit was granted by the Assist- ant 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 Waterway to a depth of 30 feet over 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 existing ship channel. (For further details see Port Series No. 31, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations during the year were confined to new work. Work by hired labor and United States plant consisted of surveys establishing a permanent base line for contract dredging operations from Lake Charles to Hackberry Point, La., a distance of 19 miles, and extensive hydraulic investiga- tions in the vicinity of the Calcasieu jetties, at a cost of $52,721.49. Work by contract consisted of dredging 14,427,108 cubic yards of material to provide a 30- by 25-foot channel by enlarging the existing Calcasieu River and cut-offs from the Lake Charles wharves to a point 4.3 miles downstream and a land cut from a point 12.6 miles downstream to Hackberry Point, 19.0 miles from the Lake Charles wharves, at a cost of $982,316.23. 902 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The total costs for the year were $1,035,037.72, and the total ex- penditures $907,147.46, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 17 percent completed. The Calcasieu Pass jetties on the previous project were completed in 1900. The east jetty foundation is 8,447 feet long, and the portion above high water is about 8,050 feet. East jetty extends seaward from the existing Gulf shore line a distance of 4,000 feet. West jetty foundation is 3,200 feet long and has 1,300 feet above high water. West jetty extends seaward from the existing Gulf shore line a distance of 200 feet. Work performed during the fiscal year consisted of widening and deepening the channel from mile 37.8 to mile 42.1, and a land cut from the intersection of Choupique Cutoff and the Calcasieu River to Hackberry Point, La. The controlling depths at mean low Gulf on June 30, 1939, were as follows: Over the bar at the mouth of Calcasieu Pass, 9 feet; through Calcasieu Pass, 12 feet; through Calcasieu Lake, 5 feet; from the head of Calcasieu Lake to Lake Charles, 30 feet; and from Lake Charles to Phillips Bluff, 5 feet. The jetties are in fair con- dition, and the channel is in good condition as far upstream as Lake Charles, and poor above Lake Charles. The work remaining to complete the existing project consists of dredging a 30- by 250-foot channel from Hackberry Point to the 32- foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico, and repairing and extending the jetties to the 15-foot contour. The total costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $1,035,037.72, and the total expenditures were $907,147.46, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $2,617,852.54, will be applied to new work as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- $127, 890. 2@ Contract: Dredging by continuing contract a 30- by 250-foot channel from Hackberry Point, La., to the seaward ends of the jetties and a 32- by 400-foot channel from the jetty ends to the 32-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico, during the period Aug. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940------_---------------------------_ 1, 750, 000. 00 Repair and extension of west jetty, Calcasieu Pass, La., during the period Aug. 1, 1939, to May 1, 1940___ 667, 000. 00 Highway relocation and/or bridge construction near Cameron, La., during the period Sept. 15, 1939, to Jan. 31, 1940-----_ 60, 000. 00 Hired labor: Miscellaneous surveys, Lake Charles to Gulf of Mexico, during the period July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940_ 12, 962. 28 Total- ------- ---------------------------- 2, 617, 852. 54 The sum of $2,258,000 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied as follows: New work: Completion of dredging under continuing contract----------- $1, 725,000 Completion of jetties to the 10-foot contour under contract ---- 533, 000 Total, new work------------ -- ___----------------------- 2, 258, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 903 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___------------------------$1, 530, 951. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _______-- ______--- ____ 194, 850. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939.------ 1, 725, 802. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_ ___________----_ 127, 890. 26 Net total expenditures ------------------------------1, 597, 911. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---- ------------------ 2, 617, 852. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 _______ _ 4, 215, 764. 51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.....-------------...... -------------- -------------...... $1, 035,037. 72 Cost of maintenance.----------. . -------------- $6, 725. 33 .--.... -. Total expended ...-----------..- I_..- - 6, 725. 33 907,147. 46 Allotted---------------------- $25,000. 00 -18, 274. 67 - ---- 3, 525, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved July 19, 1937--------- $4, 970. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 1,019, 145. 74 ------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------- 2, 500,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved May 15, 1936-__---- 884. 09 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ $3, 525, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-----------------------907, 195. 04 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 47. 58 907, 147. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 _________________----- 2, 617, 852. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------- $11, 374. 57 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------116, 515. 69 127, 890. 26 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------2, 489, 962. 28 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5, 735, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1 __________- --- _2, ______ 258, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 29. LAKE CHARLES DEEP WATER CHANNEL, LA. Location.-The Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, 24.9 miles in length, extends from the Calcasieu River to the Sabine River, follow- ing the Calcasieu-Sabine section of the Intracoastal Waterway. The 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. 592 and U. S. Geological Survey maps Moss Lake, Black Lake, Cameron Farms, and Phoenix Lake quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance of a channel 30 feet deep, with a bottom width of 125 feet, from Calcasieu River to the Sabine River. Under ordinary conditions, the mean range of 904 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 tide is 2 to 3 inches; variations of 1 to 2 feet may be experienced due to high water on the Sabine or Calcasieu River. The estimated cost of the work, made in 1931, is $50,000 for the first initial maintenance and $30,000 annually thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 1935 Maintenance of channel 30 feet by 125 feet from H. Doc. No. 172, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Lake Charles, La., to Sabine River. Aug. 26, 1937 Section of Calcasieu River from Intracoastal H. Doc. No. 299, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Waterway to Lake Charles dropped from exist- (Modifying project for Calcasieu ing project. River and Pass.) 1 Included in the P. W. A. program, Jan. 3, 1934. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Under a permit granted January 5, 1922, the Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish ex- pended $2,630,350 in enlarging the Calcasieu-Sabine River section of the Intracoastal Waterway to a depth of 30 feet over a bottom width of 125 feet. Terminal facilities.-(See project for Calcasieu River and Pass.) Operations and results during fiscal year.--Work consisted of survey of channel by hired labor at a cost of $3,090.69 with expendi- tures of $1,973.87 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The channel is in fair condi- tion. The controlling depth on June 30, 1939, was 30 feet in the center of the channel; depths are somewhat less on the edges of the channel due to lowering of the side slopes, but the shoaling is not sufficient to interfere seriously with navigation. The total costs were $149,538.08, including $79,577.63, Public Works funds, and expenditures were $149,149.26, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $80,428.37, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Payment of outstanding liabilities-------_-------------______ $388. 82 By hired labor and Government plant; Channel surveys and inspections throughout the fiscal year-..--. ___________-_ 2, 039. 55 By contract: Dredging during the period Mar. 1 to June 30, 1940-------------------------------------------------- 78,000.00 Total, maintenance----------------------------- 80, 428. 37 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ _____ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------ --- $149, 538.08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__-- ____- 149, 538. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 388. 82 Net total expenditures---- 149. 26 1-------------------49, Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- -------------------------- 80,428. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 80, 1939 --------... 229, 577. 63 RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 905 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ... Cost of maintenance___ .....---------------..---. $------------72, ....... ----- ----- 949. 54 ...-------------------------..... - - -... ..... $66, 869. 76 .... ....... $3,090. 69 Total expended---------------- 74, 434. 42--------------______________ 67, 597.76 1,973. 87 Allotted._----------------------- -422. 37 -------------------------- 70, 000. 00 80, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 $2, 402. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939__-------------------------------------- 80, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------82, 402. 24 Gross amount expended___________ -__-_________- $2, 709. 52 Less reimbursements collected__-- _---- - -- _ 735. 65 1, 973. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--______--- -______-_ 80, 428. 37 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 19389____- __-_____--_________ 388. 82 Balance available June 30, 1939-- __- ____------___ - 80, 039. 55 30. 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, chemical, or other means whatsoever; for the construction and operation of boats equipped with suitable machinery for such removal; and for the con- struction 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: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Made appropriations for the States of Florida and H. Doc. No. 91, 55th Cong., 3d sess. Louisiana and provided for the extermination or removal of plants, the building of boats, and the establishment of booms. June 13,1902 Authorized the use of mechanical, chemical, or other means whatsoever. Mar. 3,1905 Made the appropriation available for the State of Texas. Do- .... _In making appropriations for Florida, provided that Mar. 2,1907 J no chemical process injurious to cattle shall be used. July 25,1912 Made the appropriation available for the State of Mississippi and also made available for use in that State the operating plant pertaining to the work in Louisiana. July 27,1916 Made the appropriation available for the State of Ala- bama. 9 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The mechanical hyacinth destruction plant Kenny crushed a total of 10,151,300 square yards of hyacinths and alligator grass in Bayous Boeuf, Chevreuil, Grand, Gauche, Lafourche, Segnette, and in the Amite, Blind, Natalbany, Ponchatoula, and Tickfaw Rivers, and in the Intracoastal Waterway. A total of 11,498,736 square yards of hyacinths and alligator grass was removed by small conveyors from Bayous Bedico, Black, Bon- fouca, Chevreuil, Des Allemands, Grand Caillou, Lacombe, Lafourche, Stinking, Segnette, Terrebonne, Queue de Tortue, from Panchatoula, Tangipahoa, Vermilion Rivers, from North Pass, Pass Manchac, and from the Intracoastal Waterway and the Plaquamine-Morgan City Waterway. Experiments were continued with mechanical means of removal. The destruction plant Kenny and four small conveyors were used during the year. Booms were repaired and new structures placed to block certain feeder streams in an effort to minimize the drift from infested areas. Experimental work was carried on to improve equip- ment and increase plant efficiency. The total costs were $97,695.71, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $98,816.73. Conditions at end of fiscal year.-From 1900 to 1902 a boat with suitable machindry for removing and crushing the hyacinth was operated. From that time until 1936 the hyacinths were controlled by spraying with a solution of arsenic and soda, hand removal, and booms. The use of arsenic and soda and hand-removal methods are being discarded. Present methods of control are by means of a crushing plant, power-operated conveyors, and booms. Excellent results are being obtained. The total costs were $1,085,595.57, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,080,616.54. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $91,185.66, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----______----- -- __ $4, 979. 03 Maintenance by hired labor and Government plant: Exclusion by structures, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940----- __- 5, 000. 00 Mechanical destruction, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940 ______ 53, 206. 63 Removal by conveyors, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940_ ..... ___.. 25, 000. 00 Investigations, surveys, July 1, 1939, to Junei 30, 1940 __-------- 2, 000. 00 Experimental work, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940______-__ __ 1, 000. 00 Total, maintenance------------- ----------- 91, 185. 66 The additional sum of $120,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance by hired labor and Government plant: Exclusion by structures, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 ---- $20, 000 Mechanical destruction, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941_--__- __ 55, 000 Removal by conveyors, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941___________- 40, 000 Investigations, surveys, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941,_____-______ 4, 000 Experimental work, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941_-------______ 1, 000 Total ---------- ------------------------------- 120, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 907 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939______-_______-------- $1, 085, 595. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------ 1, 085, 595. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_--------------------------- 4, 979. 03 Net total expenditures________-------------------------- 1, 080, 616. 54 - Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_______________------- - 91, 185. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_--------------- 1, 171, 802. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------------------------------ -------------- Cost of maintenance____ __ $66, 528. 99 $63, 784. 76 ---------- $63, 722. 46 ---- $80, 258. 16 ----------$97, 695. 71 Total expended-------------j 27, 886. 34 59, 336. 03 63, 499. 01 80, 218. 35 98, 816. 73 ...............-- Allotted_ __ j. 43, 789. 63 90, 600.00 -14, 556. 64 165, 600. 00 90, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------- --------- $100, 002. 39 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_------- -- ___ $20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939----__ 70, 000. 00 90, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _______________ ______________. ___ 190, 002. 39 Gross amount expended___---__----------__-- $100, 114. 44 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 1, 297. 71 98, 816. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 __,_____________________ 91, 185. 66 Oustanding liabilities June 30, 1939-----------------------_ 4, 979. 03 Balance available June 30, 1939----------- ---- _____-__ -86, 206. 63 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance '______1_________________ __ - __ 120, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 31. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $47,521.19; the ex- penditures were $17,854.89. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $110,992.24, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 in payment of expense incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $90,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______---- __-- - -________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 --- ------ $1, 006, 555.45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------1, 006, 555.45 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939-------------------------------- 470. 03 Net total cost to June 30, 1939---- ______-__-------- 1, 007, 025. 48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 451. 78 Net total expenditures___ ------------------ 1, 006, 573. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ----------------------------- 110, 992, 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 1, 117, 565. 94 908 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -.- - --- - - Cost of maintenance........" $48, 989. 41 $55, 741. 65 $75, 463. 91 $81, 523. 45 $47, 521. 19 Total expended -.--- - . 46, 471. 85 55, 722. 16 71,976. 68 85, 560. 98 47, 85. 89 Allotted- - 52. 609. 34 50, 511. 60 30, 907. 13 165, 000. 00 75, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----- ------------------- $83, 847. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act, approved June 28, 1939 ------------------------------ 75, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------- 158, 847. 13 Gross amount expended---------------------- $57, 713. 01 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 9, 858. 12 47, 854. 89 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------- 110, 992. 24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------- 451. 78 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 110, 540. 46 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year- ending ' June 30, 1941, for maintenance - -- - _---- _ 90, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 32. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in p. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures Esti- full re- to June 30, 1939 mated No. Name of project port see Annual amount required Report New work Mainte- to com- for- nance plete 1 Big Pigeon and Little Pigeon1 Bayous, -- - La.1---------. - - - 1936 -_ $37, 669. 20 (1) 2 3 Bayou Queue de Tortue, Vinton Waterway, La.a 3 La. -- ___ ______ _______________________ 1924 1937_. $33, 355. 18 4, 276. 10 _ (2) $14, 000 4 Bayou Grossetete, La.1 . . ..------------------------ 1938 29, 392. 49 61. 806. 35 100, 600 1 Channel adequate for commerce. = Completed. 3 Due to decline of traffic, local interests are no longer sufficiently interested to provide rights-of-way and dumping privileges. 33. PLANT ALLOTMENT, FIRST NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 --------------- __ ____-- $1, 644, 765. 91 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__---- -------- ----- 45, 887. 22 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 ___----______ 1, 690, 653. 13 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1969 ____ _____ __-___- 58, 184. 42 -- Net total expenditures __ ______- - -_____ -____ - 1, 632, 468. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--- - _______- - 1----- 124,123. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--_ -------- 1, 756, 591. 75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended__.... __-____... $1, 150, 736. 76 -$71, 217. 68 $105, 373. 95 -$136, 298. 41 $583, 874.09 Allotted-.................-..... 1, 253, 442. 02 -28, 725. 33 126, 894.00 61, 756. 16 343, 224.90 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 909 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $364, 772. 23 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ---------------------- 435, 862. 35 Amount to be accounted for_ ______-------___- - -- -_ 800, 634. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 92, 637. 45 Net amount to be accounted for____------------------- 707, 997. 13 Gross amount expended --------------- _____ $1, 878, 405. 04 Less : Reimbursements collected ___-- $1, 264, 602. 14 Receipts from sales----------- 29, 928. 81 1, 294, 530. 95 583, 874. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------ --------------- 124, 123. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__ ------ $76, 703. 77 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 28, 566. 74 105, 270. 51 Balance available June 30, 1939_------- --- _____ - 18, 852. 53 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ---__________------------- 45, 887. 22 Unobligated balance available June 30, 19396------ _____ 64, 739. 75 34. DESIGN OF BAYOU SORREL LOCK An allotment of $20,000 was made from the appropriation for flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries, carried in the War Depart- ment Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935, to be applied to the making of preliminary surveys, design, and preparation of specifica- tions for a lock to be constructed in the Atchafalaya Basin protection levee. Paragraph 2 of Special Orders, No. 2, dated January 5, 1938, of the Chief of Engineers, appointed a board of officers to recommend the location and type of structure to be placed in the East Atchafalaya Basin protection levee. A survey has been made of a route around Lake Palourde and preliminary estimates and studies have been made of the cost of the desired improvements. The costs during the fiscal year were $518.12, and the expenditures were $503.68. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $7,292.44, and the total expenditures were $7,286.04. Proposed operatios.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $12,713.96, will be applied to investigations, studies, and preliminary design of the lock. Funds required for the fiscal year 1941 cannot be estimated until the location and type of lock have been determined. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--______------------------- $7, 292. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---__------ 7, 292. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-- ------------- -------- __ 6. 40 Net total expenditures- --- _----------- --__ 7, 286. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 12, 713. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- ___ 20, 000. 00 910 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 i i i Cost of new work - $2, 140. 63 $494. 17 $4, 139. 52 $518. 12 Cost of maintenance - ------------ Total expended_ _ -__-- ...----------- ____ _- 2,140. 63 186.89 4, 454.84 503.68 Allotted........----------------------------...... 20,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ $13, 217. 64 Gross amount expended_ _______________------____ $578. 17 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 74. 49 503. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__________________--___ 12, 713. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939___________________________ 6. 40 Balance available June 30, 1939___________________________ 12, 707. 56 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions I Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Atchafalaya River and Rivers and Harbors Atchafalaya Bay Ship Committee resolu- Channel, La. tion, Apr. 4, 1938. Black Bayou, La ._________ --. do _- May 8,1939 Unfavorable. Boston Canal, La_ -- _do _-- May 9,1939 Do. Calcasieu,Mermentau, Ver- Commerce Commit- . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . milion, and Teche Rivers, tee resolution, Feb. La.; Boeuf, Rapides, Co- 8, 1939; Flood Con- codrie, and Cortableau trol Committee res- Bayous, La.; Ouachita olution, Jan. 26, River system, Louisiana 1939; Rivers and and Arkansas; Red HarborsCommittee River, La., Ark., Okla., resolution, Jan. 24, and Tex.; and connecting 1939. waterways, singly or to- gether, for navigation, flood control, and irriga- tion (under special board). Chefuncte River and Bogue River and Harbor Act, May 3,1939 Do. Falia, La., from Lake June 20, 1938. Pontchartrain to Coving- ton. Chevreuil Bayou, La ....... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 4, 1938. Du Large Bayou, La ....... -----do . -- ------------ ----------------- Franklin Canal, La .------- ----do. May 11, 1939 ----------------- Do. Grand Caillou and Le ----- do -.----- ----- --------------- ----------------- Carpe Bayous, La. Houma-Terrebonne Ship do _ --- - ----------------- Canal, La. Indian Bayou, La.........__ River and Harbor Act, May 4,1939 ----------------- Do. June 20, 1938. Isle de Cane Bayou, La ..-- --- do -- May 9,1939 ----------------- Do. .... Kinney Coulee, La_____ ___ _do -- May 8,1939 ----------------- Do. Lafourche Bayou, La--...__ Commerce Commit- ----------------- tee resolution, Mar. 29, 1937. L'Ea Bleu Bayou, La ...... River and Harbor Act, June 20, 1938. Louisiana and Texas Intra- Rivers and Harbors Mar. 21, 1939 House, 230, 76th Favorable. coastal Waterway, modify Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess project for Harvey locks tion, June 8, 1938. and canals (under divi- sion board). Louisiana and Texas Intra- Commerce Commit- ..... _do..__........ do--.......... Do. coastal Waterway from tee resolution, July Mississippi River at or 5, 1938. near New Orleans, La.. to Corpus Christi, Tex. (un- der division board). RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 911 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- tion Congress Mermentau River, La Rivers and Harbors Apr. 11, 1939 -------------------- Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, June 19, 1936. Mermentau River and Rivers and Harbors tributaries, La. (Salinity). Committee resolu- tion, June 23, 1939. Mississippi River at or near Rivers and Harbors New Orleans, La., to Committee resolu- Corpus Christi, Tex. (Sal- tion, June 6, 1939. inity). Mississippi River, mouth of. Commerce Commit- Mar. 15, 1939 House, 215, 76th Favorable. tee resolution, Nov. Cong., 1st sess. 18, 1937. Do _ _ - Rivers and Harbors ...do _._.-- ..do . . . . . Do. .Committee resolu- tion, Nov. 17, 1937. Mobile, Ala., to New Rivers and Harbors Orleans, La., Intracoastal Committee resolu- Waterway. tion, May 12, 1938. Do __ - _ __-- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Morgan City to Mississippi Commerce Commit- River at Plaquemine, La. tee resolution, July (alternate route study on 5, 1938. Mississippi River to Cor- pus Christi, Tex.. Intra- coastal Waterway) (under division board). New Iberia, La., to Gulf of River and Harbor Act, Apr. 11, 1939 Unfavorable. Mexico, deep-water chan- Aug. 26, 1937. nel from. Petit Anse, Carlin, and Rivers and Harbors Tigre Bayous, La.. 9-foot Committee resolu- channel from Gulf of Mex- tion, May 4, 1939. ico to Erath and Jefferson Island. Pontchartrain Lake, La.. Rivers and Harbors July 11, 1939 Do. harbor of refuge at Port of Committee resolu- New Orleans, La. tion, Feb. 2, 1937. Pontchartrain Lake, La., River and Harbor Act, ... .do ........... Do. between New Basin Canal Aug. 26, 1937. and Industrial Canal, har- bor of refuge. Portage Bayou and Del- River and Harbor Act, cambre Canal, La. June 20, 1938. Queue de Tortue Bayou, La_ Rivers and Harbors May 11, 1939 Do. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 4, 1938. Teche Bayou, La., upper River and Harbor Act, portion, improvement for Aug. 26, 1937. navigation and flood con- trol (under special board). Teche-Vermilion Waterway, River and Harbor Act, La., improvement for nav- June 20, 1938. igation, flood control, and other water uses (under special board). Terre aux Boeuf and Dela- Rivers and Harbors croix Island, La. Committee resolu- tion, May 12, 1938. Tigre Bayou to the town of Rivers and Harbors Erath, La. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 4, 1938. Violet Canal Route, La River and Harbor Act, June 20, 1938. Welsh, La., waterway from, -_ _- do ..... ........... to Intracoastal Waterway via Bayou Lacassine, also acquisition of Welsh Waterway. ___ 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-58 912 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions I I I Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Calcasieu, Mermentau, Ver- Commerce Commit- -- -- - -- - ---- ---- ---- ---- milion, and Teche Rivers, tee resolution, Feb. La.; Boeuf, Rapides, Co- 8, 1939; Flood Con- codrie, and Cortableau trol Committee reso- Bayous, La.; Ouachita lution, Jan. 26, 1939; River system, Louisiana Rivers and Harbors and Arkansas; Red River, Committee resolu- La., Ark., Okla., and Tex.; tion, Jan. 24, 1939. and connecting water- ways, singly or together, for navigation, flood con- trol and irrigation (under special board). Teche Bayou, La., upper River and Harbor Act, portion, improvement for Aug. 26, 1937. navigation and flood con- trol. Teche-Vermilion Water- River and Harbor Act, way, La., improvement June 20, 1938. for navigation, flood con- trol, and other water uses. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT This district includes the rivers and harbors in the State of Texas, exclusive of the watershed of the Red River and its tributaries and the watershed of the Brazos River above Washington, Tex. It also includes Johnsons Bayou, La. District engineer: Col. F. S. Besson, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to October 31, 1938, and Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Sabine-Neches Waterway, 13. Freeport Harbor, Tex ..... 950 Tex ---- 912 14. Channel from Pass Cavallo 2. The Louisiana and Texas to Port Lavaca, Tex .... 953 Intracoastal Waterway 15. Port Aransas-Corpus Christi from the Mississippi River Waterway, Tex_ 955 at or near New Orleans, 16. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex__ 961 La., to Corpus Christi, 17. Examinations, surveys and Tex. (Sabine River-Cor- contingencies (general) -- 965 pus Christi section) ..... 919 3. Galveston Harbor, Tex .... 926 18. Other projects for which no 4. Galveston Channel, Tex ... 929 estimates are submitted _ 966 5. Channel from Galveston 19. Plant allotment _ 966 Harbor to Texas City, Tex. 932 6. Channel to Port Bolivar, Flood-control projects Tex_ 935 7. Houston Ship Channel, Tex_ 937 20. Buffalo Bayou, Tex ...... 968 8. Anahuac Channel, Tex -.. 942 21. Alamogordo Dam and Reser- 9. Trinity River, Tex_ _.... 944 voir, Pecos River, N. Mex_ 970 10. Cedar Bayou, Tex- 945 22. Preliminary examinations 11. Clear Creek, Tex _ -- 947 and surveys for flood con- 12. Dickinson Bayou, Tex -- - - 948 trol _ -___- 970 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 Beau- RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 913 mont, Tex." Sabine Pass is on the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 58 :miles east of Galveston and 280 miles west of Southwest Pass, Mississippi River. 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 River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1875, and subsequent projects and modifications by River and Harbor Acts of August 2, 1882, June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, and June 19,'1906. The Port Arthur Canal was conveyed to the United States free of cost in 1906, and the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, incorpo- rated 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. For further details, see page 1863 of Annual Report for 1915 for the Sabine and Neches Rivers, Sabine Pass, and Port Arthur Canal, and page 985 of the report for 1916 for Sabine-Neches Canal. (See also pp. 1100 and 1105 of Annual Report for 1921 and p. 874 of Annual Report for 1926.) Existing .project.-The existing project dimensions provided for in the various channels and basins comprising the waterway are shown in the following tabulation: Adopted project dimensions Depth in Section of Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex. feet be- Bottom width in feet low mean low Gulf level Sabine Pass outer bar . -----... --------------- ------. -----800-------------------------- 36 S a b i n e P a s s j e t t y c h an ne l- - _._ _. _____-_-- . . . . _. . 500 at inner end, increasing (1) to 800 at outer end. Sabine Pass . - -------------------------------------- 500 ------------ ------------ 34 Sabine Pass anchorage basin ______.. 800 by 3,000 long, exclusive 34 of channel. Port Arthur Canal ...--------...- 400 . _..- -- --- -------- - --------.._------------ 34 Port Arthur: East turning basin 420 by 1,800 iong ----------- 34 W est turning basin .. -... . . . - -_. . . ... . . ..- . . 325 by 1,700 loring-- --....... 34 Channelfrom Port Arthur west turning basin to Taylors Bayou 250 -...--......----------- 34 turning basin. Taylors Bayou turning basin _______________________________.- 150 to 1,000 by 2,900 long.... 34 Sabine-Neches Canal: Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River______ 350 -.. -- -- - ------------ 34 Mouth of Neches River to mouth of Sabine River -___--_ 125 ... 30 Neches River, mouth to lower end of Smiths Bluff cut-off -_ ._ . 350 -_. ----------------' 34 Neches River, lower end of Smiths Bluff cut-off to Beaumont 300 -.. ------------ '---- 34 turning basin, including cut-offs. Beaumont turning basin _ ________.__________________-___ ... 500 by 1,500 long ____________.. 34 Beaumont turning-basin extension __ 350 by 2,000 long ........... 34 Sabine River, mouth to cut-off near Orange_ - - -- 125 _ - - - __-- - 30 Sabine River to Orange municipal wharf_ 200 by 3,000 long.. _........ 30 Sabine River cut-off to Orange turning basin- 15 0 ...... -- ---... . ........-- 25 Orange turning basin . . . . . ------------------- ..... 500 by 1,500 long . .. 25 1 34 at inner end, increasing to 36 at outer end. 914 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The project also provides for two 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 ofter greater than that of the tide. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $13,250,000, made up as follows: $9,894,500 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 per- manent protective work in Sabine Lake along Port Arthur. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance dredging is $740,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25, 1912 Existing project dimensions of jetties, a 26-foot channel H. Doc. No. 773, 61st Cong., through Sabine Pass, Port Arthur Canal, and Port Arthur 2d sess. turning basin; a new turning basin at Port Arthur 26 feet deep, 600 feet wide, and 1,700 feet long; a 25-foot depth in Sabine-Neches Canal, Neches River to Beaumont and Sabine River to Orange, including cut-offs and widening of the channels as recommended by the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Secretary of War; and purchase of a new dredge. Sept. 22, 1922 Deepening the channels to 30 feet from the Gulf to Beau- H. Doc. No. 975, 66th Cong., mont, with increased widths and an anchorage basin in 3d sess. Sabine Pass 32 feet deep over an area of about 2,000 by 1,000 feet. Do .- Deepening the Port Arthur turning basins and connecting S. Doc. No. 152, 67th Cong., channels thereto to 30 feet. For taking over and deepen- 2d sess. ing Taylors Bayou turning basin and connecting channel to 30 feet. For a 30-foot depth in the channel from the mouth of Neches River to cut-off in Sabine River near Orange. Mar. 3, 1925 Removal of guard lock in Sabine-Neches Canal ............. H. Doe. No. 234, 68th Cong., 1st sess. Jan. 21, 1927 Increased widths of channels as follows: Sabine Pass jetty H. Doc. No. 287, 69th Cong., channel and Sabine Pass to 300 feet; Port Arthur Canal 1st sess. to 200 feet; Sabine-Neches Canal, from Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River, to 150 feet. For dredging 2 passing places in Sabine-Neches Canal, easing of bends, removal and reconstructing Port Arthur field office, ex- tending Beaumont turning basin upstream 200 feet above the new city wharves, and for an anchorage basin in Sabine Pass 4,500 feet long, 800 feet wide, and 30 feet deep. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 915 Acts Work authorized Documents --------- I -------- Aug. 30, 1935 1 A depth of 32 feet in the channels from the Gulf to the Beau- Rivers and Harbors Com- mont turning basin, including all turning basins at Port mittee Doc. No. 27, 72d Arthur. Cong., 1st sess. Do _----- Deepening the channels to 34 feet with increased widths Rivers and Harbors Com- from the Gulf to the Beaumont turning basin, including mittee Doc. No. 12, 74th all turning basins at Port Arthur. Cong., 1st sess. Do ---- Construction of suitable permanent protective works along Specified in act. the Sabine Lake frontage owned by the city of Port Arthur. Aug. 26, 1937 Taking over and maintaining channel from Sabine River to Rivers and Harbors Com- Orange municipal wharf. mittee Doc. No. 3, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Do..... Dredging 500 feet from the eastern end of Harbor Island and Rivers and Harbors Com- for abandonment of the channel south and west of Harbor mittee Doc. No. 20, 75th Island. Cong., 1st sess. June 20,1938 Increased widths of channels from the Gulf to the Beaumont H. Doc. No. 581, 75th Cong., turning basin and channel connecting Port Arthur west 3d sess. (Contains the turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning basin; deepen- latest published map.) ing the Beaumont turning basin and Beaumont turning basin extension to 34 feet; and for dredging a new cut-off from Smiths Bluff cut-off to McFaddin Bend. 1 Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933, by 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 lines. Local cooperation.-The cooperation required by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provides that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, rights-of-way and spoil- disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required, and release the United States from any claims for damages resulting from the proposed dredging or disposal of exca- vated material. All requirements under prior acts have been fully complied with. The local cooperation yet to be met consists of furnishing additional rights-of-way, dumping grounds, and releases from damage along the Port Arthur Canal, Port Arthur turning basins, Neches River Channel, Beaumont turning basin, and Beau- mont turning basin extension. Terminal facilities.-Modern terminal facilities adequate for pres- ent commerce exist. (See pp. 839 and 840, Annual Report for 1938, and Port Series No. 14, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.-The con- tract for dredging the Neches River channel was completed from July 1 to December 22, 1938, by removing 1,448,585 cubic yards of ma- terial over a channel length of 50,400 feet, at a cost of $161,593.13. The contract for dredging the Port Arthur Canal, Port Arthur turn- ing basins, Taylor's Bayou turning basin, and connecting channels thereto was completed from July 1 to September 16, 1938, by remov- ing 1,697,245 cubic yards of material over a channel length of 14,583 916 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 feet, at a cost of $149,949.51. The Sabine-Neches Canal (Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River) was dredged by contract from December 23, 1938, to June 3, 1939, 5,909,913 cubic yards of material being removed from a channel length of 61,480 feet, at a cost of $522,246.23. Preliminary surveys, preparation of plans, and speci- fications for work proposed during fiscal years 1940 and 1941 were made at a cost of $14,946.51. In addition, a payment of $449.67 was made for a claim for constructing the bulkheads in Sabine Lake in front of Port Arthur, Tex., during fiscal year 1938. Maintenance.-Miscellaneous survey work was done, and the Port Arthur field office was maintained. The U. S. hopper dredge Man- hattarn dredged Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channels from July 1 to 24, 1938, and from July 28 to August 31, 1938, removing 1,697,- 205 cubic yards (bin measurement) of material from a channel length of 37,000 feet, at a cost of $48,381.37. The Sabine Pass west jetty was repaired under contract from September 1, 1938, to February 23, 1939. Under this contract 6,086.04 tons of core stone (15 to 2,000 pounds per piece), 2,073.67 tons of new cover stone (6 to 10 tons per piece), 2,743.08 cubic yards of concrete in cap, and 876.31 cubic yards of concrete in the seal course were placed and 26 pieces of old cover stone were picked up and replaced at a cost of $157,945.19. The U. S. derrick barge No. 8 completed the extension of the re- vetment at the Port Arthur field office from May 8 to 28, 1939, at a cost of $5,553.04. This derrick barge removed piling and timber wales from the fender system of the abandoned guard lock in the Sabine-Neches Canal from May 2 to 7, 1939, and from May 29 to June 30, 1939, at a cost of $4,526.97. Miscellaneous surveys and in- spections were made at a cost of $4,791.68. Preliminary surveys, preparation of plans and specifications for work proposed during fiscal year 1940 were made at a cost of $4,011.71. The total cost of all work for the year was $1,074,395.01, of which $849,185.05 was for new work and $225,209.96 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,214,690.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Sabine Pass jetties are com- pleted to full project dimensions. The existing project for dredging is about 56 percent completed. The work remaining to be done con- sists of enlarging all channels from near the sea buoy in the Gulf of Mexico to and including the Beaumont turning basin and Beau- mont turning basin extension, except Sabine Pass anchorage basin, enlarging the channel connecting Port Arthur west turning basin with Taylor's Bayou turning basin, and dredging a new cut-off from Smiths Bluff cut-off to McFaddin Bend in the Neches River. The controlling depths below mean low tide in the various chan- nels and basins were as follows: Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty chan- nels, 34 feet; Sabine Pass Channel, 32 feet; Sabine Pass anchorage basin, 34 feet; Port Arthur Canal, 32 feet; Port Arthur east turning basin, 30 feet; Port Arthur west turning basin, 32 feet; channel from Port Arthur west turning basin to and including Taylor's Bayou turning basin, 34 feet; Sabine-Neches canal from head of Port Arthur canal to mouth of Neches River, 34 feet; Neches River, mouth to Beaumont turning basin, 34 feet; Beaumont turning basin, 30 feet; Beaumont turning basin extension, 34 feet; Sabine-Neches canal from Neches River to mouth of Sabine River, 30 feet; Sabine River, mouth RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 917 to cut-off near Orange, Tex., 32 feet; Sabine River to Orange munici- pal wharf, 29 feet; Sabine River, cut-off to Orange turning basin, 2a feet; and Orange turning basin, 9 feet (extreme upper end). The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds $6, 985, 993. 51 $5, 803, 407.87 $12, 789, 401. 38 Public Works funds 1, 363, 652. 47. .1, 363, 652. 47 Total United States funds 8, 349, 645.98 5, 803, 407. 87 14,153,053.85 Contributed funds (existing project) ________ ____ 353, 500.00 -------------- 353, 500. 00 Total (all funds) _________ .... __..__ _ .. ---- .. _.... 8, 703, 145. 98 5, 803, 407. 87 14, 506, 553. 85 The total expenditures were $14,138,624.84, of which $12,774,972.37 was from regular funds, including $1,965.49 for Mississippi River flood-relief work, and $1,363,652.47 from Public Works funds. In addition, $353,500 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $1,166,558.84, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_ 9, 988. 31 $------------------- New work: Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar channel and outer end of Sabine Pass jetty channel to project dimensions with United States seagoing hopper dredge (August through November 10, 1939, and December 1939, through January 20. 1940)_ $144, 000. 00 Dredge a new cut-off in Neches River Channel from upper end of Smiths Bluff cut-off to Mc- Faddin Bend to project dimensions by con- tract (July 1939 to June 1940) --------------- 546, 003. 00 Preliminary surveys and preparation of plans and specifications for future work------------ 20, 281. 69 -710. 281. 609 Maintenance: Dredge inland channels where necessary with United States pipe-line dredge (July 1939 to February 1940) -------------------------- 174, 450. 43 Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channels with United States seagoing hopper dredge (July 1939) -------------- ---------------- 25, 865. 38 Repair Sabine Pass jetties by contract (July 1939 to June 1940) - 235, 500. 00 Complete removal of piling and timbers from the old abandoned guard lock in Sabine-Neches Canal with U. S. derrick boat No. 8 (July 1939) ------- ---------------------------- 10, 473. 03 446,288. 84 Total for all work------------------------------- 1, 166, 558. 8'4 The additional sum of $2,431,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work : Dredge inner end of Sabine Pass jetty channel and Sabine Pass Channel to project dimensions by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) _ -- _--_-_-_-_-_ _ -$354, 000 Dredge Port Arthur canal and channel connecting Port Arthur west turning basin with Taylors Bayou turning basin to project dimensions by contract (July 1940 to June 1941)--- -712, 500 918 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 New work-Continued. Dredge Neches River Channel from mouth to lower end of Smiths Bluff cut-off to project dimensions by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) ---------------------------------------- $555, 000 Dredge Neches River Channel from lower end of Smiths Bluff cut- off to and including the Beaumont turning basin (excluding cut- off from upper end of Smiths Bluff cut-off to McFaddin Bend) and Beaumont turning-basin extension to project dimensions by contract (July 1940 to June 1941)__________________________ 420, 000 Total for new work__---------------------------------- 2, 041, 500 Maintenance: Dredge inland channels where necessary with United States pipe- line dredge (July 1940 to June 1941) _---------------------_303, 000 Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channels with United States seagoing hopper dredge (July through September 1940) 87, 000 Total for maintenance__________________________ 390, 000 Total for all work --------------------------------- 2, 431, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ 1$13, 530, 477. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--- ______----_ 8, 183, 084. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _______--21, 713, 562. 14 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939__-- -- ___ ___________-___ -4, 440. 70 Net total cost to June 30, 1939--- - ______-___-- _ 21, 709,121. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_______________- 9, 988. 31 Net total expenditures____________________ ______ 121, 699, 133. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939________------1, 166, 558. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------- 122, 865, 691. 97 1In addition, $931,006.78 was expended for new work from contributed funds. Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__ $528, 383. 15 $31, 955. 12 $406, 951.08 $1, 005, 719.95 $849,185. 05 Cost of maintenance__.. ____. ._ 175, 427. 54 205. 008. 52 478, 754. 02 222, 970. 90 225, 209. 96 Total cost_ - 703, 810. 69 236, 963. 64 885, 705. 10 1, 228, 690. 85 1, 074, 395. 01 Total expended _--.. 646, 984. 37 301, 414. 43 782, 024. 47 1, 185, 064. 26 1. 214, 690. 01 Allotted .................... 188, 581. 73 376, 652. 47 1, 070, 802. 01 1,911, 200. 00 846, 800. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 _______ $1, 534, 448. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 _____________________ _ _ 1, 088, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___________-_________ -2, 622, 948. 85 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment____----- 241, 700. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ____- -- -- - ___- - -2, 381, 248. 85 Gross amount expended______________ ____ $1, 218,498. 69 Less reimbursements collected _____-- ___ 3, 808. 68 1, 214, 690. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------------------- 1, 166, 558. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 .---------------- -- 18, 667.79 Balance available June 30, 1989_ .-- ------------ 1, 147, 891. 05 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 919 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3, 836, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: For new work 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2, 041, 500. 00 For maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 390,000.00 Total -- --- --- -- 2, 431, 500.00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 2. 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) Location.-This section of the Intracoastal Waterway extends from a point on the Sabine River about 3 miles below Orange, Tex., to Corpus Christi, Tex., a distance of about 2931/2 miles; with a flood- discharge channel, about 7 miles in length, in the Colorado River, extending from Matagorda, Tex., to the Gulf of Mexico; a tributary channel in the San Bernard River, extending from the Intracoastal Waterway crossing to the State highway bridge some 30 miles above the crossing; a tributary channel, in the Colorado River, extending from the Intracoastal Waterway upstream a distance of 17 miles; a tributary channel about 9 miles in length extending from the Intra- coastal Waterway to Palacios, Tex.; a tributary channel about 2 miles in length extending from the Intracoastal Waterway to Rock- port, Tex.; and a tributary channel about 6 miles in length extending from the Intracoastal Waterway near Port Aransas, Tex., to the town of Aransas Pass, Tex. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1116, 1117, 592, 533, 1279, 1280, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, and 1286.) Previous projects-Sabine River--Galveston Bay section.-None. (1) West Galveston Bay and Brazos River Canal, Tex., River and Harbor Acts of July 13, 1892, July 8, 1896, and June 13, 1902, the latter providing for the purchase of the Galveston and Brazos River Canal, and the act of March 2, 1907. (2) Channel between Brazos River and Matagorda Bay, Tex., River and Harbor Acts of June 25, 1910, and March 2, 1919. The act of July 25, 1912, provided for the construction of highway bridges at points where the waterway intersected existing county roads. (3) Channel from Pass Cavallo to Aransas Pass, Tex., River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1907, and July 25, 1912. For further details see pages 941, 944, and 947 of Annual Report for 1926 and page 845 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-The existing project provides for a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water over a bottom width of 100 feet, with such passing places, widening at bends, locks or guard locks, and railway bridges over artificial cuts as are necessary from the Sabine River to Corpus Christi, Tex.; for the purchase or construction of a 20-inch pipe-line dredge; for the maintenance of a suitable flood dis- charge channel in the Colorado River from Matagorda, Tex., to the Gulf of Mexico; for a tributary channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide in the San Bernard River, extending from the main channel to the State highway bridge some 31 miles above the mouth of the stream; for a tributary channel in the Colorado River 9 feet deep 920 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 and 100 feet wide, extending from the main channel upstream a dis- tance of 17 miles, with a turning basin of the same depth, 400 feet wide and 500 feet long at the head of the improvement; for a tribu- tary channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Palacios, Tex., through Trespalacios and Matagorda Bays to the main channel; for a tributary channel 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the main channel to the harbor at Rockport, Tex., and improvement of that harbor to a depth of 9 feet; for a tributary channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the main channel near Port Aransas, Tex., to the town of Aransas Pass, Tex., ending in a basin of the same depth, 300 feet wide and 700 feet long; and for operating and care of the waterway. From the Sabine River (3 miles below Orange, Tex.) to the Port Arthur Canal, from Port Bolivar to the west end of Galveston Channel, and from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, the waterway follows deep water channels improved under other projects. 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 of new work revised in 1938 is $7,920,000 (in- cluding $600,000 for a dredge), exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $637,500, including $12,000 for operating and care of bridges. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1925 Channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide, from Sabine H. Doc. No. 238, 68th Cong., 1st sess. River to Galveston Bay, and for a 20-inch pipe- line dredge. Jan. 21,1927 Channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide, from Galves- H. Doc. No. 238, 68th Cong., 1st sess. ton Bay to Corpus Christi. Aug. 26, 1937 Maintenance of a flood-discharge channel in the Senate committee print, 75th Cong., Colorado River. 1st sess. June 20,1938 Channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide in San Ber- H. Doc. No. 640, 75th Cong., 3d sess. nard River, Tex. Do .--. Channel in the Colorado River, 9 feet deep and H. Doc. No. 642, 75th Cong., 3d sess. 100 feet wide with a turning basin. Do- .__ Channel 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Palacios H. Doc. No. 564, 75th Cong., 3d sess. through Trespalacios and Matagorda Bays. Do- ..... Channel 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the H. Doc. No. 641, 75th Cong., 3d sess. main channel to the harbor at Rockport, and improvement of that harbor to a depth of 9 feet. Do- ..... Channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the H. Doc. No. 643, 75th Cong., 3d sess. main channel to Aransas Pass, Tex. The project documents contain the latest published maps. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 921 Operating and care of the waterway was included in the project July 1, 1935, under the provisions of the Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act approved June 26, 1934. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of March 15, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the ex- isting project so as to provide a channel 12 feet deep with a bottom width of 125 feet from the Mississippi River through Harvey Lock, near New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex., generally following the route of the existing waterway, subject to such modifications in cut-offs and other questions of alinement as may be approved by the Chief of Engineers, at an estimated first cost of $5,200,000, in addition to that necessary to complete the existing project, and with an annual maintenance of $200,000, in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 230, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of July 5, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide a branch chan- nel, 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide, from a point on the waterway near Port O'Connor, Tex., into Barroom Bay, Tex., at an estimated first cost of $6,300, with annual maintenance of $1,000, in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 428, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The main channel from the Sabine River to Corpus Christi, Tex., was authorized subject to the provisions that local interests defray the cost of constructing or remodeling all high- way bridges, together with their subsequent maintenance and opera- tion, and furnish, without cost to the United States, all rights-of-way and necessary spoil-disposal areas; that work on the Sabine River- Galveston Bay section not be commenced prior to the receiving by the Secretary of War of satisfactory assurances relative to the avail- ability, by the date of its completion, of adequate vessels, terminals, and auxiliary equipment for the economical handling of at least 400,000 tons annually; that the general carrier service required for the New Orleans-Sabine River section be extended to terminals on Galveston Bay, and at Houston; and that work on the Galveston Bay-Corpus Christi section not be commenced prior to the receiving by the Secretary of War of satisfactory assurances relative to the availability, by the date of its completion, of adequate vessels, termi- nals, and auxiliary equipment for the economical handling of at least 300,000 tons annually. Local interests have complied with all of the above requirements except the furnishing of the necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for the section of the waterway between Freeport Harbor and the Colorado River. They are actively engaged in securing these remain- ing rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas. Maintenance of the flood-discharge channel in the Colorado River was authorized subject to the provision that maintenance by the United States be discontinued if the above conditions of local cooperation are not completely fulfilled by August 26, 1942. The tributary channel in the San Bernard River was authorized subject to the provisions that work not be undertaken without assur- ance of extension of the intracoastal waterway to the river, and that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, 922 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance, hold and save the United States free from any damages resulting from the improvement, and agree to provide suitable terminal facilities, including turning basins, wharves, etc., and to maintain an adequate portion thereof open to the general public on equal terms to all. The tributary channel in the Colorado River was authorized sub- ject to the provision that local interests provide, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance, give assur- ances satisfactory to the Secretary of War relative to the provision of necessary terminal and transfer facilities, including a highway con- nection, and hold and save the United States free from any damage resulting from the execution and maintenance of the improvement. The tributary channel to Palacios, Tex., was authorized subject to the provision that local interests provide and maintain a suitable harbor basin and furnish, free of cost to the United States, all rights- of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subse- quent maintenance. The tributary channel to Rockport, Tex., was authorized subject to the provision that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance, and hold and save the United States free from any damages resulting from the improvement. The tributary channel to Aransas Pass, Tex., was authorized subject to the provision that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance, and hold and save the United States free from any damages resulting from the execution and main- tenance of the improvement. None of the requirements of local cooperation for the tributary channels has been complied with. 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.) There are privately owned piers and wharves at Palacios, Rockport, and Aransas Pass, and a municipal pier at Palacios and Aransas Pass. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year--new work.-Work of investigating foundation conditions, designing, and preparing plans for guard locks at the Brazos and Colorado River crossings was done at a cost of $44,674.95. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $5,594.84. From February 9 to June 30, 1939, under a contract for construction of two steel sheet pile dikes at Port O'Con- nor, Tex., 75,202 square feet of steel sheet pile wall were constructed, and 476.8 tons of stone and 83.203 cubic yards of fill were placed, at a cost of $118,251.22. A total of 6,420,625 cubic yards of material was removed from a total length of channel of 122,754 feet by contracts at a cost of $339,840.10, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 923 Ci" Linear feet Location Period Cubicards re.oved channel ofdredged Cost West boundary of Galveston Coun- Nov. 14, 1938, to June 30, 001 2,037, 40, 284 $146,620. 38 ty to Bastrop Bayou. 1939. Colorado River to Matagorda Bay..-_ May 24 to June 30, 1939_____ 510, 556 10, 230 32, 381. 86 Matagorda Bay to San Antonio Bay_- Sept. 13, 1938, to June 30, 3, 873, 068 72, 250 160, 837. 86 1939. Preliminary surveys chargeable to dredging from Bastrop Bayou to Freeport Harbor, from Freeport Harbor to the San Bernard River, and from San Antonio Bay to Aransas Bay were made at a cost of $17,583.73. Maintenance.-Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $9,159.07. Preliminary surveys chargeable to dredging from North Deer Island to a point 1 mile west of Karankawa Bayou were made at a cost of $417.83. A total of 1,576,559 cubic yards of material was removed from a total length of channel of 121,100 feet at a cost of $177,996.43, as follows: Government plant or Location Period Linear feet Cubicyards of channel Cost contract removed eedr dredged U. S. pipe-line dredge Between Gilchrist and July 1, 1938, 1, 423, 757 119, 000 $168, 207. 05 Sam Houston Port Arthur, Tex. to Mar. 19, 1939. Contract .- Between Gilchrist and J uly 1-13, 152, 802 2,100 9, 789. 38 Port Bolivar, Tex. 1938. Operating and care.-The Mud Bayou railway bridge near High Island, Tex., was operated and maintained by hired labor at a cost of $7,691.19. Storage batteries in the power plant of the Mud Bayou bridge were replaced by hired labor at a cost of $3,787.74. Prelimi- nary surveys chargeable to constructing a retaining wall at the Mud Bayou bridge were made at a cost of $853.24. The four highway bridges (Quintana, Bryan, Longs Bayou, and Caney Creek) on the 5- by 40-foot waterway between Freeport Harbor and Matagorda Bay were operated and maintained by hired labor at a cost of $5,673.68. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $731,524.02, of which $525,944.84 was for new work, $187,573.33 for maintenance, and $18,005.85 for operating and care. The total expenditures were $605,879.28. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 28 percent completed. The waterway has been completed to project dimensions from the Sabine River to a point 24 miles west of Galves- ton, Tex., and from a point 16 miles west of the Colorado River to a point 14 miles west of Port O'Connor, Tex. A railway bridge has been constructed near High Island, Tex. A sheet pile and sand dike has been constructed at the Galveston Bay entrance near Port Bolivar, Tex. Two sheet pile dikes at the Matagorda Bay entrance near Port O'Connor, Tex., are 90 percent completed. To complete the project the remainder of the main channel and the 5 tributary channels must be dredged; the dikes at the Matagorda Bay entrance must be com- pleted; and guard locks at the Brazos and Colorado River crossings must be constructed. 924 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,:U. S. ARMY, 1939 The controlling depths at mean low water were 9 feet from the Sabine River to Galveston; 3 feet from Galveston westward a dis- tance of 24 miles; 4 feet from a point 16 miles west of the Colorado River to a point 14 miles west of Port O'Connor, Tex.; 3 feet in the flood-discharge channel in the Colorado River; 41/ feet in the tribu- tary channel in the San Bernard River; 51/2 feet in the tributary channel in the Colorado River; 4 feet in the tributary channel to Palacios, Tex.; 8 feet in the tributary channel to Rockport, Tex.; and 4 feet in the tributary channel to Aransas Pass, Tex. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $2,988,- 569.05, of which $1,781,145.72 was for new work, $602,798.21 for main- tenance, and $104,975.56 for operating and care from regular funds, and $466,476.58 for new work from Public Works funds, and $33,- 172.98 for operating and care under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation. The total expenditures were $2,836,194.30, of which $2,336,544.74 was from regular funds, $466,476.58 from Public Works funds, and $33,172.98 (July 1, 1934, to June 30, 1935) for operating and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $2,586,866.75, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 19,39_ $152, 374. 75 New work : Complete design of guard locks for Brazos and Colorado River crossings (July 1939 to June 1940) -------------------------------------- $61, 733.48 Complete dredging from west boundary of Gal- veston County to Bastrop Bayou under exist- ing contract (July to November 1939)----- 76, 113. 09 Complete dredging from Bastrop Bayou to Free- port Harbor under existing contract (July 1939 to June 1940) --------- ------------------ 236, 516. 41 Complete dredging from Colorado River west- ward to Matagorda Bay under existing con- tract (July 1939 to June 1940) --------------- Complete dredging from Matagorda Bay to San 303, 539. 64 Antonio Bay under existing contract (July to September 1939) ---------------------------- 86, 227. 93 Complete dredging from San Antonio Bay to Aransas Bay under existing contract (July 1939 to June 1940) -- ------------------------- 245, 710.13 Complete construction of 2 dikes at Port O'Con- nor, Tex., under existing contract (July 1939)_ 16, 937. 82 Dredge main channel from Freeport Harbor to Caney Creek, by contract (January to Decem- ber 1940) -__ - ------ 440,000.00 Dredge main channel from Caney Creek to Colo- rado River, by contract (December 1939 to De- cember 1940)-------------------------------- 471,224. 87 Dredge tributary channel to Palacios, Tex., by contract (March to June 1940) --------------- 74, 000. 00 Dredge tributary channel to Aransas Pass, Tex., and turning basin, by contract (March to June 1940) -------------- - - ------ 37, 000. 00 Preliminary surveys and preparation of plans and specifications for dredging 3 tributary channels (September 1939 to June 1940) ____-----_----- 21, 000. 00 Total for new work--------------------------------- 2, 070, 003.37 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 925 Maintenance : Dredge in Galveston County from North Deer Island to 'a point 1 mile west of Karankawa Bayou, by contract (July to October 1939) -- $93, 673. 40 Dredge where necessary between Port Arthur, Tex., and Port Bolivar, Tex., with U. S. pipe- line dredge Sam Houston (January to June 1940) -------------------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Dredge where necessary between Galveston, Tex., and Bastrop Bayou, by contract (March to June 1940) --------------------------------- 140, 000. 00 Total for ordinary maintenance------------------------- $333, 673. 40 Maintenance (operation and care of bridges) : Operation ------------------------------------ $10, 892. 13 Ordinary maintenance and repair --------------- 3, 995. 30 Improvement and reconstruction-----------------15, 927. 80 Total for operation and care of bridges------------------- 30, 815. 23 Total for all work------------------------------------2, 586, 866. 75 The additional sum of $3,026,500 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Construct 2 guard locks at Brazos River crossing, by contract (July 1940 to June 1941.) _-- _-- $1, 800, 000 Dredge tributary channel in San Bernard River from main channel crossing upstream a distance of 30 miles, by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) - 158, 000 Dredge tributary channel in Colorado River from main channel crossing upstream a distance of 17 miles, and turning basin, by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------------------ 32, 000 Dredge tributary channel from main channel to Rockport, Tex., and harbor basin at Rockport, by contract (July to September 1940) ------ -- 12, 500 Total for new work _--_______---------_ $2, 502, 500 Maintenance: Dredge where necessary between Port Arthur, Tex., and Colorado River by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) -- ---- 280, 000 _------------- Dredge where necessary between Colorado River and Port Aransas by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) _ - -- _-__ 200,000 Dredge and remove snags from flood-discharge chan- nel in Colorado River between Matagorda, Tex., and Gulf of Mexico, by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------------------------------- 18, 000 Total for ordinary maintenance------------------------- 498, 000 Maintenance (operation and care of bridges) : Operation ----------------------------------------- 12, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair ------------------ 4, 000 Improvement and construction ---------------------- 10, 000 Total for operation and care of bridges-... 26, 000 Total for all work --- 3, 026, 500 926 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------------- $2, 781, 784. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 2, 161, 410. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 199 ------------ 4, 943, 194. 65 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 152, 374. 75 Net total expenditures_---_ ------------------- 14, 790, 819. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-----------------------------2, 586, 566. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 7, 377, 686. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__------- _-_ $76, 841. 70 $3, 300. 00 $21, 205. 11 $525, 944.84 Cost of maintenance ..... .._-. 104, 921. 89 $81, 977. 07 59, 964. 13 228, 573.00 205, 579. 18 Total cost--------------- 181, 763. 59 81, 977. 07 63, 264. 13 249, 778. 11 731, 524. 02 Total expended ..---------------- 240, 165. 63 60, 957. 04 81, 599. 18 226, 798. 97 605, 879. 28 --------- Allotted......................... 153, 583. 88 17, 751. 62 6, 500. 00 1, 306, 000. 00 2, 108, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ $1, 084, 746. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- $1, 000, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 8, 1939--------- 1, 330, 000. 00 9 33 nn nn G, )V, VVV. VV Amount to be accounted for___ 3, 414, 746. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- 222, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__-___________ ____ 3, 192, 746. 03 Gross amount expended ___________________-____- $605, 963. 28 ---------------------------- Less receipts from sales__ _ 4. 00 605, 879. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__ 2, 586, 866. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__------------ $161, 784. 95 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 965, 045. 02 -- 1, 126, 829. 97 --- Balance available June 30, 1939___- ____-_ _----_--- _ 1, 460, 036. 78 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3, 602, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: For new work 2---------------- 2, 502, 500. 00 For maintenance 2________________ ___________________ 524, 000. 00 Total 2 --------------- ---- 3, 026, 500. 00 1 Includes $33,172.98 operating and care under permanent indefinite appropriations. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 3. GALVESTON HARBOR, TEX. Location.-The entrance to this harbor is situated on the Gulf of Mexico, on the northern portion of the coast of Texas, 328 miles west of Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River and 278 miles northeast from the mouth of the Rio Grande. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 520.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 927 Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts approved June 23, 1874, June 14, 1880, and August 5, 1886. For further details see page 1854, Annual Report for 1915, and page 851, Annual Report for 1938. 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 sea wall 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 new work, revised in 1938, is $2,872,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $187,500, of which $7,500 is for channels leading to ferry landings. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents - i Aug. 5,1886 Construction of 2 rubblestone jetties. _- H. Doc. No. 85, 49th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report 1886, p. 1311. Mar. 2,1907 Extension of the jetties to present project length H. Doc. No. 340, 59th Cong., 2d sess., and construction and operation of a dredge. and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 11, 59th Cong., 2d sess. July 18, 1918 Deepening channel to 35 feet with 800-foot width H. Doc. No. 758, 65th Cong., 2d sess. for experimental period of 2 years. Jan. 21,1927 Maintenance of channels 800 feet wide, 35 feet H. Doc. No. 307, 69th Cong., 1st sess. deep on outer bar and 34 feet on inner bar. Aug. 30, 19351 Maintenance of channels 12 feet deep, 100 feet Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. wide leading to State highway ferry landings. No. 31, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Do _....Construction of 13 groins along Gulf shore from H. Doc. No. 400, 73d Cong., 2d sess. 12th to 61st Sts. in the City of Galveston, at a limit of cost of $234,000 (10 groins were con- structed under this limitation). Apr. 4,19382 Completion of the project for construction of 13 Do. groins. Aug. 30, 1935 Deepening channel to 36 feet from the Gulf to a Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. point 2 miles west of seaward end of north jetty. No. 57, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) 1 Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933, by Public Works Administration. 2 Public No. 463, 75th Cong. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-59 928 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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, pt. I, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.-Groins Nos. 11, 12, and 13 were constructed along the Gulf of Mexico side of the Galveston sea wall by contract from August 23, 1938, to February 9, 1939, at a cost of $81,769.69. Maintenance.-U. S. seagoing dredge Galveston from July 1 to October 16, 1938, removed 547,366 cubic yards from the inner bar channel and 1,299,146 cubic yards from the outer bar channel at a cost of $80,071.87. The channel leading to the highway ferry landing on Bolivar Peninsula was redredged by contract between June 3 and 7, 1939, 45,102 cubic yards of material being removed at a cost of $7,862.97. There were additional costs of $140.74 for preliminary surveys for maintenance dredging to be done in fiscal year 1940 and $13,907.49 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections. Total cost of maintenance for the year was $101,983.07. The total cost of all work for the year was $183,752.76, of which $81,769.69 was for new work and $101,983.07 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $182,292.51. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The jetties were completed in 1910; the 35-foot channel was completed in 1922. The 36-foot depth in the outer channel was completed in 1938. The groins along the Gulf side of the Galveston sea wall were completed in 1939. The tidal scour, assisted by dredg- ing, had previously formed a channel between the jetties 32.5 feet deep at mean low tide, and 1,450 feet wide between the 30-foot contours. The controlling depths below mean low tide were about 321/2 feet in the inner bar channel, 32 feet in the outer bar channel, and 15 feet in the highway ferry channel. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $6,006,- 247.50, of which $2,867,886.03 was for new work and $3,138,361.47 for maintenance, including $13,121.45 from Public Works funds. The total expenditures were $6,004,517.90, of which $13,121.45 was Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $158,831.52, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_---------------------------------- $1, 729. 60 Maintenance: Dredge the inner and outer bar channels with United States sea- going hopper dredge (August through November 1939) ..-- 120, 000.00 Dredge the highway-ferry channels leading from Galveston Island to Bolivar Peninsula by contract (May 1940) ---------- 8, 000. 00 Minor repairs to north jetty by contract (February to May 1940) 29, 101. 92 Total-- ----------------------------------- 158, 831. 52 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 929 The additional sum of $350,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance: Dredge the inner and outer bar channels with United States sea- going hopper dredge (July through October 1940)------------_ $124, 000 Repair jetties by contract (July to December 1940) ----------- 216, 000 Dredge the highway-ferry channels leading from Galveston Island to Bolivar Peninsula by contract (May 1941) ---------------- 10, 000 Total -------------------------------------------- 350, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------- ------------- $11, 289, 882. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- 3, 224, 488. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- 14, 514, 370. 79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------ ------------------ 1, 729.60 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 4, 512, 641. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 158, 831. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 14, 671, 472.71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .___________ _. ____ _ $831.68 $171,073.15 $173,131.08 $81, 769. 69 Cost of maintenance ...... $75, 479. 78 358, 778. 94 86, 362. 11 107, 616. 25 101, 983. 07 Total cost..--...........-------------- 75, 479. 78 359, 610. 62 257, 435. 26 280, 747. 33 183, 752. 76 Total expended 67, 714. 99 369, 252. 80 252, 903. 59 292, 082. 72 182, 292. 51 Allotted____________________ 295, 121. 45 508, 500.00 -28, 454. 47 278, 000. 00 146, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------$195, 124. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------156, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 351, 124. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 10, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 341, 124.03 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 182, 292. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-----------------------158, 831. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939- -------------------- 2, 645.00 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 156, 186. 52 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ---------------------------- 350, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. GALVESTON CHANNEL, TEX. Location.-This channel extends from a point in Galveston Harbor 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 930 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 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 junction 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 dependent 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 A channel 1,200 feet wide and 30 feet deep from H. Doe. No. 264, 56th Cong., 2d sess. outer end of the inner bar to 51st St. Mar. 3,1905 Purchase or construction of a hydraulic pipe-line dredge. Mar. 2, 1907 Extension of the channel from 51st St. to 56th St., H. Doc. No. 768, 59th Cong., 2d sess. with depth of 30 feet and width of 700 feet. June 25,1910 Conditional extension of the channel with a width H. Doc. No. 328, 61st Cong., 2d sess. of 1,000 feet and depth of X30feet between 51st and 57th Sts. July, 27,1916 Extension of the seawall from angle at 6th St. and H. Doe. No. 1390, 62d Cong., 3d sess. Broadway to a point abreast of the nearest battery at Fort San Jacinto. Sept. 22,1922 Further extension of the seawall to junction with H. Doc. No. 693, 66th Cong., 2d sess. south jetty and protection of this junction and for repairing the seawall in front of the Fort Crockett Reservation. Jan. 21,1927 Deepening the channel to 32 feet _ _ -_ _ -_-.. H. Doe. No. 307, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Deepening the channel to 34 feet from Bolivar Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. Roads to 43d St. No. 61, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Local cooperation.- Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities at Galveston are the most extensive on the Texas coast. They are located almost entirely on the south side of the channel. The wharves are owned jointly by the city of Galveston and the Galveston Wharf Co. and extend from Tenth Street to Forty-first Street, occupying a total channel frontage of 12,400 feet with a berthing capacity of 31,152 linear feet. Immedi- ately west of the above wharves there are three privately owned piers and two slips having a berthing capacity for seven average-size ships. Two privately owned oil docks having a berthing space of 7,580 linear feet are located at the foot of Fourth and Fifth Streets, respectively. A privately owned railroad ferry landing is located at the foot of RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 931 Ninth Street, and a highway ferry landing owned by the State of Texas is located near the outer end of the channel on Fort San Jacinto Military Reservation. A privately owned floating drydock and ma- rine railway are located on Pelican Spit opposite Twenty-fourth Street. The terminal facilities at Galveston are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 6, pt. I, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year--Maintenance.-U. S. dredge Samn Houston performed maintenance dredging in the outer portion of the channel from March 29 to June 7, 1939, removing 827,750 cubic yards of material at a cost of $50,012.38. A small force was employed occasionally on maintenance of the sea-wall extension and making repairs to the brick pavement at a cost of $5,637.24. There were additional costs amounting to $6,239.17 for miscellaneous sur- veys and inspections, $3,780.31 for preparing dumping grounds, and $1,138.32 for preliminary surveys for dredging to be done in the fiscal year 1940. The total cost for the fiscal year was $66,807.42, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $59,334.77. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year the channel dredging was about 65 percent completed and the entire proj- ect was about 88 percent completed. The sea-wall extension, with fill and paving, was completed in 1926. The channel was completed to a depth of 34 feet from the outer end of the old inner bar at Fort Point Light to Forty-third Street in the fiscal year 1938. The work remain- ing to be done to complete the project is the dredging of the channel to a depth of 32 feet from Forty-third Street to Fifty-seventh Street with 1,200 feet width from Forty-third Street to Fifty-first Street and 1,000 feet width 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 Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Rail- way and adjacent properties. The controlling depth in the channel was about 31 feet at mean low tide for a least width of 800 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds: Channel_________-- ______-- ___... _---....--- ____ _ $1, 670, 874. 19 $3, 650, 554. 51 $5,321,428.70 Sea wall _ ------ _--___.....---------- __...__ ---_ . 2, 289, 213. 54 107, 686. 31 2, 396, 899. 85 Total United States funds_ _----------- -- _ 3, 960, 087. 73 3, 758, 240. 82 7, 718, 328. 55 Contributed funds.----------- 710,274.77 ....... ... 710, 274. 77 Total-------.................... _ ....-........... 4, 670, 362. 50 3, 758, 240. 82 8, 428, 603. 32 The total expenditures were $7,710,262.45. In addition, $710,274.77 was expended from contributed funds for sea-wall construction. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $214,333.06, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__-- -- __________________--- $8, 066. 10 Maintenance : Dredge the channel by contract (November 1939 to April 1940)___ 196, 266. 96 Maintenance of sea-wall extension slope and pavement with hired labor and United States plant (July 1939 to June 1940) 10, 000. 00 Total--------------_----------------,_ - - 214, 333. 06 932 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended in fiscal year 1941 in maintenance of the sea-wall extension slope and pave- ment with hired labor and United States plant. Cost and financial summary tCost of new work to June 30, 1939---------1 1--__ -- 1'$3, 960, 087. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 19393---------------------- , 758, 240. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 7, 718, 328. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 8, 066. 10 Net total expenditures -- 7----------------------- 7, 710, 262. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- -------------------- 214, 333. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------- 17, 924, 595. 51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ....... _ _..... ..._.____.... $11,659. 96 $48, 340. 04........-- Cost of maintenance____---------....... $65, 549. 92 $204,435. 61 33, 222. 22 193, 782. 82 $66,807. 42 Total cost--......----..----------....... 65, 549. 92 204, 435.61 44, 882. 18 242, 122. 86 66, 807. 42 Total expended....---------------- 38, 031. 11 211, 464. 66 12, 303. 13 234, 490. 37 59, 334. 77 Allotted_-__- ....- ..-----.--...- 113, 860. 20 222, 000. 00 60, 000. 00 97, 682. 30 195, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --------------------------- $78, 667. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------- 195, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----- 2--------------------- 73, 667. 83 Gross amount expended--------------- ------------------- 59, 334. 77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------214, 333. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------------- 8, 174. 35 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 206,158. 71 Amount (estimated) required to- -be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 2 ----- - of existing project __ 1, 430, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ----------------- 15, 000. 00 1 In addition, $710,274.77 was expended from contributed funds. z Exclusive of available funds. 5. 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 10 miles northwest of the city of Gal- veston. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 520 and 1282). Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1899, and enlarged by River and Harbor Act approved June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 328, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). For further details see page 1856, Annual Report for 1915, and page 858, Annual Report for 1938. Emisting 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 61/2 miles, with a pile dike on its north side 28,200 feet long covered with RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 933 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 approximately 4,250 feet to the southward of 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 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 1938, is $2,429,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects but inclusive of $28,740.68 contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance of the channel and dike is $144,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 4, 1913 A channel 300 feet wide and 30 feet deep and con- H. Doe. No. 1390, 62d Cong., 3d sess. struction of a pile dike 28,200 feet long north of channel. July 3, 1930 For a harbor 800 feet wide and 30 feet deep at H. Dbc. No. 107, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Texas City and the construction of a rubble mound dike. Aug. 30, 19351 Extension of rubble mound dike to the shore line_ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 4, 73d Cong., 1st sess. Do. Deepening the channel and harbor to 32 feet- __ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 46, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Do. Deepening the channel and harbor to 34 feet_ .-.- Rivers and Harb'ors Committee Doc. No. 62, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26, 1937 An extension to the harbor, 1,000 feet southward, Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 800 feet wide and 34 feet deep, provided that no No. 47, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- dredging be done by the United States within tains latest published map.) 75 feet of any pierhead line or structure. 1 Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933, by P. W. A. Local eooperation.-Underthe provisions of the River and Har- bor Act of August 26, 1937, local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suit- able spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent mainte- nance as required and release the United States from claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement and furnish assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will con- struct a common-carrier oil terminal substantially as proposed. None of these conditions has been complied with. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Modern terminal facilities privately owned, are located on the mainland at the inner end of this channel and are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 6, pt. 3, revised 1935, Corps of Engineers.) Operationsand results during fiscal year-Maintenance.- U. S. pipe line dredge Raym ord from February 1 to 26, and from March 7 to April 15, 1939, removed 762,695 cubic yards of material from the 934 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 channel between stations 16 +000 and 27-+750 at a cost of $58,569.83. U. S. seagoing dredge Galveston from May 1 to 17, and from June 26 to 30, 1939, removed 300,144 cubic yards (bin measurement) of mate- rial between stations 1 + 439 and 16 + 000 and between stations 27 + 000 and 34+000, at a cost of $17,409.65. Minor repairs to the rubble mound dike were continued until July 5, 1938, 104.42 tons of stone being placed at a cost of $493.68. There were additional costs amount- ing to $5,539.64 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections. The total cost of all work for the year was $82,012.80, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $87,167.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is 95 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the extension of the Texas City, Tex., harbor 1,000 feet southward, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937. The channel and the harbor basin, except the authorized extension referred to above, were completed in 1936. The pile dike was completed in 1915; the rubble- mound dike in 1934. The controlling depth in the completed portion of the project channel and basin was 32 feet at mean low tide. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds __ --- -- -------..... . $2, 151, 680. 52 $3, 035, 178. 02 $5, 186, 858. 54 Public Works funds_ ._ .-- .. . .... _--------- 136, 295. 78 -- 136, 295. 78 Total United States funds:--..-------------...........---- 2, 287, 976. 30 3, 035, 178. 02 5, 323, 154. 32 Contributed funds ....... ... ...---------------..--------------- 28, 740. 68 28,740. 68 Total all funds___-- ........... ...----------------- . 2, 316, 716. 98 3, 035,178. 02 5, 351, 895. 00 The expenditures were $5,319,304.65 of which $5,183,008.87 was from regular funds and $136,295.78 from Public Works funds. In addition $28,740.68 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $114,287.40, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------------------- $3, 849. 67 Maintenance: Dredge the channel and basin by contract (March to June 1940) ------------------ ------------------------------- 110, 437. 73 Total -------------------------------------------------- 114, 287. 40 The additional sum of $141,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 in the maintenance dredging of the channel and basin by contract, March to June 1941. No funds have been requested for new work for the fiscal year 1941, because it is not expected that local interests will furnish the required cooperation by that time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- $2, 654, 798. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 3, 230, 261.23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 5, 885, 060. 01 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 3, 849. 67 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 5, 881, 210. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------ _______114, 287. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------. 15, 995, 497. 74 1 In addition $28,740.68 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 935 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ___. .... __ . ... _ . ._________ ____ $122,914. 04 Cost of maintenance ..----------- $123, 011. 66 $8, 416. 16 $69, 611. 92 $18, 776.31 $82, 012. 80 Total cost --------------- 123, 011. 66 8, 416. 16 192, 525. 96 18, 776. 31 82, 012. 80 Total expended _____ ____-____ 123, 159. 82 7, 803. 98 193, 138. 14 9,771. 45 87, 167.99 Allotted-------___-__- _____ 50,000. 00 76,000. 00 73,073.91 194, 200.00 15,100. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__. __ __.__ $186, 355. 39 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938__________---. $51, 600 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939____________---- 75, 500 - 127, 100. 00 Amou nt to be accounted for_____---__--------313, 455. 39 Deduc tions on account of revocation of allotment___________-- 112, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ __________---------201, 455.39 Gross amount expended__ __------ ---- ___- __ -- _- 87, 167. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 - __ ___ 1__________-- 114, 287.40 Outstzanding liabilities June 30, 1939__----______------------- 6, 000. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939 _________---------__ 108, 287. 40 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project___________ 112,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance __ ____________ 141, 500. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 6. CHANNEL TO PORT BOLIVAR, TEX. Location.-Port Bolivar is at the end of Bolivar Peninsula and 4 miles north of the city of Galveston. The channel connects the port with the channel in Galveston Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 520.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1856, Annual Report for 1915, and page 860, Annual Report for 1938. 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 to accommodate existing commerce which con- sists of the operation of a railway ferry. 936 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Excavation of a channel 30 feet deep and 200 feet H. Doc. No. 328, 61st Cong., 2d sess. wide, with turning basin 1,000 feet square. 1 Mar. 2,1919 Increase length of turning basin to 1,600 feet and H. Doc. No. 1122, 65th Cong., 2d sess. decrease width to about 750 feet. 1 Contains the latest published map. 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 privately owned piers, one 400 feet wide by 1,200 feet long, and the other 1,200 feet long by 210 feet wide. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-Maintenance.-A por- tion of the turning basin approximately 500 feet square at the entrance to slip 3 was dredged under contract from December 8 to 20, 1938, 124,432 cubic yards of material being removed, at a cost of $15,098.04. There were additional costs amounting to $213.63 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections. The total cost for the fiscal year was $15,311.67, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $15,550.02. 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 the turning basin must be enlarged to project dimensions. Constant shoaling occurs and project dimensions have not been maintained, as lesser dimensions are sufficient to accommodate existing commerce. The controlling depths at mean low tide were 22 feet in the channel and 211/2 feet over the area being maintained in the turning basin at the entrance to slip No. 3. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $591,- 780.08, of which $85,213.85 was for new work and $506,566.23 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $591,780.08. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $18,475.40, will be applied to maintenance dredging in the turning basin, by contract, during February and March 1940. Full project dimensions will not be maintained 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 1941 to be applied to maintenance dredging in the turn- ing basin, by contract, during April and May 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 937 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 .------------------- --- $133, 924. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------- ----------- 552, 666. 98 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 86, 591.58 6----------- Net total expenditures------------ ------------------------ 686, 591. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 18, 475. 40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------705, 066. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .------------ Cost of maintenance ------- $9, 794. 27 $11, 787. 37 $609.41 $14, 166. 66 $15, 311. 67 Total expended ....---- ..-------------9, 800. 30 11, 787. 37 409. 09 14, 128. 63 15, 550. 02 Allotted _----------------------- 9, 500. 00 20, 000. 00 -9, 000. 00 8, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_------- ------------------ $9, 025. 42 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 0, 0000 $1-------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939 --------------------- 15, 000 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- -------------------------- 34, 025. 42 Gross amount expended-------- --------------------------- 15, 550. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------- 18, 475. 40 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- existing project 1 102, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance --------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 7. HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEX. Location.-The channel connects Galveston Harbor, at a point op- posite Port Bolivar, with the city of Houston, Tex., extending 50 miles in a 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 River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872, modified in 1877, and by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879; March 3, 1899; February 20, 1900; March 3, 1905; and March 4, 1913. For further details see page 1856 of the Annual Report for 1915 and page 862 of the Annual Report for 1938. 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 suit- 938 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 able widening of the bends at Lynchburg, Norsworthy, Manchester, and Harrisburg. The project also provides for suitable widening of the channel in front of the wharf at Manchester, for certain cut-offs and easing of sharp bends, for the construction of a dike 26,000 feet long to protect the 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 1938, is $12,068,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but inclusive of $1,365,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $800,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1905 Easing or cutting off of sharp bends and con- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. struction of a pile dike. No. 35, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1919 A channel 30 feet deep, widening bend at Man- H. Doc. No. 1632, 65th Cong., 3d sess. chester, and existing project dimensions of the turning basin. Mar. 3, 1925 A light-draft extension of the channel to the H. Doec. No. 93, 67th Cong., 1st sess. mouth of White Oak Bayou. July 3, 1930 Widening the channel through Morgan Point H. Doc. No. 13, 71st Cong., 1st sess. and to a point 4,000 feet above Baytown and widening certain bends. Aug. 30, 19351 Deepening to 32 feet in the main channel and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. turning basin, and for a 400-foot width through No. 28, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Galveston Bay. Aug. 30,1935 Existing project dimensions of the main channel. Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 58, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) 1 Previously authorized Sept. 6, 1933, by Public Works Administration. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of March 4, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for a branch channel 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide in the old channel of Buffalo Bayou behind Brady Island at an estimated cost of $21,300 for new work and $3,000 annually for maintenance, provided that no dredging be done by the United States within 15 feet of any wharf or structure; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 226, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 939 Under date of April 18, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended further modification of the existing project so as to provide a chan- nel 34 feet deep from the entrance at Bolivar Roads to and includ- ing the turning basin at Houston and two intermediate turning basins, one at mouth of Hunting Bayou and one at lower end of Brady Island, the channel widths to be as follows: 400 feet from Bolivar Roads to a point 5,000 feet above Baytown, 350 feet thence to mouth of Boggy Bayou, 300 feet thence to lower end of Fidelity Island, 250 feet thence to the turning basin at the port of Houston, at a total estimated cost of $3,675,000 for new work, in addition to the cost of completing the existing project, and an increase in cost of annual maintenance of $60,000; subject to certain conditions of local cooper- ation (H. Doc. No. 256, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of August 30, 1935, is subject to the provisions that local interests 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. Cooperation required by the above act has been partly furnished and it is reported that all 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 exist- ing facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 6, pt. 2, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Newo oork.-The chan- nel was dredged from the mouth of Carpenters Bayou (station 510+00) to the mouth of Greens Bayou (station 770+00) by con- tract from July 1 to December 27, 1938, 2,635,532 cubic yards of mate- rial being removed from a channel length of 26,000 feet at a cost of $268,286.71. From February 27 to June 30, 1939, under another con- tract for dredging, the channel was dredged from station 805+00 to station 851+50 and from station 905+00 to 956+00, 1,115,686 cubic yards of material being removed at a cost of $236,563.70. The total length of channel dredged under the two contracts was 35,750 lineal feet. There were additional costs amounting to $1,232.42 for preliminary surveys for new work dredging to be done in fiscal year 1940. The total cost of new work for the year was $506,082.83. Maintenance.-Dredging was performed by United States plant and a total of 3,043,509 cubic yards removed from 51,500 linear feet of channel, as follows: Plant Location Dates Cubic Cost yards U. S. pipe-line dredge Raymond... Bay section July 1, 1938, to Jan. 31, 1939 - 2, 688, 531 $179, 693. 05 Seagoing dredge Galveston - .... do...... Dec. 1, 1938, to Jan. 4, 1939 ._ 354, 978 25, 488. 80 1Bin measurement. 940 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 U. S. derrick barge No. 8 cleared the channel of snags between Red Fish Reef and the turning basin from March 2 to April 30, 1939, at a cost of $5,830.50. There were additional costs amounting to $7,392.95 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections, $6,322.95 for preparing dumping grounds, and $1,351.43 for preliminary surveys for main- tenance dredging to be done in fiscal year 1940. The total cost of all work for the year was $732,162.51, of which $506,082.83 was for new work and $226,079.68 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $665,888.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 86 percent completed. The channel from Bolivar Roads to the mouth of Greens Bayou and a short section at Norsworthy has been dredged to project dimensions, the remainder of the channel has been dredged to a depth of 32 feet and width of 150 feet, and the turning basin has been dredged to a depth of 32 feet and to project width, with the ex- ception of a small area in the southwestern part of the basin. To complete the existing project the channel between the mouth of Greens Bayou and the turning basin, except the completed section at Norsworthy, is to be deepened to 34 feet and widened to project width; the turning basin deepened to 34 feet and the incompleted part 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 Creek. The controlling depths at mean low tide along the center line of the channel were as follows: Through Galveston Bay, 33 feet; thence to mouth of Vinces Bayou, 33 feet; thence to turning basin, 30.8 feet; in turning basin, 34 feet; thence to Houston, 7 feet. The controlling depth in the channel to the mouth of Goose Creek was about 6 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds - . ------..------------- --- .. $6, 484, 832. 47 $7, 520, 334. 90 $14, 005, 167. 37 Public Works funds ------ ------- - -- ----------- 2, 612, 931. 98 2, 612, 931. 98 Total - ----- _------------ ------------ _---- 9, 097, 764. 45 7, 520, 334. 90 16, 618, 099. 35 The total expenditures were $16,525,396.77, of which $13,912,464.79 was from regular funds and $2,612,931.98 from Public Works funds. In addition $1,365,000 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $1,241,095.25 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_---------------------------- $82, 085. 33 New work: Complete existing contract for dredging channel to project dimensions from the mouth of Greens Bayou to about the mouth of Hunting Bayou (July to November 1939) _.___ 147, 697. 40 Dredge the channel to project dimensions from about the mouth of Hunting ,ayou to the upper end of Fidelity Island by contract (November 1939 to August 1940) -------- 466, 415.73 Total for new work- ....-.. 614, 113. 13 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 941 Maintenance : Remove shoaling in the channel and turning basin with United States pipe-line dredge (July 1939 to June 1940) $300, 000. 00 ------ Remove shoaling in the channel by contract (January to April 1940) --------------------- ----------- 130, 896. 79 Dredge and remove obstruction from light-draft channel with United States plant (November 1939 to April 1940) ....... 20, 000. 00 Remove shoaling from the lower bay section of the channel with United States seagoing hopper dredge (Jan. 21 through Apr. 20, 1940) _----------------------------------- 84, 000. 00 Build levees and prepare dumping grounds with hired labor and United States plant (July 1939 to June 30, 1940) -. 10, 000. 00 Total for maintenance--------------------------- 544, 896. 79 Total for all work----------------------------- 1,241,095.25 The additional sum of $1,074,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Dredge the channel to project dimensions from about the upper end of Fidelity Island to and including the Houston turning basin by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) $450, 000 Maintenance: Remove shoaling in the channel with United States pipe-line dredge (July 1940 to June 1941) 324, 000 Remove shoaling in the channel by contract (February to May 1941)___________--- ------------------------ 203, 000 Remove shoaling from the lower bay section of the channel with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (Novem- ber and December 1940, and February 1941)-------------- 87, 000 Build levees and prepare dumping grounds with hired labor and United States plant (July 1940 to June 1941) ---------- 10, 000 Total for maintenance ---------------------------- 624, 000 Total for all work--------- ------ ,074, 000 1------------------- The amount requested for new work will complete the main channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----------------------$13, 202, 921. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 8, 733, 477. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 21, 936, 398. 62 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 _ - ._______ __--__--------- -10, 617. 25 Net total cost to June 30, 1939_----------_- --- 21, 925, 781. 37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939- ___________________ 82', 085. 33 Net total expenditures_-------------------------- 121, 843,696. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939______________________- 1, 241, 095. 25 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-___________ 23, 084. 791.29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new woik - - - - - ---- . $1,337, 818. 46 $171, 891. 38 $353, 721. 87 $437, 089. 96 $506, 082. 83 Cost of maintenance----------_ _ 464, 869. 52 429, 529. 15 454, 012. 16 336, 335. 70 226, 079. 68 Total cost ---------------- 1, 8(2, 687. 98 601, 420. 53 807, 734.03 773, 425. 66 732, 162. 51 Total expended ----.-............. -5, 929.12 687, 792. 74 829, 382. 37 750, 025. 06 6685,8$8.12 Allotted --------------------- 480, 168.95 689, 726. 07 350, 000. 00 1, 561, 069. 52 1,071, 500. 00 942 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_ $835, 483. 37 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938______________ $82, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939___--------- 989,500 1, 071, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for______ 1, 906, 983. 37 Gross amount expended_ -_ 665, 888. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ____________ 1, 241, 095. 25 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------$85, 117. 68 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------142, 591. 75 2997 709 Balance available June 30, 1939_ 1, 013, 385. 82 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2---------------- 991, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30. 1941: For new work 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 450, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - 24, 000. 00 For maintenance 2 6 Total 2------------------ 1, 074, 000. 00 1 In addition $1,409,178.78 ($1,209,178.78 for new work and $200,000 for maintenance) expended from contributed funds on previous projects and $1,365,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work on existing projects. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 8. 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. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,500. The latest published map is contained in House Docu- ment No. 440, Fifty-sixth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities are at Anahuac and consist of several small privately owned wharves and slips for local use. They are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenaneet---Logs and snags were removed from the channel at a cost of $1,493.39. Mis- cellaneous surveys were made at a cost of $587.14. The total cost of work during the fiscal year was $2,080.53, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,073.34. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 943 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1911. The controlling depth was 5 feet at mean low tide. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $265,417.23, of which $5,975.10 was for new work and $259,442.13 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $265,262.69. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $39,754.07, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939________________________________ $154. 54 Maintenance: Dredge the channel by contract (November and December 1939)_ 32, 899. 53 Removal of logs and snags from the channel with United States plant and hired labor (July 1939 to June 1940)-------------- 6, 700. 00 Total ------------- ------------ ------- 39, 754. 07 The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance : Dredge the channel by contract (November and December 1940)__ $30, 000 Removal of logs and snags from the channel with United States plant and hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) ---------------- 10, 000 Total ------------------------------------------------------ 40, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 _----- ---- ------- $5, 975. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--- --- _-.. 259, 442. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_____________ 265, 417.23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939- --- 154. 54 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 265, 262. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------- 39, 754. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------------305, 016. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .. .. . .. - .. ..--- . ------------- ----------------- -------------------- Cost of maintenance------------- $1, 304. 96 $17, 549. 01 $6, 911.61 $30, 585. 16 $2, 080. 53 Total expended ...----------------- 1,127. 46 17, 774. 25 6, 719. 65 30, 629. 77 2, 073. 34 Allotted _ -------------- 20, 000. 00 38,000.00 -34, 000.00 33, 500.03 37, 000. 00, Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------------- $4, 827.41 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act, ap- proved June 28, 1939----------------------------------------- 37, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_--__-- __---- _________- 41, 827. 41 Gross !amount expended ------------------ ------- 2, 073. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939____--------- ---- - 39, 754. 07 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 500. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939 .----- ______-----__- 39, 254. 07 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 - - - . 40,000. 00( 1 Exclusive of available funds. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-60 944 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 9. TRINITY RIVER, TEX. Location.-This river rises in north central Texas and flows south- easterly about 760 miles, discharging into Galveston Bay, 37 miles northeasterly from Galveston. Previous projects.--The project outlined in House Document No. 409, Fifty-sixth Congress, first session, was adopted in part by the River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1902, March 3, 1905, March 2, 1907, June 25, 1910, July 25, 1912, March 4, 1913, and July 27, 1916, each of which acts authorized the construction of certain-named locks and dams. The provisions of all of these acts for this improvement, :so far as they related to lock and dam construction, were repealed by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922. For further details, see page 1113 of Annual Report for 1921, and page 986 of Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep and of navigable width from the mouth to Liberty, 41.4 miles above the mouth. At low water tidal influence extends about 50 miles above the mouth, the mean tidal range at the mouth being about one-half foot. The ordinary variation between high and low water at Liberty is 14 feet, extreme 26.3 feet. The estimate of cost, made in 1920, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, was $72,000 for new work and $20,000 annually for maintenance. The River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, having directed the abandonment of the improvement of the Trinity River from Lib- erty to Dallas (H. Doc. No. 989, 66th Cong., 3d sess.), the improve- ment of the remainder, from Liberty to the mouth, continues as pro- vided for by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. The latest published map is in House Document No. 409, Fifty-sixth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The only wharves on this river are all in the first 20 miles above the mouth. They are four in number and range from 10 to 20 feet in length. All are privately owned, and usage is free at all except one. One has a hand derrick; the other three have no freight-handling facilities. They have no physical connection with any railroad. They are adequate for the existing commerce, and there is ample room for future enlargement. (For further details see H. Doc. No. 652, 66th Cong., 2d sess.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1925. The ruling depth at low water was 5 feet between the mouth and mile 38, and 31/2 feet thence to Liberty. The foal cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $173,- -934.23, of which $112,255.72 was for new work and $61,678.51 was for maintenance. The total expenditures under the existing project were $173,934.23. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 945 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $100,000, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredge the channel from Coogan's Bluff (mile 38) to the mouth of the river by contract (September-November 1939) ------------ $79, 000 Remove obstructions in channel from Coogan's Bluff (mile 38) to the mouth of the river by United States derrick-barge and hired labor (July-December 1939) ------------------ - _ 21,000 Total--------------------------------------------- 100, 000 The additional sum of $44,000 can be profitably expended in the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance : Dredge the channel from Coogan's Bluff (mile 38) to the mouth of the river, by contract (September and October 1940)---------- $30, 000 Remove obstructions in channel from Coogan's Bluff (mile 38) to the mouth of the river by United States derrick barge and hired labor (Jul-Octber 1940) (July-October 940 - ------------------------------------- _14, 000 14,000 Total-- -------------------------------------- 44, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ $2,002, 661. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 __________-______-- - _ 2 605, 340. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- 2, 608, 002. 19 Net total expenditures 608, 002. 19 2,------------------------------ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_______- ____________---100, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939______- 22, 708, 002.19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..---------- --- - -------------- -... .I- ------------------------ . - Cost of maintenance.. .......------------.... ......-------------------------------------------------- Total expended---------- -------------- -------------- - Allotted------------------ --------------------------- -- $100,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939- _.--- ----------------------- $100, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_ _____ ____---- ---- _- 100, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenace -------------------- 44, 000. 00 1 In addition, $66,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Includes $252,659.92 from permanent indefinite appropriation, 1884-1909. sExclusive of available funds. 10. CEDAR BAYOU, TEX. Location.-This bayou is about 30 miles long. It flows to the south and empties into the northwest corner of upper Galveston Bay, about 11/2 miles below the mouth of San Jacinto River and about 981/2 miles north of Galveston, Tex. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) 946 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of September 19, 1890, and July 13, 1892. For further details see page 869, Annual Report for 1938. 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 of 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 necessary easements, rights-of-way, and dumping grounds. These conditions have not been completely met, but local interests 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, an oil-loading wharf owned by the Atlantic Pipe Line Co. located one-half mile above the mouth of the bayou, and an oil-loading wharf owned by the Sinclair-Prairie Oil Co. located 11 miles above the mouth of the bayou. The present facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 50 percent completed. The channel has been completed to project di- mensions from the Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth. Two brush and stone jetties have been con- structed at the mouth of Cedar Bayou. To complete the project the bayou must be dredged to project dimensions from the first bend above the mouth to a point 11 miles above the mouth. The con- trolling depths at mean low tide were 9 feet from the Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth and 8 feet thence to a point in the bayou 11 miles above the mouth. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $118,- 569.52, of which $25,151.13 was for new work (consisting of $12,575.56 United States funds and $12,575.57 contributed funds) and $93,418.39 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $118,569.52, of which $105,993.95 was United States funds and $12,575.57 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $40,000 will be applied to maintenance dredging by contract from January to March 1940. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 947 No work is expected to be necessary during the fiscal year 1941 and no additional funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary ,Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 1$51, 662. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------------- 163, 202. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------214, 865. 23 Net total expenditures ---- __-____- ________ - 1214, 865. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 1254, 865. 23 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 'Cost of new work-- ------------ --- -------- 'Costof maintenance.------------ $30, 619. 37 $36. 72 $36, 206. 93----------------_.- 'Total expended .. ....---------------- 30, 516. 05 103. 32 36, 243. 65 Allotted-- ..-- -..... ....... 30, 000. 00 18,000. 00 -539. 07 $40, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------$40, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 3- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 212,500. 00 1 In addition, $12,575.57 was expended from contributed funds. 2 In addition, $12,424 to be contributed by-local interests. :3Exclusive of available funds. 11. CLEAR CREEK, TEX. Location.-ClearCreek has its source about 13 miles south of Hous- ton, Tex., and flows southeast for a distance of about 25 miles, empty- ing 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13, 1902 A channel 4 feet deep and 50 feet wide __-...,. H. Doe. No. 449, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30,1935 Enlargement of the channel to depth of 6 feet and H. Doc. No. 264, 73d Cong., 2d sess. width of 60 feet. (Contains latest published map.) 948 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of small, pri- vately owned wharves for local use located at the town of Sea- brook, at the mouth of the creek, and at various points along the length of the waterway. They are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1936. The controlling depth at mean low tide was 5 feet. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $83,444.67, of which $14,290.95 was for new work and $69,153.72 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $83,444.67. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $12,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging by contract in April and May 1940. No work is expected to be necessary during the fiscal year 1941, and no additional funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-- __ ---- ___--------- $14, 290. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____----- ---------------- 69, 153. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------83, 444. 67 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 83, 444. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939- 000. 00 1------------------------2, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------95, 444. 67 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work..----------- ---- . . ----------............... ............ ..------------- Cost of maintenance........------------- $109. 89 $6, 642, 17 $28. 17 - Total expended.............---------------- ........-------------- 832. 44 5,947. 79 _ ............. ------------ -- Allotted ......... 1,002. 47 7, 500. 00 -4, 719. 77 -$12, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_---------------------------------$12, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------------- 12, 000. 00 12. DICKINSON BAYOU, TEX. Location.--This bayou enters Galveston Bay on the west side about 20 miles northwest of Galveston. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide at mean low tide along the present route from the natural 6-foot depth in Galveston Bay through Dickinson Bay and Dickinson Bayou to the Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad bridge at Dickinson. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 0.9 foot and the extreme range about 1.6 feet. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong north winds in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 21/2 feet below mean low tide. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $42,000, RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 949: The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,500. For an explanation for the authority of the original dimensions (4 feet by 50 feet) of this channel, see page 1093 of Annual Report for 1931. The River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938, authorized the present project dimensions (H. Doc. No. 568, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in this document. Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Har- bor Act approved June 20, 1938, is subject to the provisions that local interests shall furnish, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance as required. These conditions have not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of small pri- vately owned wharves for local use. They are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiseal year.-The existing project is about 15 percent completed. To complete the project the channel must be deepened to 6 feet and widened to 60 feet. The controlling depth was about 5.0 feet at mean low tide in the dredged entrance channel. The total cost and expenditure to June 30, 1939, was $61,841.11, of which $6,287.28 was for new work and $55,553.83 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $35,000 will be applied to new work in dredging the channel to project dimensions by contract from No- vember to December 1939. No work is expected to be necessary during the fiscal year 1941 and no additional funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------------- $6, 287. 28 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--- --------------------- 55, 553. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 841. 11 6--------------1, Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 61, 841. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------- ----------------- 35, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------96, 841. 11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ----------------------------------------------- - - - Cost of maintenance------------- --- - - -- -- Total expended-------- . ------------ - - Allotted---- ------- ------------------------- --------------------------- $35,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939-------------------------------------------$35, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------------------- 35, 000 950 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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. For further details see page 1860 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 872 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 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 Har- bor Act of July 3, 1930, modified the act of March 3, 1925, so as to provide that when local interests shall have furnished assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of War that they will maintain the diver- sion 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.). 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 maintenance 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 951 Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Dredging and such other work as may be deemed Specified in act. most effective in the judgment of the Secretary of War in improving and developing the harbor; fortaking over the jetties and other privately built works at the mouth of the river. Mar. 2,1907 Examination authorized. The work was subse- H. Doc. No. 1087, 60th Cong., 2d sess. quently confined to maintenance of the jetties. Feb. 27, 1911 Repairs to jetties and dredging -- Specified in act. Mar. 4,1913 Construction of a seagoing hopper dredge, one- Do. half the cost to be charged to this improvement and one-half to Aransas Pass. Aug. 8,1917 Purchase of 1 15-inch pipe-line dredge and H. Doc. No. 1469, 63d Cong., 3d sess. equipment, its operation for an experimental period of 3 years, the operation of the seagoing dredge 1/ time-for 3 years, and repairs to the jetties. Mar. 3,1925 Diversion dam, diversion channel, and necessary Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. auxiliary works. No. 10, 68th Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 Maintenance of the diversion channel at the ex- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. pense of local interests. No. 18, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30,19351 Dredging the channels and turning basins to Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. greater depths. (Project completed to within No. 15, 72d Cong., 1st sess. M mile of the upper limit of the channel with Public Works Administration funds and con- tributed funds.) Do_--__ Maintenance of the present project dimensions Rivers and Harbors Committee Docs. of the channels and turning basins at Federal Nos. 15, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and *29, expense. 73d Cong., 2d sess. *Contains latest published maps. 1 Included in Public Works Administration, program Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation.-All required local cooperation has been fully complied with, except the 50-percent contribution toward the cost of the extension of the channel to Freeport, which has not been re- quested. Teriinalfacilities.-The terminal facilities are located at the town of Freeport at the upper end of this improvement and at a pointe 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 facilities just inside the mouth of the river consist of one sulfur-loading dock, about 250 feet long, one oil dock, and one steamship wharf in poor condition, about 450 feet long, with a wooden shed. The existing facilities are considered adequate for the commerce that exists. Operations and results during fiscal year-Maintenance.-The U. S. seagoing dredge Galveston redredged the sea bar and jetty channels from October 17 to November 30, 1938, removing 757,010 cubic yards at a cost of $39,241.93. Miscellaneous surveys and inspec- tions were made at a cost of $5,328.87. The total cost during the year was $44,570.80, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $69,217.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 85 percent completed. The work remaining to be done consists of dredging 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 Brazos River. '952 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The controlling depths at mean low tide in the various channels and turning basins were as follows: From deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to the jettied entrance, 30.0 feet; thence to the Brazosport turning basin, 33.0 feet; in the Brazosport turning basin 32.0 feet; in the channel above the Brazosport turning basin to and including the upper turning basin, 28.0 feet; and in the remainder of the chan- nel, including the turning basin at the Stauffer chemical plant, 20.0 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was as follows : New work Maintenance Total Regular funds--.. ... ...... ...------------------------------.... $1,101,061.89 $1,953,119.42 $3,054,181.31 Public Works funds ..............------------..................------------------- 116,574.74 ---------------- 116, 574.74 Total United States funds- -------.-.- .1, _ -._ - 217, 636. 63 1, 953, 119.42 3,170, 756. 05 Contributed funds ......-- -------------- ---------------- 533,302. 79 ----------------..... 533,302.79 -ontributed funds (sec. 4, River and Harbor Act of Mar. 4, 1915)----.............................----------------------------------- 225,000.00 ---------------- - 225,000.00 Total all funds--...--.......---.....---...--............----------------.. 1, 975, 939. 42 1,953,119. 42 3, 929, 058. 84 The total expenditures were $3,170,485.04, of which $3,053,910.30 was from regular funds and $116,574.74 from Public Works funds. In addition $758,302.79 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $104,442.14 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------- _ $277. 80 Maintenance: Dredge sea bar channel with United States seagoing hopper dredge (December 1939 through January 10, 1940, and Feb- ruary 1940) _-------------------------- 70, 000.00 Repair jetties by contract (July 1939 to January 1940)---------34, 164.34 Total ------------------- ------------------------- 04, 442. 14 The additional sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: :Maintenance : Dredge sea bar channel with United States seagoing hopper dredge (October through November 10, 1940, and December 1940) 65, 000 $------ Dredge inside channels and basins by contract (January and Feb- ruary 1941) ------------------------------------------- 35, 000 Total --------- --------------------------------- 100, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------- - 1$1, 364, 735. 06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------- 1, 953, 119.42 Total cost of permanent work t6 June 30, 1939----------- 3, 317, 854. 48 UJndistributed costs June 30, 1939----------------------------- 6. 79 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-------------------- 3, 317, 861.27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_------- ------ ------- 277.80 Net total expenditures-- --------------------------- 3, 317, 583. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 104, 442.14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 --------- 3, 422, 025. 61 1 In addition, $758,302.79 was expended from contributed funds for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 953 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__ .... _ _ __ -_ $57,696. 17 $23, 181. 63 Cost of maintenanoe -- _-- ........ 33, 895.37 58,506. 01 $78, 701. 65 $88, 797. 04 $44,570.80 Total cost----------------.......... 91, 591.54 81,687. 64 78, 701.65 88, 797. 04 44, 570.80 Total expended----------------................. 85, 607. 98 66, 332. 16 101, 524. 77 64, 841.05 69, 217. 22 Allotted.---------------------- 30, 500.00 80, 500.00 -24,425.26 175,000.00 55,609.02 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- $118, 050.34 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 218, 050. 34 Deductions on .account of revocation of allotment------------- 44, 300. 98 Net amount to be accounted for-- ------- ---- __- 173, 659. 3 Gross amount expended---------------------------------- 69, 217. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_.--------__-- -- 104, 442.14 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 522. 54 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 03, 919. 60 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, 1941, for maintenance 2________ ________________ 100, 000.00 2Exclusive of available funds. 14. CHANNEL FROM PASS CAVALLO TO PORT LAVACA, TEX. Location.--The bar at Pass Cavallo is 125 miles southwest of Gal- veston entrance and 54 miles north of Aransas Pass. Port Lavaca lies 26 miles to the northwest of the pass, across Matagorda and Lavaca Bays. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1117.) Existing project.-This provides for a depth of 9 feet and a width of 100 feet, following the existing channel from Lynns Bayou at Port Lavaca, Tex., to deep water in Matagorda Bay near Port O'Con- nor, Tex., a distance of about 11 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 ~nrorthers" 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 1937, is $138,874. 'The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 954 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 Channel to Port Lavaca, Tex., 7 feep deep and 80 H. Doc. No. 1082, 60th Cong., 2d sess. feet bottom width. Aug. 30,1935 Extension of 7-foot channel to the shore line of Rivers and Harbors Comittee Doe. Lavaca Bay at the mouth of Lynns Bayou. No. 28, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26,1937 Deepen and widen channel to present project Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. dimensions. No. 37, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Recommended modifications of project.--Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep from Port Lavaca by way of Lavaca Bay and Lavaca River to about mile 3 on the Navidad River, a total distance of 20 miles, at an estimated first cost of $85,000, with annual maintenance of $10,000, in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 314, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local ooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provided that local interests furnish, without cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for the proposed work and for future maintenance. Since the channel is located in Lavaca and Matagorda Bays, the dredged material is deposited in the bays, and local interests were not required to furnish spoil-disposal areas. All prior requirements fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of several pri- vately owned piers and two privately owned slips at Port Lavaca, and a municipally owned wharf, turning basin, and refrigerated seafood processing and packing plant at the mouth of Lynns Bayou. The municipally owned facilities are open to the general public and are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.-The entire channel from Lynns Bayou to deep water in Matagorda Bay was dredged by contract from January 5 to June 9, 1939, 1,040,436 cubic yards of material being removed from a channel length of 52,550 feet at a cost of $89,243.96. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $559.75. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $89,803.71, all for new work. The total expenditures were $89,088.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939, at a saving of $27,379 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water was 9 feet. The total cost of the project to June 30, 1939, was $121,340.73, of which $111,494.49 was for new work and $9,846.24 was for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $120,133.67. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $32,771.32, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------------$1, 207. 06 Maintenance: Dredge channel where necessary between Lynns Bayou and deep water in Matagorda Bay, by contract (March to May 1940) -______-____ ____31, 564.28 Total -- 32, 771. 32 _--_------_----_----_--------- RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 955 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging where necessary be- tween Lynns Bayou and deep water in Matagorda Bay by contract from January to March 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_____________-___-_ $111, 494. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__----- ----------------- - 9, 846. 24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__-------- ____ 121, 340. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-----------------____ 1, 207. 06 Net total expenditures ____________________________ 120, 133. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____________________________ 32, 771. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---__________ 152, 904. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .... $18.36 $11, 465.91 $507.03 $89, 803.71 Cost of maintenance ............--------- ---------- ------ 45.72 -- - Total cost _.. .......... .. ..... 18.36 11,511.63 507.03 89,803.71 Total expended........ .......... .. 18.36 11, 511.63 15.00 89, 088.68 Allotted..--..----...............---------------------------.............. 24,000.00 -12, 470.01 116, 875.00 5, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938___ __--------_-_---_ -- $116, 860.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------- ---------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 1______________----------- 860. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------10, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for _______ ________--__ 121, 860. 00 Gross amount expended-- ___________-------- -89,8-------- 088. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_______________________ 32, 771. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ---- ______-____ -_____ 3, 097. 23 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------- 29, 674. 09 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ------------------ -- ---- 15, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 15. PORT ARANSAS-CORPUS CHRISTI WATERWAY, TEX. Location.--This is a consolidation of the old improvements of Port Aransas, Tex., and the channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, Tex. Aransas Pass 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. Aransas Pass connects Corpus Christi Bay and Aransas Bay with the Gulf of Mexico. The waterway ex- tends from deep water in the Gulf through the Aransas Pass jettied entrance, thence westerly 203/4 miles to and including a turning basin at Corpus Christi, thence westerly 13/4 miles through the Industrial Canal to and including the turning basin at Avery Point, thence westerly 41/4 miles to and including a turning basin near Tule Lake. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1285 and 1286.) 956 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Previous projects.-The original project for improvement of Aransas Pass (Port Aransas) was authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of March 3, 1879. The improvement was taken over by the Aransas Pass Harbor Co. on June 30, 1890, under authority of the act of May 12, 1890. This company relinquished its rights to the United States on March 27, 1899. The channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi was first improved under the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1907, and June 25, 1910. For further details see page 1861 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 877 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-The modified project dimensions provided for in the various channels and basins comprising this waterway are shown in the following tabulation: Adopted project dimensions Section of the Port Aransas-Corpus Christi Depth Waterway, Tex. Dfeetbellow inw Bottom width in feet feet mean low Gulf level Aransas Pass outer bar_---------------------700 ..........-------------------------------------- 37 Aransas Pass jetty channel .-_ 600 from inner end to opposite station 90. (1) north jetty, thence increasing to 700 at outer end of jetty. Inner basin at Harbor Island__ 650 by 3.000 long 30 Inner basin at Clines Point to west end Humble 400 at east end decreasing to 300 at west end_ 35 Oil & Refining Co. basin. Channel to town of Port Aransas _ __ 100-- __ -------- 12 Channel from Port Aransas to Corpus Christi . 200..------------------------------------- 32 turning basin. Corpus Christi turning basin-.... 1,000 by 5,500 long (includes approach to 32 turning basin). Industrial Canal - -- 150-- _ 32 Turning basin at Avery Point_ 800 by 1,200 long -------------------------- . 32 Channel to vicinity of Tule Lake 150 _... 32, Turning basin near Tule Lake------------------- 900 by 1,000 long ..-------------------------- 32 135 feet from inner end to opposite station 90, north jetty, increasing to 37 feet at outer end of jetty. The project also provides for two rubble stone jetties at Aransas Pass entrance, extending into the Gulf from St. Joseph and Mustang Islands, the project lengths of which are 11,190 and 8,650 feet, re- spectively. 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 jetty. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range at Aransas Pass is about 1.1 feet and the extreme range about 2 feet, and at Corpus Christi the mean range about 1 foot and the extreme about 11/ feet. The heights of tides are dependent largely on the strength and direc- tion of winds, and during strong north winds in the winter season the water surface may be depressed as much as 3 feet below mean low Gulf level. The estimated cost for new work revised in 1938, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects is $6,300,000. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $624,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 957 Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Acquisition of the old curved portion of the north Specified in act. jetty previously constructed by private parties. June 13, 1902 Completion of north jetty in accordance with the Do. Mar. 3, 1905 J plans of its builders. Mar. 2, 1907 Connection of old curved jetty to St. Joseph Is- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. land, and construction of south jetty. No. 5, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Feb. 27, 1911 Dredging roadstead in Harbor Island Basin to H. Doc. No. 1094, 61st Cong., 3d sess.. depth of 20 feet and construction of 10,000 linear feet of the stone dike on St. Joseph Island. Mar. 4,1913 Deepening of channel between jetties and the Har- H. Doc. No. 1125, 62d Cong., 3d sess. bor Island Basin to depth of 25 feet, extension of jetties seaward, extension of dike on St. Joseph Island 9,100 feet, and dredging the approach rchannel 12 feet deep to town of Port Aransas. Sept. 22, 1922 Dredging channel-from Aransas Pass to Corpus H. Doe. 321, 67th Cong., 2d sess. Christi, 25 feet deep, 200 feet bottom width. July 3, 1930 Deepening entrance channel from Gulf of Mexico H. Doc. No. 214, 70th Cong., 1st sess.'° to Harbor Island and provision of an inner basin at Harbor Island of reduced area but greater depth. Do ..... Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi Channel with Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. depth of 30 feet. No. 9, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 2 Enlarging all channels from the Gulf to the west- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 1 ern end of basin dredged by Humble Oil & Re- Nos. 35, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and 40,. 1 fining Co. at its docks on Harbor Island, with 73d Cong., 2d sess. Public Works Administration funds. Do..... Maintenance of channel and maneuvering basin H. Doc. No. 130, 72d Cong., 1st sess. between breakwater and western shore line of Corpus Christi Bay. Do....... Maintenance to 30 feet depth, except on strips Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe.. 1 lying 50 feet channelward of any established No. 13, 74th Cong., 1st sess. pierhead lines or within 50 feet of the foot of any wharf or structure of the approach channel, turning basin at Corpus Christi, Industrial Canal and turning basin at Avery Point. Do .--- Maintenance and deepening to 32 feet of the chan- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1 nel from deep water at Port A ransas to and in- No. 63, 74th Cong., 1st sess. cluding the turning basin at Corpus Christi. 1' June 20,1938 Extend the main turning basin at Corpus Christi H. Doc. No. 574, 75th Cong., 3d sess. westward 2,500 feet at its present width and depth, deepen the existing Industrial Canal and turning basin to 32 feet and for the extension of this canal at a depth of 32 feet and general width of 150 feet, westward along Nueces Bay shore to a turning basin 32 feet deep, 900 feet wide, and 1,000 feet long near Tule Lake. 1 Contain the latest published maps. sIncluded in Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1933, and Feb. 16, 1935. Local cooperation.-Under provisions of River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, local interests are required to furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary lands, rights-of-way, and spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be re- quired, and release the United States from all claims for damages attributable to the' work of improvement; and provided further, that. deepening of the existing Industrial Canal with its turning basin and construction of the proposed extension thereto and new turning basin, near Tule Lake shall not be undertaken until and unless the Nueces 958 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 County navigation district furnishes assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that bona fide arrangements have been made with various industries so as to guarantee additional tonnage sufficient to warrant the construction and maintenance of the extension of the In- dustrial Canal to any point up to and including the proposed turning basin near Tule Lake. All prior requirements fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Terminal facilities located on Harbor Island at the head of Aransas Pass, Ingleside, Corpus Christi, and Avery Point are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 6, pt. 3, Corps of Engineers.) Operationsand results during fiscal year-New work.-Preliminary surveys for extending the turning basin at Corpus Christi westward 2,500 feet by contract in fiscal year 1940, were made at a cost of $1,769. Maintenance.-Under contract for redredging the bay portion of the waterway between June 2 and June 30, 1939, 658,138 cubic yards were removed from a channel length of 34,600 feet at a cost of $47,- 459.23. There were additional costs of $8,246.70 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections; $4,412.96 for preliminary investigation for shore-line protection of Corpus Christi reservations; $42.42 for pre- liminary surveys and estimate for repairs to the south jetty by con- tract during fiscal year 1940; and $465.47 for preliminary surveys for maintenance dredging by contract during fiscal year 1940. The U. S. seagoing dredge Galveston redredged the sea bar and jetty channels from January 18 to April 30, 1939, removing 1,314,883 cubic yards from a channel length of 9,000 feet at a cost of $88,868.58. The total cost of all work during the year was $151,264.36, of which $1,769 was for new work and $149,495.36 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $119,104.51. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 70 percent completed. The two jetties have been built to partial proj- ect 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 be- tween 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 channel to Corpus Christi, including a turning basin approximately 1,000 feet wide and 3,000 feet long, and the approach channel was completed in 1937. The industrial canal and turning basin at Avery Point have been dredged to 30 feet depth. The work required to complete the existing project consists of ex- tension of the jetties, enlargement of Harbor Island Basin, dredging the extension to the turning basin at Corpus Christi, deepening the Industrial Canal and turning basin at Avery Point, and dredging RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 959 the channel from the Avery Point turning basin to and including a turning basin near Tule Lake. The controlling depths along the center line of various sections of the channels and turning basins were as follows: Depth in feet below mean low tide Deep water in the Gulf of Mexico to Station 90 on north jetty--------- 36. O0 Station 90 on north jetty to Clines Point -------------------------- 35. 7 Clines Point to westward end of Humble Basin- ------ ________- - 34. 0 Inner basin at Harbor Island------ -------------------------- 24. 0 Channel to Port Aransas----- ------------------------------- 10. 7 Channel, Port Aransas to Corpus Christi turning basin______ - -___-- 30. 0 Turning basin at Corpus Christi---________ _______________- _ 34. 0 Industrial Canal --------- --------------------------------- 31. 3 Turning basin at Avery Point----------------____-__ - 31.3 The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was as follows : New work Maintenance Total Regular funds -...... .... -- $4, 571, 533. 32 $5, 653, 581. 75 $10, 225, 115. 07 Public Works funds . _--_.---------------.. ---- ._ 324, 287. 14 ----------- 321..287. 14 Total United States funds- .-------------------- 4, 895, 820. 46 5, 653, 581. 75 10, 549, 402. 21 Contributed funds. --------------------------- _______________ 152, 555. 09 152, 555. 09 Total all funds---------------------- ............................------- 4, 895, 820. 46 5, 806, 136. 84 10, 701.957. 30 The total expenditures were $10,515,222.57 of which $10,190,935.43 was from regular funds and $324,287.14 from Public Works funds. In addition $152,555.09 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $894,917.06, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_------------_------ ------- $39, 773. 55 New work : Extend present main turning basin at Corpus Christi 2,500 feet westward by contract (July to December 1939)--------- 310, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredge sea bar and jetty channel with United States seagoing hopper dredge (March through June 1940) ___ 112, 000. 00 Dredge inside channels and basins by contract (December 1939 to June 1940) ------- ------------------------- 247, 143. 51 Repair jetties by contract (January to June 1940)------- 101, 500. 00 Complete existing contract for dredging the bay section of the waterway between station 1100+00 and station 700+00 during July 1939------------------- 59, 000. 00 Complete repairs to the south jetty, by placing concrete along and beneath the base, between station 13+60 and station 14+60, by hired labor (during July and August 1939) . Resurvey and map the entire waterway, including the turning - 7, 500. 00, basins, terminals, and spoil areas, and reconstruct reference lines by hired labor (July 1939 to June 1940) 18, 000. 00 Total for maintenance---------__---- -------- 545, 143. 51 Total for all work----- -------- ------------------ 894, 917. 06 184626--39--pt. 1, vol. 1-61 960 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The additional sum of $600,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance : Dredge inside channels and basins by contract (November 1940 to June 1941) -------------------------------------- $305, 000 Dredge sea bar and jetty channel with United States seagoing hopper dredge (March to June 1941) -------------------- 120, 000 Repair jetties by contract (July 1940 to June 1941)------------- 175, 000 Total----------- --------------------------- 600, 000 No funds have been requested for new work for the fiscal year 1941, because it is not expected that local interests will furnish the required cooperation by that time. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $6, 268, 354. 89' Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------- ---------- 5, 716, 033.61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 11, 984, 388. 50 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_._...... .....----.------- 5, 593.91 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 __-------------------11, 989, 982. 41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------- 39, 773. 55 Net total expenditures------------------------- 11, 950, 208. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 894, 917. 0 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_--__-- 112, 845, 125. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_______________ $74, 622. 57 $46, 676. 24 $176, 802. 27 $1, 769. 00 Cost of maintenance-..- ___ .. _ 274, 831. 68 458, 168. 75 341, 899. 99 $271, 361. 11 149, 495. 36 Total cost --.......... . . 349, 454. 25 504, 844. 99 518, 702. 26 271, 361. 11 151, 264. 36 Total expended----------------269, 939. 84 512, 300. 34 536, 538. 49 273, 871. 04 119, 104. 51 Allotted--------_ ------- _ 367, 468. 50 295, 903. 20 133, 523. 69 488, 000. 00 788, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------ $225, 521. 57 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939___--------------------------------- 788, 500. 00 M Amount to be accounted for 1, 014, 021.57 Gross amount expended___________ __ - $120, 795.88 Less reimbursements collected - , 691. 37 - 1------- 119, 104. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_____ 894, 917. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_____________ $44, 648. 66 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 44, 556. 42 89, 205. 08 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 805, 711.98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- 1,094, 100. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 600, 000.00 1 In addition, $152,555.09 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance, 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 961 16. BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TEX. Location.-This harbor is at the extreme south end of the coast of Texas, about 7 miles north of the mouth of the Rio Grande, and about 125 miles south of Port Aransas. The harbor is at the inner end of Brazos Santiago Pass, which lies between Brazos and Padre Islands, and is the natural outlet from the Laguna Madre to the Gulf of Mexico. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1288.) Previous projects.-Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of June 18, 1878, March 3, 1881, and March 2, 1919. For further details see page 1017, Annual Report for 1932 and page 882, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 31 feet deep and 300 feet wide through Brazos Santiago Pass; for a channel 28 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the pass to a point on the westerly side of Long Island; for a channel 28 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; for a channel 28 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the end of Brazos Santiago Pass-Long Island Channel to and including a turning basin 1,300 feet long and 1,000 feet wide in the vicinity of Brownsville and for the easement of bends and curves. The project also provides for two jetties at the Brazos Santiago Pass entrance. The project further provides that 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 condi- tions the mean tidal range is about 11/2 feet and the extreme range about 2 feet. The height of the tides is dependent, to some extent, on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the 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, revised in 1938, is $5,185,000, inclusive of $2,425,000 contributed by local interests, but exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) ap- proved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $150,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3,1930 Jetty channel, all inside channels and turning Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. basins, and 2 rubble mound jetties. No. 16, 71st Cong., 2d sess. May 24, 1934 Local cooperation requirements modified to pro- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. (P. W. A.) vide for the contribution of sufficient funds to No. 10, 72d Cong., Ist sess. Aug. 30, 1935 cover the entire cost of the original dredging of all inside channels and turning basins. Aug. 26, 1937 Deepening the jetty channel to 31 feet and all Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc, inner channels and the Brownsville and Point No. 32, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- Isabel turning basins to 28 feet, provided no tains latest published map.) dredging will be done at public expense within 50 feet of any established pierhead line, wharf, or other structure. 962 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for the enlargement of the turning basin at Port Isabel, Tex., to 1,300 feet in length and 1,000 feet in width, with a flared entrance, at an estimated first cost of $127,500, with annual maintenance of $5,000 in addition to that now required, sub- ject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 335, 76th Cong., 1st sess). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provided that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas. These areas have been furnished and were approved by the Chief of Engineers on March 24, 1939. All prior requirements fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-On the westerly side of 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 350 feet long and a precooling plant of approximately 24 cars capacity each 8 hours. Westward, about 70 feet back of the warehouse on the dock, is a sheet metal warehouse 100 feet wide and 200 feet long. Along the north side of the turning basin, distinctly separate from other structures, is an oil dock 300 feet long equipped for receiving and loading oil cargoes. All the facilities above mentioned are owned by the Port Isabel, San Benito navigation district. An oil refinery and storage tanks, served by pipe line, all privately owned, are lo- cated near the Point Isabel turning basin. This refinery has a maxi- mum daily capacity of 7,500 barrels of refined products and a tank storage capacity of 360,000 barrels. The entire terminal system has railroad and highway connections and is open to all on equal terms. All docks and wharves are equipped with facilities for bunkering ships and servicing with fresh water and electric current. The Brownsville navigation district has constructed along the north side of the Brownsville turning basin three concrete wharves, each approximately 400 feet long. Two are provided with sheet- metal-covered transit sheds, each approximately 80 feet wide and 400 feet long. Along the west side of the turning basin is a concrete wharf about 400 feet long provided with a sheet-metal-covered transit shed enclosing a precooling plant of 100 cars daily capacity. To the north of the general cargo terminal is a high-density cotton compress, privately owned, with storage sheds for about 25,000 bales of cotton. All docks and wharves are equipped with facilities for servicing ships with fresh water and electric current. There are no bunkering facili- ties at this terminal. To the eastward of the general cargo terminal is a creosoted-pile oil dock owned by the Brownsville navigation dis- trict for unloading refined-oil cargoes into nearby privately owned :storage tanks of approximately 15,000 barrels capacity. This ter- minal has railroad and highway connections and is open to all on equal terms. The terminals, as provided at Point Isabel and BrowLsville, are sufficient for existing and prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.- Under a contract for deepening all inside channels and turning basins, from RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 963 May 31 to June 30, 1939, 385,620 cubic yards were removed at a cost of $45,496.42. The U. S. seagoing dredge Manhattan, from September 21 to No- vember 9, 1938, removed 495,893 cubic yards in providing project depths in the jetty and sea-bar channels at a cost of $42,766.79. Maintenance.-The U. S. seagoing dredge Manhattan redredged the jetty and sea-bar channels from September 1 to 20, 1938, removing 220,873 cubic yards at a cost of $17,738.98. There were additional costs of $5,564.02 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections; $1,608.82 for preliminary surveys for future dredging plans and estimates; and $104.56 for preliminary surveys and estimate for repairs to the north and south jetties during the fiscal year 1940. The total cost of all work for the year was $113,279.59, of which $88,263.21 was for new work, and $25,016.38 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $107,554.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.- The existing project is about 82 percent completed. The 25-foot project channels and jetties were com- pleted in 1936. The sea-bar and jetty channels and the channel from inside the pass to a point opposite Long Island were dredged to proj- ect dimensions in 1939. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is deepening all channels and basins westward of Long Island under an existing contract. Controlling depths at mean low tide on June 30, 1939, 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, 34.1 feet; channel from inside Brazos-Santiago Pass to the westerly side of Long Island, 31.0 feet; channel from west- erly side of Long Island to the turning basin at Point Isabel, 29.0 feet; turning basin at Point Isabel, 24.0 feet; channel from westerly side of Long Island to the turning basin near Brownsville, 24.5 feet; and in the turning basin near Brownsville, 25.0 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1939, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ------------- --- -- .----------- -- $155, 978. 22 $684, 530. 24 $840, 508. 46 Public Works funds __ . ____. _ -______-_____________ 2, 848, 560. 03 2, 848, 560. 03 Total United States funds _ - _- ._ ............ --- 3, 004, 538. 25 684, 530. 24 3, 689, 068. 49 Contributed funds_ __.................. - - 1, 683, 257. 70 - - 1, 683, 257. 70 Total all funds . .----------------------------- 4, 687, 795. 95 684, 530. 24 5, 372, 326. 19 The total expenditures were $3,655,405.13 of which $806,845.10 was from regular funds and $2,848,560.03 from Public Works funds. In addition $1,683,257.70 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $729,610.87, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ___________ $35, 773. 03 New work: Complete existing contract for dredging inside chan- nels and basins (July to December 1939) ---------------------- 543, 837. 84 Maintenance : Dredge jetty and sea bar channels with United States seagoing hopper dredge (Apr. 21 through June 1940) _------ ------ -- ------ __ $68, 000 964 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Maintenance--Continued. Repair jetties by contract (January to June 1940)___ $84, 000 U ILotal or - m - i -' rc~~n -n -- maiLtenancedi----Z--------------- - $150, 000. 00 Total for all work---------------------------------- 729, 610.87 The additional sum of $175,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance: Dredge jetty and inside channels with United States seagoing hopper dredge (March through May 1941) ----------------- $90, 000 Repairs to jetties by contract (July to December 1940)---------- 85, 000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 175, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----------------------1 $3, 680, 393. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 84, 530. 24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 4, 364, 923. 79 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939----------------------------- 2,109. 67 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------------- 4, 367, 033. 46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 35, 773.03 Net total expenditures___--------------------------------- 4, 331, 260. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------------------- 729, 610. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 199------------.. 5,060, 871. 30 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work..............$1.946, 129. 22 $87, 152. 65 ....--------- .-------------- $88, 263. 21 Cost of maintenance--- -_ _-_ 95, 931. 04 269, 302. 24 $160, 975. 63 $123, 714. 15 25, 016. 38 Total cost.......--- ---------.......... 2, 042, 060. 28 356, 454. 89 160, 975. 63 123, 714. 15 113, 279. 59 "Total expended---.. ---------................ 2,198, 447. 75 344, 183. 92 180, 266.19 105, 672. 28 107, 554. 21 229, 194. 93 Allotted---.........................446, 532. 45 -30, 000. 00 186, 000. 00 725, 400. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------$111, 765. 08 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- $627, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---- 150, 000. 00 777, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 888, 765. 08 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ 51, 600. 00 Net amount to be accounted for 37, 165.08 8------------------------ Gross amount expended------------------------------ 107, 554.21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- 29, 610. 87 7------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------- $39, 000. 98 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ 539, 432. 47 578, 433. 45 Balance available June 30 1939----------------------- 151,177. 42 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- --- --- ---- --- --- ---- --- -- June 30, 1941, for maintenance 175, 000. 00 1 In addition, $1,806,619.37 expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND -HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 965 17. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $581,747.52; the expenditures were $571,305.60. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $155,404.58 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ ------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------- $1, 207, 497. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ ----- 1, 207, 497. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___-------- ---------- 37, 169. 60 Net total expenditures_1---------------------------- 1, 170, 327. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 155, 404. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----- --- 1, 325, 732. 42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...--- Cost of maintenance.------------ I-- 90,128. 51 $48, 741. 78 $112, 746. 48 $191,238. 48 $581, 747. 52 Total expended.. .......----------------- 86, 073. 13 46, 306. 59 114, 169. 13 165, 925. 04 571, 305. 60 ................--------- Allotted---------- 27, 353. 40 104, 000. 00 28, 550. 86 321, 500. 00 558, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------- $168, 710.18 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_---------- $458, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939----------- 100, 000). 558, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- ----- ______-.--- 726, 710. 18 Gross amount expended----------------------- $577, 462.67 Less reimbursements collected--__ __--_____- - -6, 157. 07 571, 305. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------- 155, 404. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------- __------- 49, 650. 84 Balance available June 30, 1939--...----------------- - 105. 753. 74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 ____ ---- _ ______ 150, 000.00 Exclusive of available funds. 966 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 18. 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 re- June 30, 1939 amount Name of project port see Annualto required conm- Report New work Maintenance plete 1. Double Bayou, Tex.' .. ..------------------------- 1937 $6, 953. 20 $112, 173. 47 $5, 500 2. Johnsons Bayou, La. ------------------------- 1933 2, 261. 35 54, 042. 26 (2) 3. Mouth of Trinity River, Tex.------------------ 1928 79, 540. 44 10, 870. 95 (2) 4. Chocolate Bayou, Tex.'1 3_______ _____ __ -_ 1922 6, 512. 12 33, 248. 17 8, 500 5. Bastrop Bayou, Tex.' 3_______ ____________ 1931 9, 920. 22 27, 129. 21 10, 000 6. Brazos River, Tex. from Velasco to Old Washing- ton 1 ..-------- .--------. .__----------------- . 1924 216, 989. 48 223, 010. 52 (1) 7. Guadalupe River to Victoria, Tex.' 4__ ___...... 1922 172, 547. 28 106, 100. 36 (al 1 Channel adequate for commerce. 2 Completed. ' Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of existing project in H. Doc. No. 337, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 4 Under date of Feb. 24, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project in H. Doc. No. 247, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 19. PLANT ALLOTMENT, GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939__--- -.. ____- -- ____ $1, 859, 758.05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 142, 606. 69 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__________ _____ 2, 002, 364. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ----- --------------- _ 88, 191. 37 Net total expenditures ____------- -- -__-- -____ 1, 914, 173. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ______- __--___________ 168, 071. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------ 2, 082, 245. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended .-------------- $1,944, 456. 47 $17,872. 23 -$386, 614. 07 $257, 292. 26 $81, 166. 48 Allotted. .-------------------- 2, 043, 737. 46 -22, 500. 00 -269, 031.44 399, 848. 18 -69, 809.08 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_----- _________---- __--__ $319, 047. 31 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ____------_ 69, 809. 08 Net amount to be accounted for______________________ 249, 238. 23 Gross amount expended----- __-_______- $1, 887, 750.32 Less: Reimbursements collected--- $1, 777, 284. 95 Receipts from sales ---------- 29, 298. 89 1, 806, 583. 84 - -81,166. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__-------------------- 168, 071. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939____-- -------- ___ ---- 137, 817. 90 Balance available June 30, 1939__ .---------------- - 30, 253. 85 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_----- ----------------- -- 142, 606. 69 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_____--- ___ 172, 860. 54 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 967 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recommenda Congress Aliens Creek, tributary of River and Harbor Brazos River, Austin Act, Aug. 26, 1937. County, Tex., for naviga- tion and flood control. Arroyo Colorado, Tex., from River and Harbor Llano Grande Lake to its mouth. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. -------------- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Arroyo Colorado, Tex., River and Harbor channel from a point at or Act, Aug. 26, 1937. --------- -------------------- near Mercedes, Tex., to its mouth, thence south to Port Isabel via Laguna Madre. Bastrop Bayou, Tex-....... Rivers and Harbors June 9,1939 House 337, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Mar. 2, 1939. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex__ Rivers and Harbors ....do........ House 335, 76th Do. Committee resolu- do---- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Jan. 24, 1939. -------------------- Brazos River, Tex., compre- River and Harbor hensive survey for naviga- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. tion, flood control, and other water uses. Chocolate Bayou, Tex ._. Rivers and Harbors June 9,1939 House 337, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Mar. 2, 1939. Colorado River, Tex., for Commerce Commit- navigation and flood con- tee resolution, Aug. trol. 4, 1936. Colorado River and tribu- River and Harbor taries, Tex., improvement Act, Aug. 26, 1937. for navigation and flood control. Corpus Christi, Tex., con- ---..... do . - - - - -- struction of breakwaters, sea walls, or jetties. Guadalupe River, Tex., im- Rivers and Harbors Apr. 4,1939 House 247, 76th Do. provement for navigation, Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. flood control, power, and tion, Apr. 8, 1938. irrigation (interim report). Guadelupe River, Tex., im- --... do .............. --.----------------- provement for navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation (final report). Houston Ship Channel, Tex., Rivers and Harbors Apr. 20,1939 House, 256, 76th Do. modify existing project. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Dec. 19, 1938. Houston Ship Channel, Tex., Rivers and Harbors Mar. 15, 1939 House, 226, 76th Do. improvement of Buffalo Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. Bayou behind Brady tion, Aug. 25, 1938. Island. Laguna Madre to the Gulf River and Harbor of Mexico, channel across Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Padre Island, Tex. Lavaca River, Tex., in in- .-.. do .---------- .. terest of navigation and flood control. Lavaca and Navidad Rivers, Rivers and Harbors June 5,1939 House, 314, 76th Do. Tex. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Oct. 27, 1938. Louisiana and Texas Intra- Rivers and Harbors July 14,1939 House, 428, 76th Do. coastal Waterway, channel Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. connecting Barroom Bay, tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Tex. Louisiana and Texas Intra- Rivers and Harbors coastal Waterway, from Committee resolu- Corpus Christi, Tex., to tion, Apr. 1, 1935. the Rio Grande Valley. Louisiana and Texas Intra- Commerce Committee Mar. 21, 1939 House 230, 76th Do. coastal Waterway from resolution, July 5, Cong., 1st sess. Mississippi River at or 1938. near New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex. (under division board). Louisiana and Texas Intra- Rivers and Harbors ____do---....-----.....do --------- Do. coastal Waterway, modify Committee Resolu- project for Harvey locks tion, June 8, 1938. and canals (under division board). 968 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans-Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Mill Creek, a tributary of River and Harbor .............--------------- Brazos River in Austin Act, Aug. 26, 1937. County, Tex., for naviga- tion and flood control. Morgan City to Mississippi Commerce Committee River at Plaquemine, La. resolution, July 5, (alternate route study on 1938. Mississippi River to Cor- pus Christi, Tex., Intra- coastal Waterway) (under division board). Navidad River, Tex., for River and Harbor I___......... navigation and flood con- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. trol. Neches River (lower), Tex., Commerce Committee July 19, 1939 Senate, 98, 76th Favorable. construction of Rockland resolution, Apr. 5, Cong., 1st sess. Dam: and McGee Bend 1939. Reservoir on Angelina River, for navigation, flood control, and power. Oyster Creek, Tex.......... Rivers and Harbors June 9, 1939 House, 337, 76th Unfavorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Mar. 2, 1939. Pass Cavallo, Tex........... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 24, 1939. Sabine-Neches Waterway, Rivers and Harbors Tex., extension of exist- Committee resolu- ing project channel up- tion, Sept. 15, 1939. stream from Beaumont turning basin to Penn- sylvania shipyards. Sabine-Neches Waterway, Commerce Committee Tex., turning basin at Port resolution, July 18, Arthur. 1939. San Antonio River, Tex., River and Harbor improvement for naviga- Act, June 20, 1938. tion, flood control, power, and prevention of erosion. Seadrift Channel, Tex .... Rivers and Harbors Apr. 4,1939 House, 247, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Sept. 25. 1937. Texas City Channel, Tex.._- River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Trinity River, Tex.......... Commerce Committee resolution, Dec. 10, 1929. Do...................... River and Harbor Act, July 3. 1930. Trinity (Old) River, Tex ... Rivers and Harbors Jan. 11,1939 - - - -- -- - -- - -- _...-- Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Nov. 30, 1937. Whitney Dam, Tex., for River and Harbor June 30,1939 House, 390, 76th Favorable. navigation, flood control, Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. water conservation, and reclamation. 20. BUFFALO BAYOU, TEX. Location.-This project covers the improvement for flood control of Buffalo Bayou and tributaries upstream from the Houston Ship Channel turning basin at Houston, Tex. The streams and watershed involved are located in and immediately northwest of Houston, Tex. Existing project.-This provides for the improvement of Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries above the turning basin (Houston) of the Houston Ship Channel to provide for the control of floods, the protection of the city of Houston from flood damages, and the preven- tion of the deposit of silt in the turning basin of the Houston Ship Channel by means of detention reservoirs, enlargement and rectifica- tion of channels, the construction of control works, and any diversions RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 969 which may be found advisable. The estimated Federal cost is $9,000,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 456, 75th Cong., "2d sess.) and the Flood Control Act approved August 11, 1939. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been accomplished and no funds expended. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $500,000, will be applied as follows: New work : Collecting engineering data in field (July 1939 to June 1940) __. $120, 000 Engineering studies (July 1939 to June 1940) --- 80, 000 Designing and preparing plans and specifications (July 1939 to June 1940) ------------------------------------------- 90,000 Channel rectification work on White Oak Bayou and Buffalo Bayou, by contract (February-June 1940) ------------------ 210,000 Total----- ---------------------------------------- 500, 000 The additional sum of $4,500,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: New work: Collecting engineering data in field (July 1940 to June 1941)__ $80, 000 Engineering studies (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------------ 20, 000 Designing and preparing plans and specifications (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------------------------------------- 0, 000 Constructing emergency by-pass floodway, by contract (Septem- ber 1940 to June 1941) -------------------------------- 4, 340, 000 ber 1940 to June 1941) _______________-- _______ __- 4, 340, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ ___ ___________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------- ---- Net total expenditures__ Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---------------------- $500, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-____----- ____ 500, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ......-.................... ...-----.......----..........--...----...... ......-- Cost of maintenance .------- ---------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------ . Total expended------ - -------- -------------- ------------------ ------------------------------- ------- Allotted....-------------------------------------------------- ------------.......... $500,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ------------------------------------- $500, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-------------------- ----- 500, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------- ------ 8, 500, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - June 30, 1941, for new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - _ 4, 500, 000 1Exclusive of available funds. 970 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 21. ALAMOGORDO DAM AND RESERVOIR, PECOS RIVER, N. MEX. Location.-The Alamogordo Dam and Reservoir is situated on the Pecos River, N. Mex. Existing project.-The Flood Control Act approved August 11, 1939, authorized the Alamogordo Dam and Reservoir on the Pecos River, N. Mex., for the purpose of controlling floods, regulating the flow of the Pecos River, providing for storage and for delivery of stored waters, for the reclamation of lands, and for other beneficial uses. The dam and reservoir shall be used, first, for irrigation; sec- ond, for flood control and river regulation; and third, for other pur- poses. The Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War were di- rected to report to the Congress the amount of the total cost of said Alamogordo Dam and Reservoir which is properly allocable to flood control. Local cooperation.--See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been performed on this project. Proposed operations.-Studies to determine the amount properly chargeable to flood control will be conducted during the fiscal year 1940. 22. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the year amounted to $269,321.25. The expenditures were $262,490.03. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $298,023.87, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $100,000 can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_--- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- $369, 517. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 369, 517. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 12, 041. 46 Net total expenditures-----------------__------ 357, 476. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 298, 023. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------ - -___- 655, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- -- --- -------- ---- Cost of maintenance - ------------- - $100, 196. 34 $269, 321. 25 Total expended...--- ---.--------- -----.-- ------------- --------------- 94, 986. 10 262, 490. 03 Allotted-_---------------- ----------------------------------- 385,500.00 270,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 971 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____ ___________________ $290, 513.90 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------- $15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939----------- 255, 000. 00 270, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 560, 513. 90 Gross amount expended ________________--_____-- $267, 409. 04 Less reimbursements collected_---------------- 4, 919. 01 262, 490. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___________________--298, 023. 87 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_________----------------- 22, 475. 38 Balance available June 30, 1939_-------------- ____-- 275, 548. 49 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - -- - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 1_____________ _________ 100, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion Alamogordo Dam and Res- Sec. 7 of Flood Control ...... . . ervoir, Pecos River, N. Act, Aug. 11, 1939. Mex. Aliens Creek, tributary of River and Harbor . Brazos River, Austin Act, Aug. 26, 1937. County, Tex., for navi- gation and flood control. Brady Creek, Tex _ River and Harbor July 19,1939 House, 441, 76th Favorable. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Brazos River, Tex., compre- IRiver and Harbor hensive survey for nav- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. igation, flood control, and other water uses. Brazos River and tributa- ]Flood Control Act, ries, Tex Aug. 28, 1937. Colorado River and its River and Harbor tributaries, Tex., for nav- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. igation and flood control. Colorado River, Tex., im- Commerce Commit- provement for navigation tee resolution, Aug. and flood control. 4, 1936. Colorado River, Tex., above Flood Control Act, county line between Coke June 22, 1936. and Runnels Counties. Colorado (lower) River, Tex .. ___do___ - June 5,1939 House, 312, 76th Do. Cong., 1st sess. Concho River, Tex--------......... River and Harbor -..-- do ....... House, 315, 76th Do. Act, Aug. 28, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Guadalupe River, Tex., im- FRivers and Harbors Apr. 4,1939 Hpuse, 247, 76th Do. provement for navigation, Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. flood control, power and tion, Apr. 8, 1938. irrigation (interim report). Guadalupe River, Tex., im- IRivers and Harbors provement for navigation, Committee resolu- flood control, power and tion, Apr. 8, 1938. irrigation (final report). Lavaca River, Tex., in in- FRiver and Harbor terest of navigation and Act, Aug. 26, 1937. flood control. Lavaca River, Tex--------- Flood Control Act, June 28. 1938. Leon River, Tex.......---------- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Mill Creek, a tributary of FRiver and Harbor Brazos River in Austin Act, Aug..26, 1937. County, Tex., for naviga- tion and flood control. Navidad River, Tex., for _.._do...------------1 navigation and flood con- trol. 972 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion Neches River (lower), Tex., Flood Control Act, July 19,1939 S. 98, 76th Cong., Favorable. construction of Rockland June 22, 1936. 1st sess. Dam; and McGee Bend Reservoir on Angelina River for navigation, flood control, and power. Neches River and tribu- ..... doI---...............-- ... taries, Tex. Neches River and tributar- Flood Control Act, ies, Texas and Louisiana. May 15, 1936. Nueces River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, Texas. June 22, 1936. ....------------------ Flood Control Act, Do---- June 4, 1936. Pecan Bayou, Tex--------.......... River and Harbor June 22,1939 House, 370, 76th Do. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. Pecos River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, Texas and New Mexico. June 28, 1938. Rio Grande and tributaries, .....---- do------------.... Colorado, above Colorado- New Mexico boundary line. Sabine River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, Texas and Louisi- May 15, 1936. ana. Sabine River, Tex..__------ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. San Antonio River, Tex., River and Harbor improvement for naviga- Act, June 20, 1938. tion, flood control, power, and prevention of erosion. San Jacinto River and trib- Flood Control Act, utaries, in Montgomery, Aug. 28, 1937. Walker, San Jac nto, Grimes, Waller, Liberty, unties, and Harris 'oi Tex. Santa Isabel Creek, north- Flood Control Act, west of Laredo, Webb June 28, 1938. County, Tex. Trinity River and tribu- River and Harbor taries, Tex. Act, July 27, 1916. Trinity River, Tex_ ..... _ Flood Control Act, May 31, 1924. Flood Control Act, Do.....................---------------- June 22, 1936. Whitney Dam, Tex ...__... Flood Control Act, June 30, 1939 House 390, 76th Do. Aug. 28, 1937. Cong., 1st sess. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SECOND NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT This district embraces the watersheds of Bayou Pierre, Miss.; Homochitto River, Miss.; Buffalo River, Miss.; and Bayou Sara, La., in western central Mississippi and in the northwestern portion of Louisiana east of the Mississippi River, extendiig from just below Vicksburg, Miss., to Baton Rouge, La., also in Louisiana west of the Mississippi River from the south bank of the Red River from its junction with the Mississippi River near Angola to Alexandria, thence west to Wilda, including the watersheds of the Atchafalaya River and tributary streams to Morgan City, La. District engineer: Lt. Col. W. F. Tompkins, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Brig. Gen. H. B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 973 IMPROVEMENTS Page 1. Removal of water hyacinths, Louisiana-------------------------.--- 973 Flood-control projects 2. Homochitto River, Miss---------------------------------- 974 3. Buffalo River, Miss-------------------------------------- . 977 4. Bayou des Glaises, La------------- ------------------------ 977 5. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control------------ 978 1. REMOVAL OF WATER HYACINTHS, LOUISIANA Location.-Lakes and streams tributary to the Gulf coast. The location of that part of the project assigned to this district, by trans- fer from the first New Orleans district, embraces the Atchafalaya River and tributaries in the south central part of Louisiana. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley map, scale, 1: 250,000.) 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. Jurisdiction over that part of the existing project that relates to the removal of water hyacinths from the Atchafalaya River and its tributaries was transferred from the first New Orleans district to this district on January 13, 1939. Estimated cost of annual maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Made appropriations for the States of Florida H. Doc. No. 91, 55th Cong., 3d sess. and Louisiana and provided for the extermi- nation or removal of plants, the building of boats, and the establishment of booms. June 13, 1902 Authorized the use of mechanical, chemical, or other means whatsoever. Mar. 3,1905 Made the appropriation available for the State of Texas. In making appropriations for Florida, provided Mar. that no chemical process injurious to cattle shall be used. July 25,1912 Made the appropriation available for the State of Mississippi and also made available for use in that State the operating plant pertaining to the work in Louisiana. .July 27,1916 Made the appropriation available for the State of Alabama. Terminal facilities.-On the Atchafalaya River at Morgan City there are two large and three small wharves open to all without, charge; there are several private wharves. Scattered throughout the 974 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Atchafalaya Basin are a number of small private wharves. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 16,500 square yards of hyacinths and grass was removed by hired labor from Bayou des Glaises during the year costing $665.01. The expendi- tures were $579.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Present methods of control are by means of power-operated conveyors and booms. Considerable benefit has resulted to navigation. Total costs for this district were $665.01, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $579.72. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $7,420.28 will be applied to removal of hyacinths from waterways in the district during the period July to December 1939. Additional funds, to the extent of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for removal of water hyacinths by hired labor and Government plant. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------------- $665. 01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------- 665. 01 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------------85. 29 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 579. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_--------- 7, 420. 28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- -------------- 8,000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..----- .............. -- ----- -------- --------------- --------- ------------- ----------- Cost of maintenance--- ---------- --- ---- ----------------------- ------ ----------- .. $665.01 Total expended--------------------- ------------------------------------- - ----------- - 579.72' Allotted ....-------------------- ----------- - - - ------------- ---------- 8,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------$-------------- 8, 000. 00 579. 72 Gross amount expended---------------------------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------- ------------ 7,420. 28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------------------- 700. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------------- 6, 720. 28 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance -------------------------------- 5,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2. HOMOCHITTO RIVER, MISS. Location.-The project is located along the Homochitto River in Adams and Wilkinson Counties, Miss. (See Mississippi River Com- mission alluvial valley map, scale 1: 250,000.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 975 Existing piroject.-This provides for the construction of channel improvements and related works for flood control in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers. The estimated cost is $150,000. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year- New work, contract.- A total of 244,341 cubic yards of material was excavated during the year. Surveys, inspection of contract work, and clearing and snag- ging operations, over a length of 21/ miles, were performed by hired labor. The cost from regular funds was $24,531.68; from Emergency Relief funds $368.97. The total cost, all funds, was $24,900.65. The expenditures from regular funds were $25,295.66; from Emergency Relief funds $408.57. The total expenditures, all funds, were $25,704.23. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work authorized under the act of June 22, 1936, has been completed. There is now a new channel to project dimensions for a length of 2.29 miles, between miles 4 and 7 (above mouth of main channel). In addition, 21/2 miles of clearing, snagging, blasting of stumps, and removal of ob- structions have been completed, of which 0.7 mile is below and 1.8 miles are above the new channel. Total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1939, have been $50,000, of which $31,290 were from regular funds and $18,710 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance of regular funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $100,000 will be applied to com- pleting additional channel rectification and improvements, including acquisition of rights-of-way. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- ----- __----__------ -- -__ _$31, 290. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------. 31, 290. 00 Net total expenditures----- __----_-----_-----____ 31, 290. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___---- __ ---- -____ ______ 100,000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___--- _______ 131, 290. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - - - - - - - ..--- - - - - - $6, 758. 32 $24, 531. 68 Cost of m aintenance .- . - -- - - - I.............. I. . .. - ............... - - Total expended ------- --------- -- - - 5,, 994. 34 25, 295. 66 A llotted ------------------------- --.----------- -- --. - . -- . --.. . . . . . 31,290.00 100, 000.00 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-62 976 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------$25,295.66 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939-- ------------------------------------ 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--__ 1------------------- -125, 295.66 Gross amount expended-------------------------- 25, 295. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- - __---------100, 000.00 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939____________ ______ - $18, 710. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ .--------- 18, 710.00 Net total expenditures -------------- 18, 710. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--__- - ------- 18, 710. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-----------.......................---.......------------.........................----------------... $18, 341. 03 $368. 97 Cost of maintenance....-------- -------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Total expended------...............-- ... ...........------------------------------------------ 18, 301. 43 408. 57 Allotted ......................................-----------..... 18, 710. 00 .. .....-----------------------------------------.............. Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----.-------------------------- $408. 57 Gross amount expended------------------ ------------------- 408. 57 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR HOMOCHITTO RIVER, MISS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $50, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 50,000. 00 Net total expenditures------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_----- -------------- _ _ 100,000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----- ------ -_ 150, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ...----- Cost of new work----- -------------- --------------------------- $25, 099.35 $24, 900.65 Cost of maintenance ...------- ------................................................................ Total expended-.....----.....-- .. ------------ -------------- --------------.. 24, 295. 77 25, 704. 23 Allotted.........-------------------- ---..............---- --------------------------- 50,000.00 100,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_-------_-------------____ $25, 704. 23 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939- --------------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_- -__ ____-----------_____ 125, 704. 23 Net amount to be accounted for_ Gross amount expended---__-- - ____________--- - - - 25, 704.23 Balance available June 30, 1939__-- -----.------ .----100, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 977 3. BUFFALO RIVER, MISS. Location.-The project is located along the Buffalo River in Wil- kinson County, Miss. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley map, scale 1: 250,000.) Existing project. This provides for channel improvement, re- moval of log jams, constructing minor cut-offs and earth dams, and reduction of flood heights. Estimated construction cost, $35,000. Es- timated cost of lands and damages, $850. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work performed. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated. 4. BAYOU DES GLAISES, LA. Location.-Red River Basin, diversion ditch from Moreauville, La., to borrow pits of West Atchafalaya Basin protection levee at Lake Bayou, La. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley map, scale 1: 250,000.) Existing project.-This provides for a controlled relief outlet for Bayou des Glaises when the Bordelonville floodgate is closed. The revised estimate of cost is $161,000 for construction and $46,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Regular funds, new work, contract: A total of 1,304,174 cubic yards of material was exca- vated during the year, costing $58,447.44. Hired labor: Surveys, inspection, and the excavation of 5,973 cubic yards of material were performed during the year, costing $4,248.89. Expenditures for the year were $66,836.48. Condition at end, of fiscal year.-The construction of the diversion channel was completed during the year. The length is 6.09 miles. Total costs to June 30, 1939, have been $146,829.21, of which $125,991.34 were from regular funds and $20,837.87 from Emergency Relief funds. The expenditures have been $146,824.48, of which $125,986.61 were from regular funds and $20,837.87 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance of regular funds unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $50,413.39, will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------------- $4. 73 New Work: For reimbursement of costs of rights-of-way already acquired by the local levee board in accordance with provisions of section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1939 -------- 47, 400. 00 Balance available for revocation-------------------- --------- 3, 008. 66 Total --------------------------------------------------- 50,413. 39 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. 978 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_____________________________ $146, 829. 21 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 1146, 829. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___-------------------------- 4. 73 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 1146, 824. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------------------------50, 413. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_______________ 197, 237. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work. .......----------..-----------------------...........---------- $84, 132. 88 $62, 696. Cost of maintenance ..-----.-----.------------ --.------------ -------------. -------------- ----------- Total expended.. .......------------....----........ ...--------------------------- 79, 988. 00 66, 836. 48 Allotted---.................-----------------------------------.............-------------........ 161, 837. 87 35, 400. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---------------------------- $81, 849. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- 47, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____---------__- -__ ___ --- 129, 249. 87 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 12, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------- -------- 117, 249. 87 Gross amount expended_--_ --------------------------- 66, 836. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------------- ----- 50, 413. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ------------------- - 325. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939_-----__--------- --- _ 50, 088. 39 1 Includes $20,837.87 emergency relief funds. 5. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $7,725.74; the expenditures were $7,441.79. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $66,258.21, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 in payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost asnd financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- --- __----- - - $7, 725. 74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_------- ---- 7, 725. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 --- ----------------------- 283. 95 Net total expenditures____-------------- 7,441.79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 66, 258. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 73, 700. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 979 Fiscal year ending June 30 Cost of new work________________ Cost of maintenance .-------- Total expended _____..._____ Allotted ... . . . . . . . . Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 ---------- $12, 700. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939------------------ 61, 000. 00 $73,700.00 Gross amount expended----- ------------------------------ 7,441.79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_____ _________--------66,258.21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-____________--________ --- 578.86 Balance available June 30, 1939_ ---- ----....- _____- 65,679.35 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommend- Congress Boeuf, Rapides, Cocodrie, Commerce Commit- . and Cortableau Bayous, tee resolution, Feb. La; Calcasieu, Mermen- 8,1939. Flood Con- tau, Vermilion, and Teche trol Committee res- Rivers, La.; Ouachita olution, Jan. 26, River system, La. and 1939. Rivers and Ark.; Red River, La., Harbors Committee Ark., Okla., and Tex.; and resolution, Jan. 24, connecting waterways, 1939. singly or together, for nav- igation, flood control, and irrigation (under special board). Mississippi River, alluvial Flood Control Con- -------- -------------------- valley, damages from back mittee resolution, water from Atchafalaya June 6, 1939. Basin and Wax Lake outlet. Rapides, Boeuf, Cocodrie Flood Control Act,-------------- ------------ Bayous, and watersheds June 28, 1938. thereof, from their source in Rapides Parish to out- let in St. Landry Parish, La. Mississippi River in alluvial Flood Control Com-------- -------------------- valley and Head of Passes mittee resolution, to Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 2, 1939. (Mississippi River Com- mission). 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, northern Texas, and the northern half of the State of Louisiana. District engineer: Lt. Col. R. G. Moses, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Brig. Gen. H. B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers. 980 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Red River below Fulton, 15. Black Bayou, La 1005 Ark 980 16. Wallace Lake, La_ 1005 2. Cypress Bayou and Water- 17. Bayou Pierre, La 1007 way between Jefferson, 18. Red River Parish, La _ __ _ 1008 Tex., and Shreveport, La_ 982 19. Bayou Bodcau, La ........ 1010 3. Ouachita and Black Rivers, 20. Natchitoches Parish, La ___ 1011 Ark. and La ______ 984 21. Grant Parish, below Colfax, 4. Tensas River and Bayou La_ 1014 Macon, La_ 989 22. Saline Point, La- 1015 5. Boeuf River, La ___--___ 991 23. Blakely Mountain Reservoir, 6. Bayous D'Arbonne and Ark 1016 Corney, La_ 993 24. Columbia, La_ 1017 7. Yazoo River, Miss --- ____ 994 25. Jonesville, La_ _ .....- 1019 8. Tallahatchie and Coldwater Rivers, Miss____________ 996 26. Big Black River, Miss ..... 1020 9. Big Sunflower River, Miss__ 997 27. Snagging and clearing under 10. Mouth of the Yazoo River, authority of section 2 of Miss- 1000 the Flood Control Act ap- 11. Examinations, surveys, and proved August 28, 1937___ 1021 contingencies (general) 12. Other projects for which no --- 1001 28. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood con- estimates are submitted _- 1002 trol----------------- 1022 13. Plant allotment __ 1002 29. Surveys and studies for a dam on Red River, Tex__ 1023 Flood-controlprojects 30. Other flood-control projects 14. Hempstead County levee for which no estimates are district No. 1, Arkansas _ 1004 submitted_--_---------- 1024 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.-Authorized by River and Harbor Acts of May 23, 1828, June 10, 1872, June 18, 1878, March 3, 1879, August 2, 1882, July 5, 1884, August 11, 1888, and September 19, 1890. For further details, see page 1868 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 895 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for continuing improvement of Red River from Fulton, Ark., to the Atchafalaya River, La., 455.6 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 981 1957). (For latest published map see H. Doc. No. 848, 65th Cong., 2d sess.) Terminal facilities.-The Red River Barge Line owns a warehouse at Moncla Landing, which is open to the general public; however, it is not being used. There are no terminal facilities at Alexandria or Shreveport, La. Operations and results during fiscal year.-During short periods from August 10 to November 14, 1938, the U. S. dredge Todd removed 228,415 cubic yards of material between miles 9.1 and 34.8 above the mouth. During the period from November 5 to 8, 1938, the U. S. der- rick boat 3701 removed 69 snags and trees from the channel between miles 10.1 and 35.5. This work is classed as maintenance and was done with hired labor at a cost and expenditure of $28,035.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work under the existing proj- ect being continuous, and no estimate being made, the date or per- centage 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 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 remainder 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 mouth of Black River, and 6.5 feet from thence to the mouth. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 23 feet to the mouth of Black River and about 3 feet from there to Fulton, Ark. Costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were, for new work, $409,928.91, and for maintenance, $1,594,125.25, a total of $2,004,054.16. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $16,123.05, will be applied to maintenance dredging. mouth of Red River to mouth of Black River, with U. S. pipe-line dredge Waterway, 1 month (August 1939). The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows : Maintenance: Dredging, mouth of Red River to mouth of Black River, with U. S. pipe-line dredge Todd, 2 months (September and October 1940) --------------------------------------- $42, 000 Chopping, mouth of Black River to Shreveport, La., with U. S. quarterboat 3001, 2 months (August and September 1940) .------ 8, 000 Total for all work ---------------------------- --------- 50, 000 Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------- $1, 963, 806. 41 Cost of Maaintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------1, 594, 125. 25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-..... - --- 3, 557, 931. 66 982 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Net total expenditures------_--- -- __ $3, 557, 931. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_----- ___-__ ______-_ 16, 123. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--- ______--3, 574, 054. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new w ork-- .- ... 4.--- $----------------------.---. Cost of maintenance.------------ $13, 715. 15 $19, 287. 81 $40, 390. 48 $30, 518. 76 $28, 035. 46 Total expended------.. --------- -75, 159. 64 19, 546. 22 40, 390. 48 30, 518. 76 28, 035. 46 Allotted.............---------------------125,341.07 -76. 34 .............--------------57, 500. CO 12, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_______________ ____ __ $31, 658. 51 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ___--- 12, 500. 00 ______ .________ Amount to be accounted for __-______ 44, 158. 51 Gross amount expended--- --------------------------------- 28, 035. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---__________-_ - 16, 123. 05 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1_ _- ______ ___ - ______ 50, 00. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 2. CYPRESS BAYOU AND WATERWAY BETWEEN JEFFERSON, TEX., AND SHREVEPORT, LA. Location.-This bayou rises in northeast Texas and flows in a south- easterly 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 waterway above described. Existing project.-This provides for dredging and straightening the channel, removing obstructions, and clearing the banks in the lower 66 miles of Cypress Bayou from the Red River at Shreveport, La., to Jefferson, Tex., and for the construction of a dam without a lock at the foot of Caddo Lake. CADDO LAKE DAM Location: At foot of Caddo Lake, La. and Tex., about 23 miles above mouth of Jefferson-Shreveport Waterway. Below Mooringsport, La.: 2 miles. Length: 3,400 feet. SType: 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 983 latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,700. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 10,1872 Open channel work ----------------------- Annual Report 1872, p. 572. June 25,1910 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 faciiities.-There is one publicly owned brick warehouse, 50 by 150 feet, at Jefferson, Tex. The following terminal facilities are located at Mooringsport, La.: One privately owned covered dock, 60 by 60 feet, open to all small boats. One privately owned pipe rack, not decked. One privately owned boat ways. The warehouse at Jefferson has not been used for several years, since no commerce has moved in that vicinity. The wharves, docks, and warehouses at Mooringsport are all owned by oil companies. There are no terminal facilities at Shreveport. The existing ter- minal facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work consisted of caring for Caddo Lake Dam. The cost was $1,637.70 and the ex- penditure, $1,702.81, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The dam at the foot of Caddo Lake was completed in 1914, completing the project. Its construc- tion and maintenance insure 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 back water from Red River. A stage of from 15 to 24 feet on the Red River gage at Shreveport, depending on the run-off from 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, Tex., was about 4 feet at the end of the year. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, have been as follows: United States Contributed funds funds Total Cost of new work ------------------------------------ $202, 817. 48 -------------- $202, 817.48 Cost of maintenance..-- ......--------------------------------.. 241, 462. 97 $50, 000 291, 462. 97 Total cost...- ------------------------------------ 444, 280. 45 50, 000 494, 280. 45 Total expended- -----------------------------. 444, 209. 94 50, 000 494, 209. 94 984 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to maintenance using hired labor, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939------- --------------------- $70. 51 Maintenance: Salary of dam tender___------------ ----------- $1, 260. 00 Repairs to dam__-----_______-------------------- 622. 07 1, 882.07 Total for all work ----------------------------------- 1, 952. 58 The additional sum of $1,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance: Salary of dam tender ____------------ $1, 260 Repairs to dam------------------------------------------- 440 Total for all work------- ---------------------------- 1, 700 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $202, 817. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939______ - ______________ 1241, 462. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _____-__-_- 444, 280. 45 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------- ---------------- 70. 51 Net total expenditures -- -------------------------- 444,209. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------ __ -__-__-1, 952. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_________- ' 446, 162. 52 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ................. ... ....... ..... . ... . ..................... ............-- Cost of maintenance----------- $1,657. 48 $1, 406. 87 $1, 620. 52 $1, 604. 97 $1, 637. 70 Total expended............ ----------------- .. , 587. 69 1, 402. 15 1, 603. 42 1,603. 41 1, 702. 81 Allotted-----------------------......................... 3, 200.00 -------------- 600. 00 3, 230. 00 1, 700. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 $1, 955. 39 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939111111111111111111111111111, 1 1, 700.00 Amount to be accounted for---------- 3, 655. 39 Gross amount expended_---- ---. -- - - - __ -- _ 1, 702. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------ 1, 952. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ----------.. -.-----------.. 70. 51 Balance available June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 1, 882.07 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - 30, 1941, for maintenance 1, 700. 00 1In addition, $50,000 expended from contributed funds for maintenance. 2Exclusive of available funds. 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 AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 985 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 by the River and Har- bor Acts of March 3, 1871, June 10, 1872, August 14, 1876, and July 5, 1884. A separate project for work in the Ouachita River between Camden and Arkadelphia was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 11, 1888. For further details, see page 1869 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 900 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This proposes to obtain a navigable depth of 61/2 feet at low water from the mouth of Black River, La., to Camden, Ark., a distance of 351 miles, by the construction of six locks and dams, with necessary dredging, and to remove logs, wrecks, and overhanging Irees, etc., between mouth of Black River and Arkadelphia, Ark., 417 miles, and to provide a channel 7 feet deep and of suitable width from the improved channel of the Ouachita River above dam No. 6 to the vicinity of the railroad bridge over Lake St. Mary, thence a canal of the same depth and 70 feet in width along the south side of the rail- road embankment to high ground near Felsenthal, a distance of 3,600 feet, with a suitable turning basin near the inner end. The location and description of the locks and dams which are in- cluded in the project are contained in the table following: Distance from Greatest Depth nearest Above Width available Lift at on miter town or mouth Width Lift at No. Location mouth of lock ength low sill at of Black for full normal nearest naviga- River River chamber width wit water pool pool trib- blnave of lock level utary Miles Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet 2 Harrisonburg, La__ ____.--____ 1 0. 1 73. 3 55 268 14. 4 6. 9 3 Riverton, La_____________________ 12.0 134.0 55 268 14. 8 6. 5 4 Monroe, La .............. --...... 1 2 4. 0 178. 1 55 268 8. 9 6. 5 5 Sterlington Reach, La 1.6 208.3 55 268 6. 9 6.0 6 Near Felsenthal, Ark--------------- 13. 3 238. 7 55 268 9. 7 7. 6 8 Near Calion, Ark _ ---------------- 110. 5 297. 5 55 268 13. 5 6. 5 Year Year Character of Kind of opened of No. Location foundation hact f dam of Kid Type of construction to com-i Cost navi- ple- gation tion 2 Harrisonburg, La_ Piling in clay_ Movable_ Concrete Poiree needle 1918 1921 $470, 394. 69 dam; steel mitering lock gates. 3 Riverton, La______ Piling in sand .. do .. do--------------- 1919 1920 681, 072. 84 4 Monroe, La _____ ._ o--------do __-__ . do _-- _- - 1915 1915 3641, 630. 23 5 Sterlington Reach, Piling in clay . do ..... Concrete C h a n o i n e 1924 1926 901, 096. 17 La. wicket dam; steel mi- tering gates. S Near Felsenthal, Piling in sand-. .do .------ do.... ....------------------ 1913 1923 4914, 844. 67 Ark. 8 Near Calion, Ark_ Piling in clay .... do .-. - do ....- .- 1912 1926 915,445. 96 1Nearest town. 3Dam failed Aug. 10, 1917, and was rebuilt under permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and 2By river-2 miles by highway. care of canals. Type of dam now is concrete Poiree needle pass and Chanoine wicket weir. 4 Includes cost of original structure to June 30, 1919 ($559,539.34), and the cost of modifications to permit elimination of lock and dam 7 ($355,305.33). 6 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). 986 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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 estimate of cost for construction of the canal to Felsenthal, made in 1936, is $36,000. The latest (1933) approved 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 latest (1936) approved estimate of annual cost of maintaining the canal to Felsenthal is $2,000. The estimate of annual cost of opera- tion and care, made in 1936, is $205,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1871 Open-channel work from Arkadelphia to the H. Ex. Doc. No. 60, pt. 4, 41st Cong., mouth. 3d sess., Annual Report, 1876, p. 336. July 5, 1884 Extension of open-channel work into Black River_ Annual Report, 1883, p. 1155. June 13,1902 Construction of locks and dams Nos. 4 and 6 Specified in act. (canalization work based on report contained in H. Doc. No. 448, 57th Cong., 1st sess.; Annual Report 1902, p. 1435). Mar. 2,1907 Construction of locks and dams Nos. 2 and 8; Do. elimination from the plan of lock and dam No. 1. June 25,1910 Obtaining sites for locks and dams Nos. 3 and 7___ Do. July 25,1912 Construction of locks and dams Nos. 3 and 7 --.. Do. Aug. 8, 1917 Construction of lock and dam No. 5 ..... ._ Do. Mar. 2,1919 Modification of locks and dams Nos. 6 and 8 by Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. raising their pool levels, which with dredging No. 7, 65th Cong., 2d sess. obviates the necessity for constructing locks and dams Nos. 7 and 9. Aug. 26, 1937 For the 7-foot channel and construction of a canal Senate committee print, 75th Cong., 1 3,600 feet long to Felsenthal, Ark. 1st sess. 2 June 26, 1934 Operating and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appro- priations for rivers and harbors. 1This document and Annual Report for 1913, p. 2336, contain the latest published maps. I Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. Recommended modifcationsYof project.-Under date of August 16, 1938, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project to eliminate the requirement that local interests provide a highway at an elevation above that of the 1932 high water from the main State highway system to the canal terminal near Felsenthal (H. Doc. No. 104, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local coope oation.-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. The River and Harbor Abt of August 26, 1937, authorized construction of the canal to Felsenthal, Ark., subject to the condition that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 987 maintenance as required, release the United States from all claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement, and agree to construct a suitable warehouse at the canal terminal and to provide a highway at an elevation above that of the 1932 high water, from the main highway system to the canal terminal. Local cooperation is not yet assured. Terminal facilities.-At Monroe, La., there is one private electric crane and two private warehouses. At West Monroe there are three p)rivate warehouses with conveyors. At Calion, Ark., there is one private warehouse with conveyor. At Camden, Ark., there are three private warehouses. These existing facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-During short periods from July 1 to November 1, 1938, and May 17 to June 30, 1939, the U. S. dredge Todd removed 1,052,944 cubic yards of material from the channel at various points from Outlet Cypress Brake, mile 66.4, to Camden Landing, mile 350.8. The U. S. quarterboat 3001 removed 391 snags, 2,254 logs, and 1,230 trees from the channel, and cut 768 trees along the bank between the mouth of Black River, mile 0.0 and Camden, mile 350.8, between July 5 and November 30, 1938. The six locks and dams were operated and maintained in a satis- factory condition throughout the year. This work is classed as maintenance and was done by hired labor. The costs for the year were $151,950.34 for channel mainte- nance and $162,399 for operating and care of locks and dams, a total of $314,349.34 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $321,494.63. 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.") Construction of the canal to Felsenthal, authorized in 1937, has not been started. The head of navigation is Arkadelphia, Ark., to which point boats may occasionally run during high water if snags, overhanging trees, or other similar obstructions do not interfere. From January to June the gage at Monroe 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. JDuring the remainder of the year the pools furnished by dams Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, with moderate dredging in Black and Ouachita Rivers, provide depths of 6.5 feet between the mouth of Black River and Camden, Ark., 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 18 feet to lock and dam No. 2 and 6.5 feet from there to Camden, Ark. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1939 __. $4, 574, 551. 31 Cost of maintenance------- ------- ______ 2, 698, 524. 96 Total cost---_----- ---------- 7, 273, 076. 27 Total expended 7, 242, 961. 54 988 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 In addition, the sum of $2,940,952.07 was expended between Jan- uary 25, 1913, and June 30, 1936, on operating and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. 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, 1939-------------- $31, 326. 82 Maintenance of channel: Dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Todd, 8/2 months (July, August, September, October, No- vember, and December 1939, and one-half of April, May, and June 1940) ---------------- ___ $120,102. 25 Snagging with United States derrick boat and U. S. towboat Capt. Eric Bergland, 2 months (August and October 1939) ------------------- 8, 500. 00 Chopping with U. S. quarterboat No. 10 1 month (August 1939) ------------------------------ 4, 00. 00 132, 602. 25 Operating and care of locks and dams: Operation ------------------------------------- 59, 000.00 Ordinary repairs----- ----------------------- 31,000.00 Improvement and reconstruction__ -------- ____ 43, 000.00 Emergencies ------------------------------------- 6, 300. 00 139, 300. 00 Amount transferred during July 1939-------------------------34, 000. 00 Total ------------------------ 337, 229. 07 The additional sum of $348,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Felsenthal Canal: Dredging a channel 7 feet deep and of suitable width, from the improved channel in the Ouachita River above dam No. 6 to the vicinity of the railroad bridge over Lake St. Mary, thence a canal of the same depth and 70 feet in width along the south side of railway embankment to high ground near Felsen- thal, a distance of 3,600 feet, with a suitable turning basin near the inner end -------------------- --- ------------- $36, 000 Maintenance of channel: Dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Todd, 6Y2 months (July, August, November, and one-half of December 1940, and April, May, and June 1941)--------------$133,500 Snagging with U. S. derrick boat 3701 and U. S. towboat Capt. Eric Bergland, 2 months (August and October 1940) --------------------------------------- 10, 000 Chopping with U. S. quarter boat 3001 1 month (October 1940)----------------------------------------- 4,000 Total for channel maintenance_________----__________ $147, 500 Operating and care of locks and dams: Operation ------------------------------------ $69, 500 Ordinary repairs_____________ - -- ---------------- 36, 000 Improvement and reconstruction__------------------- 53, 000 Emergencies------------------------------------- 000 Total for operating and care-------------- 64, 500 1----------------- Total for maintenance -------------------------------- 312, 000 Grand total ---------------------------------------- 348, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 989 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __------__-- ----- _ $5, 248, 618. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---_ . --------- ____ 5, 639, 477. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 --------- 10, 888, 095. 97 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 __- __-..... ___---- 126. 33 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-- --------------------- 10, 888, 222. 30 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939___-_________--__ 1, 085. 76 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 _______-____ ___ 10, 889, 308. 06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__-- _____-----_____ - 31, 326. 82 Net total expenditures ----- _____--_--_____ __---10, 857, 981. 24 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 336, 143. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ 11, 194, 124. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 . Cost of new work -----.--- ----------.-- -------------------------------- ----.. --------- --- Cost of maintenance ----..--.... $360, 543. 32 $330, 938. 44 $277, 265. 60 $284, 501.80 $314, 349. 34 Total expended..----........------------ 75, 365. 84 296, 574. 65 278, 683. 07 284, 404. 79 321, 494. 63 Allotted........................---------------------- 35, 529. 55 276, 354. 23 578, 950. 00 297, 300. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938________--__ -__- $360, 337. 94 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 __________ $36, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939----------- 261, 300. 00 297, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for_- _ -- ___- -- _ -______ 657, 637. 94 Gross amount expended __- __-_____ $352, 441.70 Less reimbursements collected_-------______ -___ - 30, 947. 07 321, 494.63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_---------- _ 336, 143.31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 .------------- - -__-__ 33, 655. 83 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------__.- - 302, 487 48 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__--------__-,__ __-____- 1, 085. 76 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 ---------- - 303, 573. 24 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, 1941: For new work --------- ------------------------------ 36, 000. 00 _ For maintenance __ _________------------------- -_ _ 312, 000. 00 Total ----------------------------------------- 348, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 4. 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 direc- tion, and joins Ouachita and Little Rivers at Jonesville, La., in form- 990 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 ing 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 Commis- sion map, "Alluvial valley of the Mississippi River.") Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1881. For further details see page 1871 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 905 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags, sunken logs, and overhanging timber on Tensas River from Tendal (formerly 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 occasionally 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 authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 5, 1884 Removal of snags, etc------ _ _ ____ _ ___.. H. Ex. Doc.No. 38, 46th Cong., 3d sess. (Annual Report 1881, p. 1457.) Sept. 22, 1922 H. Doe. No. 95, 67th Cong., 1st sess. Dredging the channel in Tensas River-..-----..... 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 in- terests 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 75 percent completed. Tendal, La., on Tensas River, and Floyd, La., on Bayou Macon, are the heads of navigation, but due to the non- completion of the project above Westwood Place on Tensas River, navigation above this point is limited to small craft and rafted timber. In ordinary seasons a .depth of 6 feet or more may usually be expected from January to June on these streams. During the re- mainder 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- RIVERS AND HARBORS---VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 991 tion on Bayou Macon. A gage reading of 20 feet or more at Clayton, 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 9 feet on Tensas River and about 1 foot on Bayou Macon. The work remaining to complete 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 Septem- ber 22, 1922. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1939------- $35, 366. 57 (Cost of maintenance ----------- ---------------------- 85, 352. 16 Total cost---- --------------------------------- 120, 718. 73 'Total expended-------- ----------------------- 120, 718. 73 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, using Government plant and hired labor, to be applied to bank clearing and blasting obstructions between the mouth of Tensas River and Tendal, La., on Tensas River, and Delhi, La., on Bayou Macon, using U. S. quarterboat 3001, one-half month in November 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----------------------------$38, 366. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939- -- ___ 85, 352. 16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 123, 718. 73 Net total expenditures------------------------ 123, 718. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-_ .. ____ 123, 718. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -------------------- Cost of maintenance............ $1, 989. 25 Total expended .-----. __ --- 1, 978. 40 $16.90 Allotted.._---- ----------------- 2, 500. 00 -150. 00 ------------- -$3, 107. 62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance-------------------------------------- $2,500. 00 5. 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 of alluvial 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 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-63 992 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1881 Removal of snags, etc -............. . ..-- ..... HI Ex. Doc. No. 38, 46th Cong., 3d H. sess. (Annual Report 1881, p. 1423). Aug. 5, 1886 losing outlets jII. HForEx. Doc. No. 99, 48th Cong., 2d. Aug. 11,1888 For -closing . -- -outlets_................ sess. (Annual Report, 1885, p. 1545). 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 67 percent completed. The head of navigation is Wallace Landing. The removal of snags was completed in 1896 as far upstream as Point Jefferson, 150.8 miles above the mouth. Navigation above this point is limited to small craft and rafted timber. The outlets were closed in 1887-88, but the dams were washed away in 1890. The outlets deplete the channel and make navigation more difficult. The work remaining to complete the project consists in reclosing the above-mentioned outlets and the removal of obstructions from Point Jefferson to Wallace Landing, a distance of about 15 miles. In 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. During the remainder of the year the depth is usually reduced to 1 foot. A gage reading at Girard, La., of 3.5 feet or more is favorable to light-draft navigation, and 6.5 feet or more is favorable to heavy- draft navigation. The controlling depth at the end of the year was 3 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1939--------- $30, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance --------------------------------- 103, 736. 88 Total cost _ _....---------_ 133, 736. 88 Total expended ----------------------------------------- 133, 736. 88 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, using Government plant and hired labor, to be applied to bank clearing and removing obstructions between the mouth and Girard, La., with U. S. quarterboat 3001, one-half month in November 1940. RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 993 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___----------- ------------ $30, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 103, 736. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___ _____ 133, 736. 88 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 133, 736. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-....... 133, 736. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ------------- ------------- ------ ----------- ------------- Cost of maintenance .. $2, 500.00 --.. - - - T otal expended . . 2, 500.00 .. . Allotted -------........--..------------- 148. 51 -$150. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance___----- __-_______-- $2, 500. 00 6. 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 Mississippi River.) Existing project.-This provides for the improvement of Bayous D'Arbonne and Corney between the mouth of the former and Cobb Landing on the latter, a distance of 57 miles, by removing snags, logs, stumps, and leaning trees obstructing navigation. At medium and high stages the channel under improvement in these streams has an average width of about 125 feet, with minimum depth of about 8 feet. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuation of stage of about 20 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occa- sionally increase this range about 10 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work in Bayou D'Arbonne, and about 3 miles up Bayou Corney, made in 1883, was $15,000; and for the new work in Bayou Corney alone, made in 1887, $8,000. The latest approved estimate of cost for maintenance in both streams, made in 1933, is $2,500 a year until 1935, and biennially thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 5,1884 For work in both streams as far up as Stein's S. Ex. Doc. No. 69, 48th Cong. 1st sess. Bluff. and A. R. 1884, p. 1376. July 13,1892 For extending work up to Cobb Landing-_ -- Same document as above and A. R. 1887, p. 1489. A map of both streams is published in the Annual Report for 1913, p. 2336. 994 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1896 at a saving of $4,000 under the estimated cost. Cobb Landing on Bayou Corney, is the head of navigation. In ordinary seasons a depth of 7 feet or more may be expected from January to June within the limits of the project. During the remainder of the year the depth is reduced to about 1 foot. A gage reading of 14 feet or more at Far- merville, La, is favorable to light-draft navigation, and 17 feet or more is favorable to heavy-draft navigation. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 1 foot. Costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1939, are as follows: 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.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, using Government owned plant and hired labor, to be applied to clearing banks and removing obstructions by chopping party, between the mouth and Cobbs' Landing, with U. S. quarterboat 3001, 1/2 month in July 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_------------------------- $19, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- 37, 803. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------56, 803. 88 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------56, 803.88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 56, 803. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 * 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - ---------- - --------- -- ------------ - ------------ - - Cost of maintenance --- -------- ------------ -------------- ----------- - Total expended-- --- -------- --- -- ----------- --------------------------- Allotted_ $210. 63 -$150.00 . . $..-.. --$2, 350. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance___ ---- ------------------- $2, 500. 00 7. 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 Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Miss. (See Mississippi River Commission map, Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi River.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873. For further details see page 1871 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 908 of Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 995 Existing project.-- his 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 annual 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.-The U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower removed 23 snags, 198 leaning trees, and 20,250 willows between miles 176.0 and 185.0, and dredged 18,065 cubic yards of material between miles 177.5 and 185.1. This work is classed as maintenance and was done by hired labor at a cost of $16,000, and expenditure of $16,010.62. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1888. The river is navigable throughout its length. In ordinary seasons the gage at Yazoo City usually reads 12 feet or more be- tween January and June and depths exceeding 10 feet may be ex- pected from the mouth to the head of the river. During the re- mainder 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 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1939----------$320, 637. 64 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------------447, 789. 01 Total cost---- ------------------------- 768, 426. 65 Total expended -------------------------------- 768, 426. 65 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $11,000, will be applied to maintenance snagging and chopping with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower, during August and September 1939. The additional sum of $16,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower during October 1940---------------------------------------- $5, 000 Snagging and chopping with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower during August and September 1940 ----------------- 11, 000 Total for all work 6, 000 1------------------------- Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------_ $359, 660. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_---------------------------- 447, 789. 01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----_ 807, 449. 71 996 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Net total expenditures __-__-----_---- ------------ $807, 449. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_-- ----------------------- 11, COO. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -- ___----818, 449. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 - _________ - I 11I- I Cost of new work---------------- Cost of maintenance...... --- $14,-908.45 $14, 908. 45 -$21,--06.97 $2,50697 $17, 500. 00 $-i--- $1,0-0---16;000. 00 00- $16, 00 00 i- i -i Total expended. .. ..... 14, 798. 51 21, 685.03 1 17, 500.00 15,989.38 16, 010. 62 - - - - - r 1 - - - - -- Allotted .----- ..................- 10,000.00 19,150.00 7, 500.00 32, 000.00 11, 000.00 - ---- -- Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------------- $16, 010. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-----------------------------------11, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-- ___-------- -------------- 27, 010. 62 Gross amount expended --- ___----- --- _____ $19,014.29 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 3, 003. 67 16, 010. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939______________________ 11, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1--__--- _ 16, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. S. TALLAHATCHIE AND COLDWATER RIVERS, MISS. Location.-Tallahatchie River rises in Tippah County, Miss., and joins Yalobusha River in forming the Yazoo River at Greenwood. Coldwater River rises in Marshall County, Miss., and empties into the Tallahatchie River. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of wrecks, snags, sunken logs, leaning trees, and shoals between the mouth of the Tallahatchie and the mouth of Coldwater River, a distance of 111.1 miles, and up the latter stream to Yazoo Pass, about 40 miles farther. While dredging is not specifically mentioned in the project, it is necessary as a means of maintenance and has been so authorized. At medium and high stages the channel under improvement in these streams has an average width of about 300 feet, with a depth of 10 feet or more. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage of about 35 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occasion- ally increase this range about 5 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work to be finished in two seasons, made in 1879, was $40,000 for Tallahatchie River and $25,000 for Coldwater River. The latest (1933) approved estimate for cost of maintenance of both streams is $2,500 every 3 years or an average annual cost of about $833. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879 (S. Ex. Doc. No. 42, 45th Cong., 3d sess.). A map of both streams is published in the Annual Report for 1913, page 2336. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 997 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1892 at a saving of $21,518 under the estimated cost. Yazoo Pass, Miss., on Coldwater River, is the head of navigation. The streams are navigable at all stages from the mouth of Tallahatchie River to Minter City, Miss., on the Tallahatchie River, 41.6 miles. In ordinary seasons from January to June the gage at Swan Lake may be expected to read 6 feet or more, and depths exceeding 5 feet are generally found between the mouth of Tallahatchie River and Yazoo Pass on Coldwater River, 151.2 miles. During the remainder of the year this gage reading falls to about zero, and minimum depths of 4.5 feet to Minter City and 1 foot above to Yazoo Pass are normal. Cost of new work------------------- ------------- $43, 481.48 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------173, 066. 02 Total cost------------------ 216, 547. 50 Total expended ------------------------------------------ 216, 547. 50 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, using Government plant and hired labor, snagging and chopping during December 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------- ------------- $43, 481.48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ ------------------------- 173, 066. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 216, 547. 50 Net total expenditures ------ ---------------------------- 216, 547. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------------216, 547. 50 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance_ ----------------------- 2, 500. 00 9. 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 Com- mission map Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi River.) Previous projects.-The original project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. For further details see page 1871 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 910 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for the improvement of the river from the mouth to Little Callao Landing, a distance of 62 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 con- struction 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. 998 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 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. Completed and opened to navigation: 1918. Actual cost: $402,288.40. Operation and maintenance of the lock and dam has been abandoned. The project proposes to obtain a channel at low water from the mouth of Big Sunflower River to the mouth of the Hushpuckena, a distance of 171.4 miles, with an average width of about 100 feet and a least available depth of 41/2 feet. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage between high and low water of about 30 feet. Unusual floods occasionally increase this range about 5 feet. Exclusive of amount expended on previous project, the latest ap- proved estimate of cost for new work for closing outlets, made in 1906, was $75,000; for constructing lock and dam, revised in 1914, $500,000; and for open-channel work, revised in 1928, $186,700. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance by removing snags, etc., is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1907 For closing outlets, constructing contraction HI. Doc. No. 667, 59th Cong., 1st sess. works, and removing obstructions from the mouth to Baird. July 25,1912 Construction of lock and dam and for open-chan- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. nel work above Baird. No. 2, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26, 1937 Abandonment of operation and maintenance of Specified in act. the lock and dam. 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 HIushpuckena 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 limit channel maintenance operations to the portion between the mouth and Woodburn, mile 82.7. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower removed 6 leaning trees and 3,500 willows between miles 0 and 5. This work is classed as maintenance and was done with hired labor at a cost of $3,171.22 and expenditure of $4,148.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The outlets were closed under the existing project in 1909 and the contraction work completed in 1912. The single lock and dam was completed in 1918 (see table under RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 999 "Existing project") and subsequently abandoned. The open-chan- nel work above the dam is about 20 percent completed. The mouth of Hushpuckena River, mile 171.4, is 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. When the river stages are high, usually from January to June, a minimum depth of 5 feet may be expected below Pentecost, mile 124.6. 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 4 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete 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 under existing project to June 30, 1939 ....... $494, 026. 65 Cost of maintenance ----------------------- 259, 213. 61 Cost of operating and care--- ____ 9,732. 47 Total cost--------------------------------------------- 762, 972. 73 Total expended----------- 762, 972. 73 In addition the sum of $149,010.83 was expended between May 1, 1918, and June 30, 1936, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite ap- propriation for such purposes. Proposed operation.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year ($2,599.03) will be applied to maintenance, snagging, and chopping with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower, one- half month during November 1939. The additional sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, using Government plant and hired labor, to be applied to snagging and chopping, with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Surflower, 1 month during November 1940. Cost and financial summnnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1.939---------------- $560, 026. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------------1453, 594. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------., 013, 621. 00 Net total expenditures_------------------------------------- 1, 013, 621. 00 nJuexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------_ 2,599. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------11, 016, 220. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ------- -------------------------------------------- -- ------------ - --- Cost of maintenance----- --------.. $2,808.54 $2, 521. 86 $9, 156. 12 $13, 469. 58 $3, 171. 22 Total expended___------------ -17, 791. 79 2, 546. 54 9, 100. 56 12, 723. 87 4, 148. 99 Allotted__ .... _____..-------------- -18, 713. 71 -- 789. 27 ----- 15, 950. 00 2, 500. 00 1000 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------- $4, 248. 02 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act, approved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ 2, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 6, 748. 02 Gross amount expended------------------------- $4, 809. 99 Less reimbursements collected_------------ ---------- 661. 00 4, 148. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------------- 2, 599.03 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 4, 000. 0 1 Includes $149,010.83 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 10. MOUTH OF THE YAZOO RIVER, MISS. Location.-See report for Yazoo River, page 994. Existing project.-This provides for opening a new outlet for the Yazoo River throuoh the wrong end of Old River, across a neck of lowland to Lake Centennial, around the head of De Soto Island, and down the east arm of Lake Centennial to the Mississippi River just below the city of Vicksburg. The total length of the proposed canal is 9.3 miles, with least width of 98.5 feet, and bottom of canal prism 6.5 feet below zero on the Vicksburg gage. The ordinary fluctuation between high and low water is about 44 feet. Extreme floods occasionally increase this range about 15 feet. The latest approved estimate of cost for new work, made in 1893, was $1,200,000. The latest (1933) approved estimate for cost of maintenance is $3,000, biennially, 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 facilities.--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 are also contained in Transporta- tion Series No. 2, 1929, Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. combined dredge and snagboat Sunflower dredged 16,042 cubic yards of ma- terial and removed 6 leaning trees and 1,500 willows between miles 2.5 and 5.3. This work is classed as maintenance and was done by hired labor at a cost and expenditure of $5,072.14. 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 25 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1939 ---- $1, 179, 210. 87 Cost of maintenance ------------------------------------ 113, 310. 26 Total cost------- ------------------------------ 1, 292, 521. 13 Total expended -___--- - - -- - 1, 292, 521. 13 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year ($2,500) will be applied to maintenance dredging with RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1001 U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower, one-half month, during July 1939. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, using Government plant and hired labor, to be applied to dredging with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower, 1 month during July 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------$1, 179, 210. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 113, 310. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 19391_________ , 292, 521. 13 Net total expenditures__________________________ 1, 292, 521. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 2, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- ----------- 1, 295, 021.13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------- --- ----- ------- Cost of maintenance..........-------------.$7, 910. 55--------------$3, 483. 65 $2, 744. 21 $5, 072. 14 Total expended ............... 7, 910. 55 - ---------- 3, 483. 65 2, 744. 21 5, 072. 14 Allotted..-----------------------...................... 4, 624. 95---------------------------6, 300.00 2, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------------- $5, 072. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- 2, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for 572. 14 7,-----------------------_ Gross amount expended-------- ---------------------- 5, 072.14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_-------------- 2, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1---- ------------------ 5, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 11. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the fiscal year was $69,473.08. The expendi- tures were $70,955.61. The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, plus accounts receivable, a total of $21,194.70 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------- $223, 144. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_------------- 223, 144. 65 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939_--------------- _ 55. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 223, 200. 15 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 1, 213.67 Net total expenditures____ 221, 986. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------------- 21, 139. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 243, 125. 68 1002 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork - ---- - - - --.- - -.. ..... . .. .- - - - ... ---.... --. . . . . Cost of maintenance .-- ..---- $9, 147. 55 $17, 178. 34 $28, 957. 95 $55, 152. 51 $59, 473.08 Total expended-.............-- 8, 516. 78 17, 079. 30 28, 230. 20 54, 224. 16 70, 955. 61 Allotted ..--- -------------- I 11,000. 00 20, 652. 67 15, 000. 00 95, 199. 79 47, CO. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $45, 094. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------- $33, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939-----------20, 000. 00 53, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----- __----------------- 98, 094. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- 000. 00 6,6------------- Net amount to be accounted for ---------------------- 92, 094. 81 Gross amount expended----------------------- $82,524. 75 Less reimbursements collected _------------------ 11, 569. 14 70, 955. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 21, 139. 20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 19391,-------------------------- 283. 43 Balance available June 30, 1939--------- 9, 855. 77 1-------------- Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------ -------- 55. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------------- 19, 911. 27 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - -- - - - - - - - - - - - --- ---- -- - -- - June 30, 1941, for maintenance 20, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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, 1939 Estimated Name of project port see m unt c__ Annual required to Report New work Mainte- ccmplete for- nance 1 1. Little River, La. .............- . -.............. 3 1890 $2, 500. 00 - (2) 2. Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark. 4..-.-...... 1931 45, 873. 53 $42, 857. 25 (2) 3. Saline River, Ark.1 4________ ................. 4. Steele and Washington Bayous and Lake Wash- - 1931 26, 900. 00 12, 791. 67 (2) ington, Miss.3 4 1931 19, 049. 81 8, 000. 00 $40, 000 1 Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 2 Completed. Abandonment recommended in H. Does. Nos. 1692, 64th Cong., 2d sess. and 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 4Channels adequate for existing commerce. Abandonment recommended in H. Does. Nos. 1694, 64th Cong., 2d sess. and 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 13. PLANT ALLOTMENT, VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939--------------------------$390, 664. 32 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------ 38, 828. 17 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_ ------ 429, 492. 49 RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1003 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------- ------- $24, 423. 51 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 405, 068. 98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------- -- ---- 55, 051. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-----------------460, 120. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended - - ---- $360, 938. 03 $1,662.05 -$3, 472 $67,829.14 -$21,888. 24 Allotted . 388, 529. 88 12, 590. 91 59, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------- _ $33, 163. 57 Gross amount expended---------------------------$347, 701. 25 Less: Reimbursements collected----------$369, 345. 44 Receipts from sales--------------- 244. 05 - 369, 589. 49 -21, 888. 24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 55, 051. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------------- 28, 787. 58 Balance available June 30, 1939_---------------------_ 26, 264. 23 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------- --------------- 38, 828. 17 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------------- 65,092. 40 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion Felsenthal Canal, Ark . Rivers and Harbors Jan. 9, 1939 H. 104,76th Cong., Favorable. Committee resolu- 1st sess. tion, Mar. 10, 1938. Jefferson-Shreveport water- River and Harbor . way, Tex. and La., en- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. larging existing project and establishing reservoir on Cypress River above Jefferson (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport water- River and Harbor way, Tex. and La., thence Act, Aug. 26, 1937. via Red River to Missis- sippi River, including res- ervoirs in Cypress and Black Cypress Rivers (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport water- River and Harbor ....... way, La. and Tex., thence Act, June 20, 1938. via Red River to Missis- sippi River, survey for navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation, in- cluding water-supply res- ervoirs in Cypress and Black Cypress Rivers (under special board). Ouachita River system, La., and Ark.; Calcasieu, Mer- Commerce Commit- mentau, Vermilion and- tee resolution, Feb. Teche Rivers, La.: Boeuf, 8 1 . Rpides, Cocodrie and Flood Control Corn-93 Cortableau Bayous, La.; mittee resolution, Red River, La., Ark., Jan. 26, 19~9 Okla. and Tex.; and con- Rivers and Harbors necting waterways, singly Committee resolu- or together, for navigation, tion, Jan. 24, 193. flood control, and irriga- tio, Jan. 24, 1939. tion (under special board). 1004 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committe resolutions-Continued Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Ouachita River, Ark. Flood Control Com- Aug. 15, 1938 Sen. 69, 76th Favorable. (Blakely Dam), flood con- mittee resolution, Cong., 1st sess. trol, power development, May 11, 1938. and other uses. Ouachita River to Huttig, River and Harbor Ark., 'anal from Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Red River, La.. Ark., Okla., Rivers and Harbors and Tex., for navigation, Committee resolu- flood control, water power, tion, Feb. 25, 1938. and irrigation (under special board). Sulphur I-iver, Tex. and River and Harbor Ark., improvement for Act, June 20, 1938. navigation, flood control, and water power (under special board). 14. HEMPSTEAD COUNTY LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 1, ARK. Location.-The works covered by this project are on the east bank of Red River in Hempstead County, Ark. Existing project.-This provides for raising, enlarging, and extend- ing existing levee system to improve flood protection in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, at a construction cost not to exceed $200,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operationsiand results during fiscal year.-Surveys and the prepa- ration of detailed plans were completed during the year. The cost of new work was $3,000; the expenditures were $1,173.07. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys .and detailed plans have been completed. Construction has not been started. The total costs to June 30, 1939, were $3,000; the expenditures were $1,173.07. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be anplied to new work, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_________________ __ _ $1, 826. 93 New work: Initiation and completion of raising and enlarging of the existing earth levee in Hempstead County levee district No. 1, between miles 452 and 463, above the mouth of Red River, and extension of this levee across Fish Lake to the hills; the repair of existing storm floodgate at station 313+65; the construc- tion of new floodgate at station 506+13; and the construction of new outfall sewer and gate at station 27+88_---________- 100, 000. 00 Total for all work --------------------------------- 101, 826. 93 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_________________________$3, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--- -------- 3, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1005 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------_--- -_____ $1, 826. 93 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 1,173. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 101,826.93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------103, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------------------------------..............--........---------------------------- $3,000. 00 Cost ofmaintenance.....-------- --.....------- ..........--- --- ---.... -- ---- .......... Total cost-------- -------------- -------------- ---------------------------- 3, 000.00 ----------- ---------------- Total expended...........--------------....... --------- 1, 173. 07 Allotted........................--------------- -------------------------- --------............---- --........ .. 103, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 - $3, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939______--_---_ 100, 000 $103, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------1,173.07 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___--- --- __--101, 826. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_______------- 1,826. 93 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 100, 000. 00 15. BLACK BAYOU, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is on Black Bayou) in Caddo Parish, La., about 25 miles northwest of Shreveport, La. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of an earth dam and reservoir for flood storage to protect population and lands below. The revised estimate of cost for construction is $289,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.--See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions during the year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work has not been started. Proposed operations. The sum of $289,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied to initiation and completion of existing project which provides for construction of an earth dam and reservoir. 16. WALLACE LAKE, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is in Red River Basin on Cypress Bayou, Caddo and De Soto Parishes, La., about 17 miles southeast of Shreveport, La. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of an earth dam and reservoir for flood storage to improve protection of popula- tion and lands below. The revised estimate of cost is $512,000 for construction and $186,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2d sess.), and supplemental report on record in the Office of the Chief of Engineers. 1006 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Local cooperation.--See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys and office studies in connection with the preparation of detailed plans were initiated. Costs during the fiscal year were $34,625.80; expenditures were $31,106.92. Condition at end. of fiscal year.-Surveys and detailed plans were well advanced at the end of the fiscal year. Construction has not been started. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work, as follows: .__........ Accounts payable June 30, 1939_________________.. $3, 518. 88 New work: Preparation of site; placement of 385,000 cubic yards of earth fill; slope protection, consisting of 14,910 cubic yards riprap and 8,500 cubic yards gravel blanket; service spillway, consisting of excavation of 80,400 cubic yards, placement of 7,700 cubic yards concrete, placement of 1,320 cubic yards riprap; emergency spill- way, consisting of excavation of 203,000 cubic yards, fuse plug earth fill, 3,800 cubic yards, placement of 150 cubic yards gravel and 450 cubic yards riprap in slope protection, and placement of 40 cubic yards concrete and 680 cubic yards hand-placed riprap___ 477, 374. 20 Total for all work-------------------------------------- 480, 893. 08 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- $34, 625. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_____________ 34, 625. 80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939____________________ ___ 3,518.88 -- ___ Net total expenditures__ _______________ -____ - 31, 106. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------ ------------------- 480, 893. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939________ ____ 512, 000. 00 I 1 1 _ Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- - - ------- ---- 625.80 Cost of maintenance -. .. .. .. ___ ___..-- -$34, Total expended -- - --.-----.. -------- - - - 31,106.92 Allotted - --- --------- 512,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved July 19, 1937----- $212, 000. 00 ------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938----------- 300, 000. 00 $512, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------------$43, 334. 59 Less reimbursements collected-----------------------12, 227. 67 31, 106. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------- 480, 893. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------------------- 3, 751.06 Balance available June 30, 1939____________________ ---- 477, 142. 02 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1007 17. BAYOU PIERRE, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is in Red River Basin below Shreveport, La., along the channel of Bayou Pierre from Bayou Wincey to the mouth of Grand Ecore, La. Existing project.-This provides for channel enlargement at in- tervals from Bayou Wincey to the mouth at Grand Ecore, to reduce flood damage and improve sanitary and living conditions over a large area. The estimate of cost for construction is $300,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2(1 sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. The requirements have been fulfilled. Operations and results during fiscal year.-With the use of regular and emergency funds, clearing was conmpleted between miles 0.0 and 21.5; snagging was completed between miles 0.0 and 21.5 and 28.0, and 29.7, and 1,238,798 cubic yards of material were removed in enlarging the channel. Cost of new work during the fiscal year was $219,357.34, regular funds. The expenditures were $180,630.49 regular funds and $1,- 275.43 emergency relief funds, a total of $181,905.92. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Clearing and snagging has been completed on 29.7 miles of channel and 1,538,520 cubic yards of ma- terial have been removed in enlarging 12.9 miles of channel, com- pleting the existing project. The total costs to June 30, 1939, are $261,000 regular funds and $38,529.13 emergency relief funds, totaling $299,529.13. The expendi- tures are $259,490.80 regular funds and $38,529.13 emergency relief funds, a total of $298,019 93. Proposed operations.-No further operations are proposed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 -- -- - 1$299, 529. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 -____-__- __ 1299,529. 13 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -- - -- __ 1,509. 20 Net total expenditures-- -- ---- 1 298, 019. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-----------------_ 1,509. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19391_ 299, 529. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - --- --- ------ ------ ---- -- - --- $41, 642. 66 $219, 357. 34 Cost of m aintenance- -. . .. . . . ------------ .- -- ------ -- Total expended - --- ---- --- 78,860.31 180,630.49 Allotted-.------------ -- --- 261,000.00 - Balance unexpended July 1,1938 885. 99 $1-------------------------------- $183, Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___---- 470. 87 Net amount to be accounted for_---- - 183, 415. 12 184626 - 309pt. 1, vol. 1-64 1008 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Gross amount expended___-------------------- $227, 763. 01 Less reimbursements collected---------------------45, 857. 09 $181, 905. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__----------------------- 1,509. 20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939,1111111111111111111 1,509. 20 Balance available June 30, 1939______________----------------- ------------ 1Includes $38,529.13 emergency relief funds. 18. RED RIVER PARISH, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is on the right bank of Red River in Red River Parish, La., 35 to 55 miles southeast of Shreveport, La. Existing project.-This provides for raising, enlarging, and extend- ing the present levee system in Red River Parish to improve flood protection to 176,000 acres of land lying in the Bayou Pierre Basin along Red River. The estimate of cost is $150,000 for construction, and $30,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. D. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. The require- ments have been fulfilled. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-With the use of regular and emergency funds 414,659 cubic yards of material were placed in 25.5 miles of new levee and old levee enlargement. Cost of new work under the existing project during the fiscal year was $80,391.31 regular funds and $0.10 Emergency Relief funds, totaling $80,391.41. Expenditures were $82,674.24 regular funds and $2,174.02 Emergency Relief funds, totaling $84,848.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-There has been placed a total of 599,113 cubic yards of material in 31.0 miles of new levee and old levee enlargement, completing the existing project. The total costs to June 30, 1939, are $107,000 regular funds, and $42,435.04 Emergency Relief funds, totaling $149,435.04. The ex- penditures to June 30, 1939, are $107,000 regular funds and $42,435.04 Emergency Relief funds, totaling $149,435.04. Proposed operations.-No further operations are proposed. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----_------------------- $107. 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_______ _____ 107, 000. 00 Net total expenditures____--___- _________-- - - - -__ _ 107, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------------- 107, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_____________---- __------- __ -----------__ ___-_____ $26,608.69 $80,391.31 Cost of maintenance ----- --- ------------- - -------------- Total expended..------- ---------- __ ____-____-___-_______ -- _ 24,_325.76 82,674.24 Allotted----------------- ---------- -- 107,000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1009 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------ $82, 674.24 Gross amount expended___------------------------ $90,354. 79 Less reimbursements collected , 680. 55 7--------------------- 82, 674. 24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_.... .--- EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 42, 435. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 42, 435. 04 Net total expenditures-_---- ---------------- 42, 435. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------------- 42,435. 04 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work--.------------------- -- ------------ -------------- $42, 434.94 $0.10 Cost of maintenance------------ -------------- -------------- - ------------- ------------- ------------- Total expended .----....... -- ------------ ---- 40,261.02 2, 174.02 Allotted--............------------------------------------------------- 43,000.0 -564.96 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------- $2, 738. 98 Amount allotted from) War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937--------------------------------------- .10 Amount to be accounted for------------------- 2,739. 08 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ---- --------- 565. 06 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 2,174. 02 Gross amount expended----------------------------- 2,174. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------- CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR RED RIVER PARISH, LA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---------------------- $149, 435. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939. .____ _ __- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 149, 435. 04 Net total expenditures---------- --- ___ __149,-- 435. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 _________________1491, 435. 04 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work .------.............. ------ $69,043.63 $80, 391.41 C ost of m aintenance ..... ....... ............... -------- y -------.. --------- ------ . . . . .. .. . . . . Total expended .-----._ ---------------------------- _ -------------- 64, 586. 78 84,848.26 Allotted -_ ----- ------- -..-.... -.. . . 150,000. 00 -564.96 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938---__------__--____ $85, 413. 22 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937------------------------------------- .10 Amount to be accounted for--_--------------_ __ ____ 85, 413. 32 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------. 565. 06 Net amount to be accounted for------- ------------ 84, 848. 26 Gross amount expended- - ___--- --- - $92, 528. 81 1010 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Less reimbursements collected__-- -__ ___-__-__-__- $7, 680. 55 $84, 848.26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- --------- 19. BAYOU BODCAU, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is in Red River Basin on Bayou Bodcau in Bossier Parish, La., northeast of Shreveport, La. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a reser- voir and other control works in lieu of the construction of a floodway for the diversion of Bayou Bodcau and Cypress Bayou, La., to improve flood conditions, as authorized in section 5 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The revised estimate of cost for construction is $2,932,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and modified by the War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys and detailed plans have been completed. Construction has not been started. Cost of new work during the fiscal year was $27,046.55, and expenditures were $26,987.48. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys and detailed plans were completed at the end of the fiscal year. Construction has not been started. The total costs to June 30, 1939, were $27,046.55; the expenditures were $26,987.48. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work, as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939----------------------------------- $59. 07 New work : Initiation and completion of the following items: High- way to dam site, cofferdam, and operator'\ village; preparation of site, consisting of clearing and grubbing dam site, and stripping, 76,900 cubic yards; outlet works consisting of excavation, 82,000 cubic yards; backfill, 50,000 cubic yards; and placement of 11,640 cubic yards concrete, 1,400 cubic yards gravel, and 2,100 cubic yards riprap. Initiation of the following items: Earth-fill embank- ment by placement of 1,340,000 cubic yards; clearing of 1,425 acres of reservoir area-------------------------------------- 911, 953.45 Total for all work__---------------------------------_ ------ 912, 012. 52 The additional sum of $1,469,000 can be profitably expended toward completion of the existing project, during the fiscal year 1941, to be applied as follows: New work: Completion of the following items: Earth-fill embankment by placement of 451,800 cubic yards; reservoir clearing consisting of 4,000 acres. Initiation of the following items; Revetment, consisting of placement of 34,200 cubic yards of gravel blanket, 51,400 cubic yards rock riprap, and sodding of 155,000 square yards; spillway, consisting of excavation, 190,000 cubic yards; backfill, 36,000 cubic yards; and placement of 24,830 cubic yards concrete, 8,800 cubic yards rock riprap, 8,600 cubic yards gravel, and 2,100 cubic yards derrick stone--------- $1, 145, 000 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way. 1180, 000 Utilities and highway alterations and damages - 144, 00) Total for all work ------------------- - 1, 469, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1011 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 046. 55 $------------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939________________------- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ _______ 27, 046. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------59. 07 Net total expenditures_____----- 26, 987. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--___------------------------- 912, 012. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------- 939, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ----- - --- - $27, 046. 55 Cost of maintenance - - - Total expended .-... ....- 26, 987.48 Allotted .- -- -- 939,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937--------------- $4, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939- _--- 910, 000. 00 $939, 000. 00 Gross amount expended --------- 27, 431. 15 Less reimbursements collected_-- 443. 67 26, 987. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 912, 012. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------- 59. 07 Balance available for fiscal year 1940- 911, 953. 45 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-1 ______________________________ 1, 993, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - 30, 1941, for new work ---- ---- -- - 1, 469, 000. 00 x Exclusive of available funds. 20. NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LA. Location.--The work covered by this project is on the west side of Red River in Natchitoches Parish. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of levees on west side of Red River, dam and floodgate at mouth of Cane River, and drainage ditches to give protection to 135,000 acres of land in the Cane Island area from Red River overflow. The revised esti- mate of cost is $959,300 for construction and $88,100 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Requirements have been fulfilled as needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-With hired labor 1,432,- 295 cubic yards of material were placed in 15.6 miles of levee, and under 1012 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 contract 126,989 cubic yards were placed in 2.0 miles, totaling 1,559,284 cubic yards in 17.6 miles of levee. With hired labor 388,509 cubic yards of material were removed in excavating 5.1 miles of diversion channels. Costs during the fiscal year were $344,948.38, regular funds. Ex- penditures were $334,007.35, regular funds, and $3,683.10, Emergency Relief funds, totaling $337,690.45. Condition at end of fiscal year.-With hired labor 1,503,416 cubic yards of material have been placed in 20.0 miles of levee, and under contract 126,989 cubic yards have been placed in 2.0 miles of levee, totaling 1,630,405 cubic yards in 22.0 miles of levee. With hired labor 388,509 cubic yards of material have been removed in excavating 5.1 miles of diversion channels. Cost of new work under the existing project to June 30, 1939, was $366,229.45, regular funds, and $72,741.96, Emergency Relief funds, a total of $438,971.41. Expenditures were $351,828.30, regular funds, and $72,741.96, Emergency Relief funds, a total of $424,570.26. The existing project as a whole is 46 percent complete. Proposed ope oatios.-The unexpended balance, plus accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year, will be applied to new work as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1939-_________________ ________ $14, 468.42 New work: Completion of work now in progress as follows: 8,800 linear feet or 258,000 cubic yards, new levee and levee enlargement remaining between stations 0 and 1232, by hired labor; 1,033,000 cubic yards new levee between stations 1350 and 1567+14 under contract. Initiation and completion of the following: New levee under contract, 500,000 cubic yards, between stations 1580 and 1725; new levee by contract, 715,000 cubic yards, between stations 1725 and 1850+30; dam on Cane River by contract, 64,000 cubic yards, with floodgate structure -------- ____-520, 013.78 Total for all work____ - 5________- _____-----534, 482. 20 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______ ----- _______----$366, 229.45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 -------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 366, 229. 45 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_____-------------------------- 56. 77 Net total cost to June 30, 1939___ __- __-_____----- 366, 286 22 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 10. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------- ------------ 366, 296. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 14, 468. 42 Net total expenditures____-------------- 351, 828. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----__------------------- 534, 471.70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- -.---------- 886, 300. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1013 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost- ofnewr Cost of new work .______.....___ -....---- ----------- -------.-... $21,281.07 $344,948.38 Cost of maintenance . - Total expended- .....----..-.. ------ ------- ---- ----------- 17,820.95 334,007.35 Allotted-----------.. --------------------------------------------- 862,000.00 24,300.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938----------------------------- $844,179.05 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------- ---------------------- 24, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for-_-------------- _____ 868, 479. 05 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $340, 001. 92 Less reimbursements collected---------------- 5, 904. 57 334, 007. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 534, 471. 70 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $39, 008.87 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 118, 659. 09 157, 667. 96 Balance available June 30, 1939- ------------------------ 376, 803. 74 _ Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---_--- ---------------------- 10. 50 Balance available for fiscal year 1940------------- 376, 814. 24 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ $72, 741. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 __ ------ Net total expenditures--------------------- -------------- 72, 741. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__----------___---- 72, 741. 96 Fiscal year ending June 0 1933 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work $72, 711.96 - Cost of maintenance Total expended-- - - - -- __________ -__ - ____________- -___________ 69, 058. 86 $3, 683. 10 Allotted - -- - 73, 000. 00 -258. 04 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------- $3, 941. 14 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _--2-----_____-. 258. 04 Net amount to be accounted for______________________ 3, 683. 10 Gross amount expended-------------- $3, 703. 00 Less reimbursements collected--- ____-- -___________- 19. 90 3, 683.10 Balance available for fiscal year 1940_____________ CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___________--___--- - ____ _ $438, 971. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 438, 971. 41 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 -- __ ------------ ______ 56. 77 Net total cost to June 30, 1939________________________- 439, 028. 18 1014 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- $10. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 - ----- 439, 038. 68 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-----------------------------14, 468. 42 Net total expenditures-------- 424, 570. 26 Unexpended balance Julle 30, 1939 ----------- 534, 471. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- 959, 041. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1938 1939 Cost of new work.. $94, 023. 03 $344, 948. 38 Cost of maintenance ..------ --- .---------- Total expended- .. -.. ... ...... .. .. .. 86, 879. 81 337, 690. 45 Allotted .. ... ... ... .. ..- --------- 935, 000.00 24,041.96 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------$848, 120. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------- ----- _ 24, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------------872, 420. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------------- 258. 04 Net amount to be accounted for ----------- 872, 162. 15 Gross amount expended------ -------------------- $343, 704. 92 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 6, 014. 47 337, 690. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 _____--___ 534, 471. 70 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939,----------------- $39, 008. 87 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----- ------- 118, 659. 09 157, 667. 96 Balance available June 30, 1939_________________________ 376, 803. 74 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939__ ------------------- __---10. 50 Balance available for fiscal year 1940---------------------- 376, 814. 24 21. GRANT PARISH, BELOW COLFAX, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is on the east bank of Red River in Grant Parish, below Colfax, La. Existing project.-This provides for continuation of levees on east (left) bank of Red River below Colfax, La., to the north bank of Bayou Darrow, to increase flood protection in Grant Parish, in ac- cordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, at a con- struction cost not to exceed $71,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys and detailed plans were compJeted. The costs and expenditures to June 30, 1939, were $4,000. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys and detailed plans have been completed. Construction has not been started. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1939, were $4,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1015 Proposed operations.-Tlhe balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work, as follows: New work: Initiation and completion of extension of existing levee on east bank of Red River between Aloha and Colfax, La., to the north bank of Bayou Darrow, between miles 141 and 160 above the mouth of Red River. The work is to consist of placement of 434,600 cubic yards of embankment in 78,270 linear feet of new levee------- -------------------------------- --------------- $67 000 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial sumnnmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------- $4, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- -------------------- --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_ - --- 4, 000 Net total expenditures------ ----------------- ------------ 4, 000 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 67, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------------- 71, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work- - - - - - - $4,000 Cost of maintenance - Total expended. - -- - - - -- - -4,000 Allotted-----...- -.----- --- 71,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ----------- ----- $4, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------------------------ 67, 000 - $71,000 Gross amount expended-------------------- --------- $4, 009. 95 Less reimbursements collected--------------------------- 9. 95 4, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- 67, 000 22. SALINE POINT, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is in the vicinity of Saline Point on Red River about 60 miles above the mouth and 8 miles northeast of Marksville, La. Existing project.-This provides for the excavation of cut-off channels in Avoyelles and Catahoula Parishes to reduce flood heights in this vicinity. The estimate of cost for construction is $135,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Requirements have been fulfilled. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract, 181,129 cubic yards of material were removed in excavating cut-off channel 1,075 feet long at Double Eddy Landing in Catahoula Parish. 1016 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The costs during the year were $18,523.25 and the expenditures were $18,432.33. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as a whole is 14 percent complete. Total costs to June 30, 1939, were $18,553.33; total expenditures were $18,459.78. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_------------------------------- $93. 55 New work: Initiation and completion of Saline Point cut-off consist- ing in excavation of 626,000 cubic yards of material, and place- ment of 36,000 cubic yards of material in levee set-back---------116, 446. 67 Total for all work ..-.-. ___ 116, 540. 22 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 _____ _______- _______-- $18, 553. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939______ ____ ______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 __-____---18, 553. 33 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--- __- __-_____-___ 93. 55 . Net total expenditures_____- - -............. .__.. 18, 459. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_____ ------------- 116, 540. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___-------------- 135, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost cf new work ... __..-.... -______ __ _ .......-..-.. ..... 1__$30. 08 $18, 523. 25 C ost of m ainten an ce .... . -- -------.... .............. .............................-I ........ ...... Total expended- - - - -- - 27. 45 18, 432. 33 Allotted .-----------.......... --------------- -----------------...... ----------- 135, 000.00 - Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__------ ____________ $134, 972. 55 Gross amount expended_______________________ $18, 438. 58 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------- 6. 25 18, 432. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__________ ______ __ 116, 540. 22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_--- ----------------------- 96. 38 Balance available for fiscal year 1940___---- _____ ___ 116, 443. 84 23. BLAKELY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, ARK. Location.--On the Ouachita River in Garland County, about 10 miles northwest of Hot Springs, Ark. Existing project.-Provides for participation by the United States in the cost of construction of a multiple-use reservoir at the Blakely Mountain site for the purposes of controlling floods, and of facilitating navigation on the Ouachita River, according to plans and estimates duly approved by the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers, subject to the provision that the sum of money expended in said par- ticipation shall not exceed a just and reasonable proportion of the RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1017 total cost of the multiple-use reservoir as allocated according to the proportionate storage capacity reserved or utilized for flood-control purposes, nor exceed the estimated value of the flood control to be achieved, nor in any event to exceed the sum of $2,000,000. The author- ization further provides that the reservoir shall be operated and main- tained at the expense of the private.parties constructing the project in accordance with regulations approved by the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers with respect to navigation and flood control. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A report on the extent of participation warranted in the interest of flood control was submit- ted to Congress during the fiscal year and published in House Docu- ment No. 69, Seventy-sixth Congress, first session. In this report the Chief of Engineers recommended a Federal contribution of $2,000,000 under section 4 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, toward a multiple-use reservoir at the Blakely Mountain site, subject to the provision that the danm provide a pool with maximum elevation of 161 feet above the stream bed and provide 525,000 acre-feet of storage capacity reserved for flood control only. Condition at end of fiscal year.--Construction of the Blakely Moun- lain Reservoir has not been started, and consequently no participation by the United States in the cost of the construction of the reservoir has yet been taken. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed by the Depart- ment in the fiscal year 1940. The sum of $2,000,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for Federal participation in construction of Blakely Moun- tain Reservoir. 24. COLUMBIA, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is on the right bank of Ouachita River at Columbia, La., about 31 miles below Monroe, La. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of levees, bulkheads, and drainage structures to protect people and city prop- erty. The revised estimate of cost is $221,500 for construction and $39,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 196, 73d Cong., 2d sess.), and data in the Office of the Chief of Engineers. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract, 373,785 cubic yards of material were placed in 1.2 miles of levee, complet- ing the contract. Work was also completed on the outfall-sewer system, storm-sewer system, and storm drainage pumping plant, under contract. The costs for the fiscal year were $159,362.89 regular funds, and $28,488.92 emergency relief funds, a total of $187,851.81. Expendi- tures were $159,313.91 regular funds, and $28,488.92 emergency relief funds, a total of $187,802.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Under contract 458,480 cubic yards of material have been placed in 1.4 miles of levee, and outfall- 1018 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 sewer system, storm-sewer system, and storm-drainage pumping plant have been constructed, completing the existing project. The costs to June 30, 1939, for new work, were $168,202.15 regular funds, and $28,488.92 emergency relief funds, a total of $196,691.07. The expenditures were $168,202.15 regular funds, and $28,488.92 emergency relief funds, a total .of $196,691.07. Prioposed operations.--No further operations are proposed, since the project has been completed. The unexpended balance of $49,797.85 on June 30, 1939, is available for revocation. Cost and financial sumvlmary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939---_----- -------- $168, 202. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_------------------------ -------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _ ___ 168, 202. 15 Net total expenditures16-----------------------------8, 202. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939. - 49, 797. 85 Total amount approprfiated to June 30, 1939---- - 218, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------...-------------- -------------- -------------- $8, 839. 26 $159, 362. 89 Cost of m aintenance .... .... .... .... .....--- _. . . . . . . . . .-... Total expended-___ 8,888.24 159, 313.91 - - Allotted _ - -- - 218, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------_ $209, 111. 76 Net amount to be accounted for ------ - 209, 111. 76 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $159, 314. 21 Less reimbursements collected------------ . 30 -159, 313.91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_ ___49, 797. 85 EMERGENCY RELIF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______________------ -- ___--$28, 488. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_----------- 28, 488. 92 Net total expenditures___------------------------------------ 28, 488. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------------- 28, 488. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - - . $28, 488.92 I------------ Cost of m aintenance ............ I------ ---. --- - --- ---- -.-------- --- I-- ----- I- Total expended - - ------ ---------------------- 28,488.92 Allotted - - - - -- ---- ----- - $29,000 -511.08 RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1019 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --------------------------- $29, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ -------------------------------- 29, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------- 511. 08 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 28, 488. 92 Gross amount expended ------------------------------ 28, 488. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--- CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR COLUMBIA, LA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $196, 691.07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------- ----------- --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------196, 691. 07 Net total expenditures ----------------------- 96, 691. 07 1---------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------49, 797. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ _ 246, 488. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _ _.......... - --- ---- _...........---------- - _ . $8, 839. 26. $187, 851. 81 Cost of maintenance _.. ..------------ -- -------------- --- ------------ - ---- - - - -- - Total expended___________ _______.-------- - -.. ___________.-- 8, 888. 24 187, 802. 83 Allotted .----- ... --------------.. - .......... ---------------------- 247, 000. 00 511. 08 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- 238, 111.76 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 511. 08 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 238, 600. 68 Gross amount expended---------------------------$187, 803.13 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- .30 187, 802. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------ ---- ---------- 49, 797. 85 25. JONESVILLE, LA. Location.--The work covered by this project is on the right bank of Black River at Jonesville, La., 56.5 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of levees, retaining wall, and drainage structures to protect people and city property. The estimate of cost is $368,200 for construction and $62,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 196, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work has not been started. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1940 and 1941. Local interests desire a more comprehensive project, a study of which has been made in the review of the report on the Ouachita River, which was published as IH. Doc. No. 196, Seventy-third Congress, second session. 1020 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 26. BIG BLACK RIVER, MISS. Location.-The work covered by this project is on Big Black River, Miss., which flows into the Mississippi River about 25 miles below Vicksburg, Miss. Existing project.-This provides for improvement of the flood chan- nel by means of channel clearing and suitable cut-offs, from a point between Choctaw and Webster Counties, Miss., to the mouth, a dis- tance of 300 miles, to lessen the frequency and duration of floods on 180,000 acres of bottom lands. The estimate of cost is $850,000 for construction and $60,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results duing fiscal year.-Snagging was coin- pleted for 120.7 miles and clearing for 2,419 acres along the river banks. Clearing for 34 cut-offs, totaling 205.6 acres, was completed. Partial clearing for two cut-offs, totaling 6.5 acres, was accomplished. On 16 cut-offs 776,876 cubic yards of material were excavated. On 1 cut-off 43,000 cubic yards of material were removed. The cost of new work to June 30, 1939, was $540,101.43; expendi- tures were $519,944.87. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project as a whole is 60 percent complete. The total costs to date were $540,101.43; the total expenditures were $519,944.87. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended plus accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_________________________________ $27, 939. 88 New work: Completion of remaining items of existing project as fol- lows: Channel snagging and clearing, miles 78.0-80.3, now 90 per cent complete, and miles 80.3-154.0, 192.0-285.0, and 289.0-290.5; cut-off at mile 102.4, now partially complete, and 26 cut-offs be- tween miles 150.9 and 272.7, totaling 311,074 cubic yards; channel enlargement, miles 180.7-180.9, 9,300 cubic yards; and drainage canal, miles 290.5-304.1, 226,000 cubic yards--------------------- 362, 634. 70 Total for all work ___----------------------------- 390, 574. 58 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__________..__-__-____--__ $540, 101. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ........-- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ____- ___-$540, 101. 43 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939______ _____ 7, 263. 87 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------- ------- 547, 365. 30 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-- _____-__ __--____- 519. 45 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939____________--________-547, 884. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939________________________ 27, 939.88 Net total expenditures_ _----------- 519, 944. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----....------- - 390, 055. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--_ --------- 910, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1021 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - $540, 101. 43 Cost of maintenance----- ---------------------------- ---- --- Total expended------------- - ------ ---------- ----- ---519, 6--944.87 Allotted ------------......... -------------------------------------------- $414, 000 496, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------- $414, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------$358, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------- 138, 000. 00 496, 000. 00 S Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 910, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------------$542, 919. 70 Less reimbursements collected------ ---------------- _ 22, 974. 83 519, 944. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --- ------- 390, 055.13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------ ---------- 46, 843. 64 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------------- 343, 211. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939-- -------------------------- 519. 45 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---------------- 343, 730.94 27. SNAGGING AND CLEARING UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 2 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 28, 1937 The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, as amended by the Flood Control Act approved August 11, 1939, authorized the allotment of not to exceed $300,000 per year from flood-control appropriations in removing accumulated snags and other debris and clearing of channels in navigable streams and tributaries thereof when such work is advisable in the interest of flood control; provided that not more than $25,000 shall be allotted for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any one fiscal year. Funds were made available during the fiscal year 1939 for removal of snags and other debris from the channels of Quiver River, between the mouth of Turkey Bayou and the Sunflower River, Miss.; Hickahala Creek, a tributary of Coldwater River, Miss.; and Abiaca Creek, a tributary of Yazoo River, Miss., in the Vicksburg district. The following work was done: On Quiver River, clearing and snagging was completed for 65,300 linear feet. On Hickahala Creek, 8,565 cubic yards of material were removed by dragline, 80 cubic yards of material were removed by shovel, and a total area of 16 acres along the river banks were cleared of underbrush. On Abiaca Creek, 9,633 cubic yards of material were removed by dragline, and a total area of 33.8 acres along the river banks were cleared of underbrush. The total cost was $34,720.18. The expenditures were $33,607.10. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $18,103.23, will be applied during the fiscal year 1940 to paymenit of expenses incurred under this heading. 1022 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939______ 37, 376. 80 $------------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------- --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___________--_ 37, 376. 80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--__----------------------- 3, 769. 70 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 33, 607. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------ 18, 103. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__--_______-- 51, 710. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -$2, 656. 62 $34, 720. 18 Cost of maintenance ...... --- .. ..... Total expended_ .. ... ...... _ . . . . . -. ..- 33, 607. 10 Allotted------------.................... -----....------------------------------.... 24, 900. 00 26, 810. 33 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 900. 00 $--------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938___ 26, 810. 33 Amount to be accounted for____________________________ 51, 710. 33 Gross amount expended------------------------------$33, 992. 67 Less reimbursements collected_ _____________________ 385. 57 33, 607. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939________________________ 18, 103. 23 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_________________________ 3, 788. 18 Balance available June 30, 1939 _ 1----------------------_ 4, 315. 05 28. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $188,799.29. The expenditures were $183,664.95. The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $119,- 315.07, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___-- -______ ______ __ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---_ ___________________ $199, 799. 29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_____________ 199, 799.29 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939____________________ ______ 1, 980. 02 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_______________________ 201, 779. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 , 114. 36 7-----------------------_ Net total expenditures____________ ______ 1__ 664. 95 194, Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____________________________ 117, 335. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 -------- ___--- 312, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1023 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----------- ---------------------------- Cost of maintenance__ _ _________ -----------. -- $11, 000. 00 ..----------- $188, 799.29 Total expended---.......... - I....... ... __________- .. 11, 000. 00 183, 664.95 Allotted _____......-------.......--..-- ----------------.... ... ...--------------- 131, 000. 00 181,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__---------------- -______ $120, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------- $74, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_ ___- .___---- 107, 000.00 181, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for .-- __-------_- 301, 000. 00 _ _------- Gress amount expended_____------.-.--- -- $201, 959. 08 Less reimbursements collected---------------------18, 294. 13 183, 664.95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --- ------------ 117, 335.05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-__-- -__-- ___7, 114. 36 Balance available June 30, 1939---------- ___--__ 110, 220. 69 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_-- - 1, 980. 02 1--------------- Balance available for fiscal year 1940- ---------------- 112, 200. 71 29. SURVEYS AND STUDIES FOR A DAM ON RED RIVER, TEX. Location.-The work covered by this project is on the Red River near Denison, Tex. Existing project.-This provides for surveys, studies, and reports for a dam and reservoir to determine useful flood-control operations with economical development of hydroelectric power. The estimated cost is $450,000. The existing project was authorized by section 7 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-None required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There were no opera- tions. Costs were credited with $42.14 and expenditures with $35.14. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in April 1937. The total costs and expenditures were $433,554.35. Proposed operations.-None. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --------------- ___--_$433, 554.35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 193'9 .__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 433, 554. 35 Net total expenditures ___---------------------- 433, 554. 35 ----- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_-___ 433, 554. 35 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-65 1024 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 .............. Cost of new work..........-------------- $57,008.06 $373, 547. 70 $3, 040. 73 -$42. 14 Cost of maintenance---------.... --- -------------- ------------- -------------- -------------------------- Total expended-------------.......... .... .........------------.. 36, 686.06 388, 207. 54 8, 695. 89 -35. 14 Allotted------------......................-------..------------- 450,000.00 -------------- -15,000.00 -1,445. 65 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 .-------- _-------------- ---- $1, 410.51 Amount to be accounted for_. ------------. ----- - - - 1, 410. 51 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---. ---------- 1, 445. 65 Net amount to be accounted for__----------------------_ -35.14 Gross amount expended -------------.-----.--.--- $14.80 Less reimbursements collected-___ ---------------- - 49. 94 -35. 14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ____- _ __- 30. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Expenditures to June 30, Estimated full report 1939 Name of project see An- amount re- nual Re- quired to port for- New work Maintenance complete i ! I----i Colfax, Grant Parish, La_...---.----. .*-------...* 1938 $70,348.04 ------------ (1) 1 Completed under provisions of sec. 7 of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, as amended'by sec. 9 of the Flood Control Act approved June 15, 1936, and included in report of the Mississippi River Commission. Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion Bartholomew Bayou, Ash- Flood Control Act, ley and other Counties, June 28, 1938. -------------------- Ark. Black River, Catahoula and Flood Control Act, Concordia Parishes, La. Aug. 11, 1939. Boeuf River, in Catahoula, Flood Control Act, ........ Franklin, Caldwell, Rich- Aug. 28, 1937. land, West Carroll and Morehouse Parishes, La. Caddo Lake Dam and Jef- Flood Control Act, .. ferson-Shreveport water- June 22, 1936. way, La. and Tex., on Red River (under special board). Cossatot River, Ark. (under ... do ............ ....... .................... special board). Cossatot River, Sevier Flood Control Act, ................ County, Ark. (under spec- May 6, 1936. ial board). Dugdemona Bayou, La ._____ Flood Control Act, .................................. Aug. 28, 1937. Eagle Town Reservoir, Flood Control Act, ................................ Okla. (under special June 22, 1936. board). RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1025 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control' acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans-Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. ommenda- Congress tion Jefferson-Shreveport water- River and Harbor way, Tex. and La., en- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. larging existing project and establishing reservoir on Cypress River above Jefferson (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport water- River and Harbor way, Tex. and La., thence Act, Aug. 26, 1937. via Red River to Missis- sippi River, including res- ervoirs in Cypress and Black Cypress Rivers (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport water- River and Harbor -------------------- way, La. and Tex., thence Act, June 20, 1938. via Red River to Missis- sippi River, survey for navigation, flood control, power and irrigation, in- cluding water-supply res- ervoirs in Cypress and Black Cypress Rivers (under special board). Kiamichi River, Okla. Flood Control Act, (under special board). June 28, 1938. Little Missouri River, Pike Flood Control Act, -------- - - - County, Ark. May 6, 1936. Little Missouri River, Ark__ Flood Control Act, ------ --- -- June 22, 1936. Little River, Ark. (under Flood Control Act, - -- - --- -- special board). May 6, 1936. Do................... Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Macon Bayou in Franklin, Flood Control Act, Madison, Richland East Aug. 28, 1937. Carroll, and West darroll --------------- Parishes, La. Mississippi River in alluvial Flood Control Com- valley, and Head of Passes mittee resolution, to Cape Girardeau, Mo. Aug. 2, 1939. (Mississippi River Com- mission). Mississippi River and tribu- Flood Control Com- taries, in the alluvial val- mittee resolution, ley, levee protection at Feb. 10, 1938. Greenville, Miss. Ouachita River and tribu- Flood Control Com- taries, Ark., and La. mittee resolution, Feb. 10, 1938. Ouachita River and tribu- Flood Control Act, .--------------- - - - - - taries, La. Aug. 28, 1937. Ouachita River, Ark. Flood Control Com- Aug.(15,1938 Senate 69, 76th Favorable. (Blakely Dam), flood mittee resolution, Cong., 1st sess. control, power develop- May 11, 1938. ment, and other uses. Ouachita River near Calion, Flood Control Act,' July 14,1939 House 427, 76th Do. Ark. June 28, 1938. Cong., 1st sess. Ouachita River and tribu- Flood Control Com- ...................................- taries, Ark., and La., mittee resolution, flood protection at Jones- Apr. 13, 1938. ville, La. Ouachita River system, La. Commerce Commit- and Ark.; Calcasieu, Mer- tee resolution, Feb. mentau, Vermilion, and 8, 1939. Teche Rivers, La.: Boeuf, Flood Control Com- Rapides, Cocodrie, and mittee resolution, Cortableau Bayous, La.; Jan. 26, 1939. Rivers and Harbors 2,1939 Jan............... Red River, La., Ark., Okla., and Tex.; and con- Committee resolu- necting waterways, singly tion, Jan. 24, 1939. or together, for navigation, flood control and irrigation (under special board). Pease River and tributa- Flood Control Act, -a-.- ,9----- ries, Tex. (under special June 22, 1936. board). Quiver River, Miss ..---- Flood Control Act, ..-...... -- ...... Unfavorable. Aug. 28, 1937. 1026 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Red River, Ark. Flood Control Act, (under special board). June 22, 1936. Do__ Flood Control Act, May 6, 1936. Red River at Colfax, La __-. Flood Control Com- Apr. 11, 1939 Unfavorable. mittee resolution, Mar. 18, 1938. Red River, La., Ark., Okla., Rivers and Harbors and Tex., for navigation, Committee resolu- flood control, water power, tion, Feb. 25, 1938. and irrigation (under spe- cial board). Red River, La., east bank Flood Control Act, of, from hill line at south June 28, 1938. bank of Loggy Bayou, thence along south bank of Loggy Bayou, and along east bank of Red River to Coushatta Bayou, Red River Parish (under special board). Saline River, Ark..__.-.... 1Flooda ontrol Aug. 28, 1937. Act, Salt Fork of Red River and Flood Control Act, tributaries, Okla. (under June 28, 1938. special board). Smackover Creek, in Union, ..... do. __.............. May 8,1939 Do. Ouachita, and Nevada Counties, Ark. Sulphur River, Ark. (under Flood Control Act, special board). June 22, 1936. Do - . .-....... Flood Control Act,......... Aug. 28, 1937. Sulphur River, Tex. (under Flood Control Act,........... special board). June 22, 1936. Do.............---------------------.. Flood Control Act, June 28, 1938. Sulphur River, Tex. and River and Harbor........... Ark., improvement for Act, June 20, 1938. navigation, flood control, and water power (under special board). Sunflower River, Miss ..... Flood Control Act, Jan. 12,1939 Do. Aug. 28, 1937. Tensas River, in Franklin, Flood Control Act, ......... Madison, Tensas, East June 28, 1938. Carroll, Concordia, and Catahoula Parishes, La. Walnut Bayou, Little River Flood Control Act, ...------------. -------------------- County, Ark. (under spe- Aug. 28, 1937. cial board). Washita River, Okla. (un- .... do .----- ----- - . . -- .-- . ---------- ---------- der special board). Washita Valley, Okla. (un- Flood Control Com- -------------------- der special board). mittee resolution, Apr. 14, 1937. i IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT This district includes the Arkansas River and tributaries from its mouth to a point 3 miles above Pine Bluff, Ark., a distance of 120 miles; the White River and tributaries from its mouth to the foot-of Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., a distance of 168.7 miles; the St. Francis River and tributaries in Arkansas and southeast Missouri; and the rivers in the western part of Kentucky and Tennessee that flow into the Mississippi River. District engineer: Maj. Daniel Noce, Corps of Engineers. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1027 Division engineer: Brig. Gen. Harley B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Flood-control projects 1. Arkansas River, Ark. and Page Okla. (below Pine Bluff, 7. Tiptonville to Obion River, Ark.)------------------ 1027 Tenn------------------ 1039 8. Memphis, Wolf River, and 2. White River, Ark. (below Nonconnah Creek, Tenn__ 1040 Peach Orchard Bluff) --- 1030 9. North Little Rock to Gillett, Ark. (below Plum Bayou)_ 1042 3. St. Francis and L'Anguille 10. Snagging and clearing under Rivers and Blackfish Bay- authority of sec. 2 of the ou, Ark ___ 1032 Flood Control Act ap- 4. Wolf River (Memphis Har- proved Aug. 28, 1937- .. 1045 bor), Tenn_-------------- 1035 11. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood con- 5. Examinations, surveys and trol_------------------- 1047 contingencies (general)___ 1037 12. Other flood control projects for which no estimates are 6. Plant allotment------------ 1038 submitted---------- ---- 1048 1. ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. AND OKLA. (BELOW PINE BLUFF, ARK.) 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 Commission allu- vial valley map, scale 1: 62,500 and scale 1: 500,000 for river from mouth to vicinity Pine Bluff, Ark., and U. S. Geological Survey State maps, scale 1: 500,000.) This river enters the Memphis district 3 miles north of Pine Bluff, Ark., and flows 120 miles in a southeasterly direction to the Mis- sissippi River, 3 miles south of Rosedale, Miss. 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. For further details see page 1872, Annual Report for 1915, and page 935, Annual Report for 1938. 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. Operations under the existing project have been confined to the limits of the present Memphis district since 1928. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $40,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 1028 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 Open channel work-------..........--...--.---. Annual Report 1902, p. 354. Mar. 2,1907 Levee near Pine Bluff to prevent a cut-off........ House Doc. No. 71, 61st Cong., 1st sess. Index to published maps of sections of the river is given on p. 1171, Annual Report of Chief of Engineers for 1921. Terminal facilities.-Other than sand derricks and elevators at Pine Bluff, there are no terminal facilities. Those mentioned are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance and snagging by hired labor with Government plant. In snagging operations during the fiscal year 1939, the snag boats Arkansas and C. B. Reese operated over the river from its mouth to mile 121.6 (3 miles above Pine Bluff, Ark.), removing 1,385 snags, 18 stumps, and 2 drift rafts from the channel, and felled 137 trees on caving or sliding banks. The cost for maintenance during the year was $30,907.61 for snagging operations. The total expenditures were $25,599.25. 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. Snagging opera- tions are the activities now relied upon to benefit navigation. These operations must be repeated continually due to additional obstruc- tions brought into the river by caving banks and shifting channels. Under average conditions, 4-foot-draft vessels can be taken to Pine Bluff, Ark., from the middle of February to the middle of July. From the middle of August to the middle of December, the draft is generally limited to about 2 feet. During the past fiscal year, stages were suitable for navigation by vessels of 4-foot draft during the periods July 1-15, August 20-30, February 1-March 18, April 7- May 7, and May 16-June 30. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were: For new work: Construction of levee opposite Pine Bluff...---------- $55, 200. 00 For maintenance: Operating snag boats--------------------------------- 755, 679. 21 Maintenance of original permanent works excepting those at Pine Bluff, Ark .---------------------------------- 18, 771. 73 Maintenance of works at Pine Bluff: Levee---------------------------------- $18, 148.97 Revetment----------------- -------- 456, 065. 72 474, 214. 69 Hydraulic dredging----------------------------------- 667, 744. 15 Total cost of maintenance----------------------------- 1, 916, 409. 78 Grand total to June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 1, 971, 609. 78 The total expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $1,965,817.15. RIVERS AND HARBORS--MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1029 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939, amounting to $25,036.18, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------------- $5, 792. 63 Maintenance: Snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor between the mouth and a point 3 miles above Pine Bluff, Ark., about 5 months' work during the period July to December 1939........1-----------------------------------------------19, 243. 55 Total for maintenance ------------------------------- 25, 036. 18 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, for snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor between the mouth and a point 3 miles above Pine Bluff, Ark., about 5 months' work during the period July to December 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 $380, 966. 95 --------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 2, 858, 654. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 3, 239, 621.06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 5, 792. 63 Net total expenditures... ---------------------------- 3, 233, 828.43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 25, 036. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------- 3, 258, 864. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork . - -----... . Cost of maintenance ------------ $33, 866.08 $18, 625. 70 $50, 408. 09 $17, 469. 92 $30, 907. 61 Total expended 24, 459. 31 .---------------- 18, 059. 08 50, 673. 45 16, 959. 35 25, 599. 25 Allotted___---------------------- 11, 342. 20 22, 500. 00 40, 100. 00 32,000. 00 23, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------------------------- $27, 135.43 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938----------- $2, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------- 21, 000. 00 23, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 50, 635. 43 Gross amount expended----------------------- $54, 802.23 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 29, 202. 98 25, 599. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 25, 036. 18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 , 792.63 5---------------------------- Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 19, 243. 55 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 ------------------------------ 25, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 1030 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 2. WHITE RIVER, ARK. (BELOW PEACH ORCHARD BLUFF) Location.-This river rises in northwestern Arkansas and flows 690 miles, first north into Missouri, then southeasterly through Arkansas to the Mississippi River, 45 miles above Arkansas City, Ark. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley map, scale 1: 62,500 and scale 1: 500,000, for river from mouth to vicinity of Newport, Ark., and U. S. Geological Survey State map, scale 1: 500,000.) The White River enters the Memphis district at the foot of Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., and flows 168.7 miles in a southeasterly direction to the Mississippi River, 4 miles north of Rosedale, Miss. 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. For further details see page 1874, Annual Report for 1915, and page 938, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for channel maintenance between the mouth of the river and Batesville, 301 miles, by snagging and dredging and by contraction works. The stream has an ordinary freshet fluctuation of 15 feet throughout the portion covered by the project, and an extreme stage fluctuation of 60 feet at the mouth, and of 36 feet at Clarendon. No estimate of cost has been given, and since 1899 the work has been prosecuted under annual estimates for main- tenance by snagging and dredging. The latest (1934) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance below Peach Orchard Bluff is $125,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 13,1892 _ Open channel work ____________. __...._____.....____.. Annual Report 1893, p. 2112. Mar. 3,1899 Improvement of river above Batesville by locks and dams__ H. Doc. No. 78, 54th Cong., 2d sess. Terminal facilities.-Railway spur tracks are available for trans- fer of freights between car and boat at Clarendon. There are log slips for use of the owners only at Clarendon, Des Arc, Crocketts Bluff, and St. Charles. Steamboat warehouses are maintained at St. Charles and Crocketts Bluff primarily for the use of the owners. In 1932 a cotton, rice, and general-merchandise terminal was built at De Valls 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 snag- ging was done between the mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff (168.7 miles) by the Government snag boats Tom Stallings, C. B. Reese, and Arkansas. By these operations, 1,523 snags, 4 logs, 159 stumps, and 2 drift rafts were removed from the channel, and 901 trees felled on caving and sliding banks. Dredging operations were conducted at various shoals between the mouth of White River and Peach Or- RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1031 chard Bluff during the low-water periods, September 21 to November 8, and December 5-9 by the leased dredge Broward II. During the period November 9 to December 6, the dredge was working in the Little Rock district. Shoals were dredged to provide 41/ 2-foot depths between the mouth of White River and Peach Orchard Bluff. The costs during the year were for snagging, $49,430.94, and for dredging, $45,257.96, a total cost of $94,688.90. The expenditures for the year were for snagging, $43,859.25, and for dredging, $45,201.09, a total of $89,060.34. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for main- tenance, completion is not contemplated. All channels dredged in the section of the river between its mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff have been obliterated by floods, and there is no increase in channel depth over shoals in that section of the river. Snagging and dredg- ing operations have materially improved the condition of the channel from the mouth as far as Peach Orchard Bluff (168.7 miles). This river is generally spoken of as navigable within the limits of this district (mouth of White River to Peach Orchard Bluff) by boats of 3-foot draft at any time. Under ordinary conditions, 6-foot draft may be taken to Peach Orchard Bluff from the first of Feb- ruary to the last of June, and again from the middle of November to the end of December. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, depths were available on the White River which would permit navigation of vessels of 5-foot draft from its mouth to De Valls Bluff (125 miles) and of 41/2-foot drafts from De Valls Bluff to Peach Orchard Bluff (168.7 miles), except for a few days during the period October 5 to November 7, when depths were limited to ap- proximately 3 feet. During the early part of November, navigation into White River was limited to vessels of 3-foot depth, when Sibley Chute, the navigable entrance into White River, had shoaled to this depth. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, are: For maintenance: Snagging operations------$------_______________________ 408, 792. 99 Dredging operations--------------------------------- 346, 897. 33 Total -------------------------------------------- 755, 690. 32 Specials: De Valls Bluff, for prevention of cut-off---------------- 883. 36 Total costs to June 30, 1939--------------------------- 756, 573. 68 Total expenditures---------------------------------- 750, 032. 42 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939, amounting to $129,496.49, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_ ___------------------------------ $6, 541. 26 Maintenance: Snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor be- tween the mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., about 4 months' work for two snag-boats, during the period July to December 1939_____________-------------- 36, 413. 97 Dredging by Government or leased plant and hired labor between the mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., about 3 months' work during the period August to December 1939----------- 80, 000. 00 Total for maintenance _Q---------------- 122, 955.23 1032 REPORT: OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The additional sum of $125,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance: Snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor between the mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., about 4 months' work for two snag-boats during the period July to December 1940.... $45, 000 Dredging operations by Government or leased plant and hired labor between the mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., about 3 months' work during the period August to December 1940__-- 80, 000 Total for maintenance_-- ___ --..--- - - __------125,000 -- Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-- ____--- --- ____ $25, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ---.------------ - 756, 573. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_----- __ 781, 573. 68 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 6, 541. 26 Net total expenditures_------------- -__--- 775, 032. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------ ----- 129, 496. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------- ---- 904, 528. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new work - _ ..--- _I__ ..-. .. . Cost of maintenance...-----------. $106, 327. 68 $127, 132. 54 $143, 020. 07 $90, 991. 18 $94, 688. 90 Total expended . .....---------------- 67. 769. 66 129, 142. 21 146, 016. 50 90, 202. 01 89, 060. 34 Allotted.....---------------------- 77, 904. 86 163,000. 00 -27, 000.00 193, 500. 00 96, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_______-- _____------------ $122, 056. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 - 1-------------------- 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ _____-- ----- -- --- 222, 056. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ---- ..------ -- 3, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------_ 218, 556. 83 Gross amount expended__---- _--_ --------- $177, 375. 96 Less reimbursements collected -------------- - 88, 315. 62 89, 060. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---1------------------129, 496. 49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------- $6, 541. 26 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ..-------- 2. 41 6, 543. 67 Balance available June 30, 1939- - __-------122, 952.82 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941 for maintenance -- 1------------------------------ 125, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 3. ST. FRANCIS AND L'ANGUILLE RIVERS AND BLACKFISH BAYOU, ARK. Location.-The St. Francis River rises in St. Francis 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1033 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 Crittenden 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 Missis- .sippi River Commission alluvial valley map, scales, 1: 62,500 and 1: 500,000, and U. S. Geological Survey State map, scale 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.). For further details see pages 1878 and 1879, Annual Report for 1915, page 1147, Annual Report for 1918, and page 941, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags in St. Francis River from its mouth to Marked Tree, in L'Anguille River from its mouth to Marianna, and in Blackfish Bayou from its mouth to Fifteen Mile Bayou, with the object of maintaining the channels clear of snags and similar obstructions at the lowest navigable stage. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,500. Within the limits of the project the St. Francis River has an ordi- nary freshet fluctuation of about 12 feet when not affected by backwater 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 back- water 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 Missis- sippi 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.-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 considered adequate for 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, Ark. (158 miles), over the L'Anguille River up to Marianna (8.3 miles), and in Blackfish Bayou 1034 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 up to the mouth of Fifteen Mile Bayou (6 miles). The results of these operations are shown in the following table: Snags Logs Stumps Trees cut Drifts re- St. Francis River _ --.--- 1, 093 281 171 278 7 L'Anguille River ._____ _________________________ 50 0 0 48 1 Blackfish Bayou.- 120 0 0 56 0 .............. Totals ........ ---------------------------------- 1,263 281 171 382 8 The costs were $16,241.66, and the expenditures, $13,630.75, 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 principals obstruction. Under average conditions, boats of 4-foot draft can navigate the St. Francis River to Marked Tree, Ark., 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 from 12 to 16 inches over some shoals. The low-water depths over some shoals in Blackfish Bayou to Fifteen Mile Bayou and the L'Anguille River to Marianna, Ark., are but from 8 to 10 inches. The naviga- tion periods on those streams are controlled in the main by backwater stages from the Mississippi River. The costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, were $180,128.06 for maintenance and the expenditures, $177,523.91. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939, amounting to $14,626.55, will be applied for maintenance of the channel in the three streams as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939______ ____ _--_ ____--_------ $2, 604. 15 Maintenance: Snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor on the St. Francis River below the navigation lock (about 10 miles above Marked Tree, Ark.), about 6 months' work during the period July to December 1939, including 10 days' snagging each on L'Anguille River and Blackfish Bayou ___________________ 12, 022. 40 Total for maintenance________-________-------_ 14, 626.55 The additional sum of $13,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, for snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor on the St. Francis River below the navigation lock (about 10 miles above Marked Tree, Ark.), during the 6-month period July to December 1940, including 10 days' snagging each on L'Anguille River and Blackfish Bayou. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___- __----- ---- - - - $92, 000. 34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------------------------ 270, 473. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__- ___ 362, 473. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------ 2, 604. 15 Net total expenditures -- ------------------------- 359, 869. 40 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1035 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939____--_--------------- $14, 626. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------------ --- 374, 495. 95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance------------- $9, 229. 75 $8, 358. 08 $9, 628. 73 $9, 792. 28 $16, 241. 66 ..... Total expended--------------- -, 440.02 8, 492. 51 10, 002. 97 9,220. 00 13, 630. 75 Allotted .....----------------------.. ...... - -319. 07 9, 500. 00 -1, 000. 00 21, 800. 00 14, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_--- $14, 257.30 __------------------ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938__------ .---. $1, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939----------------- 13,000.00 14, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------- ------------------- 28, 257. 30 Gross amount expended------------------------- $17,261. 85 Less reimbursements collected ------ __------------- 3, 631.10 13, 630. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------..-----------------14, 626. 55 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------- $2, 604. 15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------- 1. 22 2, 605. 37 Amount that can be profitably'expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance ---------------------- -- 13, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. WOLF RIVER (MEMPHIS HARBOR), TENN. Location.-Wolf River rises in Benton County, Miss., and flows generally northwesterly about 100 miles, thrcugh, Shelby County, Tenn., emptying into the Mississippi River within the corporate limits of the city of Memphis, Tenn. (See Mississippi River Com- mission Alluvial 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 (71/2 feet below zero on the Memphis gage) from its mouth to North Second Street Road with bottom widths of 250 feet from the mouth to Keel Avenue and 200 feet from Keel Avenue to North Second Street Road, 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, revised 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 1036 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Docs. No. 26, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and No. 45, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). 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 anysection 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 22 terminals operating in the port of Memphis, 5 being located on the Mississippi River front, 3 on Tennessee Chute, and 14 on Wolf River. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging was conducted with hired labor and Government plant (dredge Omega), moving a total of 389,089 cubic yards of material in main- taining a channel of project dimensions. Total costs for the year were $50,457.31, and total expenditures $50,914.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 50 percent complete. At the end of the fiscal year there was a channel 9 feet in depth and of project width to 800 feet above Hall Street. From this point to beyond Second Street Road, there were depths of from 1 to 2 feet during the low-water season. The 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. Exclusive of maintenance dredging done during the fiscal year 1936 with Mississippi River funds which were included in the Annual Report of the Mississippi River Commission for that year under the caption "Dredges and dredging," the total costs and expenditures for new work to June 30, 1939, were $586,500, all from Public Works funds. The maintenance costs were $164,988.86, and the expenditures were $145,750.22, all from maintenance and improvement funds. 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. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1939, amounting to $78,435.68, will be applied as required during the fiscal year 1940 to maintenance dredging by Government plant and hired labor from the mouth of Wolf River to a point approximately 3,000 feet below Second Street Road. An: additional sum of $60,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for maintenance dredging by Government plant and hired labor from the mouth of Wolf River to a point approxi- mately 3,000 feet below North Second Street Road. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1037 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------- $586, 500. 00 _-_----_---- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--- ----- - 164, 988. 86 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--- ------ _ 751, 488. 86 __ _--_--- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_------- -- _ 19, 238. 64 Net total expenditures --------------------- _ 732, 250. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----- ----- _- ---------- 78, 435.68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---... _'810, -____ 685. 90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ............... Cost of new work------------- $382, 934.01 $8, 906. 31 $20, 876.85 .-...-.-.. Cost of maintenance----------.............-- -----------.............--.............. ----------- 60, 092. 33 $54, 439. 22 $50, 457. 31 Total cost------------- -- 382, 934. 01 8, 906. 31 80, 969. 18 54, 439. 22 50, 457. 31 Total expended---------------- 397, 601. 42 31, 782. 97 81, 584. 61 34, 956. 34 50, 914. 12 Allotted ........---------------------- 15, 000. 00 78, 500. 00 -12, 000. 00 170, 000. 00 -13, 814. 10 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------ -------------- $143, 163. 90 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------- ----------- 30, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------ ---------------- 173, 163. 90 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------.....---- 43, 814. 10 Net amount to be accounted for, ----- 129, 349. 80 Gross amount expended_------------------------ $50,981. 35 Less reimbursements collected ----------------------- 67. 23 50, 914. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 78, 435. 68 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939______------------------- 19, 238. 64 Balance available June 30, 1939___------------ ------------- 59, 197.04 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project_--------------------------------------- 598, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- 30, 1941, for maintenance 2_________ ------------------ 60, 000.00 1 In addition, $17,500 expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 5. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $15,731.60; the ex- penditures were $15,426.01. The balance unexpended plus accounts receivable, $30,948.54, June 30, 1939, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum, of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------- ----------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939____---------------------- $137, 024.35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 137, 024. 35 1038 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ------------.--.---- --- $442. 31 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 __-___- ____---______ 137, 466. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939____- --------------------- 880. 86 Net total expenditures______- __________-______ 136, 585. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__________-_________---____ 30, 506. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_________________ 167, 092.03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- - - Cost of maintenance-...... - _ $31, 520. 92 $71, 022. 10 $38, 177. 80 $75, 821. 37 $15, 731. 60 Total expended -__ _ 30, 424. 14 70, 932. 44 38, 617. 80 76, 273. 45 15, 426. 01 Allotted---------------------- 31, 400. 00 68, 900. 00 102, 500. 00 26, 700. 00 16, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $29, 932. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-----------------------------------16, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _________________________ 45, 932. 24 Gross amount expended_______-_____-_______ $15,431.01 Less reimbursements collected__--- _______ 5. 00 15, 426. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_______________________ 30, 506. 23 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- 880. 86 Balance available June 30, 1939 ----- ___ __ ___--- __ 29, 625. 37 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 -- ------------- _____-__ 442.31 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 - 30, 067. 68 -__ -_____- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - _ - June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1____ __ __________ ___ _ 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 6. PLANT ALLOTMENT, MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------------- $75, 360. 25 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939_______-__- - _________ 19, 538. 14 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939---------------- 94, 898. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_________________--____ 8, 493.21 Net total expenditures_---_ _--------86, ------- 405. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 167, 018.64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--------------253,423. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended.--------------- $100, 934. 85 $13, 252. 80 -$20, 531. 33 -$18, 208. 68 $10, 957. 54 Allotted ... 113, 238. 96 .........--------------------- 16, 510. 25 -20, 000. 00 143, 674. 61 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 $177, 976.18 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $48, 992. 48 Less reimbursements collected__-- -- -------- 38, 034. 94 10, 957. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939- ----------- 167, 018. 64 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1039 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939- --------------- $8, 493. 21 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 299. 58 8, 792. 79 Balance available June 30, 1939______ ___--------------- 158, 225. 85 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 --------- _-------------- 19, 538. 14 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939__---------- 177, 763. 99 7. TIPTONVILLE TO OBION RIVER, TENN. Location.-The work covered by this project is on the left bank of the Mississippi River, between Tiptonville, Tenn., and the con- fluence of the Obion and Mississippi Rivers. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley maps, scale 1: 62,500 and scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project.-This project is for the construction of a levee to provide flood protection for the towns of Tiptonville, Ridgely, and various smaller communities; and agricultural lands in Lake, Obion, and Dyer Counties, Tenn. The estimated construction cost is $730,000. The project was adopted by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 188, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Full require- ments of local cooperation have been fulfilled. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Bids for the construc- tion of both levees and drainage structures were opened on February 9, 1939, and actual construction of the project was begun in March. A total of 964,256 cubic yards of material was placed in levees during the fiscal year at a cost of $109,037.63; the expenditures were $55,527.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year ap- proximately 3,113,700 cubic yards remained to be placed to complete the project. Of the 15.7 miles of levee, approximately 4.7 miles had been completed to the approved grade and section. The project is about 25 percent complete. The total costs to June 30, 1939, have been $109,037.63 and the expenditures have been $55,527.52. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance of $646,261.85 on June 30, 1939, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--___________ _________ $54, 478.36 New work: Completion of existing contracts for constructing levee and drainage structures (June 30, 1939, to Dec. 1, 1939)) 591, 783.49 Total for new work_______________ -__________ ___ 646, 261. 85 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-------------------------$138, 214. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-____--_________ _________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 138, 214. 03 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 2. 48 Net total cost to June 30, 1939______________________ 138, 216. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------54, 478. 36 Net total expenditures 83, 738. 15 184626--39-pt. 1, vol. 1-66 1040 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-------------- ---------- $646, 261.85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 730, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__ - --- _ -- --- ------ _ --------------- $29, 176. 40 $109, 037. 63 --- ----------------- ----------------------------------- Cost ofmaintenance.---- --------- - ....-------------------------- Total expended--......--------....------------------- 28, 210. 63 55, 527. 52 Allotted----------------- - -730, 000. 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $701, 789.37 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------------- 200, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 901, 789. 37 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- - 200, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------- ---------- 701, 789. 37 Gross amount expended------------ ------ ------ $55,907.46 Less reimbursements collected-----------------------379.94 55, 527. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------ --- 646, 261. 85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------- --- $54, 478. 36 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 380, 796.25 435, 274. 61 Balance available June 30, 1939-------- ----------- --- 210, 987.24 8. MEMPHIS, WOLF RIVER, AND NONCONNAH CREEK, TENN. Location.-The work covered by this project lies within and ad- jacent to the city of Memphis in Shelby County, Tenn., on the left bank of Wolf River and the right bank of Nonconnah Creek from the confluence of these streams with the Mississippi River upstream for approximate distances of 10 and 4 miles, respectively. (See U. S. Geological Survey map of Tennessee, scale-1: 500,000, and Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley map, scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of levees, flood walls, and bank protection along Wolf River and a levee along Nonconnah Creek, to provide flood protection for the city of Memphis. The estimated construction cost is $9,000,000. The estimated cost for lands, damages, and drainage facilities is $6,132,000. The project was adopted by the Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937. The War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939, modified the conditions of local cooperation for the project to provide (without increasing the total estimated construc- tion cost of the project) that the cost of providing pumping stations and outlet works for interior drainage shall be borne by the United States. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. General assur- ances given by the city of Memphis and Shelby County, Tenn., were approved by the Secretary of War on August 2, 1938. The rights-of- way for the works along Nonconnah Creek were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on March 29, 1939. Progress is being made toward furnishing the rights-of-way along Wolf River. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1041 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Plans and designs were prosecuted during the year. Construction was started in section 8 of the project. A total of 55,200 cubic yards of material was placed in levees, and 28,180 cubic yards of objectionable material were stripped from the base of the levee and the borrow pits. The cost for the year was $112,605.81, and the expenditures were $104,278.88. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Approximately 2,013,000 cubic yards of earthwork, 242,000 cubic yards of stripping, and all of the other appurtenant features of levee work remained to be placed in section 8 under existing contracts. Work on the two railroad flood- gates in this section had not yet begun. Plans and designs were prac- tically complete for several sections and well under way for the remaining sections. The total costs to June 30, 1939, have been $131,422.94, and the total expenditures have been $121,991.91. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance of $3,786,308.09 on June 30, 1939, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----__ __--- __--_-----__ -- $9, 657. 92 New work : Complete by Jan. 1, 1940, existing contracts for building levee and railroad floodgate openings along Nonconnah Creek, section 8--------- ----- ------------------ 649, 621. 37 Construct the pumping station and outlet structure on Cypress Creek in section 4, along Wolf River, and the levee con- tained in section 4 (from Thomas to Maury Sts.), by contract -------------------------------- ------ --- 3, 127, 028. 80 Total for all work----- ..-------------------------- 3, 786, 308. 09 An additional sum of $4,054,100 can be profitably expended during the fiscal-year 1941 as follows: New work: Construct, by contract (July 1940 to June 1941), the pumping station on Nonconnah Creek in section 8, floodwalls in sections 3 and 5, and levees in sections 2, 6, and 7, together with the required pumping stations and outlet structures along Wolf River, from North 7th to Thomas Sts., and from Maury St. to Douglas Park-------------- ------------------------ $4, 054, 100 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 . .-. __--..---------- - -$131, 422.94 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 131, 422. 94 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939-------__ _________-- __ 226. 89 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------ - .------ __ 131, 649. 8s Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------- 9,657. 92 Net total expenditures - --------- ------------ 121, 991. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939_ __________-____- _____ _ 3, 786, 308. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----------- 3,908, 300.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 ' 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ________ _....._I ___... _._ _, .. _ _. -. .. .. .___.... $18, 817. 13 $112, 605. 81 Cost of m aintenance... . . . . .I. . . . .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . Total expended- . - - --............ ... .. -- - 17, 713. 03 104, 278. 88 Allotted _ _ ------------ -------------------------- - - 20, -- 000. 00 3, 888, 300.00 1042 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------- $2, 286. 97 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- $2, 125, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------- 1, 763, 300. 00 3, 888, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 3, 890, 586. 97 Gross amount expended------------------ $107, 285. 78 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 3, 006, 90 104, 278. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 3,786, 308. 09 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------- $9,657. 92 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 323, 214. 17 332, 872. 09 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------- 3,453,436. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - ---- - - of existing project 1-______ ______________ _ 5, 091, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1941, for new work 1 4, 054, 100.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 9. NORTH LITTLE ROCK TO GILLETT, ARK. (BELOW PLUM BAYOU) Location.-The work covered by this project is on the left bank of the Arkansas River, between Sherrill and Gillett, Ark. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley maps, scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project.-This project provides for the enlargement and reconstruction of existing levees on the left bank of the Arkansas River to provide for flood protection for agricultural lands and various communities in Jefferson and Arkansas Counties, Ark. The estimated cost to the United States is $1,146,100. The project was adopted by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Full require- ments of local cooperation have been fulfilled down to Bayou Meto. Below Bayou Meto the Farelly Lake levee district has provided pre- liminary assurances but no rights-of-way. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Several drainage struc. tures were completed during the fiscal year with Emergency Relief funds at a cost of $2,930.71, and expenditures of $4,766.15; a total of 2,055,719 cubic yards of material was placed in levees during the fiscal year with regular funds at a cost of $345,980.92, and expendi- ture of $341,232.95. Total cost for the year was $348,911.63, and total expenditures were $345,999.10. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year, of the estimated 5,120,280 cubic yards in the project, approximately 2,292,000 cubic yards had been placed; approximately 906,280 cubic yards re- mained under contract yet to be placed, leaving a balance of 1,922,000 cubic yards yet to be placed under contract. The project is about 45 percent complete. The total cost to June 30, 1939, was $431,809.76, of which $391,720.30 were from regular funds and $40,089.46 from Emer- gency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $415,139.16, of which $375,049.70 were from regular funds and $40,089.46 from Emergency Relief funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1043 Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance of $730,950.30 on. June 30, 1939, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_- - _______ __________----$17, 652. 04 New work: Completion of construction of levees under contract (June 30, 1939, to June 30, 1940) 713, 298. 26 __-- Total for new work--------------------730, 950. 30 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ____$391, 720. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ..... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ___________ 391, 720. 30 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 981.44 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------------- 392, 701. 74 Minus accounts payable June 130, 1939_ ----------- ____ ___ -- 17, 652. 04 Net total expenditures- ------ - - - - - - 375, 049. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------- ------------- 730, 950. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939____________ 1, 106, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work___.---.......--- __ --- .... .....-------------- ..-------------- 45, 739. 38 $345, 980. 92 Cost of maintenance ..--------- -------------- --- ----------- - -- ------ - ------------ Total expended---- ................-------- __----------- __- -- -____..33, - 816. 75 341, 232. 95 Allotted......----..-----...............-----------------------... ------------- -- 1,106, 000.00 .. Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 --------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ----- $1, 072, 183. 25 approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- 300, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-. .-..-.- 372, 183. 25 -1,1--------- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- .----------- - 300, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for.-------- ------ 1, 072, 183. 25 Gross amount expended_ $349, 608.19 __------------- Less reimbursements collected ---------------- -8, 375. 24 341, 232. O Balance unexpended June 30, 1939-_ ...-.-.- ___-- - 730, 950. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939____-------- $17, 652.04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------199, 423. 80 217, 075. 84 Balance available June 30, 1939 ---.-------.-.---- 513, 874. 46 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --...- ---- __.... _--- $40, 089. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___________ . Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- ---..... 40, 089. 46 1044 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Net total expenditures---______---- _-------_-- - :$40, 089.46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 --- ---------- 40,089.46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__.. .... ............ __ ............. -- ... -------- ......... $37, 158. 75 $2, 930. 71 Cost of maintenance...------ ------------------------- Total expended ____-..... _ ____ ____ _ _.. .---- _ ___--------- 35, 323. 31 4,766. 15 Allotted---------------------.....................---------------------------.............. 45, 000. 00 -4, 910. 54 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------- $9, 676. 69 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment - 4, 910. 54 Net amount to be accounted for_,----- --------------- -4 4, 766.15 Gross amount expended---------------- --- $4, 770.90 Less reimbursements collected. ----------. -------- 4. 75 4, 766.15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------- -- ------------- CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NORTH LITTLE ROCK TO GILLETTE, ARK. (BELOW PLUM BAYOU) Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ -,--- -- $431, 809. 76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 .. ____-- - 431, 809. 76 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 ----------------------------- 981.44 Net total cost to June 30, 1939__--------------- --- 432, 791. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------------------- 17, 652. 04 Net total expenditures-_--__-- - -- -____-_ 415, 139. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------- ----- 730, 950. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----------- 1, 146, 089. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 _____ ..... Cost of new work .... .. _______........ _ ... _....... ....... _ ___$82, 898. 13 $348, 911. 63 Cost of maintenance ..-------------...........-------------------- -------------------- Total expended______ -________ ___ ___ ________ _________.__ 69,140. 06 345, 999. 10 Allotted------------------------...... -------------- --------------- 1,151, 000. 00 -4, 910. 54 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ------------------------- $1,081,859. 94 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------- 300, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__--------------------- 1, 381, 859. 94 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------ 304, 910. 54 Net amount to be accounted for- ------ ___---- __- ___- 1, 076, 949. 40 Gross amount expended_.-----------,_ ----- - $354, 379.09 Less reimbursements collected- -----.------. 8, 379. 99 345, 999. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------- ------- 730, 950. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------- $17, 652.04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _________ 199, 423. 80 217, 075. 84 Balance available June 30, 1939------- ---.- 513, 874. 46 RIVERS AND HARBORS--MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1045 10. SNAGGING AND CLEARING UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 2 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 28, 1937 The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, as amended by the Flood Control Act approved August 11, 1939, authorized the allotment of not to exceed $300,000 per year from flood-control ap- propriations in removing accumulated snags and other debris and clearing of channels in navigable streams and tributaries thereof when such work is advisable in the interest of flood control; provided that not more than $25,000 shall be allotted for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any one fiscal year. Funds were made available during the fiscal year 1939 for snagging and clearing on the following streams in the Memphis district: Obion River and tributaries, and Hatchie River, Tenn. Channel clearance, consisting of removal of snags, drift, and debris, by hired labor with Government plant, was done on two streams as follows: Obion River and tributaries, over a distance of 42 miles; Hatchie River, over a distance of 25 miles. Summary of stream clearing costs Regular Emergency Stream .funds fund Relief funds Total cost Obion River and tributaries... ------------------------------- $18, 395. 57 $5,198. 51 $23, 594.08 Hatchie River ....------------------------------------------ 20, 169.83 2,048. 12 22,217.96 38, 565. 40 7, 246. 63 45, 812. 03 Total........................................--------------------------------------------- The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $568.83, will be applied during the fiscal year 1940 to the payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__------------_-----$96, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ --- ---- ....... -----.- 134. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_.----- --. $96, 134. 80 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939_----__- --------------- 131. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939------ ------------------ 96, 266. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ------...--------------- - 354. 21 Net total expenditures______-- -------------- ------- 95, 912. 09 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----- ---------------------- 568. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_--------------- 96, 480. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_-------_----------------------------------------- $57, 569. 40 $38, 565. 40 Cost of maintenance ---- ---------- - - - - -- ------ -------------- -_______--________----- Total expended-------- ------------------------------------------ 55, 703. 41 40, 208. 68 Allotted......- ----- ----.............. 60, 000. 00 36, 480 92 1046 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ______-_________ -_______ $4, 296. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- 36, 480. 92 Amount to be accounted for-______ ____ -_____----__ 40, 777. 51 Gross amount expended_---__________----__ ___- $56, 975. 89 Less reimbursements collected-----------___________ 16, 767. 21 40, 208. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_ ---------- ___ ___- 568.83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_-----------__---- __ 354. 21 Balance available June 30, 1939_______---------------- - 214. 62 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------- ------ 31. 50 1_ Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_-- -___--_____- 346. 12 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__ 40, 000. 00 $____________________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ... _...... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___-________ 40, 000. 00 Net total expenditures ______ ____________ -- --- -- 40, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------------ 40, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-------------------------------------------- ... $32, 753. 37 $7, 246. 63 Cost of maintenance . -.. -----........................-------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended------ ----------------------- ....--------------.. 30, 777. 51 9, 222. 49 Allotted ..................-------------- 40, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938- 9, 222. 49 $------------------ Gross amount expended ____-__ ________ ____-______ 9, 222. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SNAGGING, ETC. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ -------------------------- $136, 134. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-_ 136, 134. 80 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939---____ -__- -_______ 131. 1____50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----------------------136, 266. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939----__ ____---__-354. 21 Net total expenditures _______ _____ 1___ 35, 912. 09 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------ 568. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---- _______- 136, 480. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ____ .. -_______.. _____ ___-......-. ... .. . $90,322. 77 $45, 812.03 Cost of maintenance ....... Total expended -------------- ---------------------- 86, 480. 92 49, 431. 17 Allotted......------....---....------------------ ---------------------------.. 100, 000. 00 36, 480.92 RIVERS AND HARBORS--MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1047 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938__--______---------- - $13, 519.08 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- 36, 480. 92 Amount to be accounted for_------ ----------------- 50, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_----- ----------------- $66, 198.38 Less reimbursements collected------------------ - 16, 767. 21 49, 431.17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_-------------------- 568.83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939----------------------------- 354. 21 Balance available June 30, 1939--__---------------------_ 214. 62 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ----------------------------- 131. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939 --------------------- 346. 12 11. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $1,498.05. The expenditures were $433.90. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $39,566.10, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ,- $1, 498. 05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ , 498. 05 1---------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 1,064. 15 Net total expenditures ____-_________ _____ -__ _ 433. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ....... __.-__ ____-____ 39, 566. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939. - ________- -__ 40, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.-- Cost of maintenance___............ __________ ___.. ----------- -------------- $1,498.05 Total expended---. ---------......-------. 433.90 Allotted--_ ---------- -------- ---------------------------- $1,500 38, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____ ____________________ $1, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------------38, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ .. __-__ -__ -_____________- 40, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ____- __ _ 433. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----- ______-_______-- 39, 566.10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_---__--- -________-- ____ 1, 064. 15 Balance available June 30, 1939___ _______________--______ 38, 501. 95 1048 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 12. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last full Expenditures to June 30, Estimated report see 1939 amount Name of project Annual required to Report for- New work Maintenance complete Clarendon to Laconia Circle, White'River Basin, Ark----------------------------- ---- 1937----------------------------$8,960,000 Big Creek and L'Anguille River, White River Basin, Ark.-------------------------------............................... 1937 ----------------------------- 86, 400 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Cache River, Ark. and Mo_. Flood Control Com- . .............. mittee resolution, Apr. 14, 1937. Hatchie River and tribu- Flood Control Act, . taries, Mississippi and Aug. 11, 1939. Tennessee. Meto Bayou, Ark ..---------.......Flood Control Act, .. Aug. 28, 1937. White River, Ark. and Mo., Flood Control Com- Jan. 9, 1939 House, 98, 76th Favorable. flood control between mittee resolution . Cong., 1st sess. Augusta and Clarendon, Feb. 3, 1937. Ark. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE DENISON, TEX., DISTRICT This district, established January 1, 1939, includes the Red River and tributaries above Fulton, Ark. Within these drainage areas lie a portion of western Arkansas, the northern portion of the State of Texas, excepting the major portion of the Panhandle, and the southern portion of the State of Oklahoma. District engineer: Capt. Lucius D. Clay, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page 1. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) _----------- 1048 2. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted ------------ 1049 Flood-control projects 3. Denison Reservoir, Red River, Tex. and Okla--.---___ ---------- 1050 4. Lugert-Altus Reservoir, North Fork of Red River, Okla-.---- ___--- 1052 5. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control--------------1054 1. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $450,082.33; of these costs $235,828.29 were incurred in the preparation of the definite project report for the Denison Dam and Reservoir. The expenditures were $385,336.85. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year RIVERS AND HARBORS-DENISON, TEX., DISTRICT 1049 plus accounts receivable, $134,138.78, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expense incurred under this head- ing. The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial sumnmary C o st o f new w o rk to Ju ne 30, 1 93 9_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---- -------- --- - --------- - $476, 646. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 __- 476, 646. 92 -______ Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------- 4, 348. 54 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_..------------ 480, 995. 46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_ ----. -------------- 68, 128. 72 Net total expenditures_ ...... _____- --- ---- __-- 412, 866. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 129, 790. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ------------ 542, 656. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work...---------..................-------------- Cost of maintenance__ __ __--------------------_____...__------- __............. $26, 564. 59 $450, 082. 33 Total expended___._. ___ ____ _ ____-_ -- -__________-_-_ -___-__-____________ 27, 529. 89 385, 336. 85 Allotted . __--------------------------- - -------------- --------------. 27, 529. 89 515, 127. 09 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937---------- -- $31, 286. 04 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------483, 841. 05 $515, 127. 09 Gross amount expended------------------------- 388, 071. 83 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 2, 734. 98 385, 336. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------------------- 129, 790. 24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $68, 128. 72 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 16, 808. 25 84, 936. 97 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------_--- 44, 853. 27 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------------- ------------ 4, 348. 54 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------- 49, 201.81 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1--- - -- -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds 2. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1939 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- Red River from Fulton, Ark., to mouth of Washita 1924 $378, 573. 82 $182, 157. 05 Maintenance River, Okla.1 only. JCurtailment of project recommended in H. Doc. No. 947, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 1050 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for navigation, oalled for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress I -i-- -- --- I- I I I----- Jefferson-Shreveport water- River and Harbor way, Tex. and La., en- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. largement of existing proj- ect and establishment of reservoir on Cypress River above Jefferson (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport water- River and Harbor way,Tex. and La.. thence Act, Aug. 26, 1937. via Red River to Missis- sippi River, including water-supply reservoirs in Cypress and Black Cy- press Rivers (under spe- cial board). Jefferson-Shreveport water- River and Harbor way, La. and Tex., thence Act, June 20, 1938. via Red River to Missis- sippi River, survey for navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation, in- cluding water-supply res- ervoirs in Cypress and Black Cypress Rivers (un- der special board). Red River, La., Ark., Okla., and Tex.; Ouachita River system, La. and Ark.; Cal- casieu, Mermentau, Ver- milion, and Teche Rivers, 8, 1939. La.; Boeuf, Rapides, Co- Flood Control Com- codrie, and Cortableau mittee resolution, Bayous, La.; and con- Jan. 26, 1939. necting waterways, singly Rivers and Harbors or together, for navigation, Committee resolu- flood control, and irriga- tion, Jan. 24, 1939. tion (under special board). Red River, La., Ark., Okla., Rivers and Harbors and Tex., for navigation, Committee resolu- flood control, water power, tion, Feb, 25, 1938. and irrigation (under spe- cial board). Sulphur River, Tex. and River and Harbor Ark., improvement for Act, June 20, 1938. navigation, flood control, and water power (under special board). --- -- 3. DENISON RESERVOIR, RED RIVER, TEX. AND OKLA. Location.--Denison Reservoir is located on Red River, 751 miles above the mouth of the river and 5 miles northwest of Denison, Tex. (See U. S. Geological Survey Maps for Denison, Tex., and Tisho- mingo, Okla., quadrangles; scale 1:125,000.) Existing project.-This provides for flood control and other bene- ficial water uses, by the construction of Denison Reservoir. The esti- mated cost of the project is $48,290,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. (See H. Doc. No. 541, 75th Cong., 3d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.- The operations in progress during the fiscal year consisted of surveys, explorations, RIVERS AND HARBORS-DENISON, TEX., DISTRICT 1051 tests, and studies required to develop the general plans of the project and to prepare plans and specifications for clearing and excavation work required in starting the project. The costs during the fiscal year were $133,039.45 for new work; the expenditures were $162,462.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.--Foundation explorations for the outlet works were completed. Plans and specifications for clearing the dam site and for the excavation for the outlet works and the con- struction of a temporary bridge were completed preparatory to advertising the work at the beginning of the new fiscal, year. Pre- liminary studies required for the relocation of railroads and high- ways within the reservoir area were completed. The total costs were $133,039.45 and the expenditures were $162,- 462.26, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance, on June 30, 1939, including accounts receivable, amounting to $5,709,256.05, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable ------------- ----------------------- --- $30, 049. 89 New work: Engineering and explorations: Engineering and office studies (by hired labor), including material, July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940--- ------------------- $306, 506. 00 Miscellaneous explorations and tests (by hired labor), July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940__ 227, 426. 16 533,932. 16 Land acquisition: Acquisition of land for dam site and borrow areas (by hired labor), July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940 __-- 529, 593. 00 Clearing: Clearing dam site and borrow areas (by contract), including materials, Aug. 1, 1939, to Dec. 1, 1939_.............. 44, 465. 00 Service railroads to dam: Agreement for service railroads to dam (by contract), Aug. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940__------------ 132, 663. 00 Outlet structure, excavation and appurtenant structures : Excavation for conduits (by contract) includ- ing materials, Sept. 1, 1939, to Apr. 1, 1940__ $1, 162, 052. 00 Construction of outlet structure (by contract) including materials, Dec. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940 ---------------------------------- 1, 237, 580.00 $2, 399, 632.00 Embankment construction: Excavation and placing fill in em- bankment (by contract) including: materials, Jan. 1, 1940, to June 30, 1940 ------------------------------- 1, 577, 066. 00 Relocations: Relocation of highway from Madill to Marietta, Okla. (by contract) including materials, Jan. 1, 1940, to June 30, 1940----------- --------------------------------- 461, 855. 00 Total proposed operations, fiscal year 1940________-- --- 5, 709, 256. 05 The additional sum of $14,366,100 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Engineering studies and explorations ----..-. $319, 317 Acquisition and clearing land for reservoir __.______ __-- 2, 752, 359 Agreement, service railroads__-- -____--------------- 154, 672 Outlet works and embankment --- ______- __ _________ 7,293, 857 Powerhouse --------------- ----- ------------------ 415, 785 Relocation, railroads, highways, and public utilities---------- 3, 430, 110 Total for all work, fiscal year 1941-- .. 14, 366, 100 1052 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939- --- - -------------- $133, 039. 45 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 133, 039.45 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 --- 51, 127. 48 _------------------- Net total cost to June 30, 1939_--_----------- ----- 184, 166. 93 -------------------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 - 8, 345. 22 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939- - ---- __ - -__ 192, 512. 15 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 30, 049. 89 Net total expenditures _--------------------------- 162, 462. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__----------- --- __ 5, 700, 910. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__----- 5, 863, 373. 09 -___-- Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 .............. ............. Cost of new work ..........-------------------------.........-------------------------............. 039. 45 $133, Cost of maintenance- ..--------------------- Total expended------------------...........................--.............------------------.....--------...------------- 162, 462. 26 Allotted....................------------.....-......----...--------.....- ---------------------- -------......--------........ 5, 863, 373. 09 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938_-.... $263,373. 09 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939____ 5, 600, 000. 00 $5, 863, 373.09 Gross amount expended ___---- - ..-- __ - 414, 862. 78 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 252, 400. 52 162, 462. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---_-____ - 5, 700, 910.83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ____ ___ -$30, 049. 89 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 14,233. 85 44, 283. 74 Balance available June 30, 1939 ---- .__----__ ___ 5, 656, 627. 09 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939---------------------------- 8, 345. 22 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------- 5, 664, 972.31 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938__------------------ --------- - 24,947. 95 Balance available for fiscal year 1940------------------ 5, 689, 920. 26 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 _ - - - - 42, 426, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- - - - - - - June 30, 1941, for new work 1_____ _ __ _______ 14, 366, 100. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. LUGERT-ALTUS RESERVOIR, NORTH FORK OF RED RIVER, OKLA. Location.-Lugert-Altus Reservoir is located on the North Fork of Red River near Altus, Okla. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Oklahoma City sheet, scale 1: 500, 000.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-DENISON, TEX., DISTRICT 1053 Existing project.-The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, authorized 'he construction of the Lugert-Altus flood control and reclamation reservoir on the North Fork of the Red River in Okla- homa at an estimated cost of $2,497,000 on the following basis as to division of the cost of construction: (a) The Chief of Engineers shall report to the President on or be- fore November 1, 1938, the value of said Lugert Reservoir as a flood- control works, and the value so reported shall be the maximum amount authorized to be appropriated as a charge against any funds appropriated and available for the construction for flood-control projects. (b) The remainder of the estimated cost of such Lugert Reservoir, namely, the estimated total cost of the reservoir, less the amount re- ported by the Chief of Engineers as the value of said reservoir as a flood-control project, is also authorized to be appropriated out of the special fund in the Treasury of the United States created by the act of June 17, 1902, and therein designated "the reclamation fund" for the construction of said Lugert Reservoir for reclamation and irri- gation as reported in Senate Document No. 153, Seventy-fifth Con- gress, third session, and as further authorized by the last paragraph on page 37 of Public Act No. 497, Seventy-fifth Congress, third ses- sion, providing that the construction of said Lugert Reservoir and Altus reclamation project shall not be undertaken until the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of the Interior join in an agreement as to the division of cost of the construction of the said reservoir. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Studies for determin- ing the value of flood-control storage in the Lugert Reservoir were completed. In accordance with the authorization contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, the Chief of Engineers reported to the President that the Lugert-Altus project is now planned to provide for a reservoir capacity of 183,000 acre-feet, of which 20,000 is reserved for flood control, and, based on the under- standing that the project will be operated so as to reserve 20,000 acre-feet of storage for flood control at all times, its value for flood control is $1,130,000. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The value of the Lugert-Altus project for flood control has been reported to the President by the Chief of Engineers as required by the authorizing legislation. Proposed operations.-The project will be constructed by the De- partment of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, and funds appro- priated to the War Department will be transferred to the Depart- ment of the Interior for the portion of the cost of the reservoir chargeable to flood control. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $500,000, will be transferred to the Department of the Interior. The additional sum of $630,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for transfer to the Department of the Interior. Cost and financial summary Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__---------------------------- $500, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------------- 500, 000 1054 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---- ---- ----------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- Cost of maintenance---------.------------------------------------------------------ Total expended .-------------.------------------------. ----------- ---- --------------------------- Allotted..-------------------....----- --------------------------------------- ------------- $500, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act, ap- proved June 28, 1939____------------_ _ _ -_$500, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939,_-- __--------------------- 500, 000 Amount (estimated) -required to be appropriated for completion of ex- -------- ------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- -- - - isting project 630, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, ------- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------ 1941, for new work 1- 630, 000 1Exclusive of available funds. 5. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $33,150.48; the expenditures were $30,802.55. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $72,347.93, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 .... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_---------__-__ -_______$36, 903. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 36, 903. 41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_--------______-- 2, 347.93 Net total expenditures __________-_____- ____ 34, 555. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 _____ ______---___ -- 72, 347.93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 __------ - 106, 903. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work----_--- ----------------- -------------------------- I Cost of maintenance . . - - ____________ - ----..--------.. . . - . $3, 752. 93 $33, 150. 48 Total expended..............______ __________.___________________________. 3, 752. 93 30, 802. 55 Allotted ----------------------- ..... . .....---------------------------- 3, 752. 93 103, 150. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938_______________ $33,150.48 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939____________________ 70, 000. 00 $103, 150. 48 Gross amount expended_________--__ -- ___________ 39, 141. 46 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 8, 338. 91 30, 802.55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___ ________-------72, 347.93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-- __ ____________________ 2, 347.93 Balance available June 30, 1939-__ --- _____---_ 70, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-DENISON, TEX., DISTRICT 1055 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress Altus project, Oklahoma.... Flood Control Com- mittee, resolution, Apr. 13, 1938. Caddo Lake Dam and Jeff- Flood Control Act, erson-Shreveport Water- ' June 22, 1936. way, La., and Tex., on Red River (under special board). Cossatot River, Ark. (under ----- do ..-------------- special board). Cossatot River, Sevier Flood Control Act, County, Ark. (under spe- May 6, 1936. cial board). Eagle Town Reservoir, Flood Control Act, Okla. (under special June 22, 1936. board). Jefferson-Shreveport Water- River and Harbor way, Tex., and La., en- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. largement of existing proj- ect and establishment of reservoir on Cypress River above Jefferson (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport Water- River and Harbor way, Tex., and La., Act, Aug. 26, 1937. thence via Red River to Mississippi River, includ- ing water-supply reser- voirs in Cypress and Black Cypress Rivers (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport Water- River and Harbor way, La., and Tex., Act, June 20, 1938. thence via Red River to Mississippi River, survey for navigation, flood con- trol, power and irrigation, including water-supply reservoirs in Cypress and Black Cypress Rivers (under special board). Kiamichi River, Okla. Flood Control Act, --------------- (under special board). June 28, 1938. Little River, Ark. (under Flood Control Act, --------------- special board). May 6, 1936. Do - -__- Flood Control Act, --------------- -------------------- June 22, 1936. Mangum-Salt Fork, Greer Flood Control Act, --------------- County, Okla. Aug. 11, 1939. ----------------- - Pease River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, --------------- Tex. (under special June 22, 1936. board). Purdy Reservoir on Rush Flood Control Act, --------------- Creek, Okla. Aug. 11, 1939. --------------- Red River, Ark. (under Flood Control Act, --------------- special board). June 22, 1936. Do_ ----- ----- Flood Control Act, --------------- May 6, 1936. Red River, La., Ark., Okla., Rivers and Harbors --------------- ---------------- and Tex., for navigation, Committee resolu- flood control, water power tion, Feb. 25, 1938. and irrigation (under spe- cial board). Red River, La., east bank Flood 'Control Act, I.... of, from hill line at south June 28, 1938. bank of Loggy Bayou, thence along south bank of Loggy Bayou, and along east bank of Red River to Coushatta Bayou, Red River Parish (under spe- cial board). 184626---39-pt. 1, vol. 1-67 1056 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion - i Red River, La., Ark., Okla., Commerce Commit- and Tex.; Ouachita River tee resolution, Feb. System, La. and Ark; Cal- 8, 1939; Flood Con- casieu, Mermentau, Ver- trol Committee reso- milion and Teche Rivers, lution, Jan. 26, 1939; La.; Boeuf, Rapides, Co- Rivers and Harbors codrie and Cortableau Committee resolu- Bayous, La.; and connect- tion, Jan. 24, 1939. ing waterways, singly or together, for navigation, flood control and irriga- tion (under special board). Salt Fork of Red River and Flood Control Act, tributaries, Okla. (under June 28, 1938. special board). Sulphur River, Ark. (under Flood Control Act, special board). June 22, 1936. Do _ -- _ Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937. Sulphur River, Tex. (under Flood Control Act, special board).. June 22, 1936. Do___ --- __ Flood Control Act, June 28, 1938. Sulphur River, Tex. and River and Harbor Ark., improvement for Act, June 20, 1938. navigation, flood control, and water power (under special board). Walnut Bayou, Little River Flood Control Act, County, Ark. (under spe- Aug. 28, 1937. cial board). Washita River, Okla. (under -----do - ------------ special board). Washita Valley Okla. Flood Control Com- (under special board). mittee resolution, Apr. 14, 1937. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CONCHAS, N. MEX., DISTRICT This district comprises the watershed of the South Canadian River and tributaries entering the same west of the Texas-New Mexico State line and the watershed of the Arkansas River and tributaries entering the same west of and including Walnut Creek, Kans. District engineer: Capt. Hans Kramer, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page 1. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) ---------------- 1057 Flood-control projects 2. Conchas Dam and Reservoir, South Canadian River, near Tucumcari, N. Me - N. Mex-------------- ----------------------------------- 1057 1057 3. Caddoa Reservoir, Arkansas River, Colo --------------------------1061 4. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control--------------1062 1Emergency Relief project 5. Preparation of site for Conchas Dam and Reservoir, South Canadian River, near Tucumcari, N. Mex ------------------------------ 1063 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CONCHAS, N. MEX., DISTRICT 1057 1. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The total cost and expenditure of work during the year was $5,359.20. There was no balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, and no accounts receivable. No funds can be profitably ex- pended under this heading during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ ____ ____ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ____- -_________________$5, 359. 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939____________ 5, 359. 20 Net total expenditures----------- ------------------------- 5, 359. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ---------------- 5, 359. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...... ....-.- - - - - --........ .- - Cost of maintenance -.. .. .. .. .. .. .. - - - $5, 359. 20 Total expended _ .-------------- - - -- -.. 5, 359. 20 A llotted .------------------.- --- - ------------- - --------------. $5, 359. 20 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 -------------------- __ __ $5, 359. 20 Gross amount expended_--__ __-- ______--- 5, 359. 20 2. CONCHAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, SOUTH CANADIAN RIVER, NEAR TUCUMCARI, N. MEX. Location.-The dam is located in San Miguel County, N. Mex., on the South Canadian River approximately one-fourth mile down- stream of the confluence of the South Canadian and Conchas Rivers. It is approximately 30 miles northwest of Tucumcari, N. Mex., and 740 miles above the mouth of the South Canadian River. The South Canadian River has a total length of approximately 900 miles, rises in the northeastern part of New Mexico, and flows south and east to the Arkansas River in the vicinity of Webbers Falls, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey State map of New Mexico, scale 1: 500,000, and U. S. Geological Survey topographic map, Tucumcari quad- rangle, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project.-The existing project provides for the construc- tion of a flood-control dam and reservoir which will also be used for irrigation and water-supply purposes. The dam will consist of a concrete gravity main section 235 feet high and 1,250 feet long lo- cated in the South Canadian River Canyon, together with earth dikes on each side having an overall length of about 4 miles. The main section will contain conduits located in its base capable of releasing water to maintain low-water flow and for drainage of the reservoir,, and an overflow spillway 300 feet in length. The earth dikes will be of varying heights up to 100 feet, and the north dike will contain a concrete ogee type emergency spillway 3,000 feet long. The project will involve about 836,000 cubic yards of concrete, 3,350,000 cubic 1058 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 yards of fill, and 1,280,000 cubic yards of excavation. The total esti- mated cost, revised in 1939, is $16,108,000, including the cost of initiat- ing construction of the project under authority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. The project is based on the report on the South Canadian River, N. Mex., Tex., and Okla., dated June 1, 1931, made in compliance with House Document No. 308, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session, and approved by the President, July 29, 1935, under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and adopted by Congress in the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 308 74th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 7. Arrangements have been com- pleted whereby the New Mexico State Park Commission will sponsor and the National Park Service will. develop and construct permanent recreational facilities at Conchas Dam. At the completion of the development and construction work the facilities will be taken over by the New Mexico State Park Commission for operation and maintenance. Operations and results during fiscal year--Regular funds.-Under continuing contract for construction of the main dam and wing dams all excavation was completed and all class C concrete was placed. A total of 300,365 cubic yards of concrete was placed. The contract was practically complete on June 30, 1939. Construction of the south dike partially by hired labor under regular funds was completed on April 30, 1939. A total of 1,078,421 cubic yards of earth and rock fill was placed. Construction of the emergency spillway by contract was commenced on September 8, 1938, and completed on May 4, 1939. A total of 67,259 cubic yards of concrete was placed. Construction of the irrigation headworks by contract was commenced on October 19, 1938. All excavation was completed. A total of 139,458 cubic yards of common, rock, tunnel, and shaft excavation was executed, and a total of 5,651 cubic yards of concrete was placed. The contract was practically complete on June 30, 1939. Construction of the irriga- tion headworks operating equipment by contract was commenced on March 10, 1939. The two emergency gates, 48,240 pounds of steel pen- stocks and 41,461 pounds of conduit lining were delivered. The con- tract was 16.5 percent complete on June 30, 1939. Surveys, explora- tions, and design were continued. The costs during the fiscal year were $5,214,431.54. The total expenditures were $5,215,030.85. Emergency Relief funds.-Construction of the south dike partially by hired labor and Emergency Relief funds was completed on April 30, 1939. The costs during the fiscal year were $17.33 for new work. The total expenditures were $90,177.51. The costs during the fiscal year for all funds were $5,214,448.87 for new work. The total expenditures were $5,305,208.36. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The construction camp at the site of the work and the construction road have been completed. Con- struction of the saddle dam, north dikes, and excavation for the emergency spillway is complete. Construction of the south dike is complete. Construction of the main dam and wing dams is prac- tically complete. Construction of the irrigation headworks is prac- tically complete. Construction of the irrigation headworks operating RIVERS AND HARBORS-CONCHAS, N. MEX., DISTRICT 1059 equipment is 16.5 percent complete. Construction of the project as a whole is practically complete. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of the construction of the main dam, wing dams, and the irrigation headworks, including the operating equipment; and con- struction of the permanent buildings for operation and maintenance facilities; and of roads and improvement of grounds. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, regular funds were $11,805,920.16 for new work. The total expenditures were $11,542,- 260.80. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, Emergency Relief funds were $870,000 for new work. The total expenditures were $870,000. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year for all funds were $12,675,920.16 for new work. The total expenditures were $12,412,260.80. Proposed oplerations.--The unexpended balance, including accounts receivable, amounting at the end of the fiscal year to $1,493,920.90 will be applied as follows: REGULAR FUNDS Accounts payable June 30, 1939- - __________------ $418, 750. 26 New work : Complete construction of main dam and wing dams by continu- ing contract (July 1939 to August 1939) ------------------ 313, 670.64 Complete construction of irrigation headworks operating equip- ment by contract (July 1939 to September 1939)----------- 145, 000. 00 Design revisions and completion of records (July 1939 to De- cember 1939) --------------------------------------- 85, 000. 00 Complete construction of permanent buildings for operation and maintenance facilities by contract (August 1939 to De- cember 1939) -------------- ----------------------- 155, 000. 00 Complete construction of utilities, roads and grounds for oper- ation and maintenance facilities by hired labor (August 1939 to December 1939) -------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Complete construction and installation of project utilities by hired labor (July 1939 to December 1939) ----------------- 35, 000. 00 Right-of-way -------------------------------------------- 500. 00 Total new work----------------------------------- 1, 152, 920. 90 Maintenance: Maintenance of construction road by hired labor (July 1939 to September 1939) ------------------------------------ 5, 000. 00 Maintenance of completed project (operation and care) by hired labor (September 1939 to June 1940) : Operation ----------------------------- $30, 000. 00 Ordinary repairs-__--_-----_____--_____ 15, 000. 00 Improvement and reconstruction------------- None Emergencies---------------------- 5, 000. 00 50, 000. 00 Total maintenance___-------------------------------- 55, 000. 00 Available for revocation_________-------__---_---_---_ 286, 000. 00 Total for all work------------- ------------------- 1, 493, 920. 90 With this expenditure of funds the project will be completed in the fiscal year 1940. 1060 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: Maintenance of completed project (operation and care) by hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) : Operation ----- --------------------------------------- $25, 000 Ordinary repairs__- ------------ ------------------------ 15, 000 Improvement and reconstruction-- .-----. ----------------- 5, 000 Emergencies-----......---------.....------------------------5, 000 Total for all work----------- -------------------------- 50, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 '_ $12, 675, 920. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---------------------- ---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 12, 675, 920. 16 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------------- -24, 118. 91 Net total cost to June 30, 1939.---------------------- 12, 651, 801. 25 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------- 82, 784. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939__ ------------- 12, 734, 586. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939---------------------- 322, 325. 32 -------------------- Net total expenditures-__ -- 12, 412, 260. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------- 1, 411, 136. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 --------- 113, 823, 396. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work___ $1,963, 225. 94 -..................-----.....----.....--------------- $5, 498, 245. 35 $5, 214, 448. 87 Cost of maintenance............ ...............--..................................... Total expended............ ____ ------------.................. .... 2, 457, 079. 00 4, 649, 973. 43 5, 305, 208. 36 Allotted.....................------------........... $3, 500, 000 --------------... 10, 370,000.00 -46, 603.17 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------ $6, 762,947. 56 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ___________---46, 603. 17 Net amount to be accounted for -- ____- _____--_-- 6, 716, 344. 39 Gross amount expended---_------------- - $5, 829, 497. 25 Less: Reimbursements collected----- $360, 573.51 Receipts from sales-------- 163, 715.38 524, 288. 89 5, 305, 208. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --------- __---- 1, 411, 136. 03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__-.------ - $322,325. 32 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---- -- 348,043.20 670, 368. 52 Balance available June 30, 1.939 ---------------------- 740, 767. 51 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_------------------------- 82, 784. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_------------- 823, 552. 38 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - -- -- -- -- --- -- - - June 30, 1941, for maintenance s__ __ ____ 50, 000. 00 x Includes $3,492,695.92 maintenance and improvement funds and $870,000 Emergency Relief fund. SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CONCHAS, N. MEX., DISTRICT 1061 3. CADDOA RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER, COLO. Location.- Caddoa Reservoir is located on the Arkansas River 1,155 miles above its mouth, 295 miles below its source, and about 18 miles above the city of Lamar, Bent County, Colo. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Lamar and Las Animas (Colo.) quad- rangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project.-The existing project provides for flood control and water conservation in Colorado and Kansas by the construction of a concrete and earth fill type dam, about 3.0 miles long, and rising about 120 feet above the stream bed. The reservoir, which is one unit ,of a comprehensive reservoir plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin, will have a storage capacity of 270,000 acre-feet for flood control, and 385,000 acre-feet for conservation. The estimated costs revised in 1939 are $11,300,000 for construc- tion and $3,300,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Congress., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-See page 7 for requirements. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys, explorations, and preliminary design studies were continued. The costs during the fiscal year were $168,599.82 for new work and none for maintenance. The total expenditures were $167,015.16. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys and explorations are sub- :stantially complete. Preliminary design studies are about 75 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $168,- 756.42 for new work and none for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $167,015.16. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $3,586,084.84, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_---- ---- __ ---- .-------- $1, 741. 26 New work: Surveys, explorations, and design by hired labor------------ 250, 000. 00 Land acquisition-- __-------_---------------------- 534, 343. 58 Soil stabilization for relocation of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. by hired labor_---------_--------_-------_----- 100, 000. 00 Protective works at Fort Lyon by contract--___------.----- 100, 000. 00 Construction of office and facilities at dam site by hired labor 100, 000. 00 Relocation of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. by contract, September 1939 to June 1940-___------.. - _-- 2, 400, 000.00 Utility and highway relocation by contract.--------------... 100, 000. 00 Total for all work -------------------- __ .----3, 586, 084.84 The additional sum of $5,150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Initiate construction of dam and appurtenant works by contract_ $4, 550, 000 Surveys, explorations, and design by hired labor----------- 150,000 Protective works at Fort Lyon by contract__------------..---, 250, 000 !Land acquisition------------------------------------------------ 200,000 Total for all work ----------------------------------- 5,150, 000 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will :be 60 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1941. 1062 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 3.939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ ----------------------- $168, 756. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ------------------- ------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 168, 756. 42 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_------------------------- 1, 741. 26 Net total expenditures__----- ------------ 167, 015. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------------------- 3, 586, 084. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 _____------- 3, 753, 100. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . _.__._._---- -- $156. 60 $168, 599. 82 Cost of maintenance -. -------------- -------------- -------------------------- Total expended ........-- .. ..-------- ------------ - - ------------ 167, 015. 16 Allotted---....--.......... ------------------------.------- 150, 000. 00 3, 603, 100. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1.938_____-________---------- $150, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938--- -- __-$87, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 --------- 3, 516, 100. 00 3, 603, 100. 00, Amount to be accounted for --------- ____------3, 753, 100. 00: Gross amount expended--------------------- $178, 656. 16 Less reimbursements collected__------ ------------- 11, 641. 00 167, 015. 16 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939______--- ____------- 3, 586, 084.84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------- $1, 741. 26 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 292. 33 2, 033. 59 Balance available June 30, 1939 ---------------- ---- 3, 584, 051. 25 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------- 10, 846, 900. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending --- - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - June 30, 1941, for new work 5, 150, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $42,861.29; the expenditures were $42,861.29. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $30,566.42, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939----------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------- ---------------$53, 788. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ---------- _ 53, 788. 61 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CONCHAS, N. MEX., DISTRICT 1063 Net total expenditures--,,--------- ----------- -- 53, 788. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 __ ________ _____ 30, 566. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__- ________- 84, 355. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ,Cost Cost ofnew w ork .. . . . . . of maintenance-....- - . . ..... - ... __________________________ ____________ - - -....- $10, 927. 32 -..- ...-- $42, 861. 29 Total expended----------- __ ____ - ------- ________-------------- 10, 927. 32 42, 861. 29 Allotted-------------------....... ---------------------- -------------- 10, 927. 32 73,427.71 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938---_---- $48, 427. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------_ ____ 25, 000.00 $73, 427. 71 (Gross amount expended ________ _____--------- 42, 861.29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------- _____ 30, 566. 42 5. PREPARATION OF SITE FOR CONCHAS DAM AND RESERVOIR, SOUTH CANADIAN RIVER, NEAR TUCUMCARI, N. MEX. Location.-The dam site of the proposed reservoir is located on the South Canadian River approximately one-fourth mile down- stream of the confluence of the South Canadian and Conchas Rivers. It is approximately 30 miles northwest of Tucumcari, N. Mex., and 740 miles above the mouth of the South Canadian River. Existing project.-The existing project provides for initiating construction of the Conchas Dam and Reservoir flood-control project. The work consists of construction of a temporary construction camp; construction road; facilities for power, light, and other utilities; and preliminary surveys, investigations, and explorations. The project was approved by the President on July 29, 1935, under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. Items of the project upon which work renmained to be done on June 30, 1939, were transferred for completion to the flood-control project "Conchas Dam and Reservoir, South Canadian River, near Tucumcari, N. Mex.," authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-None required. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No work was executed. The costs during the fiscal year were - $102.98 for new work. The total expenditures were - $8.71. -Condition at end of fiscal year.-The total costs to the end of the -fiscal year were $2,279,360.53 for new work. The total expenditures were $2,279,377.86. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance, including accounts receivable, amounting at the end of the fiscal year to $56.63, is avail- :able for revocation. 1064 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_____- __ __----__------ $2, 279, 360. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 ...------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 2, 279, 360. 53 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ----------.-------------_ 17. 33 Net total expenditures_ .... __----------_ -______ 2,279, 377. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------------- ------------- 39.30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__---_-------__ 2,279, 417. 16 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - -- - ------- - -- $1, 469, 224. 31 Cost ofmaintenance----------------------- -- --- $645, 775. 69 $164, 463. 51 -$102. 98: ---- - Total expended ------------------ __ __ ______ 1, 938, 259. 19 330. 744. 77 10, 382. 61 -8. 71 Allotted......------------------------ ot~o .$613. 2,280,000.00 _z -- -- -582. 43 84 Balance unexpended July 1, 19_______38 __________ $613.43 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___ 582. 84 Net amount to be accounted for_ 30. 59 Gross amount expended______________________________ $30.59 Less reimbursements collected-_......____________ - 39. 30 -8. 71 Balance available June 30, 1939---_--------- --- ---- -- - 39. 30. Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------- ------------------- - 17. 33 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------------- 56. 63 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization Act mitted to Document No. Recomenda- Congress Apishapa River, Colo .-.. Flood Control Act, .. June 22, 1936. Do -------------------- Flood Control Act, .. June 28, 1938. Cuchara River, Colo ._------ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Fountaine Que Bouille Flood Control Act, .. (Fountain) River and Aug. 28, 1937. tributaries, Colorado. Fountaine Qui Vouille Flood Control Act, ... River, Colo. June 28, 1938. Huerfano River, Colo_---__ Flood Control Act, .. June 22, 1936. Long's Canyon, Colo_ ___---- Flood Control Act, . June 28, 1938. Purgatoire (Picket Wire) Flood Control Act, .. River, Colo. June 22, 1936. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT This district includes the Arkansas River and tributaries above and exclusive of the city of Pine Bluff, Ark., and below the mouth of Walnut Creek, near Great Bend, Kans., exclusive of that portion of the South Canadian River and tributaries entering the same west of RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1065 the Texas-New Mexico State line, and also includes the White River and tributaries above Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark. Within these drainage areas lie the north and western portions of the State of Arkansas, the southwestern portion of Missouri, the southern part of Kansas, the north and central portions of Oklahoma, and small portions of Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico. District engineer: Lt. Col. Stanley L. Scott, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Pate Page 1. White River, Ark. (above 16. Hulah Reservoir, Caney Peach Orchard Bluff) .... 1065 River, Okla------------ 1089 2. Black River, Ark. and Mo -_ 1068 17. Blue Mountain Reservoir, 3. Upper White River, Ark -- 1070 Arkansas River Basin, Ark_ 1091 4. Examinations, surveys, and 18. Nimrod Reservoir, Arkansas contingencies (general)--- 1073 River Basin, Ark . 1092 5. Other projects for which no 19. Arkansas River Basin, Little estimates are submitted_ 1075 Rock District- ---- . 1094 6. Plant allotment-_-_-- - 1075 20. Black River, Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Knobel, Ark ____ 1096 Flood-control projects 21. Skaggs Ferry, Black River (east of Pocahontas), Ark. 1097 7. Iola, Grand (Neosho) River, 22. Newport, White River, Ark_ 1099 Kans _ _ 1076 23. Village Creek, White River 8. Near Dardanelle, Arkansas and Mayberry Districts, River, Ark_ 1077 Ark 1101 9. Faulkner County, Arkansas 24. Clearwater Reservoir, White 10. River, Ark_----- Little Rock, Arkansas River, 1078 River Basin, Mo_ -h 25. Norfork Reservoir, White 1103 Ark _- - - 1079 River Basin, Ark 1105 11. North Little Rock, Arkansas 26. White River Basin, Little River, Ark __ 1080 1106 Rock District _ 12. From North Little Rock to Gillett, Ark. (above Plum 27. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood con- Bayou)-------- 1082 Fort Supply Reservoir, North trol----------------- 1108 13. 28. Other flood-control projects Canadian River, Okla - - - 1083 for which no estimates are 14. Canton Reservoir, Arkansas submitted_-,---- 1109 River Basin, Okla ....... 1085 15. Great Salt Plains Reservoir, Salt Fork of Arkansas River, Okla- 1087 1. WHITE RIVER, ARK. (ABOVE PEACH ORCHARD BLUFF) Location.-This river rises in northwestern Arkansas and flows 690 miles, first north into Missouri, then southeasterly through Ar- kansas to the Mississippi River, 45 miles above Arkansas City, Ark. The portion of the river within the limits of this district extends from the headwaters downstream to Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark. (169 miles above the mouth), at which point the river enters the Memphis Engineer district. (See Mississippi River Commission Alluvial Val- ley maps, scale 1: 62,500 and scale 1:500,000, for river from Peach Orchard Bluff to vicinity of Newport, Ark., and U. S. Geological Survey State map, scale 1: 500,000.) 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. 1066 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 For further details see page 1874 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 963 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for channel maintenance between the mouth of the river and Batesville, 301 miles, by snagging and dredging and by contraction works. The stream has an ordinary freshet fluctuation of 15 feet throughout the portion covered by the project, and an extreme stage fluctuation of 36 feet at 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 above Peach Orchard Bluff is $20,000. 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 ex- pended "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. Terminal facilities.-Railway spur tracks are available for trans- fer of freights between car and boat at Newport. There are log slips for use of the owners only at Newport and Augusta. These terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance by hired labor with Government and leased plant, and consisted of dredging and snagging. Both operations were carried on between Peach Orchard Bluff and the mouth of Black River, a distance of 96 miles. The leased dredge Broward II operated in the period November 17 to December 4, 1938, and removed 37,282 cubic yards of material from four crossings as follows: Watson Bar, Watson Place Bar, Little Reese Bar, and Little Island Bar. The Government snag boat Tom Stallings operated on the river between the dates of August 11 and October 4, 1938. The Tom Stallings re- moved 294 snags, 22 sawlogs, 32 stumps, 1 sunken gas boat, 1 sunken barge, and the wreckage of 1 steamboat, and felled 88 trees on caving and sliding banks. The costs during the year were $17,649.92 for dredging and $5,779.11 for snagging, a total of $23,429.03. The expenditures were $19,689.20. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for mainte- nance, completion is not contemplated. Snagging and dredging op- erations have materially improved the condition of the channel from Peach Orchard Bluff to the mouth of Black River. Between the mouth of Black River and Batesville, a distance of 36 miles, all prior work has been obliterated by floods and, due to the absence of navi- gation in this section, no operations were performed. This river is generally spoken of as navigable to the mouth of Black River by boats of 3-foot draft at any time. Under ordinary conditions, 6-foot draft may be taken to the mouth of Black River from the 1st of February to the last of June, and again from the middle of November to the end of December. A navigable depth of 41/2 feet was maintained from Peach Orchard Bluff to the mouth of Black River during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, except RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1067 during the period August 30 to November 6, 1938, when depths were limited to approximately 3 feet. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1939, are: For maintenance: Snagging operations------- 401, 068. 52 $------------ $__ Dredging operations---------------------------------- 115, 540. 92 Total -------------------------------------------- 516, 609. 44 Specials: Augusta, for prevention of cut-off--------------------------- 314. 84 Augusta Narrows, levee and revetment--------------------50, 620. 16 Little Red River, snagging: 1914__-------------------------------------------500. 00 1935---------------------------------------------- 358. 80 Total------------------------------------------ 51, 793. 80 Total costs to June 30, 1939-----------------------568, 403. 24 The total expenditures were $568,403.24 (excluding $60,613.63 for operation and care reported under Upper White River). Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($22,570.97), will be applied to channel maintenance as follows: Snagging operations between Peach Orchard Bluff and mouth of Black River about 2 months with Government snagboat and hired labor in period July to December 1939------------------------- $12, 000. 00 Snagging operations on Little Red River between the mouth and Judsonia, Ark., about 1 month with Government hired-labor chop- ping party in period July to December 1939-------------------- 1, 000. 00 Dredging between Peach Orchard Bluff and Jacksonport, about 1 month with Government or leased plant and hired labor in period August to December 1939--------------------------- 9, 570. 97 Total for all work---------------------------------- 22, 570. 97 The additional sum of $31,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Snagging operations between Peach Orchard Bluff and mouth of Black River about 1 month with Government snagboat and hired labor in period July to December 1940-------- ---------------------- __$6, 000 Dredging between Peach Orchard Bluff and Jacksonport, with Govern- ment or leased plant, about 1 month in period August to December 1940_ 25, 000 Total for all work ------------------------------------- 31, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------------ $337, 801. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939----------------------- 571, 601.67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----- 909, 403.24 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 909, 403.24 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---- ----------------------- 22, 570. 97 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 931, 974. 21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost of maintenance 143, $$ 647. 37 $27, 274. 02 2 $23, 917. 29 2$7, 928. 33 $23, 429. 03 Total expended ___ 24, 851.89 49, 002. 45 3 68,035. 44 346,131.45 19, 689. 20 Allotted 23, 949. 38 64, 924. 80 -7,761. 28 71, 000. 00 17, 391. 62. 1Includes $358.80 for Little Red River, Ark. 2 Includes only cost applicable to White River dredging and snagging operations. 3Expenditures are shown as actually made from funds allotted during fiscal year 193T and 1938 to White River for operations on both the White and Upper River projects. 1068 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938-- ____--------------- $24, 868. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved Juine 11, 1938----------------$20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939 -------------- _ 20, 000. 00 40, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ -__-___-____--__--- 64, 868. 55 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------- ___-- 22, 608. 38 Net amount to be accounted for---_____---- ___--- __ 42, 260. 17 Gross amount expended_------------------------ $29, 555. 22 Less reimbursements collected---------------------9, 866. 02 19, 689. 20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ____-___________- _ 22, 570. 97 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - 30, 1941, for maintenance 4 31, 000. 00 4 Exclusive of available funds. 2. 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 Commission Alluvial Valley Maps, scales, 1:62,500 and 1:500,000; and U. S. Geological Survey State maps, scale 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. Existing project.-This contemplates improvement of the river below Poplar Bluff, Mo., 213 miles, by snagging operations, by deep- ening the water on shoals by wing dams, and by concentrating the water into one main channel by the closure of secondary channels. The stream has an ordinary freshet fluctuation of 10 feet at Poplar Bluff, 4 feet near Corning, Ark., and 15 feet at the mouth. Its 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. 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 considered adequate for the existing commerce. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1069 Operations and results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance by hired labor and Government plant. The operations were by the snag boat Tom Stallings, which worked from the mouth upstream to Black Rock, Ark. (68 miles), and by the snag barge Harve Goodwin, which worked from Poplar Bluff, Mo., downstream to Black Rock, Ark. (145 miles). The results accomplished were the removal from the channel of 1,699 snags, 404 stumps, and 90 sawlogs; the breaking up of 28 drifts; the felling of 974 and the girdling of 570 trees. The cost during the year was $20,692.86, and the expenditures were $21,213.61, 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 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. The period of 3-foot or greater navigation to Poplar Bluff, Mo., was continuous from January 27 to June 30, 1939. One and one- half feet was the controlling depth to Poplar Bluff during the period of lowest water. The costs were $80,000 for new work and $540,939.98 for mainte- nance, a total of $620,939.98. The total expenditures were $621,830.04. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($24,- 120.98), including $549.98 accounts receivable, will be applied to chan- nel maintenance as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939- ------------------ ______ $131. 82 Snagging operations between the mouth and Poplar Bluff, Mo., about 6 months, with Government snag barge and hired labor in period July to December, 1939--------------------------------- 23, 989. 16 Total for all work-- --------------- ------------------ 24, 120. 98 The additional sum of $18,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 for snagging operations between the mouth and Poplar Bluff, Mo., about 6 months with Government snag barge, and 1 month with Government snag boat and hired labor in period July to December, 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----__________-- ________-_ $80, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___ -------- _________ __ 540, 939. 98 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939__ 939. 98 6________620, Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 472. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 --------------- __-_ 621, 411. 98 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939----_____9 _______---___ 549. 88 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939------- __-- ----- ___ 621, 961. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___________ ___--------- 131. 82 Net total expenditures_ ------------------------ 621, 830. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 --- --------------- 23, 571. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--... 645, 401. 14 1070 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new w ork .. ......... _ . . . . . ._ . -......... . ......... --- ........--................ Cost of maintenance ---------- _ $21, 941. 70 $20,890.52 $14, 371. 23 $20,009.09 $20, 692. 86 Total expended _---._----------_ -52, 906. 17 20, 627. 12 15, 402. 72 19, 376. 36 21, 213.61 Allotted.-------------------50, 308. 15 23, 000. 00 -3,500. 00 40, 200. 00 19, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ___________________--_ __$25, 284. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 -______________________________ _ 19, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for__-_-_ -__ -____________ 44, 784. 71 Gross amount expended_-------__--------____- $24, 907. 36 Less reimbursements collected ___--___- _____-__-3, 693. 75 21, 213. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__--- . ____---------- 23, 571. 10 - Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---_____--__- $131. 82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- ______---_ 1, 084. 36 1, 216. 18 Balance available June 30, 1939--_-------------- 22, 354. 92 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939____________________ 549. 88 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------2---------- 2, 904. 80 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 18, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 3. UPPER WHITE RIVER, ARK. Location.-These works are on the White River, Ark., lock and dam No. 1 being 1 mile below Batesville, Ark., and Nos. 2 and 3 being 7.8 and 19.7 miles, respectively, above that city. (See Mississippi River Commission Alluvial Valley map, scale 1: 500,000, and U. S. Geological Survey map, scale 1: 500,000.) 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-foot 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 estimate of annual cost of operation and care of the 3 locks and dams, made in 1936, is $42,50.0. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1071 The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Existing project adopted ______________________ H. Doc. No. 78, 54th Cong., 2d sess., Annual Report 1897, p. 1992. Mar. 2,1907 Abandonment of further new work on the project_ H. Doc. No. 150, 59th Cong., 1st sess. June 26, 19341 Operating and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appro- priations for rivers and harbors. 1 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. The locations, dimensions, etc., of the three completed locks and dams are as follows: Lock No. 1 Lock No. 2 Lock No. 3 Location_---------------- Batesville .- . -.....Earnheart- ..... .... Walls Ferry. Distance from mouth of river_ _ 300.6 miles--...-------- 309.4 miles, .......... 321.3 miles. Dimensions of locks: Length available- ......... 147 feet. - - 147 feet .......... .... 147 feet. Width available _..--- 35 feet... ............. 35 feet ............... 35 feet. Lift at low water 13.5 feet .............. 14 feet___ __- 15 feet. Depth on lower sillk.. _... 5.5 feet_ --- feet------_---------- 5 feeto ............... 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_ _..-.- ..-.-.-- 660.5 feet ....-------... 658 feet-.....----------... 750.7 feet. Date opened to navigation-..... 1904---..........-------- 1905_--.......--...--- 1908. 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 district map (sketch) printed in Annual Report for 1911, opposite page 1877. Terminal facilities.-Log slips, derricks, and conveyors exist at the several woodworking establishments, all for the individual use of the owners. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All work was for main- tenance with hired labor and Government plant at locks and dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3. Work during the year consisted of operation of the locks and routine maintenance of appurtenant river structures, buildings, and grounds. Dredging was performed by Government plant, which removed 22,448 cubic yards of mud and gravel from the channel limits during the period August and September 1938. A pproximately 5,211 cubic yards were removed from the Batesville Harbor, 5,505 cubic yards from Maxwell Shoal, 10,222 cubic yards from Cornwall Shoal, 300 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-68 1072 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 cubic yards from lower approach to lock No. 1, and 1,210 cubic yards from both approaches at lock No. 2. The costs for operation, maintenance, and repair of the work during the fiscal year were $37,759.09. The expenditures were $42,179.15. 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 sus- pended. These works give, by aid of dredging, all-year-round slack- water navigation for 3-foot draft from 1 mile below Batesville to Guion, which is 33 miles upstream therefrom. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were: For new work (construction of locks and dams) ---------------- $813, 196. 81 For maintenance (operation and care) (includes $60,613.63 not covered by cost and financial summary for White River, Ark.) 145, 372. 72 Total cost to June 30, 1939------- ------ -------------- 958, 569. 53 The total expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were: For new work (construction of locks and dams) -------------- $813, 196.81 For maintenance (operation and care) ------------------------ 149, 792. 78 Total expenditures to June 30, 1939------------------ 962, 989. 59 In addition, the sum of $1,187,282.59 was expended between Janu- ary 16, 1904, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefi- nite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ($64,- 899.68), including $470.45 accounts receivable, will be applied to operation and maintenance of the three locks and dams during the fiscal year 1940 under approximate. distribution, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_---------------------------------- $1, 369. 16 Maintenance of channel: Dredging pools, approaches, and landings about 3 months with United States dipper dredge and derrick boat with hired labor in period July to September 1939-------------- 12, 000. 00 Maintenance (operating and care) : Operations---------- ----------------------------- 12, 000. 00 Ordinary repairs -- __----- ------------------ 15,000. 00 Improvement and reconstruction------------------------- 24, 530. 52 Total for all work -------- ---------------------- 64, 899. 68 The additional sum of $53,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: Maintenance of channel: Dredging pools, approaches, and landings about 1 month with United States dipper dredge and derrick boat with hired labor in August 1940---------- --------- $8, 000 Maintenance (operating and care): Operations- -------------------------- 12, 000 Ordinary repairs---------------------------------------- 13, 000 Improvement and reconstruction--- ------------------------- 20, 000 Total for all work------------------------------------- 3, 000 Cost and finacncia1 summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- $813, 196. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939------ ---- ----------- 1, 332, 655. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----------2, 145, 852. 12 1Includes $1,187.282.59, from permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care, and cost applicable to operating and care operations in the amount of $60,613.68, paid from funds allotted during fiscal years 1937 and 1938 to White River for operations on both White and Upper White River projects. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1073 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939--------------------------- $5, 318. 77 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 ____-------__ -__-2, 151, 170. 89 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------- 470. 45 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939-------------------- 2, 151, 641. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 ----------------------- 1, 369. 16 Net total expenditures _________--_-________---__- - 12, 150, 272. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 4, 429. 23 6--------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------__------ 2,214, 701. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work -- --- --------- -- --------- ---------------------------- Cost of maintenance- _.-------- $36,583.96 2 $38, 549. 58 $32,038. 98 $38, 696. 28 $37, 759. 09 Total expended ---------------- 26, 641. 44 2 23, 877. 23 9, 969.66 42,179. 15 Allotted.----------------------31, 500. 00 32, 000. 00 1....-. - 38, 000. 00 68, 608. 38 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_- ---------------------- $38, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937----------- $22, 608. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-.--------- 46,000.00 68, 608.38 Amount to be accounted mU. . . . . . . . . . . . .- - 106, 608. 38 Gross amount expended- - --------------------- $51, 560. 84 Less reimbursements collected-- --------------------- 9, 381.69 42, 179. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_-_ 64, 429. 23 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_1111111111111 $1, 369. 16 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 4, 937. 30 6, 306. 46 Balance available June 30, 1939__------------------- 58, 122.77 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ---------------- ___ ------ 470. 45 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939_------------- 58, 593. 22 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 3__ ____ - - - _______ - - - 53, 000. 00 1Includes $1,187,282.59, from permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care, and cost applicable to operating and care operations in the amount of $60,613.63, paid from funds allotted during fiscal years 1937 and 1938 to White River for operations on both White and Upper White River projects. 2 Includes $1,671.21 from permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care. ' Exclusive of available funds. 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $143,755.42; the expendi- tures were $163,494.97. The balance unexpended in the Little Rock district at the end of the fiscal year plus accounts receivable, $65,- 447.71, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to pay- ment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $120,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. The sum of $15,000, which was allotted to the Tulsa district on July 1, 1939, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading in that district. 1074 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------------------------ ------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-------------------------- 1$409, 690.38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------- 409,.690.38 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_------------------- - 4, 817. 86 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-----------------------414, 508. 24 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ------------------------ 918. 42 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----------------------415, 426. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------- 6, 794. 59 Net total expenditures 1408, 632. 07 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 64, 529. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------------1473, 161. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance .....------------. $22, 716. 05 $59, 353. 94 $29, 756. 26 1 $123, 313. 22 $143, 755. 42 Total expended------------------ 21, 905. 38 59, 583. 25 30, 109. 20 1 102, 851. 43 163, 494. 97 Allotted 22, 608.00 .---------------------- 57, 876. 00 15, 913. 00 1400, 784. 33 2 -72, 486. 29 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_____.__________________________ $300,510. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937_______---__ $31, 286.04 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938________________ 381, 713. 96 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------35, 000. 00 448, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__---------------------------_ 748, 510. 55 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------2520, 486. 29 Net amount to be accounted for_________________-___-- - 228, 024. 26 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $359, 756. 06 Less: Reimbursements collected_---------- $43,649. 57 Adjustment of expenditures --- __--_ 152, 611. 52 196, 261. 09 163, 494. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939..----------------------64, 529. 29 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------------$6, 794. 59 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts____________ 3, 339. 26 10, 133. 85 Balance available June 30, 1939---------------------------54, 395. 44 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 918. 42 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---__-_________ 55, 313. 86 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 8----- ------------------------ 120, 000.00 1 Reduced by $27,529.89 transferred to the Denison district. 2 Includes $5,359.20 transferred to the Conchas district. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1075 5. 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, 1939 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- Arkansas River, Ark., and Okla. (above Pine Bluff, Ark.) -------- 1938 $637, 544. 98 $562, 926. 35 (1) Current River, Ark., and Mo__ 1937 17, 000. 00 119, 962. 53 (2) 1 Channels adequate for existing local commerce. 2 Existing commerce does not warrant additional expenditures. 6. PLANT ALLOTMENT, LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_______________________________ $194, 848. 47 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 0, 501. 66 7------------------------ Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_____------- -- __ -- 265, 350. 13 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-----------------------_ 74, 673. 38 Net total expenditures-___ - -__ __---- _ ---- - 190, 676. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -- -- ______------- 115, 648. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--____----- -__-306, 325. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Total expended ___. .. _-__-.._._-... .___________ ... . .. . $129, 869. 42 $60, 807. 33 Allotted ..... -............................... .. 206, 325. 39 100, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------- ------- $76, 455. 97 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937-- ------ -------- 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_- - - __--------------- 176, 455. 97 Gross amount expended--___.----- ____------- $1, 402, 581. 55 Less: Reimbursements collected ------- $1, 340, 724. 49 Receipts from sales_--- - 1____ 1, 049. 73 1, 341, 774. 22 60, 807. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 115, 648. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_-__ ------- $74, 673. 38 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ________- 33, 620. 38 108, 293. 76 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 7, 354. 88 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939___--_ ------------------------ 70, 501. 66 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---------------- 77, 856. 54 1076 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress Arkansas River, Ark. and River andHarborAct, .. Okla. Aug. 30, 1935. Black River, Ark. and Mo., - do ..... _. _. May 8,1939 _-----_-----_--_---___ Unfavorable. and waterway connecting Black River with Missis- sippi River at or near Cape Girardeau. South Canadian River, N. Rivers and Harbors Mex., Tex., and Okla., Committee resolu- improvement for naviga- tion, June 15, 1938. tion, flood control, water power, and irrigation, and construction of dams on upper portion. White River, Ark ..---------River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. White River, Ark. and Mo., Rivers and Harbors . improvement for naviga- Committee resolu- tion. flood control, and tion, Jan. 24, 1939. irrigation. Do.....----------------- Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Feb. 8, 1939. 7. IOLA, GRAND (NEOSHO) RIVER, KANS. Location.-At Iola, Allen County, Kans., on the left bank of the Grand (Neosho) River, 287 miles above its junction with the Arkan- sas River. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for lola (Kans.) quad- rangle.) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of levees to protect people and city property at Iola, Kans. The estimated costs of the project, revised 1936, are $29,300 for construction and $1,500 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps of the vicinity of the project). Local cooperation.-See page 7. General assurances given by local interests were approved by the Secretary of War on November 15, 1937, and the rights-of-way obtained were accepted b ythe Chief of Engineers on January 19, 1938. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-In July 1938, 38,0621 cubic yards of levee embankment were placed by contract and a small pipe culvert with concrete head walls constructed by hired labor, completing the project. The total cost during the fiscal year was $8,818.09, of which $6,789.09 was from regular funds and $2,029 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. The total expenditures were $8.283.04, of which $6,254.04 was from regular funds and $2,029 from Emergency Relief funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939 at a saving of $8,310 under the estimated cost. The project consisted of the placing of 68,904 cubic yards of levee em- bankment by contract and installation of one pipe culvert with con- crete head walls by hired labor. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1077 The total costs and expenditures of the project were $20,989.80, of which $14,989.80 was from regular funds and $6,000 from Emer- gency Relief funds, all for new work. Proposed operations.-None. The project has been completed and transferred to the city of Iola, Kans., for maintenance and operation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --- ____-___-______-- - - -_ '$20,989. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ------------- 20, 989. 80 Net total expenditures-------___-- -120, 989. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_---__------- 20, 989. 80 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.. ..........-----------------------......................----------...------..------ $12, 171.71 $8, 818. 09 Cost of maintenance . ...... , .....-...-... ............ .. -... . ..-- ..... ... ...... ....... .______ Total expended_-__.______.- _______-_- _.... _ 12, 706. 76 8, 283. 04 Allotted--------------.............. -------------- ..... ..........-------------------- 29, 300. 00 -8. 310. 20 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938_______________--___________-- _ $16, 593. 24 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment , 310. 20 8------------------- Net amount to be accounted for__________________ ___ 8, 283. 04 Gross amount expended __________________________$11, 351. 52 Less reimbursements collected__ 3, 068. 48 8, 283.04 1 Includes $6,000 Emergency Relief funds. 8. NEAR DARDANELLE, ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. Location.-On the right bank of the Arkansas River, 262 to 271 miles above the mouth, about 5 miles below Dardanelle, in Yell County, Ark. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Dardanelle (Ark.) quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a levee beginning about one-half mile below Dardanelle and extending downstream for a distance of 7.7 miles, for the protection of agrl- cultural lands. The estimated costs of the project, revised 1936, are $103,000 f6r construction and $11,250 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-See page 7. Local interests have stated that they are unable to comply with the conditions of local cooperation. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs. The expenditures were $5.52 during the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No construction work has been performed. Work on the project to June 30, 1939, consists of surveys and preparation of preliminary plans and designs. The total cost and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were $475.89. Proposed operations.-No work is contemplated, owing to noncom- pliance with conditions of local cooperation. 1078 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----------------------------$475.89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--------------- 475. 89 Net total expenditures_-------------- --- 475. 89 ______-- 'Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939-- ------------ 475. 89 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost ofnew work -___$_ - , ,--$-- ---------- ---- ,..------- - $475. 89 1.......... Cost ofmaintenance .......-- -- ------------ -- -- -------------- Total expended----------------__ ------- -- ---------- ------------ 470. 37 $5.52 Allotted-----------------------................. -------------------------------- 5,000.00 -4, 524. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $4, 529. 63 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 4, 524. 11 Net amount to be accounted for .-- ____----------------- - 5. 52 Gross amount expended ----- ____----___----__ 5. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- --------- 9. FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. Location.-On the left bank of the Arkansas River, 205 to 212 miles above the mouth, about 3 miles east of Bigelow in Faulkner County, Ark. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Benton and Morrilton, Ark., quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for the protection of agricultural lands by raising and strengthening the existing structures of Faulk- ner County levee district No. 1. The estimated costs of the project, revised in 1938, are $128,000 for construction and $11,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., for latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-See page 7. General assurances given by local interests were approved by the Secretary of War on November 2, 1937, and the rights-of-way obtained were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on February 4, 1938. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Existing contracts were completed in the period July to October 1938 by the placement of 352,855 cubic yards of levee embankment and 776 cubic yards of concrete in drainage structures. The total cost during the fiscal year was $81,041.82, of which $68,- 110.83 was from regular funds and $12,930.99 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $69,583.02 regular funds and $12,930.99 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $82,514.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is practically complete except for sodding portions of the levee embankment. Con- tracts for the project were completed October 25, 1938, and included the construction of 6.7 miles of levee embankment, involving the placing of 435,587 cubic yards, construction of four pipe culverts with concrete head walls, and construction of one triple 8- by 8-foot concrete box culvert. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1079 The total costs and expenditures of the project were $98,177.24, of which $83,293.05 was from regular funds and $14,884.19 from Emer- gency Relief funds, all for new work. Proposed operations.-Partof the balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $14,817.66, will be applied to completing the project, and the remainder will be reported for revocation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_______-____--_______1 $98, 177. 24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___....__ __ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939_______ -__ 98, 177. 24 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------------- 198, 177. 24 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ______---- 14, 817. 66 .-------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_________-- 1112, 994.90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ___________ ________ __________ $17, 135. 42 $81, 041. 82 Cost of maintenance__, ..... I.. -- - -- Total expended ------..........-----... ------- ________-- ____ __---- 15, 663. 23 82, 514. 01 Allotted...................------------------ ---------------------------------------- 138, 000. 00 -25, 005. 10 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 $122, 336. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------- -25, 005. 10 Net amount to be accounted for ---------- ---- 97, 331. 67 Gross amount expended---- __--_---------------- $96, 050. 51 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 13, 536. 50 82, 514. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_________------------------ 14, 817. 66 1 Includes $14,884.19 Emergency Relief funds. 10. LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. Location.-On the right bank of the Arkansas River, 178 miles above the mouth, at Little Rock, in Pulaski County, Ark. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Little Rock (Ark.) quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for the protection of people and city property by the construction of levees at the city of Little Rock, Ark. The estimated cost of the project, revised in 1937, is $134,500 for construction, which includes $24,000 for drainage structures to be constructed by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., and supplemental report in office of the Chief of Engineers). Local cooperation.-See page 7. General assurances given by the city of Little Rock were approved by the Secretary of War on Sep- tember 30, 1937. On January 18, 1938, the city of Little Rock ad- vised that it could not meet the requirements of local cooperation. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs during the fiscal year. The expenditures were minus $2,820.44. 1080 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Condition at end of fiscal year.-No construction work has been performed. Plans and specifications for the embankment are com- plete. The total cost and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were $2,304.89, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No work is contemplated, owing to non- compliance with conditions of local cooperation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_---------------------- _ $2, 304. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939...---- __ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 2, 304. 89 Net total expenditures __- - -- -------------------- 2, 304. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939_. __ 2, 304. 89 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work____-------------------- ---------------------------- $2, 304. 89 Cost of maintenance........---------------------- --------------.... ....-- ---------- -------------- Total expended__----_ ---- ---- ---------------------------- 5, 125.33 -$2, 820.44 Allotted------------------------...... .....-------------- ----------- ------------- 88, 500. 00 -86, 195. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------------ $83, 374. 67 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 86, 195.11 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------- -2, 820. 44 Gross amount expended----- --------------------- $22.54 Less reimbursements collected-------- --------- 2,842. 98 -- 2, 820. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 .--- ---- 11. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS RIVER, ARK. Location.-On the left bank of the Arkansas River, 178 miles above the mouth, at North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. (See Geo- logical Survey map for Little Rock (Ark.) quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a levee and floodwall to protect people and city property at North Little Rock, Ark. The estimated construction cost of the project, revised in 1938, is $350,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which includes the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-See page 7. General assurances given by the city of North Little Rock were approved by the Secretary of War on December 3, 1937. The rights-of-way obtained were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on May 27, 1938. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Construction of the concrete flood wall by contract was begun July 12, 1938, and com- pleted January 5, 1939. The contractor placed 4,765 cubic yards of concrete and 149,337 square feet of steel sheet piling in the flood wall and drainage structures. The levee embankment was completed November 5, 1938, the contractor having placed 125,484 cubic yards during the fiscal year. Restoration of an existing rock dike and pavement of approximately 900 linear feet of caving bank were performed by Government-hired labor in the period December 1, 1938, RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1081 to February 16, 1939, involving the placement of 10,378 tons of riprap stone. The total costs during the fiscal year were $318,253.99 for new work, of which $283,253.99 was from regular funds and $35,000 from Emergency Relief funds. The expenditures were $285,871.82 for new work from regular funds and $35,000 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $320,871.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is complete except for sodding portions of the levee embankment. The project involved the construction of 2 miles of levee embankment (144,065 cubic yards), two concrete box culverts, 5,360 linear feet of rein- forced concrete flood wall with four manholes for sewer outlets and restoration of an existing rock dike with the necessary river-bank protection. The total cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year was $345,196.06. Costs from regular funds total $310,196.06 for new work. The total expenditures were $345,101.57. Expenditures from regular funds were $310,101.57. Costs and expenditures from Emergency Relief funds were $35,000 all for new work. Proposed operations.-Partof the balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $26,898.43, will be applied to completion of the project and the remainder reported for revocation. It is expected that the project will be completed and turned over to the city of North Little Rock for maintenance and operation early in the fiscal year 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_________ _____________ -$345, 196. 06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 345, 196.06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 94. 49 Net total expenditures _----__------------------- 1 345, 101. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939--------------------------- 26,898. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 --- ___-___ 1372, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__...._ __- ...........................................--- $26,942.07 $318, 253. 99 Cost of maintenance--------------------------------------------------------------- Total expended--.....---- .....----..--..--------- ---------------------------- 24, 229. 75 320, 871.82 ---------- -------------- Allotted.....................---------------- -------------- 350,000. 00 22,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938____------------------------- $325, 770. 25 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937----------------------------------- 22, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_,_ ____---- ------------ 347, 770.25 Gross amount expended______________---------------- $364, 303. 74 Less reimbursements collected---------------- 43, 431. 92 320, 871. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--_------------------- 26, 898. 43 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------- $94.49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _-----___ 1, 834. 42 1, 928. 91 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------- 24, 969. 52 xIncludes $35,000 emergency relief funds. 1082 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 12. FROM NORTH LITTLE ROCK TO GILLETT, ARK., (ABOVE PLUM BAYOU) Location.-On the left bank of the Arkansas River, 108 to 175 miles above the mouth, in Pulaski and Jefferson Counties, Ark. (See U. S. Geological Survey State maps, scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project.-This provides for the protection of agricul- tural lands and communities by the construction of levees. The estimated costs of that portion of the project above Plum Bayou,. Ark., revised 1937, are $1,020,000 for construction and $65,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess.,. which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-See page 7. General assurances obtained were approved by the Secretary of War on December 3, 1937. rights- of-way for 29.2 miles of the project were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on May 6, 1938, and for the remainder of the project on January 28, 1939. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-Constructionof 36.6 miles of levee embankment and 38 drainage structures was completed by contract during the fiscal year. This involved the placing of 4,013,105 cubic yards of levee embankment and 2,025.8 cubic yards of concrete in drainage structures. The total costs during the fiscal year were $620,864.02 for new work, of which $536,208.06 was from regular funds and $84,655.96 from Emergency Relief funds. The expenditures were $477,118.53 for new work from regular funds and $86,724 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $563,842.53. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The entire project, consisting of the construction of approximately 54.4 miles of levee embankment with necessary drainage structures, is under contract. At the end of the fiscal year 4,035,825 cubic yards of levee embankment and 2,026 cubic yards of concrete in drainage structures had been placed. Ap- proximately 1,420,272 cubic yards of earthwork remain to be placed to complete the project. The project as a whole is 64 percent complete. The costs of the project to the end of the fiscal year were $655,623.57 for new work, of which $568,899.57 was from regular funds,and $86,724 was from Emergency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $522,937.20 regular funds and $86,724 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $609,661.20. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939,. $397,062.80, will be applied to the early completion of the project as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939--- ------ ------- __---- $67, 309. 78 New work by contract (completion of entire project consisting of 54.4 miles of levee-embankment contracts), raising and enlarging existing levees and construction of drainage structures, July- December 1939 --------------------------------------- 329, 753. 02 Total for all work---------------_-- -- ---- --. _.-- .397, 062. 80 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1083 Cost and fnanceial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 .....--..... --.. -........... $655, 623. 57 ...-------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 .....--... 655, 623. 57 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939-__------------------------ 21, 347. 41 Net total cost to June 30, 1939__ ............. 676, 970. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------- ------------------ 67, 309. 78 Net total expenditures - ----------------------- , 609, 661. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939----------- ---------------- 397, 062. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939--- .....-- . 1, 006, 724. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_ - - - ________ -- ___ __- $_______ $34, 759. 55 $620, 864. 02 C ost of m aintenan ce ----------- . .----- --- - -- -- -- --.. . .--- ----- - ----- . . .. . . .. . . . --- -------.. Total expended __________ _______ _________________..._______ . _____________ 45, 818. 67 563, 842. 53 Allotted ... .- ------------ . . 1.... 1, 020, 000.00 -13, 276. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---- _..---------- - $974,181.33 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 13, 276. 00 Net amount to be accounted for.....--------- ------- 960, 905. 33 Gross amount expended--_____----- - $666, 945.96 Less reimbursements collected----- --------- -103, 103. 43 563, 842. 53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__------------------ 397, 062. 80 'Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------------- $67,309. 78 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts .......--------- 212, 701. 96 "280, 011. 74 Balance available June 30, 1939........--.___... 117, 051.06 1 Includes $86,724 Emergency Relief funds. 13. FORT SUPPLY RESERVOIR, NORTH CANADIAN RIVER, OKLA. Location.-Fort Supply Reservoir is located on Wolf Creek, the mouth of which is 470 miles above the mouth of North Canadian River, of which it is a tributary, and is about 12 miles west of Wood- ward, Woodward County, Okla. (See Sectional Aeronautical Chart, Wichita sheet, scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project.-This provides for flood control in the North Canadian Valley in Oklahoma by the construction of an earth fill type dam, about 2 miles long with crest 75 feet above the valley floor. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive reservoir plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin, will have a stor- age capacity of 102,000 acre-feet for flood control and 16,000 acre- feet for recreation and preservation of wildlife and will control practically the entire drainage area of Wolf Creek. The estimated costs, revised in 1937, are $5,000,000 for construc- tion and $391,500 for lands and damages. 1084 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during the fiscal year.--Construction of the dam under the initial continuing contract was begun October 10, 1938, with the following work accomplished during the fiscal year} excavation 3,382,136 cubic yards, impervious fill 1,343,844 cubic yards, pervious fill 707,952 cubic yards, crushed rock, gravel, and sand placed in drainage trench 5,651 cubic yards, and 5,411 linear feet of corrugated metal drainage pipe placed. The construction camp, utilities, road, and clearing and grubbing of dam site were com- pleted by hired labor. Foundation investigations, studies, design, preparation of plans and specifications for the spillway and control works were continued. Land appraisals and acquisition of rights- of-way were begun. The cost during the year was $1,433,159.58 from regular funds and minus $141.20 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $1,317,342.46 regular funds and $14,852.83 .Emergency Relief funds, a total of $1,332,195.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Studies, design, plans, and speci- fications are 70 percent complete, rights-of-way acquisition 5; percent complete, embankment construction 65 percent complete, and the project as a whole 32 percent complete. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $1,743,941.96, of which $1,656,904.25 was from regular funds and $87,037.71 from Emergeny Relief funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $1,623,201 regular funds and $87,037.71 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $1,710,238.71. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, including accounts receivable of $141.55, a total of $2,076,370.55, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939----------------------------- $48, 271. 12 New work: Complete spillway excavation and embankment construction under existing contract July 1939 to June 1940--------- 1, 040, 000. 00 Construction of spillway structure and outlet works by con- tinuing contract, February to June 1940 -------------- 868, 099.43 Lands, damages, and relocations ___-__- -- _____ _____-_ 120, 000. 00 Total for all works------------------------------- 2, 076, 370. 55 The additional sum of $1,605,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work : Completion of spillway structure, outlet works, and enclosure of dam under continuing contract July 1940 to June 1941_.. $1,333, 500 Lands, damages, and relocations------------------------.. 271, 500 Total for all work__----------------------------------- 1, 605, 000 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be substantially completed at the end of fiscal year 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1085 Cost and financial swmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------ -------------------- 1, 743, 941. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939- ------ - 1, 743, 941. 96 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939_ -- __-- ---------- ___ 14, 426. 32 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-----------------------1, 758, 368. 28 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 __------------- 141. 55 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939___--------- - - 1, 758, 509. 83 Minus accounts payable to June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 48, 271.12 Net total expenditures___-- ___-------'11, 710, 238. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__----------------------- 2, 076, 229. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939- -------- 1 3, 786, 467. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work . . . . $310, 923. 58 $1,433, 018. 38 Cost of maintenance Total expended_ ............. -...... 378, 043. 42 1, 332,195. 29 Allotted 1, 789, 430. 00 1, 997, 037.71 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938------------------------- $1, 411, 386. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------- ------------------- 2, 000, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for - - - _ ______ _ 3, 411, 386. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of allottment_ 2, 932. 29 Net amount to be accounted for--- 3, 408, 424. 29 Gross amount expended____ __ $1, 403, 539. 79 Less reimbursements collected ___________-___ 71, 344. 50 1, 332, 195. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939___ _______ ______ 2, 076, 229. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_----____- __ $48, 271. 12 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------6, 764. 53 55, 035.654 Balance available June 30, 1939 2,021, 193. 35 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 141. 55 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---------___ 2, 021, 334. 90 Amount (estimated) required to be _appropriated for completion of existing - -- - - pojet 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ______ of xitinproject 1, 605,000. 1,65 0.0 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 2____________________________ 1, 605, 000. 00 1 Includes $87,037.71 emergency relief funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 14. CANTON RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location.--Canton Reservoir is located on the North Canadian River, about 393 miles above its mouth and about 3 miles north of Canton, Blaine County, Okla. (See Sectional Aeronautical Chart, Little Rock sheet, scale 1: 500,000.) 1086 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Existing project.-This provides for flood control in the North Canadian and Arkansas River valleys by construction of an earth-fill type dam. Tentative plans indicate that the structure will be about 2.8 miles long with crest 54 feet above the valley floor. The reser- voir, which is one unit of a comprehensive reservoir plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin, will have a storage capacity of about 240,000 acre-feet for flood control, and 10,000 acre-feet for recreation and preservation of wildlife. The estimated costs are $7,800,000 for construction and $850,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. (See H. Doc. No. 569, 75th Cong., 3d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys, foundation ex- ploration, and engineering studies were carried on by hired labor during the fiscal year. The cost during the year was $28,007.35, and the expenditures were $27,219.41, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Preliminary studies and investi- gations are approximately 64 percent completed. No actual con- struction has been started. The total cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year was $28,007.35, and the expenditures were $27,219.41, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1939, $416,780.59, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 - -- -- $787. 94 New work: By hired labor: Completion of detailed plans and studies----------------105, 492. 65 Design and contract drawings_----------------------- 210, 500. 00 Lands, damages, and relocations_________________________ 100, 000. 00 Total for all work-- ---- -------------------------- 416, 780. 59 The additional sum of $3,500,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Initiate construction under continuing contract-------------- $3, 000, 000 Lands, damages, and relocations_ ---------------------------- 500, 000 Total for all work----------------___ 3, 500, 000 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be 46 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1941. Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ..---------- $28, 007. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939___-__-_________________---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 _---------____ 28, 007. 35 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_------------ _ 787. 94 Net total expenditures__________ -__---- - ----- _ _ 27. 219.41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------__ 416, 780. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 444, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1087 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ..............-------------------------................ -------------------------- .......... $28,007. 35 Cost of maintenance-- Total expended----- ---..................-- --------............. --- --------------.......---------- 27, 219.41 Allotted..........------------------------..............---------------------------------444, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938----------- $44, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- 400, 000. 00 $444, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------- ------ 30, 896. 54 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 3, 677. 13 27, 219. 41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---------------------- 416, 780. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 ..----------------- $787. 94 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 304. 69 1, 092. 63 Balance available for fiscal year 1940-------------- 415, 687.96 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------------------------- 8, 206, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1 ------- -- ----_-- .. 3, 500, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 15. GREAT SALT PLAINS RESERVOIR, SALT FORK OF ARKANSAS RIVER, OKLA. Location.-GreatSalt Plains Reservoir is located on the Salt Fork of Arkansas River 93.5 miles above its mouth, and about 12 miles east of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Okla. (See Sectional Aeronautical Chart, Wichita sheet, scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project.-This provides for flood control and incidental benefits in Oklahoma, by the construction of an earth-fill type dam about 0.9 mile long, with crest about 57 feet above the valley floor. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive reservoir plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin, will have a storage capacity of 259,000 acre-feet for flood control and 58,000 acre-feet for recreation and preservation of wildlife, and is for flood protection of the valley of the Salt Fork below Vining, Okla., and the Arkansas River Valley. The estimated costs, revised in 1939, are $4,120,000 for construction and $480,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938,)applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Construction of the dam under the initial continuing contract was begun October 5, 1938, with the following work accomplished during the fiscal year: Exca- vation 1,061,713 cubic yards; impervious fill, 494,049 cubic yards; pervious fill, 220,409 cubic yards; crushed rock, gravel, and sand 184626--39-pt. 1, vol. 1-69 1088 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 placed in drainage trench, 30,067 cubic yards; and 2,617 linear feet of corrugated metal drainage pipe placed. The construction camp, subsurface investigations, clearing and grubbing of dam site, design and preparation of plans and specifications for the spillway and outlet works were completed by hired labor. Land appraisals and acquisition of rights-of-way were begun. The cost during the year was $748,225.89, of which $737,033.74 was from regular funds and $11,192.15 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $702,136.58 regular funds and $16,292.12 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $718,428.70. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Plans and specifications for the embankment closure, spillway, and outlet works are complete and bids have been opened for the completion of the project by continu- ing contract. Acquisition of right-of-way is in progress. The proj- ect as a whole is 19 percent complete. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $883,323.04, of which $858,579.45 was from regular funds and $24,743.59 fronm Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $821,515.25, regular funds, and $24,743.59, Emergency Relief funds, a total of $846,258.84. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, including accounts receivable of $1,453.03, a total of $2,513,507.78 will be applied as Tfollows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939$----------------------------- 49, 533.74 New work: Complete spillway excavation and embankment construction under existing contract, July to September 1939--__---------- 100. I04). 00 Construction of spillway structure and outlet works by con- tinuing contract, July 1939 to June 1940________________ 1,988, 974. 04 Lands and damages--------------------- ------------ -375000.00 Total for all work -------------------------------- 2,_513, 507. 78 The additional sum of $1,216,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: New work: Complete spillway structure, outlet works, and embankment closure under continuing contract, July 1940 to June 194_____ $1, 111, 700 Lands and damages------------------------------------- 105, 000 Total for all work___- ____------------1. 216, 700 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be substantially completed at the end of fiscal year 1941. Cost and,financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939-----------_ -------------- 883, 323. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _____ __ _______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------ 883, 323. 04 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939--__------- ___ ___11,016. 51 Net total cost to June 30, 1939-------------------------894, 339.55 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 19391___-- - ____,--- - -__ 1. 453. 03 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----------------------- 895, 792. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___-- --- __- -___ 49, 533. 74 Net total expenditures--__---- - - ______-- __-___- _ 846, 258. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-- ........----- - 2, 512, 054. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------. - 3, 358. 313. 59 ' Includes $24,743.59 emergency relief funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1089 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work__-- $135, 097. 15 ...----- ___....--...................----------........... $748, 225. 89 Cost ofmaintenance --- -------------- -------------- ------------------------------------- Total expended ..------------------- .. . .... -------------- .. . 127, 830. 14 718, 428. 70 Allotted--------- ----------------------------------------.. 1, 130, 070. 00 2, 228, 243. 59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 _______--- --------------- $1, 002, 239. 86 Anwount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------2, 275, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------ ------------------- 3,277,239.86 Deduction on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 46, 756. 41 Net amount to be accounted for ----------- 3, 230, 483. 45 Gross amount expended____- ______-------- - $752,609.53 Less reimbursements collected--------------- 34, 180. 83 718, 428. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_ 2, 512, 054. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_______--_______ $49, 533. 74 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 105, 646. 84 155, 180. 58 Balance available June 30, 1939 ------------------ 2,356, 874.17 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939--------------------------- 1, 453. 03 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939------------ 2,358, 327.20 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - of existing project 2_____________ _________ 1, 241, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 2__________________________ 1, 216, 700. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 16. HIULAH RESERVOIR, CANEY RIVER, OKLA. Location.-Hulah Reservoir is located on Caney River 78 miles above its confluence with the Verdigris River and is about 15 miles northwest of Bartlesville, near Hulah, Osage County, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Pawhuska and Sedan (Okla.) quad- rangles, scale 1: 125,000.) E4iting project.-This provides for flood control and other pur- poses on the Caney, Verdigris, and Arkansas River Valleys by con- struction of an earth fill type dam. Tentative plans indicate that the structure will be about 5,000 feet long with crest 77 feet above the valley floor. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive reservoir plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin, will have a storage capacity of about 280,000 acre-feet for flood control and 18,000 acre-feet for recreation and preservation of wildlife. The estimated costs, revised in 1939, are $5,108,000 for construction and $1,299,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. 1090 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys, subsurface investigations, and preliminary studies were completed. The cost during the year was $24,778.69, and the expenditures were $23,220.96. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction work has not been started on the project. The preparation of detailed plans has been initiated. The cost of the project to the end of the.fiscal year was $38,778.69, and the expenditures were $37,220.96, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $1,668.33, will be applied to accounts payable and completion of detailed plans. The additional sum of $2,200,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Initiation of construction by contract -_---_-------------- $2, 000, 000 Lands, damages, and relocations ------------------------ 200, 000 Total for all work ------------------------------ 2, 200, 000 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be 35 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1941. Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939.._----_------------------ $38, 778. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939----------- 38,778. 69 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939_____------- __ --------- ., 57.73 Net total expenditures -----------. --------- 37, 220. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939---------------------------- 1,668..33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939----- ..--------- 38, 889. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work.....---------------. .------- .-------------- -- .- $14, 000 $24,778.69 .- Cost ofmaintenance--- -------------- I ---- Total expended ..........-.-.. -_ .. 14, 000 23, 220. 96 Allotted ...... . - -- 14, 000 24, 889. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937 __ -___-__ $7, 889.29 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------7 17, 00. 00 $24, 889. 29 Gross amount expended_ ..--__ -___-_-_____ - 23,267.71 Less reimbursements collected_-___-----..------__ 46. 75 23, 220. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939__ 1,668.33 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_________________ - - 1,557. 73 Balance available for fiscal year 1940_-....--- __- -___- 110. 60 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-----------------____--__ 6, 368, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1--------------------------------2, 200,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1091 17. BLUE MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location.-Blue Mountain Reservoir is located on the Petit Jean River about 60 miles above its confluence with the Arkansas River and is about 12 miles south of Paris, Logan County, Ark. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Magazine, Ark., quadrangle, scale 1: 125, 000.) Existing project.--This provides for flood control in the Petit Jean and Arkansas River Valleys by construction of an earth-fill-type dam. Tentative plans indicate that the structure will be about 4,300 feet long and 80 feet high. The reservoir, which is one of a compre- hensive reservoir plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin, will have a storage capacity of approximately 185,000 acre-feet for flood control and 15,000 acre-feet for recreation, and will provide flood protection to approximately 65 percent of the agricultural lands in the Petit Jean Valley. The estimated costs are $3,900,000 for construction and $2,000,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. (See Flood Control Committee Doc. No. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-Surveys, subsurface investigation, engineering studies, and tests were completed by hired labor during the fiscal year. The cost during the year was $20,538.75, and the expenditures were $17,693.27, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction work has not been started. The cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year was $20,538.75, and the expenditures were $17,693.27, all for new work. Proposed operations.- The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $412,306.73, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_ _--------_----------_-------- - $25, 898. 82 New work by hired labor: Completion of detailed plans, July to November 1939 _________ 64, 533. 69 Initiation of design, and preparation of plans and specification, November 1939 to June 1940 --- _________-____ _ 241, 874.22 Lands, damages, and relocations _____________________ __ 80, 000. 00 Total for all work__........ _____ __---- ___ -__- 412, 306. 73 The additional sum of $2,465,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work: Initiation of construction by contract________-______ __ $2, 000, 000 Lands, damages, and relocations-__ __________-______ - 465, 000 Total for all work_.___.__-------- - -__ --- __ 2, 465, 000 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be 49 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939------ -- $20, 538. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 .... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-----_ 20, 538. 75 1092 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939----- ---------------------- $23, 053. 34 Net total cost to June 30, 1939--------- --------- --- 43, 592. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___------------------------- 25, 898. 82 Net total expenditures___ ____ __-------17, 693. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ___----- ------ 412, 306. 73 Total amunt appropriated to June 30, 1939-------------- 430, 000. 0C Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work ...... .. . .... .. -........ ......... .... ......... $20, 538. 71 Cost of maintenance... - I ..... .. .... .... ..... Total expended ._____...__ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 17.693 2 Allotted------.. ------..-.. -----..- I....-.......... ..I ....... . . .. 430, 000.0 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------ $30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939.------------ 400, 000. 00 $430, 000. 0C Gross amount expended------------------------- 18, 510. 58 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 817. 31 17, 693. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---- -------------------- 412, 306. 72 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------$------25, 898. 82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 444. 68 26, 343. 50 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------- 385, 963. 22 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------- 5, 470, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work -------------------------------- 2,465,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 18. NIMROD RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location.--Nimrod Reservoir is located on the Fourche La Fave River 58 miles above its confluence with the Arkansas River and is about 19 miles southeast of Danville, Yell County, Ark. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Hot Springs, Ark., quadrangle. Scale 1:62,500.) Existing project.-This provides for flood control and other pur- poses in the Fourche La Fave and Arkansas River Valleys. Tenta- tive plans indicate that the dam will be a concrete gravity structure approximately 900 feet long and 90 feet high, with provisions for future power installations. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive reservoir plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin, will have a storage capacity of about 305,000 acre-feet for flood control and 30,000 acre-feet for recreation, and will control about 60 percent of the entire drainage area of the Fourche La Fave Valley. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1093 The estimated costs, revised in 1939, are $3,537,000 for construc- tion and $630,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. (See Flood Control Com. Doc. No. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys, subsurface in- vestigations, test and engineering studies were completed by hired labor during the year. The costs during the year were $69,161.26, and the expenditures were $62,180.34, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction work has not been started. Preliminary plans and studies have been completed. The costs of the project to the end of the fiscal year were $69,161.26 and the expenditures were $62,180.34, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $703,819.66, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939___ ___--____-___ -________ $6, 980. 92 New work : Initiation of design and preparation of plans and specifications by hired labor, July to December 1939------------------- 266, 838. 74 Initiation of construction by continuing contract, March to June 1940 -------------------- ------------------------ 400, 000. 00 Purchasing of rights-of-way for dam site------------------ 30, 000. 00 ------------------------ Total for all work----- 703, 819. 66 The additional sum of $2,300,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as follows: New work : Continue construction under continuing contract-------------$1, 800,000 Lands, damages, and relocations____-- - _______--_ 500, 000 Total for all work------------- ---------------------- 2, 300, 000 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be 74 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial 8umnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939__--- ------------------ - $69, 161. 26 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------------- __---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 19396__6___----- 69, 161. 26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------ ----- ----- 6, 980. 92 Net total expenditures_ -- 180. 34 6----------------------- 62, Unexpended balance June 30, 1939___ __---- _____------703, 819. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---------__- 766, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 .............-------......... Cost of new work------------ -----------.....---------------------------- $69, 161.26 Cost of maintenance-----... ---. -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended----------------- ..................---------------- ---------------------------- 62, 180.34 ......... Allotted-------------- .--.---..-....... . -.-....---.-- 766, 000. 00 1094 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------ $66, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- 700, 000.00 $766, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------- 68, 492.64 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 6, 312. 30 62,180. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 03, 819. 66 7--------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $6, 980.92 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 1,972. 76 8, 953. 68 Balance available June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 694, 865. 98 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing froject 1---------------- 3, 401, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1941, for new work 2, 300, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 19. ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT Location.-These improvements are located on tributaries of the Arkansas River, and are in the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma. More definite locations of the individual items are given in the fol- lowing paragraph. Existinq project.-The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Arkansas River Basin, as set forth in Flood Control Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, and authorized the sum of $21,000,000 for reservoirs, for the initiation and partial accomplishment of the plan, the reservoirs to be selected and ap- proved by the Chief of Engineers, subject to the provision that the authorization shall include the Canton Reservoir on the North Canadian River in Oklahoma, as set forth in House Document No. 569, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session. The reservoirs included in the comprehensive plan are listed below: Reservoir Location Total edti- mated cost Canton 1---............ On North Canadian River (mile 393 above the mouth) near Canton, $8,650, 000 Okla. Mannford---------........... On Cimarron River (mile 17 above the mouth) near Mannford, Okla., 7,900,000 and about 20 miles west of Tulsa, Okla. Oologah............. On Verdigris River (mile 90 above the mouth) near Oologah, Okla ... 8, 345, 000 Toronto_........ _ _ On Verdigris River (mile 271 above the mouth) near Toronto, Kans_. 7,014,000 Fall River-_ . . On Fall River (mile 54 above the mouth) near Charleston, Kans- ... 8, 634,000 Tenkiller Ferry -. On Illinois River (mile 13 above the mouth) northwest of Vian, Okla__ 12, 390, 000 Wister_--------- On Poteau River (mile 59 above the mouth) near Wister, Okla- ...... 6, 560, 000 Blue Mountain 1.. On Petit Jean River (mile 60 above the mouth) near Blue Mountain, 5, 900, 000 Ark. Nimrod 1---............ On Fourche La Fave River (mile 58 above the mouth) near Nimrod, 4,167, 000 Ark. 1 See individual report for details of project. RIVERS AND HARBORS--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1095 Local cooperation.-See page 7. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Reservoir mapping, stream gaging, field surveys, and studies in connection with the development of the general comprehensive plan were carried on by hired labor. The cost during the fiscal year was $34,630.10, and the expendi- tures were $34,568.24, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys and studies for the de- velopment of the general comprehensive plan were well advanced at the end of the fiscal year. The cost to the end of the fiscal year was $34,630.10, and the expenditures were $34,568.24, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, amounting to $355,806.76, will be applied to surveys and preparation of detailed plans for the development of the comprehensive plan for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 __---__- ____ __--- $34, 630. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 _____ __ __ ____ 9 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939--, ---- 34, 630. 10 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939___--- --------------- 61. 86 Net total expenditures---------- ______ _ 34, 568. 24 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__ _______________---__ 355, 806. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__-------- __390, 375. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work------------- -------- --------------..... --------------........... $34, 63010 C ost of m aintenance ........... - ..-... - -.... .... ..... .... ----..... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... Total expended .......------ ---------- ... - - - 34, 568.24 Allotted......--- ......... ...------------------------------------------------------- 34, 568. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved July 19, 1937 -------------------------- -- - $16, 247.16 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938------------------------ ----------------- 33, 277. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939--------------------------------------- 350, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_______ 399, 525. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------_----- 9, 150. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------______-_____-- - - 390, 375.00 Gross amount expended __----- --------- $41,360. 10 Less reimbursements collected---------- ------ 6, 791. 86 34, 568. 24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -------- __ __---------_ 355,806. 76 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_________ ------ - - $61. 86 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 945. 84 1, 007. 70 Balance available June 30, 1939 ---------------------- 354, 799. 06 1096 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 20. BLACK RIVER, POPLAR BLUFF, MO., TO KNOBEL, ARK. Location.-On both banks of Black River, 140 to 209 miles above its mouth, in Butler County, Mo., and Clay County, Ark. The project extends from Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Knobel, Ark. (See Mississippi River Commission Alluvial Valley map, scale 1: 500,000 and scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project.-This provides for the protection of people and property in agricultural communities by the construction of a leveed floodway in Missouri and the construction and enlargement of levees in Arkansas. The estimated costs of the entire project, as given in the authorizing act, are $1,972,000 for construction, and $632,000 for lands and damages. The estimated costs, revised in 1937, for the Ar- kansas portion of the project, are $775,610 for construction and $18,000 for lands and damages. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 102, 73d Cong., 1st sess., which in- cludes the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-See page 7. It has been determined that local interests will not meet the requirements of local cooperation for that portion of the project in Missouri. General assurances on the por- tion of the project in Arkansas were approved by the Secretary of War on November 10, 1937, and September 24, 1938, and the majority of the rights-of-way was accepted by the Chief of Engineers on April 24, 1939. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Plans and specifications were completed, and the entire project placed under contract during the fiscal year. The cost during the fiscal year was $9,638.25, and the expenditures were $47,720, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Preliminarystudies are complete, and land acquisition for right-of-way is practically complete. Actual construction has not been started. Completion of the project will require the construction of about 37.5 miles of levee embankment, containing approximately 2,955,000 cubic yards, under existing con- tracts and the clearing, dressing, and sodding of approximately 4 miles of the existing levee embankment by hired labor. The total cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year was $13 793.28, and the expenditures were $51,564.17, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $645,819.13, including $38,773.30 accounts receivable, will be applied to the early completion of that portion of the project in Arkansas as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_____________ _____________ $13, 080.34 New work: By contract (completion of project, consisting of 37.5 miles of levee embankment, under existing contracts), raising and enlarging existing levees and construction of small drainage structures, July 1939 to June 1940_______________ _____ 632, 738.79 Total for all work_____________-_____-__ ______ 645, 819. 13 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1097 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ..... ____- ____--------- $13, 793. 28 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_....__ .. __ _ ......... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 .......- 13,793. 28 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939______----- -____-______ - 12, 077. 93 Net total cost to June 30, 1939___------------------- - 25, 871. 21 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939_______--------38, 773. 30 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939_ ________ - _________- 64, 644. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939--_____________________ 13,080. 34 Net total expenditures ---___________-__-__- -___ - 51, 564. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__-----____ 6________--607, 045. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ----------- - 658, 610. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work-- .......... ......-------------------------------------- $4,155.03 $9, 638. 25 Cost of maintenance --------------- -------------------- ------------ Total expended ....----------........ -------------..------------- 3, 844. 17 47, 720.00 Allotted -------------- ------------ -------------------------- 775, 610. 00 -117, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 ---------- - - -- $771,765. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___-____-- - 117, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ 6____________________ 654,765. 83 -__ Gross amount expended_-- ___-_______- ___ $51, 335. 63 Less reimbursements collected __--__-------- -__- 3, 615. 63 47,720. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 607, 045. 83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939__ ____ ____-$13,080. 34 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 350, 340. 84 363, 421.18 Balance available June 30, 1939______----------- 243, 624. 65 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939_----------------_--_---------- 38, 773. 30 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939__---__--------- 282, 397. 95 21. SKAGGS FERRY, BLACK RIVER, EAST OF POCAHONTAS, ARK. Location.--On the left bank of the Black River, 79 to 108 miles above its junction with the White River, south and east of Pocahontas in Randolph County, Ark. (See Mississippi River Commission, Allu- vial Valley map, scale 1: 500,000 and scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project.-This provides for the protection of people and property in agricultural communities by the construction of levees. The estimated costs of the project, revised in 1937, are $100,000 for construction and $12,000 for lands, and damages. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 102, 73d Cong., 1st sess., which in- cludes the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. See page 7. General assurances were ap- proved by the Secretary of War on October 16, 1937, and rights-of- 1098 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 way obtained were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on February 11, 1938. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Existing contracts were completed in the period July to October 1938 by the placement of 223,912 cubic yards of levee embankment and 339 cubic yards of concrete in drainage structures. The total costs during the fiscal year were $50,356.96 for new work, of which $43,058.84 was from regular funds and $7,298.12 from Emergency Relief funds. The expenditures were $44,211.20 for new work from regular funds and $7,934.24 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $52,145.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is complete except for sodding portions of the levee embankment. Completed work on the construction of 8.5 miles of levee embankment involved the placement of 321,932 cubic yards by contract and 13,974 cubic yards by hired labor, the construction of 15 pipe culverts with con- crete headwalls and a triple 6-by-6-foot concrete box culvert by contract. The total costs and expenditures of the project were $80,714.63, of which $69,635.13 was from regular funds and $11,079.50 from Emer- gency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $8,199.18, will be applied to completion of the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___ -- _--. -'$80, ___________ __ 714. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 80, 714. 63 Net total expenditures ____----------- -------- 80, 714. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__---__-----------_--- --- --__ 8,199.18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939________________ 188, 913. 81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1~99 .......... -- Cost of new work____ -------------- ------ ..-----------------................... $30, 357.67 $50, 356.96 Cost of maintenance ..---------- --------------.-- -------------- ------------ -------------- ____ ------- Total expended .................-----------......-------------.....-------------------------- 28, 569.19 52, 145.44 Allotted.......----------------------...............----....................--------------........--------------100, 000. 00 --11, 086. 19 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 -------- --- _________ $71, 430. 81 Deductions on account of revocation--__-----------------, 11, 086.19 Net amount to be accounted for__------- __ - -____-- 60, 344. 62 Gross amount expended ...---------- -- -__ $60, 509.39 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 8, 363.95 52,145. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 -- _------- - - 8, 199. 18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts __________ -- 1, 180. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939___- _________- _____ 7, 019. 18 1Includes $11,079.50 emergency relief funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1099 22. NEWPORT, WHITE RIVER, ARK. Location.-On the left bank of the White River, 258 miles above its mouth, at Newport, in Jackson County, Ark. (See Mississippi River Commission Alluvial Valley map, scale 1: 500,000 and 1: 62,500.) Existing project.-This provides for the protection of people and city property by the construction of a levee at Newport, Ark. The estimated costs of the project, revised in 1937, are $287,000 for con- struction and $15,000 for lands and damages. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 102, 73d Cong., 1st sess., which includes the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-See page 7. General assurances obtained were approved by the Secretary of War on October 16, 1937, and the majority of the rights-of-way was accepted by the Chief of Engineers on April 12, 1939. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys, plans, and specifications were completed and the entire project placed under contract. Construction of the levee embankment was begun April 25, 1939, the contractors placing 169,417 cubic yards during the fiscal Syear. Construction of the reinforced concrete floodwall was begun May 18, 1939, and the drainage structures May 2, 1939. The total cost during the year was $57,079.41, and the expenditures were $38,586.67, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as a whole is 26 percent completed. Work remaining to complete the project consists of the placing of approximately 536,583 cubic yards of levee embankment alnd the construction of about 3,300 linear feet of reinforced concrete floodwall and drainage structures. The total cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year was $73,790.42, and the expenditures were $57,267.08, all for new work. Proposed operations.-rThe balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $265,433.99 including $4,450 contributed by local interests and $55.96 accounts receivable, will be applied to the early completion of the project, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 -------------------------- $19, 975. 49 New work: By contract (completion of entire project, consisting of 8.5 miles of levee embankment, under existing contracts), raising and enlarging existing levee, concrete floodwall, and construction of drainage structures, July 1939 to June 1940--__------ __ - 245, 458. 50 Total for all work---------------- ------------------ 265, 433. 99 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- - $73, 790. 42: Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939------------- 73, 790. 42 1100 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939------------------------------- $3, 396. 19 Net total cost to June 30, 1939------------------------- 77, 186. 61 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 -------------------------- 55. 96 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939----------------------- 77, 242. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939------------------------ 19, 975. 49 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 57, 267. 08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939------------------------------- 260, 928. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939------ __--- 318, 195. 11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work - _- -- -- --- ..-.- $16, 711.01 $57,079. 41 Cost of maintenance .-...... .- .--- Total expended -_------ -- -- ........ . - -. ... ............. 18, 680. 41 38, 586. 67 ... Allotted--------.........--......-------------------------------...--------..---- 232, 000. 00 86, 195. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938 -- ------------------------ $213, 319. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved July 19, 1937----------------------------86, 195. 11 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------299, 514. 70 Gross amount expended-------------------------$41, 345. 62 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 2, 758. 95 38, 586. 67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939---- ------------ 260, 928.03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939--------------- $19, 975. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------236, 275. 76 256, 251. 25 Balance available June 30, 1939-------------------- 4, 676. 78 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939------------------------------- 55. 96 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939--------------- 4, 732. 74 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ---------------------------- $4, 450. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1939----------------- 4, 450. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 C ost of new w ork - ..... ..... - - ------------ .. .. - ------------... ... .. ... .. .. ... ..-- - - ------ C ost of m ainten an ce ... .- . .... ........ .... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... ....-_.. ... .... ... ... T otal expended--- --- --- --- -__.. Contributed ..... . --... - --- -----........ $4, 450 .Amount contributed under provisions of War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved July 19, 1937----------------------$4, 450. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 4, 450. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------------- 4, 450. 00 Balance available June 30, 1939 .. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1101 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NEWPORT, ARK. Cost of new work to June 30, 1939___111111111111111 1 $73, 790. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939___-- __ -- 73, 790. 42 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939---------------------------- 3, 396. 19 Net total cost to June 30, 1939__--- ___--- ___---- - __ 77, 186. 61 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939__--..___ __---------- 55. 96 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 -____----- ---... 77, 242. 57 Minus accounts payable June 3,0, 1939_-___-_____-_____--- - - 19, 975. 49 Net total expenditures--------------____ _____-_ -57,267. 08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -- ___ -----____--------- 265, 378.03 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1939_ 322,645. 11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work______ ___-- __-----.. ___-----.... . __.. $16, 711. 01 $57,079. 41 Cost of maintenance-...---- -------- ------- ---- ------------------------ .-- 0 ------------. ------- - Total expended--........------------------------------__-----......_____________ 18, 680. 41 38, 586. 67 Allotted and contributed--------------------------- -------------.............. 232,000.00 90, 645.11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938______-- -- ______-- --- ---- $213,319. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937------- _____ $86, 195. 11 Amount contributed under provisions of War Depart- ment Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937- 4, 450. 00 90, 645.11 Amount to be accounted for__---- ------ ---- 303, 964. 70 Gross amount expended______----------------------- $41,345. 62 Less reimbursements collected__-----------_ ------ 2, 758. 95 38, 586. 67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939_-------__------------- 265, 378.03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939_ 975. 49 ___ $------- $19, Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------ 240, 725. 76 260, 701.25 Balance available June 30, 1939__------------------------- 4, 676. 78 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939 ----------------------------- 55. 96 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939----- ______ 4, 732. 74 23. VILLAGE CREEK, WHITE RIVER, AND MAYBERRY DISTRICTS, ARK. Location.-On the left bank of White River, 230 to 255 miles above its mouth, beginning about 2 miles southeast of Newport, in Jack- son County, Ark., and extending downstream to a point about 5 miles west of Tupelo, Woodruff County, Ark. (See Mississippi River Com- mission Alluvial Valley map, scale 1: 500,000 and scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project.-This provides for the protection of people and property of an extensive agricultural area by the construction of a levee in the Village Creek, White River, and Mayberry levee districts. The estimated costs of the project, revised in 1938, are $723,100 for construction and $85,000 for lands and damages. 1102 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 102, 73d Cong., 1st sess., which in- cludes the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-See page 7. General assurances obtained were approved by the Secretary of War on November 12, 1937, and the majority of the rights-of-way was accepted by the Chief of Engineers on April 12, 1939. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Plans and specifications were completed and the entire project placed under contract. Con- struction of the levee embankment was begun May 2, 1939, the con- tractors placing 527,501 cubic yards during the fiscal year. Construc- tion of the drainage structures was begun May 18, 1939, the contractor placing no concrete during the year. The total cost during the fiscal year was $85,942.21, and the ex- penditures were $41,820.13, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as a whole is 13 per- cent complete. Work remaining to complete the project consists of the construction of approximately 3,115,000 cubic yards of levee embankment and completion of the drainage structures. The total cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year was $94,288.76, and the expenditures were $64,548.64, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $620,263.86, including $85.59 accounts receivable, will be applied to the early completion of the projects as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939_ -- _ 898. 74 $---------$43, New work, by contract (completion of entire project, consisting of 19.7 miles of levee embankment, under existing contracts), raising and enlarging existing levee and construction of drainage struc- tures, July 1939 to June 1940 - -------------- 576, 365. 12 ------------------------------------- Total for all work_ 620, 263. 86 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 --. $94, 288. 76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939 .............-- -- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 94, 288. 76 Undistributed costs June 30, 1939 14, 073. 03 Net total cost to June 30, 1939 ------------------------- 108, 361. 79 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939-------- 5. 59 8------------------- Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 108, 447. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 43, 898. 74 Net total expenditures----------------------_ 64, 548. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 ------------------------------ 620, 178. 27 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939___ 684. 726. 91 RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1103 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work _.. ...----------------- $8, 346. 55 -$85,942. 21 Cost of maintenance-.- - - - -- - - - ------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Total expended-.-_ _ _------ .-------------------------- 22, 728. 51 41, 820. 13 Allotted-- ---------------- 100. 00 -38, 373. 09 72-----------------------------723, Balance unexpended July 1, 1938,______-------------------$700, 371. 49 Deductions on aecount of revocation of allotment-- ---- __-__--38, 373. 09 Net amount to be accounted for____----- ---- - - 661, 998. 40 Gross amount expended___--__-------------------- $50, 071. 30 Less reimbursements collected----------- --- 8, 251. 17 41, 820. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939 __ -- -- ____ ____--620,178. 27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939------- ------ $43, 898.74 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___--- 440,511. 56 484, 410. 30 Balance available June 30, 1939------------------------ 135, 767. 97 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939____ ------- __------------____85. 59 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-__ ____- 135, 853. 56 24. CLEARWATER RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, MO. Location.-Clearwater Reservoir is located on Black River, 255 miles above its confluence with the White River and is about 18 miles northeast of Van Buren, Carter County, Mo. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Piedmont, Mo., quadrangle, scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project.-This provides for flood control in the Black, White, and lower Mississippi River Valleys. Tentative plans indi- cate that the dam will be a combination earth fill and concrete struc- ture about 2,950 feet long and 113 feet high, with provisions for future power installation. The reservoir, which is one unit of a com- prehensive reservoir plan for flood control in the White River Basin, will have a storage capacity of about 391,000 acre-feet for flood control and 22,000 acre-feet for recreation and preservation of wild- life. The estimated costs, revised in 1939, are $12,300,000 for construc- tion and $640,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. (See Flood Control Committee Doc. No. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Preliminary surveys, subsurface investigations, tests, and studies were completed by hired labor during the fiscal year. 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-70 1104 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The cost during the year was $74,420.05, and the expenditures were $68,998.94, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No actual construction has been started. Preliminary plans and studies have been completed. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $74,420.05, and the expenditures were $68,998.94, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939, $727,232.18, including $31.12 accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939__----- ------------------------ $5, 452. 23 New work: Initiation of design, preparation of plans and specifications by hired labor July 1939 to January 1940------------------511, 779. 95 Initiation of construction by continuing contract, April to June 1940---------------------------------------- 150,000. 00 Purchase of rights-of-way for dam site___------------------ 60, 000. 00 Total for all work ------- ------------------------ 727, 232. 18 The additional supm of $4,030,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: New work: Continue construction under continuing contract----------$3,500,000 Lands, damages, and relocations_--_____----------- ------ 530,000 Total for all work___ ____------------------------ 4, 030, 000 With this expenditure of funds, it is estimated that the project will be 37 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_ ______------------------ $74, 420. 05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939__------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939---------- 74, 420. 05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 _____________---_______ 31. 12 Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 ...- ___- -------- __ 74, 451. 17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939-------------------------- 5, 452. 23 -- Net total expenditures_____ 998. 94 6------------------8, Unexpended balance June 30, 1939__________________-_____ 727, 201. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939__--- -_______- 796, 200. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---.... --- -------- ------------- ----------- $74, 420.05 C ost of m aintenan ce - ---- .. .. ------- .. ..... .... ..... ..------.... ......... ...... ... ....... Total expended. - - - 68, 998. 94 Allotted- ---- ---...--.....-.--. -796, . 200. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937_____________ $11, 030. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_ 0, 170. 00 6------------ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- plriation Act approved June 28, 1939- 725, 000. 00 - $796, 200. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1105 Gross amount expended-- -------------------- $70,937. 11 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 1, 938. 17 $68, 998. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 727, 201. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939-------------- $5, 452. 23 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_------------ 468. 34 5, 920. 57 Balance available June 30, 1939----------------------- 721, 280. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------------- 31. 12 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939---------- ---- 721, 311.61 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------------- -------------- 12, 143, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1------------- ---- ------ 4, 030, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 25. NORFORK RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location.-Norfork Reservoir is located on the North Fork River about 1 mile above its confluence with the White River, near Norfork, Baxter County, Ark. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Moun- tain Home, Ark., quadrangle, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project.-This provides for flood control in the White and lower Mississippi River Valleys. Tentative plans indicate that the dam will be a concrete gravity structure about 2,420 feet long and 173 feet high. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive reservoir plan for flood control in the White River Basin, will have a storage capacity of about 730,000 acre-feet for flood control and 20,000 acre-feet for recreation and will control practically the entire drainage area of the North Fork River. The estimated costs are $10,164,000 for construction and $1,163,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. (See Flood Control Committee Doc. No. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-Surveys, engineering studies, and tests were carried on by hired labor during the year. The cost during the year was $35,355.73, and the expenditures were $29,914.01, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction work has not been started. The preparation of detailed plans is approximately 46 per- cent complete. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $35,355.73, and the expenditures were $29,914.01, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1939, $404,435.99, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1939 ___ ________.__-__________ $5, 441.72 New work, by hired labor: Completion of detailed plans, July to December 1939_ ______ 50, 000. 00 Initiation of design and preparation of plans and specifications, December 1939 to June 1940 _______ ___ _____----------___ 323, 994. 27 Purchase of rights-of-way for dam site-_-___ _____------_ 25, 000. 00 Total for all work______ ___ _____ _404, 435. 99 1106 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 The additional sum of $3,500,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941 as follows: New work: Initiation of construction by continuing contract_ $3, 000, 000 Lands, damages, and relocations--------------------------- 500, 000 Total for all work _________-____------------------- 3, 500, 000 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be 35 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summ.ary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939_____________---------------------------- $35, 355. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939_________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ____ 35, 355. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939____________________ 5, 441.72 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 29, 914. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 __ ___________ 404, 435. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939---- -- 434, 350. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work_.---...... . .. -----------............ . . ..-. . .... $35,355.73 Cost of maintenance .------ Total expended ......... _... i------------ --------------m-------- - -- 29, 914.01 Allotted ................... - -- -- - -- .. . 434. 3.0.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------$36, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- 400,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 436, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ,650. 00 1--------------- Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 434, 350. 00 Gross amount expended__----------------------- $32,470. 99 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 2, 556. 98 29, 914. i Balance unexpended June 30, 1939----------------------- 404, 435. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 441. 72 $--------------5, Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 505. 80 5, 947. 52 Balance available June 30, 1939--------------------------- 398, 488. 47 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--------- ------ 10, 892, 650. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1------------ 3, 500, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 26. WHITE RIVER BASIN, LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT Location.-These improvements are located on tributaries of the White River and are in the States of Arkansas and Missouri. More definite locations of the individual items are given in the, following paragraph. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1107 Existing project.-The Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, ap- proved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin, as set forth in Flood Control Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, and author- ized the sum of $25,000,000 for reservoirs, for the initiation and partial accomplishment of the plan, the reservoirs to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers. The reservoirs included in the comprehensive plan are listed below: Total Reservoir Location estimated cost Clearwater ..........----------------......... On Black River (mile 255 above the mouth) near Clear- $12, 940, 000 water, Mo. Water Valley........--------------. On Eleven Point River (mile 15 above the mouth) near 9, 069, 000 Water Valley, Ark. Bell Foley..............-----------------....... On Strawberry River (mile 25 above the mouth) near Bell 5,363,000 Foley, Ark. Norfork ....-------------------.................. On North Fork River (mile 1 above the mouth) near Nor- 11, 327, 000 fork, Ark. Lone Rock---------....................----. On Buffalo River (mile 1 above the mouth) near Lone 11,422, 000 Rock, Ark. On Little Red River (mile 65 above the mouth) near Greers Oreers Ferry ---.............-----------..... 7,179, 000 Ferry, Ark. 1 See individual report for details of project. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Reservoir mapping, stream gaging, field surveys, and studies in connection with the de- velopment of the general comprehensive plan were carried on by hired labor during the fiscal year. The cost of operations during the fiscal year was $29,162.98, and the expenditiures were $28,134.74, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.--Surveys and studies for the de- velopment of the general comprehensive plan were well advanced. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $29,162.98, and the expenditures were $28,134.74, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1939 amounting to $6,540.26, will be applied to surveys and preparation of detailed plans for the development of the comprehensive plan for flood control in the White River Basin. The additional sum of $400,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1941, on new work, initiation of design, and preparation of plans and specifications and procurement of options. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1939 ------ _----------------_ $29, 162.98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939-.-.-------.... .----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939 ----------- 29, 162. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939 --------------------------- 1, 028. 24 Net total expenditures --- _----- ----------- 28,134. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939-.. .--------------- 6, 540. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 ---------- 34, 675. 00 1108 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cost of new work---...........------- -- ------------- ------------- ----------- -------------- $29,162.98 ...-------------------------- Cost of maintenance------------- Total expended .....---------------- - ------------------------- 28,134.74 Allotted------------------................... ----------------------------------------------- 34,675.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938----------------------------------- $56, 675.00 Amount to be accounted for---_ 6, 675. 00 5----------------------------- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 22, 000. 0 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 34, 675. 00 Gross amount expended--- 503. 66 $-----------------------32, Less reimbursements collected ------------------------- 4, 368. 92 28, 134. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939------------- --- 6, 540. 26 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939 _____-- - __ $1, 028.24 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ___ 269. 59 1, 297. 83 Balance available June 30, 1939--_-------------__ 5, 242. 49 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for new work 1--------------- 400, 000. 00 i Exclusive of available funds. 27. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $241,082.06; the expenditures were $223,141.48. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $364,470.77, plus $1,684.50 accounts receivable, a total of $366,- 155.27, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1940 to pay- ment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $300,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. Cost and financial sun~nsory Cost of new work to June 30, 1939--------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1939--------------------- $285, 003. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1939-------------__ 285, 003. 72 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1939 , 684. 50 1------------------------- Gross total costs to June 30, 1939 ----------------- 286, 688. 22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1939__------------------------- 25, 417. 43 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 261, 270. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1939 -------------------- 364, 470. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1939 --------------- 625, 741. 56 t i Fiscal year ending June 30 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 work ew so-- Cost of new work_____. ___... __ Cost of maintenance ___ ..... ___ $43, 921. 66 $241, 082. 06 Total Cost............... 43, 921.66 241, 082. 06 Total expended-................. -- 38, 129. 31 223, 141. 48 Allotted......................... ----- ----... -265, 319. 75 360,421.81 -- -- -- RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1109 Balance unexpended July 1, 1938--------------------------- $227, 190. 44 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------$106, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------336, 000. 00 442, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------_ -------------- 669, 190. 44 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------- ------- 81, 578. 19 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 587, 612. 25 Gross amount expended -- --------------------- $281, 033. 18 Less: Reimbursements collected----------- $15, 284. 62 Adjustment of expenditures -------- 42, 607. 08 57, 891. 70 223, 141. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1939--------------------- 364, 470. 77 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1939---------------- $25, 417. 43 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 052. 08 6------------, 31, 469. 51 Balance available June 30, 1939 .-------------- -------- 333, 001.26 ACcounts receivable June 30, 1939----------------------------- , 684. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1939-------------- 334, 685.76 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, for maintenance 1 ----------------------------- 300, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 28. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1939 Estimated report -stimt Name of project see Annual amount required to Report 1 New work Maintenance complete - for - - ARKANSAS RIVER, MAIN STEM AND MINOR TRIBUTARIES 1. Kaw, Okla.2-............................... 1937 $32,500 2. Near Fort Gibson, in Muskogee County, Okla.2__ 1937 33, 600 3. West of Morrilton, Ark.2......................... 1937 603, 000 4. Clarksville, Ark.2................................ 1937 70, 000 5. Hutchinson, Kans.2....... ................. 2 1937 1,050, 000 6. Wichita and Valley Center, Kans. ............. 1937 2, 603,100 7. Big Slough to Belle Plaine, Kans.I2 ... ... 1937 1, 650, 200 8. Augusta, Kans.3.................................. 1938 (4) 9. Winfield, Kans.3....... ..- ..-...- ...-5 1937 (4) 10. Optima Reservoir, North Canadian River,Okla.a 1938 6,700,000 GRAND (NEOSHO) RIVER 2 - - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - 11. 11 lrncKn. Florence, Kans.2 ____ . . 197 1937 . -- 17, 000 12. Cottonwood Falls, Kans.2 - - ... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _- - 1937 - - - - - - .- _____________.... 7, 200 13. Emporia, Kans.2 -- -- -- - 1937 22, 700 14. Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, Kans......_ 1937 900 38, 15. Lyon County, Kans.2-.-- . . .-- ... _ 1937 237,100 16. Hartford, Kans................................. 1937 43,200 17. Burlington, Kans. 2 _.............................. 1937 27, 000 2 .... 9, 600 18. Leroy, Kans. 1937 19 - 19. Neosho Falls, Woodson 2 County, Kans. --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37 32, 400 20. Humboldt, Kans.2 - - - - -- --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1937 19, 300 21. Chetopa, Kans. ... 1937 28, 600 22. Cherokee County, Kans.2--------------------- 1937 234, 000 1 In 1937 the projects were reported by the Memphis district. 2 Awaiting local cooperation. 3 Project completed by Kansas Works Progress Administration. 4 Completed. ' Investigation to be made for substitute dam site. 1110 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 28. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED-Continued For last Cost and expenditures to full June 30, 1939 Estimated report Name of project see amount Annual required to Report New work Maintenance complete for-- ----------------------- II --- VERDIGRIS RIVER 23. Verdigris River from mouth to Madison,2 Kans.2. (5) 24. West of Fredonia, Wilson County, Kans. 2 ----- 1937 $189, 900 25. W est of Benedict, W ilson County, Kans. ....... 2 1937 195, 000 26. West of Elk City, Montgomery County, Kans. __ 1937 81, 400 27. Caney Creek, Washington County, Okla., and Chautauqua 2 and Montgomery Counties, Kans. .__ 1937 157, 600 SALT FORK OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER 28. Blackwell, Okla.2. ......................... 1937 50, 000 WHITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 29. East Poplar Bluff and Poplar Bluff, Mo........ 1937 546, 800 30. LittleBlack River, in Butler and Ripley Counties, Mo.,2 and in Clay and Randolph Counties, Ark. _ - . . . . . . 1937 754, 900 31 Big Bottom, Ark.2 - - .-- 1937 128, 700 1 In 1937 the projects were reported by the Memphis district. 2 Awaiting local cooperation. 5 Some work on this project was done by the Wilson County (Kans.) Civil Works Admin- istration in 1933 and 1934. Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recom n Congress Arkansas River, Little Rock Flood Control Com- to Pine Bluff, Ark. mittee resolution, Mar. 19, 1937. Arkansas River and Fourche Flood Control Act, - - -- -- ------- Bayou, vicinity of Little June 22, 1936. Rock and North Little Rock, Ark. Do - - - - Flood Control Act, -------- '----- Feb. 8, 1936. Arkansas River and tribu- Rivers and Harbors taries, Ark. (hydroelectric Committee resolu- -------------- potentialities). tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Do__ . ______..... . Commerce Commit- -- - -- - ------- tee resolution, Oct. 12, 1938. Arkansas River and tribu- taries flood protection at Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, ------ -- --- - Conway levee and drain- Feb. 10, 1938. age district No. 2, Conway County, Ark. Arkansas River, Crawford Flood Control Com- County levee district, Ark. mittee resolution, June 28, 1937. Arkansas River and tribu- Flood Control Com- --------------- ---------- taries, flood control on mittee resolution, Lightning, Labette, and Apr. 13, 1938. Flat Rock Creeks, Kans. Arkansas River in Sequoyah Flood Control Act, --------------- and Haskell Counties, Aug. 28, 1937. Okla. Do-------------- _____ Flood Control Com- --------------- mittee resolution, June 11, 1937. Arkansas River, Okla., lev- Flood Control Act, --------------- ees at Tulsa and West June 22, 1936. Tulsa. RIVERS AND HARBORS--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1111 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress Beaver River, Okla. Flood Control Act, ---.--.---.---- Aug. 28, 1937. -------------------- Big Mulberry Creek, Ark_.. Flood Control Act, --.-..-.-....-- June 22, 1936. Big Mulberry Creek, Craw- Flood Control Act, .................... ford County, Ark. May 6, 1936. Big Piney Creek, Pope and Flood Control Act, May 4,1939 Unfavorable. Johnson Counties, Ark. Aug. 28, 1937. -------------------- Black River, Mo. and Ark_ Flood Control Act, .- - - - - - - June 28, 1938. Cadron Creek, Ark...._.... ....do Cimarron (Dry) River, Flood Control Act, ......... .... Union County, N. Mex. June 22, 1936. ......... ...- Cimarron River, Okla. and Flood Control Act, Kans. Aug;. 28, 1937. ---- - - - - - - - Cow Creek, Kans........ Flood Control Act, June 22, 193'. Dirty Creek, Muskogee Flood Control Act, County. Okla. Aug. 11, 1939. Eufaula Reservoir, Okla, Flood Control Act, on South Canadian River. June 22. 1936. Fairfax-Kaw City, Osage Flood Control Act, County, Okla., on Arkan- Aug. 11, 1939. sas River. House, 107, 76th Favorable. Fort Gibson Reservoir, Okla. Flood Control Act, Jan. 12,1939 Cong., 1st sess. House, 107, 76th June 22, 1936. Cong., 1st sess. Fourche La Fave River, in Flood Control Act, July July 5, 1939 5, 1939 .-..--...-..-.--.--- Unfavorable. Perry, Yell, and Scott Aug. 28, 1937. Counties, Ark. Fourche La Fave River, .do--.-----------.-----do...-------------------- Do. the "Narrows" in Scott County, Ark. Grand (Neosho) River and I-----...... _do ...........--------- .... tributaries, Okla., Kans., Mo., and Ark. Grand (Neosho) River, Mor- Flood Control Act, ris County, Kans. June 22, 1936. Grand (Neosho) River res- Sec. 6 of River and Jan. 12, 1939 House 107, 76th Favorable. ervoirs (Supplemental 308 Harbor Act, Aug. Cong., 1st sess. Report). 30,1935. Do.....-------------------- Sec. 7, Flood Control --.....-- do------........ ..--...-- Do. do........---------..... Act, June 22, 1936. do----- ------------------- Grouse Creek, Kans........ Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, Apr. 13, 1938. Illinois Bayou, Pope Coun- Flood Control Act, June 30, 1939 Unfavorable. ty, Ark. Aug. 28, 1937. Kenton Reservoir, Cimar- Flood Control Act, ..............- .........----....... ron River, Okla. June 22, 1936. Mannford Reservoir, Cimar- --.....--- do ......... ron River, Okla. Markham Ferry Reservoir, .....---- do ............. Jan. 12,1939 House 107, 76th Favorable. Okla. Cong., 1st sess. Maumelle River and tribu- Flood Control Com- taries, Ark. mittee resolution, Aug. 2, 1939. North Canadian River, Flood Control Act, Okla. and Tex. Aug. 28, 1937. Oolagah Reservoir, Verdi- Flood Control Act, gris River, Okla. June 22, 1936. .................... Palarm Creek, a tributary of Flood Control Act, Arkansas River, Faulkner Aug. 28, 1937. -- -- - - -- -'------ -------- and Pulaski Counties, Ark. -- - -- - -- - Pensacola Reservoir, Okla-_- Flood Control Act, Jan. 12,1939 House, 107, 76th Do. June 22, 1936. Cong., 1st sess. Petit Jean River in Scott Flood Control Act, -- - -- - -- - and Logan Counties, Ark__ May 6, 1936. Petit Jean River, Ark .__. Flood Control Act, -- - ---........ :-:- June 22, 1936. Ja.1213 Point Remove Creek, Ark._ -.... do_...------------- .................... Poteau River, Ark_ ....... .. . do ......... ...... Do .---- Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937. Poteau River, Le Flore Flood Control Com- County, Okla. mittee resolution, Feb. 10, 1938. Salt Fork River in vicinity Commerce Committee Sept. 14,1939 House, 480, 76th Do. of Cherokee, Okla. resolution, Jan. 27, Cong., 2d sess. 1938. 1112 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1939 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions---Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recomn Congress Flood Control Com- Sept. 14, 1939 Do ...............---....------- House, 480, 76th Favorable. mittee resolution, Cong., 2d sess. Feb. 10, 1938. . . .. --. . -- -. . Unfavorable. Sans Bois Creek, Haskell Flood Control Act, June 5,1939 and Latimer Counties, Aug. 28, 1937. Okla. Six Mile Creek, Logan Flood Control Act, County, Ark. June 28, 1938. South Canadian River,Okla. Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937. South Canadian River, N. Rivers and Harbors Mex., Tex., and Okla., Committee resolu- improvement for naviga- tion, June 15, 1938. tion, flood control, wate_ power, and irrigation, and construction of dams on .- - - - - - - upper section. Table Rock Reservoir, Mo. Sec. 7 of Flood Con- (Supplemental 308 Re- trol Act, June 22, port). 1936. Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir Flood Control Act, . . . . . . . . ---- on Illinois River, Okla. June 22, 1936. Verdigris River, Kans- ..... ..... . - -- 19,1939 do ............... July - -- - House, 440, 76th Favorable. Cong., 1st sess. White River, Ark., Wild Cat Flood Control Com- ........... ... Shoals. (Includes Lone mittee resolution, Rock and Norfork Dams). May 11, 1938. White River, Ark. and Mo., Rivers and Harbors improvement for naviga- Committee resolu- tion, flood control, and irri- tion, Jan. 24, 1939. gation. .................... Do ....-------- --- ....Commerce Committee resolution, Feb. 8, 1939. Wild Cat Shoals Reservoir, Sec. 7 of Flood Con- Ark. (supplemental 308 trol Act, June 22, report). 1936. Wister Reservoir on Poteau Flood Control Act, River, Okla. June 22, 1936. X FINDING LIST SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS REPORT BY DISTRICTS Page Volume 1 Volume 2 River and Harbor Board. ------------------------ 24 Boston, Mass------------------------------------- 27 Providence, R. I----------_____-_________-____ __ 80 New York, N. Y_------------------------------------ 191 Binghamton, N. Y--------------------------------- 324 Philadelphia, Pa__--- --- ______________________- 336 Baltimore, Md ------------------------------------- 403 Washington, D. C----------------------------------- 474 Norfolk, Va------ - - - - - 509 Wilmington, N. C --------------------------------- 546 Charleston, S. C ------------------------------------- _ 611 Savannah, Ga-------------------------------------- 642---------- Jacksonville, Fla--- ----------------------- _______________ 669 Mobile, Ala, -------------------------------------- 757 New Orleans, La., first district---_ ---------- 841 Galveston, Tex_-------------- 912 New Orleans, La., second district___________-________ 972 Vicksburg, Miss------------------------------------- 979 Memphis, Tenn------------------------- 1026 Denison, Tex -------------------------------------- 1048 - Conchas, N. Mex--,_---- - ------- 1056 Little Rock, Ark------------------------------------ 1064 St. Louis, Mo_ ______--- _ _______ ------ _- ------_____. 1113 Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn____- _______________________- - 1146 Rock Island, Ill 11_____--____ -_________________ _---______ 1173 St. Paul, Minn ------------------------------- 1195 Chicago, Ill--------------------- ----------------------- 1212, 1653 Kansas City, Mo --------------- -- 1272 Omaha, Nebr_---------- -------------------------- ---------- 1297 Fort Peck, Mont---------- ---------------- -------------- 1319 Nashville, Tenn -------------------------------- ----------- 1330 Ohio River, locks and dams and open-channel work ------- _ - 1355 Pittsburgh, Pa---------------------------------------------- 1368 Huntington, W. Va_ -- --------------------------------- -1411 Cincinnati, Ohio_ -------- -_ _ 1454 Louisville, Ky------ --------- -- 1482 Duluth, Minn---------------------------------------------- 1541 Milwaukee, Wis ----------- --------------- --------------- 1564 Detroit, Mich______________------- ---- ------------ 1675 Buffalo, N. Y----- ---------------------------------- --------- 1719 Los Angeles, Calif------------------------ -------------------- 1785 San Francisco, Calif _ ---------------------------------- 1815 Sacramento, Calif - _ ------------------------- __- _ 1843 Portland, Oreg_------------------------------------- 1873 Bonneville, Oreg_- - 2000 Seattle, Wash--_ ------------ 2032 Honolulu, Hawaii -------------------------------------------- 2096 Puerto Rico____------- - - ---------------- 2110 Surveys for navigation, flood control, power, and irriga- tion ------------------------------------------------------ 2126 Investigations outstanding for navigation, flood control, ete------------------------------------------------ 2127 California Debris Commission_---- -------------------------- 2167 Mississippi River Commission_---- --------------------------- 2189 Miscellaneous Civil Works_ - -- 2284 1846i26-39-pt. 1, vol. 1- 71 INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Abandonment and curtailment of river and harbor projects, review of reports__ ___ . 2284 Abbapoola Creek, S. C., investigation- 640 Absecon Creek, N. J., improvement__ 392 Absecon Inlet, N. J.: Improvement_.-- - - 390 Investigation___ 400 Academy Creek, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement__ 656 Acushnet River, New Bedford Harbor, Mass., improve- ment_ ----- --- _ 89 Advanced funds for river and harbor improvement .--- 18 Agate Bay Harbor, Minn., improvement- 1563 Alabama, Coosa branch of Mobile River system, investi- gation --- --- 831 Alabama River, Ala., improvement_ 803 Alabama, State of, removal of water hyacinths from ... 799 Alafia River, Fla., investigation__ 753 Alameda Creek, Calif., investigation_ 1843 Alamitos Bay, Calif., investigation_ 1796 Alamogordo Dam, N. Mex.: Flood control 970 Investigation----------- 971 Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, N. C. and Va., im- provement_ 534 Albemarle Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va., via Pasquotank River__ 530 Alexandria, Va., improvement of Potomac River at .... 482 Algoma Harbor, Wis., improvement_. 1589 Alkali Canyon, Oreg., investigation_ 2031 Allapatchee River, Fla., investigation 753 Allatoona Dam, Ga., investigation. 840 Allegheny River, Pa. and N. Y.: Construction of locks and dams 1373 Flood-control reservoirs_--- -- 1407 Improvement by open-channel work_ 1385 Investigation _------------------ 1386, 1410, 1411 Allens Creek, Tex., investigation_ 967, 971 Alligator Creek, Fla., investigation- 753 Alligator River, N. C., improvement of waterway via . - 534 Alloway Creek, N. J., improvement 399 Alpena Harbor, Mich.: Improvement------------------------------ 1694 Investigation 1717 Alsea River, Oreg., investigation___ 1998 Altamaha River and Sound, Ga.: Improvement ----------------------------- 654 Investigation_-------------------- ---------- 669 Altus Project, Okla., investigation_.. ..------------ 1055---------- Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improve- ment -------------------------------------- 225 American River, Calif., investigation--.-------------- ------- - 1871 III IV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 American River, Calif. (North Fork and Middle Fork), construction of reservoirs_------------_- --- - -- 2184 Amherstburg Channel, Detroit River, Mich., improve- ment------------------------------------------- ---------- 1687 Amite River, La., improvement_______--_____------_ 868 - Anacortes Harbor, Wash., improvement-___ -------------------- 2057 Anacostia Park, D. C_---__- ---- --------------- ------ - 2289 Anacostia River, D. C.: Improvement---------------------------- 475 Investigation----------------------------------- 503 Reclamation and development of the flats----- ------_-------- 2289 Anahuac Channel, Tex., improvement_ - --------- 942 Anahulu River, T. H., investigation-___- ------------------ -- 2110 Anchorage grounds, rules for establishment of. ------- ------------- 2285 Anclote River, Fla.: Improvement--------------------------------- 739--------- Investigation--------------------------- ----- 753 Anderson, Ind., flood control at ------------------------------ 1502 Androscoggin River, Maine and N. H., investigation .. 79 Angelina River, Tex., investigation___ ----------- 968 Annapolis Harbor, Md., improvement _-- -------- 448 Annisquam River, Mass., improvement-- --------- 40 Apalachicola Bay, Harbor, and River, Fla., Ga., and Ala.: Improvement of channel to St. Andrews Bay--- ------ 759 773 Improvement of harbor in bay- _ _------------- Improvement of river, including the cut-off, Lee Slough, and lower Chipola River_ ---------- 775 Improvement of waterway to St. Marks River 758 Investigation-------------------------------758, 840 -------- Apishapa River, Colo., investigation-_ _--------------- 1064 Appomattox River, Va.: Improvement---------------------------------- 525 Investigation---------------------------------- 543 Appoquinimink River, Del., improvement -------------- 399 Appropriations: Permanent appropriations_ 16 Rivers and harbors and flood control- ----- _ 16, 24 --- Aqueduct, Washington, D. C., maintenance and repair of ----------- 2293 Aquia Creek, Va., improvement _ --- ---------------- 502 Aransas Bay and Pass, Tex.: Improvement at Port Aransas _ 955 Improvement of channel to Corpus Christi (via Turtle Cove)------------- ------------------- 955 - Arecibo Harbor, P. R., improvement- - - - --- ------ --- - - 2119 Arkabutla Reservoir, Miss_-------------- ------------ -2270 Arkansas River, Ark., and Okla.: Flood control at: { 1085 1091 1092 Arkansas River Basin --- 1094 1109 1110 Caddoa Reservoir, Colo _ _-- _ --- ------- 1061 ... Dardanelle, Ark _, _ ---------------------------- 1077 Faulkner County, Ark-_- -1078- Great Salt Plains Reservoir, Okla- ------ 1087 Little Rock, Ark_ --------- ----------- 1079 North Little Rock, Ark--- - - - .- - 1080 _ North Little Rock to Gillett, Ark------------- 1082 Improvement_ _---------------------------1027, 1075 _ Investigation_-- ---------------------------- 1076, 1110 INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Arroyo Colorado, Tex., and Colo., investigation ..... _ 967 Arroyo Grande Creek, Calif., investigation__-.-------- 1814 Arthur Kill, N. Y., and N. J.: Improvement. . .. . ........ 283 Improvement of channel to Raritan River-. -. _ 289 Ashepoo River, S. C., improvement of waterway via.... 636 Ashland Harbor, Wis., improvement_ 1547 Ashley River, S. C., improvement_-...- 631 Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio: Improvement_ ------- 1741 Investigation ------------------------------ 1783 Ashuelot River, N. H., flood control 151 Assateague Channel, Va., investigation- 453 Association of Congresses of Navigation, permanent international____ 2280 Atchafalaya River, La.: Improvement_ 880 Investigation--- --------------------------- 910 Removing snags and wrecks__ . . 1121 Atlantic Gulf Ship Canal, Fla., improvement _........ 682 Auglaise River, Ohio, investigation. ... _ ... .__ _._ 1719 Augusta, Ga., flood control---------------- 660 Au Sable River, Mich., investigation - -- 1717 B Back Cove, Portland Harbor, Maine, improvement _- 69 Back Creek, Md., improvement------------------- 447 Back Creek, Va., improvement of channel to York River_ 502 Back River, Md., investigation,-------------------- 454 Back Sound, N. C., improvement__ 582 Back (Weymouth) River, Mass., improvement 69 Bad River, S. Dak., investigation__ 1318 Bakers Bay, Columbia River, Wash.: Improvement--------------------- 1922 Investigation_- ------------------------- 1927 Ballona Creek, Calif., flood control -------------- 1798 Baltimore, M:l.: Engineering district_ 403 _ Harbor and channels: Improvement------------------------- 404 Investigation__------------------- 453 Bangor Harbor, Maine_ 29 Banner, Ill., flood control_ 1246 Banning Canyon, Calif., investigation- 1814 Barataria Bay and Bayou, La., improvement_- 870 Barcelona Harbor, N. Y., investigation_ 1783 Bar Harbor, Maine: Improvement--------------------------- 69 Investigation-- ---------------------------- 70 Barnegat Inlet, N. J.: Improvement- ----------------------- 395 Investigation_------------------------------ 400 Barren Island Gaps, Md., improvement 418 Barren River, Ky., improvement__ --- 1483 Bartholomew Bayou, La. and Ark.: Improvement----------------------------- 1002 Improvement of Louisiana-Texas intracoastal water- way via ------------------------------- 882 Investigation --------------------------------- 1024 Pass River Harbor, Mass., investigation-------------- 146 VI INDEX Pare Volume 1 Volume 2 Bastrop Bayou, Tex.: Improvement ------------------------------- 966 Investigation-------------------------------- 967 Baton Rouge to New Orleans, La., improvement . .- . 853 Battery, The, New York Harbor, N. Y., removal of shoal in Hudson River 248 Battle Creek, Calif., investigation_ - _____ .. . 24- 1871 Baudette Harbor and River, Minn.: Improvement_ - - 1563 Investigation__--------- 1564 Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improve- ment__ 231 Bay River, N. C., improvement_-__ _-__------ -_ 565 Bay Shore Harbor, N. Y., investigation 311 Bayside Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improve- ment__ 225 Beach Erosion Board_-- -_ 2278 Beach Haven Inlet, N. J., investigation 400 Bear Creek and River, Calif., investigation_ 1871 Bear Creek, Miss. and Ala., investigation- 1355 Bear Creek, Colo., investigation --------- 1318 Bear River, Calif., construction of reservoir--------- 2184 Bear Creek, Ky., improvement________ - --------- __ 1483 Beaufort Harbor and River, N. C.: Improvement of harbor_______ 578 Improvement of waterways to Cape Fear River, including waterway to Jacksonville, N. C ------- 584 Improvement of waterway to Pamlico Sound via Core Sound--------------------- -------- 580 Improvement of waterway to New River_ 584 Investigation-------- 606 Beaufort Inlet, N. C.: Improvement of Morehead City Harbor, N. C .... 591 Improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va..------- 534 Investigation-------------- --------------- 607 Beaufort, S. C.: Improvement of waterway to Charleston -- - - --- 636 Improvement of waterway to St. Johns River, Fla__ 650, 670 Improvement of waterway to Savannah, Ga _ -- 650 Beaver Creek, Mont., Kans., Nebr., N. Dak., and S. Dak., investigation_---- ------- 1296, 1318 Beaver Dam, Wash., Ariz., Utah, and Nev., investiga- tion__--------- ----------------------------- 1814 Beaverkill River, N. Y., investigation- 402 Beaver River, Okla., investigation 1110 Beaver River, Pa. and Ohio: Flood-control reservoirs----------- -- -- - 1407 Improvement_----- . -------------- ------- 1385 Investigation__________ 1386, 1411 Belfast Harbor, Maine, improvement--------------- 69 Belhaven Harbor, N. C., improvement -- 558 Bell Drainage District, Sangamon River, Ill., flood con- trol ------------ 1253 Belle Fourche, Cheyenne River, S. Dak., flood control_-- 1314 Belle Fourche River, Wyo., investigation- 1318 Bellevue Conservancy District, Ohio, investigation_ 1784 Bellingham Bay and Harbor, Wash., improvement__ 2059 Bellows Pond area, N. Y., investigation_ 323 Benicia Harbor, Calif., investigation 1840 Benton Harbor Canal, St. Joseph Harbor, Mich., im- provement ---------------------- ----------- 1614 Beresford Creek, S. C., investigation --------------- 640 ........ INDEX VII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Betsie Lake, Frankfort Harbor, Mich., improvement_- 1643 69 Beverly Harbor, Mass., improvement _ Bidwells Creek, N. J., investigation_ 400 Big Black River, Miss., flood control __ - 1020 Big Bottom, White River Basin, Ark., flood control .... 1048 Big Creek, Ark., flood control___________ 1048 Big Deadmans Creek, Calif., investigation- 1871 Big Elk Creek, Md., investigation 474 Big Horn Canyon Reservoir, Mont., investigation- 1318 Big Horn River, Wyo., investigation -- 1318 Big Lagoon, Fla., improvement of intracoastal waterway via_ _ _____ 765 Big Lake, Ill., flood control 1238 Big Marco Pass, Fla., to Naples, Fla., channel improve- ment_ 711 Big Mulberry Creek, Ark., investigation_ 1110 Big Pigeon Bayou, La., improvement _ 908 Big Piney Creek, Ark., investigation _ 1111 Big Salkehatchie River, S. C., investigation 640 Big Sandy River, Ariz., investigation___ 1814 Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky.: Flood control reservoirs------ -------------- 1449 Improvement------------------------------ 1424 Investigation_ 1454 Big Suamico River, Wis., improvement_ 1574 Big Sunflower River, Miss., improvement- 997 Big Thoroughfare River, Md., improvement 435 Big Timber Creek, N. J., improvement_ 377 Bill Williams River, Ariz., investigation 1814 Biloxi Harbor and Bay, Miss.: Improvement_ ------------------------------ 820 Investigation______________________---- 831 Binghamton, N. Y., engineer district_ 324 Birch Creek, N. Y., investigation_ 323 Birch Creek, Oreg., investigation 2031 Birch Hill Reservoir, Mass___ 152 Biscayne Bay, Fla., improvement_----------------- 704 Black Bayou, La.: Flood control ---------------- ------------- 1005 Investigation_ ___ __ __ -------------- 910 Blackfish Bayou, Ark., improvement--------------- 1032 Black Lake, Mich., improvement of Holland Harbor Black Rascal Creek, Calif., investigation-- - ---------- 1622 1871 Black River, Ark., Mo., and La.: Flood control------------------------------ 1096, 1097 Improvement_------------------------------ 984, 1064, 1070 Investigation___------------------- 1024, 1076, 1111 Black River, Lorain Harbor, Ohio, improvement 1727 Black River, Mich., improvement----------------- 1701 Black River, Mo., flood control. 1103 Black River, N. C., improvement_--- ------------- 603 Black River, N. Y., investigation_----------------- 1784 Black River, Wis., improvement_______------------ 1199 Black Rock Channel, N. Y.: Improvement - 1759 Investigation_ _ _ _------------------------------ _ 1783 Black Rock Harbor, Conn., improvement_---- 134 Blackstone River, R. I., and Mass., investigation ...... 190 Black Walnut Harbor, Md., investigation___----------- 453 Black Warrior River, Ala., improvement__ ------- 809 VIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 - 1I 1 Blackwater Creek, Va., investigation_ 543 Blackwater River, Fla., improvement 794 Blackwater River, Va., improvement ___ 538 Blakely Dam, Ark., investigation________ 1004 Blakely Mountain Reservoir, Ark., flood control ....... 1016 Block Island, R. I.: Construction of harbor of refuge__ 111 Improvement of Great Salt Pond_ 145 Blood River, La., improvement__ 866 Bloomsburg, Pa., flood control_ 473 Bluestone Reservoir, New River, W. Va., construction__ 1434, 1453 Blue Mountain Reservoir, Ark., flood control _ 1091 Blynman Canal, Mass___ 40 Boards: See also Commissions. Beach erosion___ _ 2278 Engineers for Rivers and Harbors ..... 24 - International: Lake Champlain board of control_ 2303 Lake of the Woods, board of control 2305 Lake Superior, board of control_ _ 2305 Niagara River, special international_ 2304 St. Croix River, Maine and New Brunswick, board of control 2302 St. Lawrence River, near Massena, N. Y., board of control____ 2304 Shore protection board 2278 Boca Ciega Bay, Fla., improvement__ 738 Bodcau Bayou, La., flood control_ 1010 Bodega Bay, Calif.: Improvement _________ 1831 Shore protection study_ 2278 Boeuf Bayou, La., investigation_ 910,912, 979 Boeuf River, La.: Improvement 991 Investigation___ 1024 Bogue Falia, La.: Improvement_ 862 Investigation___ 910 Bois de Sioux River, S. Dak., flood control_ 1208 Boise River, Idaho, investigation_ 2031 Bolinas Channel, Calif., investigation 1840 Bonfouca Bayou, La,. improvement___ 860 Bonnet Carre spillway_ 2266 Bonneville, Oreg., engineering district_ 2000 Bonneville, Oreg., construction of dam at_ 2002 Bon Secours Bay and River, Ala., improvement of intra- coastal waterway viar........._... .......... 765 Boothbay Harbor, Maine, improvement- Boston Canal, La., investigation- --- ___ _ 69 910 Boston, Mass.: Engineering district___ __. 27 Improvement of harbor_ 45 Investigation ____ 70 Boundary waters: Between Lake of the Woods and Lake Superior, sur- veys and charting 2297 Investigations and surveys: Lake Champlain___ 2297 Lake of the Woods _____ ---------- 2297, 2305 Rainy Lake, Minn. and Ontario_- ---------- 2297 St. Lawrence River------------ ---------- 2297 INDEX IX ID IX__ Pa ag:e Volume 1 Volume 2 Boundary waters--Continued. Supervision and inspections: Lake Champlain-- --- 2303 Lake Superior _ 2297, 2305 Niagara Falls 2304 St. Croix River, Maine and New Brunswick, board of control_ 2302 St. Lawrence River 2304 Bowie River, Miss., investigation___ __------- - 841 Bowman irrigation project, N. Dak., investigation 1311, 1318 Boyer River, Iowa, investigation_ - 1318 Brady Creek, Tex., investigation------------------ 971 Brandywine River, Wilmington Harbor, Del., improve- ment-------------------------------------------- 394 Branford Harbor, Conn., improvement-______ _____ Brazos Island Harbor, Tex.: _ 145 - - Improvement_ Investigation--___- __-------------- - -- -__ ____ _______ -961 - 967 - Brazos River, Tex.: Improvement from Velasco to Old Washington 966 Investigations_ - ------------------- --------- 967, 971 Brea Dam, Calif., flood control----------------- 1810 Breton Bay, Md., improvement__-- ---- _____ - _ 502 Brevoort levees, Ind., flood control___ 1497 Brewton, Ala., flood control at_ - ----------------- 840 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn., improvement--------------- 134 Bridges: Construction across navigable waters- 2285 Rules governing opening of draws- 2285 Broad Creek, Md. and Va.: Improvement---------------------------------- 431 - Investigation_--------- -------- 503 Broad Creek River, Del.: Improvement--------------------- 452 - Investigation-_ -------------------------- 453 - Broadkill River, Del.: Improvement ------------------ 366 Investigation_______ _ __ _ _ __ 400 Broad Sound, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement 45 Broadwater Creek, Md., investigation_---------- 453 Broadway Road, Va., investigation_--- ------------- -- 453 Brookport, Ill., flood control----------------- 1533 Bronx Kills, N. Y., investigation_ ----------------- 311 202 Bronx River, N. Y., improvement ------------------ Broward County, Fla., waterway through, investigation_ Browns Creek, N. Y., improvement----_ ------------ 756 216 - Brule, Plaquemine Bayou, La., improvement---------- 899 Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement------ ----------- 656 Buckhannon River, W. Va., investigation --------- 1411 Budd Inlet, Olympia Harbor, Wash., improvement -- ---- 2043 Buffalo Bayou, Tex.: Flood control_ _____----------- ----------- 968 Improvement of waterway to Houston- ---- - 937 Investigation_________----------- 967 _ - -- -7- Buffalo Creek, N. Y., investigation-------------------------- 1784 Buffalo, N. Y.: Engineer district---------------------- -------------- 1719 Improvement of Black Rock Channel and Tona- wanda Harbor----------------------------------- 1759 Improvement of harbor--------------------- ---------- 1754 Investigation of harbor-------------------------------- 1783 Buffalo River, Miss., flood control--_------------------- 977 X INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Bulkhead lines, establishment- 2285 Bullard Creek, Minn., investigation_ 1212 Bureau Creek, Ill., investigation- 1195 Burlington Harbor, Vt.: Improvement_ 277 Investigation___ 311 Burns Creek, Calif., investigation 1871 Burnt River, Oreg., investigation__ 2031 Burr Creek, Conn., improvement_______---- __--_ 135 Burwells Bay, Va., investigation 543 Bushnelville Creek, N. Y., investigation_ 323 Buttahatchee River, Miss. and Ala., investigation ___ 831, 841 Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improve- ment_ 235 Buzzards Bay, Mass., improvement of Cape Cod Canal, Mass 60 Byram River, Port Chester Harbor, N. Y., improvement- 192 C Cache River, Ark., and Mo., investigation 1048 Cache River, Ill., flood control_ I 1538 Caddo Lake, Tex. and La., improvement by construction of dam at foot of_ 982 Caddoa Lake Dam, investigation__ 1024, 1055 Caddoa Reservoir, Colo., flood control 1061 Cadet Bayou, Miss., investigation_ 831 Cadle Creek, Md., investigation__ .__. __..... .... .... 453 Cadron Creek, Ark., investigation 1111 Caillou Bayou, La. (Little), improvement_ 875 Calcasieu Pass and River, La.: Improvement_- 900 Improvement of intracoastal waterway via 882 Investigation ----------------------------- 910, 912 979 California Debris Commission 2167 Caloosahatchee River, Fla.: Improvement_ 712 Investigation_________________ 753 Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind.: Improvement of harbor (South Chicago Harbor) 1662 Improvement of river_ 1214, 1662 Investigation___ 1675 Calumet Lake, Ill., improvement_ 1666 Calumet-Sag Channel, Ill.: Improvement ----------------------------- 1214 Investigation_ 1231, 1675 Cambridge Creek to Fishing Bay, waterway, investiga- tion__--------------------------------------- 453 Cambridge Harbor, Md.: Improvement_-------------------- 415 Investigation_ 453 Camden Harbor, Maine, improvement 69 Canadian (South) River, N. Mex., construction of Con- chas Dam and Reservoir___ 1057 Canal Creek, Calif., investigation_ 1871 Canals: See also Waterways. Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal, N. C., improvement_ 534--------- Benton Harbor Canal, St. Joseph Harbor, Mich., improvement-------- 1614 INDEX XI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Canals-Continued. Cape Cod Canal, Mass.: Improvement_------- 60 Investigation______________ 70 Cascades Canal, Columbia River, Oreg-----------_ 2011 Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Del. and Md.: Improvement -- ---------- _-- 352 Investigation_-_ 400 Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Ill., improvement_ 1214 Company Canal, La., improvement of Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway via_____ 882 Dalles-Celio Canal, Oreg. and Wash., improvement- 2014 Delaware and Raritan Canal, N. J., investigation__ 312, 400 Dismal Swamp Canal, Va. and N. C., improvement waterway via ------------------------ 530 Drummond Lake Canal, Va. and N. C., improve- ment of waterway via_------------------- 530 Estherville-Minim Creek Canal, S. C., improvement_ 620 Felsenthal Canal, Ark. (Ouachita River), investiga- tion - 1003 Florida East Coast Canal, Fla., improvement .... 684 Florida Ship Canal, improvement-_- __ 682 Hanson, La., improvement of waterway to Mermen- tau River- - 882, 888 Harvey Canals, La., improvement of intracoastal waterway via___ _ 882 Houma, Terrebonne Ship Canal, La., investigation__ 910 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill., improvement -- 1173 Industrial Canal, Ala., improvement of Mobile Har- bor, Ala ____ 795 Interoceanic Canal, surveys__ 2282 J. D. Young Canal, improvement of Oklawaha River, Fla ----------------------------- 678 Kjyle and Young Canal, improvement of Oklawaha River, Fla 678 Lake Borgne (Violet) Canal, La., improvement- -. 858 Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash., improvement_ 2051 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ohio River, Ky., en- largement___ 1356 New York State Barge Canal, N. Y.: Enlargement --------------------------- 265 Investigation ___-------------------- 312 Nicaraguan Canal, investigation_ --2282 Port Arthur, Tex., improvement of Sabine-Neches Waterway ----------------------------- 912 St. Lucie Canal, Fla., improvement_ 712 St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich., improvement__ 1676 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis., improvement___ 1586 Violet (Lake Borgne) Canal, La., improvement of Dupre Bayou 858 Washington Canal, N. J., improvement___ 299 Canaveral Harbor, Fla., investigation 753 Caney River, Okla., flood control _ 1089 Canisteo River, N. Y., investigation_ 335, 474 Cannelton, Ind., flood control_ 1517 Cannon River, Minn., investigation_ 1212 Canton Reservoir, Okla_______________ 1085 Cape Charles City Harbor, Va.: Improvement ----------------------------- 438 - .- Investigation ----------------------------- 453 ---------. XII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Cape Cod Canal, Mass.: Improvement _ 60 Investigation_ 70 Cape Fear River, N. C.: Improvement above Wilmington- - 597 Improvement at and below Wilmington 594 Improvement of Northeast Branch-_ - 600 Improvement of waterways to Beaufort, N. C., in- cluding waterway to Jacksonville, N. C 584 Improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay, S. C --.- 587 Investigation__ _ ____ __ _ 606, 607, 640 Cape Lookout, N. C., improvement of harbor of refuge_ 605 Cape May, N. J., improvement of Cold Spring Inlet, N. J_ 388 Cape Vincent Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement---------------- 1782 Investigation---------------------------------- 1783 Carlin Bayou, La.: Improvement----------------------------- 891 Investigation _-------------------- 911 Carp River, Mich., improvement - 1646 Carquinez Strait, Calif., investigation _ _ 1840 Carrabelle Bar, Harbor and River, Fla., improvement-_- 770 1194 Carroll County, Ill., flood control_ Carson River, Calif. and Nev., investigation Carter Lake, Iowa and Nebr., investigation_ -. - 1871 1311 Carters Creek, Va., improvement_____ ._ _ 502 Cascade Locks, Columbia River, Oreg., bridges_ 2013 Cascades Canal, Columbia River, Oreg 2011 Caseys Pass, Fla., improvement_ 725 Cashie River, N. C., improvement_ 550 Catskill Creek, N. Y., investigation_ 311, 323 Cattaraugus Creek, N. Y., investigation_ 1783, 1784 Cavallo Pass, Tex., improvement of channel to Port Lavaca_--- 953 Cayuga Creek and Lake, N. Y., investigation. _ 335 1784 Cazenova Creek, N. Y., investigation--_ --- 1784 Cedar Bayou, Tex., improvement_ 945. Cedar Bay to Thoroughfare Bay, N. C., improvement--- 575 Cedar Creek, Conn., improvement________ 134 Cedar Creek, Iowa, investigation_ 1195 Cedar Creek, N. J., investigation_ 400 Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla., improvement _ 752 Cedar River, Wash., investigation_ 2095 Ceredo, W. Va., flood control_ 1.442 Chagrin River, Ohio, investigation_ 1784 Chambers Creek, Miss. and Tenn., investigation 1355 Champlain Lake, N. Y. and Vt.: Burlington Harbor, Vt., improvement--------- 277 International Board of Control------- ------ 2303 Narrows, improvement_ 275 Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ 310 Port Henry Harbor, N. Y., improvement ---- 310 Rouses Point, improvement_ __ 310 Surveys and charting____ _ . _ 2297 Chandlerville, Ill., flood control ... _ 1256 Channels. See Canals and waterways. Chariton River, Iowa and Mo., investigation-_--- 1296 Charles River, Boston, Mass., improvement___... 45 INDEX r XIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Charleston, S. C.: Engineering district____________-_______--__..__ 611 _- Improvement of harbor----... -- _ ------------ 627 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort------------ 636 Improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay--------- 620 Investigation of harbor___________ -----_ -_ -- -- 640 Investigation of waterway to St. Johns River, Fla--...-- 665 Charlevoix Harbor, Mich., improvement -------------- 1647 Charlotte Harbor, Fla.: Improement . .... . . . 723 Investigation__ __ Invcestigtn---------------- ____ _ ---------------- _ _ 753 Charlotte (Rochester) Harbor, N.Y., improvement------ 1768 Charts and maps, northern and northwestern lakes ---- 2285, 2297 Chatham (Stage) Harbor, Mass., improvement--------- 83 Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala.: Im provem ent........ ....... .... ... . --- -- 781 Investigation__ . . __ .................. 831 Cheat River, W. Va., investigation -------------- 1411 Cheboygan Harbor and River, Mich., improvement of harbor._ .... __ _ ___ _ _ .............--- 1692 Cheesequake Creek, N. J., improvement_------ -- 310 Chefuncte River, La.: Improvement----------------------------- 862. . Investigation . ... . _.__ . ... _ _ -_ -_ ----- 910 Chehalis River, Wash.: Improvement---------------------- ------- 2035 Investigation ----------------------------- 2095 Chelsea River or Creek, Mass., improvement __------- 45 Chemuing River;,N. Y., investigation______..._....._. 335, 474 Chenango River, N. Y., investigation__..___._....... 335 Chena Slough, Alaska, flood control __ ---- 2093 Chequamegon Bay, Ashland Harbor, Wis., improvement. 1547 Cherry Creek, Colo., investigation ...---------- _ 1318 Chesapeake and Albermarle Canal, N. C. and Va., im- provement._. . ..----------------- 534 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Del. and Md.: Improvement-------------------- ------- 352 Investigation___ 400 Chesapeake Bay, Md. and Va.: Chesapeake Bay to Chincoteague Bay, Va., water- way, investigation _----------- __ - 453 Chesapeake Bay to Atlantic Ocean, waterway, in- vestigation ----------------------------- 453 Investigation of western shore .--------------- 543 Thimble Shoal, improvement_ ---.---------- 515 Chester River, Md., improvement_ 452 Chester River, Pa., improvement_ --------- 399 Chetco Cove and River, Oreg., investigation_-- ---- 1927,1998 Chevreuil Bayou, La., investigation ---------------- 910 Cheyenne River, S. Dak., flood control---- 1314 Chicago Harbor and River: Improvement of harbor_---------------------- 1656 Improvement of river----------------------- 1659 Improvement of South Chicago Harbor...----- 1662 Investigation_------------------------ 1675 Chicago, Ill., engineering district - ------------ 1212, 1653 Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Ill., improvement-- - 1214 Chickasaw Creek, Ala., improvement 801 Chickasawhay River, Miss., investigation-- ------ 832, 841 Chicopee River, Mass.: Flood control_----- -- _________ 172, 187 Investigation-__ --.. -- __- - - -------- -- 190 XIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Chincoteague Inlet and Bay, Va.: Improvement of bay_ - __ 440 Investigation _ 454 Waterway on coast of Virginia, improvement ...... 452 Waterway to Delaware Bay, improvement ........ 375 Chipola River, Fla.: Improvement of lower river________________ 775 Improvement of upper river _____ ___ 778 Chittenango Creek, N. Y., investigation_ '1784 ,Chocolate Bayou, Tex.: Improvement _------ ------ - ----- 966 Investigation____ ____ ____-_____ -- 967 Choctawhatchee Bay and River, Fla. and Ala.: Improvement of East Pass Channel-_ _ _ __ 790 Improvement of river_ _________ ___--____- 787 Improvement of waterway to Pensacola Bay, Fla--- 763 Improvement of waterway to West Bay, Fla ...... 762 Investigation__-------------------- ------- 831 Choptank River, Md., improvement_ __- - 452 Choptank River to Little Choptank River, Md., water- way, improvement_ __ 417 Chouteau, Nameoki, and Venice Drainage and Levee District, Ill., flood control_ 1145 Chowan River, N. C., investigation_ - - - 543 Christina River, Del., improvement of Wilmington Har- bor _ __------------------------------------- 349 Chuckatuck River, Va., investigation_ 543 Chunky Creek, Miss., investigation_ 832, 841 Cimarron River, N. Mex., Okla., and Kans., investiga- tion_ _ _--------------------------------------- 1111 Cincinnati, Ohio, engineering district__ 1454 Cincinnati, Ohio, flood control__ 1465, 1472 1476 Claiborne Harbor, Md., improvement 452 Clarendon to Laconia Circle, Ark., flood control ....... 1048 Clark Hill Reservoir, Ga.: Flood control_ 669 Investigation- 669 Clarksville, Ind., flood control_________________ 1509 Clatskanie River, Oreg.: Improvement-_ 1903 Investigation --------------- --------------- 1998 Clear Creek, Ill., flood control___ 1127 Clear Lake, Ill., flood control___ 1253 947 Clear Creek, Tex., improvement__ Clear Lake, Ill., flood control_ 1253 Clearwater Harbor, Fla.: Improvement of channel to Tampa Bay_ 738 Investigation_ 753 Clearwater Reservoir, Mo_ 1103 Clearwater River, Minn., investigation_ - 1212 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio: Improvement- 1733 Investigation_ 1783 Clinch River, Tenn. and Va.: Improvement ----- 1347 Investigation- _ - 1355 Clinton Harbor, Conn., investigation_ 146 Clinton River, Mich.: Improvement ----------------------- 1704 Investigation___ 1719 Clyde River, N. Y., investigation- 1785 INDEX XV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Coal Creek, Ill., flood control-- _____--- _________ __- _________ 1237 Coame River, P. R., investigation_-----_-------_____----______-_ 2126 Coan River, Va., improvement - - - - -- - - 502 Cockrells Creek, Va., improvement_ _-- -_ - -- -- _ 502 Cocoa, Fla., investigation______------ --- -__ 754 Cocodrie Bayou, La., investigation-___ ____-- --------- 910, 912, 979 Codorus Creek, Pa., flood control_----________________ 458 Coeur D'Alene Lake, Idaho, flood control_.-------- _ ---__ ----- -2085 Cohansey River, N. J., improvement------------------ 386 Cohasset Harbor, Mass., investigation ----------------- 70 Cohocton River, N. Y., investigation-----------------335, 474 --- -- Cold Spring Inlet, N. J., improvement_ ---- - 388 Coldwater River, Miss.,-improvement ------------------ 996 Colfax Cut-Off, La., flood control_____- _____________ 1024 College Creek, Md., improvement_______ ____________ 448 Collinsville, Ala., flood control ----------------------- 837 Colorado River, Tex., improvement of waterway to Cor- pus Christi-------------------------------------- 919 Colorado River, Tex. and Ariz., investigation, 967, 971 1814 Columbia, Ill., flood control__-_________ __-------- ---------- 1137 Columbia, La., flood control-_ -------------- _ 1017 Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash.: At Bakers Bay, Wash., improvement_------- -------------- 1922 Bonneville, Oreg., construction of dam at------- -------- 2002 Bridges at Cascade Locks____- -- --------------------- ___ 2013 Cascades Canal ------------------- -------------- -- -- 2011 Celilo Falls to Snake River, including tributaries, improvement from----------------------- ----------- 2017 Celilo Falls to The Dalles Rapids, improvement -------------- 2014 Chinook, Wash., to Head of Sand Island, improve- ment------------------- ---- ----- _ ----------- -------- 1923 Flood control of basin__ ______________-----------------1927-1974 Investigation___-------------------------------- _____ 1927, 1998, 2026, 2095 Mouth, improvement _____------------ --------------- 1891 Mouth to Vancouver, Wash., improvement --------- _ --- - 1897 Vancouver to Bonneville, improvement ------------ ------- 2000 Wenatchee to Kettle Falls, Wash., improvement---- _ ---- _ 2078 Colville River, Wash., investigation---- ------------------------- 2095 Combahee River, S. C., investigation _------------ 640 Commerce for calendar year 1938__------------------- 6 Commissions: See also Boards. California Debris Commission_-------- ---------------------- 2167 Mississippi River Commission__________------------------ 2189 Permanent International Association of Congresses of Navigation_ ------------------------------- ---------- 2280 Company Canal, La., improvement of Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway via ------------------ 882 Compton Creek, N. J.: Improvement---------------------------------- 301---------- Investigation ----------------------------- 311 Conchas Dam and Reservoir, N. Mex.: Construction -------------------------------- 1057 Preparation of site----------------------1063 Conchas, N. Mex., engineering district ----------------- 1056 Concho River, Tex., investigation_ ------------------- 971 Conecuh River, Ala.: At Brewton, Ala., flood control ------- ------- 840-. Improvement ------------- 830......... XVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Conemaugh River, Pa.: Flood control ------------------------------ 1396 Investigation_ ------ - ----------- ----- 1410 Conewango Creek, N. Y., investigation--------------- 1411 Coney Island Channel, N. Y., improvement --------- 229 310 Coney Island Creek, N. Y., improvement------------ Congaree River, S. C.: Improvement --------------------- 625 Investigation - -------------------------- 640 . Congresses of Navigation, Permanent International As- sociation of---------- -------------------- 2280 Conneaut Harbor, Ohio, improvement----------------- 1745 Connecticut River, Mass. and Conn.: Flood control _----------------------------- 147 Chicopee, Mass------------------------- 172 Connecticut River basin ----------------- 147 East Hartford, Conn__ 163 Hartford, Conn_ ... _ 158, 185, 186 Holyoke, Mass_ 176 Local protection projects_ 187 Northampton, Mass_ .. 179 Reservoirs: Birch Hill_ ----- 152 Knightsville____. 154 Lower Naukeag . 157 Sqrrey Mountain---- 151 Tully ------------------------ 156 Union Village _ 149 Springfield, Mass----------------- 167, 184 West Springfield, Mass___---_ - 169, 183. 185 Improvement above Hartford, Conn- __ -_____- 145 Improvement below Hartford, Conn ___- -_ 118 Investigation.__-- --------------- 146, 190 Consolidated cost and financial summary -------------- 22 Contentnea Creek, N. C.: Improvement___----------- ..------ 572 Investigation------------------ -------------- 607, 611 Cooper River, N. J., improvement__ ------------- - 399 Cooper River, S. C., investigation_ __----- - - - 640 Coosa River, Ga. and Ala.: At Rome, Ga., flood control --- __-- - - -___- - -833 Improvement_------------------------------------ _ 805 Investigation ------------------------------------ 841 Coosaw River, S. C., improvement of waterway via----. 636 Coos Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg.: Improvement of entrance to bay and harbor ----------------- 1877 Improvement of river----------- __-_______ ____-_ 1880 Investigation________----------------------- 1927, 1999 Coquille River, Oreg.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1875 Investigation__----------------- __- ___---- -- - -__ 1927, 1999 Coralville Reservoir, Iowa- ___- -- - -__________------ _---- - - 1191 -Cordova Harbor, Alaska, improvement --------------------------- 2070 Corea Harbor, Maine, improvement ------------------ 27 Core Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway to Beaufort Harbor---------------------------------------- 580 Corkscrew River, Fla., investigation------------------_ 756 Corney Bayou, La., improvement--------------------- 993 Cornucopia Harbor, Wis., improvement-_. - -- .- - - - 1546 INDEX XVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Corpus Christi, Tex.: Improvement of channel to Aransas Pass ------- -- 955 Improvement of intracostal waterway to the Mis- sissippi River_ .- -__----------------___882, 919 Investigations ------------- -------------- 967 Corsica River, Md., improvement_--------------- 452 Cortableau Bayou, La., investigation_ ------------- 910,912,979 __ .... Cossat~River, Ark., investigatio ---------- 1024, 1055 Cost and financial summary, river and harbor works- .-. 22 Cotaco Creek, Ala., investigation - ------------------ ------- 1355 Cottonwood Creek., Calif., investigation__ ------------------ 1871 Council Bluffs, Iowa, flood control at -------------------------- 1313 Courtenay, Fla., channel improvement_-- -------- 691 Cow Creek, Calif., investigation_ ..-- -------- ----------- 1872 Cow Creek, Kans., investigation__ ------------- 1111 Cowan Creek, Ohio, investigation--___- -- ------------- __1482 Cowlitz River, Wash.: Improvement_-- --------------------------- ---------- 1915 Flood control- ----- ------------------------------ 1985-1988 Investigation __. __----- ------------- ------- 1927, 1999 Cowpasture River, Va., improvement of James River, Va------------------------------------------- 517 Craft, sunken, removal of_ _______----_-----------_------- _ --- 2285 Craig Harbor, Alaska, investigation_ _-------------------- - 2079 Cranberry Island Harbor, Maine, investigation--------- -70 70 Crane Creek, Fla., improvemernt of MelbourneHarbor, - 693 --- Crane Creek, Ill., flood control ------------------ ..---- --- 1236 Cranes Creek, Va., investigation__- ------.------ 503 Crescent City Harbor, Calif.: Improvement --------------------------- -------------- 1836 Investigation-__ ---- ___------------- 1840 Crescent Lake and Dunns Creek, Fla., improvement - - 752 Crescent Lake, Fla., investigation_ -_____------754 Criehaven Harbor, Maine, improvement_______-31 .- Crisfield Harbor, Md.: Improvement---------------------------------- 428 Investigation ----------------------------------- Croatan Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway via Cromline Creek, N. Y., investigation_-------____-_ - 454--------- 530 323 Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa., flood control------_ Crooked River, Fla., improvement____------------ Crooked River, Mich., investigation_-_ _------ -----.--- --- --- 758 - 1388 1717 Crooked River, Oreg., investigation -------------------------- 2031 Cross Rip'Shoals, Mass.,, improvement-, -,---------- 84 Crystal River, Fla.: Improvement---------------------------------- 741 Investigation------------------- --------------- 754 Cucamonga Creek, Calif., investigation __---__-------1814 Cuchara River, Colo., investigation -------------------- 1064 Cumberland, Md., flood control_---------------------- 506 Cumberland River, Ky. and Tenn.: Flood control_ - ---------------- .-- ------------- 1349, 1352 Improvement---------------------------------- ----- 1331 Investigation--- ------------ --------------------- 1348, 1355 Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla.: Improvement of waterway between Savannah and Fernandina ---------------------------------- _ 650 Improvement of waterway to St. Johns River, Fla_ 670 Current River, Ark. and Mo., improvement _----------- 1075 Curtailment and abandonment of river and harbor proj- ects, review of reports -------------------------------- 2284 Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Md., improvement of channel to 404----- 184626-39-pt. 1. vol. 1--72 XVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Curtis Creek, Md., investigation______ ____________- 454 Cutler Bayou, La., improvement- . .---- ...---- - 870 Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass., improvement 93 Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, Ohio, improvement------------------ 1733 Cypress Bayou, Tex. and La.: Construction of dam at foot of Caddo Lake 982 Improvement of, including connecting lakes between Shreveport, La., and Jefferson, Tex--------_ 982 Cypress Creek, Md., improvement_-- -449 D Dalecarlia Reservoir, Washington, D. C_________ - - . 2293 Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oreg. and Wash., improvement__ 2014 Dams, water power. See Water power. Danvers River, Mass., investigation.- --- __-- --- 70 D'Arbonne Bayou, La., improvement_ -------- - - -- 993 Dardanelle, Ark., flood control ----------------------- 1077 Darien Harbor, Ga., improvement _________________ 664 Dark Head Creek, Md., investigation_______________ _ 454 Dauphin Island Bay, Ala.; investigation_ __________ 832 Davis Creek, N. C., improvement of waterway via -... 587 Dawho River, S. C., improvement of waterway via_ __ _ 636 Deadmans Bay, Fla., improvement of Steinhatchie River_ 747 Deals Island, Md.: Lower Thoroughfare, improvement ----- --- __ 452 Upper Thoroughfare, improvement --------------- 427 Debris Control, Sacramento, Calif----------- ------------------- 2184 Debs Inlet, N. Y., improvement-----_ ----------------- 220 Deckers Creek, W. Va., investigation_ -_______-_____ ______ 1411 Deep Bay, N. C., to Swan Quarter Bay, N. C., water- way, improvement------------ ----------- ------- 557 Deep Creek, Va., improvement_____-- ___ --- _____----- 528 Deep River, Wash., improvement-______-__________-_____________ 1920 Deer Creek, Calif., investigation ----------------------------- 1814, 1872 Deer Island Thoroughfare, Maine, improvement- -.... 69 Degognia and Fountain Bluff, Ill., flood control 1130 Delacroix Island, La_ -911 Delaware and Chesapeake Canal, Del. and Md.: Improvement ----------------- 352 Investigation ----- 400 Delaware and Raritan Canal, N. J., investigation------- 312, 400 Delaware Bay and River, Pa., N. J., and Del.: At Camden, improvement_____- ______________ -344 Breakwater and harbor of refuge in bay, improvement. 368 Investigations .--..------------- ------ 312, 400 .402 Philadelphia to sea: Improvement------------------------------ 340 Investigation------------------------------- 400 Philadelphia to Trenton, improvement ------------ 336 Waterway to Chesapeake Bay, Del., and Md.: Improvement ------------------------------ 352 Investigation------------------------------- 400 Waterway to Chincoteague Bay, improvement.. 375 Waterway to Rehoboth Bay, improvement-- ..... 369 Delaware Reservoir, Ohio- - ---------------------------- 1475 Delcambre Canal, La., investigation 9-------------------11 DeLeon Springs, Fla., investigation -------- - - 754 Denison, Tex., engineering district_---- -- --- --- -- 1048 Denison Reservoir, Tex., flood control.-- ------- 1050 De Poe Bay, Oreg., improvement_- .-- - -- - - - ...- .1888 INDEX XIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Derelicts. See Wrecks. Des Cannes Bayou, La., improvement_----------------- 897 Deschutes River, Oreg., investigation-_- - _----------------_ .. _2031 Des Glaises Bayou, La., flood control_ _____ -- _______ 977 Des Moines River, Iowa, investigation_ - __--- - -_ 1181 Des Plaines River, Ill.; improvement of Illinois waterway 1214 Detroit Harbor, Wis___ - -- _ ---------- - 1584 Detroit, Mich., engineering district_- ---------------------- _ 1675 Detroit River, Mich.: Improvement -------------------------- - ---------- 1687 Investigation --------------------------- 1717 Dewey Reservoir, Ky., flood control --------------------------- 1436 Dickersons Bay, Va., investigation --------------------- 503 Dickinson Bayou, Tex., improvement _ _ __ _- _ _ Dillon Reservoir, Ohio, flood control____________________________- 948 1437 Dirty Creek, Okla., investigation_ __--____ ___ ______ 1111 Dismal Sw4mp Canal, Va. and N. C., improvement of waterway via ---------------------------------- 530 District of Columbia: Anacostia Park ----------------------------------------- 2289 Anacostia River, reclamation of flats-. ------------ ---- 2289 Aqueduct, increasing water supply_---------------- --------- 2293 Aqueduct, maintenance and repair-- ------ --------- - 2293 Government buildings, consumption of water in --------------- 2294 Improvement of Potomac River- -- ------ -475, 4788------ Water supply, increase in------------------------------ - 2293 Dog Island Harbor, St. George Sound, Fla., improvement_ 770 Dog River, Miss., improvement------------------ -- 817 Dog River, Vt., investigation------- ----------------- 323 Dolls Creek, N. C., investigation-_ ---------------- -- 607 Donavon Levee, Ill., flood control ------- --------- - _ 1268 Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass.: Improvement_---- 69---------------------------- 69 Investigation------------------- 70 Double Bayou, Tex., improvement__________ ---------- 966 Drawings, northern and northwestern lakes -- __-- _-_ 2297 Drift removal from New York Harbor_ 252 2286 Drum Inlet. N. C., improvement----- ------------- 577 Drummond Lake Canal, Va., and N. C., improvement of waterways via--------- _ - -------------------------- 530 Dry Pass, Alaska, improvement-------- ----------------------- 2078 Dry Run, Iowa, flood control---------------------- ---- 1207 Duck Creek, Calif., investigation __-------------- -- --- __ 1872 Duck Creek (Smyrna River), Del., improvement ..-- - 359 Duck Creek, Wis., investigation------------------- 1652 Duck Island Harbor, Conn., improvement_---- 122 Duck Point Cove, Md., investigation_-- ----------- 454 Dugdemonia Bayou, La., investigation--- ---------- - 1024 Dulac Bayou, La., improvement of waterway via Grand Caillou and Le Carpe Bayous, La., to__------- 876 Du Large Bayou, La., investigation --------------------- 910 Duluth, Minn.: Engineering district__________-------------------------- 1541 Improvement of Duluth-Superior Harbor--- --------- 542 1------ Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y., improvement--- ----- ---------- 1752 Dunns Creek and Crescent Lake, Fla., improvement 752 Dupont Bayou, La., improvement_ ___-------- 870 Dupre Bayou, La., improvement_----- ----------------- 858 Duwamish River, Wash.: Improvement of east and west waterways, Seattle Harbor-_------------------ 2048 Investigation_-_--- ------------------------------------- 2095 xx INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Duxbury Harbor, Mass.: Improvement---- - - - - - _ -.------- 69 Investigation--- ---------------------------- 70 Dymers Creek, Va., improvement--------------- ------ 502 E Eagle Harbor, Mich., investigation___----------------------------- 1564 Eagle Town Reservoir, Okla.,nveatigation --- - ---- 1024, 1055 Easements, flowage, on Lake of the Woods------------- ---------- 2305 East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek, Ill., flood control-- ---------- 1126 East Chester Creek, N. Y., improvement __------_____ 198 Eastern Bay, Claiborne Harbor, Md., improvement ----- 452 East Hartford, Conn., flood control_ -_--- --------- 163, 187 East Liverpool, Ill., flood control --------------------- ------ 1242 East Pass Channel, Fla., from Gulf of Mexico into Choc- tawhatchee Bay: Improvement--- ----------------------------- 790 Investigation-_-_ ---- -- -------- --- --- 832 East Pass, Fla., improvement of Carrabelle Harbor_ _. 770 East Pearl River, Miss., improvement--- -------------- 830 East Peoria, Ill., flood control---------------------------------_ 1272 East River, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement _ _ . 656 East River, N. Y.: Improvement, including Coenties Reef--- ---------- 238 Investigation.-- ----------------------------- 312 East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, N. Y., improvement,-.- 220 East St. Louis, Ill., flood control-------- -------- --- --------- : 1140% Eau Gallie, Fla.: Harbor improvement -------------------------- 692 Investigation -------------------------------- 754 Echo Bay Harbor, N. Y., improvement---------------- 310 Edenton Bay, N. C., investigation _- - -- -- - - _ 543 Edenton Harbor, N. C., improvement-----------__ __ __ 549 Edgartown Harbor, Mass., improvement--------------- 85 Edisto River, S. C.: Improvement- ------------------ ------ 639 Investigation--------------------- - --------- -- 640 Edwards River, Ill., investigation ------------------ _ -------- 1195 Edwardsville, Pa., flood protection for_-------- -461, 473 .- Eel River, Calif.: Flood control__ -- _----------- --------------- _----- --- 1842 Investigation_-------------------------------------- ---- 1843 Eel River, Mass., improvement --. ------- 588------------ Egegik River, Alaska, improvement---- ------------ - - 2072 Eighteen Mile Creek, N. ., improvement- -_- - Elbow Creek, Fla., improvement- __-------------- - __ _ _------ _ _ __ 692 1767 Elfin Cove, Alaska, investigation--- ------------------ -___-- 2079 Eli Cove, Md., investigation ------------------------ 454 Elizabeth River, N. C., improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay, S. C-_ ----------------------------- 587 Elizabeth River, N. J., improvement-_- 9----0----- 290 Elizabeth River, Va.: Improvement of Norfolk Harbor, including Eastern, Southern, and Western Branches---_____ ------- 511 Improvement of waterway, to sounds of North Carolina-------- -- --------- - -- ----------- 530 Investigation ---------------- ---.---- _ 4,5 543, 544 Elk River, Md.: Improvement --------------- ------ 352, 452 .... Investigation -. -_ - - ---------- 454, 474 .... Ellicott Creek, N. Y., investigation------ ------- .-. ------.. 1784 INDEX XXI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Elliot Bay, Wash., improvement of Duwamish River and east and west waterways__ __ __ ____ 2048 Eloi Bay, La., improvement______-___ _ _ 856 Elokomin Slough, Wash., improvement __ 1917 Embarrass River, Ill., investigation_ 1540 Emergency relief program, works included to Oct. 1, 1939_ 11 Engineers, the Board of, for Rivers and Harbors ...... 24 Erie Basin, N. Y., improvement of channel in Lake Erie 1759 Erie Canal, N. Y., enlargement__ _ _ - 265 Erie Harbor, Pa.: Improvement.- _ ___ _. _____ ___.___ ___ 1748 Investigation--_____--------------__- 1386, 1783 Erie, Lake: Black Rock Harbor, improvement of entrance to--- 1759 Investigation of waterways to Ohio River___ 1386 Surveys, charts, etc., of northern and northwestern lakes-------------------- 2297 Water levels_ 2297, 2300 Escambia River, Ala., flood control ----------- 840 Escambia River, Fla., improvement-.- __.___.. 830 Esopus Creek, N. Y., investigation-_ -------------- 323 Estero River, Fla., investigation_ _ . . . 756 Estherville-Minim Creek Canal, S. C., improvement..- 620 Estimates of appropriations required: Miscellaneous civil works_--__-------------- 2284 Rivers and harbors and flood control- 24 Etowah River, Ga., investigation____----------- 840 Eufaula Reservoir, Okla., investigation- 1111 Evansville, Ind., flood control_ ----------------- 1522 Everett Harbor, Wash.: i--- ..-- 2054 Improvement------------------------------ -------------------------------------- Investigation----- ------------------------- 2079 Expenditures: Miscellaneous civil works_---- ------ ------ 2286 Rivers and harbors and flood control 19 . F Fabius River, Mo.: Flood control--------------------- ------------------ 1185 Investigation--------------------------------------- 1195 Fahrens Creek, Calif., investigation------------------------- 1872 Fairbanks, Alaska, flood control------ ---------------- 2093 Fairfax-Kaw City, Okla., investigation---------- 1111- Fairhaven Harbor, Mass.: Improvement----- ------------------ ------- 89 Investigation______------------ _____ 146 Fairport Harbor, Ohio, improvement_ 1738 Fairweather Creek, Va., investigation------------- 503 Fajardo Harbor, P. R., investigation------------_------- 2126 Falia, Bogue, La., improvement____----------- ----- 862 Fall River Harbor, Mass., improvement--------------- 98 Fall River, S. Dak., investigation---------------------- 1318 Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga., improvement ----------------- 664 Far Creek, N. C., improvement- ------------------ 560 Farm Creek, Md., improvement -_ 419 Farmers, Ill., flood control-------------- --------- ---- 1255 Faulkner County, Ark., flood control------------------ 1078 Feather River, Calif.: Improvement-------------------------------------- 1856 Investigation ----------- --------------------------- 1871 Federal Water Power Act, investigation and supervision of projects---------------------- ------------------- 2283 XXII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Felsenthal Canal, Ark. (Ouachita River), investigations. 1003 Fenholloway River, Fla., investigation _ ----- ------- 754 Fenwicks Island Cut, S. C., improvement of waterway via --------------------------------------- 636 Fernandina Harbor, Fla.: Improvement--------------------- ---- 662 Improvement of waterways to Savannah, Ga ...... 650 Fighting Island Channel, Detroit River, Mich., improve- ment-------------------------------------- Filtration plant, Washington Aqueduct, D. C- Financial summary as of June 30, 1938_ - 22 1687 2293 Fire Island Inlet, N. Y., improvement- 217 Fish Creek, N. Y., investigation 323 Fishers Island, N. Y., improvement of Hay (West) Harbor_ _ 145 Fishing Bay, Md., improvement_ 419 Fishing Creek, Md., improvement_________________ 444 Fitchburg, Mass., flood protection for_ 78 Fivemile River Harbor, Conn., improvement_ 145 Flathead Lake, Mont., improvement of Polson Bay_ - 2078 Flathead River, Mont., investigation___ 2095 Flint River and Creek, Ala. and Tenn., investigation-. 831 1355 Flint River, Ga., improvement_ 779 Flomaton, Ala., flood control at_ 840 Flood control: Appropriations 16, 24 Surveys for------------------------------- 2126 Florida Bay, Fla., intracoastal waterway to Miami Bay, Fla., improvement_ 707 Florida East Coast Canal, improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., via_ 684 Florida, removal of water hyacinths from waters of State_ 748, 905 Florida, water hyacinth obstructions, investigation ..... 755 Florida Ship Canal, improvement______ 682 Floyd River, Iowa, investigation___ 1318 Flushing Bay and Creek, N. Y.; improvement 204 Folly Creek, Va., investigation 454 Fond du Lac Harbor and River, Wis., investigation_ 1652 Fore (Weymouth) River, Mass., improvement 51 Forest River, N. Dak., investigation 1212 Forsyth, Mont., flood control 1316 Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing, Ill., flood control_ 1136 Fortescue Creek, N. J., investigation of waterway to Atlantic City, N. J_ 400 Fort Gibson Reservoir, Okla., investigation_ 1111 L .. Fort Peck, Mont.: Construction of reservoir_ 1319 Engineering district_ 1319 Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla.: Improvement 695 Investigation- 754 Fort Moultrie, yacht basin, investigation 640 Fort Point Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., improve- ment_ 45 Fort Supply Reservoir, Okla., flood control_ 1083 Fountaine Que Bouille River, Colo., investigation ...... 1064 Fountaine Qui Vouille River, Colo., investigation ...... 1064 Fourche Bayou, Ark., investigation_ 1110 Fourche La Fave River, Ark., investigation_ 1111 Fox Creek, Md., investigation_ 454 Fox Island, Mo., investigation_ - - -- is INDEX XXIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Fox River, Ill., and Wis.: Improvement- ---- - - - - 1578 Improvement of Green Bay Harbor _ 1575 Investigation 1652 Fox River, Mo., investigation 1195 Foys Flats, N. C., improvement of Trent River at ..... 574 Frankford Creek, Pa., investigation- 402 Frankfort Harbor, Mich., improvement___ 1643 Franklin Canal, La., investigation 910 Franklin Falls Reservoir, N. H_-- - - -I 73, 75 Franklin to Mermentau, La., improvement of waterway from __ --- --------- 888 Freeport Harbor, Tex., improvement_-- 950 Freeport on Pecatonica River, Ill., flood control- 1190 French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers, Tenn., improve- ment_- 1347 Fullerton Dam, Calif., flood control_ 1811 Funds advanced for river and harbor; improvements _- 18 G Gaging northern and northwestern lakes, level_ 2299 Galena River, Ill., and Wis., investigation ----- 1195 Galere Bayou, Miss., investigation _.---- 832 Galveston Bay and Harbor, Tex.: Improvement of Galveston Channel_ 929 Improvement of Galveston-Texas City Channel - 932 Improvement of harbor entrance _ 926 Improvement of waterway to Houston- 937 Galveston, Tex., engineering district_ 912 Garden Creek, Va., investigation_.-- 503 7 Gasconade River, Mo., improvement_ 1286 Gastineau Channel, Alaska, investigation_ 2079 Gedney Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ 225 Genesee River, Charlotte Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement 1768 Investigation__ 1785 George, Lake, St. Johns River, Fla., improvement ..... 675 Georges River (Thomaston Harbor), Maine, improve- "ment_ __ __ 69 Georgetown Harbor, S. C., improvement of Winyah Bay_ 612 Gila River, Ariz., and N. Mex., investigation_ 1814 Gill Township Levee unit, Ind., flood control_ 1495 Gilmore Creek, Minn., investigation_ 1212 Girtys Run, Pa., investigation_ _ __ _ _ 1411 Gladstone Harbor, Mich., improvement- 1651 Glasgow, Mont., flood control_ _ _.___.. 1328 Glencove Creek, N. Y., improvement 310 Glen Haven and Glen Arbor, Mich., investigation ....... 1652 Gloucester Harbor, Mass.: Improvement_______------------- 40 Investigation_------------------------------ 70 Golconda, 111., flood control- __ ------------------ 1527 Goose Creek, Md., improvement__--------- 419 Goose Creek, N. C., improvement of waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort Inlet, N. C_ -- ____-___-- 534 Goose River, N. Dak., investigation _ 1212 Gordons Pass and River, Fla., investigation_ 756 - Government buildings, District of Columbia, consump- tion of water in _ __ __ 2294 Gowanus Creek Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., im- provement__________-______________ 234-_____--- XXIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Grand Bayou Pass, La., improvement__---------- ---- 869 Grand Caillou Bayou, La.: Improvement___ 876 Investigation_________ 910 Grande Bayou, Fla., investigation__________________ 832 Grande Ronde River, Oreg., investigation----- 2031 Grand Haven Harbor, Mich.: Improvement_ ___ ___ 1625 Investigation________________ 1652 Grand Marais, Mich., improvement of harbor of refuge- - 1558 Grand Marais Harbor, Minn.: Improvement_ ___ 1541 Investigation____________ __ 1564 Grand Bayou Pass, La., improvement__ 869 Grand River, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, improvement_-_ 1738 Grand River, Kans., Okla., Mo., and Ark.: Flood control____ _ _ 1076, 1109 Investigation___ 1111 Grand River, Mich.: Improvement_ 1625 Investigation___ 1652 Grand River, Mo., investigation_ 1296; Grand Traverse Bay, Mich., investigation_........ - 1652 Grantley Harbor, Alaska, investigation_-------------- 2079 Grant Par;sh Levees, La., flood control _ __ ___ 1014 Grays Harbor, Wash., improvement. --- ----- 2035 Grays Reef Passage, Mich., improvement- -- - _ 1651 Grays River, Wash., improvement____ ___ 1919 Great Kills, Staten Island, N. Y., improvement Great Lakes: --- 294 Channels in waters connecting, improvement-_- 1676 Control and regulation of waters of Niagara River and preservation of Niagara Falls. 2304 Discharge_- 2297 Elevation_- 2297, 2300 Investigation of coast_ 1564, 1652 1675, 1717 1783 Investigation of deeper waterways to Atlantic tide- water-_--- - ------ -------- 312 1783 Surveys, charts, etc., of northern and northwestern lakes_-_ - - - - --- 2297 Water levels 2297, 2300 Waterways to Hudson River: Improvement__ _ 265 - Investigation___ 1783 Great Miami River, Ohio, flood-control reservoirs-_- 1478 Great Peedee River, S. C.: Improvement_ - - - -_..-_ -. -.. - 617 Investigation - ---- ---- 640- Great Salt Lake, Utah, investigation_---_-_- 1814 Great Salt Plains Reservoir, Okla________ 1087 Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I., improvement ..... 145 Great Sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement _. __ 1771 Investigation__ 1783 Great South Bay, N. Y., improvement 310 Green Bay Harbor, Wis.: Improvement___ ___________ 1575 Investigation ... 1652 Green Bay, Iowa, flood control 1182 INDEX XXV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Green Island, Iowa, flood control____ 1194 Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River, R. I., removal -.. 105 Greenport Harbor, N. Y., improvement ------ 211 Green River, Ky.: Flood control_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1539 Improvement_. ------------------------------- Flpodeconto--- . 1483 Green River, Mass., investigation_______ ___- __ _-._ 190 Green River, Utah, Wash., and Wyo., investigation_------ 1796, 1814, 2095 Greenvale Creek, Va., investigation_-___ -- ___ 503 Greenwich Harbor, Conn.: Improvement--------------------------------- 142 Investigation----------------------------------- 146 Gregory Drainage District, Mo., flood control---__---- 1183 Grossetete Bayou, La., improvement------------------ 908 Grouse Creek, Kans., investigation----------------- 1111 Guadalupe River, Tex.: Improvement to Victoria_-- - __ _ --- 966 Investigation_----------_ _ __ 967, 971 Guayanes Harbor, Yabucoa, P. R., improvement- 2122 Guayanilla Harbor, P. R., investigation------- 2126 Guilford Harbor, Conn., investigation___-----__-____- 146 Gulfport Harbor. Miss.: Improvement _ --------------- --- ------- 823 Investigation--- ----- --------- ------ 832 Gull Lake, Minn., reservoir dam, construction _ 119 1196 Gunpowder River, Md., investigation__-_--_________ 454 Guyandot, W. Va., flood-control reservoir-------------- 1449 H Hackensack River, N. J.: Improvement------------------ .- - 279 Investigation_ ------- --------------- 312 Hammersley Inlet, Wash., improvement_----- 2078 Hampton Creek, Va.: Improvement---------------------------- 522 Investigation_ - - - _ - _ - _ _ - -- - - - - 544 Hampton Roads, Va.: Improvement of approaches to Norfolk Harbor.----- 510 Improvement of channel to Phoebus, Va __--------- 542 Hanson, La., improvement of waterway to Mermentau River----- -------------------------------- 888 Harbor Beach, Mich., harbor of refuge, improvement - - 1699 Harbor lines, establishment_______---- ------------- 2285 Harbors and rivers. See Rivers and harbors. Harbor Springs Harbor, Mich., investigation_ ---- 1652 Hardee Creek, N. C., improvement of Tar River 561 Harlem, Mont., flood control_ 1330 Harlem River, N. Y.: Improvement-_------------------------ 245 Investigation . 311 Harpers Ferry, W. Va., flood control_ 509 Harrisburg, Ill., flood control_ 1525 Harrisburg, Pa., flood control 473 Harrisonville and Ivy Landing Drainage and Levee Dis- trict No. 2, Ill_______ 1136 Hartford, Conn., flood protection for_ 158, 185, 186, 187 Harvey Canals, La., improvement of intracoastal water- way via-------------- ------ 882 Hassayampa River, Ariz., investigation _ 1814 Hatchie River, Tenn., investigation__ _ 1048 XXVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Haverhill, Mass., flood protection for_ ------ 77 ---- Havre de Grace, Md., improvement of Susquehanna ----------------------------- River near_ ---------- 408 Hawaii engineering district- --- _ --- - - ----- 209( Hawks Nest Beach, Conn., beach erosion investigation_ - 146 Hay Creek, Minn., investigation________________---- -------- 1212 Hay (West) Harbor, N. Y., improvement__ ------ 145 Hearns Creek, Md., investigation_--------------- ------- 454 Heart River, N. Dak., investigation___________----_ 1311, 1318 Hel Gate, East River, N. Y., improvement - ------ 238 Hempstead County Levee District No. 1, Ark., flood control----------------------------------------- 1004 Hempstead Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ _________-- -- 310 Henderson County, Ill., flood control_ ________----__ ------- __ 1181 Henderson River, Ill., investigation------------------------------ 1195 Hendricks Harbor, Maine, investigation- _--------- 70 Hendry Creek, Fla., investigation ____-------------- --- 756 Hennepin, Ill., flood control____________ _____________-___ ------ 1250 Hereford Inlet, N. J., investigation ___________------_ 401 Herring Bay, Md.: Improvement---------------------------- ----- 445 Investigation__ ____ 454 Herring Creek, Md., investigation--------- ___- 503 Hillsboro Bay and River, Fla.: Improvement-------------------------------- 730 Investigation ------------------- -- -- 754, 756 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii: Improvement- - - - _- - - - - - _-- 2100 Investigation-__ ------ ------- 2110 Hingham Harbor, Mass.: Improvement--------- ------------------------- 69 Investigation _ ----------------------------------- 70 Hiwassee River, Tenn., improvement_----------------------_ _-- 1347 Hobolochito River, Miss., investigation - _ 841 Hocking River, Ohio: Investigation------------------------------------------ 1454 Hog Island, Va., investigation-_ -------------- _ 454 Holland Harbor, Mich., improvement____________________-_ 1622 Holly Hill, Fla., investigation ------------- 754 Hollywood Harbor, Fla.: Improvement _ ---- ---------------------- _ 701 Investigation ----------------------------------- _ 754 Holmes River, Fla., improvement____------- 830 Holyoke, Mass., flood protection for------------------176, 187 Homochitto River, Miss., flood control---- --------- _ -974 Hominosassa River, Fla., improvement------- -- 752 Honga River, Md., improvement_------ ---------- 418 Honolulu, Hawaii: Engineering district_____-- -------------- --------- __ 2096 Improvement of harbor ---- --------------------- 2096 Hood River, Oreg., bridges_____________________-_ 2013 Hoosic River, Mass., flood control ------ - 315, 316.... Roosic River, N. Y., Vt., and Mass., investigation------____ 323 Hoquiam River, Wash., improvement -- 2078 Horn Harbor, Va., improvement --------- 502 Horn Island Pass., Miss., investigation_ - -------- 832 Horse Creek, Fla., investigation ------------------------- 756 - Hoskins Creek, Va., improvement_ -------------- 494 Houma-Terrebonne Ship Canal, La., investigation ..... - 910- Housatonic River, Conn.: Improvement_ _ 132 .. Investigation_ ----- - . . 190- ---- INDEX XXVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Houston to Galveston Ship Channel, Tex.: Flood control_ ._ __ 968 Improvement--_- 937 Investigation 967 Hubley Bridge, Sangamon River, Ill., flood control___ 1268 Hudson Bay, Fla., investigation_ 754 Hudson River, N. Y.: Flood control_ 315 Improvement above New York__ 259 Improvement at New York _ 248 Investigation___ 312 Peekskill Harbor, improvement___ 310 Rondout Harbor, improvement __ 256 Saugerties Harbor, improvement__ 310 Tarrytown Harbor, improvement 310 Waterway to Schenectady River, investigation --- 312 Waterway to Great Lakes-enlargement of New York State Barge Canal_______ 265 i-,-- Hueneme Harbor, Calif., investigation_ . 1796 Huerfano River, Colo., investigation_ 1064 Hulah Reservoir, Okla_ __ __ __ _ 1089 Hulls Creek, Va., investigation __ 503 Humboldt Bay, River, and Harbor, Calif.: Improvement_____ 1834 Investigation-... 1872 Hungry Horse Dam, Mont., investigation----------- 2095 Huntington Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ 208 Huntington, W. Va.: Engineering district_________ __------------ 1411 Flood control----------------------------- 1439, 1448 Huron Harbor, Ohio: Improvement----------------------------- 1722 Investigation _ _-------------------- --------- 1783 Huron Lake: Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, im- provement--------------------------------- 1676 Surveys, charts, etc_________------------------- 2297 Water levels -________-------- - ------------- 2297, 2300 Hutchinson River (East Chester Creek), N. Y., improve- ment-----_____------------------------------- 198- ---- Hyacinths, water, removal, from Alabama, Florida, Mis- sissippi, Louisiana, and Texas waters----------------- 748, 799, 905, 973 Hyannis Harbor, Mass., investigation-------------- 146 Hydraulic mining in California, regulation and prepara- tion of plans_----------------------------------- 2168 Hydraulics. See Water levels. Hydrology. See Water levels. I Iliuliuk Harbor, Alaska, improvement----------------------- 2073 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill.: Improvement ---------------------------------- --------- 1173 Investigation---- ---------------- ------------ -- 1181 Illinois Bayou, Ark., investigation-------------------- 1111 Illinois River, Okla., investigation----------------- --- 1112 Illinois River, Ill.: Flood control--------------------------------------- 1231 Improvement----------- ---------------------------- 121.4 Investigation------- -------------------------------- 1125, 1231', 1272 XXVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 - ------ ------------- I- Iage I Illinois Waterway, Ill., improvement_ 1214 Imperial River, Fla., investigation ----------------- 756 Indiana Harbor, Ind., improvement------- 1667 Indianapolis, Ind., flood control _ 1503, 1504 Indian Bayou, La., investigation ------- 910 I'ndian Ford Dam, Wis., flood control - 1194 Indian Harbor, Maine__ 27 Indian River, Inlet, and Bay, Del.: Improvement--------------- 372 Investigation______________________- 400 Indian River Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, Del., investigation - 400 Indian River, Fla.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., via_- ----------------- 684 Investigation ___------------------------ 754 Indian River, Mich., investigation------------------ -1717 Inland waterways. See Canals and Waterways. Inside routes. See Canals and Waterways. Insular possessions: Honolulu, Hawaii, engineering district------------ -- - - - - - - - - 2096 Puerto Rico engineering district_----------------- -- - - - - - - - - 2110 International Association of Congresses of Navigation_ _ - -- - - - - - - - - 2280 Interoceanic Canal, survey------------------------- -- - - - - - - - - 2282 Intracoastal waterways. See Canals and Waterways. Investigations outstanding for navigation, flood control, etc_----------------------------------------- 2127 Iola, Kans., flood control_----- -- __------ -- 1076 - --- Iowa River, Iowa, investigation_ ----------------- - -- 1195, Ipswich River, Mass.: Improvement... . - 69 Investigation------------------------------ Investigation___ 70 Irondequoit Bay, N. Y., investigation_--_---------- - --- 1783 Ironton, Ohio, flood control------------------------ 1460 Irrigation, surveys for________________ ----------- __ --- 25 2126 Irvington Harbor, N. Y., improvement------------- 254 Island Creek, Md.: Improvement ------------------------------ 414 Investigation------------------------------ 503 Isle au Haut to Kimbell Island, Maine, channel, between, investigation-------------------------------- 70 Isle de Cane Bayou, La., investigation---- -------- 910 Itawamba County, Tombighee River, Miss., flood con- trol--------------------- ------------------ 834 Jackson Creek, Va., improvement----------------- 502 Jackson Harbor, Wis_----------------------------- 517 1584 Jackson River, Va., improvement of James River, Va_ Jacksonville, Fla.: Engineering district---------- --------------- 669 Improvement of Intracoastal Waterway to Miami, Fla_ 684 Improvement of St. Johns River opposite-------- 672 Investigation of waterway to Miami ------------ 754 Jacksonville, N. C., improvement of waterway to Beau- fort_ 584 Jamaica Bay, N. Y.: Improvement- 222 Investigation_ 312 James River, Va.: Improvement----------------------------- 517 Investigation ----------------------------- 544, 545 INDEX XXIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Janesville Dam, Wis------------------------------------------ 1194 Jefferson Islands, Md., investigation-_- ---------- _ 454 Jefferson-Shreveport Waterway, La. and Tex.: Improvement. ------------------------- -- 982 Investigation-------------------------------1003,1024, 1025,1050, 1055 Jeffersonville, Ind., flood control ---------- ----------- _____ __ 1509 Jeffries Point Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., improve- ment-------------------------------------------- 45 Jekyl Sound, Ga., improvement of waterway via-------- 650 Jersey Shore, Pa., flood control_ ___----- ---------- 473 Jobos Harbor, P. R., investigation____---------------- _2126 John Day River, Oreg., investigation_ -------- ---- -_ 2031 Johnsons Bayou, La., improvement ---------- ----- - 966 Johnsons Pass, Fla., investigation _______--- - ------ - 755 Johnstown Channel, Pa., flood control-- ------------------------ 1391 Jonesville, La., flood control_- ____---------___ 1019 Jordan River, Miss., improvement____---- ---- __-___ 825 Juneau Harbor, Alaska, improvement--------------------------- 2067 K Kahului Harbor, Hawaii, improvement__-------------------------- 2098 Kalamazoo River, Mich., improvement___------------_------_____ 1620 Kanab Creek, Utah and Ariz., investigation----------------------- 1814 Kanapolis Reservoir, Missouri River, Kans---------------- ----- 1293 Kanawha River, W. Va.: Flood control reservoirs. ------------------ ---------- 1449 Improvement ----------------------------- -- ---- 1418 Kankakee River Basin, Ill. and Ind.: Flood control- --------------- ---------------- ---- 1272 Investigation--------------------------------- ---------- 1272 Kansas City, Mo., engineering district __-__-- Kansas Citys, Mo. and Kans., flood control------------ ----------- _ - . _ _ 1272 1287 Kansas River, Mo. and Kans.: Flood control.. --------------------------------------------- . 1287 Investigation ----------------------------- __ ____ -_. 1296 Kaskaskia Island, Ill., flood control- ------------- ____------- 1134 Kaskaskia River, Ill., investigation ------------------ _ ___ _-_ 1145 Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii, improvement ------------------------ 2104 Kawkawlin River, Mich., investigation-----------------_____ _. 1718, 1719 Kayaderosseras Creek, N. Y., investigation- ------- Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu, investigation----. -- _ -- 323 - . --_ -___---- - 2110 Keithsburg, Ill., flood control_--- --- -------- _ 1194 Kelly Lake, Ill., flood control_ -------- ------------ _----- 1237 Kenduskeag River, Maine_ ------ --------- -_ 29 Kennebec River, Maine: Improvement----------------------------------- 32 Investigation-------------------------------- 70, 79 Kennebunk River, Maine, improvement_--- --------- 69 Kenosha Harbor, Wis.: Improvement----------------------------------- ------- 1612 Investigation___________----------- ------ ---------- __ - 1652 Kenova, W. Va., flood control--__________--- __-___-_ __- -____ 1442 Kent Island Narrows, Md., investigation ---------------- 454 Kenton Reservoir, Okla., investigation ----------------- 1111 Kentucky River, Ky.: Flood control reservoirs_ ____ -- ------ 1478 Improvement ---- ---------------------------- 1455, 1482 Kern River, Calif, investigation ---- -- -- -- -- 1872 XXX INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska, improvement_- -------------- _-_--- 2016 Keuka Lake, N. Y., investigation____----------- ----- 335 1785 Kewaunee Harbor, Wis.: Improvement----- ----------------------------- ------- 1591 Investigati ---------------------------------- ---------- - 1652 Keweenaw Waterway, Mich., improvement---_ - ------------- _ 1551 Keyapaha River, S. Dak., investigation_ -------- -________ -_ 1318 Keyport Harbor, N. J.: Improvement ------------------------------- 300 Investigation----------------------------------- 312 Keystone Harbor, Wash., investigation____ ------------ ___ _ 2080 Key West, Fla., improvement of harbor at --------------- 709 Kiamichi River, Okla., investigation______--------- 1025, 1055 Kickapoo River, Wis., investigation ---------------------------- 1212 Kilchis River, Oreg., investigation---- --- - - 1999 Kill Van Kull, N. Y. and N. J., improvement of Staten Island-New Jersey Channels__ _ 283 Kingman Lake, D. C., reclamation and development of Anacostia River and flats ------------------------------------- 2289 Kingston, Pa., flood protection for -------------------- 461, 473 - Kings River, Calif., investigation__ -------------------- ______ 1872 Kinney Coulee, La., 'investigation __ ____________ 910 Kiskiminetas River, Pa., investigation---- -------------------- _1386, 1411 Kissimmee River, Fla.: Improvement. -------------- -- 752 Investigation-- --------------- ------------ 756 Kittanning, Pa., flood control_ ------------------------ 1405 Klamath River, Oregon, investigation--------------------------- 1843 Knapps Narrows, Md., improvement -------------- 452 Knappton, Wash., investigation_------------------------------- 1927 Knife River, Harbor, Minn., investigation----- ------------ __ 1564 Knife River, N. Dak., investigation__ -------- _ 1318 Knightsville Reservoir, Mass __- -------------- ----- 154 Knobbs Creek, N. C., improvement-- -------------- 540 Kodiak Harbor, Alaska: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 2078 Investigation ----------------- 2079 Kootenai River, Idaho and Mont.: Improvement---- --------------- ------------------ 2078 Investigation -------------------------------------------- 2095 L Labatre Bayou, Ala.: Improvement--------------------------------- 815 Investigation------ ----------------------------- 832 Lackawack River, N. Y., investigation ---------------- 323 Lackawanna River, Pa., investigation ---------- -335, 474 Lacombe Bayou, La., improvement_------------------ 861 Lac Qui Parle Reservoir, Minn_- __-__--__------------- - _ 1209 Lacey, Langellier, West Matanzas, and Kerton Valley, Ill., flood control___________----------------- _-1240 Lafayette River, Va.: Improvement--------------------------------- 524 Investigation ___________________ -------------- 544 Lafourche Bayou, La.: Improvement---------------------------------- 871 Investigation----------------------------------- 910 La Grange Bayou, Fla., improvement_ ------------ _ 789 Laguna Madre, Tex., investigation_________--------- 967 Lake Calumet, Ill., improvement _ 1666 Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt. See Champlain Lake. Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, La., improvement __ 903 INDEX XXXI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Lake City Harbor, Minn., investigation -_------- - _- ------ --- _1206 _ Lake Crescent, Fla., improvement ------------ --- _ 752 Lake George, Fla., improvement of St. Johns River, Fla _ 675 Lake Griffin, improvement of Oklawaha River, Fla .8 678 Lake Harb6r, Mich., ine --------------------------- itigation _ 1652 Lake Mabel, Fla., improvement of Hollywood Harbor___ 701 Lake Okeechobee, Fla., improvement------------------ 712 Lake of the Woods, Minn.: International Control Board_--------------------------_ _ 2305 Regulation of levels_____________----------------_ ________ 2305 Surveys and charting___________ _____- ___ __ -____ 2297 Lake Pontchartrain, La., improvement - -- - -- ------ 767 .Lake River, Wash., improvement ___ ___________ _-____ 1913 Lakes, Great. See Great Lakes. Lake Superior Board of Control____-- _____-_ _--------------- 2305 Lake Traverse, S. Dak., flood control__------------------_ _- _ --- 1208 Lake Washington, Miss., improvement ------ _ -1002 Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash., improvement-----_ ------- _ 2051 Lake Worth Inlet, Fla.: Improvement ---------------------------------- 697 Inyestigation----------------------------------- 754 La Lanche Bay, Ala., improvement of Intradoastal Waterway via----------- ------------------------- 765 La Loutre Bayou, La., improvement-___________-- _ 856 Lamoille River, Vt., flood control_________ ____-- - 312 L'Anguille River, Ark., improvement__---_- - -_____-- _ 1032 La Plata River, Colo., investigation__ __-___-_ _-______ 1814 Larchmont Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement ------------------------------- 310 Investigation ------------------- - ----------- 312 Latham Slqugh, Calif., improvement---------------- ----------- 1856 La Trappe River, Md., improvement---. ------ 452 Lavaca Bay, Tex., improvement of channel from Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca_ _ ---------- ----- _ ____ 953 Lavaca River, Tex., investigation-_------------ 967, 971 Lawrenceburg, Ind., flood control___---___ -- -- _________- 1466 L'Ea Bleu Bayou, La., investigation --------- _ 910 Leaf River, Miss., investigation-_---- ----------------- 841 Le Carpe Bayou, La.: Improvement-------------------- ------- 876 - Investigation_ ----------------------------- - 910 Lecompte Creek, Md., improvement------------------ 417 Leech Lake Reservoir, Minn., construction----------------------- 1196 Lee Slough, Apalachicola River, Fla., improvement- 775 Lehigh River, Pa., investigation ----------------------- 402 Leipsic River, Del., improvement____------------- 399 Leland Harbor, Mich., improvement---------------- 1646 Lemon Creek, N. Y., improvement------------------- 310 Leon River, Tex., investigation ----------------------- 971 Levels, water. See Water levels. Levisa Fork, Big Sandy River, Ky.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1424 Investigation------------------ ------------------ 1454 Lewis River, Wash.: Flood control --------------------------------------------- 1984 Improvement-------------------------------------------- 1914 Licking River, Ky.: Flood-control reservoirs _ ----------- 1478 Investigation------------------- 1482 Licking River, Ohio, investigation -------------- ------ 1454 Little Caillou Bayou, La., improvement- -_-- 875 XXXII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Little Choptank River to Choptank River, Md., water- way, improvement_ 417 Little Colorado River, Ariz., investigation-_ _. ...- 1814 Little Deadmans Creek, Calif., investigation - - 1872 Little Elk River, Md., improvement---_-- -- 452 Little Kanawha River, W. Va.: Flood-control reservoirs ___- - 1449 Improvement---------- 1416 Investigation_^-- -_---- 1454 Little Machipongo River, Va., improvement- - 452 Little Manatee River, Fla., investigation _____ --- - 754 Little Miami River, Ohio: Flood-control reservoirs_--------- -- -- --- 1478 Investigation------------------------------ 1482 Little Missouri River, Ark., investigation_-- 1025 1311, 1318 Little Narragansett Bay, R. I., investigation_ -- 146 Little Pigeon and French Broad Rivers, Tenn., improve- ment------- --------------------------------- 1347 Little Pigeon Bayou, La., improvement_- 908 Little River, Ark., investigation - 1025, 1055 Little River, Del., improvement____ -_____ __ 360 Little River, La., improvement_ 1002 Little River, S. C., improvement of waterway via --- 587 Little Rock, Ark.: Engineering district_ . 1064 Flood control ___- ------- -_____-________- 1079 Little Salmon River, N. Y., investigation_--- 1783 Little Sarasota Bay, Fla.: Improvement of Sarasota Bay -___- __-- __ 727 Investigation__------------------------------ 755 Little Sioux River, Iowa, investigation--------------- --1318 Little Sodus Bay, N. Y., improvement of harbor__ - 1773 Little Tallahatchie River, Miss., construction of Sardis Reservoir--------------------------------------- 2269 Little Wicomico River, Va., improvement_ __ 490 Little Woods Hole Harbor, Mass., investigation Liverpool, Ill., flood control___- -- ----- -...... ______ 147 1241 Lobdell Canal, improvement of Wilmington Harbor, Del. 349 Lock Haven, Pa., flood control_ 473 Locklies Creek, Va., improvement------------- - -- 502 Logansport, Ind., flood control at--------_------- 1493 Long Beach Harbor, Calif.: Improvement------ 1789 Investigation------- ------------------- 1796 Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, N. Y., improve- ment_ 215 Longs Canyon, Colo., investigation 1064 Lookout Bight, N. C., improvement 582 Lookout Cape, N. C., improvement of harbor of refuge_ 605 Lorain Harbor, Ohio, improvement_ 1727 Los Angeles, Calif.: Engineering district___________________________ 1785 Flood control on river_ 1798 Improvement of harbor_ 1789 Investigation of harbor and river_ 1796, 1814 Los Angeles County flood control and water conservation, California _-------- --- 1796 Lost Creek, Ill., flood control_________________ 1145 Lost River, Ind., investigation- - --- - 1540 INDEX XXXIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway: Improvement, Mississippi River to Corpus Christi___ 882, 919 Investigation_ -------------------------------- 910, 967 -. Investigation of waterway from Corpus Christi to Rio Grande_---------- - --------------- -- 967 Louisiana, State of, removal of water hyacinths from ... 799, 905, 973 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky., enlargement ----------------- 1356 Louisville, Ky.: Engineering district__________ ____--------------- _ 1482 Flood control ------------ -- ----------------------------- 1511 Lowell Creek, Alaska, flood control_ -_______________--________ 2089 Lowell, Mass., flood protection at____-________________ 76 Lower Chipola River, Fla., improvement--------------_ 775 Lower Naukeag Reservoir, Mass_______________-_____ 157 Lower Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Md.: Improvement----------------------------- ----- 452 Investigation----------------------------------- 454 Loyalhanna Reservoir, Pa., flood control_------------------------ 1397 Lubec Channel, Maine, improvement________ - ______ 69 Ludington Harbor, Mich., improvement -------------------------- _ 1635 Lugert-Altus Reservoir, Okla., flood control------------ 1052 Lumber River, N. C. and S. C., investigation- .. Lussenhaf Levee, Ill., flood control _ - _ 641 1267 Luxapallilo River, Ala. and Miss., investigation--------- 832, 841 Lyford levees, Ind., flood control_ ----- __------------_ - 1494 Lynn Harbor, Mass., improvement _______--- _ 69 Lytle Creek, Calif., investigation_------ --- -_ -_ ---- 1814 M Mable Bay and Lake, Fla., improvement of Hollywood Harbor----------------------------------------- 701 Machodoc (Upper) Creek, Va., improvement ----------- 502 Mackay Creek, N. C., improvement___ _________-605 Mackinac Harbor, Mich.: Improvement ----------------------- -------- 1716 Investigation------_ --------------------------------------- 1718 Mackinac Island, Mich., to Round Island, Mich., chan- nel, improvement ____________________----_ 1716 Mackinac Straits, Mich., improvement of Poe Reef Shoal_----------- 1716 Mackinaw River, Ill., investigation___ ______________ -___ 1272 Macon Bayou, La.: Improvement --------------------------------------- 989 Investigation_ ----------------------------------- 1025 Macum Creek, Md., investigation_____ _______---_ 454 Mad River, Calif., investigation- - -_ ---- - --- 1843 Mad River, Ohio, investigation _------------ _ ---------- 1482 Mahon River, Del., investigation______-------------- 401 Mahonin g Creek, Pa: ---------------------- Flood control _________---- --- 1393 Investigation_ ---------------------------------- ---------- 1410 Mahoning River, Pa. and Ohio, improvement -------------------- 1385 Main ship channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improve- ment_-------------------------------------------- 225 Malden River, Mass., improvement_____ ________-- _ 69 Malheur River, Oreg., investigation_ ------.------------ 2031 Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y., improvement - ---- 194 Manasquan Inlet and River, N. J.: Improvement__ - - - - - - - 307 Investigation_ ____ _- - 312 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1---73 XXXIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Manatee River, Fla., improvement_____........._... 752 Manchac Bayou, La., improvement_.. _ __ _ 868 Manchac Pass, La., improvement_ 865 Manchester Harbor, Mass.: Improvement_------------------- 69 Investigation --------------- 70, 71 Mancos River, Colo., investigation___ 1814 Mangum-Salt Fork, Okla., investigation_ 1055 Manhasset Bay, N. Y.: Improvement-- ---------------------------- 207 Investigation------------------------------ 312 Manistee Harbor and River, Mich., improvement_ 1638 Manistique Harbor, Mich., improvement_ 1565 Manitowoc Harbor, Wis., improvement__ _..... 1597 Mannford Reservoir, Okla., investigation__ ..... 1111 Manokin River, Md.: Improvement_ -------------------------- 452 Investigation_____------------------------- 454 Manteo Bay, N. C., improvement_ 555 Manteo to Oregon Inlet, N. C., investigation .......... 544 Mantua Creek, N. J., Improvement -------- 380 Maps and charts, northern and northwestern lakes_ 2297 Marais des Cygnes River, Kans., investigation_ 1296 Marblehead Harbor, Mass., investigation ---- 71 Mare Island Strait, Calif., improvement 1826 Mariposa Creek, Calif., investigation_ 1872 Markham Ferry Reservoir, Okla., investigation -- - 1111 Marmarth, N. Dak., flood control at_ 1317 Marmaton River, Kans., investigation___ 1296 Marquette Bay and Harbor, Mich.: Construction of harbor of refuge in bay_ 1555 Improvement of harbor_________--------------- ------ 471- 1557 Marshyhope Creek, Md., flood control_ 471 Martins Ferry, Ohio, flood control_ 1404 Mason and Menard, Ill., flood control------ ----- 1263 Massillon, Ohio, flood control--------------- 1446 Matagorda Bay, Tex., improvement of Louisiana-Texas Intracostal Waterway_ 919 Matawan Creek, N. J.: Improvement--------------------- 310 Investigation_____________------------- 312 Mattaponi River, Va., improvement 497 Mattituck Harbor, N. Y., improvement, 210 Maumee Bay and River, Ohio, improvement of Toledo Harbor__ ------------------------------------ 1711 Maumelle River, Ark., flood control_ 1111 Maurice River, N. J., improvement--- ----------- 399 Mayaguez Harbor, P. R., improvement- 2118 McCook Lake, S. Dak., investigation--_ --------- 1.318 McCraney Creek, Ill., investigation___----------- 1195 McCreadys Creek, Md., improvement-------------- 419 McGee Creek, Ill., flood control ________ ___ 1231 Meachims Creek, Va., investigation__ 503 Meherrin River, N. C. and Va.: Improvement_ 547 Investigation_ 544, 545 Melbourne Harbor, Fla., improvement 693 Memphis Harbor, Tenn., improvement of Wolf River -- 1035 Memphis, Tenn.: Engineering district____----------------- 1026 Flood control at_ 1040 Menemsha Creek, Mass., investigation - 146 INDEX XXXV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Menominee Harbor and River, Mich. and Wis.: Improvement -_______-_____----__ _------------1567 Investigation_ ---------------------------------- ---------- 1652 Meredosia Bay, Ill., investigation_ ______------_---_1231 Meredosia Lake and Willow Creek, flood control Mermentau River, La.: --------- - - 1232 Improvement, including tributaries ---------------- 897 Improvement of waterway to Franklin, La --------- 888 Improvement of waterway to Sabine River, via 882- _ 82-. Investigation_-----_ 910, 911, Merrimack River Basin, N. H. and Mass- ----_ 912, 979 72 ---------- Merrimack River, N. H. and Mass.: Flood control at: Franklin Falls, N. H_------------------------- 73, 75 Haverhill, Mass --------------- 77 Lowell, Mass ------------------------------- 76 Improvement ---------------------------------- 38 Investigation ---------------------------------- 71, 79 Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska, investigation _ 2079 Meto Bayou Basin, Ark., investigation _ _ ___ _ 1048 Metropolis, Ill., flood control-----_____________________ _______ 1535 Mettawee River, N. Y., investigation ----------------- 323 Miami Beach, Fla., investigation_ -______-------__ 754 Miami Harbor and River, Fla.: Improvement of harbor_---------- --- ---- 704 Improvement of Intracoastal Waterway to Florida Bay, Fla---------------- --- -- 707 Improvement of Intracoastal Waterway to Jackson- ville, Fla ------------------------------------ 684 Improvement of river_- -- - - - -- - __ _ 752 Investigation of waterway to Jacksonville, Fla.. 754 Investigation_--------- ------------------------- 754 Miami River, Ohio, investigation---------______- ___-_--- -_ 1482 Miami River, Oreg., investigation --- -_________-____- -_____ 1999 Mianus River, Conn., investigation- _ _-- -------- _ 146 Michigan City Harbor, Ind., improvement_------------_ -1671 Michigan Lake: Canal to Sturgeon Bay, improvement _ __ _ 1586 Discharge-------------------------------------------- 2297 Elevation-------------------- ----------------------- 2297, 2300 Investigation--------------------------------- ---------- 1675 Surveys, charts, etc ----------------------------- _ ---------- 2297 Water levels_________________________________- 2297, 2300 Middle Fork, American River, Calif., construction of reservoir--__--------------------- --------------- ---------- 2184 Middle River, Calif., improvement--------------------_________ 1858 Middle River, Md., investigation _ -- 454 Middlesboro, Ky., flood control __________ -- ____________--___-_ 1349 Midway Island, improvement__________----------___---_ _______ 2106 Miles Creek, Calif., investigation_- ---- ---------------- _ _ -_ 1872 Milford Harbor, Conn., improvement ___________-_ 128 Milford Haven Harbor, Va., improvement--_ --- _ 502 Milk River, Mont., investigation_-----------------_ _ ------- 1330 Mill Creek, Calif., investigation_ -__--- - -_ 1872 Mill Creek and South Slough, Ill., improvement ------------------ 1178 Mill Creek, Md., investigation_ _-____________---__ 454 Mill Creek or River, Conn.: Improvement of New Haven Harbor-_____---- _ 124 Improvement of Stamford Harbor_ ------- 139 Mill Creek, Tex., investigation ------------ _ 968, 971 XXXVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Mill Creek Valley, Ohio, investigation______________-----________ 1482 Mill Creek, Va., improvement__-------------________________ 502 Mill Creek, Wash., flood control_ 2027 Miller Bay, Wis., investigation_------------ ------------ _-__ 1652 Miller Pond, Ill., flood control__ --------- _______-__________ 1129 Millers River, Mass., flood control ________________ _ 152, 157 __ Milton, Pa., flood control_ - - - 473 Milwaukee, Wis.: Engineering district_---- ------------ __________ __________ 1564 Improvement of harbor__________________________-_______ 1605 Investigation of harbor_------------------------ ---------- 1652 Mingo Creek, S. C., improvement__---- ------------- 618 Minim Creek-Estherville Canal, S. C., improvement .- 620 Mining, hydraulic, in California_----_________________ ----- _____ 2168 Minnesota River, Minn.: Flood control -------------------------------------------- 1209 Improvement-------------------------------------------- 1202 Investigation_---___------------------- 1212 Miscellaneous civil works ---------------------------- ---------- 2284 General statement regarding___------- ---------- 14 Mispillion River, Del., improvement----------------_ 364 Mississinewa River, Ind., investigation----------------_--- _ _-- --- 1540 Mississippi River: Investigations: For flood control__---------------------- 979, 1025 General-------------------------------- 911, 1025 1125, 1145, 1181, 1206, 1212 Illinois and Mississippi Canal---------------------------- 1173 Missouri River to Minneapolis ------------------------ 1195, 1207 Pass Christian, Miss____--------- --------- 832 To Corpus Christi, Tex__- 911 Experiment station, Waterways, Vicksburg, Miss_---------- 2200, 2271 Flood control, emergency work on tributaries-- --- __----------2212 Flood control on upper Mississippi River_ 1143,1192, 1195, 1210, 1269 Flood control on lower Mississippi River: Dams and reservoirs 2198, 2267 Floodways, etc ----------- 2196, 2260 High water, Mississippi River__________________________2201, 2273 Waterways experiment station_-------------- 2200, 2271 Improvements: Baton Rouge to New Orleans, La ______ 853 Head of Passes to Ohio River (Mississippi River Commission) --------------- -------- 2189 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill_ _ ---------- 1173 Missouri River to Minneapolis -------------------------- 1146 Missouri River to Ohio River_-------------------------- 1113 New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex., intracoastal waterway______ -- __-- __-----882, 919 Passes: Head of, to Ohio River____________ 2189 South Pass ---------------------- 842 Southwest Pass, including shoals between Cubits Gap and Head of Passes 842 Reservoir dams at headwaters------------ 1196 Sabine River, waterway to_ - --- 882 Levees, Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Mo-..... 2243 Mapping alluvial valley_ ---------------- 2225 Snag boats below Missouri River, operation of--------- 1121 Tiptonville to Obion River, Tenn., flood control ... 1039 INDEX XXXVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Mississippi River Commission: Improvement of Mississippi River by- -_ - _ 2189 Report of President_---------------- --- ----------- _ - 2218 Mississippi Sound, Miss., and Ala.: Gulfport Ship Island Channel and Ship Island Pass, improvement----------------------- ---- 823 Improvement of intracoastal waterway via .--------- 767 Mississippi, State of, removal of water hyacinths from waters of------ ----- ---------------------------- 799 Missouri River: Flood control 1295 Improvements: At Fort Peck, Mont________________________-__________ 1319 At Niobrara, Nebr., flood control_____ - -____ __________ 1312 Kansas City to mouth_____________________-_________ _ 1273 Kansas City to Sioux City_ --- __--- _ 1297 Sioux City to Fort Benton ---------------- _ ___-----_ 1308 Investigation_-----------------_ 1207, 1212, 1287, 1296, 1311, 1318 Mobile, Ala., engineering district-______--__________ 757 Mobile Bay, Harbor, and River, Ala.: Improvement of Black Warrior, Warrior and Tom- bigbee Rivers, Ala-_-- ------------ -809 Improvement of harbor and bar___________-- - _ 795 Intracoastal Waterway to New Orleans, La: Improvement---- --------------------------- 767 Investigation -- -------------------------- 911 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to Pensacola Bay, Fla------------------- -- 765 Investigation---------------------------- 832, 840 Mobile River, Ala., removing the water hyacinths in river and tributaries ---------------------- -_ 799 Mohawk River, N. Y.: Flood control_ ------------------------------ 315 Investigation----------------------------------- 323 Mojave River, Calif., investigation__----------- 1814 Mokelumne River, Calif., improvement-------------------------- -1851 Montgomery, Pa., flood control_______ ___ -__-- - _ 473 - Mona Lake, Mich., investigation_____ - -___________- --- 1652 Monhegan Harbor, Maine, investigation_______-_ 71 Monongahela River, W. Va. and Pa.: Flood control reservoirs ----------------------------------- 1407 Improvement -------------------------------- - --------- 1368 Investigation_--------------------------------------------- 1386 Monroe Bay and Creek, Va. improvement_------_ _ -- 487 Monroe Harbor, Mich., improvement_ .------------------- 1708 Montauk Lake Harbor, N. Y., investigation----------- 312 Monterey Harbor, Calif.: Improvement ---------------------------------- ---------- 1839 Investigation__-- --------------------------------------- 1840 Montezuma River, Colo., investigation- -_ -- __ ------------- 1814 Moorefield, W. Va., flood control_ ___- - -_____-_ 507 Mooring for battleship Oregon__ -___-_ ---------- 1926 Moose River, N. Y., investigation__ ____ -__ _---_ 1785 Morehead City Harbor, N. C.: Improvement---------------------------------- 591 Investigation_----------------- --------------- 607 Morgan City to Mississippi River, investigation ------- 911, 968 Mormon Channel, San Joaquin River, Calif., improve- ment- -- -------------- ---- 1849 XXXVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Morris Cove, New Haven Harbor, Conn., improvement_ 124 Morristown Harbor, N. Y., improvement-------------------------- 1782 Morro Bay, Calif., investigation_ ..- ___.____ _-....... 1796 Moses Coulee, Wash., investigation_ _-------------------_2095 Mounds and Mound City, Ill., flood control__.----------_------- 1536 Mount Hope Bay, improvement of Fall River Harbor, Mass.. --------------------------------------- ... 98 Mud Lake, Mermentau River, La., improvement ....... 897 Mud Mountain Dam, Wash., flood control-___-----------_ _---- 2081 Mud River, Ky., investigation_ -------------------- _ __1540 Mulberry Creek, Va., improvement_ ____--------- ___496 Mulock Creek, Fla., investigation__ ------------- 756 Multnomah Channel, Oreg., improvement_-------------------_ 1904 Muncie, Ind., flood control at_---- - -----.---- - -- - 1500 Muncy, Pa., flood control_ __-_- _------- ------ - 473 Murderkill River, Del., improvement----_ ------------- 363 Muskegon Harbor, Mich., improvement--_---- ----------------- 1628 Muskingum River, Ohio: Flood-control reservoirs ----------------------------------- 1449 Improvement ------------------------------- --------- 1412 Investigation --------------------------------------- 1454 Muskingum River Valley Reservoirs, Ohio, construction ----------- 1428 Myers Chuck Harbor, Alaska, investigationh_---------__--______ 2079 Mystic River, Conn., improvement_ --------------- 145 Mystic River, Mass., improvement_ --- ------------- 42 N Nandua Creek, Va., improvement _---------------- 452 Nansemond River, Va., improvement----------------- 542 Nantasket Beach Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., im- provement_--------------------------------------- 45 Nantasket (Hull) Gut. Mass., investigation------------ 71 Nanticoke, Pa., flood protection for_ 473 Nanticoke River (including Northwest Fork), Del. and Md.: Improvement -------------------------------- 420, 422 Investigation ----------------------------------- 454 Nantucket Harbor and Sound, Mass.: Construction of harbor of refuge_------------- 145 Improvement of: Cross Rip Shoals --------------------------- 84 Pollock Rip Shoals_____________-______----_ 81 Investigation ----------------------------------- 146 Napa River, Calif.: Improvement----------- 1839 Investigation _-___________________ --- _ 1843 Naples, Fla., to Big Marco Pass, Fla., channel, improve- ment _------------------------------------------ 711 Narrows of Lake Champlain, N. Y., and Vt., improve- ment_ ----------------------------------------- 275 Naselle River, Wash., investigation _ _ 2095 Nashua River at Fitchburg, Mass., flood control ....... 78 Nashville, Tenn., engineering district_------------------ _ ------- 1330 Natalbany River, La., improvement ------------------- 866 Natchitoches Parish, La., flood control ----- 1011 Navesink (North Branch of Shrewsbury) River, N. J., improvement ------------------------------------ 304 Navidad River, Tex., investigation ------------------- 967, 968, 971 INDEX XXXIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Navigable waters. See Bridges; Wrecks; and Regulations. Navigation, Congresses of, Permanent International As- sociation-- ----------------------------- ---------- --- 2280 Navigation, surveys for ------- ____________------_____-__ 2126 Nawiliwili Harbor, Hawaii, improvement ---------------------- _ 2101 Neah Bay, Wash., improvement__------------------------ 2040 Neale Sound, Md., improvement-__------. -------- 488 Necanicums Rive: Oreg., investigation_------------------------- 1927 Neches River, Tex.: Improvement of Sabines-Neches Canal------------ 912 Investigation -------------------------------- 968, 972 Neebish Channels, St. Marys River, Mich., improvement----------- 1676 Nehalem Bay and River, Oreg.: Improvement of bay- ---------- __--------___ 1925 Investigation---- ------------------------- _ _--------- 1999 Neosho River, Kans.: Flood control- -____-----_----_--_------ 1076, 1109 Investigation ---- ----------------------------- 1111 Neponset River, Mass., improvement___--------_ 69 Neshaminy Creek, Pa., investigation_------- -------- 402 Neskowin Creek, Oreg., investigation------------------- 1999 Nestucca River, Oreg., investigation_-------------------_ _ _ 1999 Neuse River, N. C.: Improvement--- ----------------------------- 568 Investigation--------------------------------607, 611 Neversink Creek and River, N. Y., investigation4...... 402 New Albany, Ind., flood control ____ ___ ---------- -------- 1514 Newark, Ohio, flood control ________---------------__ 1447 Newark Bay, N. J., improvement____-___ -_________ 279 New Bedford Harbor, Mass.: Improvement---- ---------------------------- 89 Investigation-------------------- ----- 146 New Boston, Ohio, flood control__-------- ------------------------ 1469 Newbegun Creek, N. C------------------------------ 605 Newburyport Harbor, Mass.: Improvement---------------------------------- 37 Investigation --- ------------- ----------- 71 New Creek, N. Y., investigation__ --------------- 323 New Haven Harbor, Conn.: Improvement ---------------------------------- 124 Investigation_----------------------------------- 146 New Iberia, La., to Gulf of Mexico, investigation ..... _ 911 New Jersey and New York Channels, improvement 283 New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, investigation _ _ _ 401 New Jersey-Staten Island Channels, N. Y. and N. J., im- provement_--------------------------------------- 283 New London Harbor, Conn.: Breakwaters ------------- ------------- 127 Improvement_ ------------------------------ 114 New Orleans, La.: Engineering district, first__--_-------------- 841 Engineering district, second__----------- 972 Improvement of Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana and Texas, extending to Corpus Christi, Tex .... _ 882 Improvement of Intracoastal Waterway to Mobile Bay, Ala__ -------------------- 767 Improvement of Mississippi River to Baton Rouge, La_--------------------------------------- 853 New Pass, Fla., investigation___ __---------------754- - Newport, Ark., flood control_ -------------- 1099 XL INDEX Page Volume I Volume 2 Newport Bay, Calif.: Improvement_ 1795 Investigation___ ______________ 1796 Newport Harbor, R. I., improvement 102 Newport, Ky., flood control________ _______- _____ 1464 Newport News, Va., improvement of channels to ....-- 516 Newport River, N. C., improvement of waterway between Beaufort and New River_ 584 New River, Inlet and Sound, Fla.: Improvement of Intracoastal Waterway, Jackson- ville to Miami, Fla., via_ 684 Investigation __________ 754 New River, N. C.: Improvement 584 Improvement of waterway to Swansboro and Beau- fort_ 584 New River, W. Va., Bluestone Reservoir project 1453 New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y., improvement 310 Newtown Creek, N. Y., improvement_ 242 New York and New Jersey Channels, improvement 283 New York Bay and Harbor, N. Y.: Ambrose Channel, improvement 225 Anchorage Channel, improvement_ 225 Arthur Kill, improvement__ 283 Battery, the removal of shoal in Hudson River off Pier A --------------------------------- 248 Bay Ridge Channel, improvement _ 231 Bayside Channel, improvement---------------- 225 Bronx River, improvement__________________---- 202 Buttermilk Channel, improvement_ 235 Coney Island Channel, improvement_ 229 Coney Island Creek, improvement- 310 Craven Shoal, improvement________________ 225 Delaware River, waterway to, investigation 401 Drift, collection and removal_ 252 2286 East Chester Creek, improvement_ 198 East River, improvement, including Coenties Reef__ 238 Flushing Bay, improvement _ 204 Gedney Channel, improvement_ 225 Gowanus Creek Channel, improvement_ 234 Great Kills, Staten Island, improvement .......... 294 Harlem River, improvement_ 245 Hell Gate, East River, improvement 202 Hudson River Channel, improvement 248 Hutchinson River (East Chester Creek), improve- ment 198 Kill Van Kull, improvement_ 283 Main Ship Channel, improvement 225 New Jersey-Staten Island Channels, improvement_ 283 Newtown Creek, N. Y., improvement- 242 Oil pollution, New York Harbor-_ 2286 Red Hook Channel, improvement_ 231 Shooters Island Channel, improvement_ 283 Staten Island Sound, improvement_ 283 Supervision, to prevent destructive or injurious deposits 2286 New York engineering district_ 191 New York State Barge Canal, N. Y.: Enlargement _........................... 265 Investigation _ 312 New York State canals, surveys and charting of natural navigable waters_ 2297 INDEX XLI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Nezpique Bayou, La., improvement---__- -___- 897 - Niagara Control Board----------------_ ------------------------ 2303 Niagara Falls: Preservation of Falls and permits for water-power diversions__-- ------------ 2303, 2304 Supervision by the Federal Power Commission_ --------------- 2283 Supervision of power companies-__ - - -_ _- - - -_____ 2303 Niagara River, N. Y.: Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, improvement_ _____________--- ---------- _ ____----1759 Buffalo Harbor, improvement- - _ ---___-__ - - -___ ___1754 Control and regulation of water of, and preserva- tion of the Falls_- -________ - __ ______ -- - -____ 2304 Improvement------------------------------------------- 1764 Surveys, etc_-------------------------------- ------------ 2297 Niagara Special International Board_ __ __ __ _ __ 2304 Niantic Harbor and River, Conn., investigation-------- 146 -- Nicaraguan Canal, survey_ -______-____ -______-________ 2282 Nimrod Reservoir, Ark_-----_ ___-------___.- _ 1092 Niobrara, Nebr., flood control at_------- - -______- __-______ 1312 Nishnabotna River, Iowa, investigation _ --------------------- __ 1318 Nisqually River, Wash., investigation____ __ -___ ___ ____ 2095 Nissequogue River, N. Y., investigation ---------------- 312 Nolin River, Ky.: Improvement ---------------------------------- -- -------- 1483 Investigation__------- -------- 1540 Nome Harbor, Alaska, improvement _---------------------------- 2074 Nomini Bay and Creek, Va., improvement_ ------ _ 502 Nonconnah Creek, Tenn., flood control------ __-_ --- 1040 Nooksack River, Wash., investigation ------------------------ _ _2095 Norfolk Harbor, Va.: General improvement, including main channel of Elizabeth River and portions of southern, eastern, and western branches_--------- ------ _ 510 Improvement of channels to Newport News- ...... 516 Improvement of Scotts Creek, Va-------------------- 511 Improvement of Thimble Shoal ---------------------- 515 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Inlet5...... 534 Improvement of waterway to sounds of North Car- olina_ ---- _--__ __ __ _ 530 Investigation________________________ 544 Investigation of waterway to Beaufort Inlet ....... 544 Norfolk Reservoir, Ark., flood control -------------------- 1105 Norfolk, Va., engineering district_- -_ 509 North Alexander, Ill., flood control-------- ----------- -------- 1126 Northampton, Mass., flood control ___________--_ -- 179, 187 North Canadian River, N. Mex., and Tex.: Flood control---------------------------- 1083, 1085 Investigation 11-----------------111---------- North Carolina sounds, improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va_-- _-__-__--------------- 530- North Cove, Conn., investigation- _ -------- 146- Northeast Harbor, Maine, investigation -------- 71- Northeast River, Md.: Improvemen t -- --------------- 410 .. Investigation_ ------------------ 454 - Northeast River, N. C.: Improvement ------ 600- ----.. Investigation-_ _ - -- - 607- --- North Edisto River, S. C., improvement of waterway via. 636-.-- XLII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Northern and northwestern lakes: Discharge..----------------------------- ---- 2297 Elevation_ _ _ _. 2297, 2300 Surveys, charts, etc_ ._ _.._. 2297 Water levels--- 2297, 2300 North Fork, American River, Calif., construction of reservoir ................ _ .... . . _ 2184 North Little Rock, Ark., flood control _ 1080 North Little Rock to Gillett, Ark., flood control- .....1042, 1082 Northport Harbor, N. Y., investigation_ 312 North Portland Harbor, Oreg., improvement_ 1925 North River, Mass., investigation___ 71 North Slough, Oreg., investigation_ 1927 Norwalk Harbor, Conn.: Improvement . ... 138 Investigation _- 146 Norwich Harbor, Conn., improvement of Thames River_ 116 Nottaway River, Va., investigation_ 544 Noxubee River, Ala., and Miss., investigation 832 Noyo River, Calif.: Improvement_ 1832 Investigation___ 1840 Nueces River, Tex., investigation------------------ 972 Oak Bay to Port Townsend Bay, Wash., waterway im- provement---------------------------------- 2042 Oak Creek, Md., improvement of channel to Plain Deal- ing Creek - -------------------------------- 413 Oakford, Ill., flood control------------------------- ---------- 1260 Oakland Harbor, Calif.: Improvement --- -------------------------- 820 Investigation____--------------- 1840 Obed River, Tenn., investigation 1.355 Occohannock Creek, Va., improvement_ 452 Occoquan Creek, Va., improvement 486 Ocean City Inlet, Md., improvement ----------- 442 Ocean City, Md., to Chincoteague Bay, waterway, in- vestigation --------------------------------- 454 Ocmulgee River, Ga., improvement_ 654 Oconee River, Ga., improvement _ 654 Oconto Harbor, Wis., improvement_ 1570 Ogdensburg Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement------ _------- ---------------- 1779 Investigation___---------------- 1783 Ogeechee River, Ga., investigation----------------- 1669 Ogunquit-Perkins Cove, Maine, investigation- 71 Ohio River: Flood control in basin: Nashville district_----------------------- 1352 Pittsburgh district_-------------------- 1406 Huntington district 1448 Cincinnati district_ 1476 Louisville district_ 1537 General improvement (open-channel work)- 1363 Investigation ---------------- 1411, 1460, 1482, 1493, 1540 Locks and dams, construction_ 1356 Okeechobee Lake drainage areas: Improvement ------------------------------ 712 Tnvestigation--------------- --------------- 753 INDEX. XLIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Oklawaha River, Fla.: Improvement_ 678 Improvement of ship canal across Florida,; via_ ..... 682 Olcott Harbor, N. Y., improvement_____. --- 1767 Oldmans Creek, N. J.: Improvement_.....- .. 383 Investigation ------ _-- 401 Old River, Calif., improvement _______ 1864 Old River, Fla., and Ala., improvement of intracoastal waterway, via_ 765 Old River (present mouth of Red River), La., removing snags and wrecks 1121 Olympia Harbor, Wash.: Improvement- 2043 Investigation___ 2079 Omaha, Nebr., engineering district_ 1297 Ompompanoosuc River, Vt., flood control- 149 Onancock River, Va.: Improvement - 436 Investigation._ 454 Oneida River, N. Y., investigation_ 335 1785 Onondaga Creek, N. Y., investigation_ 335 1785 Onset Bay, Cape Cod Canal, Mass., improvement.. __ 60 Ontario Lake: Discharge_ 2297 Improvement of St. Lawrence River to Ogdensburg, N. Y___------ 1782 Surveys, charts, etc_ 2297 Water levels __--------- - ----------- 2297, 2300 Ontonagon Harbor, Mich., improvement_ 1549 Oologah Reservoir, Okla., investigation _ 1111 Oregon Slough, Oreg., improvement-- -------- 1925 Oregon, mooring for battleship_ 1926 Orowoc Creek, N. Y., investigation 312 Osage River, Kans. and Mo.: Improvement----------------------- 1281 Investigation__-_-------------------- 1296 Oswego Canal, N. Y., enlargement---------------- 265 Oswego Harbor and River, N. Y.: Improvement------ ------------------------ 1775 Investigation_ 335 1783, 1785 Otter Creek, Vt.: Flood control_-------- -------------------- 318 Improvement---------------------------- 310 Investigation _---------------------------- 323 Ouachita River, Ark. and La.: Improvement-- ---------------------------- 984 Investigation_---- - -------------------- _ 910, 912, 979, 1003, 1004, 1025 Outstanding investigations for navigation, flood control, etc--------------------------------------- 2126 Owasco Inlet, N. Y., investigation_---------------- 1785 Owens Creek, Calif., investigation----------------- 1872 Owyhee River, Oreg., investigation---------------- 2031 Oyster Bay, Ala., improvement of intracoastal waterway via--------------------------------------- 765 Oyster Creek, Md., and Va., investigation----------- 454 Oyster Creek, Tex., investigation------------------ 968 Oyster, Va., to Atlantic Ocean, investigation - 454 XLIV INDEX Pge Volume Volume 2 P Padanaram Harbor, Mass., investigation-------------- 146 Paducah, Ky., flood control__-- _---------__-- --- ----- ____ 1530 Pagan River, Va., improvement_-------------- 529 Paint Rock River, Ala., investigation------------------ 1355 Pajaro River, Calif., investigation __---------_ 1843 ... Palarm Creek, Ark., investigation_---- -___-___-- 1111 Palm Beach, Fla.: Improvement-__--------------------------------- 700 Investigation -- 755 Palouse River, Idaho, investigation_----- ------- _ _ ----- 2031 Pamlico River, N. C., improvement__ ----------- __ ___ 561 Pamlico Sound, N. C.: Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Harbor ---- 580 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Inlet.....- 534 Improvement of waterway to Norfolk, Va- 530 5------ Investigation ---------------------------------- 607 Pamunkey River, Va.: Improvement----------------------- ----------- 499 Investigation ------- --------- ----------------- 503 Panther Creek, Ill., flood control---------------------------------- 1272 Paonia, Colo., investigation------------------------------------ 1814 Parish Creek, Md.: Improvement--------------------------------- 452 Investigation -------------------------- --------- 454 Park River, N. Dak., investigation_-_________ _____-_ 1212 Pascagoula Harbor and River, Miss.: Improvement of harbor-___________--_-------- _ 817, 819 Investigation -------------------------------- 832, 841 Pasquotank River, N. C.: Improvement of Waterway from Norfolk to Sounds ------------------------- of North Carolina_______ 530 Investigation---------------------- ------------- 544 Passaic River, N. J.: Improvement ---------------------------------- 279 Investigation -------------------------------- 312, 323 Pass Cavallo, Tex.: Channel to Port Lavaca, improvement-_ - - 953 Investigation--------- ----- ------------ 968 Pass Manchac, La., improvement_____________________ 865 Patapsco River, Md., improvement of Baltimore Harbor and Channels ---------------------------------- 404 Patchogue River, improvement of Great South Bay, N. Y_ 310 - -_ Patoka River, Ind., investigation________________----_____ 1540 Patuxent River, Md., improvement _________________ 502 Pawcatuck River, R. I. and Conn., improvement _ _ 145 Pawtucket (Seekonk) River, R. I., improvement 107 Pawtuxet River, R. I., investigation______________-_ 190 Payette River, Idaho, investigation ----------------------------- 2031 Paynes Creek, Calif., investigation__________________ _ _____ 1872 Peace River, Fla., investigation___________________-_ 753 Pearl River, Miss. and La.: Flood control_---- -__ -__ _______-___- 840 Improvement ---------------------------------- 826 Improvement of East Pearl River-----------------_______ 826 Investigation_- - ------ ___________ -___ 832, 841 Pease River, Tex., investigation_ ------- 1025, 1055 Pecan Bayou, Tex., investigation---------_ 972 Pecan Island to White Lake, La., waterway, improve- ment------- __ _----- __--- -- 895 INDEX XLV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Peconic River, N. Y.: Improvement ---------------------------------- 310 Investigation ----------------------------------- 312 Pecos River, Tex. and N. Mex.: Flood control -------------------------------- 971, 972---------- Investigation----------------------------------- 972 Peedee, Great, River, S. C.: Improvement ---------------------------------- 617 Investigation_----------- 640 Peekskill Harbor, N. Y., improvement_----- 310 Pekin and La Marsh, Ill., flood control____________ ____-- -- 1249 Pembina River, N. Dak., investigation_ _ _------ -_ ----- 1212 Penny Slough, Ill., flood control- -- _____----___-- - -____-_ 1190 Penobscot River, Maine: Improvement---------------------------------- 28 Investigation ----------------------------------- 71 Pensacola Bay and Harbor, Fla.: Improvement of harbor_________________________ 791 Improvement of Intracoastal Waterway from bay to Mobile Bay, Ala -- _________--- _________ 765 Improvement of waterway to Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla--------------------------------------- 763 Pensacola Reservbir, Okla., investigation_ --- - 1111 Pensaukee Harbor, Wis., improvement -------------------------- 1572 Pentwater Harbor, Mich., improvement____ ____--__-_____--- 1633 Pequest River, N. J., investigation___________ __----- 402 Perdido Bay, Fla. and Ala., improvement of Intracoastal Waterway via--------- --------------------------- 685 Pere Marquette Lake, Ludington Harbor, Mich., im- provement--------------------------------------- 1635 Permanent International Association of Congresses of Navigation -------------------------------------------- 2280 Permits: For construction of bridges--- -- - - - 2285 For diversion of water from Niagara River, N. Y-----_ _ __ ____ 2303 For private structures and operations in navigable waters_ -------------------------------------- ------- 2285 Perquimans River, N. C., improvement --------------- 605 Perry County, Mo., flood control_ 1131 Perry Creek, Iowa, investigation _____________________ _____ 1318 Peru levees, Ind., flood control____________ _____________________ 1493 Petaluma Creek, Calif., improvement _________________________ 1828 Petersburg Harbor, Alaska: Improvement ------------------------------------------- 2078 Investigation ___ 2079 Petersburg, Va., improvement of Appomattox River 525 Petit Anse Bayou, La.: Improvement---------------------------------- 891 Investigation ---------------------------------- 911 Petit Jean River, Ark., investigation ------------------- 1111 Petoskey Harbor, Mich.: Improvement-------------------------------------------- 1651 Investigation _ -------------------------- 1652 Philadelphia, Pa., engineering district ----------------- 336 Phoebus, Va., improvement of channel to Hampton Roads---- ------------------------------ 542 Picket Wire River, Okla., investigation_ ---_ _- ---- _ - 1064 Pierhead lines, establishment___---------------------- -- 2285 Pierre Bayou, La., flood control-- --- - 1007 Pigeon (Little) and French Broad Rivers, Tenn., im- provement-- -- __-- -- -- -- -- 1347 XLVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Pigeon Bayous, La., improvement-------------_------ 908 Pine Bluff, Ark., improvement of Arkansas River at- ... 1027 Pine River Reservoir, Minn., construction---------- -- 1196 Pineville, Ky., flood control-___________-___---______ 1352 Pirates Cove Channel, Fla., investigation _ __ __ __ __ __ 755 Pithlachacotee River, Fla., investigation--------------- 755 Pittsburgh, Pa., engineering district_ _--------- 1368 Plain Dealing Creek, Md., improvement of channel to Oak Creek_-------------------------------- 413 1_ Plaquemine Bayou, La., improvement of Intracoastal Waterway, via---------------------- ----- 882 Plaquemine Brule Bayou, La., improvement 899 Platte River, Nebr. and Wyo., investigation _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 1318, 1319 Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ - -- 310 Playa del Rey Inlet Harbor and Basin, Venice, Calif., investigation.-------------- 1796 Pleasantville to Atlantic City, N. J., waterway, investi- gation------- 401 Plum Island Basin, Newburyport Harbor, Mass- 37 Plum Point Creek, Md., investigation 455 Plum River, Ill., investigation__________-__-____ 1195 Plymouth Harbor, Mass., improvement-------------- 57 Plymouth, Pa., flood protection for. _ _ _ __ __ _ _ 465 Pocomoke River, Md.: Improvement_ - -- --- ----- 432 Investigation - 455 Poe Reef Shoal, Straits of Mackinac, Mich., improve- ment--------------------- - 1716 Point Judith, R. I., harbor of refuge, improvement ..... 109 Point Lookout Harbor, Mich., investigation___ 1718 Point Remove Creek, Ark., investigation_ 1111 Pokegama Reservoir, Minn., construction___ 1196 Pollock Rip Channel, Mass.: Improvement_------------------------------ 81 Investigation___ 146 Pollution of navigable waters, New York Harbor_ 2286 Polson Bay, Flathead Lake, Mont., improvement_ 2078 Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla., investigation- ------ 755 755- Ponce Harbor, P. R.: Improvement_ 2115 Investigation___ i------866- 2126 Ponchatoula River, La., improvement__ 866 Pond Village Landing, Truro, Mass., investigation ..... 71 Pontchartrain Lake, La., investigation_ 911 Popular Bluff, Mo., to Knobel, Ark., flood control ..... 1096 Poquonock River, Conn., improvement__ 135 Portage Bayou, La., investigation_ 911 Portage Creek, Ala., improvement of intracoastal water- way via ------------------------------------ 685 Portage Lake harbor of refuge, Mich., improvement_ 1641 Portage River, Ohio: Improvement_ 1714 Investigation _ 1719 Port Alexander, Alaska: Improvement_ 2078 Investigation_ 2079 Port Allen Harbor, Hawaii: Improvement--- 2103 Investigation_ 2110 Port Angeles Harbor, Wash., investigation__ 2080" Port Aransas, Tex., improvement--_ 955 INDEX XLVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Port Arthur Canal, Tex., improvement-__- ____-- -- 912 Port Bolivar, Tex., improvement of channel to .--------- 935 Port Chester Harbor, N. Y., improvement__---________ 192 Port Clinton Harbor, Ohio, improvement-----------------------_ 1714 Port Everglades, Fla.: Improvement_---------------- ------------- 701 Investigation ---------------- ---------------- 754 Port Gamble Harbor, Wash., improvement----------------------_ 2078 Port Henry Harbor, N. Y., improvement_____ ____ -- -310 Port Huron, Mich., improvement of Black River at--------------- 1701 Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y., improvement----------- 310 Portland and Louisville Canal, Ky., enlargement ----------------- 1356 Portland Harbor, Maine: Improvement-_ __------------------- ------ 69 Investigation._ ----------------------------------- 71 Portland, Oreg., engineering district------_ -------------- _ 1873 Port Lavaca, Tex., channel to Pass Cavallo, improve- ment------------------- 953 Port Orford, Oreg., investigation-_____________________ ____ 1927 Port series report ------------------------------------ 25 Portsmouth Harbor, N. H., improvement________---__ 69 Portsmouth, Ohio, flood control----- --------------------------- 1469 Port Townsend Bay to Oak Bay, Wash., waterway im- provement------------------------------------------------- 2042 Port Washington Harbor, Wis., improvement-------------------- 1603 Port Watsonville Harbor, Calif., investigation,-_ --------- _ ----- 1840 Port Wing Harbor, Wis., improvement---- --------- ------- _ 1563 Poteau River, Ark. and Okla., investigation-----------1111, 1112 Potomac River: Flood control_ -_____________----------503 Improvement at Alexandria, Va_ 482 Improvement at Mount Vernon, Va--------------- 485 Improvement at Washington, D. C--------------- 475, 478 Improvement below Washington, D. C ------------ 483 Investigation____--- - ----- _____----__ -- 509 Powder River, Oreg. and Wyo., investigation ----------- ______ _ 1319, 2031 Power Companies at Niagara Falls, N. Y., supervision of---------------------- ----------------- ----- 2303 Power, surveys for --------------------------------- -------- 2126 Power, water. See Water power. Prado Dam, Calif., flood control- _______--___-_____-_----__-_ 1808 Presque Isle Harbor, Marquette, Mich., improvement-----------__ 1555 Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pa., improvement_------------------ 1748 Preston, Ill., flood control____________ ----- -_____ -___ 1145 Presumpscot River, Maine, investigation --------------- 71 Private structures and operations in navigable waters, permits for--------------------------------------------- 2285 Providence Harbor and River, R. I.: Improvement ---------------------------- 105 Improvement of Pawtucket (Seekonk) River 107 Investigation--------------------------- 146 Providence, R. I., engineering district------------------ - 80 Provincetown Harbor, Mass.: Improvement_ -------------------------------- 69 Investigation ----------- --- --- 71 Public. Works program, works included, to October 1, 1939...------- - ------------------------- - 11 - Pudding River, Oreg., investigation----------------- ---------- 1999 Puerto Rico: Engineering district----- 2110 Improvement of San Juan Harbor-- _ ---------- 2111 XLVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Puget Sound, Wash.: Improvement of, and tributaries-------------- 2041 Improvement of Lake Washington Canal_ 2051 Investigation of waterway to Lake Crockett 2080 Pungo River, N. C., improvement of waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort Inlet, N. C_ 534 Pungo River, N. C., improvement of Belhaven Harbor__ 558 Punta Rasa, Fla., investigation 755 Purchase or condemnation of easements, Lake of the Woods, Warroad River, and Rainy River__ 2305 Purdy Reservoir, Okla., investigation_ 1055 Purgatoire River, Colo., investigation 1064 Purification of water supply at Washington, D. C_ 2293 Put-in-Bay Harbor, Ohio, improvement 1713 Puyallup River, Wash.: Flood control _ ----- 2080, 2095 Improvement of Tacoma Harbor_ 2045 Quantities of work done_ 6 Queen Creek, Ariz., investigation 1814 Queens Creek, Va., investigation___ 503 Queenstown Harbor, Md., improvement_ 452 Queue de Tortue Bayou, La.: Improvement_ 908 Investigation__ 911 Quillayute River, Wash., improvement_ 2039 Quinnebaug River, Mass., investigation_ 190 Quinnipiac River, New Haven, Conn., improvement ..- 124 Quiver River, Miss., investigation- 1025 R Raccoon Creek, N. J., improvement .... 382 Racine Harbor, Wis., improvement_ 1609 Rahway River, N. J., improvement_ 291 Rainy Lake, survey operations____ 2297 Rainy River, Minn., investigation_ 1564 Raisin River, Mich., improvement of Monroe Harbor _ 1708 Rapid Creek, S. Dak., investigation___-_-_-- 1319 Rapides Bayou, La., investigation- 910, 912, 979 Rappahannock River, Va., improvement__ 492 Raritan Bay and River, N. J.: Improvement of channel to Arthur Kill_ 289 Improvement of bay_ 283 Improvement of river_ 296 Investigation_ _________________ 312 Red Hook Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improve- ment____- 231 Red Lake River, Minn., investigation- 1212 1796 Redondo Beach Harbor, Calif., investigation__ Red River, La., Ark., Tex., and Okla.: Cypress Bayou and lakes to Jefferson, Tex., im- provement_-_- 982 Flood control 1050, 1052 ..-- Improvement. -- 980, 1049 --------.- Investigation___ 910, 912 ......... 979, 1004, 1026, 1055 INDEX XLIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Red River, La., Ark., Tex., and Okla--Continued. Jefferson-Shreveport waterway improvement ..... _ 982 Rectification of mouth by Mississippi River Com- mission_ -------------------------------------- ---- 2189 Surveys for dam near Denison, Tex__ ____ 1023 Red River Parish, La., flood control__________ ______ 1008 Redwood Creek, Calif.; improvement_ -- ____-___ -___ __________- 1818 Reedy River, S. C., investigation_------------------_ 641 Regulations and rules: For anchorage grounds------ ------------------------------ 2285 For navigable waters-------------------------------------- 2285 For opening of drawbridges _______________------_ _____ -2285 Regulation of hydraulic mining and preparation of plans ------------ 2168 Rehoboth Bay, Del., waterway to Delaware Bay: Improvement ---------------------------------- 369 Investigation ----------------------------------- 401 Republican River, Kans., Colo., and Nebr., investigation----------- 1297 Reservoirs: Mississippi River headwaters, construction ----------------- _ 1196 Washington Aqueduct, D. C__________________--_________-_ 2293 Richardson Bay, Calif., investigation______________ ____________ 1840 Richmond Harbor, Calif.: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 1823 Investigation----------------------------------------- 1840 Richmond Harbor, Va., improvement of James River __ 544 Ridgeley, W. Va., flood control_____------ ----------- 506 Rio Grande, Colo. and Tex., investigation ----------- 972 Rivers and harbors: Abandonment and curtailment of projects 2284 Advanced funds for improvement of_ 18 Appropriations for operations-- _ ____----------- 16, 24 Board of engineers for_ __________----------- 24 Bridges, construction ___ _ - -_ ----- ----- 2285 Bridges, regulations for opening of draws -------------------- 2285 Contributed funds for improvement of------------ 21 Cost and financial summary_--_ ---------- 22 Estimate of appropriations for________________---- 24 Expenditures during the past year --------------- 19 Harbor lines, establishment 2285 Public Works Program on Oct. 1, 1939_ 11 Regulations for establishment of anchorage grounds ------------ 2285 Regulations for opening of drawbridges_ 2285 Structures other than bridges, permits for erection--- ___ 2285 Riverland Levee District, Mo., flood control ---------------------- 1194 Roanoke River, N. C.: Improvement_---------------------------------- 552 ----------------------------------- Investigation___ 545 Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement _ ---------------- --------- 1768 Investigation___ ------------------- --------- 1783 --- Rock Creek, Fla., investigation_________ ------- 756 Rock Creek, Mont., investigation__ __________-_-----------1330 Rockhall Harbor, Md., improvement ____________------411 Rock Harbor, Mass., investigation______----------- 71 Rockhold Creek, Md., improvement_ -------- - _ 445 Rock Island, Ill., engineering district __________ _---------- 1173 Rockland Dam, Tex., investigation _ ------- _ 968 Rockland Harbor, Maine, improvement ---------------- 69 Rockport Harbor, Mass., improvement ------------------- 69 Rock River, Ill. and Wis.: Flood control _ --- ------------------- ------------ 1190 Investigation__ _ ------------- --------- 1195 184626-39-pt. 1, vol. 1-74 INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Rocky Ford, Ill., flood control------------------- 1247 Rocky River, N. C., investigation_ 641 Rocky River Harbor, Ohio, improvement- 1731 Rogers Creek, Va., investigation__ 503 Rogue River, Oreg., investigation_ 1927, 1999 Rollinson Channel, N. C.: Improvement- ----------------------- 563 Investigation----------------------------- 607 Rome, Ga., flood control at_ 833 Rondout Creek, N. Y., investigation_ 323 Rondout Harbor, N. Y., improvement- 256 Root River, Minn., investigation 1212 Root River, Wis., improvement of Racine Harbor 1609 Roseau River, Minn., investigation 1212 Rouge River, Mich., improvement_ 1705 Rough River, Ky.: Improvement_ 1488 Investigation----------------------------- 1540 Round Island, Mich., to Mackinac Island, Mich., channel improvement------------------------------- 1716 Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y., improvement .-- 310 Royal River, Maine, investigation_ 71 Rules and regulations: For anchorage grounds_ 2285 For opening of drawbridges 2285 Rum River, Minn., investigation_ 1212 Russell Creek, S. C., investigation_ 640 Russian River, Calif., investigation_ 1843 S Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex.: Improvement------- 912 Investigation______ 968 Sabine River, La. and Tex.: Improvement of intracoastal waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex_ 919 Improvement of intracoastal waterway to New Orleans, La_ 882 Improvement of Sabine-Neches Canal_ 912 Improvement of Sabine Pass Harbor 912 Investigation ------------------------------ 972 Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ 1782 Saco, Mont., flood control------------------------- 1330 Saco River, Maine: Improvement 34--------- Investigation------- 71,79 i Sacramento, Calif., engineering district- 1843 Sacramento River, Calif.: Flood control ------------- --------------- 10 2174 Hydraulic mining---------------------------- 2168 Improvement ------------------ ------------- 1852 Investigation_ 1869, 1872 Removal of debris by California Debris Commission-- - 2174 Reservoirs--------------------- ----------- 2184 Sag Harbor, N. Y., improvement.-- 213 Saginaw Bay and River, Mich.: Improvement_ 1696 Investigation-------------- ------------ 1719 St. Andrews Bay, Fla.: Improvement_ 785 Improvement of channel to Apalachicola River .... 759 INDEX LI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 St. Anthony Falls, Minn., improvement of Mississippi River from Missouri River to Minneapolis St. Augustine Harbor and Inlet, Fla., improvement- -- ----689 1146 St. Catherines Sound, Md., investigation 503 -- St. Clair Flats Canal, Lake, and River, Mich.: Gages---------------------------------- 2300 Improvement of channels in Lake St. Clair_ 1685 Improvement of St. Clair River_ - __ __ - 1682 St. Croix River, Maine, improvement ---- - - 69 St. Croix River, Maine and New Brunswick, operations of International Board of Control --- 2302 St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn.: Improvement ------------------------- 1200 Investigation_ 1207 St. Denis Bayou, La., improvement_ 870 St. Francis River, Ark., improvement_ 1032 St. Francis River, Mo., construction of Wappapello Dam 2267 St. George Sound, Fla., improvement of waterway to St. Marks River___------ 758 St. Ignace Harbor, Mich., investigation .... 1718 St. Jeromes Creek, Md., improvement_ 491 St. Johns River, Fla.: Improvement between Jacksonville and Palatka---- 752 Improvement between Palatka and Lake Harney __ 675 Improvement, Jacksonville to the ocean_----_ 672 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort, S. C .... 650, 670 Jacksonville, Fla., to Miami, Fla., waterway, im- provement_--------------------- 684 Investigation_------------ 754, 755 St. Jones River, Del., improvement 361 St. Joe River, Idaho, flood control 2087 St. Joseph Harbor and River, Mich.: Improvement of harbor .... 1614 Improvement of river_ 1651 Investigation---- -------------- ---------- 1652 St. Josephs Bay, Fla.: Improvement of entrance- 783 Investigation_------------------ ------------ 832 St. Lawrence River: Board of control to control the operation of the St. Lawrence River Power Co., near Massena, N. Y_ - - 2304 Improvement between Ogdensburg, N. Y., and Lake Ontario --------------------------- 1782 Surveys and gages-------------------------- 2297 St. Louis County, Mo., flood control- 1145 St. Louis, Mo., engineering district_ 1113 St. Lucie Canal, Inlet, and River, Fla.: Improvement of canal and river_------------- 712 Improvement of inlet_------ -------------- 752 St. Malo Bayou, La., improvement- 856 St. Maries, Idaho, flood control_ 2087 St. Marks River, Fla.: Improvement ----------------------------- 768 Improvement of waterway to Apalachicola Bay, Fla_----- ------------------------------ 758 Investigation_-------------------------------- 832 St. Marys River and St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich.: Channels and waters connecting the Great Lakes, improvement _---------------------------- 1676 Improvement of river at the falls, including Hay Lake (Nicolet Lake) and Neebish Channels 1679 LII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 ________________ ________________________- _________________________________ ________________-I ______________ St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla.: Improvement _ .. _ __ _ . .... ..... .... 661 Investigation . . _ . . - . . .. . . . 665, 669 St. Paul, Minn., engineering district---------------- 1195 St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla., improvement_------------- 735 St. Regis River, Mont., investigation_ - - .- 2095 St. Thomas Harbor, Virgin Islands, improvement_ 2123 Ste. Genevieve, Mo., flood control-_ ----- 1135 Sakonnet Harbor, R. I., investigation_-------- 146 Salem Harbor, Mass.: Improvement _ _. . ... __ 69 Investigation__ .. _ ____ _ . __.. 71 Salem River, N. J., improvement_ ___ 385 Salinas River, Calif., investigation_- - - - Saline Point, La., flood control_ .. ______ 1015 Saline River, Ark.: Improvement------- --- ------ --.- 1002 Investigation__ - -- - - - -.. .... . 1026 Salmon River, Alaska, flood control-__ - _ - _ Salmon River, Oreg. and Idaho, investigation-- Salt Creek, Ill., flood control_ 1269 Salt Fork of Arkansas River, Okla., flood control ...... 1087 Salt Fork of Red River, Okla., investigation_ 1056 Salt Fork River, Okla., investigation _ 1111 Salt Pond, Mass., investigation-_-_ . - - 146 Salt River, Mo., investigation______ 1195 Sammamish River, Wash., investigation_ 2096 Sampit River, S. C., improvement of Georgetown Harbor_ 612 91------- San Antonio Dam, Calif., flood control_ ..---.-- 1812 San Antonio River, Tex., investigation--.-------- 968 San Bernard River, Tex., improvement of waterway to Corpus Christi_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 919 San Diego Harbor and River, Calif: Improvement of harbor __ ___ __ __ 1786 Investigation .. __ ___ _________ 1814 Sandusky Harbor and River, Ohio: Improvement -_ 1720 Investigation__ -,-- - - - 1482, 1783, 1785 Sandy Bay, Mass., harbor of refuge, investigation ..... 71 Sandy Hook Bay, N. J., improvement___ 303 Sandy Lake Reservoir, Minn., construction- - 1196 Sandy River, Oreg., investigation 2026, 2031 San Francisco Bay and Harbor, Calif.: Improvement of harbor_ 1816 Improvement of lower bay_ 1839 Improvement of Oakland Harbor_ 1820 Investigation ______ ______ 1840 San Francisco, Calif., engineering district 1815 San Gabriel River, Calif.: - - - - - Flood control __ ..- 1798 Investigation__ ___ 1798, 1814 Sangamon River Basin, Ill., flood control_ 1251, 1272 San Jacinto River, Calif., investigation ----- I_,, 1814 San Jacinto River, Tex.: Improvement of waterway via_ 937 Investigation_ _ 972 San Joaquin River, Calif.: Hydraulic mining -- - - - - - - - - - - 2168 Improvement_ - - - - - - - - - - 1844 Improvement of Stockton and Mormon Channels_ - - - - - - - - - - 1849 Investigation_ - - - - - - - - - - 1869, 1872 Work of California Debris Commission - - - - - - - - - - 2168 INDEX LIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 San Juan Harbor, P. R.: Improvement _ 2111 Investigation--- 2126 San Lorenzo Creek and River, Calif., investigation_ 1843 San Luis Obispo Harbor, Calif., improvement 1795 San Pablo Bay, Calif., improvement_ 1826 San Rafael Creek, Calif., improvement_ 1830 Sans Bois Creek, Okla., investigation___ 1111 Santa Ana River, Calif.: Flood control_ 1807 Investigation__ 1814, 1815 Santa Barbara Harbor, Calif., improvement_ 1792 Santa Clara River, Calif., investigation_ 1815 Santa Cruz River, Ariz., investigation_ 1815 Santa Isabel Creek, Tex., investigation- 972 Santa Marguerita River, Calif., investigation 1815 Santa Maria River, Calif., investigation 1815 Santa Rosa, Fla., improvement of narrows in sound .... 763 Santa Rosa Sound, Fla., improvement of waterway to Pensacola Bay_ 763 Santa Ynez River, Calif., investigation_ 1815 Santee River, S. C.: Improvement- 622 Investigation_ 640 Sarasota Bay, Fla.: Improvement---- -------------------------- 727 Investigation---------------------------------- 755 Sarasota Lake, N. Y., investigation 323 Sardis Reservoir, Miss., flooa control__ 2269 Satilla River, Ga., improvement 659 Saugatuck Harbor, Mich., improvement 1620 Saugatuck River, Conn.: Improvement- 145 Investigation_ 147 Saugerties Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ 310 Savannah, Ga., engineering district- 642 Savannah Harbor and River, Ga.: Flood control-------------------- 666, 669 - - - - - - - - - - Improvement of harbor_----- 642 - - - - - - - - - - Improvement of river at Augusta_ 664 - - - - - - - - - - Improvement of river below Augusta_ 646 - - - - - - - - - - Improvement of waterway to Beaufort, S. C ...... 650 Improvement of waterway to Fernandina, Fla ---- 650 - - - - - - - - - - Investigation_------- ------------------- 665, 669 - - - - - - - - - - Sawkill Creek, N. Y., investigation_ 323 - - - - - - - - - - Saybrook Harbor, Connecticut River, Conn., improve- ment_--- -- 118 Schooner Bayou lock and dam, La., improvement of waterway to Mermentau River------ 888 Schuylkill River, Pa.: Improvement ----------------------------- 346 Investigation__-------------------- 401 Scioto River, Ohio: Flood control reservoirs---------------------- 1478 Investigation__------------------------------ 1460, 1482, 1783, 1785 Scituate Harbor, Mass., improvement_ 55 Scotts Creek, Va., Norfolk Harbor: Improvement----------------------------- 511 Investigation----_ ------------- ---------- 544 Scuppernong River, N. C., improvement _ 554--------- Seadrift channel, Tex., investigation---------------- 968 - LIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Seahorn, Ill., flood control____------------------------------------ 1142 Seattle Harbor, Wash., improvement of Duwamish River and east and west waterways ___ ----------- 2048 Seattle, Wash., engineering district------------------------------ -2032 Sebastian Inlet, Fla., investigation -------------------- 755 _ Sebewaing River, Mich., investigation---------------_ ___ __ 1718, 1719 Seekonk (Pawtucket) River, R. I.: Improvement---------------------------------- 107 Investigation ------------------------------ 190 Seldovia Harbor, Alaska, investigation_ 2080 Seneca River and Creek, N. Y., investigation 335 1785 Severn River, Md., improvement of Annapolis Harbor.- 448 Seward, Alaska, construction of harbor of refuge_---------------__ 2078 Shallotte River, N. C., improvement_____----------- 605 Shallowbag Bay, N. C., improvement_--- --------- 555 Shark River, N. J., investigation_ _---------------- 312 Sheboygan Harbor, Wis., improvement ------ -- 1600 Sheepshead Bay, N. Y., improvement_ ---------------- 310 Sheffield Island Harbor, Conn., improvement of Norwalk Harbor_----------------------------------------- 138 Shem Creek, S. C., investigation_______ _______----640 Sheyenne River, N. Dak., investigation- -- -_ ---------- -- _-- 1212 Shilshole breakwater, Wash., investigation--_ ---------- _ 2080 Shinnecock Canal, improvement of Long Island Intra- coastal Waterway, N. Y______________-__--------- 215 Ship Island Harbor and Pass, Miss., improvement of pass and channel to Gulfport___________ __________----_ 823 Shipyard River, S. C., improvement _--_- _ _- ---- 634 Shoal Harbor, N. J., improvement__----------- - -301 Shoals, Ind., flood control_______________---------- 1507 Shooters Island Channel, N. Y. and N. J., improvement_ 283 Shore Protection Board ____ _______-------------- ----- __-_ 2278 Short Creek, Ohio, investigation_ -- ------- _ 1411 Short Creek, Ariz. and Utah, investigation_---- ---------------- _- 1815 Shreveport, La., to Jefferson, Tex., improvement of waterway------------------- 982 Shrewsbury River, N. J., improvement -------- 304 Silver Lake Harbor, N. C.: Improvement---------------------------------- 567 Investigation ------------------------------------ 607 Sinepuxent Bay, Md., improvement____-- ---------- 442 Sinuk River, Alaska, investigation___- _ _____-------- ---- 2080 Sipsey River, Ala. and Miss., investigation---------- --- 832, 841 Sitka Harbor, Alaska: Improvement--------------- ---------------------------- 2066 Investigation__ -- ------------ _____- --- 2080 Siuslaw River, Oreg.: Improvement--------------------- ----------------- 1925 Investigation______--- 1927 Six Mile Creek, Ark., investigation __________-_-_____ 1111. .. Six Mile Cypress Slough, Fla., investigation ------------ 756 Skaggs Ferry, Black River, Ark., flood control- -10971097---- Skagit River, Wash.: Flood control --------------------------------------- 2095 Improvement---- --------------------- ----------------- 2078 Investigation_____________ - -____-__ 2096 Skagway Harbor and River, Alaska: Improvement -------------------------------------------- 2069 Investigation--------- ------ 2096 Skamokawa Creek, Wash., improvement-.... ----- -1918 Skamokawa Slough, Wash., improvement_ ------------- 1925 INDEX LV INDEX LV age Volume 1 Volume 2 Skipanon Channel and River, Oreg., improvement of channel_-------_-- - 1893 Skokomish River, Wash., investigation_ 2096 Skykomish River, Wash., investigation_ 2096 Slack-water systems. See Canals and Waterways. Slaughter Creek, Md., improvement_------------------ 452 Smackover Creek, Ark., investigation -------------- 1026 Smallers Drain, Va., investigation -------------------- 455 Smith Creek, Md., improvement_______-------- 502 Smith River, Oreg., investigation. _ 1999 Smiths Creek, N. C., improvement-------------------- 570 Smiths Creek and River, N. C. and Va.: Improvement_ -____________ __----- 570, 602 Investigation ------------------------------- 545, 607 Smokes Creek, N. Y., investigation ---------------------- 1785 Smoky Hill River, Kans., investigation_ 1297 Smyrna River, Del., improvement---------------- 359 Snagging and clearing under authority of Section 2, Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937: Bonneville District---------------------------- 2029 Memphis District _ -_ 1045 Portland District_ 1996 Sacramento District__ __ ---------- 1859 San Francisco District_---------- 1841 Vicksburg District______ ------------------- 1021 Snake River, Idaho, Oreg., and Wash.: Improvement--------------------------------------- 2021 Investigation_-------- 2031 Snohomish River, Wash., investigation_ _ _ -------- 2079, 2096 Snoqualmie River, Wash., investigation_-- ----------------- 2096 Sny Island, Ill., flood control__________ 1189 Socastee Creek, S. C., improvement of waterway via__-_ 587 Soda Lake, La., improvement of waterway via ------ 982 Soldier River, Iowa, investigation_ ------------- 1319 Sonoma Creek, Calif., investigation-------------------- 1815, 1843 Sorrel Bayou Lock, La., design of--------------------- 909 South Beardstown, Ill., flood control 1233, 1234 South Canadian River, N. Mex., Okla., Tex., and Ariz.: Dam construction_-_-_ __--------------- ----- 1057 Investigation _--______________----1076, 1112 South Chicago Harbor, Ill., improvement---------------- 1662 South Creek, Md., investigation ____________---------_ 455 Southern New York flood control project---------- ---- 324 South Harpswell, Maine, investigation----------- ------ 71 South Haven Harbor, Mich., improvement_-------- ----- 1617 South Pass, Mississippi River, maintenance of channel _ 842 Southport Harbor, Conn., improvement ------------ 145 South Quincy, Ill., flood control----------------------- 1186 South River, N. C., improvement___________ ------- _ 605 South River, N. J., improvement_ ______--------299 South River, Mo., flood control ------------------ ---------- - 1188 South Slough and Mill Creek, Ill., improvement------------- 1178 Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, improvement, includ- ing shoals between Cubits Gap and Head of Passes, and dredge construction_ --------------------- 842 Spa Creek, Md., improvement__ -------------- 448 Spokane River, Wash. and Idaho: Flood control---------- ----------------------------- 2084, 2085 Investigation ---------------- ----------------------- 2096 Spoon River, Ill., flood control----------------------------- 1272 Springfield, Ill., flood control---- ----------------------- 1259 Springfield, Mass., flood protection for --------- 167, 184, 187 LVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Sprhing Lake, Ill., flood control------------------- 1243 Spuyten Duyvil Creek, N. Y., improvement_ 245 Squalicum Creek, improvement of Bellingham Harbor, Wash------------ --------- ------------ 2059 Stage Harbor, Mass_____-- ------------------ --- 83 Stamford Harbor, Conn., improvement_ 139 Starlings Creek, Va., improvement_ 452 Staten Island Sound (Arthur Kill), N. Y. and N. J., im- provement ---------------------------------- 283 Steamboat Slough, Wash., improvement------------ 1925 Steele Bayou, Miss., improvement--- ------------ 1002 Steele Creek at Ilion, N. Y., investigation_ 323 Steinhatchee River, Fla., improvement----------- 747 Stikine River, Alaska, improvement_----- ----------- 2063 Stilaguamish River, Wash.: Flood control--------- ---------------------- 2083 Investigation-- _----------____ ---------- 2080, 2096 Stillwater Harbor, Minn., improvement of St. Croix River------------------------------------- 1200 Stockton Channel, San Joaquin River, Calif., improve- ment---------------- ---------------------- ii 1849 Stonington Harbor, Conn., improvement----------- 113 Structures in navigable waters, permits for private struc- tures and operations -------------------------- 2285 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis., im- provement__-------- ------- 1586 Sucarnoochee Creek, Ala., investigation 832 Suisun Bay Channel, Calif., improvement------------- 1859 Suisun Channel, Calif., improvement--------------- 1861 Sulphur River, Tex. and Ark., investigation--------- 1004, 1026, 1050, 1056 Sunbury, Pa., flood protection for_----------------- 472 Sunflower River (Big), Miss., improvement 997 Sunflower River, Miss., investigation - - 1026 Sunken craft, removal of_ 2285 Superior-Duluth Harbor, Wis., improvement-------- 1542 Superior Lake: Board of control-------------------------- 2305 Channels in waters connecting Great Lakes, improve- ments------------------------------------ 1676 Discharge 2297 Elevation__--------------- ------------------ 2297 Surveys, charts, etc_---------------------- 2297 Water levels---------------------------------- 2297, 2300 Supervision of New York Harbor, N. Y., to prevent de- structive or injurious deposits________-__-------- 2286 Surface levels. See Water levels. Surry Mountain Reservoir, N. H 151 ---------- Surveys: General statement regarding- 14 International boundary waters-------------- 2297 Navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation_ 2126 Of northern and northwestern lakes------------- 2297 Susquehanna River, Pa., Md., and N. Y.: Flood control at: Kingston-Edwardsville, Pa------------------ 461, 473 Plymouth, Pa_----------------------------- 465 Sunbury, Pa_------------------------------ 472 Upper river watershed - ------- 332 Wilkes-Barre, Pa_-------------------------- 467 XWilliamsport, Pa__ __---------- 455 Improvement above and below Havre de Grace, Md_ 408 Investigation_-- ___-- - ----- 335, 455, 474 INDEX LVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Suwannee River, Fla. and Ga.: Improvement_. 745 Investigation_ 755, 756 Swager, Whitney, Young Levee, Ill., flood control- 1266 Swampscot, Mass., harbor of refuge, investigation ..... 71 Swan Quarter Bay, N. C., to Deep Bay, N. C., waterway: Improvement_ 557 Investigation ____________________________ 607 Swansboro, N. C., waterway to New River and Beaufort, improvement_ 584 Swift Creek, N. C., improvement_________________ 571 Swiger levee, Ill., flood control_ 1266 Swinomish slough, Wash., improvement _ 2056 Swoyerville, Pa., flood protection for_ 473 T Table Rock Reservoir, Mo., investigation- 1112---------- Tacoma Harbor, Wash.: Improvement __- 2045 Investigation 2080 Tallahatchie River, Miss., improvement- 996 Tampa Bay and Harbor, Fla.: Improvement------------------------------ 730 Improvement of channel to Clearwater Harbor ..... 738 Tanana River, Alaska: Flood control _ 2093 Investigation_ 2080 Tangier Channel, Va.: Improvement - 434 Investigation_ ----------------------------- 455 Tangipahoa River, La., improvement 864 Tanners Creek, Ind., investigation 1460 Tar Bay, Md., improvement 418 Tar Creek, Ill., flood control _ 1257 Tar River and Creek, N. C.: Flood control_ 607 Improvement 561 Investigation_- ------------ ----------- 607, 611 Tarrytown Harbor, N. Y., improvement_ 310 Taunton River, Mass.: Improvement ------------------------------ 100 Investigation___________-------------- 146 Taylor Creek, Fla., improvement_ 713 Teche Bayou, La.: Improvement ------- 877 Investigation-_ _- 911, 912 Teche River, La., investigation_ 910, 912, 979 Teche-Vermilion Waterway, La., investigation- 911, 912 Tell City, Ind., flood control 1519 Tenakee Inlet, Alaska, investigation_ 2080 Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir, Okla., investigation ........ 1112 Tennessee River: Improvement---------------------- 1338 Investigation___----- ____- ------- 832 1355 Tensas River, La.: Improvement - 989 Investigation_ 1026 Terre aux Boeuf, La., investigation_ 911 Terrebonne Bayou, La., improvement- 874 Terre Haute, Ind., flood control at_ 1540 Terry Creek, Ga., improvement_ 656 LVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Texas and Louisiana Intracoastal Waterway: Improvement, Mississippi River to Corpus Christi_ 882, 919 Investigation__ - - - - - ---.-- --- --- -- _---- 910, 967 Texas City Channel, Tex., investigation_ - - 968 Texas City Harbor, Tex., improvement of channel to Galveston --- 932 Texas, State of, remaoval of water hyacinths from waters of. 799. Thames River, Conn.: Improvement ... __ __ 116 Investigation 147, 190 Thimble Shoal, Chesapeake Bay, Va., improvement .... 515 Thomaston Harbor, Maine, improvement___ _- 69 Thompson Lake, Ill., flood control_ ^- 1272 Thoroughfare Bay with Cedar Bay, N. C., channel con- necting: Improvement---------- ----- 575 Investigation ---- - - 607 Three Mile Creek, Ala., improvement of Mobile Harbor_ 795 Tickfaw River, La., improvement of, including tribu- taries _ 866 Tiffin River, Ohio and Mich., investigation_- Tigre Bayou, La.: - 1719 Improvement- __ ..--.-.-- 891 Investigation _- 911 Tilghman Island Harbor, Md., improvement_ 452 Tillamook Bay, Bar, and entrance, Oreg.: Improvement . . . . 1889 Investigation .... 1927 Tillamook River, Oreg., investigation_ 1999 Tioga River, N. Y., investigation_ 335, 474 Tioghnioga River, N. Y., investigation_ 335, 474 Tionesta Reservoir, Pa., flood control 1386 Tiptonville to Obion River, Tenn., flood control ....... 1039 Toledo Harbor, Ohio, improvement_ 1711 Tolomato River, Fla., improvement_. 689 Tombigbee River, Ala. and Miss.: Improvement--_ 809, 830 Flood control_ 834 Investigation_ 832, 833, 841 Toms River, N. J.: Improvement_ 394 Investigation__ 401 Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y.: Improvement 1759 Investigation_ 1783 Topeka, Kans., flood control at ___... 1289 Totuskey Creek, Va.: Improvement__-- _ 495 Investigation______________ 503 Touchet River, Wash., investigation_ 2031 Town Creek, S. C., improvement of Charleston Harbor - 627 Town River, Md., investigation_ 455 Town River, Mass., improvement___ 52 Townsend Inlet, N. J., investigation_ 401 Tradewater River, Ky.: Flood control_ 1538 Improvement 1490 Trask River, Oreg., investigation_ 1999 Traverse Bay, Mich., investigation .... 1652 Traverse Lake, S. Dak., flood control_ 1208 INDEX LIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Tred Avon River, Md., improvement---.-- . .------ 452 Trent River, N. C., improvement______________-__--- 574 Trespalacios Bay, Tex., improvement of Louisiana- Texas Intracoastal Waterway__ 919 Trinidad Bay, Calif., investigation__ Trinity River, Tex.: -- - Improvement._--- -- - - 944, 966 Investigation__---- __ ___ ___--____ 968, 972 Troublesome River, Colo., investigation.- --- - 1815 Truckee River, Calif., investigation_- _-- __ 1872 Tuckahoe River, Md., improvement______ -__-_ 452 Tuckerton Creek, N. J., improvement_ 393 Tug Fork, Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky., improve- ment------------- 1424 Tully Reservoir, Mass., flood control-__-..... .... 156 Tully River, Mass., flood control 156 Turkey River, Iowa, investigation_- 1195 Turtle River, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement .... 656 Tuscarawas River, Ohio, investigation_ 1454 Twelvemile Bayou, La., improvement of waterway via - 982 Twelve Pole Creek, W. Va., flood-control reservoir__ ------ 982" 1449 Twin Rivers, Wis., improvement of Two Rivers Harbor _ 1594 Twitch Cove, Md., improvement __ __ 435 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis., improvement 1594 Tyaskin Creek, Md., improvement_ _ 452 Tygart River, W. Va.: Dam construction___ - 1381 Investigation__ ___ __ __ 1411 U Umatilla River, Oreg., flood control_ 2026 Umpqua Harbor and River, Oreg.: Improvement- 1881 Investigation___ I--- ---1 1927, 1999, 2031 Unga Harbor, Alaska, investigation_ 2080 Union River, Maine, improvement 69 Union Township, Mo., flood control__ 1184 Union Village Reservoir, Vt 149 Upper Chipola River, Fla., improvement 778 Upper Machodoc Creek, Va., improvement 502 Upper Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Md., improvement___ 427 Upper White River, Ark., improvement 1070 Urbanna Creek, Va.: Improvement- 502 Investigation_ 503 V Valdez Harbor, Alaska, improvement_ 2071 Valley Creek, Ala., investigation_ 832 Vandermere Harbor, N. C., improvement_ 565 Venice Inlet, Fla., improvement_ 725 Ventura Harbor and River, Calif, investigation__ 1796, 1815 Verdigris River, Kans.: Flood control_ _ - 1110 Investigation _ 1111, 1112 Vermilion Bay and River, La., improvement of intra- coastal waterway via_ 882 Vermilion Bayou, La., improvement- -_-------- 894 LX INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Vermilion Harbor, Ohio: Improvement---------------------------- 1725 Investigation_ __ 1783 Vermilion Lock, La., improvement 882 Vermilion River, La., investigatioq_ 910, 979 Vero Beach, Fla., investigation___ 754, 755 Vicksburg, Miss.: Engineering district 979 Waterways experimental station 2200, 2271 Village Creek, Ark., flood control_ 1011 Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass., improvement .......... 145 Vinton Waterway, La., improvement-_ 908 Violet Canal Route, La., investigation__ 911 Virgin River, Nev., Ariz., and Utah, investigation_ 1815 Virginia coast waterway, improvement_ 452 W Wabash River, Ind. and Ill.: Flood control_ 1493, 1499 1538, 1539 1540 Investigation______________ 1540 Waccamaw River, N. C. and S. C.: Improvement of river_ 615 Improvement of waterway via__ 587 Investigation-_- 641 Waddington Harbor, N. Y., improvement _ 1782 Wadmelaw River, S. C., improvement of waterway via._ 636 Wailoa Stream, T. H., investigation___ 2110 Waimea River, T. H., investigation__ - - 2110 Wake Island, improvement of harbor _ _ 2105 Walker River, Calif. and Nev., investigation_ 1872 Wallabout Channel, N. Y., improvement 241 Wallace Lake, La., flood control_ 1005 Walla Walla River, Oreg. and Wash., investigation 2031 Wallkill River, N. Y. and N. J.: Flood control_ 320 Investigation__ __ 323 Walnut Bayou, Ark., investigation__ 1026, 1056 Wappapello Dam and Reservoir, Mo_ 2267 Wappinger Creek, N. Y., improvement __ 255 Wappoo Creek, S. C., improvement 636 Warner Bushkill Creek, N. Y., investigation- 323 Warren River, R. I., improvement_ 145 Warrior River, Ala.: Improvement_ . . 809 Investigation___ 832, 833, 841 Warroad Harbor and River, Minn., improvement__ 1560 Warwick River, Md., improvement- 452 Washington Bayou and Lake. Miss., improvement ---- 1002 Washington Canal, N. J., improvement__ 299 Washington, D. C.: Anacostia Park _ 2289 Anacostia River, reclamation of flats_ 2289 Aqueduct_ 2293 Engineering district_ 474 Flood control 50344-------- Government buildings, consumption of water in - -- 2294 Improvement of Potomac River at_ 475,478 - Washington Island Harbor, Wis., improvement_- S1584 Washington Lake, Miss., improvement___ _ 1002- INDEX LXI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Washington Lake Ship Canal, Wash.: Improvement------------------------ 2051 Investigation-------------------- 2080 Washita River, Okla., investigation ---------------- 1026, 1056 Watch Hill Cove, R. I., investigation 146 Water consumption, Government buildings, District of Columbia--------------------------------- 2294 Wateree River, S. C.: Improvement--------------------------- 623 Investigation - ------------------------------ 640 Waterford, N. Y., flood protection for_ 315 Water hyacinths, removal of, from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas waters--------- 748, 799, 905, 973 Water hyacinth obstructions (Fla.) investigation ... 665, 755, 833 Water levels, northern and northwestern lakes, levels, etc_---------------------------------------- 2297, 2300 Water power: Dams: Columbia River at Bonneville, Oreg_ -- - - - - - - - - 2002 Missouri River at Fort Peck, Mont----------- -- - - - - - - - - 1319 Tennessee River_------------ -- - - - - - - - - 1338 Investigations for Federal Power Commission -- - - - - - - - - 2283 Niagara River, N. Y., control and regulation of -- - - - - - - - - 2303 Surveys for_------------------------------- -- - - - - - - - - 2152 Waters, navigable. See Bridges, Rivers and harbors, and Wrecks. Water supply, Washington, D. C----------------- 2293 Waterways: See also Canals. Albany to Schenectady, N. Y., investigation of waterway ------------------------------- 312 Apalachicola Bay and River, Fla.: Improvement of channel to St. Andrews Bay___ 759 Improvement of waterway to St. Marks River, F la . . . _ .. _.__... ...... ....... ...... 758 Beaufort, N. C.: Improvement of waterway to Cape Fear River, including waterway to Jacksonville, N. C --- 584 Improvement of waterway to New River ..... 584 Improvement of waterway to Pamlico Sound via Core Sound_ _ 580 Beaufort, S. C., to St. Johns River, Fla., improve- ment_---------------------------------- 650, 670 Beaufort to Jacksonville, N. C., improvement ..... 584 Cape Cod Canal, Mass., improvement__- 60 Cape Fear River, N. C., to St. Johns River, Fla., investigation ---------------------------- 640 Cape Fear River, N. C., to Winyah Bay, S. C., improvement _ _ _ _ ___ _ 587 Charleston, S. C.: Improvement of waterway to Beaufort _..... 636 Improvement of waterway to Winyah Bay -- 620 Investigation of waterway to St. Johns River _ 665 Chesapeake Bay to Delaware River, Del. and Md. (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal), improvement_ 352 Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla.: Improvement of waterway to Pensacola Bay_- 763 Improvement of waterway to West Bay -_ -- 762 LXII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Waterways-Continued. Clearwater Harbor to Tampa Bay, Fla., improve- ment_ 738 Core Sound to Beaufort Harbor, N. C., improve- ment__-- ------ 580 Delaware Bay, Del.: Waterway to Chincoteague Bay, Va., improve- ment_ - 375 Waterway to Rehoboth Bay, Del., improve- ment-__---------- 364 Dulac Bayou, La., improvement of waterway via Grand Caillou and Le Carpe Bayous, La., to .... 876 Duwamish Waterway, Wash., improvement--_----- 2048 Experiment station, Vicksburg, Miss_ . 2200, 2271 Franklin to Mermentau, La., improvement . . 888 Galveston to Houston, Tex., improvement- ------ 937 Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway, investigation_ 312 Great Lakes-Atlantic tidewaters deeper waterway, investigation____________ 312 Hylebos Waterway, Tacoma Harbor, Wash., im- provement__---- 2045 Illinois Waterway, Ill., improvement_ - 1214 Indian River Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, Del., investiga- tion- 400 Interoceanic Canal, survey------------------ 2282 Jacksonville to Miami, Fla., improvement _ 684 Jefferson, Tex., to Shreveport, La., improvement__- 982 Keweenaw Bay to Lake Superior, Mich., improve- ment----- __-__----- -- 1551 Little Choptank River to Choptank River, Md., waterway, improvement_ 417 Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, N. Y., im- provement_ 215 Louisiana and Texas intracoastal waterway: Improvement, Mississippi River to Corpus Christi 882, 919 Investigation_______________________ 910, 967 Investigation, Corpus Christi to Rio Grande _- 967 Mackinac Island, Mich., to Round Island, Mich., improvement___ 1716 Miami, Fla.: Improvement of waterway to Florida Bay . 707 Improvement of waterway to Jacksonville - 684 Mississippi River, La., improvement of intracoastal waterway to Corpus Christi, Tex_ 882, 919 Mississippi River to Sabine River La., and Tex., improvement_ 882 Mobile Bay, Ala.: Improvement of waterway to New Orleans, La_ 767 Investigation of waterway to New Orleans, La_ 911 New River, N. C., to Swansboro and Beaufort, improvement_- _ 552 New York and New Jersey Channels, improvement__ New York Bay to Delaware River, investigation New York State Barge Canal, N. Y.: --- 283 401 Enlargement 265 - - - - - - - - - - Investigation____________ 312 - - - - - - - - - - Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, N. C., improve- ment- 534 Norfolk, Va., to sounds of North Carolina, improve- Inent__-.-. ..-- . .. 530 INDEX LXIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Waterways-Continued. Pamlico Sound, N. C.: Improvement of waterways to Beaufort Harbor_ 580 Improvement of waterways to Beaufort Inlet__ 534 Pensacola Bay, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala., improve- ment---------------_------------------------- 765 Port Aransas to Corpus Christi, Tex., improvement._ 955 Port Townsend Bay to Oak Bay, Wash., improve- ment-_-------------------------------------- --------- 2042 Rehoboth Bay to Delaware Bay, improvement ---- 369 Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex., improvement 912 Savannah, Ga., to Beaufort, S. C., improvement ... 650 Savannah, Ga., to Fernandina, Fla., improvement- 650 Swan Quarter Bay to Deep Bay, N. C., improvement_ 557 Tombigbee River, Ala. and Miss., waterway con- necting Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers, investi- gation__________________ 832 1348 Vinton Waterway, La., improvement-----------------908 Virginia coast waterway, improvement_----------- 452 Welsh Waterway, La., investigation----------------- 911 White Lake to Pecan Island, La., improvement-.... gattseeIon-------------ol---------------------------832- 895 1348 Winyah Bay to Charleston, improvement_ 620 Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss----------------2200 2271 Watson Bayou, Fla., investigation_----------------- 833 Watts Bayou, Miss., investigation_______ _______-_ 833 Watts Levee, Ill., flood control________________----------_----_ 1266 Waukegan Harbor, Ill.: ------------------------------ Improvement_ ------- 1654 Investigation -- -----________________ - -- 1675 Wax Lake outlet (Mississippi River flood control) _______ 2197 Way Cake Creek, N. J., investigation ___________ ___ 312 Weekiwachee River, Fla., investigation_ 755 Weiser River, Idaho, investigation_---- ------------------ ------- 2031 Weldon River, Mo., investigation----------------------- -------- 1297 Welles Harbor, Midway Island, improvement_________ -- Wellfleet Harbor, Mass., investigation_______________ --- 71 ------- 2106 Wells Creek, Minn., investigation-------------------_--- -------- 1212 Wellsville, Ohio, flood control----- _ _8-------------- --------- - 1401 Welsh Waterway, La., investigation_ - --------------- 911 West Bay, Fla., improvement of waterway to Chocta- whatchee Bay _---------------------------------- 762 Westchester Creek, N. Y., improvement- -- -- -_ 200 Westcott Cove, Conn., investigation- - - - - - - - -147 West Divide, Colo., investigation_ -------- __ 1815 Westfield River, Mass., flood control- - - - - 154 West (Hay) Harbor, Fishers Island, N. Y., improvement_ 145 West Pittston, Pa., flood control- - -- ___ -- --- 473 Westport Harbor, Conn.: Improvement_---------_ 145 Investigation-- _ -- -- -- - - -- 147 Westport River, Mass., improvement- - -_ - - - - 97 Westport Slough, Oreg., improvement- --------- ---- 1902 West River, Conn., improvement- - -_--- - - - 124 West River, Md., investigation_ _ ---- ---- 455 West Springfield, Mass., flood protection for---- 169, 183, 185, 187 Weymouth Back River, Mass., improvement- ..... 69 Weymouth Fore River, Mass.: Improvement- -- -_ ------ ---. ------- 51 Investigation -------------- -- _ 71.... Whateom (Bellingham), Harbor, Wash., improvement of Whatcom Creek waterway-..- .-- ...... 2059 LXIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Whatcom Creek, Wash., investigation--------------------------- 2096 White Lake Harbor, Mich., improvement-_ ------------------- - -1631 White Lake to Pecan Island, La., waterway, improve- ment------------------------------------------- 895 Whiteoak Creek, Ohio, investigation ______ ________-__-__ 1482 White River Basin, Ark. and Mo.: Flood control at: Big Bottom, Ark-------------------- _ 1048 Big Creek and L'Anguille River, Ark_......... 1048 Clarendon to Laconia Circle, Ark-----------__ 1048 Clearwater Reservoir, Mo---- 1103 General flood control, Ark. and Mo----------1106, 1110 Newport, Ark ------------------------------ 1099 Norfolk Reservoir, Ark- ___________________ 1105 Village Creek, Ark______________________ _ 1101 Improvement by open-channel work_-------- _ 1030, 1065 Investigation-------------------------- _-1048, 1076, .. 1112 White River, Ind., flood control ----------------------------- 1505, 1506, 1540 White River, S. Dak., investigation_------------------------_ 1319 White River, Wash., flood control ----------------- __________2081 Whitewater River, Calif., investigation__-- _ ----------- _ __ 1815 Whitewater River, Minn., investigation---- _ -------------- _ 1212 Whitings Creek, Va., investigation -------------------- 503 Whitney Dam, Tex., investigation____________________ 968, 972 Wibaux, Mont., flood control at_ 1317 Wickford Harbor, R. I., improvement________________ 145 Wicomico River, Md., improvement-_ -- - 424 Wiedmer Chemicals Drainage and Levee District, Mo., flood control_- ---------- 1145 Wild Cat Shoals Reservoir, Okla., investigation--------- 1112 Wilkes-Barre, Pa., flood protection for ----------------- 467 Wilkesboro Dam, N. C., investigation ----------------- 641 Willamette River, Oreg.: Flood control of basin_______ ____--- -- _____ -1875-1984 1988-1996 Improvement above Portland__----------__ _---_ ____ _ 1906 Improvement below Portland____________________ __________ 1897 Improvement at Willamette Falls______________ ___________-_ 1910 Willamette Slough, Oreg., improvement- _ _----------------_ ---- 1904 Williamsport, Pa., flood protection for ----------------- 455 Willapa Harbor and River, Wash.: Improvement __________________------ ------- _---- _____ 2032 Investigation ___________________----- ----- ______ 2079, 2096 Willoughby Channel, Va., improvement ______________ 521 Willow Creek, Oreg., investigation_ ___________2031 Willowemoc River, N. Y., investigation ------------------ 402 -- Wilmette Harbor, Ill., investigation___________________ ___ 1675 Wilmington Harbor, Del.: Improvement 349 Investigation---------------------------- 401 Wilmington, N. C.: Engineering district____________________________ 546 Improvement of Smiths Creek-- - - - - 602-. Wilson and Wenkel and Prairie Du Pont Drainage and Levee Districts, Ill., flood control -- --- __________ 1139 Wilson Harbor, N. Y., investigation_____ ______________________ 1783 Wilson River, Oreg., investigation-----_ Winnibigoshish Reservoir, Minn., construction- __ ---------------- -- ------.. 1999 1196 INDEX LXV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Winooski River, Vt.: Flood control---------- 318 Investigation-------------- -- 323 Winyah Bay, S. C.: Improvement -----_ 612 Improvement of waterway to Cape Fear River, N. C.. 587 Improvement of waterway to Charleston-_ -- 620 Investigation 640 Wister Reservoir, Okla., investigation - - - -- 1112 Withlacoochee River, Fla.: Improvement------------ 742 Investigation 755, 756 Wolf Bay, Ala., improvement of Intracoastal Waterway v ia - - - - - _- - -- -- - - - - - - - - - 765 Wolf River, Miss., improvement__ 825 Wolf River, Tenn., flood control_ 1040 Wolf River (Memphis Harbor), Tenn., improvement .- 1035 Wolf River (tributary of the Fox), Wis., improvement 1578 Woodbridge Creek, N. J., improvement-_ . 293 Woodbury Creek, N. J., improvement_ 379 Woodland Creek, N. Y., investigation__ 323 Woods Hole Channel, Mass., improvement_ 88 Woods Hole Harbor, Mass., investigation 147 Wrangell Harbor and Narrows, Alaska: Improvement of harbor_ 2062 Improvement of Narrows_ 2064 Investigation __ 2080 Wrecks: Appropriations_ 2286 Expenditures during the year_ 2286 Removal of 2285 Wyaconda River, Mo., investigation 1195 Y Yadkin River, N. C., investigation__ 641 Yadkin-Pee Dee River, N. C. and S. C., investigation __ 640 Yakima River, Wash.: Flood control ---------------- 2088 Investigation_------------------ 2096 Yamhill River, Oreg: Improvement 1906 Investigation------------------ 1927, 1999 Yampa River, Colo., investigation 1815 Yaquina Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg.: Improvement of-bay and harbor_ 1885 Improvement of river_ 1884 Investigation --------- 1927, 1999 Yazoo River, Miss.: Improvement--------------------_ - 994 Improvement of mouth_----------------- 1000 Yellowstone River, N. Dak., Mont., and Wyo.: Flood control--------------- 1.316 Investigation___ 1319 York Harbor, Maine, improvementL --- 69 York, Pa., flood protection for 458 York River, Va., improvement 502 York Spit, Chesapeake Bay, Va., shoals opposite, re- moval- _ - - - 404 (------- Youghiogheny River, Pa.: Flood control _- -- -- 1399 Improvement_------ -----------.- --- ---------- 1379 Investigation-------------------- ----------- 1411 184626--39--pt. 1, vol. 1--75 LXVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Youngs Bay and River, Oreg., improvement--- - --- __------------- 1895 Yscloskey Bayou, La., improvement ------------------ 856 Yuba River, Calif.: Construction of restraining dams------------------------- 2171 Construction of reservoir ---------------------------------- 2189 Investigation ----------------------------------------- 1871, 1872 Z Zumbro River, Minn., investigation----------------------------- 112 Zuninga Shoal, San Diego Harbor, Calif---_ - .--. _ ..----.---- 1786 0