W "PARTMNT OFFICE BF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEliRS JBRA - iV~b ANNUAL REPORTS, WAR DEPART1 FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 14 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY 1940 IN TWO PARTS PART 1 Vol. 1 Office, Chief ir rr:: LIBRAr- UNINGTON STA1941 WASHINGTON : 1941 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. Washington, D. C. . . . *. . * .* * * Price $1.50 (Cloth) ,ate Gc 'I p1i / V ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY 1940 III 4 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIFT OF ENGINEERS, Washington, D. C., October 11, 1940. 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, 1940. APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES During the fiscal year 1940 funds made available to the Department for rivers and harbors and allied operations amounted to $79,437,- 871.34, and for flood control the amount was $100,703,596.10, a total of $180,141,467.44. The expenditures from the appropriations thus made available and from balances on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year from earlier appropriations amounted to: Rivers and harbors, $113,261,344.12; flood control, $102,655,653.83; total, $215,- 916,997.95. This expenditure has furnished approximately 256,- 000,000 man-hours of direct employment as well as a very considerable amount of additional indirect employment. New work was com- pleted on 89 projects, materially advanced on 221 other projects, and maintenance operations were in progress on 307 projects. RIVERS AND HARBORS The program now in force for Federal improvement of rivers and harbors for navigation as authorized by Congress includes approxi- mately 1,000 projects located throughout the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and the Hawaiian Islands. Legislation for the authorization of public works on 151 additional river and harbor projects which received approval by the Congress was vetoed by the President May 21, 1940. During the year work under the program has been diligently prose- cuted, improvements and maintenance operations having been under 2 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 way on 385 separate projects and 49 projects were completed. The operations have included: Rock removal and dredging in New York and New Jersey Channels to secure increased depth of 37 feet in rock and 35 feet in other material to provide more adequate navigation facilities in this inten- sively used waterway which extends through Lower New York Bay, Raritan Bay, Arthur Kill, and Kill Van Kull to deep water in Upper New York Bay. Dredging was inaugurated to deepen the channel in Delaware River from Philadelphia to the sea to 40 feet, as authorized in the 1938 River and Harbor Act. At the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Delaware and Maryland, where the project provides for a sea-level channel 27 feet in depth, dredging, the construction of mooring facilities, and grading and protection of the canal banks has been in progress and contract was awarded for a new high-level fixed bridge at St. Georges. The canal is in successful use by deep-draft vessels and is as a whole well ad- vanced to completion. Deepening of the New York State Barge Canal connecting Lake Ontario at Oswego with the Hudson River at Waterford, a distance of 186 miles, to secure a channel between locks 14 feet deep, includ- ing necessary alteration of bridges to provide 20-foot headroom, with Federal funds allocated to the State of New York, has been in progress under the direction of the Department and is 68 percent completed. The new lock and dam on Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala., was completed, replacing old locks and dams Nos. 10, 11, and 12, which were removed; the construction of lock-keepers' dwellings at Tuscaloosa was commenced. Recommendation has been submitted to Congress 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. On the Ohio River, 9-foot navigation has been maintained through- out the year through the operation of the 46 locks and dams com- prising the project, supplemented by seasonal dredging of recurring shoals at obstructive bars. The raising of the crests 2 feet at locks and dams Nos. 45, 49, and 50 to facilitate navigation was completed. Commercial traffic on the Ohio River for the calendar year 1939 reached an all time record of 295,955,345 tons. Operation of the modern locks and dams at Lockport, Brandon Road, Dresden Island, Marseilles, Starved Rock, Peoria, and La Grange has afforded dependable 9-foot navigation throughout the Illinois Waterway connecting the Mississippi River at Grafton with Lake Michigan at Chicago. Lock keepers' dwellings have been con- structed at La Grange and Peoria, and removal of the old superseded and obsolete lock and dam structures at Kampsville and La Grange has been completed. Commercial navigation on the waterway con- tinues to show marked increase, the tonnage for the calendar year 1939 having amounted to 5,500,740 tons, this being 1,100,000 tons more than the preceding year. The project for 9-foot navigation in the upper Mississippi River to Minneapolis, involving a total of 26 locks and dams and their RIVERS' AND HARBORS appurtenant accessories, has been well advanced to completion by the opening to navigation of lock and dam No. 24 at Clarksville, Mo., thus making available a 9-foot draft for long-haul common-car- rier service above St. Louis over a distance of some 650 miles. The acquisition of lands and flowage easements at various localities throughout the river between Alton, Ill., and Minneapolis has been in progress and is well advanced, 210,000 acres being involved. Plans have been in course of preparation for the 2 locks required to surmount St. Anthony Falls at Minneapolis, the construction of which awaits the availability of funds. The construction of a lateral canal with lock to circumvent the hazard to navigation now existing at Chain of Rocks at St. Louis has been recommended to Congress. On the Missouri River the existing project for a 6-foot low-water channel to Sioux City, Iowa, 763 miles above the mouth, is 90 per- cent or more completed up to Omaha, Nebr., and 63 percent thence to Sioux City. The principal items of new work completed have included 146,021 linear feet of dikes, 166,296 linear feet of bank revetment, and dredging and excavating of 16,345,681 cubic yards of material. Deepening of the channel to 9 feet has been recom- mended to Congress. Construction of Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River in Montana 1,105 miles above Sioux City has been continued, the project as a whole being 92 percent completed. Impounding of water in the res- ervoir and regulation of flow through the diversion tunnels for the benefit of navigation below: Sioux City has continued. Contract op- erations for the installation of the main control gates was in progress, remodeling of the diversion tunnel intake structure was completed, earth filling on the dam and riprapping of the upstream slope was continued, construction of a filtration plant for a permanent potable water supply for operating personnel, and preparation of plans and work on the power plant in which the intial installation will con- sist of two generating units, one of 35,000 and one of 15,000 kilowatts capacity, was in progress. Contracts were awarded for the turbines, generators, and governors. At Bonneville Dam, on the Columbia River, the dam, navigation lock, and fishways are completed and in successful operation, the Tanners Creek fishway having been completed. The facilities af- forded navigation by the lock have resulted in a sharply expanding commercial water-borne traffic above the dam, which for the calendar year 1939 amounted to 416,814 tons, an increase of more than 250,000 tons over the preceding year. Extension of the powerhouse struc- ture to accommodate generating units 3 to 6 was nearly completed. Installation of units 3 and 4, of 54,000 kilowatts capacity each, has been in progress, and units 5 and 6, of the same rating, are being built under contract. Plans are under way for further extension of the-powerhouse to accommodate units 7 to 10. The main generat- ing units Nos. 1 and 2 and the house unit previously installed were in operation throughout the year. In addition to supplying power for the dam, powerhouse, and navigation facilities these units fur- nished a considerable amount of power which was delivered to the Bonneville Power Administrator for commercial distribution. 4 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Dredging of area M at San Diego Harbor, Calif., to secure depths of 26 and 35 feet has been in progress to provide much-needed addi- tional deep-draft anchorage facilities. Modification of the project for improvement of the harbor to secure a seaplane basin 3,000 acres in area and 10 feet deep has been recommended to Congress by the Chief of Engineers. Construction of the trans-Pacific commercial seaplane harbor at Midway Island comprising an entrance channel and protected basin has been in progress and is well advanced to completion. Important channel and harbor improvements, in addition to the maintenance of channels previously completed, have also been effected at waterways and ports on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and on the Great Lakes, including improvements at Boston Harbor, Mass., Cape Cod Canal, Mass.; Providence River and Harbor, R. I.; Thames River, Conn.; Barnegat Inlet, N. J.; James River, Va.; Hollywood Harbor, Fla.; Lake Okeechobee, Fla.; Pearl River, Miss. and La.; Passes of the Mississippi River, La.; Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La.; Calcasieu River and Pass, La.; Sabine- Neches Waterway, Tex.; Houston Ship Channel, Tex.; Port Aransas- Corpus Christi Waterway, Tex.; Brazos Island Harbor, Tex.; Kee- weenaw Waterway, Mich. ; Presque Isle Harbor, Mich.; Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis.; Detroit River, Mich.; Fairport Harbor, Ohio; Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio; Erie Harbor, Pa.; Buffalo Harbor, N. Y.; San Joaquin River, Calif.; Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg.; Columbia River between Vancouver and Bonneville, Oreg.; Sacramento River, Calif.; Juneau Harbor, Alaska; and San Juan Harbor, P. R. Traffic on the Intracoastal Waterway system extending along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and totaling more than 2,300 miles in length continues to show decided increase in volume. A depth of not less than 12 feet is authorized from Trenton, N. J., to St. Johns River, Fla., and this depth is now available except south of Winyah Bay, S. C., where dredging is in progress to increase the depth from 7 to 12 feet. On the Gulf coast a 9-foot channel has been authorized from St. Marks River, Fla., to Corpus Christi, Tex., and has been completed west of Apalachicola with the exception of approximately 45 miles between Freeport Harbor and the Colorado River. Work is actively in prog- ress in this section. Modification of conditions of local cooperation required in the section from St. Marks River to Apalachicola has been recommended to Congress, and the dredging of this section has been postponed. Also deepening of the< section of the waterway from New Orleans to Corpus Christi to 12 feet has been recommended by the Chief of Engineers. Recommendation has been made to Congress for extension of the Intracoastal Waterway system to provide a 9-foot 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, and for construction of a protected waterway 12 feet in depth along the coast of New Jersey from Manasquan Inlet to the vicinity of Cape May and thence to Delaware Bay. RIVERS AND HARBORS 5 The approximate quantities in major classifications for work accom- plished during the year were as follows: Dredging--..------------------------------cubic yards-- 432, 329, 935 Levee construction----------------- -------------- do--- 89, 319, 943 Rock removal----------- -------------------------- do 3,150, 519 Concrete placed----------------do------------------- 910,311 Dikes and bulkheads ----------------- linear feet-_ 498, 543 Revetment- . ----------------------------------- do. 503, 419 Stone placed in jetties and breakwaters_-----------------tons_ 1, 771, 941 Embankment ----- ----------- cubic yards.__ 965, 438 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, 54.4 percent of work having been performed by contract and 45.6 percent by Government plant and hired labor. The water-borne commerce of the United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and the Hawaiian Islands for the calendar year 1939 aggre- gated 569,400,000 tons, having a reported value of $20,669,000,000. Careful check on the cost of work performed on all river and har- bor and flood-control projects has been continued. This has required the recording of units of labor, materials, plant, and other charges which enter into the cost of any given operation or unit of work. A few minor revisions were made in the Cost Accounting Manual in use throughout the Department. Accident prevention has received strict attention during the year through safety organizations established and maintained in each dis- trict throughout the Department. Established practices have re- sulted in a very definite reduction in injury rates to employees. 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 with division offices of the Department, to develop efficient works for the protection and stabilization of the shores and beaches of coastal and lake waters. Two cooperative studies and four departmental studies were completed during the year. Research on the subject of wave forces was continued in the Board's laboratory. Dredging for filling the site for the Washington National Airport at Gravelly Point, on the west side of the Potomac River, totaling about 19,000,000 cubic yards of material, was completed December .31, 1939. Excavation and grading, paving, drainage, construction of a bridge over Four Mile Run, and other construction items were prosecuted during the fiscal year. The major portion of the filling material for the landing field was secured from adjacent areas in the Potomac River and, in addition, about.2,000,000 cubic yards of exca- vation from upland areas was available for filling. This excavation was about 80 percent completed. Paving of runways was com- menced, and about 50 percent of the first stage of drainage was com- pleted. The development of the airport is being administered, by an engineering commission, composed of representatives of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, the Corps of Engineers, the Work Projects Administration, and the Public Buildings Administration. The De- 6 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 partment has performed all construction of the landing field by force account. The other agencies are responsible for the construction of buildings, hangars, and other structures. The Corps of Engineers has continued to loan officers to other agencies of the Government to assist these agencies in their adminis- trative duties. NATIONAL FLOOD CONTROL Congress established a definite policy in the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, 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, and authorized the construction of 270 projects as well as the prosecution of a large number of preliminary examinations and surveys. The initial appropriation by Congress for carrying out this work was approved July 19, 1937, and a limited amount of funds were previously made available from the Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act of 1936 prior to that date for the preparation of detailed plans and estimates. The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, amended the 1936 act to provide for the construction of addi- tional levees, flood walls, and drainage structures for the protection of cities and towns in the Ohio River Basin and at Memphis, Tenn. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, authorized the con- struction of still further 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 the inclusion of the dams and reservoirs of the Muskin- gum 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. Local interests, under the provisions of the 1936 act, were required to furnish lands, easements, and rights-of-way for all flood-control structures, including flood walls, levees, reservoirs, and other methods of improvement, to agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, and to maintain and op- erate the works after completion. The acts approved August 28, 1937, and August 11, 1939, modified the conditions of local coopera- tion for certain projects in the Ohio River Basin. Federal participation in the financing of general flood-control im- provements was expanded considerably by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. That act required that, in case of any dam or reservoir project or any channel improvement or channel rectification project authorized by the 1936 act, as amended, title to all lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way for such projects is to be acquired by the United States or by States, political subdivisions thereof, or other re- sponsible local agencies and conveyed to the United States. Such agencies are to be reimbursed from flood-control appropriations sums equivalent to actual expenditures deemed reasonable by the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers and made by them in acquiring lands, easements, and rights-of-way for such projects, subject to the provision that no reimbursement should be made for any indirect or speculative damages. Local interests were also relieved by this legis- RIVERS AND HARBORS lation of the responsibility of maintaining and operating projects falling within the above classification. Pursuant to the above authorization, work has been undertaken on 185 projects. During the fiscal year 1940 work was continued on 83 projects previously started; 53 additional projects were actually placed under construction; and contracts were awarded or bids were opened for 23 more projects. Therefore, 159 projects were in the active con- struction stage during the fiscal year 1940, in addition to the 26 projects completed prior to that fiscal year. In addition, surveys, geological investigations, and the preparation of plans and specifications were prosecuted for many other authorized flood-control projects. Maintenance work, under the provisions of section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, was carried on where required. In New England construction was well advanced on five reservoirs in the Connecticut and Merrimack River Basins and on levees and flood walls at seven important cities in the Connecticut River Valley. In the Susquehanna River Basin in southern New York and eastern Pennsylvania, the Arkport Reservoir and local protection projects at Oxford, Painted Post, and Avoca in New York were substantially completed. Construction of the Whitney Point Reservoir was ad- vanced to 35 percent completion and local protection projects at Lisle and Hornell in New York were 75 and 50 percent completed. Con- tracts for the construction of the local protection projects at Bingham- ton and Corning in New York were awarded just prior to the close of the fiscal year. Along the lower Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, projects for the protection of York, Kingston, Edwardsville, Wilkes-Barre, and Hanover Townships were carried well forward toward completion. In the Ohio River Basin the essential features of the Tionesta and Crooked Creek Reservoirs were completed, and, in addition, construc- tion was in progress on the Mahoning, Loyalhanna, and Youghiogheny Reservoirs. Projects for the protection of the cities of Middlesboro in Kentucky, Ceredo, Kenova, and the business section of Huntington in West Virginia, were also practically completed, and construction was well advanced on local protection projects at 20 other localities throughout the basin. Contracts were awarded just prior to the end of the year for the construction of additional local protection projects at three localities. In the upper Mississippi River Basin, work was initiated or con- tinued on 24 local protection projects in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. Of these latter projects, 9 were substantially completed. Contracts were awarded at the end of the year for projects at seven additional localities. Construction of the Lake Traverse and Bois de Sioux River reservoir projects was also advanced to about 25 percent completion. In the Missouri River Basin, considerable progress was made in the construction of the local protection projects at Topeka, Kans., and the Kansas Citys, Mo. and Kans., and construction of the Kanapolis Reservoir was initiated just prior to the close of the fiscal year. On tributaries of the lower Mississippi River, construction was started or continued on 10 local protection projects, three of which were substantially completed. 8 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 In the Southwest, construction was continued on the John Martin (formerly Caddoa), Fort Supply, and Great Salt Plains Reservoirs and six local protection projects in the Arkansas River Valley. All but one of the latter six projects were substantially completed. Con- struction of the Clearwater Reservoir in the White River Basin, the Nimrod Reservoir in the Arkansas River Basin, and the Denison Reservoir on the Red River was initiated and vigorously prosecuted, and the initial contract for construction of the Blue Mountain Reservoir in the Arkansas River Basin was awarded shortly before the end of the year. On the Pacific coast, the project for flood protection at Los Angeles was advanced in great measure toward completion, one of the important units of the project, the Hansen Retarding Dam, hav- ing been practically completed. In the Santa Ana River Basin and vicinity, construction of the Prado Dam was advanced to 70 percent completion, work on the Fullerton Dam was started and a contract for the construction of the Brea Dam was awarded. In the Columbia River Basin in Washington and Oregon, work was initiated or was in progress on local protection projects at 26 localities, 8 of which were completed. In the Willamette River Basin, construction of the Fern Ridge Reservoir was started and a contract was awarded at the end of the year for the construction of the Cottage Grove Reservoir. Other important projects on the Pacific coast which were initiated or were in progress include the Mud Mountain Reservoir on the White River in Washington, the Mill Creek Reservoir in the Walla Walla River Basin, Wash., and the flood diversion project on Lowell Creek at Seward, Alaska. 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 retained 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 authorization for the project as amended and supplemented is $637,000,000 of which $420,153,424 has been appropriated (including $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1941 made available by the War Depart- ment Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940). With the approval of the 1938 Flood Control Act, work in the Atchafalaya Basin which had not been initiated because of legal re- strictions was freed of such restrictions and placed under way. Note- worthy progress has been made on these features, namely, the Mor- ganza floodway, the Wax Lake Outlet, the Charenton Drainage and Navigation Canal, and related works. At the same time urgent main river work has been prosecuted and work on the tributary projects for headwater protection of the St. Francis and Yazoo Rivers, including construction of the Wappapello and Sardis Reservoirs, and backwater RIVERS' AND HARBORS 9 protection for the White River, has been pushed vigorously within the limits of funds available for such work. Under section 6 of the 1928 act, flood-control work was under- taken on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Ill., and Cape Girardeau, 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. Work accomplished on the adopted project for the alluvial valley of the Mississippi River has demonstrated its effectiveness by afford- ing unbroken protection for a period of 13 years to date. Never before has the alluvial valley enjoyed so long a stretch without de- structive overflow occurring somewhere along the lower Mississippi River. This record is even more remarkable when it is recalled that during the past 13-year period high waters on the main river have, at many points, reached stages higher than any previously recorded. The operation of the completed features of the plan has been very satisfactory and the project's value to the vast alluvial valley can- not be overestimated. SACRAMENTO RIVER FLOOD CONTROL Flood protection in the Sacramento Valley was authorized in the Flood Control Act approved March 1, 1917. The project as modi- fied by the acts approved May 15, 1928, and August 26, 1937, em- braces enlargement of river channels, excavation of cut-offs, con- struction of levees, weirs, bank protection, and pumping facilities, 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. The main features of work accomplished during the year consisted of levee construction, bank protection, dredging and closing of levee breaches and crevasses, the project as a whole being 90 percent completed. The total excavation on the project has amounted to 186,628,703 cubic yards and a total of 24,536,626 cubic yards of material have been placed in levees. The State of California has adopted appropriate legislation assuring ful- fillment of the local cooperation required by the revised general flood- control project. SACRAMENTO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES (DEBRIS CONTROL) The project for debris control dams in the Sacramento Valley as authorized in 1935 contemplated the construction of four impounding reservoirs as follows: Upper Narrows on Yuba River, North Fork on the North Fork of American River; Ruck-a-Chucky on the Middle Fork of American River, and Dog Bar on Bear River. The North Fork Dam has'been completed and construction of the Upper Nar- rows Dam is in progress and 62 percent completed. Construction of Ruck-a-Chucky Dam was inaugurated and work suspended owing to foundation difficulties. Work has been postponed on Dog Bar Dam 10 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 pending a review of the project requested by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives, in resolution adopted July 28, 1939. PROJECTS UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS As of June 30, 1940, 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- inual Report for the fiscal year 1939. The grand total of these amounts is $2,999,707.14. RIVERS AND HARBORS National Public Works Emergency Relief acts Industrial Administra- Recovery tion Act Act 1935 act 1936 act 1937 act 1938 act Total allocations to river and harbor projects to Oct. 1, 1939 (see Annual Report for 1939, vol. 1, pt. 1, pp. 12 and 13) ..........-- -------.... -----------. $183, 504, 464. 73 $94, 253, 821. 31 $103, 616, 999. 57 - - ---- Allocations or rescissions since Oct. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940: Missouri River-Kansas City to Sioux City (certified claims) .-------------- ---------------- ---- 279. 82 - - Calumet-Sag Channel, Ill-_- - -48, 679. 08 T ot al, r i ve rs an d h ar bo rs .. - - - - -... -- - . . .-- -1 8 3, 5 0 4 , 4 6 4 . 7 3 9 4 , 2 0 5 , 14 2 . 2 3 103 , 61 7 , 2 7 9 . 3 9 -- -- --- FLOOD CONTROL $10, 174, 378. 29 $21, 792, 899. 10 $3, 308, 208. 64 H24 Total allocations to flood-control projects to Oct. 1, 1939- .-..-------------------- $72, 763, 887. 60 $3, 054, 196. 70 $20, 233, 074. 57 Allocations or rescissions since Oct. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940: Connecticut River Basin, Conn. and Mass ------------------- - - - - - - - - -298, 128. 03 Nashua River at Fitchburg, Mass. (certified claims) ._________ _____________ _______________. .- -----.. ________ ________ 103.25 _--------3. 55 Sardis Reservoir-Yazoo River, Miss. (certified claims) ____________------ Los A ngeles C ountyna flood-controlr project- (certified P r elim in ar y exam in at ion s an d s u rv ey s ._ - claim- s)___ _____ - --- _...... ____--_____ ______-__ - - -. _ _ -- _ .. . .. .. . .. __7 7. 51 -----. ._.. - . . - . -. . .-- . . - 10, 373.4 7 0j Total, flood control. -------------------------------------------. 72, 763, 887. 60 3, 054,196. 70 20, 233, 085. 63 10,174, 481. 54 21, 792, 899. 10 2, 999, 707. 14 MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS Total allocations to miscellaneous projects to Oct. 1, 1939 $1, 654, 489. 01 $109, 200. 00 $6, 381, 829. 09 $11, 395. 47 $7, 592. 70 ---- Rescissions since Oct. 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940: Passamaquoddy tidal power proj- ect, Maine (certified claims) . .--- --------- ... . ---- - - ---- 60. 10 Total, miscellaneous 1, 654, 489. 01 ....------------------------------------------- 109, 200. 00 6, 381, 889. 19 11, 395. 47 7, 592. 70 Grand total to June 30, 1940__--------------. ----- ------- 257, 922, 841. 34 97, 368, 538. 93 130, 232, 254. 21 10, 185, 877. 01 21, 800, 491. 80 $2, 999, 707. 14 I. I. 12 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 SURVEYS During the year reports on 217 potential waterway projects were completed and transmitted to Congress with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers. Of this number 52 were preliminary examination reports and 60 were survey reports prepared in response to authority contained in previously adopted river and harbor or flood-control acts, while 105 were review reportssubmitted in response to committee resolutions. The gathering of hydrological data in Nicaragua, under authority contained in the River and Harbor Act approved June 20, 1938, was continued, an officer and one noncommissioned officer of the Corps of Engineers having been stationed in Nicaragua for this purpose. Congress provided funds in the Third Deficiency Act approved Au- gust 9, 1939, for a survey and estimates of costs for a canal and highway across the Republic of Nicaragua. A special board to make the desired studies was sent to Nicaragua on August 10, 1939. This board returned to the United States on November 4, 1939, leav- ing a small force in Nicaragua to make the necessary field surveys which are now approaching completion. Field 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 through- out the year. The operating force has been materially increased in order to expedite completion of the final report. The cooperative program with the Weather Bureau and Geological Survey, started in 1939 for the purpose of more adequately meeting the requirements of the Department in the planning of flood-control and river and harbor improvements, was continued. MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS 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 following: Granting of permits for struc- tures 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 ob- structions endangering navigation; establishment of regulations for the use, administration, and navigation of navigable waters, including drawbridge regulations; establishment of anchorage grounds, danger, zones, dumping grounds, restricted areas for seaplanes, fishing areas, 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 naviga- tion and the extent to which the laws shall apply to specific streams; supervision of the harbor of New York to prevent obstructive or in- jurious deposits in the tidal waters thereof, including the waters of Long Island Sound; establishment of reasonable rates of toll for transit across bridges over navigable waters; acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and other interests therein by purchase, RIVERS AND HARBORS 13 condemnation, or donation, needed for the prosecution of river and harbor works and flood-control projects; granting of leases, licenses, and easements for the occupation and use of Federal property under control of the Corps of Engineers; disposal of real and personal property by sale or exchange; 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; reports of international boards on operations affect- ing international boundary waters; and legislation in connection with the foregoing. 269243-40--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 Rivers and har- Flood control Mll Total by appro- Date of act bors Flood control Miscellaneous priation acts 0 War Department Civil AppropriationAct, 1940: H O Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works...----------------- June 24,1940 $67, 365,310.00 ------------- ""-- O Flood control, general -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- do-------- $70,000,000.00 ------------------ Flood control, general (transfer to Agriculture) ........................................ ---- -do ---. do . -- 1 -2,000,000.00 ----------------- _ Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries ---------......................... __- do -...... 30,000,000.00 ---------------- Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River ................. 800, 000. 00 ------------"----- Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif ......... _ -------------------------- ------ ----doo_------- 1, 242, 000.00 ----------------- 0tt Power plant, Fort Peck Dam, Mont. (construction) ............... .......----- ----- - ..- do ...... ..... do . . . . o------- $2, 000, 000. 00 ---------------- Power plant, Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oreg. (construction) --- .--------. 3, 400, 000. 00 ---- ----------- Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... ... ..---- 67, 365, 310. 00 100, 042, 000. 00 5, 400, 000. 00 $172, 807, 310. 00 O First Deficiency AppropriationAct, fiscal year 1940: Claims for damages by collision, river and harbor work ..----------------------- Apr. 6, 1940 2,119.89 ..--------------- ------------ Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor work ----------------- .....------------ 1,500,000.00 .------------------------ - - Total- _. ._ .... . . ..------------------------------------------------------..--.----------- 1, 502,119. 89 --------------------------------- 1, 502,119. 89 Removal of sunken vessels, etc ..........---------------------------------------------- Mar. 3,1899 -- ------ -- -- 2-1,251.73 -1,251.73 Special fund (credits to account from licenses under Federal Power Act, Aug. 26, 1935): 0 Maintenance and operation of dams and other improvements of navigable waters- _-- Aug. 26, 1935 134, 385. 25 . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 134, 385.25 Protective works and measures, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, Minn _ _ __ May 22, 1926 -2 -243, 852. 79 -243, 852. 79 00 Districtof Columbia appropriationacts: Improvement of Washington Channel, D. C. (trans- fer to War) . June 12,1940 64, 000. 00 64, 000.00 Allotments made from emergency appropriationacts. National Industrial Recovery, War, rivers and harbors, 1933-41- ..................... June 16,1933 2 -627.98 -627. 98 22-- 0 National Industrial Recovery, War, flood control, 1933-41___ - - ---. do .... _ -2, 153. 44 .... - 2_. -2,153. 44 Public Works Administration allotment to War, rivers and harbors, 1935-41............ June 16,1934 2 -32.77 - -2 . .-- ...-------------------- -32. 77 T otal _ . . . . .. . .. .... . .................. __. ..... -...- . -660. 75 -2, 153.44 -2, 814. 19 Emergency Relief, War, rivers and harbors, flood control, etc., 1935-37_ ---- Apr. 8, 1935 2 -131, 435.34 2 -8, 228.62 ------------------ -139, 663.96 Emergency Relief, War, rivers and harbors, flood control, etc., certified claims: Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1939 _.. - . .- . - . _ _.... . . Aug. 9,1939 3. 55 3. 55 First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940 ...... _ _ Apr. 6,1940 339. 92 7. 51 347. 43 Emergency Relief, War, administrative expenses, 1935-37 . _................ -..... Apr. 8,1935 2 -88.27 - - --- -88. 27 Total .............------------------------------------------------------------------..... -131,183.69 -8, 217. 56 --------------- -139, 401.25 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control and other conservation, 1936-37................................ June 22,1936 S2-3, 695. 14 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control and other conservation (non-Federal projects), certified claims .______________________________.. (3) __-- -- 103. 25 - T otal .... ................ .......... ........... -3, 591.89 ...........- .-.- -3, 591.89 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, assistance for educational, professional, and clerical persons (transfer from W. P. A.) 1938-39__ June 21, 1938 . -- 2 -10, 373. 47 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., non-Federal projects (transfer from W. P. A.), 1938-39 _-- do .------ -.. 2 -298,128. 03 . .. T otal.... -. - -- - -- - - -- - -- - - -- - - - - - -308, 501.50 - -308, 501.50 Public Works Administration Act of 1938, allotment to War, rivers, and harbors, 1938-40..... ------------------------------------------- June 21, 1938 2 -48, 769. 08 -48, 769. 08 Grand total, all appropriated funds..-----..... -------- --------------- 68, 885, 201. 62 99, 719, 535. 61 5, 154, 895. 48 173, 759, 632. 71 Trust funds (contributions and advances): Funds contributed for improvement of rivers and harbors (trust fund) --- (4) 907, 667. 13 Funds contributed for flood control, rivers and harbors (trust fund) __- Funds advanced for improvement of rivers and harbors (trust fund) _ (4) Mar. 3, 1925 984, 060. 49 ----------------- 162, 000. 00 . . . . . . . tU Contribution for protective works and measures, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, Minn.............................. ............. ..------------------------------- May 22,1926 214, 025. 57 ------- Total trust funds_- - - - ...- -- - -- - . 1, 069, 667. 13 984, 060. 49 214, 025. 57 2, 267, 753. 19 Funds transferredfrom other departments as working funds. Working fund, War Department, rivers and harbors (Federal Power Commission), expenses in connection with Federal Power Commission projects -------------- -- (5) 3,000.00 ...---------- Working fund, War, Engineers, civil ........... _ -................. ...........--- 1, 339, 000.00 O Working fund, War, Engineers, N. I. R.-Federal Emergency Administration of Public 0 Works (allotment to Civil Aeronautics Authority), 1933-41-Gravelly Point Na- tional Airport project-_ - _-___ - ----------- -__ - June 16,1933 770, 000.00 Working fund, War, Engineers (Public Works Administration allotment to Civil Aeronautics Authority), 1935-41-Gravelly Point National Airport project .. ......June 19,1934 ----- ............ . .-... 000.00 . 550, 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 _--.-.. ..--..... 1,160.000.00 - Working fund, War, Corps of Engineers (Emergency Relief, Works Progress Admin- istration), 1938-40-Marshall Creek Dam, Kans., project. .-- -. do -.-- 2-66, 145. 11 Working fund, War, Corps of Engineers (Emergency Relief, Work Projects Adminis- tration), 1940 . ...------------------------------- 358, 226. 65 Total, working funds--------- ._. ........................................... 4,114, 081.54 4, 114, 081. 54 Grand total, all funds _ ............................... . . 69, 954, 868. 75 100, 703, 596. 10 9, 483, 002. 59 180, 141, 467. 44 c~------'---- 1 Transferred to Department of Agriculture. 4Various. 2 Represents unobligated balances rescinded since the preceding annual report. 5Annual. I.n 3 First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940, Apr. 6, 1940. 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 Government funds are available. Balance due Amount re- Amount re- Balance due bd Project District from United ceived dur- turned dur- from United States, June ing fiscal ing fiscal States, June 30, 1939 year year 30, 1940 N San Juan Harbor, P. R---------..............---------------------------........New York, N. Y---------------------- O $400,000 ------------- $400,000 Umpqua River, Oreg ........---------------------------------------- Portland,Oreg.. 5,000 5, 000 --------------------- 0 Arecibo Harbor, P. R ... --------------------------------------- New York, N. Y...--- w...167,000-------------------------------- 167,000 $167,000 Total--- ... -------...... -- ........------------ ---........-----.--------------------- H 572,000 ---------------- - 405,000 167,000 0N 0 N z m ~z n N FP CD Nl 0o Expenditures.-The total actually expended under the direction of the Chief 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, 1940, is as follows: Expenditures Appropriation title Appropria- Expenditures tion act New work Maintenance New work Maintenance Total Rivers and harbors: Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works .. ____...____-...........__ ... (1) $61, 590, 908. 14 $42, 511,867. 29 $104,102,775.43 Improvement of Washington Channel, D. C. (transfer to War) .... __ ._____,......__.____..... Apr. 4,1938 64, 271.01 64, 271.01 .. Claims for damages by collision, river and harbor work ... ______ ____ ___ .__-__. ___-__.. .. Aug. 9, 1939 2 3, 104. 83 3, 104.83 National Industrial Recovery, War, rivers and harbors, 1933-41___________ _________ _________ June 16,1933 109, 710. 05 3, 012.15 112, 722. 20 Public Works Administration allotment to War, rivers and harbors, 1935-41- - -_-------_ .. Public Works Administration Act of 1938 (allotment to War, rivers and harbors), 1938-40 ..... ........ ----- . June 19,1934 June 21,1938 141, 010. 11 . - - - -- - - - 135, 057. 07 - - - - - - - - - 141, 010.11 135, 057. 07 Emergency Relief, War, rivers and harbors, flood control, etc., 1935-37 ....---.----.....-... .......... Apr. 8,1935 -5,158. 30 .- - - -- - - - -5,158.30 C Emergency Relief, War, administrative expenses, 1935-37__-_________--__-________---._____-.__-.....___-. ----- do .-- -- -88.27 .- - - -- - - - -88.27 Power plant, Fort Peck Dam, Mont., construction_____ _________________--- June 28,1939 557, 201.64 - -- -- __ _ -- 557,201.64 Power plant, Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oreg., construction --------------- ----------- -. .do ---- 1,971, 584.00 584.00 1,971, Total, rivers and harbors . ._._ _ _....... . . . .. 64, 567, 600.28 42, 514, 879. 44 107, 082, 479. 72 a Flood control (projects authorized in act of June 22, 1936, as amended and supplemented, and Emergency Relief projects): Flood control, general- . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 60, 346, 553. 87 5, 087, 343.89 65, 433, 897. 76 Emergency Relief, War, rivers and harbors, flood control, etc., 1935-37 -------------------------- ----- Apr. 8,1935 -106, 774. 61 -106, 774. 61 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control, general (act July 19, 1937), 1938---- ___ -- July 19,1937 95,145. 45----------------- 95, 145. 45 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control and other conservation, 1936-37-__-- -- June 22,1936 -313.04 ------------------ -313.04 0 00 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control and other conservation (non-Federal projects), 1936-37 -.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. - Apr. 6,1940 3 103. 25 103. 25 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., 1938_ -- June 29,1937 -1.75 ------ 1.75 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., Federal projects approved prior to June 29, 1937, 1938 --------------------------- - -. . ------------.. --- - --...do -------- -15.00---------- -15.00 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc. (trans- fer from Works Progress Administration), 1938-40-------- June 21,1938 1,036, 296.82 - 1,036, 296.82 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, public buildings, parks, utilities, flood control, etc., non- Federal projects (transfer from Works Progress Administration), 1938-39 - -- -----do-------- 10, 976. 96 10, 976.96 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, assistance for educational, professional, and clerical persons (transfer from Works Progress Administration), 1938-39-... __do ....... 38, 882. 08 38, 882. 08 Public Works Administration Act of 1938 (allotment to War, flood control), 1938-40___ __do ------- 1, 910, 380. 66 - - - 1, 910, 380. 66 Total, flood control, general----------------------------------- __ 63, 331, 234. 69 5,087, 343. 89 68, 418,578.58 See footnotes at end of table. I Expenditures Appropria- Appropriation title tion act New work Maintenance Total Flood control, Mississippi River (act May 15, 1928, as amended): Flood control, M ississippi River and tributaries- .... - - . (1) $30,125,901.59 $3, 370, 403. 81 $33,496,305.40 H Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River ----------- -- (1) 35, 515. 46 6,947. 70 42, 463. 16 Emergency Relief, War, Corps of Engineers, flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries (act July 19, 1937), 1938...-------- ------------------------ - July 19, 1937 9. 50 9. 50 3,377, 351.-51- Total, flood control, Mississippi River..... ._ _................. .......-------.....-------------- 30,161,426. 55 3, 377, 351. 51 33, 538, 778. 06 F lood con trol, Sacram ento R iver, C alif_. . ...... ....... . .. .---.. -------------------- . . .. . ...... . . . (1) 85,849. 82 85, 849. 82 Flood control, miscellaneous: Flood control, Salmon River, Alaska..------------------- --- (1) 816. 75 816. 75 U2 Flood control, Missouri River at or near Niobrara, Nebr ...-- . ------. .-.....May 15,1936 -----....... _---: - ..-.. . _ :__ 1, 015. 34 1,015. 34 National Industrial Recovery, War, flood control, 1933-41: Muskingum River Valley Reservoirs........ June 16, 1933 87, 356.06 ------------ 87, 356.06 ci Total, flood control, miscellaneous............... ----------------------- ............... 87, 356. 06 1,832. 09 89, 188. 15 U) . Total, all flood control.---------------------------------. 93, 665, 867. 12 8, 466, 527. 49 102, 132, 394. 61 Miscellaneous appropriations: Protective works and measures, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, Minn 4Aug. 12, 1935 -214, 025. 57 __- -- 214, 025. 57 Claims for damages, protective works and measures, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, Minn ........ Mar. 5, 1938 384. 65 --- _-_---- - - 384. 65 Removal of sunken vessels or other obstructions to navigation (indefinite) ............................. Mar. 3,1899 .- 1, 251.73 -1, 251.73 0 Interoceanic canals_---_---------------------------.-...-- ..........- ......... Mar. 4,1929 3, 320. 35 3, 320. 35 Investigation and survey of canal and highway across Republic of Nicaragua ...-----...... ..... 2 Aug. 9,1939 60, 884.10 _- ------------- 60, 884.10 Mooring for U. S. S. Oregon ...-.....................................-- - ......... b May 2, 1939 25,000. 00 ...----------------- 25, 000.00 0 Total, miscellaneous appropriations ........-...........---------- .-------.-------- ------------... -..---.--..--.- -127, 756. 82 2, 068. 62 -125, 688. 20 Contributed and advanced funds: IFunds contributed for improvement of rivers and harbors ...............--------------------........... 396, 635. 16 75, 004. 63 471, 639. 79 F u n d s con trib u te d for flood con tro l, rivers an d h arb o rs .. .. .... . . ... ... . ... .--.... . ... .... ....... (s) 521,555.57 1,703.65 523, 259.22 Funds advanced for improvement of rivers and harbors ..........----..... .......... Mar. 3,1925 69, 684. 95 ---------------- 69, 684. 95 Contribution for protective works and measures, Lake of the Woods and Rainy River, Minn ... _._... May 22,1926 214, 025. 57 ---- ____ 214, 025. 57 Total, contributed and advanced funds-.._..-----------------------.... . .............. 1, 201, 901. 25 76, 708. 28 1, 278, 609. 53 Total, Engineer Department and contributed funds ..................... ........... 159, 307, 611. 83 51, 060,183.83 210, 367, 795. 66 Working funds (transfers from other departments): Working fund, War Department, rivers and harbors (Federal Power Commission), 1939................ (1) (1) _--_-_-_ --_- _-_- 2, 473.35 Working fund, War, Engineers, Civil, 1940 _ ----------------------------------- (1) _-- - - -- - - - 1, 007. 47 Working fund, War, Engineers, Civil ....------ ---------. -_- -- - _-- - _-- 659, 441.01 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 ...--- -- - - --- . . ... - June 16, 1933 1, 208, 328. 59 Working fund, War, Engineers (Public Works Administration allotment to Civil Aeronautics Author- ity), 1935-41-Gravelly Point National Airport project .._. . . .. _________________________________-_ June 19, 1934 ------ ------ ---- 558, 517. 30 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 ----------- ----- 1,930, 500. 00 Working fund, War, Corps of Engineers (Emergency Relief, Works Progress Administration, Federal construction projects), 1938-40-- Gravelly Point National Airport project_ - -------------- -----_ Working fund, War, Corps of Engineers (Emergency Relief, Works Progress Administration), 1938-39- ---- do------ 779, 223. 64 Marshall Creek Dam project, Kansas _________________________________ do -.... .---. 70, 217. 68 Working fund, War, Corps of Engineers, dredging (Emergency Relief, Works Progress Administration) ---------'-------' 1938-39--Marshall Creek Dam project, Kansas ________________________________ do . --- . ' ----------------- 8, 854.89 Working fund, War, Corps of Engineers (Emergency Relief, Works Projects Administration), 1940- Marshall Creek Dam project, Kansas_ ............................. June 30,1939 330,638.36 Total w orking funds .._ _. ._- ._ .. . ._ .......... ................. ................. -............. .. --- --------- 5,549,202.29 ................ Grand total expenditures by Engineer Department ...... _ _............._ _-.. - . . . 159, 307, 611. 83 51, 060, 183. 83 215, 916, 997. 95 2Third 1 Annual. 3 Deficiency Act, 1939. First Deficiency Act, 1940. 4 Second Deficiency Act, 1935. 5 Second Deficiency Act, 1939. 6 Trust funds. tJ I. Consolidated cost and financial summary as of June 30, 1940 Value of Additional Cost of new Cost of main-plant, stocks, Plus a- Minus ac- Total expendi- Balance un- Total to be amount work tenance tributed ceivable able tures expended 0 accounted for for corn- items pletion 0 Seacoast harbors and channels--------------- $666, 531, 509.04 $271, 237, 245. 11 $1, 297, 366. 29 $119, 565. 63 $3, 610, 684.16 $935, 575, 001.91 $52, 557, 491.88 $988, 132, 493. 79 $128, 543, 840 0 Intracoastal canals and other waterways 1----- 146, 843, 157. 62 64, 300, 991. 83 29, 493. 70 27, 479. 39 1, 200, 791.46 210, 000, 331.08 16, 042, 806. 95 226, 043, 138. 03 20, 472, 200 Mississippi River system----.....---..------------ 813, 589, 175.64 241, 707, 849. 73 2, 215, 685.42 103, 454. 28 2, 982, 156. 73 1, 054, 634, 008. 34 43, 604, 997. 18 1,098, 239, 005. 5 74, 186, 875 Lake harbors and channels....----------------- 204,641,490. 38 73, 189, 383. 41 427, 755. 31 39, 689. 29 827, 260. 50 277, 471, 057. 89 7, 942, 886. 61 285, 413, 944. 50 14, 235, 500 N M Examinations, surveys, and contingencies of 237, 438, 415 rivers and harbors ..........------------- 7, 613, 720. 34 45, 941, 544. 01 21, 836. 00 92, 800. 11 187, 985. 05 53, 481, 915.41 4, 106, 335.77 57, 588, 251. 18 ........ Removing sunken vessels.... -------.............. .....--....-------------- 7, 390, 893. 32--------- ----------- ------------- 7, 390, 893. 32 68, 625.45 7, 459, 518. 77 Dam No. 2, Tennessee River: 0 Construction-- .-- ----------...- 46, 613, 947. 62 359, 592. 52 -------.-- ---- - --... __------ 46, 973, 540. 14 ------------- 46, 973, 540. 14. N Operating and care of hydroelectrical de- N velopment -------------------------- 1------------, 711, 711, 656.48---------------------------------1,711,656.48--, 48 , ------------ 1711,656.48 N Passamaquoddy tidal power project, Maine_... 6, 381, 822. 43------- ------------- -------------------------- 6, 381, 822. 43-------------- 6, 381, 822. 43 Permanent International Association of Con- M gresses of Navigation ..----------- ------------------------ 75, 392. 94 75, 392. 94 6, 620. 78 82, 013. 72 Flood control _ _ ..------------------- 685, 315, 988. 52 100, 546, 217. 37 1, 913, 920. 85 373, 561. 33 9, 542, 501.60 778, 607, 186. 47 225, 943, 606. 21 1, 004, 550, 792. 68 591, 102,177 wd Interoceanic Canal survey..------- -----------------------.. 206, 356. 43 ..------------- ---------------------- 206, 356. 43 43, 643. 57 250, 000.00 . w Plant: River and harbor_ --..------------------ ----------------- 45, 822, 577. 53 2, 208, 839. 39 3, 406, 360. 57 44, 625, 056. 35 6, 572, 081. 15 51, 197, 137. 50 .. Flood control . . -------------------------------- --------------- 16, 330, 896. 00 539, 707. 88 612, 662. 07 16, 257, 941.81 2, 859, 959. 30 19,117, 901.11 . 00 Total ------.------------- 2,2--------- 577, 530, 811. 59 806, 667, 123. 15 268,059,531.10 3,505, 097. 30 22, 370, 402. 14 3, 433, 392, 161. 00 359, 749, 054. 85 3, 793, 141, 215.85 828, 540, 592 Unallotted balances June 30, 1940: co Rivers and harbors __.---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9, 068, 195. 32 9, 068, 195.32 Flood control, Mississippi River and trib- utaries---_ - -- ------------- ----------------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------ 100, 000. 00 100, 000.00 - Emergency funds for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River ... ------- --------------- ------------- . ---- ------ ----------------- ------------ 2, 096, 292. 99 2, 096, 292.99 Flood control, general _----- ----------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 9, 244, 198. 10 9, 244, 198. 10 Total ............----....----...----- --------- -------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------- 20, 508, 686.41 20,508, 686. 41 Grandtotal ........----.------------------------------........... -----------............ ----..------ ----- -------- --------------- 380, 257, 741. 26 3, 813, 649, 902. 26 I-L 0 1 Amounts shown for intracoastal canals and other waterways are less than in 1939 annual report due to several projects previously classified under intracoastal canals and other waterways being now classified as seacoast harbors and channels. 3 Of this amount $56,070,875.93 represents the value of plant, distributed as follows: Construction Service plant Tools and equip- Total plant ment River and harbor .............--------------......-----------------------------...........................---......--------.....--------... -- $32, 215 385. 66 $10,495,902. 43 $1,992, 381. 99 $43, 703, 670. 08 Floodcontrol............----- .......----------. ----------------------------------------------- 7, 657, 283. 84 3, 592, 643. 38 1, 117, 278. 63 12, 367, 205. 85 Total---...............................---------------------------------------.................-------..----------------- 38, 872, 669. 50 14, 088, 545. 81 3,109, 660. 62 56, 070, 875. 93 d 22 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The amounts that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, are as follows: Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works: New work ----------------------------------------- $58, 755,350 Maintenance----------------------------------------52, 411,210 Total rivers and harbors------ --------------------- 111,166, 560 Power installation 9, 015, 000 Flood control: Mississippi River and tributaries------------------------50, 000, 000 Emergency work on tributaries of Mississippi River ------------- 100, 000 Sacramento River, Calif----------------------------------- 98, 325 Projects adopted in act of June 22, 1936, and amendments thereto, including $5,562,000 for transfer to Department of Agriculture _ --------------------------------------- 196, 129, 040 Snagging and clearing pursuant to sec. 2 of the Flood Control Act approved Aug. 28, 1937, as amended-------------- 300, 000 Total, flood control------------ --------- - 246, 627, 365 Grand total------------------------ 366, 808, 925 The War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940, 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____________ $67,365, 310 Flood control, general- . ___7----------_______-____---70, 000, 000 Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries____- _____ ___ 30, 000, 000 Emergency flood control on tributaries of the Mississipppi River .... 800, 000 Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif------------------------ 1, 242, 000 Hydroelectric power : Fort Peck Dam, Mont ---------------------------------- 2, 000, 000 Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oreg- ---------- -- 3, 400, 000 Total------ -------------------------- 174, 807, 310 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. A summary of the reviews 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS' 23 Number of Total num- Number Number of investi- ber com- Number investi- gations pleted at compl remain- Authority for investigations gations ordered close of duringd-ing to previously during fis- preceding in June be com- ordered cal year fiscal ing June pleted 1940 year 30,1940 River and harbor and flood control acts .----- 4, 266 45 3,683 95 533 Concurrent resolutions of Congress_---------- 1 0 1 ------------. .. - Senate resolutions ......................... 1 0 1 _ Resolutions of congressional committees .... 1, 440 130 1,086 93 391 Total--.....--- ...-----------------------....... 5, 708 175 4, 771 188 924 NOTE.-Number of hearings held at the office of the Board during the year, 60. A compilation of laws relating to the improvement of rivers and harbors, enacted between March 4, 1913, and June 29, 1938, was completed, and is to be published in House Document No. 379, Sev- enty-sixth Congress, first session. This compilation is in accordance with the provisions of section II of the River and Harbor Act ap- proved June 20, 1938. The lists of preliminary examination and survey reports, of adopted projects, and of appropriations for works of river and har- bor improvements printed in House Document No. 1491, Seventy- third Congress, third session, have been revised to January 1, 1936, as authorized and directed by Congress in section 10 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, and section 14 of the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, and are to be published as House Document No. 106, Seventy-sixth Congress, first session. Beginning in 1919 the statistics of water-borne commerce of rivers and harbors have been prepared for publication as part 2 of the annual report of the Chief of Engineers, by the statistical division of the Board. At the close of the fiscal year the preparation of statistics for the calendar year 1939 was well under way. The plan of collecting reports on domestic traffic from carriers on the Great Lakes, initiated in 1938, was found to be productive of much desirable information and will be extended to include other parts of the United States. In cooperation with the Maritime Commission, 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 operators, and others con- cerned in the movement of goods through our ports. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, revisions of the following reports were prepared for publication: Charleston, S. C. (No. 9); Savannah and Brunswick, Ga. (No. 10); Portland, Oreg. (No. 11); Port Arthur, Beaumont, Orange, and Sabine, Tex. (No. 14); Astoria, Oreg., and Longview and Vancouver, Wash. (No. 32) ; and Wilming- ton, N. C. (No. 33). 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, 1940, the Board was composed of the following mem- bers: Brig. Gen. Thomas M. Robins, Col. U. S. Grant 3d, Col. Jarvis 24 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 J. Bain, Col. John N. Hodges, Col. Edwin H. Marks, Col. Malcolm Elliott, and Maj. Robert E. Coughlin. In addition to the foregoing, the following-named officers have also been detailed for various periods during the year to membership on the Board: Brig. Gen. Max C. Tyler, Col. Lawrence V. Frazier, Col. Francis B. Wilby, Col. Charles L. Hall, Col. Raymond A. Wheeler, and Lt. Col. Earl E. Gesler. 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; eastern Massachusetts from the New Hampshire State line to and including Nauset Harbor and its tributary waters on the east coast line of Cape Cod; the Cape Cod Canal; and the head of Buzzards Bay, Mass., and its tributary watershed north of Butlers Point, at the southern extremity of Sippi- can Neck, and Scraggy Neck. District engineer: Col. Albert K. B. Lyman, Corps of Engineers, to May 1, 1940; and Maj. Leonard B. Gallagher, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to August 16, 1939; Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to October 16, 1939; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to April 24, 1940; and Col. J. N. Hodges, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Flood-control projects 24 Page 1. Kennebec River, Maine ... 2. Portland Harbor, Maine --- 27 19. Merrimack River Basin, 3. Saco River, Maine_ 29 N. H. and Mass ........ 70 4. Newburyport Harbor, Mass_ 31 20. Franklin Falls Reservoir, 5. Merrimack River, Mass-___ 33 Merrimack River Basin, 6. Gloucester Harbor and An- N. H___- - 72 nisquam River, Mass .... 35 21. Blackwater Reservoir, Mer- 7. Lynn Harbor, Mass .. ..... 38 rimack River Basin, N. H_ 74 8. Mystic River, Mass ....... 40 22. Hopkinton-Everett Reser- 9. Boston Harbor, Mass .... 43 voir, Merrimack River 10. Weymouth Fore River, Mass_ 48 Basin, N. H___________ 76 11. Town River, Mass_ 50 12. Scituate Harbor, Mass .... 53 Emergency relief projects 13. Plymouth Harbor, Mass --- 56 23. Merrimack River, at Lowell, 14. Cape Cod Canal, Mass_ 58 M ass-- - - - - - - - - 77 15. Provincetown Harbor, Massd 63 24. Merrimack River, at Haver- 16. Examinations, surveys and hill, Mass___ _ _ _ _ _ 78 contingencies (general)--- 65 25. Nashua River, at Fitchburg, 17. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted _ _ 66 Mass _ 79 18. Plant allotment__---- 67 1. 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 au- RIVERS AND HARBORS-BO0STON, MASS., DISTRICT 25 thorized 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. 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 Nar- rows, 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 dredging, 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, Maine___ H. Doc. No. 262, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2,1907 Channel below Gardiner, Maine .. __-_- H. Doec. No. 321, 59th Cong., 2d sess. _--_ Mar. 4,1913 Channel west of Swan Island----------------- H. Doc. No. 746, 62d Cong., 2d sess. I These documents contain the latest published maps. Recommended modifications of projet.-In House Document No. 2107, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session, it was recommended that the improvement and maintenance of the channel west of Swan Island, 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. 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. "'I 26 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 fiscal year.-The United States sea- going hopper dredge Minquas was engaged from July 20 to 24, 1939, and again from September 7 to 9, 1939, in dredging a shoal area at Hospital Point, Bath, Maine. There were removed 21,796 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $3,707.16 for maintenance. Work by hired labor during the year consisted of a survey of shoal areas at Doubling Point and Popham Beach, lower Kennebec River, at a cost of $551.39 for maintenance. The total costs during the fiscal year were $4,258.55 for maintenance. The expenditures were $5,501.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1914. In June 1939 the controlling depths for the project channel widths were 13 feet from Abagadasset Point to the Gardiner-Ran- dolph Bridge, and 8 feet thence to Augusta at the head of navigation. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $511,- 482.27, of which $386,438.38 was for new work and $125,043.89 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $20,000, are available for revocation and reallot- ment for more urgent work. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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, 1940______-_____ ____________ -- $895, 849. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 125, 043. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------1, 020, 893. 30 Net total expenditures_______-- ____------------_ 1, 020, 893. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------- 20, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________ 1,040,893.30 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .. .-..........-----...-........- Cost of maintenance------- -------------- $5, 727.16 -------------- $88, 996. 56 $4, 258. 55 Total expended -------- --- 5, 727. 16 -------------- 87, 753. 81 5, 501.30 Allotted......-------------------- -------------.... 5, 727. 16 -------------- 116,000.00 -2, 744.89 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $28, 246. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 ---------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- 48, 246. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ________ __ 22, 744. 89 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 25, 501. 30 Gross amount expended------------------------ $5, 503. 18 Less reimbursements collected --- 1. 88 5, 501. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------_ 20, 000. 00 qg , RIVERS AND HARBORS -BO!STON, MASS., DISTRICT 27 2. PORTLAND HARBOR, MAINE Location.-This harbor is on the southwestern coast of Maine, about 100 miles northeast of Boston, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 325.) Previous projects.-Adopted by joint resolution of June 5, 1868, and River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. For further details see page 1736 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 40 of Annual Report for 1936. Existing project.-This provides for a commodious anchorage off the eastern end of the city, with a minimum depth of 30 feet; for dredging the greater part of the inner harbor to a depth of 30 feet, except for the lower part of the main harbor and its channel of approach, where the depth is to be 35 feet; for a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide in Fore River up to the Boston & Maine Railroad bridge; for a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the anchorage to the Grand Trunk bridge at the mouth of Back Cove; for rock excavation to give a depth of 14 feet between the Grand Trunk and Tukeys Bridges, and a channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide thence to the head of Back Cove; for the removal of two obstructing ledges in the main ship channel to a depth of 40 feet; and for a stone breakwater about 2,000 feet long on the south- erly side of the mouth of the inner harbor. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean tidal range is 8.9 feet, extreme 10.2 feet, though variations as great as 16 feet have, been observed under storm conditions. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $1,790,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 4, 1836 Breakwater on southerly side of mouth of inner H. Doc. No. 491, 23d Cong., 1st sess. harbor. June 23, 1866 Extension of breakwater ......................... June 3, 1896 Dredging to 30 feet over greater part of inner S. Doc. No. 271, 54th Cong., 1st sess. harbor. Mar. 3,1905 Extension of 30-foot depth up Fore River to (Sundry civil) Boston & Maine R. R. bridge and in channel of approach to Back Cove. July 25,1912 30-foot anchorage; 14 feet -at entrance to B:ack H. Doc. No. 489, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Cove; restoration of 12-foot depth in Back Cove and 30-foot depth in the approach as well as in lower part of harbor. Aug. 8,1917 35-foot depth in lower part of main harbor and the H. Doc. No. 71, 65th Cong., 1st sess. channel of approach, and removal of two ob- structing ledges in main channel. Latest published map in H. Doc. No. 560, 76th Cong., 3d sess. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of December 15, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for dredging an anchorage area 35 feet deep at mean low water, and approximately 170 acres in area, 28 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. AI1MIY, 1940 northwest of House Island, at an estimated first cost of $780,000 for new work, with annual maintenance of $10,000, in addition to that now required (H. Doc. No. 560, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.--Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilitie.-The harbor has a water front of about 81/2 miles, rather more than one-half of which, has been developed. There are 55 wharves, all but 15 of which are in the city of Portland, 2 pub- licly owned ferry landings, and a large modern pier owned by the State. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 88 percent completed. The remaining portion consists of the removal to a depth of 40 feet at mean low water of two obstructing ledges in the main ship channel. In 1935, project depths were restored in the 30-foot anchorage, the 30- and 35-foot channels in the lower harbor, and the 30-foot channel in the inner harbor and Fore River. In 1931, the controlling depth between Grand Trunk and Tukeys bridges was 14 feet at mean low water; and in the 30-foot channel of approach to Back Cove about 20 feet at mean low water, due apparently to depos- its from the Presumpscot River. As this part of the channel is no longer used for deep-draft traffic, no inconvenience is experienced. In 1932, the controlling depth in Back Cove was 12 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $2,093,113.43, of which $1,578,129.06 was for new work and $514,984.37 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $125,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied to new work, by contract, in the removal to a depth of 40 feet at mean low water of an obstructing ledge in the main ship channel northwest of House Island. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------- -------- $2, 270, 564. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ------------------------514, 984. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----------- 2, 785, 548. 68 Net total expenditures---------------------------- ------ 2, 785, 548. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------------- 2, 785, 548. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 . Cost of new work--------------- Cost of maintenance------------- -------------- $14,165. 28 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended . ......----------------. 58, 870. 52-------------------------- - - Allotted.------------------------ 40,704.24-------------------------------------------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------ $212, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for new work--------.. ------- ------------- 125, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., D!ISTRICT 29 3. SACO RIVER, MAINE Location.-This river rises in the White Mountain region of New Hampshire at an elevation about 1,900 feet above sea level, flows about 105 miles in a general southeasterly direction, and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean about 16 miles southwest of Portland, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 231.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel depth of 8 feet at mean low water in earth cuts, and 9 feet deep in ledge, from the sea to the head of navigation at the cities of Saco and Biddeford, a dis- tance 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. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $601.000, including $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 Document 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 river__ S. Ex. Doc. No. 44, 48th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report 1884, p. 482. June 25, 1910 Channel improvements and jetty extension on the H. Doc. No. 752, 61st Cong., 2d sess I south side of the mouth of the river. Mar. 3,1925 Present project channel dimensions and extension H. Doc. No. 477, 68th Cong., 2d sess. of north breakwater about 1,600 feet. Aug. 30,1935 Extension of north breakwater to Sharps Ledge__ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 11, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' i 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 269243--40--pt. 1, vol. 1----3 30 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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.-Maintenance dredging by the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas to restore project depth of 8 feet on the bar at the mouth of the river, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed July 26, 1939. During the fiscal year there were removed 62,613 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $12,653.39 for maintenance. The total costs during the fiscal year were $12,653.39 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $15,221.33. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 95 percent completed. The remaining portion consists of the re- moval 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. In June 1938 the controlling depth in the 8-foot channel in the river was 8 feet at mean low water, except over the ledge area at Twin Islands where the controlling depth is approximately 7.5 feet. Restoration of the 8-foot depth over the bar was completed in July 1939. The several small riprap jetties within the river were completed in 1893, and are in generally good condition. The north and south jetties at the mouth of the river were completed in 1938 and 1912, respectively. These jetties have settled in several places to such an extent as to require repair. The spur dike at the inner end of the north jetty, completed in 1912, is in need of repair to min- imize shoaling of the river channel. The costs and expenditures have been $662,486.32, of which $531,715.89 was for new work and $130,- 770.43 was for maintenance. In addition, $20,000 has been expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $49,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied to maintenance, by contract, in the repair of the north and south jetties at the mouth of the river and the spur dike at the inner end of the north jetty. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 31 Cost and fnancia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__---------------------------- $531, 715. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------------------- 130, 770. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--- 662, 486. 32 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 1662, 486. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_----- __ __ 1662, 486. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ___ .. ______ __ .. _________.. __. $6, 051.38 $17, 213. 39 $19, 098. 28 _ Cost of maintenance -.... ____-.. $44, 708. 35 .. 34, 369. 01 9, 829. 33 $12, 653. 39 Total cost_-____ ._____ ._ 44, 708. 35 6, 051. 38 51, 582. 40 28, 927. 61 12, 653. 39 Total expended __ 53, 960. 75 2, 739. 52 47, 087. 61 34, 166. 32 15, 221.33 Allotted__ _______________ _ 10, 060. 00 45, 583. 15 53,000. 00 639. 18 -7. 55 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------------------------------ $15, 228. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- --- _____----7. 55 Net amount to be accounted for..----------__---------- 15, 221. 33 Gross amount expended___--- - ______- ____ $15, 232. 58 Less reimbursements collected__ __---- __-- 11. 25 15, 221. 33 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------------------------------------22, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance_ - - -.......--..-..- - - 49, 000. 00 1 In addition, $20,000 contributed funds expended for new work. 4. 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.-Thisi 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. 32 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 10, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide a continuous channel from the sea to the wharves at Newburyport, 15 feet deep and 400 feet wide through the bar; thence 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide to and including a widened turning basin in front of the wharves, at an estimated first cost of $102 000, with $18,000 annually for maintenance, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation; pending compliance with these condi- tions, the improvement to be in accordance with a plan to provide a channel 12 feet deep and 400 feet wide through the bar; thence 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide to and including a widened turning basin in front of the wharves, at an estimated first cost of $27,000, with $11,000 annually for maintenance (H. Doc. No. 703, 76th Cong., 3d 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 on the north side of the river. 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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Final cost adjust- ment was made in connection with contract for repair of jetties, work under which was completed December 22, 1937. The total costs and expenditures during the fiscal year, in liquidation of outstanding lia- bilities, were $1 625 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 97 percent completed. The north jetty was completed in 1914; the south jetty was completed, except for a length of about 30 feet at its outer end, in 1905. These jetties are in good condition. Plum Island Basin was closed in 1883 by the construction of a timber dike. North Rock was removed in 1901. The latest survey (July 1940) over the bar at the mouth of the river showed a channel with a controlling depth of 7 5 feet at mean low water for a width of 300 feet. The bar consists of shifting sand, and conditions change rapidly and frequently. The costs and expenditures have been $719,330.61, of which $463,843.62 was for new work and $255,486.99 was for maintenance. Proposedoperations.-Thefunds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $23,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 33 on the bar at the mouth of the Merrimack River, by,United States seagoing hopper dredge Absecon (July 15 to August 31, 1940). The sum of $32,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1.942, to be applied to maintenance dredging on the bar at the mouth of the Merrimack River. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $463, 843. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------- 255, 486. 99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------719, 330. 61 Net total expenditures------------ ------------------------ 719, 330. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-- ------------------------- 23, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---....------------742, 330. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work---------- -- -------------- .-------------- . ....... . ---------- -.. .. ----.. -- ............ Cost of maintenance-......----------..... $22, 526. 81 $87, 088. 28 $101,348.69 $33. 70 $1, 625 Total expended...-----------------... . 7, 099. 09 81, 981.08 110, 963. 43 10, 953.88 1, 625 Allotted..--------------------- 165, 000. 00 21, 000. 00 25, 000.00 -2. 52 24, 625 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937------------------------------------$1, 625. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------------------------------------ 9, 00.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 __----------------------------------14, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------24, 625. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 1,625. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 23 000. 00 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, 1942, for maintenance --- ------ ----- 32, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 5. 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 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 34 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. Terminal 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.-Under a contract to restore project depth of 7 feet at mean low water in the channel of Merrimack River from Newburyport to Haverhill, Mass., operations were commenced September 7 and completed December 4, 1939. There were removed 109,182 cubic yards, place measurement, of material from the shoal arecas, and 45,060 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material from the rehandling basin, at a cost of $108,980.52 for maintenance. Preliminary work by hired labor during the year in connection with maintenance dredging operations cost $4,304.67 for maintenance. The total costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were $113,285.19 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1907. The controlling depth in December 1939 was 7 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $263,285.19, of which $115,424.77 was for new work and $147,860.42 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 35 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------$369, 891. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 147; 860. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------__ 517, 751. 91 Net total expenditures------------ ------------------ ----- 517, 751. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __517, 751. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------- ------------------------------------------ ---------------- C ost of m aintenance ------------- .---- ... .. ... .. ... - .. ... _ .. ----------- ... -. -- $113, 285. 19 T otal expended- .... ... ... ... ........................... ...... ... .. ..- - - - I 113,285.19 Allotted.. ---------------------------------------------------- ..--------------.. 113, 285. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- $150, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 36, 714. 81 Net amount to be accounted for-___-- ------ 113, 285. 19 Gross amount expended----------------------- $113,369. 32 ----------------------- Less reimbursements collected___ 84. 13 113, 285. 19 6. 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. Ervisting 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. 36 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Annisquam River.-For a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water 60 feet wide from Gloucester Harbor to the Boston'& Maine Railroad bridge, 103 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 removal of ledges and boulders, and dredging, $65,000, made in 1887. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance of the breakwater is $1,000. Annisquam River.--32,500, made in 1932. The latest (1932) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project 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 H. Ex. Doc. No. 56, 48th Cong., 2d Gloucester Harbor from Eastern Point to sess., and Annual Report, 188, p. Round Rock Shoal. 534. June 13,1902 Termination at Cat Ledge of breakwater author- Annual Report, 1902, p. 89. ized by act of Aug. 18. 1894. June 25, 1910 Removal of 8 ledges in Gloucester Harbor-.. --.. H. Doe. No. 1112, 60th Cong., 2d sess., Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging in Annisquam River and removal of a Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doe. ledge in Gloucester Harbor near the entrance to No. 39, 72d Cong., 1st sess.1 Annisquam 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 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, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, work was completed July 22, 1939. During the fiscal year, 225.05 tons of rubblestone were placed, 129.43 tons of cap stones were removed and reset, and 60 wrought-iron pins were set, at a cost of $1,323.22 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 37 The total costs during the fiscal year were $1,323.22 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $6,029.41. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1936. The removal of all ledges and boulders in Gloucester Harbor between Harbor Cove and Pews wharf, and other obstructing rocks, was completed in 1896; the dredging of a channel in front of the wharves and in 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, was repaired during the year and is in good con- dition. The removal of all ledges to project depth was completed in 1916 at a cost of $24,400. The improvement of Annisquam River was completed in 1936 at a cost of $33,975.89. The controlling depths over the ledges in the 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. As ascertained by a survey in April 1940, the controlling depth in Annisquam River for the entire project width was 5 feet at mean low water. The costs for Gloucester Harbor under the existing project have been $501,- 178.84 for new work and $50,268.69 for maintenance, a total of $551,447.53. The costs for Annisquam River have been $33,975.89, all for new work. The total costs and expenditures under the exist- ing project have been $585,423.42, of which $535,154.73 was for new work and $50,268.69 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $38,524.02, will be applied to maintenance work in removing two steel cylinders and dredging shoal areas in Annisquam River, by contract (September-October 1940); dredging by United States seagoing hopper dredge Absecon on the bar at the mouth of Annisquam River (August 1-18, 1940); and making minor repairs to the Gloucester Breakwater, by hired labor (July 1940). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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, 1940_---- --------------------- $556, 154. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-----,-------------------- 50, 268. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--- ----- 606, 423. 42 Net total expenditures ---- ----------------------------- 606, 423. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 38, 524. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 44, 947. 44 6-------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_ ... ___..._... ------ - $33, 975.89 -------------------- --------- ... Cost of maintenance ____________ $6, 531.90 __ ______ $11, 952. 76 $1, 323. 22 Total expended...............-----------------... 6, 597. 80 33, 909.99 7, 246. 57 6. 029. 41 Allotted.----------.----------- 39, 031.90 1, 475. 89 -------------- 18, 000. 00 33, 800. 00 38 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------- $10, 753.43 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------------ 33, 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------44, 553. 43 Gross amount expended----------------------- 6, 029. 41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 38, 524. 02 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------------ 160. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------- --- 38, 364. 02 7. LYNN HARBOR, MASS. Location.--This harbor, formed by natural indentation of the coast line, is distant about 14 miles by water in a northeasterly direction from Boston. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 240.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of Au- gust 2, 1882, August 11, 1888, June 13, 1902, June 25, 1910, and July 3, 1930. For further details see page 37 of Annual Report for 1934, and page 52 of Annual Report for 1936. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deen at mean low water and 300 feet wide from deep water west of Bass Point, Na- hant, to and including a turning basin 550 feet wide at the head of the harbor, and for straightening the curve in the approach to the turning basin. The mean range of tide is 9.2 feet, the extreme range is 13.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, is $336,003, exc In- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6 000. The existing projoct was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 7, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Conditions of local cooperation in connection with the existing project, which provides that local interests shall deepen to 25 feet the channel previously dredged by them to a depth of 22 feet, have not yet been complied with. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities consist of 7,500 feet of wharf frontage. On the west shore of the harbor is a large pri- vate coal and supply wharf of about 1,500 feet frontage, 800 feet of which has a depth of 26 feet at mean low water and is approached by a branch channel from the main ship channel, dredged to 22 feet at mean low water. On the north shore of the harbor are two wharves owned by the city of Lynn, one of 555-foot frontage, and one of 115-foot frontage, both in poor condition. Westerly and adjacent to the property of the Lynn Gas & Electric Co. the city of Lynn has constructed a bulkhead with a length of about 4,450 feet and the above-mentioned branch channel has been extended along a portion of the face of this bulkhead as required by the act of July 3, 1930. A filled area of about 137 acres behind this bulkhead affords an opportunity for development of wharves and storage sheds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 39 On the Saugus River, about 1.5 miles above the mouth of the river, is a wharf with about 516-foot frontage on the north bank of the river. At a point about 1,500 feet farther up the river, on the north bank, is a wharf with about 175-foot frontage; and on the north bank, in the town of Saugus, is a large wharf having a frontage of about 500 feet. All the wharves in Lynn Harbor and Saugus River except the city wharves are privately owned and are not open to general public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. For full description see Port Series No. 24, The Ports of Northern New England, 1934. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging to remove shoaling in the 22-foot channel was started by the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas on April 24 and continued through June 30, 1940. There were removed 124,115 cubic yards, bin measure- ment, of material at a cost of $36,014.90 for maintenance. Preliminary expenses in connection with maintenance dredging operations were $654.45 for maintenance. The total costs were $36,669.35 for maintenance. The expenditures were $35,816.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The project of July 3, 1930, for the 22-foot channel was completed in 1935. No work has been done on the existing project. The controlling depth as ascertained by a survey in June 1940 was 21 feet at mean low water. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $4,183.95, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 --------------- $853.30 Maintenance: Complete by July 5, 1940, maintenance dredging by U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas to remove shoaling in the 22-foot channel ----------------------------------------- 3, 330. 65 Total ---------------------------------------------- 4, 183. 95 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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, 1940 ------------------------- $755, 042.91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------------96, 377. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------851, 420. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 853. 30 Net total expenditures------- ------------------------ 850, 566. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--- ------1 ------------- 1 4, 183. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 854, 750. 77 40 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .....-------------- $16,982. 98 . Cost of maintenance..-----_ _ ...... __ .. _ _.-------------- -------------- . _ _ .-------------- $36, 669. 35 ........ Total expended----------------- . 16, 953. 28 .... . .... 35, 816. 05 Allotted------------------------ 809. 83 -------------------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939- ------------------------------- $40, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 35, 816. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 4, 183. 95 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------- 853. 30 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------ -------- 3, 330. 65 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---- ---------------------------------- 336, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 8. 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 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 mean 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 41 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. 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. * Contains latest published map. A map showing the entire river is published in House Document No. 2108, Sixty-fourth Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-In the section of the river benefited by the 30-foot-channel project there are on the south bank of the river four wharves aggregating over 4,000 feet of berthing space used for the receipt, storage, and shipment of coal, lumber, and gypsum. These wharves consist of substantial stone or wooden bulkheads filled solid, and in some cases fronted by pile platforms. There is also on the 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. 42 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during fiscal year.--Under a contract for dredging a 20-foot channel in Mystic River in the vicinity of Malden Bridge, work was commenced October 13, 1939, and completed Janu- ary 9, 1940. There were removed 74,291 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material, at a cost of $50,086.69 for new work. Preliminary work by hired labor during the year in connection with dred1ging operations cost $628.12 for new work. 'the total costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were $50,. 714.81 for new work. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1940, with the completion of the 20-foot channel in the vicinity of Malden Bridge. The 30-foot channel from the mouth of Island End River downstream to the 35-foot channel in Boston Harbor was com- pleted in 1914, and the extension of this channel upstream to the city playground at Charlestown was completed in 1938. A channel with project depths of 6 and 4 feet at mean low water 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 in 1937 indi- cated that, with the exception of a few isolated shoal areas over which the least depth was 25 feet, the controlling depth in the 30-foot chan- nel was 27 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures from regular funds under the existing project have been $308,594.53, of which $293,341.72 was for new work and $15,252.81 was for mainte- nance. The costs and exprnditures under Emergency Relief appropri- ation funds have been $175,000, all for new work. Total costs and expendlitures under all funds have been $783.594.53, of which $768,- 341 72 was for new work and $15,252.81 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied to ma;ntenance dredging, by contract, in re- storing to project width and depth the 30-foot channel extending from the 35-foot channel of Boston Harbor to the city playground at Charlestown, Mass. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------__ $894, 064. ,2 25, 531. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------- 919, 509. 65 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------------919. 599. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------------- 919, 599. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ......-------------.... $277,976.49 $228, 351. 29 $55, 872. 22 $50, 714. 81 Cost of maintenance........ ---------------- Total expended .... 223, 790. 10 06 281,738. 56, 671.84 50, 714. 81 Allotted ...............--------------------------------- 35, 000. 00 52, 200. 00 50, 000.00 714. 81 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 43 B33alance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------------- $50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------------- 714. 81 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 50, 714. 81 Gross amount expended-----------------------------$50, 812. 38 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 97. 57 50,714. 81 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance_ --------------------------- 30, 000. 00 9. 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 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 R-ads past the United S ates Navy drydock No. 3 at South B oston to Common- wealth 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 Charles- town 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 30 feet deep and generally 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. 44 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 (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 ex- posed 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: 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. Doc. 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.I Channel. 1 Aug. 30, 1935 2 Present project dimensions of channel from Presi- H. Doe. 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 Doe. 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 Doe. 1 No. 24, 75th Cong., 1st sess. I 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- RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 45 westerly from President Roads, 17,500 feet to the easterly margin of Boston Airport, and for dep~osit of excavated material in such places as will permit enlargement of the airport, at an estimated first cost of $25300,000, 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. The construction of a new sewer siphon is in prog- ress. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. 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 State 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, work in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed August 7, 1939. During the fiscal year there were removed 16,150.9 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material, of which 11,267 cubic yards were ledge and 4,883.9 cubic yards were overburden, at a cost of $154,400.08 for new work. Under a contract for removal of ledge and overlying material in the 40-foot main ship channel from a point abreast of the northerly approach pier to the United States Navy drydock No. 3, South Boston, to Commonwealth pier No. 6, South Boston, work was commenced September 18, 1939, and continued through June 30, 1940. During the fiscal year there were drilled and blasted 23,030.93 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge above the 40-foot plane, and there were removed 67,400 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, of which 35,643 cubic yards were overburden and 31,757 cubic yards were ledge, at a cost of $437,595.76 for new work. Under a contract for dredging in the reach of the 40-foot channel extending from Commonwealth pier No. 6, South Boston, to Com- monwealth pier No. 1, East Boston, work in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed June 14, 1940. During the fiscal year there were dredged 303,469 cubic yards, place measurement, of mate- rial, at a cost of $167,190.92 for new work. The yardage removed is subject to correction upon completion of final survey. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1----4 46 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Under a contract for dredging a 30-foot channel in Chelsea Creek, work in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed December 14, 1939. During the fiscal year there were dreldged 198.617.9 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, of which 74.9 cubic yards were boulders in excess of 1.5 cubic yards, at a cost of $114,210.98 for new work. Work by hired labor during the year consisted of preliminary sur- veys in connection with contracts for ledge removal in Boston Harbor and dredging in Chelsea Creek, at a cost of $6,165.07 for new work. Maintenance: The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge W. L. Marshall was engaged in maintenance dredging for the removal of shoals in the 40-foot main ship channel from December 1, 1939, to January 4, 1940. There were removed 52,533 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $22,770.75 for maintenance. Work by hired labor consisting of laying a submarine cable be- tween Pemberton and Peddocks Island was carried out on November 14, 1939, at a cost of $239.08 for maintenance. The total costs during the fiscal year were $902,572.64, of which $879,562.81 was for new work and $23,009.83 was for maintenance. The expenditures were $939,065.67. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 97 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 Chanhel in 1909, the 35-foot channel in 1915, the Broad Sound 40-foot channel in 1930, and the 40-foot anchorage in 1937. To complete the 40-foot channel authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935 there re- main the removal of isolated shoal areas extending from President Roads to a point abreast of Commonwealth pier No. 6, South Boston; and the removal of ledge areas extending from a point abreast of the northerly approach pier to the United States Navy drydock No. 3, Siuth Boston, to Commonwealth pier No. 6, South Boston, which is about 70 percent completed. To complete the 30-foot channel in Chelsea Creek there remains the dredging of an area in the vicinity of a metropolitan district sewer siphon immediately below the Chelsea Street Bridge. This siphon is at present being lowered, and the necessary dredging will be undertaken upon completion of this work. 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 chan- nel; and 40 feet (1937) in the 40-foot anchorage. The controlling depth in the 40-foot channel in the inner harbor (1940) 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 in the 30-foot project channel of Chelsea Creek (1940) was 30 feet at mean low water, except for the reach ex- tending from a point about 170 feet downstream of the Chelsea Street Bridge to the downstream end of the Grand Junction Railroad RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 47 bridge, in which the controlling depth was 24 feet at mean low water. From the upper end of the 30-foot channel to the bend just below the head of navigation the controlling depth (1936) was 8 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1940, have been as follows: New work Maintenance Total Expenditures Regular funds - $13, 089, 120. 43 $1, 418, 679. 66 $14, 507, 800. 09 $14, 404, 005. 58 Public Works funds 1,030, 806. 26 - - 1, 030, 805. 26 1, 030, 806. 26 Emergency Relief funds---------------- 935, 000. 00 935, 000. 00 935, 000. 00 Total .....----------------------- 15, 054, 926. 69 1, 418, 679. 66 16, 473, 606. 35 16, 369, 811. 84 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable, amounting to $609,592.44, will be applied as follows: Accounts paysable June 30, 140_____------------------------------- $14,442.29 New work: Dredge to a depth of 30 feet an area in Chelsea Creek in the v-cli y of a mctropoliail dis r ct sewer siphon immediately b low the Chelsea Street Bridge, by contract (Septermb r 1240) ____ ____________-__ 11,500.00 Complete by June 30, 1941, under a contract in force, removal of ledge areas in a reach of the 40-foot channel extending 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-------------------------------- 493, 650. 15 Total----------------------------- ----------- ----- 609, 522. 44 The sum of $46,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied to maintenance dredging, by contract, in restoring to project width and depth the 23-foot Fort Point Channel from its entrance in Boston Harbor to the vicinity of the Dorchester Avenue Bridge. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 149------------------------- $16, 520, 049. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 1, 436, 558. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------- 17, 956, 608. 57 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------ 647. 78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940---------------------- 17, 957,256. 35 -Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 104, 442.29 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 17, 852, 814. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------- 6-8, 944. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------18, 461, 758. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _______- -- ____ $379, 857. 09 $679, 466. 98 $125, 586. 20 $1, 119, 416. 32 $879, 562. 81 Cost of maintenance -- - __- 13, 067. 32 -.- -.... .- .. . 23, 009.83 Total cost-------------_ 392, 924. 41 679, 466. 98 125, 586. 20 1, 119, 416. 32 902, 572. 64 'Total expended-----...-...-. 207, 830. 83 867, 853. 08 84, 924. 12 1, 022, 700. 76 939, 065. 67 Allotted-_ __-___-- -- __-- 1,082, 477. 53 4,349. 38 1,007, 000. 00 2,060, 700. 00 -440, 000. 00 48 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--_------------------------ $1, 988, 010. 33 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ ------------- 440, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for______------------------- 1, 548, 010. 33 Gross amount expended__---------------------- $989, 655. 18 Less reimbursements collected______----------- 50, 589. 51 939, 065. 67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__---_ 944. 66 6---------------08, Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------------- 581, 251. 95 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- 27, 692. 71 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------ 647. 78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------- 28, 340. 49 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1___---------- 46, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 10. 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 19.2, 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 maps are in that document and H. Doc. No. 568, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of December 19, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a channel in Nantasket Gut 27 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide, extending from deep water in Nantasket R'ads to Hingham Bay, a distance of about 2,000 feet; thence through Hingham Bay 27 feet deep at mean low water ind 300 feet wide for a distance of about 1.4 miles to deep water in Weymouth Fore River west of Sheep Island, at an estimated first cost of $141,000, with annual maintenance of $2,500, in addition to that now required (H. Doc. No. 568. 76th Cong., 3d sess.). 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 49 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.-Under contract for ledge removal in the 27-foot channel of Weymouth Fore River there were incurred Government costs amounting to $54.91 for new work. Work by hired labor during the year consisted of a preliminary survey in connection with ledge removal at a cost of $1,297.43 for new work. The total costs during the fiscal year were $1.,352.34 for new work. The expenditures were $1,173.80. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 80 percent completed. The controlling depth was 24 feet at mean low water. The work remaining to be done is to complete the re- moval of ledge areas to a depth of 27 feet. The costs under the existing project have been $290,034.23 for new work. The expendi- tures have been $289,855.69. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $64,838.82, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940___-__---------------_ $178.54 New work: Complete by Dec. 31, 1940, under a contract in force, re- moval of ledge rock and overburden to project depth of 27 feet____ 64, 660. 28 Total------------------- -------- 64, 838. 82 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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, 1940------------------------_ $925, 934. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____- ______--__ 5, 250. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________ 931, 184. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_----- _--- _______ -____ 178. 54 Net total expenditures_-- __.-------.__ ______ .1931, 005. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__----____- __---6________ -64, 838. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--____- -____- 1995, 844. 51 1 In addition, $100,000 expended from contributed funds for new work. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ....---------------- __ ___ _ $257, 795.07 $30, 599. 44 $287. 38 $1, 352. 34 ....------------ Cost of maintenance----- ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- Total expended-------------------.............. -------- 224, 253. 23 64. 141. 28 287. 38 1, 173. 80 Allotted.. .................... $274,000.00 -10,500,00 24,894.51 100,000.00 -33,700.00 50 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_------ ------------------ $99, 712. 62 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-......-- __-- 33, 700. 00 Net amount to be accounted for- -____---_____---- __-66, 012. 62 Gross amount expended__________- 1, 173. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 190_______________________ 64, 838. 82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -- ____________--___ 63, 331. 87 Balance available June 30, 1940____________________------ 1, 506. 95 11. 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 end; and a channel 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide, thence to a point just 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, was $456,400, including $136,920 contributed by local interests but 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 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 main- tenance as required, and release the United States from all claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement. With the excep- tion of furnishing certain easements, all conditions of local coopera- tion have been complied with. Terminal facilities.--On the south bank of Town River are lo- cated 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 pri- vately 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 vessels up to 200 tons. For full description see Port Series No. 2, Corps of Engineers, revised 1936. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 51 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging 24- and 15-foot channels and an 18-foot turning basin, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, work was completed March 14, 1940. During the fiscal year there were removed 773,530 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $172,796.07 for new work. Under a contract for dredging shoal areas in the 24-foot channel which the plant employed on the original contract was unable to remove, work was started April 16 and completed April 27, 1940. There were removed 22,241.6 cubic yards, place measurement, of ma- terial, of which 15.6 cubic yards were boulders in excess of 1.5 cubic yards, at a cost of $30,927.68 for new work. Preliminary work by hired labor during the year in connection with dredging operations, and a preliminary survey in connection with ledge removal, cost $2,767.15 for new work. The total costs during the fiscal year were $136,962.58 United States funds, and $69.528.32 contributed funds, a total of $206,490.90 for new work. The expenditures were $131.311.76 United States funds, and $59,750.56 contributed funds, a total of $191,062.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 72 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the re- moval of ledge rock encountered during the dredging of shoal areas in the 24-foot channel. The controlling depth (1940) from the mouth of the river to a point abreast of Faxon's wharf was 24 feet at mean low water; thence 13 feet to a point just below the plant of the Quincy Electric Light & Power Co.; and 18 feet in the turning basin. The costs under the existing project have been $225,911.29 United States funds and $96,166.74 contributed funds, a total of $322,078.03. The expenditures have been $202,435.51 United States funds and $86,388.98 contributed funds, a total of $288,824.49. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $82,650.51, including $50,531.02 contributed funds, together with $75,000 to be allotted, a total of $157,650.51, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------------- $33, 253. 54 New work: Removal of ledge areas in the 24-foot channel, by con- tract (October-December 1940) -------------------------------- 124, 396. 97 Total 650. 51 1--------------------------------- No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as it is believed the channel will be in a condition to meet the reason- able requirements of present and prospective commerce. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1.940----------------------------- $250, 911. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 12, 577. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------263, 488. 70 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 23, 475. 78 Net total expenditures--------- -------------------------- 240, 012. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------__ 32,119. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_-..... -- 272, 132. 41 52 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .....-----------.........---------- ----....---------------------.. $88, 948. 71 $136, 962. 58 Cost of maintenance--..-------------------- ------------------ -------------- ------ Total expended__.----------------- ------------ 71, 123. 75 131, 311. 76 Allotted------ --.----------------------------------------- 215, 180.00 19, 375. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______________----------------- $144, 056. 25 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- 19, 375. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ __---------------- .- 163, 431. 25 Gross amount expended_______-------------- $191, 062. 32 Less reimbursements collected ------------------- 59, 750. 56 131, 311. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____,_---------- 32, 119.49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------------------- 23, 475. 78 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------------- 8, 643. 71 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ____ __________________ $96, 166. 74 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-__-____ - 96, 166. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------- _ 9, 777. 76 Net total expenditures__ ___-__---------____ - - 86, 388. 98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 50, 531. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ ___ 136, 920. 00 _______ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-._ __.._.----------------------_......... $26, 638.42 $69, 528.32 Cost of maintenance- Total expended---------- ........ ........ ------------- 26, 638. 42 59, 750. 56 Allotted---------------------.......................-----... ......---------------------------- 136, 920. 00---------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $110, 281. 58 Gross amount expended _________ __- - -________ - 59, 750. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____-. ____-------- 50, 531. 02 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _....______.----__- 9, 777. 76 Balance available June 30, 1940 -___- _____-------40, 753. 26 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR TOWN RIVER, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_----- ------------- __ $347, 078. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ___ -__------ - - 12, 577. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----- __ -___ 359, 655. 44 RIVERS AND IHARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 53 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- $33, 253. 54 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 326, 401.90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 82, 650. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------409, 052. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .......---- -----------------------------------------... .... $115, 587. 13 $206, 490. 90 ....... Cost of maintenance------- -------------- -------------------------------- Total expended.....-.....-- --------------------------------------------- 97, 762.17 191,062 32 ---..------- Allotted----....--...............--...-- ......----- - ------------- -------------- 352,100.00 19, 375.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $254, 337. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------------- 19, 375. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 273, 712. 83 Gross amount expended---------------- -------- $250, 812. 88 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 59, 750. 56 191, 062. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------82, 650. 51 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------------- 33, 253. 54 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------ -- 49, 396. 97 12. 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. (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. 54 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 an- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. chorage basin, and maintenance of the north No. 26, 75th Cong., 1st sess.l and south jetties to lengths of 720 and 450 feet, respectively. June 20,1938 Extension of existing north jetty 300 feet in an H. Doc. No. 556, 75th Cong., 3d sess. easterly direction, together with its mainte- nance. I Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. 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, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, work was com- pleted July 5, 1939. During the fiscal year there were removed 23,399 cubic yards, place measurement, of ordinary material and 34.3 cubic yards of boulders at a cost of $11,159.16 for new work. Under a contract for constructing an extension to the north jetty at the entrance to the harbor, work was commenced June 19, 1940, and continued through June 30, 1940. There were placed 407,885 tons of core stone at a cost of $1,785.33 for new work. Preliminary work by hired labor in connection with construction of the extension to the north jetty cost $192.07 for new work. The total costs during the fiscal year were $13,136.56 for new work. The expenditures were $26,856.62. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 80 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the com- pletion of the extension to the north jetty, which is about 2 percent completed. The present lengths of the north and south jetties are 720 and 450 feet, respectively. In July 1939 the controlling depths at mean low water in the various improved sections of Scituate Har- bor were as follows: 12 feet for a width of 200 feet in the entrance 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 the yacht anchorage basin northerly of the town wharf. The costs under the existing project have been $140,573.75 for new work. The expenditures have been $139,587.59. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 55 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable, amounting to $74,987.41, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_ _______ ______------------- $1, 001. 16 New work: Complete by January 1, 1941, under a contract in force, construction of 300-foot extension to north jetty--------------- 36,986. 25 Balance remaining ______ ___________ ___ _____- 37, 000. 00 Total-------------- --- ---------------------------- 74, 987. 41 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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, 1940__ __--_------------- $235, 664. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 31, 500. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---------- 267, 164. 73 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------- ---------------- 15. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940--.------------------- 267, 179. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------ ----------- 1, 001. 16 Net total expenditures_ ----------------------------- 26, 178. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 74, 972. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 _________ 341, 150. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1.940 Cost of new work -------------- .. ..- $127, 437. 19 $13, 136. 56 Cost of maintenance---------------------------------- --- --- Total expended--. ----------- - -- - - 112,730.97 26,856.62 Allotted-----------------....---............. .......--------- ---- 139,560.00 75, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -------------------------- $26, 829. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved May 15, 1.936 -------------- $117. 33 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved July 19, 1937__________________ 10, 362. 45 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 --------- 56, 452. 44 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939------------------ 13, 067.78 80, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 106, 829. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 5, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- --- 101, 829. 03 Gross amount expended------------------------- $26,879. 15 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------- 22. 53 26, 856. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 74, 972. 41 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------------------- 37, 495. 83 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------- 37, 476. 58 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 - ---------------------------- 15. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------- 37, 491. 58 56 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 13. 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.) Previous projects.-Adopted by acts of May 26, 1824, March 3, 1875, and 1877, 1884, and 1885. For further details, see page 1746 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. t Sept. 22, 1922 Dredging 15-foot extension, including turning H. Doc. No. 996, 66th Cong., 3d sess. basin. 1 June 20,1938 Dredging 18-foot anchorage basin-------------- H. Doc. No. 577, 75th Cong., 3d sess. 1 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 57 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. Terminal facilities.-There are two wharves, both of which are open to the public free of charge; one of which is owned by the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, the other by the town. The easterly end of the town wharf is used for the receipt and storage of coal. The facilities appear to be adequate for existing demands. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Final cost adjust- ment was made in connection with maintenance dredging by U. S. sea- going hopper dredge Minquas, which was completed June 3, 1939. The total costs during the fiscal year were $253.03 for maintenance. The expenditures, in liquidation of outstanding liabilities, were $1 557.65. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 Loni 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 com- pleted 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 costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $322,222.30, of which $188 571.16 was for new work and $133.651.14 was for maintenance. In addition $108,400 has been ex- pended from contributed funds, of which $108,000 was for new work and $400 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $190,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied to new work, by contract, in dredging the 18-foot anchorage basin author'zed by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938. In addition, $95,000 is required to be contributed by local interests. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------- $377, 217. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______----------- ___ -- ___ 135, 664. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-_____________ 1 512, 8S2. 10 Net total expenditures___------ _----__ - ___ _-512, 82. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ ________ _______1-512, 882. 10 1 In addition, $108,000 expended for new work and $400 for maintenance from contrib- uted funds. 58 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-. .- - . - - - . - . . . . .- .- . - - - . - - . ------------. . ---- _ ..... ...... ..... Cost of maintenance.----------- $39,372.01 .......... .........--- $1, 375. 71 $253. 0 Total expended---------------- ................ 39, 372. 01 -- 71.09 1, 557. 65 Allotted---..................-------------..... 40,000.00 -$627.99 -------------- 192, 00.00 -190, 371. 2 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-_--. ---- --------- $191, 928. 91 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------- 190, 371. 2 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------1, 557. 65 Gross amount expended ---------------------------- 1, 557. 65 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - -- - -- of existing project 2- - - - - - - - - - - - 190, 0 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for new work 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _____ -- - - -- -- 190, 000. 000 2 In addition, $95,000 to be contributed by local interests. 14. 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 171/2 miles. The mean range of tide in Cape Cod Bay is 9.4 feet and in Buz- ards Bay 4.0 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 59 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- Construction of 3 bridges and widen- H. Doc. No. 795, 71st Cong., ministration program, Sept. 6, ing 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 .----- H. Doec. No. 795, 71st Cong:,. ministration program, Apr. 3d sess. 29, 1935. Included in Emergency Relief Dredging and bank protection-....... program, May 28, 1935. ----------------- Aug. 30, 1935_ ------------ Rivers and Harbors Commit- Existing project adopted........... tee Doc. No. 15, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) T'erminal 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 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, in progress at the begin- ning of the fiscal year, work was completed June 12, 1940. During the fiscal year there were removed 1,172,498 cubic yards, scow meas- urement, of ordinary material and 5,966.2 cubic yards of boulders in excess of 1.5 cubic yards, at a cost of $577,161.24 for new work. Of this amount, $18,300.47 was for hired labor, as follows: $18,051.65 for drilling and blasting boulders to be removed as ordinary material by the dredging contractor and $248.82 for pole-line relocation. Under a contract for dipper dredging on the south side of the Cap Cod Canal to a depth of 32 feet over a bottom width of 65 feet between stations 110+00 and 375 + 00, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, work was completed February 6, 1940. During the fiscal year there were removed 888,492 cubic yards, scow measurement, of 60 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 ordinary material and 5,199.9 cubic yards of boulders in excess of 1.5 cubic yards, at a cost of $439,219.02 for new work. Of this amount $14,437.08 was for hired labor, as follows: $14,051.58 for drilling and blasting boulders to be removed as ordinary material by the dredg- ing contractor and $385.50 for pole-line relocation. Under a supplemental agreement covering removal of shoal areas in the Cleveland Ledge approach channel, work was commenced October 31, 1939, and completed November 14, 1939. The plant hired under this agreement worked 63.5 hours at a cost of $7,020.82 for new work. Under a supplemental agreement covering relocation of the outer reach of the Onset Channel, work was commenced May 27, 1940, and completed June 7, 1940. There were removed 21,492 cubic yards, scow measurement, of ordinary material and 129.4 cubic yards of boulders in excess of 1.5 cubic yards, at a cost of $12,324.87 for new work. Work by hired labor, consisting of excavation and revetment be- tween stations 377 +00 and 386 +00, north side, including the west boat basin, was commenced March 20, 1940, and completed April 27, 1940, at a cost of $18,858.92 for new work. Work by hired labor, consisting of installation of new lighting system, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was carried on through June 30, 1939, at a cost of $24,547.26 for new work. Work by hired labor, consisting of preparation of plans, estimates, and specifications in connection with construction of six steel mooring dolphins in the west mooring basin, was performed during the year at a cost of $1,059.65 for new work. Maintenance: The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge W. L. Marshall was engaged in maintenance dredging in the canal at intervals from July 21, 1939, to June 30, 1940, during which periods there were re- moved 1,710,130 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $193,408.07 for maintenance. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas was engaged in main- tenance dredging in the canal at intervals from July 31, 1939, to April 23, 1940, during which periods there were removed 478.363 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $139,169.52 for maintenance. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Atlantic was engaged in main- tenance dredging in the canal at intervals from January 3, 1940, to April 12, 1940, during which periods there were removed 179,472 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $28,750.30 for maintenance. Work by hired labor, consisting of construction of revetment for protection of Stony Point Dike, between stations 590+ 00 and 627 +00, south side, and between stations 612+00 and 627+00, north side, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was continued through June 30, 1940, at which time it was about 70 percent completed. The cost during the fiscal year was $73,690=32 for maintenance. Work by hired labor, consisting of placing riprap to repair sections of existing revetment along the banks of the canal, which were dam- aged by the hurricane of September 1938 and subsequent slides, in RIVERS AND HARBORS---BOSTON, MASS'., DISTRICT 61 progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed March 9, 1.940, at a cost of $37,759.04 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 $211,330.78 for maintenance. Under a contract for cleaning and painting the superstructure of the vertical lift railroad bridge, work was commenced May 16, 1940, and continued through June 30, 1940, at which time the job was 65 percent completed. The cost was $5,936.31 for maintenance. During the fiscal year costs for maintenance by hired labor in the amount of $13,408.50, in connection with construction of improvement works in prior years, were transferred from the Cape Cod Canal proj- ect to plant allotment (shops and yards). The total costs from regular funds during the fiscal year for oper- ating and care were $203,858.59. The total costs from regular funds during the fiscal year were $1,722,656.43, of which $1,046,020.59 was for new work and $676,635.84 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,847,844 87. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 98 percent completed. The canal is crossed by two high-level highway bridges and a vertical-lift railroad bridge. The canal in the land cut from the easterly entrance to station 430 has a least bottom width of 480 feet, except opposite the State pier where the width is 450 feet. From station 430 to Wings Neck (Hog Island Channel) the width is 500 feet, and from Wings Neck to Cleveland Ledge (Cleveland Ledge Channel), 700 feet. On June 30, 1940, the controlling depths at mean low water for this project were as follows: Canal in the land cut, 28.5 feet; Onset Channel, 15 feet; mooring basin, south side, west- erly end, 30 feet; small-boat basin, south side, easterly end, 13 feet. On June 30, 1940, the mooring basin on the north side, easterly end, had depths varying from 10 to 28 feet at mean low water. The canal and properties were taken over by the United States on March 31, 1928, at a cost of $11,500,000. The total cost from regular funds has been $24,297,513.87, of which $20,294,876.78 (including the purchase price of $11,500,000) was for new work and $4,002,637.09 was for maintenance, including $1,113,- 079.71 for operating and care of the canal. Expenditures have been $24,221,569.82. 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 appropria- tion funds have been $4,826,543.13 for new work. The total costs, all funds, have been $35,262,214 30, of which $31,259,577.21 (including $11,500,000, the purchase price) was for new work and $4,002.637.09 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $35,186,270.25. 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 provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. 2 69243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1- 5 62 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 40 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, including accounts receivable, amounting to $994,685.99, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 $78, 987. 26 New work: Complete by Oct. 30, 1940, under a contract in force, installation of 6 steel dolphins on the south side (west mooring basin)__ 50, 282. 10 Complete by June 30, 1941, by hired labor, installation of new lighting system__---------------------------- --------- 22, 602. 54 Construction of protective fenders for railroad bridge, and Sagamore and Bourne highway bridges, by contract and hired labor, (Sept. 1, 1940 to Jan. 31, 1941) --------- __ _ 250, 000. 0 Construction of a riprap revetment on the south bank between stations 26+60 and 31 around the east boat basin, by hired labor (Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1940) _----- -- ---------- 32, 500. 00 Removal of miscellaneous boulders from canal banks at base of riprap, and from Cleveland Ledge Channel, by hired labor (July 1, 1940 to June 30, 1941) -------------------------- 18, 415. 00 Reserved for settlement of claims __-___----_____ 115, 000. 00 Total new work-... .------- 567, 786. 90 Maintenance : Dredging by U. S. seagoing hopper dredge W. L. Marshall (July 1, 1940, to Feb. 1, 1941) 175, 000. 00 Dredging by U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Minquas (July 8 to 13, 1940) --------------- ---- ------- 4, 495. 00 Complete by September 15, 1940, by hired labor, construction of revetment for protection of Stony Point Dike, between stations 590±00 and 627±00, south side, and stations 612±00 and 627+00, north side- 30,864. 09 Operation and care of canal: (a) Operation of canal, bridges, etc-----------------------98, 000. 00 (b) Ordinary maintenance and repair----------------------86, 080. 00 (c) Channel work ---------------------------------- 32, 460. 00 Total operating and care ------------------ 216, 540. 00 Total maintenance----------- ----------------------- 426, 899. 09 _------------- Grand total___--_---_---------- 994, 685. 99 The funds that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, $375,000, will be applied as follows: Maintenance: Dredging by United States seagoing dredge, 6 months-------- $150, 000. 00 Operation and care of canal: Operation of canal, bridges, etc-----------------------100, 000. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair ---------------------- 90, 000. 00 Channel work------------------ ----------------- 35, 000. 00 Total operating and care------------------------- 225, 000. 00 Total ----------------------------------------- 375,000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_------------------------ 31, 259, 577. 21 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 5, 660, 991. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------- 36, 920, 569. 01 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 63 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-_ ------ ------------ $3, 043. 21 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 _----__---------- 36, 923, 612.22 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---- ------------------ 78, 987. 26 Net total expenditures --------------- --- - 36, 844, 624. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1.940------------------------------- 991, 642. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------- __1 37, 836, 267. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.....----..------........ $4, 395, 510. 46 $4, 507, 972. 57 $2, 992, 196. 45 $1, 090, 107. 00 1$1, 046,020. 59 Cost of maintenance. ---_ _ _ _ . 350, 718. 60 314, 700. 01 289, 588. 70 696, 085.92 676, 635. 84 Total cost... 4, 746, 229.06 ..--------------.... 4, 822, 672. 58 3, 281, 785. 15 1, 786,192.92 1, 722, 656.43 Total expended--.------------ 4, 436, 756. 04 4, 939, 919. 18 3, 692, 635. 62 1, 761, 354. 14 1, 847, 844. 87 Allotted--- .......--------------- 3, 454, 822. 98 584, 050. 00 4, 419, 559. 00 2, 442, 484. 13 655, 022. 10 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ ________- - 184, 465. 55 -___________---$2, Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_ .--... ____ $409, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 ---------- 304, 000. 00 713, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_._____----- - _______- -___-2, 897, 465. 55 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ----- ___ ---- 57, x77. 90 Net amount to be accounted for ___________ 2, 839, 487. 65 Gross amount expended_____---- ____________- $1, 913, 078. 14 Less: Reimbursements collected----- -__ $7, 255. 37 Receipts from sales __--___----- 57, 977. 90 65, 233. 27 1, 847, 844. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 991, 642. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 _____----__ $26,813.76 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --- ______ 245, 210. 11 272, 023. 87 Balance available June 30, 1940__- ......-------------- - _ 719, 618. 91 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------ - -- --- __ -- - 3, 043. 21 -___ Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_ .......... __ 722, 662 12 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942 for maintenance 375, 000. 00 1Exclusive of $3,815.04 credit adjustment-contract dredging and $30,356.15 trans- ferred to plant (shops and yards). 2Exclusive of available funds. 15. PROVINCETOWN HARBOR, MASS. Location.--This harbor is located in the bight at the extreme end of Cape Cod, about 40 miles southeast of the entrance to Boston Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 341.) Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of May 20, 1826. For further details see page 1746 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 86 of Annual Report for 1931. 64 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Existing project.-This provides for a rubblestone protection dike 5 feet wide at the top and 15 feet above mean low water, across House Point Island Flats from Stevens Point to Wood End, a distance of about 6,150 feet, and for a 300-foot extension of the Long Point beach protection and bringing it up to grade where necessary. The mean range of tide is 9.2 feet. The extreme range is 13.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1928, is $145,000, exclusive of amount expended under previous project. The latest (1928) approved esti- mate 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. 821, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Terminal facilities.-Along a water-frontage of about 7,500 feet there are 14 wharves, of which but 3 extend beyond the low-water line. These wharves are partly wooden bulkheads, but principally pile structures. One is owned by the town of Provincetown and is open to public use. This wharf has at its outer end a maximum depth of about 9 feet at mean low water. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and readts during fiscal year. Under a contract for re- pairing the dike across the House Point Island Flats, work was commenced June 5 and continued through June 30, 1940. There were placed 1,354 tons of core stone, and there were rehandled 430.23 tons of slope and capstones, at a cost of $8,373.60 for maintenance. Preliminary work by hired labor in connection iith repairing the dike across the House Point Island Flats cost $224.20 for maintenance. T l'he tal costs during the fiscal year were $8,597.80 for maintenance. The (xpenditures were $1,108.47. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 90 percent completed. The work remaining to complete the project is the 300-foot extension of the Long Point beach protection and bringing it up to grade where required; however, the protection at Long Point is not now considered necessary. A rubblestone beach protection built to the east and outside of Long Point is now in good condition and serving the purpose for which built. Dikes, groins, and other sand-catching devices designed to resist the erosion and promote the accretion of the barrier of beach and sand dunes which protect the harbor were built, but these timber structures resulted in but small and temporary bet- terment to the beach and have been practically destroyed. The dike across the House Point Island Flats, which was completed in 1914, is now being repaired. The net results accomplished are the rubblestone beach protection at Long Point and the dike across the House Point Island Flats. The costs under the existing project have been $140,- 860.08, of which $131,653.28 was for new work and $9,206.80 was for maintenance. The expenditures have been $133,370.75. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $25,891.53, together with $20,000 to be allotted, a total of $45,891.53, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940________-----.__ -______ _ $7, 489. 33 Maintenance: Complete by Sept. 30, 1940, under a contract in force, repair of dike across the House Point Island Flats------ 38,402.20 Total---_-__--________ __-- _-___ -___45, -- 891. 53 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BOSTON, MASS., DiISTRICT 65 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as it is not believed any maintenance work will be necessary during that year. Cost and financialsummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________--____________ $347, 453. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 __...---.-- --- .- 9, 206. 80 ___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ -_________356, 660. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 7, 489. 33 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 349, 171. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__ -------- ______-___--____ 25, 891. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________- 375, 062. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work .. Cost of maintenance----------------- ----------------------------------------- $8, 597.80 -------------- Total expended ........-----------...... ---- I------------- 1,108.47 Allotted..-------.........................-----------------------------------------------------------...27,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ----------------------------------- $27, 000. 00 Gross amount expended- 1,108. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____....__ __ 25. 891. 53 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------------------- 23,410.73 Balance available June 30, 1940 ---- _,- ------------ _ 2, 480. 80 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ------------- ----- 13, 300. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 16. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $139,175.72; the ex- penditures were $143,520.05. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, including accounts receivable, amounting to $95,033.39, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $90,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_--_-_--_---______- $734, 152.84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_--- -_____--734,152. 84 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_-----____-_--------____ _ 231.84 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_-----------------.... . 734, 384. 68 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-.-- ------------- ____ -- 156. 03 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_.--------.-------- _ 734, 540. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940.------------------------- 658. 40 Net total expenditures--------------....- 733, 882. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ----.. ------- ,- 94, 877. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------ 828, 759 67 66 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------- --------------------- --------------------- Cost of maintenance------------$88,235.90 $67, 539.89 $90, 926.27 .$113, 168. 13 $139, 75.72 Total expended.............---------------- 82, 512. 61 69, 743. 21 94, 108. 62 111, 676. 10 143, 520. 05 Allotted- ----...---------------- 115, 000. 00 28, 000. 00 130, 355.49 196, 250. 00 101, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---------------------------- $137, 397. 41 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939 -------- -- $11, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 24, 1940 ----------------- 90,000. 00 101, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__________------- ------- -- - 238, 397. 41 Gross amount expended_____------------------------- $148, 973.06 Less reimbursements collected -------------------- 5, 453. 01 143, 520. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 -------- ___-__ -______ 94, 877. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940- -- ------- - - 714. 76 Balance available June 30, 1940 -------------------- 94, 162. 60 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ------------------------------- 156. 03 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 -- ____ 94, 318. 63 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - ----------- 90, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 17. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1940 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Passamaquoddy tidal-power project, Maine 1.._ 1935 $6, 381, 822. 43 (2). 2. St. Croix River, Maines3............... 1924 200, 441.46 $6,450. 19 Completed. 3. Cobscook Bay, Maine 46... - __ - -- -- - -........ 1866 4,173. 51 ------..--....- Do. 4. Lubec Channel, Maine 3_ _ __ _____ __ 1912 303, 365. 53 4, 067. 45 Do. 5. Machias River, Maine 4___________________...___.... 1877 32, 000.00 -------.....--- Do. 6. Moosabec Bar, Maine 4__._.__._____ . ___ 1930 114,000.00 12, 600.00 Do. 7. Pleasant River, Maine _ __.. ... __.......__ 1892 3, 500.00 Do. 8. N arrag u ag as R iver, M ain e 4 _ . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 1907 71, 643.81 ----.......... Do. 9. Corea Harbor, Maine 3 .........- . 1939 31, 707.06 ----... ...... Do. 10. S u lliv an Falls H arb or, M ain e 4 . . . ...... 1914 54, 870.64 Do. . ..... 11. Bar Harbor, Maine 3__________ _____.. 1932 406, 591.12 $57,900. 12. Bass Harbor Bar, Maine .- _- 1920 4, 076.13 3, 418. 20 Completedj 13. Union River, Maine 3 6______________ . 1912 176, 854. 85 14, 095. 15 Do. 14. Deer Island Thoroughfare, Maine 4 .......... 1916 40,000.00 ----.-..----.-Do. .............. 15. Bagaduce River, Maine 4 ____________________ 1912 28,000.00 $18,875. 16. Penobscot River, Maine_--.- 1939 501, 020. 53 25, 292. 02 Completeds 17. Bucksport Harbor, Maine 4_____________________ 1907 18, 420.99 279. 01 Do. 18. Stockton Harbor, Maine 3 4 __________................________ 1915 33, 000.00 Do. 19. Carvers Harbor, Maine 4..................... 1915 59, 199. 70 Do. 20. Matinicus Harbor, Maine ... ________________.....__.... 1935 14, 000. 00 7, 704. 64 Do. 21. Criehaven Harbor, Maine 3 4_ __ _ 1939 40, 000. 00 7, 956. 28 Do. 22. Belfast Harbor, Maine _..............._...... 1897 61, 561.45 Do. 23. Camden Harbor, Maine a3.........._.. __ .... 1931 102, 400.00 30, 200.00 Do. 24. Rockport Harbor, Maine 46............_ .. 1915 47,000.00 Do. 25. Rockland Harbor, Maine 3___________________ 1931 915, 862. 73 24, 637. 27 Do. 26. Owls Head Harbor, Maine 3 16 27. Tenants Harbor, Maine ______________________ __ 1855 1920 17, 897. 16 18, 750.00 Do. Do. 28. Georges River, Maine 3_______ ____ .. 1935 25, 787. 91 39, 568, 78 Do. 29. Medomak River, Maine 3 4___......._______ ____ 1914 17,000.00 Do. 30. New Harbor, Maine ................. ..... 1937 10, 500. 00 12, 566. 27 Do. See footnotes at end of table. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 67 For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1940 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 31. Demariscotta River, Maine 4------------------ 1906 $5, 000.00 ---- _.--..- Completed. 32. South Bristol Harbor, Maine 3 4 _______________ 1914 3, 500.00 ......-------------- Do. 33. 34. East Boothbay Harbor, Maine Boothbay Harbor, Maine 3___ 4---- ------ _ 1912 1915 6, 500.00- ........- _ 18, 000.00 ... .. - Do. ......--------------Do. 35. Richmond Harbor, Maine ____________________ 1883 20, 000.00 -------------- Do. 36. Sasanoa River, Maine 5........................------- 1915 92, 487. 69 Do. 37. Cathance River, Maine 4 ..... ..------------------- 1884 21,000.00. 00 _.- -...... Do. 38. Harraseeket River, Maine - . 1896 30, 963. 62 .... Do. 39. Royal River, Maine 34 5________________________ 1884 21, 919.03 $8, 080. 97 Do. 40. Richmond's Island Harbor, Maine --- .... ____ 1882 119, 844.22 -__ ____.-- --.. Do. 41. Cape Porpoise Harbor, Maine 4 _______________ 1911 118, 501.15 -- _______ ..... Do. 42. Kennebunk River, Maine___________ _____1937 83, 584.01 51, 324. 70 Do. 43. Wells Harbor, Maine ____. _____________ _ 1874 _--------5, 000.00 Do. 44. York Harbor, Maine 3 .---- __ -- -_____ ______- 1936 57, 400.00 5, 660.83 Do. 45. Portsmouth Harbor, N. H. 3 1892 130.392. 61 ...------ _.... Do. 46. Pepperells Cove, Maine 4__--___.__.--- _ 1920 158, 262. 28 137. 72 Do. 47. Cocheco River, N. H.4 5 ______________________ 1913 289, 149.93 9, 642. 54 Do. 48. Bellamy River, N. H.4 5________________________ 1897 34, 642. 98 ---- __-- Do. 49. Lamprey River, N. H.4_____________________-. . 1913 19, 980. 58 8, 267. 53 Do. 50. Exeter River, N. H.4___________ ______________ 1913 62, 454. 42 _----. .... - Do. 51. Little Harbor, N. H.4 ___________________________ 1909 133, 227. 33 3, 121. 74 Do. 52. Isles of Shoals Harbor. Maine and N. H.-- .. . 1930 80, 691. 53 34, 261.68 Do. 53. Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H.4 ---------..-. - 1930 7, 500. 00 5, 000. 00 Do. 54. Ipswich River, Mass.3 4 -5 ________________________ 11895 912 1 , 617. 2 5, 7 59 . 91 21 _ 8 , 2 4...... 0. 79 Do. Do. 55. Essex River. Mass. _____4 - - - - - - - - - 6 56. Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass. 3 - - - -7_- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1922 1, 925, 552. 30 15, 925. 70 $8,065,000.8 57. Rockport Harbor, Mass. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1905 91, 229. 25 -------------.. .... Completed. 58. Manchester Harbor, Mass. 1908 23, 985. 57 ). (------------- 59. Beverly Harbor, Mass.3-------------------- 1931 10246, 047. 76 642. 65 Completed. 60. Salem Harbor, Mass-----------------------1931 100, 456. 57 7, 500. 00 Do. 61. Marblehead Harbor, Mass_---------------- 4 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1905 -------------- 584.00 Do. 62. Winthrop Harbor, Mass. 5 1895 8, 992. 59 ..... ..--------------Do. 63. Malden River, Mass.4 11 _------- 1922 12104, 853. 08 45, 096. 92 Do. 64. Dorchester Bay and Neponset 3River. -- -- -- - 1932 -- -- --Mass.13___ 94, 584. 55 33, 591. 89 $162,000. 65. Weymouth Back River, Mass.1 1935 20, 478. 68 6, 521. 32 $40,000. 66. Hingham Harbor, Mass. 4 ------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - 1913 28, 316. 58 10, 000. 00 Completed. 67. Cohassett Harbor, Mass. 1904 10, 000. 00 () .------------- 68. Duxbury Harbor, Mass.-------------------- 4 - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1908 37, 000. 00 ------------- $5,800. 69. Kingston Harbor, Mass. 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1895 8, 940. 09 ... __.... Completed. 70. Wareham Harbor, Mass.4 - - . - - - - - -..- - - - - - - - - - - - 1896 95, 997.30 ------------- $36, 750. 71. Wellfleet Harbor, Mass. 1895 11,350. 37 -------------............ $22,000. IExclusive 3 of $6,710.24, outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940. Work discontinued 1937. Facilities transferred to the Works Progress Administration. 3 Improvement adequate for commerce. I 4 No commerce reported. 6 Abandonment recommended in H. Doe. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Exclusive of $5,000 contributed by the State of Massachusetts in 1908. 7 Abandonment recommended in H. Doec. No. 411, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 8 Amount carried in survey report forwarded to Congress Apr. 11, 1939 (report not printed). 0 Superseded by State project. 0 Exclusive of $100,000 expended from contributed funds. 11 Under State maintenance. 12Exclusive of $62,000 expended from contributed funds. 13 Awaiting local cooperation. 18. PLANT ALLOTMENT, BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940__----------------------- ---- $529, 819. 98 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 -_------------------------- 17, 654. 07 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940--------------------- 547, 474. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------- ------------------ 102, 598. 47 Net total expenditures----- ------------------------ 444, 875. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ....--------------------------- 176, 828. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---6----------- 21, 703. 61 68 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended _--------------- $234, 021. 06 -$1, 796. 91 $23, 820. 42 $115, 378 85 -$90, 068. 54 Allotted-.. --.-. _____ -- 89, 497. 56 50, 500. 00 58, 609. 00 26, 337. 97 82, 977. 90 Balance unexpected July 1, 1939_--- __-- ------------- $3, 781.59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1933S-- - $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939--------__---------- 57, 977. 90 82, 977. 90 Amount to be accounted for--....--______ ----- 86, 759. 49 Gross amount expended ______________--__$1,231,815. 18 Less: Reimbursements collected-____ $1, 317, 793.01 Receipts from sales--- 4, 090. 71 1, 321, 883. 72 -90, 068.54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--______---------- 176,828. 03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 _ 254. 85 1------------------------07, Balance available June 30, 1940_ ___ ____---------------69, 573. 18 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ __--___--__--------- - 17, 654. 07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940----- -_ 87, 227. 25 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 Bar Harbor, Maine ....... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 1, 1935. D o ......... ...... . River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Boston Harbor, Mass., im- Commerce Committee provement at Shirley Gut. resolution, May 2, 1939. Cape Cod Canal at Sand- Commerce Committee Jan. 23, 1940 Unfavorable. wich, Mass. resolution Feb. 1, 1939. Cape Cod Canal, improve- Commerce Committee ment at Onset Bay, Mass. li!!i!! resolution Oct. 4, 1939. Do..................... Rivers and Harbors ............... ..................... Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 24, 1939. Cohasset Harbor, Mass .... Rivers and Harbors July 14,1939 H ., 4 25, 7 6 th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Jan. 11, 1938. Cranberry Island Harbor, Rivers and Harbors Maine. Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 19, 1939. Danvers River, Mass-....... Rivers and Harbors Ap......... 19,1940 ................... 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 Committee .............. resolution, June 27, 1939. Gloucester Harbor and An- Rivers and Harbors nisquam River, Mass. Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 8, 1938. Hingham Harbor, Mass..... Rivers and Harbors Apr. 19,1940 Unfavorable. Comm't:ee resolu- tion, Nov. 17, 1937. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 69 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 Ipswich River, Mass __.... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, June 3, 1937. D o__ .. . . .. ......... River and Harbor Act, -------------------- -------------------- Aug. 26, 1937. Isle au Haut and Kimball Is- Commerce Commit- -------------------- land, Maine, channel be- tee resolution, Mar. tween. 28, 1939. Kennebec River, Maine __- i Commerce Commit- tee resolution, June ------------------- --.............. 6, 1939. Manchester Harbor, Mass., River and Harbor Act, Jan. 8, 1940 Unfavorable. construction of breakwater June 20, 1938. between Magnolia Point and Kettle Island. 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., River and Harbor Act, Jan. 8, 1940 to Hampton Harbor, N. Aug. 26, 1937. -------------------- Do. H., inland waterway via Black Rock Creek, Mass., and Blackwater River, Mass., and N. H. Merrimack River, Mass. River and Harbor Act, ............... and N. H., with view tp June 20, 1938. im:rovement 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, Jan. 15,1940 House, 568, 76th Favorable. Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 3d sess. Newburyport Harbor, Mass_ Rivers and Harbors Apr. 19, 1940 House, 703, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. tion, Feb. 12, 1937. North River, Scituate, Mass_ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 22, 1938. Penobscot River, South Rivers and Harbors Branch of, at and near Committee resolu- Frankfort, Maine. tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Portland Harbor, Maine-.... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, June 6, 1939. Portland Harbor, Maine, River and Harbor Act, Jan. 8, 1940 House 560, 76th Do. north of House Island, ad- Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 3d sess. visability of removing shoal. Presumpscot River, Maine__ __ do ........ ....... ---- - - - - - Provincetown Harbor, Mass_ Commerce Committee resolution, Aug. 8, 1939. Rock Harbor, Mass ......... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 17, 1939. Saco River, Maine-.......... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 4, 1939. Salem Harbor, Mass-........ River and Harbor Act, Apr. 19,1940 House, 701, 76th Do. June 20, 1938. Cong., 3d sess. South Harpswell, Maine, _-. do ___-_------ - - . Jan. 8, 1940 Unfavorably. south side of channel. - ------- Wellfleet Harbor, Mass-..... River and Harbor Act, __.do House, 557, 76th Favorable. Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 3d sess. Weymouth Fore River, Rivers and Harbors Mass. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 4, 1939. Weymouth Fore River, Rivers and Harbors Jan. 15,1940 House, 568, 76th Do. Mass., from Higham Bay Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. to Quincy. tion, Feb. 8, 1938. I 70 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Hampshire 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 Control Act approved June 22, 1936, to provide, in addition to the construction of a 'system of flood-control reservoirs, related flood-control works which may be found justified by the Chief of Engineers. The following reservoirs and related flood-control works have been considered for the comprehensive plan: Name State Total estimated cost 1 Reservoirs: - --- -- -- -- -- -- - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - Franklin Falls 2- ...... -- - - -.....-.......... - - - -- - -- -- - -New - - Hampshire---------- $7,883,000 Blackwater - - - - - - - - - - ... - - - - --........ - -- - -- - - - - _- - - do------ --------------- 1,300, 000 Hopkinton-Everett 2 .. _ ..... . .. do--------------------- 11, 500, 000 West Peterboro..---------------------------------do ........ ...--------------------- 1,300, 000 Mountain Brook... ... .... .......--------------------------------... do --------------------- 344, 000 Estimated cost Con- Lands struc- dam- ages Local protection works: Nashua ..........................------------------------------------. New Hampshire.....--------- $99,000 $1, 000- Lowell. ...... Massachusetts----------.... ......------------------------------------- . 245, 500 4, 500 North Andover ....................---------------------------- ----..... do---------------- 146, 500 3, 500 1 Includes cost of lands and damages. 2 The details of this project are contained in an individual report. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Field surveys, founda- tion investigations, and preliminary design for additional units of the comprehensive reservoir system were continued at a cost of $89,- 766.43 from regular funds. The net expenditures were $75,897.44 from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work on the development of the comprehensive plan preliminary to construction is about 70 percent complete. The condition of projects selected for construction under this authorization is given in individual reports. The costs to date from regular funds have been $311,592.77. The expenditures to date from regular funds have been $350,074.64. The total costs and expenditures to date from emergency relief funds have been $23,716.07. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 71 The costs of all work, all funds, have been $335,308.84. The total expenditures have been $373,790.71. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, and accounts re- ceivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $205,302.76 regular funds, will be applied to the payment of accounts payable, $2,763.73, and to continuation of studies and surveys for related flood-control works in the comprehensive plan, $202,539.03. The sum of $236,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for the construction of additional flood-protection works included in the general comprehensive plan. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- $335, 308. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-- --------------------- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 335, 308. 84 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-- ---------------------- 41,245. 60 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 376, 554. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 2, 763. 73 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 790. 71 1373, Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 164, 057. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--- ---------- 537, 847. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1 937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------- .... ------------- $160, 157. 95 .......-------------- $85, 384. 46 $89, 766. 43 Cost of maintenance --------- -----.---.--- --------- - ----- - - - ---- -- ----------- Total expended___-___- __---_ ____--_ _---154, 612. 51 143, 280. 76 75, 897. 44 Allotted......--- .....----------------------- ----------- ........ ----..... 382, 000. 00 48, 716. 07 107, 131.80 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------- ------------------- $132, 822. 80 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-------------- $17, 868. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------- 7,131.80 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------- 100, 000. 00 125, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 257, 822. 80 Deductions on account of revocation of funds-------------------17, 868.20 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 239, 954. 60 Gross amount expended-------- --------------- $188, 836. 56 Less reimbursements collected--------------------112, 939. 12 75, 897. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 164, 057.16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940.....--------------------------2, 818. 71 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------161, 238. 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940- -- ------------------- 41, 245. 60 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------------- 202, 484. 05 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 2---------------------------- 236, 000. 00 1 Includes $23,716.07 emergency relief funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 72 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 20. FRANKLIN FALLS RESERVOIR, MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location.--The dam site of the reservoir is located on the Pemi- gewasset 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. The reservoir will provide a storage capacity of 170,000 acre-feet and con- trol a drainage area of 1,000 square miles. A 550-foot spillway, 810 square feet of gate-controlled outlet conduits, power intake, and 23- foot diameter tunnel, involving 81,600 cubic yards of concrete, will be constructed. The total estimated cost is $7,883,000, which includes construction, lands, damages, and highway relocations. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other pur- poses in the Merrimack River Basin which was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The clearing and grub- bing of the dam site and borrow areas were completed by hired labor. Construction of the dam and appurtenant works was commenced by continuing contract on November 14, 1939. Contract operations consisted of stripping of dam site and bor- row areas, excavation of outlet approach channel, completion of the construction of Government field office, excavation of earth and rock in the conduit area, and placing rolled pervious and impervious fill and gravel drains in the terrace sections by continuing contract. This work involved the excavation of 586,089 cubic yards of stripping and common excavation, 16,468 cubic yards of rock excavation, and the placing of 114,590 cubic yards of rolled earth fill, 21,409 cubic yards of rock fill, and 51,920 cubic yards of sand and gravel for filters and backing. A total of 555.95 acres of land has been acquired as follows: 300.5 acres at the dam site, 137.62 acres of borrow area, and 117.83 acres in the reservoir area. An agreement was entered into with the State of New Hampshire for the relocation of 2,999 feet of State Highway Route 3A near the west end of the spillway section of the dam. This relocation is about 64 percent complete. The total costs during the fiscal year, including clearing and grub- bing, contract operations, land acquisition, and relocations were $1,- 068,935.23. The expenditures were $828,061.81. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project for the Frank- lin Falls Reservoir is about 16 percent complete. The contract for the construction of the dam is about 12 percent complete; relocations, including highway and cemetery, about 7 percent complete; and the acquisition of land for dam, reservoir, and borrow areas, about 16 percent complete. Final plans and specifications, and clearing of the dam site and borrow areas are complete. The costs to date from regular funds have been $1,229,272.78. The expenditures have been $983,524.19. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTONI MASS., DISTRICT 73 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, and accounts re- ceivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $5,701,575.57 regu- lar funds, will be applied as follows: Regular funds: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940------------------------- $302, 226.48 New work: Preparation of foundation for dam, construction- of outlet works, power tunnel, river diversion, and spillway excavation; construction of embankment of terrace sections to elevation 390 and river sections to elevation 320, under continuing contract, period July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941___ 3, 559, 215. 23 Acquisition of lands and rights-of-way (hired labor)-------- 1, 840, 133. 86 Total---------- - ----------------------- 5, 701, 575. 57 The sum of $1,198,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Completion of contract for construction of dam and appurtenant works, period July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942____ _--_-------- $1, 198, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________------------------ $1, 229, 272. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________-- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ - -__ -_ 1, 229, 272. 78 Undistributed costs to June 30, 1940___________--------_____--56, 378. 13 Net total cost to June 30, 1940-- , 285, 650 91 1---------------------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_______- ___________ ,_ 99. 76 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------- --- - 1, 285, 750. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 302, 226.48 Net total expenditures___________ _____- _______ _ 983, 594. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----___ ------------- 5, 701, 475. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------ 6, 685, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__.__....____ .. _ _____........ ... __-------------- _______ ... $160, 337. 55 $1,068, 935. 23 C ost of m aintenance--.-... . ----.---------- .--.... .--- .-------- ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...-------------- Total expended . ___ ___________.______________ ____________........_____ 155. 462. 38 828. 061. 81 Allotted ...... _ .. ...... .--------------. 5, 285,000.00 1,400,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___ --------------- -- -__ $5,129, 537. 62 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--.............. - - __- ___-1, 400. 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- - -___-___ --- -______ __ 6, 529, 537. 62 Gross amount expended __ __-_-------- -- -$902, 823. 40 Less : Reimbursements collected $74, 316. 59 -------- Receipts from sales ---------- 445. 00 74, 761. 59 828, 061. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-_ -- ----------- 5, 701, 475. 81 74 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------$17, 903. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-- ------ 5, 217, 700. 52 $5,235, 604.01 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 465, 871. 80 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------- 0099. 76 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------------- 465, 971. 56 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,198, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 198, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 21. BLACKWATER RESERVOIR, MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location.-The dam site of the reservoir is located on the Black- water River in New Hampshire, 8.2 miles above the confluence with the Contoocook River and 118.8 miles above the mouth of the Merri- mack. The reservoir lies within the towns of Webster and Salisbury in the county of Merrimack, the dam being situated just above the village of Swetts Mills in Webster, 12.5 miles by highway northwest of Concord, N. H. Existing project.--The dam will be of the rolled-earth type, with a dumped rock toe and a dumped rock blanket on the upstream face, 750 feet long at the top, with a maximum height of approximately 60 feet and a top width of about 39 feet. It will contain about 239,000 cubic yards of earth and rock fill. A gravity type spillway 240 feet long, 55 square feet of gate-controlled and 22.5 square feet of ungated outlet conduits, and a 16-foot diameter penstock, involving 22,500 cubic yards of concrete, will be constructed. The reservoir will provide a storage capacity of 46,000 acre-feet and control a drainage area of 127.5 square miles. The estimated cost is $1,300,000. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Merrimack River Basin which was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Finaldesigns, plans, and specifications were completed. The clearing of dam site, dike, and borrow areas was also completed. Construction of the dam, dikes, and appurtenant works was com- menced by continuing contract on April 23, 1940. Contract operations have consisted principally of stripping of dam sites, rock and earth excavation, and the placing of rolled pervious fill and rock on the up- stream side of the main dam embankment. This work involved 40,616 cubic yards of earth and rock excavation, pressure grouting of 1,443 linear feet of drill holes, and the placing of 8,161 cubic yards of sand and gravel, dumped rock, and rolled pervious fill for the dam embankment. An agreement was made on February 8, 1940, with the State of New Hampshire, for the relocation of highways between the villages of Webster and Warner, N. H., and between Webster and Swetts Mills, N. H., and highway connections thereto. Work on this agreement was of a preliminary nature. A total of 272.7 acres of land has been ac- quired in the dam site and borrow areas. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 75 The costs during the fiscal year have been $151,444.44. The expendi- tures were $116,914.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.--Contract plans and specifications, and the clearing of the dam site, dike, and borrow areas are complete. The existing project is about 12 percent completed. The total costs have been $151,444.44. The expenditures have been $116,914.82. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $1,183,138.10 regular funds, will be applied as follows: Regular funds: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940__---- __--------- ------- $34, 888. 54 New work: Completion of construction of dam, power intake, and appurtenant work by contract in force, period July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941_____-------------------------------- 718, 932. 21 Acquisition of lands and rights-of-way (hired labor) ---- __-- 429, 317. 35 Total---------- ----- ----------- --------------- 1, 183, 138. 10 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, since the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and flnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ __--...-_____ ____-- $151,444. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--.--- __-__ 151, 444. 44 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940__------ -- -__ 306. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940-----------_ ___ --- 151, 750. 44 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--- --------- __ ____- 52. 92 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__-__ -__-_____-____ 151, 803. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 34, 888. 54 Net total expenditures______----______- _____-- 116, 914. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--__- ____ _____-- -_ 1, 183, 085. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ _____-___ -1, 300, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- -------------------------------------------------------- $151, - 444.44 Cost of maintenance-,------ I_--_ _ --- - --------- $ - -- Total expended .. ......... 116, 914.82 Allotted-'- ------------------- ----------------------------------------- 1, 300, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----- ------------------------ $1, 300, 000. 00 Gross amount expended--_____ - -____ ______ $119, 966. 42- Less reimbursements collected________-------- -- _ 3, 051. 60 116, 914. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_-............-- __- 1,183, 085. 18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 __-__--------. $9, 660. 02 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ --- 719, 701. 86 729, 361. 88 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- 453, 723. 30 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------ ......--..- - -____ 52. 92 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------- 453, 776. 22 76 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 22. HOPKINTON-EVERETT RESERVOIR, MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location.-The dams that form the Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir are located in the towns of West Hopkinton, N. H., on the Contoocook River, and in Weare, N. H., on the Piscataquog River. A connecting canal will supply the means for balancing the separate storage capaci- ties above the two dams. The Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir is located within the towns of Henniker, Hopkinton, Weare, and Dunbarton in Merrimack and Hillsboro Counties, N. H. The West Hopkinton Dam, on the Contoocook River, is about 12 miles west of Concord, N. H., and about 16.5 miles above the confluence with the Merrimack River; the Everett Dam, on the Piscataquog River, is 10 miles southwest of Con- cord, N. H., and about 16 miles above the confluence with the Merrimack River. Existing project.-The West Hopkinton Dam will be of rolled-earth fill with dumped-rock toe and upstream blanket, 4,150 feet long, with a maximum height of 88 feet and a concrete gravity spillway 600 feet long. Flood-control outlets will consist of six gate-controlled, rec- tangular conduits, each 40 square feet in area, located in the spillway section. Construction of the dam will involve the placement of ap- proximately 1,500,000 cubic yards of rolled-earth fill, 300,000 cubic yards of rock fill, and 50,000 cubic yards of concrete. The Everett Dam will be of rolled-earth fill with dumped-rock toe and upstream blanket, 1,140 feet long, with a maximum height of 120 feet and a concrete gravity spillway section 200 feet long. The flood- control outlet will consist of a gate-controlled conduit 65 square feet in area constructed on open-cut rock through the earth-fill section. Construction of the dam will involve the placement of approximately 800,000 cubic yards of rolled-earth fill, 200,000 cubic yards of rock fill, and 30,000 cubic yards of concrete. The canal connecting the two storage areas will be about 2 miles in length, with bottom width of 330 feet, and will involve the excavation of 200,000 cubic yards of rock and 1,100,000 cubic yards of earth. Three dikes, necessary for confining the storage areas at low saddles, having an aggregate length of 11,800 feet with a maximum height of 40 feet, will involve the placement of about 600,000 cubic yards of rolled-earth fill and 70,000 cubic yards of rock. The Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir will provide a storage capacity of 160,000 acre-feet and control a total drainage area of 490 square miles. The total estimated cost is $11,500,000, which includes con- struction, lands, damages, and utility relocations. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Merrimack River Basin which was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work consisted of topo- graphic surveys, foundation exploration by drilling and seismograph, and office studies preliminary to the preparation of the final plans and specifications. The costs have been $33,379.04. There were no expenditures. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DISTRICT 77 Condition at end of fiscal year.-Foundationexploration of the dam site, dikes, and canal is about 40 percent complete. The costs from regular funds have been $33,379.04. There were no expenditures. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $130,000, will be applied to accounts pay- able, June 30, 1940, $33,379.04, and to additional field investigations, borings, seismic work, and preparation of final construction plans and specifications $96,620.96. The sum of $3,500,000 can be prof- itably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work: Commencement of construction of dams, connecting canal and dikes, and appurtenant work at West Hopkinton and Everett, N. H., by continuing contract. Period July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942 --- ------- ------------------------- $2, 000, 000. 0( Acquisition of lands and rights-of-way (hired labor) 1, 500, 000. 00 ------------ Total----------3--------------------------------3, 500, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___ ___________ _______$33, 379. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_________ ___ 33, 379.04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__------------------ --- 33, 379. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------- 130, 000. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -------------------- 130, 000. 00' Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--- -----------....--- ------------------------------------------ $33, 379. 04 Cost of maintenance -- ------------- ------------- ------------ ----- ---------- Total expended ---- ---------- Allotted ..-------------------------------------.................... 130,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_______________________-__-____ $130, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--_-- - 1----------- 130, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_-_______ ____ ___----33, 379. 04 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940______--- ____--__96, 620. 96 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------- 11, 370, 000. 0= Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1_____---_________________------- 3, 500, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23. 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 269243--40--pt. 1, vol. 1-6 78 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Hunts 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. There was a cost adjustment of -$15 due to a refund. The expenditures were -$15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed during the fiscal year 1938 at a saving of $1,126. The costs and expenditures have been $794,373.46 for new work. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------- _ $794, 373. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 - ___ ____________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_________-__ 794, 373. 46 Net total expenditures___------__ - __ -- 794, 373. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1940 _______ -______-- _ 794. 373. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-------- -------------- $200, 309. 29 $579, 434. 50 $14, 644, 67 -$15.00 Cost of m aintenance- ---------- ... .. .. .. .. - - --- -- ----.----... ---........................... ... Total expended -- 205, 142. 99 590, 303. 45 -1, 057. 98 -15. 00 Allotted..................------------------ 521, 000. 00 ..-------------- 284, 958. 00 -11, 569. 54 -15. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of funds__------------------ $15. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_ _____ _____---------- - -- 00 -15. Gross amount expended ----------------------------- $1. 25 Less reimbursem'ents collected ------------------------ 16. 25 -15. 00 24. 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 9,300 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. There was a cost adjustment of -$1.75 due to a refund. The expenditures were - $1.75. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BOSTON, MASS., DSTRICT 79 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed during the fiscal year 1938. The costs were $1,744,174.11. The expenditures were $1,743.485.11. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $4,087.80, will be applied to liquidation of outstanding obligations. No work is proposed during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summzary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------------- $1, 744,174.11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_..-------- 1, 744, 174. 11 :Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___--- __-------- - ---- 689. 00 Net total expenditures ---------------------- 743, 485. 11 1-----, Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------- 4, 087. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______--- 1, 747, 572. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1139 1940 Cost of new work___ _.. _ ...-------------- ..... .. $778, 708. 13 $953, 969. 96 $11, 497. 77 -$1. 75 ost of maintenance----------- ----------- ------------------------------------------ Total expended__-----.........----------........---------- 765, 539. 99 978, 328. 77 -381. 90 -1. 75 Allotted - -------------------------------- 1,020, 000.00 731, 951. 10 -4, 378. 19------------ Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 $4, 086. 05 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $1. 25 Less reimbursements collected - -3. 3-------------- 00 -1. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------ 4, 087. 80 O)utstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------- -____ 4, 084. 80 Balance available June 30, 1940 ___-- ________-----__- --- 3.00 25. 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., quad- :rangle.) 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 deepening, widen- ing, and straightening the channel through Fitchburg, and modifying restricting structures to provide better hydraulic conditions of flow .and make a channel adequate to carry flood waters without flooding ad- jacent properties. The estimated cost of the existing project is $1,375,- t000, exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There was a cost adjustment of $103.25 due to liquidation of an outstanding liability. The expenditures were $103.25. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed during the fiscal year 1938 at a saving of $5,348. The costs and expenditures have been $1,369,651.68, all of which was for new work. 80 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 _-.----_- -_........ $1, 369, 651. 68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940... .__.. ____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--__----, ... 1, 369, 651. 68 Net total expenditures_ ---- __ ---- -- - - - ____- -- --- 1, 369, 651. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--_.... _-_------ 1, 369, 651. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_---------.---_-_-_-...... __$689, 713. 64 $678, 807. 15 $1, 027. 64 $103. 25 Cost of maintenance.---------------------------------- -------- Total expended........... __... ------- _ _ 807, 874. 14 559, 353. 81 2, 320. 48 103. 25 Allotted--------.------------------------1.... 1, 800, 000. 00 -426,000.00 -4, 451. 57 103. 25 Amount allotted from First Deficiency Appropriation Act approved April 6, 1940------------------------------------------------ $103. 25 Gross amount expended---- ------------------------------------ 103. 25 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 Androscoggin River, Maine__ Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, M r. 27, 1935. Do_------------------ Commerce Commit- tee re olution, Mar. 28, 1936. Do--...........----- ...---------- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Androscoggin River and trib- Flood Control Act, .. ut ries, Maine and N. H. June 25, 1936. Kennebec River, Maine .--- Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Mir. 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, Mass. and River and Harbor Act, - N. H., improvement for June 20, 1938. navigation, flood control, and water power. Saco River, Maine- ...... Flood Control Com- _ ..... ........ mittee resolution, Mar. 27, 1936. Do----.------------------ Commerce Commit- ................ tee resolution, Mar. 28, 1936. Do---.................--------------- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. 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 the northern end of Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod, Mass., on the east, to the Connecticut-New York boundary line on the west, except the head of Buzzards Bay, Mass., and its tributarywatershed north of Butlers Point and Scraggy Neck. RIVERS AND HARBORS---PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 81 District engineer: Lt. Col. J. S. Bragdon, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to August 16, 1939; Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to October 16, 1939; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to April 24, 1940; Col. John N. Hodges, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS 1. Pollock Rip Shoals, Nan- Page I Flood-control projects-Continued tucket Sound, Mass -- 82 Page ,2. Chatham (Stage) Harbor, 35. Union Village Reservoir, Mass _- 84 Connecticut River Basin, 3. Harbor of refuge at Nan- Vt_- 152 tucket, Mass___ 85 36. Claremont Reservoir, Con- 4. Cross Rip Shoals, Nantucket necticut River Basin, Sound, Mass__________ 86 N. H-_ __ _- 153 .5. Edgartown Harbor, Mass___ 87 37. Surry Mountain Reservoir, 6. Woods Hole Channel, Mass_ 89 Connecticut River Basin, 7. New Bedford and Fairhaven N. H -___ __ 155 Harbor, Mass_____ 90 38. Birch Hill Reservoir, Con- 8. Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass_-- 93 necticut River Basin, 9. Westport River, Mass _-- 95 Mass - 157 10. Sakonnet Harbor, R. I ... 96 39. Tully Reservoir, Connecticut 11. Fall River Harbor, Mass___ 98 River Basin, Mass ...... 159 12. Taunton River, Mass ..... 100 40. Knightville Reservoir, Con- 13. Newport Harbor, R. I_ - 101 necticut River Basin, 14. Providence River and Har- Mass_ 161 bor, R. I_________ 103 41. Hartford, Connecticut River 15. Pawtucket (Seekonk) River, Basin, Conn __ -- 163 R. I--- -------- 106 42. East Hartford, Connecticut 16. Harbor of refuge at Point River Basin, Conn . -. 168 Judith, R. I-____-__--_ _ 108 43. Springfield, Con necticut 17. Harbor of refuge at Block River Basin, Mass ..... 173 Island, R. I_ __ 110 44. West Springfield, Connecti- 18. Stonington Harbor, Conn_ - 112 cut River Basin, Mass___ 177 19. Mystic River, Conn_-. 114 45. Chicopee, Connecticut 20. Thames River, Conn _-- 115 River Basin, Mass ...... 181 :21. Connecticut River below 46. Holyoke, Connecticut River Hartford, Conn_ -- 118 Basin, Mass 186 22. Duck Island Harbor, Conn- 122 47. Northampton, Connecticut 23. New Haven Harbor, Conn__ 123 River Basin, Mass -__ 190 24. Breakwaters at New Haven, 48. Preliminary examinations Conn__ ----- 127 and surveys for flood con- :25. Milford Harbor, Conn _- 128 trol . -- 194 26. Housatonic River, Conn .. 131 27. Bridgeport Harbor, Conn__ 134 Emergency-relief projects 28. Norwalk Harbor, Conn .... 137 29. Stamford Harbor, Conn ... 139 49. Local protection projects, 430. Greenwich Harbor, Conn_ __ 143 Connecticut River Basin- 195 31. Examinations, surveys, and 50. Connecticut River at the contingencies (general)--- 144 city of Hartford, Conn., 32. Other projects for which no raising and constructing estimates are submitted-- levees_- - - - - - - - 197 145 33. Plant allotment ........... 146 51. Flood-control examinations and surveys in the basins of the Thames, Chicopee, Flood-control projects Blackstone, Pawtuxet, Housatonic, and Connecti- 34. Connecticut River Basin, cut Rivers and their tribu- Vt., N. H., Mass., and taries _ _ 198 Conn-- - -- - -- -- - 147 82 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Mar- thas 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 experi- mental 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 suit- able dimensions was $1,100,000 for new work and $30,000 for annual maintenance. 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. Doec. 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 Dec.. hopper dredge. No. 3, 64th Cong., 1st sess. The latest map is published in the Annual Report for 1915, page 2056. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal yelar.-Maintenance dredging with the U. S. hopper dredge Atlantic was in progress from April 15 to June 30, 1940, inclusive. During the period a total of 559,885 cubic yards of material, bin measurement, were removed as follows: 239,927 cubic yards from shoals at the eastern end of the channel; 37,740 cubic yards from the south edge of the encroachment at Bearse Shoal and at buoy No. 6; 282,218 cubic yards from shoals along the south edge of the channel between buoys No. 1 and No. 5. The shoals at the eastern end of the channel were removed to general depths of 33 feet, the shoal on the north channel line at buoy No. 6 was narrowed and shortened, the RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 83 shoals along the south channel line from buoy No. 5, easterly were re- moved to general depths of 32 feet. The cost of this dredging was $47,315.85. Preliminary costs in connection with this work were $3,539.33. Adjustment in the cost of dredging operations during 1939, in the amount of $4,224.41 was made. The total costs were $55,079.59 for maintenance. The expenditures were $60,269.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1925. 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. On June 30, 1940, the controlling depth in the 2,000-foot fairway was 32 feet except along the edges where the controlling depth is 30 feet. The costs under the existing project have been $1,083,504.41 for new work and $658,602.28 for maintenance, a total of $1,742,106.69. Expenditures have been $1,722,694.41. Proposedoperations.--Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended including accounts receivable on June 30, 1940 amounting to $105,- 577.39 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------ $22, 507. 74 Maintenance operations with a U. S. seagoing hopper dredge about 3 months, April to June 1941, including surveys------------------ 82, 069. 65 Total-------------------------------------------- 104, 577. 39 The sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance operations with a U. S. seagoing hopper dredge for about 3 months during the spring of 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $1, 083, 504. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------658, 602. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------1, 742, 106. 69 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------_ _ 3,095. 46 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940---- ------------- 1, 745, 202. 15 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 22, 507. 74 Net total expenditures------------------------ -- 1, 722, 694. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 101, 481. 93, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ,824, 176. 34 1------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 .- Cost ofnew work -------.----- - -..- -.-..--- - Cost of maintenance _.---. . $61, 253. 98 $1, 610. 78 $52, 400.00 $107, 850.76 $55, 079. 59 Total expended---------------- 69, 772. 28 19, 082.81 52, 400.00 83, 248. 92 60, 269.15 Allotted .................---------------------- 10, 000. 00 -------------- 102, 147. 08 145, 000.00 50, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1,1939. $111, 751. 08 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940----------------------------------- 50,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----- ------------------- 161,751.08 84 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Gross amount expended_ -- _____-___-__-_____ $77, 365. 15 Less reimbursements collected -- ___-__- -_______ 17, 096. 00 $60, 269.15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_____________________ 101, 481. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 22, 803.36 Balance available June 30, 1940 ---- ___-______-___ 78, 678. 57 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940________ ______ 3, 095. 46 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_______________ 81, 774. 03 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75, 000 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 completed in 1901. The controlling depth as determined in May 1940 was 41/ 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 1941. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 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, 1940--____--------------_ __- $7, 888.95 ,Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ____------------- 23, 682. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------ 31, 571. 36 Net total expenditures_---------------------------------- 31, 571. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -------- 31, 571. 36 RIVERS AND HARBORSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ---- ------------------------ ----- - ------ ------------ -- ------------ Cost of maintenance___-------- $19, 400 - ---- - ------ -- Total expended, .- -- 19, 400 ..---- -.----- ------.. Allotted.------------------------------...19, 4001.. ......-- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance------------------------------------------__ $15, 000 3. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT NANTUCKET, MASS. Location.-.On the north shore of Nantucket Island about 32 miles east-southeast from Vineyard Haven, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 343.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the act of March 2, 1829. The costs and expenditures under this project were $45,834.75, for new work. For further details of the previous project, see page 1747, Annual Re- port for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 15 feet deep at mean low water, without prescribed width, through the bar at the entrance, and for converging jetties of riprap, 6,987 feet and 5,755 feet long, on the east and west sides, respectively, of the entrance. The mean range of the tide is 3.1 feet, and the maximum range due to the combined effect of wind and other causes is 5 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1931, is $522,500, ex- clusive of amounts expended under previous project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 14, 1880 For the west jetty _ Doc. No. 18, 46th Cong., 2d sess., and H----------------------. I- H. Annual Report 1880, p. 423. Aug. 5,1886 For the east jetty-------------------------- Annual Report for 1885, p. 579. Mar. Mar. 3,1905 2,1907 For dredging in the channel between the jetties - For latest published map see Annual Report for 1916, p. 1912. Local cooperation.-None required by law. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local interests have expended for dredging and rock removal nearly $59,000. Terminal facilities.-These consist of four piers affording about 3,000 feet of berthing space. Facilities are considered adequate for- present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 87 percent completed. The channel was completed in 1930. The jetties: have been built to varying height and cross section with a view to con- trolling and regulating scour between them. The west jetty is in need of repairs; the east jetty is in good condition. The controlling depth :86 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 at mean low water in the channel was 13 feet, as determined in 1939. To complete the project, the west jetty is to be extended about 800 feet and the height of the east jetty raised if necessary. The costs and ex- penditures under the existing project have been $456,482.25 for new work and $271,648.53 for maintenance, a total of $728,130.78. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in repairing, by contract, the west jetty at the entrance to the harbor. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- $502, 317. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____________-- ______ 271, 648. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------- 773, 965. 53 Net total expenditures________________ - _ -- 773, 965. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___---___ ___-_____ 773, 965. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ____________. . . .. Cost of maintenance ........------------ $62, 456. 60 $16, 926.10 Total expended__........... __ .. 38, 776. 23 40, 329. 01 Allotted... -- . --. .. -. --. -.- --.- ................... -35,117. 30 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- $66, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance .__..------------------ 30, 000. 00 4. CROSS RIP SHOALS, NANTUCKET SOUND, MASS. Location.--Nantucket Sound lies south of Cape Cod and north of Nantucket and the eastern part of Marthas Vineyard Islands. Cross Rip Shoals are a little southerly and easterly of the geographical center of the sound. They are about 17 miles east from Vineyard Haven on the island of Marthas Vineyard and about 15 miles north- west from Nantucket Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic 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.-Maintenance dredging with the U. S. hopper dredge Atlantic was in progress from April X24 to May 30, 1940, inclusive. During the period a total of 119,091 cubic yards of material, bin measurement, w'as removed, 81,061 cubic yards from the channel opposite Half Moon Shoal, and 38,030 cubic RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 87 yards along the channel edge, opposite the easterly extremity of Cross Rip Shoal. The cost of this work was $10,860.27. Preliminary costs in connection with this work were $1,639.73. The total costs and ex- penditures were $12,500, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1931. The controlling depths on June 30, 1940, were 30 feet at the edges and over 31 feet through the sailing course. The costs and ex- penditures under the existing project have been $24,200.13 for new work and $40,737.07 for maintenance, a total of $64,937.20. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $7,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance operations with a seagoing hopper dredge for about 10 days in the spring of 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 194011111111111111111111 1 $24, 200. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 40, 737. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 64, 937. 20 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------- 64, 937. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------------- 64, 937. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work----..-- -------------- ---------------------------------------- ..............--- Cost of maintenance-- ..----------- $4, 827. 83 $1, 172. 17 $3, 600. 00 $12, 500. 00 ...-------------- Total expended .............-----------------. 6, 000. 00 -------------- 3, 600. 00 -------------- 12, 500. 00 Allotted----..............-----------------......---------- ...-------------.. 3, 600. 00 12, 500. 00 ...... Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------------------------- $12, 500. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $13, 936. 82 Less reimbursements collected ----------------------- 1, 436. 82 12, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ------------------------------------ 7, 500. 00 5. EDGARTOWN HARBOR, MASS. Location.-Between Chappaquiddick and Marthas Vineyard Islands at the southeastern end of the latter, about 201/ miles south- west of Hyannis Harbor, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey 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 projevts.-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. 88 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The estimated cost for new work, made in 1936, was $21,175, includ- ing $10,000 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.-Fully complied with. Termfinal 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 in progress from September 20 to November 17, 1939. During the period a total of 55,565 cubic yards of material were removed, 3,712 cubic yards from the 17-foot section, 13,938 cubic yards from the 12-foot section opposite and southerly from the town wharf, and 37,915 cubic yards from Middle Ground Shoal at a total cost of $16,385.87. The costs were $8,125 from regular funds and $8,260.87 from contributed funds, a total of $16,385.87, all for new work. The expenditures were $10,487.03 from regular funds and $8.260.87 from contributed funds, a total of $18,747.90. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The controlling depths at mean low water, on Novem- ber 19, 1939, were: In the outer harbor channel, about 16.5 feet; on Middle Ground Shoal, 12 6 feet; in the 17-foot widening, 17.5 feet; in the 12-foot widening, 12.4 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $15,614.42 from regular funds and $10,000 from contributed funds, a total of $25,614.42. all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--__- $45, $_______--____-__ 614. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 _________-- --- 45, 614. 42 Net total expenditures_______--__---- -___-__ 45, 614. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ______________ 45, 614. 42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___ _--__ --------------------------- ...------------ $7, 489. 42 $8, 125. 00 Cost of maintenance .---.--- -- . ------ -- --. Total expended ................. _____________ ______________ _________ 5, 127. 39 10. 487. 03 Allotted -- -----------------------.. .............. 18, 175. 00 -2, 560. 58, Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_____________________--____ $13, 047. 61 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------______ 2, 560. 58 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------- 10, 487. 0 Gross amount expended --------- $18, 747. 90 Less reimbursements collected --.------.--------- 8,260. 87 10, 487. 0 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRIJCT 89 OONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--- --------------------- $10, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 .__________ 10, 000. 00 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------- 10, 000.00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940___------------- 10, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------ $8, 260. 87 Gross amount expended- --- --- --------- - 8, 260.87 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR EDGARTOWN HARBOR, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940- $55, 614. 42 =Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_-- ---- 55, 614. 42 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------------ , 614. 42 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940_....... 55, 614.42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__-- __-- - -- ___ _-_- -- - - - $9,228.55 $16,385.87 Cost of maintenance---- - Total expended------------------ ---- ---- -- --------- -- 6, 86. 52 18,747. 90 Allotted and contributed-------- ------------------------------- 8, 175. 00 -2, 560. 58 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $21, 308.48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ------- 2, 560. 58 Net amount to be accounted for--- ---------- 18, 747. 90 Gross amount expended ----------------------------- $27, 008. 77 Less reimbursements collected 8, 260. 87 18, 747. 90 6. 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 Tor 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 90 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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.-None. An adjustment in the cost of maintenance work performed by the U. S. lighter Babcock during 1939 was made. The costs were minus $35.09. The expenditures were minus $339.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was substan- tially completed in 1913. The controlling depth as determined in 1939 was 13 feet at mean low water in the main channel through the strait, and 11 feet in the Broadway Channel. The costs and expendi- tures have been $230,000 for new work and $6,660.57 for maintenance, a total of $236,660.57. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, as the condition of the channel is adequate to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-- ------------------------ $338, 599. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________ ______ -___ 11, 660. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ __-_______-- 350, 260. 49 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ______-- ____-__350, 260. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940____________________ 350, 260. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C s ofn w w -- - ----- ---------- ------- -- ------- - -- I------ - Cost of new work ........... Cost of maintenance ------------------------------------------ $6, 695. 66 -$35.09 Total expended....- ------ --------- I--.-------..-------- 7,000.00 I -339. 43 Aloted------------- - - _____-__ I-------------------------------------..7,000.00 j -339.43 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------____ -- $339. 43 Gross amount expended ---- ___---------------- ------ $86. 30 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- ---- 425. 73 -- 339. 43 7. NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN HARBOR, MASS. Location.-New Bedford Harbor is a 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 RIVERS AND HARBORSPROVIDIENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 91 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. 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. Doe. 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. July 3, 1930The 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 Doo. 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 Doe. haven wharf front. No. 25, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Contains latest published maps. 2 Also Emergency Relief Act, May 28, 1935. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, im- posed the condition that local interests construct a new bridge at Cogge- shall Street with a draw opening of at least 100 feet and build a sub- stantial 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 chan- nel 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 complied with August 20, 1938. 92 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts expended approximately $118,009 in dredging a channel 25 feet deep and 100 feet wide 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 considered adequate for the existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 18, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work under contract for dredging and rock removal in the western maneuvering area in progress at the beginning of the year was completed on August 3, 1939. During the period 930 cubic yards of rock and 1,267 cubic yards of ordi- nary material were removed. The cost of this work was $17,666.78. Another contract for new work was in progress from February 12, 1940, to February 27, 1940, 26.25 cubic yards of rock were removed from the main channel, 1,300 feet north-northwest of Palmer Island Light. The cost of this work was $1,200.58. The United States seagoing hopper dredge Atlantic commenced maintenance dredging in the en- trance channel on January 9, and completed the work March 2, 1940. During the period 322,392 cubic yards of material, bin measurement, were removed. The cost of this work was $47,445.50. Preliminary costs in connection with this work amounted to $1,433.45. The total costs were $18,867.36 for new work and $48,878.95 for maintenance, a total of $67,746.31. The total expenditures were $83,608.80. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 98 percent completed. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: 30 feet in the entrance channel and nearly 29 feet in the channel through the harbor and bridge, as determined in March 1940; nearly 27 feet in the 30-foot turning basin above the bridge except :along the east limit, as determined in December 1938; nearly 25 feet in 25-foot anchorage, as determined in February 1938; 151/2 feet in 15-foot Fairhaven waterfront channel, and 10 feet in 10-foot Fairhaven water-front channel as determined in March 1939; 20 feet in New Bed- ford water-front channel, as determined in February 1938; in the Acushnet River, about 23 feet to a point 1,200 feet below Coggeshall Street Bridge, as determined in May 1928; and thence 7 feet to Belle- ville, as determined in 1905. The head of navigation is about 7 miles north of the entrance, opposite Sconticut Point. To complete the project requires the removal of a rocky shoal along the east limit of the turning basin above the bridge and the dredging of the 18-foot channel to Belleville. The costs and expenditures from regular funds have been $1,458,220.29 for new work and $254,050.59 for maintenance, a total of $1,712,270 88. The costs and expenditures from Emergency Relief funds have been $226,537.63 for new work. The total costs and expenditures, United States funds, were $1,684,- 757.92 for new work and $254,050.59 for maintenance, a total of $1,938,808.51. In addition, the sum of $20,400 was expended for new work from contributed funds. Proposed operations.--No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in improvement dredging along the eastern edge of the turning basin above the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge, by contract, October 1941, removing about 4,000 cubic yards of mud, gravel, and boulders. RIVERS AND HARBORS---PROVIDENCE, R. I., DIS'TRICT 93 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 1$1, 855, 457. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 254, 050. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----------- 2, 109, 508. 51 Net total expenditures --------------------------------------- 2, 109, 508. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ---------------- 2, 109, 508. 51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___ ------ _ $473, 407. 65 $22. 05 $4, 675. 30 $241, 324. 84 $18, 867. 36 Cost of maintenance ---------------- --------------- _---------- 3, 777. 01 48, 878. 95 Total cost-----------.. ----.... 473, 407. 65 22. 05 4, 675. 30 245, 101. 85 67, 746. 31 Total expended ....------------------472, 440. 72 22. 05 4, 132. 09 229, 782. 57 83, 608. 80 Allotted_---------------------- 86,144.08 -24, 462. 37 135, 000. 00 182, 285. 00 238. 46 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------- -------- $83, 370. 34 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- 7, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------- _-----_------ - 90, 370. 34 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------ _ 6, 761. 54 Net amount to be accounted for------------------- 83, 608. 80 Gross amount expended ---- - -________- $89, 587.07 Less reimbursements collected-------------- 5, 978. 27 -- 83, 608. 80 Amount. (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------- 96, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work_________________________________ 12, 000. 00 1 In addition, $20,400 expended from contributed funds for new work. 8. 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 Har- bor, 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 west- erly 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 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, includ- ing $19,500 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.-Fullycomplied with. 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. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--7 94 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during fiscal year.--Repairs to the north jetty by contract was in progress from July 16 to July 31, 1939. Dur- ing the period 450.1 long tons of riprap and chipstone were placed, restoring the height of the jetty to 8 feet above mean low water. The cost was $3,578.18 from regular funds, all for maintenance. Ex. penditures were $4,924.33 from regular funds and $1,162.68 from con- tributed funds, a total of $6,087.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were 10 feet in the channel and in the anchorage. The costs and expenditures from regular funds have been $27,167.86 for new work and $17,660.50 for mainte- nance, a total of $44,828.36. The costs and expenditures from con- tributed funds have been $11,643.37 for new work. The total costs and expenditures, all funds, were $38,811.23 for new work and $17,- 660.50 for maintenance, a total of $56,471.73. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____-__-______ ____ ___ _ $27, 167. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______-----__ __-____ __ 17, 660. 50 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_-------- 44, 828. 36 Net total expenditures____------ __-__- 44,828. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--- __ -- ____ --____ 44, 828. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----- ----------------------------------------- $28,330. 54 -$1,162. 68 ------------_____________ _____________ Cost of maintenance .... -- 14, 082. 32 3, 578. 18 - - - __ ___.. Total cost- ................ - - __- ......... _42, 412. 86 2,415. 10 Total expended-------- .----.................... ____ ___ 39, 904. 03 4, 924. 33 Allotted ......................------------------------------------------------------ 45, 500. 00 -671. 64 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------- $5,595. 97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------.--- 671. 64 Net amount to be accounted for ------.... __ _r__- 4, 924. 33 Gross amount expended ------ .. ----- - ___- $6, 403. 78 Less reimbursements collected------------1---------- ,479. 45 4, 924. 33 CONTRIBUTED~ FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 194011111111111111111_ $11, 643. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __-------___- 11, 643. 37 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------11, 643. 37 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940- ------.... ___ - _ 11, 643. 37 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_____ ... __ ____ ____________ ----------- $10, 480. 69 $1, 162.68 Cost ofmaintenance ..... .. .............. - - - - - - - - - Total expended........--------------------- - - - 10, 480. 69 1,162. 68 Contributed ..-------------------- I .---- ,, - ---- 19,500.00 1- 7, 856. 63 RIVERS AND HARBORS---PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 95 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------- -------------------- $9, 019. 31 Deductions on account of return to contributor------------------- 7, 856. 63 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 1, 162. 68 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 1, 162. 68 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CUTTYHUNK HARBOR, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------- $38, 811. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------ ---------------- 17, 660. 50 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 56, 471. 73 Net total expenditures-------- ---------------------------- 56, 471. 73 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940---------56, 471. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .........----------- ----.........-------- ............-------------- .........-------------- $38,811.23 .---------.. Cost of maintenance ._...-------------- _-------- - -- -------------- 14, 082. 32 $3, 578.18 Total cost--------------------------- ------------------ ------------ 52, 893.55 3, 578.18 Total expended ....... ---- ---....... __-------- _ _ 50, 384.72 6,087.01 Allotted and contributed .. ___ __..............__ ........ .... 65, 000. 00 -8, 528. 27 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------- .--------------- $14, 615. 28 Deductions on account of- Revocation of allotment------------------------- $671. 64 Return to contributor---- -------------------- 7, 856. 63 8, 528. 27 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 6, 087. 01 Gross amount expended------------------------------ $7, 566. 46 Less reimbursements collected___------------------------- 1, 479. 45 6, 087. 01 9. 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 projets.--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. 96 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 construction 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, since requirements of local cooperation have not been met. The controlling depths at mean low water as determined in 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. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $28,000, together with $28,000 to be contributed by local interests can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, by contract, in the completion of the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ ------- -------------------- $3, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940________ ______ 3, 000 Net total expenditures-------- ------- ---- 3, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------------------ 3, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- --- ---- ------------- -------------- -------------- --------------------------- Cost of maintenance--------- ----- ----- ------------- --------- -------------- Total expended ----- - ----- ----------------------------- ------------ -------- Allotted .... _--------------------- -- --- ------- --- $28,000 -$28, 000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-...... $28, 000.00 -__ Deduction on account of revocation of allotment-___- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of 28, 000. 00 __------- existing project --------------------------------------------- 28, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for new work --------------------------------------- 28, 000. 00 1In addition, $28,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 10. SAKONNET HARBOR, R. I. Location.-Sakonnet Harbor, originally known as Churchs Cove, and later as Fishing Place Cove, is about three-fourths of a mile north of Sakonnet Point in the southwestern part of the town of Little Compton, R. I. It lies on the east side of the entrance to Sakonnet River which separates Aquidneck Island from the mainland. The har- bor is about 7 miles east of Newport Harbor, about 7 miles southwest of RIVERS AND HARBORS'-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 97 the moutli of Westport River, and about 19 miles southwest of New Bedford Harb'or. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 353 and 1210.) Existing project.-This provides for a breakwater 400 feet long, 15-foot top width, at an elevation of 8 feet above mean low water, with slopes of 1 on 1 on the harbor side and 1 on 2 on the sea side, and for the removal of a rock nearest the breakwater to a depth of 8 feet at mean low water. The mean range of tide is 3.3 feet. The maximum tidal range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 6 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1907, was $59,000. There is no approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 4,1836 Breakwater .... II. Doe. No. 154, 20th Cong., 1st sess. ..------------------------------.. Mar. 3, 1899 Prolonging old breakwater and raising it to 8 feet H. Doc. No. 81, 55th Cong., 1st sess.,l above mean low water, top width of 15 feet. and Annual Report 1897, p. 934. Mar. 2, 1907 Removal of rock nearest the breakwater to 8 feet H. Doc. No. 99, 56th Cong., 2d sess., at mean low water, and Annual Report 1901, p. 1148. I Contains latest published map. Terminal facilities.-There are three privately owned wharves or piers which are adequate for the existing commerce. These wharves or piers are open to public use. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract work for re- pairs to breakwater was in progress from August 28 to September 20, 1939. During the period 999.6 long tons of riprap were delivered and placed, restoring the height to 8 feet above mean low water, at a cost of $5,772.17. Preliminary costs incident to breakwater repairs amounted to $50.67. The total costs and expenditures were $5,822.84 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1908, the breakwater having been completed in 1900. The control- ling depth as determined in July 1939 is 8 feet in more than half the harbor area. The costs and expenditures of the existing project have been $62,202.50 for new work and $9,967.97 for maintenance, a total of $72,170.47. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------ $62, 202. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------------ 9, 967. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--...-_____ 72, 170. 47 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 72,170. 47 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------_ 72, 170. 47 98 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- ---- __---------------------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ Cost of maintenance-.--- ----------------------------- - --------------- -------. $5,822, 84 Total expended_.-- -. -- - .---.--- - -------------- ----- --------------- 8------------- 5,82.84 Allotted--------- . ...------.. ----------------..---------. -5,822.84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ ---- $6, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 77. 16 1------------------- Net amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 5, 822. 84 Gross amount expended----------_ --- 5, 822. 84 11. 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 An- nual 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 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 Droiect 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.--Improvement dredging and rock removal at west side of channel above Brightman Street Bridge by contract, was in progress from August 7 to 28, 1939. During the period 1,650 cubic yards of ordinary material and 278 cubic yards of boulders and ledge rock were removed, at a cost of $16,563.10. Preliminary costs in connection with the contract were $131.47. Pre- liminary work in connection with the proposed contract for removal of Hog Island Shoal was completed at a cost of $10,541.29 for new work. Dredging operations in the entrance channel by the U. S. hopper dredge Raritan were in progress from the beginning of the year to RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 99 August 31, 1939, and from November 15 to 22, 1939. During these periods 610,248 cubic yards, bin measurement, ordinary material were removed, at a cost of $50,554.96. The total costs were $27,235.86 for new work and $50,554.96 for main- tenance, a total of $77,790.82. The expenditures were $79,530.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 96 percent complete. On June 30, 1940, the controlling depths at mean low water were: Entrance channel, nearly 30 feet to the lower wharves and thence 29 feet to Slades Ferry Bridge; above the bridge, 30 feet, except at edges; anchorage area, 18 to 25 feet; and on Hog Island Shoal, 19 to 30 feet. To complete the work requires the removal of the remainder of Hog Island Shoal. The costs of the existing project have been $423,- 548.52 for new work and $53,422.56 for maintenance, a total of $476,- 971.08. The total expenditures have been $476,317.16. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $36,717.86 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------------- $653.92 Improvement dredging on Hog Island Shoal, by contract, August to September 1940---- ------------------------------------- 36, 063. 94 Total --------------------------------------------- 36, 717. 86 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the completion of the above work will place the project in con- dition to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- $753, 752.68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940- ------------------------ 134, 832. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------- 888, 585. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 653.92 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 887, 931. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 36,717. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 --------------- 924, 649. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_---------..............- $17, 609. 94 $167. 70 $27, 235.86 Cost of maintenance .... _-....-.................... 390. 06 2, 477. 54 50, 554.96 ..... Total cost_ __. .... - 18, 000.00 2, 645. 24 77, 790. 82 Total expended ................. - 18, 000. 00 251. 50 79, 530. 64 Allotted----------------..-------.......... --------------........................... 18,000.00 106, 500.00 10,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --. ____________________ $106, 248. 50 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----.......----..... - -- 116, 248. 50 Gross amount expended .______________ - ___ $107, 313. 29 Less reimbursements collected --------------- ------ 27, 782. 65 79, 530. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_..-__-_-_-_ -- -- 36, 717. 86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ __.__.---------- ------- 63. 92 Balance available June 30, 1940--...--.----------------- 36, 063.94 100 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 12. 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, exclu- sive 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. 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 inter- ests 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 ex- isting commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Improvement dredging and rock removal, under contract, was in progress in the channel be- tween Pierces and Peters Point from August 10, 1939, to January 2, 1940, and from March 4, to April 17, 1940. During these periods 11,681 cubic yards of ordinary material, 2,775.19 cubic yards of ledge rock, and 28.96 cubic yards of isolated boulders were removed at a cost of $87,105.84 for new work. The expenditures were $87,224.24. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 40 per- cent completed. The controlling depths at mean low water were 11 feet to Peters Point, as determined in December 1929 and April 1940, and 4 feet to Weir Bridge, as determined in November 1929. To com- plete the project requires the deepening of the channel from Peters Point to Taunton. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $271,396.65 for new work and $85.53 for mainte- nance, a total of $271,482.18. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 101 The sum of $399,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in the completion, by contract, of the channel from Peters Point to the lower wharves in Taunton. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------$442, 894. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____________________- _ 32, 916. 79 Total cost of permanent work to: June 30, 1940----------- 475, 811. 37 Net total expenditures------ ------------------------------ 475, 811. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------------- 475, 811. 37 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -.- - - - -- -- - -- $4, 781.90 $87,105.84 Cost of m aintenance ... .. ... ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .. -- 85. 53 T otal cost .. ------------ ----------- --.------ ... ..... ....--- - 4, 867. 43 87, 105. 84 Total expended-- -4, 749. 03 87, 224. 24 A llotted- ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .-.. .. . .... 60, 000. 00 31. 973. 27 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- $55, 250. 97 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------------------- 34, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------89, 250. 97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------___ 2, 026. 73 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------- 87, 224. 24 Gross amount expended-------------------------- 87, 272. 20 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 47. 96 87, 224. 24 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ____ _____________ ___ __ 508, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work,----------------------------------- 399, 000. 00 13. 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. 102 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. 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 facilitiew.-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.-Costs for preliminary surveys in connection with improvement dredging and rock removal in the Goat Island Channel were $677.72. Maintenance by contract dredging in eastern end of the 13-foot anchorage was in progress from January 18 to Feruary 20, 1940. During the period 28,991 cubic yards ordinary material were removed at a cost of $12,286.80. Preliminary expense in connection with the contract was $190.55. The costs were $12,477.35 for maintenance, and $677.72 for new work, a total of $13,- 155.07. Expenditures were $14,248.76. Condition 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 anchorage. The controlling depths on June 30, 1940 were: 21-foot channel, 19 feet and more; 18-foot channel outside ot:21-foot channel, nearly 18 feet; 18-foot anchorage, about 17 feet; and 13-foot anchorage, 13 feet. To complete the project requires the removal of a small area of boul- ders, gravel, and clay from the south end of the 21-foot channel. The costs have been $482,626.65 for new work and $26,962.08 for mainte- nance, a total of $509,588.73. The expenditures have been $508,524.50. Proposedoperations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $10,135.10, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----- ________-------___ $1, 064. 23 New work: Dredging in the channel south of the south end of Goat Island, by contract, October 1940, removing about 15,550 cubic yards of gravel, clay, and boulders . ------------------------------- 9,070. 87 Total for all work-------------------- -------------------- 10, 135. 10 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 103 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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, 1940----------------------------- $717, 322. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- 36, 962. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ .---------- 754, 284. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------ --------- 1, 064. 23 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 753, 220. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_--_ ------------------- - 10, 135. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---.--.--- 763, 355. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ------------- -------------- -------------......... Cost of new work.....................---- $36, 619. 12 $677. 72 Cost of maintenance--------- ---..........-----...-- ...........------------- --------.....------............. 254. 94 12,477. 35 Total cost ---------- -------------................-.....-------------- 36, 874. 06 ......------------- 13, 155. 07 Total expended .....----- ...... -----... ------------- ..------ -------------- 34, 716. 14 14, 248. 76 Allotted------------------- ----....------ $37, 500 18, 000. 00 ------------........................ 3, 600. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--.------------------------- $20, 783. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939......------..-------.--------- --------------- 8, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for....-------------------------- 28, 783. 86 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----------- 4, 400. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-----........---------- 24, 383. 86 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $18, 348.38 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 4, 099. 62 14,248. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 19401---------------------- 0,135. 10 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------- $1.42 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- -1, 062. 81 1,064.23 Balance available June 30, 1940.--------- ----------------- 9, 070. 87 14. 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. 104 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 iExisting 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 completed for extension of the terminal. Terminal facilities.-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.-Improvement dredging in the channel from the entrance to Sabin Point Light by U. S. seagoing hopper dredges Raritan and Atlantic was in progress during the year. From July 5 to December 28, 1939, the dredge Raritanremoved a total of 165,740 cubic yards, bin measurement, from the channel between the entrance and Conimicut Light, and a total of 590,534 cubic yards, bin measurement, from the channel between Conimicut Light and Sabin Point Light, all at a cost of $84,431.65. During the period October 2 to 14, 1939, both dates inclusive, the U. S. hopper dredge Raritan re- moved 64,087 cubic yards, bin measurement, as test loads from the harbor area between Squantum and Fox Point. The cost of this work was $7,780.64; March 4 to March 17, 1940, the dredge Atlantic removed a total of 45,557 cubic yards, bin measurement, from the channel be- tween the entrance and Conimnicut Light and a total of 22,778 cubic yards, bin measurement, from the channel between Conimicut Light and Sabin Point Light, all at a cost of $10,869.01. The U. S. lighter Babcock was engaged in sweeping in the channel below Conimicut Light from July 1 to August 6, 1939. Total costs for this work amounted to $11,023.09. Contract dredging and rock removal below Conimicut Light was in progress from July 19 to September 19, 1939; a total of 23,350 cubic yards of ordinary material and 4,307 cubic yards of blasted rock were removed at a cost of $140,737.09. Dredging, by contract, in the channel from Sabin Point Light to Squantum, in progress at the beginning of the year, was completed on November 10, 1939; a total of 1,304,613 cubic yards, scow measurement, were removed at a cost of $266,544.15. Dredging in the main channel from Squantum to Fox Point, under contract, was started February 10, 1940, and was in prog- RIVERS AND HARBORS'---PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 105 ress at the end of the year; a total of 1,764,818 cubic yards, scow meas- urement, ordinary material, and 68 cubic yards of large boulders were removed at a cost of $351,990.11. Costs for miscellaneous inspections and preliminary surveys in connection with the above work were $8,877.18. Necessary adjustment in the cost of dredging operations by the U. S. dredge Marshall during the fiscal year 1939 amounted to $397.46 for new work. The total costs were $882,650.38 for new work. The expenditures were $899,914.39. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 63 percent completed. Under the existing project a channel 600 feet wide from the deep water of Narragansett Bay to the turn below Fields Point has been dredged to a general depth of 35 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1940, were: Approach channel up to Pomham Rocks Light 30 feet, remainder of channel and harbor area 27 to 35 feet except at the edges. To complete the project requires the completion of the contract dredging operations now in progress be- tween Squantum and Fox Point, boulder removal by contract below Conimicut Light, ledge removal by contract opposite Pomham Light, and the widening of the channel under contract below Fields Point. The costs under the existing project have been $1,366,546.97 for new work and $387.95 for maintenance, a total of $1,366,934.92. The expenditures have been $1,298,320.57. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $859,127.98 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ....-- - ---- $68, 614. 35 New work : Dredging between Squantum and Fox Points, by contract in prog- ress, to be completed in December 1940------------------ 488, 513. 63 Widening on west side of channel below Fields Point, by contract, October 1940 to March 1941, about 900,000 cubic yards, including surveys------------ ------------------------------ 207, 000. 00 Dredging in the entrance channel southwest of the Conimicut rock area by contract, July to September 1940, about 68,000 cubic yards of mud, gravel, and boulders---------------------- 57, 000. 00 Dredging and rock removal near Pomham Light and near the Gulf wharf, by contract, September to October 1940, about 1,660 cubic yards of ledge rock and 3,000 cubic yards of other material------------------------ ------------------- 38, 000. 00 Total --------------- --------------------------- 859, 127. 98 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the above work will complete the project and mainte- nance work is not necessary to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------- $5, 127, 958. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------650, 524. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 5, 778, 482. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---- -------------------- 68, 614. 35 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 5, 709, 868. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------859, 127. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----- --------- 6, 568, 996. 38 106 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- -----.......--- -------------- -------------- $553. 17 $483, 343.42 $882, 650.38 Cost of maintenance...._____-.........-----.-.. $119, 505. 39 -------------- 387. 95 Total cost- ----------- -------------- 119, 505. 39 553. 17 483, 731.37 882, 650. 38 Total expended--- ................ $1,599.31 117, 906.08 -------------- 398, 406. 18 899, 914. 39 Allotted- -....................... 100, 000.00 20, 000. 00 209, 505. 39 1,354,900.00 592, 548. 55 1 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ _ ___ $1, 166, 493. 82 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-.... -__-- $13, 548. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939__-------- - 454, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 -------- _ 125, 000. 00 592. 548. 55 Amount to be accounted for -----------------. _ 1, 759, 042. 37 Gross amount expended---------------------- 960, 628. 62 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 60, 714. 2.3 899,914. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_----------- - __-- 859, 127. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ ...... ____ --- 32. 65 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 556, 592. 80 556, 625. 45 Balance available June 30, 1940 __-- ___---------- 302, 502. 53 15. PAWTUCKET (SEEKONK) RIVER, R. I. Location.-This river rises in the vicinity of Worcester, Mass., and flows in a general southeasterly direction for about 52 miles, emptying into Providence Harbor at Providence. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 278.) Previous projects.--Adopted by 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 Report 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 maximum ranges due to the combined effect of wind and other causes are about 8 and 7 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1922, was $423,035, ex- clusive 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. RIVERS) AND HARBORSLPROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 107 The existing project was authorized by the following river and har- bor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1905 The 16-foot channel from Red Bridge in Provi- H. Doc. No. 113, 56th Cong., Ist sess. dence, to Division St. Bridge in Pawtucket. Mar.3, 1909 Provisional authorization to deepen the channel to Specified in act. 18 feet at mean low water and increasing the width at such places as would best serve the interests of navigation. Mar. 2,1919 Widening the channel, except through the ledge at H. Doc. No. 1283, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Pawtucket, to 150 feet. (Contains latest published map.) Sept. 22, 1922 Present project width of channel through the ledge H. Doc. No. 654, 66th Cong., 2d sess. at Pawtucket. Local cooperation.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Including the five terminals at and near Phil- lipsdale, the facilities cover about 5,260 feet of docking space, of which 700 feet is owned by the State of Rhode Island and 4,560 feet owned and used by private owners. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Maintenance dredging, by contract, in the channel from Red Bridge to Pawtucket was in progress from February 20 to March 23, 1940, and April 15, 1940, to the close of the year. During the periods 81,465 cubic yards, scow measurement, ordinary material, were removed at a cost of $33,932.48. Preliminary expenses in connection with the contract were $549.20 and total cost was $34,481.68 for maintenance. Expenditures were $28,903.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1927. The controlling depth at mean low water, as of June 30, 1940, was 17 feet to State pier No. 2; and 12 feet to Division Street. The head of navigation is at Pawtucket Falls, about 5.2 miles above the mouth of the river. The costs under the existing project have been $337,788.85 for new work and $339,719.79 for maintenance, a total of $677,508.64. The expenditures have been $671,889.48. In addi- tion, the sum of $67,792 has been expended for new work from con- tributed funds. Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $7,906.66, including $189.42 in accounts receivable, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 190 ------------------------------- $5, 808. 58 Maintenance: Dredging in channel above Red Bridge, Providence, under contract in progress, to be completed in July 1940--------- 2,098. 08 Total ------------------------------------------------ 7, 906. 66 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the completion of the above work will place the project in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. 108 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- $672, 214. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______________________ 339, 719. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 1, 011, 933. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_____________________ 189. 42 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940----------------------- 1, 012, 123. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 5, 808. 58 Net total expenditures-____________----- ------- _ 1 1, 006, 314. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__---...___-__-- - - ______- 7, 717. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 11, 014, 032.04 1 In addition, $67,792 expended from contributed funds for new work. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 -- -- -- -- - Cost of new work ______......__ ---- ---- --- __ Cost of maintenance___ _.... --- -- -- -- $1, 778.10 $6, 838. 30 $34, 481.68 Total expended.................. ______ 1, 396.76 7, 178.59 28, 903. 57 Allotted,..................__.... .----__ __ -10, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 10, 196. 16 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--- __--------_______ $26, 424. 65 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_-- ________---- $363. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 - 9, 832. 43 9________---- 10, 196. 16 Amount to be accounted for___ ____-------__- _ 36, 620. 81 Gross amount expended --------- 28, 903. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ___________---------7, 717. 24 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----__-------------- 8, 176. 11 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------- -458. 87 -- Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_______________-------- _ 189. 42 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940__---___------ -269. 45 16. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT POINT JUDITH, R. I. Location.-Point Judith 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, proect.-This provides for a main breakwater 6,970 feet long, built in part on Squid Ledge approximately in the form of the letter V, with its apex facing outward in about a south by west direc- tion, and lying from 1/- to 11/4 miles from shore; for an easterly shore- arm breakwater 2,240 feet long, eastward of the main breakwater, leav- ing 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 109 and the other near the easterly entrance, to a depth of 18 feet at mean low water. All breakwaters are of the rubble-mound type, with the crest 10 feet above mean low water. The mean tidal range is 3.1 feet, and the maxi- mum 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. Doe. No. 66, 51st Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2,1907 Present dimensions of eastern shore arm ------- H. Doe. No. 60, 58th Cong., 2d sess. June 25, 1910 The western shore arm___ _ I. Doe. No. 911, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2,1919 Removing 2 shoals from the harbor area- ...-.-- H. Doe. No. 2001, 64th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) Terminal facilities.-None. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Work under contract for repairs to the east arm of the main breakwater was in progress Novem- ber 13, 1939, to January 23, 1940, and from March 12 to May 22, 1940. During the period 13,578.35 long tons of riprap were delivered and placed. The cost of this work was $76,083.12. Preliminary costs in connection with this work amounted to $120.57. The total costs and expenditures were $76,203.69, all for maintenance. Conditions at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1921. The breakwaters were completed in 1914, and the dredging completed in 1921. The controlling depths at mean low water as ascertained in 1939 were: West entrance, about 19 feet; east entrance, about 22 feet; behind the breakwaters, 18 to 25 feet. The harbor is fairly suitable, but has poor holding ground. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $2,371,467.55 for new work and $562,412.42 for maintenance, a total of $2,933,879.97. Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $200,196.31 in placing about 30,000 long tons of riprap on repairs to the east shore arm and main breakwaters, by contract, September 1940 to January 1941. The sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in the completion, by contract, of repairs to the main and west shore arm breakwaters. Cost and financial sumzmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------- $2, 371, 467. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--.------------------- 562, 412. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___-__-___- 2, 933, 879. 97 Net total expenditures______ 2, 933, 879. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------ 200, 196. 31 ----- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ _- -- 3, 134, 076. 28 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1-8 110 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------ ---------------------------- Cost of maintenance------------ $20, 858.82 -------------- __ -. -- ----- $76, 203.69 Total expended ------------------ 23,000.00 --------- __---------------------------- 76,203.69 Allotted-----_ ----.---- -- ------------ -- -------------------------- $72,000.00 204,400.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__-__--- _--------_-_--- $72, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939----------- $4, 400.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 200, 000. 00 -- __----- 204, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 276, 400. 00 Gross amount expended----------------- $76, 409. 12 Less reimbursements collected___--__--- _-----_-205. 43 76 23 Balance ,unexpended June 30, . 31 9CS Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____---_ -- __-_ __ 200, 196. 31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1-__ 80, 000. 00 1 Exclusive. of available funds. 17. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT BLOCK ISLAND, R. I. Location.-Located on the east side of Block Island, near the south end of the inner curve of the shore line. It is 13 miles south-southwest from Point Judith Harbor and about 25 miles southeasterly from Ston- ington 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, enclos- ing, 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 111 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 Breakwater 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. 828, 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 harbor west of the entrance channel (H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-These consist of two wharves with a total of 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.-Maintenancedredging, under contract, in the channel through the harbor in progress at the beginning of the year was completed July 7, 1939. During the period 2,603 cubic yards of sand were dredged and disposed of. The costs were $1,644.41. Repairs to the main breakwater and the basin wall, under contract, in progress at the beginning of the year were completed August 4, 1939. During the period a total of 1,950 long tons of riprap were placed on the breakwater and 200 long tons of new flatstones were placed on the basin wall at a cost of $13,251.37. Contract for repairs to the east basin wall by construction of steel sheet piling bulkhead was in force from May 21, 1940. Operations under the contract had not been begun at the end of the year. Preliminary expenses and other costs in connection with the contract for repairs to the east basin wall were $1,203.76. The total costs were $16,099.54, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $27,164.70. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 94 percent completed. The breakwater and harbor walls were completed in 1916. The inner harbor and basin have been dredged to project dimensions, and a channel 60 to 130 feet wide and 15 feet deep has been dredged from deep water outside the harbor up to the town wharf. The controlling depth at mean low water, as determined in July 1939, was 15 feet and more, except along the east side of the basin. The main breakwater is in good condition. The basin wall adjacent to the main breakwater is in danger of collapse but suitable repairs have been authorized and will be undertaken in the near future. To com- plete 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 $186,224.51 for maintenance, a total of $763,080.98. The expenditures have been $763,058.58. Proposed operations.--Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $16,004.32 as follows: 112 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Accounts payable------------------------------------------ $ 22. 40 Maintenance: Repairs to east basin wall under contract in force, to be completed in September 1940__------------------_ 15, 981.92 Total --------------------------------------------- 16, 004. 32 The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging by contract within the harbor, removing about 20,000 cubic yards of sand. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--- - $ 576, 856. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 186, 224. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------- 763, 080. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 22. 40 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 763, 058. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------16,004.32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 779, 062. 90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 cost of new work------------ -------------- -------------- ------------- cost of maintenance------------- $17, 460. 06-$3, 840. 26 $2, 284. 56 -------------- $16, 835. 13 ---- -- ,.-. $16, 099.54 Total expended- .__---------- _ 17, 525. 18 261. 87 5, 862. 95 5, 747. 57 27. 164. 70 Allotted ---------------------- 6,000.00 ------------------------- 33, 000.00 15, 916.59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ ----- $27, $----252. 43 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938------------------ $739. 43 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939-- 15, 177. 16 1---------- 15, 916. 59 Amount to be accounted for____ _ 43, 169. 02 Gross amount expended --------------------- __ $27, 458. 79 _------------------- Less reimbursements collected ---- 294. 09 - 27, 164. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--_ 16, 004. 32 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ... _ 15, 110. 24 Balance available June 30, 1940-- -- -------------- -- 894. 08 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------------------------------- 38, 400, 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for maintenance 1-------------------------------- 0, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 18. STONINGTON HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Fishers Island Sound near its east- ern 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 ay 23, 1828. For fur- ther details see page 1753 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 202 of Annual Report for 1919. RIVERS AND HARBORSL-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 113 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, ex- clusive 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. Ex. Doe. No. 23, 42d Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 3, 1875 The western breakwater Annual Report, 1875, p. 11. June 14, 1880 The eastern breakwater__ _ Annual Report, 1881, p. 583. Aug. 18,1894 Dredging across Noyes Shoal ........... ______. Annual Reports, 1893 1 and 1895. 1 Contains latest published map. Terminal facilities.-There are several small wharves and piers which are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work under contract for repairs to the east and west breakwaters was begun on May 25, 1940, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the period 6,589 long tons of riprap were delivered and placed. The cost of this work was $23,388.82. Preliminary costs in connection with this work amounted to $445.93. The total costs were $23,834.75, all for mainte- nance. The expenditures were $12,620.77. 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 completed in 1895, and the dredging with modified width at Noyes Shoal was completed in 1897. The controlling depths at mean low water are 15 to 18 feet in the outer harbor, and about 11 feet in the inner harbor. The break- waters, damaged by the hurricane of 1938, are being repaired under contract. The costs under the existing project have been $300,500 for new work and $29,834.75 for maintenance, a total of $330,334.75. Expenditures have been $319,120.77. Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $31,379.23 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940___ ---------- $11, 213. 98 Repairs to breakwaters under contract in progress, to be completed in July 1940-------------------- -- ___ 20, 165. 25 Total --------------------------------------------------- 31, 379. 23 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the completion of the above works will place the improvement in condition to meet the needs of existing commerce. 114 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $337, 453. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 29, 834. 75 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ .--..---- - 367, 288. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- ------------ ---- - 11,213. 98 Net total expenditures -------------------------------356, 074. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------- ------------- 31, 379. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ .---------- - 387, 453. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -- ---- --------- -- - -- ---------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance---------- -------------- -- --------------------- -- ------- ---- $23, 834.7& Total expended ------------ ------..................... ------- -------------- -------------- 12,620.77 Allotted---------...........-- -- ------.........----------------------- $44,0000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__-- _---- --- - - - $44, 000. 00 ...----------------- - Gross amount expended-------- - 12, 620. 77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------ 31, 379. 23 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- ---------------------- 23,:888. 46 Balance available June 30, 1940_----- --------------------_ 7, 490. 77 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------- 2, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 19. MYSTIC RIVER, CONN. Location.-This river has its source in southeastern Connecticut, flows in a southerly direction 8 miles, and empties into Fishers Island Sound at Noank, 5 miles east of New London. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts No. 358 and No. 1211.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, and was completed in 1900. For further details of project see page 1753 of Annual Report for 1915. Eisting project.--Thisprovides:for a channel 100:feet wide:and 15 feet deep from Fishers Island Sound to the highway bridge at Mystic, about 21/2 miles, and the reducing of five bends in the natural channel; and a channel having a general width of 100 feet and 12 feet deep from the highway bridge at Mystic northerly about one-half mile to a point 700 feet above the wharf of the Mystic Manufacturing Co. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 2.5 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, made in 1911, is $11,660, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: RIVERS AND HARBORSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 115 Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Channel 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep from Fish- Annual Report for 1889, p. 746. ers Island Sound to highway bridge at Mystic, and reducing of 5 bends. July 25, 1912 Restoration and maintenance of original project_ H. DociNo. 858, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 4, 1913 Channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep from high- H. Doc..No. 637, 62d Cong., 2d sess. way bridge at Mystic northerly to a point 700 feet above wharf of Mystic Manufacturing Co. For latest published map see H. Doc. No. 56, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Terminal facilities.-There are numerous wharves and piers which are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 81 percent completed. A channel of project dimensions has been secured up to the highway bridge and a channel of project depth but slightly deficient in width has been secured from the highway bridge to the head of the project. This work was completed in 1913. The control- ling depths were 11 feet to the highway bridge, as determined in April 1940, thence 11.5 feet to just below the wharf of the Mystic Manu- facturing Co., thence 9 feet to the head of the improved channel, as determined in April 1939. The work required to complete the project is the widening by from 5 to 10 feet of the channel above the highway bridge. The total costs and expenditures have been $11,525.50 for new work and $134.50 for maintenance, a total of $11,660. Proposedoperations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging by contract, in the river channel. (lost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $48, 125. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------- 134. 50 Total cdst of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 48, 260. 00 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------- 48,260. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------------- 48, 260. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------- ------------------------------- 2, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance----------- ---------- --------------- 50, 000. 00 20. 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. 116 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 removal 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: Act Work authorized Document Aug. 2, 1882 Training walls _______________________ _ Annual Report, 1882, p. 606. June 25, 1910 Removal of obstructions in the Shetucket River__ H. Doc. No. 397, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Jan. 21, 1927 Channel 18 feet deep above Allyns Point ......... H. Doc. No. 107, 69th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions of channel up to Allyns Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1 Point. No. 14, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30,1935 Present project dimensions of channel above Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 1 Allyns Point. No. 18, 74th Cong., 1st sess. s Contains latest published maps. Recommended 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.-Improvement dredging in the channel between Allyns Point and Stoddards Wharf was in progress from October 7, 1939, to January 4, 1940, January 15 to Janu- ary 18, 1940, and from February 9 to March 6, 1940. During these periods 470,145 cubic yards, scow measurement, ordinary material, were removed. The cost of this work was $118,097.36. Improvement dredging in the channel between Stoddards Wharf and Norwich was in progress from February 16, 1940, to the end of the year. During the period 977,768 cubic yards of ordinary material and 5.18 cubic yards of boulders were removed from the channel between Stoddards Wharf and the immediate vicinity of Pride Pier Light, a RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 117 distance of about 21/2 miles. The cost of this work amounted to $246,846.36. Preliminary costs in connection with the Stoddards Wharf to Norwich contract were $2,361.88. The total costs were $367,305.60, all for new work. The total expenditures were $332,960.41. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 70 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 depths at mean low water are: Nearly 24 feet in the channel to Allyns Point, as determined in April 1938; 25 feet in the channel between Allyns Point and Stoddards Wharf, as determined in March 1940; 25 feet in the channel between Stoddards Wharf and Indian Hill Light except in a section 700 feet long by 100 feet wide in the vicinity of Stoddards Old Dock Light, about 25 feet in the channel from Indian Hill Light to the immediate vicinity of Pride Pier Light, thence nearly 15 feet to Norwich. Completion of the dredging now in progress from Stoddards Wharf to Norwich will complete the project. The costs have been $1,059,708.16 for new work and $437,961.94 for maintenance,' a total of $1,497,670.10. Expenditures have been $1,462,623.98. Proposedoperations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $359,247.52: as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_ __---------------_--- $35, 046. 12 New work: Dredging between Stoddards Wharf and Norwich by contract in progress to be completed in August 1940)_-- ___- _______- 229, 201. 40 Rock removal in channel at Long Reach, by contract, August and September 1940------------------------------------ 8, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging in channel below Allyns Point, by contract, August to November, 1940, about 290,000 cubic yards of mud and sand----------------------------------------------------- 87, 000c 00 Total for all work -------------- __----------- -- 359, 247. 52 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the above work will complete the project and place the channel in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_------------------------$1, 208, 055. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940,.------__ __________ _____ 474, 557. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-- , 682, 613. 56 1--------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_____- ___--_____ ____ 35, 046. 12 Net total expenditures - - -- 1----- 1, 647, 567. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------359, 247. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ -- ___-__ 2, 006, 814. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-..-.. . . . . . . $4, 072. 48 $367, 305. 60 Cost of maintenance ___________ ______________ ______________ $13, 734. 71 721. 03 -- ---------- Total cost...........------ 13, 71 734. 4,793.51 367,305.60 Total expended ,............... .......... 13, 419. 71 4, 407. 58 332, 960. 41 Allotted..........--.......... .. .. . ... . 15, 035. 22 820,000. 00 -125, 000. 00 118 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ -------------------- - $817, 207. 93 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------- ---- ---------- -- 75, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------ _ --------- - 892, 207. 93 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------__ - _ 200, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_-------------------- 692, 207.93 Gross amount expended---------------------- $333, 090. 80 Less reimbursements collected_____--- -------- 130. 39 332, 960.41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 __------- -------- .. - 359, 247. 52 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------------------- 257, 773. 41 Balance available June 30, 1940__------------------------ 101, 474. 11 21. CONNECTICUT RIVER BELOW HARTFORD, CONN. Location.-This river has its source in Connecticut Lake in northern 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- etic 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. 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 119 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 10, 1872 . Jetties at the m outh---- ----.. ................. 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. 1 Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions of channel and addi- H. Doc. No. 49, 73d Cong., 1st sess.l tional dikes, training walls, revetments, and accessory works. I Contains latest published maps. 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 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 cer- tain 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 in- terests 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. Areas have been fur- nished where required, and it is understood that future requirements will be met. 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 facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminarystudies and designs for additional regulatory works were continued at a cost of $376.45. Costs for tidal studies amounted to $7,426.45. Construc- tion of three timber pile dikes at Press Barn Bar by contract was in progress from October 9, 1939, to January 9, 1940. During this pe- riod 14,401 linear feet of piles were driven in place, 184 cords of brush woven in place, 617 long tons of stone placed, and 7,198 board feet of stringers placed, all at a cost of $24,755.56. Underwater revetment above and below Cys Hollow was in progress by hired labor from August 29 to December 1, 1939. During the period 91,940 square feet of mat was woven and sunk. A total of 1,372,362 long tons of riprap was used on the mat and the adjacent shore line. The costs for 120 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 2,470 linear feet of complete revetment at Cys Hollow amounted to $13,378.30. Total cost of new work was $45,936.76. Repairs to existing dikes and revetments at Clay Banks, Cys Hol- low, Naubuc, Press Barn, Glastonbury Upper, Glastonbury Two Piers, and Gildersleeve Island were in progress from September to December 1939. The total cost of the repairs amounted to $4,413.69. Mainte- nance dredging on the bars below Middletown with the U. S. hopper dredge Absecon was in progress from July 13 to September 1, 1939. During the period 278,246 cubic yards, bin measurement, were removed from Brockways, Potash, Warner Quarry, Haddam Island, and Mouse Island Bars; Paper Rock, Cobalt, Sears Upper, Sears, Eddy Rock, and Essex Shoals. The cost of this work was $27,275.02. Mainte- nance dredging on the bars below Middletown with the U. S. hopper dredge Absecon was in progress from May 20, 1940, to the end of the year. During this period 206,580 cubic yards, bin measurement, were removed from Calves Island, Potash, Haddam Island, Scovill .Sears, Rock Bar, and Mouse Island Bars; Paper, Rock, Cobalt, Sears Upper, Rock Landing, and Essex Shoals. The cost of this work was $25,550.13. Emergency dredging of various bars above Middletown was in progress from July 1 to 13, 1939, by the U. S. hopper dredge Absecon. During the period a total of 94,366 cubic yards, bin meas- urement, were removed from Glastonbury Two Piers, Glastonbury Upper, and Pistol Point Bars. The cost of this dredging was $11,- 424.81. Maintenance dredging, under contract, of the bars above Middletown was resumed July 15, 1939, and completed November 3, 1939. During the period 342,742 cubic yards of material were removed from Hartford, Clay Banks Upper, Cys Hollow, Naubuc, Press Barn, Glastonbury Upper, Glastonbury Two Piers, Dividend, Brownstone, Pistol Point, Portland, Wethersfield, and Gildersleeve Island Shoal, completing their maintenance. The cost of this work was $69,441.02. Repairs to the west breakwater at Saybrook, under contract, was in progress between August 17 and September 22, 1939. During the period 1,401 long tons of riprap, 315 long tons of new capstones and 103 long tons of chipstone were delivered and placed on the break- water. In addition, 210 capstones were reset. The total cost of this work was $9,592.87. Repairs to tide gage structures amounted to $27.84. Costs for miscellaneous inspections and for preliminary surveys in connection with hired labor and contract work were $4,928.40. The total costs were $45,936.76 for new work and $152,653.78 for mainte- nance, a total of $198,590.54. The expenditures were $197,580.13. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 80 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. Timber pile dikes at Press Barn Bar were completed in 1940. 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 good condition. Due to the spring freshet of 1940, the channel dimensions above Mid- dletlown are somewhat diminished. On June 30, 1940, the controlling RIVERS AND HARBORSLPROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 121 depths at mean low water were 15 feet to Middleton 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 $734,009.72 for new work and $907,384.19 for maintenance, a total of $1,641,393.91. The total expenditures have been $1,625,421.29. Proposed operations.--Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $132,554.58 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 .....----------------------------- $17, 243. 23 New work: Tidal studies and engineering contingencies throughout the year------ ----------------------------------------- 6, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging on river bars between Saybrook and Middletown by a United States seagoing hopper dredge, in progress, to be com- pleted in July, 1940--------- ------------------ ------ 7, 000. 00 Dredging on river bars, Middletown to Hartford, by contract to be completed in November------------- -------------- 60, 000. 00 Dredging on river bars below Middletown by a United States sea- going hopper dredge, May and June, 1941 -- --- ________ 35, 000. 00 Repairs to existing permanent works by hired labor, August and September 1940---------------- ---------------------- 2, 901.35 Reserved for settlement of claim____ 4, 410. 00 Total for all work_______----___--------_ 132, 554. 58 The sum of $180,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 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 summer of 1941, removing about 260,000 cubic yards of sand- 65, 000 Dredging on river bars below Middletown, using a United States sea- going hopper dredge, about 2 months in the spring of 1942 ______ 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, 1940 ----- --------------------- $1, 021, 384. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--1----------------------, 273, 732. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 295, 116. 67 2------------2, Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 ---- ____------------1,270. 61 Net total cost to June 30, 1940------------------------2, 296, 387. 28 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 17,243.23 Net total expenditures ____-_____ ____--_ 2, 279, 144. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 132, 554. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_............... 2 411, 698. 63 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ______________ $274, 301.87 $14, 048. 15 $13, 626. 22 $45, 936. 76 Cost of maintenance .__ _ $51, 871.81 25, 095. 27 81, 292. 42 47, 842.90 152, 653. 78 Total cost......---------------- 51,871.81 299, 397.14 95, 340.57 61,469. 12 198, 590.54 Total expended 48, 805.97 261,806.86 126, 403. 23 59, 912. 46 197, 580. 13 Allotted. - __. -. . . . 26,000.00 288, 500.00 283, 500.00 90,430.00 90, 000.00 122 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $240, 134. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940--------- --------------------------- 90, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- Gross amount expended ..------ ------- __ Less reimbursements collected--.--.-.----------- 290. 46 7, 7.10. 33 __-$205, 330, 134. 71 197, 580. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 132, 554. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__11111 $17,279. 33 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------4,410. 66 21, 689. 99 Balance available June 30, 1940 864. 59 1-------------------------10, Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------- 210, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 : For new work ------- ------------------------------- 75, 000. 00 For maintenance 1--------- --_-------_____--- 105, 000. 00 Total ------------------------------------------- 180, 000. 00 ' Exclusive of available funds. 22. 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 The breakwaters ________ ___.______ H. Doe. 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.) RIVERS AND HARBORSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 123 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 Kelsey Point breakwaters was in progress at the beginning of the year and completed August 18, 1939. During the period 3,272 long tons of riprap and 740 long tons of capstones were delivered and placed and 270 capstones reset, at a cost of $19,248.12 for maintenance. The expenditures were $25,574.19. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1917, the breakwaters having been completed in 1914. 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 southeast corner about 8 feet, all at mean low water. The costs and expendi- tures under the existing project have been $367,297.91 for new work and $307,782.60 for maintenance, a total of $675,080.51. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance operations with a seagoing hopper dredge for about 3 months in the spring of 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------$482, 165. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940- 313, 116. 70 ----------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----- 282. 51 7--------95, Net total expenditures---- ----------------------------- _ 795, 282. 51 -- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------ 795, 282. 51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.------ ---------- --.. - -------------- ---------. ............... Cost of maintenance __- _ _---.... $91, 675. 60 $31, 649. 83 $6, 988. 15 $19, 248.12 Total expended--. 91, 509. 25 .........---------------- 30, 892. 53 1, 419.38 25, 574.19 Allotted .... ..----------------- -8, 357. 84 -------------- 34, 000.00 22, 149. 83 1,736. 27 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $23, 837. 92 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938------------------------------------- 2, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 26, 337. 92 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 763. 73 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------25, 574. 19 Gross amount expended--------------------- --------------- 25, 574 19 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance--------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 23. 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.) 124 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 to- ward 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 remioval of certain obstructive rocks in Morris Cove. All depths refer to mean low water, the mean tidal range being 5.8 feet. The maximum tidal range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 10 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $950,000, ex- clusive 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 HI. Doec. 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. Doec. No. 26, 62d Cong., 1st sess. Mill River. Do ..... Present project dimensions of the West River H. Doec. No. 535, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Channel and anchorage. July 3,1930 Present project dimensions of channel in Quin- H. Doec. No. 686, 69th Cong., 2d sess.l nipiac River. Aug. 30,1935 2 The 25-foot channel- __ _ _...................... _ H. Doc. No. 479, 72d Cong., 2d sess.1 1 Contain latest published maps. 2 Also Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. Recomendced mocdiications of project.-Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 125 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.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging for maintenance in the upper main channel in progress at the begin- ning of the year was completed July 29, 1939. During the period, 140,316 cubic yards were removed by the hydraulic process and de- posited behind dikes, and 1,897 cubic yards were removed by a clam- shell dredge, and deposited in the designated dumping area in Long Island Sound. The cost of this dredging was $30,124.59. The costs of preliminary expense and setting ranges on contracts awarded for maintenance dredging in 15-foot anchorage, Brewery Street Channel and Quinnipiac River, amounted to $1,504.53, but dredging had not commenced at the end of the year. The total costs were $31,629.12, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $44,864.50. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was prac- tically completed. The controlling depths at mean low water were: Main Channel to within 300 feet of Tomlinson Bridge, nearly 25 feet, except at the edges, thence to Tomlinson Bridge, 18 feet, as determined in August 1939; 16-foot anchorage, 17 to 18 feet, as de- termined in 1937; 15-foot anchorage, 9 to 25 feet, as determined in May 1940; Brewery Street Channel, 10 feet, as determined in 1939; West Haven anchorage, 0) to 6 feet; West River, 12 feet (not full width) nearly to the Kimberly Avenue Bridge, 9 to 12 feet at the head, as determined in 1938; Mill River, 131/ feet to the heads of the branches, as determined in 1937; Quinnipiac River to Ferry Street, nearly 16 feet, as determined in 1939, and thence to Grand Avenue nearly 14 feet, as determined in 1939. The dike at Fort Hale Bar is in poor repair, and some of the channels require maintenance. 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1--9 126 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 To complete the project requires the deepening of the main channel for about 300 feet immediately below Tomlinson Bridge. The costs under the existing project have been $597,993.54 for new work and $1,025,148.68 for maintenance, a total of $1,623,142.22. The expendi- tures have been $1,623,146.07. 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 $1,973,225.97, 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 $1,025,148.68 for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,623,146.07, regular funds, and $350,083.75, Public Works funds, a total of $1,973,229.82. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $58,809.38, including $25.55 in accounts receivable, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------------------$21.70 Maintenance: Dredging in 15-foot anchorage and Brewery Street Channel under contract in force, to be completed in August 1940, about 122,000 cubic yards------- ------------------------------- 29, 787. 68 Dredging Quinnipiac River Channel to Ferry St. under contract in force, to be completed in August 1940, about 115,000 cubic yards-------------------- --------- 29, 000. 00 Total------------------------------------------ 58, 809. 38 The sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, by contract on maintenance dredging in the Mill River Channel, removing about 100,000 cubic yards of mud. Cost and finanoia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------ $1, 279, 702. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940. ----------- _---_ 1, 057, 718. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------- 2, 337, 421. 63 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------ - 25. 55 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940-------------------- 2, 337, 447.18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- ---------------____- 21. 70 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 2, 337, 425. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 58, 73.83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940- ----------- 2, 396, 209. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ------------ _ $2, 740. 80 Cost of maintenance .-- _____ _________ $49, 986.03 $77, 136. 78 $70, 460. 39 $31, 629. 12 Total expended-----..-... -. 16, 939. 83 32, 943. 71 93, 593. 08 57, 351. 67 44, 864. 50 Allotted -- --- --- -. - ------ 146,083. 75 . -21,000.00 88, 000. 00 73, 000. 00 -- - RIVERS AND HARBORSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 127 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______ $103, 648. 33 Gross amount expended_____________________-- $44, 906.03 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 41. 53 44, 864. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--___------ ---------- 58, 783. 83 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------------ --- 56, 326. 50 Balance available June 30, 1940____---- ----------------- 2, 457.33 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940-- ---------------------- --- 25. 55 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------__----- 2,482. 88 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 1 1, 900. 00 1, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance -------------------------------- 25,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 24. BREAKWATERS AT NEW HAVEN, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 11 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 1/2 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. 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 (Annual Report 1910, p. 124). For map, see H. Doc. No. 1159, 60th Cong., 2d sess. Termninal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1915. The breakwaters were damaged by the hurricane of 128 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 1941. The sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year of 1942 in placing about 7,000 long tons of riprap in repairs to the breakwaters at the entrance to the harbor, by contract, September to November 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------- $1, 242, 246. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___---- --- 40, 253. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 282, 500. 00 1-----------, Net total expenditures 282, 500. 00 1---------------------------------, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___________________ 1, 282, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-------- --------- ------------- ------------ --------- Cost of maintenance---- -------- $18, 318. 39 ---- - -- - -- -- - - -- - --- Total expended--------------- -- 18, 500.00 _--.--...-..... Allotted-------------....------. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance_______________________ $25, 000.00 25. 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.) 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. Existing 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,- eluding $15,500 contributed by local interests, but exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved eatimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 129 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents.. June 23, 1874 H. Ex. Doc.No. 107,42d Cong.,3d sess., East jetty at the mouth of the river............... and Annual Report 1873, p. 1042. West jetty at the mouth of the river-----------.... Authorized by Department Oct. 16, 1879, Annual Report for 1879, p. 342. June 13, 1902 Entrance channel and anchorage basin east of it _ H. Doec. No. 280, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26, 1937 Anchorage west of the channel and present project H. Doc. No. 77, 75th Cong., 1st sess. dimensions of the channel above Merwin's (Contains latest published map.) 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. Operationsand results duringfiscal year.-Improvement dredging by contract was in progress from the beginning of the year to July 11, 1939, and from November 13 to November 27, 1939. During the pe- riods, 64,625 cubic yards of material were removed from the 8-foot channel north of Merwins Wharf and 27,154 cubic yards of material were removed from the 10- and 8-foot anchorages at a cost of $19,626.70 for new work. The costs were $8,247.12 from regular funds and $11,379.58 from contributed funds, a total of $19,626.70. The ex- penditures were' $20,218.19 from regular funds and $11,379.58 from contributed funds, a total of $31,597.77. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was complete except for dredging the 10-foot anchorage basin on the east side of the channel. 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, as determined in 1939, were about 91/2 feet to Merwins Wharf; 8 feet to the head of the project; 10 feet in the lower 600 feet of the west basin, about 8 feet in the upper portion of the west basin, and 0 to 10 feet in the east basin. The costs have been $46,376.48 from regular funds and $11,379.58 from contributed funds for new work, and $26,- 798.81 for maintenance, a total of $84,554.87. The expenditures have been $73,175.29 from regular funds and $11,379.58 from contributed funds, a total of $84,554.87. 130 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $26,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Repairs to Long Jetty, by contract, about 250 long tons of riprap required-------------------------------- $2, 000 Dredging in the harbor channels by contract, about 60,000 cubic yards --------------------------------- 24, 000 Total--- ------ ------------------------------------- 26, 000 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------____ $88, 716. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------29, 958. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940________________ 118, 675. 29 Net total expenditures__---- -- __ -------- 118, 675. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------------118, 675. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_ .__ . ______ _ __ - -_ __-___ . ___________ - - -- $14, 512. 03 $8, 247. 12 Cost of maintenance-------------.-----_ _____-_ __ --- ... ... 127. 59 Total cost -------- -------------- ---------- 14, 639. 62 8, 247. 12 Total expended--------......-------------- ---------------------------- 2, 668. 55 20, 218. 19 Allotted------------- ---------------------------.. $31, 000.00 -8,113.26 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__---------- ------- - $28, 331. 45 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 8,113. 26 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 20, 218. 19 Gross amount expended-------- -- - --- - _ $34, 107. 28 Less reimbursements collected- - --------------- 13, 889. 09 20, 218. 19 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, 1942, for maintenance ...------------ ___--- 26, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------- ----------------- $11, 379. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 11, 379. 58 Net total expenditures---------------_----------- 11, 379. 58 Total amount contributed June 30, 1940_-------- -_____ 11, 379. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-....-- -------------- - -------------- -------------- -------------- $11,379. 58 Cost of maintenance Total expended---........ __-------------- -------------- -------------- 11, 379. 58 ontributed------------------ ---------..................------------------------- $15, 500 -4, 120.42 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 131 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- $15,500. 00 Deductions on account of return to contributor __--_------------ 4, 120. 42 Net amount to be accounted for__----____--- __----11, 379. 58 Gross amount expended ____- ________------- __ $12, 946. 28 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 1, 566. 70 11, 379. 58 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MILFORD HARBOR, CONN. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ______-__---_________---- $100, 096. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 29, 958. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_-----__ ___-- 130, 054. 87 Net total expenditures -------- -------------- 130, 054. 87 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940--------- 130, 054. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 . Cost of new work----- ----------------------------------------- $14, 512. 03 $19, 626. 70 Cost of maintenance._ - 127. 59 Total cost........... ____ .. .... 14, 639. 62 19, 626. 70 Total expended_______ ....... 2, 668. 55 31,597.77 Allotted and contributed ------------------------------- 31, 000. 00 15, 500. 00 -12, 233. 68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---------------------------- __ $43, 831. 45 Deductions on account of: Revocation of allotment----------------------- $8, 113. 26 Return to contributor ------------------------- 4, 120. 42 12, 233. 68 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 31, 597. 77 Gross amount expended-------------------------$47, 053. 56 Less reimbursements collected----- 455. 79 1----------------5, 31, 597. 77 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, 1942, for maintenance--------------------------------- 26, 000. 00 26. 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 11 132 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 feet at the mouth, diminishing toward the head. The spring freshets occasionally rise to a height of 18 feet or more above summer low water, but only average about 12 feet above that datum. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $810,000, of which $150,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $19,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 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., project width of the channel across the outer and Annual Report 1871,p. 781. bar. Aug. 11, 1888 Breakwater at the mouth and the present project S. Doc. No. 103, 50th Cong., 1st sess., dimensions of the river channel above the lower and Annual Report 1888, p. 554. end of Culvers Bar. __-- The Stratford dike____ ..... ______._. .-- _ Authorized by Department, project submitted by the district engineer July 15,1892. July 3,1930 Present project dimensions of channel up to Cul- H. Doc. No. 449, 70th Cong., 2d sess.' vers Bar. IContains 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.-Work under contract for maintenance dredging on the various boars was in progreps December 15, 1939, to January 9, 1940, when operations were sus- pended due to ice conditions in the river. Operations were resumed on June 4, 1940, and were in progress at the close of the year. Dur- ing the above periods a total of 30,574 cubic yards of material were removed at a cost of $9,293.36. Preliminary costs in connection with this work amounted to $1,540.49. The total costs were $10,833.85 all for maintenance. The expenditures were $8,639.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 1 instead of the respective project dimensions; the Stratford dike is 1,255 feet long, and the jetty at Sow and Pigs Rocks is completed. The break- water was damaged by the hurricane of 1938 and needs repairs. The bar channels have been maintained to depths of 7 feet. The con- trolling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1940, was 7 feet to Mill Bar, 6 feet to Drews Bar, and thence 5 feet to Shelton. To RIVERS AND HARBORS---PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 133 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 required at this time, the extension of the Stratford dike not more than 245 feet, and the deepening and widen- ing of the channel from the mouth up to the lower end of Culvers Bar. The costs have been $234,364.92 for new work and $213,750.58 for maintenance, a total of $448,115.50. Expenditures have been $44,920.66. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $24,560.99, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----------------------------- $2, 194. 84 Maintenance: Dredging on river bars, by contract in progress, to be completed in September 1940 366. 15 1------------------------------- Repairs to breakwater at mouth, by contract, to be completed No- vember 1940, about 1,300 long tons riprap required-----------9, 000. 00 _--_ Total ___-- ------------------------------ 24, 560.99 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 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, 1940--------------------------$234, 364. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------213, 750. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------448, 115. 50 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------------ __ 2, 194. 84 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 445, 920. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------- ----------------- 24, 560. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-----------,- 470, 481. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ---- . ----...---------- .---.--.................... ---------- cost of maintenance------------ i$12, 060.41 $15,309.39 -- ---- _ 833.85 s---------------$10, Total expended----- ---.-- 12, 377.11 15,022.89-----------------------.--8,639.01 Allotted..------ ------------ 15, 000.00 ------------- -------------- $21, 000 12, 200.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--- ----------------- ----- $21, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938------------------------ $1, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------- 2, 200 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940---------------------------- 9, 000 12, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------33, 200. 00 Gross amount expended---- ------------------------ 8, 639. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------24, 560. 99 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------------- 15, 504. 78 Baace available June 30, 1940--------------------------9, 056. 21 Amount (estimated)- -required -- -- - -- to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- existing project 425, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. aIn addition, $150,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 134 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 27. BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 57 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 220.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1871, 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 east- erly 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 Fayer- weather 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. (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 200:1feet 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: RIVERS AND HARBORSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 135 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 the 18- and 12-foot an- H. Doc. No. 898, 63d Cong., 2d sess. chorage basins and of Burr Creek Channel 1 July 3, 1930 Present project dimensions of the 25-foot entrance H. Doc. No. 281, 71st Cong., 2d sess. 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.' present project location and extent of the 18- and 12-foot anchorage basins. 1Colitain latest published maps. 2 Public, No. 276, 75th Cong. Recommended m odifications of project.--Under date of May 13, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to eliminate the present 12-foot anchorage area and provide for a main channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide from Long Island Sound to a point just beyond the south end of East Main Street extended; thence decreasing in width to 250 feet at a point about 720 feet below Stratford Avenue Bridge across the Poquonock River, with widening at the bend opposite the Cilco Terminal to within 75 feet of the established harbor line, at an esti- mated first cost of $529,000 with annual maintenance of $6,000 in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 819, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 required as a condition precedent to work on the Johnsons River Channel that local interests contribute one-half ($39,000) of the esti- mated cost of that work. This condition has not been met. Pre- liminary surveys and studies for the development of the contiguous territory have been made, but financial arrangements have not been completed. Terminal facilities.-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.-None. An adjustment in the cost of nlew-work dredging performed by contract during 1939 was made. The costs were $743.90 for new work. The expenditures were $9,289.38. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 86 percent completed. The breakwaters were completed in 1908. 136 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 need of repairs. To complete the project requires the deepening of the channel in Johnsons River, and rock removal in Yellow Mill and Black Rock Channels. The controlling depths were as follows: Main channel to the lower bridge, 25 feet, as determined in 1940; 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 channel, except for rocky shoals on the east side near upper end, as determined in 1939; Johnsons River, 12 feet to first bend at entrance to river, and thence 9 feet, as determined in 1938; Black Rock Harbor, 18 feet (not full width); Cedar Creek, 18 feet to the head of west branch and nearly 18 feet to the head of east branch, as determined in 1937; Burr Creek, about 3 feet; 25-foot anchorage basin, 20 to 26 feet; 18-foot anchorage basin, 13 to 25 feet, as determined in 1940; 12-foot anchorage basin, 2 to 12 feet, as determined in 1939. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $1,216,034.23 for new work and $378,757.67 for maintenance, a total of $1,594,791.90. Proposedoperations.--Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $40,822.82 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging in 18-foot anchorage, by contract, September to Novem- ber 1940, about 100,000 cubic yards---------------------- $28, 000. 00 Repairs to breakwaters at entrance to main harbor by contract, October 1940, about 2,000 long tons riprap------------------ 8,000. 00 Reserved for settlement of claim ------------------------- 4,822. 82 Total --------------------------------------------- 40, 822. 82 The sum of $144,100 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work: Dredgig and rock removal in upper reaches ofBlack Rock Channel by contract, about 2,500 cubic yards, April and May 1942, completing the work in Black Rock Channel ...... $41, 100 Maintenance: Dredging about 115,000 cubic yards from 25-foot anchorage in main harbor, by contract, March to May 1942 _____ 30, 000 Dredging in 18-foot anchorage, by contract, August 1941, about 30,000 cubic yards____________- - __---- --- 8,000 Repairs to breakwaters at entrance to main harbor, by con- tract, September 1941, about 2,000 long tons riprap------ 8, 000 Dredging about 170,000 cubic yards from Black Rock and Cedar Creek Channels, by contract, September to Decem- ber 1941--- --------------------- ------------- 45, 000 Repairs to Fayerweather Island breakwater and seawall, by contract, October 1941, about 1,200 long tons of stone... 12, 000 103 000 Total for all work----------------------- ------ 144, 100 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 137 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------- --------- $1, 594, 483. 76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 390, 706. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 1, 985, 190. 40 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 1,985, 190. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 40, 822. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 2, 026, 013. 22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ..... ______________ _ $1,367 95 $181, 053. 71 $743. 90 Cost of maintenance- -____. _ . $12, 472. 23 $63, 959. 98 200. 89 36, 122. 21 Total cost-------------- 12, 472. 23 63, 959. 98 1, 568. 84 217, 175. 92 743. 90 Total expended ..-------------- 13, 580. 32 63, 002. 01 1, 054. 59 209, 144. 69 9, 289. 38 Allotted_--.._-_-.. .53, --.. 000. 00 - - 240,777.80 -19,000. 00 32,323. 66 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----- -------------------------- $17, 788. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------ -------- 36, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 53, 788. 54 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 3, 676. 34 Net amount to be accounted for------------ ------------- 50, 112.20 Gross amount expended--------- ------------------------------ 9, 289. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_---- ------------------ 40, 822. 82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------------__ 4,822. 82 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- 36, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 12-------------- ------- 120, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work --------------------------------------- 41, 100. 00 For maintenance 1_'____ _____- - ___________ -- ___ 103, 000. 00 Total ------------------------------------------- 144, 100. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. SIn addition, $39,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 28. NORWALK HARBOR, CONN. Location.-On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 44 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 221.) Previous projects.--Adopted by 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/ 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 138 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 to the head of navigation at Norwalk, about 1.5 miles; and for the main- tenance 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 max- imum range due to the combined effect of wind and other causes is 12 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, 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 $1,000 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 existing project so as to provide for a channel 6 feet deep from the 10-foot an- chorage 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 esti- mated first cost of $46,000, with annual maintenance of $1,000 in addi- tion to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local coop- eration (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.-Maintenancedredging in -the channel, under contract, was in progress from March 22 to April 23, 1940. During the period 72,309 cubic yards ordinary material and 70 cubic yards of boulders were removed from the channel from Wash- ington Bridge in South Norwalk to the head of navigation in Norwalk, at a cost of $23,647.23. Preliminary expenses in connection with the contract were $460.46. The costs and expenditures were $24,107.69 all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1929. The controlling depths at mean low water are: To Gregory (Dorlon) Point, nearly 12 feet, as determined in 1939; and thence to Washington Street Bridge in South Norwalk, 12 feet; in the anchorage basin, 10 to 12 feet as determined in 1937; in the East Norwalk Chan- nel, 7 feet nearly to the head as determined in 1938; and between Wash- ington Bridge in South Norwalk and the head of navigation in Nor- walk, a general depth of 11 feet as determined in April 1940. The costs and expenditures have been $256,689.72 for new work and $187,- 706.30 for maintenance, a total of $444,396.02. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $15,000, to maintenance dredging, by contract, in the entrance channel at bend near Round Beach Light during September-October 1940. The sum of $11,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging, by contract, in the entrance channel below Round Beach Light, October-November 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 139 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --- ----- - - -____-$419, 206. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___------- 253, 826. 74 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-_-------- ___ 673, 033. 27 Net total expenditures ..-------- 673, 33. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------___ 15, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__-_- __- 688, 033. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----------------------- Cost of maintenance_----_ ______-- _ $27, 891. 14 $8, 030. 28 -- $24, 107. 69 Total expended_____------------------ $193. 13 27, 698. 01 8, 030. 28 -- ---- 24, 107. 69 Allotted----.----------------- - 62, 000. 00 -34,000. 00 8, 300. 00 $39, 000 -270. 89 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939.___ __ $39, 378. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940------------- ----------------------- 15, 00. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-_--------------------- _ 54, 378. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------------- 15, 270. 89 Net amount to be accounted for -------------------- 39,107. 69 Gross amount expended----------------------_- $24, 998.83 Less reimbursements collected --------------- 891. 14 24, 107. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1---------------------------- _ 11, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 29. 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 projet.-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 as to exclude extensive rock excavation along the northeast side; a channel in the east branch 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide, with increased width at the turns, to a point 1,100 feet from the head of navigation, thence of the same depth and from 85 to 125 feet wide to the head of navigation, a 140 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 en- trance channel north of buoy No. 6, about 17 acres. The plane of ref- erence 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 4n 1937, is $907,000, in- cluding 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 Doc. A 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.-Theconditions 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 ($8,000) of the estimated first cost thereof. This requirement has not been met, and no assur- ance has been received that it may be expected. The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, authorized the breakwaters, 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. These requirements have been met and approved by the Chief of Engineers April 1, 1940. 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 dring fiscal year.-W Vork under contract in progress at the beginning of the year for dredging and rock re- moval for the improvement in the entrance channel, the West Branch Channel and basin was completed January 12, 1940. During the period 1,679 cubic yards of overburden and 2,886 cubic yards of ledge rock were removed. The cost of this work was $55,146.36. During the above period, an additional 4.79 cubic yards of ledge RIVERSI AND HARBORSL-ROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 141 rock were removed from the West Branch Channel, outside the con- tract area, at a cost of $100.88, making a total of $55,247.24 for new work. Work under contract for two rubble mound breakwaters north and east of Stamford Light was begun on June 27, 1940, and was in progress at the close of the year. During the period 924 long tons of riprap were delivered and placed at the east end of the west breakwater at a cost of $3,151.05. Costs for miscellaneous inspections and preliminary surveys con- nected with above operations were $1,513.54. The total costs were $59,911.83 for new work. The expenditures were $68,792.80. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 50 percent completed. The East Branch Channel has been completed except for a slight deficiency in width opposite Ludlow Street. The entrance and West Branch Channels have been dredged to 15 feet and all of the basin similarly deepened. The controlling depths at mean low water were in the East Branch, 12 feet; in the entrance channel and West Branch to the basin, 15 feet; in the basin, 15 feet, all as determined in 1940; and in anchorages, 31/2 to 14 feet, as deter- mined in 1934. To complete the project requires a slight widening (not essential to navigation) in the East Branch Channel opposite Ludlow Street, the deepening of the outer end of the entrance chan- nel, and the dredging of the 18- and 8-foot anchorages. Costs have been $421,693.63 for new work and $136,356.38 for maintenance, a total of $558,050.01, and the total expenditures $555,343.99. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $339,630, together with $172,- 000 contributed funds as follows: Accounts payable to June 30, 1940_________- --- ____________ $2, 706. 02 New work: Riprap breakwaters off Shippan Point and north of Stamford Light under contract in force to be completed in August 1942__ 405, 923. 98 Dredging 18-foot channel and anchorage basin by contract, April to August 1941 ---------------------------------------- 103, 000. 00 Total -------------------------------------------------- 511, 630. 00 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the completion of the above dredging will leave the har- bor channels in condition to meet the needs of existing navigation. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- $556, 836. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- 195, 776. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------752, 612. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______________________ 2, 706. 02 Net total expenditures_______________-- ____ _ 749, 906. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__________________________ 339, 630. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-----_____ 1, 089, 536. 83 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--10 142 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------------- ______________ $81, 927. 22 $56, 717. 62 $34, 722. 02 $59, 911. 83 Cost of maintenance-------.. ....--------------------------- 23, 041. 37 755. 96 .. Total cost ....-------------..-------------- 81, 927, 22 79, 758. 99 35, 477. 98 59, 911. 83 Total expended________- _____ _________-__ 69,876. 53 87, 765. 52 27, 935. 15 68, 792. 80 Allotted....--------------------------------125, 000. 00 114, 000. 00 355, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $408, 422.80 Gross amount expended------------------- $68, 991.27 Less reimbursements collected------------- --------- 198. 47 68, 792. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------- _------- 339, 630. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_-------------------- 268, 410. 92 Balance available June 30, 1940- -- _-------------__ 71, 219. 08 (In addition $8,000 is to be contributed by local interests) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Net total expenditures_ Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____--___________----___ $172,000. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940---------------- 172, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----- . ------- --- ------ ------------- ----- - - ----- Cost of maintenance- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - --- ----- - - - - - - - - - - - Total expended -------------- ------------------ ------- ------ -- -------- Contributed ..................------- ...---------------------------------------------------- $172,000.0 Amount contributed----------------___----------- $172, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 172, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------------------ 134, 427. 97 Balance available June 30, 1940 --------------- _ 37, 572. 03 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR STAMFORD HARBOR, CONN. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------ __________- $556, 836. 48 -_____ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_------ __--------__ 195, 776. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __ 7______- 752, 612. 85 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 2, 706. 02 Net total expenditures____------------- __-_ 749, 906. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 511, 630. 00 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940_ 1, 261, 536. 83 RIVERSt AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 143 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-___-____ -_________ . $81, 927. 22 $56, 717. 62 $34, 722. 02 $59, 911. 83 . Cost of maintenance _____ _____ ____. ____ _____ _______ 23, 041. 37 755. 96 ....--.--. . Total cost_... _____..._____ ____________ 81, 927. 22 79, 758. 99 35, 477. 98 59, 911. 83 Total expended ____________ 69, 876. 53 87, 765. 52 27, 935. 15 68, 792. 80 Allotted and contributed------------------- 125, 000. 00 114, 000. 00 355, 000. 00 172, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- - ------------------ $408, 422. 80 Amount contributed-------1-- ------------------------- 72,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------- _ 580, 422. 80 Gross amount expended_-------------------------$68, 991. 27 Less reimbursements collected --------- __----- 198. 47 68, 792.80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-.......---- 511, 680. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------ ----------- 402, 838. 89 Balance available June 30, 1940_ ----------- 108, 791. 11 1In addition $8,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 30. 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) ap- proved 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. 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 exist- ing 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. 144 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging in the channel, under contract, was in progress from April 24 to May 25, 1940. During the period 110,240 cubic yards ordinary material were removed at a cost of $32,001.70. Preliminary costs in connection with the contract were $498.30. Total costs and expenditures were $32,500 all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1924. The controlling depth as determined on May 25, 1940, was 13 feet from Long Island Sound to the north limit of the project. The costs and expenditures have been $37,295.45 for new work and $62,763.39 for maintenance, a total of $100,058.84. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. Cost and financialsummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------___________________________ $54, 312.64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__-- _____-------- _____ 75, 669.90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 129,982. 54 Net total expenditures - ---------------- 129, 982. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___-__ _________ 129, 982. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__....... ........----.... ---------- ........ ...............---------- ------- Cost of maintenance.........------------ --------........ ----------------..---------......-----...---------....... $32, 500.00 Total expended--------------------------............ ......----------------------------------- 32, 500. 00 Allotted .-------..........-----..--.......--.....--------------..-------------..------------- $43, 500. 00 -11, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--- ----- ---------------- $43, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment .--- ____-- ___ 11, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for________________--_______ 32, 500. 00 Gross amount expended____------------------------- $32, 604. 89 Less reimbursements collected_------- ------ 104. 89 32, 500. 00 31. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year amounted to $67,494.77; the expenditures were $71,434.19. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $56,610.36, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum Of $60,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_________________________ $517, 881. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 517, 881. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940______________________ 1, 326. 12 Net total expenditures__--_---------------------- 516, 555. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ----------------------------- 56, 610. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------ ---- 573, 166. 20 RIVERS AND HARBORSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 145 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -- - Cost of maintenance_ _ .. -_ .-- $59, 136.14 $58, 665. 12 -- $78,70 2 $i100, 627. 21 $67, 494.77 'Total expended_ _.---------------- 45, 084.27 71, 090. 51 78, 330. 82 96, 745.28 71, 434. 19 lotted..............-....... -- 84, 000. 00 16, 654. 89 119, 299. 63 126, 570.00 50, OCO. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- __----------------- $78, 044. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940------------------------------------ 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------- 128, 044. 55 Gross amount expended-------------- --------- $72, 891. 86 Less reimbursements collected- , 457. 67 1--------------------- 71, 434. 19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 56, 610. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ...--- , 538. 20 1------------------- Balance available June 30, 1940--- --------- 55, 072. 16 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 60, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 32. 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, 1940 Estimated Name of project port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Hyannis Harbor, Mass.t 2 _--- 2_______---------_ 1937 $197, 382. 58 $27, 067. 78 Completed. 2. Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass. _.- _--_ 1937 82, 573.47 .--..-.- Do. 3. Little Harbor, Woods Hole, Mass.' 2 ----. 1906 18, 000. 00 .... _........ Do. 4. Canapitsit Channel, Mass.' 2.... - 1899 9,112. 54 ----.......... Do. Sri s2n n=Riv e r,- R . I.2 . . - ..--- - --. . . .. . . . . . 190 9 3 8, 426 .9 5 Do . 6. KHarheor atCoasters HarborIsland, RI 2 ......1911 5,50:. 00 13,052. 49 Do. 7. Warren River, R. I.........----------------------- 1890 5, 000. 00 -------------- Do. 8. Greenwich Bay, R. I.1 2_ __ -- _ 1893 2, 000. 00 - - Do. 9. Potowomut River, R. I.1 ___________________ 1882 5, 000. 00 Do. 10. Wickford Harbor, R. I.2_ __________________ 1900 16, 300. 00 .- Do. 11. Entrance to Point Judith Pond, R. I. 2 4 ... 1917 12,000. 00 ... Do. 12. Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. 1.2 5-- 1936 189, 036. 65 53, 173. 03 $370,900. 13. Pawcatuck River, R. I. and Conn.2 5a-o ..... .. 1933 182, 835. 11 119, 553. 93 $64,600. - - - - - -- - .--- 14. H ay (W est) H arbor. N . Y .2 2 --... - - -. . . 1931 8, 401. 15 - C ompleted. 15. New London Harbor, Conn. . 1939 608, 774. 19 50, 039. 61 Do. 16. Eightmile River, Conn.12 a--5 .-...... .-..7 -- 1913 9, 000. 00 ------------- $1,000. 17. Connecticut River above Hartford, Conn. . _.. 1932 116, 324. 81 14, 373. 54 $1,000,000.8 18. Clinton H arbor, Conn.1 2 4 ..........-- - - -- _ 1894 6, 330. 02 1, 917. 25 Com pleted. 19. Branford Harbor, Conn.-------------------- 1938 9, 537. 45 73, 559. 49 Do. 20. Southport Harbor, Conn.------------------- 1936 *96, 633. 15 8, 931. 91 Do. 21. Westport Harbor and SaugatuckRiver, Conn.' 5. 1927 32, 104. 55 3, 360. 44 $2,800. 22. Harbor at Wilson Point, Conn.' 2-______ ._ 1895 54, 176. 90 -- Completed. 23. Fivemile River Harbor, Conn.2 s._.-------- 1938 35, 490. 44 31, 311. 43 $10,500. 1 No commerce reported. 2 Maintenance unnecessary or not urgent. 3 Commerce listed under Tiverton Harbor, R. I. 4 Abandonment recommended in H. Doec. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 5Completion unnecessary for existing commerce. " Ms dief bipc reeommexded(May 13, 1940, inH. Doc 839,76th ong., 3d sess. 7 Awaiting local cooperation. Under date of January14,1939,h the Chief offEngineers recommended modi- fication of the existing project to provide for construction of a lock, dam, and power plant at Enfield Rapids (H. Doc. 165, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). 8 Estimated cost of project, $3,384,000; expenditures limited by law to $1,000,000. SIn addition, $18,285 was expended from contributed funds, of which $1,785 was for work outside the approved project. 146 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 33. PLANT ALLOTMENT, PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940-------... ------- --- -$65, 390. 04 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940..... ..------ ---- 25, 498. 33 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 - -- --3, 891. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 73, 593. 76 Net total expenditures----....--------------- -------- -- 113, 485. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-. -------------.------ . 199, 728. 37 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 86, 242. 90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended----------------................ $6, 788. 11 $27, 250. 85 -$68, 368. 21 $25, 804. 65 -$112, 157. 86 Allotted-----------------------......................... 7, 173. 76 29, 000.00 -------------- 39, 300.00. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $87, 570. 51 Gross amount expended -------- ------------- $1, 427, 009. 86 Less: Reimbursements collected----- $1, 537, 218. 55 Receipts from sales ----------- 1, 949. 17 1, 539, 167. 72 - -112, 157. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------- ---- 199, 728. 37 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940.---------------- ----- 82, 936. 09 Balance available June 30, 1940---- ------------------------- 116, 792. 28 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 25, 498. 33 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940.------------- 142, 290. 61 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harboracts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress Bass River Harbor, Mass --. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 18, 1938. Block Island, R. I., inner Commerce Commit- _ harbor. tee resolution, Mar. 5, 1940. Do .. ........----------------- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 26, 1940. Bridgeport Harbor, Conn___ Rivers and Harbors June 7,1940 House, 819, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. tion, Nov. 3, 1939. Chatham Harbor, Mass., Rivers and Harbors _ from Nantucket Sound to Committee resolu- deep water in Stage Har- tion, Jan. 19, 1940. bor. Connecticut River, between Rivers and Harbors ... .... . Hartford, Conn., and Committee resolu- Holyoke, Mass. tion, Apr. 17, 1940. Guilford Harbor, Conn-._._ Rivers and Harbors . Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 9, 1939. Hawk's Nest Beach, Old River and Harbor Lyme, Conn., su yeh Cronon., Actof July study for Act 3, 1930.June Congress, Aug. 15, 1939 -__---------------Unfavorable. beach erosion. 26, 1936. RIVERS AND HARBORSL-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 147 Status of al investigationsfor navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans-Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Hyannis Harbor, Mass ..... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, July 18, 1939. Little Narragansett Bay and Rivers and Harbors June 12,1940 House, 839, 76th Favorable. Watch Hill Cove, R. I. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. tion, Jan. 24, 1936. Mianus River, Conn_ ..... River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Mystic River, Conn ... __ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 24, 1939. Nantucket Harbor, Mass:__ Commerce Commit- Jan. 8,1940 ---------------- Unfavorable. tee resolution, Aug. 31, 1938. Do ...... ...-.. ...... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 24, 1939. New Bedford and Fairhaven Rivers and Harbors Apr. 19,1940 Do. Harbor, Mass. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 11, 1938. Niantic Harbor and River, River and Harbor Jan. 23,1940 Do. Conn. Act, June 20, 1938. Norwalk Harbor, Conn..... Commerce Commit- tee resolution, June 27, 1939. Pollock Rip Shoals, Nan- Rivers and Harbors Apr. 4,1940 I---------------- Do. tucket Sound, Mass. Committee resolu- tion, July 28, 1938. Providence River and Har- Commerce Commit- bor, R. I. tee resolution, June 6, 1939. Sakonnet Harbor, R. I-.... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 15, 1939. Salt Pond, Mass......._____ Rivers and Harbors Jan. 8,1940 -- Do. Committee resolu- tion, Sept. 23, 1937. Taunton River, Mass __. .- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 15, 1939. Westcott Cove, Conn ..... River and Harbor Jan. 8,1940 -------------------. Do. 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. Westport Harbor and Saug- Rivers and Harbors atuck River, Conn., to Committee resolu- modify existing project. tion, Feb. 16, 1940. Wickf6rd Harbor, R. I_..... Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Mar. 26, 1940. Woods Hole and Little Rivers and Harbors Woods Hole Harbor, Committee resolu- Mass. tion, June 6, 1939. 34. 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 Hart- ford, 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 Document 148 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 No. 412, Seventy-fourth Congress, second session, as the same may be revised upon further investigation of the 1936 flood; estimated con- struction cost, $10,028,900; estimated cost of land and damages, $6,344,100. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, approved a general 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 plans: Dams and reservoirs Distance Estimated cost above Reservoir Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type Total Connecti- capacity Construc- Land and cut River tion damages 1 -- - I____________________- -- --- ---I - I I-- I I - I' Miles Feet Acre-feet East Haven------------ --------------- East Burke, Vt___ _____ .- __-___ ___ 311.7 103 Earth fill-.....---- 15, 500 $1, 189, 000 $284, 400 $1,473,400 Lyndon Center__ Lyndonville, Vt_____ .--------------------- 302. 9 79 - do----------- 16,600 776, 000 446, 500 1,222, 500 1 Victory_------.------------------------ North Concord, Vt_____---- _______ West Barnet, Vt______ 306.0 75 ---- o--------- 28, 200 1,100,000 315,000 1,415,000 Harvey Lake--------------------------- 284. 2 37 -- do .----------- 7,800 163,000 121, 100 284,100 Sugar H ill 2....................... _----- Lisbon, N. H__- 280. 9 163 -.. do--------- 91,600 3, 500, 000 3, 030, 000 6,530,000 Groton Pond ..------------------------- Ricker Mills, Vt.__ 282. 4 19 ..... do ---------- 6, 500 65, 000 51, 000 116, 000 South Branch---... --------------- Corinth, Vt_ __ -- - 254. 9 108 ..... do - .---------- 16,800 1,115,000 277,000 1, 392, 000 Ayers Brook . -- - - Randolph, Vt _____ 251.2 75. 5 --- do - .---------- 11, 200 645, 000 265, 000 910,000 O South Tunbridge ....... ---........ ---. South Royalton, Vt ... ___..__...... 234. 5 105 -.. do . . . . .. 32, 600 1, 305, 000 970, 000 2, 275, 000 U nion V illage 3-------------------------- Union Village, Vt_ 228.4 170 30, 200 2, 108, 000 268, 000 2, 376, 000 E1 Gaysville_ Gaysville, Vt_________________ 246. 8 178 84,300 2, 665, 000 2, 120, 000 4, 785, 000 [ North H artland ........................ North Hartland, Vt ....- . __-___-- __ 211. 7 176 Earth fill ------- 71, 100 3, 300,000 330,000 3, 630, 000 Claremont 3 ---- Claremont, N. H_________ 202. 4 122. 5 78,400 3,170, 000 1,990, 000 5, 160, 000 North Springfield _-- North Springfield, Vt __--_ 191.3 106 --- do_ --------- 33, 400 1, 693, 000 325, 000 2, 018, 000 0 Surry Mountain 3---------- -- Keene, N. H- 174. 4 83 do - do------- ----- 32, 500 1, 295, 000 325,000 1, 620, 000 Newfane._----------- ----------- Newfane, Vt_-- 160.0 141 ....do ----------- 105, 000 3, 240, 000 1,273, 500 4, 513, 500 Lower Naukeag_------------------ North Ashburnham, Mass _ - -- 167. 7 41 ....do------------ 8, 500 416,000 132, 000 548, 000 Birch Hill 3 --------------------- South Royalston, Mass_ 153. 3 56 ---.. do .--------- 49,400 900,000 2, 105,000 3, 005, 000 Tully 3--- -------------------- - - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- - Fryville, Mass ______ 148. 7 62 ..... do -- ..------- 22,150 596, 000 163, 000 759, 000 Knightville 3 Knightville, Mass .___________________ 102. 8 160 .................... 39, 300 2,175,0 00 576, 000 2, 751,000 Total .-------------------- . . ... ._ 31,416,000 15, 367, 500 16, 783, 500 1Includes highway, railroad, and utilities relocation. 2 Alternate for Bethlehem Junction site. SDetails of these project items are given in individual reports. (1 I, FP 150 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Local protection works Distance Estimated cost Location above mouth Type of structure (miles) Construc- Land and Total tion damages Hartford, Conn____....-_________ - 52 Wall and levee ...$4,676,000 $730, 000 $5, 406,000 East Hartford, Conn .____...___. 52 do .......----. 749, 000 270, 000 1,019, 000 Springfield, Mass _____________ . _ 76 __ do _______-- -- 940, 000 270, 000 1, 210, 000 West Springfield, Mass 76 .. do ___---__--- 980, 000 30, 000 1, 010,000 Chicopee, Mass__. ________ _ 80 do-- _____--- .--- 1, 997, 000 500, 000 2, 497, 000 Holyoke, Mass________________ _ 85 .- -do _______ -_ 1, 126, 000 150, 000 1, 276, 000 Northampton, Mass ___________ 94 -___do ____------- - 1, 056, 000 150, 000 1, 206, 000 Total....... ..... 11, 524, 000 ......-------------------- 2,100, 000 13, 624, 000 Recommended modification of the project.-Under date of Feb- ruary 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project for local flood-protection works in accordance with revised plans at a total estimated cost to the United States of $17,000,000, subject to the same provision of local cooperation apply- ing under the existing project (H. Doc. No. 653, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Under date of April 24, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended an additional modification of the project to provide for the construc- tion of local protection works at Springdale, Riverdale, and Spring- field, Mass., and at Winsted, Conn., at a total estimated cost to the United States of $1,070,000, subject to the same provision of local cooperation applying under the existing project. It was further recommended with respect to the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes, approved by the 1938 Flood Con- trol Act, that approval be given to make such modifications in the approved systems of reservoirs and related flood-control works as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be: advisable and in the public interest (H. Doc. No. 724, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). The following list of 20 reservoirs was recom- mended as a desirable modification of the approved plan: Costs Drain- Capa- -- ef. eservoir Stream age city Total flood No. area (acre- Floodcon- Adapta- control (sq.mi.) . feet) trol tions for plus adap- power tations 1 Knightville- ....... Westfield ..----------- 164 39, 300 $2, 318, 000 $433, 000 $2, 751. 000 2 West Brookfield__... Chicopee (Quaboag)_ 106 33, 900 2, 317, 000 _ __ 2, 317, 000 3 Barre Falls .--------. Chicopee (Ware) ... 57 24, 300 965, 000 . 965, 000 4 Tully _ - Millers (Tully) .. 50 22, 150 665, 000 94, 000 759, 000 5 Birch Hill-..-.... .. M illers ----------- 175 49, 900 3, 005, 000 . ........ 3, 005, 000 6 Honey Hill-.....--- Ashuelot (South 70 26, 200 1, 935, 000 ------------ 1, 935, 000 Branch). 7 Surry Mountain-.... Ashuelot_...-----------. 100 32, 500 1,620, 000 .....------------1, 620, 000 8 Claremont ._------- Sugar______________ 245 78, 400 5,160, 000 . . 5, 160, 000 9 West Canaan----...... Mascoma- .------- - 80 34, 100 2, 240, 000 280, 000 2, 520, 000 10 ......--..Ammonoosuc _..... Sugar Hill------ 246 91, 600 6, 530, 000 _ 6, 530, 000 11 Williamsville .......West____ _ ---- 400 150, 000 5,960,000 320, 000 6,280,000 12 Cambridgeport-.... Saxtons............. 58 21, 600 1, 975, 000 ..------------ 1, 975, 000 13 Brockway .....--------- Williams .. _---...... 101 32, 300 2, 944,000 ......------------ 2, 944,000 14 North Springfield--- Black. .____- --- _ 1 102 33,400 2,018, 000 2, 018, 000 15 Ludlow _____.... .. Black_ 56 23, 900 1, 741, 000 459, 000 2,200,000 16 North Hartland ... Ottauquechee ------ 222 71, 100 3,630,000 ......... _ 3, 630, 000 17 South Tunbridge ... White (First Branch)_ 102 32, 600 2, 275, 000 ... _ 2, 275, 000 18 Gaysville....------..... White_------_ - 226 84, 300 4,080,000 705, 000 4,785,000 19 Union Village- .... Ompompanoosuc_.__ 126 30, 200 1, 944, 000 432, 000 2, 376, 000 20 Passumpsic (Moose) Victory .....---..... 66 28, 200 1, 023, 000 392, 000 1, 415, 000 Total- ....---.. 2, 752 939, 950 ........-------------------....---... 54, 345, 000 3, 115, 000 57, 460, 000 1Exclusive of drainage area above Ludlow. RIVERS AND HARBORSL-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 151 Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Stream gaging, rain- fall studies, foundation exploration, laboratory tests, and design in connection with reservoir sites were conducted during the year. The cost was $95,252.63. The expenditures were $44,205.04. Condition at end of fiscal year.--Surveys and plans for the de- velopment of the comprehensive plan have been well advanced. The construction progress of projects selected for construction under this authorization is given in individual reports. The total costs under the existing project have been $602,490.10. The expenditures have been $644,127.45. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1940, $268,872.55, and accounts receivable, $12,601.87, a total of $281,474.42, to the payment of accounts payable, $3,198.57, and to continuing surveys, engineering studies, and design of flood-control dams and reservoirs included in the comprehensive plan, $278,275.85. The sum of $258,650 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in continuing surveys, engineering studies, and design of flood-control dams and reservoirs included in the comprehensive plan. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__-- _____________________ --- $602, 490. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ ___________ 602, 490. 10 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 32, 234. 05 .Net total cost to June 30, 1940-----------_,_ ____--634, 724. 15 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------12, 601. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_ -______--------__ -647, 326. 02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 3, 198. 57 Net total expenditures___---__-------- __- -644, 127. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----- --- _____ - 268, 872. 55 -_____ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__- -________ 913, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .. _._-------- $305, 460. 52 $201, 776. 95 $95, 252. 63 Cost of maintenance ------------------------- ------------ -------------- -----------------.. ---------- __ Total expended __.......__ - ..-- ______ -_____ 302, 305. 16 297, 617. 25 44, 205. 04 Allotted------------------------ ------------------------ 713,000. 00 75, 000. 00 125, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______- ______------- $188, 077. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939---------- -------- ---------------- 125, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for- ------------ __ 313, 077. 59 Gross amount expended ------------ -- $400, 902.98 Less: Reimbursements collected ---------- $356, 694. 54 Receipts from sales --------- 3.40 356, 697. 94 44, 205. 04 152 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_- ----- $268, 872. 55 _---_-------____ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__--- $4, 355. 76 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -------------- 3, 000. 00 7, 355. 76 Balance available: June, 30,,1940-------------------------- 261, 516. 79 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ _,_1--- -____---- ----- 12, 601. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 -------------- 274, 118. 66 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1942, for new work 1 ----- ---- 258, 650. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 35. UNION VILLAGE RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location.-The site of the proposed Union Village Dam is on the Ompompanoosuc River, about 4 miles above its junction with the Con- necticut River and one-quarter mile north of Union Village, Vt. The reservoir will extend upstream approximately 31/2 miles. Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of an 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. The spillway will have a broad-crested weir, 370 feet long, built on rock, with a discharge capacity of 52,000 cubic feet per second. The outlet will consist of a 13-foot diameter tunnel 1,200 feet long. Control will be accomplished by gates mechanically operated from a house over a shaft near the middle of the tunnel. The drainage area controlled is approximately 126 square miles. Provision will be made for future installation of penstocks for the development of hydro- electric power. 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 $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 mainte- nance is $16,300, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-Sectiont2 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 continued. The cost was $4,353.08 for new work. The expenditures were $5,281.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Revision of the plans and specifica- tions to provide for future power development was 85 percent com- plete. No construction operations were in progress at the end of the year. The total costs under the project have been $18,426.36 for new work. The expenditures have been $19,053.34. In addition, $104,- 411.93 from funds allotted for development of the general compre- hensive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin was applied to preliminary exploration, surveys, and design of the Union Village Reservoir. RIVERS AND HARBORSL-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 153 Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $580,946.66, as follows: New work: Acquisition of rights-of-way and lands, relocation of telephone lines, and highways------------------------------- $200, 000. 00 Preparation of foundation, commencement of construction of outlet works to top of gate shaft, and partial construction of the embankment and excavation of spillway approach chan- nel, under continuing contract, October 1940 to June 1941___ 380, 946. 66 Total------ ------------------------------------- 580,946. 66 The sum of $1,776,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in completing construction of the dam and appurtenant works under continuing contract, July 1941 to June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------------ - $18, 426. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_--------- 18,426. 36 --- Undistributed costs June 30, 1940____ _________________626. 98 Net total cost to June 30, 1940------------- - ------ _ 19, 053. 34 Net total expenditures---------- -------------- _ -- 19,053. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--- -------------- _ 580, 946. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940______________ 600, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-__-_____--____ __________ __--------___-_ ____ -$14,073. 28 $4, 353.08 Cost of maintenance- - - - - - - - - - - - - -... - - Total expended--- ---------------- -------------- -13, 771. 65 5, 281. 69 Allotted...----......--------------------------------------------- 600,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_---------------------- $586, 228. 35 Gross amount expended-__-__---- - -- ______----- - - 5,281. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------580, 946. 66 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940___ _____--_- 580, 946. 66 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project__----- ----------------------------- 1, 776, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ----------------- ----- 1, 776, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 36. CLAREMONT RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location.-The site of the proposed Claremont Dam is on the Sugar River, about 7 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River and about 1 mile southeast of Claremont, N. H. The reservoir will extend upstream approximately 4.5 miles. Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of a rolled-fill earth dam 2,300 feet long at the crestline, rising 122.5 feet 154 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 above the stream bed and providing a total storage capacity of 78,400 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, revised in 1940, is $3,170,000 for construction and $1,990,000 for lands and damages, including highway, railroad, and utilities relocation, a total of $5,160,000 for new work. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $18,500, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. The existing project was adopted by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936, as modified by the act of 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.-Preliminaryoffice work in connection with foundation exploration was initiated. The costs were $33.04 for new work. There were no expenditures. Condition at the end of fiscal year.-No field operations were in progress at the end of the fiscal year. The costs have been $33.04 for new work. There have been no expenditures. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $150,000, as follows: Accounts payabe -------------------------------------------- $33. 04 New work: Surveys, foundation explorations, engineering studies, and design by hired labor, July 1940 to June 1941.-.. _. 149, 966. 96 Total------------------ --------- ------------------ 150,000. 00 The sum of $3,028,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in commencement of operations, including the construction ,of the dam under continuing contract, acquisition of rights-of-way and lands, and the relocation of railroads, highways, and utilities. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___---- ----- _-- ____---__-__ $33. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----_____ .____ 33.04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----_---___________________ 33.04 Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 150, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-__---- -______ 150, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-------------------- ------------------------------------------ $33.04 Cost of maintenance Total expended------------ -------- .-- - -- -- --... - - -- --- - -. .----- - - Allotted------------------.-------------------- ---------------------------- 150,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 155 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------- ------ -- $150, 000. 00 Balan ce unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------- 150, 000. 00 Outstlanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ---------------------- - 33. 04 Balance 'available June 30, 1940-------- --------------- 149, 966. 96 Amou ,nt (estimated) 1-required to be appropriated for completion -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- of existing project - - 5, 010, 000. 00 Amou ,nt that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ----------------------- ---- - 3,028,000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 37. SURRY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location.-The site of the Surry Mountain Dam is on the Ashuelot River, about 34.6 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River and 5 miles north of Keene, N. H. The reservoir will extend up- stream about 3 miles. Eoisting project.-This project provides for the construction of a rolled-fill earth 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 spillway will have an open side channel with a low con- crete weir 337.5 feet long, with a discharge capacity of 40,900 cubic feet per second. The outlet will consist of a 10-foot-diameter tunnel 383 feet long. Control will be accomplished by gates mechanically operated, through a shaft, from a house above. The drainage area controlled is approximately 100 square miles. 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, revised in 1940, is $1,295,000 for construction and $325,000 for lands and damages, including highway relocations, a total of $1,620,000 for new work. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $11,700, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved 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.-A continuing contract was' awarded in August 1939 for the construction of the dam and appurtenant works and was about 28 percent complete at the end of the year. The work included the preparation of the site, excavation for diversion tunnel, and placing of material in the embankment; and involved the excavation of 247,660 cubic yards of earth and 30,280 cubic yards of rock, placing 79,770 cubic yards of earth fill and 25,790 cubic yards of rock fill, at a cost of $277,380.26. A contract was entered into with the State of New Hampshire for the relocation of 2.1 miles of highway; this contract was about 18 percent complete at the end of the year. The cost was $24,458.39. Land acquisition was com- menced in the dam site and reservoir areas; this work was 25 percent complete at the end of the year; 352.5 acres of land were acquired. 156 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 40 The costs were $42,253.77. The cost of preliminary studies for utility relocation, in progress at the end of the year, were $123.97. The total cost of new work was $344,216.39. The expenditures were $287,726.59. Condition at end of fiscal yea.--The existing project is approxi- mately 25 percent complete. The work to be done to complete the project requires the completion of the dam and appurtenant works, highway and utility relocation, and acquisition of the lands. The costs of the existing project for new work have been $358,859.37. The expenditures have been $300,594.75. In addition, $104,708.83 from funds allotted for the development of the general comprehensive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin was applied to pre- liminary explorations, surveys, and designs of the Surry Mountain Reservoir. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $1,044,405.25, as follows: Accounts payable-- --------------------------------- $58, 899. 65 New work: Acquisition of rights-of-way and lands, relocation of telephone, transmission lines, and highways------------ ----------- 184, 000. 00 Continue construction of dam and appurtenant works for flood- control reservoir under continuing contract, July 1940 to June 1941---------- ------------------ ------------- 801, 505. 60 Total --------- --------------------------- ----- , 044, 405. 25 The sum of $275,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in completing the dam and appurtenant works under con- tinuing contract July to September 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_-------------------------- $358, 859. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ___ __ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ .. _____, 358, 859. 37 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940____--- ---------- ____----635. 03 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 --------------------- 359, 494. 40 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_--- _--------_ 58, 899. 65 Net total expenditures------------------------ - 300, 594. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------- __ 1, 044, 405.25 -______ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--- -____. 1, 1---345, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__ -- ______ _ ---.- ------ ___ _- --------- $14,642. 98 $344, 216. 39 Cost of maintenance... Total expended--------____ ------------------------------------------ 12, 868. 16 287, 726. 59 Allotted..---------- ---------------------------------------- 1,070,000.00 275,000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORSL-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 157 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___---------------------------- $1, 057, 131. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940____________________________________ 275, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for______--_-- _____-___------- 1, 332, 131. 84 Gross amount expended ____________________ _ $289, 641. 73 Less : Reimbursements collected _____ _ $1, 902. 14 Receipts from sales-._______---- _ 13. 00 1, 915. 14 287 726 59i Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___________________ 1, 044, 405. 25 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940______--------- $11, 351. 66 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _________ 848, 349. 87 859, 701. 53 Balance available June 30, 1940_ 184, 703. 72 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1________--------_ _ 275, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1_____------------------------ 275, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 38. BIRCH HILL RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-The site of the Birch Hill Dam is on the Millers River, about 27.3 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River, and 1.3 miles 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 an earth dam of rolled- fill construction, extending across the Millers River, and overflow spiylay sections closing natural saddles in the right bank. The dam will be 1,400 feet long and will rise 56 feet above the river bed. The spillway weir will consist of two concrete overflow sections, separated by a natural knoll, and a short weir closing an abandoned railroad cut. The main spillway will be approximately 810 feet long, the ad- jacent spillway 350 feet, and the small one 23 feet. The total dis- charge capacity will be approximately 57,000 cubic feet per second at a surcharge of 6 feet. The outlet works will consist of an intake channel 1,500 feet long, with a bottom width of 70 feet; a gate struc- ture with operating gatehouse directly above; and an outlet channel 1,150 feet long, with a bottom width of 70 feet. The intake and gate-operating tower will contain gates mechanically controlled from the operating house above. The gross drainage area controlled is ap- proximately 175 square miles. The reservoir will provide a storage capacity of 49,400 acre-feet at spillway crest. 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, 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. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1- 11 158 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved 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 resultslduring fiscal year.-Construction of dam and appurtenant works was begun in June 1940 under continuing contract. The work included engineering plans and design; 37,400 cubic yards of earth excavation and 105 cubic yards of rock excava- tion in preparing the site, at a cost of $172.681.89: acquisition of lands was commenced and was about 7 percent complete at the end of the year at a cost of $53,884.30; studies were initiated for rail- road relocation at a cost of $448.53; for highway relocations at a cost of $67.95; and for utility relocations at a cost of $50.37. The total cost for new work was $227,133.04. The expenditures were $203,644.49. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is approxi- mately 5 percent complete. The work remaining to be done to com- plete the existing project consists of the completion of the dam and appurtenant works, acquisition of lands, relocation of railroads, high- ways, utilities, and the construction of operators' quarters. The total costs for new work have been $258,972.97. The expenditures have been $233,642.77. 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, 1940, amounting to $1,881,357.23, as follows: Accounts payable- ____-- _ -_ -------- _ $25, 330. 20 New work: Acquisition of rights-of-way: and lands, relocation of railroads, telephone lines, telegraph lines, transmission lines, high- ways, and dike protection for a sewage disposal plant _ 1, 156, 000. 00 Continuation of construction, consisting of the outlet works, river diversion, embankment, spillway weirs and access road bridge, under continuing contract July 1940 to June 30, 1941------------------------------------------ 700, 027. 03 Total--- -------------------------------------- 1, 881, 357. 23 The sum of $890,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in completing construction of the dam and appurtenant works, under continuing contract, July 1941 to December 1941. Cost and financialsummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___--_____________________ $258, 972. 97 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ______--- - 258, 972. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------- 25, 330. 20 Net total expenditures-------------------------------233, 642. 77 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 _____________--__ 1, 881, 357. 23 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____ -_ 2, 115, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORSLPROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 159 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936, 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_____--------------------------.. __ . ... -$31, 839. 93 $227, 133. 04 Cost of maintenance _ _----------------------------------------------------------- ____ Total expended ......... ____...__-- ------ 29, 998. 28 203, 644. 49 Allotted--...---..... ----------------------------------------- , 302, 000. 00 813,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $1, 272, 001. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_ ---------------------------------- 813, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 2, 085, 001. 72 Gross amount expended---------------------- $203, 646. 46 Less : Reimbursements collected--------------$0. 62 Receipts from sales------------------ 1.35 1.97 203, 644. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------------- 1, 881, 357. 23 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------- $10, 413. 77 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- 590. 35 6---------97, 708, 004. 12 Balance available June 30, 1940 173, 353. 11 1----------------------, Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1____ _______________________ ------ 890, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ---------------------------------- 890, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 39. 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 2 /2 miles. Existing project.-This project provides for the construction of a rolled-fill earth dam, 1,500 feet long at its crest and rising 62 feet above the stream bed, providing a total storage capacity of 22,150 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 outlet will consist of a 6-foot diameter tunnel approximately 296 feet long. Control will be accomplished by gates mechanically operated from a tower located at the upper end of the tunnel. The drainage area controlled is approxi- mately 50 square miles. The design includes provisions for future rais- ing and adaptation to 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 Connecticut River Basin. The estimated cost, revised in 1940, is $596,000 for construction, and $163,000 for lands and damages, including highway and utilities relo- cation, a total of $759,000 for new work. The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $7,700, of which $5,000 is for operating and care. 160 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The existing project was authorized 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.-Operations consisted of dam-site surveys, geological investigations, land surveys, and prepara- tion of plans and specifications. The cost was $70,804.92 for new work. The expenditures were $69,492.20. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Dam-site surveys and geological in- vestigations were completed. Land surveys were 90 percent complete. Plans and specifications were completed. No operations were in progress at the end of the year. Total costs under the project have been:$70,804.92 for new work. The expenditures have been $69492.20. In addition $25,292.65 from funds allotted for development of the gen- ,eral comprehensive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin was applied to preliminary exploration, surveys, and design of athe Tully Reservoir. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended ,on June <0, 1940, amounting to $30,507.80 as follows: /Accounts payable----------------------------------------------- $1, 312. 72 New work :.Aiuisition of land and right-of-way------------ 29, 195. 08 "Total---,,------------------------------------ --------- 30, 50780 The sum of $659,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in completing construction of the dam and appurtenant works under continuing contract, during the period July 1941 to December 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---- --- -- ----- $70, 804. 92 Cost of mnaatenance to June 30, 1940------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------- 70, 804. 92 Minus aecounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------- __ 1, 312. 72 ----------------------------------- Net total expenditures__ 69, 492. 20 Unexpended balance .June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 30, 507. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------- 100, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----.. ..-------- -------------- --- ------------- $70,804.92 Cost of maintenance - - Total expended ..--------------- --------- 69, 492. 20 Allotted ...-------------------- -------------- ---------- ----- $310,000 -210,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 161 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_-___-_____ _ _ ___________ $310, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _______________ 210, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Gross amount expended___---.--- _______-_______ $70, 456.75 Less reimbursements collected _____________________ 964. 55 69, 492. 20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_____________-________-- 30, 507. 80 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 -11111111111 $1, 312. 72 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_______ 3, 000. 00 4, 312. 72 Balance available June 30, 1940 26, 195. 08 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_ ---------- 59, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1--......____ 659, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 40. KNIGHTVILLE RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-The site of the Knightville Dam is on the Westfield River, about 27.5 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River and 4 miles north of the town of Huntington, Mass. The reservoir v ill 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 an 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. The outlet will consist of a 16-foot diameter tunnel approximately 605 feet long. Control will be accomplished by gates mechanically operated from a tower located at the intake end of the tunnel. The drainage area controlled is approximately 164 square miles. Provision will be made for future installation of penstocks for the development of hydro- electric power. 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 $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 authorized by the flood control acts approved 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.-Construction of dam and appurtenant works was begun in August 1939 under continuing contract, and was about 44 percent complete at the end of the year. The work included the preparation of the site, completion of diver- sion tunnel, and placing of material in the embankment; and involved the excavation of 84,798 cubic yards of earth, 31,490 cubic yards of rock in open cut, 7,029 cubic yards of rock in tunnel, and the placing 162 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 of 80,700 cubic yards of earth fill at a cost of $828,258.09; acquisition of lands was commenced and was about 23 percent complete at the end of the year at a cost of $58,207.44; an agreement was entered into with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the relocation of ap- proximately 3.9 miles of highways including reinforced concrete bridge. The bridge and one-half mile of road were approximately 76 percent completed at a cost of $183,074.18, and the total highway relocation was about 30 percent complete. Studies for utility reloca- tions were initiated at a total cost of $25.92. The total cost of new work was $1,069,565.63. The expenditures were $797,757.03. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is approxi- mately 38 percent complete. The work remaining to be done to com- plete the existing project consists of the completion of the construc- tion of the dam, acquisition of land and highway and utility reloca- tions. The total costs for new work have been $1,091,050.42. The expenditures have been $818,323.69. In addition, $105,798.28 from funds allotted for development of the general comprehensive plan for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin was applied to pre- liminary explorations, surveys, and designs of the Knightville Reservoir. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1940, $1,841,676.31, plus accounts receivable, $1.25, a total of $1,841,677.56, as follows: Accounts payable ---------------__ ------- _------- $272, 727.98 New work : Acquisition of rights-of-way and lands, and relocation of high- ways---- ------------------- 500, 000. 00 Continue construction of dam and appurtenant works for flood- control reservoir under continuing contract, July 1940 to June 1941 --------------------------- 1, 068, 949. 58 Total------------------- ---------- ----------- , 841, 677. 56 The sum of $91,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in completing construction of the dam and appurtenant works, under continuing contract, July 1941 to November 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------$1, 091, 050. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 1, 091, 050. 42 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------- 1. 25 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 ---- _____________1, 091, 051. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ____________________ 272, 727. 98 Net total expenditures -------------------__- -__ 818, 323. 69 -____ Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---__-_____ ______ 1, 841, 676. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------2, 660, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----- ------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance_ _____ ___________________ $21,484.79 $1,069, 565.63 Total expended-..........--------------- ...-.. ...... ..... 20, 566. 66 797, 757. 03 ------ . ...... Allotted.......................-- ------------------- 1, 300, 000.00 1,360,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORSL---PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 163 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 _----------- $1, 279, 433. 34 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940- 360, 000. 00 1-------------------1, Amount to be accounted for ----------------- 2, 639, 433. 34 Gross amount expended __________ _____ _ $798, 309.98 Less reimbursements collected ____ ___-__-- - 552. 95 797, 757. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__--------------------- 1, 841, 676. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__-------_ $81, 320. 81 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-- ----- 1, 510, 750. 83 1, 592, 071. 64 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------- -------- 249, 604. 67 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------_----_----------------- 1. 25 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-- 249, 605. 92 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- -- ----- ----- 91, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 30, 1942, for new work ---------------------------------- 91, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 41. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and floodwalls consisting of the following features: Approximately 4,000 feet of concrete floodwall and 22,000 feet of earth dike along the Connecticut River, extending from high ground at Windsor Avenue downstream to the existing South Meadows levee; the enlargement and repair of approximately 12,000 feet of the existing South Meadows levee and Clark dike; approximately 800 feet of concrete conduit and 7,000 feet of concrete floodwall extending up the Park River from the Connecticut River to Bushnell Park; three pumping stations for the disposal of interior drainage; four stop-log structures. The levees and walls are designed to protect against a design flood, greater than any of record, reduced by the approved plan of 20 reservoirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. The city of Hartford desires immediate protection against a maximum flood, to be provided by a grade 5 to 6 feet higher than that authorized, a 15-foot top width for levees instead of the 10 feet authorized, and a conduit instead of floodwalls for the Park River. The additional ex- pense of approximately $3,000,000 for the construction of the project as desired by the city will be borne by local interests. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost of new work for the authorized project, revised in 1939, is $4,676,000 for construction and $730,000 for lands and damages, exclusive of the cost of the additional work desired by the city. Recomimended modiflcations of the project.-Underdate of February 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project for local flood-protection works in the South Meadows section providing a change in alinement to include the Hartford Elec- tric Light Co. plant within the protected area at an estimated additional cost of $252,000. The revised estimated construction cost of work at 164 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Hartford based on the modification is $5,824,000, including amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Assurances covering the work north of Morgan Street and between Aviation Road and Wawarme Avenue were approved by the Secretary of War Decem- ber 6, 1938. Rights-of-entry have been furnished for all construction undertaken to date. In addition, the sum of $594,230 was contributed by the city of Hartford to cover the increased cost occasioned by the construction of dikes to a grade 5 feet higher than that adopted for the authorized project, and to provide additional riprap protection. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Operations north of Mor- gan Street consisted of the completion by contract of a pumping plant at Meadow Brook, the cost of which was $182,461.50. Construction was commenced under continuing contract for an earth dike and ap- purtenant works from Memorial Bridge 16,253 feet northward to the vicinity of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Under this contract, in progress at the end of the year, construction was about 58 percent complete and included the excavation and stockpiling of 1,153,000 cubic yards of river sand, the placing of 364,402 cubic yards of random and pervious fill, 136,844 cubic yards of impervious fill, 187,220 square feet of steel sheet piling, 4,900 cubic yards of rock fill, 1,622 cubic yards of hand-placed riprap, and 2,640 cubic yards of concrete at a cost of $714,092.94. Operations south of Morgan Street consisted of the completion by hired labor of approximately 900 feet of earth dike enlargement from Aviation Road northward, involving 23,900 cubic yards of random fill, 8,399 cubic yards of impervious fill, and 1,317 cubic yards of hand-placed riprap, at a cost of $45,804.04. The costs of preliminary work, engineering plans and design in con- nection with the proposed contract for constructing and enlarging approximately 9,700 feet of dike between Morgan Street and a point 900 feet north of Aviation Road were $59,683.97. Preliminary work and the preparation of engineering plans and design for the Park River protection and pumping stations were in progress at the end of the year. The costs were $55,456.34. The total costs were $59,049.90 from contributed funds, $648,003.16 from Public Works Administration funds, and $350,445.73 from regu- lar funds, a total cost of $1,057,498.79 for new work. The expenditures were $82,887.63 from contributed funds, $590,066.19 from Public Works Administration funds, and $373,522.46 from regular funds, a total of $1,046,476.28. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is approxi- mately 19 percent completed. The work remaining to be done consists of the completion of the earth dike above Morgan Street, the comple- tion of the earth dike below Morgan Street, and the Park River pro- tection and pumping plants. The costs of the existing project for new work have been $827,488.10 from Public Works Administration funds, and $350,445.73 from regular funds, a total of $1,177,933.83. In addi- tion, costs of $569,730 apply to contributed funds. The expenditures have been $760,373.95 from Public Works Administration funds, $373,522.46 from regular funds, a total of $1,133,896.41. In addition $540,000 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1940, $1,534,333.59, and accounts receivable, $33,458.43, a total of $1,567,792.02, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS'-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 165 Accounts payable ______ ----------------- $107, 225. 85 New work: Completion of the construction under contract of 16,000 feet of dikes north of Morgan St. initiated during fiscal year 1939, period July 1940 to November 1940; continua- tion of construction under continuing contract of approximately 9,700 feet of dike and walls between Morgan St. and a point 900 feet north of Aviation Road, period July 1940 to Juqe 30, 1941; begin construction under continuing contract of the Park River protection work, period July 1940 to June 1941_ 1, 460, 566. 17 Total ------------------------------------- ------- 1,567, 792. 02 The sum. of $1,968,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in continuing construction of the Park River protection work under continuing contract July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942. These operations will advance the completion to approximately 90 percent. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ___________________- ____ $350, 445. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 _______________ __ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 350, 445.73 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 29, 730. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------------------ 380, 175. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 , 653. 27 6_________________-__ Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 373, 522. 46 lUnexpended balance June 30, 1940___1________________, 405, 477. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ ._______--- 1, 779, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-------- - - - - - -- - $350, 445. 73 Cost of m aintenance - - _ - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - ---- - - - Total expended---- ------ --- ------ 373. 522.46 Allotted--------------- - $1, 179, 000 600,000. 10 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 $1,179, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 --- --- -- - ------ 600, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________________ _____-____1, 779, 000. 00 Gross amount expended___________________________ $389, 044. 30 Less reimbursements collected -------------------- 5, 521. 84 373, 522. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------- ---- 1, 405, 477. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__ ______________-5, 108. 15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 384, 569. 45 389, 675. 60 Balance available June 30, 1940__________________________ 1, 015, 801. 94 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940____________________________ 29, 730. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_ 1. 045, 531.94 Amount (estimated) 1required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ______ _ 2, 082, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 30, 1942, for new work ----- __---------- 1, 968, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 166 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 _____--______-- -$827, 488. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------ 827, 488. 10 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 _____ -- __-__ __-___- 3, 728. 43 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940----- __-________ 831, 216. 53 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------- 70, 842. 58 Net total expenditures-------------------------------760, 373. 95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 . -------- 74, 626. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940____-------__ ___ 835, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ______________.__._____________---. $179,484.94 $648,003.16 Cost of maintenance----------------------------------------- Total expended_____________________________ 170, 307. 76 590, 066. 19 Allotted ----------------------------------- ------ 835,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------------------------- $664, 692. 24 Gross amount expended ---------------------- $722, 555. 13 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 132, 488. 94 590, 066. 19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-- ----- - -- -74, 626. 05 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- 354. 48 -78,7------------ Balance available June 30, 1940 --------------- -- 3, 728.43 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940----, ------------------------ 3,728. 43 CONSOLIDATED OOST AND FNANOIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITEID STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------- $1, 177, 933.83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------___----- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------- 1, 177, 933.83 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940- ____---- ____ -____- - 33, 458. 43 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940. 211, 392. 26 1------------------ 1, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-- 495. 85 -77,7---------------- Net total expenditures_---------------------------- 1,133, 896. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------- ,480, 103. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 --------- 2, 614, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--------------------___________ $179, 484. 94 $998, 448. 89 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------------ --- Total expended____-- __-------------------.------- -_170, 307.76 963, 588. 65 Allotted.-----.----- ---------------------------------------- 2,014,000. 00 600,000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORSL---PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 167 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------- $1, 843, 692. 24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 ---------------------------------- 600, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---- -------------- ------ 2, 443, 692. 24 Gross amount expended __-- ------------ $1,111, 599. 43 Less reimbursements collected_- ------------- 148, 010. 78 963, 588. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----- ------------- 1, 480, 103. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------_ $5, 106. 15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 462, 923. 93 468, 030. 08 Balance available June 30, 1940__ --------------- 1,012, 073. 51 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------------------- 33, 458. 43 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940----------- 1, 045, 531. 94 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------- 2, 062, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work --------------------------- 1, 968, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- $569, 730. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_.. ----- 569, 730. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----------------- -- 29, 730. 00 Net total expenditures ------------ ---- 540, 000. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------ --------------- 54, 230. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940 ---...--------- 594, 230. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 -------.----- Cost of new work... .------------------- ------------- $510,680.10 $59,049.90 Cost of maintenance------------- -------------- -- ------------ - ------- ----------- ------------ Total expended------------------------------------------------ 457,112. 37 82, 887. 63 Contributed----------....... --.... ---... ---------------------------------- 540,000.00 54, 230. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------- -------- _---- $82, 887. 63 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937 ------ 54, 230. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------- _ _ 137, 117. 63 Gross amount expended -------------- ----- $96, 980. 26 Less reimbursements collected----------- ------ 14, 092. 63 82,887.63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940- -- --- __--- 54, 230. 00 Anmount covered by uncompleted contracts- --------------- 29, 730. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 24, 500. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 168 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR HARTFORD, CONN. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___________________________ $1, 747, 663. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___________ 1, 747, 663. 83 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940---- ------------------- _ 33, 458. 43 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_ ______________--_____ 1, 781, 122. 26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___------___ 107, 225. 85 Net total expenditures________________1, 6 896 41 IUnexpended balance June 30, 1940_________________________ 1, 534, 333.59 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 3, 208, 230. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .. $690, 165.04 $1,057,498.79 Cost of maintenance Total expended..________________ ......... . .._627, 420.13 1,046,476.28 Allotted and contributed............. _ 2, 554,000.00 654,230.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- $1, 926, 579. 87 Amount allotted froim War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------$600, 000. 00 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937-------------------------------------- 54, 230. 00 654, 230. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------- -_ 2, 580, 809. 87 Gross amount expended------------------------ $1, 208, 579. 69 Less reimbursements collected ------------------- 162, 103. 41 1, 046,476. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ __-___ _ _---- 1, 534, 333. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ $5, 106. 15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 492, 653. 93 497, 760. 08 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------- 1, 036, 573. 51 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ___________ 33, 458. 43 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------- 1, 070, 031. 94 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 -- --- __ 2, 062, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ------------------------------------ 1, 968, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 42. EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location.-EastHartford, Conn., is located in Hartford County on the east bank of the Connecticut River, 52 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and concrete flood walls consisting of the following features: Approximately 16,000 feet of earth levee and 750 feet of concrete flood wall along the Connecticut and Hockanum RIVERS AND HARBOR--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 169 Rivers extending from the high ground near Prospect Street at the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in the north to high ground at Brewer Lane and Central Avenue in the south; two stop-log structures; three pumping stations for the disposal of interior drain- age; and appurtenant drainage structures and facilities. The levees and walls are designed to protect against a design flood, greater than any of record, reduced by the approved plan of 20 reservoirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $749,000 for construc- tion and $270,000 for lands and damages. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project for local flood protection works providing a change in aline- ment to include a populated area along the bluff, from the railroad bridge north to Green Terrace at an estimated additional cost of $249,- 000. The revised estimated construction cost of work at East Hartford- including the modification is $2,407,000, including amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. Local cooperation.-See page 6 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 construc- tion undertaken to date. In addition to the above, the town of East Hartford contributed $5,400 for the construction of interconnecting certain sewer lines. O.perations and results during fiscal year.-Operations under con- tract in progress at the beginning of the year consisted of the con- struction of 6,130 linear feet of earth dike and 570 linear feet of concrete flood wall extending southward from the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad to a point approximately 4,000 feet be- low the Memorial Bridge. The construction, in progress at the end of the year, was about 53 percent completed, and included 119,739 square feet of steel sheet piling, 75,510 cubic yards of pervious and random fill, 16,870 cubic yards of impervious fill, and 4,877 cubic yards of concrete, at a total cost of $337,720.62. Preliminary work and engineering plans and design for 4,150 linear feet of earth dike and concrete flood wall with appurtenant works from a point approx- imately 4,000 feet below the Memorial Bridge eastward along the north bank of the Hockanum River to high ground were in progress during the fiscal year. The cost of this work was $17,659.77. Con- struction of this section of dike has been deferred as beyond present limitation of funds. The total costs were $5,400 from contributed funds, $290,178.20 from Public Works Administration funds, and $59,802.19 from regular funds, a total of $355,380.39 for new work. The expenditures were $5,400 from contributed funds, $229,297.13 from Public Works Administration funds, and $56,968.79 from regular funds, a total of $291,665.92. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work authorized under the existing project is approximately 54 percent complete. The work remaining to be done under the present limitation of funds consists 170 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 of the completion of the earth dike south of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. The costs under the existing project have been $347,092.77 from Public Works Administration funds, and $59,802.19 from regular funds, a total of $406,894.96, all for new work. In addition, costs of $5,400 apply to contributed funds. Expendi- tures have been $276,229.17 from Public Works Administration funds, and $56,968.79 from regular funds, a total of $333,197.96. In addi- tion $5,400 was expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1940, $446,802.04, and accounts receivable, $3,838.61, a total of $450,640.65, as follows: Accounts payable----------- ------------ ----------------- $77, 535. 61 New work: Completion of construction of 7,800 feet of earth dike and concrete wall along the Connecticut River south from the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad bridge under contract in force, period June 30, 1940, to September 1940-------------- 342, 105. 04 Balance available for revocation______---------------- ----------- 31,000. 00 Total-- ------------------------- -------------------- 450, 640. 65 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the above operations will complete the work authorized in the existing project. Cost and ninancial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ $59, 802. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940________--_ 59, 802. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 2, 833. 40 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 56, 968. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------343, 031. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ----------- 400, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__---------____ ..... ..-------------- -------------- ... .. -------------- $59, 802. 19 Cost of maintenance ---- -------------- -------------- ------------ ------------ -- Total expended-- .------------ ------- ------------- - __---- _ 56, 968. 79 Allotted......... -- -------------- 400,000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- ------------------------- __ $400, 000.00 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $72,820.90 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 15, 852. 11 56, 968. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 --------------- _ 343, 031. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------ $130. 04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 228,349. 04 228, 479. 08 Balance available June 30, 1940-- __--------- -______114, 552. 13 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 171 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_-_---------------- $347, 092. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------- 347, 092. 77 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ ..... __________----------- 3, 838. 61 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940___ ____- - ---. _________ 350, 931. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__----- -.___-..---- - - -__ 74, 702. 21 Net total expenditures_----------------__-- 276, 229. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------___- - - -____ _____ 103, 770. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__--__---- 380, 000. 00 -______ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work____________ _______........... .. . ._____ __ ____-- $56. 914. 57 $290, 178. 20 Cost of maintenance ------------ ---. ------------ ----- ---- -------- ---- ---- - Total expended--- ....------- --- --.------------ -----.-------. 46, 932. 04 229, 297. 13 Allotted------------.. .... ----------------------------------------- 380, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $333, 067.96 Gross amount expended____________________ ___ $260, 846.96 Less reimbursements collected------------------------31, 549. 83 229, 297. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__------------------------ 03, 770. 83 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _____ _____.____ 107, 609. 44 Balance available June 30, 1940_ -______________ -3, 838. 61 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------- ----- --- 3, 838. 61 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------- - -____ _ $406, 8'94. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 406, 894. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------- ____ - 3, 838. 61 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_ ---------------------- 410, 733. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------- --- __----____ ___ 77, 535. 61 Net total expenditures----- --------------------- 333, 197. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__ - ___ 446, 802. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ____ - __-__ 780, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_ Cost of maintenance _ __ __ __ I___ --- - __ __ __ $56, 914. 57 $349, 980. 39 Total expended .................. ___46, 932. 04 286, 265. 92 Allotted- -. -...-.- __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - _i' -- 78000000 1 172 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $733, 067. 96; _--___-__------ Gross amount expended__-- -- __ _ $333, 667. 86 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 47, 401. 94 286, 265. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------446, 802. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------ $130. 04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 335, 958. 48 336, 088. 52 Balance available June 30, 1940___ 110; 713 52 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940----- ____------------------ 3,838. 61 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 __________ 114, 552. 13 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 39, 1940 ____ _____________________ $5, 400. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __ 5,400. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940-____-.. ___- 5, 400. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- - - -_ -- - --= - -= - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - $5.400 C ost of m aintenance - - ........ .-- "-.... .. .. .. .. . .-- /.............. --..... Total expended... - .- _,.. --- -- - ..- -..... 5,400 Contributed----------...... -------- -------- - $5,100 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_- $5,400. 00 Gross amount expended 5, 400. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR EAST HARTFORD, CONN. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--.. $412,:294. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940______________ ___________ -- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------ 412, 294. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_. 3, 838. 61 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 416, 133. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ________________77, 535. 61 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 338, 597. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-- - -- --- ___ 446, 802. 04 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940_ 785, 400. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-_ _-, . __________________ . _ . $56, 914. 57 $355, 380.39 Cost ofmaintenance-.......... - -------------- -- - --------------- --- ---- Total expended-. ----- - _ -- ----_ . - - -- - -- _--_-- 46, 932. 04 291, 665.92 Allotted and contributed - --- - ------- I - 785, 400. 00 -- --- RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DIS'TRICT 173 Balance unexpended July 1, 19'39_- $738, 467.96 Gross amount expended 339, 067.86 $------------------------ Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 47, 401. 94 291, 665.92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940- -- 446, 802. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------- $130. 04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts - -- 335, 958.48 336, 088. 52 Balance available June. 30, 1940 __ __--__------ 110, 713. 52 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 _ ---------- 3, 838. 61 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940---------------- _ 114, 552. 13 43. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for a.system of levees and concrete floodwalls consisting of the following features: Approximately 700 feet of earth levee and 12,900 feet of concrete flood- wall along the Connecticut River extending from high ground near the- Springfield Rendering Plant in the north end to the South End Bridge; approximately 1,700 feet of concrete pressure conduit extending from the Connecticut River up the Mill River Channel to provide protection against backwater and carry the flow of Mill River; and appurtenant, drainage features to supplement the city system of disposal of interior drainage. The levees and walls are designed to protect against a de- sign flood, greater than any of record, reduced by the approved plan of 20 reservoirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $940,000 for construction and $270,000 for lands and damages. Recommended modifications of the project.-Under date of February 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project in accordance with revised plans at an estimated cost of $1,118,000 for construction, including amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. Local cooperation.-See page 6 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. Assurances 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. In addition to the above, the city of Springfield contributed $5,350 for the construction of intercepting sewers and additional surface drains. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operationsconsisted of' the completion by contract of approximately 52 feet of earth dike and 5,720 feet of concrete floodwall with steel sheet pile cut-off and 1,415 linear feet of bank protection, north of the North End Bridge, includ- ing 104,947 square feet of steel sheet piling, 8,052 cubic yards of con- crete, and 2,560 cubic yards of rock fill and hand-placed riprap, at a total cost of $132,468.50; the completion by contract of approximately 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1-12 174 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 2,483 linear feet of concrete wall with steel sheet pile cut-off and 1,790 linear feet of bank protection from the Chicopee town line northward to high ground, including 36,785 square feet of steel sheet piling, 2,774 cubic yards of concrete, and 6,512 cubic yards of dumped rock fill and hand-placed riprap, at a total cost of $91,875.01; and the completion by contract of 4,439 feet of concrete flood wall with steel sheet pile cut-off and 330 feet of earth dike south of Memorial Bridge, including 66,611 square feet of steel sheet piling, 5,666 cubic yards of concrete, and 5,630 cubic yards of earth fill, at a total cost of $162,509.62. The construction was begun and was in progress at the end of the year, by contract, of a pumping station at Plainfield Street, Chicopee, Mass. About 38 per- cent of the work was completed at a cost of $20,884.72. Under a con- tract in progress at the end of the year for the construction of a concrete conduit for Mill River, 7,400 cubic yards of common excavation, 654 cubic yards of rock excavation, and 3,322 square feet of timber sheet piling were completed at a cost of $52,654.59. The total costs were $229,665.01 from Public Works Administration funds, $230,427.43 from regular funds, and $300 from contributed funds, a total of $460,392.44 for new work. The expenditures were $278,848.11 from Public Works Administration funds, and $202,655.11 from regu- lar funds, a total of $481,503.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is approxi- mately 67 percent completed. The work remaining to be done to com- plete the project consists of the completion of the Mill River conduit and the completion of the Plainfield Street pumping station. The costs of the existing project have been $355,000 from Public Works Admin- istration funds, $230,427.43 from regular funds, a total of $585,427.43 for new work. In addition, costs of $300 apply to contributed funds. The expenditures have been $341,735.12 from Public Works Adminis- tration funds, and $202,655.11 from regular funds, a total of $544,390.23. Proposedoperations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30,1940, $400,959.77, and accounts receivable, $739.52, a total of $401,699.29, to accounts payable, $42,076.72, and to completion of the construction initiated during the fiscal year 1940, of the Plainfield pumping station north of the North End Bridge under contract in force period July 1940 to September 1940 and completion of construc- tion of the Mill River conduit, under existing contract, period July 1940 to December 1940, new work, $359,622.57. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the above operations will complete the local protection work at Springfield, Mass. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------_----____-____ $230, 427. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 230, 427. 43 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940__ __ 4_______________- 490. 25 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940________________________ 230, 917. 68 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__________________-_____ 28, 262. 57 Net total expenditures-- -------------------- 202, 655. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------ 382, 344. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------ - 585, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 175 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------------- -----------------------------------------.. .. $230, 427. 43 Cost of maintenance...------------ --- ---------- ------------------ ------------------ ----- Total expended------------------------------------------- -------------- 202, 655. 11 Allotted ........................--------------------------------------- $585,000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------__ $585, 000.00 Gross amount expended----------------------- $282, 831. 9 Less reimbursements collected ______------------- 80, 176. 68 202, 655. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__---------------------- 382, 344. 89 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940______--- ___$1, 401. 66 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--__---- - 294, 211. 56 295, 613. 22 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- 86, 731. 67 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940____-- __----- ---------- ------ 490. 25 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940__-------- - 87, 221.92 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ _______________________ $355, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------___ 355, 000. 00 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 49. 27 2--------------------------- Gross total costs to June 30, 1940- ---------------- ____ 355, 249. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-- _____-_______-- __ 13, 514. 15 Net total expenditures-------------------------------341, 735. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 __------ __ _______ ___ 13, 264. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 --- ___-____- 355, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work --------------------------- _ ___ -------------- $125, 334.99 $229, 665.01 Cost of maintenance.___ _ - -- -------------- - -- -------- Total expended .......... . . ....----- ... . ____ 62, 887.0__1 278, 848. 11 Allotted...... . . .. Allotted----------------------------------- 355, 000. 00 ------------------- 355,000.00---------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------__ $292, 112. 99 Gross amount expended_------------------------ $392,131. 78 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 113, 283. 67 278, 848. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---- _____- _______-13, 264. 88 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--________ _______- 13, 514. 15 Balance available June 30, 1940____---- _--- _________ -- 249. 27 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940____________-----__ ___- -- -___ 249. 27 176 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________________________________ $585, 427. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__ 585, 427. 43 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940___________________________ 739. 52 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 586, 166. 95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940______________________ 41, 776. 72- Net total expenditures______________________ __ 544, 390. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ______________ _______ __ 395, 609: 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 940, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -...... $125, 334. 99 $460, 092. 44 Cost of maintenance-..... ------------ -------------- Total expended.............. -------------- ------ 62. 887. 01 481, 503.22 Allotted................... -- - - - - - - - - - - - 940, 000.00_ _ Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_._ $877, 112. 99 Gross amount expended $674, 963. 57 Less reimbursements collected________--__________ 193, 460. 35 481, 503. 22 Balance unexpended June 301, 1940 _______________--- -- _395, 609. 77 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___________________ $1, 401. 66 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---- 307, 725. 71 309. 197 237 Balance available June 30, 1940___ ______ 86, 482. 40 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940___ 739. 52 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_ 87, 221. 92 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---- 00 $----------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- __- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------------- 300. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 300. 00 Net total expenditures_ -------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------- 5, 350. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 194011111111111111 5, 350. 00 I I Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _______________ $300 Cost of maintenance__________ I-- Total expended______ ...... --- ------------ ---- . . . .-- -. -. -. ........ Contributed_____________________.. 5, 35C Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937 _______ $5, 350. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___________________________ 5, 350. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts - - -- 300. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940--..... 5, 050. 00 RIVERS AND HABRSL--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 177 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ 585, 727. 43 $_________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____________________ ------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__------ ---- 585, 727. 43 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940______ _______ ___ _ 739. 52 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940____ _____-_____-__ _ 586, 466. 95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940______- ______---- __ ___ 42, 076. 72 Net total' expenditures-- --------------------------- 544390 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__________________----------- 400, 959. 77 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940_ 945, 350. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ..... $125, 334. 99 $460, 392. 44 Cost of maintenance________ _____--.....---.... .......------..-----.------. 'Total expended-, .................. .... 62, 887.01 481, 503. 22 Allotted and contributed. ....- ------------- 940, 000.00 5, 350. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___ ___________----------------$877, 112. 99 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937--------- 5, 350. 00 Amount to be accounted for _____ 882, 462. 99 Gross amount expended_____________________________$674, 963. 57 Less reimbursements collected________________--___ 193, 460. 35 481, 503. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___________ 400, 959. 77 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940________________ $1, 401. 66 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_--- _____-308, 025. 71 309, 427. 37 Balance available June 30, 1940____---- -- _______---- 91, 532. 40 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__--__------------ ---- _---- 739. 52 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940___________--__ 92, 271. 92 44. WEST SPRINGFIELD, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-West Springfield, Mass., is located in Hampden County on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 76 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- :struction of a system of levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: Approximately 13,700 feet of existing levee enlargement; 2,300 feet of concrete flood wall; 6,100 feet of foundation treatment of existing levee; approximately 2,400 feet of bank improve- ment; pumping stations for the disposal of interior drainage. The protection system extends from high ground in the vicinity of Har- rison Place downstream along the Connecticut River to the Westfield River, thence upstream along the Westfield River to high ground in the vicinity of the Boston & Albany Railroad crossing of South Boulevard. The levees and walls are designed to protect against a design flood, greater than any of record, reduced by the approved plan ,of 20 reservoirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. 178 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. No. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $980,000 for construc- tion and $30,000 for lands and damages. Recovmended modifications of the project.-Under date of Feb- ruary 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project in accordance with revised plans at an estimated cost of $1,502,000 for construction, including amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. Local cooperation.-See page 6 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Construction was under- taken on the raising, enlarging, and strengthening, by contract, 2,790 linear feet of earth dike, including steel sheet pile cut-off and bank protection, from a point 170 feet south of the Memorial Bridge, 3,200 linear feet along the Connecticut and Westfield Rivers. Construction of this section involved 27,607 square feet of steel sheet piling, 29,914 cubic yards of impervious fill, 12,741 cubic yards of pervious and random fill, and 6,134 cubic yards of rock fill and hand-placed riprap at a total cost of $85,561.23. Construction, by hired labor, was com- menced on the repairs and enlargement of approximately 5,700 linear feet of existing dike between the North End Bridge and Memorial Bridge, including steel-sheet pile cut-off, two stop-log structures, and 900 feet of new concrete flood wall. Construction of this section, which was 96 percent complete at the end of the year, included 23,757 square feet of steel-sheet piling, 40,522 cubic yards of pervious and random fill, 10,256 cubic yards of impervious fill, and 17,920 cubic yards of dumped rock fill and hand-placed riprap at a cost of $176,- 690.53. Construction by contract was commenced on the enlargement of 2,560 linear feet of existing earth dike on the east bank of the Westfield River from a point about 3,200 feet below the Memorial Bridge to a point approximately 6,000 feet below the Agawam Bridge. This contract, which was 2 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year, included 3.5 acres of preparation of site, and 3,238 cubic yards of common excavation at a cost of $15,239.07. Preliminary expenses were incurred in the design of pumping stations at a total cost of $210.42. The total costs were $65,811.81 from Public Works Administration funds and $211,889.44 from regular funds, a total of $277,701.25 for new work. The expenditures were $106,674.18 from Public Works Administration funds and $180,652.48 from regular funds, a total of $287,326.66 for new work. Condition at the end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 59 percent completed. Work remaining to be done to complete the proj- ect consists of the completion of the enlargement of the existing dike between North End Bridge and Memorial Bridge, the completion of the enlargement of the earth dike on the east bank of the Westfield River, and the commencement of construction by contract of pumping plants. The costs of the existing project have been $245,000 from Public Works Administration funds and $211,889.44 from regular funds, a total of $456,889.44 for new work. The expenditures have RIVERS AND HARBORS'PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 179 been $245,000 from Public Works Administration funds and $180,- 652.48 from regular funds, a total of $425,652.48. Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $554,347.52, as follows: Accounts payable------ ------------------------------ $31, 236. 96 New work : Completion of the construction by hired labor of 6,100 feet- of earth dike along the Connecticut River, between the North End and Memorial Bridges, during July 1940_ __ ---------- __ 20, 000. 00 Completion of the construction initiated during the fiscal year of 2,500 feet of dike along the Westfield River under existing con- tract, period July 1940 to October 1940 and the design by hired labor and construction of pumping stations under contract, period July 1940 and June 1941 ---- ------- 503, 110. 56 Total---------------------------- --------------- 554, 347. 52 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the above work will complete the existing project. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $211, 889. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------- 211, 889. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 31, 236. 96 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 180, 652. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 554, 347. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 735, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ost of new work-- ....-------------------------------------------------------- $211,889. 44 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------- ------------- Total expended-----__ _ ------ =-------------- ---------------------- -------------- 180, 852.48 Allotted------ ------------------------------------------------ $333, 000 402,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ ________-___------------ $333, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939____-------------- $100, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940--__-------------- 302, 000. 00 402, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------- __ 735, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ______ ----------- ____- $212, 604. 22 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 31, 951. 74 180, 652. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 554, 347. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__--------------- $29, 565. 77 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ________-111, 207. 69 140, 773. 46 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------- 413, 574. 06 180 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___________________________ _ $245, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ ______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___ __ _______ 245, 000. 00 Net total expenditures ____________________________ 245, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___________ 245, 000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -.. . . . . . ...... $179, 188. -.. -............................. 19 $65, 811. 81 Cost of maintenance....---------------------- . 'Total expended-__ ..__ ________. ___________ 138, 325. 82 106, 674. 18 Allotted...............------------------ ---------- ------------------------- 245, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------____________________ $106, 674. 18 'Gross amount expended------------- $127, 249. 99 Less reimbursements collected______ -- -_____-___ 20, 575. 81 106, 674. 18 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______________________________ $456, 889. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ --------- Total cost of permanent work :to June 30, 1940- ----- ___-- - 456, 889. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______________--- 31, 236. 96 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 425, 652. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______________________________ 554, 347. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 980, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_______________ _ ___________________________ ,___________ $179, 188.19 $277, 701.25 ,Cost of maintenance------------- ---------- -. - . - - -.. . I----- -- ---------- I----- Total expended___ ____ ____________ 138, 325. 82 287, 326. 66 .Allotted- --- - 578,000. 00 402, 000. 00 -Balance unexpended July 1, 1939'_----------- $439, 674. 18 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_________-------__ $100,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940__________------302, 000. 00 402, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____- - - ____-____--- _______ 841, 674. 18 ---- Gross amount expended____-__________- ____- $339, 854. 21 Less reimbursements collected___-------------- 52, 527. 55 287, 326. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940________-___-___________ 554, 347. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940________________ $29, 565. 77 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__________ 111, 207. 69' 140, 773. 46 Balance available June 30, 1940--_-_---_ - _ 413, 574. 06 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DIS'TRICT 181 45. CHICOPEE, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location.-Chicopee, Mass., is located in Hampden County on the. east bank of the Connecticut River, 80 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of earth levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: Approximately 20,200 feet of earth levee along the Connecticut River, extending from high ground near the Boston & Maine Railroad Bridge on the Chicopee River, north to Willimansett; approximately 1,900 feet of earth levee and 3,600 feet of concrete flood wall along the south bank of the Chicopee River; 3 concrete stop-log structures; a concrete conduit approximately 1300 feet long to carry the flow of Willimansett Brook; pumping stations for disposal of interior drainage; and appurtenant drainage structures. The levees and walls are designed to protect against a design flood, greater than any of record, reduced by the approved plan of 20 reser- voirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of the new work, revised in 1940, is $1,997,000 for construction and $500,000 for lands and damages. Recommended modifications of the project.-Underdate of February 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project in accordance with revised plans at an estimated cost of $2,188,000 for construction, including amounts expended from funds. allotted for work-relief projects. Local cooperation.-See page 6 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. In addition to the above $385 was contributed by the city of Chicopee for the construction of a connecting sewer. Operations and results during fiscal year.-North of the Chicopee River, operations consisted of the construction by contract of ap- proximately 15,750 linear feet of earth dike extending along the Connecticut and Chicopee Rivers from a point about 500 feet north of St. Louis Street, 10,750 feet southward, and from Paderewski Street to high ground approximately 400 feet east of the Boston & Maine Railroad; construction included 99,208 cubic yards of im- pervious fill, 174,503 cubic yards of pervious and random fill, 5,628- cubic yards of riprap bank protection, and 226 cubic yards of concrete for a stop-log structure, at a total cost of $163,420.14. Total costs for preliminary work by hired labor for engineering plans and designs, in progress during the fiscal year, for approximately 1,000 linear feet of earth dike and concrete flood wall extending along the south bank of a brook entering the Connecticut River in the town of Willimansett and 130 linear feet of earth dike along the Connecticut River, also in the town of Willimansett, were $9,564.18. Preliminary costs in con- nection with the construction by contract of five pumping plants at. 182 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Jones Ferry Road, Bertha Avenue, Paderewski Street, Call Street, and Charbonneau Terrace amounted to $58,525.66. Construction by hired labor of approximately 1,110 linear feet of earth dike and 540 linear feet of concrete flood wall south of the Chicopee River extending westward and southward from the Boston & Maine Rail- road was about 84 percent complete and ii progress at the end of the year. Construction included 5,120 square feet of steel sheet piling, 4,168 linear feet of precast concrete piling, 21,552 cubic yards of impervious fill, 19,534 cubic yards of random fill, and 4,221 cubic yards of dumped rock fill at a cost of $109,961.19. Preliminary costs in connection with the construction by contract of approximately 2,660 linear feet of concrete flood walls and 400 linear feet of earth dike along the south bank of the Chicopee River eastward from the Boston & Maine Railroad to high ground, including a stop-log struc- ture, control works for four tailraces, and a pumping plant, were $31,735.14. The total costs were $385 from contributed funds, $134,155.23 from Public Works Administration funds, and $238,666.08 from regular funds, a total of $373,206.31 for new work. Total expenditures were $385 from contributed funds, $199,713.06 from Public Works Ad- ministration funds, and $226,639.96 from regular funds, a total of $426,738.02. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 27 percent completed. Work remaining to be done to complete the ex- isting project consists of the completion of the five pumping plants, the Willimansett section of concrete flood wall and earth dike, the completion of the earth dike and concrete flood wall west of the Boston & Maine Railroad, and the completion of the earth dike and concrete flood wall with appurtenant works east of the Boston & Maine Railroad. The costs of the existing project have been $295,000 from Public Works Administration funds, and $238,666.08 from regu- lar funds, a total of $533,666.08. In addition, costs of $385 apply to contributed funds. The expenditures have been $295,000 from Public Works Administration funds, and $226,639.96 from regular funds, a total of $521,639.96. In addition, $385 were expended from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1940, $1,475,360.04, and accounts receivable, $9,032.51, a total of $1,484,392.55, as follows: Accounts payable-------- ------------------------------- $21, 411.92 New work: Completion of the construction by hired labor of dike south of the Chicopee River and west of the Boston & Maine Railroad during July 1940----------------- --------------- __ 15,000. 00 Continuation of the construction of the dike, concrete walls, and pumping station along the south bank of the Chicopee River east of the railroad under contract, period July 1940 to June 1941; construction of 5 pumping stations, under con- tract, to start about June 1940__----------------------- 1, 447, 980. 63 Total ------------------ -------- -------------- 1,484, 392. 55 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the above will complete the local protection work at Chicopee, Mass. RIVERS AND HARBORS -- PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 183 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___------------------------- $238, 666. 08 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____-____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------238, 666. 08 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 353.29 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_ ________ -------- 239, 019. 37 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------9, 032. 51 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__----____-- ____-- 248, 051. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 21, 411.92 Net total expenditures____ _---_____-----_______ 226, 639. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_---------------_ 1,475, 360. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--_----------- 1, 702, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- _ -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- $238, 666. 08 Cost ofmaintenance.----------. I.------------ -------------- I---------- ---------- -------------- Total expended -------------------------------- -------- 226, 639. 96 Allotted -----------.... --------------------------- -------------- $1, 228, 000 474,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_- -__ -- -___-- -------- $1, 228, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------------- 560, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------1, 788, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------- 86, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ 1,702, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------- $253, 426. 84 Less reimbursements collected __________------26, 786. 88 226, 639. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------------- 1, 475, 360. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___---------- $16, 851. 23 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 4, 560. 69 21, 411. 92 Balance available June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 1, 453, 948. 12 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ 9,032. 51 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 , 462, 980. 63 1------------- PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______--------------- $295, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----__---- - 295, 000. 00 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 295, 000. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_... __--- __ 295, 000. 00 184 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARfY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ................ ...---------- Cost of m aintenance -.. . . . . . . . . . . . . -- ---- - . . . . . . . -- -- $160, 844. 77 . . . . . . . . .. . . . ..- $134, 155. 23; ----. Total expended..... .... __,______I_ , - 95, 286. 94 199, 713. 06; Allotted.......--------------- . I-------295, 003. 00 .... . Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ $199, 713. 06 Gross amount expended_______________________ $277, 311. 84 Less reimbursements collected 7, 598. 78 7---------------------- 199, 713. 06 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____________ ___________ $533, 666. 08 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______ -____ _____________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------ 533, 666. 08 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 ____________________________ 353. 29 Net total cost to June 30, 1940___ -______-__-_______ 534, 019. 37' Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940__ _________________ 9, 032. 51 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 43, 051. 8S: 5------------------------ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------- 21, 411. 92 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 521, 639. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------- , 475, 360. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19401-----, 997, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work $160,.844 77 $372, 821. 31 Cost of m aintenance .. .. .. . .... . .. .. .. .. ..- -- .- . ... Total expended --------- ------------ - -- - 95, 286. 94 426, 353.02 Allotted . . . . . .. 1.. 1,523, 000.00 474, 000.00' Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $1, 427, 713. 06 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_____-------___------ ----- - - - 560, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ______________________--- _ 1, 987, 713. 06 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment______-------- 86, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ____ _ _______1, 901, 713. 06 Gross amount expended-------------- ____ __ $530, 738. 68 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 104, 385. 66 426 353. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_- __________________ 1, 475, 360. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__________ $16, 851. 23 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts____________ 4, 560. 69' 21, 411. 92 Balance available June 30, 1940____________ _____ _ 1, 453, 948. 12 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------- ______-- 9, 032. 51 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940---- -___1, 462, 980. 63 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT' 185 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940____---__- __--- ---- --- _____ $385. 00 ,Costof maintenance to June 30, 1940-.. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 385. 00 Net total expenditures --- -------- 00 3---------------------- 385. Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940_------ - -__-_ - - 385. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ,Cs fnwwok----------------------------- ----------------------- .-------------.------------------------ 35000 $385. Cost of maintenance . . . . . . ... . "Total expended ... ..- ---------- 385.00 3850------0-------------- 'Contributed, .--........ ~. -385.00 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937 ...... $385. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------------ 385. 00 Gross amount expended _-------_________ -____ __-- - 385. 00 OONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR dHIC:OPEE, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____ ______-__-_______ - $534, 051. 08 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___--___ 534, 051. 08 ;Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 ------------ - - 353. 29 Net total cost to June 30, 1940____________________ __ __ 534, 404. 37 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940__ ---------- ____ __ 9, 032. 51 Gross total costs to June. 30, 1940-- ------------- _ -543, 436. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ________ 21, 411. 92 Net total expenditures-. Nettoalexendtues---------------------------------52 522, 024. 96 024. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__-- --- _______-___ 1, 475, 360. 04 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940_ 1, 997, 385. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_______________ __ _ ____ ___ _ __ $160, 844. 77 $373, 206.31 'Cost of maintenance - ------------- ----------- ------------- - 'Total expended______________-- 95, 286. 94 426, 738.02 Allotted and contributed 1,-523, 000.00 1 474,385.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_--------___-____ $1, 427; 713. 06 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 ----------- $560, 000.00 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937 ---------- ----- 385. 00 560, 385. 00 Amount to be accounted for 988, 098. 06 1-----------------------------, Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___--___________ 86, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for,___----- ---- _______- -- 1, 902, 098.06 Gross amount expended--------------------------$531, 123.68 186 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Less reimbursements collected----------------- $104, 385. 66 $426, 738. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 19401-------------------- , 475, 360. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_-------_---- $16, 851. 23 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _________ 4, 560. 69 21,411.92 Balance available June 30, 1940_____ _______--------1, 453, 948. 12 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940--__ 9------------------- ---- 9, 032. 51 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940__ , 462, 980. 63 1___________ 46. HOLYOKE, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Locatio.--Holyoke, Mass., is located in Hampden County on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 85 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: Approximately 400 feet of earth levee and ap- proximately 5,600 feet of concrete flood wall along the Connecticut River, extending from the Holyoke Water Power Co. dam southerly to high ground near Mosher Street; about 10,000 feet of concrete flood wall along the Connecticut River, from high ground near Appleton Street southerly to the existing Springdale levee, including a concrete flood wall along both banks of a power canal, the level of which is be- low flood grade; 7 pumping plants for the disposal of interior drain- age; 14 stop-log structures; 28 gate structures for inlet and outlet works of existing power developments; and appurtenant drainage structures. The levees and walls are designed to protect against a design flood, greater than any of record, reduced by the approved plan of 20 reservoirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $1,126,000 for construction and $150,000 for lands and damages. Recommended modifications of the project.-Under date of Febru- ary 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project in accordance with revised plans at an estimated cost of $2,713,000 for construction, including amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. Local cooperation.-See page 6 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 fur- nished, free of cost to the United States, for all construction under- taken to date. Rights-of-way required for construction are being ob- tained. In addition to the above, $3,355.70 was contributed by the city of Holyoke to cover cost of relocation of poles of the Holyoke Water Power Co. and connecting certain intersecting city sewers with the project drainage system. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations north of Mosher Street consisted of construction under continuing contract, of approximately 5,400 linear feet of concrete flood wall extending from a RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 187 point 630 feet below the Holyoke Water Power Co. Dam southward along the west bank of the Connecticut River, including 9 tailrace structures, 5 stop-log structures, 4 pumping plants, and 700 linear feet of earth dike. Construction included 120,887 square feet of steel sheet piling, and 3,193 cubic yards of concrete; also included is the furnishing by contract of equipment for the pumping plants. The costs were $586,410.85. The cost of preliminary work, engineering plans, and designs for dike construction and pumping station south of Mosher Street were $48,434.47. The total costs for new work were $458,628.52 from Public Works Administration funds; $174,962.61 from regular funds, and $1,254.19 from contributed funds, a total of $634,845.32. Expenditures were $366,747.22 from Public Works Administration funds, $158,125.42 from regular funds, a total of $524,872.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work authorized under the existing project is about 63 percent completed. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project consists of the completion of the construction of the flood wall north of Mosher Street, and the com- pletion of the design for the dike construction south of Mosher Street. The total costs under the existing project have been $578,619.51 from Public Works Administration funds, $174,962.61 from regular funds, a total of $753,582.12, for new work. In addition, costs of $1,254.19 apply to contributed funds. The total expenditures have been $486,411.44 from Public Works Administration funds, and $158,125.42 from regu- lar funds, a total of $644,536.86. Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended June 30, 1940, $484,818.84, and accounts receivable, $20,719, a total of $505,537.84, as follows: Accounts payable ---------------------------------------- $131, 018. 45 New work: Surveys, engineering studies, and design of the local pro- tective work south of Mosher Street; completion of construction of concrete walls, earth dike, and floodgates north of Mosher Street, under contract, in force period July 1940 to October 1940--------- 374, 519. 39 Total --------------------------------------------- 505, 537. 84 No additionial funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the above operations will complete the work authorized in the existing project. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS --- Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 _______-------_____ $174, 962. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 __ ........ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-__________ 174, 962. 61 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--.---- -_____---___ - 1, 254. 19 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__---__--- -- __-- __- 176; 216. 80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__- -- __---------- 18, 091.-38 Net total expenditures --- -------- _ - 158, 125. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------------- 357, 874. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---- ------ 516, 000. 00 1188 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 =Cost of new work --- . $174, 962.61 Cost ofmaintenance ....- . .. . . - - -.. 'Total expended....-- - ------------- ...............-------------------.- 158, 125.42 Allotted --------------------- --- - - $50,000 466, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__--------------------------- $50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- 466, 000. 00 -------- Amount to be accounted for______________----- 516, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------ $175, 904. 84 Less reimbursements collected __--- __---------- . 17, 779. 42 158,125.42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___------ ---------- ___ 357, 874. 58 liabilities June 30, 1940_______------ .Outstanding $4, 264. 07 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 354, 864. 70 359, 128. 77 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------- --1,254. 19 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------------------- 1,254. 19 PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 578, 619. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940______ __ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------578, 619. 51 -____-- .Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940____________ __ 19, 464. 81 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__-------------------- 598, 084. 32 -Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 111,672, 88 Net total expenditures ----- --------------------- 486, 411. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___ 11____11111_____ 123, 588. 56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ _____- -__- 610, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 'Cost of new work ------------- , ,---- ------ -------- 628. 52 $119,990.99 $458, 'Cost of m aintenance - -- - ----- -- - - - - - -- - - - ----- -- - - - - - 'Total expended- -- -- ----- -____-- -------- ----- _ - 119,664. 22 366, 747. 22 . Allotted ._ 00 00 610, 0-- -- - Balance unexpended July 1,1939 $490, 335. 78 'Gross amount expended_____--- -- __ ___--- $513, 280. 83 Less reimbursements collected------ ----- 146, 553. 61 366, 747. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_____________ __ -_ 123, 588. 50 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts____---------- 143, 053. 37 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------- -- 19, 464. 81 ccou1ts ~nceivale June 30, 940----------------------------- 19,464. 81 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 189 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 .__- ______---------------- $753, 582. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30', 1940__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-__- ______ 753, 582. 12 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--_________-______________ 20, 719. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940,-------------------------- 774, 301. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 __-____------__--___ 129, 764. 26 Net total expenditures_________________--______-- 644, 536. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940____________________________ _ 481, 463. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 126, 000. 00 1_____________-, Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _... . - - $119,990.99 $633, 13 591. Cost of maintenance_______ ._____ .............. Total expended ...... ...... .... ........... ---- --.-- ----- ------- 119,664.:22 524, 872. 64 Allotted.... ...------------------------ ----- --- -. - ---- --- - -. 660,000.00 466, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -______-____ -- ___ _____- $540, 335. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939_ ---------------------------------------- 466, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____ ___________1,006,335. 78 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $689,185. 67 Less reimbursements collected--___________-- - _---- 164, 313. 03 524,872. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-___ - -_____ -___________481, 463. 14 Outstanding :liabilities June 30, 1940_______________ $4, 264. 07 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------497, 918. 07 502, 182. 14 Balance available June 30, 1940 ---------------------------- 20, 719. 00 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940___-------------------------------20, 719. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-----------------------------_ $1, 254. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____ ____________ __________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------------- 1, 254. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______________________ __ 1, 254. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______________ ________________ 3, 355. 70 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940------------------------ 3, 355. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - - $1,254.19 } Cost of maintenance T o tal ex p en d ed ----- ----- ----- . .-- -- . . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..... .............. Contributed.... ------- er-__ -*-i 3,355.70 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937 ------- - $3, 355. 70 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---.-- -__- - -_____- - 1, 254. 19 Balance available June 30, 1940- __----___-_____________ 2, 101. 51 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--13 190 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 40 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR HOLYOKE, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----__---------- $754, 836. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___----- __- 754, 836. 31 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ----------------------- -20, 719. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 775, 555. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------- --------- - 131, 018. 45 Net total expenditures___-------------------- 644, 536. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------------ 484, 818. 84 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940__ 1, 129, 355. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__ . -- ---- .....------... ....- __. --.- --- . .... 99 $119,990. $634, 845. 32 Cost ofmaintenance....----------- ------ ----------- ------------------------------------------ Total expended .. ......---------.-------- -- _ ------------- .... 119, 664. 22 524, 872. 64 Allotted and contributed-....--....__--------.-. -- . ... ... 660, 000. 00 469, 355. 70 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___---------- -- __-___-- -$540, 335. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939____------_---- _ $466, 000. 00 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937----------- ---------------------------- ---- 3, 355. 70 469, 355. 70 Amount to be accounted for_________________________ 1, 009, 691. 48 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $689, 185. 67 Less reimbursements collected------------------- 164,313. 03 524, 872. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____________ 484, 818. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------- $4, 264. 07 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--- ------- 499, 172. 26 503, 436. 33 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------__ -- 18, 617. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__------------ ----- -__- 20, 719. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940__--__---- - ___- 2, 101. 51 47. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: Approximately 5,000 feet of earth levee along the Connecticut River, extending from Pomeroy Terrace across the bed of Mill River to high ground west of U. S. Highway No. 5; approximately 1,900 feet of earth levee and approximately 500 feet of concrete flood walls along the east bank of the Mill River; a diversion canal approxi- mately 10,500 feet long, of which 2,700 feet is riprapped, to carry the flow of Mill River and including a combined concrete bridge and drop structure and a smaller concrete bridge; a pumping plant for the dis- posal of interior drainage; three stop-log structures and appurtenant drainage structures. The levees and walls are designed to protect RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 191 against a design flood, greater than any of record, reduced by the ap- proved plan of 20 reservoirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of the new work, revised in 1940, is $1,056,000 for construction and $150,000 for lands and damages. Recomn'mended modifications of the project.-Under date of Febru- ary 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project in accordance with revised plans at an estimated cost of $1,248,000 for construction, including amounts expended from funds allotted for work-relief projects. Local cooperation.--See page 6 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 construc- tion undertaken to date. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Operations in the eastern section of the city consisted of the completion by contract of approxi- mately 4,700 linear feet of earth dike along the Connecticut River be- tween high ground at Pomeroy Terrace and high ground immediately west of the Boston & Maine Railroad, including 7,174 square feet of steel sheet piling, 51,788 cubic yards of impervious fill, 194,642 cubic yards of pervious and random fill, 380 cubic yards of concrete in two stop-log structures, and 2,637 cubic yards of hand-placed riprap, at a cost of $148,702.73. Construction by contract was commenced on a pumping plant and the short section of dike closing the Mill River appurtenant to the completed work above, and was in progress at the end of the year. Costs of the work, about 2 percent complete at the end of the year, were $40,364.05. The completion of the construc- tion by hired labor of 1,794 linear feet of earth dike and 482 linear feet of concrete flood wall extending from high ground at Smith College along the Mill River to high ground at Hebert Avenue near South Street, including 16,845 square feet of steel sheet piling, 13,740 cubic yards of impervious fill, 40,760 cubic yards of random fill, and 1,387 cubic yards of concrete at a cost of $159,190.94; the completion under contract of 2,650 linear feet of riprap protection for the diversion canal extending between the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road bridge and South Street, crossing the diversion canal, -including 13,868 cubic yards of hand-placed riprap, at a cost of $59,938.09; and the completion of construction by contract of a concrete highway bridge and a concrete drop structure at South Street crossing the diver- sion canal, including 108,000 cubic yards of common excavation, 14,042 square feet of steel sheet piling, 5,267 cubic yards of concrete, and 1,663 cubic yards of riprap protection, at a cost of $177,670.17 consti- tuted other operations. The total costs for new work were $139,633.45 from Public Works Administration funds, and $446,232.53 from regular funds, a total of $585,865.98. The total expenditures for new work were $139,034.77 from Public Works Administration funds, and $415,199.50 from regu- lar funds, a total of $554,234.27. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 75 percent completed. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project consists of the completion of the pumping plant at Mill 192 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 River in the eastern section of the city. Total costs for new work have been $279,971.94 from Public Works Administration funds and $446,- 232.53 from regular funds, a total of $726,204.47. Total expenditures have been $270,000 from Public Works Administration funds and $415,199.50 from regular funds, a total of $685,199.50. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, $370,800.50, and accounts receivable, $5,837.88, a total of $376,638.38, to accounts payable, $46,976.79, and to new work, com- pletion of the construction of the pumping station and closing section of dike near the Connecticut River under contract, period July 1940 to March 1941, $329,661.59. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the above will complete the local protection work at Northampton, Mass. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ $446, 232. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 _______ ______ __--- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_---------- 446, 232. 53 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 _------- -_______-____- 105. 88 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_________________________ 446, 338. 41 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940____-. ______--___ 5, 837. 88 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__---------- -________---452, 176. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 _____________ ------------- 36, 976. 79 Net total expenditures______________--________ 415, 199,50 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__--__------- ------------- 360, 800. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ ____- ___ 776, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 19: 39 1940 Cost of new work ... $446,232.53 Cost of maintenance_ T o tal ex p e nd ed . .. . . 415, 199. 50 Allotted -. $576, 000 200,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____ -- ____-_-- _ $576, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_ ____--------- ------ ------------ 300, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for_________-- - -__-_____ -___ 876, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _________------100, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 776, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------- $610, 359. 43 Less reimbursements collected_---- - __----- _ 195, 159. 93 415, 199. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 __-.. -_________---- - 360, 800. 50 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_1111 1-- $17, 585. 60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 214, 411. 33 231, 996. 93 Balance available June 30, 1940__ 1111111____1 1___1 128, 803. 57 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 5, 837. 88 TUnobligated balance available June 30, 1940 -------------- 134, 641. 45 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRIC'T' 193 PUBLICI WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______ _______-------------- $279, 971. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------- ----- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________ 279, 971. 94 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_________--_____________-____- 28. 06 Net total cost to June 30, 1940______________ ____ - _ 280, 000. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______-----__ _____-__ 10,000. 00 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 270, 000. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -______________ 280, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .___ . ____________. ______ _______ _____ _ ___ .. __... ...... $140, 338. 49 $139, 633. 45 Cost of maintenance . . ---- . ---------.. ---------- -------- ---- .---- - ---------- Total expended .----------------..-------------- 130, 965. 23 139, 034. 77 Allotted ... --------------...... ...-----------------... .......-------------- 280, 000. 00 --- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $149, 034. 77 Gross amount expended-----------_____________ $232, 100.97 Less reimbursements collected___________-________ 93, 066. 20 139, 034. 77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ____________________ 10, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__-- __________-_____ 10, 000. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NORTHAMPTON, MASS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------$726, 204. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__---------- 726, 204. 47 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940____ ______ __ -__-_______- 133. 94 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_-------------------. 726, 338. 41 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------------- 5, 837. 88 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 ______________________ 732, 176. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 _________---- 46, 976. 79 Net total expenditures______- _____- -_____ - Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------ -_ _ 685, 199. 50 370, 800. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 1, 056, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 .. Cost of new work-- __.. ...--------- -----------............. $140, 338. 49 $585, 865. 98 Cost of maintenance------...------------- ----- ------------------------- Total expended......................-.---------------------------- 130, 965. 23 554, 234. 27 Allotted---------------------------------.........................-----------. 856, 000. 00 200,000. 00 194 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $725, 034. 77 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- 300, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__------------------------- 1, 025, 034. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------00,00.00 Net amount to be accounted for_--------------------- 925, 034.77 Gross amount expended---_-------------------- $842, 460. 40 Less reimbursements collected--------------- -- 288, 226. 13 554,234.27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------ __------ 370, 800. 50 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_------------ $17, 585. 60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 224,411. 33 241, 996. 93 Balance available June 30, 1940- --------------------- 128, 803. 57 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------- ----------------- 5,837. 88 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 -------------- 134, 641.45 48. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year amounted to $157,749.20; the expenditures were $158,762.35. The total costs have been $182, 576.99 and the expenditures $183,590.14. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $51,959.86, and accounts receivable, $1,151.79, a total of $53,- 111.65, will be applied during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary ...----------- Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------- - Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 _--------------------- $182, 576. 99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 182, 576. 99 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940___----- ------------- 1, 151. 79 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940-- _- ...--------- __ 183, 728. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_------------------------- - 138. 64 Net total expenditures -___---------. _____ - 183, 590. 14 __ Unexpended balance June 30, 1940- ------------ __ 51, 959. 86 -____ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--_------------- 235, 550. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ................... .....----.......................... ....---. ..... Cost of maintenance--... _____ __ __..... ____ .... ______ ..... $12, 000 $12,827. 79 $157, 749. 20 Total expended--- . __ ____________ -............... __ ______ 11,996 12,831.79 158, 762. 35 Allotted......----------------------------------------------49,000 95,850.00 90,700.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--PROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT 195 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ _ ___ _____-----__ _- $120, 022. 21 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- $55, 700. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940----------------35, 000. 00 90,700.00 Amount to be accounted for_----- ----------- 210, 722. 21 Gross amount expended_----------------------- $160, 940.40 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 2,178. 05 158, 762.35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ------ --- ------- 51, 959. 86 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------ --- 138. 64 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- 51, 821. 22 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 , 151.79 1-------------------------- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 .-------------- 52, 973. 01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance'..-- 175, - 000. 00 1 Exclusiv of available funds. 49. 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, West Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, and Northampton, Mass. 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 primarily allotted sepa- rately for each of the seven localities were consolidated under one allotment in the net amount of $1,800,000. The work was authorized under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act approved June 21, 1938. Zocal 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 900 linear feet of earth dike were constructed and a pumping station was com- pleted. Approximately 16,800 linear feet of earth dike and concrete flood walls, including two stop-log structures were under construction. At East Hartford approximately 7,000 linear feet of earth dike and concrete flood walls were under construction. At Springfield approximately 13,000 linear feet of earth dike and concrete flood walls were constructed. At West Springfield a section of earth dike 3,000 feet in length was constructed along the Westfield River and a section of earth dike and concrete flood wall 6,100 feet in length was under construction along the Connecticut River. 196 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 At Chicopee a section of earth dike 15,700 feet in length was con- structed along the Connecticut and Chicopee Rivers. A section of earth dike and concrete flood wall approximately 900 feet in length was under construction along the south bank of the Chicopee River. At Northampton excavation of the diversion canal was completed, approximately 7,000 linear feet of earth dike and concrete flood wall, a concrete bridge and drop structure, and 0.6 mile of highway reloca- tion were constructed, and 2,700 linear feet of diversion canal was riprapped. At Holyoke approximately 5,500 linear feet of earth dike and con- crete flood walls, nine concrete tailrace structures, five stop-log stiuc- tures, and four pumping stations were under construction. The costs and expenditures were as follows: Locality Costs Expendi- Locality Costs Expendi- tures tures Hartford___ .___ . _ $206.544.73 $202, 667. 76 Northampton ...........$238,324. 53 $233,579.71 East Hartford___________ 37, 920. 08 34. 234. 68 Holycke__ 187, 610. 36 169, 809. 14 Springfield______________ 192, 096. 94 191, 767. 69 ------ West Springfield 106, 455. 54 97, 875. 88 Total -............ 1, 076, 263. 85 1, 036, 296. 82 Chicopee . ......... 107, 311.67 106, 361. 96 Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work was 70 percent complete at Hartford, 56 percent complete at East Hartford, 100 percent complete at Springfield, 95 percent complete at West Springfield, 93 percent complete at Chicopee, 100 percent complete at Northampton, and 66 percent complete at Holyoke. The total costs and expenditures were as follows: Locality Costs Expendi- Locality Costs Expendi- Locaitoss tures tures Hartford----_, -- $222, 881. 47 $218, 452. 74 Northampton -- $259, 495.28 $251, 670. 05 East Hartford----------- 50, 872. 28 46, 795. 21 Holyoke 227, 198. 42 207, 406. 49 Springfield 202, 871. 91 202, 296. 11 West Springfield - Chicopee-------------- 212, 290. 71 147,903.89 198, 718. 27 142, 408. 72 Total ........ . 1, 323, 513. 96 1, 267, 747. 59 Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the balance unex- pended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $532,252.41, to accounts pay- able, $55,766.37, and to the payment of relief labor used on construc- tion of the projects at Hartford, East Hartford, West Springfield, and Holyoke, to the amount of $476,486.04. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___--______------- $1,323, 513. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__-- __-- 1,323, 513. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-_----------------------- 55, 766. 37 Net total expenditures ------------ -------- 1, 267, 747. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 532, 252. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940- _._......... 1,800, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--P ROVIDENCE, R. I., DISTRICT' 197 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .____________________________.____ $247, 250. 11 $1, 076, 263. 85 C ostofm ain ance -------------.. ten .------------- ------------- .-.------ ..----------- .................... Total expended ...................................................... 231, 450. 77 1, 036, 296. 82 Allotted. ..-------------..--------------- 2, 500, 000. 00 -700, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------- $2, 268, 549. 23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _________------ 700, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__---------------- 1, 568, 549. 23 Gross amount expended_----___-- __----- -__ - $1,042, 848. 30 Less reimbursements collected 551. 48 -6, 6----------------- 1, 036, 296. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------- 532, 252. 41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___---___------- $21, 620.13 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------306, 811. 82 328, 431. 95 Balance available June 30, 1940_------------------ ----- 203, 820. 46 50. CONNECTICUT RIVER AT THE CITY OF HARTFORD, CONN.-RAISING AND CONSTRUCTING LEVEES Location.-The work covered by this relief project is along the Con- necticut 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.-Work under this project on approximately 7,000 linear feet of earth dike in the North Meadows area was completed. This relief work supplemented funds contributed by the city of Hartford for nonlabor items. The total costs were $2,626.39. The expenditures were $10,976.96. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed during the year. The total costs and expenditures have been $339,871.97. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- $339, 871.97 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------------- 339, 871. 97 Net total expenditures------- 339, 871. 97 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------__ 339, 871. 97 198 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY? 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .......... __.._ _ - -....... . ._ ...... .. ___..- ... ___ $337, 245. 58 $2, 626. 39 Cost of maintenance ......... Total expended___ ....__ . _- _..._____ - - - ________ _ 328, 895. 01 10, 976. 96 Allotted________________ Allotted ................... _I_----_--------------638, 638, 000.00 000. 00 -298,128.03 --298,128. 03 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__--------------------------- $309, 104. 99 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ------------ 298, 128. 03 Net amount to be accounted for___ 10, 976. 96 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $16, 615. 53 Less : Reimbursements collected- - 631.82 $_____---$5, Receipts from sales_--- ------- __- -- 6. 75 5, 638. 57 10, 976. 96 51. 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, net allotments of $139,626.53 were approved to provide work relief for persons in need through the prosecution of educational, professional, clerical, cultural, recreational, produc- tion, 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, HIousatonic, and Connecticut Rivers and their tributaries. The cost was $5,635.55. The expenditures were $38,882.08. The total costs and expenditures under the project have been $139,626.53. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 __---------$139, 626. 53 Total cost of permanent ivork to June 30, 1940------------- 139, 626. 53 Net total expenditures --___ --------------------- 139, 626. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ _ -------- __ 139, 626. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .----- .----------------------------------- Cost of maintenance__--- ------ -------- --------------- ------------ $133, 990. 98 $5, 635. 55 Total cost ............------------------------------ ---------- ------- 133, 990. 98 5, 635. 55 Total expended--------_----------------------------------------100, 744. 45 38, 882. 08 Allotted--....-----..-----. --..---------- ---- ------------ ..-------------- 150, 000. 00 -10, 373. 47 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_________---- __-------------- $49, 255. 55 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ ------------ 10, 373. 47 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 38, 882. 08 Gross amount expended -------------- __ -- ___ -- $39, 177. 27 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 295. 19 38, 882. 08 RIVERS AND HARBORS- NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 199 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 Blackstone River, Mass. Flood Control Act, and R. I. June 22, 1936. Chicopee River ----------- Flood Control Act, . and trib- Aug. 28, 1937. Connecticut River utaries: Interim report on modi- Flood Control Comrn- Mar. 9,1940 House, 653, 76th Favorable. fication of authority mittee resolution, Cong., 3d sess. for local protection of June 16, 1938. 7 cities in Massachu- setts and Connecticut. Interim report on ....-do----.... --------- May 7,1940 House, 724, 76th Do. changes in general res- Cong., 3d sess. ervoir plan and addi- tional local protective works. Final report to follow. --.. do...--......... Connecticut River, Mass., Flood Control Act, .. between Hatfield and Aug. 11, 1939. Mount Tom. Green River, Mass---... . .. do......-------.----o . Housatonic River, Conn--.... Flood Control Comrn-. mittee resolution, Apr. 2, 1936. Pawtuxet River, R. I-....... Flood Control Act, May 9,1940 House, 747, 76th Do. Aug. 28, 1937. Cong., 3d sess. Seekonk River, R. I-.......- Flood Control Act, .. June 22, 1936. Thames River and tribu- Flood Control Act, July 17,1940 House, 885, 76th Do. taries, Connecticut. June 28, 1938. Cong., 3d sess. Thames River and tribu- Commerce Committee .....-do------- .......--- do-..---------.......--- Do. taries, including the Qui- resolution, Oct. 25, nebaug River at South- 1938. bridge, Mass. Thames River.......------------. Commerce Committee ... do-.......----.... _----- do...----_...-----_ Do. resolution, Nov. 4, 1938. 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: Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer to August 16, 1939; Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to October 16, 1939; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer to April 24, 1940; and Col. J. N. Hodges, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y_ 200 8. Glencove Creek, N. Y- 215 2. Echo Bay Harbor, N. Y-- 203 9. Huntington Harbor, N. Y__ 216 3. East Chester Creek, N. Y - 204 10. Mattituck Harbor, N. Y__ - 220 4. Bronx River, N. Y- 5. Harbor at Flushing -- Bay, 207 11. Greenport Harbor, N. Y - 12. Peconic River, N. Y ------ 222 223 N. Y 210 13. Sag Harbor, N. Y 225 6. Manhasset Bay, N. Y .._.. 212 14. Long Island Intracoastal 7. Hempstead Harbor, N. Y - - 214 Waterway, N. Y 226 200 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 IMPROVEMENTS-continued Page Page 15. Great South Bay, N. Y ..- 228 39. New York and New Jersey 16. Browns Creek, N. Y -_-_- -_.. 17. Fire Island Inlet, N. Y 229 Channels____________ 231 40. Raritan River to Arthur Kill 289 18. East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, N. Y Cut-off Channel, N. J 233 41. Rahway River, N. J __ -.. 295 296 19. New York Harbor: Entrance Channels and Anchorage 42. Woodbridge Creek, N. J ____ 43. Great Kills Harbor, Staten 297 Areas _ __ _ __ _ _ 235 Island, N. Y_________ 298 20. Coney Island Channel, N. Y_ 21. Bay Ridge and Red Hook 240 44. Raritan River, N. J_ -_. 45. Washington Canal.and South -- 300 Channels, N. Y__ 241 River, N. J____.---__ 304 22. Gowanus Creek Channel, 46. Keyport Harbor, N. J_ - 306 N.YY _ 243 47. Shoal Harbor and Compton 23. Buttermilk Channel, N. Y__ 245 Creek, N. J____________ 307 24. East River, N. Y __ 247 48. Sandy Hook Bay, N. J _____ 309 25. Wallabout Channel, N. Y___ 250 49. Shrewsbury hiver, N. J .. 312 26. Newtown Creek, N. Y _--- 251 50. Manasquan River, N. J ___ 314 27. Harlem River, N. Y ....... 254 51. Examinations, surveys, and 28. Hudson River Channel, New York Harbor_ _ - contingencies (general)-- 256 52. Other projects for which no 317 29. New York Harbor: Collec- estimates are submitted. 318 tion and removal of drift_ 260 53. Plant allotment -- - 318 30. Irvington Harbor, N. Y -_ 262 31. Tarrytown Harbor, N. Y___ 263 Flood-control projects 32. Peekskill Harbor, N. Y.... 264 33. Rondout Harbor, N. Y-.-.. 265 54. Preliminary examinations 34. Hudson River, N. Y ... 267 and surveys for flood con- 35. Great Lakes to Hudson River trol --- -for--- - - 320 Waterway..------. 274 55. Flood-control projects for 36. Narrows of Lake Champlain, which no estimates are N. Y. and Vt ______ submitted____________ 321 -- 281 37. Burlington Harbor, Vt .... 283 Emergency relief projects 38. Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N. J__ 285 56. Winooski River, Vt 321 1. 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, including an extension to the northeast, 300 feet long and 80 feet wide, all 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, 6.9 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 4.5 feet above mean high water. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 201 The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $161,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects but including an estimated local contribution of $26,500. 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.-Fully complied with except that local interests are required to provide adequate and suitable spoil-disposal areas suit- ably diked or bulkheaded as needed. 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, and a boat landing open to the public are situated on the west branch of the harbor. These facilities are adequate for present re- quirements of 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 completed July 11, 1939. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 13,757 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $2,777 for new work, of which minus $1,064.90 were United States funds and $3,841.90 were contributed funds. The expenditures were $6,712.41, of which $2,870.51 were United States funds and $3,841.90 contributed funds. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in July 1939. When examined in May 1940, the controlling mean low- water depth in the main channel was 10 feet for a width varying from 100 to 30 feet from Long Island Sound to the East Basin anchorage area, where the depth was 9 feet. The controlling depth in the West Basin and connecting channel, when examined in March-July 1939, was 6 feet below mean low water. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $184,319.70-$145,407.89 for new work, of which $126,679.83 were United States funds and $18,728.06 contributed funds, and $38,911.81 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $10,000, will be applied to the completion of maintenance dredging by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, to restore the main channel, and branch channel and anchorage area in East Basin 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, 1942. 202 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- $207, 404. 26 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------- ------------- 52, 326. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 259, 730. 93 Net total expenditures-- ---------------------------------- 259, 730. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 269, 730. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-__- ___- _ _------------_-----_ _$1,003. 12 $18, 789.83 -$1,064.90 Cost of maintenance .--------.-------.-------------. Total expended--.... ....--------------. $1, 239. 92 -------------- 997. 74 14, 859. 80 2, 870. 51 ........-------------- Allotted-----------...........-------------- ...........--------------.. 26, 500. 00 -5, 500. 00 7, 728. 05 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------- --- $5, 142. 46 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------- -------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ ---------------------------- 15, 142. 46 2, 271. 95 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------12, 870. 51 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $6, 712. 41 Less reimbursements collected-------- ------------- 3, 841. 90 2, 870. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 10, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---- ---------------------- $18, 728. 06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940.--_ .... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 18, 728. 06 Net total expenditures- ---------------------- 18, 728. 06 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940---------------------- 18, 728. 06 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ...----------- ------ ------------------- $14, 886. 16 $3,841.90 Cost of maintenance ................ . .............-- -......... .... -....... ............ .. .. ....-- Total expended--- ---... --------------------------- 14, 886.16 3,841.90 Contributed-------------------- ...... . --- 20, 000.00 -1,271.94 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------------- $5, 113. 84 Deductions on account of refund to contributor ...------------------ 1, 271. 94 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 3, 841. 90 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 3, 841. 90 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 203 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MAMA1RONECK HARBOR, N. Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ----------------------------- $226, 132. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- --- 52, 326. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 278, 458. 99 Net total expenditures--...------------------ 278, 458. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------10, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940-- 288, 458. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___......_ _ __-------------- . ..------------ $1, 003. 12 $33, 675.99 $2, 777.00 Cost of maintenance .------...... ..------- ----- ------------ ....-----------.. ------ ...----....------- Total expended --------------- 1,239. 92 997. 74 29, 745. 96 6, 712.41 Allotted and contributed ...------------ - ..---- ...-------------- 26, 500. 00 14, 500. 00 6, 456.11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------- ------------------ $10, 256. 30 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940----- ----- ---------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 20, 256. 30 Deductions on account of refund to contributor and revocation of allotment---------------------- ----- ------------------------ 3, 543. 89 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------16, 712. 41 Gross amount expended------------------------------ $10, 554. 31 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 3, 841. 90 6, 712. 41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 10, 000. 00 2. ECHO BAY HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor is situated on the north shore of Long Island Sound, 8 miles west of the Connecticut State line and 24 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 222.) Previous projects.--Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 18, 1878, and modified by River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1902, and March 2, 1907. For further details see Annual Reports for 1915 and 1938, pages 1760 and 162, respectively. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, extending from the 10-foot contour in Echo Bay to the city wharf at Beaufort Point (Hudson Park), and a turning basin of the same depth at the inner extremity of the channel. Length of section included in project, 1,300 feet. 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 of new work, made in 1910, was $22,110, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. Estimated cost of annual maintenance, made in 1928, is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 1118, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. 204 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, seven in number, with avail- able dockage of 2,500 feet, are scattered along the water front at and between Beaufort Point and the head of navigation. One, inconven- iently located with reference to the business center, is publicly owned; four are-privately owned; and two are corporately owned. The facilities provided are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1911. When examined in April 1940 the controlling mean low water depth in the entrance channel and turning basin was 9 feet. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $23,421.45- $17,216.14 for new work and $6,205.31 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project, and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. Shoaling has occurred near the mouth of the project channel. The sum of $5,000 can, therefore, be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30,1942, in dredging under contract for maintenance, to restore the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------- $64, 583. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940- 6, 215. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--_-___ 70, 799. 61 Net total expenditures_________________________ 70, 799. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -70, 799. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance Total expended Allotted. _ _$4, 000 -$4, 000 ----- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance____________________________ $5, 000. 00 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 for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and generally 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 205 Length of section included in project, 43/4 miles. 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.-Fully complied with. STerminal facilities.-Water terminals, 23 in number, with available dockage of 6,415 feet, are located in the upper 3,500 feet of the improvement. These terminals are adequate to meet the present re- quirements of commerce. (For further details see Port Series No, 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 8 feet in the project chan- nel and for dredging in the Y-shaped extension, the latter being done for local interests, operations were commenced April 11, 1940. No work was credited to the contractor during the fiscal year. The cost of Government engineering and supervision, exclusive of $178.76 contributed funds for dredging of the Y-shaped extension, was $9,- 969.75 for new work. The cost of surveys and contingencies prelim- inary to dredging was $10,725.42 for new work. The total cost, exclusive of $178.76 contributed funds, was $20,- 695.17 all for new work. The total expenditures, exclusive of $178.76 contributed funds, were $20,144.51. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 55 percent completed. When examined in June and July 1936, and April to August 1939, the controlling depth at mean low water 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 project consists of completing the removal of scattered rock shoals and material other than ledge rock from Long Island Sound to the head of the improvement. The total cost to June 30, 1940, exclusive of $178.76 contributed funds, was $203,695.17-$183,000 from Emergency Relief funds and $20,695.17 from regular funds, all for new work. The total expen- ditures to June 30, 1940, exclusive of $178.76 from contributed funds, were $203,144.51. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $174,855.49, together with $17,371.24 con- tributed funds, a total of $192,226.73, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 19401_----------------------------- $550. 66 New work: Complete by May 15, 1941, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal to complete the deepening of the project channel to 8 feet ------------------ 174, 304. 83 Complete by May 15, 1941, under contract in force, dredging of the Y-shaped extension above the head of the project for local interests ------------------------------------- _-_ 17, 371.24 Total -- __--_____ - - -- _ ____ _ _ 192, 226. 73 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1-----14 206 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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, 1942. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-- __-__ _____----_ $403, 314. 96 ----------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--__ - 165, 023. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---_-----_--- 568, 338. 61 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_ __-------------__ -- -- _ 550. 66 Net total expenditures_______--------__--___ __ 567, 787. 95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----__---___---------__ __ 174, 855. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 742, 643. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_.----.----.--$102, 833. 84 $80, 166. 16 __-------------------------- $20, 695. 17 Cost of maintenance.... .--------- ..... -- -- ------------ Total expended----------------.................. 68, 372. 07 114, 810. 70 1--------------- . 20, 144. 51 Allotted...------------------...................-- -50, 000. 00 -7, 000. 00 -$45, 904.08 -------------- 195, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938---------- ------------------------ $20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939__________-_______-- ___-_ 175, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _____ --- _______-____ 195, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ____..________.__ .. $20, 203. 93 Less reimbursements collected -------- - -___ -59. 42 20, 144. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_...-- __.-...-..- - 174, 855. 49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 19401111 $10. 01 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- ------- 174, 553. 28 174, 563. 29 Balance available June 30, 1940 -------------- --- ---- 292. 20 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-.--.----------------- - $178.'76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__................. ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_-------------- 178. 76 Net total expenditures_ _-_ ---- ----- 178. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-- ----------------------- 17, 371. 24 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940----------------- 17, 550. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----- -------------------------------------------------------- $178. 76 Cost of maintenance-------.------------..----------------------------------------------- - Total expended- ..................---------- - - -- - - - - -- - - .178. 76 Contributed .....................-_ . . .. - . ---- .. .... ---- - .$15, ---- _. 550 2, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 207 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ ------------- _-------- - $15, 550. 00 Amount contributed, act of Mar. 4, 1915_.....___ _- -- - ____ - - 2, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ - - __ - 1___550. 00 -________--17, Gross amount expended ----------------------------- -- 178. 76 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__.__________---__ 17, 371.24 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_________ ____-___ 14, 912. 78 Balance available June 30, 1940------------- 2, 458.46 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR EAST CHESTER C'REEK, N. Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -__ ____________________ $403, 493. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ __--_--- --- ___ 165, 023. 65 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___-------- - 568, 517. 37 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_--_---_ -----__- ____ - - 550. 66 Net total expenditures---------------_ ___ ________ _ 567, 966. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940- -____-__ ____-__ _____ 192, 226. 73 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940__ 760,193. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.-------------$102, 833. 84 $80, 166. 16 -------------------------- $20, 873. 93 Cost of maintenance -- -- ------------ -- -- -- -- - -- - ---- ------- Total expended----------------68, 372.07 114, 810.70 ------------------------- -20, 323.27 Allotted and contributed - -50,000.00 -7,000. 00 $45, 904.08 $15, 550.00 197, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 __....... $15, 550. 00 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 .- ____-___ 175, 000. 00 Amount contributed, act of March 4, 1915___... 2, 000. 00 197, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_--------- --------- Gross amount expended- ------------------- Less reimbursements collected-------------------- _ $20, ___--- 382. 69 59. 42 212, 550. 00 20, 323. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940- -- 192, 226. 73 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------ $10. 01 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__---- -_- 189, 466. 06 189, 476. 07 Balance available June 30, 1940---------- ...--- __ __.... 2, 750. 66 4. 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. 208 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, 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 Ran- dall Avenue to a width of 200 feet; thence to Spofford Avenue, 150, feet; thence to Watson Avenue, 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 improvement. The length of the section included in the project is about 31/4 miles. Mean tidal range, 6.9 feet in the estu- ary; 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 amounts expended under 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. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913,, provides that any right-of-way that may be necessary for the execu- tion of the project shall be furnished free of cost to the United States. Right-of-way within the bulkhead lines below the Westchester Avenue Bridge was accepted by the Chief of Engineers under date of June 9, 1920, and above the Westchester Avenue Bridge under date of Octo- ber 4, 1928. Local interests are required to furnish additional right- of-way or contribute funds to cover the cost of a retaining wall above the Westchester Avenue Bridge in order to protect adjoining prop- erty. It is expected that local interests will provide funds to cover the cost of constructing the retaining wall. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 18 in number, with available dockage of 7,300 feet, are located, 1 at the mouth and 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.-The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to the extension of the channel to East One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Street, was $16,730.35 for new work. The expenditures were $16,380.96. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 Westchester Avenue Bridge, except for minor shoals along the channel lines; thence to the Westchester Avenue Bridge, as determined in June and RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 209 July 1936, the depth decreased from 9 to 5 feet just south of the bridge. When examined in May 1934 and September 1939 to January 1940, the controlling mean low water depth in the section above the Westchester Avenue Bridge was 2 feet for a width of 25 to 70 feet from the Westchester Avenue Bridge to a point about one-half mile upstream; 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 improvement 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. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of excavating the channel above the Westchester Avenue Bridge to project dimensions by dredg- ing and rock removal. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $995,766.15-$814,534 for new work and $181,232.15 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $995,416.76. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $933,619.04, together with $10,000 to be contributed by local interests, a total of $943,619.04, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_ --------------------------------- $349. 39 New work: Complete by Dec. 31, 1941, under contract to be entered into, excavation of rock and other material, and the construction of a concrete retaining wall, to extend the 10-foot channel from Westchester Avenue Bridge to East One Hundred and Seventy- fourth Street, Bronx, N. Y_____ _-__ _ 943, 269. 65 Total_____ ------ 943, 619. 04 The excavation and incidental work will extend the 10-foot channel to East One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Street. Maintenance dredging of the existing 10-foot channel will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging under contract for maintenance, to restore the channel from the East River to the Westchester Avenue Bridge to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary ,Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 $883, 569. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 208, 153. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -- -- 1, 091, 723. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 349. 39 Net total expenditures__ 1, 091, 373.81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--- -------------------------- 933, 619. 04 Total amnount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 2, 024, 992. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .---... $16, 730.35 Cost of maintenance------------- $839. 40 $54, 694. 27 'Total expended----------------- 2, 345. 71 48, 843. 37 $4,907. 98 - --- __ -- 16, 380. 96 Allotted- - - 22, 666. 88 23, 000.00 -9, 248. 65 $950, 000. 00 210 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $950, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------------------ 00, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------1, 550, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___---- --- 600, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 950, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------- $16, 436. 54 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 55. 58 16,380. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 __--- ----- ____- 933, 619. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___----- -___ -___-__- 349. 39 Balance available June 30, 1940_---_____-____-____ 93, 269. 65 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - 952, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1_-- ------------ __ - 50, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 5. 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 Reports 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 municipal boat basin at the south end of the bay, with an anchor- age 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 be- tween 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 41/2 miles- about 31/4 miles of 12-foot channel and about 1/4 miles of 6-foot chan- nel. Mean tidal range, 6.8 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.1 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 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 211 Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 4,1913 Construction of new dike; repair of old dike_ ..-- H. Doe. 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 Doc. 1 age basin. Modified conditions of local coopera- No. 35, 75th Cong., 1st sess. tion. June 20, 1938 Providing 6-foot channel along west side of har- Senate committee print, 75th Cong., bor during period of the world's fair. 3d sess.' 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-TheRiver and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that the branch channel and anchorage shall not be con- structed until local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Sec- retary of War that they will construct a suitable landing for excur- sion 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 park- ing spaces for automobiles in the immediate vicinity suitably con- nected 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- surances 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. The city of New York is unable to construct the new approach channel from the main channel to the northerly boat basin due to the enlargement of the North Beach Airport since the adoption of the 6-foot channel. Terminal facilities.-Waterterminals, 17 in number, with available 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 ex- cursion-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.) Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 40 percent completed. The 12-foot channel in the bay, branch channel, and maneuvering area and the 8-foot anchorage area were completed in 212 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 November 1938. When examined in May 1939 and January and April 1940, the controlling mean low-water depth was 12 feet for a width of 150 to 200 feet in the main channel through the bay and in Flushing Creek to the Willets Point Boulevard bridge; thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge; thence 5 feet deep and 50 to 160 feet wide to the Main Street Bridge; in the branch channel and maneuvering area the depth was 12 feet when examined in July 1938 and March and May 1939; and in the anchorage area the depth was 8 feet when examined in November 1938 and May 1939. The con- trolling depth in the channel along the west shore of the bay was 5 feet from the municipal boat basin at the south end of the bay to the North IBeach Airport; thence 5 feet above mean low water to the boat basin at Jackson Creek. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of the construction of the channel in the creek to a depth of 12 feet, the repair and reconstruction of dike, and the construction of the 6-foot channel along the west shore of the bay. The latter work is now being done by the city of New York. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $389,629.46, all for new work. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. It is expected that the remaining conditions of local cooperation under this project will not be met during the next 2 years. The recon- struction of dikes, as authorized in 1913, is not considered necessary at this time. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging under contract for maintenance, to restore existing channels and anchorage areas to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary -Cost ofnew work to June 30, 1940------------- -------------- $628, 502. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------- 206, 411. 47 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 834, 913. 84 Net total expenditures------------------- ----------- 834, 913. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___ 834, 913. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work____________ ______________ ______________ $224, 751. 49 $164, 877. 97 Cost of maintenance____________ $1, 812. 37 $84, 367. 38 ..- Total expended_________________ 1, 961. 36 84, 281. 65 171, 145. 62 218, 483. 84 _Allotted______ _ __ _______ 72, 000.00 -25, 696. 95 455, 000.00 -65, 370. 54 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---- ---- ------ --- $496, 000. 00 _Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 40, 000. 00 _------------ 1 In addition, $97,000 to be contributed by local interests. 6. 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 213 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. Length of section included in project, 112 miles. Mean tidal range, 6.8 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.1 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and baro- metric 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. The latest (1928): approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $6,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. 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 connections. All are privately owned. The facilities are considered adequate for, existing commerce. Operations and results during fscal year.-None. Condition.at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done nor have any expenditures been made under the existing project. The con- trolling mean low water depth in the natural channel, when examined in January 1939, varied from 9 feet at the entrance to 0 feet at the, head of the improvement. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will be complied with during the fiscal year 1941. 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 30,, 1942, for dredging under contract for new work, the project channel to dimensions authorized in 1930. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___________________________ Net total expenditures Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of exist- ing project 1--------- ----------------------------- $63, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1--------------------------------------- 63, 000, 1 In addition, $50,000 to be contributed by local interests. 214 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 7. HEMPSTEAD HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This is an indentation of the north shore of Long Island, 25 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City, and 13 miles southwest of Stamford Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 223.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the entrance to a point opposite Ward's wharf, a distance of about 5,600 feet; thence 80 feet wide to the Roslyn town wharf, a distance of about 3,200 feet; and thence 50 to 70 feet wide to the head of navigation, a distance of about 1,700 feet. Total length of channel included in the project is 2 miles. Mean tidal range, 7.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.4 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1910, was $47,000. The latest (1910) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 1, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). There is no published map. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, nine in number, with avail- able dockage of 2,700 feet, are located--eight along the east shore of the harbor from Glen Cove to Roslyn and one on the west shore; none has railroad connection. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce, which is local, and there is ample water front, both public and private, for extensions as needs arise. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Conditionat end of fiscal ycar.-The existing project was completed in 1913. The controlling mean low-water depth when examined in February 1939 was 6 feet for the full project widths, except at the head of the improvement, where the depth was 5 feet for a 40-foot width. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $105,405.34-$39,468.11 for new work and $65,937.23 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore the sum of $18,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging under contract for main- tenance, to restore the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------------$39, 468. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- --- 65, 937. 23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----- 105, 405. 34 10-------- Net total expenditures --------------------------- 105, 405. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------------105, 405. 34 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 215 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 .. ...... Cost of new work---------------.. ------------ --------- --------------------------- Cost of maintenance------------....... $15, 961.44 ------------------------------------- Total expended------ _.-- -- 15, 955. 28 $6. 16.. _............. . ........... Allotted---.-.................. 17,000.00 -1,038. 56. _... ..... ... ...- .......... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance------- --------------------- $18, 000. 00 8. GLENCOVE CREEK, N. Y. Location.-This is a narrow tidal inlet extending eastwardly about 1 mile from the east side of Hempstead Harbor on the north shore of Long Island, 26 miles northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 223.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water from deep water in Hempstead Harbor to the head of navigation at the city of Glen Cove, a total length of about 1 mile, to be protected by a sand fence along its north side where it crosses the beach. Mean tidal range, 7.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.7 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work (of which one-half is to be borne by local interests), revised in 1934, is $109,000, with $6,000 the first year and $4,000 annually thereafter for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (. Doc. No. 207, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, provides that local interests shall pay one-half of the first cost of the work, provide without cost to the United States all rights-of-way, spoil-disposal areas, and bulkheads, and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that adequate terminals will be built. Com- plied with as to contribution of one-half of first cost of work done to date, cession of rights-of-way, provision of disposal areas, and the construction of terminals. Pending construction of bulkheads by local interests along the southerly side of the channel in the upper 1,600 feet of the improvement, a channel of less than project width has been excavated. Terminal facilities.-There are four terminals at present, with avail- able wharfage of 1,875 feet, which are considered adequate for present needs. There is ample water front, both public and private, for addi- tional terminals as needs arise. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 55 percent completed. The work done provided a channel 100 feet in width from deep water in Hempstead Harbor for a distance of 3,470 feet, thence gradually decreasing to 50 feet in width for a distance of 180 feet, and 50 feet in width for a distance of about 1,450 feet to the head of improvement. When examined in April 1940 the con- trolling mean low-water depth was 8 feet for a width varying from 216 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 100 feet at the mouth to 10 feet at the head of improvement. The work: remaining to be done to complete the existing project consists in widening to 100 feet the upper 1,630 feet of channel and building a sand fence along the north side of channel where it crosses the beach.. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $59,534.17, all for new work, of which $29,760.06 were United States funds and $29,774.11 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. Completion of this project is not considered necessary during the next 2 years. Shoaling is occurring near the entrance from Hemp- stead Harbor and in the upper section of the improvement. There- fore, the sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging, under contract for maintenance to restore the channel to dimensions previously obtained. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______________________________ $29, 760. 06; Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______-______ 29, 760. 06 Net total expenditures - 29, 760. 06; Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ___________________ 129, 760. 06 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work . -. ___- -$14. 04 Cost of maintenance .--- - Total expended ----------- --- ---------... . -14. 04 Allotted.....------------------------ $6,000 - -6, 014. 04 -- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2__________-- $25, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2_____________________________________ 10, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of $29,774.11 contributed funds. 2 In addition, $25,000 to be contributed by local interests. 9. HUNTINGTON HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This is an indentation of the north shore of Long Island, 40 miles northeast of the Battery, New York City, and 8 miles- southeast of Stamford Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 224.) Previous 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 217 Iharbor, extending to within 150 feet of the causeway. The length of the section included in the project is about 21/2 miles. Mean tidal range, 7.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.7 feet; irregular fluctu- ations 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 an estimated local contribution of $51,000. The latest (1938) ap- proved 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 and including turning basin at 11. Ex. Doe. No. 200, 48th Cong., 2d Old Town dock. sess. June 20, 1938 6-foot channel, 6-foot anchorage area, and 8-foot H. Doe. 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 and anchorage area, and the 8-foot cross channel subject to the conditions that local interests shall: (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 $51,000. Assurances of compliance with the conditions affecting the 6-foot improvement were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on May 2, 1940. The sum of $34,500, representing one-half of the estimated cost of the 6-foot channel and anchorage, was deposited to the credit of the United States by local interests on January 10, 1940. 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. Upon completion of the public dock to be constructed in accordance with the requirements of local cooperation, the terminals will be sufficient for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging the 6-foot channel and anchorage was $845.86 for new work, of which $240.69 were United States funds .and $605.17 contributed funds. The expenditures were $784.78, of which $179.61 were United States funds and $605.17 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 and April 1940 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 218 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 remaining 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 of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $77,- 359.05-$29,729.75 from United States funds and $605.17 from con- tributed funds, a total of $30,334.92 for new work; and $47,024.13 from United States funds for maintenance. The total expenditures were $77,297.97-$76,692.80 from United States funds and $605.17 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $34,820.39, together with $33,894.83 con- tributed funds, a total of $68,715.22, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-- ------------------------------ $61. 08 New work: Complete by June 30, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, dredging of the 6-foot channel and anchorage area as author- ized in 1938---------------------------------- ------ 67, 654. 14 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, the removal of shoals to a depth of 6 feet in the turning basin adjacent to the anchorage area------ ------------- ___ 1, 000. 00 Total------------------------------------------------------- 68,715..22 The existing project should be completed. Maintenance dredging of the existing 8-foot channel will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $47,500, including $16,500 to be con- tributed by local interests, can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: New work: Complete by June 30, 1942, under a contract to be entered into, dredging of the 8-foot cross channel as authorized in 1938------- $33, 500 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1942, under a contract to be entered into, dredging to restore the existing 8-foot channel to project dimensions ---------- ------------------------------------- 14, 000 Total------------------- ---------------------------- 47, 500 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- $52, 229. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 47, 024. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------99, 253. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------- 61. 08 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 99, 192. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 34, 820. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------134. 013. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------- -------------------------- Cost of maintenance ......------------- ---------------------------- $240. 69 $6, 580. 33 Total expended ..... ...-----------------10, 470. 60 --- - - 179. 61' Allotted------------------------ 780. 99 --------- ---------------------------- 35, 000.00' RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 219 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------------------- $35, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $784. 78 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------ 605. 17 179. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------34, 820. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 1. 08 6------------------------- Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 34, 759. 31 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of 1 existing project 2----___________ 17, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 : 1 For new work ___----------------- 17, 000. 00 - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - 14, 000. 00 Total 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 31, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 In addition, $16,500 to be contributed by local interests. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------ $605. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 .......... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__-... 605. 17 Net total expenditures____---- __------ ___--- 605. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940____ - - -________-__-____33, 894. 83 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940------- __ ______ 34, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work---- ------------------------------------------------------- 17 $605. Cost of maintenance .. --- -- -- --... ... -....... - Total expended------ - --------------- --------------- 605 17 Contributed- .. -. -- - --- --- ---- ---- - - 3-4, 500.00 Amount contributed, act of June 20, 1938------__--------_----__ _ $34, 500. 00 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 05. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------____---------__ _ 33, 894. 83 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1Exclusive -------------------------------------------- of available funds. 16, 500. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR HUNTINGTON HARBOR, N. Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__.......___- -__-__-- _ $52, 834. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______________________ -_ 47, 024. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----__-- _____ 99,859. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_____-_ ------ __________ 61. 08 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 99, 797. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 68, 715. 22 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940.. 168, 513. 19 220 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .. $845.8? Cost of maintenance $6, 580. 33 'Total expended . 10, 470.60 784. 78 Allotted and contributed- 780. 99 -69, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_ $35, 000. 00 Amount contributed, act of June 20, 1938-------------------------34, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___69, 500. 00 Gross amount expended_ _- $1, 389. 95 Less reimbursements collected_- -- -605.17 784. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 8, 715. 22 6------------------------ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 --- ------------ 61. 08 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------------68, 654. 14 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 12-------------------------------------------- 17, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 1 17, 000. 00 For maintenance __--------- 14, 000. 00 1------------------------- - ----- ------ -- - -- - -- -- - -- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- Total 2_ 31, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 In addition, $16,500 to be contributed by local interests. 10. 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 to the village of Mattituck, the widths being 100 feet at the entrance and 80 feet elsewhere. Total length of the channel is about 214 miles. Mean tidal range at entrance, 4.9 feet; at Old Mill Bridge, Waterville, 5.1 feet; mean range of spring tides at entrance, 5.8 feet; at Old Mill Bridge, 6.0 feet; irregular fluc- tuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2.5 feet 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 221 Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 -- . Annual Report, 1891,p. 843. The 7-foot channel, and 2 riprap jetties ... 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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, and May 1940, the controlling mean low water depth was 7 feet for full channel width from the entrance to the bridge at Waterville, except for a shoal at the inner end of the east jetty where the controlling depth was 4 feet for a width of 40 feet. In July 1928 the controlling mean low water depth was 2.5 feet from the bridge to Long Creek; thence 1 foot to the village of Mattituck. Both east and west jetties are in good condition. No further work of improvement appears necessary at this time. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $259,766.03-$133,344.15 for new work and $126,421.88 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next two years. Therefore, the sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging under contract for main- tenance, to restore the entrance channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------ $133, 344. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 126, 421. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 259, 766. 03 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------- 259, 766. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ 259, 766. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 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 1 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance- ----- --- - $10, 000. 00 269243-40-pt. 1,vol. 1- 15 222 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 11. 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.) Existing project.-This provides for a breakwater extending south- erly from Joshua Point for a distance of 1,570 feet; an anchorage be- hind the breakwater 9 feet deep and 5 acres in extent; an anchorage area in Sterling Basin, 1,000 feet long, 360 feet wide and 8 feet deep, and an entrance channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide connecting the inner anchorage with deep water in the outer harbor. All depths refer to mean low water. Length of section included in this project is about 1/ mile. 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. Doc. No. 84, 47th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report 1882, p. 635. Chief of Engineers modified dimensions of break- Annual Report, 1891, p. 75. water and provided for 9-foot anchorage. Aug. 26, 1937 Anchorage in Sterling Basin and approach chan- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. nel thereto. No. 88, 74th Cong., 2d sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Twenty-one terminals, with available wharf- age of 8,500 feet, are located on the waterway; 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. The terminal facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of survey and engineering preliminary to repair of breakwater was $382.15 for maintenance. The expenditures were $241.11. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The breakwater, completed in 1891, is in fair condition al- though minor repairs are needed. 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, 1940, was $75,062.98-$74,680.83 for new work and $382.15 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $74,680.83. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $35.000, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 223 Accounts payable June 30, 1940_____--- -- -------------------- $382. 15 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, the repair of the existing breakwater ____-----_ 34, 617. 85 Total----------- - ----------------------- 35,000.00 Further repairs to the breakwater and 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, 1942. Cost and financial suinmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------------- $74, 680. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------------- _ -- -- 382. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--___----------- 75, 062. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 382. 15 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 74, 680. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940________ ____----------- 35, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_----------- 109, 680. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _-- . .........---------------------------- Cost of maintenance = - - - ------------ -------------- ----- - --- -------- --- -- $29, 964. 85 -. $382. 15 Total expended -- 29,72374 241.11 Alloted ....--.. - - - 32,000.00 32,964.85 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__--__-----_------- _________ $2, 276. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940---- ----- _ --------------- __-_ 35, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for______--------------------__ 37, 276. 26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-... ._________ 2,035. 15 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 35, 241. 11 Gross amount expended ------------------------ _ $241. 63 Less reimbursements collected------__ ----------- ____ __- .52 241. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_.--..--------------- - 35, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 382. 15 Balance available June 30, 1940__ __________________________ 34, 617. 85 12. PECONIC RIVER, N. Y. Location.-This is a narrow tidal stream at the intersection of the north and south forks of Long Island, 74 miles east of the Battery, New York City, extending westwardly about 3 miles to a dam near Peconic Avenue in the village of Riverhead, N. Y. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 299 and 1212.) Existing project.--This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 75 feet wide for a distance of about 213/ miles to the Terry and Wells dock, about 1,100 feet below Peconic Avenue. Mean tidal range, 2.7 feet; mean range of spring tides 3.1 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from about 3 feet below mean low water to about 3 feet above mean high water. 224 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The estimate of cost for new work made in 1871 is $32,818.50. There is no estimate for cost of annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871 (H. Ex. Doc. No. 60, 41st Cong., 3d sess.). There is no published map. 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 extending the channel at a depth of 6 feet and a width of 100 feet to deep water in Great Peconic Bay, at an estimated first cost of $20,000, with annual maintenance of $1,000, in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 237, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-Eleven water terminals are located on the waterway. Nine are commercial and have a total length of 1,300 feet. Two are public and have a total length of 140 feet. A yacht club pier 130 feet long is now under construction. The facilities are adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 76 percent completed. When examined in December 1939, the con- trolling mean low water depth was 4.5 feet for a width of 60 feet from the mouth upstream for a distance of 2 miles, thence, of the same width, 2.5 feet to the head of the project. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project consists of dredging the channel to a depth of 6 feet at mean low water for the full project width of 75 feet, from Peconic Bay to the head of the project. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $55,184.57- $25,000 for new work and $30,184.57 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. Completion of this project is not considered necessary during the next 2 years. Shoaling has occurred throughout the channel. There- fore, the sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging, under contract for maintenance, to restore the channel to dimensions previously obtained. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------$25, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------------ 30, 184. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------55, 184. 57 Net total expenditures----------------------------- -------- 55, 184. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- ------ 55, 184. 57 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -----.--- -- $18-- 4. 73 $1186.----------- ---------- I ------- ---..-- - Cost of maintenance_. 73 $18,314. $11,869.84 Total expended--.. - 13, 381. 16 16, 803. 41 Allotted . .. 30,184. 57 - -- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- $7, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance_ ____--__--------- 20,000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 225 13. SAG HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor 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 project.-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, 2.8 feet; irregular fluctuations are infre- quent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1935, was $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 Report 1900, p. 1451.) Aug. 30,1935 Entrance channel, anchorages, and turning basin_ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 32, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1938. The breakwater was completed in 1908. The entrance chan- nel and anchorage areas were completed in 1938. When examined in April and May 1940 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 break- water is in good condition. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $121,805.39 for new work. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. 226 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 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, 1942, in dredging, under contract for main- tenance, to restore the channel and anchorages to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______---- __------- ----- $121, 805. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____-__----. 121, 805. 39 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 121, 805. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__________________ __ 121, 805. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work______________ Cost of maintenance .. - I________ $1,938.73 $54, 924. 59 $5, 142. 07 -- Total expended -------------- ...--------- 1,298.08 55, 565. 24 5,142.07 Allotted ..--------------------- $59, 000. 00 -2, 136. 68 5, 142. 07. . Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance___________--- _ $15, 000. 00 14. 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 iniles. The mean tidal range varies from 0.3 foot in Shinnecock Bay to 0.7 foot in Moriches Bay, the rise and fall depending largely upon meteorological conditions. Irregular fluctuations due to wind or other causes are seldom 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 in 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.-Fullycomplied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable spoil disposal areas for subsequent maintenance as required. 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.-Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 6 feet in the channel from opposite Patchogue RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 227 to the Shinnecock Canal, work commenced October 21, 1939, was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 890,238 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $161,656.48 for new work. The cost of surveys and engineering pre- liminary to dredging was $11,912.11 for new work. The total cost was $173,568.59; all for new work. The total expenditures were $155,982.06. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 70 percent completed. When examined intermittently from March 1939 to June 1940, the controlling mean low water depth in the channel was 6 feet for a width of 100 feet from Patchogue to Bellport, thence 1 foot for a width of 100 feet to Masury Point, thence 5.5 feet for a width of 70 feet to the south end of Shinnecock Canal, except for four small shoals between West Bay Bridge and Beach Lane Bridge where the controlling depth was 4.3 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completing the dredging now under contract. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $173,568.59, all for new work. The total expenditures were $155,982.06. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $88,017.94, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-----------__ -------- -- $17, 586. 53 New work: Complete by Nov. 27, 1940, under contract in force, dredg- ing to provide a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from op- posite Patchogue to Shinnecock Canal as authorized in 1937..-.- 70, 431. 41 Total-..----.---------------------------------------- 88, 017. 94 This work will complete the existing project. Maintenance dredg- ing will be necessary during the summer of 1941. Therefore, the sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging, under contract for maintenance, to restore project dimensions in the portion of the channel subject to rapid shoaling. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__--____-__-__ - $173, 568. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940......___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_-___----... 173, 568. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 17, 586. 53 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 155, 982.06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ---- ------- ___ 88, 017. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-___ 244, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _ _- ------ , - --- ------ $173, 568. 59 Cost of m aintenance - - - - - - - - ---- -- - - - - - - - - - - --- - - --- - - - Total expended__ __ .......... - .............. - I. . . . . ............. 155,982.06 1.............. Allotted-------..... ..---------------------------- -- $286, 000 -42,000.00 228 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___________ ____________ $286,000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment____ ____.___ . 42, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ -__ 244, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------ $155, 984. 51 Less reimbursements collected ----- _______-- -2. 45 155, 982. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 .....-____ _-______ 88, 017. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------------------ $14. 80 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__ ____-__ 86, 088. 29 86, 103. 09 Balance available June 30, 1940_-----------__ -------__.. 1, 914. 85 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance '-30, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 15. GREAT SOUTH BAY, N. Y. Location.-This is a lagoon inside the south shore of Long Island, N. Y., about 26 miles long and 2 to 6 miles wide. The principal entrance, through Fire Island Inlet, is about 50 miles by water sath and east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 578.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890. For further details see page 1773, Annual Report for 1915, and page 182, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 200 feet wide and 10 feet deep at mean low water from Fire Island Inlet to the central basin in Great South Bay, and a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the central basin in the bay to the head of navigation in Patchogue River. The length of section included in the project is about 17 miles. Mean tidal range in the bay, 0.6 foot; mean range of spring tides, 0.7 foot; extreme range due to wind and barometric pressure, 2.5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1900, is $66,000, ex- clusive of amount expended under previous project. The latest (1900) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 103, 56th Cong., 2d sess.). For latest published map see Annual Report for 1916, page 2018. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, 13 in number, with available wharfage of 5,000 feet, are located along the shores of Patchogue River. These facilities consist of a lumberyard with wharfage of 2,000 feet, having rail connections; seven boat-building yards; two fuel-oil terminals; a coal yard; and two village wharves open to the public. These 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 90 percent completed. The channel in Patchogue River was completed in 1904. Of the dredging through three bars, necessary to provide the pro- jected channel, only the easterly one, bar C, was dredged. The west jetty, 1,700 feet long, completed under the previous project in 1897 and repaired in 1914, and the east jetty, formed of a sand spit 1,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 229 feet long, with a riprap extension 330 feet long, completed in 1917, are in good condition. When examined in April and May 1940 the controlling mean low-water depth was 7.5 feet for a width of 90 feet in Patchogue River. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of the dredging of a channel through bars A and B. No further work of improvement appears necessary at this time. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $209,394.81-$59,820.82 for new work, and $149,573.99 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. 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, 1942, in dredging, under contract for main- tenance, to restore the channel in Patchogue River to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_--------------------------- $99, 820. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940- ------------------------ 149, 573.99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------_ 249, 394. 81 Net total expenditures--------- ------------------------ 249, 394. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------------249, 394.81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .. .. . .... .. .. .. ... . .... ..- ... .... Cost of maintenance--- - - $25. 39 $1, 968. 49. $58, 479. 78 ---------------............. Total expended--._..--......... 197. 79 1, 470. 12 58,833. 24 -_ _.3.... Allotted -- _______ 39, 000.00 7, 030. 84 -__---- Amount (estimated) required to. be appropriated for completion of existing project----------------------------------------- $6, 100. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance---------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 16. BROWNS CREEK, N. Y. Location.-This is a narrow, crooked tidal stream emptying into Great South Bay, near Sayville, Long Island, N. Y., about 15 miles by water northeast of Fire Island Inlet, and about 65 miles by water 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 11/4 miles. Mean tidal range, 0.6 foot; mean range of spring tides, 0.7 foot; 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. 230 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890 (H. Ex. Doc. No. 22, 51st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. 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 open to the public. None has rail connections. The facilities are considered adequate for the amount and kind of commerce involved. Operaltion and results during fiscal year.-The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging the 6- and 4-foot channels was $583.95, for maintenance. The expenditures were $574.97. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 40 percent completed. The east jetty was completed to a length of 448 linear feet in 1939. The west jetty was completed to a length of 492 feet in 1892 and reconstructed in 1927. Both jetties are in poor condition. The 6-foot channel has been completed. The 4-foot chan- nel has been completed for a distance of 1,350 feet. When examined in February 1939 and April and May 1940, the controlling mean low water depth from the entrance in Great South Bay to 1,600 feet south of the Sayville Highway Bridge was 2.5 feet through a navigable channel 45 feet to 100 feet in width; thence to the head of the im- provement it was 1 foot deep through a channel 50 feet in width. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of extend- ing the jetties to project length and dredging the channel of 4 feet depth northward, for a distance of about 3,300 feet. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $97,422.61-$33,976.03 for new work and $63,446.58 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $97,413.63. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $9,425.03, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------------- $8.98 Maintenance: Complete by Sept. 12, 1940, under contract in force, dredging to restore the 6-foot channel and 705 feet of the 4-foot channel to project dimensions----------------------------- 9, 416. 05 Total------------------------ -------------------- 9, 425. 03 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, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------ -------------------- $33, 976. 03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 63, 446. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------97, 422. 61 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------ 8. 98 Net total expenditures--- ---- ------------------------- 97, 413. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------9, 425. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940..---. 106, 838. 66 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 231 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-.--------------------------- Cost of maintenance ------------- $7, 308. 42 ------------ ------ -- - _ - $583. 95 Total expended----------------- 7, 547. 72 -----------.-- _ -- 574.97 Allotted......--------------.. ---------- -$2, 521. 42--------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938_------------------------------ $10, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ---- --------------------------- 574. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------- --------- 9,425. 03 Outstanding abilities June 30, 1940_------------____- $1.60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 7, 537. 95 7, 539. 55 Balance available June 30, 1940_____ - ___---- _____-- ___ 1, 885.48 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1____________________------- 51, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 17. 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. 578.) 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 document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 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, two 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, work commenced June 26, 1939, was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 45,064 tons of stone were placed and 475 linear feet of trench 232 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 were excavated at a cost of $244,521.27 for new work, of which $144,521.27 were United States funds and $100,000 contributed funds. The expenditures were $197,216.48, of which $97,216.48 were United States funds and $100,000 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 33 percent completed. The controlling mean low-water depth through Fire Island Inlet was 7 feet when examined in November 1938 and June 1940. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completing the jetty now under construction. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $248,718.31-$148,718.31 from United States funds and $100,000 from contributed funds, all for new work. The total expenditures were $197,216.48-$97,216.48 from United States funds and $100,000 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $552,783.52, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940______________-_____________ $51, 501. 83 New work: Complete by June 6, 1941, under contract in force, con- structon of a rubble-mound jetty extending southerly for a distance of 4,750 feet from west end of Fire Island--------------------501, 281. 69 Total-- ------------------------ 552, 783. 52 This work will complete the existing project as authorized in 1937. Maintenance of the jetty will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__________________--__________ $148, 718. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940________ ___148, 718..31 Minus acants payable June 30, 1940-------------------- 51, 501.83 Net total expenditures-._-- -- - -------- 67,, 2T&48 Unexpended balance June 30;, 1940--------------------------552, 783.52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ .. __. -- ____ 650, (000.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 .. Cost of new work______________ __-___-----.. .,. .__...... ,...$4, 197. 04 $144, 521. 27 Cost of maintenance-- ----------- ---- ------------- ---- -- --- - - -- Total expended __ - - ---- .-------------- --- - 97, 216. 48 Allotted_----------- -------------- 650, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------- -------------- $650, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-__-- __-__-__-__---$197, 216. 48 Less reimbursements collected______________ 100, 000. 00 97, 216. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940______________________ 552, 783. 52 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _______________________549, 561. 05 Balance available June 30, 1940------------- 3, 222. 47 1Exclusive of $100,000 expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 233 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__.__. -- $100, 000. 00 .__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 100, 000. 00 Net total expenditures__--_--------------------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940 __------___--------- 100, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_--_--_-_ ___ I-------------- .--- -- --- I- _------------ - $100,000 Cost of maintenance- .. .. . I... .. ....-------------- ..--- ----------- - - Total expended------ --- -- ---- _ 100,000 Contributed ---- --------- $100,000---------- $100, 000----------------------------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ ___-_____________-- - - $100, 000. 00 Gross amount expended__--------------------------------------- 100, 000. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR FIRE ISLAND INLET, N. Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- _ $248, 718. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_-__ -______- __ ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- - 248, 718. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 __........_____ -___----- 51, 501. 83 Net total expenditures -------------- 197, 216. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______________ -------- _ 552, 783. 52 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940_ 750, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work $4, 197. 04 $244, 521. 27 Cost of maintenance-- -- Total expended -. ------ - -- .... 197,216.48 Allotted and contributed, -.... - ..... 750, 000. 00 .......... Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $750, 000. 00 Gross amount expended___________________- -- - _ $297, 216. 48 Less reimbursements collected_______________ 100, 000. 00 197, 216. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 552, 788. 52 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- ___ 549, 561. 05 ------ Balance available June 30, 1940________ ____-- _ 3, 222. 47 18. 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, a distance of 234 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 about 1/2 mile, protected by jetties. Mean tidal range, 3.8 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.7 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from about 31 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 (in- cluding $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 distance of about 15 miles, to Hewlett Harbor and to Freeport Harbor; furnish, without expense to the United States, necessary land, easements, 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 re- §sulting from the improvement. SLocal 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; the other two are unused at present. There are two terminals at Island Park having a wharfage of 400 feet. There are public wharves at East Rockaway and Woodmere. It is expected that additional dock- age will become available when needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The expendi- tures were $1,084.85 for the payment of accounts payable at the beginning of the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 85 percent completed. The east jetty, 4,250 feet long, was completed in 1934. The project channel was completed in 1935. When ex- amined in June 1940, the controlling mean low-water depth through the channel was 8 feet for a width of 170 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 and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $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. 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 $29,295.01, will be applied to maintenance dredging by use of one United States sc agoing hopper dredge for 1 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 235 month (September 15 to October 15, 1940) to restore the entrance channel to project dimensions. Further maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Repairs to the jetty 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, 1942, for maintenance repairs under contract, to restore the jetty to a satisfactory condition. Cost andl fnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $503, 968.68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------ 65, 772. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------- 569, 741. 47 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 569, 741. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 29, 295. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 599, 036. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ostofnew w ork- - - - - - Cost of maintenance---------- - --... - .. . . .- $15, 079. 27 . . . ..- $881. 17 -.. . . . . .- $28, 762. 51 -.. $21, 049. 84 Total expended---------------- 23, 680. 96 881. 17 28, 762. 51 19, 964. 99 $1, 084. 85 Allotted---------------------- 18, 600. 00 _._---_ 30, 585. 20 27, 000. 00 21, 482. 60 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__-------------------------------- $8,897. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ---------------------------------- approved June 24, 1940_ 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 33, 897. 26 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------------ 3, 517. 40 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------30, 379. 86 Gross amount expended -------------------------- ---- 1,084. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------- --------------- 29, 295. 01 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, 1942, for maintenance- 20, 000. 00 1 In addition, $100,000 contributed funds expended for new work. 2Exclusive of available funds. 19. 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 juriction of Hudson and East Rivers opposite the Battery, New York City, a distance of about 5j/ 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 236 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 41/4 miles; for the removal of Craven Shoal to a depth of 30 feet; for a channel 16 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and about 21/, miles 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 (Bedloe) Island (about 160 acres in extent) 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. 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. (Annual Report 1899, p. 1279). 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., 1st 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 Doe. Channel. No. 18, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging south end of Red Hook Flats, Liberty H. Doc. No. 183, 73d Cong., 2d sess.1 Island Anchorage, and channel along New Jersey pierhead line. t 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.' 1 Contain latest published maps. Terminal facilities.-In the harbor (Lower Bay, the Narrows, and the Upper Bay) there are 51 piers, 4 ferry terminals, 7 car-float (rail- RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 237 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 Statute 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 Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. The U. S. seagoing dredge Navesink was employed from January 9 to February 1, 1940, and the U. S. seagoing dredge Chester Harding was employed from February 1 to March 27, 1940, in the removal of a shoal in Ambrose Channel to a depth of 42 feet. During the fiscal year there was removed a total of 346,237 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $79,773.42 for maintenance. The U. S. seagoing dredge Raritan was employed from January 18 to February 18, 1940, the U. S. seagoing dredge Goethals was employed from February 5 to March 31, 1940, and the U. S. seagoing dredge Chester Harding was employed from April 25 to 30 and from May 3 to June 21, 1940, in\ dredging to restore Main Ship Channel to project dimensions. During the fiscal year, there was removed a total of 754,422 cubic yards, place measurement, of ma- terial at a cost of $186,741.53 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to hired labor dredging was $6,662.07 for maintenance. The cost of surveys in the vicinity of Fort Lafayette and to locate reported obstruction in Ambrose Channelw as,$31.56 for maintenance. The cost of con- tingencies in connection with hired labor dredging in Bayside-Ged- ney Channel was $325.60 for new work. The total cost of work was $274,334.18-$325.60 for new work and $274,008.58 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $280,096.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 65 percent completed. Main Ship-Bayside-Gedney Channel was completed to a depth of 30 feet in 1'891. The deepening of Bayside-Gedney Channel to 35 feet for a width of 800 feet was completed in 1939. Ambrose Chaniiel was completed .to a depth.of 40 feet in 1914. Relocation of Anchorage Channel was comnpleted to a depth of 40 feet in 1932. 269243--40-pt. 1, vol. 1--16 238 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 controlling mean low water depths of the channels included in this project are as follows: Ambrose Channel, 40 feet for a width of 2,000 feet (November, December 1939, and March 1940); Main Ship Channel, 27 feet, 800 to 1,000 feet wide (December 1939 and April, May 1940); 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 except 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 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) except at southeasterly portion where depth is 40 feet (May 1939); Liberty (Bedloe) Island anchorage 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 consists of completing the dredging of the south end of Red Hook Flats to 40 feet and 30 feet, and dredging the Liberty (Bedloe) Island an- chorage 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 au- thorized in 1937. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940 was $11,198,- 404.90-$8,691,055.61 for new work, including $116,530 applied to re- moving wrecks authorized by acts prior to the adoption of the existing project, and $2,507,349.29 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $11,196,645.67. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $566,833.78, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_----------------------------- $1, 759. 23 New work: Dredge by use of 2 United States seagoing hopper dredges for a total of 9 dredge months during the period Sept. 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941, to complete about 13 percent of the deep- ening of Ambrose Channel to 45 feet--------------------- 360, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for 8 months (July 1, 1940, to Feb. 28, 1941), to partially restore main ship channel to project dimensions------_____- 205, 074. 55 Total_ -------------------------------------------- 566, 833. 78 The dredging of the Liberty Island Anchorage to 20 feet as au- thorized in 1935 should be commenced, the dredging of Ambrose Chan- nel to 45 feet should be continued, and the 40-foot anchorage area in the southern portion of Red Hook Flats should be completed during the fiscal year 1942. The entrance channels should be maintained. There- fore, the sum of $2,715,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 239 New work: Complete by Oct. 31, 1942, under a contract to be entered into, the dredging of the Liberty Island Anchorage--------------$1, 100, 000 Complete by Nov. 30, 1942, under a'contract to be entered into, the deepening of the 40-foot Red Hook Flats Anchorage------- 951, 500 Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for a total of 10 months during the fiscal year to continue the deep- ening of Ambrose Channel to 45 feet------------------------ 363, 500 Maintenance: Dredge by usei of 2 United States seagoing hopper dredges for a total of 12 dredge months during the fiscal year to restore the entrance channels to project dimensions--------------- 300, 000 Total--------------------------------------------- 2, 715, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 3, 1940----------------------------- $8, 691, 055. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__-------- ----- 2, 507, 349. 29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------11, 198, 404. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 1, 759. 23 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 11, 196, 645. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_--------------------------- 566, 833. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------ 11, 763, 479. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - - $4, 573. 25 $1, 609. 47 $407, 453. 37 $810, 641. 91 $325. 60 Cost of maintenance -......... 15, 420. 22 7, 480.13 648. 24 250. 50 274, 008. 58 Total cost - - 19, 993. 47 9, 089. 60 408, 101. 61 810, 892. 41 274, 334. 18 Total expended-...........- -- . -33, 153.85 3, 943. 56 343, 817. 81 862, 306. 88 280, 096. 86 Allotted-_ 934,800. 00 --681, 000. 00 662, 000. 00 103, 000. 00 743, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $103, 930. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ $338, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------560, 000. 00 898, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -- --------- 1, 001, 930. 64 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 55, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------846, 930. 64 Gross amount expended-----------------------_ $280, 531. 41 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 434. 55 280, 096. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------- --------- 566, 833.78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------ ------------------- 1, 759. 23 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- 565, 074. 55 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------- 4, 249, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work 1---------------- 2, 415, 000. 00 1 For maintenance 300, 000. 00 Tothl 1'__ --------------------------------- 2 715, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 240 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 20. 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 maintenance is $12,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. No. 442, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There is a municipally owned pier built out from the Coney Island shore for summer passenger travel; it does not extend to the channel. It is sufficient for this use. Commer- cially the channel is part of the water route between New York 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 duoing fiscal year.-The U. S. derrick lighter Babcock was employed from September 11 to 18, 1939, and from October 9 to 12, 1939, in removing from the channel 228 cubic yards of blasted rock and other material and a quantity of wreckage at a cost of $2,505.65, for maintenance. The expenditures were $6,976.77. Condition at end of fiscal yecar.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. When examined in March, May, June, and October 1939, the controlling mean low water depth was 20 feet for full project width. The total cost and expenditures toJuane 30, 1940, were $328,636.21- $1.11,371.21 for new work and $217,265 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $111,371.21 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- .217, 265. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------- 328, 636. 21 Net total expenditures--_--_ --------- 328, 636. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ ------- 328, 636. 21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work -- - -- . -- - - .- -- - - -- - .- - -- - -- - .- - - -- - - -. -------------- . .. . .. ..- Cost of maintenance___:_ _ ---------------------- _ $18, 285. 69 $2, 505. 65 Total expended -- 13, 814. 57 6, 976. 77 Allotted . . . . . . .... . . . .- . . . . $25, 000 . - -4, 208. 6C8 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 241 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 _ _ --------- ------------ $11, 185. 43 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______- ___ 4, 208. 66 Net amount to be accounted for 976. 77 6-----------------, Gross amount expended ----------------------------------------- 6, 976. 77 21. 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 Chanel, 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. Doe. 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 Chester Harding was employed from September 7 to Nov- 242 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 ember 8, November 16 to December 4, December 11, 1939, to January 31, 1940, April 10 to 13, May 1 to 3, and June 21 to 30, 1940, the U. S. seagoing dredge Atlantic was employed from September 25 to 27 and December 19 to 31, 1939, the U. S. seagoing dredge Navesink was employed from February 1 to 12, February 28 to March 5, and March 20 to 30, 1940, and the U. S. seagoing dredge Goethals was employed from April 9 to June 13, 1940, in dredging to 40 feet to complete the deepening of Red Hook Channel and to restore the channel, where previously dredged, to project dimensions. During the fiscal year there was removed a total of 1,250,045 cubic yards. place measurement, of material-119,461 cubic yards, place measure- ment, for new work, and 1,130,584 cubic yards, place measurement, for maintenance. The total cost of removal was $307,339.12-$45,- 417.31 for new work and $261,921.81 for maintenance. The U. S. seagoing dredge Navesink was employed from July 1 to September 2, 1939, February 12 to 14, February 19 to 28 and March 5 to 6, 1940, the U. S. seagoing dredge Atlantic was employed from September 5 to 24 and October 1 to November 4, 1939, the U. S. seagoing dredge Chester Harding was employed from November 9 to 15 and December 4 to 9, 1939, and the U. S. seagoing dredge Goethals was employed from January 8 to February 1, 1940, in dredging to 40 feet along the east side of Bay Ridge Channel from the southernmost pier of the Long Island Railroad to opposite Twenty-fifth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. There was removed a total of 519,354 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $167,405.94 for maintenace. The U. S. derrick lighter Babcock was employed from May 20 to June 25, 1940, in the removal of rock shoals and debris from Red Hook Channel. During this period there was removed a total of 692 cubic yards of material, 171 cubic yards for new work and 521 cubic yards for maintenance. The cost was $6,839.54-$1,568.03 for new work and $5,271.51 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contigencies preliminary to dredging was $1,854.04-$91.72 for new work and $1,762.32 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $483,438.64-$47,077.06 for new work and $436,361.58 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $469,614.40. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1940. Bay Ridge Channel was completed in 1939 and Red Hook Channel in 1940. The controlling mean low water depths when examined from April 1934 to May 1940, were 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 a width of 350 to 1,700 feet to Thirty-third Street and thence 34 feet for a width of 1,000 to 400 feet in Gowanus Bay to Twenty-eighth Street; in Red Hook Channel 37 feet for a width of 400 feet. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $7,067,906.16-$4,212,636.95 regular funds and $64,559.68 Public Works funds, a total of $4,277,- 196.63 for new work and $2,790,709.53 for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $6,993,303.37 regular funds and $64,559.68 Public Works funds-a total of $7,057,863.05. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $106:797.14, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 243 Accounts payable June 30, 1940-----_----------------------- $10, 043.11 Maintenance: Dredge by use of one U. S. seagoing hopper dredge for 3 months (Jan. 1-Feb. 28, 1941, and June 1-30, 1941) to partially restore Red Hook Channel to project dimensions----------------96, 754. 03 Total ------ ------------------- ----------- ------ 106, 797. 14 Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels should be maintained. There- fore, the sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended in dredging by use of one U. S. seagoing hopper dredge for 4 months during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in the removal of shoals from the channels. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-----------------------$5, 523, 296. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940- __---------------------- 2, 790, 709. 53 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 8, 314, 006. 16 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 10, 043. 11 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 8, 303, 963. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940- 6, 797.14 10-------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------8, 410, 760. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------__ .... ____-_ -______----. $97, 359. 01 $186, 433. 02 $47, 077. 06 Cost of maintenance__........ -_ $322, 192. 20 $41, 784. 37 106, 073. 53 75, 630. 30 436, 361. 58 Total cost......------------ 322, 192. 20 41, 784. 37 203, 432.54 262, 063. 32 483, 438. 64 Total expended....---------------- 306, 737. 27 39, 945. 28 214, 462. 96 272, 865. 06 469, 614. 40 Allotted__.. __ .... .... _____ ___-.. 388, 100. 00 - 188, 000. 00 620, 000. 00 253, 000. 00 153, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -------------------------- $423, 411. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------------$388, 000,00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940------ ---- 100, 000. 00 488, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 911, 411. 54 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 335, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------576,411.54 Gross amount expended ----------------------- $512, 555. 29 Less reimbursements collected-------------- ---- 42, 940. 89 469, 614. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------__- 106, 797.14 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------ .10,043. 11 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- 96, 754. 03 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ___------------- ----- 100, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 22. 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. 244 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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, 3/4 mile. Mean, tidal range, 4.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.3 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. Terinal 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.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging the channel to depths of 26 and 18 feet, work was com- menced November 22, 1939, and completed January 4, 1940. During this period there was removed a total of 63,801 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $27,073.36 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to dredging of the channel was $772.44 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $27,845.80, all for maintenance. The total expenditures- were $27,874.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1904. When examined in June and July 1939, and Janu- ary 1940, the controlling mean low water depth was 25.6 feet for full channel width from the entrance up to Percival Street, thence 18 feet for full channel width to the head of improvement at Hamilton Avenue Bridge. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940 were $138,821.88- $70,000 for new work and $68,821.88 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this proj- ect and no work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 245 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------- $145, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------- 68, 821. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------- 213, 821. 88 Net total expenditures----- -------------------------- -------- 213, 821. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -- _ 213, 821. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 •Costaof n w work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost:of maintenance____________ ___________________________ $28. 50 $27, 845. 80 Total expended _---------------- .------- .... .. .. .. .... .. . ..---------------------------- 27, 874.30 Allotted ------------------- -- ------------ -------- _----- --- .. .._------.... 40, 000.00 -12,125. 70 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 $40, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------12, 125. 70 Net amount to be accounted for-------------- -- 27, 874. 30 Gross amount expended ---------------------------- $27, 878. 13 Less reimburs enents collected--------------- 3. 83 27, 874. 30 23. BUTTERMILK CHANNEL, N. Y. Location.-This channel connects deep water in the Upper Bay, New York Harbor, southwest of Governors Island, with deep water in East River northeast of Governors Island, and with Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels forms an easterly channel along the Brook- lyn water front from the Narrows to East River. It lies between Governors Island and Brooklyn Borough, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 541 and 745.) Previous projects.-Adopted by 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, 4.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.3 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. Doec. No. 122, 56th Cong., 2d sess. deep. (Annual Report 1901, p. 1299). Aug. 30, 1935 Channel 1,000 feet wide to depths of 40 and 35 feet_ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 5.5, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) 246 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 in 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 completed Sep- tember 12, 1939. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 301,842 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock and a total of 42 cubic yards of boulders at a cost of $194,643.21 for new work. The U. S. derrick lighter Babcock was employed from November 27 to December 6, 1939, in removing from the northerly portion of the 35-foot channel approximately 65 cubic yards of blasted rock at a cost of $2,345.93 for new work. The total cost of work was $196,989.14, all for new work. The total expenditures were $336,899.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 75 percent completed. The easterly 500-foot width of channel from Anchorage Channel to East River was completed to a 40-foot depth in 1935. The westerly 500-foot'channel, including the widening at the junction with the East River, was completed to a 35-foot depth for the northerly three-quarters of a mile of its length in 1939. The controlling mean low water depth in the easterly 500-foot channel was 40 feet for a 150- to 500-foot width for its full length. (April and May 1940). The controlling mean low water depth in the west- erly 500-foot channel was 20 feet for the southerly 11/2 miles of its length except along the westerly channel line where it was 16 feet and less (June 1937) and 35 feet for full project width for the remainder of its length, including the widening at the junction with East River (July to December 1939). The work remaining to be done under the project consists of completing the deepening to 35 feet of the westerly 500-foot channel and the widening at the junctions with Red Hook and Anchorage Channels. The cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, Public Works funds, were $122,051.24, for new work. The cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, regular funds, were $1,318,739.63-$1,085,843.29 for new work and $232,896.34 for maintenance. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, all funds, were $1,440,790.87-$1,207,894.53 for new work and $232,896.34 for main- tenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The deepening to 35 feet of the westerly 500-foot width of channel as authorized in 1935 should be completed. Maintenance dredging of the existing 40-foot channel will not be necessary during the next two years. Therefore, the sum of $397,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging under con- tract for new work, to complete the deepening of the westerly half of the channel to 35 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 247 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940$------------------------1, 704, 144. 53 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -------- ---------- 232, 896. 34 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------- 1,937, 040. 87 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- _ 1,937, 040. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------------1, 937, 040. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------------$6, 889. 02 $190, 787. 12 $196, 989. 14 Cost of maintenance ______________ $2, 883. 90 $33, 939. 87 29, 184. 20 _ ......- Total cost------- .- _ 6,889. 02 2, 883. 90 33, 939. 87 219, 971. 32 196, 989. 14 Total expended ..-----. - -_7, 110. 82 1, 725. 63 31, 531. 59 83, 627. 86 336, 899. 15 Allotted________________________ -910. 98 -17, 000. 00 80, 000. 00 370, 400. 00 384. 23 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- $336, 514. 92 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937----------------------------------- 1, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------__ -- -------------- 338, 014. 92 Deduction on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 1, 115. 77 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- -- 336, 899. 15 Gross amount expended ----------------------------------- 336, 899. 15 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------------------------------397, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ----------- 397, 000. 00 9----------------- 24. 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 (43d Drive), Long Island City, 30 feet deep and vary- ing 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 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 248 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 4.9 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, 4.8, 5.3, 5.9, 7.4, and 8.5 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: ,.1 Acts Work authorized Documents 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. Doe. 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 ofL 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. I Pub. Res. No. 67, 63d Cong., 3d sess. Recomrnimended modifications of project.--Under date of December 11, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide a channel generally 40 feet deep at mean low water, 550 to 1,000 feet wide, extending from the upper limit of the existing 40-foot depth at Brooklyn Navy Yard to Throgs Neck, with widening of the bend in the channel south of Belmont Island to a depth of 40 feet, dredging a cross channel 20 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide between Belmont and Welfare Islands, dredging East Channel at Welfare Island 25 feet deep and 500 to 600 feet RIVERS' AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 249 wide, removal of certain portions of Hallets Point to depths of 25, 40, and 47 feet, removal of the southern arm of Mill Rock to a depth of 20 feet, removal of ledges near Mill Rock and along the east bank of East River in the vicinity of the Triborough Bridge to a depth of 40 feet, filling an area in the vicinity of Hogs Back Light and constructing a dike from this area to Wards Island, cutting back Negro Point on Wards Island to a depth of 40 feet, and dredging a channel 40 feet deep and 650 feet wide between North and South Brother Islands, all at an estimated initial cost of $34,509,000 with no increase in the present annual cost of maintenance (House Doc. No. 554, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied 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 16 are not in use, 22 car-float bridges, and 44,000 feet of bulk- headed 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.-None. The expendi- tures were $6.52 for the payment of accounts payable at the begin- ning of the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 controlling depths are those determined by inter- mittent surveys made during the period 1910 to 1939. 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, 1940, Public Works funds, were $1,743,265.42 for new work. The cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, regular funds, were $22,559,231.66-$22,106,453.80 for new work and $452,777.86 for main- tenance. 250 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, all funds, were $24,302,497.08-$23,849,719.22 for new work and $452,777.86 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this proj- ect and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. 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, 1942, in the removal of isolated shoals throughout the project channel by use of U. S. derrick boat Babcock. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $30, 037, 412.72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 490, 441. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 - - 30, 527, 854. 53 Net total expenditures------------------------------------- 30, 527, 854. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940._______-________ 30, 527, 854. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - $113, 634. 17 Cost of maintenance... - 66, (09. 26 $68, 133. 88 $30, 940. 68 $822. 23 Total cost__ ______ 179, 643.43 68, 133.88 30, 940.68 822. 23 - Total expended -... 279, 082. 87 69, 249. 56 36, 862. 06 -102. 21 $6.52 Allotted___________ 34, 876. 34 51,000.00 50, 000.00 -2, 500.00 -26, 709. 45 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____________---------------- $26, 715. 97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _______ 26, 709. 45 Net amount to be accounted for __________ _____- 6. 52 Gross amount expended -- ____ - --- ------------------- 6. 52 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, 1942, for maintenance________________ __ 25, 000. 00 25. 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, extending from the East River to the inner end of the causeway at Clinton Avenue. The length of the section included in the project is about 2,000 feet. Mean tidal range, 4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.8 feet; irregular fluc- tuations, due to wind and barometric pressure, vary from about 3.5 feet below mean low water up to about 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1898, was $40,000. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H. Doc. No. 50, 55th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 251 Terminal facilities.-The entire channel front is occupied by 5 piers, 19 bulkheads, 1 railroad float bridge, and 2,000 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.-Under a contract for dredging the channel to a depth of 20 feet, work was commenced December 14, 1939, and completed December 29, 1939. During this period there was removed a total of 39,239 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material at a cost of $14,628.46 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to dredging the channel was $1,492.62 for maintenance. The total cost and expenditures were $16,- 121.08, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1900. When examined in June and December 1939 and January 1940, the controlling mean low water depth was 20 feet for full project width, except for a minor shoal 400 feet long, 14 feet deep and 30 feet wide along the westerly channel line at the head of the project. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $53,018.93- $18,173.69 for new work and $34,845.24 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------------$18, 173. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940,--- 34, 845. 24 - ---.. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------------53, 018. 93 Net total expenditures------------------- 53, 018. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------------- 53, 018. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 nding Cost of new work e- --- -- -- . - - - --. . . . .....- - - - Cost of maintenance- - - - - - - - - - - - - $16, 121.08 Total expended Tota ex end d-------------- --------------------- 1-- ------------ --------- 16, 121. 08 16 210 Allotted ---------------- ___ _____ ------ --- _ $25, 000 -$8, 878. 92 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 000. 00 $--------------------- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 878. 92 8-------------, Net amount to be accounted for---- 16, 121. 08 Gross amount expended--_---------------- 16, 121. 08 26. 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 252 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 at the former location 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, Maspeth Creek, and English Kills, of the 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 51/4 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.2 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from about 3.5 feet below mean low water up to about 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, 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 1 Mar. 2, 1919 20-foot channel .. ___..__I_.._ .. _____ H. __. H Doc. No. 936, 64th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 23-foot channel .......................... .. Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc, No. 42, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' Aug. 26,1937 12-foot channel in English Kills Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 4, 75th Cong., 1st sess.t Minor modification of project in the vicinity of Mussel Island, without change in cost, ap- proved by the Secretary of War, 1Viar. 22, 1920. 1Contains 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 RIVERS AND lARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 253 resulting from the discharge of sewage into the waterway. That act also requires that before widening the second bend south of Metro- politan Avenue, local interests shall furnish necessary lands or rights- of-way and construct a new bulkhead on the widened channel. 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 2.0 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.) Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 64 percent completed. The work of enlarging the main channel to 23- foot depth and 130-foot width 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 the main channel of Newtown Creek, according to surveys made in September and October 1938 and June 1940 was 20 feet for a width of 100 to 130 feet from the entrance to 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue. In the turning basin at the former location of Mussel Island the depth was 23 feet except for a few scattered shoals having a depth of 22 feet. When examined in June 1940, the controlling depth in Dutch Kills was about 14 feet except at Hunters Point Avenue Bridge, where it was 11 feet. As shown by an examination made in September 1938, the depth in Maspeth Creek was 15 feet to a point 400 feet west of the easterly limit of the project thence decreasing to zero depth at the easterly limit of the project. 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 23-foot main channel between Greenpoint and Meeker Avenues, and between 800 and 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue; the 20-foot channel in the East Branch; and the 20- and 12-foot channels in English Kills. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1910, were $920,201.38-$767,093.96 for new work and $153,107.42 for maintenance. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--17 254 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. 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 main channel and in Dutch Kills 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, 1942, under contract for maintenance, in the removal of shoals from the 23-foot main channel and the 20-foot channel in Dutch Kills. Cost a/nd financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______-- ________________ $1, 168, 354. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____---______------- 320, 976. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______ __ 1, 489, 331. 35 Net total expenditures , 489, 331. 35 1---------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 1, 489. 331. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----------- $12, 101. 45 Cost of maintenance __ ___------------_ $41, 599. 39- _086.18--- $1, 086. 18 Total expended.......__-....... 33, 137. 30 41, 599. 39 _8 1, 086. 18 - Allotted...............------------------......... 55, 534. 44 ----------- -$8, 000 -19, 314. 43 .. __ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----- ---------------------- __ - $429, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance__ ___________ - ___ 20, 000. 00 27. 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 to 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 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 feet at Spuyten Duyvil Bridge; range of spring tides, 5.9 and 4.4 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS.-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 255 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, was $5,470,000, exclusive of amounts 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 3une 18,1878 Channel 15 feet deep and 350 feet wide_-.......... H. Ex. Doe. 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 Straightening channel at Johnson Iron Works.... H. Doe. No. 557, 62d Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 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 of New York. (For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The expendi- tures were $50.62 for the payment of accounts payable at the begin- ning of the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was sub- stantially completed in 1938. Remaining widening to be done in the section above High Bridge is prohibited by the proximity of bulk- heads to the channel line. The present width is considered adequate 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 to 400 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 1940 was 15 feet at mean low water through a navigable channel varying from 120 to 350 feet 256 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 in width. 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 and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $3,859,828.94-$3,595,119.48 for new work and $264,709.46 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this proj- ect and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. Maintenance dredging 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, 1942, under contract for maintenance, in the removal of shoals from the existing channel. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- $3, 616, 119. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 264, 709. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 3, 880, 828. 94 Net total expenditures-- --------------------------- , 880, 828. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-----------------3, 880, 828. 94 Fiscal year ending-June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _____________ $506. 25 $374, 742. 95 $531. 81.6.09 __________ ..___--.... .. . Cost of maintenance-------------___ __________ 1, 564. 47 74, 440. 23 $6, 379. 80 - Total cost -----..... ......... 506. 25 376, 307. 42 606, 256. 32 6, 379. 80 --- ------------------ Total expended........ ..... 27. 55 320, 253. 52 654, 816. 48 14, 329. 17 $50. 62 Allotted ... -_ _ ................. 740, 000.00 51, 000.00 227, 000. 00 - 26, 446. 73 -3, 266. 84 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $3, 317.46 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 3, 266. 84 Gross amount expended_---- ----- 50. 62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance_ _________ __________ _- __ 25, 000. 00 28. 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 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 274, 745, and 746.) Previous projects.--Adopted by acts of March 3, 1875, June 6, 1900, March 3, 1905, and March 4, 1913. For further details see Annual Re- feet at Spuyten Duyvil Bridge; range of spring tides, 5.9 and 4.4 port 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 Document No. 309, Seventy-second Con- RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 257 gress, 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 re- moval of an obstruction north of the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek to the depth of the surrounding river bottom. The length of the sec- tion 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 4.4 feet, respectively; irregu- lar fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water at the Battery up to 4 feet above mean high water, and at the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek from 3.5 feet below mean low water up to 3.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $6,383,000, ex- clusive 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. 4,1913 Channel 30 feet deep from Ellis Island to Newark H.rDoc. No. 719, 62d Cong., 2d sess. St., 40 feet deep through the shoal from Newark St. to CastlePoint 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. 2 July 3, 1930 Channel 40 feet deep between pierhead lines from H. Doc. No. 450, 70th Cong., 2d sess. 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, 19351 Widening the 40-foot channel to full width of H. Doc. No. 309, 72d Cong., 1st sess.a 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., 2 1st sess. 1Also Public Works Administration Sept. 6, 1933, and Apr. 27, 1935. 2 Contain latest published maps. 258 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'.ARMY, 1940 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. 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. (For latest full description of ter- minal facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. seagoing dredge Navesink was employed on July 5, 1939 and the U. S. seagoing dredge Marshall was employed from July 17 to July 20, 1939, in dredging to 40 feet in the vicinity of piers 54 to 58, Manhattan. There was removed a total of 7,081 cubic yards, place measurement, of ma- terial at a cost of $3,333.47 for maintenance. An adjustment of minus 8,784 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 from October 1 to December 9, 1939, in dredging the channel along the Weehawken- Edgewater waterfront to a depth of 30 feet and a width of 750 feet. There was removed a total of 637,318 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $118,405.16 for maintenance. The U. S. derrick boat Babcock was employed from September 9 to 30, 1939, and from October 13 to 19, 1939, in the removal of obstruc- tions and small shoals from the channel between West Fourtieth and West Fifty-fourth Streets, Manhattan, at a cost of $4,028.57 for new work. The cost of contingencies preliminary to hired labor dredging was $26.59 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $125,793.79-$4,028.57 for new work and $121,765.22 for maintenance. The expenditures were $138,036.41. Condition at end of fiscal year.--About 91 percent of the work under the existing project has been completed. The work of widen- 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. From RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 259 West Fortieth to West Fifty-fourth Street along the Manhattan water front, the controlling depth was 48 feet for an area 1,000 feet wide. When examined in December 1938 and January, November, and December 1939, the controlling 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, 1940, was $7,762,- 162.62-$668,820.36 Public Works funds and $5,158,802.95 regular funds, a total of $5,827,623.31 for new work and $1,934,539.31 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $7,761,993.54, including $668,820.36 Public Works funds and $7,093,173.18 regular funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $152,829.60, will be applied at follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---------------------------- Maintenance: Dredge by use of one U. S. seagoing hopper dredge $169. 08 for 6 months during the period October 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941, in the removal of shoals from the Weehawken-Edgewater Channel ---------------------------------------------- 152, 660. 52 Total--------- ----------------------------------- 152, 829. 60 Further maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended for dredging by use of one United States seagoing hopper dredge for 6 months during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in the re- moval of shoals from the existing channels. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------$5, 897, 252. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 934, 539. 31 1-----------------------, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------7, 831, 791. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 169. 08 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 7, 831, 622. 66 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------152, 829. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 7, 984, 452. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_ _ $480, 476. 54 $614, 327. 73 $416, 357. 02 $401, 708. 90 $4, 028. 57 Cost of maintenance----- .... -_ 16, 175. 15 816. 86 17, 483. 27 121, 765. 22 Total cost ......- ...------------- 496, 651. 69 615, 144. 59 416, 357. 02 419, 192. 17 125, 793. 79 Total expended __..____ .. __-. 511, 816. 09 602, 933. 94 432, 110. 12 420, 018. 15 138, 036. 41 Allotted_-------- ---------- 767, 336.91 -60, 000. 00 815, 000. 00 202, 900. 00 125, 000. 00 260 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---- ---------------------- $165, 866. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- $150, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940------------- 100, 000. 00 250, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- ------------------------ 415, 866. 01 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 25, 000. 00 1--------------- Net amount to be accounted for------------------ 290, 866. 01 Gross amount expended----------------------- $38, 149. 96 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 113. 55 138, 036. 41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 --------------------- 152, 829. 60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_--------------------------- 169. 08 Balance available June 30, 1940-- 52, 660. 52 1-------------------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1---------------------------------- 555, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for maintenance 1------------------------------- 150, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 29. NEW YORK HARBOR-COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF DRIFT Location.-This project applies to the Lower and Upper Bays, New York Harbor; East River, Harlem River, Hudson River Channel, N. Y., New York and New Jersey Channels, Newark Bay, N. J., and their tributaries. 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. The existing -project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Allotment from appropriations made for New York Harbor Aug. 8, 1917 and its immediate tributaries may be used for collection and removal of drift in these waterways. July 3, 1930 Carrying on this work as a separate and distinct project Terminal facilities.-Describedin the separate reports covered. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. steam lighters Rockaway and N. Y. 20 and the U. S. tugs Astoria and Stanwix 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 376,192 cubic feet (2,939 cords) of driftwood ranging RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 261 in size from small blocks up to timber of large dimensions, including piles and pieces of wreckage. The cost of this work was $112,200.23, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $118,618.71. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project is one of con- tinuous 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, 1940, has been $1,155,871.92. The total expenditures amounted to $1,153,545.17. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $102,405.36, will be applied as follows: _ Accounts payable June 30, 1940----------- -- _----------- -_______ $2, 326. 75 Maintenance: Continue the work of drift removal by the use of two United States lighters (July 1940 to June 1941) 100, 078. 61 --------------- Total----------------------------------------- 102, 405. 36 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, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------ ------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------- $1, 155, 871. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------- 1, 155, 871. 92 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 2, 326. 75 Net total expenditures------------------------------1, 153, 545. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 102, 405.36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------- 1, 255, 950. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work-............ . -------------- I-------------- -------------- --------------- ---------- Cost of maintenance...------....------ $54, 024. 55 $62, 580.79 $57, 341. 22 $65,587.46 $112, 200. 23 .55, Total expended----------.--- - 605. 93 61, 038. 74 59, 318. 53 59, 910. 47 118, 618. 71 Allotted....----.....------.....-----..-------...... ....... 60, 000.00 -------------- 134, 998. 65 100, 000. 00 100, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------- $121, 024. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- $15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------85, 000. 00 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 221, 024. 07 Gross amount expended----- ---------------- 118, 618. 71 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_------------------- 102, 405. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 2, 326. 75 Balance available June 30, 1940- 00, 078. 61 1---------------------- Amount that can be profitably 1expended in - -fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for maintenance - - - - - - - --- --- ---- -- 100, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 262 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 30. IRVINGTON HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor extends along the east shore of the Hudson River for a distance of 1/2 mile, 25 miles north of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic 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 1/4 mile. 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 depth in the area included in the existing project was 18 feet below mean low water when examined in August 1936. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project and no work is proposed during the fiscal year 1941. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will be complied with during the next two years. Therefore, the sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, 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, 1940_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Net total expenditures Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940____ __ _ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of exist- ing project----- ------------------------------------- $15, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for new work----------------------- ---- 15, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 263 31. TARRYTOWN HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor extends along the east shore of Hudson River for a distance of about 1 mile below Kingsland Point, 29 miles above the Battery, New York City. The distance to the 12-foot con- tour in the river from the pierheads varies between 1,600 and 2,200 feet. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 281.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel along the wharf front of the harbor 12 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide, and northerly and southerly connections with deep water in Hudson River of the same depth and 150 feet wide; total length, about 1 mile. Mean tidal range, 3.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 3.7 feet: extreme range due to wind and barometric pressure, 8.2 feet; irregular fluctuations are infrequent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $58,500. 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 Mar. 3, 1905 Channel 12 feet deep, 100 feet wide in approach H. Doc. No. 283, 56th Cong., 1st sess. arms, and 150 feet wide along water front. Aug. 30, 1935 Widening channel to 150 feet in approach arms and H. Doc. No. 262, 72d Cong.,"lst sess. 250 feet along water front. (contains latest published map). Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, seven in number, with a total available dockage of 4,212 feet, are located along the water front; railroad connections are adjacent to the water front. The existing terminals are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was coin- pleted in 1937. The controlling depth at mean low water, as shown by an examination made in March 1939, was 12 feet for a width varying from 100 to 200 feet in the north and south entrance chan- nels and from 200 to 250 feet in the channel along the wharf fronts. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $126,- 464.89-$69,836.48 for new work and $56,628.41 for maintenance. Proposedoperations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is proposed during the fiscal year 1941. 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, 1942, in dredging, under contract for maintenance, to restore the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of nesw work to June 30, 1940____---__------ $69, 836. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------___------- -- 56, 628. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--126, 464. 89 Net total expenditures_ _-_ ------------- 126, 464. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_------- __ 126, 464. 89 264 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .. __----------- -------------- $16, 256. 52 $2, 726. 53 -.......----- Cost of maintenance.------------- $55. 18 4, 350. 86 724. 24 - -- -- Total cost.........----------------- 55. 18 20, 607. 38 3, 450. 77 ---- . ....---------- ...- Total expended .......-... ..... 235. 83 17, 807. 36 6, 250. 79 83 Allotted .......................235. 14, 600. 00 -541. 85 . Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance----_------ ---------------------- $10, 000. 00 32. PEEKSKILL HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor is an indentation about five-eighths of a mile long and 1/4 miles wide in the eastern shore of Hudson River, 42 miles above the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 282.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide, and about 13/4 miles long, extending from deep water in Hudson River north of the village to deep water south of it, following generally the contour of the shore, and two turning basins, 200 by 150 feet, of the same depth in front of the lower and center wharves. Mean tidal range, 2.9 feet; mean range of spring tides, 3.4 feet; extreme range, 7.1 feet; irregular fluctuations are infre- quent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1896 was $50,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents and reports June 3,1896 Channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide......---------- H. Doc. No. 37, 53d Cong., 3d sess.; Annual Report, 1895, p. 999. Chief of Engineers authorized construction of 2 Annual, Report, 1896, p. 839, turning basins. For latest published map see Annual Report for 1903, page 885. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, five in number, with avail- able dockage of 2,240 feet, are located along the water front in Peekskill; railroad connections are adjacent to the water front. Two of the terminals, with available dockage of 1,420 feet, are privately owned; one of these, with available dockage of 650 feet, is open to the public. One with available dockage of 200 feet is owned by the New York Central Railroad, and two with available dockage of 620 feet are used by a corporation. Four with available dockage of 1,470 feet are provided with mechanical appliances for handling cargoes. The existing terminals are considered adequate for present and prospective needs of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 265 Condition at and of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1899. The controlling depth at mean low water, as shown by an examination made in March 1939, was 10 feet for full project width in the north and south entrance channels, the channel along the wharf fronts, and the turning basins. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $77,932.07- $19,400 for new work and $58,532.07 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. 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, 1942, in dredging under contract for maintenance, to restore the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $19, 400. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--- ---------------------- 58, 532. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -------------- 77,932. 07 Net total expenditures--------------,__---..____ -- 77,932. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------------___ 77, 932. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- --------------- ----------- Cost of maintenance- - ----- --------------- $431.18 $12, 682. 19 --- $8, 619. 87-- ------ ------- Total expended------... ..------------ 458. 02 11, 394. 15 9, 907. 91 Allotted..... ..........-------------------.. --- --.. 10,000.------- 000. 00 1, 760. 08 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance--------------------------------- $10, 000. 00 33. RONDOUT HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor comprises the tidal mouth, about 13/ 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, widen- ing 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, 13 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. Mean tidal range, 3.6 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.1 feet; extreme range, 8.2 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. 266 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 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 channel S. Ex. Doc. No. 35, 42d Cong., 2d sess.; 14 feet deep. Annual Report, 1872, p. 810. Aug. 30, 1935 Extension of the 14-foot channel and for the 12-foot Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. channel. No. 17, 73d Cong., 2d sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Local cooperation--Fully complied with. 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 adequate 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.-By the use of Govern- ment plant and hired labor, repairs to 350 linear feet of dike were commenced May 13, 1940, and suspended June 5, 1940. The cost of work during this period was $4,726.46 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $4,029.06. 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, with a now obsolete spur from the old lighthouse south of the south dike, have been built across the bar at the mouth of the creek. 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. When examined in 1938 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, 1940, was $295,- 803.67-$123,108.63 for new work and $172,695.04 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $295,152.01. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $6,233.32, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------------- $651. 66 Maintenance: Repair dikes by use of Government plant and hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) - ------------------------------- 5, 581. 66 Total ---------- ------------------------------- 6, 233. 32 Maintenance of the dikes should be continued. Maintenance of the project channel will be necessary. Therefore, the sum of $5,000 can RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 267 be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: Maintenance: Repair dikes by use of Government plant and hired labor (April to June 1942) ----------- ---------------------------- $1,500 Operate U. S. derrick boat No. 1 for about 1 month during the fiscal year in the removal of shoals from the project channel-----------3, 500 Total----------------------------------------------5, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $123, 108. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940- --- --- ----- 172, 695. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------295, 803. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------- ----------------- 651. 66 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 295, 152. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------. -------- 6,233. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 301, 385. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 --- Cost of new work_ .. ___. ____-_--_------- - __--. _ $1, 715. 99 $31, 392. 64 .-........... Cost of maintenance .. __--- _ -$4, 812. 86 6, 467. 73 9, 115. 52 $4, 729. 46 Total cost -.....-.-... __- . 4, 812. 86 -8, 183. 72 40, 508. 16 4, 726. 46 Total expended ....----------------- 1, 272. 90 $3, 956. 85 5, 805. 84 42, 931. 78 4, 029. 06 Allotted _ ________ ____--_ __.. 2, 500. 00 _--25, 000. 00 29, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ ---------------------------- $5, 262. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------------------------ 5,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 10, 262. 38 Gross amount expended-------------------_ $4, 555. 57 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 526. 51 4, 029. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------6, 233. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 651. 66 Balance available June 30, 1940 --- _ 5, 581. 66 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1----------------------------5, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 34. HIUDSON 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 direc- tion 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, in- clusive.) 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. 268 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 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 site of the former Albany-Greenbush Bridge at 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 Water- ford; with widening 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 21/2 miles below Waterford. The following table contains information concerning the various features of the lock and dam included in the existing project: Location : Below Waterford --------- miles-- 2. 5 Above Battery, New York City-----------------------do - 152. 5 Lock: Clear width-------------------------------------feet 44. 44 Greatest length available for full width------------ do-- __ 492. 5 Lift at lowest stages-----------------do ...- 16. 3 Depth on miter sills: Upper (at normal pool level) __________________________do 16. 3 Lower (at lowest low water) ---------------------- do - 13. O0 Character of foundation: Rock. Kind of dam: Fixed. Type of construction: Concrete. Completed: 1917. Cost : $1,463,014.07. The channel is to be formed by dredging and rock excavation, and to be maintained by dredging and by constructing new and raising and repairing old longitudinal dikes, biilt 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 id 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 3 feet below mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. A lowering of the lowest low-water plane from 2 feet to 3 feet below mean sea level was authorized by the Chief of Engineers on October 12, 1939. 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 269 Acts Work authorized Documents I June 25,1910 Channel 12 feet deep from Hudson to Water- H. Doc. No. 719, 61st Cong., 2d sess. ford, removal of State lock and dam at Troy and construction of a new lock and dam. Mar. 3,1925 .. Channel 27 feet deep from Hudson to Albany ___ H. Doc. No. 350, 68th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 Channel 27 feet deep below Hudson H. Doe. No. 210, 70th Cong., 1st sess. (2) Operation and care of lock and dam at Troy were included in project July 1, 1935. Aug. 30, 19353 Relocation of the 12-foot channel between Troy S. Doec. No. 155, 72d Cong., 2d sess. and Waterford. June 20,1938 Deepening channel between Albany and Water- H. Doe. No. 572, 75th Cong., 3d sess. ford to 14 feet, with no change in depths for harbors in front of Albany and Troy. 1 These documents contain latest published maps. E Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act approved June 26, 1934. a P. W. A., Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation.--The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, pro- vided for the deepening of the channel from Albany to Waterford sub- ject 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. Disposal areas for new work: between the Federal lock at Troy, N. Y., and Waterford, N. Y.; be- tween Albany, N. Y., and the Troy-Menands Bridge; and between Troy-Menands Bridge and Troy Barge Canal Terminal were accepted as satisfactory by theChief of Engineers on September 29, 1939, March 2, 1940, and May 20, 1940, respectively. Disposal areas for the remain- ing section between the Troy Barge Canal Terminal and the Federal lock at Troy, N. Y., are being obtained. All requirements under prior acts have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The piers and other terminal or transfer facil- ities served by the improvement are as follows: Between Waterford and the Federal dam at Troy there are 14 wharves, aggregating approximately 5,000 feet in length. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Cohoes. The Ford Motor Co. has constructed a dock 325 feet long on the west side of the river just north of the Federal dam. Wharves aggregating about 7,350 feet in length extend practically the entire length of the water front of the city of Troy. 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 are five 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 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1----18 270 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. Between Albany and Hudson there are about 100 timber wharves, aggregating 36,700 feet in length. At Hud- son 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.-Under a contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 14 feet in the channel between the Federal lock at Troy, N. Y. and Waterford, work commenced June 1, 1940, was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the period there were removed 5,089 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock and 1,939 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of ledge rock, at a cost of $22,250.13 for new work. Under a contract for dredging and rock removal to a depth of 14 feet in the channel between Albany and the Troy-Menands Bridge, work commenced May 14, 1940, was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the period there were removed 23,015 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock, at a cost of $12,448.62 for new work. Under a contract for the removal of Willow Island Dike and dredg- ing opposite New Baltimore, N. Y., work commenced June 14, 1939, was completed September 5, 1939. There were removed during the fiscal year 2,155 linear feet of dike and 474,336 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $107,037.80 for maintenance. The U. S. pipeline dredge DeWitt Clinton was employed from July 1 to August 19, 1939, in removing shoals in the channel between Albany and Hudson. A total of 125,421 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $42,372.63 for maintenance. The U. S. derrick boat No. 1 was employed from July 1 to October 21, 1939, November 18 to 28, 1939, and May 28 to June 30, 1940, in removing isolated shoals in the channel at Cow and Coxsackie Islands. A total of 20,296 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $40,843.59 for maintenance. By the use of Government plant and hired labor, snags and stumps, which formed a potential menace to navigation, were removed from the shores of the river between Albany and Hudson at a cost of $22,761.23 for maintenance. By the use of Government plant and hired labor, repairs were made to Port Schuyler, Lower Patroon, Base Island, Van Wies, Cow Island, Campbell Island, Castleton, Coeymans Middle, Stuyvesant, Fordham Point, Breaker Island, Hillhouse Island, High, Bath Crossover, Bath, Overslaugh No. 1 and No. 2 Cedar Hill, Schodack and Stockport dikes. The cost of this work was $78,313 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 271 The lock and dam in the Hudson River at Troy, N. Y., was operated and maintained during the fiscal year. Repairs were made to the lock machinery and lock property. Under contract for the installa- tion of new transformers, armored power cable, electric heating units, and light standards, work commenced April 30, 1940, was in progress at end of fiscal year. Operations of the lock for the 1939 navigation season were suspended December 15, 1939, and were commenced April 27, 1940, for the 1940 season. The cost of work during the fiscal year was as follows: Operations, $21,528.86; maintenance and repairs, and reconstruction, $17,431.97; a total of $38,960.83, all for operating and care. The total cost of engineering, surveys, and contingencies was $101,- 061,83-$30,556.41 for new work and $70,505.42 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $466,049.66-$361,833.67 for main- tenance, $65,255.16 for new work and $38,960.83 for operation and care of lock and dam at Troy, N. Y. The total expenditures were $457,806.54. Condition at end of fscal year.-About 77 percent of the existing project has been completed. The construction of new lock and dam at Troy, removal of old dam at Troy and construction of 15,545 linear feet of new dikes have been completed. In the reconstruction of old dikes, 39,672 linear feet have been raised to the adopted crest height. The 12-foot channel from Albany to Waterford has been completed, with the exception of a small part of the widening to form harbors at Albany and Troy; which work is not deemed necessary 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 Al- bany, 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 11 feet through a channel varying in width from 400 feet at Albany to 100 feet near the south entrance to the lock at Troy, except in the west channel abreast of the southern end of Adams Island where it is 9.5 feet for a width of 100 feet. 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 improvement, is 12 feet for a width of about 100 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists in deepening the channel from Albany to Waterford to 14 feet, com- pleting the widening of the harbors in front of Troy and Albany to a depth of 12 feet, completing repairs to dikes, and completing the deep- ening of the 27-foot channel from New York City to the site of the former Albany-Greenbush Bridge. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: New work Maintenance Operating and care Total Regular funds-----------------.- $12, 659, 694. 22 $3, 279, 324. 67 $156, 010. 84 $16, 095, 029. 73 Public Works funds________ 238, 350. 00 -- 238, 350. 00 Emergency Relief funds -. ...... - - - 310, 000. 00 --.-................ - - - - - - 310, 000. 00 Total.. . .. ... .... 13, 208, 044. 22 3, 279, 324. 67 156, 010. 84 16, 643, 379. 73 272 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The total expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $16,047,135.90 regular funds, $238,350 Public Works funds, and $310,000 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $16,595,485.90. 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 appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $2,208,771.55 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- $52, 480. 78 New work: Complete by Dec. 23, 1941, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal to provide project depth of 14 feet between the Federal lock at Troy, N. Y., and Waterford, N. Y __-_ $202, 000. 00 Complete by Oct. 9, 1943, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal to provide project depth of 14 feet between the Troy- Menands Bridge and Albany, N. Y______ ___- 498, 000. 00 Complete by Aug. 1, 1943, under a contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal to provide project depth of 14 feet between the Troy-Menands Bridge and the Troy Barge Canal Terminal----------_------------1,053, 000. 00 1, 753, 000. 00 Maintenance: Complete by Aug. 31, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, the removal of shoals from the 27-foot channel between Hudson and Albany--------------------------------- 130, 000. 00 Dredge by use of 1 United States hopper dredge for 11/2 months (May 1 to June 15, 1941) for the removal of shoals from the 27-foot channel between Hudson and Albany_ 35, 000. 00 Operate United States derrick boat No. 1 with attendant plant for about 8 months in removal of shoals over rock areas between Hudson and Troy and removing from the shores, stumps and snags which are likely to be car- ried into the river (July 1940 to June 1941) 75, 000. 00 Operate Government-owned plant consisting of pile driver, derrick boats, etc., in repairing dikes where found to be most urgently needed (July 1940 to June 1941) ______________-_- 70, 000. 00 Miscellaneous surveys, sweepings, and current observations pertaining to maintenance opera- tions (July 1940 to June 1941) __ -- ___-- 50, 000. 00 Operate, maintain, and repair, including im- provement and reconstruction of the lock and dam at Troy, N. Y., during the fiscal year____ 43, 290. 77 403, 290. 77 Total----------------------------------- 2, 208, 771. 55 The deepening of the channel between Albany and Waterford to 14 feet, as authorized in 1938, should be completed. It is impor- tant that full project dimensions be maintained in the channel south of Albany, that dikes be kept in a proper state of repair, and that RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 273 the operation and care of lock and dam at Troy, N. Y., be con- tinued. Therefore, the sum of $1,263,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: New work: Complete by June 30, 1944, under a contract to be en- tered into, dredging and rock removal to provide project dimen- sions between the Troy Barge Canal Terminal and the Federal Lock at Troy, N. Y------------- ----------------------- $1,000,000 Maintenance: Complete by Aug. 31, 1942, under a contract to be entered into, the removal of shoals in the channel between Hudson and Albany-------------------------- $80,000 Dredge by use of I United States seagoing hopper dredge for 1 month in the removal of shoals in the channel between Hudson and Albany-__---_ --------- 25, 000 Operate U. S. derrick boat No. 1 with attendant plant for about 7 months during the fiscal year in removing shoals over rock areas between Hudson and Troy and removing 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, derrick boat, etc., in repairing dikes where found to be most urgently needed (July 1941 to June 1942) - --------------------------------- 50, 000 Miscellaneous surveys, sweepings, and current observa- tions pertaining to maintenance operations (July 1941 to June 1942) ------------------------------- 35, 000 Operate, maintain, and repair lock and dam at Troy, N. Y., during the fiscal year ---------------------- 23, 000 263, 000 Total ---------------- ------------- 1-------- 1, 263, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------- $18, 320, 637. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-----------------------4, 236, 405. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 22, 557, 043..24 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------- ----------- 4, 586. 95 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940--------------------- 22, 561, 630. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 52, 480. 78 Net total expenditures--- ------------------- 22, 509, 149. 41 Unexpended balance Jun 30, 1940-------------------------- 2, 204, 184. 60 Total amount apppropriated to June 30, 1940-- ---------- 24, 713, 334. 01 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work..........------------- Cost of maintenance ..-- _ _- _ $326, 268. 77 207, 510. 92 $75, 792. 84 299, 335. 22 .- --- $8, 409. 81 ----- $65, 255. 16 $287, 094. 96 244, 271. 98 400, 794. 50 Total cost--------------- 533, 779. 69 375, 128. 06 287, 094. 96 252, 681. 79 466, 049. 66 Total expended.......--------------- 491, 629. 88 440, 261. 60 264, 846. 21 246, 706. 63 457, 806. 54 Allotted--...........- ____ 399, 993. 93 55, 000. 00 560, 000. 00 1, 651, 000. 00 945, 672. 25 274 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---- $1, 716, 318.89 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940-- _---_---------------- 1, 069, 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------2, 786, 118. 89 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 124, 127. 75 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------2, 661, 991. 14 Gross amount expended---------------------$463, 653. 62 Less reimbursements collected--------- ------- 5, 847. 08 457, 806. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------- 2, 204,184. 60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-----------$26, 559. 52 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----- 731, 845. 86 758, 405. 38 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------- 1, 445, 779. 22 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 4, 586. 95 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------ 1, 450, 366. 17 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- 1, 943, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work 1-----------------------------------1, 000, 000. 00 For maintenance 1---------------------------------- 263, 000. 00 Total 1 ------------------------------------------ 1, 263, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 35. 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 Waterford to Oswego Harbor on Lake Ontario. (See U. S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 182, 183, 184, and 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 below normal pool levels, widening at bends and elsewhere, and increasing the overhead clear- ance 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 project 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 275 of maintenance 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The State of New York has provided ter- 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.-The following work was done by contract: Excavating material other than ledge rock between lock 8 at Scotia and lock 10 at Cranesville: Work, commenced April 8, 1938, was com- pleted July 19, 1939. During the fiscal year 13,665 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than ledge rock and 25.9 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $25,320.27. 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 86 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 12,350 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 24,060 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material were removed, 752 linear feet of line holes were drilled and 3,691 cubic yards of second-class concrete were placed at a cost of $69,076.28. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and drilling line holes from Hansen Avenue Bridge, Little Falls to west city line, Little Falls: Work, commenced May 31, 1939, was completed November 30, 1939. During the fiscal year 54,965 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 54,364 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material were removed and 50 linear feet of line holes were drilled at a cost of $374,180.63. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and drilling of line holes between west city line, Little Falls, and lock 18 at Jacksonburg: Work, commenced November 7, 1938, was completed June 22, 1940. During the fiscal year 50,414 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 219,455 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material were removed and 361 linear feet of line holes drilled at a cost of $563,939.32. Final computation of quantities has not been completed. 276 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Excavating material other than ledge rock and work incidental thereto between lock 18 at Jacksonburg and lock 19 near Frankfort: Work, commenced January 10, 1938, was completed November 30, 1939. During the fiscal year 387,974 cubic yards, place measurement, of ma- terial other than rock and 2,127 cubic yards of boulders were removed, 14,178 cubic yards of embankment were formed and adjustments of minus 33.8 cubic yards, second-class riprap and minus 15.5 cubic yards, fourth-class riprap were made in the amounts previously reported. The total cost of work was $116,021.22. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and drilling line holes, between Three Rivers and lock 2 at Fulton: Work, commenced Decem- ber 27, 1937, was completed July 29, 1939. During the fiscal year, 627 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock, 11,144 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material, and 46.9 cubic yards of boulders were removed, and 49 linear feet of line holes were drilled at a cost of $38,268.34. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, between lock 16 at Mindenville and Rocky Rift Dam: Work, commenced July 21, 1938, was completed August 28, 1939. During the fiscal year, 10,783 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock, 5,780 cubic yards, place meas- urement, of other material, and 2.7 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $18,057.97. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and drilling line holes, between Oneida Lake and Morgan Cut: Work, commenced November 9, 1938, was completed January 5, 1940. During the fiscal year, 20,169 cubic yards of ledge rock and 33,613 cubic yards of other material were removed and 320 linear feet of line holes were drilled at a cost of $221,688.51. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, between Oak Orchard :and Three Rivers: Work, commenced October 17, 1938, was completed November 20, 1939. During the fiscal year, 48,952 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 36,284 cubic yards, place measurement, ,of other material were removed at a cost of $474,657.56. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and drilling line holes, between lock 5 at Minetto and lock 7 at Oswego and between lock 8 at Oswego and Oswego Harbor: Work was commenced Decem- ber 11, 1939, and was 34.6 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year, 48,040 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 10,523 cubic yards, place measurement, of other mate- rial were removed and 4,832 linear feet of line holes drilled at a cost of $218,137.72. Excavating all material, including ledge rock, and incidental work thereto, between lock 17 at Little Falls and Hansen Avenue Bridge, Little Falls: Work was commenced June 29, 1939, and was 61.7 percent completed at end of fiscal year. During the fiscal year, 54,030 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock and 42,598 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material were removed, 10,780 cubic yards of second-class concrete, 4,970 pounds of miscellaneous iron and steel and 350 cubic yards of dry rubble masonry were placed, 30,131 linear feet of line holes were drilled, 4,786 cubic yards of existing masonry RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 277 were removed, buildings were removed, water lines were relocated and 70 percent of clearing completed at a cost of $347,066.11. Excavating of all material, including ledge rock, between 3 miles west of guard gate 7 at Rome and 1 mile east of lock 21 at New London :Work was commenced September 5, 1939, and was 88.7 percent completed at end of fiscal year. During the fiscal year 40,366 cubic yards of all material, including ledge rock, were removed at a cost of $130,632.96. Excavating of all material, including ledge rock, and drilling line holes between Guard Gate 3 at Indian Castle and lock 17 at Little Falls: Work was commenced May 16, 1940, and was 22.4 percent com- pleted at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year, 4,060 cubic yards, place measurement, of ledge rock, 115,988 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material and 12 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $83,274.86. Excavating all material other than ledge rock in the canal channel, Oneida Lake, near buoy No. 130: Work, commenced July 17, 1939, was completed August 19, 1939. During this period, 97,100 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock were removed at a cost of $36,649.26. Raising six bridges at lock 21, Burdicks, Roberts, Caughdenoy Road, Black Creek, and Big Bend: Work, commenced April 10, 1939, was completed November 20, 1939. The cost during the fiscal year was $62,744.90. Raising bridge at Main Street, Brewerton: Work, commenced March 31, 1939, was completed September 2, 1939. The cost during fiscal year was $26,120.88. Raising four bridges at Freemans, Amsterdam, Fonda, and Fort Plain: Work, commenced April 1, 1939, was completed June 30, 1940. The cost during fiscal year was $51,754.30. Final costs have not been determined. Raising New York Central Railroad bridge near Utica: Work, com- menced July 17, 1939, was completed November 20, 1939. The cost of work during fiscal year was $106,621.52. Final costs for maintaining new fill are outstanding. Furnishing and delivering crushed stone and quarry stone for bank protection between lock 21 and Sylvan Beach: Work, commenced October 10, 1938, was completed November 6, 1939. During the fiscal year 8,783 tons of crushed stone and 45,759 tons of quarry stone were delivered at a cost of $82,418. Furnishing and placing crushed stone and quarry stone for bank protection, and other miscellaneous work, between Herkimer Terminal and lock 19 near Frankfort: Work, commenced May 15, 1939, was completed October 23, 1939. During the fiscal year, 50,813 cubic yards,. place measurement, of material other than ledge rock were removed and 19,613 tons of crushed stone, 62,406 tons of quarry stone, 912 tons of second-class riprap, and 107,670 pounds of steel sheet piling were placed at a cost of $191,013.53. An adjustment of minus $607.09 was made in the cost of contin- gencies preliminary to proposed contracts reported in previous fiscal year. 278 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The total cost of all work was $3,237,037.05 for new work. The total expenditures were $3,874,750.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was about 68 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.____ 2. 4 0. 2 0. 2 Guard gate 2 at Waterford------- Lock 10 at Cranesville __________ 32. 2 . Lock 10 at Cranesville___________ Lock 16 at Mindenville_________ 28. 1 1 8.0 Lock 16 at Mindenville ......... Guard gate 5 at Herkimer 10. 1 5. 3 .8 Guard gate 5 at Herkimer-------- Guard gate 7 at Rome _______ 27. 8 ,Guard gate 7 at Rome___________ Brewerton___ ___ 34. 5 .3 Brewerton __ ______-----__ Lock 5 at Minetto ______________ 29.0 . Lock 5 at Minetto _________ __ Oswego Harbor_ 2. 6 2. 0 .5 Total. (184 miles) _____ _ _ - ______ .. --. ____.---- . 166. 7 7. 8 9. 5 1 Overburden removed. Quarry stone has been placed as bank protection from Herkimer Terminal to Rome and, at various locations, from Lake Oneida to Three Rivers Point. Twenty-two Barge Canal bridges have been raised with Federal funds under this improvement. Two additional bridges were raised, three were removed, and two were removed and, replaced by new structures 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, transmission lines, and other structures span the waterway. There are 69 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 17.3 miles, as described in the above table, the raising of 37 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, 1940, was $18,425,672.19 for new work-$13,622,593.49 from regular funds and $4,803,078.70 from Emergency Relief funds-and the total expendi- tures were $18,040,151.20-$13,237,072.50 from regular funds and, '$4,803,078.70 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $3,263,008.54, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y. DISTRICT 279 Accounts payable June 30, 1940 _------------- $385, 641. 51 New work: Complete by Dec. 12, 1941, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal and work incidental thereto from lock 2 to guard gate 2 at Waterford _____ ____----------- 38, 700. 00 Final payment under contract in force, for dredging and rock removal from west city line at Little Falls to lock 18 at Jacksonburg ---------------------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Complete by Oct. 2, 1941, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal from lock 5 at Minetto to lock 7 at Oswego and from lock 8 at Oswego to Oswego Harbor_--____----- 396, 300. 00 Complete by Aug. 24, 1942, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal and work incidental thereto from lock 17 to Hansen Avenue Bridge, Little Falls_______---------- 209, 700. 00 Complete by Oct. 2, 1940, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal from 3 miles west of Rome to of lock 21 near New London_----_-------------------- I mile east 22, 000. 00 Complete by Oct. 10, 1941, under contract in force, dredging and rock removal from guard gate 3 at Indian Castle to lock 17 at Little Falls--------------------------------------- 284, 700. 00 Final payment under contract in force, for raising 4 bridges at Freemans, Amsterdam, Fonda, and Fort Plain_________ 6, 167. 03 Final payment, for maintaining new fill under contract in force, for raising New York Central R. R. bridge E-46 at Utica __--------------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Complete by June 1, 1942, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal at various locations from lock 13 at Yosts to lock 16 at Mindenville---- --- 591, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1942, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal at various locations from lock 10 at Cranesville to lock 13 at Yosts____ __________-____ 174, 000. 00 Complete by Apr. 15, 1942, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal and incidental work between lock 7 and lock 8 at Oswego___________ __ __ 52, 000.00 Complete by Apr. 15, 1942, under contract to be entered into, excavation of ledge rock and removal and replacement of guard gate 4 at Little Falls_________________ 112, 800. 00 Complete by Apr. 15, 1942, under contract to be entered into, excavation of material other than ledge rock, removal and replacement of guard gate 5, removal of bridge E-35, and incidental work at Herkimer __ _____ ____.______ 266, 500. 00 Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, extension of dive culvert near Indian Castle . _____ . 2, 500. 00 Complete by June 30, 1942, under contract to be entered into, raising of Delaware & Hudson R. R. bridge E-4 at Water- ford-___ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ 363,000. 00 Complete by Oct. 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, raising of bridge E-2, at Fourth Street, Waterford________ 34, 000. 00 Complete by Oct. 31, 1941, under contract to be entered into, raising of bridge E-43, at Park Ave., Utica_______________ 55, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, raising of bridge E-57, Stony Brook Road_ 26, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, raising of bridge E-68, Schroepples, at Oak Orchard______ 26, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1942, under contract to be entered into, raising of New York Central R. R. bridge E-70 at Three Rivers --- _ _ _ ____- __ _ 164, 000.00 Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, the raising of bridge 0-5 at Hinmansville________________ 26, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1941, under contract to be entered into, raising of bridge 0-9 at Oneida Street, Fulton____ 21. 00. 00 Total-- - - - - Total - - -- - - - ___0- - - - -------- - 3, 3, 263, 263, 008. 008. 54 54 280 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 The above work, together with work performed under previous allotments, will result in the widening and deepening to 14 feet of approximately 183.2 miles of canal and the deepening with restricted width of an additional 0.8 mile; in the placing of bank protection where needed over 60 miles of completed canal; and the raising of 37 bridges and 2 double guard gates to a clearance of 20 feet at maximum navigable stage. The improvement should be continued. Therefore, the sum of $1,400,000 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, to reimburse the State of New York for work of excavating and of raising bridges and guard gates, under contracts to be entered into during the fiscal year, as follows: New work: Excavating all material, including ledge rock, relocation of high- way and railroad and other incidental work at Mindenville___. $150,000 Excavation of ledge rock and removal and replacement of guard gates Nos. 1 and 2 at Waterford--------------------------- 225, 000 Raising of bridge E-3 at Saratoga Avenue, Waterford-------- 55, 000 Raising New York Central R. R. bridge E-17 at Rotterdam____ 100, 000 Lengthening span of bridge E-28 near Mindenville ----------- 25, 000 Raising of bridge E-42 at West Schuyler Road-----------------30, 000 Raising of bridge E-44 at Genesee Street, Utica-_____________ 115, 000 Raising of New York Central R. R. bridge E-50 at Rome-------- 120, 000 Raising of New York Central R. R. bridge E-56 west of Rome--.. 150, 000 Raising of, Ontario and Western R. R. bridge E-62 at Sylvan Beach ----------------------------------------------125, 000 Raising of New York Central R. R. bridge E-65 at Brewerton____ 225, 000 Raising of bridge O-11 over lock 7 at Oswego----------------- 15, 000 Raising of bridge 0-14 at Oswego--__-----------------------65, 000 Total ---------------------------------------- ___ 1, 400, 000 Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ ----------------------- $18, 425, 672. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______- _ _______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __- ___--- 18, 425, 672. 19 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940-_-------------___ 39. 48 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 ___--_________-.._______ 18, 425, 711. 67 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_________--__--__81. 04 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_-__-__ _______ 18, 425, 792. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------ __ 385, 641. 51 Net total expenditures - 1_________- ___________--18, 040, 151. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 3, 262, 927. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940____________ 21, 303, 078. 70 Fiscal year ending 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 June 30 Cost of new work....... $2, 069, 817. 24 $3, 898, 985. 05 $5, 033, 455. 61 $4, 186, 377. 24 $3, 237, 037. 05 Cost of maintenance. . . . . ---------------- ---------------. ---------------- ---------------- ------------ Total expended .---- _ 1, 303, 479. 00 3, 157, 754. 73 4, 947, 309. 17 4, 756, 857. 66 3, 874, 750. 64 Allotted-------------- 4, 834, 991. 24---------------- 5, 70, 000. 00 5, 250, 000. 00 468, 087. 46 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y.9 DISTRICT 281 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 .. __ ---. 1 $6, 669, 590. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_---------------------------------- 500, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _-- -___---------------- 7, 169, 590. 68 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------- ----- 131, 912. 54 Net amount to be accounted for__---__----7, 137, 678.14 Gross amount expended__----------------- $3, 876,193.82 Less reimbursements collected-- 443. 18 -1,1------------- 3, 874, 750. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_------------------ 3, 262, 927. 50 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts __--------------_ 1, 377, 474. 34 Balance available June 30, 1940 __------------1, 885, 453. 16 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_- -__- - 8------------- 81. 04 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 885, 534. 20 1-------------, Amount (estimated) required to be- - appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - -- ------ ----- of existing project - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 5, 697, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1942, for new work a_____ _ 1, 400, 000. 00 'Includes $31,912.54 Emergency Relief Administration funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 36. 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's Land- ing, 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 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 varia- tion of the lake level is from 4 to 5 feet, and the extreme variation 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. Terminal facilities.-Terminal facilities along the waterway are located in Whitehall Harbor and consist of three timber wharves, 282 REPORT OF OHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 aggregating 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.-The fender booms at the Elbow (Putts Leap) and opposite the Delaware & Hudson Rail- road Co.'s trestle were repaired at a cost of $135.12; the automatic recording gage at Fort Montgomery, Rouses Point, was operated and maintained at a cost of $596.89; and a survey to determine the con- dition of the channel between Whitehall and Benson's Landing was made at a cost of $6,510.79, a total cost of $7,242.80, all for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $7,062.50. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 improvement, except at the Elbow, where the width is 110 feet. Fender booms have beern placed at the Elbow (Putts Leap) and op- posite the Delaware & 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, 1940, through the reach included in the project, were as follows: Locality Depth Width Feet Feet Whitehall to the Elbow-- ...................... .......--------....---...............------ 12 50 At the Elbow ..-----------------....................------------------------.....--------------- 12 110 From the Elbow to Maple Bend ......................------------------------------------------ 12 50 From Maple Bend to Red Rock Bay __1..... .__... ..... ....... 12 150 From Red Rock Bay to Benson Landing ......................----------------------------------- 11.3 60 The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in widening the channel throughout its length to the project width of 200 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $689,- 722.29--$566,811.14 for new work and $122,911.15 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $689,622.61. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $46,269.33, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------------ $99. 68 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, the removal of shoals, wrecks, and snags from the project chan- nel between the barge canal lock at Whitehall, N. Y., and Benson's Landing----------------------------------------- 45, 169. 65 Repair and care of fender booms at the elbow and opposite the Delaware & Hudson R. R. trestle during the working seasons (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------------------------------ 450.00 Operate automatic recording gage at Fort Montgomery, Rouses Point, N. Y. (July 1940' to June 1941) ------------------------- 450. 00 Total ------------------------------------------------- 46, 269. 33 Further maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. The operation of the Fort Montgomery gage should be con- tinued and the fender booms at the elbow and opposite the Delaware RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 283 & Hudson Railroad trestle should be maintained. Therefore, the sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1942, under a contract to be entered into, the removal of shoals, wrecks, and snags from the project channel between Whitehall and Benson's Landing------------------$13, 800 Repair and care of fender booms during the working seasons ------ 650 Operate Fort Montgomery gage-------------------------------- 550 Total__________----------------------------------------------- 15, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- $6, 811. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 1--------------------------42, 051. 50, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 823, 862. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 99. 68 Net total expenditures 762. 96 8------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ 46, 269. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----870-------- - 70, 032. 2 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ...... Cost of maintenance--....------ _ $1, 221. 76 $444. 57 $609. 87 $81, 507. 07 $7, 242. 80 . Total expended ----------------- 1,066. 08 583. 13 471.03 81, 761. 95 7, 062. 50 Allotted-----------------------........................ 800. 00 -------------- 42, 000. 00 48, 000. 00 45, 000. 00- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------$8, 331.83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 ------------------------------------ 45, 000. 00! Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------- 53, 331. 83 Gross amount expended---- --------------------- $7, 225.74 Less reimbursements collected-----------------------163. 24 7, 062. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 46, 269. 33 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 99. 68 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------46, 169. 65 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, 1942 for maintenance 1-------------------------------- 15, 000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 37. BURLINGTON HARBOR, VT. Location.-This harbor, about 100 acres in extent, is located in a half-moon-shaped indentation in the eastern shore of Lake Cham- plain, about 40 statute miles south of the international boundary line, 70 statute miles north of the southern end or head of the lake, and 20 statute miles southeast of the harbor at Plattsburg, N. Y. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 172.) 284 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 6f 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. 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. Doe. No. 131, 23d Cong., 1st sess. June 23, 1866 Extension of 1,500 feet to breakwater H. Ex. Doe. No. 56, 39th Cong., 2d sess., pp. 17 and 179, printed in pts. 3 and 4, Annual 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.--Under a contract for the repair of 70 linear feet of stone protection mound and recon- struction of 210 linear feet of stone cap in the breakwater, work was commenced September 8, 1939, and completed December 29, 1939. During this period there were placed 5,385 tons of core stone and 2,033 tons of cap and cover stone at a total cost of $39,683.15 for maintenance. The cost of engineering and contingencies preliminary to repair of breakwater was $487.74 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $40,170.89, all for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $40,186.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was practi- cally completed in 1890; part of the breakwater originally proposed was not built, the work completed being considered sufficient for the needs of navigation. A breakwater has been built in two sections, 364 and 3,793 feet in length, respectively, separated by a gap of 200 feet. Sections of the stone and concrete superstructure of the breakwater have been displaced by wave action and the failure of the timbers in the tops of the wooden cribs. The controlling 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 285 to July 1, 1886. The total cost under the existing project to June 30, 1940, amounted to $953,089.86; since June 30, 1886, the cost of maintenance amounted to $246,675.75, leaving $706,414.11 as the cost of new work, including maintenance prior to July 1, 1886. The total expenditures amounted to $953,089.86. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The work of rebuilding the southern section of the breakwater should be continued. Therefore, the sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, under contract for maintenance, for the repair of the breakwater. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------_________________ $706, 414. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__- ________________________ 246, 675. 75 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 953, 089. 86 Net total expenditures ----------- __________ 953, 089. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ____-_______________ 953, 089. 86 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work- - Cost of maintenance___ - - - - _____ - - - - - $295.05 --.. - . - . . .... . ..- $20,660.69 . . . . $8, 723. 78 -... $472. 42 $40, 170. 89 Total expended------------------. 295.05 20, 390. 60 8, 581. 44 869. 18 40, 186. 56 Allotted ..-------------------------------. 10,000.00 46, 250.00 12, 642. 90 -16, 601.86 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939'_______________________ _____--$56, 788. 42 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment________________ 16, 601. 16 Net amount to be accounted for________________________ 40, 186. 56 Gross amount expended----_________--- ------------- $40, 324. 06 Less reimbursement collected - 1______________________ 137. 50 40, 186. 56 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance__-___- ______________________ 40, 000. 00 38. 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. Existing project.-This provides for the following: 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1-- 19 286 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 (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 in Newark Bay 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 above the Lincoln Highway bridge, 2.6 miles; thence 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the Nairn Linoleum Works, about 4.4 miles; thence 16 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the Montclair & 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 Newark Bay is 4.9 feet, in Hackensack River at Court Street bridge, 5.5 feet; in Passaic River at Pennsylvania Railroad freight bridge, 5.1 feet; and in Passaic River at the Gregory Avenue Bridge, 4.8 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.8, 6.6, 6.1, and 5.8 feet, re- spectively. 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. Doe. No. 707, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Do_ ------ 12-foot channel in Hackensack River______________ H. Doe. No. 643, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Sept. 22, 1922 30-foot channel in Hackensack River below Cen- H. Doc. No. 206, 67th Cong., 2d sess.t tral R .R. of New Jersey brid ge, 30-foot channel in Newark Bay, and 30-foot Port Newark con- necting channel. Jan. 21,1927 -- 10-foot channel in Passaic River ----- -- H. Doc. No. 284, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Do ------ 30-foot channel in Hackensack River above Cen- H. Doc. No. 429, 69th Cong., 1st sess.' tral R. R. of New Jersey bridge. July 3,1930 30-foot channel in Passaic River __ fiH.Doc. No. 156, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' 1Contains latest published maps. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y.1 DISTRICT 287 Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of July 5, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing 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 the 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 was commenced May 24 and completed October 27, 1939. There was removed during the fiscal year a total of 51,815 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $58,526.22 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging of the 30-foot channels in Newark Bay and the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers was $8,692.78 for maintenance. The cost of survey to deter- mine the condition of the 12-foot channel in Hackensack River was $1,937.29 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $69,156.29, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $72,118.50. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 May 1940, are as follows: Twenty-eight feet for a width of 300 to 600 feet through Newark Bay, thence in the Hackensack River 27 feet for a width of 200 to 400 feet to a point about 2,000 feet above the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad bridge, thence 12 feet to Little Ferry, 288 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 thence 10 feet for a width of 100 to 150 feet to the Court Street Bridge, thence 8 feet to the head of the project at the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad bridge; and in the Passaic River, 19 feet for a width of 150 to 300 feet for a distance of 1,600 feet, thence 23 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 Rail- road 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 10 feet for a width of 70 to 150 feet to the Second Street Bridge, thence 6 feet for a width of 60 to 150 feet to 500 feet below the Eighth Street Bridge, thence 4 feet for a width of 80 to 120 feet to the Eighth Street Bridge. The depth in Port Newark .Entrance Channel was 28 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, 1940, was $6,560,- 060.52-$5,063,756.27 for new work and $1,496,304.25 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $6,559,377.38. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $395,395.70 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 _ _______________------------_ $683. 14 Maintenance: Complete by Oct. 31, 1941, under contract to be entered into, dredging to restore project depth of 30 feet in Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, from opposite the Port Newark Entrance Channel on the south, to a point 3,000 feet above the Lincoln Highway Bridge on the Passaic River and to the Pulaski Skyway on the Hackensack River_ 324, 712. 56 Complete by July 31, 1941, under contract to be entered into, the removal of shoals from the 12-foot channel of the Hacken- sack River ________---- 70, 000.00 Total------------------------------------------------ 395, 395.70 Further maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $152,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging under con- tract for maintenance to restore project dimensions in the existing channels in Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, N. J. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-__ $6, 819, 077. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 1, 938, 789. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- - 8, 757, 867. 42 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 683. 14 Net total expenditures------ ------------------------ 8, 757, 184. 28 Jnexpended balance June 30, 1940_ --- 395, 395. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __- 9, 152, 579. 98 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 289 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .......-....... $60, 222. 29 $69,56.29 --- Cost of maintenance .......-.... $13, 064. 09 $158, 504. 31 32, 355. 21 $8, 612. 46 69, 156. 29 Total cost____ 13, 064. 09 158, 504. 31 92, 577. 50 8, 612.46 Total expended ______________ 3, 108. 03 168, 671. 22 92, 575. 43 4,971.18 72, 118. 50 Allotted ___---- ..--- - -_-_ 187, 000. 00 -13, 500. 00 -75, 838. 67 143, 000. 00 275, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -- --- ------ $192, 514. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937____ _ $1, 709. 45 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_____________ 23, 115. 77 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_____________ 180, 174. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940___-------------- 70, 000. 00 275. 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------__ ------------------- 467,514. 20 Gross amount expended_______________ ________ _____ 72, 118. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--_------------------ 395, 395. 70 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 $525. 75 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts . --..- 1, 632. 39 2, 158. 14 Balance available June 30, 1940 ..---- 393, 237. 56 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_ _-- ---- ---- 540, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended 1 in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 152, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 39. 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, Arthur Kill, lower Newark Bay, and Kill Van Kull to upper New York Bay, the depth to be 37 feet in rock and 35 feet in soft material throughout, except in Arthur Kill be- tween a point 1,000 feet north of the mouth of Smiths Creek and 290 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 a point 1,000 feet south of Buckwheat 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 500 feet south of Morse Creek, 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 4.9 and 5.1 feet; the mean range of spring tides, 5.8 to 6.1 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, 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 Construction of dike. (Completed under previ- H. Doc. No. 653, 66th Cong., 2d sess. ous projects; River and Harbor Act, Sept. 22, 1922.) Sept. 6,1933 1 Anchorage off Perth Amboy to 33 feet . Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. Aug. 30, 1935 Amt No. 1.7, 71st Cong., 2d sess. May 28,19352 projt as a H. Doc. No. 133, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 [ (Contains latest published map.) 1 Public Works Administration. 2Emergency Relief Act of 1935. Local cooperation.-Work under the existing project 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 ble 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. 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 located on the waterway. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 291 Operations and 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 3 and 4, in the westerly half of the channel in Arthur Kill was commenced May 21, 1938, and completed December 2, 1939. During the fiscal year 10,896 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock were drilled and blasted and 16,463 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 3,545 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock were removed and disposed of at a total cost of $32,250.62 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 commenced October 25, 1938, and completed November 18, 1939. During the fiscal year there was removed a total of 172,317 cubic yards, place measurement, of all material at a cost of $223,323.84 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 completed February 27, 1940. During the fiscal year 49,185 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock were drilled and blasted and 129,962 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 203,202 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock, were removed and disposed of at a total cost of $578,435.14 for new work. Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 6, area 3, in the channel north of Shooters Island and section 7, area 6, in the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull in the vicinity of Bergen Point Light was commenced October 31, 1939, and com- pleted June 29, 1940. During this period 171,246 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock were drilled, blasted, removed, and disposed of and 84,039 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 229,694 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock were removed and disposed of at a total cost of $1,301,491.60 for new work. (Final computation of quantities not completed.) Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 7, area 7, in the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull under the Bayonne Bridge was commenced February 16, 1940, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 23,701 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock were drilled and blasted and 15,593 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 8,000 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock were removed and disposed of at a total cost of $191,743.94 for new work. Dredging and rock removal to a depth of 37 feet in section 7, area 4, in the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull in the vicinity of Zabriskie Avenue, Bayonne, N. J., was commenced Sep- tember 7, 1938, and completed November 21, 1939. During the fiscal year 6,680 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock were drilled, blasted, removed, and disposed of and 4,383 cubic yards, place meas- urement, of material other than rock were removed and disposed of at a total cost of $112,198.10 for new work. 292 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 Dredging to a depth of 37 feet in section 7, area B, for the full width of channel in Kill Van Kull between New Brighton and Constable Point was commenced November 1, 1938, and completed July 20, 1939. During the fiscal year there were removed 57,471 cubic yards, place measurement, of material other than rock and 282 cubic yards, place measurement, of boulders at a total cost of $41,266.82 for new work. The following new work was done by hired labor: The U. S. seagoing dredge Goethals was employed from July 5 to September 30, 1939, December 26, 1939, to January 8, 1940, and April 1 to 9, 1940, the U. S. seagoing dredge Raritan was employed from January 9 to 18, February 19 to March 2, 1940, the U. S. sea- going dredge Atlantic was employed from July 5 to September 4, 1939, and the U. S. seagoing dredge Navesink was employed from September 28 to October 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 2,216,487 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $265,021.56 for new work. The total cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to contract and hired labor dredging was $14,575.30-$12,971.75 for new work and $1,603.55 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $2,760,306.92-$2,758,703.37 for new work and $1,603.55 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,789,283.98. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 39 percent completed. Work completed thus far has consisted of providing project depth of 35 feet in soft material and 37 feet in rock in a 21/4 -mile reach in Raritan Bay extending westward from Bayside-Gedney Channel; the westerly half of the channel from Buckwheat Island to Elizabethport; the channel in Newark Bay and north of Shooters Island from Elizabethport to the easterly end of Shooters Island; the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull from Shooters Island to Constable Point, except for a one-half mile reach at the Bayonne Bridge; the channel from Con- stable Point to St. George; and of providing 33-foot depth in the northeasterly portion of the Perth Amboy anchorage. The controlling mean low water depth when examined intermit- tently from 1933 to 1940 was 35 feet for a 600-foot width for a distance of 21/4 miles westward from Bayside-Gedney Channel in Raritan Bay; thence 30 feet and 400 feet wide to Buckwheat Island, following the previous project channel at the westerly end of Rari- tan Bay; thence 35 feet and 250 to 800 feet wide to the entrance of Kill Van Kull in New York Harbor, except in the vicinity of the Bayonne Bridge where the depth was 30 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project con- sists 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, 1940, were as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 293 Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ___ $11, 710, 363. 62 $221, 279. 63 $11, 931, 643. 25 $11, 715, 052. 82 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 -------- 14, 517, 289. 96 221, 279. 63 14, 738, 569. 59 14, 521, 979. 16 Contributed funds_ ___________________ __ 7,711. 82 _ _ 7, 711. 82 7, 711. 82 Total, all funds -_- -- 14, 525, 001. 78 221, 279. 63 14, 746, 281. 41 14, 529, 690. 98 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $1,834,894.60, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 __ ------ ...-- $216, 590. 43 New work : Final payment under continuing contract in force, for dredging and rock removal to complete deepening of channel north of Shooters Island and in Kill Van Kull, in the vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 6, area 3, and sec. 7, area 6--_---------_ 1, 000. 00 Complete by Jan. 27, 1942, under continuing contract in force, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull under the Bayonne bridge, sec. 7, area 7----------------------------___ 994, 000. 00 Under a continuing contract to be entered into in the amount of $1,125,000, to be completed about June 30, 1942, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull in the vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 7, area 8, and easterly half of sec. 7, area 10. Amount to be expended during the fiscal year_ -_--------------- 607, 000. 00 Total ------------------------------------------ 1,602, 00000 Maintenance: Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for three-fourths month (July 1 to 20, 1940') in the removal of a shoal in Arthur Kill south of the Outerbridge Crossing to previous project depth of 30 feet------------------------ 16, 304. 17 Total --- _-------_ ------------------. _ 1, 834, 894. 60 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 expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: New work: Complete by June 30, 1942, under a continuing contract, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull, in the vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 7, area 8, and easterly half of sec. 7, area 10------------------ ---------- $518, 000 Complete by June 30, 1942, under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull, in the vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 7, ------------------------------------------------- area 9___ 1, 040, 000 Complete by June 30. 1942. under contract to be entered into, dredging and rock removal in the northerly half of the channel in Kill Van Kull, in vicinity of Bergen Point, sec. 7, area 11, and westerly half of sec. 7, area 10------------------------ 1, 745, 000 Complete by June 30, 1942. under contract to be entered into, dredging of all material to 25 feet in the new channel from Seguine Point to Perth Amboy_---------------------------_ 1, 147, 000 294 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 New work-Continued. Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for 11 months during the fiscal year 1942, to continue deepening of the Raritan Bay Channel, sec. 2-----------------------------_ $550, 000 Total ----------------- __--_--------- -- 5, 00000, 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, 1940------------------------- $27, 327, 264. 68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 948, 322. 34 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------- 2 28, 275, 587. 02 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 216, 590. 43 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 12 28, 058, 996. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 1, 834, 894. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_1111111 12 29, 893, 891.19 Fiscal year ending 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 June 30 $1, 6 2 7 8, i I I Cost of new work..-... $1, 647, 824. 26 $2,676,063.88 $2, 805, 903. 66 $3, 948,414.80 $2,758,703.37 Cost of maintenance_ __ 159. 20 79,476. 26 46, 960. 83 1, 603.55 Total cost...... 1, 647, 983. 46 2, 755,540.14 2, 852, 864. 49 3,948,414. 80 2, 760, 306.92 Si I= Total expended .... 1,443, 373. 40 2, 738, 150.67 2, 617, 292. 56 4, 201,446. 72 2, 789,283. 98 i i--- I----- Allotted_ ..... __... 2,315,000.00 -15, 000.00 5, 711,656.34 3, 867, 000. 00 1,281,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___________ _______ $3, 343, 178. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939___ .. 000. 00 $600, 00, Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940___ _ 1, 425, 000. 00 2, 025, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__________-------- 5, 368, 178. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment.________ 744, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for- ____- - -______ 4, 624, 178. 58 Gross amount expended ---_______--- $2, 814, 798, 70 Less reimbursements collected----------------- 25, 514. 72 2, 789, 283. 98 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940______ ________-- 1, 834, 894. 60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------- $1,460. 58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-__ 1, 239, 033. 81 1, 240, 494. 39 Balance available June 30, 1940 -- ____-------------- 594, 400. 21 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 3__________________________________ 21, 510, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work -------------------------------------- 5, 000, 000. 00 - - -- --- - --- --- --- --- --- --- ---- For maintenance " _ 118, 000. 00 Total -------- -- 5, 118, 000. 00 3 1Exclusive of $7,711.82 expended from contributed funds. aIncludes $6,621 for new work and $1,621 for maintenance for Lennon Creek. Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 295 40. 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 southwest 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, connecting 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 5.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 6.1 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. Terminal facilities.-No terminal facilities are served by the im- provement, which is a connecting channel. Operationsand 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, 1940, were $949,451.85-$810,500 Public Works funds for new work and $138,951.85 regular funds for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $55,000, will be applied to the completion of dredging by June 30, 1941, under contract for maintenance, 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, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 __--.-.__. ___________--___ $810, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 138, 951. 85 1__________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------ 949, 451. 85 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------- 949, 451. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--- __-_____---- _- - ____-55, 000. 00 -__ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-- 004, 451. 85 1-------------, Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .......--------------- $1, 621. 09 .. ... Cost of maintenance----- .... ..... .. ...-------------- ..-------------- $138, 951. 85 _ T o tal e xp en de d .-.. . . .. . . . . . . . . 1, 449. 54 - 138 , 951. 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allotted .................... ... ........ ... 138, 951. 85----------- $55, 000 296 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940---------------------------------- $55, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------- ----- --------------- 55, 000. 00 41. RAHWAY RIVER, N. J. Location.-The Rahway River, about 25 miles long, 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 for 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 21/2 miles, the width to be generally 100 feet, widening at the entrance, at bends, and at the turning basin at the head of the improvement. The mean range of tide is about 5 feet at the mouth 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 for 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. Local cooperation.-The project was authorized subject to the 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 a 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 a 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.-Thereare no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. 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, 1942, in dredging under contract for new work, the project channel to dimensions authorized in 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 297 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_---------------------------- -- $37, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_--------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ ------------ 37, 000 Net total expenditures ___---------------------------- ------ 37, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ ___ - -- 37, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of exist- ing project ----------------------------------------------------- 35, 400 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work -- ----------------- 35, 400 42. WOODBRIDGE CREEK, N. J. Location.--This is a small creek, rising near Rahway, N. J., 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. Existing 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 13/4 miles. The .mean range of tides is about 5 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause tidal fluctuations of about 2 to 4 feet above and below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1902, was $35,000, 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. When examined in May 1940 the controlling depth at mean low water was 5.5 feet for a width of 30 feet from the mouth to Federal Terra Cotta Co., thence 2 feet, of the same width, to the head of the project. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $176,850.03-$30,822.70 for new work and $146,027.33 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, the sum of $17,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging under contract for main- tenance to restore the channel to project dimensions. 298 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- $49, 822. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------146, 027. 33 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 195, 850. 03 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 95, 850. 03 1-- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 19,40 -------------------- 195, 850. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--------------- ----- --- ----------------------------------- Cost of maintenance ------------- __ $52. 34- - Total expended-------------- -- 53.09 - - - Allotted---------- ..................-------------------------- --- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance------------------------------ $17, 500. 00 43. 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 8 miles northwest of Sandy Hook, N. J., and 161/2 miles south- west of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetito 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 west- erly end of Crooks Island, thence of same depth and width along the west side of the harbor and for an anchoragfie area of 138 acres and 8- foot depth. The length of the section included in the project is about 13/4 miles. The mean range of tide is 4.7 feet, mean range of spring tides, 5.7 feet. Extreme easterly or westerly winds produce fluctua- tions 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, in- cluding $114,500 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1939) 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 299 (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. These conditions have not been complied with. All prior require- ments 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.-Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 10 feet in the entrance channel, work was com- menced December 18, 1939, and completed December 28, 1939. During this period there was removed a total of 50,611 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $11,538.48 for maintenance. The cost of contingencies preliminary to dredging the entrance channel was $496.73 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $12,035.21, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $12,078.91. Condition, at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 14 percent completed. The entrance channel up to Crooks Island was completed in 1935. When examined in September 1937 and June and December 1939, the controlling depth at mean low water was 10 feet for full project width in the entrance channel, thence 0.7 foot for full project width to the head of the project, and 1 foot in the anchorage. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging the channel along the west side of the harbor and the anchor- age area, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $48,078.91- $36,000 for new work, Public Works funds, and $12,078.91 for main- tenance, regular funds. Proposed operations.There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation under this project will be complied with during the fiscal year 1941. 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 con- tributed by local interests, can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, 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, 1940_ ______ $36, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ____________-------------- 12, 078. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_---------- 48, 078. 91 Net total expenditures ....- __--_------------------------------ 48, 078. 91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 _----------------------- 48, 078. 91 300 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work . ............. $3, 353. 33 - Cost of maintenance ---- .. ---------------------------------------- $43. 70 $12, 035. 21 Total expended ---- ---------- 7, 084. 82 --------- ----- -_-_-_--------- 12, 078. 91 Allotted .--- _-------- --- - --.---. . .-- 15, 000. 00 -2, 921.09 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------------- $15, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___--------------- 2, 921. 09 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 12, 078. 91 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 12, 078.91 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------ ------------------- 114, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1-------------------------- -- 114, 500. 00 1 In addition, $114,500 to be contributed by local interests. 44. 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 and 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 5.1 feet at the mouth of the river and 5.3 feet at New Brunswick; mean range of spring tides, 6.1 and 6.3 feet, respectively. 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 $66,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $45,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 301 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. Doc. No. 1341, 62d Cong., 3d sess. 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to canal locks and 10 feet deep through south channel. 1 July 3, 1930 Channel 25 feet deep up to New York & Long HI. Doc. No. 127, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Branch R. R. bridge. Do ___--_ Channel 10 feet deep in earth and 11 feet in rock H. Doe. No. 454, 70th Cong., 2d sess.' to New Brunswick. Width reduced to 100 feet. Do_ .... Relocation of lower reach of south channel .._.-- Rivers and Harbors Committee Dec. No. 31, 71st Cong., 2d sess.t Aug. 26, 1937 Channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide to junction Rivers and Harbors CommitteeDoc. 1 of main and south channels, thence of same No. 74, 74th Cong., 2d sess. depth in south channel to Titanium Pigment Co. 1 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. Local contribution of $66,000 was deposited to the credit of the United States on February 2, 1940. Easements covering spoil disposal areas for new work were accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers on April 23, 1940. 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 commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging the main and south channels was $6,379.61-$6,185.46 for new work from contributed funds and $194.15 for maintenance from United States funds. The expenditures were $6,359.33, of which $6,185.46 were contributed funds and $173.87 United States funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work under the existing project was 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, August 1938, and March 1940, was 19 feet for a width of 100 to 300 feet from New York and New Jersey Channels near Great Beds Light to the New York & Long Branch R. R. bridge; 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--20 302 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 thence 21 feet for a width of 150 to 300 feet to the Victory Bridge; thence 15 feet for a width of 100 to 200 feet to the Washington Canal; thence 10 and 11 feet for full channel width of 100 feet to the Del- aware & Raritan Canal lock at New Brunswick; in the south channel 7 feet for a width of 70 to 150 feet up 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 existing 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, 1940, was $826,007.02--$708,039.09 from United States funds and $6,185.46 from contributed funds, a total of $714,244.55 for new work; and $111,782.47 from United States funds for maintenance. The expenditures were $825,883.72-$819,698.26 from United States funds and $6,185.46 from contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $340,826.13, together with $59,814.54 con- tributed funds, a total of $400,640.67 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------------ $123.30 New work: Complete by Dec. 31, 1941, under a contract to be entered into, dredging of the 25-foot channel from the New York and Long Branch Railroad bridge to the upper limit of the Titanium Pigment Co. property----------------------------247, 000. 00 Maintenance: Complete by Dec. 31, 1941, under contract to be entered into, dredging to restore the 10-foot south channel from the Titianium Pigment Co. property to Crossman's Dock to project dimensions -- ---- ---------------------------------- 18, 517. 37 Dredge by use of 1 United States seagoing hopper dredge for 4 months during the period July 21 to Dec. 15, 1940, in dredging to restore the existing 25-foot channel below the New York and Long Branch Railroad bridge to project dimensions-_ 135, 00. 00 Total----------------- ------------------------------- 400, 640. 67 The new work will complete the 25-foot channel as authorized in 1937. 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, 1942. Cost and finanoial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------$1, 381, 194. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 223, 201. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 1, 604, 396. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------- 123. 30 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- , 604, 273. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 340, 826. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--,-_- 1, 945, 099. 14 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 303 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-------------- $22, 580. 18 - Cost of maintenance -------.... 318. 71 $16,172. 92 $103.02 $194. 15 Total cost- ------------ 22, 898. 89 16, 172. 92 103. 02 194. 15 Totalexpended ----------------- 22, 935. 63 $6. 79 16, 172. 92 173. 87 Allotted...------- --------------- 45, 000.00 -97, 500. 00 828. 59 45, 000. 00 296, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_----------------------- $45, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 _____------$161, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 ___-------- - 135, 000. 00 296, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__._____ 341, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------- ____---------- $8, 074. 82 Less reimbursements collected--------------- 7, 900. 95 173. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 __________________ 340, 826. 13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 --- _____________-_ 123. 30 Balance available June 30, 1940_-- ----- __- ___ ___ 340, 702. 83 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--____________ 54, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- $6, 185. 46 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---------- 6, 185. 46 Net total expenditures -------------------------------------- 6, 185. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 -- _------------- -- _____ __ 59, 814. 54 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940 .--__ ________ 66, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--------- ------------------.-------------------------------------- $6, 185. 46 Cost of maintenance....----------- ---------------------------------------------------- Total expended------................-------------------------------------------------------- 6,185.46 Contributed ...................................---------..--------------------- ---------------------------- 66, 000.00 Amount contributed, Act of August 26, 1937_.---------------- - $66, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------______---------------- - 6, 185. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_------------------ 59, 814. 54 304 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR RARITAN RIVER, N. J. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_---------------------------- $1, 387, 379. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ________ 223, 201. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 1, 610, 581. 77 Minus accounts payable June 30, 190----------_ 30 1-----------------23. Net total expenditures 1, 610, 458. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----- 400, 640. 67 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940_ 2, 011, 099. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 _______________-I-- --------- Cost of new work _______________ $22, 580. 18 $6, 185.46 Cost of maintenance_________ 318. 71 $16,172. 92 $103. 02 194.15 I i Total cost_______ 22, 898. 89 16,172.92 103.02 6, 379. 61 Total expended ________ 22, 935. 63 $6. 79 16, 172. 92 6,359.33 45,-000.-00- Allotted and contributed ....... 45, 000. 00 -- 97,500.00 828. 59 45, 0)00.00O 00 362,000. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ ------------------------------- $45, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------$161, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 000. 00 1----------------35, Amount contributed, act of August 26, 1937- -- 66, 000. 00 362, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__---------------------------- 407, 000. 00 Gross amount expended____________ $14, 260. 28 Less reimbursements collected ------- 7, 900. 95 6, 359. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-- ---------- 400, 640. 67 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 123. 30 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------400, 517. 37 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1___ _ 54, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 45. WASHINGTON CANAL AND SOUTH RIVER, N. J. Location.-South 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.) Previous projects.-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 mile, 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 5.2 feet, and at Old Bridge, 5.6 feet; mean range of spring tides, 6.2 and 6.3 feet, respectively. Irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet, respectively, above or below the mean range take place during high easterly or westerly winds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 305 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. Condition at 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 -completed in 1931. The section from the Highway Bridge at South River to Old Bridge has been completed by the State of New Jersey. As determined by survey made in June 1940, the controlling depth at mean low water was 12 feet for a width of 100 to 150 feet through Washington Canal and the South River up to. the first highway bridge, thence 10 feet for a width of 50 to 150 feet to within 2,000 feet of the head of the project at Old Bridge where the depth was 2 feet. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, 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.-There are no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. Maintenance dredging will be necessary during the next two years. 'Therefore, the sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in dredging under contract for main- tenance to restore the channel in South River to project dimensions. Cost and financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 1$206, 116. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 135, 243. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------ -------- 341, 359. 78 Net total expenditures --------------------------------------- 341, 359. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------------- 1341, 359. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ---............. ............... I.... Cost of maintenance .------------- $286.84 $3. 41------------- Total expended------------------280. 38 9. 87 Allotted ------------------------- - -$7, 912. 83 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance- $10, 000. 00 1Exclusive of $364.73 contributed funds expended for new work. 306 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 46. 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; mean range of spring tides, 5.9 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause the tides to fluctuate from I 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 Resport 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 d'uring fiscal year.-Under contract for dredging to a depth of 8 feet in the entrance channel, work was commenced December 29, 1939, and completed January 19, 1940. During this period there was removed a total of 120,197 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $34,995.57 for main- tenance. The cost of contingencies preliminary to dredging the entrance channel was $373.94 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $35,369.51, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $35,433.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1911. The controlling depth at mean low water, when examined in January, February, and March 1940, was 7 feet for full channel width from Raritan Bay to head of the project. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $214,902.79--$40,475 for new work and $174,427.79 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project and no work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $40, 475. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_________ ___-________ 174, 427. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ____----. 214, 902. 79 Net total expenditures_______------------------------------------ 214, 902. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------_ 214, 902. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.----------------------.. -- ---- - -------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance--------------------- --------------------------- $64. 24 $35, 369. 51 Total expended-............--------------------- -35, 433. 75 Allotted---------------------------------------- - 20, 000. 00 15, 433. 76 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRIC'T 307 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_------------------------------- $201, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937------------------------- $4, 038. 79 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 198------------------------- 7, 961. 21 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_ ______-------------------- 9, 000. 00 21, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 41, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment , 566. 25 5--------------- Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 35, 433. 75 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 35, 433. 75 47. 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 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 1/4 miles, with a width of 150 feet in the bay and 75 feet inside the mouth of the creek, and suitably widened at the bend in the creek. The mean range of tides is 4.8 feet, mean range of spring tides, 5.8 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 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. 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 modifjations of project.-Under date of February 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project for Compton Creek so as to provide a channel 8 feet deep and 75 feet wide to a point 1,000 feet upstream from the Main Street Bridge, with widening at bends, at an estimated first cost of $16,000, with $1,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now required; subject to the condition that no work shall be under- taken until harbor lines have been established by the Secretary of War along that portion of Compton Creek embraced in the recom- mended improvement and subject to certain conditions of local co- operation (H. Doc. No. 673, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied 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 308 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. Upon completion of a public wharf, the building of which has been assured by local interests, the terminal facilities will be adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging the channel was $957.32, for maintenance. There were no expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1936. The controlling mean low water depth in the chan- nel, when examined in April and May 1940, was 6 feet for a width of 70 feet through the bay and 5 feet for a width of 40 feet in the creek. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $31,239.31-$30,281.99 for new work and $957.32 for maintenance. The total expenditures amounted to $30,281.99. 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, 1940------------------ $957. 32 Maintenance : Complete by Dec. 31, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, dredging to restore the channel through the bay and creek to 100 feet below the Main Street Bridge to project dimensions -- 19, 042. 68 Total ---------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Additional maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next two years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- $47, 281. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ ------- 170, 666. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ____ 217, 948. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- --- ------ 957. 32 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 216, 990. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------ - 20, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------236, 990. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------------- $603. 06 $29, 678. 93 --------- Cost of maintenance------------ ---------- ---- ---------- -------------- $957. 32 Total expended ...--------------. 537. 01 29, 744. 98 - - Allotted ---------------------------------- 8, 000. 00 . - -- -20,- 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940----------------------------- $20, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------- --- 20, 000. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ---- .- 957. 32 Balance available June 30, 1940_ ----------- 19, 042. 68 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 309 48. 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 construction of a continu- ous rubble-mound breakwater about 4,000 feet in length extending eastward from the New Jersey Central R. R. steamboat dock at At- lantic Highlands, N. J., and dredging of the area in its lee and sea- ward of the new pierhead line to, a depth of 8 feet at mean low water. Mean range of tides, 4.6 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 contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) ap- proved 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 conditions of local cooperation pre- cedent to construction of the breakwater were accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers on June 28, 1939. Assurances of compliance with the remaining conditions of local cooperation were accepted as satisfactory by the Chief of Engineers on May 1, 1940. The new pierhead line was established by the Secretary of War on September 8, 1938. Terminal facilities.-Fourwater 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 to be constructed under conditions of local coopera- tion will be 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.-Under contract for the construction of a breakwater 4,000 feet in length extending eastward from the New Jersey Central Railroad steamboat dock at Atlantic 310 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Highlands, N. J., work commenced September 7, 1939 was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 93,548 tons of stone were placed in the breakwater at a cost of $239,584.61 for new work, of which $158,334.61 were United States funds and $81,250 contributed funds. The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to construction of breakwater was $249.66 United States funds for new work. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to dredging anchorage was $871.66 United States funds for new work. The total cost of work was $240,705.93, all for new work, of which $159,455.93 were United States funds and $81,250 contributed funds. The total expenditures were $171,148.94, of which $89,898.94 were United States funds and $81,250 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 28 percent completed. 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 from 3.5 feet at the pierhead line to 8 feet at the outer edge of the strip. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $241,577.12 for new work, of which $160,327.12 were United States funds and $81,250 contributed funds. The total expenditures were $171,148.94, of which $89,898.94 were United States funds and $81,250 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $678,851.06, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------------- $70, 428.18 New work: Complete by August 9, 1941, under contract in force, construction of a rubble-mound breakwater 4,000 feet in length extending eastward from the New Jersey Central R. R. steamboat dock at Atlantic Highlands -------------------------------------- 343, 422. 88 Complete by Dec. 31, 1941, under a 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------------------ 100, 000. 00 Balance remaining----------------------------------------- 165, 000. 00 Total---------------------------------------------678, 851. 06 This work will complete the existing project as authorized in 1937. Maintenance work will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------ $160, 327. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 60, 327. 12 1------ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-----------------------------70, 428. 18 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 89, 898. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------678, 851. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-- 768, 750. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 311 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C o s t o f n ew wo r k __.. .__. _ _-__. ..- . _- ___-_ .. -- ....- - - ---.. . $8 7 1. 19 $15 9, 4 55. 9 3 Cost of m aintenance .......-- . ........ . ... ... ...... ..--.-------- -------- -- - ---- - . --- ......--- Total expended . _.... ............. .... 89, 898. 94 Allotted...............------------------------------....... -------------- 768, 750. 00 .. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_-- ------------ $768, 750. 00 Gross amount expended_______-- -------------- $171, 148. 94 Less reimbursements collected_ 81, 250. 00 ______________ 89, 898. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__----6----------------- 678, 851. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___ ____--- - - - - $3. 86 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 413, 911.92 413, 915. 78 Balance available June 30, 1940-- -------------------- 264, 935. 28 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------- -- ---------------- $81, 250. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940________________------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__----------- 81, 250. 00 Net total expenditures _____...-_____________ 81, 250. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940-------------------- 81, 250. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 'Cost of new work --- -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- $81, 250. 00 C ost of m aintenance- .-- -- - - .............. - .............. .............. ------------ 'Total expended------ ----- -------- -8--------------8-------------- 81, 250.00 Contributed .... .. -------------------------------------------------------------- 81, 250.00 Amount contributed, act of Aug. 26, 1937--------------------- $81, 250. 00 Gross amount expended_________ _______________ _ 81, 250. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SANDY HOOK BAY, N. J. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ______-- __-______-_____ $241, 577. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940............---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______ __- 241, 577. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 __________________ __ 70, 428. 18 Net total expenditures-------------------------------171, 148. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_______________________________ 678, 851. 06 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940__ 850, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ------------- -------------- -------------- $871.19 $240, 705. 93 'Cost of maintenance . . . . . ..-- Total expended ......... ..... . _---_ - ---- __----- _ ---- - -_ _--_ ____ 171, 148.94 Allotted and contributed...... _ ______________ __________ ____________ 768, 750.00 81, 250.00 312 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ----------------------------- $768, 750. 00 Amount contributed, act of Aug. 26, 1937 - 81, 250. 00 Amount to be accounted for_---------------------------- 850, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $252, 398, 94 Less reimbursements collected__---------------------- 81, 250. 00 171, 148. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 78, 851. 06 6---------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 $3. 86 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 413, 911. 92 413, 915. 78 Balance available June 30, 1940-_ _------------------ _ 264, 935. 28 49. 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 southea,st end of Sandy Hook Bay, about 4 miles south from the point of Sandy Hook. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 543.) Previous projects.-Adopted by 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 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 High- lands, 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 depth,s refer to the plane of local mean low water. The mean range of tides on the outer bar is 5 feet; at Highlands Bridge, 3.9 feet; at Seabright, 1.7 feet; at Branchport, 1.8 feet; and at Red Bank, 3.0 feet. Mean range of spring tides, 6.0 4.7, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.6 feet, respectively. High easterly or westerly winds cause ir- regular 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 i 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 Harbors Committee Doe. No. 31, 74th Cong., 1st sess. 1These documents contain latest published maps. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 313 Local cooperation.-Fully complied 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to removal of shoals in vicinity of Highlands Bridge was $1,780.34 for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,627.65. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937. The controlling depth at mean low water when ex- amined in October 1938, March 1939, and May 1940, was 12 feet for a width of 300 feet from Sandy Hook Bay to the vicinity of tjie junc- tion of the 12- and 9-foot channels 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 Branich, N. J., except for 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 in the draw of the Rumson-Locust Point Bridge where the depth was 5 feet. The total cost of 'the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $654,633.24-$466,562.59 for new work and $188,070.65 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $653,985.18. 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 $37,572.35, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_______________ $648. 06 Maintenance : Complete by Oct. 5, 1940, under contract to be entered into, dredging the channel in the vicinity of the Atlantic Highlands Bridge to a depth of 12 feet____________-- - ______ 23, 924. 29 Periodic surveys to determine the effect of the dredging on the maintenance of the channel in the vicinity of the Atlantic High- lands Bridge--------------- 13, 000. 00 Total------------------------------------------- 37 572. 35 Additional 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, 1942, in dredging under contract for maintenance, to restore the 9-foot channel in the South Branch to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ 1 $687, 456. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------- 474, 676. 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 1, 162, 133. 24 314 REPORT OF CHIEF 'OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- $648. 06 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- , 161, 485. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------- 37, 572. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 1, 199, 057. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _______ ____ $6, 502. 63 $363, 755. 30 - C ost of m aintenance__ ...... .... 10, 811. 80 14, 416. 87 $1, 495. 37 $1, 780. 34 Total cost_ __-----17, 314. 43 378, 172. 17 1, 495. 37 1, 780. 34 Total expended___ .... __ __ ___ 5, 229. 80 390, 355. 52 - 2, 627. 65 Allotted ........ ...... ..... 161, 500. 00 200, 000. 00 -$4, 899. 73 30, 000. 00 10, 200. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-- -------------------------- $30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940-------------------------- 10, 2001. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------------40, 200. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------------ 2, 627. 65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------- 37, 572. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 648. 0 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------------- 36, 924. 29 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ------------- --- ---- 10, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of $36,311.03 contributed funds expended for new work. 1Exclusive of available funds. 50. 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 channel to same depth on its northerly side by dredging an area ap- proximately 200 feet wide by 3,150 feet long. The mean tidal range in the inlet is 3.9 feet, and at Highway Bridge No. 35, 3.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.7 and 4.2 feet, respectively. 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 315 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 July 3, 1930 Channel 8 feet deep and provision of works 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 Cong., 1st sess. document, 74th 1 These 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 Manas- quan 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. Ter~mnal facilities.-Three small lanidinges 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. Operations and results8 during fiscal year.-Under a contract for the removal of 300 linear feet of existing south steel sheet pile bulk- head, rebuilding of this section of bulkhead, and placing of backfill, work was commenced May 22 and completed September 15, 1939. During the fiscal year 303.5 linear feet of old bulkhead were removed, 303.5 linear feet of new steel sheet pile bulkhead were constructed, and 2,604 cubic yards, place measurement, of backfill were placed at a total cost of $28,353.63 for maintenance. Under a contract for the repair of the outer end of the south stone jetty, work was commenced August 15 and completed September 15, 1939. During this period 877 tons of stone were placed at a cost of $8,551.45 for maintenance. Under a contract for dredging the channel and anchorage area to a depth of 8 feet, work commenced June 18, 1940, was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year a total of 5,845 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $3,652.27 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and contingencies preliminary to reconstruction of bulkhead, repair of jetty and dredging the channel and anchorage area was $609.67 for maintenance. 316 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The total cost of work was $41,167.02, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $38,845.91. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. A rubble-mound jetty 1,230 feet long north of the entrance and one 1,030 feet long south of the entrance were completed in 1931. Two steel bulkheads, each 950 feet long, at the inshore ends of the jetties were completed in 1937. A steel bulkhead, 698 feet long, and two steel groins of an aggregate length of 570 feet, con- structed on the northerly beach, were completed in 1938. A channel 10 feet deep and 250 feet wide 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, was completed in 1933 and the 200-foot widening on the northerly side of the channel was completed in 1937. When examined in October 1939 and June 1940, the controlling depth at mean low water through the channel was 5 feet for a width vary- ing from 150 to 300 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $615,- 453.98-$335,342.16 for new work and $280,111.82 for maintenance. The expenditures were $612,338.82. 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 $25,618.27, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------------- - $3, 115. 16 Maintenance: Complete by Aug. 23, 1940, under contract in force, dredging to restore the entrance channel and anchorage area to project dimensions -- - ------------ 22, 503. 11 Total----------------------------- 25, 618. 27 Further maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Repairs to the jetties 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, 1942, for maintenance repairs under contract, to restore the jetties to a satisfactory condition. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___ 1$374, 342. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------- ------------------- 282, 165. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 656, 508. 09 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------- ------------------ 3,115. 16 Net total expenditures 53, 392. 93 6--------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------25, 618.27 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- '679, 011. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_______________ $292. 09 $23, 830. 42 $43, 136. 04 ....................... Cost of maintenance ............ 662. 33 199, 088. 65 2, 701. 77 $2, 208. 18 $41, 167. 02 Total cost_ 954. 42 222, 919. 07 45, 837. 81 2, 208. 18 41, 167. 02 Total expended ___ 939. 46 209, 556. 64 59, 215. 20 1, 414. 13 38, 845. 91 Allotted. _ - 00 171, 000. 35, 570. 00 32, 00. 00 59, 831.52 6,046. 79 1 Exclusive of $300,000 contributed funds expended for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 317 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- $58, 417. 39 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- 6, 046. 79 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 64, 464.18 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $38, 846. 06 Less remibursements collected . 15 0------------------------- 38, 845. 91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940- 25, 618. 27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------ $3. 18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 22, 284. 76 22, 287. 94 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------- 3, 330. 33 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance -------------- 10, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 51. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the fiscal year amounted to $123,528.32. The expenditures were $133,636.97. The balance unexpended, includ- ing accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $181,775.80, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 __ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_- -- _______------ $1, 498, 798. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------- 1, 498, 798. 72 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 1, 192.99 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 -- ______1, 499, 991. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 3, 672. 95 Net total expenditures_ ___--__-.. _____...... _____ 1, 496, 318. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 __ _______---___---______ -- 180, 582. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________1___ 1, 676, 901. 57 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of n ew work -----------... -... Cost of maintenance .----------- $113, 103.53 -.-------... -. ----------.... $204, 412. 50 -----------... $157, 937. 88 ----------. ..... ............ $162, 412. 41 $123, 528. 32 Total expended..............---------------- 108, 721. 84 200, 481. 23 162, 296. 91 157, 578. 94 133, 636. 97 Allotted .......--------------------- 112, 000. 00 160, 000. 00 264, 500. 00 162, 000.00 154, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ .. ___ _ . _______.__. $160, 219. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939______________-- __ $14, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940, _ 140, 000 154, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----- 314, 219. 78 Gross amount expended -- ____ - -____ __- -_ $173, 376. 37 269243,-40--pt. 1, vol. 1--21 318 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS? U. S. ARMY, 1940 Less reimbursements collected__------------- ------ $39, 739. 40 $133, 636. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 180, 582.81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__-------- -__-- - -__- _ 3, 672. 95 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------ __ 176, 909. 86 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 _______________ 1, 192. 99 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940____--______ 178, 102. 85 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942 for maintenance __ __ ___ 150, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 52. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1940 Estimated port see amount re- Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Port Chester Harbor, N. Y.1,_----------------- 1939 $433,470.43 $97, 973.89 2 $16,000. 2. Larchmont Harbor, N. Y.3-............ __. 1916 76, 064. 85 211. 42 Completed. 3. New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y.1 ......... _ _ 1937 73, 213. 67 21, 223. 39 Do. 4. Westchester Creek, N. Y.1-................... 1939 175, 848. 52 126, 632. 35 Do. 5. Glencove Harbor, N. Y.1 4_ .. 1911 72,000.00 - $63,000. 6. Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y.1 1932 171,426. 71 10, 125. 44 a $152,700. 7. Sumpawanus (Babylon Creek) Inlet, N. Y.14__ 1895 7, 000.00 $16,000. 8. Jamaica Bay, N. Y. _ ------- 1939 4, 307, 771. 72 89, 211. 69 $7,578,000. 9. Sheepshead Bay, N. Y.1 1931 33, 827. 59 3, 342. 81 Completed. 10. Coney Island Creek, N. Y.7.................... 1938 69, 488.84 - $91,000. 11 . W ap pin g er C re e k , N . Y .1 . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . 19 39 13 , 0 0 0. 0 0 4 0 , 8 32 . 0 2 C om p lete d . 12. Saugerties H arbor, 1 N . Y.1- ....- .... ..... __ _- . 1936 81, 904. 91 85, 094. 28 Do. 13. Otter Creek, Vt. __ 1932 60, 253. 50 5, 246. 50 $13,500. 14. 15. Gordons Landing, Lake Champlain, Vt.' 4 .. - Channel between North and 1South Hero Is- 1892 34, 750.00 -------------- Completed. lands, Lake Champlain, Vt. 4 __ ... 1909 31, 000.00 Do. 16. St. Albans Harbor, Lake 1 Champlain, Vt.14 _.. 1917 3, 125. 45 384. 55 Do. 17. Swanton Harbor, Vt. 4......................... 1888 70, 500. 00 ------. ----. $169,500. 18. Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y.1 ...-------- 1895 98, 467. 55 ---- -- Completed. 19. Great Chazy River, N. Y. 4.................... 1895 18, 000.00 - Do. 20. Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y.1 , _ 1931 198, 415. 13 36, 591. 47 Do. 21. Port Henry Harbor, N. Y.'- -, 1931 8 69, 406. 46 1, 252. 75 $2,000. 22. Ticonderoga River, N. Y.1 4.______________.... 1895 16, 500.00 $26,000. 23. Elizabeth River, N. J.7--------------------- 1939 60, 481. 15 58, 791. 21 $74.000. 24. Lemon Creek, Staten Island, N. Y .7- .......... 1937 96, 621.00 91, 621.00 $43,000. 25. Cheesequake Creek, N. J.1 ------------------ 1928 40, 000. 00 24, 956. 69 $50,000. 26. Matawan Creek, N. J.1______ ......- ____-__ .. __ 1934 21, 000.00 73, 964. 09 $12,000. 1 Improvement adequate for commerce. 2In addition $5,500 to be contributed by local interests. 3 Modification of existing project was recommended by the Chief of Engineers, Apr. 10, 1940 (H. Doc. No. 697, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). 4 No commerce reported. 5In addition $57,000 to be contributed by local interests. 8 Modification of existing project was recommended by the Chief of Engineers, Apr. 11, 1940 (H. Doc. No. 700, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). 7Awaiting local cooperation. s Exclusive of $10,000 expended from contributed funds. 9 These amounts also included in report for New York and New Jersey channels. 53. PLANT ALLOTMENT, NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributd costs June 30, 1940______--$-------$---------- - $5, 840, 854. 16 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940---- -______---------192,998. 03 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940___--------------------- 6, 033, 852. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 102, 247. 04 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 5, 931, 605. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ _ --------------- 215, 458. 19) Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------ 6, 147, 063. 34 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT, 319 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended ... -$304, 439. 38 $369, 517. 40 -$53, 338. 60 $3, 408, 105. 98 -$213, 427. 54 Allotted_____________-------- _ -451, 402. 50 399, 619. 73 -28, 418. 14 3, 309, 568. 87 -230, 706. 31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------$232, 736. 96 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 230, 706. 31 Net amount to be accounted for_-----_____________ 2, 030. 65 -------- Gross amount expended__________----- $3, 212, 625. 12 Less: Reimbursements collected ---- $3, 191, 267. 60 Receipts from sales ---------- 234, 785. 06 3, 426, 052. 66 -- 213, 427. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_----_____________ 215, 458. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____ _______ -___-___ 201, 128. 93 Balance available June 30, 1940______________________ Accounts receivable June 30, 1940____-- __ -- __----- -- _ _ 14, 329.26 192, 998. 03 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940____________ 207, 327. 29 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Authorization act mitted to Recommenda- Locality Document No. tion Congress Bay Shore Harbor, N. Y ____ River and Harbor Act, June 20, 1938. I------------- Bronx Kills and Harlem River and Harbor July 8, 1940 Unfavorable. River, N. Y. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Burlington Harbor, Vt ..... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 2, 1939. Com pton Creek, N . J_. . .. . Rivers and Harbors Mar. 16, 1940 House, 673, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. tion, Apr. 27, 1938. Delaware and Raritan River and Harbor Canal, N. J. (under divi- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. sion board). East River, N. Y. .______ Rivers and Harbors Jan. 8,1940 House, 554, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. tion, Nov. 27, 1935. East River and Flushing Rivers and Harbors Bay and Creek, N. Y. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 19, 1940. East River and Hell Gate, Rivers and Harbors N. Y., between South Committee resolu- Brother and Berrian Is- tion, Apr. 17, 1940. lands. Great Lakes-Atlantic Tide- Rivers and Harbors waters Deep Waterway Committee resolu- (under special board). tion, Mar. 7, 1928. Great Lakes-Hudson River Commerce Commit- Waterway. tee resolution, May 1, 1940. Hackensack River, N. J Rivers and Harbors Apr. 19,.1940 Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 1, 1939. Jamaica Bay, N. Y _______-. River and Harbor Apr. 19, 1940 House, 700, 76th Do. Act, June 20, 1938. Cong., 3d sess. Jones Inlet, N. Y ___________ Rivers and Harbors - - - - - - - Committee resolu- tion, Nov. 3, 1939. 320 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Keyport Harbor, N. J -- River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Larchmont Harbor, N. Y___ Rivers and Harbors Apr. 18, 1940 House, 697, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. tion, May 12, 1938. Manasquan River, N. ----- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 14, 1938. Manhasset Bay, N. Y ...... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 25, 1938. Do -.. .-... ___........ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 30, 1938. 1Matawan Creek, N. J_-... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 24. 1936. Do___ __ ___ _ _ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 26, 1940. DNew 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. Passaic River, N. J--_- --. Rivers and Harbors July 14, 1939 House, 430, 76th Do. Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. tion, Dec. 9, 1938. Raritan River, N. J ........ Rivers and Harbors July 8, 1940 ---- - -- - - - - Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 9, 1939. D o ..... ....... ...... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 19, 1940. Shrewsbury River, N. L-... Commerce Commit- tee resolution, May 30, 1940. Way Cake (Waackaack) River and Harbor Creek, N. J. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. 54. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the fiscal year amounted to $21,750.58. The expenditures were $22,097.57. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $12,860.21, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 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, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940,_ .... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------- $119,2.50.48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- 119, 250.48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___ 610. 69 Net total expenditures_ _-____ 118, 639.79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------- ------ 12, 860. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -- 131, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 321 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work .... ... ... ... ... ... .. . .. . -----... -.... ... ... ... . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. .--- Cost of maintenance______ ______ ______________ ____ _ $55, 937. 01 $41, 562. 89 $21, 750. 58 Total expended ... __________________ __________________ 52, 277. 09 44, 265. 13 22, 097. 57 Allotted -------------------------------------- 113, 000. 00 6, 500. 00 12, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______________________________ $22, 957. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939___________________ $7, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940----------------__ 5, 000. 00 12, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------------34, 957. 78 Gross amount expended ____________________________ $24, 083. 01 Less reimbursements collected_-----------------___ 1, 985. 44 22, 097. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 860. 21 1--------------------------2, Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------------ 610.69 Balance available J'une 30, 1940_--------------------------- 12, 249. 52 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1--------------- ____-____ ---- __-- 20, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 55. FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditures full re- to June 30, 1940 Estimated Name of project port Annualsee -__ amountto required Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Lamoille River, Vt.'_ ____ 1939 2 $49, 837. 43 _ 3 $26, 500 2. Rutland, Vt., Otter Creek 1------- 1937 -- - 49, 500 3. Proctor, Vt., Otter Creek 1 1937 22, 500 4. North Adams, M ass., Hoosic River 1.4 --------- 1939 ................. - -- ..... 66, 000 5. Bennington, Vt., Hoosic River 1,.4 1939 -- 216, 000 6. Hoosick Falls, N. Y., Hoosic River 1.4........... 1939 -43, 000 7. Waterford, Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, N. Y.1_ 1939 - 315, 000 1 Awaiting local cooperation. 2 Includes $23,507.43, Emergency Relief funds. 3 Completion not desired by local interests. 4 Modification of the existing project was recommended by the Chief of Engineers under date of February 25, 1939 (H. Doc. No. 182, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) to provide for channel clearing, paving and levee, wall, and gate construction at North Adams, Mass., at an estimated Federal cost of $1,471,000; channel-clearing and bank-stabilization works at Bennington, Vt., at an estimated Federal cost of $291,000; and channel excava- ion, and levee and wall construction at Hoosick Falls, N. Y., at an estimated Federal cost of $137,000, all tubject to certain conditions of local cooperation. s 56. 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 tlhe construction of three earth- filled dams and appurtenant works, consisting of flood reservoirs, 322 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 corn- Capac-ty Main Tribu- area height length pleted 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 .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, was $6,378,180. There is no estimate of the annual cost of maintenance since the completed works has 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 was done by the Civilian Conser- vation Corps under the Director, Emergency Conservation Work. The engineering supervision of the project was performed by 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 was carried out subject to the con- dition that the State of Vermont or other local interests would 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 might 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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The cost of contingencies in connection with cleaning-up operations (exclusive of Civilian Con- servation Corps costs) was $98.31 for new work, Emergency Conservation funds. The expenditures were $393.82, Emergency Conservation funds. 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 im- provement of the Winooski River at Middlesex Gorge and between Middlesex and Montpelier, Vt., 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 323 The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $4,897,373.09 (exclusive of Civilian Conservation Corps costs), all for new work. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this proj- ect and no work is proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, since the work under the existing project has been completed. Cost and financial summary EMERGENCY CONSRRVA;TION FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 $4, 897, 373. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -_______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------4, 897, 373. 09 Net total expenditures---- --- -------------------------- 4, 897, 373. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __- _4, 897, 373.09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 .... Cost of new work______ $1, 050,465. 22 $853,493.95 $976,906.73 $198, 712. 27 $98. 31 Cost of maintenance 1,-065, 605.03 1,048, 768. 44 897,-901. 88 --- 393.82 Total expended__ ........... 1, 065,605. 03 1,048,768.44 897, 901. 88 124, 471.45 393. 82 ! - _ _ -- -I-- I-- -- -- - Allotted_ .... . . . . . ... 1, 323, 000.00 629, 427. 82 942, 000. 00 -147, 924. 50 I-7, 310. 23 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- $7; 704. 05 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_--___-- ___ 7, 310. 23 Net amount to be accounted for 393. 82 Gross amount expended --------------------------- $404. 25 Less reimbursements collected_------_____-____ - - 10. 43 393.82 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 S- 1I1 -1I Beaverkill Creek, N. Y .... Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. -- "---------------- Do ._ ___ .... Flood ..... Control Act, Mar. 3, 1936. Bellows Pond and Canada Flood Control Act, ------- ~---------- 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. ------------------- B ushnellville Creek, N. Y__ Flood Control Act, Mar. 3, 1936. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D o .----------------- -- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Catskill Creek, Greene - do .---- ----. County, N. Y. D o .. __---.............Flood Control Act, Mar. 3, 1936. Cromline Creek, N. Y., Commerce Commit- flood protection at town of tee resolution, Oct. Chester. 7, 1938. 324 REPORT OF CHIEF' OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 I - Dog River, Vt___ ________ Flood Control Act, Mar. 9,1940 House, 656, 76th Unfavorable. June 22, 1936. Cong., 3d sess. Esopus Creek and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, New York. Mar. 3, 1936. Esopus Creek, N. Y .. Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Kayaderosseras Creek, Fish Flood Control Act, Creek, and their tributa- June 28, 1938. ries, 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. Mohawk River, N. Y__ __ Flood Control Act, .................... Aug. 11, 1939. New Creek, N. Y_________- Flood Control Act, .................... June 22, 1936. Otter Creek at Rutland, Vt_ Commerce Committee Mar. 13, 1940 Senate, 171, 76th Favorable. Resolution, July Cong., 3rd sess. 29, 1937. Otter Creek,Vt., from Proc- Commerce Committee tor, Vt., northward. 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 Coun- Flood Control Act, ty, 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. Do__ ---........------ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Winooski River, Vt _-_..... --. do . _. Mar. ......------- 9, 1940 House, 656, 76th Do. Cong., 3d sess. Winooski River and tribu- Flood Control Com- - - - - - - - - taries, Vermont. mittee resolution, June 20, 1940. Woodland Creek, N. Y .... Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Woodland Creek and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, New York. Mar. 3, 1936. i i RIVERS AND HARBORS BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 325 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. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer to August 16, 1939; Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to October 16, 1939; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting division engineer to April 24, 1940; and Col. J. N. Hodges, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Flood-control projects Page ---- 1. Southern New York flood-control project____________________ 325 ------ 2. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control--__ 343 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. $5,930,000. Under this authority the following units have been approved by the Chief of Engineers: Davenport Center Reservoir: Construction of a dam and appur- tenant works for flood-control reservoir on Charlotte Creek near Davenport Center, N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 1,770 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 95 feet above the stream bed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the right abutment, and will provide a storage capacity of 52,600 acre- feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $1,771,000 for construction and $1,294,000 for lands and damages. West Oneonta Reservoir: Construction of a dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Otego Creek near West Oneonta, N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 1,300 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 78 feet above the stream bed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the right abutment, and will provide a storage capacity of 32,500 acre-feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $1,709,000 for construction and $1,147,000 for lands and damages. East Sidney Reservoir: Construction of a dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Ouleout Creek near East Sidney, 326 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 1,890 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 124 feet above the stream bed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the left abutment, and will provide a storage capacity of 32,000 acre-feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $1,813,000 for construction and $321,000 for lands and damages. Copes Corner Reservoir: Construction of a dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Butternut Creek near Copes Corner, N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 940 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 63 feet above the stream bed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the right abutment, and will provide a storage capacity of 38,700 acre-feet. The esti- mated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $1,921,000 for construction and $840,000 for lands and damages. 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 embankment 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 87,600 acre-feet. The esti- mated cost of work, revised in 1940, is $3,537,000 for construction and $795,000 for lands and damages. 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. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $1,753,000 for construction and $127,000 for lands and damages. 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. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $2,114,000 for construction and $745,000 for lands and damages. Oxford, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the construc- tion of earth levees and the clearing of the Chenango River channel, consisting of the following features: About 2,100 feet of earth levee on the left bank of the Chenango River, extending from high ground near Cemetery Drive and running mostly along the railroad to high ground near Main Street; removal of the dam and island below Main Street; raising of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad over the levee; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improve- ment will provide protection for the village of Oxford on the left bank against a flood of magnitude approximately 5 feet higher than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated cost of work, revised in 1940, is $86,000 for construction. Lisle, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for channel realine- ment and the construction of earth levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: Realinement and improvement RIVERS AND HARBORS-BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 327 of about 5,700 feet of the Tioughnioga River channel, extending from. just above Dudley Creek downstream to about 4,200 feet below the Main Street Bridge; about 3,700 feet of earth levee on the right bank of Dudley Creek and the Tioughnioga River, extending from Main Street to the railroad crossing on River Street; raising of about 1,000 feet of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western single-track railroad over the levee; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improve- ment will provide protection for the village of Lisle against a flood of magnitude approximately 3 feet higher than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated cost of work, revised in 1940, is $228,000 for construction and $120,000 for lands and damages. Whitney Point, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for chan- nel realinement and construction of earth levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: Realinement of about 1,800 feet of the Tioughnioga River channel above the confluence with the Otselic River; about 5,400 feet of earth levee and 300 feet of concrete flood wall along the right bank of the Tioughnioga River, extending from high ground on Main Street above the village to Collins Street just below the village; and appurtenant drainage structures. The im- provement, supplemented by the Whitney Point Reservoir above the area, will provide protection for the village of Whitney Point against a flood of magnitude approximately 4 feet higher than the maximum: flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $176,000 for construction. Binghamton, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the construction of earth levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: Raising about 2 feet the existing earth levee- on the right bank of the Chenango River, extending from the Cutler Dam downstream for a distance of about 1,600 feet; about 2,800 feet of earth levee on the left bank of the Chenango River north of the city limits in the village of Port Dickinson, extending from Church Street to high ground just north of the city line; about 3,700 feet of earth levee on the left bank of the Chenango River, extending from DeForest Street to Noyes Island; new concrete flood walls and reinforcement and raising of existing concrete flood walls for a distance of about 5,500 feet, extending on the left bank of the Chenango River from Noyes Island to the junction with the Susquehanna River; about 5,200 feet of earth levee, about 2,300 feet of concrete flood wall, and raising of about 900 feet of existing concrete flood wall on the right bank of the Susquehanna River, extending from high ground at Court Street near Haskins Avenue to the mouth of the Chenango River; about 9,000 feet of earth levee and about 2,000 feet of concrete flood wall on the left bank of the Susquehanna River, extending from Pierce Creek to high ground at State, Highway Route No. 17 about one-half mile below Pennsyl- vania Avenue; a concrete pressure conduit, 1,200 feet long, to carry the flow of Park Creek from Vestal Avenue to the Susquehanna River; about 350 feet of concrete flood wall and about 230 feet of concrete slab covering over existing concrete walls for improve- ment of Chamberlain Creek from its mouth to above Court Street; a debris damn, drop structure, about 1,100 feet of earth levee, and raising of about 700 feet of existing concrete flood wall, with about 328 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 300 feet of new concrete flood wall for the improvement of Pierce Creek from its mouth to about 1,000 feet above Conklin Avenue; and appturtenant drainage structures. The improvement, supple- mented by the authorized flood-control dams above the area, will provide protection for the city of Binghamton against a flood of magnitude approximately 4 feet higher than the maximum of record, which occurred in March 1936. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $2,815,000 for construction and $105,000 for lands and damages. Elmira, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of earth levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: About 5,900 feet of earth levee, enlargement of about 6,200 feet of existing earth levee, and about 4,600 feet of con- crete flood wall on the right bank of the Chemung River, extending from Hoffman Street to a point below the city near the upper end of Big Island; about 4,500 feet of earth levee and about 8,300 feet of concrete wall on the left bank of the Chemung River, extending from West Water Street and Guinnip Avenue to Newtown Creek; about 12,000 feet of earth levee on the right bank of Newtown Creek, extending from its mouth to high ground near Lake Street and Mc- Cann Boulevard; about 11,000 feet of earth levee and about 1,800 feet of concrete flood wall on the left bank of Seely Creek, extend- ing from the Erie Railroad to high ground approximately 3,000 feet northwest of the intersection of South Broadway and Penn- sylvania Avenue; two pumping plants for the disposal of interior drainage; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement will provide protection for the city of Elmira against a flood of magnitude approximately 5 feet higher than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in June 1889. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $3,075,000 for construction. Corning, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of earth levees and concrete flood walls consisting of the following features: About 4,000 feet of earth levee, enlargement of about 11,000 feet of existing earth levee, and about 1,000 feet of concrete flood wall on the right bank of the Chemung River, ex- tending from the Erie Railroad bridge to high ground at Park Avenue below the city; about 2,500 feet of earth levee and enlarge- ment of about 10,000 feet of existing earth levee on the left bank of the Chemung River, extending from the Erie Railroad bridge over the Chemung River to the mouth of Post Creek; about 2,500 feet of earth levee and enlargement of about 4,600 feet of existing earth levee on the right bank of Post Creek from its mouth to Wat- son Street; realinement of about 3,000 feet of channel, about 9,200 feet of earth levee, a pressure conduit about 500 feet long, and two drop structures for the improvement of Cutler Creek, extending from its mouth to high ground at Deckertown Road and Hornby Road; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement will pro- vide protection for the city of Corning against a flood of magni- tude approximately 6 feet higher than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $1,635,000 for construction and $114,000 for lands and damages. Painted Post, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for chan- neI realinement and the construction of earth levees and concrete RIVERS AND HARBORS-BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 329 flood walls, consisting of the following features: Realinement of about 6,000 feet of the Cohocton River channel, extending from about one-half mile above State Highway Route No. 17 to the Che- mung River; construction of about 3,000 feet of earth levee and raising of about 1,200 feet of existing flood wall along the left bank of the Cohocton River, extending from the mouth of Hodgman Creek to the Chemung River; about 2,900 feet of earth levee, and about 2,100 feet of concrete flood wall, extending on the left bank of Hodgman Creek from its mouth to high ground above State Highway Route No. 2; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement will provide protection for the village of Painted Post against a flood of magnitude approximately 7 feet higher than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The esti- mated cost of work, revised in 1940, is $411,000 for construction. Addison, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of earth levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: About 1,500 feet of channel realinement on the Canisteo River, extending from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge to the Main Street Bridge; construction of about 1,500 feet of earth levee and about 500 feet of concrete flood wall on the right bank of the Canisteo River, extending from high ground on Steu- ben Street near the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to the mouth of Tuscarora Creek; removal of existing dam, mill, and raceway from the channel; construction of about 600 feet of earth levee and rais- ing of about 2,400 feet of existing levee on the left bank of Tusca- rora Creek, extending from Tuscarora Street to the Canisteo River; cutting of a new outlet channel on Tuscarora Creek approximately 500 feet long at its mouth; reshaping of about 2,100 feet of existing earth levee on the right bank of Tuscarora Creek, extending from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to South Street; and appurtenant drain- age structures. The improvement, supplemented by the Arkport and Almond Reservoirs above the area, will provide protection for the village of Addison against a flood of magnitude 1 foot above the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The esti- mated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $164,500 for construction. Bath, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the construc- tion of earth levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the follow- ing features: Raising of about 4,100 feet of the Erie Railroad from Belfast Street to a point opposite Cruger Street, the embankment to serve as a levee; construction of about 4,200 feet of earth levee and about 800 feet of concrete flood wall, extending from Cameron Street to the turn-out of the Bath & Hammondsport Railroad; about 2,000 feet of earth levee running to high ground near the, junc- tion of Morris Street and State Highway Route No. 2; a pumping plant in the vicinity of the sewage treatment plant for the disposal of interior drainage, effluent from the sewage treatment plant; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement will provide protection for the village of Bath against a flood of magnitude of approximately the maximum of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $331,000 for construction. Avoca, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of earth levees, channel improvement, and channel realine- 330 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 ment, consisting of the following features: Improvement and realine- ment of about 8,300 feet of the Cohocton River channel, extending from above the Erie Railroad to below the junction of Main Street and State Highway Route No. 2; construction of about 8,500 feet of earth levee on the left bank of the Cohocton River, extending from high ground above Alexander Avenue to about 1,300 feet below the junction of Main Street and State Highway Route No. 2; about 4,500 feet of earth levee on the right bank of Salmon Creek, extending from high ground above Alexander Avenue to the Erie Railroad; a new highway bridge for State Highway Route No. 2 over the Cohocton River; raising of the Erie Railroad bridge 4 feet; and ap- purtenant drainage structures. The improvement will provide pro- tection for the village of Avoca against a flood of magnitude :approximately 5 feet higher than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated cost of work, revised in 1940, is $415,000 for construction. Canisteo, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the con- •struction of earth levees, consisting of the following features: About 9,000 feet of earth levee on the right bank of the Canisteo River, .extending from high ground about 1,350 feet west of State Highway Route No. 17F above the village to the mouth of Bennett Creek; .about 10,000 feet of earth levee and about 300 feet of concrete flood wall on the left bank of Purdy and Bennett Creeks, extending from the mouth of Bennett Creek to high ground above Greenwood Street; a timber crib debris dam above Greenwood Street; a new highway bridge at Greenwood Street; about 2,000 feet of new outlet channel for Bennett Creek; and appurtenant drainage structures. The im- provement, supplemented by the Arkport and Almond Reservoirs above the village, will provide protection for the village of Canisteo against a flood of magnitude of approximately the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated cost of new -work, revised in 1940, is $263,500 for construction. Hornell, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for channel realinement and the construction of earth levees and concrete flood walls, consisting of the following features: Realinement of about 4,600 feet of Canisteo River channel, and about 5,800 feet of earth levee on its right bank, extending from Seneca Street upstream to the junction of the Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern Railroad and the Erie Railroad; construction of about 4,500 feet of earth levee, extending on both sides of Seneca Street from the Canisteo River to Wightman Avenue and the junction of Cleveland Avenue and Bethesda Drive; construction of about 7,200 feet of earth levee, about 2,500 feet of concrete flood wall, and raising of about 1,500 feet of existing concrete flood wall on the right bank of the Canisteo River, and about 1,200 feet of channel improvement, extending from Seneca Street to the Erie Railroad; construction of about 2,500 feet of earth levee, about 2,100 feet of concrete flood wall, and raising of about 1,800 feet of existing concrete flood wall on the left bank of the Canisteo River, extending from a point opposite Walnut Street to the Erie Railroad; a ring earth levee about 2,800 feet long around the sewage-disposal plant on the left bank of the Canisteo River; about 4,500 feet of realinement and improvement of the Canisteo River channel, with about 4,500 feet of earth levee on its right bank, RIVERS AND HARBORS-BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 331 extending from Cedar Street downstream to about 1,400 feet above East Avenue; about 2,400 feet of channel paving, 1,000 feet of earth levee, and raising of about 1,900 feet of concrete flood wall on Cana- cadea Creek; about 1,600 feet of channel paving on Chauncey Run; removal of five bridges, erection of three bridges, miscellaneous bridge structures, and two drop structures; and appurtenant drain- age structures. The improvement, supplemented by the Arkport and Almond Reservoirs above the area, will provide protection for the city of Hornell against a flood of magnitude approximately 4 feet higher than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated cost of work, revised in 1940, is $2,698,000 for construction and $483,000 for lands and damages. Almond, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for channel realinement and the construction of earth levees, consisting of the following features: About 4,300 feet of earth levee on the left bank of Canacadea Creek, extending from high ground above the village to high ground below the village; realinement of about 3,200 feet of channel on Canacadea Creek, extending downstream from Angelica Street; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement will provide protection for the village of Almond against a flood of mag- nitude of approximately the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $48,000 for construction. Local cooperation.-See p. 6 for requirements. The Secretary of War accepted as satisfactory the assurances of the State of New York to comply with conditions and cooperation for local improvement projects or parts thereof, within the purview of section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, at Avoca, Lisle, Oxford, and Painted Post, N. Y., on December 15, 1936; at Binghamton, N. Y., on November 15, 1937; at Corning and Ehnlmira, N. Y., on May 8, 1940; and at Whitney Point, N. Y., on June 22, 1940. Permission to enter those properties on which surveys and foundation investigations are necessary is being obtained as need therefor arises, and lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way required for construction activities are being acquired as operations progress. The city of Binghamton has con- tributed to the United States a total of $53,400 to defray the cost of incidental features of construction desired by the city but not required for the authorized project. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Newo work.-New work was accomplished during the year with regular funds and Emergency Relief funds, as follows: Davenport Center Reservoir.-Preliminarywork, by hired labor, was in progress and consisted of miscellaneous operations prior to con- struction. Total cost of all work was $68,838.67 from regular funds, of which $57,714.83, previously deferred, was distributed during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. West Oneonta Reservoir.-Preliminarywork, by hired labor, was in progress and consisted of miscellaneous operations prior to construc- tion. Total cost of all wotk was $62,168.25 from regular funds, of which $51,587.74, previously deferred, was distributed during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. East Sidney Reservoir.-Preliminarywork, by hired labor, was in progress and consisted of miscellaneous operations prior to construc- 332 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 tion. Total cost of all work was $48,936 from regular funds, of which $37,714.15, previously deferred, was distributed during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. Copes Corner Reservoir.-Preliminary work, by hired labor, was in progress and consisted of miscellaneous operations prior to con- struction. Total cost of all work was $55,942.73 from regular funds, of which $49,350.60, previously deferred, was distributed during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. Whitney Point Reservor.-Constructionof dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on the Otselic River was continued under continuing contract. Work included the placement of material in the embankment, excavation of the spillway, and excavation of the tunnel; and involved the excavation of 820,524 cubic yards of earth and 74,395 cubic yards of rock, placement of 763,993 cubic yards of earth fill and 34,504 cubic yards of rock fill, installation of 475,268 pounds of iron pipe and other metals, excavation of 13,817 cubic yards of material from the outlet tunnel, and placement of 455 cubic yards of concrete in the outlet tunnel and other structures. Engineering studies and design, in connection with the construction of the project, were continued by hired labor. Detailed appraisals and investigations necessary to consummate purchase of land for the reservoir were under way by hired labor. Total cost of this work was $884,469.57 from regular funds. Ark port Reservoir.-Construction of dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on the Canisteo River was completed in November 1939 under contract. Work included completion of the spillway and the embankment and involved excavation of 486,288 cubic yards of earth and 1,128 cubic yards of rock, placement of 359,200 cubic yards of earth fill and 29,189 cubic yards of rock fill, installation of 139,414 pounds of iron pipe and other metals, and place- ment of 4,607 cubic yards of concrete in the spillway and other struc- tures. Engineering studies and design in connection with completion of the project were completed by hired labor. Removal of buildings, by contract, was completed. Detailed appraisals and investigations necessary to consummate purchase of land for the reservoir were com- pleted by hired labor. Total cost of this work was $528,935.74, of which $523,635.74 was from regular funds, and $5,300 from Emergency Relief funds. Almond Reservoir.-Preliminary work, by hired labor, was con- tinued and consisted of surveys, foulndation exploration, engineering studies, and the design of dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Canacadea Creek. Detailed appraisals and investigations necessary to consummate purchase of land for the reservoir were started by hired labor. Total cost of this work was $44,386.26 from regular funds. Oxford.-Construction of the local improvement was completed and transferred to the State of New York for maintenance and op- eration on September 29, 1939. Work, by hired labor, included 18,000 square yards of grassing and landscapiig. Total cost of this work was $2,387.39 from regular funds. Lisle.-Preliminary work, by hired labor, including engineering studies and design, on the Dudley Creek portion of the local improve- RIVERS AND HARBORS-BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISITRICT 333 ment project was continued. The total cost of this work was $20,994.05 from regular funds. Whitney Point.-Preliminarywork, by hired labor, including en- gineering studies and design on the initial portion of the local im- provement project, was completed. Total cost of all work was $6,014.16 from regular funds, of which $3,339.01, previously deferred, was distributed during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. Binghamnton, section 1.-Preliminarywork, by hired labor, includ- ing surveys, foundation exploration, engineering studies, and prepara- tion of specifications, was completed. Inspection and surveys for the construction of the improvement, under contract, were started. De- tailed appraisals and investigations necessary to consummate purchase of land for the improvement were started by hired labor. Total cost of this work was $41,965.29 from regular funds. Binghamton, section 2.-Preliminary work, by hired labor, includ- ing surveys, foundation exploration, engineering studies, and prepara- tion of specifications, was completed. Detailed appraisals and in- vestigations necessary to consummate purchase of land for the im- provement were started by hired labor. Total cost of this work was $71,841.22 from regular funds. Binghamton., section 3.-Preliminary work, by hired labor, includ- ing surveys, foundation exploration, engineering studies, and prepara- tion of specifications, was in progress. Total cost of this work was $15,402.09 from regular funds. Elmira.-Preliminary work, by hired labor, including surveys, foundation exploration, engineering studies, and preparation of speci- fications, was in progress. Total cost of all work was $67,255.82 from regular funds, of which $58,432.72, previously deferred, was distrib- uted during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. Corning, section 1.-Preliminary work, by hired labor, including surveys, foundation exploration, engineering studies, and preparation of specifications, was completed. Detailed appraisals and investiga- tions necessary to consummate purchase of land for the improvement were started by hired labor. Total cost of this work was $63,404.13 from regular funds. Corning, section 2.-Preliminary work, by hired labor, including surveys, foundation exploration, engineering studies, and preparation of specifications, was in progress. Total cost of this work was $17,534.11 from regular funds. Painted Post.-Construction of the local improvement has been completed except for miscellaneous and clean-up work. Work, by Government plant and hired labor, consisted of a small amount of construction on levee closures. Total cost of this work was $669.09 from regular funds. Addison.-Preliminaryinvestigations and engineering studies were in progress, by hired labor, at a cost of $4,235.07 from regular funds, of which $3,756.39, previously deferred, was distributed during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. Bath.-Preliminaryinvestigations and engineering studies were in progress, by hired labor, at a cost of $6,682.02 from regular funds, of 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1-22 334 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 which $5,926.75, previously deferred, was distributed during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. Avoca.-Construction of the local improvement has been completed except for miscellaneous and clean-up work. Work, by Government plant and hired labor, consisted of a small amount of construction on levee closures. Total cost of this work was $643.17 from regular funds, after deducting an adjustment of -$118.21 from Emergency Relief funds. Canisteo.-Preliminaryinvestigations and engineering studies were in progress, by hired labor, at a cost of $6,117.36 from regular funds, of which $5,425.90, previously deferred, was distributed during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. Hornell--Lower section.-None. Hornell-Upper section.-Construction of the channel improve- ment was completed except for miscellaneous and clean-up work. Work, by Government plant and hired labor, included surveys, design, the construction of earth levee, and improvement of the channel; and involved the excavation of 760 cubic yards of material from the channel, placement of 7,094 cubic yards of fill and 1,219 cubic yards of bank protection, and removal of 2,305 cubic yards of waste material. Total cost of this work was $29,603.11 from regular funds after deducting an adjustment of -$560.07 from Emergency Relief funds. Hornell--Middle section.-Construction of the channel improve- ment was continued under contract. Work included about 5,000 linear feet of channel excavation, removal of four bridges, raising of four bridges, and construction of about 3,000 linear feet of earth levee and about 1,500 linear feet of concrete flood wall; and involved the excavation of 103,325 cubic yards of material from the channel, excavation of 35,118 cubic yards of earth, placement of 67,143 cubic yards of earth and 886 cubic yards of rock, installation of 929,286 pounds of iron pipe and other metals, placement of 17,310 square feet of sheet piling and 6,921 feet of tile or concrete pipe, removal of 2,422 cubic yards of stone masonry and concrete walls, and placement of 11,428 cubic yards of concrete in flood walls and other structures. Engineering studies and design in connection with the construction of the project were continued by hired labor. Relocation of utilities was in progress under contract and consisted of relocation of railroad and facilities, water mains, gas mains, power lines, and telephone lines. Removal of buildings from the improvement was completed by con- tract. Detailed appraisals and investigations necessary to consum- mate purchase of land for the improvement were continued by hired labor. Total cost of this work was $746,187.70 from regular funds. Al mond.-Preliminary investigations and engineering studies were in progress, by hired labor, at a cost of $1,072.88 from regular funds, of which $951.62, previously deferred, was distributed during the year for cost of preliminary investigations and engineering studies. The total cost during the fiscal year was $2,795,185.88 for new work, $2,790,564.16 from regular funds, and $4,621.72 from Emergency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $2,464,534.40, $2,457,910.45 from regular funds and $6,623.95 from Emergency Relief funds. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The entire project is approximately 20 percent complete. The cost of operations to June 30, 1940, and the RIVERS AND HARBORS--BINGHAM:TON, N. Y., DISITRICT 335 percentage of construction work completed for each unit are as follows: Cost of Percent Cost of Percent operations of con- operations of con- Unit to June 30, struction Unit to June 30, struction 1940 com- 1940 com- (all funds) pleted (all funds) pleted Reservoirs: Local improvements (con.): Davenport Center_ 1$68, 338. 67 0 E lmira ................ 1 67, 255.82 2 West Oneonta ---- 1 62, 168. 25 0 Corning.. ----- 1 116, 223. 73 ------ 401, 554. 38 0 95 East Sidney ...... 1 48, 936. 00 0 Painted Post ..... Copes Corner -.. 155, 942. 73 0 Addison_ 1 4, 235. 07 0 Whitney Point -- 1, 547, 368. 26 35. 5 B ath ............ _ -- 1 6, 682. 02 0 Arkport 1, 753, 262. 23 100 A voca ................. 404, 932. 90 95 Almond ............ 1 219, 310. 61 0 Canisteo -..... .... ... 1 6, 117. 36 0 Local improvements: Hornell .... 1, 365, 584. 04 50 Oxford - -------- 86, 066. 78 100 Almond - - - 1 1,072. 88 0 Lisle Point........ 149, 542. 89 75 Whitney Point ... 16, 014. 16 0 Total_ 6, 586, 084. 60 Binghamton ...... 1 215, 475. 82 0 1 Costs for preliminary work only. The remaining work necessary for completion of the existing project consists of completion of the units now under construction and surveys, foundation investigations, engineering studies, acquisition of lands, easements, and rights-of-way, design, and the construction of additional units. Total cost for new work to June 30, 1940, was $6,586,084.60, of which $5,850,812.96 was from regular funds and $735,271.64 from Emergency Relief funds. The expenditures were $6,224,239.67, of which $5,488,- 968.03 was from regular funds and $735,271.64 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $6,910,431.97, plus accounts receivable, $4,360.07, the esti- mated value of plant and materials on hand which will be used up in proposed operations, $59,710.32, and contributed funds, $53,400, amounted to $7,027,902.36. This amount will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------------- $389, 202. 36 New work: Whitney Point Reservoir: Con- tinuation of the spillway exca- vation, placing material in the embankment, and construction of the spillway and outlet for flood-control reservoir on Otselic River, under continuing contract in force; period July 1940 to June 1941: Construction -------------- $1, 362, 000. 00 Land s, easements, and rights-of-way, by hired labor ------------------ 493, 000. 00 $1, 855,000. 00 Arkport Reservoir: Completion of reimburse- ment to the State of New York for the costs of lands, easements, and rights-of-way, for the dam and reservoir area on Canisteo River near Hornell, N. Y., by hired labor, period July 1940 to June 1941-------------- 127, 0000.00 336 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 New work-Continued. Almond Reservoir: Dam and appur- tenant works for flood-control reservoir on Canacadea Creek. Completion of design and specifica- tions and the acquisition of lands for dam site, by hired labor; period July 1940 to June 1941:. _ Design, etc____________-__- $13, 000.00 Lands and rights-of-way------- 96, 000. 00 $1091, 000. 00 East Sidney Reservoir: Dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Ouleout Creek. Surveys, foundation investigations, design, and specifications preparatory to construction, by hired labor, period July 1940 to June 1941_--------------- --------- 108, 700. 00 Hornell : Upper section: Completion of reimburse- ment to the State of New York for lands, easements, and rights-of-way, by hired labor, period July 1940 to June 1941----------------------------------_ 90, 000. 00 Middle section: Continuation of channel improvement and construction of levees and walls for flood control on Canisteo River and Canacadea Creek, by con- tinuing contract, period July 1940 to June 1941: Construction ----------- $1,278, 000. 00 Lands, easements, and rights - of - way, b y hired labor _....... 312, 000. 00 1, 590, 000. 00 Lower section: Completion of reimburse- ment to the State of New York for lands, easements, and rights-of-way, by hired labor, period July 1940 to June 1941---------------------------------- 39, 000. 00 Crosby Creek and Chauncey Run: Construction of walls and check dams for flood control, by hired labor, period July 1940 to June 1941: Design and specifications- ._ $5, 000.00 Construction----------------. 21, 000. 00 26, 000. 00 Binghamton: Section No. 1: Construction of walls, levees, and pressure conduit for flood control on Susquehanna River and Park Creek, by contract, including $53,400 contributed funds, period July 1940 to June 1941: Construction ------------ $314, 000. 00 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way, by hired labor----------------- 35, 000. 00 349, 000. 00 Section No. 2: Construction of levees and walls for flood control along Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers and Pierce Creek, by contract, period July 1940 to June 1941: Construction- --------- $643, 000. 00 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way by hired .. labor_____--- -_ 50, 000. 00 693, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 337 New work-Continued. Binghamton-Continued Section No. 3: Construction of walls and levees for flood control on Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers and Chamberlain Creek. Surveys, foundation investiga- tions, design, and specifications prepara- tory to congtruction, 'by hired labor, period July 1940 to June 1941---------- $64, 000. 00 Corning: Section No. 1: Construction of levees and pressure conduit for flood control on Cutler Creek and Chemung River, by contract, period July 1940 to November 1941: Construction--- ------ $789, 000. 00 Lands, easements, a n d rights-of-way, by hired labor-------- ------- 114, 000. 00 903, 000.00 Section No. 2: Construction of pumping plant for flood control in the vicinity of Cutler Creek, by contract, period July 1940 to June 1941: Design and preliminary work, by hired labor___ $9, 000. 00 Construction__--------- 100, 000. 00 109, 000. 00 Section No. 3: Construction of levee and walls for flood control on the right bank of Chemung River. Surveys, foundation investigations, design, and specifications preparatory to construction, by hired labor, period July 1940 to June 1941___ 47, 000. 00 Elmira: Section No. 1: Construction of levees and walls for flood protection in the city of Elmira, by contract to be advertised during January 1941; period July 1940 to June 1941: Design and preliminary work, by hired labor--------- -- $39, 000. 00 Construction ------------ 400, 000. 00 439, 000. 00 Whitney Point (village) : Construction of levees for a section of the flood-control project on the Tioughnioga River, by hired labor; period July 1940 to June 1941: Design and preliminary work___ $4, 000. 00 Construction ______________ 24, 000. 00 28, 000. 00 Lisle: Construction of levees along Dudley Creek and Tioughnioga River for completion of a portion of the flood-protection project, by hired labor; period July 1940 to June 1941: Completion of design and speci- fications ----------------- $1, 000. 00 Lands, easements, and rights-of- way--------------------- 18, 000. 00 19, 000. 00 Painted Post: Construction of stop-log struc- tures to complete protection by levees of Painted Post, by hired labor; period Septem- ber to December 1940_ 10, 000. 00 Avoca: Construction of stop-log structures to complete protection by levees of Avoca, by hired labor; period September to December 1940 ---------------- - 10, 000. 00 Total new work---------- --------- $6, 615, 700. 00 338 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 New work--Continued. Maintenance: The projects at the following lo- calities will be maintained during the fiscal year July 1940 to June 1941: Arkport ------------------------------- $3, 000. 00 Hornell (upper and lower sections) -------- 14, 000. 00 Oxford---------------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Painted Post--------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Avoca---------------------------- 2, 000. 00 Total maintenance --------- $23, 000. 00 Total for all work---------------- ---------------- 7, 027, 902. 36 Additional funds that can be profitably expended for construction and lands, easements, rights-of-way, and maintenance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, are estimated to be $9,840,000, which will be used as follows: (a) New work : Whitney Point Reservoir: Completion of construction of embankment, spillway, and outlet conduit for dam and ap- purtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Otselic River, under continuing contract in force; period July 1941 to 'March 1942: Construction---------------------------- $645, 000 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way, by hired labor 000 2-------------------------------295, $940, 000 Almond Reservoir: Construction of embankment, spillway, and outlet conduit for dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Canacadea Creek, by contract; period July 1941 to completion: Construction-------------------------- $1, 788, 000 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way, by hired labor-------- ------------ 745, 000 2, 533, 000 East Sidney Reservoir: Construction of embankment, spill- way, and outlet tunnel for dam and appurtenant works for flood-control reservoir on Ouleout Creek, by contract; period July 1941 to completion: Construction ------------------------- $1, 657, 000 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way, by hired labor------------------------------------321, 000 1, 978, 000 Hornell: Middle section: Completion of channel improvement and construction of levees and flood walls on Canisteo River and Canacadea Creek, by continuing contract; period July 1941 to March 1942: Construction ------------------------ 70, 000 Binghamton: Section No. 3: Construction of levees and walls and channel work for flood control on Chenango and Susque- hanna Rivers and Chamberlain Creek, by contract; period July 1941 to completion: Construction__ 1, 632, 000 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way, by hired labor------------------------------------- 20, 000 - 1, 652, 000 Corning: Construction of section No. 3 and additional units for flood control on Chemung River and Post Creek, by contract; period July 1941 to June 1942:: Construction _ _--------------- 574, 000 Elmira: Construction of additional units for flood control on Chemung River and Newtown and Seely Creeks, by contract; period July 1941 to June 1942:: Construction___ Whitney Point: Completion of channel improvement and don- 1, 000, 000 struction of levees for flood control on Tioughnioga River, by contract; period July 1941 to June 1942: Construction __.__ 142, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DIST'RICT 339 (a) New work-Continued. Lisle: Completion of construction of levees and walls on Dud- ley Creek and Tioughniga River, by contract, period July 1941 to June 1942: Construction___----------- -------- --------- $60, 000 Lands, easements, and rights-of-way, by hired labor-------------------------------- 120, 000 $180, 000 Addison: Construction of levees and walls for flood control on Canisteo River and Tuscarora Creek, by contract, period July 1941 to June 1942; Construction___----_ --------- 160,000 COanisteo: Construction of levees, walls, and check dams for flood control on Canisteo River and Bennett and Purdy Creeks, by contract, period July 1941 to June 1942: Con- struction ----------------------------------------- 257, 000 Bath: Construction of levees and walls for flood control on Cohocton Riser, by contract, period July 1941 to June 1942: Construction 24, 000 3---------------------------- Total new work------------------- -- -- - 9, 810, 000 (b) Maintenance: The projects at the following localities will be main- tained during the fiscal year July 1941 to June 1942. Whitney Point Reservoir----------------------- $1,000 Arkport Reservoir----------------------------- 5, 000 Hornell (upper, middle, and lower sections) -------- 10, 000, Avoca- ------ ---------------------- 3, 000 Painted Post--------------------------------- 3, 000 Oxford ----------- ------------------------ 3, 000' Lisle --------------------------------------- 3,000 Binghamton (sections Nos. 1 and 2) ---------------- _ 1, 000 Corning (section No. 1). 000 1----------1, Total maintenance-_-- ------------- 30, 000 Total new work and maintenance -------------------- 9, 840, 000 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $5, 850, 812. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 _____________ __ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------_ 5,850, 812. 96 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_____------- - -- -- 22,997. 36 Net total cost to June 30, 1940-_______ -- _________ 5, 873, 810. 32 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ,360. 07 4____________________ Gross total costs to June 30, 1940______________________ 5, 878, 170. 39 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 389, 202. 36 Net total expenditures---- ------------------------ 5, 488, 968. 03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940____________________________ 6, 910, 431. 97 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___-________ 12, 399, 400. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .... ___ $1, 080, 060. 35 $1, 980, 188. 45 $2,790,564.16 Cost of maintenance .- Total expended--- 1, 111, 083. 56 1, 919, 974. 02 910.45 2,457, Allotted -7, 631, 000. 00 2, 633, 400. 00 2, 135, 000. 00 340 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'.ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--__________________________ $7,233, 342.42 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 --.. $510, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940-------- 1,975, 000. 00 2, 485, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___________________________ 9, 718, 342. 42 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______________ 350, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for 368, 342. 42 9------------------------, Gross amount expended_____________________ $2,483, 492. 42 Less : Reimbursements collected--------- $24, 072. 32 Receipts from sales -------------- 1, 509. 65 25, 581. 97 2, 457, 910. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940______________________ 6, 910, 431. 97 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____________ $421, 801.22 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 4, 339, 398. 82 4, 761, 200. 04 Balance available June 30, 1940 2, 149, 231. 93 -___________ Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__-------------- --- 4, 360. 07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_____________ 2,153, 592. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing, project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ 19, 943, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 : 1 --- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- - For new work _ 9, 810, 000. 00 For maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TOTAL _ 9, 840, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 - - $735, 271. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____________________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------- 735, 271. 64 Net total expenditures___________________________ 735, 271. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________ 735, 271. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _......._ $681, 495. 17 $49, 154. 75 $4, 621. 72 Cost of maintenance --------- ----- - ------- --------....------ --.---- ------ .------ Total expended_________________ ______ _______________ 626, 088. 22 102, 559. 47 6, 623. 95 Allotted-- -- _ 808, 049. 92 - -72, 778. 28 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ $79, 402. 23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- 72, 778. 28 Net amount to be accounted for _ 6, 623. 95 Gross amount expended_ 6, 623. 95 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DIST'RICT 341 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________________ $6,586, 084. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940.-----------6, 586, 084. 60 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940___________ ______________-_ 22, 997. 36 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_______ ________________ 6, 609, 081. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 _______--- ______--------4, 360. 07 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 613, 442. 03 6,6--------------------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ___________---------389, 202. 36 Net total expenditures___--______------ 6, 224, 239. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 , 910, 431. 97 6---------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 13, 134, 671. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _________ __________ $1, 761, 555. 52 $2, 029, 343. 20 $2, 795, 185. 88 Cost of m aintenance --------------. ------. ---..... ...-- ------ - --- --------- Total expended-- 1, 737, 171. 78 2,022, 533. 49 2, 464, 534. 40 Allotted. _ ...... 8, 439, 049. 92 2, 633, 400. 00 2, 062, 221. 72 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-__- _____----__------_ $7, 312, 744. 65 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939--_---__---- $510, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940----------- 1, 975, 000. 00 2, 485, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____________________________ __ 9, 797, 744. 65 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 422, 778. 28 Net amount to be accounted for---------- ____--__-- 9, 374, 966. 37 Gross amount expended----------------------- $2, 490, 116. 37 Less: Reimbursements collected__ ---- __ $24, 072. 32 Receipts from sales______________ 1, 509. 65 25, 581. 97 2, 464, 534. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_______________________ 6, 910, 431. 97 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940______________$421, 801. 22 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 4, 339, 398. 82 4, 761, 200. 04 Balance available June 30, 1940----------__---___ 2, 149, 231.93 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------ 4, 360. 07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940______________ 2, 153, 592. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- 19, 943, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work 1-------------------------------- 9, 810, 000. 00 For maintenance '____________--_______________-__-_____ 30, 000. 00 Total 1----------- 9------ 9, 840, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 342 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ ________---- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------- - - -~ - -- ~ - ----- - - --------- -------- I----- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__ Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__-- ____________ -------- $53, 400. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940 - 53, 400.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work --_ - - - - - - - - - . .- - - - -------- . . . . .. . . . . . . ,-. Cost of maintenance- - ---------.. ... ___.. .. . -------- .. ____. i- '' i - i-- Total expended . --- --- --------.... - --- -- -------------- Contributed . - -- -------------- $53, 400 Amount contributed under authorizing act of July 19, 1937_------ $53, 400. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___________________________ 53, 400. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--_--_________ ___ 53, 400. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SOUTHERN NEW YORK FLOODCONTROL PROJECT Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_________________________ $6,586, 084. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----- ------------------ ---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 6, 586, 084. 60 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 22, 907. 36 Net total cost to June 30, 1940__________________________ 6, 609, 081. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 __ _______ -________ 4, 360. 07 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940______________________ 6, 613, 442. 03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----- 389, 202. 36 Net total expenditures________________ __6, 224, 239. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------ , 963, 831. 97 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940_ 13, 188, 071. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work --- ---------------------------- $1, 761, 555. 52 $2, 029, 343. 20 $2, 795,185. 88 Cost of maintenance - - ---- Total expended______ ___. 1, 737, 171.78 2, 022, 533. 49 2, 464, 534. 40 Allotted and contributed. 8, 439, 049. 92 2, 633, 400. 00 2,115,621.72 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_--- - _ -- $7, 312, 744.65 Amount contributed under authorizing act ap- proved July 19, 1937_ $53, 400. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 -_______ 510, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940 __________ 1, 975, 000. 00 2, 538, 400. 00 - Amount to be accounted for__ 9, 851, 144. 65 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BINGHAMTON, N. Y., DISTRICT 343 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- $422, 778. 28 Net amount to be accounted for-__ -_________-____- 9, 428, 366. 37 Gross amount expended --------------------- 2, 490, 116. 37 Less: Reimbursements collected $24, 072. 32 ____ Receipts from sales -__________ 1, 509. 65 25, 581. 97 2, 464, 534.40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__-__ , 963, 831. 97 6_____________ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------- $421, 801. 22 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 4, 392, 798. 82; 4, 814, 600. 04 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------2,149, 231. 93 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ------------- 4, 360. 07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 .........--. 2, 153, 592. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------- 19,943,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work 1------------ ----------------------- 9, 810, 000. 00 For maintenance 1 ________________________________ 30, 000. 00 Total 1-------------------------------------- ---- 9, 840, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $627.90. The ex- penditures were $627.90. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, $372.10, will be applied to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____________ ____________________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- $6, 277. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 6, 277. 90 Net total expenditures------------------------------------- 6,277. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ____________-_______________ 372. 10 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 6, 650. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.. ----- ------------- ----- -------- ------------- ------------- Cost of maintenance.. _____________ ______ _________ _ $613. 70 $5, 036. 30 $627. 90 Total expended- - - 613. 70 5, 036. 30 627. 90 Allotted 5, 650.00 1, 000. 00 344 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- ----- proved June 28, 1939 $1, 000. 00 Gross amount expended- 27. 90 6--------------------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 372. 10 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood-control acts Date trans-Recommend Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Canisteo River, N. Y. (un- Flood Control Act, der special board). June 22, 1936. Cayuga Lake, N. Y. (under do_ _ ----. June 17,1940 House, 846, 76th Favorable. special board). Cong., 3d sess. Chemung River; N. Y. (un- do__ ..... der special board). Chenango River, N. Y. (un- do .. .. ... ... ... ...... der special board). Cohocton River, N. Y. (un- .....do ---------------- der special board). .. .. do_ --------------- Keuka Lake, N. Y. (under June 17,1940 House, 846, 76th Do. special board). Cong., 3d sess. Lackawanna River, Pa. (un- do _............ .---- der special board). Do - - Flood Control Act, June 25, 1936. House, 846, 76th Onondaga Creek, Onondaga Flood Control Act, June 17,1940 Do. County, N. Y. (under spe- Apr. 10, 1936. Cong., 3d sess. cial board). Onondaga Creek, N. Y. (un- Flood Control Act, -- do ..... _do_ Do. der special board). June 22, 1936. Oswego, Oneida, Seneca, ..... do_ _ ._ -do -_ . do ....------- -.. Do. and Clyde Rivers, N. Y. (under special board). Seneca Creek, N. Y. (under ----do ... - do .... . ---- --- _-..-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. ....do ..----- -- - - - - - (under special board). IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT Tihis 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, to Feb- ruary 1, 1940, and Major H. B. Vaughan, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division Engineer: Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to August 16, 1939; Col. F. B. Wilby, Corps of Engineers, to October 16, 1939; Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, acting to April 24, 1940; and Col. J. N. Hodges, Corps of Engineers since that date. RIVERS AND HARB()RS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 345 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Delaware River between 15. Big Timber Creek, N. J ___ 380 Philadelphia, Pa., and 16. Woodbury Creek, N. J .. 381 Trenton, N. J_ 345 17. Mantua Creek, N. J ______ 383 2. Delaware River, Pa., N. J., 18. Raccoon Creek, N. J ...... 384 and Del., Philadelphia, Pa., to the se________-- 348 19. 20. Oldmans Creek, N. J Salem River, N. J . --- 386 387 3. Delaware River at Camden, 21. Cohansey River, N. J ...- 389 N. J------------------ 353 22. Cold Spring Inlet, N. J _ 390 4. Schuylkill River, Pa ....... 354 23. Absecon Inlet, N. J _. - 392 5. Wilmington Harbor, Del ... 357 24. Absecon Creek, N. J ...... 394 6. Inland Waterway from Dela- 25. Tuckerton Creek, N. J -.. 395 ware River to Chesapeake 26. Toms River, N. J__ _ 397 Bay, Del. and Md______ 361 27. Barnegat Inlet, N. J . -... 398 7. Smyrna River, Dele__.. 367 28. Examinations, surveys, and 8. Little River, Del_ 369 contingencies (general)-__ 401 9. St. Jones River, Del ----- 370 29. Other projects for which no 10. Murderkill River, Del -. 371 estimates are submitted- 402 11. Mispillion River, Del ...... 373 30. Plant allotment-_-_ - 402 12. Broadkill River, Del ---... 374 13. Inland Waterway between Flood-control project Rehoboth Bay and Dela- ware Bay, Del_ 376 31. Preliminary examinations 14. Indian River Inlet and Bay, and surveys for flood con- Del------------ _ 378 trol _ _-- - 404 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, 280, 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 page 1778 of the Annual Report for 1915; page 311 of the Annual Report for 1924; page 220 of the Annual Report for 1934; and page 296, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 28 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide from Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., to the Delair Bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.; thence 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the upper end of the municipal ter- minal at Trenton, N. J. Above Delair, the project provides for widen- ing 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.) 346 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 5.5 feet. At Trenton the mean range is 6.3 feet, an increase of 0.9 foot since the completion 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 maxi- mum velocity of about 7 miles per hour. Freshets may also occur at other seasons of the year, especially during the summer months. Navi- gation 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 Doc. Island. No. 66, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' Aug. 26,1937 A cross channel 8 feet deep, opposite Delanco, Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. N. J. No. 90, 74th Cong., 2d sess. 1 Contains latest published maps. 2Also Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933, and Emergency Relief Administration, May 28, 1935. 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 and results during fiscal year.-Under maintenance by hired labor, tide gages were operated and maintained at a cost of $2,593.85; surveys and channel examinations were made at a cost of $5,694.18; and banking and ditching operations at disposal area No. 6 were in progress from November 15 to 27, 1939, at a cost of $878.80. The total cost of all work during the year was $9,166.83 for main- tenance. The expenditures were minus $94,348.95, due to the transfer of disposal basins and areas to plant allotment. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 347 Conditio at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The latest examination (April and May 1940) showed depths less than project depth on or near the center line as follows: Delair Bridge to Delanco 23.3 feet (25-foot channel) ; Bordentown to upper end of the turning basin at Trenton Marine Terminal, 20.5 feet (25-foot channel); and thence to the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge 9.9 feet (12-foot channel). The 20-foot channel east of Burlington Island had a least depth of 13.5 feet. The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Public Works Emergency Regular funds Total funds Relief funds New work --------------------------- $2, 189, 955. 51 $2, 619, 844. 07 $363, 405.46 $5,173,205.04 Maintenance ---------------- -- ---------------- ----------- __ 749,480.83 749, 480.83 Total----------------------------- 2, 189, 955. 51 2, 619, 844.07 1, 112, 886. 29 5, 922, 685. 87 Expenditures -- - 2, 189, 955. 51 2, 619, 844. 07 1, 112, 603. 41 5, 922, 402. 99 In addition $15,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1940, amounting to $154,- 791.31 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 _ ---- $283.88 Maintenance: Dredging in 28-foot, 25-foot, and 20-foot channels with a United States seagoing hopper dredge, and pipe-line dredge, as re- quired during the year- --- _ _ 104, 507.43 Dredging in 25-foot channel by contract (May-June 1941) . 50, 000.00 Total ------------------------------------------ 154, 791.31 Maintenance dredging will provide full project width in the main ship channel to Trenton, and in the auxiliary channel east of Burlington Island. The sum of $200,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging in the 28-foot, 25-foot, 20-foot, and 12-foot channels as required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- $7, 662, 378.49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------1, 302, 201 .29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------- 8, 964, 579.78 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------ 1.00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940-- --------------------- 8, 964, 580.78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 283 .88 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 8, 964, 296 .90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-- --------------------- 154, 790.31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------- 9, 119, 087 .21 1In addition, $15,000 contributed funds expended for new work. 348 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ____________ _ $2, 489, 073. 07 $479, 292. 01 $62, 116. 02 Cost of maintenance _ _ _ ____ 181, 850. 04 428, 928. 40 $71, 619. 26 72, 140. 25 $9, 166. 83 Total cost ______________ 2, 670, 923. 11 908, 220. 41 71, 619. 26 134, 256. 27 9, 166. 83 Total expended -... 2, 673, 996. 65 990, 342. 86 166, 495. 57 159, 638. 01 -94, 348. 95 Allotted ....... _ _..... ....... 420, 000. 00 106, 740. 00 311,104.07 149, 295.09 -141, 973. 34 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------__ $202, 414. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------ ------ 125, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------327, 414. 70 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 26, 973. 34 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------60, 441. 36 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $10, 277. 17 Less receipts from sales----------------- ----- 104, 626. 12 -94, 348. 95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 154, 790.31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------- ---------------------- 283. 88 Balance available June 30, 1940-----_-------_ 154, 506. 43 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------------------- 1. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940---------------154, 507. 43 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for maintenance ------------------------------------------ 200, 000 2 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 349 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 'aline 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., 5.5 feet; Chester, Pa., 5.4 feet; New Cas- tle, Del., 5.3 feet; Liston Point, Del., 5.6 feet; and Lewes, Del., 4.1 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 3/2 miles per hour. Storm tides may increase the maximum to as much as 4/2 miles per hour. 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.l 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. Doe. No. 159, 75th Cong., 3d sess.1 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. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of January 11, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a depth of 37 feet in the channel from Allegheny Avenue to the Philadelphia-Camden Bridge and in Port Richmond Anchorage, at an estimated cost of $1,036,000 for new work and $25,000 annually for maintenance in addition to that now authorized (H. Doc. No. 580, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). 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, 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1-23 350 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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.-New work.-Hired labor.-The U. S. hopper dredges New Orleans, Navesinlc, and Raritan were operated at intervals during the year dredging in Delaware Bay to a depth of 40 feet. The total quantity of material removed during the year was 2,140,375 cubic yards, bin measurement, of which 821,878 cubic yards were deposited in rehandling basins and the remainder in the bay outside the channel limits. The cost of dredging, including rehandling by pipe-line dredges, was $235,788.77. Other costs were: Preliminary work for the removal of rock to 41 feet on Marcus Hook Range, consisting of a survey and the preparation of plans and speci- fications, $6,234.16; work on the construction of a sextant tower, $11.80; studies of silt deposits on oyster beds in Delaware Bay, $3,464.11; a total of'$9,710.07. Maintenance.-Contract.-Dredgingin Port Richmond Anchorage to 35 feet was commenced November 14, 1939, and was 86 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. A total of 647,000 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $258,441.15. Maintenance.--Hired labor.-Dredging to 35 feet was in progress throughout the year with the hopper dredges New Orleans, Navesink, and Raritan. The hopper dredges Clatsop and Rossell were operated at intervals throughout the year when conditions in other channels would permit. The total quantity removed was 6,742,046 cubic yards, bin measurement. The cost of dredging, including rehandling by pipe-line dredges was $1,041,227.33. The dredge New Orleansremoved 217,539 cubic yards on Liston Range by agitation at a cost of $4,711.57. Other maintenance costs during the year were operation of tide gages $2,412.15; surveys and channel examinations, $35,169.66; a model study of the effect of a proposed dike at Salem Cove on the channel by United States Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., $1,033.73; and the experimental raising of one island and one fence of the steel sheet pile section of Pea Patch Island dike, $1,960.34; a total of $40,575.88. The total cost for all work during the year was $245,498.84 for new work and $1,344,955.93 for maintenance, a total of $1,590,454.77. The total expenditures were minus $38,459.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 63 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the deepen- ing of the channel from Delaware Bay to the Navy Yard to 40 feet and thence to the Philadelphia-Camden Bridge to 37 feet. Portions of the channel are subject to recurrent shoaling but according to the latest examination (May-June, 1940) a navigable channel with a controlling depth of 35 feet at mean low water ex- tends from Philadelphia to the sea, except for a length of about 2,500 feet immediately below Allegheny Avenue, where the mini- mum depth is 32 feet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA.9 DISTRICT 351 The total cost of the existing project from regular funds was $17,266,727.04 for new work and $29,902,154.91 for maintenance, a total of $47,168,881.95. The total expenditures were $47,116,745.17. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project from Public Works funds were $813,045.79, all for new work. The total cost of the existing project, all funds, was $18,079,- 772.83 for new work and $29,902,154.91 for maintenance, a total of $47,981,927.74. The total expenditures were $47,929,790.96. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1940, amounting to $1,641,368.47, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- $52, 494. 71 New work: Dredging 40-foot channel in lower Delaware Bay with United States seagoing hopper dredges during the year ........ 350, 000. 00 Dredging and rock removal to 41 feet on east side of Chester and Marcus Hook ranges, by contract 400, 000. 00 Complete construction of sextant tower on Delaware Bay shore by hired labor, July 1940_____ 560. 00 Complete preparation of plans and specifications for rock removal on Marcus Hook range, July 1940_ 1, 000. 00 Complete studies of silt deposits on oyster beds in Dela- ware Bay, December 1940 _____--- ---- 635. 00 752, 195. 00 Maintenance: Dredging by United States hopper dredges and rehandling by pipeline dredges as required throughout the year_ -_ 796, 639. 76 Dredging in Port Richmond Anchorage to 35 feet under contract in force, to be completed September 1940--______ 40, 039. 00 836, 678. 76 Total _--- ---------------------------------- 1, 641, 368. 47 The new work will complete the removal of all rock under the 40- foot project in the east half of the channel, and about 35 percent of the dredging in the 40-foot channel in Delaware Bay below Ship John Light. Maintenance dredging with Government plant will be continued as required throughout the year, except during winter lay-up, when annual repairs will be made. The sum of $4,670,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work: Dredging 40-foot channel in Delaware Bay, with United States hopper dredges throughout the year----------------------- $882, 000 Dredging 40-foot channel between Delaware Bay and Philadelphia Navy Yard, with United States hopper dredges __________- 538, 000 Rock removal to 41-foot depth on Tinicum, Eddystone, Chester, and Marcus Hook ranges, by contract__________________ 2, 350, 000 3, 770, 000 Maintenance: Dredging by United States hopper dredges and re- handling by pipe-line dredges as required throughout the year-___ 900, 000 Total---------------- ---------------------------- 4, 670, 000 352 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------$31, 055, 830.44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 30, 927, 563. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 61, 983, 394. 37 357.93 --------- Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------------ 1,983, 752. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------ 52, 494.. 71 Net total expenditures-------------------, 931, 257. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 1, 641,010. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -- , 572, 268. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .... $245, 498. 84 Cost of m aintenance ...... ..... $688, 886. 32 $992, 500. 37 $1, 109, 951. 88 $1,. 219 109' 90i 1,. 344, 955. 93 Total cost_ 688, 886. 32 992, 500.37 1, 109, 951. 88 i, 219, 109. 90 1, 590, 454. 77 Total expended .---------------- 747, 149. 96 988, 866. 45 1,147, 225.10 1, 022,89.38 -38, 459. 52 .----. - --- Allotted--- 568, 700.00 185, 231. 33 1, 827, 668. 15 1, 360,.00 .00 354,.255.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $1, 248, 296 02 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939--__-------------- $382, 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940_ 1, 620, 000 2, 002,000 0O Amount to be accounted for------------------------ 3,250,29602 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- 647, 745. 00 1------------, Net amount to be accounted for___________________, 602, 551.02 Gross amount expended--- ____-- ___--- - - $1, 633, 234. 26 Less receipts from sales-- 671, 693. 78 1------------------1, -38, 459. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 --------- _________ 1, 641, 010. 54 1_ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940______________ $19, 070. 31 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------73. 463. 25 92, 533. 56 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------- , 548, 476. 98 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940____....------------- -________ 357. 93 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_______________ 1, 548, 834. 91 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project _-- --- -------------------------- 10, 000, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: - For new work 1 ------------------------- 3, 770, 000. 00 For maintenance 1---------------------------- ------ 900, 000. 00 Total --------------------- --------------------- 4, 670, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 353 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 Delaware River to a line parallel with and 50 feet distant from the established pierhead line. The distance from Cooper Point to Berkley Street is about 1.5 miles, and from Berkley Street to Newton Creek is about 2.3 miles. The mean range of tide is 5.5 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 Mar. 2,1919 For a depth of 30 feet from Newton Creek to H. Doc.No. 1120, 63d Cong., 2d sess.t Kaighn Point, thence 18 feet to Cooper Point. July 3, 1930 Extending the 30-foot depth upstream to Berkley H. Doc. No. 111, 70th Cong., 1st sess.' 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.-Surveys to determine channel conditions were made at a cost of $350.21 for maintenance. The expenditures were $347. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1931. The latest examination (May 1940) indicates that project depths are well maintained except along the eastern border of the project. The total costs under the existing project, excluding $15,000 con- tributed funds which were expended for new work, were $462,905.66 for new work and $68,386.37 for maintenance, a total of $531,292.03. The expenditures were $531,288.82. 354 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposedoperations.--It is-proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $72,153 as follows: Accounts payable on June 30, 1940 -------- --- - $3. 21 Maintenance dredging by a United States seagoing hopper dredge, including rehandling by a pipe-line dredge (January and May 1941)_ 72, 149. 79 Total 72, 153. 00 The above dredging will restore the project depth of 30 feet in the vicinty of the Camden terminals, and 18 feet in the vicinity of the shipways at Cooper Point, N. J. The sum of $60,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging between Kaighn Point and Cooper Point. Cost and financialsummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- $462, 905. 66 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 68, 386. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----- ------- 531, 292. 03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 3. 21. Net total expenditures----- ------------------------ 531, 288. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------- ------------------ 72, 153. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 603, 441. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- Cost of maintenance $21, 970. 43 $43, 812. 31 $350. 21 T otal expended ______ ____- ______ _____ ___- - . . _... . . . .- 20, 990. 90 44, 791. 84 347. 00 Allotted -- - 67, 000. 00 21, 282. 74 50, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------- $22, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940-- -------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 72, 500. 00 Gross amount expended--------------------- --------------- 347. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------ 72, 153. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ---------------------------- 3. 21 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 72,149. 79 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June --- - -- - - -- 30, 1942, for maintenance 6 000. 00 60, I A Exclusive of available funds. _ Inaddition, $15,000 contributed funds expended for new work. _ 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 355 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 61/2 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 1/2 miles per hour. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,490,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $200,000, in addition to $1,300,000 required to restore the project depths 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 Point, H. Doc. No. 1270, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 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 articled ot previously reported.--A report on the reexamination of Schuykill 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.-Theexisting 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 356 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 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.-The U. S. Hopper dredges Clatsop and Rossell were engaged at intervals in mainte- nance dredging between the mouth and Passyunk Avenue. A total of 824,554 cubic yards, bin measurement, was removed at a cost of $201,879.73 for maintenance. Channel examinations were made, as required, during the year at a cost of $7,405.92 for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $209,285.65 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $195,180.96. In accordance with local cooperation requirement the city of Phila- delphia dredged a total of 353,650 cubic yards from the channel above Passyunk Avenue. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 98 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the removal of a few rock shoals in the channel above Passyunk Avenue. This work will be deferred until the overlying mud shoals are removed by the city of Philadelphia, as required by the project. The latest examination (May and June, 1940) shows controlling depths at mean low water available to navigation as follows: Section Project Present depth depth Feet Feet Mouth to 29th St - ----- ----------------- ------------------------ 30 29. 9 29th St. to Passyunk Ave_ 30 26.1 Passyunk Ave. to Gibson Point -- 26 11.2 Gibson Point to University Ave - 22 11.7 The total costs under the existing project were $1,456,001.01 for new work and $2,650,013.67 for maintenance, a total of $4,106,014.68. The expenditures were $4,090,284.14. Proposedoperations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $171,215.86 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940--- $15, 730. 54 Maintenance: Dredging by a United States seagoing hopper dredge, mouth to Passyunk Avenue Bridge, including rehandling by pipeline dredges, as required during the year---------------------------155, 485. 32 Total--------------------------------------------- 171, 215. 86 The sum of $250,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 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, 1940------------------------- $1, 981, 001.01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1040---------------------- 2, 650, 013. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------ 4, 631, 014. 68 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 357 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----- --------------- 15, 730. 54 Net total expenditures--------- --------------------- 4, 615. 284. 14 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 171, 215. 86 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -------------- 4, 786, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---- --- Cost of maintenance-- --------- $292, 625.47 $131, 636. 36 $65, 243. 22 $233, 817.51 $209, 285.65 Total expended..----------------. 257, 121. 62 161, 396. 21 60, 145. 72 244,006. 59 195, 180. 96 Allotted _____ -- -_ -- ---... 240, 000.00 -108,000.00 265, 500.00 180, 000.00 214,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ -------------------------- $152, 396. 82 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 ---------- $ 64,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940----------_ 150, 000. 00 214, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for--_------------------------- 366, 396. 82 Gross amount expended---------------------------------- 195, 180.96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_------- -- 1------ -- 171, 215. 86 15, 730. 54 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------155, 485. 32 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1--------------------------- 250, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 5. WILMINGTON HARBOR, DEL. Location.--This harbor is formed by Christina River, which rises in New Castle County, Del., flows northeasterly 16 miles, passing through the city of Wilmington, Del., and empties into Delaware River about 29 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 294.) Previous projects.-Work was done on Christina River from 1836 to 1838. The original project was adopted by River and Harbor 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 Lobdell Canal. From 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 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 decreasing to a depth of 10 feet to the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad bridge No. 4, thence decreasing to a depth of 7 feet and a width of 358 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 100 feet to Newport, Del., 9 miles above the mouth, and for the con- struction of two jetties at the mouth of Christina River and one at the mouth of Brandywine River. The north jetty, as originally con- structed, 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 Brandy- wine 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 Newport. Under the influence of prolonged heavy winds the range of tide may vary from about 2 feet below to about 11 feet above mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935 to include the cost of the south entrance jetty, 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 H. Doec. No. 66, 54th Cong., 1st sess.; Mar. 3,18996 For deaths of 21, 10, and 7 feet, and for jetties Annual Report, 1896, p. 973; Annual Report, 1897, p. 1250.1 July 25, 1912 Purchase or construction of a dredge and auxil- H. Doec. No. 359, 62d Cong., 2d sess. iaries, including a wharf and depot, and for maintenance of the project. Sept. 22, 1922Entrance channel and basin with 25-foot depth H. Doec. No. 114, 67th Cong., 1st sess., Mar. 3, 1925 and for construction by local interests of the and Senate Committee 1 Print, 68th new south jetty. Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 For 30-foot depth between Delaware River and Rivers and Harbors Committee Dec. the Lobdell Canal and modification or removal No. 20, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' of a portion of the north jetty. Aug. 30, 19352 Completion of the new south jetty by the United Rivers and Harbors Committee Dec. States; subject to the provision that the city of No. 32, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Wilmington shall reimburse the United States for the cost, without interest, of any part of the structure that may subsequently be occupied and utilized for the city activities. I Contain latest published maps. 2 Also May 28, 1935, under E. R. A. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 27, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project for Wilmington Harbor, Del., to permit temporary occupancy by the city of Wilmington of any part of the south jetty for city activities under revocable license issued by the Secretary of War, upon recommendation of the Chief of Engineers; provided that the occupied portion of the jetty is properly maintained without expense to the United States (H. Doc. No. 658, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Loal 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- RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 359 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.-The U. S. hopper dredges Rossell and Clatsop were operated at intervals during the year on maintenance dredging between Delaware River and Lob- dell Canal, removing a total of 776,488 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $133,848.67. The U. S. hopper dredge Abse- con was operated from March 4 to May 31, 1940, in maintenance dredging between Lobdell Canal and Market Street Bridge, remov- ing a total of 131,353 cubic yards, bin measurement, of material at a cost of $44,523.59. Maintenance dredging between Pennsylvania Railroad bridge No. 4 and Newport, by contract, was commenced March 4, 1940, and completed April 30, 1940. There were removed 48,590 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $16,758.65. Surveys in connection with contract were made at a cost of $764.49. Surveys and channel examination were made at a cost of $2,620.23 for maintenance. The construction and operation of a model of Wilmington Harbor by United States Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., was commenced and was 30 percent completed at a cost of $1,788.49 at the end of the fiscal year. The reimbursement of $2,589.86 for damages to south jetty by the steamship City of Camden was received. The total cost of work was $197,714.26 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $196,114.23. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was about 99 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the deepening of the inner basin approximately 4,400 feet long and from 400 to 600 feet wide to a depth of 30 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: From Delaware River to Lobdell Canal (February 1940), 29.4; thence to Market Street Bridge at Wilming- ton (May 1940) 19.5; thence to the pulp works (June 1940), 12.4; thence to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge No. 4, 7.0; and thence to 1,000 feet upstream from the Newport Highway Bridge, 7.4 feet. The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Emergency Regular Total Relief funds funds New work _______________________________________ ___ $205, 500 $924, 356.12 $1,129, 856.12 Maintenance ... .. . ........ .. ......... . .______________ 3, 921, 099. 54 3, 921, 099. 54 Total___ 205, 500 4, 845, 455. 66 5, 050,955. 66 Expenditures_ 205, 500 4, 843, 490. 18 5, 048, 990. 18 In addition $60,000 contributed by the city of Wilmington was expended for maintenance. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $144,838.61, as follows: 360 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------------------------ $1, 965.48 Maintenance : Maintenance dredging by a United States seagoing hopper dredge, and attendant plant from the mouth to Lobdell Canal, through- out the year --------------------------------------- 125, 763.13 Completion of a model study of Wilmington Harbor by the U. S. Waterways Experiment Station at Vicksburg, Miss--------- 17, 110. 00 Total--------------------------------- 144, 838.61 A seagoing hopper dredge will be operated at intervals throughout the fiscal year as required, and the model study of the harbor will be completed. The sum of $230,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 to be applied to maintenance dredging to project depth with Government plant from the mouth to Pusey & Jones shipyard. 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, 1940------------------------ $1,531, 977. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------13, 921, 099. 54 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------5, 453, 076. 87 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 1, 965. 48 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 15,451, 111. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 144, 838. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------ 15,595, 950. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work $192, 376. 65 $13,123. 35 Cost of maintenance.. 89,116. 25 217, 114. 02 $230, 700.34 $128, 182. 75 $197,714.26 Total cost 281i,492. 90 230, 237. 37 230, 700. 34 128, 182. 75 197, 714. 26 Total expended_ 281,119. 00 234, 634.02 213, 881.73 163, 661.42 196,114. 23 - Allotted --... 236, 500.00 11,000.00 394, 000.00 227, 000.00 77, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_---------------------------- $263, 952. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940-- _______________--____------ 125, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __ ----- - 388, 952. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- - -- 48, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 340, 952.84 Gross amount expended__ _- -- - $198, 704. 09 Less reimbursements collected___--- - - 2, 589. 86 196, 114. 23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 1---------------------- 44, 838.61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 1, 965. 48 Balance available June 30, 1940-. ------- _ _ 142, 873. 13 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, 1942, for maintenance ---------- _ _ 230, 000. 00 1 In addition, $60,000 contributed funds expended for maintenance. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND. HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 361 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 & 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 Annual 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; deepening the existing basin to the same depth; revetment of both banks east of Fifth Street Bridge; and construction of bulk- heads. 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 5.2 feet, and at Chesapeake City, Md., 2.5 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 6.3 feet above mean high water to 3.0 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 existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 201, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Docs. 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. Loca cooperation.-Fully complied with. 362 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENOINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 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-Newo work-Contract.-Dredging north of the channel center line east of the railroad bridge, stations 39+500 to 44+400, to provide for a channel with a maximum width of 445 feet was commenced October 30, 1939, and completed February 17, 1940. A total of 861,927 cubic yards, place measurement, was removed at a cost of $165,273.68. Dredging of Back Creek Anchorage and Mooring Basin to project dimensions was commenced March 9 and completed March 20, 1940. A total of 197,606 cubic yards, place measurement, was removed at a cost of $36,030.63. Dredging of Delaware City Branch Channel from Delaware River to a point 400 feet east of Fifth Street Bridge, and the basin at Delaware City to project dimensions was commenced March 18 and completed April 24, 1940. A total of 59,871 cubic yards, place meas- urement, was removed at a cost of $25,449.08. Construction of 10 emergency mooring dolphins at the railroad bridge was commenced March 23 and completed April 16, 1940, at a cost of $6,980.22. Bank stabilization on the north side of the canal at Goose Point, stations 63 + 700 to 68 + 800, was commenced March 18, 1940, and was about 34 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $61,713.56. Decreased cost adjustments applicable to the construction of a con- crete pavement on Delaware State Highway No. 71, across Govern- ment-owned land at Lums Pond, Del., completed in previous fiscal year, amounted to $10,851.02. New work-Hired labor.-Grading,revetting, and sodding slopes of south canal bank at railroad bridge, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was completed July 22, 1939, at a cost of $7,862.22. Excavating, grading, and revetting of north canal bank at Chesa- peake City, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was completed November 20, 1939, at a cost of $27,388.98. Reconstruction and operation of model of Reedy Point entrance by United States Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., and a study of the results, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was continued throughout the year at a cost of $12,633.64. Soil investigation for stabilization of canal banks was in progress and was about 86 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $34,490.40. A refund of $4,947.50 on money deposited in the United States Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with the acquisition RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 363 of land and applicable to Emergency Relief funds, was received. The total cost of new work was $362,023.89. Maintenance-Contract.-Construction of four emergency dol- phins at several bridges, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was completed July 7, 1939, at a cost of minus $1,688.15. Services of consulting engineers in connection with case in the United States Court of Claims were procured at a cost of $125.60. Engineering services in connection with the construction of a high- level bridge over the canal at St. Georges were procured at a cost of $54,792.60. Removal and disposal of the piers, pipe piles, fenders, counter- weights, structural steel, and concrete of the lift bridge at St. Georges, begun March 6, 1940, was about 46 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $46,458.41. A contract for the substructure of a four-lane, high-level, fixed bridge at St. Georges was awarded June 2, 1940. Preliminary costs in connection with the contract were $19.02. Maintenance-Hiredlabor.-The U. S. derrick boat No. 37 was en- gaged in dredging miscellaneous shoals throughout the canal at inter- vals during the year. A total of 136,308 cubic yards, scow measure- ment, was removed at a cost of $64,347.58. The U. S. hopper dredge Clatsop was engaged in dredging miscel- laneous shoals throughout the canal at intervals during the year. A total of 1,378,757 cubic yards, bin measurement, was removed at a cost of $329,607.06. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Alabama was engaged in dredging the channel east of Reedy Point Bridge at intervals during the year. A total of 203,096 cubic yards was removed at a cost of $34,292.30. Soil study and subsurface explorations of foundation conditions for a high level bridge at St. Georges were made at a cost of $21,792.82. Other hired-labor work consisted of maintenance and repairs to banks, $52,583.98; drainage of banks, $18,028.43; seeding and planting windbreaks along banks, $28,721.27; maintenance and repairs of aux- iliary works, $13,177.64; maintenance and operation of tide gages, $2,098.44; removal of obstructions and debris, exclusive of St. Georges Bridge wreckage, $15,679.05; a total of $130,288.81. Surveys and ex- aminations of the canal were made throughout the year at a cost of $46,538.53. Total cost of maintenance was $726,574.58. Operating and care-Contract.-Construction of a new control house at Chesapeake City Bridge and a new control room at Reedy Point Bridge was commenced December 21, 1939, and completed March 29, 1940, at a cost of $6,075.93. Operatingand care-Hired labor.-The waterway and the highway bridges across it, including a ferry at St. Georges, were operated and maintained throughout the year. The costs were $210,096.71 for operation, $17,349.65 for maintenance and repair, and $15,703.05 for improvement and reconstruction, a total of $243,149.41. The total cost of operating and care was $249,225.34. The total cost for all work was $362,023.89 for new work, $726,- 574.58 for maintenance, and $249,225.34 for operating and care, a total of $1,337,823.81. Total expenditures were $1,118,681.31. 364 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 SECTION: COURTHOUSE POINT TO POOLES ISLAND--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT No dredging was done. Operations were confined to work on office maps, estimates and surveys, and the construction of drainage ditches for mosquito control in the Pearce Creek Disposal Area. A total of 2,900 feet of ditch was constructed and 17,768 cubic yards of mate- rial removed. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $11,522.46. The total expenditures were $10,971.86. The combined total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: New work Maintenance Operating Total Philadelphia district: Regular funds______________ ________________ $366, 971. 39 $726, 574. 58 $249, 225. 34 $1, 342, 771. 31 Emergency Relief funds __________________ -4, 947. 50 _--- -4, 947. 50 Baltimore district: Regular funds_ -- _ 11, 522. 46 11, 522. 46 Total__ 362, 023. 89 738, 097. 04 249, 225. 34 1, 349, 346. 27 The total expenditures during the fiscal year for both districts were $1,134,600.67 regular funds and minus $4,947.50 Emergency Relief funds, a net total of $1,129,653.17. CONDITION AT END OF FISCAL YEAR Philadelphia, Pa., district.-This portion of the existing project is about 78 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the completion, under contract in force, of dry excavation on the north side of the canal at Goose point; dredging branch channel from a point 400 feet east of Fifth Street Bridge to its junction with the canal; bank stabilization through Deep Cut; stabilizing Summit Bridge; protecting slopes with vegetal cover; widening existing bends; widening Reedy Point entrance channel; and constructing extensions to existing jetties at Delaware River entrance. The controlling depths on June 30, 1940, were as follows: From Delaware River to Reedy Point Bridge 24.9 feet; thence to Pennsyl- vania Railroad bridge 27.0 feet; thence to Summit Bridge 26.5 feet; and thence to Court House Point 27.0 feet. The controlling depth in the Delaware City branch channel was 5.4 feet. 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 27.3 feet, local datum or 24.9 feet at mean low water, Delaware River datum, ascertained in April 1939. The combined total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: New work Maintenance Operating and care Total Baltimore district: Regular funds-..---------........ $2, 150, 566. 64 $16, 232. 30 _ $2, 166, 798. 94 Philadelphia district: Regular funds_...____.__----__ ------ _ 5, 426, 666. 14 2, 029, 434. 89 $770, 157. 26 8, 226, 258. 29 Emergency Relief funds..-----..-----------....... 4, 728, 002. 61 _ 4, 728, 002. 61 Total-........ .----------------- 12, 305, 235. 39 12, 045, 667. 19 770, 157. 26 15, 121, 059. 84 RIVERS AND HARBORS.-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 365 The total expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $15,077,959.41, of which $8,184,132.95 regular funds and $4,728,002.61 Emergency Relief funds a total of $12,912,135.56, was charged to the Philadelphia district, and $2,165,823.85 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 operation.--It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1940, amounting to $4,213,777.17, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_-------------------------------- $61, 736. 95 New work: Excavating in dry on north side between station 63+700 and station 68+800 (Goose Point) under contract in force to be completed October 1940---------------------------- 119, 935. 00 Dredging north of present channel centerline between stations 63+700, and 68+800 (Goose Point), by contract (October to December 1940) --------------------------------- - 138, 720. 00 Bank stabilization between station 52+400 and station 54+400 (west of Summit Bridge) excavating in dry, by contract (August 1940 to February 1941) ----------------- 188, 219. 00 Bank stabilization between station 54+400 and station 57+000, excavating in dry, by contract (October 1940 to September 1941) ---------------------------------------- 275, 520. 00 Soil investigation for stabilization of banks by hired labor (July 1940) 500. 00 Reconstructing and operating model of Reedy Point entrance by United States Waterways Experiment Station, Vicks- burg, Miss. (July 1940 to January 1941) ------------------ 650.00 Constructing extension to north jetty at Delaware River en- trance, by hired labor (March to May 1941) -------------- 25, 000.00 Total new work-------------------------------------- 748, 544. 00 Maintenance: Removing concrete bridge piers and counterweights at St. Georges, under contract in force to be completed Septem- ber 1940 ------------------------------------------ 53, 408. 00 Consultant service in connection with the construction of highway bridge at St. Georges--------------------------- 81, 097. 00 Constructing substructure of a four-lane, high level fixed highway bridge at St. Georges, under contract in force to be completed January 1941_ _ ____ ________-----------_ 1, 007, 288. 00 Constructing superstructure of a four-lane, high level, fixed highway bridge at St. Georges, by contract (September 1940 to September 1941) -- ---------- _____________ 1, 206, 700. 00 Constructing approaches to a four-lane, high level, fixed high- way bridge at St. Georges, by contract (September 1940 to September 1941) ___---------------- 150, 000.00 Demolishing houses and clearing site for bridge at St. Georges, by hired labor (July-August 1940) ------------- , 500. 00 Dredging with a United States hopper dredge, pipe-line dredge, and derrickboat, as required during the year to a depth of 27 feet --------------------------------- _ 459, 936. 22 Maintenance of canal banks and auxiliary works throughout the year-----------------------------------------------127, 000. 00 Removal of obstructions and debris throughout the year ... _ 24, 500. 00 Seeding canal banks and planting windbreaks __-- ______ 20, 375. 00 3, 131, 804. 22 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1--24 366 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 iaintenance (operation and care) : General operating expenses__----------------------------_ $120, 000. 00 Operation of bridges and ferry at St. Georges- - - 92, 000. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repairs to bridges ---------__ _ 19, 585. 00 Improvement and reconstruction----------------------- 40, 107. 00 271, 692. 00 Total for all work --------------------- 4, 213, 777. 17 The dry excavation and dredging at Goose Point will widen the channel and provide for safer navigation. 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 construction of an extension to the north jetty at the Delaware River entrance is expected to reduce shoaling in the entrance channel. The sum of $1,288,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work : Bank stabilization between station 60+800 and station 63+700, excavating in dry, by contract (July-December 1941)-- $100, 000 Extension of north jetty at Delaware River entrance, by contract (August-December 1941) -------------------------------- 200, 000 Total new work------ ------------------------------ 300. 000 Maintenance: Dredging with a United States hopper dredge, pipe-line dredge, and derrickboat, as required during the year, to a depth of 27 feet-------------------------------------------- 628, 000 Seeding canal banks and planting windbreaks----------------- 20, 000 Maintenance of canal banks and auxiliary works throughout the year------------------------------------------------ 100, 000 Removal of obstructions and debris throughout the year-------- 30, 000 778, 000 Maintenance (operation and care) : General operating expenses------------------------------------ 125, 000 Operation of bridges ------------------------------- 50, 000 Operation of St. Georges ferry (July 1 to October 31, 1941) ..... 15, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repairs to bridges ----------------- 20, 000 210, 000 Total for maintenance ----------------- 988, 000 Total for all work-------------------------------------- 1, 288, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------23, 014, 990. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------ 9,719, 572. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 _ 32, 734, 562. 71 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ----------------- 18, 636. 52 Gross .total costs to June 30, 1940--------------------32, 753, 199. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 61, 736. 95 Net total expenditures___ --------------------------- 32, 691, 462. 28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 4, 195, 140. 65 Total amount :appropriated to June 30, 1940---------- 36, 886, 602. 93 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 367 Fiscal year ending 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 June 30 Cost of new work ..--.. 350. $2,695, 94 $7, 403, 158. 48 91 $2,912,160. $148, 197. 85 $362,023.89 Cost of maintenance_.. 686, 518. 13 279, 773. 28 82 924,059. 696, 205. 68 987, 322. 38 -- _I I-- 1-I I __ 1 I Total cost-......3, 381, 869. 07 7,682, 931. 76 3, 836,220.73 844, 403. 53 1, 349, 346. 27 Total expended........ 3, 736, 079. 95 6, 682, 881. 81 4,104, 483.45 1, 092, 008.87 1, 129, 653. 17 Allotted_.............. 4, 044, 97 538. 2, 262, 00 260. 3, 487, 611.00 2, 267, 579. 11 3,053,491.34 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ___ $2, 271, 302. 48 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______ 500, 000. 00 Amount allotted frqm War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940----------- 2, 917, 000. 00 3, 442, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________________ ___ -__ 5, 713, 302. 48 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment _ _ ___ 388, 508. 66 Net amount to be accounted for-..... ___---- ___ - __- _ 5, 324, 793. 82 Gross amount expended1___----__ $1, 447, 850. 00 Less- Reimbursements collected-------- $7, 835. 67 Receipts from sales----------- 310, 361. 16 318, 196. 83 1 4, 129.0 1 V, V 52J. 17 . Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 __. ______ 4, 195, 140. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------- $6, 780. 10 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 1, 320, 031. 42 1, 326, 811. 52 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------2, 868, 329. 13 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------ 18, 636. 52 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------- 2, 886, 965. 65 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2--- ---------- 2, 035, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 300, 000. 00 For maintenance 2----- ---------------------- 988, 000. 00 Total 2---- -- - ---------- 1, 288, 000. 00 1 Includes $4.947.50 Emergency Relief appropriation funds. 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 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 368 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 9 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 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 Landing, 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 (1998) 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.-New work construction of a 1,500-foot extension to the existing south jetty at the mouth, by contract, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was com- pleted August 31, 1939. The cost was $21,162.36 for new work. The expenditures were $34,709.60. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 96 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the dredging of a small section of the river at its upper end near Smyrna Landing. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1940, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 5.0 feet; thence to Prices Landing, 4.4 feet; and thence to Smyrna Landing, 3.3 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $143,- 759.16 for new work and $79,369.03 for maintenance, a total of $223,128.19. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging in the entrance channel and shoals in the upper section of the river by contract (July-September 1941). The completion of the project which consists of dredging in the upper end of the river is not now required by existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------- $198, 843. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 1------------------------02, 091. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 300, 935. 82 Net total expenditures_ ____....--_ 300, 935. 82' Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------------ 300, 935. 82 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., D)STIICT 369 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_______________ ______________ ________ ______ _ $42, 294.75 $21,162. 36 Cost of maintenance- - $8, 982. 26 $6, 440.03 $624.00 .............- --.......... 'Total expended ..-............. 7,045. 63 8, 376. 66 624.00 28, 747. 51 34, 709. 60 Allotted... .....--------------------- ------------- --------- -5, 168. 15 54, 457. 11 9, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $25, 709. 60 Amount allotted from War.. Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------------------------------------ 9, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____---___--------------------- 34, 709. 60 Gross amount expended____ 34, 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, 1942, for maintenance- _--____________----------- 15, 000. 00 8. LITTLE RIVER, DEL. Location.-This 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 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.-Fully complied 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 existing project was com- pleted in 1914. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1940, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 2.1 feet; and thence to the highway bridge at Little Creek Landing, 1.9 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $12,015.86 for new work and $46,020.59 for maintenance, a total of $58,036.45. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging throughout the length of the project bycontract (August to November 1941). 370 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, I194 f Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------$12, 015. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------------ 46, 020. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------------- 58, 036. 45 Net total expenditures------------------- -------- -------- 58, 036. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ----- .-- 58, 036. 45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, 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 Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbon 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 in Delaware Bay, 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 Murderkill River to a 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 maintenance 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 June 25, 1910 For a 7-foot depth throughout, 16 cut-offs, and H. Doe. No. 111t660th 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., Ist sess.' 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Harbor 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 371 suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent mainte- nance as required. This requirement has not been fully complied with. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three wharves and several land- ings along the river, allof which are privately owned, but are open to use by the general public. None of the wharves has railroad connec- tions. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 40 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the dredg- ing of a realined entrance channel, the construction of jetties at the mouth, and the dredging of a small section of the river at its upper end near Dover. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1940, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth 3.8 feet; thence to Barker's Landing, 5.9 feet; thence to Lebanon, 5.1 feet; and thence to Dover, 3.2 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project 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 1941. The sum of $262,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied to new work dredging and jetty construction at the mouth, by contract (July, 1941 to April, 1942). Cost, and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------- $207, 102. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ------------------- ------ 64, 537. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 271, 639. 59 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------------- 271, 639. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940- ---- 271, 639. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work I ..... . -.............. - Cost of maintenance ...----------- $1, 559. 77 $19, 323. 32 - Total expended..-----..----------. 1,460. 21 19, 409. 99 $12. 89 -- Allotted- ----.- '4, 000. 00 -1,116.91 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------------- $267, 500. 00, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work------------------------------------------ 262, 700. 00. 10. MURDERKILL RIVER, DEL. Location.-This river rises in Kent County, Del., flows northeasterly 19 miles and empties into Delaware Bay about 25 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water from Delaware Bay to Frederica, 150 feet wide across the fiats 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 372 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Nod1058, °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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Maintenancedredging of the entrance channel, by contract was commenced October 28, 1939, and completed December 7, 1939. There were removed 41,926 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $12,957.17 for maintenance. Surveys under maintenance were made at a cost of $378.20. The total :costs and expenditures for all work were $13,335.37 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 63 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the widening of the channel from 60 feet to project width outside the mouth and within the river. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1940, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth 4.9 feet; and thence to Frederica, 5.7 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $37,630.07 for new work and $168,140.06 for maintenance, a total of $205,770.13. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. 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, 1940 ________________________________ $37, 630. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 168, 140. 06 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------__ 205, 770. 13 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 205, 770. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------205, 770. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------- ---- Cost of maintenance ------------- $11, 866. 54 $13, 335. 37 Total expended_ 11, 481. 23 $385. 31 13, 335. 37 Allotted ------------------------ $15, 000 . .------- -- 13, 516. 23 $12, 000 1,335. 37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____________________________ $12, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939-_1---------------- ---------------- 1, 335. 37 Amount to be accounted for------------- 13, 335. 37 Gross amount expended----- 3, 335. 37 1---------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---- ----------------- -------------- ----- 22, 400. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 373, 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 contour 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 south 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. of 'the south jetty. Thenean 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, was $177,3509 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.' A u g. 2 6 , 19 3 7 ................ .R iv e r s an d H a rb or s C o m m it te e D o c. E x ten s ion o f no r th jetty _.... ... No. 83, 74th Cong, 2d sess.1 1Contains 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 construction of a 3,500-foot extension to the existing north jetty at the mouth, by contract, in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was com- pleted December 23, 1939. The cost was $108,356.45 for new work The expenditures were $127,118.29. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1940,. were as follows: From Delware Bay to the mouth, 5.9 feet; thence to the highway drawbridge, 5.8 feet; and thence to the fixed highway bridge at Milford, 6.1 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $216,- 390. 72 for new work and $118,231.80 for maintenance, a total ofd $334,622.52. 374 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $55,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied as follows: Maintenance: Repairing existing south jetty, by contract (August to December, 1941) ----------------------------------------------- $45, 000 Dredging in entrance channel, by contract (March to May, 1942). 10, 000 Total-----------------------------------------------55, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__--- --------------------- $365, 189. 13 1940 ------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1111 ---- - ------ 179, 404. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __ _____-544, 593. 35 Net total expenditures______--__-_________ ___--- 544, 593. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ___-__--.__ -___544, 593. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_____ ... ._____ .__ __________. . -.-- $20, 784. 38 $108, 356.45 Cost of maintenance . . . . . . . .. .... -- ..-- $11, 251. 84 2, 285. 72 -- Total cost----------------____________11, 251.84 23, 070. 10 108, 356.45 Total expended ______ ______-.. - $3, 894.97 11, 116. 05 .____________. 4, 444. 05 127, 118. 29 Allotted ____ -_---______-- -5, 000.00 $15,000 -10, 000.00 112, 300.00 14, 700.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_______________--------------------------- $112, 418.29 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938----------------- $11,0000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939_ .__-. _____-____ 3, 700. 00 14, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------------- 127, 118.29 Gross amount expended_______ ___- ______________ ___-127, 118. 29 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance-------------------------------55, 000. 00 12. BROADKILL RIVER, DEL. Location,.-This river rises in Sussex County, Del., flows northeast- erly 13 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 5 miles above Cape Ilenlopen. (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 Delaware Bay to the same depth in Broadkill River, a distance of about one- half mile, and constructing a stone-filled pile and timber-crib jetty, 1,275 feet long, on the north side of the entrance; and thence a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water with a least width of 40 feet, upstream to Milton, 103/4 miles above the new mouth. The 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 375 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 3.5 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. 214, 59th Cong., 2d sess.1 1This document, together with H. Doc. 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. Operationsand 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, 1940, were as follows: From Delaware Bay through the new entrance to the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal to the junction of the canal with Broadkill River, 4.3 feet; thence to the bascule highway bridge, 4.9 feet; and thence to Milton, 3.5 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project 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 1941. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied to maintenance dredging throughout the project by contract (September to December, 1941). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------ $68, 227. 97 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------101, 723. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___---- __ 169, 951. 64 Net total expenditures__________________________ 169, 951. 64 'Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_..___________ _____ 169, 951. 64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--------------- -------------------- -- ----- - ------ -- ----- 'Cost of maintenance - - Total expended_- ... --......... ---- ---- -- - - Allotted - -- - - -$6, 786. 03 - ---- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance------- - - - $15, 000. 00 376 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 13. INLAND WATERWAY BETWEEN REHOBOTH BAY AND DELAWARE BAY, DEL. Location.-This waterway, a tidal canal, situated in the south- easterly part of Sussex County, extends 12 miles from Rehoboth Bay northward through the highland west of the town of Rehoboth to Gordon Lake; thence through the marshes back of Cape Henlopen to Lewes River. It then follows the latter a distance of about 11'/ 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 Bay H. Doc. No. 823, 60th Cong., 1st sess., and Delaware Bay. and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 51, 61st Cong., 3d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 For a 6-foot-depth entrance near Lewes, for jetties, Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. for widening the canal from Broadkill River to No. 56, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- Lewes, and basin. tains latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are five wharves at Lewes, Del., one owned by the town, one Government owned, and three privately RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 377 owned, all open to public use, and two private wharves at Rehoboth, one of which has direct railroad connection. These wharves are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary work on the preparation of plans and specifications for cleaning and paint- ing the steel sheet pile jetties was performed. The costs and expendi- tures were $72.50 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about :85 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the rein- forcing of the jetties in Rehoboth Bay, built in 1903 under a previous -project. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1940, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to mouth 5.3 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Lewes 3.9 feet; and thence to Rehoboth Bay :3.1 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project, excluding $60,000 contributed funds, expended for new work, were $435,383.07 for new work and $28,037.97 for maintenance, a total of $463,421.04. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1941. The oompletion of the project by reinforcing the jetties in Reho- both Bay is not required at this time. The sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied as follows: Maintenance : Repairing inner ends of existing steel sheet pile jetties by contract (August to December, 1941) ----------------------------- $15, 000 Dredging from Delaware Bay to South Street Bridge at Lewes by contract (September to December, 1941) -------------------- 15, 000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 30, 000 Cost and financial summary 'Costof new work to June 30, 1940 383. 07 $-------------------------435, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 --------------------- 28, 037. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-- __------ 463, 421.04 Net total expenditures -- ------------ 463, 421. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------------ 463, 421. 04 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance ______ ______________ __________________ $132, 636. 71 $38, 246. 63 ______________ .______________5, 202.06 $1, 159. 88 -........... $72. 50 Total cost .... ____ .__ _____.. _. ._____. 132, 636. 71 43, 448. 69 1, 159. 88 72. 50 Total expended .. __ 111, 061. 74 64, 723. 98 1, 459. 56 72. 50 Allotted .......... --------------- - __.. . .- 170, 000. 00 8, 082. 39 4, 162. 89 -4, 927. 50 -Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---------------------------- ___ 5, 000 .00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------___ 4, 927 .50 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 72.50 Gross amount ---------------------------- 25, 480. 21 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 619 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions as may be required at widely separated points from Charleston to Winyah Bay, with U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor, Mar. 1 to June 30, 1941______------------------------------------ $75, 000. 00 Dredging along western shore of Winyah Bay across the mouth of Estherville-Minim Creek Canal to increase the effectiveness of existing permeable dikes in reducing shoaling in the mouth of the canal with U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor, June 1 to 30, 1941--------------- ---------------- 17, 478. 27 Total---------------- --------------------------- 317, 958. 48 Total for all work .--- -------------------------- 385, 826. 80 Balance remaining---------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Total ------------ ------------------------------- 405,826. 80 The additional sum of $57,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions as may be required from Winyah Bay to Charles- ton Harbor with U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor, November 1 to December 31, 1941, and May 1 to June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $1,855, 278. 30 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------ ------------- 1,046, 532. 76 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------2, 901, 811.06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 67, 868. 32 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 2,833, 942. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 405, 826. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 3,239, 769. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__ _ $3, 008. 79 $8, 774. 61 $219,637. 70 Cost of maintenance _--------- .289, 191. 96 $78,261.77 $46, 765. 44 58, 963.98 12, 900. 95 Total cost .......---------------292, 200. 75 78, 261. 77 46, 765.44 67, 738. 59 232, 538. 65 Tota lexpended . .......---------------- 259, 086. 01 121, 008. 99 43, 112. 84 59, 787. 13 174, 091.08 Allotted_............ _ 264, 000. 00 -70, 084. 22 101, 000.00 530, 000. 00 a 35, 600.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------- $544, 317. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 _____--___- ---- _________ 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------- 594, 317. 88 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -----------_ 4,400. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------- 579, 917. 88 Gross amount expended----------------------- $174, 112. 69 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 21.61 174, 091.08 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------- 405, 826. 80 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------------- 192, 203. 43 Balance available June 30, 1940 213, 623. 37 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance '---------------------------- 57, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds 620 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 4.5 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 main- tenance. 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 handling pulpwood, there are practically no term- inal 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.-The U. S. snag boat Wateree removed 1,173 snags, stumps, logs, and overhanging trees in clearing the channel from mile 37 to mile 99, and from mile 122 to mile 122.2 at a cost and expenditure of $3,951.08, chargeable to main- tenance. Condition at end of fscal year.-Surveys made during August, Sep- tember, and October, 1939, showed the controlling depth at ordinary low water to be 9.2 feet from the Intracoastal Waterway, mile 7 to mile 19, and thence 4 feet to the head of the river, mile 143, as a re- sult of snagging operations during September and October 1939. The costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year have been $170,024.88, chargeable to maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940 ($3,- 066.79), will be applied to maintenance snagging as may be required from the crossing of the Intracoastal Waterway to the head of the river, a distance of 138 miles, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor December 1 to 31, 1940. The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in maintenance snagging as may be required from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Wilsons Landing Dam now under construction by the South Carolina Public Service Authority, a distance of 78 miles; and from the head of the Santee Cooper Reservoir at maximum draw-down to the head of the river, a distance of 24 miles, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, May 1 to June 30, 1942. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 621 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------------- $99, 750. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 170, 024. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 269, 774. 88 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 269, 774. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------------3, 066. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 --------------- 272, 841. 67 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .-- - - - - - - .- - - - .. .. . . . . . --. . . . . -- -- - - - - - --. . . . . Cost of maintenance.------------- $1,225.05 $107. 80 $3,951.08 Total expended __ ___ 1, 191.95 140. 18 3,951.08 I lotted-.............. -... .. 13, 000.00 -11, 500. 00 $3,850. 00 -. - -......... 3, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ___---------------------------------- $4, 017. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940--------------------------------- 3, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 017. 87 7----------------------------- Gross amount expended-------------- ----------------------- 3, 951. 08 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------------------- 3, 066. 79 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance'-----__-------- 6--__------- 6, 000. 00 1Exclusive 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 Caro- lina 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 un- obstructed 4-foot navigation for steamers from the mouth to Camden, 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 original estimated cost of the improvement was $60,000, and no estimate 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 Execu- tive 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 conven- ient places along the river. The facilities are sufficient for present commerce. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--40 622 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1.940 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snag boat Wateree removed 1,624 snags, stumps, logs, and overhanging trees in clearing a 50- to 75-foot channel in the lower 9.5 miles of the river from the mouth to the Southern Railway bridge at a cost of $4,068.44, chargeable to maintenance. The expenditures were $7,904.49. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The river is entirely obstructed by snags, logs, etc., from the mouth to Camden, except in the lower 9.5 miles cleared in 1939. The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $60,000 for new work and $151,783.83 for maintenance, a total of $211,783.83. The expendi- tures have been $211,783.83. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work will be required during the fiscal year 1941, since there is no commerce on the river at present, and it is improbable that there will be a revival of commerce in the near future. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___-- ------------------------ $60, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---- --------------------- 151, 783. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----- __.------ 211, 783. 83 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 211, 783. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 _-------__-- -_ 211,783. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------- ---------------------------- -- - Cost of maintenance ------------ __ _ ------------------- ------- $5, 931.56 $4, 068. 44 Total expended .________.._____ - -- ........................ .............. - -- -- - =- s. , 2, 095. 51 .7,904.49 ' i" Allotted .................------------------... I..... .... ....--------I-----............. I 10, 000.00 - Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $7, 904. 49 Gross amount expended------------- ----------------------- 7, 904. 49 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 p)rotection, 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 danm. Data concerning the lock and dam are as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 623 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 .- ---- --- IH. Ex. Doc.No. 66, 53d Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1896, p. 1183. June 25, 1910 Rebuilding the dam and raising the crest I. Doe. No. 608, 61st Cong., 2d sess. H--- 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. 1 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. snagboat Wateree removed 966 snags, stumps, logs, and overhanging trees in clearing the channel from mile 5 to mile 23 at a cost of $3,791.80, chargeable to maintenance. Surveys were made at a cost of $1,163.85, chargeable to maintenance. Operating and care of lock and dam. across Congaree River near Columbia, S. C.-Ordinary repairs were made during the year by hired labor for maintenance and preservation of property at a cost of $922.14, chargeable to maintenance. The costs during the year were $5,877.79 for maintenance and operating and care. The expenditures were $5,874.11. Condition at end of fiscal year.-That portion of the existing proj- ect which covers dredging and bank protection is approximately 71 percent completed, the remaining work consisting of revetting ap- proximately 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 August and September 1939, the most objectionable snags, stumps, sunken logs, and overhanging trees were removed. Surveys made during April 1940 show that the con- trolling depth, except during the low water stage resuting from the week-end closing of upstream power plants, is 4 feet. 624 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The portion of the project covering the lock and dam has been completed, 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 leased. The costs to the end of the fiscal year have been $364,823.87 for new work, $1,614.08 for operating and care, and $390,497.85 for maintenance, a total of $756,935.80. The expenditures have been $756,932.12. 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 and indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940 ($5,- 268.52) will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1940 -------------------------- $3. 68 Maintenance: Removal of snags, overhanging trees, logs, and sand bars, as may be required from the mouth to the lock and dam at mile 47, with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, October 13 to November 30, 1940__------- $4, 800.00 Maintenance (operating and care) : Maintenanec and pro- tection of property at lock and dam, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 ------------------------------------- 464. 84 5, 264. 84 Total for all work __-..-____________---- -_____-__ 5, 268. 52 The additional sum of $154,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: New work: Constructing, by contract, training wall and spur dikes for bank protection and channel control, Oct. 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942__ $149, 000 Maintenance: Removal of snags, overhanging trees, logs, and sand bars as may be required from the mouth to the lock and dam at mile 47 with U. S. snag boat Wateree and hired labor, Mar. 15 to Apr. 30, 1942 ---------------------------------------------------- , 000 Maintenance (operating and care): Maintenance and protection of property at lock and dam, July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942 ........... 500 Total for all work ------------------------------------ 154, 500 Cost andz financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 _________________ ____ $364, 823. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ____-_____--__ ___ __ 501, 945. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____- __-- __ 866, 768. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__________-- 3. 68 Net total expenditures--___________-______________ 866, 765. 22 ---------------------------- 5, 268. 52 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_________ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------_-.__ 872, 033. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work . . .-- - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost of maintenance -.... $19, 880. 16 $43, 695. 03 $1, 782. 18 .. . 877. 79 $5, Total expended---_ -------------- 14, 533. 51 49, 041. 68 1, 782. 18 5, 874. 11 Allotted........... 52, 000. 00 11, 500. 00 7,000. 00 $500. 00 5,200. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 625 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -- __------------- - $5, 942.63 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 -------------------------------------- 5, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for __--- ________------------11, 142. 63 Gross amount expended--------------------------$6, 704. 63 Less reimbursements collected____---------- 830. 52 5, 874. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------5, 268. 52 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _3. 68 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------------- 5, 264. 84 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- 149, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 000. 00 149, For maintenance 1_________ _____-_-- -- 5, 500. 00 Total _---------- --------------- 154, 500. 00 1 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 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. 626 REPORT OP CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. Doe. 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. Doe. 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. Doe. 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 modification of project.-Under date of April 5, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended a 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 turning basin 130 feet wide and 400 feet long with the upper end 250 feet upstream of the Mount Pleasant public wharf; all at an estimated 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.-Piersand slips extend for about 1 mile along the eastern water front of the city of Charleston, and an additional mile is covered by marginal wharves. The Port Utilities Commission of the City of Charleston owns the terminals at Columbus Street, a large pier near Market Stfeet, and two piers at Tradd Street. It also owns and operates the belt-line railway serving all wharves and warehouses and connecting with trunk lines entering the city. Its wharves are open to the public on a charge basis. 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., the Seaboard Air Line Railway Co., the Southern Railway Co., and thile Concentration Warehouse & Compress Co. On Cooper River above the navy yard a compress and warehouse com- pany has a marginal wharf 700 feet long; and the Texas Corporation the Sinclair Refining Co., and the Read Phosphate Co. maintain piers at their property. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 627 About 10 miles above the city, the port terminals, with a marginal wharf 2,030 feet long, having extensive warehouses and rail connections built for Army purposes and now owned by the city of Charleston. have been leased to the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. TIhe facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. For further details see Port Series No. 9, revised 1934, Corps of Engineers. Operationsandresults during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell removed 93,258 cubic yards of material at a cost of $21,366.47, chargeable to maintenance, in restoring project dimensions in Cooper River Channel between Shipyard River and the port termi- nals. After dredging, costs in connection with dredging by the United States hopper dredge in the entrance channel during May and June 1939 were $147.30; and in connection with dredging by the U. S. pipe- line dredge Col. G. P. Howoell in Cooper River during June 1939 were $31.79, all chargeable to maintenance. The costs of surveys and super- vision were $4,659.36, chargeable to maintenance. The costs during the year were $26,204.92 for maintenance; the ex- penditures were $49,684.62. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The commercial project has been completed except the channel from the ordnance depot wharf to the head of the project at Goose Creek, a distance of about one-fourth mile, which has been only partially completed. The jetties protecting the entrance channel across the bar were completed in 1895. The north jetty is 15,443 feet long, and the south jetty is 19,104 feet long; the dis- tance between their axes at the outer end is 2,900 feet. Their height as originally built, except the submerged inner portions and the gap left in the south jetty, was 12 feet above mean low water for the greater part of their length. A survey of the entrance channel in April 1940, showed that pri.ject dimensions obtain between and beyond the jetties, except on the outer bar and at the inner end of the jetty channel, where the width at project depth is limited to 850 feet. Project width is available at these locations for depths of 29.4 feet and 23.0 feet, respectively. Sur- veys made in June 1940, showed that project dimensions obtain from the inner end of the jetties to the Ordnance Depot wharf via the Cooper River, except at the north end of Drum Island where the width at project depth is limited to 470 feet. Project width is available at this location for a depth of 25.6 feet. Above the Ordnance Depot wharf there is a depth of 30 feet for 100 feet width. A survey made in June 1940, showed that the channel through Town Creek has a con- trolling depth of 30 feet for a width of 450 feet and 22.6 feet depth for project- width. Work remaining to be done to complete the commercial project con- sists of dredging to complete the channel from the ordnance depot wharf to Goose Creek. The costs of the existing project 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 $661,228.28 from regular funds and $56,086.63 from Public Works funds, a total of $717,314.91, for maintenance; a grand total of $1,079,575.60. The expenditures have been $970,218.93 from regular funds and $113,900 from Public Works funds, a total of $1,084,118.93. In addition, $600 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. 628 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operctions.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940 ($78,- 889.16), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1940--------------------------------- $758. 66 Maintenance: Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions in Cooper River north of Drum Island and at other locations as may be required, Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1940_ $38, 130. 50 Dredging the Entrance Channel to restore project di- mensions between and beyond the jetties with a large United States hopper dredge, May 1 to 31, 1941_ _ .40, 000, 00 78, 130. 50 Total for all work--------- ----------------------- 78, 889. 16 The additional sum of $60,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions in Town Creek and Cooper River Channels, Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, 1941------------- $22, 300 Dredging to restore project dimensions in Entrance Channel to Charleston Harbor with a large hopper dredge June 1 to 30, 1942-__ 38, 200 Total for all work---- ------------------------------ 60, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---- ------- $6, 948, 715. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------- 1, 119, 304. 41 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------- 8, 068, 020. 21 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940__----------- 5, 301.99 Net total cost to June 30, 1940------------------------ 8, 073, 322. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 58. 66 7-------------------------- Net total expenditures----- ------------- -18, 072, 563. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 78, 889.16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--- - 8, 151, 452. 70 1 In addition $600 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance of south slip engineer wharf. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . $8,500.00 _ Cost of maintenance $21, 422. 16 $5, 708. 86 105, 838. 06 $83, 191.80 $26, 204. 92 Total cost _ 21, 422. 16 5, 708. 86 114, 338. 06 83, 191. 80 26;204.92 Total expended.. 20, 580. 08 5, 638. 53 115, 541. 43 63, 918. 94 49, 684. 62 Allotted ---------------------- 15, 000.00 -36, 990. 78 168, 000. 00 85, 000. 00 30, 400. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 629 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- -------------------------- $98, 173. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 --------------------------------- 50,000.00 Amount to be accounted for___---- ________--- _____ 148, 173. 78 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--- ___-- - 19, 600. 00 Net amount to be accounted for______-____ -____-_ 128, 573.78 Gross amount expended------------------------ $50, 068.37 Less reimbursements collected ------------- "------ - .383.75 49, 684. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_-_---- ___ -____ 78, 889. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------- 758. 66 Balance available June 30, 1940 __..___ ______..__ 78,130. 50 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - - -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - Sexisting project 2 9, 850. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for maintenance __ ___ 60, 500.00 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. 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, was $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 Doe. Standard wharf. No. 4, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26,1.937 Enlarging channel to present project dimensions Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. and for maintenance of entrance channel to No. 449, 74th Cong., 2d sess. (Con- Municipal Yacht Basin. tains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The facilities extend miles above the United States lighthouse wharf adjacent to Tradd Street and include 512z the wharves of the American Agricultural Chemical Co., Planters Fer- tnilizer & Phosphate Co., Wood Preserving Corporation, and the 630 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 timber 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 Henry Bacan removed 2,292,972 cubic yards of material at a cost of $124,699.18, chargeable to new work, in providing project dimensions of 30 feet depth for a bottom width of 300 feet, except in the draw of the Ashley River highway bridge where debris and other obstructions were encountered which could not be practicably removed with a hydraulic dredge. The U. S. snag boat Wateree removed these obstructions, consisting of 1,007 old piling, pieces of old steel, and other debris, and 2,116 cubic yards of mud, at a cost of $8,106.74, chargeable to new work. There were removed by contract 32,656 cubic yards of material at a cost of $6,286.46, chargeable to maintenance, in restoring project dimensions in the branch channel to the Municipal Yacht Basin. Preparatory surveys were made and specifications were prepared at a cost of $1,098.33, for the work of restoring 30-foot project di- mensions by contract above the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, bridge, chargeable to maintenance. The cost of surveys and supervision was $1.035.23, chargeable to maintenance. The costs during the year were $141,225.94, of which $132,805.92 was for new work and $8,420.02 for maintenance. The expenditures were $171,347.42. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1940. Project dimensions obtain except in the crossing channel reach immediately upstream from the S'eaboard Air Line Railway bridge, where the controlling depth for project width, as revealed by a survey made in March 1940 is 26.6 feet, due to shoaling subsequent to the new work. Project dimensions obtain in the branch channel to the Municipal Yacht Basin as a result of dredging operations during April 1940. The costs of the existing project have been $255,496.41 for new work and $59,769.83, for maintenance, a total of $315,266.24. The expenditures have been $315,255.34. In addition, $700 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended July 1, 1940 :($39,- 213.91), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1940 _--------------- $10. 0 Maintenance : Dredging to restore project dimensions in the reach immediately upstream from the Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge with U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell, Aug. 1 to 31, 1940----------------------- $15, 500. 00 Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions in the Branch Channel to the Municipal Yacht Basin, Oct. 1 to 10, 1940--------------------------------4, 000. 00 Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions as may be required from the mouth of the river to the head of the project and in the turning basin at the head of the project, Apr. 15 to May 31, 1941-------- 19, 703. 01 ------ 39, 203. 01 Total for all work--- ...... ------- _-- _39, - 213. 91 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRIOT 631 The additional sum of $26,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions in the Branch Chanel to the Municipal Yacht Basin, Oct. 1 to 10, 1941 --------- $4, 000 Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions as may be required from the mouth of the river to the head of the project and in the turn- ing basin at the head of the project, Feb. 1 to Mar. 15, 1942 -------- 22, 000 Total for all work _---------------------------------- 26, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------ ---- $260, 996. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--- ----- ------------------ 59, 769. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- 320, 766. 24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----------------------------- 0. 90 Net total expenditures-----------------------------320, 755. 34 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 39, 213.91 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 --------------- 359, 969. 25 Fiscal year ending June 30 1 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___ __ ___ $71, 540. 49 $132, 805.92 Cost of maintenance .------ --- $8,973. 47 $990. 78 $1, 000 5, 385. 56 8, 420.02 Total cost _____________ __ 8, 973. 47 990.78 1,000 76, 926. 05 141, 225. 94 Total expended ____ 8, 973.47 990. 78 1,000 46, 793. 67 171, 347. 42 Allotted........-----------------------------------964. 25 3, 500 366, 000.00 -111,145.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 19 --------------------------- $321, 706. 33 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 ------------------------------------- 23, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ _ 344, 706. 33 Dednetions on account of revocation of allotment------------ 134, 145. 00 Net amount: to be accounted for-------------------- --- 210, 561. 33 Gross amount expended1------------------------ $71, 663. 00 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 315. 58 171, 347. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 39, 213.91 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940- --------------------------- 10. 90 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 39, 203. 01 Amount that can be profitably--expended in fiscal year ending June 30, -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - 1942 for maintenance 2 26, 000. 00 1In addition $700 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. 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-fourths of a mile above Drum Island. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 470.) 632 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 mean tidal variation is 5.2 feet. 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 l arbors 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 Doc. 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. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-In the lower three-quarter mile, on the 30-foot channel, are located the large marginal wharves of the Gulf Oil Cor- poration and the Shipyard River Terminal Co., the latter handling chiefly fertilizer and fertilizer materials. These wharves accommo- date deep-draft, oceangoing vessels. On the 20-foot channel are lo- cated the North State Lumber Co.'s wharf and two small privately owned wharves. For further details see Port Series No. 9, revised 1934, Corps of Engineers. Operations and results during fiseal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell removed, in two periods of operations, 289,424 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $30,448.48, all chargeable to main- tenance, in restoring project dimensions in the 30-foot channel. The cost of surveys and supervision was $1,183.75, chargeable to mainte- nance. The costs during the year were $31,632.23, chargeable to mainte- nance. The expenditures were $31,133.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. As the result of maintenance dredging in June 1940, project dimensions obtain from Cooper River to the Gulf Oil Corporation terminal except in a reach 850 feet long lying 1,150 feet upstream RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLEISTON, S. C., DISTRICT 633 from the mouth, where project depth obtains only in the northerly half of the channel. The controlling depth in the southerly half of the channel in this reach is 24.1 feet. Maintenance dredging was in progress at the end of the fiscal year and project depth will be restored for full project width early in July 1940. Surveys made in October 1939 showed that shoaling in the 20-foot channel above the Gulf Oil Corporation terminal limits the depth in that portion to 12 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 $110,609.10 from regular funds for maintenance, a total of $223,433.20. The expenditures have been $191,- 371.08 from regular funds and $31,563.71 from emergency relief funds, a total of $222,934.79. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940 ($22,- 353.18), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1940----- ---------------------------- $498. 41 Maintenance: Completion of dredging to restore project dimensions in the 30-foot channel, including the turning basin, with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell, July 1 to 13, 1940 -- ------------------------- $5, 000. 00 Dredging to restore project dimensions in the 30-foot channel, including the turning basin, and in the 20- foot channel to the head of the project with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor, Feb. 21 to Mar. 20, 1941----------------------16, 854. 77 21, 854. 77 Total for all work--------- ------------------------- 22, 353. 18 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the 30-foot channel, including the turning basin, and in the 20-foot channel to the head of the project with the U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor October 15 to November 30, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- $116, 974. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------- 110, 609. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -------------- 227, 583. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 498. 41 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 227,084. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940111111111111111111111 22, 353. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------- 249, 437. 97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--------------......... $31, 563. 71 - $58, 507. 36 --- $31 632...2 Cost of maintenance -.-------- 30, 744. 57 $11, 034. 66 $31, 226. 41 __ $31,632.23 Total cost---------------- 62, 308. 28 11, 034. 66 31, 226. 41 58,507. 36 31, 632. 23 Total expended 31, 610. 09 741. 85 41, 34, 692. 53 041. 24 55, 31, 133. 82 Allotted _.. ... ......... 29, 525.08 10, 038. 63 000.00 85, 35, 000. 00 22, 000. 00 634 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------- ----- $31,487. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940---------------------------------------- 22, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------- 53, 487. 00 Gross amount expended-------- ------ $31, 601. 86 Less reimbursements collected- 68. 04 4------------------------- 31,133. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------22, 353. 18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------------- 498. 41 Balance available June 30, 1940------------- 21,854. 77 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 - 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive 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, respectively. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 837 and 838.) 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 from Church Flats in Stono River to Wadmalaw Sound, from Dawho to South Edisto River and from Ashepoo to Coosaw River. The mean tidal range is 5.2 feet at Charleston and 7.4 feet at Beau- fort. 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.Doe. 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 Beau- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doo. fort, including a cut-off between Church Flats No. 6, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- of Stono River and Wadmalaw Sound. tains latest published map.) 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, June 26, 1939. Terminal facilities.-There are wharves and landings at various points along this waterway and tributaries thereto, for handling pulp- wood, fresh vegetables, and miscellaneous commodities. These are considered sufficient for present commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-New work to provide the existing enlarged project dimensions was commenced July 11, 1939, and to June 30, 1940, there were removed by contract 4,184,543 cubic yards of material in 53.7 miles of the 66.9 miles of the project. The cost amounted to $450,213.46, chargeable to new work. The cost of surveys and supervision was $2,506.74, chargeable to maintenance. The costs during the year were $452,720.20, of which $450,213.46 was for new work and $2,506.74 for maintenance. The expenditures were $366,162.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The enlargement of the channel to the existing 12-foot project dimensions was 84 percent completed. Project dimensions obtain from Charleston Harbor, mile 0.0 to a point 13/4 miles south of the second Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge (south bridge) over Stono River, mile 13.4, and from mile 19.8 in Wadmalaw River to mile 58.4 in Coosaw River, about 1 mile north of the entrance to Brickyard Creek. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging under the existing contract in the remain- ing 13.2 miles of the project. An examination made in May 1940 re- vealed that former project depth of 7 feet obtains on the center line in the incompleted reaches. The cost of the existing project has been $590,965.88 from regular funds and $74,642.87 from emergency relief funds, a total of $665,608.75 for new work; and $203,538.51 from regular funds for maintenance; a grand total of $869,147.26. The expenditures have been $706,532.04 from regular funds and $74,642.87 from emergency relief funds, a total of $781,174.91. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1940_ _-----------------__ _ ______ _ 87, 972. 35 New work: Completion of dredging under the existing contract to provide project dimensions from Charleston to Beaufort, S. C., July 1 to Aug. 31, 1940 --------------------------------------- 71, 198. 74 Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions as may be re- quired from Charleston to Beaufort, S. C., with U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor, Jan. 21 to Feb. 20, 1941___ 15, 000. 00 Total for all work----------------------------------__ 174, 171. 09 The additional sum of $17,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942,. in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions where required from Charleston to Beau- fort, S. C., with U. S. pipe-line dredge Col. G. P. Howell and hired labor, August 1 to 31, 1941. 636 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 $775, 098. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---- _-----__----------- 227, 288. 09 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------_ 1, 002, 386. 48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------ 87, 972. 35 ____ Net total expenditures-----------------------------------914, 414. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-- _-- __ -_____________174,171. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 , 088, 585. 22 1_______________ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .______________ $74, 642. 87 $45, 162. 01 $450, 213. 46 Cost of maintenance..........- - 19, 921. 80 $33, 790. 13 $17, 315. 03 13, 356. 13 2, 506. 74 Total cost_-- 94, 564. 67 33, 790. 13 17, 315. 03 58, 518. 14 452, 720. 20 Total expended _ 94, 659. 96 33, 298. 23 17, 598. 71 57. 057. 91 366, 162. 05 Allotted __---------------------- 15, 000. 00 11, 642.87 24, 000. 00 571, 300. 00 15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------- ------------------- $525, 333. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------------------------------- 15, 000.00 - Amount to be accounted for____.- ______--__-----_----- 540, 333. 14 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $366, 573. 66 Less reimbursements collected --------------- 411. 61 366, 162. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__________________-___ 174, 171. 09 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-___---__-----------____ 174, 171. 09 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal -year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- -- - 30, 1942, for maintenance 17, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 14. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $97,348.66. The expenditures were $106,086.68. The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940, $38,744.31, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 for payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____________________- __ $474, 332. 97 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____________ 474, 332. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 , 397. 43 1---------------------------- Net total expenditures_______________ -____-___-______--472, 935. 54 - - Unexpended balance June 30, 1940____________________-___ - 38, 744. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 511, 679. 85 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 637 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work - - - - - . - - - - - . - - - - - . - - - - - . - - - - - ... . Cost of maintenance-............$22, 849. 73 $27, 567. 53 $54, 804. 66 $95, 965. 87 $97, 348. 66 Total expended 24, 604. 51 .---------------- 28, 636. 67 54, 669. 97 85, 872. 31 106, 086. 68 Allotted.----------------- 35, 000. 00 69, 000. 00 129, 500. 00 79, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $65, 830. 99 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 ------------ $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ 24, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------- 30,000. 00 79, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for1---------------------------44, 830. 99 Gross amount expended- ------------------ $106, 376.38 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 289. 70 106, 086. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------38, 744. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------------- 1, 397. 43 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 37, 346. 88 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- --- ---- - -- ---- --- ---- 30, 1942, for maintenance 1__ ___ _ 30, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 15. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report June 30, 1940 amount re- Name of project see Annual amount Report - -- quired tore for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Edisto River, S.C.1 1938 $33,102.65 $900.00 Completed. 1No commerce reported. 16. PLANT ALLOTMENT, CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs to June 30, 1940------------------------- $189, 985. 82 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------- ------ _ 4,219. 73 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------------------ 194, 205. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- ,613. 40 7------------------_ Net total expenditures_ --------------------------- 86,592. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 5,505. 94 6----------------------_ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 252, 098. 09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended . $47, 541. 08 $9, 815. 71 $32, 216. 11 $8, 224. 67 -$38, 509. 01 Allotted _- - - 41, 000.00 11,247. 64 47, 545. 00 269243--40-pt. 1, vol. 1--41 638 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1t940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------- -$20 ,548. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------- $37, 945. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------9, 600. 00 47, 545. 00 Amount to be accounted for_-------------- ----- 26, 996. 93 Gross amount expended__---------------------- $659,632.35 Less: Reimbursements collected _______ $697, 802. 87 Receipts from sales--------------- 338. 49 698. 141. 36 -38, 509. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 65, 505. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------- 9, 350. 54 Balance available June 30, 1940------------- 56, 155. 40 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940___---------- ________-- 4,219. 73 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------- - 60, 375. 13 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 -- -- - ,- I -- - ,_ I - -- Beresford Creek, S. C., from River and Harbor Act, Jan. 25, 1940 House, 602, 76th Favorable. Cooper River to Bridge Aug. 26, 1937. Cong., 3d sess. Farm Wharves. Cape Fear River, N. C., to Rivers and Harbors Jan. 23, 1940 --- --------------- Unfavorable. St. Johns River, Fla., Committee resolu- Intracoastal Waterway, tion, Apr. 4, 1938. yacht basin at Fort Moul- trie Military Reservation. Cape Fear River, N. C., to Rivers and Harbors Winyah Bay, S. C., Intra- Committee resolu- coastal Waterway, im- tion, June 20, 1940. provement at and near Singleton Swash. Charleston Harbor and Rivers and Harbors Cooper River, S. C. Committee resolu- tion Feb. 16, 1940. Combahee and Big Salke- Rivers and Harbors hatchie Rivers, S. C. Committee resolu- tion Jan. 24, 1939. Edisto River, S. C .____ Commerce Committee resolution, Mar. 28, 1939. Little River, N. C., and S. C_ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion Apr. 30, 1940. Pee Dee River, S. C -_-- - Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 26, 1940. Pee Dee (Great) River, S. C., Rivers and Harbors improvement between Committee resolu- Georgetown and Cheraw, tion Apr. 1, 1937. S. C. Santee and Congaree Riv- Commerce Committee ers, S. C., to provide navi- resolution, Oct. 24, gation to Columbia, S. C., 1938. and development of hy- droelectric power. Wateree River, S. C., from Commerce Committee junction of Santee to resolution, Nov. 17, Camden, S. C. (naviga- 1938. gation and hydroelectric power). Yadkin-Pee Dee River, Commerce Committee N. C., and S. C., to pro- resolution, Nov. 1, vide navigation to Cher- 1938. aw, S. C., and for hydro- electric power. i i RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHARLESTON, S. C., DISTRICT 639 17. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the year amounted to $32,366.71. The expenditures were $33,373.51. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $7,825.19, will be applied during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -----------. _________------ --------- . Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__--_--_------------ __$78, 234. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------- 78, 234. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 260. 15 ___------------------ Net total expenditures -- ___ - 77, 974. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------ ------------ 7, 825. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_---- _-___-_ 85, 800. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------------------------------- -------------- Cost of maintenance_-------_ _---------------------- ___-__-___- $45, 868. 25 $32, 366.71 Total expended---..... . ________---------- -__._______ 44, 601. 30 33, 373. 51 Allotted-........... --........------. _- --- _ $52, 000 15, 300. 00 18, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__---- ------------- $22, 698. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939__---------- --------------- - 18, .500. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 41, 198. 70 Gross amount expended_--- - ----------------- - $34, 000. 58 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------ 627. 07 33, 373. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------------------- 7, 825. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------ ----- 260.15 Balance available June 30, 1940 -------------- -__ 7, 565. 04 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 Lumber River and tribu- Commerce Commit- taries, N. C. and S. C. tee 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 of Flood Con- River, N. C. (Supplemen- trol Act, June 22, tal 308 report). 1936. 640 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 ..... 640 9. Examinations, surveys, and 2. Savannah River below Au- contingencies (general)__ 662 gusta, Ga_ 644 10. Other projects for which no 3. Waterway between Beaufort, estimates are submitted__ 663 S. C., and St. Johns River, 11. Plant allotment---------_ 663 Fla. (Beaufort, S. C., to Cumberland Sound sec- Flood-control projects tion) ______________-__ 648 4. Altamaha, Oconee, and Oc- 12. Augusta, Savannah River, Ga_ 664 mulgee Rivers, Ga ------ 651 13. Preliminary 654 examinations and surveys for flood con- 5. Brunswick Harbor, Ga... 6. i Stilla River, Ga__________ 657 trol-------------------- 666 7. St. Marys River, Ga. and 14. Other flood-control projects Fla .- ________-- --- 658 for which no estimates are 8. Fernandina Harbor, Fla ... 660 submitted -------------- 667 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.) Preoious 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 181.0 of Annual 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. (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 improvinmg the hydraulic conditions with a view to reducing shoaling. RIVERS AND) HARBORS---SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 641 (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 Drakes 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 7.1 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, was $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., st 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 H. Doc. No. 1471, 64th Cong., 2d sess. station. Jan. 21,1927 A 21-foot channel above Kings Island .. ----.. IH. Doc. No. 261, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Do _____ Channel 30 feet deep, with general width 500 feet, H. Doc. No. 262, 69th Cong., 1st sess. from the ocean to the quarantine station, thence 26 feet deep, general width 400 feet, to the Sea- board Air Line Ry. bridge; thence 21 feet deep and 300 feet wide to Kings Island. Widening at West Broad and Barnard Sts.; anchorage 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, reyetments and jetties. Consolidation of projects relating to Savannah Harbor. July 3, 1930 Channel 26 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the S. Doc. No. 39, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Seaboard Air Line Ry. bridge to the foot of Kings Island. Aug. 30,1935 Authorizes the present project and the elimina- H. Doc. No. 276, 73d Cong., 2d sess. tion from the project of (a) the regulating dam (Contains the latest published across South Channel; (b) the relocation of the maps.) inland waterway; and (c) the further extension of training walls, revetments, and jetties. 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 642 OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Sea .r Line Railway bridge from 26 to 30 feet at mean low wati:: h no change in width, all at an estimated cost of $281,000 for w work and without increase in the annual cost of maintenance; sui: jct 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 , .actically all of the dumping privileges required for improvement der the existing project. ,I 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). ~tt t, Operations and results during fiscal year-Maintenance.-There vere removed by Government plant and hired labor 5,221,466 cubic i ; yards of material between the upper end of the harbor and the sea at f ':til,:a cost of $430,076.20. Engineering studies and surveys were made at -t, a cost of $26,512.95. Work under contract on the removal of Quaran- tine Point was commenced May 25, 1939, and completed September 22, 1939. During the fiscal year work under this contract included dredging 479,478 cubic yards of material by pipe-line dredge, con- structing a wharf and paving 435 linear feet of baank on the western side of the wharf; all at a cost of $59,599.02. A 1,500-foot extension to Fig Island Training Wall was con- structed, under contract, by placing 949 squares of mattress, 13,535 cubic yards of oyster shell, and 15,082 tons of stone, at a cost of $108,465.22. This amount included $701.30, the cost of preparing engineering designs and plans. The United States Coast Guard relocated Jones Island range by the construction of two new markers at'a cost of $1,317.94. The total cost was $625,971.33 for maintenance. The total expendi- ture was $679,170.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1937. The 30-foot channel from the sea to Old Quarantine Station was completed 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 re- maining part from the foot of Kings Island to the Atlantic Creosoting Co.'s wharf, including the turning basin near the upper end of the har- bor, 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 com- pleted in 1931, 1929, and 1924, respectively. Whitehall Channel train- ing wall was completed in 1929 and was replaced by three spur dikes in 1937. Long Island training wall fill was completed in 1931, and other RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 643 training walls and jetties prior to 1929. In June 1940 the 30-foot channel had project depth and more throughout its length except on short stretches in Tybee Knoll, Long Island Crossing, Lower Flats, Upper Flats, and Obstructions Channels. The controlling depth was 28.6 feet at mean low water on Long Island Crossing over a width of 200 feet. The 26-foot section of the channel had a controlling depth of 27.5 feet in Whitehall Channel over a width of 100 feet. In the turning basin at the upper end of the harbor, the controlling depth was 26.6 feet over a width of 525 feet. The costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, have been $5,177,678.13 for new work and $11,886,595.67 for maintenance, a total of $17,064,273.80. The total expenditures have been $17,040,545.13. Proposedoperations.--The balance unexpended, July 1, 1940 ($550,- 409.90), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1940_ ___------------------------------ $23, 728. 67 Maintenance: Dredging with United States pipe-line dredge in that part of the harbor above South Channel and to remove a hard shoal below South Channel, 11 months, between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941---------------------------------------- 277, 000. 00 Dredging with United States hopper dredge in 30-foot channel between city front and the outer end of the bar, 8 months, be- tween July 1 and Dec. 31, 1940; and Apr. 1 and June 30, 1941___ 249, 681. 23 Total for all work----------_________------------_ 550, 409. 90 The additional sum of $766,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with United States pipe-line dredge in that part of the harbor above South Channel, 11 months, between July 1, 1941, and June 30, 1942-- ---------------------------------- $270, 000 Dredging with United States hopper dredge in 30-foot channel be- tween city front and the outer end of the bar, 8 months, between July 1 and Dec. 31, 1941; and Apr. 1 and June 30, 1942 243, 000 --------- Bank protection by contract, on right bank between stations 158+700 and 164+100 (upper limits of harbor at station 89+000), be- tween Sept. 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941_________ ____________ 253, 000 Total for all work-----------------------------------766, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------- $12, 438, 062. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ __---__-__ -_______ 12, 185, 489. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 24, 623, 552. 04 ----------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----------- 23, 728. 67 ________ Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 24, 599, 823. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 550, 409. 90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------__ 25, 150, 233. 27 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work____.. _________._ $849, 542. 04 $147, 022. 49 __________________________-- Cost of maintenance .......... $321, 194. 60 406, 928. 57 420, 128. 36 $471, 284. 71 $625, 971. 33 Total cost..--------------- 321, 194. 60 1, 256, 470. 61 567, 150. 85 471, 284. 71 625, 971. 33 Total expended---...... --......... 341, 841. 01 1, 150, 212. 95 673, 873. 37 415,007. 79 679, 170. 32 Allotted--....---.-----........----------.. 1, 246,000. 00 100, 000. 00 1, 006,000. 00 527, 700. 00 595, 500. 00 644 REPORT OF CHIEF' OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $634, 080. 22 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------- $95, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------- 500, 000. 00 595., 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for 229, 580. 22 1-----------------------------, Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 679, 170. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 550, 409. 90 Outstanding liabilities June 301, 1940------------------------- - 23, 728. 67 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------_ 526,681.23 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance __--___------------------ 766, 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 page 1813 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 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 7.1 feet. The freshet vari- ation above the normal pool level (elevation 114.5, mean sea level) of the New Savannah Bluff lock and dam at the head of the improvement is approximately 13 feet ordinarily, with an extreme of 34 feet. The pertinent data for the lock and dam are given in the following table: Lock and dam at New avannal, Bluff Nearest railroad station, Augusta, Ga., 13 miles. Distance above Bull Street, Savannah, Ga., 188 miles. Lock dimensions, 56 by 360 feet. Lift of lock, 15 feet. Depth on lower miter sill at low water, 10 feet. Depth on upper miter sill at normal pool level, 13.5 feet. Character of foundations-piles in sand, clay, and gravel. Kind of dam, fixed.' Type of construction, concrete. Completed, 1937. Total cost, $1,473,812.10. 1Five steel vertical lift crest-control gates, set between concrete piers and resting on concrete sill RIVERS' AND HARBORS--SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 645 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. Doe. No. 255, 51st Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1890, p. 1328. June 25, 1910 Special improvement by bank protection work of Hi. Doe. 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. Doe. 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 Doe. No. 39, 75th Cong., 1st sess. 1 Included in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 27, 1933. s Contains 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.-Fully complied with. 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 wharf, suitable for berths for river steames, 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-Maintenance.-Govern- ment plant and hired labor removed 4,445 obstructions between mile 22 and mile 192, at a cost of $44,219.63; dredged 329,514 cubic yards of material, between mile 57 and mile 184, at a cost of $44,476.68: and made repairs and improvements to open-channel works at a cost of $755.83. Surveys were made at a cost of $9,655.56. Modification and repairs were made, under contract, to 853 linear feet of pile dikes and 1,275 linear feet of bank protection between mile 185 and mile 187, at a cost of $38,286.74, including $350.08 for engineer- ing designs and plans. 646 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Maintenance (operating and care).-The lock and dam at New Sa- vannah Bluff was operated and ordinary repairs, improvements, and reconstructions to the structure were made at a cost of $23,479.20. Construction of 102 linear feet of permeable dike by Government plant and hired labor at the lock and dam was commenced May 13, 1940. During the fiscal year, 29 squares of woven lumber mattress were con- structed and 72 linear feet of bank paved (which completed 52 per- cent of work), at a cost of $1,665.90. The total cost, all from regular funds, was $162,539.54 for main- tenance, including $25,145.10 for operating and care of the lock and dam. The total expenditure was $168,104.59. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. Construction of the lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff was completed in 1937 and the open-channel work in 1939. All open- channel works are in good repair. The controlling depth at ordinary summer water was 6.0 feet or greater for about 69 percent of the fiscal year. This depth corresponds to a height of 4.6 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, 1940, 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, 257, 918. 36 ---------------- 1, 257, 918. 36 Operating and care ---------------------------------- 68, 449. 09 - - 68, 449. 09 Total_-..... .__. ________..----------.------ __-- - 2, 443, 604. 47 1, 634, 562. 24 4, 078, 166. 71 Expenditures........ . _ 2, 440, 999. 54 1, 634, 562. 24 4, 075, 561.78 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940 ($88,- 956.53), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1940 ------------------------------- $2,604. 9 Maintenance: Snagging and dredging with U. S. snag boat Macon, 8 months, be- tween July 1 and Dec. 31, 1940; and between May 1 and June 30, 1941 ---- ----------- ------- --- -- --- 32, 000.00 Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 2, 5 months, between Oct. 1 and Dec. 30, 1940; and May 1 and June 30, 1941----------------20, 351.60 Repairs, with hired labor, to open channel works (pile dikes and bank revetment) between mile 47.5 and mile 187.0 (zero mile at Bull Street, Savannah, Ga.), between Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, 1940- 8, 000.00 Maintenance (operation and care, lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff) : Operation------------ ----------------------- $16, 000 Ordinary repairs --------------------------------- 6, 500 Improvements and reconstruction---------------------2, 500 Emergencies - -- , 000 1--------------------------------- 26, 000. 00 Total for all work ------------ --------------------- 88, 956. 53 RIVERS AND HARBORS--SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 647 The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance: Snagging and dredging with U. S. snag boat Macon, 8 months, be- tween July 1 and Dec. 31, 1941; and between May 1 and June 30, 1942------------- -------------------------------- $32, 000 Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 2, 4 months, between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 1941; and June 1942 ----------------------------- 16,000 Repairs, with hired labor, to open channel works (pile dikes and bank revetment) between mile 47.5 and mile 187.0, between Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, 1941 000 7------------------------- Maintenance (operation and care, lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff) : Operation --------------------------------------- $16, 000 Ordinary repairs_----------______---___-- 2,000 Improvements and reconstruction- ..------------------ 1--000 1, Emergencies , 000 1-------------------------------------- 20, 000 Total for all work -------------------------------------- 75, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_. . ____ $2, 845, 279. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30; 1940 ------------------- 1, 326, 367. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------4,171, 646. 80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 2, 604. 93 Net total expenditures 4, 169, 041. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 . - ---- __-------- - 88, 956. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __-------- - 4, 257, 998.40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__......-....__ $959, 779. 68 $367, 696.88 $134, 709.49 $247, 127. 34 Cost of maintenance __ _... . 64, 891. 50 -. 53, 104. 87 75, 881. 51 81, 797. 97 $162, 539. 54 -------------- Total cost.... 1, 024, 671. 18 420, 801. 75 210, 591.00 328,925.31 162, 539. 54 ................1, 037, 651.79 Total expended-------------- 430, 599. 79 254, 225. 77 345, 514. 89 168, 104. 59 Allotted-....... -.....-...--.. 84, 562. 24 75,000. 00 524, 500.00 175, 500. 00 75,006. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 19--------9 $182, 055. 12 Amount allotted from W'ar Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------ $6.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 ------------- 75, 000. 00 75, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ - __------------ 257, 061. 12 Gross amount expended------- ------- 8, 104. 59 16------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ ..... ___ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------- __-____- - 88, 956. 53 2, 604. 913 Balance available June 30, 1940__-- __- _______-_ 86, 351. 60 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1__--___- __-__-__________ ___ 75, 000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 648 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. 838-841, inclusive.) For Cumberland Sound to St. Johns River section see page 668. 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 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 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA. DISTRICT 649 Acts Work authorized Documents BEAUFORT, S. 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. I 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. Doe. 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. Doe. 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. Aug. 4,1913 8,1917 -. For a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide .... Consolidation of the three sections, shown above, H. Doc. No. 898, 62d Cong., 2d sess. into "Waterway between Beaufort, S. C., and St. Johns River, Fla." BEAUFORT, S. C., TO CUMBERLAND SOUND, GA. AND FLA., SECTION Mar. 2,1919 Do------ Removing logs and sangs from Generals Cut --.. H. Doc. No. 581, 63d Cong., 2d sess.t 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. Doc. No. 618, 75th Cong., 3d sess. Fernandina, Fla.; various cut-offs; and anchor- age basin at Thunderbolt, Ga. I Contain 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, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-dis- posal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance of the 12-foot channel between Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla. These conditions have been met and were approved by the Chief of Engineers April 4, 1940. 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 commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year-New work.-Contract work of dredging to 12 feet that section of the waterway between Beaufort, S. C., and Savannah, Ga., resulted in the removal of 507,275 cubic yards of material at a cost of $41,814.62. Contract dredging to 650 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 7 feet the protected channel around St. Andrew Sound, resulted in the removal of 619,458 cubic yards of material at a cost of $40,378.80. Preliminary surveys were made, and plans and specifications were prepared for contract dredging between Savannah, Ga., and Fer- nandina, Fla., at a cost of $31,165.11. Maintenance.-U. S. dredge Creighton operated on maintenance dredging at various locations between Beaufort, S. C., and Cumber- land Sound, removing 394,885 cubic yards of material at a cost of $48,575.96. Total costs were $161,934.49, of which $113,358.53 was for new work and $48,575.96 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $173,610.92. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 36 per- cent completed. The work remaining to be done consists of dredging to provide a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water for project widths between Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla. The protected channel around St. Andrew Sound was completed in 1939. All other irn- provements were completed in 1932. The training walls and closure dams were completed in 1912 and are in satisfactory condition. The main route had controlling depths at mean low water as fol- lows: Twelve feet between Beaufort, S.: C., and Savannah, Ga., as de- termined in April 1940; and 6.8 feet or greater between Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., as determined in June 1940. The alternate route between Buttermilk Sound and Brunswick, Ga.,.had a con- trolling depth of 6.2 feet, as determined in November 1939 and the protected route around St. Andrew Sound had a controlling depth of 8 feet as determined in April 1940. The costs have been $350,456.58 for new work and $1,507,266.04 for maintenance, a total of $1,857,722.62. The total expenditures have been $1,854,036.58. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended July 1, 1940 ($518,- 483.77), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1940_--------------_________ -_ $3, 686. 04 New work: Completion of dredging, by contract, between Savannah, Ga., and Cumberland Sound, Ga., between July 1, 1940, and May 1, 1941--------------------- 431, 491. 73 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Creighton, be- tween Beaufort, S. C., and Cumberland Sound, 8 months, between July 1 and Nov. 30, 1940; and Apr. 1 and June 30, 1941---------83, 306. 00 Total for all work-__--______--___- 518, 483. 77 The additional sum of $115,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, in maintenance dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Creighton, between Beaufort, S. C., and Cumberland Sound, 11 months, between July 1, 1941, and June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ __. _________________ $544, 953. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------- 1, 642, 063. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----------- 2, 187, 017. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 3, 686. 04 Net total expenditures--- 2, 183, 331. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------- -____ 518, 483. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_--- 2,701, 814. 94 RIVERS AND HARBORS---SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 651 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__ _ .... __ __ __ _ _ .__ __ _ $8, 542.93 $113, 358. 53 Cost of maintenance_- ----- _ - $81, 404. 96 $120, 540. 00 $106, 910.16 92, 176. 65 48, 575.96 Total cost ___. ....... .. .. 81, 404. 96 120, 540.00 106, 910. 16 100, 719. 58 161, 934. 49 Total expended .......----------------- 71, 775. 79 119, 598. 21 117, 481. 12 85, 357.11 173, 610.92 Allotted................-------------.... 78, 000.00 55, 000.00 193, 000.00 787, 000.00 -97, 548. 20 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $789, 642. 89 .Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------------------- ------------ 40, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 829, 642. 89 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___---------- 137, 548. 20 Net amount to be accounted for 692, 094. 69 Gross amount expended-----____----------- 173, 610. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------- --------- 518, 483. 77 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------------- 392, 122. 51 -- Balance available June 30, 1940______ __--_______--- 126, 361. 26 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1__________________-- 115, 000. 00 1 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. Emisting 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- 652 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. Terminal facilities.-Along these rivers there are numerous natural shore landings. These 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 maintenance snagging of the Altamaha River from mile 11 to mile 137, on the Oconee River from mile 0 to mile 4, and on the Ocmulgee River from mile 0 to mile 63, removing 2,575 snags at a cost of $17,763.91, which resulted in clearing these rivers of the worst obstructions. Surveys and in- spections were made at a cost of $157.30. Engineering designs and plans were prepared at a cost of $534.93. Construction, under contract, of 2,860 linear feet of pile dikes at 3 locations on the Altamaha River between mile 23 and mile 56 was commenced December 7, 1939. On June 30, 1940, about 1,530 linear feet of dike had been constructed at a cost of $14,127.43, which com- pleted 74 percent of the contract work. The total cost was $32,583.57, all for maintenance. The total ex- penditure was $32,757.88. 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 contraction and bank-protection works need repairs. For about 9 months of the year, the controlling depths were equal to or greater than the following: Altamaha River: Feet Mouth to mile 75------------------------ ----------------------- 4. 0 Mile 75 to Forks (mile 137) --------------------------------------- 2. 5 Oconee River: Forks to Dublin (mile 78)---------------------------------------- 3. 0 Dublin to Milledgeville (mile 145) ---------------------------------- 1.0 Ocmulgee River: Forks to mile 73---------------------------- -------------------- 2.0 Mile 73 to Macon (mile 205) --------------------------------------- .0 The low water period usually occurs between August and Novem- ber, during which time controlling depths are from 1/2 to 11/2 feet less than those given above. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 653 To June 30, 1940, the costs under the existing project were $60,- 847.16 for new work and $761,024.14 for maintenance, a total of $821,871.30. The total expenditures were $815,503.35. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940 ($42,- 760.06) will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, July 1, 1940--------------------------------- $6,367.95 Maintenance : Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. on the lower 73 mile reach of the Ocmulgee River 11/2 months, between July 1 and Aug. I 15, 1940; and' on the upper 100 mile reach of the Altamaha River, 1/2 month between Aug. 15 and Aug. 31, 1940; and on the lower 75 mile reach of the Altamaha River, 2 months, between May 1 and June 30, 1941----------------------__ 8, 400. 00 Snagging and dredging with U. S. snag boat No. 2 on the lower 75 mile reach of the Altamaha River, 3 months, between July 1 and Sept. 30, 1940-------------------------------------12,900.00 Completion of the construction of pile dikes, by contract, at 3 shoals on the lower Altamaha River, at Sansavilla, Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge and Dick Swift, between July 1 and Aug. 1, 1940----------------------------------_ 6, 092.11 Improvement of a shoal at Oglethorpe Bluff on the lower Alta- maha River, by contract, with dikes, between Aug. 1 and Sept. 15, 1940----------------------------- --------------- 9, 000.00 Total for all work---_ _ _----------------------------42, 760. 06 The additional sum of $25,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Snagging with U. S. snag boat No. 1 on the Ocmulgee River between the mouth and Macon, Ga., 31/2 months, between July 1 and Sept. 30, 1941; and on the upper 100 mile reach of the Altamaha River, 1/2 month between Oct. 1 and 15, 1941; and on the lower 75 mile reach of the Altamaha River, 2 months, between May 1 and June 30, 1942----------------------------- $12, 600 Snagging and dredging with U. S. snag boat No. 2 on the lower 75 mile reach of the Altamaha River, 3 months, between July 1 and Sept. 30, 1941-----------------------------------------12, 900 Total for all work-------------------------------------- 25, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------- $821, 457. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 _________-- - -____ ____ 872, 974. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ___ 1, 694, 431. 88 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-- -------------------------- 6, 367.95 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 1, 688, 063. 93 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------- ------ 42, 760. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------- 1, 730, 823. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work --------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------------------- Cost of maintenance ---- $12, 953. 33 $17, 341. 66 $25, 076. 97 $24, 740. 98 $32,583.57 Total expended ...... .. 10, 463. 09 20, 284. 44 24, 915. 83 19, 691. 75 32, 757. 88 Allotted....................----------------------- -500.00 -------------- 42, 000. 00 40, 700.00 35, 000.00 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1---42 654 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__-------------------------- $40, 517. 94 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939------------------ $5, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24. 1940------------------30,000. 00 35, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 75, 517. 94 Gross amount expended--------------------------------- ---- 32, 757. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 42, 760. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------$1, 087. 97 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 10, 281. 75 11, 369. 72 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------------31, 390. 34 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 25, 500. 00 1Exclusive 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.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836; August 5, 1886; June 3, 1896; and June 13, 1902. For further details see page 1818 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 655 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 H. Doc. No. 407, 59th Cong., 1st sess. 30-foot depth at mean high water, with widths varying 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 H. Doc. No. 393, 64th Cong., 1st sess. bar and at Brunswick Point; and 24 feet deep at mean low water in the inner harbor, and pro- vides 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 S. Doe. No. 57, 71st Cong., 2d sess.1 wide. Do--.... Increased channel dimensions of the bar, Bruns- S. Doc. No. 132, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' wick Point, East River, and Turtle River, as given in the existing project. June 20, 1938 A 10-foot channel in Terry Creek--------------............... H. Doe. No. 690, 75th Cong., 3d sess.1 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 met and were approved by the Chief of Engineers August 9, 1939. All prior requirements fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-This improvement serves a developed water front of about 1.4 miles, including 1,150 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.) Operations and results during fiscal year-New wzork.-Contract work for dredging Terry Creek to a depth of 10 feet for a width of 80 feet resulted in the removal of 218,148 cubic yards of material at a cost of $23,339.42, including $467.90, the cost of preliminary plans and specifications. Maintenance.-U. S. hopper dredge Culebra operated on main- tenance dredging, removing 165,797 cubic yards of material from East River and 537,562 cubic yards of material from the bar, at an aggre- gate cost of $69,253.48. The total costs and expenditures were $92,592.90 of which $23,339.42 was for new work and $69,253.48 for maintenance. 656 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were as follows: Locality Localitydepth Project Controlling depth on Date deter- mined center tange Brunswick Bar ------------------------------------------ 30.0 30.7 April 1940. Brunswick River: Cedar Hammock Range..-------------------------------- 27.0 28. 4 July 1940. Brunswick Point Cut Range .--------------------------- 27. 0 29. 4 Do. East River . --------------------------------- 27. 0 28. 7 April 1940. Academy Creek -- ___________-__-__--______---------_ 24.0 9. 6 May 1939. Lower Turtle River--------------------------------------_ 27. 0 27. 4 July 1940. Upper Turtle River . --------------------------------------- 27.0 27. 6 Do. _ Back River_------------------- -------------------------- 20. 0 11. 0 Do. Terry Creek.....--------------------------------------------- 10.0 3.0 Do. East River training wall and spur dike are in satisfactory condi- tion. Academy Creek was completed in 1926. Upper and lower Tur- tle River and Back River were completed in 1931. Brunswick Point and East River were completed in 1932. Brunswick Bar was com- pleted in 1936. Terry Creek was completed in 1939. The costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Regular fufundPublinds Total New work ..------------------------------------. $2, 123, 600. 29 $97, 520. 95 $2, 221,121. 24 Maintenance ------------------. 1,958, 407. 21 4, 995.08 1, 963, 402. 29 Total costs and expenditures ------------------- 4, 082, 007. 50 102, 516. 03 4,184, 523. 53 In addition, the total cost and expenditure from contributed funds were $10,000 for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940, ($96,905.95) will be applied to maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge in inner and outer harbors, 3 months, between Jan- uary 1 and March 31, 1941. The additional sum of $97,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, in maintenance with U. S. hopper dredge in inner and outer harbor, 3 months, between January 1, and March 31, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ______________________ __ $2, 864, 586. 42 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940______________ ______ 2, 017, 816. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------- 4, 882, 402. 78 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 14, 882, 402. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------ 96, 905. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------- 14, 979, 308. 73 1 In addition, $10,000 contributed funds expended for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 657 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- ... ___ --- . $43, 405. 50 $10, 941. 15 _______...___. .______________ $23, 339. 42 Cost of maintenance---. __ -.. 109, 644. 12 43, 133. 55 $131, 779. 12 $101,944. 27 69, 253. 48 Total cost---....----..--------. 153, 049. 62 54, 074. 70 131, 779. 12 101, 944. 27 92, 592. 90 otal expended...----...........------------ 151, 683. 19 66, 323. 95 120, 896. 30 101, 944. 27 92, 592. 90 245, 000. 00 Allotted................_____.... -116, 992. 86 223, 000. 00 140, 000. 00 49, 339. 42 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---.--------------------- $140, 159. 43 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940----..------------------------------- 95, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----- __--__ --- - ___ - 235, 159. 43 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 45, 660. 58 Net amount to be accounted for------------189, 498. 85 Gross amount expended--------- 2, 592.90 9-------------------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ------------ 96, 905. 95 Amount that can be profitably- expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for maintenance 2 97,000. 00 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. 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. Doec. No. 1113, 62d Cong., 3d sess.t cross. 1 Contains 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. 658 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Terminal facilities.-Small wharves are located at five main load- ing points, and in addition there are numerous natural landings along the river. These facilities are considered sufficient for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-U. S. snagboat No. I operated on maintenance snagging between mile 51 and mile 63 remov- ing 1,170 obstructions, at a cost of $3,879.76. The total cost and expenditure was $3,879.76. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914. 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 sum- mer 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 under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $9,451.59 for new work and $33,939.31 for maintenance, a total of $43,390.90. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- $9, 451.59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------------- 33, 939. 31 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------43, 390. 90 Net total expenditures ----- - ------------- 43, 390. 90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------------43, 390. 90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-----------. .. Cost of maintenance------ ---------. ------- ----..$4,000---. ------.---------............ --------------------------- $3,879.76 Total expended---- ......------- --..... _-------- 4, 000 ...-------------------------- $3, 879. 76 Allotted ..----------- ----------- $3, 000 1,000 ------------... $3, 900 -20. 24 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---------------------------- $3, 900. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- ------------- 20. 24 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------------3, 879. 7G Gross amount expended- 3, 8--------------------------- 76 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS--SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 659 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. Mary's 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.--U. S. snag boat No. 1 operated on maintenance snagging between mile 38 and mile 61, re- moving 1,052 obstructions at a cost of $3,629.02. The total cost and expenditure was $3,629.02. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914 at a saving of $3,762 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water, as determined by a survey made in June 1939, were as follows: The mouth to St. Marys, 12.91 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 expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $15,688.36 for new work and $52,765.46 for maintenance, a total of $68,453.82. Proposed operations.--No funds are available and no work is com- templated during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of work to June 30, 1940______ ______ -- ___________- ___ $15, 688. 36 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------ -______ 52, 765. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 68, 453. 82 Net total expenditures____-----______-___________-_____________ 68, 453. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---- --------------- 68, 453. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------ -------------- C ost of m aintenance -. . _____ ___-__ $2, 000. 00 - ........ .....- - ---.--- $3, 629. 02 Total expended ----------...... _... --..... 2, 000. 00 - 3, 629. 02 Allotted----......-----------------..................$3, 000 -- 1, 000. 00 -------------- $3, 900 -270. 98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-- -------------------------- $3, 900. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 270. 98 Net amount to be accounted for_ 3,629. 02 _---------------_ Gross amount expended ---------------------------- 3, 629. 02 1 Determined July 1940. 660 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 included 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 l. 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. Doe. 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. These conditions have been fulfilled and were approved by the Chief of Engineers February 12, 1940. 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-New ~oork.-U. S. hop- per dredge Culebra dredged the outer harbor to a depth of 28 feet for a width of 400 feet, removing 248,048 cubic yards, at a cost of $12,805.56. Work under contract for deepening the inner harbor to 28 feet and RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISITRICT 661 widening the channel at the first bend below Lanceford Creek to 1,000 feet to form a turning basin was commenced April 25 and com- pleted May 22, 1940. Under this contract, 734,700 cubic yards of material were removed, at a cost of $85,120.35, including $864.92, the cost of preliminary plans and specifications. Maintenance.-Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $347.33. The total costs and expenditures were $98,273.24, of which $97,925.91 was for new work and $347.33 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1940. The two stone jetties were completed in 1905, and are in a satisfactory condition. The 28-foot channel in the outer harbor and in the inner harbor and the turning basin were completed in 1940. Controlling depths at mean low water, as determined in May 1940, are 28.5 feet over the outer harbor and 28.4 feet over the inner harbor. The costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $3,286,818.06 for new work and $748,432.61 for maintenance, a total of $4,035,250.67. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940, $39,726.76, is available for revocation. The sum of $31,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in dredging with United States hopper dredge, 1 month, between August 1 and September 1, 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $3, 286, 818. 06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------- 748, 432. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 4, 035, 250. 67 Net total expenditures--------------------- -------------- 4, 035, 250. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------- ------------------- 39, 726. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 4, 074, 977. 43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___ . Cost of maintenance_ . __ _.__ ___ ._ __________ ___________ _ __________.____ $20, 000 ------------ $97, 925. 91 347. 33 Total cost-----___-______ ___-_ 20, 000 -- 98, 273.24 -- _-----. -- Total expended _---_----___ - - 20, 000 - 98, 273.24 Allotted..............---------------......--20, 000 $138, 000 --- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------138, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 98, 273.24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 39, 726. 76 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- 30, 1942, for maintenance 31, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 662 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 9. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $38,218.29. The expenditures were $42,052.83. These amounts do not include $1,800 contributed by Glynn County, Ga., toward a cooperative beach-erosion study, Jekyl-St. Simon Island, Ga. The balance unexpended and accounts receivable, June 30, 1940, a total of $156,695.11, will be ap- plied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -____________----------1 $315, 128. 54 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----------- 315, 128. 54 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 369. 57 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940___________--------- 315, 498. 11 M~inus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---------------------- --------- Net total expenditures _______-___- ______---1__ '315, 498. 11 ----- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______________-- --- 156, 325. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------ 1471, 823. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 19.36 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new w ork .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. -- --- .--- .--. . , -l - ..........--- 'Cost of maintenance--------- $17, 938. 76 $24, 582. 77 $30, 747. 93 $35, 216.15 $38, 218. 29 Total expended----------------- 23, 302. 80 24, 460. 58 28, 653. 17 34, 670. 10 42, 052. 83 Allotted __---------------------- 25, 000. 00 -------------- 53, 000. 00 138, 100. 00 169, 300. 00 1 Exclusive of $1,800 contributed funds for beach erosion study. St. Simons Island, -Ga. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general). Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ___-------------- $29, 078. 37 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------- $17,300. 00 Amount allotted fromn War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ 127, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 ------ 25, 000. 00 169, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for- __--__- __----- - ___-___-_ 198, 378. 37 Gross amount expended___-- _____________ ________ _- 42, 052. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 __---- - --- ____ - 156, 325. 54 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_-- ----- __----- - - - 369. 57 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_ __-__-____ 156, 695. 11 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - -- 30, 1942, for maintenance 2________ __ 30, 000. 00 2Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT 663 10. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Expenditures to June 30, Estimated full report 1940 amount re- Name of project see Annual u to Reportmplete quired for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.'-------------1929 2 $200, 556. 30 $17, 443. 70 Completed. 2. Savannah River above Augusta, Ga.' 3 --- 1929 69, 599.99 5, 870. 01 (4) :3. Sapelo Harbor, Ga.' 3__________ _____ _ 1929 17, 905. 73 17, 094. 27 Completed. 4. Darien Harbor, Ga._ _-------------------- 1929 8199, 722. 65 42, 343. 28 Do. -5. Fancy Bluff Creek, Ga.5 _------------------ 1935 8, 000. 00 4, 200. 00 Do. 1 Project recommended for abandonment in H. Doc. 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. 3 No commerce reported. 4 About 84 percent completed. Owing to construction of 2 power dams which have submerged much of the work under the present and former projects, this improvement cannot be completed as originally planned. 5 Channel adequate for commerce. 8 Includes $54,929.44 expended on Doboy Bar. 11. PLANT ALLOTMENT, SAVANNAH, GA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_ ___----------------- $745, 699. 72 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 __-------------------- 36, 628. 54 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940----------------- ----- 782, 328. 26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 31, 124. 81 Net total expenditures---_----------------------- 751, 203. 45 Unexpended balance June S0, 1940___ 908.96 -45,4--------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------.. 797, 112. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended__-------------- -$946, 300. 49 $784, 440. 13 -$80, 959.76 -$501, 604. 78 $235, 296. 00 .--....... Allotted__- __-______ --1,039,935.29 764, 877. 32 92, 392. 82 -544, 079. 59 157, 564. 47 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---------------------------- $123, 640. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939--------- ------------------------- 217, 564. 47 Amount to be accounted for----------- ------ __-_341, 204. 96 Deductions on account of revocations of allotment____-____-__--__ 60, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ____- __- __-__-- -_ 281, 204. 96 Gross amount expended----------------------- $1, 261, 853. 86 Less: Reimbursements collected .------- $1, 019, 418. 18 Receipts from sales ---- __ --- 7, 139. 68 1, 026, 557. 86 235, 296. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__--__-- . --.- __--- __ - 45, 908. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 --------.----- - $33, 134. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-,----- -__.-- 14, 642. 50 47, 776. 80 Balance available June 30, 1940 -- 1, 867. 84 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940..------------------- - 36, 628. 54 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940- ---- - - 34, 760. 70 664 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts anl 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- lution, May 8, 1939. struction of anchorage basin at Beaufort, S. C. Charleston, S. C., to St. Rivers and Harbors . Johns River, Fla., Intra- Committee resolu- coastal Waterway, con- tion, Oct. 24, 1939. struction of anchorage basin at Buckingham Landing, Mackay Creek, Beaufort County. Charleston, S. C., to St. Rivers and Harbors Johns River, Fla., Intra- Committee resolu- coastal Waterway, be- tion, Dec. 21, 1939. tween Buttermilk Sound and Mackay River, Ga., via Frederica River. Fernandina Harbor and Rivers and Harbors Amelia River, Fla. Committee resolu- tion, May 29, 1940. 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). St. Simon Island, Ga., beach River and Harbor June 6,1940 House, 820, 76th Partly favor- erosion. Act, July 3, 1930. Cong., 3d sess. able. Do__________________ Act of Congress, June .-----do --.---------- do Do. 26, 1936. Savannah Harbor, Ga ...... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Nov. 4, 1939. Savannah River, Ga., from Rivers and Harbors------- -------------------- Kings Island to the Committee resolu- Coastal Highway Bridge. tion, Oct. 28. 1937. Water-hyacinth obstruc- Rivers and Harbors Mar. 13, 1940 -_ Unfavorable. ..---------------- tions in the State of Flor- Committee resolu- ida (under special board). tion, Apr. 13, 1939. 12. AUGUSTA, SAVANNAH RIVER, GA. Location.--This project is located on the Georgia bank of the Savan- nah 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 and for construction of bank revetment at Canoe Cut. The revised estimate of cost for new work is $644,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6. 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 pre- scribed to the present time, except for a small section of the contract area required in connection with Canoe Cut bank revetment. It is expected that an easement to this area will be obtained within a short time. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SAVANNAH, GA.y DISTRICT 665 Operations and results during fiscal yer-New work.-Contract work on raising and strengthening six floodgate structures in the levee at Augusta, Ga., was commenced July 19, 1939, and completed June 17, 1940. In this work there were placed 4,237 cubic yards of concrete, 2,899 tons of stone, 12,214 square feet of steel sheet piling, 128,600 pounds of structural steel, and 39 hoisting gates and gate mechanisms. The cost was $269,885.42, all for new work. The expenditures were $270,449.58. Condition at the end of fiscal year.-The project is 95 percent complete. Increasing the height and cross section of the levee, paving river side slopes where necessary, and construction of retaining walls were completed in 1939; raising and strengthening of floodgate struc- tures was completed in 1940. To complete the project, the principal work required is construction of bank revetment at Canoe Cut. Under the existing project, the total costs to June 30, 1940, all for new work, have been $615,453.32 of which $144,000 were from Emer- gency Relief funds and $471,453.32 were from regular funds. The total expenditures were $614,070.65, of which $144,000 were from Emergency Relief funds and $470,070.65 from regular funds. The city of Augusta completed, 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. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $29,929.35, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable July 1, 1940_______________ _ $1, 382. 67 New work: Construction of 1,400 linear feet of bank revetment at Canoe Cut, by contract, between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941 -.. 28, 546. 68 Total ----------------------------------- ---------- 29, 929. 35 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940____ ____________________ 1$615, 453. 32 Cost and maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__-____ -____'615, 453. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___-----__---_ _______ ___ 1,382. 67 Net total expenditures_---------------------'_____ 1614, 070. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___________________________ 29, 929. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________ 1644, 000. 00 Includes $144,000 Emergency Relief funds. 666 REPORT OF CHIEF OF EiNGIN'EERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___________ .. . -$85, 739.96 ....------------------. $259,827.94 421 $269,885. Cost ofmaintenance . --------------------------------- -- ------------ ---------- Total expended___ __ - _ _............---.65,472. 35 -________-- 278, 148. 72 270, 449. 58 Allotted- ..___------_---------------_ _587, 000.00 37,000.00 20,000.00, Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------ - $---------------- $280, 378. 93 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____-------8---- 300, 378. 93- Gross amount expended -------------------------------- 270,449. 58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 29, 929. 35 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- ------ - 1, 382.67 Balance available June 30, 1940____________--____ -___ 28,546. 68 13. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the fiscal year was $22,387.10; the expend- itures were $19,531.46. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, $42,- 620.54, will be applied to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------- ------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------ ------------------ $42, 759. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 42, 759. 95. Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_ ------------------------ 3, 180. 49 Net total expenditures_----------- -------------------- 39, 579. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 42, 620. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------- 82, 200. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new w ork ........... -.. ... .. ... .. .. . .. . -- - . Cost of maintenance-- --.. --- _________ ______________ ----... $5, 055.12 $15,317.73 $22, 387.10, Total expended .______________ ____________ 4, 775. 34 15, 272. 66 19, 531. 46 Allotted----...------- ------- ----------------------------- 29,200.00 53,000.000 . Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--- .........- --- $62, 152. 00 Gross amount expended-- ------------- ------------------- 19, 531. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940- -------------------- 42, 620. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------- $3, 180. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------2, 61& 88 5, 799. 37 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------- --- - _ 36, 821.17 RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSiONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 667 41. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last full Expenditures to June 30, Estimated Name of project report see an- 1940 amount re- nual report quired to for- New work Maintenance complete Clark Hill Project on the Savannah River, Georgia-South Carolina ..----------- ----------------------------------------- $1, 700, 000 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 Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. tion Congress Altamaha River, Ga-...... Flood Control Act, . June 22, 1936. Ogeechee River, Ga-- ---- d------. do .----- -- Sec. 1 of River and ----- --- St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla., for navigation, flood Harbor Act, Jan. 21, control, power and irriga- 1927. tion. (308 report). Savannah River, Ga------........ Flood Control Act, . June 22, 1936. 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. District engineer: Col. Lewis H. Watkins, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Jarvis J. Bain, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Waterway between Beaufort, 9. Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla- . 691 S. C., and St. Johns River, 10. Lake Worth Inlet, Fla --. 694 Fla. (Cumberland Sound 11. Palm Beach, Fla., side chan- to St. Johns River sec- nel and basin__-------- 696, tion)______ _ _--- 668 12. Hollywood Harbor (Port 2. St. Johns River, Fla., Jack- Everglades), Fla ....-- 697 sonville to the ocean - - 670 13. Miami Harbor (Biscayne 3. St. Johns River, Fla., Palatka Bay), Fla- 701 to Lake Harney _ - -- 674 14. Key West Harbor, Fla .... 704 4. Oklawaha River, Fla o..... 676 15. Channel from Naples, Fla., 5. Intracoastal Waterway from to Big Marco Pass, Fla___ 706 Jacksonville, Fla., to Miami, Fla 680 16. Caloosahatchee River and 6. St. Augustine Harbor, Fla_ 685 Lake Okeechobee drainage 7. Courtenay Channel, Fla --- 688 areas, Fla_ 707 8. Eau Gallie Harbor, Fla -..-- 690 .17. Charlotte Harbor, Fla ..... 719. 668 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 IMPROVEMENTS-continued Page Page 18. Caseys Pass (Venice Inlet), 28. Examinations, surveys, and Fla --------------------- 721 contingencies (general)_ __ 745 19. Sarasota Bay, Fia-.----- -_ 724 29. Other projects for which no 20. Tampa Harbor, Fla ------- 726 estimates are submitted__ 746 21. St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla__ 731 30. Plant allotment_ 746 22. Channel from Clearwater Ilarbor through Boca Ciega Bay to Tampa Bay, Flood-controlprojects Fla_---------------- 23. Crystal River, Fla--__--- 24. Withlacoochee River, Fla___ - 733 735 31. Snagging and clearing under 736 authority of section 2 of 25. Suwannee River, Fla------- 739 the Flood Control Act ap- 26. Steinhatchee River, Fla -_-_ 741 proved August 28, 1937__ 749 27. Removing the water hya- 32. Preliminary examinations cinth from navigable wat- and surveys for flood con- ers in the State of Florida_ 742 trol_ _------- -- 750 1. WATERWAY BETWEEN BEAUFORT, S. C., AND ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA. (CUMBERLAND SOUND TO ST. JOHNS RIVER SECTION) Location.-This section includes that portion of the Intracoastal Waterway between the southerly limit of Fernandina Harbor, Fla., at the junction of Lanceford Creek and Amelia River, and 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. 648.) 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. Eisting project.-This provides for dredging and maintaining a Jhannel 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 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 669 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 12 feet deep with present authorized IH. 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. I Contains 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. Deeds covering rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas required for this improvement were approved by the Chief of Engineers January 30, 1940. Local interests have not secured the United States against liability for damages to oyster beds likely to result from the improvement. Terminal facilities.-Exclusive of terminal facilities reported for Fernandina Harbor, there are no terminals along this waterway. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The cost of hired labor survey preliminary to dredging was $14,459.85 for new work. The expenditures were $14,378.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 February 1940 was 7 feet for a width of 100 feet, except at one locality having a limiting width of 80 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the deeping 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 of the existing project have been $115,240.93 for new work and $46,357.77 for maintenance, a total of $161,598.70. The expenditures have been $161,517.64. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940, including a proposed allotment of $75,000 ($145,621.21) will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-- -------------------------- $81. 06 New work: Begin, by contract, during October 1940, and complete during February 1941 the construction of the 12-foot project channel---------- ---------------------------------- 145, 540. 15 Total for new work-------------------------------- 145, 621. 21 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1----43 670 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------- $212, 806. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 46, 357. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 259, 164. 25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 81. 06 Net total expenditures -------------- ------ 259, 083. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------_ --- 70, 621. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------- 329, 704. 40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_ _---------- _ _--------- ___ _ $14, 459. 85 Cost of maintenance -------... ..........- --------------.-------------- ---------- Total expended .------------------ $1.08 14, 378. 79 Allotted -- -13, 450. 18 $130, 000 -75, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -- 160, 003. 00 $--------------------- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 75, 000.00 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 85, 000. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $14, 379. 32 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ .53 - 14, 378. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------- 70, 621. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------------ 81. 06 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- - 70, 540. 15 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.) Previousprojects.-Six appropriations for surveys and experimental 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 details, 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 Long Branch (formerly Six Mile Creek) Cut, with greater easing of the bends be- tween these three cuts. The project also provides for an anchorage basin at Mayport (33/4 miles from the entrance) 800 feet in width be- yond the channel limits; for a channel 400 feet wide and 30 feet deep along the terminals on the west bank of the river between Commodore Point and deep water just above Long Branch (formerly 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 Hogann Creek; and for the construction of training walls and revetments. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 671 Two converging rubblestone jetties have been built at the entrance. The north jetty is 14,300 feet long and the south jetty is 11,183 feet long. The jetties are parallel and 1,600 feet apart for a distance of 4,022 feet from the sea ends. Stone training walls have been built at seven localities, involving about 7 miles of this class of structure. Stone revetments at five localities provide about 3.5 miles of shore protection. The training walls and revetments are located between Dames Point and Wards Bank, near the inner ends of the jetties. 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 Jacksonville. 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 (Newnan Street). Strong northeasterly winds raise the water level about 2 feet at Mayport and 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, was $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. Doe. No. 611, 61st Cong., 2d sess. in general 300 feet wide, the anchorage basin op- posite 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 Tal- leyrand 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 commodities, 7 of which are open to the public. All have railway and highway 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 indus- trial purposes. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 8, pt. 1, revised 1936, Corps of Engineers.) Operations aind results dwring fiscal year.-Under a contract for maintenance dredging between San Carlos Creek and Drummond 672 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Creek Cuts, which was completed during the previous fiscal year, an additional 37,072 cubic yards of material was accepted and credited for payment. The cost was $5,734.70. The U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo was engaged in maintenance dredging from September 12, 1939, to January 27, 1940, removing 356,661 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material from Bar Cut, Pilot Town Cut, Mayport Cut, White Shells Cut, New Berlin Cut, Drummond Creek Cut, Trout Creek Cut, and Terminal Channel. The cost was $109,810.26. The cost of sur- veys preliminary to proposed repair of the south jetty was $1,066.06. A contract is being entered into for this work. The cost of hired labor, examinations, and surveys to determine the condition of the improve- ment was $13,977.75. The costs for the year were $130,588.77 for maintenance. The expenditures were $132,640.58. Condition at end of fiscal yea.-The existing project was completed in 1937. 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 inner end of the south jetty is in need of repairs, the Browns Creek revetment is in poor condition, the Dames Point training wall is in fair condition, and the revetment at Wards Bank training wall needs to be extended about 1,600 feet upstream. Project depth of 30 feet, with a limiting width of 100 feet in Terminal Channel, and 240 to 250 feet at three other localities, existed in April 1940, except in Arlington Cut, which had a controlling depth of 27 feet for a width of 100 feet, and on spot shoals with limiting depths of 29.1 feet in New Berlin Cut and 29.7 feet in Drummond Creek Cut. 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. Traffic over the waterway by all types of vessels is no longer discontinued during the hours of darkness. The total cost of the existing project, all funds, has been $13,896,- 861.37, of which $4,969,711.08 regular funds and $290,013.37 Public Works funds, a total of $5,259,724.45 was for new work and $8,637,- 136 92 for maintenance; the total expenditures have been $13,899,209.93, including $290,013.37 Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1940 ($244,543.23), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------- ------ $1, 556.74 Maintenance : Complete, under existing contract, during October 1940, repair of approximately 3,000 linear feet of inner end of south jetty_ 100, 000. 00 Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo at entrance, and removal of spot shoals throughout the project, 6 months, August 1940 to January 1941___---__ _ 142, 986. 49 1------------------ Total for maintenance -------- ------------- ------ 244, 543.23 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICOT 673 The additional sum of $230,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging with a United States pipe-line dredge and attendant plant, 51/2 months, November 1941 to April 1942, removing shoals throughout the project as. required_________--______------ $170, 000 Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo at the entrance, 3 months, July to September 1941-- 0, 000 6------------------------- Total for maintenance__-------------------------------230, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------ $8, 779, 861. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____-----_---------- 9, 180, 535. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---------- 17, 960, 397. 28 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------ ------------- 3, 905. 30 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_------- -- _ 17, 964, 302. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___________________- 1, 556. 74 Net total expenditures------------------------ -- 17, 962, 745. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 240, 637. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-______-___ 18, 203, 383.77 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- ........ _.... $27, 362.95 $1, 207, 298. 40 $53, 783. 45 - Cost of maintenance __ 306,637.08 267, 453.32 131, 090.43 $218, 484.45 $130,588.77 Total cost ..------------334, 000.03 1, 474, 751. 72 184, 873.88 218, 484. 45 130, 588. 77 Total expended ..... 359, 020. 34 1, 363, 768. 31 294, 358.06 209, 793. 68 132, 640. 58 Allotted- ..-----..... 1,004, 873.05 ..-------.-- 650, 000.00 292, 000.00 200, 000.00 195, 552. 41 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ _ $177, 726. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 -------- $75, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940 -- __--- - 135, 000. 00 210, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____________ 387, 726.10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ____..__ 14, 447. 59 Net amount to be accounted for _________________ _ 373, 278. 51 Gross amount expended---------------- $291, 359. 80 Less : Reimbursement collected------ $144, 271. 63 Receipts from sales-----------14, 447. 59 158, 719. 22 132, 640. 58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___________ 240, 637. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940______...... $1, 556. 74 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 96, 127. 87 97, 684. 61 Balance available June 30, 1940___ 142, 953. 32 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__ 3, 905. 30 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 ._____... 146, 858. 62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - -- - - - June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 ------ 230, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 674 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 3. ST. JOHNS RIVER, FLA., PALATKA TO LAKE HARNEY Location.-Forlocation of the St. Johns River see page 670. (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. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at local mean low water and 100 feet wide from Palatka to Sanford (90 miles) and 5 feet deep at local mean low water and 100 feet wide from Sanford to Lake Harney (25 miles). This project is an en- largement and extension of previous projects and embraces two mat- tress and stone jetties and two lines of guide piles at Volusia Bar, at the head of Lake George, built under previous projects; and dredging and making cut-offs and easing bends in the river. The length of the section included in the project is 115 miles, and it begins 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 nor- mally 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, ex- clusive 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 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. Doc. No. 691, 69th Cong., 2d sess.z Creek, and Starks, and easing bends at other points. 1Contains latest published maps. Recomm'iended modifications of project.-Under date of January 11, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a channel 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep at local mean low water from Palatka to Sanford, with a side channel of like dimensions to Enterprise, and for cut-offs and easing of bends, at an, estimated first cost of $290,000,.with $6,000 annually for mainte- nance, in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 603, 76th Cong, 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilitiles.-These consist of 8 piers open to public use, hav- ing a total frontage of about 1,000 feet, including a municipal con- RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 675 crete recreation pier with boat basin adjoining at Sanford and a municipal wharf at Palatka. All piers have highway connections and one at Palatka has railway connections. At Sanford, privately owned facilities have been constructed for unloading and storing gasoline, kerosene, and fuel oil. In addition, there are a number of small privately owned wharves at various points along the river. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The repair and improve- ment of the existing guide fenders at Volusia Bar, by contract, was commenced July 10 and completed July 21, 1939. The work involved straightening and lining up 7 piles, replacing 3 damaged piles and 8 wale timbers, installing 11 additional strengthening piles, and provid- ing all piles and clusters in both fenders with galvanized iron caps. The cost was $2,026.32. The cost of establishing temporary aids to navigation in Lake George and between Sanford and Lake Harney by hired labor was $1,074.40. The cost incurred in connection with hired labor snagging operations, completed during the previous fiscal year, was $159.94. The total cost for the fiscal year was $3,260.66 for mainte- nance. The expenditures were $2,481.60. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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. Project dimensions existed from Palatka to Sanford in De- cember 1938, except at a point south of Dutchmans Bend cut-off and in Terminal Channel at Sanford where shoals limit the widths of channel having project depth to 30 feet and 25 feet, respectively, and the controlling depth from Sanford to Lake Harney was 3.5 feet in May 1939. The costs under the existing project have been $180,493.66 for new work and $235,656.89 for maintenance, a total of $416,150.55. The expenditures have been $415,867.99. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($18,883.56), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940________________ _ __ $282. 56 Maintenance: Snagging throughout the project where required, with U. S. snag boat No. 2, during period January to March 1941_____ 18, 601.00 Total for maintenance________________________ 18, 883. 56 The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, in dredging, by contract, during the period March to May 1942, to restore project dimensions throughout the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___________________________ $210, 059. 92 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________________________ 261, 494. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________ 471, 554. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940________________________ 282. 56 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 471, 272 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940________________ _________ 18, 883. 56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-.... 490, 155. 81 676 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------------- $47. 34 . Cost of maintenance------------- 10, 902. 52 $6, 345. 90 -------------- $12, 138. 34 $3, 260.66 Total cost---------------- 10, 949. 86 6, 345. 90 -- 12, 138. 34 3, 260. 66 Total expended--------------- -- 11, 146. 45 14, 891. 29 -------------- 12, 634. 84 2, 481. 60 . Allotted ---------------------- 18, 000.00 -2, 549. 45 16, 500.00 17, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___----------------------------- $3, 865. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 7, 500. 00 1------------------------------ Amount to be accounted for__------------------------ 21, 365. 16 Gross amount expended---------------- ----------- $2, 9890. 52 Less reimbursements collected-----------------------507. 92 2, 481. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 8, 883. 56 1---------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 282. 56 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------- 18, 601. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project __--- ------------- ------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, 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 page 1825, Annual Report for 1915, and page 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) and maintaining the dikes with a view to obtaining a navigable depth of about 4 feet to Leesburg, 87 miles above the mouth. The work embraces dredging, snagging, cut-offs at sharp bends, removal of overhanging trees and obstructive aquatic vegetation, and the construction of a lock and dam at Moss Bluff to retain the water level in Lake Griffin. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKS'ONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 677 Lock and. dam at Moss Bluff Distance to nearest town: 20 miles by canals. Name of nearest town: Leesburg, Fla. Distance above mouth of river: 66.3 miles by canals. Distance above mouth of Silver Springs Run: 13.7 miles. Width of lock chamber: 30 feet. Greatest available length for full width: 125 feet. Lift above low water: 11.5 feet. Depth on upper miter sill at normal pool level: 7 feet. Depth on lower miter sill at low water: 7 feet. Character of foundation: Piles in sand and clay. Character of construction: Concrete, with timber gates. Kind of dam: Movable. Type of dam: Needle. Completed in 1925. Total cost : $161,000. The river is nontidal except for a short distance above the mouth at the St. Johns River, where a mean range at low-water stage of about 0.5 foot is found. The mean fluctuation due to rainfall is about 2 feet at the mouth, about 3 feet at the mouth of Silver Springs Run, and about 21/2 feet at Lake Griffin. The extreme fluctuation is about 3 feet at the mouth, 5 feet at Silver Springs Run, and about 41/2 feet at Lake Griffin. The estimated cost of the work proposed, revised in 1929, is $351.000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $17,000, including $2,000 for operation and care of lock and dam. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorizedl 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 Leasburg. Mar 2, 1907 Deepening the channel to 6 feet at mean low water H. Doc. No. 782, 59th Cong., 1st sess. from the mouth of theriver to the head of Silver Springs Run. June 25, 1910 1Maintenance of levels in the lakes at the head of Specified in act. July 25,1912 f the river. July 27, 1916 Acceptance of certain artificial waterways and Do. extensions 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. "1PermanentAppropriation 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. 678 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENG1NEERS, U. S. AR.MY, 1940 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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Snagging operations be- tween the mouth of the river and the Moss Bluff lock were in prog- ress with U. S. derrickboat D-5 from the beginning of the fiscal year to September 9, 1939, and from February 12 to April 26, 1940. A total of 8,869 logs, snags, overhanging trees, treetops, and stumps were removed and placed on the banks of the river at a cost of $3,679.08. Weekly inspections of the upper river and gages and periodic inspections of the lower river were made, and marine grass and bonnets growing in the waterway above the lock were cut period- ically at a cost of $1,157.84. Operating and care.-The replacement of timber lock gates and valves, and the repair of spillway apron at Moss Bluff lock were performed under contract from July 6 to October 10, 1939, the lock being closed to navigation from September 18 to October 7. The cost was $10,688.67. The lock was operated and buildings, grounds, lock, dam, and equipment cared for, with Government plant and hired labor. There were 182 lockages for 186 craft, and 1 boat was portaged. The costs were $2,500.92 for the operation of the lock and dam, and $48.89 for ordinary maintenance and repairs. The costs for the year were $4,836.92 for maintenance and $13,- 238.48 for operating and care, a total of $18,075.40. The expenditures were $19,105.31. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 were completed in 1925, and the structures are in good condition. The United States reservation comprises 13.14 acres of land, a dwelling, and a storehouse. Much of the original dredging of the canal be- tween Moss Bluff lock and Starkes Ferry was done by private in- terests; 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. The controlling depths at ordinary low stages in June 1940 were as fol- lows: Mouth of river to Silver Springs Run, 4 feet; Silver Springs Run, 4.5 feet; Silver Springs Run to Moss Bluff lock, 1.5 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 dimensions in the section between the mouth of the river and the mouth of Silver Springs Run, which is not considered neces- sary at this time. RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 679 The costs of the existing project have been $311,352.45 for new work, $293,908.95 for maintenance, and $30,072.35 for operating and care, a total of $635,333.75. The total expenditures have been $635,- 378.50. 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 indefi- nite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1940 ($4,672.22), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---------------------- ------ $3. 00 Maintenance: Occasional snagging throughout the project, by hired labor and U. S. derrickboat D-5------------------------------------ 2, 669. 22 Miscellaneous surveys and investigations------------------ - 500. 00 Operation and care of lock and dam at Moss Bluff, Fla.: Operation ----- 200. 00 1,----------------------------- Ordinary maintenance and repair__------------------ 100. 00 Emergencies------ ----------------------------- 200. 00 4, 669. 22 Total for maintenance---- ---- --------------------- 4, 672. 22 The additional sum of $4,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance : Operation and care of lock and dam at Moss Bluff, Fla----------$2, 000 Snagging, by hired labor and U. S. derrickboat 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 1942, as the completion of the project is not considered essential at this time. Cost and financial sutmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $315, 264. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 335, 395. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 660. 11 6-------------50, Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 47. 75 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940---------------------650, 707. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 3. 00 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 650, 701. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------ ---- -- 4, 624. 47 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 655, 329. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--- - Cost of maintenance-- $14, 552. 46 $30, 267. 25 $6,734. 08 $6, 537. 97 $18, 075.40 Total expended ... _ 21, 553. 49 23, 331. 67 6, 841.67 5, 807. 24 19,105.31 4,500. 0 -.300.00 20, 700. 00 9, 000. 00 4, 150 00 A llotted .....--------------- 46, 500.00 -5, 000. 00 20, 700. 00 9,000. 00 4,500.00 680 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___-------------------------- $19, 229. 78 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940----------------- ---------------------- 4, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for__------------------------------- 23, 729. 78 Gross amount expended_________--------------- $19, 529. 59 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------- 424. 28 19, 105. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------_- 4, 624. 47 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------------- 3.00 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------- 4,621.47 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940____-------------------------- 47. 70 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940______---- __- 4,669. 22 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------------- 39, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- - 30, 1942, for maintenance 00 4,500. 1 Exclusive of available funds. 5. 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 constructed 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 page 1825, Annual Report for 1915; page 655, Annual Report for 1926; and page 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 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, was $7,271,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest RIVERS AND HARBORS----JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 681 (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. Jacksonville to Miami. July 3, 1930 For a width of 100 feet ...... S. 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. 9 Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act of June 26, 1934. 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 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 Harbor 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 con- nections and a bulkhead along the south side of the basin on plans ap- proved by the Chief of Engineers, and agree to maintain said bulk- head and the land approaches thereto as a public terminal open to all on equal terms. All prior conditions of local cooperation have been complied with except to provide suitable spoil areas for maintenance dredging. The land required for construction purposes under local cooperation applies to a total of approximately 124 miles, about one- third the length of the waterway. 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 Titus- ville, 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 Daytona Beach, Titusville, Eau Gallie, and Fort Pierce yacht basins open to the public have been provided, connected with the Intracoastal Water- way by channels 6 to 8 feet deep and 80 to 100.feet wide. At Fort Pierce a channel 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide has been dredged by 682 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 the United States from the Intracoastal Waterway to and up Taylor Creek to the United States Lighthouse Service buoy depot. There are also a number of privately owned piers, wharves, and landings at various points along the waterway. The facilities are considered adequate in general for the existing commerce. (For further details on facilities at Jacksonville and Miami, see Port Series No. 8, revised, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Maintenance.-The re- pair of the existing revetment and the construction of new revetment on the extensions of the Haulover Canal dikes into Mosquito Lagoon and into Indian River were commenced under contract, November 15, 1939, and completed January 31, 1940. A total of 4,190 linear feet of new revetment was constructed and 390 linear feet of ex- isting revetment repaired on the Mosquito Lagoon side and 330 linear feet repaired on the Indian River side. The work involved placing 5,359.2 cubic yards of native rock and placing and grading, 1,261 cubic yards of earth behind the revetment at a cost of $18,815,19. The cost of dressing the reveted slopes by hired labor was $253.99. The cost of planting, by contract, 460 trees on the Haulover Canal dikes to arrest erosion was $636.46, and the cost of their maintenance by hired labor was $34.73. From the beginning of the fiscal year to September 13, 1939, and from March 8, 1940, to its close, excepting 3 short periods, the U. S. pipe-line dredge Congareel removed 505,397 'cubic yards of material from shoal areas between the entrance to St. Johns River and Coronado Beach and between Bakers Haulover and a point about 2 miles. north of Fort Pierce, an aggregate distance of about 221 miles. The cost was $111,047.37, including right-of-way mainte- nance. Under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, the Congaree, from July 7 to 10, 1939, removed 8,109 cubic yards of sand and mud in dredging a channel 6.9 feet deep and 450 feet long connecting with the Intracoastal Waterway at the mouth of Rose Bay. The cost was $703.18. The costs of a survey preliminary to proposed new work dredging of Jacksonville Beach turning basin, right-of-way, and maintenance spoil area survey in vicinity of the Crescent Beach Bridge, and of periodic surveys and inspections to determine the condition of the improvement, were $547.73 for new work and $15,388.32 for mainte- nance. Operating and care.-The steel and concrete double-leaf bascule highway bridge near Palm Valley was operated and maintained. The bridge was opened 1,920. times for the passage of 2,540 craft. The costs were $3,278.51 for operation, $790.78 for ordinary main- tenance and repairs, and $31.79 for emergencies, a total of $4,101.08. The costs for the year were $547.73 for new work, $146,879.54 for maintenance, including $703.18 under section 3 of the River and Har- bor Act of July 3, 1930, and $4,101.08 for operating and care, a total of $151,528.35. The expenditures were $147,497.75. Condition at end offiscal 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 re- place the temporary pontoon highway bridge at that locahlity was completed in 1937. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 683 When ascertained from January to June 1940, the limiting depths were as follows: 7,5 feet near entrance to St. Johns River; 5.6 feet in Matanzas Relocation Cut; 6 feet in the vicinity of Ponce de Leon Inlet; 7.8 feet about 1 mile south of Titusville; 6.8 feet at Vero Beach Bridge; and 7.7 feet about 3 miles north of Fort Pierce. Proj- ect width of 100 feet is reduced at a number of localities by bridges. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, have been as follows: I New work Maintenance Operating T 'otal and care Regular funds_ _-.- --------- $5, 052, 153. 72 $1, 782, 037.41 $20, 712. 42 $6, 8( 54, 903. 55 Public Works funds_______.__-. ___.. 2,199, 841.72 2,1 99,841. 72 Total, United States funds 7, 251, 995. 44 1, 782, 037. 41 20, 712. 42 9, 0154, 745. 27 Contributed funds ___-___ ____.. , 251, 995.---- ---------- 5, 500.00 5, 500.00 Total, all funds _----------- . 7, 251, 44 995. 1, 787, 537.41 20, 712. 42 9, 0 60,245. 27 The expenditures have been $6,832,650.56 regular funds and $2,199,- 841.72 Public Works funds, a total of $9,032,492.28 United States funds. In addition $5,500 contributed funds have been expended for maintenance, and the sum of $3,179.07 was expended between July 1, 1934, and June 30, 1935, on the operating and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite ap- propriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1940 ($105,815.58), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---------------------------- $22, 254. 57 Maintenance: Dredging, with U. S. dredge Congaree, 5 months, July to October 1940, and June 1941, removing shoals throughout the project, as required------------------ _ 79, 61. 01 Maintenance (operation and care throughout the year of highway bridge over waterway at Palm Valley) : Operation------------------------------------------3, 750.00 Ordinary repairs----------------- 75. 00 4----------------------- Emergencies------ -------------- 275, 00 4, r00. 00 Total for maintenance--------------------------- 105, 815. 58 The additional sum of $124,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work: Execute, by contract, during the period February to April 1942, the dredging of an approach channel and turning basin in the vi- cinity of Jacksonville Beach, Fla ------------------------------ $20, 000 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. dredge Congaree, 6 months, August 1941 to January 1942, removing shoals throughout the project as required ------------------------------------------------ _ 100, 000 Maintenance (operation and care throughout the year of highway bridge over waterway at Palm Valley) : Operation ------------------- ---------------------------- 3, 900 Ordinary repairs---- --------------------------------------- 400 Emergencies --------------------------------------------- 200 4, 500 Total for all work--------------------------------------24, 500 684 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___ _________ ____ $7, 346, 770. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------ __---- ___' 12, 019, 151. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 , 365, 921. 84 9----------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940__________ _________-__ 1. 58 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940- - ____-___-_____---- 9, 365, 923. 42 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_________________________ 22, 254. 57 Net total expenditures________- -___-_ _______-- 19, 343, 668. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940____________ _____________ 105, 814. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________ 1 9, 449, 482. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ew wrk Costof -$3 16. 9 -I - I -- Cost of new work_______________ -$3, 163.93 $547. 73 Cost of maintenance .......... 336, 004. 28 $224, 533. 07 $111, 144. 67 $122, 205. 99 150, 980. 62 Total cost_ - __---.-- 332, 840. 35 224, 533. 07 111, 144.67 122, 205. 99 151, 528. 35 i Ii I -L I I Total expended._. 350, 168. 48 218, 604.46 125, 955.59 109, 377.40 147, 497. 75 I I --- ----- i --- Allotted--__-- ----------- 487, 073. 75 23, 000. 00 193, 000. 00 129, 500. 00 131,947.84 1 1 1 I 1 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____________________............. $121, 363. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939____________________ $55, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940 _____-_______ _ 79, 000 134, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 255, 363. 91 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 2.052. 16 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------253, 311. 75 Gross amount expended--------------------- $154, 841. 66 Less: Reimbursements collected----------$5, 588. 57 Receipts from sales 755.34 1----------------, 7, 343. 91 147, 497. 75 Balance unexpended June 30. 1940-----------------------105, 814. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940- .------------------ 22, 254. 57 Balance available June 30. 1940 ----- __ 83, 559 43 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ..- __ -1. 58 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------------- 83. 561. 01 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 201.000 00. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work - 20, 000. 00' For maintenance 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 104, 500. 00 Total 2___ -------------------- 124, 500. 00 1 In addition. 85,500 contributed funds expended for maintenance under authority of act of Mar. 4, 1915. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 685 6. 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 page 284, Annual Report for 1904, and page 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 contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved esti- mate 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 published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The act which adopted the project imposed the condition that local interests furnished the necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas, and contribute 50 percent, not to exceed $137,500 toward the cost of construction. The acceptance of $137,500 contributed by local interests was approved by the Chief of Engineers October 28, 1939. All lands for rights-of-way and spoil disposal for the construction and maintenance of the channel were acquired by condemnation December 12, 1939. Easement deed for lands required for construction of the sand trap was approved by the Chief of Engineers March 4, 1940. 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. 269243--40--pt. 1, vol. 1---44 686 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging by contract to provide the portion of the entrance channel extending from deep water in Tolomato River through Vilano Point to the approximate high water line on the seaward side of the point, and thence 16 feet deep to the 16-foot depth contour in the ocean, with overdepth allow- able up to 28 feet throughout, was commenced April 11 and com- pleted May 20, 1940. There were removed 1,691,132 cubic yards of sand and shell. Project dimensions were secured in the portion of the channel extending through Vilano Point, and an average depth of about 20 feet was obtained over the seaward section of the channel. The cost was $154,228.69 for new work. Dredging with the U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo to provide the portion of the channel extending from the approximate high water line on the ocean side of Vilano Point to the 27-foot depth contour in the ocean, including the deepening of that portion of this channel which was partially dredged under contract, was commenced May 27, 1940, and at the close of the fiscal year was 56 percent completed. There were removed 125,171 cubic yards, place measurement, of sand and shell at a cost of $32,519.56, including bank washing, for new work. The cost of hired labor, surveys, and of the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of a steel sheet-pile sand trap groin was $1,227.63 for new work. The cost of periodic surveys to determine the condition of the project was $2,109.42 for maintenance. The total costs for, the year were $190,085.30. The cost of new work was $109,975.88 United States funds and $78,000 contributed funds, a total of $187,975.88; the cost of maintenance was $2,109.42 United States funds. The expenditures were $101,179.39 United States funds and $78,000 contributed funds, a total of $179,179.39. Condition a end of fscal year.-The existing project was about 68 percent completed. In May 1940, project dimensions existed in the portion of the channel extending from deep water in Tolomato River across Vilano Point, thence to the 27-foot contour in the ocean; the controlling depth in June 1940 was 21.9 feet for a width of 150 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the com- pletion of dredging now in progress in the seaward portion of the channel and the future construction of a steel sheet-pile sand trap groin on the north side for the protection of the channel. The total cost of the existing project has been $190,085.30. The cost of new work has been $109,975.88 United States funds and $78,000 contributed funds, a total of $187,975.88; the cost of mainte- nance has been $2,109.42 United States funds. The expenditures have been $101,179.39 United States funds and $78,000 contributed funds, a total of $179,179.39. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($36,320.61 United States funds and $59,500 contributed funds, total $95,820.61), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 .. _...----------- $10, 905. 91 New work: Complete dredging, with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, during July 1940, the seaward end of entrance channel ____________ 23, 000. 00 Begin, by contract, during November 1940, and complete during February 1941, the construction of a sand-trap groin extending from the coast line north of and parallel to the dredged cut - 61,914. 70 Total for new work -------------- ------- - - 95,820. 61 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 687 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo,in entrance channel during October 1941. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ ------------------------------ $181, 278. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_----- 2, 109. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------------183, 388. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------- __------------- - 10, 905. 91 Net total expenditures_______--------- ------------------- 172, 482. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 36, 320. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ .__-__ - 208, 802. 84 -______ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 199 1940 Cost of new work .. ........ --- - ---.. $109 975. 88 Cost of maintenance .. -------- ------------ --- ------ --------- - ---- 2, 109. 42 Total cost...--------- ---------------------------- ----------- 112,085.30 Total expended.......---------- . --------------------------- . --- --- - - I 101,179.39 Allotted ...--------------------- -- -----------------------------------.. $137, 500 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ - -________--- _________-- $137, 500. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------ - $179,189. 39 Less reimbursements collected__ --___--- --------- 78, 010. 00 101, 179. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---______---_________ 36, 320. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------- $10, 905. 91 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 1, 896. 07 12, 802. 58 Balance available June 30, 1940 _________ ___________ 23, 518. 03 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1942, for maintenance --------- --- _----- -- - -____ 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 __111111111,,- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ......... . - $78, 000. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __--__- -_____ 78, 000. 00 Net total expenditures ______--------------------- ___ 78, 000. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__-------------__ 59, 500. 00 -______ Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940__________ ____ 137, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-.----- ,--- -------------- ------------- _ -- -- $78, 000 Cost of maintenance--- ---- --------- ----------.- - - - - - - - Total expended . . . ........ . 78, 000 Contributed ... .. ... ..... .. .. I 137, 500 688 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount contributed----------------------------------- $137, 500. 00 Gross amount expended---- ---- 8, 000. 00 7--------------------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1.940-----------------------59, 500. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR ST. AUGUSTINE HARBOR, FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_-- ----------------------- $259, 278. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_-_....--- ------------- 2, 109. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------261, 388. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------10, 905. 91 Net total expenditures_ _--------------------------_ 250, 482. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 - 5, 820. 61 9----------------------_ Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940___ 346, 302. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ...--------- --- -------------- -------------- ------------- $187, 975. 88 Cost of maintenance---------------- .-------------- -------------------------- 2, 109.42 Total cost __----------_ .....-------------- - -_ ------------------ 190, 085. 30 Total expended .-----.. .. ..-------------- ------------ -------------- -------------- 179, 179.39 Allotted and contributed.------------------------------------------ $137, 500 137, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $137, 500. 00 Amount contributed-- --------------------------------- 37, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 275, 000.00 Gross amount expended------------------------$257, 189. 39 Less reimbursements collected-- 7---------------- '8, 010.00 179, 179. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 95, 820. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------- $10, 905. 91 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 1, 896. 67 12, 802. 58 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------------83, 018.03 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 ------------------------ 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 7. COURTENAY CHANNEL, FLA. Location.-Courtenay is on the west shore of Merritt Island, on the east coast of Florida, 155 miles south of the entrance to the St. Johns River. 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 689 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 for new work, made in 1937, was $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. A resolution of the Board of County Commissioners, Brevard County, Fla., dated October 5, 1939, agreeing to provide suitable highway and terminal connections necessary for the full utilization of the improvement, was accepted by the Chief of Engineers December 4, 1939, as suitable assurance that the facilities would be provided. Easement deed for the deposit of dredged material in the construction and maintenance of the project was approved by the Chief of Engineers December 15, 1939. 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.-Contract dredging to provide the project-dimension channel and basin was commenced February 26 and completed April 20, 1940. There were removed 201,335 cubic yards of materials. The cost and expenditures were $22,845.70 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1940. In April 1940, project dimensions existed throughout the im- provement. The costs and expenditures have been $22,845.70 for new work., Proposedoperations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942 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, 1940_----------------------- __- $22, 845. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ____ ____ 22, 845. 70 Net total expenditures _____________--__--22, 845. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___________- __-__-- 22, 845. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--- Cost of maintenance----------- -------------------------------------------------------- $22, 845.70 Total expended-- - ------------------------- - - -- -------- - ------ 22,845.70 Allotted----------- -------- -- - -- -$31, 000 -8, 154. 30 690 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939________________________-.- - - $31, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------__- 8, 154. 30 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ _ 22, 845. 70 Gross amount expended ------------------ $22, 926. 08 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 80. 38 22, 845. 70 8. 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 Intra- coastal 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 300 feet wide, 600 feet long, and 8 feet deep in Elbow Creek, land a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the basin to the 8-foot con- tour 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, was $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. Easement deeds and temporary grants for right-of-way and construction spoil areas were approved by the Chief of Engineers on August 5, 1939. Spoil areas for future maintenance work have not been provided. 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 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.-Contract dredging to provide the project-dimension channel and basin was commenced October 2 and completed October 25, 1939. There were removed 63,335 cubic yards of sand, mud, and shell. The costs and expendi- tures were $9,626.78 for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 691 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. In September 1939 the controlling depth was 8 feet for a width of 100 feet in the channel and in the turning basin. The total costs and expenditures have been $9,626.78 for new work. Proposedoperations.--No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942 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, 1940__________ $9, 626. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 9, 626. 78 Net total expenditures_______-______---- ---- _ 9, 626. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 - -- - - 9, 626. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _ - _ -_-.- ------ - - -- _------- - $9, 626.78 Cost of maintenance- - - - - - - - - - - - - Total expended- - -- ____-- --- - - - 9, 626. 78 Allotted -------------------------- $11, 000 -1, 373. 22 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939________________----___--------- $11, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment1----------------- 1, 373. 22 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 9, 626. 78 Gross amount expended--__________________________-----------9, 660. 12 Less reimbursements collected _________ 33. 34 9, 626. 78 9. 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. 692 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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, 1935 (maintenance For maintaining the channels, jetties, H. Doec. 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. Doec. 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 retained 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 pre- cooling plant, 105 by 363 feet, occupies the north pier, just landward 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. Operations and results I nur fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge Comstock was engaged in maintenance dredging from Janu- ary 4 to February 16, 1940. There were removed 185,600 cubic yards of material, place measurement. Project dimensions were restored throughout the improvement except in the turning basin, in which a depth of 24 feet was obtained. The cost was $32,900.55. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Congaree was engaged in maintenance dredging to restore project depth in the turning basin from April 24 to May 13, 1940. There were removed 53,825 cubic yards of material at a cost of $11,691.03. The costs of periodic surveys and inspections to deter- mine the condition of the improvement were $1,766.22. The total costs for the year were $46,357.80 for maintenance. The expenditures were $46,255.19. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. The rehabilitation of the jetties constructed by local interests was completed in 1934, and both jetties are now in good con- dition. The controlling depths for project widths except as otherwise indicated, when last ascertained, were as follows: Outer Bar Cut, 24.8 feet for a width of 290 feet, and channel between land revetments, 25 feet in March 1940; channel across Indian River, 25 feet in February 1940; and turninig basin, 25 feet in May 1940. The total costs, all funds, have been $807,558.12, of which $337,182.67 was for new work and $470,375.45, including $250,000 Public Works funds, for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $807,455.51. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 693 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($25,884.45), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_-----___------- ------------- $102.61 Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, in the bar cut and in the channel across the Indian River, during January and February 1941---------------------------------------- 25, 781. 84 Total for maintenance---- ------------------------ 25, 884. 45 The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging, with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, in bar cut and in channel between the jetties, during December 1941---------- $27, 000 Dredging, by contract, in channel across Indian River and in turn- ing basin, 2 months, March and April 1942_ ------------------ 23, 000 Total for maintenance---------------------------------50, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940- -------- $337, 182. 67 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------- 470, 375.45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------807, 558. 12 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 102. 61 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 807, 455.51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 25,884. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------833, 339. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ________ ___- - $2, 942. 04 $193, 096.89 $140, 138.23 ______________............... Cost of maintenance .-..... 25, 647. 81 1, 423. 35 1, 581.43 $50, 035. 07 $46, 357. 80 Total cost - - 28, 589. 85 194, 520. 24 141, 719. 66 50,035. 07 46, 357. 80 Total expended -------------- 30, 788. 13 192, 340. 33 104, 139. 69 89, 742.47 46, 255.19 Allotted__________ __________ _ 193, 545.80 131, 000. 00 30, 000. 0. 00 20, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ----------------- _______ $52, 139. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940----------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 72,139. 64 Gross amount expended------------------------- $48, 857.62 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 2, 602. 43 46,255. 19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 25, 884. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------- 102. 61 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 25, 781.84 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance------------- ------------------- 50, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 694 REPORT OF: CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 10. 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 Clarts 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 turn- ing basin of the same depth, 700 feet square; for the removal 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 existing jetties. The jetties constructed at the entrance by local interests consist of two parallel rubblestone structures 800 feet apart, the north jetty and revetment being about 1,800 feet long and the south jetty 1,700 feet long. The mean range of tide is 2.8 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. 2P. W. A. program Dec. 10, 1934. 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 by 402 feet on RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 695 the north side. A precooling plant 36 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.-The U. S. hopper dredge Comstock was engaged in maintenance dredging from February 19 to March 18, 1940. There were removed 75,500 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $22,394.46. Project dimensions were restored in the Outer Bar Cut. The existence of rock pinnacles and boulders prevented the securing of full project depth with over- depth throughout the remainder of the project. Arrangements were in progress at the close of the fiscal year to remove the rock pinnacles and boulders. The cost was $371.25. The costs of periodic surveys and inspections to determine the condition of the improvement were $3,482.21. The total cost for the year was $26,247.92 for maintenance. The expenditures were $48,662.53. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. The enlargement and deepening of the entrance chan- nel and turning basin originally constructed by local interests was completed 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 and 1,500 feet long; the jetty has been capped with concrete for a distance of 850 feet extend- ing from the shoreward end and the voids in the granite enrockment forming the sea end of the structure have been filled with asphaltic concrete. The south jetty and revetment are, respectively, 1,890 and 420 feet long; the jetty has been capped with concrete for a distance of 1,790 feet from the shoreward end. Asphaltic concrete 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 dis- tance of 700 feet and thence, in a distance of about 850 feet, converges to a width of 200 feet at its junction with the channel. In April 1940 a depth of 20 feet for project width was available in the Outer Bar Cut; but ledge rock, rock pinnacles, and boulders limited the depths available for project width in other cuts as follows: Channel between land revetments, 17 feet; channel across Lake Worth, 18.1 feet; and turning basin, 19 feet. The total cost, all funds, has been $814,971.49, of which $573,664.91 regular funds and $80,000 Public Works funds, a total of $653.664.91 was for new work and $131,306.58 regular funds and $30,000 Public Works funds, a total of $161,306.58 for maintenance. The total ex- penditures have been $814,457.88. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($34,372.58), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------------ $513.61 Maintenance: Dredging, with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, in Bar Cut and in the channel across Lake Worth during February and March 1941--__------------------------------------------------------ 33, 858. 97 Total for maintenance-------------- ------ 34, 372. 58 696 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, in maintenance dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo in the Bar Cut and in the channel across Lake Worth, during January 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___ $653, 664. 91 -_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940______________--- 161, 306. 58 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 814, 971. 49 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 513.61 Net total expenditures--------------------------------814, 457. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940- 34, 372. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------- 848, 830. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__ $10, 119. 70 $286, 836. 46 $256, 678.42 $18, 190. 74 .. Cost of maintenance ..__ __ _ _ 26, 837. 90 38, 101.26 5, 173. 21 14, 816.42 $26, 247. 92 Total cost ---------------- .... ... 36, 957. 60 324, 937. 72 261, 851. 63 33, 007. 16 26, 247. 92 Total expended . ....---------------- 43, 147. 63 222, 803. 58 325, 334.06 49, 805.38 48, 662. 53 Allotted..... 458, 491. 50 ... ......--------------------- 72, 338. 96 120, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ -- __ __-______-___ $58, 035. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 11111111.1.. 11111125, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for -__-__-_____--- ___ 83, 035. 11 Gross amount expended ____ _____-_ _-________ $51, 030. 72 Less reimbursements collected---------------- __ 2, 368. 19 48, 662. 53 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___ - -___-__________ _ 34, 372. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 513. 61 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------------33, 858. 97 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1----_-- -__-- -- - --- 30, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 11. 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 697 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. These conditions have not been complied with. 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. The controlling depths at the site of the proposed improvement in October 1939 were 5.2 feet for a width of 125 feet in the channel and 5.7 feet in the easterly 350 feet of the basin, with limiting depth of 3.1 feet in the entire basin. Proposedoperations.-No funds are available, and no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $228,000 ($114,000 United States funds and $114,000 contributed funds) can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for new-work dredging, by contract, during the period August to December 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, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 _______._____________ Net total expenditures-------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------- ------------------- $114, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for new work -------------------------------------------- 114, 000 I In addition, $114,000 to be contributed by local interests. 12. HOLLYWOOD HARBOR (PORT EVERGLADES), FLA. Location.-Locatedon 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 amplifica- tion of the improvement constructed by local interests to provide: A 698 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 con- verging, 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 6 feet at the shore ends and 12 feet at the sea ends, and with side slopes 1 orn, 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, was $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 interests. 1B. Doc. No. 357, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30,1935 For enlarging the entrance channel to existing Rivers and Htarbors Committee Dec. project dimensions and completing the turning No. 25, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' basin to 1,230 feet square. June 20,1938 For enlarging the turning basin to provide existing H. Doe. No. 545, 75th Cong., 3d sess.1 project dimensions by adding a trapezoidal area 350 feet wide on the north side. 1Contain 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 enlarge- ment 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. Temporary grants for spoil-disposal areas during new-work operations for the enlargement of the turning basin were approved by the Chief of Engineers August 19, 1939. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 699 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. In partial compliance with the conditions, the port authority has provided, north of the original slip, the second slip described below under "Terminal facilities." 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, and a second slip 700 feet long, 300 feet wide, and 25 feet deep, with steel sheet-pile bulkheads along its sides, so constructed that it can later be extended to 1,200 feet long and deepened to 35 feet. A steel ware- house and a precooling plant have been built, with railway and high- way connections. .Equipment for the transfer of railroad 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 inadequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging to extend the turning basin 350 feet northward to a depth of 35 feet, thereby completing the existing project, was commenced December 15, 1939, and completed April 19, 1940. There were removed 397,442 cubic yards of material at a cost of $181,429.16 for new work. Work under a contract for the repair of the north and south jetties, including the straightening of the sea end of the south jetty, by placing new stone, salvaging and replacing old stone, and rehandling stone displaced by wave action was commenced June 3, 1940, and at the close of the fiscal year was 22.3 percent completed. A total of 561 cubic yards of sand was excavated on north side,of jetty, 3,8.57 tons of granite, including 4- to 12-ton stone chinked with 25- to 150-pound pieces, were placed in the north jetty, and 870 pieces of old jetty rock were picked up and replaced in this jetty. The cost was $31,121.41 for maintenance. The costs of periodic surveys and inspections to determine the conditions of the improvement were $2,419.34 for maintenance. The costs for the year were $181,429.16 for new work and $33,540.75 for maintenance, a total of $214,969.91. The expenditures were $237,837.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1940. 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 con- structed two converging angular jetties to protect the entrance chan- nel. The United States has enlarged the entrance channel and turn- ing basin to project dimensions. Both jetties are in need of repairs. Project depth of 35 feet existed throughout the entrance channel in November 1939, except for a small shoal with a limiting depth of 30 feet along the northerly edge of the channel, and the controlling depth in the turning basin was 33.7 feet in June 1940. The costs of the existing project have been $1,436,853.83 for new work and $129,140.11 for maintenance, a total of $1,565,993.94. The expenditures have been $1,536,697.87. 700 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINIEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1940 ($150,785.84), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ___ -- $29, 322.97 Maintenance: Complete repair of the jetties, under existing con- tract, during September 1940------------------------------- 121,462.87 Total for maintenance ---------------------- ----- 150, 785. 84 The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging, with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, during Novem- ber 1941----------------- ----------------- $30, 000 Repair, by contract, during April and May 1942, the bulkheads protecting 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, 1940 $1, 436, 853. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 --------------------- 129, 140. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 1, 565, 993. 94 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------ 26. 90 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------------1, 566, 020. 84 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---- ------------------- 29, 322. 97 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 1, 536, 697. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------- 150, 758. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------ 1, 687,456. 81 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work . ............ $24. 14 $241, 115. 03 $240, 596. 92 $767, 704. 87 $181, 429. 16 Cost of maintenance ._____ .. ______________ 17. 67 ____________ 3, 132. 73 33, 540. 75 Total cost ----------------- 24. 14 241, 132. 70 240, 596. 92 770, 837. 60 214, 969. 91 Total expended_----------------- 1,893. 16 174, 621. 55 186, 751. 72 839, 030. 27 237, 837. 52 -9, 640. 08 260, 000. 00 Allotted- ...----.......--------....--------..... 930, 000. 00 604, 000. 00 -205, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------- $593, 596. 46 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------205, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------388, 596. 46 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 237, 837. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------150, 758. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__-- _____ $29, 322. 97 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 3, 199. 56 122, 522. 53 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------- 28, 236. 41 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------------------------- --- 26. 90 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------------- 28, 263. 31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 - - - - -- - -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- - _ 75, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 701 13. 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, 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. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, was $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. Doe. 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. Doc. 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 Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. enlarging the municipal turning basin, with No. 15, 71st Cong., 2d sess. expenditures thereon limited to $200,000. Aug. 30, 1935 1 A depth of 30 feet from the ocean to and in the Senate Committee Print, 73d Cong., 2 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 Doe. 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 reconmnended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide an approach channel and turning basin, 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1- 45 702 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 rail- way and highway connections, while the wharf has highway connec- tions 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.) Operationsand results during fiscal year.--The U. S. hopper dredge Comstock was engaged in maintenance dredging from March 19 to April 27,1940. There were removed 145,600 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material, restoring project dimensions throughout the en- trance channel and turning basin. The cost was $27,499.37. The costs of periodic surveys and inspections to determine the condition of the improvement, and the care and preservation of the United States reservation at Miami Beach, were $10,535.05. The costs for the year were $38,034.42 for maintenance. The expenditures were $11,941.67. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The jetties were completed during the calendar year 1929, and the dredging 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. Project depth of 30 feet for full project widths existed throughout the entrance channel in May 1940 and in the turn- ing basin in April 1940. The total cost, all funds, has been $7,861,595.18, of which $6,570,769.47, including $2,202,126.04 Public Works funds, was for new work, and $1,290,825.71 for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $7,864,526.88. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1940 ($18,988.75), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_________________ _____________ $1, 884. 07 Maintenance: Care and preservation of the reservation 8, 126. 40 Periodic and miscellaneous surveys ___________ 8,978. 28 17, 104. 68 Total for maintenance _ ------------------------- _ 18, 988. 75 The additional sum of $77,000 can be profitable expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Repair by contract, during July and August 1941, the damaged , portions of the jetties_ --------- ___-______ __$40, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 703 Maintenance--Continued. Dredging, with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, throughout the channels of the project as required, February 1942------------$30, 000 Care and preservation of the reservation----------------------- 7, 000 Total for maintenance-------------------------------------- 77, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------- $6, 570, 769. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--- ------------------- 1, 290, 825. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------7, 861, 595. 18 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------- 4, 815. 77 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940----------------- 7, 866, 410. 95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----- ---------------- 1, 884. 07 Net total expenditures--------------- ------------ 7, 864,526. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 14, 172. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 7, 878, 699. 86 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ....------------- $376, 311. 61 $1, 001. 57 $555, 795. 31 $111, 049. 43 Cost of maintenance---......... 14, 779. 50 21, 469. 08 7, 448. 12 10, 464. 48 $38, 034. 42 Total cost..--------------............... 391, 091. 11 22, 470. 65 563, 243. 43 121, 513. 91 38, 034. 42 Total expended-----.............----------- 493, 980. 16 19, 757. 71 569, 020. 10 114, 124. 44 11, 941.67 Allotted .....------...........---...-------- -- 12, 000. 00 -16, 500. 00 597, 300. 00 91, 000. 00 20, 804. 36 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 .. _ - $5, 310. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------$30, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940---------- 12, 000. 00 42, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_______ 47, 310. 29 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__ _ 21, 195. 64 Net amount to be accounted for -- 26, 114. 65 Gross amount expended___________ ___ __ __ $126, 446. 35 Less: Reimbursements collected--------$93, 309. 04 Receipts from sales------- 21, 195. 64 114, 504. 68 11 .41 67 A -,C .1. -, Balance unexpended June 30, 1940.-----------__ - -_ 14, 172. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_--------_----------- __ 1, 884. 07 Balance available June 30, 1940 ___--------- _____ __- 12, 288. 91 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ----------------- ______- 4, 815. 77 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940____________ _ 17, 104. 68 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1______ _______ ___ - - - - 77, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 704 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERIS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 14. 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 page 1827, Annual Report for 1915, and page 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, 1008 Application of funds already appropriated for the Specified in act. 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. H------ 1 July 18,1918 Removing the middle ground .....-- - H. Doc. No. 185, 65th Cong., 1st sess. 1 1 Contains 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 705 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.-The cost of hired labor survey preliminary to proposed maintenance dredging at the north- west entrance, including a tidal current survey at this locality, was $3,546.36 for maintenance. The expenditures were $3,471.04. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, as a whole, was 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 percent completed, the east jetty is about 67 percent completed, and the jet- ties as a whole are about 60 percent completed. The controlling depths, when last ascertained, were as follows: Northwest entrance channel, 17 feet for a width of 160 feet in May 1940; main ship chan- nel, 30 feet with possibly reduced width in 1930; and middle ground, 26 feet for a width of 800 feet in 1929. The costs under the existing project have been $1,012,908.75 for new work and $216,547.03 for maintenance, a total of $1,229,455.78. The costs of 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. The expenditures have been $1,229,380.46. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($23,528.96), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_____________ ____________________ $75. 32 Maintenance: Dredging, with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, in northwest entrance channel, during March 1941_______________ 23, 453. 64 Total for maintenance_____________________ ____ 23, 528. 96 No funds can be profitably expended for new work or maintenance during the fiscal year 1942 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 1941 is expected to meet the require- ments of commerce during this period. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__________________________ $1, 040, 408. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 216, 547. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________ 1, 256, 955. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______________________ 75. 32 Net total expenditures________________________ 1, 256, 880. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___________________________ 23, 528. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 , 280, 409. 42 1___________ 706 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year . ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----------_ - -------- ------------ --------------------------- ------------- Cost of maintenance ------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- -------------- $3, 546.36 Total expended------------ -------------- --------------------- 3,471.04 Allotted___----_--------------------------------------------------- $27,000..... Balance unexpended July 1,1939----------------------------- $27, 000.00 Gross amount expended__ __-----------------__ 3, 471. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__------------------ 23, 528. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___------------ ------------- 75. 32 Balance available June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 23, 453. 64 Amount (estimated) required - to be appropriated - - -- - for- completion of existing project 1__ ______ _- - __ 956, 300. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 15. CHANNEL FROM NAPLES, FLA., TO BIG MARCO PASS, FLA. Location.-The town of Naples is located on the west coast of the Florida Peninsula, about 50 miles southeast of the entrance to Char- lotte Harbor, and at the head of Naples Bay. Big Marco Pass is about 12 miles 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 12 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 11/2 feet; strong southerly winds raise it by the same amount. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1938, was $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 dimensions 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 subse- quent maintenance as may be required. Deeds covering rights-of-way and construction spoil-disposal areas were approved by the Chief of Engineers October 10, 1939. The channel, turning basin, and dock have been provided. 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 707 Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Dredgingby contract to provide the project channel from the southern limits of the town of Naples, Fla., to Big Marco Pass was commenced November 15, 1939, and completed February 15, 1940. There were removed 346,597 cubic yards of materials. The cost was $37,524.85 for new work. The cost of establishing temporary aids to navigation to mark the new channel was $2,724.76 for maintenance. The costs and expenditures for the year were $37,524.85 for new work and $2,724.76 for maintenance, a total of $40,249.61. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1940. In February 1940 project depth of 6 feet existed throughout the improvement. The costs and expenditures have been $37,524.85 for new work and $2,724.76 for maintenance, a total of $40,249.61. Proposed operations.--No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942 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, 1940__--- __---- -____------$37, 524. 85 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940- - -- ----- 2, 724. 76 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 40, 249. 61 Net total expenditures------------------------------------- 40, 249. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 40, 249. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work..... ...........----------......--...--....-------..------------ -------------- $37, 524. 85 Cost of maintenance ..... -------- ------ -------------- -------------- --------------... 2, 724.76 Total cost -------------- ------..----.----... ------------ ------------ 40, 249. 61 .... Total expended------- -------------- --------- -------------- 40, 249. 61 Allotted _-------------------- --- ------------ --- $50, 000 -9, 750. 39 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 $50, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---9, 750. 39 Net amount to be accounted for_..-------------- __ 40, 249. 61 -Gross amount expended ---------------------------- $40, 385. 08 Less reimbursements collected_ ____-.----------___ __ 135. 47 40, 249. 61 16. 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 708 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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, southeast, and east about 7 miles, emptying into the Indian River opposite St. Lucie Inlet. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1247.) Taylor Creek is formed by the junction of several small creeks that have their headwaters in Allapattah Flats and flows generally in a southeasterly direction, emptying into Lake Okeechobee at its most northerly extremity. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 804.) (For description of above waterways see 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 page 707, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-The project for lower Caloosahatchee River pro- vides 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 Okeechobee 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 discharge outlet capacity of 2,500 cubic feet per second from Lake Okeechobee and a navigation channel at least 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide, including necessary control works (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 Okeechobee 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 pro- tection 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. O0 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. 0 RIVERS AND IIARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 709 Locks and dames ST. LUCIE CANAL Width of Distance chamber istaeand with Lift above great- the sills wiDepthver with Lock and dam from Lake Nearest town Distance dgrea mt-theabimumvethe above No. Okeechobee N e e (miles) (miles) minimum available water ele- mimmum for full vation water ele- width (feet) vation 11 _............ 0.3 Port Mayaca, Fla .--------- 0.5 130 by 30__ 1.1 {Upper 6.6. SLower 7.0. 21___________ 23.9 Stuart, Fla ___.____. . 8. 0 130 by 30__ 12.9 Upper 12.6. SLper 4.7. (No name) 2____ 23. 9 -.. do ..--------------------. 8.0 250 by 50 14.0 opper {Lower 13.5. 11.0. CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER .. 13_____________ 0. 0 Moore Haven, Fla ..... _ 0. 75 50 by 250__ {Lower 1.0. 2. 5 IUper 11.0. 2_--- -__--- 9. 5 La Belle, Fla ..-------------- 8. 0 50 by 250_ 11. 5 1Uper 12.0. ST. LUCIE CANAL Lock and dam Character of Type of construction Date of Actual cost No. foundation Kind am co- of lock Lock Dam pletion and dam 1--.....---... Rock- .... Needle-con- Concrete__ 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_...___ Concrete, tainter gate ...- _.. 41,350, 00 tainter gate controlled. controlled. CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER 1------__---- Pile ...-- None ____. Concrete . None - 1935 $556, 849. 92 2_........____-----do------- .. Sp ill wa 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, that at lock No. 2 being 250 feet long and that at lock No. 1 of unlimited length. 2 New lock and spillway under construction to supplement existing lock No. 2 and eliminate existing lock No. 1. 3 Comibined hurricane gate and lock (no spillway). 4Cost estimated. Hurricane gates Hurri- Dis- Width of chamber and greatest Lift at lake Depth over cane Nearest town tance length available for full width elevation sills at lake No.gate (miles) (feet)0 feet 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- cane foundation Type of construction Type of gate Daplete cdm- Actual cost No. 2 - Pile .-... Concrete _ Steel sector---. Feb. 26,1935 $309,748. 18 3 Rock - - - - do -----. do---------- do .- 316,938.28 4 ..... do------ -----... ............ do---- ........ do ...........-. do ...... 350, 025. 30 5 ..... do . . do .. do .. do. 262, 464.60 6 Pile Concrete, with automatic culvert . .do.... Dec. 11,1936 373, 273. 30 controlled spillway. 710 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 $17,500u,00, 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 Rivers and Barbors Committee Doc. Fort Myers to the Gulf of Mexico. No. 8, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 1 July 3,1930 For the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeecho- S. Doe. No. 115, 71st Cong., 2d sess. bee drainage areas project, subject to the condi- tion 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 Specified in act. works when completed and to bear the cost of all drainage structures heretofore or hereafter constructed in connection with the project, and for the total cash contribution required of local interests to be $500,000. Aug. 26,1937 The construction of a new lock and weir structure Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. in St. Lucie Canal. No. 28, 75th Cong., 1st sess. IContains 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.). Under date of April 10, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide for a channel 8 feet deep from Fort Myers to the Intracoastal Waterway near Stuart, with widths of 90 feet from Fort Myers to Moore Haven, 80 feet in the existing channel along the southerly shore of the lake to the hurricane- gate structure at Clewiston, 100 feet wide, thence along a relocated channel to deep water on the south side of the lake, 100 feet from deep water on the east side of the lake to St. Lucie lock No. 2, and thence 80 feet to the Intracoastal Waterways; all at an estimated first cost of $208,000, with annual maintenance of $1,500 in addition to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 696, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, authorized the construction of a new lock and spillway in St. Lucie RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 711 Canal, subject to the provision that local interests furnish all lands and easements necessary for the execution of the work. Deeds cover- ing lands required for the construction of this lock were approved by the Chief of Engineers on June 26, 1939. All prior requirements have been complied with, except that only part of the land required for the improvement has been furnished. The Okeechobee Flood Control District, a special taxing district created under Florida law to comply with this condition, is actively 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. A mooring basin has been provided at La Belle. There are numerous small wooden-pile landings along the upper Caloosahatchee River, along the lake shore, in St. Lucie Canal, and on St. Lucie River, including one railroad terminal pier, a mu- nicipal pier, and a pier for handling petroleum products at Stuart. A marginal wharf 30 feet long and other limited facilities with high- way and railway connections are available on Taylor Creek at the town of Okeechobee. The facilities are adequate for existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year-New woork.-The con- struction, by contract, of 7.9 miles of barbed wire, cattle-proof fences along the right-of-way of the north shore levee between Nubbin Slough and Kissimmee River, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed July 18, 1939. The construction, under contract, of 5.9 miles of similar fences along the west side of the Kissimmee River wing levee was commenced December 18, 1939, and completed January 9, 1940. The costs were $12,418.29. The construction, under contract, of approximately 25,147 square yards of road surfacing on about 4.73 miles of levee crown along the Kissimmee River was completed July 10, 1939. The cost was $6,488.80. The construction, under continuing contract, of a new lock in St. Lucie Canal was commenced August 25, 1939, and at the close of the fiscal year the two steel sheet piling lock walls, each 199.6 feet long, were completed, the upper gate structure 95 percent completed, the lower gate structure 45 percent completed, the lock chamber 60 percent completed, the sector gates 35 percent completed, and the con- tract as a whole about 70 percent completed. The cost was $510,076.68. Preliminary work by hired labor, including the design and prepara- tion of plans and specifications for the spillway and for electrical and mechanical operating machinery for new lock in St. Lucie Canal, pre- contract survey for dike construction along the canal immediately above the lock, and 12 core borings made at the site of the proposed spillway cost $82,807.12. The construction, by hired labor, of a steel sheet-pile bulkhead, a timber needle and girder rack, and wharf at the Clewiston office-ware- house reservation, and the dredging of a slip adjacent to the bulkhead, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, were completed at a cost of $12,145.92. The purchase and installation, by hired labor, of additional meteorological instruments and the installation, by con- tract and hired labor, of an intercommunicating radio network of six stations located at the various hurricane-gate structures cost $27,133.50. 712 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The cost of drafting and office work in connection with the preparation of filing plats and parcel descriptions pertaining to rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas cost $4,860.03. The transfer of the cost of current work to deferred work amounted to minus $1,574.36. Maintenance.-'The enlargement of the east shore levee and the con- struction of a protective berm were resumed by the United States pipe- line dredge 'telatka and attendant plant September 7, 1939, and the leased pipe-line dredge General commenced similar operations on November 7, 1939. The work was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. Drillboats drilled and blasted in the borrow pits ahead of the dredges. The General placed 1,306,354.5 cubic yards and the Welatlka 2,104,970 cubic yards, a total of 3,411,324.5 cubic yards, completing a total of 8.1 miles of levee fill at a cost of $1,306,935.17. The rolling of the enlarged levee slope with leased plant and United States plant, exploratory drilling by United States drillboat Atlas in the borrow-pit area for future levee enlargement, and laboratory studies by the Vicks- burg Experiment Station to determine the stability of the levee system 45 miles of levee cost $166,622.53. Under three contracts four types of experimental paving were con- structed over the crown and lakeside slope of the enlarged east-shore levee as follows: 47,782 square yards of mixed-in-place asphalt paving for a distance of 2,640 linear feet; 3,286 square yards of 3-inch cotton fabric reinforced paving and 3,217 square yards of welded wire rein- forced asphalt paving for a distance of 300 linear feet; and 40,105 square yards of soil-cement paving for a distance of 2,000 linear feet. An experimental section of marl surfacing was constructed over the crown and lakeside slope for one-half mile of the enlarged levee by the leased dredge Caloosahatchee and United States dragline and attendant plant. The costs were $80,526.25. Maintenance by hired labor of the completed levees, including filling rain washes and wave erosion, rolling surface, mowing, etc., and the planting of trees on the berm and foreshore area along approximately 45 miles of levee cost $166,622.53. The salvaging by hired labor of approximately 52,446 cubic yards of rock from the toe of the east shore levee in advance of the levee en- largement and from spoil banks along the Caloosahatchee River, the placing of approximately 37,265 cubic yards of this rock to repair, extend, or protect existing structures, and the construction of 4,317 cubic yards of grouted revetment at various drainage culverts cost $89,753.72. From November 27, 1939, to January 18, 1940, the United States pipe-line dredge C'ongaree removed 273,152 cubic yards of material in restoring project dimensions in the 10- and 12-foot channels in the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Myers to the Gulf of Mexico. The costs were $33,014.35. During February 1940, the Congaree removed :23,493 cubic yards of materials from four shoals in the Caloosahatchee River between Fort Myers and Moore Haven and, during June 1940, removed 5,767 cubic yards from a shoal immediately below lock No. 2, St. Lucie Canal. The costs were $11,260.41. From February 20 to 21, 1940, the Congaree removed 5,845 cubic yards of material in dredging a mooring basin at LaBelle. The cost was $1,000 from funds con- tributed under the provisions of section 4 of the River and Harbor Act approved March 4, 1915. A United States dragline excavated 15,633 cubic yards of material from the Fisheating Creek Floodway RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 713 Channel and 3,465 cubic yards from shoals in the Calooshatchee River and Canal. The costs were $5,583. The construction, by hired labor, of a hurricane-proof stand-by generator house at Moore Haven was practically completed at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $4,146.05. Surveys preliminary to proposed work, miscellaneous surveys, and contingencies incidental to the supervision of the project, the operation and servicing of weather instruments, and the compilation of meteorological data cost $38,967.64. Under provisions of the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, the reimbursement of local interests for the cost of constructing drain- age culvert at Bacom Point cost $22,471.16. The transfer of the cost of current work to deferred work amounted to minus $282.25. Operatingand care.-Locks 1 and 2 on the St. Lucie Canal, locks 1 and 2 on the Caloosahatchee Canal, 5 hurricane gates on Lake Okee- chobee, 16 drainage culverts on the west, south, and east shores, and 4 on the north shore of Lake Okeechobee, and 16 drainage spillways on the St. Lucie Canal were operated and maintained. Lockages were made as follows: Lock No. 2, St. Lucie Canal-1.148; lock No. 1, St. Lucie Canal-928; lock No. 1, Moore Haven-2,938; lock No. 2, Or- tona-664. The costs were $37,311.21 for operation, $28,179.28 for ordinary repairs, $6,639.10 for improvement and reconstruction, and $2,422 for emergencies. Summary.-The costs for the year were $654,355.98 for new work, $1,775,433.26 for maintenance, and $74,551.59 for operating and care, a total of $2,504,340.83. The maintenance cost includes $1,000 con- tributed funds. The total expenditures were $2,368,787.10, including $1,000 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 96 percent completed. The project for the Caloosahatchee River below Fort Myers was completed in 1913. Essential features of the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas project have been accomplished as follows: Dredging 56.1 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 St. Lucie Canal; dredging a channel at least 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide in Taylor Creek from Okeechobee City into Lake Okeechobee, a distance of approximately 4 miles; dredging five auxiliary floodway channels extending into Lake Okee- chobee 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 Kissimmee River, and at the mouth of Taylor Creek; dredg- ing a channel 6 feet deep and 80 feet wide in St. Lucie River, com- pleted 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; constructing a new lock and spillwav near Ortona and a combined lock and hurricane gate at Moore Haven; constructing four hurricane gates through the levee at the entrances to canals at Clewiston, Lake Harbor, South Bay, and Canal Point 714 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 and a combined hurricane gate and culvert spillway through the north shore levee at Taylor Creek; constructing 16 metal pipe drain- age culverts with concrete head walls through the west, south, and east shore levee, and four similar culverts through the north shore levee; constructing 16 drainage spillways at drainage openings in the banks of the St. Lucie Canal; and levee enlargement and con- struction of a protective beach along approximately 11 miles of the east shore levee between Bacom Point and Port Mayaca. The con- trolling dimensions when last ascertained were as follows: Gulf of Mexico to Punta Rasa, 12 feet, and Caloosahatchee River from Punta Rasa to Fort Myers, 10 feet, both in January 1940; Fort Myers to Moore Haven, 7 feet for a width of 90 feet; Lake Okeechobee from Moore Haven to St. Lucie Canal, in February 1940, via south shore levee channel, 6 feet for a width of 30 feet, and via Liberty Point Floodway Channel, 6 feet for a width of 40 feet; St. Lucie Canal and River from Port Mayaca to the Intracoastal Waterway, 6 feet for a width of 80 feet, June 1940, except 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 was 6 feet for a width of 60 feet in November 1939. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the completion of the construction of the new lock structure in St. Lucie Canal to replace existing locks Nos. 1 and 2 under an existing con- tinuing contract, the future construction of the electrical and me- chanical operating machinery and a spillway structure, the provi- sion of protective dikes upstream from the lock, and removal of old lock No. 1 after the completion of the new lock. The costs of the existing project to June 30, 1940, have been as follows : New work Maintenance Operating and care Total Regular funds--------------------- $6, 984, 783. 90 $3, 619, 068. 20 $293, 431. 67 $10, 897, 283. 77 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, 849, 397. 64 3, 619, 815. 20 293, 431. 67 20, 762, 644. 51 Contributed funds---..----------------- 500, 000.00 1,000.00 ---------------- 501, 000. 00 Total, all funds_----------- ----- 17, 349, 397. 64 3, 620, 815. 20 293, 431. 67 21, 263, 644. 51 The expenditures to June 30, 1940, have been $10,814,252.40 regular funds, $7,694,360.74 Public Works funds, and $2,171,000 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $20,679,613.14 from United States funds. In addition, $500,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work and $1,000 for maintenance, a total of $501,000. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts re- ceivable on July 1, 1940, including a proposed allotment of $310,000 ($2,213,706.96), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------____ ___ -- $96, 754. 34 New work: Complete, about Feb. 1, 1941, continuing contract for the construction of new St. Lucie lock-.... $250, 000. 00 Begin, under contract, about Oct. 1, 1940, and complete about May 1, 1941, construction and installation of electrical equipment, including office-control building, for new St. Lucie lock. 100, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 715 New work-Continued. Complete, by hired labor, about Nov. 1, 1940, preparation of plans and specifications for St. Lucie lock spillway structure and protective dikes---------------------------------- $10,000.00 Begin, under contract, about Jan. 1, 1941, con- struction of new spillway and provision of pro- tective dikes extending upstream for new St. Lucie lock----------------------------- 400, 000. 00 Total for new work-------------------------------- $760, 000. 00 Maintenance: Complete, under leased-plant contract, about Sept. 15, 1940, enlargement of east-shore levee be- tween station 80+65 and station 275+00 of division 9-_____---------- ------------------ $458,000.00 Complete, about Sept. 15, 1940, hired-labor dredg- ing with U. S. dredge Welattka and attendant plant, including U. S. drill boat Atlas, the en- largement of the east-shore levee between sta- tion 372+70 and station 275+00 of division 9__ 270, 000. 00 Dredging, with U. S. dredge Welatka and attend- ant plant, including U. S. drill boat Atlas, 11/2 months, during October and November 1940, to enlarge the east-shore levee between station 80+65 and station 30+00 of division 9 ------- _ 112, 452. 62 Maintenance of levee slopes by repairing gullies, replacing sod, sowing grass, and mucking, in di- visions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9, by miscellaneous Govern- ment 'plant, including draglines, tractors, mow- ers, and hired labor, between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941 ___________________________-__ 95, 000.00 Dredging, with U. S. dredge Welatka and attend- ant plant, during November and December 1940, to construct a protective beach along toe of levee where seriously eroded from Nubbin Slough to the Kissimmee River, in division 4_------------- 60,000. 00 Dredging, with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, during March and April 1941, to restore project dimensions in Caloosahatchee River and Canal, between Fort Myers and Lake Okee- chobee ---------- ,--___-__-_______-------- 30, 000.00 Dredging, with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, during May 1941, to restore project di- mensions in St. Lucie River and Canal_-------- 25, 000. 00 Dredging, by contract, during period January to April 1941, in Liberty Point floodway channel, to remove shoals and restore channel dimen- sions_-- -------------------------------- 40, 000.00 Repairing concrete and rock riprap levee toe pro- tection in divisions 1 and 2, south-shore levee, by United States plant and hired labor, be- tween July 1, 1940, and May 1941_ ----------- 128, 500. 00 Care and repair of office building, warehouse buildings, grounds and reservation, between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941____-------------- 10,000. 00 Execution, by hired labor, of periodic and miscel- laneous surveys, during period July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941-------------------------_______________ 18, 000.00 Construction, by contract, during December 1940, of an all-steel meteorological tower station near mouth of Indian Prairie Canal---------- 5, 000. 00 Compilation of meteorological data, maintenance, repair and operation of weather instruments, by hired labor, between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941___________ _______--- ____--____-- 10,000.00 1,261,952.62 716 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Maintenance (operation and care of locks, spillways, hurricane gates, and drainage culverts) between July 1, 1940, and June 30, 1941: ----------------------------------- $40, 000. 00 Operation __ Ordinary repairs------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Improvements and reconstruction---------------- 15, 000. 00 Emergencies---------------------------- 15, 000. 00 - $95, 000. 00 Total for all work ------------------------------------ 2, 213, 706. 96 The additional sum.of $496,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work: Remove, by contract, during period April to June 1942, old lock and spillway at Port Mayaca, St. Lucie Canal---------------$40, 000 Maintenance : Maintenance of levee slopes in divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9, by hired labor, between July 1, 1941, and June 30, 1942_ $100, 000 Dredging, with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, in Taylor Creek from Lake Okeechobee to the town of Okeechobee, during February 1942----------------- 16, 000 Dredging, with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, in St. Lucie River and Canal between Lake Okeechobee and the Intracoastal Waterway, during March and April 1942 ----------------------------------------------- 30 000 Dredging, with U. S. dredge Congaree and hired labor, in Caloosahatchee River and Canal between Moore Haven and Fort Myers, Fla., during May and June 1942 -___ 30, 000 Care and repair of office building, warehouse buildings, grounds, and reservation, between July 1, 1941, and June 30, 1942---------------------------------- 10, 000 Construction, by contract, on the Caloosahatchee River between Moore Haven and Beautiful Island, during period October 1941 to February 1942, of 33 rubble and steel-sheet-piling spillways at side drainage outlets_-___ 100, 000 Construction, by contract, during period November and December 1941, on the St. Lucie Canal at stations 23 and 325, of two steel-sheet-piling spillways to protect side drainage outlets_----------------- 15, 000 Compilation of meteorological data, maintenance and op- eration of weather instruments, by hired labor, between July 1, 1941, and June 30, 1942__ --- ----- 10, 000 Periodic and miscellaneous surveys------------------- 20, 000 331, 000 Maintenance (operation and care of locks, spillways, hurricane gates, and drainage culverts), between July 1, 1941, and June 30, 1942: O)peration------------------ ----- $45, 000 )rdinary repairs----------------------------------- 40, 000 I]mprovement and reconstruction--------------- 20, 000 E mergencies ---------- ----- 20, 000 .----- 125, 000 Total for all work------------- ------------------- -- 496, 000 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______________------------- 1$16, 876, 847. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___________ 4, 035, 382. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 20, 912, 230. 27 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_---------------------- ---- 2, 048. 69 Net total cost to June 30, 1940______-------------------- 20, 914, 278. 96 1 $23,227 previous year's permanent work transferred to undistributed costs. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 717' Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------------- $11, 674. 28 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 --------------------- 20, 925, 953. 24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__- ____________________- 96, 754. 34 Net total expenditures 20, 829, 198. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_-------------------- 1, 892, 032. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -------------- 22, 721, 231. 58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C o s t o f n ew wor k . . .. . . . . . . . _._$3 , 4 9 8 , 4 2 4 . 6 5 $2 , 16 1, 4 3 4 . 9 0 $522, 052.21 $131, 724.89 $654, 355. 98 C ost of m aintenance__. . . _..___ . . 27, 948. 61 472, 024.95 321, 184. 42 1, 022, 649. 21 1, 848, 984. 85 Total cost _._____.___-_.. 3, 526, 373. 26 2, 633, 459. 85 843,236. 63 1, 154, 374. 10 2. 503,340. 83 Total expended_ 3, 840, 012. 29 2, 613, 185. 23 1,050, 649. 68 1, 157, 335. 46 2, 367, 787. 10 Allotted __ __- 1, 589, 732. 26 319, 385. 54 1,377, 000. 00 1, 289, 275. 20 3,302, 296. 17 ------ Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___________ __________ $957, 523. 61 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938_____ $962, 700. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939-_--.. 1, 500, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940__------ 928, 500. 00 3. 391. 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for_______________ 4,348, 723. 01 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-.....______ 88, 903. 83 Net amount to be accounted for__ 4, 259, 819. 78, Gross amount expended___---- -- _______ $2, 741, 490. 75 Less: Reimbursements collected --- _ $284, 799. 82 Receipts from sales----------- 88, 903. 83 373, 703. 65 2, 367, 787. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ 1, 892, 032. 68 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------- $96, 754. 34 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ____ 698, 312. 08 795, 066. 42 Balance available June 30, 1940____.__- 1_____________ 1, 096, 966. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_----------__________ __ __ _ 11, 674. 28 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940____________ 1, 108, 640. 54 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 2. _ _ _40, - - - 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: - --- - - - - - - - - For new work 2_ - - - - - - ------ 40, 000. 00 For maintenance 2---------------_ __--------------- 456, 000. 00 Total 2- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 496, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--46 718 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------- ----------- $500, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 1, 000. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 --------- 501, 000. 00 Net total expenditures----------------------- ------------- 501, 000. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940------------------- 501, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work --------------- $10, 000 ...... ........ . Cost of maintenance--.............----------------------------..........--------------....-------------- $1, 000 Total expended................----------------- 10, 000 --------------------------- --------- , 000 Contributed- ... .... ........ .. - ..-.... ........ .. .--- 1,000 Amount contributed .... __ $1, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_ 1, 000. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE DRAINAGE AREAS, FLA. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_-___--__. ___ ___ __ 1 $17, 376, 847. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------- 4, 036, 382. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------- 21, 413. 230. 27 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 _______ 2, 048. 69 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 __- .__- .____ -_____- 21, 415, 278. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 --__- - - ___ --__ -_ 11, 674. 28 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------ 21, 426, 953. 24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----- ___- -- ___ -__ 96, 754. 34 Net total expenditures___________________________ 21, 330, 198. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_________---- - ___ 1, 892, 032. 68 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940---- --------------------------------- 23, 222, 231. 58 a I I I Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ---- ...- $3, 508, 424. 65 $2, 161,434. 90 $522, 052. 21 $131, 724. 89 $654, 355. 98 Cost of maintenance--- ------- _ 27, 948. 61 472, 024. 95 321, 184. 42 1, 022, 649. 21 1, 849, 984. 85 Total cost . ..-------------- 3, 536, 373.26 2, 633, 459. 85 843, 236. 63 1, 154, 374. 10 2, 504, 340. 83 Total expended__-------------- 3,850, 012. 29 2, 613, 185. 23 1, 050, 649. 68 1, 157, 335. 46 2, 368, 787. 10 Allotted and contributed-....... 1, 89, 732. 26 319, 385. 54 1, 377,000.00 1, 289, 275. 20 13,303, 296.17 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______-----___________ $957, 523. 61 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- $962, 700. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 1, 500, 000. 00 ------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940-------- 928, 500. 00 Amount contributed-------------------------- 1, 000. 00 3 v, 32 -,200.... .0 v Amount to be accounted for_________---________- - 4, 349, 723. 61 1 $23,227 previous year's permanent work transferred to undistributed costs. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 719 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------- $88, 903. 83 Net amount to be accounted for_------------------ 4, 260, 819. 78 Gross amount expended------------------- $2,742,490. 75 Less: Reimbursements collected ---- $284, 799. 82 Receipts from sales__-------- 88, 903. 83 373, 703. 65 2, 368, 787. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---- 1, 892, 032. 68 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-__-- ____ $96, 754. 34 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ -698, 312. 08 795, 066. 42 Balance available June 30, 1940__------------------------ 1, 096, 966. 26 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_-- ----------------------- 11, 674. 28 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 , 108, 640. 54 1------------ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project __---------- --- 40, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: ---- -- For new work 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 40, 000. 00 For maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 456, 000. 00 --- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - Total 496, 000. 00 z Exclusive of available funds. 17. CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FLA. Location.-This harbor is a large bay on the west coast of Florida. The entrance is 70 miles south of the entrance to Tampa Bay and 150 miles north of Key West. Pine Island Sound is an arm of Charlotte Harbor extending southward to connect with San Carlos Bay at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. (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 page 152, Annual Report for 1890, page 1828, Annual Report for 1915, page 291, Annual Report for 1904, and page 658, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide in Pine Island Sound from Punta Rasa to Charlotte Harbor, and for 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. 720 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 A channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide in Pine H. Doec. No. 286, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Island Sound from Punta Rasa to Charlotte Harbor. (New work completed under previous projects.) 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.1 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 with the U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo to deepen the entrance channel from the Gulf of Mexico to South Boca Grande to 30 feet and widen it to 700 feet at the bend, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed August 5, 1939. There were removed 62,633 cubic yards, place measurement, of sand and shell, at a cost of $25,596.75 for new work. Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in 30-foot entrance channel was prosecuted by the U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo from August 6 to August 31, 1939. There were removed 63,419 cubic yards, place measurement, of sand and shell. The cost was $21,752.29 for maintenance. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Congaree was- engaged from January 24 to February 13, 1940, in maintenance dredg- ing in the 7-foot-depth channel through Pine Island Sound. There were removed 98,048 cubic yards of sand and shell. Project depth with 1-foot overdepth was obtained. The cost was $17,478.92 for maintenance. Periodic surveys and examinations to determine the condition of the improvement cost $25.59 for maintenance. The total costs for the year were $25,596.75 for new work and $39,256.80 for maintenance, a total of $64,853.55. The expenditures were $79,679.86. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The 7-foot-depth channel through Pine Island Sound was completed in 1903, and the 10-foot-depth channel to Punta Gorda and RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 721 the turning basin at that point were completed in 1931. When last ascertained the controlling depths for project widths were as follows: Entrance channel, 30 feet, September 1939; channel from South Boca Grande to and including the turning basin at Punta Gorda, 10 feet, March 1938; channel through Pine Island Sound, 7 feet, February 1940. The costs and expenditures under the existing project, includ- ing $6,000 for the 7-foot-depth channel in Pine Island Sound, pre- viously included in previous projects, have been $199,964.76 for new work and $386,753.46 for maintenance, a total of $586,718.22. In addition, $15,562.78 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operatios.--The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($310.24), will be applied to the supervision of the project. The sum of $58,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging in the Boca Grande entrance channel with a United States hopper dredge during May and June 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -----------------------------1 $312, 964. 76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- - 386, 753. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------- 699, 718. 22 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------- 699, 718. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 310. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------1700, 028. 46 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work____________ $75, 836. 21 $25, 596. 75 Cost of maintenance _____-- __- $16, 499.48 $56, 493.83 39, 256. 80 Total cost_.. -__.______ 16, 499.48 56, 493.83 ______________ 75, 836. 21 64, 853. 55 Total expended__... __ ___.. ________ 72, 993. 31 61, 009. 90 79, 679. 86 Allotted ......------------------- 73,000.00 -6. 69 84,000.00 57, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------- ------- $22, 990. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------------------------------57, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------- ___ 79, 990. 10 Gross amount expended---------------- ------------ $81,284. 01 Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 1, 604. 15 79, 679. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------- 310. 24 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June --- -- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- --- --- -- --- -- 30, 1942, for maintenance 2 58, 000. 00 1 In addition, $15,562.78 expended from contributed funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 18. 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.) 722 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 con- necting deep water in Roberts Bay with deep water in the Gulf of Mexico, and to protect this channel with two converging jetties. The mean range of tide is 1.5 feet, and the 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. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1937, was $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.-The repair of the south beach rock revetment by contract was commenced November 17 and completed December 11, 1939. The repairs consisted of 735 cubic yards of trench excavation, the rehandling of 72 cubic yards of dis- placed stone, and the placing of 342 cubic yards of crushed rock and 1,462 cubic yards of 8-inch to 3-foot stone. The cost was $7,312. The cost of hired labor surveys and contingencies preliminary to the com- pletion by contract of the rock protection for the steel sheet-pile jetties was $321.70. A contract has been awarded for this work, but operations have not been commenced. The cost of periodic examina- tions to determine the conditions of the improvement was $337.40. The costs for the year were $7,971.10 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $7,955.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed 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 end of the jetties are connected to the land points with creosoted wood sheet-pile bulkheads. The north and south bulkheads are 692.3 and 971.3 feet long, respectively. To pro- tect the structures from erosion, a rock riprap revetment 988 feet long has been constructed along the south shore of the south jetty; revetments 240 feet and 245 feet long, respectively, have been con- structed along the shore at the inner end of the south and north bulk- RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 723 heads; a limestone enrockment has been constructed on both sides of the outer nine cylinders of both jetties, and a revetment on the chan- nel side 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. The extension shoreward of the rock riprap revetment is needed to complete the protection of the jetty structures. The controlling depth in the entrance channel in December 1939 was 6 feet for a width of 100 feet. The costs of the existing project have been $153,970.19 for new work and $133.858.12 for maintenance, a total of $287,828.31. The expenditures have been $287,809.69. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($54,690.31), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_- ---___ __------______ $18. 62 Maintenance: Begin, by contract, during August and complete during October 1940, the repair of the jetties- -------- _-------__ 54, 671. 69 Total for maintenance---------------_ 54, 690. 31 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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, 1940_ -- --- ,_-,- --- ___ $153, 970. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------- ---------- 133, 858. 12 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ .... -__-_ 287, 828. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------------- 18.62 Net total expenditures------------------ 287, 809. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------- 54, 690. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -- - ______- 342, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----. ------------------ $119, 835. 96 $34, 134. 23 ................ Cost of maintenance - _ _ . ____ __-... __.... ...__ ___ ____- .. 55, 601. 68 $70, 285.34 $7, 971.10 Total cost ... _____________ . ___.......... .. 119, 835. 96 89, 735. 91 70, 285. 34 7, 971. 10 Total expended----.......... -__ _______ 72, 659. 19 130, 430. 49 76, 764. 57 7, 955. 44 Allotted_--..- -- ---- .. 157, 000. 00 - .-- ______...... 60, 000.00 63, 500. 00 62, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___ $645. 75- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938__--------- $6, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- iton Act approved June 28, 1939_______________- 56, 000. 00 62, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________________________ 62, 645. 75 Gross amount expended -------- ___- $8, 065. 03 Less reimbursements collected--__ _____-- ______---- 109. 59 7, 955. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ 54, 690. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___ -_________ $18. 62 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts________ 52, 755. 25 52. 773. 87 Balance available June 30, 1940___________-_________ 1, 916. 44 724 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 19. SARASOTA BAY, FLA. Location.-This is a shallow sound on the west coast of the penin- siula 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.) 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. Recoinmended modifications of project.-See page 722 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.-Consist of 1 municipal concrete pier, 1 rail- way pier, 1 freight wharf, and 10 privately owned boat landings. The municipal pier and the freight wharf are open to the public; the railway pier is used mainly for storing private Pullman cars and occasionally for transshipment of lumber and building material to nearby keys. A marginal dock, 500 feet long, has been constructed along the terminal island. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and resullts during fiscal year.-Contract dredging to provide the new and more protected cut-off channel near Longboat RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 725 Inlet, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed July 29, 1939. A total of 54,135 cubic yards of rock and sand was accepted and credited for payment. The cost was $9,009.66 for new work. Maintenance dredging throughout Little Sarasota Bay with leased pipe-line dredge Alsatia was commenced September 21 and completed October 28, 1939. There were removed 29,763 cubic yards of sand and shell. Project dimensions were restored except in the vicinity of South Creek, where rock along the sides of the channel limits the width to 50 feet. The cost was $8,671.40 for maintenance. The cost of a survey to determine the extent of rock shoals in Little Sarasota Bay and the establishment of temporary aids to navigation to mark the channel restored by maintenance dredging was $3,342.31 for maintenance. The costs for the year were $9,009.66 for new work and $12,013.71 for maintenance, a total of $21,023.37. The expendi- tures were $24,110.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 75 percent completed. A channel having project dimensions has been completed from Tampa Bay through Sarasota Bay to Sarasota by way of Longboat Inlet Relocation Channel. In Little Sarasota Bay channels with project depths, 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 Re- location Channel was 7 feet in July 1939 and thence to Nokomis 3 feet for a width of 50 feet in December 1939. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the widening of the channel in Little Sarasoto Bay in the vicinity of South Creek involving rock removal. The existing commerce in Little Sarasota Bay does not justify the completion of this portion of the project at the present time. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $173,777.77 for new work and $85,019.61 for maintenance, a total of $258,797.38. Proposed operations.--No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce during the next 2 years. Cos cand financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------$249, 632. 22 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 134, 165. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 383, 797. 88 Net total expenditures------------------- 383, 797. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------------- 383, 797. 88 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -_......................... . -- - $25, 081. 65 $9, 009. 66 Cost of maintenance ------------ $5, 932. 11 - 1, 496.87 12, 013. 71 Total cost-............. . 5, 932. 11 26, 578. 52 21, 023. 37 Total expended .----------------- 5, 932. 11 23, 491. 10 24, 110. 79 Allotted_ 7, 000. 00 -$1, 067. 89 $38, 000. 00 12, 000. 00 -2, 398. 11 726 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------- $26, 508. 90 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___ ----- 2, 398. 11 Net amount to be accounted for--------____________ -- 24, 110. 79 Gross amount expended 148. 12 $--------------------------24, Less : Reimbursements collected__---____-_____------ 37. 33 24, 110. 79 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-.......- __-__ _- 54, 000. 00 20. 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 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 9.3 feet at Tampa and Port RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRIC7T 727 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 maintenances exclusive of the breakwater at Peter 0. 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 H. Doe. No. 52, 55th Cong., 3d sess., Gulf 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 H. Doc. No. 1345, 64th Cong., 1st ses. and in the several channels of Hillsboro Bay, the widths to 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 turning 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 H. Doe. No. 545, 55th Cong., 2d sess., Hillsboro Bay, Fla." 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 H. Doe. No. 100, 70th Cong., 1st sess. feet and the width of Sparkman Channel to 300 feet. Aug. 30, 1935 2 For a depth of 32 feet and a width of 600 feet on S. Doc. No. 22, 72d Cong., 1st sess. Egmont 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. June 20,1938 For widening the bend between Sparkman Chan- S. Doe. No. 164, 75th Cong., 3d sess. nel 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 dis- tance of 300 feet in an easterly direction. Do. For construction of a breakwater at Peter O. Senate Committee Print, 76th Cong., Knight Field, Davis Islands. 1st sess.t ' Contain latest published maps. SIncluded in the Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. 728 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, and included in the Public Works program is subject to the provision that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, all spoil-disposal areas necessary for the work, and furnish an acceptable permanent site for a United States reservation and dredge depot. 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 February 13, 1940, 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 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 re- quired, 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. Deed and resolution conveying rights-of-way for the breakwater and resolution from the city of Tampa agreeing to main- tain the breakwater after construction were approved by the Chief of Engineers under dates of February 15 and March 1, 1940. All re- quirements, prior to those of the act of August 30, 1935, have been complied 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 1 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 8 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 dredged channel 23 feet deep connecting with the Hillsboro Bay Channel of the Tampa Harbor project. The facilities will be adequate 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 pro- vided to meet present-day needs. (See Port Series No. 8, pt. 2, revised 1936, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo was engaged in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in upper Tampa Harbor from February 5 to May 11, 1940. A total of 281,222 cubic yards, place measurement, of materials was removed from Seddon and Sparkman Channels and Cuts C and D, Hillsboro Bay Channel, at a cost of $74,672.84. The costs of precontract surveys for the construction of a breakwater at RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 729 Peter O. Knight Municipal Airport and new work widening of the bend at the lower end of Sparkman Channel, widening of Ybor Channel and enlarging the turning basin at the intersection of Gar- rison and Seddon Channels were $8,687.85 for new work. The cost of periodic surveys and examinations to determine the condition of the improvement was $16,818.54 for maintenance. An adjustment of $3,945.18 for new work was made in connection with hired labor dredging in Egmont Relocation Channel, which was completed May 26, 1939. The costs for the year were $12,633.03 for new work and $91,491.38 for maintenance, a total of $104,124.41. The expenditures were $95,735.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 the entrance to Ybor Channel has been completed and that at the mouth of the Hillsboro River partially completed. The turning basin at Port Tampa has been extended to a total length of 2,750 feet by a widening on the westerly side of the Port Tampa Channel at its junction with the basin. When last ascertained, from January to May 1940, project depth of 32 feet in Egmont Relocation Channel and 30 feet in all other channels, except Hillsboro River, existed ex- cept for shoaling along the edges which limited the widths having project depth as follows: Egmont Relocation Channel, 575 feet; Hillsboro Bay and Garrison Channels, 275 feet; and Sparkman Channel, 290 feet. The controlling depth in Hillsboro River, in January 1940, was 9.4 feet for a width of 100 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is: Widen- ing the bend at lower end of Sparkman Channel by 250 feet; widen- ing Ybor Channel 50 feet on each side; enlarging the turning basin at the west end of Garrison Channel by 300 feet in an easterly direc- tion; and constructing a breakwater to form a seaplane-landing basin at Peter O. Knight Municipal Airport. The total cost has been $10,088,369.47, of which $5,623,856.54 regu- lar funds, $1,329,300.47 Public Works funds, and $1,463,000 Emer- gency Relief funds, a total of $8,416,157.01, was for new work, and $1,672,212.46 for maintenance. The expenditures have been $7,299,- 786.07 regular funds, $1,329,300.47 Public Works funds, and $1,463,- 000 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $10,092,086.54. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on July 1, 1940, including a proposed allotment of $165,000 ($391,115.68), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_________________ _________________ $1, 440. 69 New work: Begin, by contract, during September 1940 and complete during February 1941, the construction of a breakwater of dredged material at Peter O. Knight Field, Davis Islands, to form a sea- plane-landing basin ________________________________ _ 320,000.00 Maintenance: Dredging, with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, 3 months, April to June 1941, removing shoals throughout the proj- ect as required-__ __-------- - ------- 69, 674. 99 Total for all work_- .. 391,115. 68 730 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940, The additional sum of $265,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work : Begin, during October 1941, by contract, and complete during January 1942, the dredging required 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! Maintenance: Dredging with U. S. hopper dredge San Pablo, 4 months, March to June 1942, removing shoals throughout the project as required --------------------------- $80, 000 Dredging with a United States hopper dredge in Egmont Channel 2 months, March and April 1942-----------60, 000 140 000 Total for all work----- ----------------- 265, 5004 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----- - 9, 269, 207. 47 $--------__------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 , 689,; 319. 70 1---------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---- _.----- 10, 958, 527. 17 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940-------------------------- 53. 60 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 ______________-------10,958, 580. 77 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------------------- 5, 104. 16 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__--------__ -____- 10;.963, 684. 93 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 1, 440. 69 Net total expenditures_______-----__-______ 10, 962, 244. 24 Unexpended balance Julie 30, 1940- -- -- --- ______ -__ 221, 011. 52: Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------11, 183, 255. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .------------_ $1, 619, 547. 70 $3, 292. 89 $86, 221. 91 $432, 800..83 $12, 633. 03 .......... Cost of maintenance----------- 45, 422. 57 169, 295. 52 53, 499. 01 145; 341. 55 91, 491. 38 Total cost----------- 1, 664, 970. 27 172, 588. 41 139, 720. 92 578, 142. 38 104, 124. 41 Total expended----.-- --.-.. 1, 484, 690. 37 327, 109. 17 138, 547. 93. 593, 279. 32 95, 735. 56 Allotted,-.......---.----.--. 560, 472. 65 -214, 000. 00 416, 000. 00 571, 467. 23 2, 855. 92 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 _________ $313, 891. 16 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940-- .--- -- 80, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-- ---------------------- 393, 891. 16 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__ ------- 77, 144. 08 Net amount to be accounted for_ 316, 747. 08. Gross amount expended--__------------------ $217, 474.26 Less: Reimbursements collected__----- $117, 194. 62 Receipts from sales------------- 4, 544. 08 121, 738. 70 15 73M5 95 7v,IU.. VV. Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------- - 221, 011. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---- ......... _1, 440. 69 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------- 219, 570. 83 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 731 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------------------------- $5, 104. 16 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------- 224, 674. 99 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--------------------------------------- 125, 500.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: 1- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - ------ --- -- - -- - - For new work 125, 500. 00 For maintenance ------------------------------------ 140, 000. 00 Total --------------------- 265, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 21. 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. Cdast 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 basin at the port of St. Petersburg, a distance of about 1 mile, and for a depth of 21 feet, 1,400 to 1,700 feet long and 900 feet wide, in the port of St. 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, was $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 S. Doc. No. 229, 70th Cong., 2d sess. the port of St. Petersburg. Aug. 26, 1937 For the 21)-foot channel leading southward to deep Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. water in Tampa Bay. No. 71, 74th Cong., 2d sess. SThese documents contain the latest published maps. 732 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 north- ward from Tampa Bay to the easterly end of the existing 19-foot entrance channel to the basin of the port of St. Petersburg, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed Sep- tember 22, 1939. There were removed 128,468 cubic yards at a cost of $22,451.25 for new work. The cost of a survey of the inter- section of the north-south channel with the east-west channel and the establishment of temporary channel markers was $863.62 for maintenance. The costs for the year were $22,451.25 for new work and $863.62 for maintenance, a total of $23,314.87. The expenditures were $42,828.76. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. 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, in April 1940, were as follows: North-south channel 20 feet for a width of 200 feet; east-west channel 19 feet for a width of 225 feet; and basin at port of St. Petersburg 19.3 feet, except for shoaling along the edges, in April 1940. The controlling depth in the Point Pinellas Channel was 14.5 feet for a width of 200 feet, in May 1938. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $188,889.69 for new work, including $17,000 for the Point Pinellas Channel, and $21,574.93 for maintenance, a total of $210,464.62. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, 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, 1940---------------------------- $221, 578. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------- --------------_ _ 42, 106. 56 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------263, 684. 87 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------- 263, 684. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 263,684.87 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 733 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___ $105, 191. 54 $22, 451. 25 Cost of maintenance _____________, .. __________.. _________________________ 5, 822. 59 863. 62 . ----.----. ---------.---. ----..................... Total cost -----------.. 111,014. 13 23, 314. 87 Total expended .... 91, 500. 24 42, 828. 76 Allotted ------------ ----------------------------------------- 135, 000. 00 -671.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------------- $43, 499. 76 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__--- - -- 671. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ 42; 828. 76 Gross amount expended_ _........ $42, 840. 65 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 11. 89 42, 828. 76 22. CHANNEL FROM CLEARWATER HARBOR THROUGH BOCA CIEGA BAY TO TAMPA BAY, FLA. Location.--Clearwater Harbor and Boca Ciega Bay are sounds on the west coast of the peninsula of Florida, north of Tampa Bay, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a chain of low sand keys. With the Narrows, which connects them, they form a part of the coastal waterway from Tampa Bay to St. Josephs Sound. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 178 and 1257.) Ecisting 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 south- westerly 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 1919, 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 June 25,1910 A channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 50 H. Doec.No. 1190, 60th Cong., 2d ses. feet wide from Clearwater Harbor through Bota 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. Doec.No. 135, 63d Cong., 1st sess. Tampa and Boca Ciega Bays. 1These documents contain the latest published maps. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--47 734 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Recommended modifications of project.-See page 722 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.-The leased pipe-line dredge Alsatia was engaged from March 20 to April 24, 1940, in dredging to restore project depth for reduced widths between Clear- water Harbor and Blind Pass. There were removed 16,700 cubic yards of sand and shell at a cost of $9,882.78. The cost of repairing aids to navigation was $117.22. The costs for the year were $10,000 for maintenance; the expenditures were $9,990. Condition at end of fiscal ear.-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 6.1 feet to Blind Pass in November 1939, and 4.6 feet in upper Boca Ciega Bay and in Clearwater Harbor, with reduced width, in April 1940. The costs have been $105,877.01 for new work and $111,963.72 for maintenance, a total of $217,840.73; the expenditures have been $217,830.73. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($10), will be applied to the payment of outstanding accounts. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging, by contract, during April and May 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- $105, 877. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-_------------------------ 111, 963.72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 217, 840. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 10. 00 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 217, 830. 73 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940- 10. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 217, 840. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new w ork - ... --- .. -- --- --- ---....-- --- --...--- --- ---..- . .. --... Cost of maintenance ........................................ $10, 000 T otal expended -- - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -----.-- - - -_____ .- -- --. 9, 990 Allotted.. ---- --.. --.....------------ 10, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1989--------------------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $10, 060. 07 Less reimbursements collected 0. 07 7------------------------- 9,990.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---.10. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--- -- --- _-- - -_ 10. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 735 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance---------------------------------------$12, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 23. 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 approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 386, 56th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 4, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-These consist of eight small timber docks and wharves, with an aggregate frontage of about 550 feet, over which fish, oysters, cedar logs, and other freight, and passengers, are carried. All are open to the public without charge. The facilities are adequate for the present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract dredging to restore project dimensions on the bar at the entrance was commenced July 21, 1939, and completed August 8, 1939. There were removed 10,611 cubic yards of sand and shell at a cost of $6,729.84. Grass- cutting operations with United States plant and hired labor were prosecuted intermittently between October 3, 1939, and April 19, 1940. A total of 282 acres of grass was cut to a depth of 4 feet in the channel between the town of Crystal River and a point about 3 miles down- stream. The cost was $2,697.93. The costs of miscellaneous surveys and inspections and establishing temporary channel markers were $369.80. The total cost for the year was $9,797.57 for maintenance. The expenditures were $9,494.62. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1906. A channel of project dimensions has 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 depths near the town of Crystal River. The controlling depths, when last ascertained, were 6 feet at the entrance in August 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 $19.278.57 for maintenance, a total of $44,278.57. The expenditures have been $43,972.16. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($1,027.84), will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities and to maintenance contingencies as needed. 736 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, :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, 1940 -------------- 25, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 19, 278. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -------- 44, 278. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- 306. 41 Net total expenditures_-------- 43, 972. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------- 1, 027. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 . -- -- ___ 45, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance --.---... ------------- _-______ $481.00 $9,797.57 Total expended ..... ............ -- - 477. 54 9, 494. 62 Allotted - --. - . ---- 11, 000.00 - Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -__ _ $10, 522. 46 Gross amount expended-------------------------------$9', 500. 23 Less reimbursements collected--------------- 5. 61 9, 494. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ 1, 027. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---- 306. 41 Balance available June 30, 1940_ _-- 721. 43 24. WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER, FLA. Location.--Rises in 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.) 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 737 winds, which usually occur during the winter, lower the water level about 1/2 feet. Freshets raise the water level in the upper river from 4 to 6 feet and at the mouth about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1925, is $385,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 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. Mar. 2,1907 For a depth of 10 feet mean low water from the H. Doe. No. 483, 59th Cong., 2d sess.3 Gulf to Port Inglis. 1 Modified in accordance with recommendations in Annual Report for 1885. (See also Annual Report for 1887, p. 1248.) 2The latest published map of the river to Pembertons Ferry is in H. Doc. No. 199, 55th Cong., 2d sess. a 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.-Maintenance dredging under contract to restore project depth in the entrance channel from Port Inglis to the Gulf of Mexico commenced on September 6 and was completed October 6, 1939. There were removed 34,890 cubic yards of material. A depth of 10 feet for a width of 85 feet was ob- tained throughout the section dredged. The cost was $12,369.29. Snagging operations between Croom and a point about 441/2miles downstream were in progress with United States plant and hired labor from January 5, 1940, to the close of the fiscal year. A total of 1,782 obstructions, consisting of snags, overhanging trees, etc., was re- moved at a cost of $6,713.47. The installation of channel markers by United States plant and hired labor was commenced during Jan- uary and completed May 9,1940. A total of 600 markers was installed between a point 33'1/2 miles below Croom and the Florida Power Cor- poration's dam. The cost was $2,672.63. The total cost for the year was $21,755.39 for maintenance. The expenditures were $20,085.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project as a whole was about 74 percent completed. The project for the entrance was 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. The re- moval of snags, overhanging trees, sunken logs, loose rocks and boulders, and some rock ledges from the upper river to enable light- draft boats to ascend the river to Croom, except at low stages, was practically completed in 1892. Under permit granted by the Secre- tary of War April 16, 1904, the Florida Power Corporation has built a dam across the river 11 miles above its mouth, creating a pool ex- tending nearly to Dunnellon, 241 miles above the mouth, and has 738 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 built a lock 134 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 is engaged in restoring the lock to operating condi- tion. This work was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, and approximately 55 percent completed at its close. The controlling depth from the Gulf to Port Inglis in November 1939 was 10 feet for a width of 85 feet. Above Port Inglis, the controlling depths are about as follows: From Port Inglis to Inglis, about 7 miles from the mouth, 6 feet; thence to Florida Power Corporation's dam, 4 feet; thence to Stokes Ferry, 4 feet; thence to the head of navigation at Croom, the limiting depth in May 1940 was about 2 feet, which pre- vails during about half the year with 1 foot during low stages. The depths referred to are mean low water, Gulf datum, from the entrance 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 con- sidered necessary at the present time due to the relatively small use being made of this channel. The costs under the existing project have been $285,085.29 for new work and $71,325.62 for maintenance, a total of $356,410.91. The expenditures have been $354,740.74. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940 ($6,914.78), will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------------------------ $1, 670. 17 Maintenance: Removal, by hired labor, of snags and obstructions forming menaces to navigation throughout the project as required, during the fiscal year -------- --------------------------- 5, 244. 61 Total for maintenance_----------------------------- 6, 914. 78 No funds can be profitably expended for new work or maintenance during the fiscal year 1942 for the reasons that the commerce using the entrance does not justify the cost of completing the 15-foot widening and 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, 1940-------------------------- $315, 085. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------__ -- ---------------- 71, 325. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __________ 386, 410. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___------------------------- 1, 670. 17 Net total expenditures --- ----------------------- 384, 740. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 .-- 914. 78 6-----------__6_______, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------- __ _ 391, 655. 52 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .. . . . . . --- ---------- ---- . ..------ I------------- I-------------.. ------------- Cost of maintenance --- ----------- ---------- ---- ------------- $21,755.39 Total expended .- . -.....--.--- - ---- ---------- -- 20, 085. 22 Allotted ._____--------- --- -- ----- $14, 000 13, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 739 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--___-----------_-------------- $14, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938------------------------- $8, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------ ---------- 5, 000 13, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___________________ 27, 000. 00 ------------ Gross amount expended__________----- $20, 157. 77 Less reimbursements collected-_____ -___________ 72. 55 20, 085. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 6, 914. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------- __ _ 1, 670. 17 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------- ___ _ 5 244. 61 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--_----_____----------------------------- 100, 000. 00 2Exclusive of available funds. 25. 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 page 1832, Annual Report for 1915, and page 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 14,1880 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. 740 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. launch Captiva, with hand tools, was employed from July 28 to August 8, 1939, for maintenance snagging between the mouth of the river and the Fort Fanning highway bridge, a distance of about 30 miles. A total of 157 snags, overhanging trees, etc., was removed. The costs were $785.19 for maintenance and the expenditures were $882.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 25 percent completed. Cuts 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), thence 4 feet deep and 30 to 100 feet wide to within 2 miles of Ellaville, and a channel 6 feet deep and 70 feet wide through Der- rick Island Gap. Some deterioration has occurred, but in April 1940 the controlling depths at mean low water were estimated as follows: Gulf of Mexico to East Pass, 6 feet; thence to Branford, 5 feet; thence to within 21/2 miles of Ellaville, 31/2 feet, and through Derrick Island Gap, 5 feet. The completion of the project would require dredging through several rock shoals below Ellaville and the widen- ing 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 and expendi- tures under the existing project have been $66,263.94 for new work and $37,394.06 for maintenance, a total of $103,658. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, 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, 1940 - -- -_______________ __ __ $76, 417. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____-- ----- _______-- 37, 394. 06 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------______ 113, 812. 02 Net total expenditures -- --------------------- 113, 812. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 113, 812. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ---- --- -------- ------------- Cost of maintenance . ......--.. .. . . . ..---------- - --- $4, 214. 81 $785.19 Total expended.. ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....---- - -------- 4, 117. 43 882. 57 Allotted -- _ 5, 000. 00 . RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 741 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ .... ___________-__----------- $882. 57 Gross amount expended----_----------------- $1, 020. 89 Less reimbursements collected--------------- ---------- 138. 32 882. 57 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------------------------------------- 200, 000.00 26. 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 33/4 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, was $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. Grants covering spoil areas required for construction were approved by the Chief of Engineers on August 30, 1938. 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, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed November 30, 1939. There were removed 65,796 cubic yards of rock and other materials at a cost of $30,924.77 for new work. The cost of locating aids to navigation was $395.28 for maintenance. The costs for the year were $30,924.77 for new work and $395.28 for maintenance, a total of $31,320.05. The expen- ditures were $61,179.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The controlling depth, ascertained in December 1939, was 6 feet for project widths. The total costs and expenditures have been $135,053.87 for new work and $395.28 for maintenance, a total of $135,448.65. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, as the condition of the project is expected to meet the needs of commerce for the next 2 years. 742 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $135, 053. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___________________________ 395. 28 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__--_________ 135, 448. 65 Net total expenditures____________________________ _______ 135, 448. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________________ 135, 448. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work______________________ ________ __________ ________________ $104, 128. 60 $30, 924.77 C ost of m aintenance --- --- -- --- --. --.............. ---------- ..............- 395. 28 Total cost_______________________________ ___________________________ 104, 128. 60 31, 320. 05 Total expended_ ________________ ______________ ________ _ 74, 269.33 61,179.32 Allotted .-- -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- -----------...- - 143, 300. 00 -7, 851. 35 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__--__---- ___----___--____ $69, 030. 67 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 851. 35 7,7_______-_____ Net amount to be accounted for ______________-_____61, 179. 32 Gross amount expended ________________ _ 61, 179. 32 27. 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 destruction or removal of the water hyacinth in the navigable waters of the State so far as they constitute an obstruction to commerce, using any me- chanical, chemical, or other means not injurious to cattle. The use of log booms to close sloughs and backwaters as an auxiliary means was contemplated. No estimate of the final cost of the work has been made. The latest (1940) 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. 3,1899 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. June 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--Upper St. Johns River and tributaries.-UnitedStates plant, leased plant, and hired labor constructed an aggregate of 58,793 linear feet of hyacinth traps at strategic points. Approximately 4,500 acres of trapped hyacinths RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 743 were washed ashore by wave action. Obstructions preventing the free movement of hyacinths were removed and 4,750 acres of hya- cinths assisted seaward. United States hyacinth destruction boats operating for varying periods destroyed 13,271 acres of hyacinths. Two United States hyacinth conveyors operating for varying periods conveyed 898 acres of hyacinths to the banks. Approximately 40 acres of hyacinths were removed with seine and miscellaneous equip- ment and placed on banks. Blighted and worm-infested hyacinths from the Withlacoochee River were spread for experimental pur- poses. The costs were $100,423.53. Hillsboro River.-Approximately 40.5 acres of hyacinths were drifted and 15 acres were removed by hand tools. The costs were $3,424.07. Withlacoochee River.-United States plant and hired labor con- ducted operations at various localities between Croom and the Florida Power Corporation's dam, a distance of about 73 miles. Ap- proximately 8,210 linear feet of hyacinth traps were constructed, and 800 acres of trapped hyacinths washed ashore by wave action. Two hyacinth destruction boats operating for varying periods de- stroyed 1,332 acres of hyacinths. About 150 acres of hyacinth jams were broken up and drifted, and 10 acres were removed from the river by seine and hand tools and placed on the banks. The costs were $21,625.03. Kissimmee River system, and CaloosahateheeRiver and Lake Okee- chobee drainage areas project.-Operationswere in progress through- out the year with United States plant and hired labor. Approxi- mately 24,861 linear feet of hyacinth traps were constructed and 900 acres of trapped hyacinths washed ashore. A hyacinth conveyor conveyed 419 acres of hyacinths to the banks. Hyacinth destroyer boats operating for varying periods destroyed 771 acres of hyacinths. From July 1 to August 18, 1939, U. S. derrick boat D-1 and a hired labor crew removed 190 acres of hyacinths from West Palm Beach Canal between Lake Okeechobee and a point 11 miles therefrom. Approximately 597 acres of hyacinths were drifted. Approximately 25 acres of hyacinths were removed by hand tools. The costs were $44,709.57. The costs for the fiscal year were $170,182.20 for maintenance. The expenditures were $183,273.37. 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, which was not completely satisfactory, since the hyacinths re- mained in the waterways to interfere with navigation and form jams farther downstream. Later operations have consisted principally of the control of hyacinths by the construction of temporary and perma- nent traps at strategic points to prevent the plants from entering the navigable channels, the shredding of hyacinths so that they will die and sink to the bottom, and the removal of hyacinths so that they can- not again interfere with navigation. Approximately 66,469 linear feet of hyacinth traps have been constructed on the upper St. Johns River system, 24,861 linear feet on the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas project, and 12,210 linear feet on the Withlacoochee River system. At the close of the fiscal year all water- way channels were free and open to navigation. Current growths 744 REPORT OF CHIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 of the hyacinth plants were being destroyed or removed. The total cost has been $540,703 for maintenance, and the total expenditures have been $537,295.65. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended and accounts receiv- able on July 1, 1940 ($79,366.53), will be applied to the payment of $3,562.79 accounts payable on June 30, 1940, and to maintenance in- volved in the removal, by hired labor, of water hyacinths in the St. Johns, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee, and Caloosahatchee Rivers sys- tems, 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 1942 for the removal of water hyacinths by hired labor, as neces- sary, from the various navigable waterways in the district. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ ----- --------- $540, 703.00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_--_--------___ 540, 703. 00 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------- 55. 44 1--------------------- Gross total costs to June 30, 1940____________ 540, 858. 44 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 3, 562. 79 Net total expenditures____________________-_ 537, 295. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------ 79, 211. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 616, 506. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ..------------ --. - -. --. ---.-. - --- Cost of maintenance ........----------- $8, 750.86 $11, 868. 35 $18, 249.07 $63, 171.71 $170,182. 20 Total expended....---------------8, 707. 43 10, 887. 98 18, 754. 68 47, 201.48 183, 273. 37 Allotted .... ...........-------------------13, 000.00 3, 500.00 33, 000.00 105, 000.00 186, 400.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------$76, 084. 46 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938____-- _____- $111, 400. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 ------------- 75, 000. 00 186, 400. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____----______--___- 262, 484. 46 Gross amount expended-____-____-__________- __ $192, 962. 67 Less reimbursements collected_____---------- ___--9, 689. 30 183, 273. 37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 __________-_____-_ 79, 211.09 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940.--------------------- -- 3, 562. 79 Balance available June 30. 1940__ _____________----- ---- 75, 648. 30 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ------------- __- --------__-_ 155. 44 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 --- ___-- -___75, 803.74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1----------------------------- -- 75, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 745 28. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $196,651.86; the expenditures were $185,986.82. The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1940 ($142,466.20), will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to the payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940______________------ $1,570, 532. 11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________ 1,570, 532. 11 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940------- -------------------- 54. 73 Net total cost to June 30, 1940---- -------------------- 1, 570, 586. 84 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ____________________ -__- 215. 16 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940---------------------- 1, 570, 800. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 14, 562. 89 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 1, 556, 239. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 42, 251. 04 1--------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------1, 698, 490. 15 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--- Cost of maintenance _--------.--- $184, 590. 18 $98, 779. 24 $154, 732. 34 $146, 743. 98 $196, 651. 86 JLotal expended ---------------- . 190, 994. 51 114, 475. 32 131, 296. 97 144, 489. 00 185, 986. 82 Allotted ..................------------------ 219, 000. 00 74, 000. 00 221, 200. 00 148, 000. 00 215, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- ------------------------ $113,237. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------$125, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------90, 000. 00 215, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for..--------------------------- 328, 237. 86 Gross amount expended------------- ---- ------ $223, 951.57 Less reimbursements collected-------------------37, 964. 75 185, 986. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------------- 142, 251. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 14, 562. 89 Balance available June 30, 1940__----- _____ 127, 688. 15 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------ 215. 16 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------------- 127, 903. 31 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance --------------------------- 100, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 746 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 29. 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, 1940 Estimated Name of project _portsee 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.' 2 1931 10, 276. 25 5, 723. 75 53, 800 3. Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal, Fla.2 5 1939 5, 099, 152. 55 - 137, 901, 000 4. Melbourne Harbor, Fla.1 1939 17, 596.27 ...... (4) 5. St. Lucie Inlet, Fla.1 3 1932 26, 688. 51 1, 410, 000 6. Miami River, Fla.' 1935 646, 915. 17 3, 000. 00 (4) 7. Intracoastal Waterway from Miami to Florida B a y , F l a.' . . . . . . . . . . . .- . -- -_- __- _j- 19 3 9 2 0 1 , 3 62. 7 3 2 8 2 . 12 (4) 8. Kissimmee River, Fla.' 1931 23, 479. 18 25, 202. 14 (4) 9. Manatee River 1 _ 1938 123, 349. 56 101, 214.04 14,000 10. Anclote River, Fla. 1 6________________________ 1 1939 178, 427. 04 75, 305.37 (4) 11. Homosassa River, Fla.' --------------- -------- 1937 3, 998. 64 - (4) 12. 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. 8 Revoked during the fiscal year, $1,375.99; costs incurred during fiscal year by liquidation of undistributed accounts, $491,046.82. 4 Costs incurred during fiscal year in connection with work completed during previous year, $1,590.56; the expenditures were $2,448.58; revoked during fiscal year, $355.15. 7 Modification recommended Mar. 15, 1939, in H. Doc. No. 243, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 30. PLANT ALLOTMENT, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary ------- Undistributed costs June 30, 1940___-_______--- $1, 386, 935. 81 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 87, 784. 18 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 , 474, 719. 99 -1__1---------------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 153, 913. 70 Net total expenditures_____------ 1, 320, 806. 29 1------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------- ------------------ 117, 176. 46 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______-- _ 1, 437, 982. 75 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total etpended_ ... -$257, 109.02 -$1,023, 946. 89 $130, 227. 31 -$35, 505. 28 $177, 034. 59 Allotted.----------------420, 873.05 -1, 055, 812. 14 108, 320. 52 114, 526. 32 143, 988. 32 Balance' unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $150, 222. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 _______ _______________ ____ __ 143, 988. 32 Amount to be accounted for-_________- -___ - -_ _ 294, 211. 05 Gross amount expended_______________________ $2, 345, 703. 17 Less: Reimbursements collected...__ $2, 163, 634. 02 Receipts from sales ---------- 5, 034. 56 2, 168, 668. 58 177, 034. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------- ------ 117,176. 46 RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 747 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_-------------- $153, 913.70 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_-------- 70, 649. 10 $224, 562. 80 Balance available June 30, 1940_____ _______-______-- -- 107, 386. 34 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 _________---_---__-___- 87, 784. 18 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940____________ -- 19, 602. 16 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 _ _--------- Alafia River, Fla .______--Commerce Committee resolution, Apr. 19, 1934. Allapatchee River (Alligator River and Harbor Act, July 14,1939 Unfavorable. Creek), Fla. June 20, 1938. Anclote River to Safety Har- River and Harbor Act, Jan. 8,1940 Do. bor on Old Tampa Bay, Aug. 26, 1937. Fla., waterway via Lake Butler. Anclote River to St. Marks, Commerce Committee Fla., waterway, and con- resolution, Feb. 6, nection across Florida 1940. with St. Johns River. Boca Ciega Bay, Fla., to Rivers and Harbors Gulf of Mexico, channel Committee resolu- via Johns Pass, Fla. tion, May 29, 1940. Caloosahatchee River, Fla., Rivers and Harbors from Fort Myers to Gulf of Commhittee resolu- Mexico. Apr. 30, 1935. Caloosahatchee River and Rivers and Harbors Aug. 4,1939 House, 469, 76th Favorable. Lake Okeechobee drainage Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. areas, Fla. (interim re- Jan. 24, 1939. port). Caloosahatchee River and --- -- d o . ------------- Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Fla. (final report). Caloosahatchee River and Rivers and Harbors Lake Okeechobee drainage Committee resolu- areas, - Fla., construction Feb. 20, 1940. of side channels. Canaveral Harbor, Fla_-__ River and Harbor Act, Aug.126, 1937. Charlotte Harbor, Fla_______ Rivers and Harbors July 14,1939 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, May 12, 1938. Cocoa, Fla., channel from River and Harbor Act, Jan. 23, 1940 Do. Intracoastal Waterway to, June 20, 1938. and turning basin at. Crescent Lake, Fla., to River and Harbor Flagler Beach, Fla., water- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. way via Haw Creek to Bunnell. Crystal River, Fla ___ __ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 28, 1939. JDeLeon Springs to St. Rivers and Harbors Johns River, Fla., water- Committee resolu- way. tion, Apr. 13, 1939. Eau Gallie, Fla., to the Rivers and Harbors Atlantic Ocean, channel. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 25, 1938. Hillsboro Inlet, Fla . __ _ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 26, 1940. Hillsboro River, Fla., from River and Harbor upper end of existing proj- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. 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 Commit- Everglades), Fla., reim- tee resolution, Feb. bursement for dredging 14, 1938. and jetty work. 748 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued I 1 1 Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion 1I- Hudson Bay, Fla ......... Commerce Commit- Apr. 25,1940 Unfavorable. tee resolution, June 2, 1938. D o ......- Commerce Commit- ... .do -- .................... Do. tee resolution, Aug. 30, 1938. Jacksonville, Fla., to Miami, Rivers and Harbors Fla., Intracoastal Water- Committee resolu- way. tion, June 8. 1938. D o_ __.-_------------- 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 Jan. 8,1940 House, 552, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 3rd sess. tion, Apr. 7, 1938. Little Manatee River and River and Harbor ----- d o ....... do _ __-...... --- Do. Inlets,. Fla., and channel Act, June 20, 1938. to navigable waters in Tampa Bay. Manatee River, Fla_ __.. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 17, 1940. Miami Beach, Fla., turning River and Harbor Aug. 4,1939 House, 470. 76th Do. basin at east end of munic- Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. ipal channel. Miami Harbor, Fla ----... ----- do - _..d o ....... - - - - do .... ........ Do. Miami Harbor, Fla., modify Rivers and Harbors ----- do .......---- do ............ Do. existing project. Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 24, 1937. Miami Harbor, Fla., turn- Commerce Commit- ----- do ....__ ____do------ . . Do. ing basin and connecting tee resolution, Apr. channel at Causeway 19, 1934. Terminal. Miami, River, Fla .- ___--- Rivers and Harbors .................... Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 26, 1940. Miami to Key West, Fla., Commerce Commit- Apr. 19,1940 Unfavorable. waterway. tee resolution, Oct. 22, 1936. Miami to Key West, Fla., Rivers and Harbors - . d o ....... Do. Intracoastal Waterway Committee resolu- between Florida Bay and tion, Apr. 27, 1938. Key West, Fla. Miami to Key West, Fla., Rivers: and Harbors waterway. Committee resolu- tion, Aug. 1, 1940. New Pass, Fla., connecting River and Harbor July 9, 1940 Do. Sarasota Bay with Gulf Act, June 20, 1938. of Mexico. New River, Fla ..______ Rivers and Harbors Jan. 8, 1940 House, 553, 76th Favorable. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. tion, Apr. 29, 1937. Okeechobee-West Palm Commerce Committee Beach Canal, Fla. resolution, Feb. 1, 1940. Pahokee, Fla., on Lake River and Harbor Okeechobee, yacht basin. Acts, Aug. 26, 1937, and June 20, 1938. Pirates Cove Channel in Commerce Committee Sacarma Bay, Pirates resolution, May 27, Cove and Johnsons Pass, 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 Act, Apr. 17,1940 House, 696, 76th Do. Pierce, Fla., waterway June 20, 1938. Cong., 3d sess. from, via Caloosahatchee River and Canal, Lake Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Canal and River. Punta Rasa, Fla., to Stew- River and Harbor Act, _do. .do -- Do. art, Fla., waterway via Aug. 26, 1937. Caloosahatchee River and Canal, Lake Okeechobee and St. Lucie Canal and River. RIVERS AND HARBORS-JACKSONVILLE., FLA., DISTRICT 749 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 St. Johns River at or near River and Harbor Act, Apr. 24, 1940 ..................... Unfavorable. Sanford, Fla., to Tampa, Aug. 30, 1935. waterway via Kissimmee and Alafia Rivers and Tampa Bay. St. Johns River, Fla., Jack- Rivers and Harbors Jan. 25, 1940 House, 603, 76th Favorable. sonville to Lake Harney. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. tion, Mar. 6, 1939. St. Johns River, Fla., Jack- Commerce Committee d o ..__. ..... ----. do .__ - Do. sonville to Palatka. resolution, Mar. 20, 1926. St. Johns River, 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 Act, mee River, Fla., and 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 Mar. 13, 1940 Unfavorable. Beresford, Fla., waterway. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 28, 1939. St. Lucie River, Fla-.._.____ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 26, 1940. St. Lucie, West Palm Beach, Rivers and Harbors Hillsboro, North New Committee resolu- River, and Miami Canals, tion, Mar. 26, 1940. Fla. St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla__ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 17, 1940. Sebastian Inlet, Fla _- .. -- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion Apr. 20, 1937. Suwannee River, Fla. and Sec. 1 of River and Ga., for navigation, flood Harbor Act, Jan. 21, control, power, and irriga- 1927. tion (308 report). Tampa Harbor, Fla _--_____ Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Nov. 14, 1939. Water Hyacinth Obstruc- Rivers and Harbors Mar. 13, 1940 Do. tions in the State of Flor- Committee resolu- ida. (Under special tion, Apr. 13, 1939. board). Weekiwachee River, Fla ... River and Harbor Act, Jan. 8, 1940 Do. 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). 31. SNAGGING AND CLEARING UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 2 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 28, 19B7 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 advis- able 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. 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1-48 750 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 An allotment was made during July 1939 for the removal of snags and other debris from channels of West Palm Beach Canal, Fla., in the Jacksonville, Fla., district. From August 9 to September 26, 1939, a leased derrick barge and U. S. derrick boat D-1 and hired labor were employed to remove hyacinths and other debris from approximately 27 statute miles of the West Palm Beach Canal between Lake Worth and a point about 6 miles above Twenty Mile Bend. The costs and expenditures were $10,000. Cost and financial summary --------------------------------- Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__________________________ $10, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------------- 10, 000 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------------- 10, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -- --------- 10, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work ------------ -. -I.-..... . ---... --- . $10, 000 Cost of maintenance.. ... . - - .--- - I------------.-- Total expended . ...... _ ___--_-------------- I_-- . --- -- 10, 000 Allotted ..... . . . ---.. -- 10,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------------- $10,000 Gross amount expended------------------------------------------- 10, 000 32. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the year was $10,984.33; the expendi- tures were $11,513.21. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940. $6,000, will be applied during the fiscal year 1941 to the payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____________________________ $13, 150. 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-______- ___ 13, 150. 00 Net total expenditures_______-------------______ 13, 150. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____________________________ 6, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 19, 150. 00 1-------------___ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1938 1940 Cost of new work-------- -- ---- Cost of maintenance_____________- _ $2, 165. 67 $10, 984. 33 _------------- 'Total expended ---- - -------------- 79 1,636. 11, 513. 21 Allotted _... [ - $5, 000 14, 150. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- $3, 363. 21 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ---------------------------------------- 14, 150. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------------ 17, 513. 21 Gross amount expended_ $11, 635. 63 Less reimbursements collected_ 122. 42 11, 513. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------- __-_- 6, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 751 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 Broward County, Fla., In- Flood Control Act, ................... tracoastal Waterway June 22, 1936. throughout. Do- Flood Control Act, June 26, 1936. Caloosahatchce River and Rivers and Harbors Lake Okeechobee drain- Committee resolu- age areas, Florida, protec- tion, May 29, 1940. tion of Kreamer, Ritta, and Torry Islands in Lake Okeechobee. Estero River, Imperial Flood Control Act, River, Corkscrew River Aug. 28, 1937. (Horse Creek), Gordon River, Rock Creek, Iendry Creek, Mulock Creek, and Six Mile Cypress Slough, Fla. Hillsboro River, Fla...._ _ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Kissimmee River, Fla., in- Flood Control Act, cluding regulation and Aug. 11, 1939. stabilization of water levels. Kissimmee River Valley Flood Control Act, and tributaries, Fla. Aug. 28, 1937. Suwannee River, Fla., from Flood Control Act, Florida-Georgia State line Apr. 10, 1936. to Gulf of Mexico. Suwannee River, Fla. and Sec. 1 of River and Ga., for navigation, flood Harbor Act, Jan. control, power, and irriga- 21, 1927. gation. (308 report.) Withlacoochee River, Fla___ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Withlacoochee River, Fla., Sec. 1 of River and for navigation, flood con- Harbor Act, Jan. trol, power, and irrigation. 21, 1927. (308 report.) 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. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Channel from Apalachicola 3. Intracoastal Waterway from River to St. Andrews Bay, Choctawhatchee Bay to Fla _-_ 752 Pensacola Bay, Fla_ _ _ 756 2. Waterway from Choctaw- 4. Intracoastal Waterway from hatchee Bay to West Bay, Pensacola Bay, Fla., to Fla__ - 754 Mobile Bay, Ala _ _ 758 752 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Page 1 Page 5. Intracoastal Waterway from 25. Black Warrior, Warrior, and Mobile Bay, Ala., to New Tombigbee Rivers, Ala ... 802 Orleans, La_ 760 26. Bayou La Batre, Ala ....... 809 6. St. Marks River, Fla ....... 762 27. Pascagoula Harbor, Miss ._ . 810 7. Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, 28. Pascagoula River, Miss . 813 Fla _ 763 29. Biloxi Harbor, Miss ... 814 8. Apalachicola Bay, Fla -- 765 30. Gulfport Harbor and Ship 9. Apalachicola River, Fla., the Island Pass, Miss ...-... 817 cut-off, Lee Slough and, 31. Wolf and Jordan Rivers, Lower Chipola River .. _ 767 Miss-_-__- 819 10. Upper Chipola River, Fla., 32. Pearl River, Miss. and La_ _ 821 from Marianna to its 33. Examinations, surveys and mouth _ _ 770 contingencies (general) - - 824 11. Flint River, Ga___ 772 34. Other projects for which no 12. Chattahoochee River, Ga. estimates are submitted_ 825 and Ala _ _ _ 774 35. Plant allotment _ 825 13. St. Josephs Bay, Fla ....... 776 14. St. Andrews Bay, Fla -..... 778 Flood-control projects 15. Choctawhatchee River, Fla. and Ala _ _ -- 781 36. Rome, Coosa River, Ga _ - 827 16. LaGrange Bayou, Fla ...... 782 37. Itawamba County, Tombig- 17. East Pass Channel from the bee River, Miss__________ 829 Gulf of Mexico into Choc- 38. Collinsville, Ala___ 829 tawhatchee Bay, Fla ..... 784 39. Snagging and clearing under 18. Pensacola Harbor, Fla -... 785 authority of section 2 of the 19. Blackwater River, Fla ..... 787 Flood Control Act 20. Mobile Harbor, Ala _ _ . 788 approved August 28, 1937_ 831 21. Removing the water hyacinth 40. Preliminary examinations (Mobile River, Ala., trib- and surveys for flood con- utaries)_---- 792 trol _- __----- 832 22. Chickasaw Creek, Ala _ __ 794 41. Other flood-control projects 23. Alabama River, Ala..._ _ 796 for which no estimates are 24. Coosa River, Ga. and Ala___-_ 798 submitted_--__ 833 1. CHANNEL FROM APALACHICOLA RIVER TO ST. ANDREWS BAY, FLA. Location.-This waterway, 48 miles in length, extends from a point 6 miles above the mouth of the Apalachicola River in a northwest- erly 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. 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 H. Doc. No. 670, 61st Cong., 2d sess. mean low water and 65 feet wide at the bottom. Emergency Relief Administra- Present project dimensions_ _ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. tion Act, dated May 28, 52, 72d Cong., 2d sess. (contains latest 1935, and River and Harbor published map). Act, Aug. 30, 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 753 Recommended modifications of project. Under date of April 5, 1.939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the proj- ect for the channel from Apalachicola River to St. Andrews Bay, Fla., to provide for taking over the existing canal connecting that waterway 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 Apa- lachicola, which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Pascagoula,operating in the channel from Septem- ber 22 to 26, 1939, removed 9,740 cubic yards of material and the 1U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Blackwater, operating in the chan- nel from January 16 to 20 and April 8 to 10, 1940, removed 15,207 cubic yards of material at a cost of $8,674.83. The U. S. snag boat Albany, operating in the channel from January 23 to February 5, 1940, removed 519 obstructions and cut 116 overhanging trees from the bank at a cost of $3,693.90. The total cost was $12,368.73 for maintenance. The expenditures were $12,381.96. 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, 1940, were as follows: Costs Maintenance Total Expenditures New work Regular funds_ $508,822.15 $138,397.50 $647, 219. 65 $347, 219. 65 Emergency relief funds__ 340,000. 00 340, 000. 00 340, 000. 00 Total _ - 848, 822. 15 138, 397. 50 987, 219. 65 987, 219. 65 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $16,749.71, will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Dredging to restore project dimensions with the U. S. hydralic pipe-line dredge Blackwater, about two-third month during December 1940 and January 1941----------------------- $13, 149.71 Snagging operations with the U. S. snag boat Albany, about one-half month during January 1941---------------------- 3, 600. 00 Total ------------------------------------------- 16, 749.71 The additional sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, about 11/4 months-- -------------- $21, 000 Snagging operations with the U. S. snag boat Albany, about 11/3 months 9,000 Hired labor installation of drainage-control structures on this waterway---------------------- ------ --- -- 10, 000 Total---__ .- -__ _-- ____ ____ _____- 40,000 754 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_________________________ $848, 822. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940________________________ 138, 397. 50 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____________ 987, 219. 65 Net total expenditures _- _ --- 987, 219. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_______ ____--___________- 16, 749. 71 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________ 1, 003, 969. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work________________ $87, 981.91 $254, 910.23 Cost of maintenance - 2, 008.39 1, 511.38 $10,290. 50 $13, 535. 21 $12, 368. 73 Total cost....-------------- 89, 990.30 256, 421. 61 10, 290. 50 13, 535. 21 12, 368. 73 Total expended... .....----------------66, 028. 28 280, 358. 78 10, 299. 76 13, 537. 57 12, 381. 96 Allotted ______ .__________ __.... -8, 001. 49 7, 000. 00 20, 000.00 16, 347. 67 14, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------------$15, 131. 67 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940__---_-----. ______------ 14, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________--_______--------- 29, 131. 67 Gross amount expended ----------- $12, 419. 03 Less reimbursements collected___ __-----__- -37. 07 12, 381. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_---------___ 16, 749. 71 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June_ 1 - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for maintenance 40, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2. 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 1.935 was $1,770,000 with $10,000 for annual maintennce. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved 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 water- way as it is a connecting channel; however, there are wharves at Panama City which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hydraulic pipe- line dredge Wahalak, operating in the waterway from July 7 to August 15 and from November 7 to 30, 1939, removed 283,034 cubic yards of material. The 1VWahalake, under emergency operations from August 16 to November 6, 1939, removed 265,985 cubic yards of material. The IT. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Pascagoula , under emergency opera- RIVERS, AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 755 tions from August 19 to 31, 1939, removed 73,258 cubic yards of ma- terial. The U. S. dragline excavator No. mounted on U. S. barge No. 40, operating in the waterway from April 15 to May 3, 1940, removed 10,439 cubic yards of material. The total cost of the dredging was $127,170.80. The U. S. dragline excavator No. 2, operating on erosion protective works from May 4 to June 30, 1940, placed 21,300 cubic yards of material in dikes, and rigged with steam hammer drove 3,938 square feet of new steel-sheet piling and 1,125 square feet of old steel-sheet piling in spillway structure at a cost of $37,054.60. The cost of miscellaneous investigations and surveys was $1,414.74. The total cost was $165,640.14 for maintenance. The expenditures were $165,- 851.80. Condwition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed during 1938. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 9 feet. Included in the total cost of maintenance is an item of $977.06 for dredging in Indian Bayou during the fiscal year 1939, and an item of $964.54 for dredging in Joes Bayou during the fiscal year 1939, under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The total cost was $1,669,520.66, of which $1,466,605.95 was for new work and $202,914.71 for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,669,358.41. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $160,284.68, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940------------------------ $1, 329. 94 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions, removing shoaling at the mouths of drainage gullies after heavy rains, with the United States dragline excavator No. 2, as required, June to December 1940_------------------------_____ __ __ 7, 084.20 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions, removing large shoals caused by heavy rains, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Wahalak, for a period of 1 month during July and August 1940---------------------------- _ ----- 20,000. 00 Completion of construction of protective work commenced during the fiscal year 1940, by hired labor 070. 54 1----------------------------20 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions, removing shoaling with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Pascagoulafor a period of '/2 month during November 1940------------------ 11, 800. 00 158, 954. 74 Total-------------------------------------------------- 160, 284. 68 Thea additional sum of $47,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of 1 month ___-- $22, 000. 00 Construction and maintenance of dikes, ditches, and other protective works, by hired labor_----------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Total-------------------------------------------------- 47, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30,. 1940--------------------------- $1,466, 605.95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ ___________l__-_-- 202, 914. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ __..... 1, 669, 520. 66 756 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940______________________ $1, 167. 69 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_________________ ___ 1, 670, 688. 35 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940. , 329. 94 1------------------------- Net total expenditures____________________________ 1, 669, 358. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 159, 116.99 Total amount approuriated to June 30. 1940__ __ ___ 1. 828..475. 40 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .... .... $682. 32 $720, 289. 35 $745, 634. 28 Cost of maintenance ...................... $37, 274.57 $165, 640. 14 Total expended_ 118. 95 562, 601. 76 902, 827.87 37, 958.03 165, 851. 80 Allotted . ..-------------------- 1, 000, 00 0 0, 0.000. . . 570, 000.00 -1, 721.20 260, 196.60 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ .. __-- _____-- $64, 772. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 ______________ __ $60, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939___________________ 172, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940 _______ ______-- - 33, 000 265, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for______ ___ __________ 329, 772. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__________- - - 4, 803.40 Net amount to be accounted for ___________-___________ 324, 968. 79 Gross amount expended_____-_____--___---_-- $165, 888. 25 Less reimbursements collected______------------ 36. 45 165, 851.80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___________________ 159, 116. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__________________________ 4, 938. 13 Balance available June 30, 1940---__- ------ ______154, 178. 86 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 1, 167. 69 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 .--- -___--___ 155, 346. 55 1 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - - 47, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 3. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY TO PENSACOLA BAY, FLA. Location.--This waterway, about 47 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 757 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 land- ings which are used by fishing boats and trading launches. At Pensa- cola, Fla., wharves are available for public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1937. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 9 feet. 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, $15,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, removing shoals, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Pascagoula for a period of about three-fourths month during October 1940. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging, removing shoals, with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of about 1 month. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ $36, 789.06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__-_ 96,076.24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30. 1940------------ _ 132, 865. 30 Net total expenditures---------------------- ------------------- 132, 865. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------- 15, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 _ 47,865. 30 1-----------_ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _.... $14, 263. 20 Cost of maintenance ....__________ 6,993.92 .- -- $25,200I - -- Total cost----------------- 21, 257.12 25, 200 - - - - Total expended------------------ 21,257.12 -..... . 25,200 $15, 000 Allotted-----------------------.. 6, 257.12 $20,000 7, 000 $13, 200 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------- $1, 800.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 16, 800. 00 758 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGIXEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__________-------- $1, 800. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 _________-__--------. 15, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 20, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY FROM PENSACOLA BAY, FLA., TO MOBILE BAY, ALA. Location.-This waterway, 39.2 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 dharts 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. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Pascagoula, operating in the channel from August 4 to 16 and October 11 to 27, 1939, removed 714,402 cubic yards of material, and the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Wahalaek, oper- ating in the channel from December 3 to 15, 1939, removed 45,258 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $29,671.65. The extension of a triangulation control and hydrographic survey of this waterway was completed during the fiscal year, at a cost of $4,691.71. In addition, the U. S. tug Major R. C. Smead, operating in the Perdido Pass Channel from August 7 to 10 and 20 to 24, 1939, re- moved by fanning method 2,452 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $969.62. The total cost for the year was $35,332.98 for mainte- nance. The expenditures were $35,354.91. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1934. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 9 feet. Included in the total cost for maintenance are items of $1,000 for dredging in Wolf Creek during the fiscal year 1935, $1,000 for RIVERS' AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 759 dredging in Soldier Creek, Ala., during the fiscal year 1935, and $969.62 for dredging in Perdido Pass Channel during the fiscal year 1940, all under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The total cost was $720,371.68, of which $443,455.89 was for new work, and $276,915.79 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $720,371.68. Proposed operation.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $30,117.11, will be applied to maintenance dredging, re- moving shoals, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Wahalak, for a period of about 11/2 months during December 1940 and February 1941. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging, removing shoals, with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of about 11/2 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ $443, 455. 89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__-- ---------------- 276, 915. 79 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- _____ 720, 371. 68 Net total expenditures------------------------------------20, 371. 68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------30,117.11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 750,488. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--- -------- Cost of maintenance- - - $27, 250. 87 $50, 019. 93 $29, 971. 99 $51, 801. 65 $35, 332. 98 Total expended --- -- 26, 789.38 50, 019. 93 29, 971. 99 51, 779. 72 35, 354. 91 Allotted- - - - - 20, 000. 00 29, 942. 28 76, 343. 52 40, 958. 22 29, 921. 99 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------------------------------ $35, 550. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939------------------ $1,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940 ------------------ 30, 000. 00 31, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------- 66, 550. 03 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------____ 1,078. 01 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------65, 472. 02 Gross amount expended_------------------------ $35, 435. 16 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 80. 25 35, 354. 91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------30,117.11 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1-------------------------------- 30, 000. 00 ' Exclusive of available funds. 760 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 5. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, MOBILE BAY, ALA., TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. Location.-This waterway, 126 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 1/34 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 auplies 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 300feet wide and 10 feet deep from the Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 1 10-foot contour in Mobile Bay to the 10-foot con- No. 4, 71st Cong., 1st sess. tour in Mississippi Sound. Do- ...--- A channel 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep from Lake H. Doc. No. 341, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Pontchartrain to Mississippi Sound. 1Contains the latest published map of the 10-foot channel. Terminal facilities.-Terminal facilities available for public use are located at Mobile, Dauphin Island, and Bayou LaBatre, Ala., Pasca- goula, Biloxi, Gulfport, Pass Christian, and Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Mandeville, La. The Industrial Canal and New Basin Canal, both controlled 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 exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hydraulic pipe- line dredge Pascagoula, operating in the Pass Aux Herons Channel from October 27 to November 28, 1939, removed 546,407 cubic yards RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 761 of material. The cost was $21,538.40. The expenditures were $21,569.90. In addition the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, operating in the en- trance channel to Bayou Coden, Ala., from August 7 to 14, 1939, removed 5,281 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $971.66. The total cost for the year was $22,510.06 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $22,541.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1933. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Mobile Bay to 10-foot contour in Mississippi Sound section, 10 feet; Rigolets section, 9 feet. Included in the total cost for mainte- nance is an item of $971.66 for dredging in entrance channel to Bayou Coden, Ala., during the fiscal year 1940, under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930. The total cost under the existing project was $158,864.54, of which $77,907.70 was for new work, and $80,956.84 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $162,476.16. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $27,092.39, including accounts receivable, will be applied to maintenance dredging, removing shoals, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Wahalak, for a period of about 11/2 months, during August, September, and December 1940. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging, removing shoals, with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of about 11/2 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__-------------------------------_ $179, 884. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------151, 391. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 331, 275. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 31. 50 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 331, 307. 46 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 27, 060. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 358, 368. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.----------- -- - --------------------------------- ------- ------- Cost of maintenance --------- -------------- $11, 222. 34 ------------- $22, 510.06 Total expended 11,222.34 ___________------------------- 22,541. 56 Allotted.------------------ $10, 000.00 902. 28 $22, 500 27, 102. 45 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 500. 00 $---------------------------22, Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938------------------ $2,00000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940-----------------27, 000. 00 29, 009. 00 Amount to be accounted for____ -______ 51, 500. 00 762 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- $1, 897. 55 Net amount to be accounted for _----------------- 49, 602. 45 Gross amount expended-------------------------- ------- 22, 541. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------- 27, 060. 89 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_------------------------------ 31. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_-- ------- 27, 092. 39 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - --- --- -- --- --- -- --- June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 -- -- 30, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 6. ST. MARKS RIVER, FLA. Location.-This river, 17 miles in length, rises about 14 miles southeast 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.-Provisionwas made for the removal of obstruc- tions 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 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 extreme tidal range, except during storms, is between 3 and 4 feet. The mean range of tide is 2.4 feet. The estimated cost of new work, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, revised in 1937, was $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 Doe. 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities on this stream consist 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 RIVERS! AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 763 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 tare 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 July 1 to 11, 1939, prosecuted clean-up operations following completion of the 10 foot depth channel, at a cost of $594.12, for new work. The cost of miscellaneous investiga- tions and surveys was $1,392.87, charged to maintenance. The U. S. snag boat Albany, operating in St. Marks River from January 4 to 22, 1940, removed 287 obstructions from the channel and cut 521 over- hanging trees from the bank, at a cost of $4,350.12, for new work. The total cost was $6,337.11, of which $4,944.24 was for new work and $1,392.87 for maintenance. The expenditures were $33,035.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1940. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 10 feet. The total cost under the existing project was $99,273.07, of which $97,880.20 was for new work and $1,392.87 for maintenance. The expenditures were $99,273.07. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of about one-half month. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ __ - $133, 891.06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -- 1, 392. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ 135, 283. 93 Net total expenditures ____ ___.____ 135, 283. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ 135, 283. 93 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ............. Cost of maintenance ........... 9$81,935. 96 $4, 944. 24 1,392. 87 Total cost_ 81,935. 96 6, 337. 11 Total expended 55, 237. 63 33, 035. 44 Allotted------ -------- -- -.. . 94, 849. 30 -6, 576. 23 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 - _-- - $39, 611. 67 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ 6, 576. 23 Net amount to be accounted for___-- 33, 035.44 Gross amount expended__ - - -- $33,158.89 Less reimbursements collected_ _ ____ 123. 45 33, 035.44 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance_---------------------------_ 10, 000. 00 7. 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.) 764 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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, was $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 au horized Documents June 13,1902 Channel at East Pass and the work at Dog Island_ H. Doe. 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 out- side 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 IH. Doc. No. 184, 75th Cong., 1st sess, (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 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 Chan- nel, the terminal facilities above referred to will not be adequate. To meet this expectant need assurances have been given by local interests that adequate deep-sea terminal facilities will be provided. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operating in the entrance channel from October 11 to 25, 1939, removed 181,944 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $14,677.31. A triangulation control survey was completed during the fiscal year at a cost of $1,241.12. The total cost was $15,918.43 for maintenance. The expenditures were $15,930.09. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Entrance channel, 27 feet; St. George Sound, 25 feet; Carra- belle River, 25 feet; and turning basin, 25 feet. The total cost under the existing project was $496,970.07, of which $341,982.30 was for new work and $154,987.77 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $496,970.07. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $38,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 19442, as follows: Maintenance dredging, removing shoals in the entrance channel, by the operation of a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of about one-half month_ - - - - -__ -- $13, 500 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 765 Maintenance dredging, removing shoals in the sound, the river channels and anchorage basin, by the operation of a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of 11/2 months-----------------------25, 000 Total ----------------------------------- ------------ 38, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------$363, 686. 38 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 154, 987. 77 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 518, 674. 15 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------518, 674. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940, 518, 674. 15 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ...-------------.... ------ ------------- -------------- $245, 955. 60 ---- Cost of maintenance_ ... __ 1, 723. 03 $15, 918. 43 Total cost ..----------------- ------------- ------------- .------------- 247, 678.63 15, 918. 43 Total expended __._ ------------------ -----.. _ . -------------- __247, 666. 97 15, 930. 09 Allotted--------------------- -$50. 40 --------------- $234, 500 26, 504. 08 2, 592. 98 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------- $13, 337. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938------------------ $1, 607. 23 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939------------------- 1, 757. 44 3, 364. 67 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------16, 701..78 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 771. 69 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 15, 930. 09 Gross amount expended------------------------ $16, 085. 34 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 155. 25 15, 930. 09 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance--------------------------------- 38, 500. 00 8. 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. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1-49 766 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 I - - -- -- I 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. Doec. No. 106, 69th Cong., 1st sess. (contains latest published map). Terminal facilities.-Consist of several marginal pile and timber wharves. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Blaclkwater, operating in the Inner Bar Channel from December 19, 1939, to January 15, 1940, removed 254,529 cubic yards of material. The cost was $17,033.57 for maintenance. The expenditures were $17,154.82. 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 as follows: Inner Bar Channel, 9 feet; St. George Chan- nel, 10 feet; Link Channel, 10 feet; West Pass, 10 feet; and Bulk- head Shoals, 9 feet. The total cost under the existing project was $644,134.50, of which $82,144.59 was for new work and $561,989.91 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $644,055.48. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $12,260.09, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940_______ $79. 02 Maintenance: Dredging to provide project dimensions in the Inner Bar Channel, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Blackwater, for a period of about two-thirds month, during December 1940___ 12, 181. 07 Total----------------------------------------------12, 260. 09 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging to provide project dimensions in the Inner Bar Channel, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Blackwater, for a period of about 1 month ------------------------------------- $19, 000 Dredging to provide project dimensions in the West Pass Channel, with the U. S. seagoing dredge Absecon, for a period of about two- thirds month _-------______ _- 11, 000 Total ---------------------------------------------- 30, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 __________________________, $216, 758. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------- 730, 755. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -__ 947, 513. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 79. 02 Net total expenditures ------------------------------ 947, 434. 74 RIVERS' AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 767 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___------------ _ _$12, -------------- 260.09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-----------_ 959, 694. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-........ $14,202.73 $12700.67-- $14,353.10 ------- -- - - - - - $12, 051.7-----------75 Cost of maintenance - $17, 033.57 14, 202. 73 12, 700. 67 14, 353. 10 11, 851. 4875 Total expemded ._. ...... 14, 202. 73 12, 700. 67 14, 353. 10 11, 851. 48 17,154.82 Allotted......... .... 12, 000. 00 -102. 40 29, 353. 10 7, 350. 00 18, 916. 39 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $10, 498. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939--------_ - $8, 550. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940___ 2,000. 00 1__________ 20, 550. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 31, 048. 52 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- 1, 633. 61 Net amount to be accounted for_______________________-- 29, 414. 91 Gross amount expended---------------------------$17, 235. 62 Less reimbursements collected----------- ------------- 80. 80 - 17, 154. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__-_______ ___ -- -___ 12, 260. 09 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 79. 02 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------- 12, 181. 07 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- - June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1_________ ________________ 30, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 9. 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. 768 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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, was $127,800, exclusive of amount expended on previous project, but including $1,250 contributed by local interests to apply on the improvement 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_ June 20, 1938 Dredging in the Florida River-- - _--__-- H. Doc. No. 575, 75th Cong., 3d sess. 2 1 Public Works Administration. 2 Contains the latest published map of Florida River. Map of Apalachicola River has been published in H. Doc. No. 342, 76th Cong., 1st sess. A map of the cut off, Lee Slough and lower Chipola River will be found in Annual Report, 1891, opposite p. 1696. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of April 20, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the general plan presented in the report for 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 Apa- lachicola 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 Bain- bridge, 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. These requirements have been fully complied with and approved by the Chief of Engi- neers. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT' 769 Terminal facilities.-At Apalachicola, Fla., the facilities consist of several marginal pile and timber wharves. The landing at Blounts- town, 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 com- merce. Operations and results dwuring fiscal year.-The U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Blackwater, operating in the channel from October 28 to November 17, 1939, removed 85,169 cubic yards of material at a cost of $14,154.73 for maintenance, and from December 4 to 18, 1939, removed 42,211 cubic yards of material from mouth of Flor- ida River at a cost of $7,694.11 for new work. The U. S. snag boat Albany, operating in the Apalachicola River from November 6 to 12 and December 18, 1939, to January 4, 1940, removed 350 obstruc- tions from the channel and cut 462 overhanging trees from the bank at a cost of $5,251.14, for maintenance. The cost of miscellaneous investigations and surveys was $810.21. The total cost was $27,910.19, of which $7,694.11 was for new work, including $1,923.53 contributed funds, and $20,216.08 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $27,434.59, including $1,923.53 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. Work on River Styx, a tributary of the Apalachicola River, was completed in 1934. Work on the Florida River, also a tributary of the Apalachicola River, was completed in 1939. At the end of the fiscal year the contraction 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, 4.5 feet; and the mouth of the Florida River 6 feet. Ordinarily, boats drawing 5 feet can operate throughout the year at a stage of zero on the River Junction gage. Greater depths are usually available from January to July of each year. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds_______________________________.. $114, 234. 27 $307,138. 08 $421, 372. 35 $420, 876. 47 Public Works funds__________-- 14, 335. 12 - 14, 335. 12 14, 335. 12 TotaL-__ 128, 569. 39 307, 138. 08 435, 707. 47 435, 211. 59 In addition, $1,923.53 was expended on new work from contributed funds. Proposed operation.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $26,479.39, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940--________________--------------------_________---- $495. 88 Maintenance dredging to meet the needs of navigation in the Apalachi- cola River with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Blackwater, about 1 month, November 1940---------------------------------19, 483.51 770 REPORT OF CHIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Maintenance snagging operations in the Apalachicola River with the U. S. snag boat Albany, about 1 month, December 1940 .____ 500. 00 -__--$6, 25, 983. 51 Total ----------------- ---------------------------- 26, 479. 39 The additional sum of $28,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance dredging to meet the needs of navigation in the Apalachi- cola River with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for 1 month----------------------------------------------- $19, 00 Maintenance snagging in the Apalachicola River with the U. S. snag boat Albany, about 11/2 months------------------------------- 9, 000 Total___ ---------- ------------------------------------- 28,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------- $141, 569. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------307, 138. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------- 2448, 707. 47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- ------------------------- -495. 88 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 2448, 211. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 26, 479. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------474, 690. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- $5, 770. 58 Cost of maintenance -- .$-- ... _ $28, 236.79 $27, 254. 79 $28, 595. 59 $23, 215. 78 20, 216. 08 Total cost .-........... 28, 236. 79 27, 254. 79 28, 595. 59 23, 215. 78 2 25, 986. 66 otal expended -- ...... .... ... . 28, 236. 79 27, 250.99 28, 599. 39 23, 195. 50 2 25, 511. 06 Allotted _ -.- .- . 50, 000. 00 - -----------.49, 507. 07 27, 245. 46 222, 520. 59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ----------------------------- $29, 469. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 ------- _------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___------__- -__---- 54, 469. 86 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------__ 2, 479. 41 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------- ___ 51, 990. 45 Gross amount expended-- -- --------------------- $27, 526. 75 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 2, 015. 69 25, 511. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940- 26, 4'9. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_--------- -- - -______-495. 88 Balance available June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 25, 983. 51 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1_________---- ------ 28, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 In addition, $1,923.53 expended for new work from contributed funds. 10. UPPER CHIPOLA RIVER, FLA., FROM MARIANNA TO ITS MOUTH Loation.-This river rises in the southeast portion of the State of Alabama and flows in a general southerly direction through Alabama RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 771 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 page 693, Annual Report for 1938. Emisting 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 was 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 distance 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 Altha, Fla. The work remaining to complete the project is the improvement from and including Look and Tremble Shoals to Mari- anna. 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 1941. The sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance snagging with the U. S. snag boat Albany for a period of about 3 weeks. Completion of the project is not contemplated as no commerce exists on the section of the river between Look and Tremble Shoals and Marianna. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 $36, 781. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 63, 193. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- __ - 99, 974. 55 Net total expenditures ---------- ------ 99, 974. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------------- 99, 974. 55 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comtpletion of exist ing project---- --- ------ --- - --__- 4, 200. 00 772 REPORT OF CH IEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance------------------------------------- $5, 000. 00 11. 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 south- west Georgia.) Ecisting 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. 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 Annual Report, 1873, p. 707. low water from the mouth of the river to Albany. 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. 342, 76th Cong., 1st seass. 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 recommendations reported under the project for Apalachicola River, p. 768.) Termninal 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 November 18 to December 17, 1939, removed 1,850 cubic yards of marl and rock boulders and RIVERS AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 773 519 other obstructions from the channel and cut 486 overhanging trees from the bank. The cost was $6,333.66 for maintenance. The expenditures were $6,416.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 98 per- cent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Work of improvement has been carried on from the mouth to Albany Shoals, a distance of 103 miles. 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 head of naviga- tion for boat traffic is Albany, Ga. A zero gage reading at Newton, Ga., indicates that a 3-foot depth of water is available for naviga- tion. 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 $834,668.61, of which $640,819.77 was for new work and $193,848.84 for maintenance. The expenditures were $834,668.61. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $7,000, will be applied to 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 about 1 month, November 1940. The additional sum of $14,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance snagging and rock removal to meet the needs of navigation, with the U. S. snag boat Albany, for a period of about 11/2 months. No new work is contemplated on this project as the small amount of remaining work to complete the project is not needed in view of the recommended modification of this project contained in House Document No. 342, Seventy-sixth Congress, first session. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ----------- __________ $640, 819. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-----------------------193, 848. 84 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------834, 668. 61 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 834, 668. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940- -------------------------- 7, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 841,668. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work . ...... . ..... maintenance--------------- _.... Cost of maintenance_..... - _... -------- _...... _ _ ---------- - ------------ _ __ $4,93741- --- $4,937.41 $6333 $6, 333. 66 66 Total expended_-------..... -----..----- ------------- ------------- 4, 854. 81 6, 416. 26 Allotted ....------------------------------------------------------- 11, 500. 00 6,771.07 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__----------------------------- $6,645. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 --------------------------------- 7,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- ------------- 13, 645. 19 774 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------ ----------- $228. 93 Net amount to be accounted for__--------------- ---- 13, 416. 26 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $6, 422. 26 Less reimbursements collected 00 6-------------------6. 6, 416. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_------------- 7, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - --------- -------- 89, 200. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1___- _________--__-____-- 14, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 12. 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 Report for 1873, p. 699). The latest published map of Chattacheochee River, Ga. and Ala., may be found in H. Doc. No. 342, 76th Cong. 1st sess. Recoimmended modification of project.-See recommendations re- ported under the project for Apalachicola River, page 768. Terminal facilities.-The terminals at Columbia and Eufaula, Ala., consist of natural landings, and a marginal landing of masonry con- struction is located at Columbus, Ga. 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 1 to October 31, November 3 to 5 and November 17, 1939, removed 1,470 obstructions from the channel and cut 732 overhanging trees from the bank. The U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge BlackSwater, operating in the chan- nel from July 1 to October 27, 1939, and May 10 to June 30, 1940, removed 881,623 cubic yards of material. The cost was $153,338.70 for maintenance. The expenditures were $172,723.04. RIVERSI AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 775 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 94 per- cent completed. At the end of the fiscal year dredging, open-channel work, and snagging operations had been carried on from the mouth of the river td a point 164 miles above the mouth. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year at low water was 2.6 feet. Vessels drawing not more than this may operate on the river throughout the year, and 4 feet can ordinarily be carried from December to September, in- clusive. The head of navigation for boat traffic is Columbus, Ga. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of the con- struction of contraction works in the lower 25 miles of the river. A gage reading of 2.5 feet at Columbus, Ga., would indicate that the depth of water is adequate for 4-foot navigation. The total cost under the existing project was $2,336,097.22, of which $1,081,084.85 was for new work and $1,255,012.37 for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,335,932.45. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year $158,530.57, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940--------- ------------------ $178.27 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 51/4 months, July to October 1940 and May to June 1941 ____- __-_____-____-121, 950. 29 Maintenance snagging between the mouth of Chattahoochee River and Columbus, Ga., with the U. S. snag boat Albany, for a period of 51/4 months, July to October 1940, and May to June 1941 36, 402. 01 158, 352. 30 Total--------------------------------------------58, 530. 57 The additional sum of $147,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance. dredging to meet the needs of navigation with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge for a period of 5 months --------- $110, 000 Maintenance snagging operations with the U. S. snag boat Albany for 5 months--------------------------------------------- 37, 000 Total-------------------- ------------------------- 147, 000 No new work is contemplated on this project as the small amount of remaining work to complete the project is not needed in view of the recommended modification of this project contained in House Document No. 342, Seventy-sixth Congress, first session. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-----,-___ __-________ $1, 100, 804. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------- 1, 255, 012. 37 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------2, 355, 816.44 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-- 3. 50 1------------------------ Gross total costs to June 30, 1940--------------------- 2, 355, 829. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 78. 27 1-------------------------- Net total expenditures------------------------------ 2, 355, 651. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 -------------------------- __-... 158, 517. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----- -- 2, 514, 168. 74 776 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--------------- ---- - ----- ---------- -------------- -- ----------- Cost of maintenance------ --- _ $26, 234. 32 $39, 452. 47 $24, 660.89 $67, 737. 35 $153, 338. 70 Total expended ----------------- 25, 988. 78 39, 419.85 24, 939. 05 48, 188. 24 172, 723.04 Allotted----------------------69, 000.00-------------- 50, 000.00 68, 620. 93 282, 155. 10 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----________---- ------------- $49, 085. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939__--____-- $135, 155. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------147, 000. 00 282, 155. 10 Amount to be accounted for_,_______-------- 331, 240. 11 Gross amount expended ------------------ $173, 321. 55 Less reimbursements collected ________---____ 598. 51 172, 723. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__---------------- 158, 517. 07 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------- 619. 27 Balance available June 30, 1940_ - ---__----- -______-- 157, 897. 80 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940___-- ---- --- - 13. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940---- 157, 911. 30 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 75, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ---------------------------- 147, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 13. 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, was $124,000, exclu- sive of $20,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) ap- proved 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 777 Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 Project document recommended a width of 350 H. Doec. 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 Doe. No. 10, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Consistof a deep sea terminal with a marginal wharf of bulkhead and fill construction, 2,922 feet in length, with ade- quate rail and highway connections. One thousand feet of this wharf and the warehouse located thereon are controlled by the City of Port St. Joe. The remaining 1,922 feet are owned and used exclusively by the St. Joe Paper Co. In addition there are several small privately owned wharves of pile and timber construction, used principally by boats engaged in the fishing industry. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hydraulic pipe- line dredge Pascagoula,operating in the inner channel from Septem- ber 1 to 21, 1939, removed 130,074 cubic yards of material. The cost was $15,655.91 for maintenance. The expenditures were $15,712.88. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1938. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were: 29 feet in entrance channel, 27 feet in bay channel, and 27 feet in turning basin. The total cost was $155,969.09, of which $124,105.99 was for new work and $31,863.10 for maintenance. The expenditures were $155,832.35. In addition $20,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $33,929.85, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 301, 1940------------------------------- $136. 74 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the inner chan- nel and turning basin with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Black- water, about 1 month, during January and February, 1941 -------- 20,293. 11 Maintenance dredging, removing shoals, in the entrance channel with the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Benyaurd, for a period of about 1/2 month, July 1940__--- ------------------------------- 13, 500. 00 33, 793. 11 Total--------------- ----------------------------- 33, 929. 85 The additional sum of $47,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the inner channel and turning basin with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, about 11/2 months-------------------- -------------------------- $34, 000 778 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Maintenance dredging, removing shoals, in the entrance channel with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of 1/2 month $13, 500 ------- Total-------- -------------------------------------- 47, 500 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-----------------------------1 $124, 105. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-__---_---- - - 31, 863. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __ 155, 969. 09 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 136. 74 Net total expenditures---- ----------------------- 1155, 832. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--- --------------- 33, 929. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 189, 762. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ..-------.------ .... ..----------- -------------- $104, 000 -------------................ --... Cost of maintenance .- -------...... $14, 804. 31 $15, 655. 91 Total expended -- ..--. _ . 104, 000 14, 610. 60 15, 712. 88 Allotted .- - 223, 000 -104,000. 00 49, 253. 33 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------- -------- $389. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938 ------------- $17, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940------------- 33, 500. 00 50, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 50, 889. 40 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------ 1 246. 67 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------49, 642. 73 Gross amount expended------------------------ $15, 765. 66 Less reimbursements collected- --------------------- 52. 78 15, 712. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------33, 929. 85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------- 136. 74 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 33, 793. 11 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2 47, 500. 00 1In addition, $20,000 expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 14. 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 page 541 of Annual Report for 1934 and page 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 En.d and 450 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 779 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. Recomnmewnded modifcations of project.--Under date of December 15, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project for St. Andrews Bay, Fla., so as to provide a chan- nel in Watson Bayou 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep from that depth in St. Andrews Bay to the highway bridge, at an estimated cost of $1,000 annually for maintenance, in addition to that now required; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 555, 76th Cong., 3d sess.) Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Consist of two privately owned oil terminals, one concrete steel pier and warehouse owned by the Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Ry. Co., at Panama City, Fla., and wharves of con- crete and steel construction owned by the municipality of Panama City, Fla. These wharves afford berthing spaces for five ships. There are also a number of small privately owned pile and timber wharves located at Panama City, Fla. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operating in the new entrance channel from October 26 to November 9, 1939, removed 262,522 cubic yards of material, all main- tenance, at a cost of $14,374.84. The U. S. crawler crane No. 101, operating in the entrance channel from November 6 to 30, December 4, 7 to 16, and 29, 1939, January 3 to 6, 9 to 10, and 12 to 18, 1940, removed 5,297 square feet of steel sheet piling from the old channel bulkheads and stored same on United States Engineer Department warehouse lot, Panama City, Fla. The 21/2 cubic yard Bucyrus Erie (rented drag- line) mounted on the U. S. barge No. 40, from June 12 to 30, 1940, placed 350 tons of riprap stone in that part of the West Jetty now under repairs. The total cost of the jetty work was $16,880.74, which includes a charge for the loss on book value of locomotive crane No. 119 applicable to repairs completed in the fiscal year 1938, amounting to $3,753.32, and loss on book value of special equipment, amounting to $2,321.43. The cost of miscellaneous investigations and surveys was $3,798.85. The above work was all maintenance. The total cost was $35,054.43. The expenditures were $32,288.57. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1934. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were 27 feet in the channel from the bay across Lands End and 29 feet in the approach channel in the Gulf. 780 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Costs Expendi- tures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds __ 080. 56 $926, 080. 56 $922, 808. 37 $--------------------------------------926, Public Works funds ....----------------------- $581, 958. 86 -------------- 581, 958. 86 581, 958. 86 Total . ......------------------------------ 581, 958. 86 926, 080. 56 1, 508, 039. 42 1, 504, 767. 23 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $100,497.12, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940----- ----------------------------- $5, 365. 03 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the new en- trance channel with the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Benyaurd, for a period of 1 month, during July and August, 1940_------------ 28, 000. 00 Completion of maintenance repairs to jetties commenced during June 1940, restoration of cross section of West Jetty with stone, by hired labor, for a period of 11/2 months, during July and August 1940__-- 37, 732.09 Maintenance of jetties by restoration of cross section with stone and extension of rubble mounds to existing shore line at the new en- trance channel by hired labor during May and June 1941---------- 29, 400. 00 Total 95, 132. 09 Total -------------------------------------------------- 100, 497. 12 The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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 at new entrance channel----------------------- 47, 000 Total------------------------------------ ------------------ 75, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ----------- $785, 518. 86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 , 439, 685. 23 1--------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 2, 225, 204. 09 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------------- 2, 092. 84 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940--------------------- 2, 227, 296. 93 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------____ 5, 365. 03 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 2, 221, 931. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------- 98, 404. 28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------2, 320, 336. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work .............................................. . . I-. . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of maintenance--- ..------.. $74, 608. 82 $159, 328. 19 $470, 653.95 $50, 412. 85 $35, 054. 43 Total expended . -......... 122, 678. 10 144, 388. 17 487, 900. 45 50, 808. 99 32, 288. 57 Allotted-. ...-....__ ......... 116, 000. 00 159, 709. 08 459, 997. 91 39, 276. 91 88, 154. 37 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 781 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______________________________ $42, 538. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- ..priation Act approved June 11, 1938-_____ ______-$1, 246. 67 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-----________ 30, 116. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 ____ __- -_ 60, 000. 00 91, 363. 42 Amount to be accounted for___,, __ 133, 901. 90 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---___-- ____ 3, 209. 05 Net amount to be accounted for-....__________ 130, 692. 85 Gross amount expended_____ _____---____ ___ $32, 715. 98 Less reimbursements collected -- __ ------- 427. 41 32, 288. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 98, 404. 28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 -- -_____-_____--___--- 6, 921. 27 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 91, 483. 01 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940___________--____ -___ 2, 092. 84 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------- 93, 575. 85 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1942, for maintenance 1- 30, 1942, ______ 75, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 15. 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 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 of the river 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 main- tenance is $12,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1- 50 782 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Acts Work authorized Documents June 23,1874 Adopted the improvement of that portion of the S. Doe. No. 63, 42d Cong., 2d sess. stream between the mouth of the river and Geneva, Ala. Aug. 2,1882 and Provided for work between Geneva and Newton. 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. Termninal facilities.-The natural landings and small timber wharves at various locations on the river are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand 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 control- ling depth in the former portion is 3 feet, and in the latter 2 feet. The controlling depth at Cypress Top Outlet (the mouth of the river) is 3 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 1941. The sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Repairs to wooden bulkheads at Cypress Top Outlet, by Government plant and hired labor, in order to restore the bulkheads to their origi- nal condition------------------------- $19, 000 Maintenance: Snagging with the U. S. snag boat Albany, for a period of three-fourths month -------------------- 6---------- 6, 000 Total---------------- ---------------------------- 25, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $171, 884. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------ 258, 907. 27 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-___---- --- 430, 791. 77 Net total expenditures_---------------------------------- 430, 791. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------------- 430, 791. 77 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance-------------- -_ -- 25, 000. 00 16. 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 783 west of Panama City, Fla. The length of the waterway is 31/ miles from its mouth through LaGrange Bayou and Four Mile Creek to the town of Freeport, Fla., which is the head of navigation. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 185.) Previo2w.project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. For further details see page 869 of the Annual Report 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- II. Doc. 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 cooperationand pro- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 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 existing project was completed in 1937. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 8.7 feet. The total cost and expenditure on the existing project was $64,150.62 charged to new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, for maintenance dredging, removing shoals, 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, 1940_________ -- ______________ $64, 150. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1.940____________ - ________ 2, 160. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--- __-____ 66, 311. 42 Net total expenditures-----------____--___________ 66, 311. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ - r 311. 42 66, 784 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work __ $6, 184. 29 $57, 966. 33 Cost of maintenance----------------------- - -- Total expended.. ... ...... 64, 150. 62 - Allotted ------ 75,000. 00 ...-------------- -10, 849. 38-- ------- -- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance---- ------------------------- $20, 000. 00 17. 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The new (natural) East Pass Chan- nel 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, were $23,713.07. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 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, 1940------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------------- $23, 713. 07 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------23, 713. 07 Net total expenditures ----- ------------------ 23, 713. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------------- 23, 713.07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 .--------------. -------------- 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 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance-------------------- $15, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., D'ISTRICT 785 18. PENSACOLA HARBOR, FLA. Location.-This harbor is a landlocked bay on the coast of north- west Florida, about 91 miles by water east of Mobile Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 186.) Previous projects.-Authorized by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved June 18, 1878, amended and modified by acts of August 18, 1894, and March 3, 1899. 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. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1937, was $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 inact. 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. 2 Aug. 30,19351 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 Doe. 2 No. 96, 74th Cong., 2d sess. ',Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. 2 Contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 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. hopper dredge Manhattan, operating in the entrance channel from July 1 786 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 to 22, 1939, removed 303,042 cubic yards of material. The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operating in the inner and entrance chan- nels from September 9 to October 10, 1939, removed 659,329 cubic yards of material. The cost was $43,765.09 for maintenance. The expenditures were $47,655.68. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year in the entrance channel was 32 feet, in the inner harbor channels 30 feet, and in Bayou Chico inner channel 12 feet and outer channel 14 feet. The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Costs ____ - Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds- . _.... $378, 361. 21 $875, 034. 40 $1, 253, 395. 61 $1, 253, 395. 61 Public Works funds_ .------------. . 119, 672. 91-119, 672. 91 119, 672.91 -- Total _________________--- -___- 498, 034. 12 875, 034.40 1, 373, 068. 52 1, 373,068. 52 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $50,659.71, will be applied as follows: Maintenance dredging, removing shoals, to restore project dimen- sions in Bayou Chico, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Pascagoula,for a period of about 34 month, during September and October 1940------------------------------------------------ $16, 000. 00 Maintenance dredging, removing shoals, to restore project dimen- sions in the entrance and inner harbor channels, with the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Ben yaurd, for a period of about 1/ months, during September and October 1940__ 34, 659. 71 Total----------------------- -- 50, 659. 71 The additional sum of $41,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for 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 about 11/2 months. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------$1, 092, 722. 67 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 - -- 1, 001, 684. 06 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ 2, 094, 406. 73 Net total expenditures______________________ 2, 094, 406. 73 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------ 50, 659. 71 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __ 2. 145. 066. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1 1936 I 1937 1938 I 1939 I 1940 i Cost of new work ..-............................. $26, 111. 47 - I Cost of maintenance ....------------- $436.87 $27, 392. 30 $27, 508. 48 29, 140. 19 $43, 765. 09 Total cost__ __._-----._ 436. 87 27, 392. 30 27, 508. 48 55, 251. 66 43, 765 09 Total expended------------------ 502. 95 27, 604.81 27, 507. 33 51, 362. 22 47, 655. 68 Allotted __ ......................--- 10, 000.00 -10, 000.00 102, 997. 65 26, 688. 38 43, 955. 09 RIVERS' AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 787 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------- $54, 360. 30 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940------------------------------------ 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____------------------------ 104, 360. 30 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 6, 044. 91 Net amount to be accounted for-----------___----- 98, 315. 39 Gross amount expended-----------------------$47, 754. 69 Less reimbursements collected __ -- 9------------- 99. 01 47, 655. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---- 50, 659.71 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1-_____-____--------------___ 41, 00. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 19. 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 page 1834, Annual Report for 1915, and page 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.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pascagoula, operating in the channel from September 27 to October 11, 1939, removed 198,020 cubic yards of material. The cost and expenditures were $9,310.90 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1916. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 9 feet. The total cost was $132,074.49, of which $36,649.90 was for new work, and $95,424.59 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $132,074.49. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $15,200.34, will be applied to maintenance dredging, re- moving shoals to restore project dimensions, by the operation of 788 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Wahalak, for a period of three- fourths of a month, during January 1941. No operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1942, as the channel does not usually require dredging each year. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____________--_____________ $41, 649. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________________________ 95,424. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -- _______ 137, 074.49 Net total expenditures_______________________ 137, 074. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 .____ -- ___ -__ _____-__- 15,200. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ______ ________ 152, 274. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work ..--------------- ------ ------------- -------------- ---------------- Cost of maintenance------------... $12, 000. 00 . . . $9, 310.90 Total expended ..... 11, 955. 70 ..---------------- $44. 30 9, 310. 90 Allotted ........ ..--------------------------------------------------------- $10, 000 14, 511. 24 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_------__-- - ___-___ ___- _ 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 488. 76 Net amount to be accounted for_ -__________--_-- 511. 24 2'4, Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 9,310. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 200. 34 .5, 20. 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 Bar 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 at the north edge of the proposed quarantine anchorage basin; for RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 789 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 conditions 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 was $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 im- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. provement of Three Mile Creek by snagging No. 69, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' from Mobile River to the Industrial Canal. Do- .... To provide a 500-foot channel 32 feet deep from a Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. point about 5,000 feet south of the mouth of No. 44, 75th Cong., 1st sess.1 Three Mile Creek to the highway bridge across Mobile River, subject to the provision that no dredging be performed within 50 feet of any pierhead line. 1 Contains latest published maps. Recommended modifcations 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 of the previously recommended channel through Garrows Bend at a width of 125 feet to and including a turning basin 800 feet long 790 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The modern rail-connected terminal facilities at this port are considered adequate for existing commerce. (See Port Series No. 3, pt. 1, revised 1937, Corps of Engineers.) Since the revision of the Port Series No. 3, part 1, Report in 1937 three additional berthing spaces for deep-sea vessels have been pro- vided at the Alabama State Docks and Terminals, by the dredging of a slip and the construction of a concrete-pile wharf with adequate trackage and transit sheds at the north side of pier C. There has also been constructed and placed in operation, as an addition to the bulk material-handling plant at the Alabama State Docks and Terminals, a large fertilizer warehouse with bulk material conveying equipment to shipside. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd, operating in the Outer Bar Channel from August 10 to September 8, 1939, removed 335,816 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $23,999.66. The contractor, operating in the Mobile River Channel with pipe-line dredge Burlington from October 16 to Novem- ber 9, 1939, removed 612,519 cubic yards of material, and in the Mobile Bay Channel with pipe-line dredge Diesel from October 9 to Decem- ber 16, 1939, removed 3,464,949 cubic yards of material. The total cost of dredging in the Mobile River and Bay Channels was $153,095.52. The U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, operating in the Mobile River Channel from July 17 to August 2, August 14 to November 29, Decem- ber 5, 1939, to January 3, 1940, January 8 to 18, 22 to 24, April 5, and May 20 to June 30, 1940, removed 2,215 snags at a cost of $30,765.42, and in Three Mile Creek from March 4 to 10, 12 to 31, and April 1 to 4, 1940, removed 490 snags at a cost of $4,642.83. The cost of mis- cellaneous investigations and surveys was $9,314.43. The total cost was $221,817.86 for maintenance. The expenditures were $249,766.74. In addition, the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, operating in Conway Creek, Ala., from November 29 to December 5, 1939, removed 165 ob- structions, at a cost of $777.59, for maintenance. The total cost for the year was $222,595.45 for maintenance. The total expenditres were $250,544.33. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Outer Bar Channel, 36 feet; Mobile Bay Channel, 31.5 feet; Mobile River Channel, 31 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, and an item of $777.59 for removing obstructions in Conway Creek, Ala., 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, 1940, were as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--OBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 791 Costs Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds_--- __--- ---- __-___-_----....... 440. 88 $2, 093, 425. 68 $2, 651, 866. 56 $558, $1, 692, 807. 82 Public Works funds-..-...-- ____ -_-__-._ --. . 14, 000. 00 --- 14, 000. 00 14, 000.00 Total.__-______ - ---------- -- --- 572, 440. 88 2, 093, 425. 68 2, 665, 866. 56 1, 706,807. 82 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $397,598.39, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940___________________________________ $5. 00 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the Mobile Outer Bar Channel, with the U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Benyaurd, for a period of about 1, months, during October and November 1940 ------------------------------------------ _ 42, 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, July to December 1940 and April to May 1941-----------------------272, 693. 39 Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in the Mobile River Channel, about 11/2 months, November and De- cember 1940-------------- --- -------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Maintenance snagging in Mobile River with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 6 months, July to September 1940 and March to June 1941___ ----------------------------------------- 28, 400. 00 Maintenance snagging in Three Mile Creek, with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 1 month during January and February 1941 -------------------------------------------------- 4, 500. 00 Total----------- ---------------------------- 397, 598. 39 The additional sum of $303,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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 1,!> months--------------------------- $40, 500 Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in the Mobile Bay Channel from the month of Mobile River to deep water in the lower end of Mobile Bay, about 9 months--------------------222, 000 Maintenance snagging in Mobile River with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 6 months------------------------ 33, 000 Maintenance snagging in Three Mile Creek with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 1/2 months--------------------------------- 7, 500 Total_ ----------------------------------------------- 303, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- $7, 255, 545. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940- ----------------- 190, 106.79 6,--- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 13,445, 652. 35 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940----- --------------- 407. 06 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940--------------------- 13, 446, 059. 41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ -- 5. 00 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 13, 446, 054. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------ 397,191. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 .---------- 13, 843, 245. 74 792 REPORT OF CHIEF OF EN:GINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---- ...........-- Cost of maintenance--____---- - - $185, 706.59 $128, 962, 91 $129, 258. 69 $56, 927. 05 233,980.34 $222, 595.45 Total cost_ __............ 185, 706. 59 128, 962. 91 129, 258. 69 290, 907. 39 222, 595. 45 Total expended_ _.............. 181, 624. 18 142, 413. 25 113, 047.08 286, 573. 76 250, 544. 33 Allotted_...-................... 167, 440.71 -123, 280.59 381, 997. 20 254, 878. 32 298, 597.94 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-- ---- $349, 137. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------- $59, 900.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 __-- -____-310, 000. 00 369, 900. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ 719, 037. 72 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_ 71, 302. 06 Net amount to be accounted for _ 647, 735. 66 Gross amount expended ------------ --- $250, 648. 21 Less reimbursements collected-_________---- ______ 103. 88 250, 544.33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-_------ 397, 191. 33 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ----------------- $5.00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 85, 870. 34 85, 875. 34 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------ --- 311, 315.99 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__------------------- --------- 407. 06 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 --___-------- 311, 723. 05 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ -- 30, 1942, for maintenance 1_________ ______-___------ __ 303, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 21. 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 construction and operation of log booms to prevent the drifting of plants from one stream to another. The estimated cost made in 1899 was $25,000 each for two boats, $10,000 for operation in each district, and $1,000 for the establishment of booms. The latest (1939) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS MOBILE, ALA., DISTRIICT 793 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 Appropriations made 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 Use of any mechanical, chemical, or other means whatsoever. Mar. 3, 1905 Appropriation made available for the State of Texas. Do_ .... Appropriations made for Florida, provided that Mar. 2, 1907 no 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 operating 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.-Operationswith United States plant and hired labor were carried on in Mobile River, Three Mile Creek, Bayou Canot, and Black Creek, Ala., 583,200 square yards of hyacinths being sprayed and removed from July 10, 1939, to June 30,1940. The cost was $23,781.18 for maintenance. The expenditures were $26,643.86. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is for mainte- nance. The total cost was $179,520.38 and the total expenditures were $179,453.30. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $22,430.51, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940---------__ __-- _- $67 08 Operation 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_ __ 22, 363. 43 Total--------------------------------------------------- 22, 430. 51 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended for main- tenance during the fiscal year 1942 by the operation of two United States spraying plants on the spraying and removal of hyacinths and other aquatic growths, by mechanical methods, in the navigable water- ways of the Mobile, Ala., district. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____________________________ $179, 520. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__--__________ 1791, 520. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------ 67. 08 Net total expenditures ________________ - ______ -- 179, 453. 30 Unexpended balance June 3Q, 1940--------------------------------22, 430. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________ 201, 883. 81 794 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 _ I __ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new Cost of new work ... work---_--- ------- ... -- I --- ---------- $26, 091. 96 . ----... ---------- -------------- $23, 668. 15 ... $22, 280. 57 . -------------- - $25, 910. 49 1 -------- -. ~ .... $23, 781.18 .. Cost of maintenance----- Total expended- ------- __ 26, 780. 43 23, 520. 52 21, 725. 91 25, 292. 71 26, 643. 86 Allotted. ------- 25, 000. 00 -- 560. 40 48, 300. 00 24, 975. 95 20, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $29, 074. 37 Amounted allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940------------------------- -------- 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----4--------------------- 49, 074. 37 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 26, 643. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------ 22, 430. 51 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------------------------------ 67. 08 Balance available June 30, 1940 -------------------- 22, 363. 43 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance '1 _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - _ 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 22. 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 May28,19351 Existing project authorized 2 Aug. 30, 1935 Project adopted by Congress ....----------------- IH. Doe. No. 47, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 1 Emergency Relief Act of 1935. 2 Contains latest published map. Local cooperation.-Fully complied 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 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 dturing fiscal year.-The U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, operating in Chickasaw Creek from January 29 to Feb- ruary 9 and February 12 to 29, 1940, removed 1,446 snags from the RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 795 channel. The cost and expenditures were $5,033.59 for maintenance. 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 18 feet. The total costs and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Costs -.- - Expendi- ainte- tures New work Mante- nance Total Regular funds -------------------------------------- - ---- $21, 475. 73 $21, 475. 73 $21, 475. 73 Emergency relief funds -------------------- $41, 241. 64 -- --.------ 41, 241. 64 41, 241. 64 Total- ..............--......------------------------------......-- 41, 241.64 21, 475. 73 62, 717. 37 62, 717.37 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $15,000, will be applied as follows: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Pascagoula,for a period of one-half month during September 1940 ------------------------------------$10, 000 Maintenance snagging with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt, about 1 month, during December 1940 and January 1941--------------- 5, 000 Total --------------------- -------------------------- 5, 000 The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance snagging with the U. S. derrick boat J. M. Pratt,for a period of 1 month. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ___-- ______--_ $41,241. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 21, 475. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------__- 62, 717. 37 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 62, 717. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______________---------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ---------- __ 77, 717. 37 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -- ----- ---- - $41, 241. 64 - Cost of nmaintenance - -.. .____________ _ $1, 500.00 .$4, 975.73 $9, 966.41 $5, 033. 59 Total expended - ------ 41, 241. 64 1, 500. 00 4, 975. 73 9, 966. 41 5, 033. 59 Allotted ....... ....----------------------- 758. 36 1, 500.00 14, 975. 73 5, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------ ----------------------- $5, 033. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940----- ----------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 20, 033. 59 Gross amount expended---- -------------------------------- 5, 033. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-- ____-- -___ ________ 15, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for maintenance 5, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 796 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 23. ALABAMA RIVER, ALA. Location.-This river is formed 18 miles above Montgomery, Ala., by the junction of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers. From this junc- tion it flows in a southwesterly direction through the State of Ala- bama for a distance of 318 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 obstructing 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 distribution to this project of the remaining book value and rental balance of quarterboat No. 4 at time of disposition, September 8, 1939, amounted to $1,354.66, of which $555.41 was charged as new work to the hired labor construc- tion cost for existing permeable pile dikes and $799.25 was charged to maintenance of permeable pile dikes. The U. S. snag boat R. C. Mc- Calla, from July 1 to August 15 and September 1 to December 27, 1939, and June 3 to 30, 1940, removed 857 obstructions from the channel between mile 38.2 and mile 267.4, and 973 obstructions between mile 177.7 and mile 287.0, at a cost of $14,563.48; made 3,256 tons of rock and placed 3,225 tons in jetties at Pigeon Creek, Carter Shoals, Silver RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 797 Creek,. Steins Island, Providence Bar, Rifleman Bar, and Haines Island, at a cost of $28,163.87. Piledriver No. 1, from September 1 to October 31, 1939, drove 13,700 linear feet of piling at a cost of $9,109.36, and completed 800 linear feet of permeable pile dikes, at a cost of $289.42, 530 feet of which is located at Haines Island, 105 feet at Pigeon Creek, and 165 feet at Aberdeen Wrecks. The cost of miscel- laneous investigations and surveys was $470.18. The total cost was $53,950.97, of which $555.41 was for new work and $53,395.56 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $56,374.82. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 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 con- trolling depths at end of fiscal year were as follows: Mouth to Selma, 4 feet; Selma to Montgomery, 3.5 feet; Montgomery to Wetumpka, 3 feet. Boats drawing 3 feet or less can usually operate throughout the year. Greater depths are usually available from November to June each year. Zero readings on the gages at Selma and Millers Ferry, Ala., indicate that a depth of 4 feet is available for commerce at those locations. A zero reading on the gage at Montgomery, Ala., indicates that a depth of 31/2 feet is available for navigation. 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. No work has been done or is contemplated on that portion of the project from Montgomery to Wetumpka, Ala. 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, 1940 were as follows: Costs Expend- itures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds____________ ________________ $577, 160. 68 $2, 003, 383. 54 $2, 580, 544. 22 $2, 581,408. 91 Public Works funds__ 139, 989. 87 139, 989. 87 139, 989. 87 Total_ - - --. - - - - - - 717, 150. 55 2, 003,383. 54 2, 720, 534. 09 2, 721,398. 78 Proposed operation.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $55,025.37, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Maintenance (with United States plant and hired labor) : Repairs and renewal of contraction works between miles 53.4 and 233.9, with the U. S. snag boat R. C. McCalla, 3 months, August to October 1940 --- _-- _______-- __-_ _-- $38, 000. 00 Snagging between mile 302 and the mouth with the U. S. snag boat R. C. McCalla, 3 months, July, 1940 and May and June, 1941 --------------------------------------------- ___ 11, 025.37 Dredging from mile 302 to the mouth with the U. S. snag boat R. C. McCalla, 2 months, November and December, 1940_ -- _. 6, 000. 00 Total ----- ___ -- _- ___---- -__ __- 55,025.37 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1- 51 798 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -- --.--- $1, 117, 571. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- 2, 022, 408. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ........... 3, 139, 979. 78 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ------------------ 864. 69 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 3, 140, 844. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --------------------- 54, 160. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------3,195. 005. 15 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work --.. .. .. .. . -------------.. -----. ------.. . --............ ........ ....... $555. 41 Cost of maintenance ........... - $50, 176. 04 $36, 899. 74 $46, 548. 30 $52, 330. 02 53, 395.56 Total cost-----------__ 50, 176. 04 36, 899. 74 46, 548. 30 52, 330.02 53, 950. 97 Total expended---------------- 51, 914. 96 39, 405. 90 42, 734. 57 56, 838. 83 56, 374. 82 Allotted ---------------------- 14, 992. 85 4, 982. 09 102, 500. 00 50, 000. 00 55, 354. 66 --------------------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_____________ $55, 180. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------ $1, 354. 66 ____- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 ____ -___ __ 54, 000. 00 55, 354. 66 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 110, 535. 50 Gross amount expended--_____________________ $56, 431. 11 Less reimbursements collected _____------__--56. 29 56, 374. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------54, 160. 68 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__________--_______________ 864. 69 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940______________ 55, 025. 37 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------ 437, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ____________ 75, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 24. 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.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 799 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 1837 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 728 of Annual Report for 1938. Exisitng 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 169 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 d::dams to nearest town mouth of river Greatest available width Lift Upper Lower length idth 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__ 1.17 10. 00 No. 4__-.... Gadsden, Ala., 48 miles-... 127 280 52 8. 00 7.00 7. 00 No. 3 Gadsden, Ala., 27 miles--... 148 176 40 12.00 5. 15 4. 00 No. 2 --.-... Gadsden, Ala., 25% miles _ 149% 176 40 5. 57 5. 40 5. 20 No. 1 - Gadsden, Ala., 22 miles__ 1522 176 40 5. 33 3. 41 3. 25 Mayos bar___ Rome, Ga., 7% miles _. _ 2782 176 40 12. 00 6. 00 5. 00 Year Year of Locks and Character of foundation Kind of Type of construction open comple- Cost igation ion 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) 2456, 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 Mayosbar -. Compact shale -------- -- do-.... Dry rubble masonry___ 1913 1915 279, 929. 29 1 50 percent complete. 2 Estinated.cost; no exact record. 3 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. 800 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 -- Dam No. 5 and the lock in dam No. 4____ ____________... H. Doc. No. 1421, 60th Cong., 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 fund from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 1Permanent 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. Recomnmended 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. These facili- ties and the natural landings on the Coosa River are considered ade- quate 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 cost was $3,351.76 for main- tenance. The expenditures were $3,580.29. Conditions at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 construction of contrac- tion 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 801 at such bar as had been worked over, but no extensive and consecu- tive 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 obtain- able 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 condition, 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. All of the dwellings at the locks are badly in need of repair. 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 gen- eral, been maintained by the action of the river. The total cost under the existing project was $2,342,809.98, of which $1,608,105.59 was for new work and $734,704.39 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $1,783,663.85. 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, $4,145.17, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940------ ----------------------- $5. 01 Maintenance: Operation of locks and dams-----------------------------3, 199. 86 Ordinary repairs---- ---------------------------------- 940. 30 4, 140. 16 Total------- ------------------------------------- 4, 145. 17 The additional sum of $3,600 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of locks and dams-------------------------------$3, 000 Ordinary repairs 6--------------------- Total -------- ------------------------------------ 3, 600 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-- --------------------- $2, 574, 911. 97 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------ 734, 704. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------3, 309, 616. 36 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 4. 87 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940---- ___ 3, 309, 621. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--- 5. 01 Net total expenditures__---_ -------- 3, 309, 616. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----.---------- - 4,140. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-- ---- 3, 313, 756. 52 802 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ... ... ... ... I-... - --- --- -- --- --- ------------ - ------ -- Cost of maintenance - - $3, 390. 52 $3, 194. 66 $2, 884. 41 $3, 058. 64 $3, 351. 76 Total expended.----------------- , 396. 19 2, 499. 64 2, 865. 74 3, 079. 41 3,580. 29 Allotted.------------------- --1,232.03 -1, 300. 00 8, 385. 18 1, 334.97 3,600. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 _ -- $4, 120. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_-------------------- 3, 600. 00 Amount to be accounted for _-- 7, 720. 59 Gross amount expended----------------------------------------- 3, 580. 29 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------- 4, 140. 30 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------ 5.01 Balance available June 30, 1940------------- 4, 135. 29 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------ 4. 87 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------------- 4, 140.16 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_-----------------__ 227, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1------------ 3, 600. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 25. 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 prdjects.-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 snag- ging operations of Mobile River from the mouth of Chickasaw Creek to the junction of the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers, a distance of 42 miles. The project also provides for the construction of a new lock and dam in the vicinity of Tuscaloosa to replace original locks Nos. 10, 11, and 12. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 803 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 operation and care of all locks and dams. The following table contains information concerning various fea- tures of the locks and dams included in the existing project: Location and other data for locks and dams in this system Dis- Depth tance Dis- Width of chamber and great- over Lock No. tabove Nearest tow tance est length available for the Lift sills at mouth full width (feet) low water Miles Miles Feet Feet 1______________ 56. 6 St. Stephens, Ala....... 3 281.9 by 52_- __ _ 9.00 1 8. 0 2____ 127. 6 Pennington, Ala 6 286 by 52 __ 12. 00 8. 5 3 ____________ 149. 6 Oakchia, Ala ............ 5 ---- do -.... 10. 00 8. 5 4 __________ 176. 6 Demopolis, Ala ........ 1 285.6 by 52 10.00 8. 5 5-_ __ 191. 6 Cedarville, Ala-......... 5 ..... do -_---.-------------- 10. 00 8. 5 6 212. 1 Sawyerville, Ala .-..... 5 .-. do --..... ... 10. 00 8. 5 7 _____________ 227. 6 Wedgeworth, Ala_______ 5 284.7 by 52_ 10. 00 8. 5 8______________ 243. 6 9_____________ 260. 6 Akron, Ala __- Powers, Ala .4 3 284.7 by 51.65 284.7 by 52_ --. .. 10. 00 8. 5 11. 00 8. 5 ---------- Tuscaloosa---_ 306. 35 Tuscaloosa, Ala 10 2 307.6 . 11 2----------- 308.1 do . . do------------------.-------- ________ 95 by 460.--................. 286.6 by 52 286 by 52_ 30. 00 _ 10. 8 8. 5 8.5 12 2-. ------- 308. 6 do 1 286.2 by 52 ................ . _ 8. 5 13_____________ 315. 6 Tidewater, Ala_______ -- ___ 285.5 by 52______ 11. 00 10. 6 14_____________ 319. 1 Searles, Ala 8 282.1 by 52________ __ 14. 00 9. 5 15_____________ 325. 6 Kellerman, Ala -_____ 6 ..... do -... - 14. 00 9. 5 16------------- 332. 1 do - 14 285.5 by 52_- -------- ------- 21. 00 9. 5 17 3--------- 333.6 do 14 - do 72. 00 8. 5 Total lift 254. 00 Type of construction Date Actual cost Lock Character of Kind of nDate opened d No. foundation dam of com- to navigation f lock and Lock Dam pletion navigation dam 1_ Soft rock.......... Fixed_ Concrete__ Concrete-... 1909 Sept. 6,1908 $560, 290.02 - -- 2 .. ..-H ar d cla y --- .__ _ do ... .do .......T im b er c r ib, 19 15 N o v. 1, 19 14 5 6 0, 114 . 0 9 stone filled. 3 __ __ __ __ do . . . do .. .d o . . --- . .do___ _ _ _- 19 15 Se p t. 2 1 , 19 14 6 09 , 6 2 2 . 8 0 4_______ - do -.......... ___do ......do do-. 1908 Dec. 1,1908 479, 000. 00 5 __'_____ do ___ do --- do -- -- --- - do .. 1908 Sept. 1,1908 501, 000. 00 6-------- P iles ____ 7________ ___do .do do--- do .. ..--- .. do . ...... . - d o----- ---- do ____ 1908 1903 O ct. 1, 1908 Nov. 7,1903 443, 000 .0 0 225, 600.00 8 _____ ___ -d o - - .d o ...___do .... ... ..d o - 19 0 3 J an . 1, 19 0 3 2 12 , 4 0 0 . 0 0 9_ _do - - - do - - - do -- - - - -- ....d o 19 02 _ _ _.d o ----- - - 20 2 , 4 4 0. 00 Tusca- Hard blue shale -..... do______do ...... Concrete____ 1940 Aug. 29, 1939 54, 365, 455. 30 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 . . . . _d . . . ... 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 3 _ _ - do .do .. do- - .------------ do- 4 1915 M ay 13,1915 63,424,858.98 I River is tidal below this lock and daily gage readings show that on an average of only 2 days per year is the depth over the sill less than 8 feet, the minimum being 6.9 feet. 2Locks Nos. 10, 11, and 12 have been removed. 3Double lock. 4Now 99 percent completed; the remaining 1 percent covers cost of submerged land. 5 Estimated. s Does not include $1,256,488.35 estimated cost of land submerged, damage to structures, or cost of clearing. 804 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Port Birmingham, 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 Port Birmingham, 4 feet; and at Cordova, 7 feet. The works of improvement have reduced the amount of fluc- tuations 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 War- rior River. Original project for slack-water improvement Annual Report, 1887, pt. 2, p. 1302. authorized 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 Sept. 19, 1890 below lock No. 1 to its mouth (66 miles) included June 13, 1902 in the existing project. June 13, 1902 Construction of locks and dams Nos. 1, 2, and 3. H. Doc. No. 178, 56th Cong., 2d sess., Merging of the individual projects for the Black and Annual Report, 1901, pt. 3, p. Warrior and Warrior Rivers and the Tombigbee 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. Aug. 22, 1911 Lift of lock No. 17, changed to 63 feet, and construc- H. Doc. No. 72, 62d Cong., 1st sess.1 tion of locks and dams Nos. 18and 19 eliminated from the project. Extension of slack-water im- provement 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 chan- nel to 150 feet where practicable. Aug. 30, 1935 For snagging Mobile River from the mouth of H. Doc. No. 728, 71st Cong., 3d sess. Chickasaw Creek to the junction of the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers. 1 Contains latest published map of the Tombigbee River and tributaries. RIVERS AND HIARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 805 Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Aug. 30, 1935 Extension of the project to its present limits and H. Doc. No. 56, 73d Cong., 1st sess. channel dimensions. Do .- Construction of a lock and dam below Tuscaloosa Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. to replace existing locks and dams Nos. 10, 11, No. 26, 74th, Cong., 1st sess. and 12. June 26, 1934 2 Operating and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appropria- tions for rivers and harbors. 1 Contains latest published map of the Tombigbee River and tributaries. 2 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. 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. Doec. No. 276, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Facilities, comprising loading and transfer stations, wharves, etc., have been provided, where required along this waterway. All are privately owned and operated except the termi- nals 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 general public. These terminals are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The following work was accomplished during the fiscal year: NEW WORK Cost Payment for land submerged above dam No. 17----------------- $588. 87 Payment for land for right-of-way, spoil areas, and cut-off areas at Sunflower Bend ---------------------------------------- 14, 677. 20 Acquisition of land and payment for damages caused by backwater from crest gates on dam No. 17------------------------. 76, 104. 54 Removal of locks Nos. 10, 11, and 12, involving the removal and dis- posal of 6,326 cubic yards of stone, and the removal and salvag- ing of 2,006.2 cubic yards of stone, and clearing Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam pool ----------------------------------------- 37, 178. 54 806 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The contractor, from July 1, 1939, to Apr. 30, 1940, under a con- tinuing contract authorization, completed the Tuscaloosa Lock Cost and Dam, final grading and sodding of the reservation----------- $280, 443. 32 Installing flashboards on dam No. 9 (precast concrete block type) _ 2, 925. 11 Distribution of remaining book values and rental balances of quar- ---------------- __ terboats R and: U at time of disposition__ _ 7, 915. 00 The contractor on June 26, 1940 commenced construction of the foundations of the three lock tenders' dwellings at Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam. On June 30, 1940, this job was 4 percent com- pleted-- ---------------- 1, 883. 92 Total for new work --- 4------------------------- 421, 716. 50 MAINTENANCE Cubic Plant Locality Date yards re- Cost moved U. S. pipe-line dredge Pas- Tombigbee River __ July 5 to Aug. 2, 1939, and 788, 065 $71, 312. 71 cagoula. Apr. 29 to June 18 and June 21 to 30, 1940. U. S. pipe-line dredge Pet- Warrior and Tom- July 1 to Aug. 14, Aug. 25 to 1, 531, 965 149, 942. 99 tus. bigbee Rivers. Oct. 20, Nov. 7 to Dec. 8, 1939, Mar. 4 to 14, 22 to 30, and Apr. 11 to June 18, and June 21 to 30, 1940. U. S. snag boat Denison -__.... do . July 1, 1939, to Apr. 2, 1940, 1 12, 214 55, 633. 96 and May 20 to June 25, 1940. U. S. snag boat Montgom- _. -- do _............. July 31, 1939, to June 25, 2 8, 865 65, 600. 20 ery. 1940. U. S. derrick boat Pearl--.. W arrior River ...... July 20, 1939 ................ 10 12. 95 U. S. derrick boat Talla- _---do. Sept. 1 to 8, 1939 _......... (3) 491. 68 wampa. Spraying grass and banks Dam No. 17 pool at edge of water to elimi- and Tuscaloosa July 1 to Oct. 17, 1939, and Apr. 22 to June 30, 1940. ------ 14, 600. 86 nate mosquito breeding. Lock and Dam pool. U. S. towboat Fayetteville_ Entire system------_ Miscellaneous investigations 24, 630. 73 during the entire year. Distribution of remaining _.-_------------.-------------------- -3, 580. 50 book values and rental balances of quarterboats R and U at time of dis- position. Total maintenance .... . .... -- .... -...... .... ...- -- --------- -_ 385,806. 58 1 Also 6,253 obstructions and 75 cords of drift. 2 Also 5,495 obstructions and 3,340 cords of drift. 3 35 obstructions. All 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 contractor, from August 16 to November 2, 1939, completed the reconstructing of dam cap on dam No. 16, at a cost of $37,742.23. The total cost of operating and care of locks and dams was $217,156.43, charged to maintenance. Included in the total cost of operating and care are $18,482.48 distribution of remaining balances, quarterboats R and U. The total cost for the fiscal year was $1,024,679.51, of which $421,- 716.50 was for new work and $602,963.01 for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $1,312,153.87. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 98 percent completed. Eighteen locks and dams have been built. Three of these (Nos. 10, 11, and 12) have been removed and replaced by the Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam (see table under Existing project). The channel has been dredged, original snagging completed, and principal lock houses built at all locks except at Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam where four dwellings are under construction, by contract, and were on June RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 807 30, 1940, about 4 percent completed. A dredged channel through Sun- flower 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 improvement, 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 completed in 1940. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of the construction of the four lock tenders' dwellings at the new lock and dam at Tuscaloosa, Ala., payment for damages caused by backwater from crest gates on dam No. 17, payment for lands sub- merged by backwater above original dam No. 17, and payment for lands for right-of-way, spoil area, and cut-off lands at Sunflower Bend, and installing temporary flashboards on dams Nos. 2 to 8, inclusive. The total costs and expenditures for the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Costs New work Maintenance Total Regular funds- . __.. $15, 308, 268. 64 $11, 414, 837. 61 $26, 723, 106. 25 $17, 785, 709. 29 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, 994, 796. 13 11, 414, 837.61 27, 409, 633.74 18, 472, 236. 78 In addition, the sum of $8,932,686.64 was expended between July 1, 1896, 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 at the end of the fiscal year, $691,032.21, including accounts receivable, plus an antici- pated allotment of $115,828.46, a total of $806,860.67, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940 ----- -- $4, 712. 55 New work: Payment made for damages caused by backwater from crest gates on dam No. 17 --- ---- -------- 205, 588. 45 Payment for lands submerged by backwater above original dam No. 17-------------------------------------___- 10, 107. 69 Payment for lands for right-of-way, spoil area, and cut-off lands at Sunflower Bend--------------- 5, 887. 89 Construction, by contract, of 4 lock tenders' dwellings at the lock and dam at Tuscaloosa, Ala., July 1 through Nov. 15, 1940___ 42, 203. 60 Total ------------------------------ ___________ 263, 787. 63 Maintenance (with United States plant and hired labor) : Dredging in river channel between mile 45 and head of naviga- tion with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredges Pascagoula, Pettus, and Guthrie, July 1 through Oct. 31, 1940_.....---- 104, 881. 58 Snagging in river channel between Chickasaw Creek and head of navigation with U. S. snag boat Montgomery for a period of 6 months, July through October 1940 and March and April 1941, and with the U. S. snag boat Denison for a period of 6 months, July through November 1940 and March 1941_ _ 51, 828. 46 Miscellaneous work at pool of dam No. 17 __----- __-______-- 13, 591. 94 808 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Miscellaneous work at pool of Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam-------- $2, 664. 34 Total--------------------------------------------- 172, 966. 32 Maintenance (operating and care) : Operation of 15 locks and dams ---------- - - -__ 101, 618. 91 Ordinary repairs---___- ____ -------------- 32, 386. 03 Improvement and reconstruction-___-------- - - 231, 389. 23 Total-------------------------------------- ---- 365, 394. 17 Total for all work ______------------------__-- 806, 860. 67 The additional sum of $615,600 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance (with United States plant and hired labor): Dredging in river channel between mile 45 and head of navigation__ $230, 000 Snagging in river channel between Chickasaw Creek and head of navigation-__------------ ----------------------------- 110, 000 Miscellaneous work at lock No. 17 and Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam pools -------------------- ---------------------------- 18, 000 Stream gaging ------------------------------------------- 7, 600 Total------------------- 365, 600 Maintenance (operating and care) : Operation of 15 locks and dams_____--------- Ordinary repairs ------- . _. --- ---- - ------------------------------- 100, 000 30, 000 Improvement and reconstruction --------------------------- 120, 000 Total, _ 250, 000 Tota,-----------------------------------------------250,000 Total for all work ---------------- -------------------- 615, 600 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ______----______----- $16, 601, 726. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____------ __---------- 11, 464, 837. 61 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 .--------28, 066, 564. 52 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 __ ______--------2. 23 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------ --- 28, 066, 566. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----------------- 4, 712. 55 Net total expenditures_ ___------------ ---- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940________ __-- __---____-- 28, 061, 854. 20 691, 029. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------- 28, 752, 884. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----------_ $89, 586. 37 $1, 052, 682. 64 $3, 086, 117. 08 $1, 384, 867. 22 $421, 716. 50 Cost of maintenance....._ _ .... 511, 206. 44 473, 732. 94 461, 074. 14 544, 229. 02 602, 963. 01 Total cost..------------- 600, 792. 81 1, 526, 415. 58 3, 547, 191. 22 1,929, 096. 24 1, 024, 679. 51 Total expended .__. ....... -__ -36, 911. 60 1, 355, 254. 12 3, 085, 940. 88 2, 328, 519. 64 1, 312, 153.87 Allotted.......... -- .. -....----- 818, 366.06 1, 242, 100. 00 4, 332, 173. 27 1,099, 151. 38 736, 183. 49 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 267, 000. 36 $--------------------------1, Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- priation Act approved June 11, 1938-.---.- $8, 111. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ...... 268,172. 30 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 809 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act aproved June 24, 1940----------$459, 900. 00 $736, 183. 49 Amount to be accounted for__------------------------ 2, 003, 183. 85 Gross amount expended________------------ $1, 312,457. 17 Less reimbursements collected ------------------ 303. 30 1, 312, 153. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 _____ -____----- 691, 029. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 __111__1 $180, 966. 60 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 42, 203. 60 223,170. 20 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- 467, 859. 78 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ _____ ___________ --- 2. 23 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940________---- 467, 862. 01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1--------------------------------- 615, 600. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 26. 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 Mis- sissippi Sound. It is 45 miles by water from Mobile Harbor, Ala., on the east, and 21 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 13/4 and 33/4 feet, respectively. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1923, was $20,000, with $5,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 4, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. 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 estimated cost of $27,500, with maintenance estimated at $2,000 annually in addition to the present cost of maintenance; subject to certain con- ditions of local cooperation. (H. Doc. No. 281, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Consist of numerous small wooden wharves,, most of which are used in connection with the canning factories located on the bayou. All of these wharves are privately owned but 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 Mississippi Sound Channel from 810 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 November 29 to December 6, 1939, removed 67,145 cubic yards of material. The cost and expenditures were $6,473.68 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1926. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Mississippi Sound Channel, 6 feet; Bayou La Batre Channel, 6 feet. The total cost was $67,337.67, of which $18,631.29 was for new work and $48,706.38 for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $67,337.67. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $13,526.32, will be applied to maintenance dredging in the restoration of project dimensions, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe- line dredge Pascagoula, for a period of about one-half month during November and December 1940. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging to restore project di- mensions with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of three-quarters of a month. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ ----- --- -- -- -- $18, 631.29 --- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 __ 48, 706. 38 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ 67, 337. 67 Net total expenditures--__ 67, 337.67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940, 13, 526. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ 80, 863. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ------------ Cost of maintenance ........... $9, 482. 98 -- $6,473.68 - I i- - - - I- : - I C Total expended .------------- $10, 020. 87 9, 482. 98 - - 6, 473. 68 Allotted .. ----- _ -.--- --- - - - -14.13 9, 482. 98 $10, 000 10,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----------------------____ 20,000. 00 Gross amount expended__________________________ 6,473. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ___ 13, 526. 32 1-------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for maintenance -------------- 15, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 27. 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.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 811 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. Egisting 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 ordi- nary 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, ex- clusive 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The municipal wharf on the east side of Pas- cagoula River has an available dockage of 1,094 feet. The Louis- ville & Nashville Railroad Co.'s wharf in the Pascagoula River at Pascagoula, Miss., just north of their bridge, and the Mississippi Export Railroad wharf on the Dog River at Moss Point, Miss., have an available dockage 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 U. S. hopper dredge Banyaurd, operating in the Horn Island Pass Channel from April 22 to June 15, 1940, removed 291,515 cubic yards of material, new work, and 313,131 cubic yards, maintenance. The contractor, operating in the Pascagoula Ship Channel with pipe-line dredge Burlington from May 22 to June 30, 1940, removed 1,679,247 cubic yards of material, maintenance, and with pipe-line dredge Diesel, from June 1 to June 29, 1940, removed 721,806 cubic yards of mate- 812 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 rial, new work, and 232,947 cubic yards, maintenance. The total cost of the dredging for new work was $46,295.69 and for mainte- nance, $91,450.93. A triangulation control and hydrographic survey of this waterway was completed during the fiscal year at a cost of $5,865.38. The cost of miscellaneous investigations and surveys was $1,874.68. The total cost was $145,486.68, of which $46,295.69 was for new work and $99,190.99 for maintenance. The expenditures were $77,223.38. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, at the end of the fiscal year was 53 percent completed. The controlling depths, ascertained in June 1940, were as follows: Horn Island Pass, 25 feet; Mississippi Sound Channel, 22 feet over a width of 150 feet; and Pascagoula River Channel, 20 feet over a width of 150 feet to the rail- road bridge at Pascagoula and 16 feet over a width of 150 feet to a point on Dog River 4 miles above its mouth. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of obtaining a 2-foot additional depth in the Pascagoula River Channel from the Louis- ville & Nashville Railroad bridge to a point on Dog River 4 miles above its mouth and such additional width in the Mississippi Sound Channel as can be secured within the limit of remaining authorized funds. The total cost was $1,013,715.03, of which $149,333.56 was for new work and $864,381.47 for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $945,451.73. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $152,776.62, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940-------------------------------- $68, 263. 30 Completion of maintenance dredging by contract in the Mississippi Sound Channel from the L. & N. R. R. bridge at Pascagoula, Miss., to deep water in Mississippi Sound to provide a channel 150 feet wide by 22 feet deep at mean low tide, about one-half month, July 1 to 12, 1940------------------------------------------------ 18, 513. 32 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 about 1 month, during April and May 1941----------------------------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the Horn Island Pass Channel with a United States seagoing hopper dredge for a period of about 1 month, May 1941---------------------- 26, 000. 00 Total------------------------- ----------------------- 152, 776. 62 The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance dredging, by contract, to provide channel dimensions ade- quate to meet the needs of navigation in the Mississippi Sound and River channels, about 11/2 months_ _______ ___------------ $60, 000 Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the Horn Island Pass Channel, with a United States seagoing hopper dredge, for a period of about 1/2 month---------------------------------------- 15, 000 Total------------------------------------------------------75, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------$1, 053, 775. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------- 1, 277, 005. 62 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 2, 330, 780. 79 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 68, 263. 30 Net total expenditures - - - -_ 2, 262, 517. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --------- 152, 776. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-- ...... 2, 415, 294. 11 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT' 813 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 . Cost of new work -. . . ..-- - -------------- ------------ ---- ------- $46, 295. 69 Cost of maintenance- - - $29, 647. 28 $21, 423. 56 $20, 000. 00 $30, 865. 34 99, 190. 99 Total cost_- 29, 647. 28 21, 423. 56 20, 000.00 30, 865. 34 145, 486. 68 Total expended -... 30, 096.04 21, 423. 56 20, 000. 00 30, 865. 34 77, 223. 38 Allotted.- -- - 30, 000. 00 -8, 552. 08 50, 000. 00 33, 583. 18 197, 282. 16 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______ _______------------ $32, 717. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- $134, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------- 66, 000. 00 200', 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----__---------------------- 232, 717. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ________-- - - 2, 717. 84 Net amount to be accounted for_ 230, 000. 00 Gross amount expended__----___------------------ $77, 228. 13 Less reimbursements collected ___------------- 4. 75 77, 223. 38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ 152, 776. 62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---_____-______ $68, 263. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts. _____- __ 16, 670. 05 84d933~ 35 Balance available June 30, 1940 -------- ------------------- 67, 843. 27 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--__--------------------- 131, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance I 75, 000. 00 1Exclusive. of available funds. 28. 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 11/2 and 4 feet, respectively. The ordinary and extreme fluctuations at Merrill, due to floods, are 19.4 and 26.2 feet, respectively. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1 52 814 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5, 1886 The existing project was adopted and included Annual Report, 1879, p. 835. dredging at the mouth of the river. 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 map see H. Doc. No. 1723, 64th Cong., 2d sess. Terminal facilities.-The natural landings on this river, the mu- nicipal wharf at Pascagoula, and the privately owned wharves at Moss Point and Pascagoula, Miss., are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were 7 feet from mouth of Dog River to Dead Lake, 32 miles, and 3 feet in the remaining 50 miles of the project above Dead Lake. The head of navigation for boat traffic is Merrill, Miss. A zero gage reading at Merrill indicates that a 3-foot depth of water is available for navigation. From December through June each year greater depths are available. The total cost and expenditures under the existing project were $126,321.51, all maintenance. Proposedoperations.-No funds are available, and no operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance-snagging operations with a United States der- rick boat for a period of 2 months, during November and December 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------- $15, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 126, '321. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------------- 141, 321. 51 Net total expenditures-------------------------- 41,321. 51 1---------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------------- 141, 321.51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------------------------- --------- -------------- ------------- ---- Cost of maintenance $4. 211. 10 _-_---------------------------- $8, 000 Total expended --------------------- ------------------ 4,211.10 8,000 Allotted -------------------- -- $743 01 4, 211. 10 8, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. for maintenance--------------------------------------- $10,000.00 29. 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.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 815 Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 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 to DeerIsland 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 abandoned 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 mean tidal range is about 13/4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $58,350, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects but including $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. Doe. No. 754, 69th Cong., 2d sess. June 20, 1938 Relocation of channel H. Doec. No. 639, 75th Cong., 3d sess. 1 Contain latest published maps. Recommended modificatiows 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. The City Commission of the City of Biloxi, Miss., by reso- lution dated June 30, 1939, agreed to comply fully with the require- 816 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 ments of local cooperation. In accordance with this resolution the mayor of Biloxi on July 10, 1940, advised that all easements had been procured and that material for the construction of the retaining wall is being placed at the site of the work. The estimated date for the completion of the retaining wall is September 1, 1940. The assurances above referred to, insofar as the Coast Guard channel is concerned, were approved by the Chief of Engineers March 1, 1940, and 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 Pascagoula, operating in the Biloxi Channel from March 9 to 27, 1940, removed 244,703 cubic yards of material, and in the Coast Guard channel, from March 27 to April 13, 1940, removed 135,035 cubic yards of material, at a cost of $26,837. A triangulation control and hydrographic survey of this harbor was completed dur- ing the fiscal year, at a cost of $1,203. The cost was $28,040, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $29,963.96. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about, 66 percent completed. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 8.5 feet. The work remaining to complete the project con- sists of relocating the channel along the south water front. Included in the total cost of maintenance is an item of $997.24 used for dredg- ing 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, 1940, were as follows: Costs Expendi- tures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds__........ -------.. ___.. .. .. $33, 353. 35 $88, 985. 30 $122, 338.65 $123,095. 43 Contributed funds __------------ -- ............ 5, 000. 00 10, 200. 00 15, 200. 00 15, 200. 0& Total .... 38, 353. 35 ---..-.-...---------.......... 99,185. 30 137, 538. 65 138, 295. 43 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $27,856.42, plus an anticipated allotment of $5,719.55, a total of $33,575.97, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940_------------------------------------ $75. 9T New work: Contract dredging to relocate the channel along the south water front about 1 month, November 1940 (this work when accomplished will complete the project) ..... $20,, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging to restore dimensions in the existing Biloxi Harbor Channel, with the U. S. hydraulic pipe-line dredge Pascagoula,about 1/ month during February 1941-------------------------------------- 13, 500. 00 33, 500. 00 Total-- __ __--33, 575. 97 The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging to restore project dimen- RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 817 sions, with a United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge, for a period of about 1 month. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $77, 735. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 175, 294. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------- 1253, 030. 45 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 75. 97 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 1252, 954. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-- ------------------------- 27, 856. 42 Total amount apropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 280, 810. 90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new w ork- - - - - -- - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost of maintenance------------- $7, 420.16 $9, 340. 35 $17, 625. 71 $13, 179. 55 $28, 040. 00 Total expended----------------- 7,438. 94 9, 552. 86 17, 625. 71 11, 179. 62 1 29, 963.96 Allotted-- ....- -------------.... 9, 000. 00 -5, 008.20 27, 625. 71 39,000.00 ( 20, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939. ---------------------------- $37, 820. 38 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 _ --------------------- 20, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 57, 820. 38 Gross amount expended 000. 94 $--------------------------30, Less reimbursements collected------------------------- 36. 98 29, 963. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------- 27, 856. 42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------------------------------ 75. 97 Balance available June 30, 1940---- ------------ -------- 27, 780. 45 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2_ -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- 20, 000. 00 1In addition, $5,000 for new work and $10,200 for maintenance expended from con- tributed funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 30. GULFPORT HARBOR AND SHIP ISLAND PASS, MISS. Location.-Gulfport Harbor is located on Mississippi Sound in the southeastern part of the State of Mississippi, about 44 and 90 miles by water from Pascagoula Harbor, Miss., and Mobile Harbor, Ala., respectively, on the east, and 78 miles from New Orleans (via the inside route through Lake Borgne, the Rigolets, Lake Pontchartrain, and industrial canal) on the west. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1267.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1899 (H. Doc. No. 120, 55th Cong., 3d sess.), March 2, 1907, Febru- ary 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 anchor- age basin at Gulfport. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal 818 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 range here is about 13/ 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 contractor, operat- ing in the Gulfport Ship Channel from August 20 to October 7, 1939, removed with pipe-line dredge Diesel 2,323,019 cubic yards of material and operating with pipe-line dredge Burlington from April 23 to May 21, 1940, removed from the Gulfport Anchorage Basin 242,522 cubic yards of material, and from the Gulfport Ship Channel 1,322,- 523 cubic yards. The cost was $121,198.30, charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $122,092.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1934. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Ship Island Bar Channel, 27 feet; Mississippi Sound Chan- nel, 26 feet; anchorage basin, 26 feet. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Costs ----- ----- Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds_ .- _-_- ....... .------ . $70, 427. 77 $808, 218. 27 $878, 646. 04 $898, 102. 35 Public Works funds----- 47, 883. 19 47, 883. 19 47, 883. 19 TotaL --...................... ---.. -- 118, 310. 96 808, 218. 27 926, 529. 2.3 945, 985. 54 Proposed operations-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $143,454.26, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940 50 $----------------- $7. Maintenance dredging by contract to remove shoals in the Gulfport Ship Channel and Anchorage Basin, about 5 months, September- November 1940 and April-June 1941---------------------------___ 143, 446. 76 Total------------------------------------------------- 143, 454. 26 The additional sum of $186,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the Outer Bar Channel of Ship Islanid Pass, with a United States seagoing hopper dredge, for a period of about 34 month during December 1941_------. $20, 000 Maintenance dredging by contract to remove shoals in the Gulfport Ship Channel and Anchorage Basin, about 6 months_ 166, 000 Total--------------------------- -.--------- 186, 000 RIVERS) AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 819 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------------------- $387, 328. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____________________________ 3, 120, 510. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------3, 507, 839. 69 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_______ _________________ 122. 11 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------------------- 3, 507, 961. 80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_ 7. 50 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 3, 507, 954. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______________________________ 143, 332. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 3, 651, 286. 45 Fiscal year ending June 3;0 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofrnew work_- -$450. 00 -$50. 00 Cost of maintenance - 150, 930. 77 37, 282. 22 $101, 532.91 $94, 395.40 $121, 198. 30 Total cost_ 150, 480. 77 37, 232. 22 101, 532.91 94, 395. 40 121, 198. 30 Total expended 136, 653. 87 50, 847. 71 101, 105. 79 94, 413.74 122, 092. 75 Allotted______________________ 85, 000. 00 -- 25, 895.97 191, 950. 00 177, 692. 80 68, 286.99 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939._ - ----------- $197, 137.91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--_________________________________ 120, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 317, 137. 91 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ---- 51, 713. 01 Net amount to be accounted for 265, 424. 90 Gross amount expended _-_-_ __ ___ 122, 092. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--._--__ 143, 332. 15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_--- -- 7. 50 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------___ 143, 324. 65 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940. 122. 11 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_ 143, 446. 76 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance_ ----------------------------------- 186, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 31. 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, at the mouths of Wolf and Jordan Rivers, respectively, 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 820 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 pub- lished map is in the project document. Teriminal 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1908. The controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were as follows: Wolf River, 6.5 feet; Jordan River, 6 feet. The total cost and expenditure was $79,988.67, of which $29,195.19 was for new work and $50,793.48 for maintenance. 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 the United States hydraulic pipe-line dredge Wahalak, for a period of about 1/2 month, during August 1940. No operations are contemplated during the fiscal year 1942, as it is not usually necessary to dredge these channels each year. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940- ------------------------- $29, 195. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 50, 793. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 79, 988. 67 Net total expenditures_____--- ---- __----------- -- __ _______ 79, 988. 67 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 10, 000.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------- 89, 988. 67 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---.---------....-- - .---. --- . ------- ----- -- --- Cost of maintenance _ . . _. .______ ______ -_____ _. . .__ $9,586.41 $9,205. 59 - Total expended____ _________-_____-------- _9, 586.41 9, 205. 59- Allotted___ _...----------- - ------------ -- $10, 000 -413. 59 9, 800. 00 $9, 405. 59 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------$594.41 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940---------- ------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------- 10, 594. 41 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -_____------__ 594. 41 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 821 32. 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. 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 subsesquent maintenance of the improvement, and shall assume full responsibility for all property damage incident to construction and maintenance of the canal. (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 compiled with and approved by the Sec- retary 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.-Preliminary work of making surveys and borings and of preparing right-of-way maps and plans and specifications for various phases of the project were 90 per- cent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The contractor, operating in West Pearl River from July 1, 1939, to February 3, 1940, between 822 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMS'Y, 1940 the mouth of the river and the site of lock No. 1 at mile 29.4, excavated with dredges No. 4 and Tennessee 703,535 cubic yards and 316,283 cubic yards, respectively, of material. The contractor for construction of canal, levees, and appurtenant works between canal stations 56/00 and 432/50, from August 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940, completed construc- tion of the spillway and permeable dikes, dredged 239,589 cubic yards of material, cleared 450 acres, grubbed 100 acres, and excavated 1,162,- 000 cubic yards of material. The contractor for construction of canal, levees, and appurtenant works between canal stations 432/50 and 924/00, from March 7 to June 30, 1940, cleared 253.4 acres, grubbed 50.42 acres and excavated 947,010 cubic yards of material. The cost was $657,486.76, charged to new work. The expenditures were $605,217.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 25.4 percent completed. The controlling depth for all-year navigation at the end of the fiscal year is 7 feet from mile 0 to the site of lock No. 1 (approximately mile 30). A depth of 1.5 feet is available during the low-water season, June to December, inclusive, each year, along the natural channel between the mouth of Holmes Bayou and Bogalusa, the present head of navigation for boat traffic. A minimum depth of 6 feet is usually available over this stretch of the river from January 1 to June 1 each year, however, due to the presence of numerous logs, stumps, and other obstructions, navigation at the present time is im- practicable. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of completion of canal and levee construction between canal stations 310 + 00 and 855 + 00 and between canal stations 924 + 00 and 1073+00, construction of locks 1, 2, and 3 and the Bogue Chitto and Pools Bluff sills, clearing of the low-water pools of locks Nos. 1 and 2, and dredging and snagging the channel of Pearl River between Pools Bluff and Bogalusa. The total cost was $896,262.63, all new work. The expenditures were $818,742.95. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $792,774.05, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940--------------------------- $77, 519. 68 New work: Completion of preliminary work including completion of plans and specifications for channel improvement from Pools Bluff to Bogalusa 16, 165. 06 Snagging in the lower river by hired labor with a United States snag boat, Sept. 1 to Nov. 15, 1940---------------------____ 15, 280. 66 Completion of contract in progress for construction of canal, levees, and appurtenant works between lock No. 1 and mile 36.6, July 1 to Aug. 15, 1940__ _-___ _ 69, 861. 48 Completion of contract in progress for construction of canal, levees, and appurtenant works between miles 36.6 and 46.0, July 1,1940, to Jan. 30, 1941___ -_291, 769. 17 Construction by contract of canal, levees, and appurtenant works from mile 46.0 to Pools Bluff, mile 48.8, Aug. 1, 1940, to Aug. 1, 1941_ _ 247, 178. 00 Clearing by contract of remainder of areas to be flooded, in pools of locks Nos. 1 and 2, Aug. 1, 1940, to Aug. 1, 1941........_ 75, 000. 00 715, 254. 37 Total ----- _-_ -- - - __.- - _- - -___,_-___- 792,774.05 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 823 The additional sum of $1,860,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work: Construction by contract of Pools Bluff Sill, Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1941_ $53, 000 Construction by contract of Bogue Chitto Sill, Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1941 -------------------- 45, 000 Construction by contract of lock No. 1, mile 29.5, Aug. 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942 -------------------------------------------- 780, 000 Construction by contract of lock No. 2, mile 40.7, Aug. 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942 ----------------------------- 522, 500 Construction by contract of lock No. 3, mile 44.0, Aug. 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942 ---------------- 459, 500 Total ----- _ ------------ 1, 860, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 1, 040, 705. 94 $- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------- 8, 171.64 16--------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 1, 208, 877. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 77, 519. 68 Net total expenditures_----------------------------------1, 131, 357. 90 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ----------------------------- 792, 774. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------- 1, 924, 131. 95 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - -- ------ $77,826. 57 $160, 949. 3,0 $657, 486. 76 Cost of maintenance - - - 'Total expended ______________ 66,210.51 147, 314.45 605, 217.99 Allotted . . . . . . . . . .. 482, 000. 00 832, 500. 00 297, 017. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- $1, 100, 975. 04 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938--------------- $17. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------327, 000. 00 327, 017. 00 Amount to be accounted for___-------- 1, 427, 992. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- 30, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ---------------- 1, 397, 992. 04 cross amount expended___________________________ $605, 504. 58 Less reimbursements collected-- -- 286. 59 0 9217 9 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 _ _ 792, 774. 05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ---- -- $77, 519. 6 8 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts____ 5 361, 657. 61 439, 177. 33 Balance available June 30, 1940__ 353, 596. 72 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion _ ----- of existing project 1________------ _________________ 1, 897, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ----------------------------------- 1, 860, 000. 00 I Exclusive of available funds. 824 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 33. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $168,288.63, all charged to maintenance. The expenditures were $184,141.39. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $127,867.13, including accounts receivable, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ - ------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__._________------------ $1, 963, 102. 78 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____-- __- 1, 963, 102. 78 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940___- ___----------- 1, 869. 65 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_--_--- -1, - ______--- __ 964, 972. 43, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 025. 26 6_________--__----------- Net total expenditures----_-__- ___---------_ 1, 958, 947. 17' Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ __---- ------ 125, 997. 48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 2, 084, 944. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of n ew work ...-. Cost of maintenance --.... . . . . . . . $167,104. 62 . .-- $248, 667. 98 $614, 798.88 ....... -- -------------........ $378, 538. 79 ....... ....... $168, 288, 63 Total expended 170, 126. 28 223, 984. 31 633, 087. 25 375, 193. 81 184, 141. 39 Allotted --------__-------------. 192, 362. 16 177, 715. 25 709, 828. 25 395, 115. 03 150, 335. 93 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- __ $159, 802. 94 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- propriation Act approved July 19, 1937 450. 04 $----------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938___________ 1, 200'. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------ __ 48, 685. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940_ ______--__ 100, 000. 00 150, 335. 93 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 310, 138. 87 Gross amount expended _______-- ____-_______ $191, 442. 46 Less reimbursements collected ---------- _ 7, 301. 07 184, 141. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------- _ 125, 997. 48 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_.......___--------- _ 6, 142. 23 Balance available June 30, 1940________---- ----- 119, 855. 25 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 1, 869. 65 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_--___----_ 121, 724. 90 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1__------------ ------------------- 150, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-- OBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 825 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 expenditure to full re- June 30, 1940 Estimated Name of project port see Annual r amountto required Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Intracoastal Waterway from 1 Apalachicola Bay to St. Marks River, 2 Fla. ____ _ 1939 $21,132. 43 $458, 900. 00 2. Holmes River, Fla. ____________________________2 1931 3 8, 562. 05 $36, 652. 41 (4) 3. Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Fla. and Ala. __ 1934 118, 336. 26 104, 575. 24 (4) 4. Tombigbee River, from 5 Demopolis, Ala., to Walkers Bridge, Miss.65 _ 1937 197, 650. 71 234, 330. 73 (4) 5. East Pearl River, Miss. _ _-- --- 1933 37,127. 93 34, 144. 18 (4) 1 Awaiting local cooperation. The funds were revoked and work under this project was suspended due to the failure of local interests to provide one of the features of local cooperation. Modification of the project has been recommended in House Doc. No. 442, 76th Cong., 1st sess., to relieve local interests of the responsi- bility of furnishing this feature. 2 No commerce reported. 3 Includes $2,160.80 expended for work on LaGrange Bayou, Fla. 4 Completed. 6Channels adequate for commerce. 35. PLANT ALLOTMENT, MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940--------- -------- __-- $1, 426, 459. 82 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 25, 282. 25 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_____________________ 1, 451, 742. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940____________________ __ 117, 255. 92 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 1, 334, 486. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___________________________ 176, 824. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ___ _____- 1, 511, 310. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended_-----_----------.. $614, 657. 57 -$12, 484. 66 -$130, 054. 67 $3, 448. 74 -$294, 915. 01 Allotted_ __.-....-------622, 667. 48 -8, 000.00 -136, 000.00 -20, 000.00 -163, 630. 89 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------ -------- __- ___ $45, 540. 23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__ 1___________--- 163, 630. 89 Net amount to be accounted for___________ _________ -- 118, 090. 66 Gross amount expended__________-____________ $2, 007, 637.224 Less: Reimbursements collected---- $2, 291, 780. 42 Receipts from sales------------- 10, 771. 83 2, 302, 552.25 -294, 915. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___ 1__________---176, 824. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------ __------ ____ 129, 166. 33 Balance available June 30, 1940___-- _____--__--__ 47, 658. 02 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ --- ______- -___ 25, 282. 25 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940---- ....- 72, 940. 27 826 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Alabama, Coosa branch of Commerce Commit- Mobile River system, and tee resolution, Jan. tributaries thereof, for 18, 1939. flood, control, .navigation, hydroelectric power, etc. Apalachicola Bay, Fla __- - Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 29, 1937. Apalachicola Bay to St. River and Harbor July 19, 1939 House, 442, 76th Favorable. Marks River, Fla., Intra- Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. coastal Waterway. tion, Feb. 16, 1939. Apalachicola River, Fla., River and Harbor Inland Waterway to New Act, Mar. 3, 1925. Orleans, La., and Apa- lachicola and Chattahoo- chee Rivers to Columbus, Ga. Apalachicola River and Sec. 1 of River and tributaries, Georgia, Ala- Harbor Act, Jan. bama, and Florida, for 21, 1927. navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation (308 report). BiloxiHarbor, 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 July 16,1940 Unfavorable land, Hancock County, Act, June 20, 1938. Miss. Chattahoochee River, Ga., River and Harbor and connecting water- Act, July 3, 1930. ways. Chunky Creek, Chicka- River and Harbor sawhay River, and Pasca- Act, June 20, 1938. ............... goula River, Miss., im- provement for navigation, flood control, and power. --------------- Coden Bayou, Ala ......... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, May 29, 1940. East Pass Channel from River and Harbor -------- ----------- Gulf of Mexico into Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla. Grand Bayou, Fla. (Arm of Pensacola Bay). River and Harbor Act, June 20, 1938. Mar. 11, 1940 ---------------- Do. Gulfport Harbor, Miss ..... River and Harbor ............... Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Luxapillilo River, Ala. and Rivers and Harbors -- -- - -- ------ " Miss. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 1, 1939. Mississippi Sound in vicin- Commerce Commit- ity of Pass Christian, Miss. tee resolution, July 18, 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 Commit- largement and mainte- tee resolution, Sept. nance of South Channel. 16, 1939. rir---- ----------- St. Josephs Bay, Fla., to Commherce Commit- modify existing project. tee resolution, Mar. 21, 1940. St. Marks River, Fla ---- __ Rivers and Harbors rirr------- --------- Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 4, 1939. St. Marks River, Fla., to Commerce Commit- New Orleans, La., Intra- tee resolution, Apr. coastal Waterway. 2, 1940. RIVERSI AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 827 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 Sipsey River, Ala. and Miss.Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 2, 1939. Sucarnoochee Creek, Ala --- Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 13,1939. Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers and Harbors Rivers, waterway connect- Committee resolu- ing. (Warrior River tion, Feb. 27, 1934. route.) (Under special board.) Tombigbee River, Ala.,from River and Harbor Act, July 5, 1939 Unfavorable. vicinity of Jackson Land- June 20, 1938. ing south, and between lock and dam No. 1 and Sunflower Bend. Tombigbee River, Miss., Rivers and Harbors Mar. 1.3,1940 Do. improvement of West Committee Resolu- Fork. tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Valley Creek, Ala., to a River and Harbor Act, Mar. 11, 1940 Do. point at or near Birming- Aug. 26, 1937. ham. Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers and Harbors Ri.vers,I Al" and Miss., Committee resolu- con trhi.tion of impound- tion, Mar. 10, 1937. ing dam No. 1 on Sipsey Fork of Black Warrior River, for navigation, flood control, water power, irri- gation, etc. Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers and Harbors Rivers, Ala. and Miss., Committee resolu- below Demopolis, and be- tion, Feb. 28, 1939. tween Demopolis and Tuscaloosa. Water-hyacinth obstructions Rivers and Harbors Mar. 13, 1940 ____-_____----- .. Do. in the State of Florida Committee resolu- (under special board). tion, April 13, 1939. Watson Bayou, Panama River and Harbor Jan. 8, 1940 House 555, 76th Favorable. City, Fla., from deep Act, June 20, 1938. Cong., 3d sess. water in St. Andrews Bay t he iofnavigation. 36. ROME, COOSA RIVER, GA. Location.-The project is located on the Coosa River, Ga., near Rome=: Ga. Ecaiiting project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and concrete flood walls consisting of the following features: About 6,000 feet of earth levee and 546 feet of concrete flood wall along the right bank of the Oostanaula River, and about 3,000 feet of earth levee along the right bank of the Coosa River; two pumping stations for the disposal of the run-off and sewage from within the protected area during periods of high water; two stop-log openings, equipped with stop logs and storage houses, to prevent over- topping of the levee in the event of a flood of greater magnitude than the maximum on record. The project will provide for the protection of the fourth ward of the city of Rome, Ga., against a flood of the magnitude of the maximum flood on record, which occurred in 1886. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of the new work is $366,560. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. 828 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work of sodding the newly constructed levees to prevent erosion was accomplished from April 26 to June 12, 1940; 15,293 square yards of sodding having been placed. The cost was $8,152.76 for new work. The expenditures were $5,682.30. Condition at end of fiscal yea.-The project was completed in 1940. The levee system on the right bank of the Oostanaula and Coosa Rivers, has been completed thus affording complete flood pro- tection for the fourth ward of the city of Rome, Ga., against all floods not exceeding the maximum flood on record, which occurred in 1886. The total costs for the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $273,- 152.76 from regular funds and $93,060.73 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $366,213.49. The expenditures were $270,682.30 from regular funds and $93,060.73 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $363,743.03. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year is $2,857.35, including accounts receivable; of this amount $2,510.11 will be applied to the payment of accounts payable, and the remaining funds will be revoked during the fiscal year 1941. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project was completed during the fiscal year 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ -------------------------- ______________ $366, 213. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ............ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1.940----------- 366, 213. 49 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_________________ _______ - 39. 65 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940.--------------------- 366, 253. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_________________ - -___ 2, 510. 11 Net total expenditures_________________________ 1363, 743. 03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940.- _____________________ 2, 817. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___-- ____ _ i 366, 560. 73 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -- _______--_.._ __-- _ -- ______________ $61, 350. 11 $296, 710. 62 $8, 152. 76 Cost of maintenance -- -- ------- Total expended_---__- 38, 851. 67 319, 209.06 5, 682. 30 Allotted-------------- - -- - 346, 080.00 11, 980. 73 8, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937____ $8, 500. 00 Gross amount expended-------- ---------------------------- 5, 682. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940________________________ 2, 817. 70 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 -------------.--.--- __ 2, 510. 11 Balance available June 30, 1.940--------------------------- 307. 59 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------________------------ 39. 65 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 347. 24 1 Includes $93,060.73 Emergency Relief funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 829 37. 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.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.--A report, prepared to show results of stream gaging and studies to determine the benefits derived from the improvement, was completed. The cost was $1,235.48, new work. The expenditures were $1,641.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work on this stream was completed during the fiscal year 1940. 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. The total costs and expendi- tures were $134,801.39, all new work, of which amount $38,778.07 were Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-No operations are contemplated for the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, as the project was completed during the fiscal year 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_--__ ----------- ----______ $134, 801. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ______ 1134, 801. 39 Net total expenditures--------------------------- 1134, 801. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--_-----__________ 134, 801. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ______ _ ___-- _ - -- --- -- _ $28, 432. 33 $105, 133. 58 $1, 235. 48 Cost of maintenance - - - ----------- -------------- ------------- --------------------------- Total expended ---- -------------- ...------------. - -- 24, 315. 41 108, 844. 55 1, 641. 43 Allotted---- ---- ------------------------------------ - 65, 023. 32 69, 778. 07 -_--- - Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_____________---------------- $1, 641. 43 Gross amount expended_--_ _------__------------------- $2, 566. 20 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- _ 924. 77 1, 641. 43 1 Includes $38,778.07 Emergency Relief funds. 38. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the chan- nel rectification of Little Wills Creek, by excavation and construction 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1----53 830 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 of levees and concrete flood walls in and along the North and South Branches, and consists of the following features: About 7,300 feet of channel excavation and levee construction in the following locations: 1,300 feet on the Main Branch, 1,900 feet on the North Branch, 3,800 feet on the South Branch, and 300 feet on Small Spring Branch; the removal and replacement of six timber bridges, thereby providing crossings over the newly constructed work; about 210 feet of concrete flood walls along the main branch; construction of a pumping station for disposal of sewage and run-off from within the protected area; and appurtenant drainage structures. The project will provide pro- tection for the city of Collinsville against future floods of the size of the maximum floods on record, which occurred in January and July 1936. The existing project was authorized by the War Depart- ment Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937. The esti- mated cost of the new work is $71,100. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The construction of a timber vehicular bridge was accomplished from October 16 to No- vember 8, 1939. The cost was $3,943.02 charged to new work. The expenditures were $14,625.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1939. Observations made since the completion of the construction work indicate that the town of Collinsville is now protected against floods caused by sudden rises in Wills Creek. The total cost and expenditures were $71,118.51. Proposed operations.-No operations are contemplated for the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, as the project was completed during the fiscal year 1940. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- $71, 118. 51 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____________ 71, 118. 51 Net total expenditures_________________________ _ _ 71, 118. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___________________ 71, 118. 51 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work1--- - -- - $67, 175. 49 $3, 943. 02 Cost of maintenance- - - -- -- - Total expended.--- ----- ------- _ 56, 493.36 14, 625. 15 Allotted----------------- ------------------------------------ 71, 000. 00 118. 51 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__- ________ --- ___ ______ $14, 506. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937 - ------------------------- 568. 55 Amount to be accounted for_ ---------------------------- 15, 075. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ___.... ____-- 450. 04 Net amount to be accounted for_____________ ___ 14, 625. 15 Gross amount expended- -_________ ___________-_ $14, 676. 23 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 51. 08 14, 625. 15 RIVERSI AND HARBORS--MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 831 39. 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 1940 for snagging and clearing on the following streams in the Mobile district: Cahaba River, Ala.; Tombigbee River, Miss. (east and west fork in Monroe and Lee Counties); Tombigbee River, Miss.; Sipsey River, Fayette County, Ala.; Luxapalila River, Miss. and Ala.; Tibbee Creek, Miss. Channel clearance, consisting of removal of snags and other debris by hired labor with Government and contract plant, was done omr these streams as follows: Cahaba River, Ala.-109.39 acres of brush and overhanging trees were cleared along the banks, and 18.14 miles of snagging and re- moval of accumulated debris from the channels were completed dur- ing the fiscal year. 12 miles of the river from the Bibb County Highway Bridge No. 6 to the southern end of Coopers Island, which had been snagged during the fiscal year 1939, were resnagged. This work was accomplished during the period October 2, 1939, to January 15, 1940. Tombigbee River and tributaries,Mississippi and Alabama.-Super- vision and equipment were furnished Work Projects Administration workers for removing snags and other debris from 50.439 miles of the channels of tributaries of the river, clearing 445.86 acres of brush and overhanging trees, and excavating 339,792 cubic yards of material by draglines furnished by Work Projects Administration and 64,747 cubic yards with Government rented draglines, from July 1, 1939, to May 6, 1940. Sipsey River, Ala.-Supervision and equipment were furnished Work Projects Administration workers for removing snags and other debris from 1.941 miles of the river, clearing 19.55 acres of brush and overhanging trees from the banks, and excavating 16,824 cubic yards of material with a dragline furnished by the Work Projects Admin- istration from May 16 to June 30, 1940. Luxapalila River, Miss. and Ala.-Supervision and equipment were furnished Work Projects Administration workers for removing snags and other debris from the channel of Luxapalila River, and for clearing 7.3 acres of brush and overhanging trees along the banks. No snagging operations were performed during the fiscal year 1940, but 30,144 cubic yards of material were excavated by Govern- ment-owned dragline, from June 1 to June 30, 1940. Tibbee Creek, Miss.-Due to difficulties encountered by local inter- ests in securing necessary easements for performing the work of removal of snags and other debris from the channel of Tibbee Creek, no work was commenced on this project during the fiscal year 1940. 832 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Summary of stream-clearing costs: Cahaba River, Ala .------------------------ ---------- $25, 000. 00 Tombigbee River and tributaries, Miss. and Ala---------------31, 078. 42 .---- Sipsey River, Ala_-----------__-- -------- __ 1, 474. 63 Luxapalila River, Miss. and Ala--------------------------- 4, 818. 14 Total ___6---------------------------------------------2, 371. 19 The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $24,757.60, and accounts receivable, $165.21, a total of $24,922.81, will be applied during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and fina/ncial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ____-__ ____________ ___ $106, 292. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- ---------- 106, 292. 77 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------- 165. 21 1---------- Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_ ------ ------- 106, 457. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_-------------------- 4, 849. 40 Net total expenditures------- ----------- 101, 608. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 24, 757. 60 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940______________ 126, 366. 18 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -- ------------------------------------------- $43,921.58 $62, 371.19 Cost of maintenance----------------- Total expended-------------- ...----- _- 7..... _- ----- 39, 614. 70 61, 993.88 Allotted.. ---------------- -- -------------- 50 000.00 76, 366.18 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- $10, 385. 30 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939__------------------------------------ 81, 366. 18 Amount to be accounted for 1, 751.48 9---------------------------- Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------------5, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 86, 751. 48 Gross amount expended_----------------------- $63, 423.35 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 1, 429. 47 61, 993. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ------------------ _ 24, 757. 60 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------- 5, 049. 39 Balance available June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 19, 708. 21 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------------------- --------- 165. 21 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------19, 873. 42 40. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $223,603.06. The expendi- tures were $223,630.86. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $168,706.96, and accounts receivable, $49.81, a total of $168,756.77, will be applied to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MOBILE, ALA., DISTRICT 833 The additional sum of $125,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------_______ $325, 178. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------- 325, 178. 96 --------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------ 49. 81 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940---------------------- 325, 228.77 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------- 8,085. 73 Net total expenditures_--_ ----------------------------- 317, 143. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940____________--------------- 168, 706.96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ----------- 485, 850. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance ______ ___- -----------.-- .. $1, 713. 08 $99,862.82 $223,603.06 Total expended___ .. __..________________ 93, 512. 18 223, 630.86 Allotted ____________ __ _ 131,600.00 171,000.00 183, 250. 0 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------------------ --------- $209, 087. 82 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939____----------- $64, 700. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 - .---------- - 118, 550. 00 183, 250. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 392, 337. 82 Gross amount expended------------------------ $224, 709. 59 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 1, 078. 73 223, 630. 86 --- Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_..........- 168, 706. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 8, 085. 73 Balance available June 30, 1940__---------------- 160, 621. 23 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_----- ------------ - ----- 49. 81 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-.....__ ___ 160, 671.04 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for maintenance '______- - _______---___ -__125, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 41. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditure to full re- June 30, 1940 Estimated Name of projecrtport see amount Annual required to Report New work Maintenance complete for- 1. Flomaton, Escambia River, Ala___ ______ - 1938 1$485. 25-__--___ 2 $149, 000 2. Brewton, Conecuh River, Ala -- ____- 1938 1487. 10 ......- 2 235, 000 3. Pearl River, Miss. and La., at Jackson, Miss ___ 1937....... 210, 000 1 Cost of plans and designs. 2No funds have been allotted and no work has been done on this project. 834 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 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 Mar. 18, 1940 House, 674, 76th Favorable. River, Ga. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. tions, Apr. 1 and 28, 1936, and Commerce Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 18, 1939. Apalachicola River and trib- Sec. 1 of River and utaries, Ga., Ala. and Fla., Harbor Act, Jan. 21, for navigation, flood con- 1927. trol, power, and irrigation (308 report). Autauga Creek, flood pro- Rivers and Harbors Mar. 9,1940 House, 657, 76th Favorable. tection at Prattville, Ala. Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. (interim report). tions, Apr. 1 and 28, 1936, and Commerce Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 18, 1939. Buttahatchee River, Ala. Flood Control Com- and Miss. mittee resolution, Feb. 9, 1939. Chunky Creek, Chicka- River and Harbor sawhay 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 ....--------------- do... tributaries, Mississippi. Luxapallilo 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 trib- Flood Control Com- - -- - - - - - - - - utaries, Mississippi and mittee resolution, Alabama. May 2, 1939. Tombigbee River and trib- Commerce Committee utaries, Mississippi. resolution, May 2, ------------ 1939. Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers and Harbors Rivers, Ala. and Miss., con- Committee resolu- ------------ struction of impounding tion, Mar. 10, 1937. dam No. 1 on Sipsey Fork of Black Warrior River, for navigation, flood con- trol, water power, irriga- tion, etc. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 835 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. L. W. Miller, Corps of Engineers, to August 18, 1939; Capt. R. G. Lovett, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Southwest Pass and South 21. Atchafalaya River, Morgan Pass, Mississippi River, City to Gulf of Mexico, La___- 836 La_ 878 2. Mississippi River between 22. Intracoastal Waterway (5 Baton Rouge and New by 40) Mississippi River Orleans, La_- 3, Bayous LaLoutre, St. Malo, 848 to Bayou Teche, La 23. The Louisiana and Texas -..... 880 and Yscloskey, La ....... 851 Intracoastal Waterway 4. Bayou Dupre, La _....... 853 from the Mississippi River 5. Intracoastal waterway, Mo- at or near New Orleans, bile Bay, Ala., to New La., to Corpus Christi, Orleans, La. (Inner Harbor Tex. (New Orleans-Sabine Navigation Canal in Lake River section)___________ 882 Pontchartrain to Long 24. The inland waterway from Point Light in Lake Franklin to the Mermen- Borgne section)_- 760 tau River, La 888 6. Bayou Bonfouca, La ...... 855 25. Petit Anse, Tigre, and Car- 7. Bayou Lacombe, La ....... 856 lin Bayous, La 891 8. Chefuncte River and Bogue 26. Bayou Vermilion, La . 893 Falia, La_ 857 27. Waterway from White Lake 9. Tangipahoa River, La ..... 859 to Pecan Island, La ...... 895 10. Pass Manchac, La ____- 860 28. Mermentau River, Bayou 11. Tickfaw, Natalbany, Pon- Nezpique, and Bayou des chatoula, and Blood Riv- Cannes, La_ 896 ers, La- 861 29. Bayou Plaquemine Brule, 12. Amite River and Bayou La_ - - 899 Manchac, La_____ 863 30. Calcasieu River and Pass, 13. Grand Bayou Pass, La .... 864 La_ 900 14. Barataria Bay, La ........ 866 31. Lake Charles Deep Water 15. Bayou Lafourche, La ...... 867 Channel, La__ 904 16. Bayou Terrebonne, La .... 869 32. Removing the water hya- 17. Little Caillou Bayou, La -- 871 cinths, Louisiana .... 905 18. Waterway from the Intra- 33. Examinations, surveys, and coastal waterway to Bayou contingencies (general) ..--- 908 Dulac, La. (Bayous Grand 34. Other projects for which no Caillou and LeCarpe, estimates are submitted_-_ 909 La.) - __ - 873 35. Plant allotment_____ __ 909 19. Bayou Grossetete, La ...... 874 36. Design of Bayou Sorrel Lock_ 910 20. Bayou Teche, La- 875 836 REPORT OF CHIEF OF EN'GINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. (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 ap- proximately 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 elevation of mean low water, surmounted with a superstructure of concrete and large riprap. Spur dikes are com- posed 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 837 Acts Work authorized Documents I - 1_ June 13, 1902_...........__ For a navigable channel of 35-foot depth, the H. Doc. 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. M ar. 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. 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.-T'he 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 mattresses surmounted by a superstructure of concrete. Auxiliary 838 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGIN ERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 works are spur dikes and inner jetties, which are composed of a crib- work 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: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar.. 3,1875 Authorized James B. Eads and associates to create June 1878 19,,187 JuneMar. and maintain a wide and deep channel. June 6,19001 For maintenance by the United States and the appro- Do. priation 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 offi- and bank revetment at Head of Passes. cers (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, Oct. 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 Secretaryof of the false point at this locality to a bottom eleva- appointed to determine what War, June tion of at least minus 45 feet, including revetment work may be advisable to com- 30, 1938. of the new bank line. plete the existing project for Southwest Pass, Mississippi River * * *, dated June 10, 1938. 1 Emergency 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEAN!S, LA., DISTRICT 839 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.). Terminal 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 Bealt 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 five floating drydocksi, the largest having a capacity of 10,000 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 the construction of 7,560 linear feet of per- meable pile dikes by contract for contraction of the pass to a uniform surface width of 1,420 feet from mile 10.15 below Head of Passes to 840 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 the Gulf; removal of the channel ends of 6 existing spur dikes on the right (west) bank of the lower jetty channel by Government plant and hired labor for correction of channel alinement; dredging of 2,349,206 cubic yards of material from the lower jetty channel between mile 18 below Head of Passes and the Gulf by contract for correction of channel alinement, and the dredging of 694,174 cubic yards of material by the U. S. dredge Gulfport and 952,780 cubic yards by the U. S. dredge Pulle for channel correction between the head of Southwest Pass and Cubits Gap. Maintenance consisted of the dredging of 1,005,485 cubic yards of material by the U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd and 245,927 cubic yards by the U. S. hopper dredge Galveston from the bar and lower jetty channel; dredging of 212,697 cubic yards of material from the chan- nel in the pass between miles 15 and 18 below Head of Passes and 361,680 cubic yards from the channel at the head of the pass by the U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd; placing of 41,236 tons of stone by contract for repairing east jetty for a distance of 2,250 feet above its outer end at station 249+ 50, and for a distance of 1,530 feet begin- ning 4,320 feet above the outer end and extending upstream to station 191+00; repair and maintenance by hired labor of existing spur dikes, bulkheads, outlets, revetments, and banks of the pass,, and conducting hydraulic investigations, channel surveys, and model tests; all at costs as follows: New work by contract: Dredging ------------------------------------------ $267, 525. 82 Dike construction ______- __---- -___________ _- 299, 341:43 Total-------------- ---------------------------- 566, 867. 25 New work by hired labor: Dredging--- ---------------------------------- 221, 962. 59 Removal of portions of existing dikes---------------------- 26, 761. 32 Total-------------------- --------------------- 248, 723. 91 Total new work----------------------------------- 815, 591.16 Maintenance by hired labor: Dredging- ----------------------------------- 167, 987 67 .---- Maintenance and repair of dikes, bulkheads, and other structures_,.------------ 35, 582. 12 Maintenance of outlets and revetments _________________- 21, 693. 53 Repair of west headland dike---------------------------- 3, 103. 43 Examinations and surveys of channels and structures---____ 36, 737. 53 Hydraulic surveys and investigations---------------------- 34, 463.97 Model studies--- ------------------------------------ 29, 541. 69 Total ---------------------------- 329, 109. 94 Maintenance by contract: Repair east jetty----------------- 277, 176. 59 Total maintenance for Southwest Pass 06, 286. 53 6------------------ Additions and improvements made to Burrwood shore plant and facilities included the construction by contract of a combined storm shelter and dormitory for employees and a wharf in the Sanitary Canal for small boats; the construction by hired labor of a concrete RIVERS AND HARBORS---IRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 841 storm wall and floor for the power plant and pump room, relocating and rebuilding the underwater portion of the marine ways, renew- ing electric wiring in residences, refinishing interior of office; and re- newal and reconstruction of other minor items of plant and equipment. (b) South Pass.-Maintenance consisted of dredging with U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd of 430,690 cubic yards of material from the bar channel and 164,289 cubic yards from the shoal area in the river at Head of Passes opposite Cubits Gap; the repair of inner west jetty by contract by driving 8,313 linear feet of creosoted piles, placing 665 linear feet of pile wales, 1,540 cords of brush, and 1,538 tons of stone for rebuilding the existing brush and rock-fill struc- ture for a distance of 2,700 feet from the outer end; repair by hired labor of the east-jetty outer longitudinal dike by placing 1,898 cords of willows and 1,853 tons of stone for rebuilding the dike for a distance of 4,300 linear feet beginning 1,100 feet from its upper end and extending to its outer end and rebuilding the connecting brush dike between the outer dike and inner east jetty; the repair of East Headland dike by placing 150 cords of willows, 150 tons of stone and driving creosoted piles to repair deterioration caused by scour along the South Pass side; all at costs as follows: Maintenance by hired labor: Dredging ------------------------------------------------- $43, 922. 51 Repair east-jetty outer longitudinal dike -------------------- 45, 869. 4s Repair East Headland dike--------------------------------- 7, 533. 35 Total -------------------------- ---- 97, 325. 34 Maintenance by contract: Repair inner west jetty---------------- 30, 793. 49 Total maintenance for South Pass------------------------128, 118. 83 Total cost for the combined project (Southwest Pass and South Pass) was $1,549,996.52, of which $815,591.16 was for new work and $734,405.36 for maintenance; total expenditures were $1,453,085.99. (c) Hydraulic surveys, investigations, and studies begun during the fiscal year 1938 were continued through 1940. Data obtained included complete hydrographic surveys of Southwest Pass and South Pass and the river below Wilder Flats prior to beginning of flood, at crest of flood and at end of flood; slope of water surface at rising and falling stages from Wilder Flats to the Gulf; continuous water- level records at lower end of each pass, in the Gulf at end of each pass, at Head of Passes, at Wilder Flats, and controlling points throughout the passes; simultaneous discharge measurements in each of the three main passes, and gagings of minor outlets; float observa- tions at head of South Pass, foot of Southwest Pass and South Pass and in the Gulf near the end of each pass; and construction and operation of a model at the United States Waterways Experiment Station for testing new work plans and studies for reduction of maintenance. 8} REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINIEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 19341 1935 1936 1937 19382 19392 19402 Southwest Pass- ----- __ 40. 64 40. 25 40. 73 39.96 37.91 39. 52 38. 57 36. 62 .36.31 South Pass----__ --. _____ 17.00 17. 27 17. 16 17. 31 18. 07 17.63 17. 99 18. 80 17.29 Pass a 'Outre ------------- 42. 36 42. 48 42. 11 42. 73 44.02 42.85 43. 44 44. 58 46. 40 -------------- Total................ 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 1 Due to low river stages that existed during the 1934 flood cycle, these observations were probably influ- enced by wind and tide to a greater extent than during other years. Discharge determined simultaneously for all 3 passes. Condition at end of fiscal year--(a) Southwest Pass.-The exist- ing project was 94 percent completed. The jetties were completed to present length in 1921. East-jetty foundation is 25,400 feet long and the portion above high water is about 21,080 feet. The up- stream portion is protected by a sand beach so that maintenance is necessary on only about 10,150 feet on the outer end. West jetty is 19,960 feet long and about 19,000 feet is above high water. The upper portion is protected by accretion formed since its construction, and maintenance is required on only the outer 14,650 feet. Longi- tudinal inner bulkheads of creosoted-timber piling were completed in 1923 to lengths of 22,822 and 15,080 feet on the east and west sides, respectively, of the lower jetty channel. 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 mattress sill across Southwest Pass was removed; 53 spur dikes were constructed in the lower 9 miles of the pass; and 5 spur dikes and a submerged deflecting dike were built at the head of the passes. During the fiscal years 1935-40, 26 new spur dikes were constructed and 19 existing dikes were extended to contract the pass to a uni- form surface width of 1,420 feet from mile 10.15 below Head of Passes to mile 20.09 at the Gulf of Mexico. In the fiscal years 1936-37, 3 new spur dikes and extensions to 3 existing dikes were constructed on the left (east) bank of the river near Pilottown at Head of Passes and 8 short spur dikes were constructed along the east side of the pass adjacent to the West Headland dike which separates Southwest Pass and South Pass. During the fiscal years 1939-40 the east jetty was restored to effective grade and cross section over a total length of 4,570 feet after recent major deterioration due to settlement and to storm action. A length of 5,580 feet of the east jetty requires immediate repair during the fiscal year 1941 to restore the entire effective length of the jetty to full grade and cross section. West jetty is capped with concrete in good condition for its entire effective length. Slight leakage under the concrete cap and general subsidence neces- sitate periodic rebuilding to maintain it at effective height. All RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 843 structures are in good condition 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; and the dikes, jetties, and bulkheads which require periodic renewal of unserviceable piling and repair and maintenance due to settlement. Channel conditions on June 30, 1940, were as follows: 35-foot channel Length of Central channel Minimum Average depths width width Miles Feet Feet Feet Entrance channel into head of the pass--------------.... 1. 0 650 650 35-45 Through pass from head to sea end of jetties ..---------------- 19. 4 400 800 37-50 Through bar channel at mouth of pass- .-----------._.. .8 800 800 35-44 Throughout the length of the pass a 35-foot channel, with an average width of 800 feet and a least width generally of not less than 400 feet, was maintained during the year. Channel-correction dredging at head of Southwest Pass during the year opened a new channel approximately 350 feet wide with depths of 42 to 45 feet on the west side of the navigation channel and maintenance dredg- ing provided a navigable channel 650 feet wide with depths of 35 to 45 feet at the head of the pass. High-water stages during the 1940 flood caused shoaling to less than project depths in the bar channel where minimum depths of 33 to 35 feet existed for short periods during the month of May 1940. Minimum width of 35- foot channel through the bar channel during the remainder of the year varied from 400 to 800 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging for channel rectification, and construction of contracting dikes and retaining bulkheads in the vicinity of Head of Passes and in the lower 10 miles of the pass. (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; 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-protec- tion purposes at the head of the passes; construction of spur dikes 844 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 along the left bank above the head of the passes; and placing of submerged deflecting dike across the head of Pass a l'Outre. The inner east jetty was repaired and capped with concrete to elevation + 6.0 mean Gulf level in 1939, for a distance of 5,440 feet from its outer end, and the east-jetty outer longitudinal dike was placed in good condition by repairing it for a distance of 4,300 linear feet from its outer end in the fiscal year 1940. Inner west jetty was also placed in good condition in 1940 by repairing 2,700 feet from its outer end. A stable channel in excess of project dimensions was available throughout the length of the pass during the fiscal year without dredging or changes in the control works. Dredging was required on the bar channel at the Gulf entrance to the pass and in the river at Head of Passes opposite Cubits Gap. Controlling channel con- ditions on June 30, 1940, were 31 feet deep over a width of 450 feet on the bar channel at the Gulf entrance to the pass. The total cost under the existing combined project (Southwest Pass and South Pass) to the end of the fiscal year was $41,270,146.82, of which $8,765,000 for South Pass and $14,694,266.57 for Southwest Pass, a total of $23,459,266.57, was for new work and $17,810,880.25 was for maintenance; total expenditures have been $41,492,633.29. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the -end of the fiscal year, $1,650,375.92, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_ __________________ __ __ $191, 697. 70 New work : (a) By hired labor and Government plant: Dredging by U. S. pipe-line dredge Pul- len, for channel correction at head of Southwest Pass in accordance with paragraph 5 (a) of interim report of board of officers on Passes of the Mississippi River dated June 10, 1938; Pullen 11/2 months, July 1 to Aug. 15, 1940, at $26,000 per month -_-__--__ $39, 000. 00 Completion of removal of portions of old dikes for correction of channel aline- ment in lower jetty channel Southwest Pass and reinforcing outer ends of remaining portions of these dikes ; July 1 to 31, 1940__ _________________ 4, 000. 00 Model study at U. S. Waterways Experi- ment Station for planning new work and reduction of maintenance; July 1 to Oct. 31, 1940-_____________ ______ 8, 500.00 (b) By contract: Channel correction and stabilization in Southwest Pass with excavated mate- rial placed along banks of the pass and between spur dikes; begin Aug. 1, 1940, complete Jan. 31, 1941________ 526, 500. 00 Construction of permeable trail dike and spur dikes along west headland for contraction works at head of South- west Pass, Sept. 1 to Dec. 30, 1940____ 200, 000. 00 Total, new work -- ____0_ 7,_ 000.00 778, RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 845 Maintenance: (a) By hired labor and Government plant: Dredging by U. S. hopper dredge Ben- vaurd: Southwest Pass bar and lower jetty channel, as required between Dec. 8, 1940, and Mar. 31, 1941, at $30,000 per month- - $120, 000. 00 Head of Passes, 1/2 month between Apr. 16 and 30, 1941, at $30,000 per month ----------------------- 15, 000. 00 South Pass bar channel, 1/2 month between Apr. 1 and 15, 1941, at $30,000 per month--------------- 15, 000. 00 $150, 000. 00 Maintenance and repair of jetties, dikes, outlets, revetments, and other struc- tures by Government plant and hired labor: Southwest Pass: Maintenance and repair of west headland dike, Nov. 1, 1940, to Jan. 30, 1941---------------- 10, 000. 00 Repair of outlet structures and revetments, Sept. 1 to June 30, 1941 ------------------------ 19, 000. 00 Repairs to dikes, bulkheads, and other structures, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941--------------40, 178. 22 Placing protective capping on tops of piles in existing dikes and other permanent struc- tures to prevent deterioration, Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1940--___-- 8, 000. 00 South Pass : Repair and revetment of east headland dike, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1940--------------------- 8,000. 00 85, 178. 22 Examinations and surveys: Hydraulic studies and surveys dur- ing flood cycle, 4 months at $5,000 per month ---------------------- 20, 000. 00 Hydraulic studies and surveys dur- ing low-water period, 8 months at $2,500 per month --------- ___ 20, 000. 00 Routine channel surveys and miscel- laneous examinations during fiscal year July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941_ 35, 000. 00 Precise levels for checking datum on all gages and control bench marks, 1 month, Aug. 1 to Aug. 30, 1940__ 2, 500. 00 Aerial photographs and mapping for bank line survey of passes area, 3 months, July 1 to Sept. 1940-_ __ 10, 000. 00 87, 500. 00 Additions and betterments to Burrwood Reservation shore plant and communica- tions, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941----------------_ 23, 000. 00 (b) By contract: Repair of east and west jetty, Southwest Pass, and restore outer end of east jetty, South Pass, Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1940-------------------335, 000. 00 Total, maintenance------------- 680, 678. 22 Total for project_------------ 1, 650, 375. 92 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1- 54 846 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The additional sum of $1,634,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work : By contract: Construction of bulkheads and permeable :dikes to complete effective contraction for bank control and retain dredge fills in Southwest Pass below mile 10 in accordance with paragraph 8 (a) of interim report of board of officers on Passes of Mississippi River, dated June 10, 1938, work to be done during period Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 1941_ ____ $250, 000 Completion of channel correction dredging at head of Southwest Pass in accordance with paragraph 5 (a) of interim report of board of officers on Passes of Mississippi River, dated June 10, 1938, during period July 1 to Dec. 31, 1941---------- 240, 000 Completion of dredging for channel correction and stabilization in Southwest Pass below mile 10 in accordance with paragraph 6 of interim report of board of officers on Passes of Mississippi River dated June 10, 1938, with excavated material placed along banks of pass and between spur dikes, work to be done during period July 1 to Dec. 31, 1941_____ __ _______ 240,000 Dredging for channel correction by removal of false point at head of South Pass and revet- ment of the new bank line for stabilization of the channel, in accordance with paragraph 5 (b) of the interim report of board of officers on Passes of Mississippi River dated June 10, 1938, Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1941---------------------_ --- 194, 000 Total, new work-------------------------------- $924, 000 Maintenance: By hired labor and Government plant: Dredging by U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd in bar and lower jetty channel at South Pass, within Southwest Pass and at Head of Passes, 6 months as required during fiscal year__--------------- $180, 000 Repair and maintenance of jetties, dikes, outlets, revetments, and other structures during fiscal year as required---____------------------------ 175,000 Examinations and surveys, hydraulic surveys, and special studies throughout the fiscal year------- 80, 000 Additions and betterments to Burrwood Reserva- tion, shore plant, and communications throughout the fiscal year______------------------------- ---- 25, 000 By contract: Repairs to jetties, construction of groins for' preser- vation of the existing sand beach and to prevent scour adjacent to east jetty, Southwest Pass, dur- ing period Aug. 1, 1941, to Jan. 31, 1942_-_ 250, 000 Total, maintenance___----------- ----------------- 710, 000 Total ------------------------------- -------- 1, 634, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS LA., DISTRICT 847 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------- $25, 189, 255. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_-------------------- 1217, 810, 880. 25 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 --------. 43, 000, 135. 35 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940---------------------------- 402, 225. 19 Net total cost to June 30, 1940-------------------- 43, 402,360. 54 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-- --------------- _- 11,958. 98 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------------ 43, 414, 319. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 191, 697. 70 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 2 43,222, 621. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 19401------------------------ , 638, 416. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 --- - 244, 861, 038. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work .______. ___ _.._________- _--. . $345, 162. 08 $815, 591. 16 Cost of maintenance ............ $605, 599. 55 $579,745.10 16 $602,657. 814, 975. 74 734, 405. 36 Total cost--....-------------.. 605, 599. 55 579, 745. 10 602, 657. 16 1, 160, 137. 82 1, 549, 996. 52 Total expended------------- 628, 596. 99 523, 850.07 904, 252. 85 1, 334, 841. 73 1, 453, 085. 99 Allotted ____________----------- 518,871. 52 180, 900.'00 1, 399,193.84 2, 359, 713.84 1, 429, 586. 36 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ____$1, 661, 916. 57 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------- $129, 586. 36 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 300, 000. 00 1----------, 1, 429, 586. 36 Amount to be accounted for___________ __ 3, 091, 502. 93 Gross amount expended-------------------- $1,543, 959. 61 Less: Reimbursements collected $90, 789.14 Receipts from sales ---------- 84. 48 90, 873. 62 1, 453, 085. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__________________ 1, 638, 416. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ $126, 082. 71 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--_____ 114, 021. 44 240, 104. 15 Balance available JuneB30, 1940________________________ 1,398, 312. 79 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__________________________ 11,958. 98 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940___________ 1, 410, 271. 77 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------------------------ 924, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work -------------------------------------- 924, 000. 00 For maintenance ----------------------------------------- 710, 000. 00 Total ___ 634, 000. 00 1-----------------------, 1 Previous cost reduced by $9,5155 to set up equipment accounts. 2 Includes $3,379,675.65 from permanent in definite appropriations. 'Exclusive of available funds. 848 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Fall of water surface (approximate) - _-second-feet__ _.._- -feet ..... 1, 557, 000 27. 0 135, 000 0. 5 ..... Mean velocity (approximate) ___ feet per second__ 9.0 0. 5 (See Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Alluvial Valley maps, Baton Rouge and White Castle quadrangles, and U. S. Geological Survey maps, Donaldsonville, Gonzales, Convent, Thibodaux (north- east), Lutcher, Garyville, LaPlace, Hahnville (northwest), Hahnville (northeast), 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. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1938, was $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 838 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. 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 by 401/2 feet, of 2,000-ton capacity. The facilities are served by a transfer boat and municipal terminal, having a capac- ity 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 849 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 considerd adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pullen removed 654,283 cubic yards of material from the channel at Red Eye Crossing and 591,190 cubic yards from the limits of the project within New Orleans Harbor; and 213,053 cubic yards were removed from New Orleans Harbor by contract during the fiscal year for new work to secure project dimensions. Channel alinement was corrected at Red Eye Crossing to reduce shoaling at flood stages. Surveys were made of existing channels and of areas deepened by new work dredging throughout New Orleans Harbor. The U. S. pipe-line dredge Pullen removed 12,303 cubic yards of material from the channel at Red Eye Crossing for maintenance at the end of the 1939 flood cycle, and U. S. pump barge No. 5 re- moved 198,432 cubic yards for maintenance at the end of the 1940 flood. Signal lights for control of river traffic in the vicinity of Algiers Point in New Orleans Harbor were operated for approxi- mately 17 days during river stages above 12 feet on the Carrollton gage. Total costs for the year were $208,298.06, of which $184,- 320.99 was for new work and $23,977.07 for maintenance; total ex- penditures were $182,896.98. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1940. Channel of full project dimensions was dredged at Red, Eye Crossing after the 1939 flood period. Channel was also dredged to project dimensions within New Orleans Harbor from the upstream end of the Bulk Commodity plant wharf to the lower end of Toulouse Street wharf. Minor deficiencies in project dimensions at the lower end of Dumaine Street wharf and Governor Nicholls Street wharf were not corrected because of the presence of revet- ment mattresses at these points. Existing depths opposite these loca- tions are adequate for present and anticipated future commerce. A natural channel of project dimensions or greater was available through- out the remainder of the project without 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 approximately 110 feet. The depth of this portion of channel varies considerably, due to deposits and scouring during high stages of the river, and shoals develop frequently at various points during falling and inter- mediate stages. Dredging is required to maintain deep water to the warves along the banks of the river. The total cost under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year was $280,620.19 of which $184,320.99 was for new work and $96,- 299.20 for maintenance; total expenditures were $257,562.07. 850 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $142,583.04, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940----------- -- ---------------- $23, 058. 12 Maintenance: By hired labor and Government plant: Dredging by U. S. hopper dredge Benyaurd at Red Eye Crossing and Granada Landing, 1 month as required, May 1 to May 31, 1941---------- -------------- 30, 000. 00 Dredging at Red Eye Crossing by U. S. pump barge No. 5 at the end of 1940 flood, July 1 to July 12, 1940_ ... .___ 8, 924. 92 Dredging in New Orleans Harbor to remove high-water shoaling in critical areas at the end of 1941 flood. U. S. pipe-line dredge Pullen, 1 month, as required, May 1, to May 31, 1941 ------------ ------------------------ 25, 000. 00 Operation of Mississippi River traffic lights in New Orleans Harbor, 21/2 months, as required between Feb. 1 and June 30, 1941------ ----------------- 5, 000. 00 By contract: Dredging in New Orleans Harbor to remove shoaling at the end of 1940 flood, July 10 to Oct. 30, 1940_ ... ____--- 50, 600. 00 Total for project---------------------------------- 142, 583. 04 The additional sum of $95, 000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance, by hired labor and Government plant: Dredging by United States hopper dredge at Red Eye Crossing and Granada Landing, 1 month as required-___ $34, 000 Dredging by U. S. pipe-line dredge Pullen to remove high-water shoaling in critical areas in New Orleans Harbor, 2 months as required ------ - - 56, 000 Operation of Mississippi River traffic lights in New Orleans Harbor__ 5, 000 Total for project------------------------------- 95, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______ _________-- $184, 320. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___________________________ 265, 354. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__---___-- - 449, 675. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- ---------------- __ 23, 058. 12 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 426, 617. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------- 142, 583. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1940------------ 569. 200. 21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _._._-__-.............. ____. _ $184, 320.99 Cost of maintenance _.... _ . $45, 295. 14 $30, 953. 63 $1, 088. 65 $72, 322. 13 23, 977. 07 Total cost---.............--------- 45, 295. 14 30, 953. 63 1,088. 65 72, 322.13 208, 298. 06 Total expended ...........---------------- 29, 933.72 46,114. 01 1, 228. 31 74, 726. 47 182, 896. 98 Allotted .. ............. _...... . 29, 902. 14 30, 000.00 25, 000.00 283, 580. 39 89, 000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 851 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $236, 480. 02 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------------------------------- 89, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 325, 480. 02 Gross amount expended---- --------------------- $192, 611. 42 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 9, 714. 44 182, 896. 98 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940,-------- --------------- 42, 583. 04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------- ------- 31, 616. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940--- --------------------- 110, 967. 04 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal - - - - - - - - - - - - - year ending June ---- ------ - -- - -- - -- 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 95, 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. 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. Rights-of-way and spoil- disposal areas were procured by local interests and accepted by the Chief of Engineers May 17, 1939. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.--New work dredging un- der contract was completed October 16, 1939, at a cost of $33,261.36, 852 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 which includes Government costs incidental to the work. Material removed totaled 341,641.25 cubic yards. Snags and overhanging trees were removed from Bayou La Loutre between Hopedale, La., and Bakers Canal by hired labor and Gov- ernment plant at a cost of $5,711.05. This work was completed on April 16, 1940. The total costs for the year were $38,972.41 and the expenditures were $38,761.90, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1940. On June 30, 1940, controlling depths at mean low Gulf level were 6 feet from deep water in Lake Borgne through Bayous St. Malo and La Loutre to deep water in Lake Eloi. Controlling depth in Lake Borgne at the mouth of Bayou Yscloskey was 2 feet. Depths over the bars at the mouths of the bayous are subject to rapid shoaling, but navigation is possible throughout the year. Bayous La Loutre, St. Malo, and Yscloskey are navigable throughout their length. Total costs under the existing project have been $43,619.54, and the total expenditures were $43,324.99, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $6,260.01, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940__________________________________ $294. 55 By contract: Maintenance dredging at the mouth of Bayou Yscloskey during the month of September 1940____________________________ 5,000. 00 By hired labor: Removal of snags and obstructions as necessary throughout the fiscal year ______________-----------__ 965. 46 Total for project _____ __________-_________ 6,260. 01 The additional sum of $8,400 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging under contract and the removal of snags and overhanging trees with hired labor and Government plant. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___________________________ $43, 619. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 43, 619. 54 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 294. 55 Net total expenditures__________________ ______________ 43, 324. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____11111 16, 260. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_-_____4_______ 49, 585. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ------------------------------------------ $4, 647. 13 $38, 972. 41 Cost of maintenance------------- -------------------------- -- ------------------------- Total expended _----------.-------------- -------- 4, 563.09 38, 761. 90 Allotted . ...----- ...---- -- ...-------------------------------------- 38, 000. 00 11,585. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 853 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------------------- $33, 436. 91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938----------------- $11, 085. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940-------- ,_--- -5, 000. 00 16, 085. 00 Amount to be accounted for--__---------------_ -- 49, 521. 91 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 4, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ----- __------ 45, 021. 91 Gross amount expended----------------_------ $39, 311.94 Less reimbursements collected--------------- -- ---- 550. 04 38, 761. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 6, 260. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__----------------------- 1, 000. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940---__----- _---------5, 260. 01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- 30, 1942, 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.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.--There is a private wharf at Violet, La., used by the shrimp and oyster cannery, and a switch track to the Louisi- ana Southern Railway. An additional area for a public terminal is set aside under the provisions of local cooperation. These facili- ties are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The total costs for the year were $10.30, and the total expenditures were minus $54.57, 854 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S'. ARMY, 1940 both of which were financial adjustments from work done during the preceding year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. On June 30, 1940, there was 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. The bayou is navigable throughout its length. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $38,915, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $5,000, will be applied as follows: By contract: Maintenance dredging in Lake Borgne at the mouth of Bayou Dupre from Nov. 1 to 15, 1940-------------------------------- $4, 500 By hired labor: Removal of snags and obstructions as necessary through- out the fiscal year-- ----------------------------------------- 500 Total for project --------------------------------------- 5, 000 The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging under contract of the bar channel and removal of shoals in the bayou during September 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ._________---------_____ $38, 915. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--- __-..----- - 38, 915.00 Net total expenditures.__-._____ _____- -- ____-- 38, 915.00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__---------------- ---- -__ 5, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------- __ 43, 915. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ....... .. Cost of new work_------- _ -....... _ _. . .... $38, 904. 70 $10.30 Cost of maintenance--------- ---------------------------------- ---------------- --------- Total expended_-------__---------------------------- --------------- 38, 969.57 -54. 57 Allotted..... -------------------------..........-------------- 50, 000. 00 -6, 085. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- 11, 030. 43 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_-------- ----------------------- 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------.----------------- 16, 030. 43 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 11, 085. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 4, 945. 43 Gross amount expended__--------------- --------- $10. 30 Less reimbursements collected- 64. 87 -- 54. 57 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__- -------- - __-__- 5, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, - - - 1942 for maintenance 1 -_ - - - - -_ __ 5, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANIS, LA., DISTRICT 855 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 760. 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 9 miles. The average range of water level, due to tide, is 0.8 foot. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1924, was $22,000, of which $5,500 was contributed by local interests. The latest (1924) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927 (H. Doc. No. 474, 68th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-All terminal facilities are at Slidell and con- sist of 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 results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1931. The controlling depths on June 30, 1939, were: 10 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 head of navigation is at the town of Slidell, La., 7 miles above the mouth of the bayou. 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.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $500, will be applied to removal of obstructions by hired labor as necessary throughout the fiscal year. The additional sum of $10,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging under contract in Lake Pontchartrain at the mouth of the bayou during February and March, 1942. Cost and financial sum/mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 1----------------------------- $30, 997. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____-___-------------- 5, 189. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 36, 186. 78 Net total expenditures 1_- ____-------- -36____, 186. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--- ------------------ 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 '---------- - 36, 686. 78 xIn addition, $5,500 expended from contributed funds for new work. 856 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------ ---------------- ------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance------------- $5, 189.51---------------------------------------------------- Total expended----------------- 5, 189.51-------- Allotted---------------------........... ..... -810. 49..---......-----------------------..- $50 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act Approved June 24, 1940------------------------------------ $500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_______------------------------------ 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 300. 00 10, 2 Exclusive of available funds. 7. BAYOU LACOMBE, LA. Location.-Bayou Lacombe rises in the southeastern portion of St. Tammany Parish and flows in a southerly direction into Lake Pontchartrain about 12 miles east of the Rigolets. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1269 and U. S. Geological Survey map, Slidell quadrangle.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 8 feet deep through the entrance bar in Lake Pontchartrain and the removal of snags and overhanging trees from the portion of the bayou between the mouth and the fish hatchery, located about 8.2 miles above the mouth. Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide is 0.8 of a foot. The variation due to winds is from 3 to 6 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, 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. 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. Conditionat 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 through- out the year. The bayou is not navigable above mile 8.2. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $4,715.91, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $500, will be applied to the removal of obstructions? by hired labor as necessary throughout the fiscal year. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 857 The additional sum of $2,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in removing snags and overhanging trees from the channel by hired labor and Government plant during August 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------------------- $4, 715. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------- --------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------------4, 715. 91 Net total expenditures_------------------------------------------_4, 715. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------------- 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------- 5, 215. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work________ _____ ____________ .. $4, 715. 91 -,1 --- Cost ofmaintenance -------------------------.......----- ----.---- Total expended------------------- 4, 765. 97 -$50. 06 -- Allotted... ----------------- ..... ---------------------------- 5, 600. 00 - 884. 09 $500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 .............- $500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------------- - 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2, 300. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 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.) 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, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) .approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. 858 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 fscal 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 1.886 and the chan- nel through the bar was originally dredged in 1903. The controlling depths on June 30, 1940, 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 and is nonnavigable above this point. 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. Piioposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end. of the fiscal year, $500, will be applied to the removal of obstructions by hired labor as necessary throughout the fiscal year. The additional sum of $10,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging in the bar channel in Lake Pontchartrain at the mouth of the river by contract during August and September 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------------- $24, 563.24 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_------------------------ 38, 957. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____________ 63, 520. 83 Net total expenditures-------------------- 63, 520. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------_----- 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___ - _ 64, 020. 83 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANIS, LA., DISTRICT 859 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------------ Cost of maintenance------------- $2,587.71 - Total expended----- ----------- 2, 589. 94-- _- Allotted..-------- ------------- -2, 358. 94 ,$500- ------- --- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 $500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance1--__----___ _ 10, 300. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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 modifieations of project.-The project has been rec- ommended for abandonment (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 project was completed in 1884. The controlling depths on June 30, 1940, 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. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $500, will be applied to the removal of obstructions by hired labor as necessary throughout the fiscal year. 860 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The additional sum of $12,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Contract maintenance dredging of the bar channel in Lake Pontchartrain during September 1941_ ------------------------------------- $8, 200 Removing snags by hired labor and Government plant from the lower 15.8 miles of the river during October 1941----------------- ---------- 4, 100 Total.-----------------------------------------------12, 300 Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -------------------- $11, 500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------- 7, 444. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------18, 944. 73 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------------18, 944. 73 Unexpended balance, June 30, 1940--------------------------------- 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 444. 73 19----------------19, Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new w ork --- - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - Cost of m aintenance - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- Totalexpended-------- -- --- - ___________________________________ - _-- __-- Allotted .. . . . .. . -..-- - --------- -00 $1._--5-- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 ------------------------------------- $500.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------------ 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12, 300. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1912. The controlling depths on June 30, 1940, were 6.5 feet in the north channel, 7 feet in the middle channel, and 7 feet in the south RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 861 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 and is navigable throughout its length. 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 1941. The sum of $10,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging of the bar channels in Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas at the ends of the pass by contract during October 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to JuneSO, 1940----------------------------$1, 374. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------________-- _____-9, 512. 22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 10, 886. 32 Net total expenditures____________________________ 10, 886. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________________ 10, 886. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new w ork . . . . . . . . . . .-.. . . .. .. .. . . . . ..... . Cost of maintenance....... $4, 980. 86 ...... Total expended--- 4, 980.86 .. . .. Allotted_.--- ..---------- -------- -19. 14 -- - Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance--------_______________-- $10, 300. 00 11. TICKFAW, NATALBANY, PONCHATOULA, AND BLOOD RIVERS, LA. Location.-Natalbany and Blood Rivers are tributaries of Tickfaw River: Ponchatoula River is a tributary of Natalbany River. Tickfaw River rises in the extreme southwestern part of the State of Mississippi and flows in a southerly direction to Lake Maurepas, a distance of about 105 miles. Natalbany River flows in a generally southerly direction, and dis- charges into Tickfaw River about 2 miles above its mouth. Ponchatoula River flows in a southerly and southwesterly direc- tiors 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 of 151/2 miles, the total length of improvements being 45/2 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. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1-55i 862 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 and 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, 1940, 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 con- dition. Head of Navigation for boat traffic on Tickfaw River is at mile 18; on Natalbany River, at mile 10; and on Ponchatoula and Blood Rivers, at mile 4. The total costs and expenditures were $31,925.44, of which $8,- 115.49 was for new work and $23,809.95 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $500, will be applied to the removal of obstructions by hired labor as necessary throughout the fiscal year. The additional sum of $8,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in the removal of snags and overhanging trees from the river channels by hired labor and Government plant during November 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------- ----- $8, 115. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------ __ _ 23, 809. 95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 31, 925. 44 Net total expenditures ----------- --------------- 31, 925. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___ 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 32, 425. 44 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -- - --... - - - - Cost of m aintenance - -- - - - - ----- - ------------ - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - Total expended ----- ---- ---- ----------- - - - ----- Allotted ------------- - ------------- --- - - -- $500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940------------------------------------- $500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------------- 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance1 ------------------------ 8, 300. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 863 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 gen- erally southerly direction about 170 miles to Lake Maurepas, La. Bayou Manchac has its origin in Iberville Parish, La., and flows eastwardly about 1834 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 788 of Annual Report for 1938. 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 variation of water surface 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, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects, with average annual maintenance 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.-Thereis 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 com- pleted in 1928. The controlling depths, mean low Gulf, on June 30, 1940, 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, which is the head of navigation. 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 Man- chac 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. 864 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $500, will be applied to the removal of obstructions by hired labor as necessary throughout the fiscal year. The additional sum of $8,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in removing snags and overhanging trees from the channel by hired labor and Government plant during December 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 __ ___________-. $28, 233. 68 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -_____---_____-----__--61,973. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 90, 207. 31 Net total expenditures ------ -- ---------------- 90, 207. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ___-______----------.____-- 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ----------- 90, 707. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------------.-------------- ---------------------- .-------------- Cost of maintenance----- - -- Total expended...-- Allotted ---------------------....................... ---------------------------------------- $500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940---------------------------------------- $500. 00 Balance unexpended .June 30, 1940 ______- ______-----___--500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance -------- ----------------------- 8, 300. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 13. GRAND BAYOU PASS, LA. Location.-GrandBayou 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 Bay, La.) Existing 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, was $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.-Dredging by contract of a 6- by 60-foot channel through the entrance bar in the Gulf of Mexico was performed. This work completed the project. The total costs were $7,676.34, all for new work; the total expenditures were $7,620.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939. The controlling depth over the bar on June 30, 1940, RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEAN!S, LA., DISTRICT 865 was 3.9 feet at mean low Gulf level. The pass is navigable throughout its length. The total costs under the existing project were $7,676.34, all for new work; the total expenditures were $7,620.30. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $13,046.39, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------------- $56. 04 By contract: Maintenance dredging through the bar at the mouth of the bayou during period Jan. 15 to Mar. 15, 1941 000. 00 1____________-----10, By hired labor : Periodic surveys and inspections of the channel as necessary throughout the fiscal year------------ 2, 900. 35 Total for project------------------------------------ 13, 046. 39 The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging by contract during the month of November 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- $7, 676. 34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940,_____ ____________ ____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---- ___ - 7, 676. 34 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______--- _____-__-_____ 56. 04 Net total expenditures___________________________ -7, 620. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ -------------------------- 13, 046. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___________ __ 20, 666. 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 costof newwork------ Cost of maintenance- .-- ---- --- ---- - -- ----------------------- --- - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - -- $7,676.34 -- - -- - Total expended _ _.--- --- - --- ---- - - - - - - - -- - -- - --- - --. - - - - 7,620.30 -----------------.... Allotted-- ............ .... ------------- . ....----------- -------------- $25, 000 -4, 333. 31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 ------------------------------------ 12, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ . -- _______ ____ 37, 500. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------ ____ __ 16, 833. 31 Net amount to be accounted for_ ...... ____ -__ ______-- 20, 666. 69 Gross amount expended___--_-------------_---- $7, 825. 94 Less reimbursements collected__------------------------ 205. 64 7, 620. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 13, 046. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 .. ____________ .___ .. -__.. 350. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940--_-- 696. 39 -12,1---------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 , _----- -------- 10,000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 866 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Rigaud, at Grand Isle, and connects with the Gulf of Mexico through Barataria Pass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey charts numbered 1116 and 1273 and U. S. Geological Survey maps, Barataria, Bay Dogris, Wilkinson Bay, and Barataria Pass 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 estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1Q19 (H. Doc. No. 200, 65th Cong., 1st sess.). The only published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-Two public wharves, one at Lafitte and one at Grand Isle, are available to all boats without charge. About 7 miles below Lafitte there is an extensive oil terminal for transferring the production of the Lafitte field to barges. 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 completed in 1925. The controlling depths at mean low Gulf on June 30, 1940, were: In Big Barataria Bayou, 10 feet; in Bayou Dupont, 6.5 feet; in Dupre Cut, 5.5 feet; in Bayou Cutler, 6.0 feet; in Bayou St. Denis, 4.0 feet; in Barataria Bay, 4.0 feet-available throughout the year. The bayous are navigable throughout their lengths. 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. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $1,000, will be applied to removal of obstructions from the waterway by hired labor as necessary throughout the fiscal year. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging by contract in Dupre Cut, at the intersection of Bayous Cutler and St. Denis, and in Barataria Bay during the months of September and October 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 867 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____-- $73, 037. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______------------------ 33, 392, 00 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 106, 429. 11 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 106, 429. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__--_---------------__--------- 1, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__-__-__----- 107,429.11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1919 1940 Cost of new work -.-- -- - - Cost of maintenance------------ ----------- Total expended .................. -------------- I--------------- -- ------------ ------------ Allotted...___--------_. ..----------------- -- ----- $1, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940----------------------- $1, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------ ----------------- 1,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal - year ending June 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- -- -- - - - -- 30, 1942 for maintenance 30,000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 15. BAYOU LAFOURCHE, LA. Location.-Priorto 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 Charts Nos. 1160 and 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 th head of the bayou, without a lock; for a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Napoleonville to the Intracoastal Waterway at Lock- port; and a channel of same dimensions from the Intracoastal Waterway at Larose to the Gulf of Mexico via Belle Pass; the closure of Pass Fourchon and 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 1940, is $710,000. The latest (1940) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $20,000. 868 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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.-Fully complied with. 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 fscal year.-Contract for the con- struction of two combination steel sheet pile and timber breakwaters at the mouth of Belle Pass was completed at a cost of $44,709.93. Dredging by contract of a 6- by 60-foot channel between Larose, La., and the Gulf of Mexico via Belle Pass was completed at a cost of $17,558.75, and channel surveys by hired labor at a cost of $1,302.84. The total costs, all for new work, were $63,571.52; the total expenditures were $97,294.90. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 35 per- cent completed. The dredging between Larose, La., and the Gulf of Mexico was completed in 1939. The breakwaters at the mouth of Belle Pass were completed in 1939, but subsequent storm damage indicates that additional stone is required. The controlling depths on June 30, 1940, referred to mean low Gulf are as follows: Lock- port to Napoleonville, 4 feet; Larose to Gulf shore line, 6 feet; through the breakwaters at mouth of Belle Pass, 4 feet. Work re- maining to be done under the existing project consists of strengthen- ing the breakwaters and dredging the project channel between Lockport and Napoleonville, La. The head of navigation is at Napoleonville. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $249,248.43, all for new work; the total expenditures were $248,517.90. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $41,202.93, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------------ $730. 53 New work by contract. Placing rock adjacent to both sides of steel sheet pile breakwaters at mouth of Belle Pass during July and August 1940----------------- -------------- 20,472. 40 New work, dredging under contract. A channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide from Lockport to a point about 3 miles upstream during the period February to June 1941----------------------------20, 000. 00 Total for project----------------------------------- 41, 202. 93 The additional sum of $235,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 869 New work, dredging by contract throughout the fiscal year--- _------ $220, 000 Maintenance dredging in the Larose to Gulf of Mexico section and maintenance of breakwaters at the mouth of Belle Pass by contract during May 1942 --------------------------------------- 5, 000 Total for project-------------------------------------- 235, 000 Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 _......-___ -__--------- $502, 183. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--- 5, 445. 38 1---------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -------- 517, 629. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------- 730. 53 Net total expenditures _____---------------516, 898. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 41, 202. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 558,101. 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of newwork ____________________ ---------------- ___________ __ $5, 803. 94 $179, 872. 97 $63, 571. 52 Cost of m aintenance. --- - - - - - - --- - - - - -- - - -- -- - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - . . Total expended.............------------------ .5, 792. 38 145, 430. 62 97, 294. 90 Allotted ...------------------..................... ...------------------------- 120, 000. 00 150, 000. 00 19, 720. 83 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ $118, 777. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_ _. 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for________________......... 138, 777. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment .. ____. ___ 279. 17 Net amount to be accounted for-.-------------- - 138, 497. 83 Gross amount expended_------__---9-- ____-- - $98, 186. 41 Less reimbursements collected ---------------------- 891. 51 97, 294. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ------------------ - 41, 202. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------- ----- - $1, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__--------- --- 286. 90 1, 286. 90 Balance available June 30, 1940.---__-------- - - - 39, 916. 03 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 June 30, 1942: For new work 1----------- -------------------------- 220, 000. 00 For maintenance - 000. 00 1------------------------- 15, Total -------------------------------------------- 235, 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. 870 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Geological Survey maps, Thibodaux, Gibson, Houma, Montegut, Bourbeaux, and Lake LaGraisse quadrangles.) 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 Annual 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, respec- tively. 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 Dredging channel 6 feet in depth and of a naviga- H. Doc. No. 1163, 60th Cong., 2d sess. ble width from Houma, La., to Bush Canal, a distance of 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 South- ern Pacific Railroad, but no public wharves. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Survey was made and plans and specifications were prepared for maintenance dredging between Bourg and Montegut, La. The total costs were $599.58, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $506.49. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1916. The controlling depth on June 30, 1940, was 5 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 under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $195,315.77, of which $73,024.88 was for new work and $122,290.89 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $195,222.68. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 871 Proposed operations.-The'balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $20,493.51, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940---------- _________ __ $93. 09 By contract: Maintenance dredging in the channel between Bourg and Montegut during the period Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, 1940-------- 19, 400. 00 By hired labor: Removal of obstructions from the waterway as required throughout the fiscal year , 000. 42 1-------------------------- Total for project _--- --------- -20, 493. 51 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the channel will be adequate for existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------- __- $120, 088. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 --- ______------___ 122, 290. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------- ___ 242, 379. 60 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 93. 09 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 242, 286. 51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940________________________ 20, 493. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------ 262, 780. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new w ork --- - , _-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ Cost of maintenance ..... $599. 58 Total expended ................ ............. . - 506. 49 Allotted----......-- -------------- --------------------------------- 21, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 ------------------------------------ $4, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 19391------------------------------------5, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940---------------------------------------- 1, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ --------------------- 21, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ----------- 506. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------ 20, 493. 51 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 93. 09 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------- ----- 20, 400.42 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 nor- 872 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 mal fluctuation of tide is 3 to 6 inches, but winds may raise or lower the water surface about 1 foot. The estimate of cost for new work 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 thel 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. The controlling depth on June 30, 1940, was 4.5 feet, avail- able 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.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $1,000, will be applied to removal of obstructions and examinations of the waterway by hired labor as necessary throughout the fiscal year. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging by contract during the months of December, 1941, and January, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----- --------------------- $77, 761. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------ ------------------ 26, 200. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------103, 961. 12 Net total expenditures_------------------------------------ 103, 961. 12 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 _----------------------- 1, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------104, 961.12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work..... Cost of maintenance.. Total expended------------- -------................. --------- ---------- ------------------------------....---------.. ---.... Allotted ..................... __- ----- ------ -_____--------- --------- $1,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940---------- ------------------------ $1, 000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------------1, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 --- ---------- 20, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANIS, LA., DISTRICT 873 18. WATERWAY FROM THE INTRACOSTAL WATERWAY TO BAYOU DULAC, LA. (BAYOUS GRAND CAILLOU AND LECARPE, 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.) E fisting project.-This provides for a waterway 5 feet deep and 40 feet wide from the intracostal 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 to 3 feet. I The estiinate 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.-There are 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 existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. The controlling depth at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1940, was 5 feet. The head of navigation of Bayou Grand Caillou is at Ashland and of Bayou LeCarpe at the Intracoastal Waterway. 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 no operations are proposed during the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging under contract during the month of February 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940- - -------- $51, 279. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 . - -- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 51, 279. 83 Net total expenditures------------------------------------------ 51, 279. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------------- 51, 279. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - $34, 676. 90 $16, 602. 93 .. Cost of maintenance ---- - - - -- - -- - Total expended------------------ 27, 847. 61 23, 432. 22- Allotted --- .... ....-----------...----- 6, 250. 00 -4, 970. 17 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance___ - - - - - $10, 000. 00 874 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 19. BAYOU GROSSETETE, LA. Location.-This bayou rises in Pointe Coupee Parish, La., and extends in a generally southeastern direction, entering Bayou Plaque- mine 8 miles below Plaquemine lock. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 1116 and Corps of Engineers, "Mississippi River Aluvial Valley" maps Fordoche, Oscar Bayou, and Grossetete quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for improving the stream for a distance of 29 miles from its mouth to a point 5 miles above Marin- gouin, La., by removing snags and trees and by dredging a channel 60 feet wide on bottom and 5 feet deep at mean low water. Mean low water is 2 feet above mean low Gulf level. Under ordinary condi- tions the mean range of tide is about 3 inches at the mouth and nothing at the head, and the extreme range about 6 inches at the mouth. The variation of water surface due to flood conditions may be from 2 to 8 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $130,000. The latest (1912) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 348, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2540 of the Annual Report for 1917. Terminal facilities.-There are no wharves on the bayou. The banks are firm and high. The steamboats and launches operating on the stream unload their cargoes at any desired point, carrying the freight by hand into the stores, which are generally on the bank of the bayou. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 15.8 percent completed, that portion of the stream above mile 10.3 to be dredged 20 feet wider. A channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide on the bottom was completed in 1914 to mile 10.3 and from that point to the head of the project by 5- by 40-foot channel was dredged in 1916. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1940, were as follows: From mile 0 at the mouth to mile 20, 5 feet; from mile 20 to mile 26, 4 feet; from mile 26 to mile 29, 2 feet. Channel conditions are good between miles 0 and 26 and poor between miles 26 and 29. The head of navigation is at mile 29. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $91,198.84, of which $29,392.49 was for new work and $61,806.35 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging and snagging by contract during the month of August, 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 875 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $29, 392. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------61, 806. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---- __-____-91, 198. 84 Net total expenditures _____--- ___________________ 91, 198. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 91, 198. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___ - Cost of maintenance_____________ $966.60 $866. 27 $19. 762. 30 Total expended... 966.60 832.07 19, 796.50 Allotted 10, 966.60 -9, 000.00 19, 628. 57 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --- --------------------------------- --_ $100, 600. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance-----____-___--- - - 0, 000. 00 1_______ 20. BAYOU TECHE, LA. Location.-Bayou Teche has its source in Bayou Courtableau, in St. Landry Parish, and flows in a southeasterly direction, a distance of 125 miles, to where it joins the lower Atchafalaya River, about 101/2 miles above Morgan City, La. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1116 and Corps of Engineers' Mississippi River Alluvial Valley maps 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------------------------------ 18 miles. Distance from Intracoastal Waterway_-------------------82. 5 miles Width of chamber--__----__- ___----------------- 36 feet. Length available for full width__________------------------ 160 feet. Lift---- ---------------------------------------- 8 feet. Depth on miter sill at mean Gulf level----------------------- 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 876 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. 1 Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act. For latest published map see H. Doc. No. 288, 66th Cong., 1st sess. 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 $8,355.80, all for operation of the lock. Total expenditures were $7,662.73. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 84 percent completed. 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 Key- stone lock. The contract dredging done in 1918-20 completed that part of the previous project for a 6- by 50-foot channel from Keystone lock to mile 39.7 above the mouth. The 8- by 80-foot channel 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 877 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 controlling depths at mean Gulf level on June 30, 1940, 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 5.5 feet, available throughout the year. The head of navigation is at Port Barre, La. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $1,042,731.09, of which $708,625.40 was for new work, $284,386.45 for maintenance, and $49,719.24 for the operation of the lock and dam. The total expenditures were $1,133,383.08, including $91,389.25 ex- pended between July 1, 1913, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the perma- nent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Prpoposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $19,314.84, will be applied to maintenance of the waterway and the operation and maintenance of Keystone lock as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------- $737.26 Maintenace : Hired Labor: Removal of obstructions from waterway, surveys, and examinations of waterway-------------------- ____ 1, 000. 00 Operation and maintenance of Keystone lock: Operation__--------------------- ---------------------- 6, 500. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair--------------_____ 1, 000. 00 Improvements and reconstruction---------------------_ 10, 077. 58 Total maintenance -------------------------- 75, 000 The additional sum of $75,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance : Contract: Dredging between Baldwin and New Iberia during the months of January, February, and March, 1942___ $45, 000 Hired labor: Operation and maintenance of Keystone lock: Operation-------------------------------7, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair ------- 1,000 Improvements and reconstruction ---------- 22, 000 Total maintenance------------------------------------ 75, 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-- ------------------------- $754, 329. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------425, 494. 94 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 1, 179, 824. 77 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 737. 26 Net total expenditures------------------------- 1, 179, 087. 51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-- - 19', 314. 84 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 1, 198, 402. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new w ork- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost of maintenance -$6, 727. 89 $6, 064.89 $18, 947. 70 $10, 999. 92 $8. 355. 80 Total expended ___ 6, 268. 75 5, 806. 51 18, 574. 46 12, 046 93 7 662. 73 Allotted . . . 8, 119. 67 -293. 84 28, 871. 34 34, 300. 00 -8, 620. 36 26924340-pt. 1, vol. 1-56 878 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------- ------ $35, 597. 93 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------ ----------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 45, 597. 93 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------ ----- 18, 620. 36 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 26, 977. 57 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $7, 910. 70 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 247. 97 7, 662. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 19, 314. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 1, 102. 05 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------------- 18, 212. 79 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------- 141, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1------------------------------------ 75, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 21. 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 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. Operationsand results during fiscal year.--Operationsconsisted of: (1) Demobilizing Government plant that was used during June 1939 for dredging a 10- by 100-foot channel in the Gulf of Mexico south of Point au Fer Reef: and (2) examination surveys of the RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 879 dredged channel to determine rate of shoaling. The total costs were $3,262.89, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $20,164.96. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1914. The controlling depth at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1940, was 9 feet. The river is navigable throughout the limits of the project. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $676,789.08, of which $501,963.23 was for new work and $174,825.85 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $676,736.52. Proposed operation,.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $1,032.48, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------------$52. 56 By hired labor: Periodic surveys to determine the condition of the channel ------- --------------------------------- 979. 92 Total for project----------------------------1, 032. 48 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging by contract during May 1942 to provide a channel 10 feet deep over a bottom width of 100 feet between the 10-foot contours south of Point au Fer Reef. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940- ---.--..----- $501, 963. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------- ------- 174, 825. 85 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 676, 789. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 52. 56 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 676, 736. 52 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 1, 032. 48 --------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ 677, 769. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- -- -------------- ---- --- $18-97.82.- $.262. 9 Cost of maintenance . - - ------- --- - --- _.... --..... -- $18,797. 82 $3,262. 89 Total expended .------ ------------------------------------------------- 1, 843.19 20,164. 96 Allotted ---------------------------------- .....-------- --------------------- 25, 000. 00 -1, 959. 37 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $23, 156. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 1, 959. 37 Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 21,197. 44 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $21,259. 74 Less reimbursements collected----------------------1, 094. 78 20,164. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------- , 032.48 1____ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------- 300. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------- 732. 48 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- - 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 30, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 880 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 22. INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO BAYOU TECHE, LA. Location.-This waterway extends in a westerly direction from the Mississippi River, at or near Harvey, La., to Bayou Teche, La., above Morgan City. This route follows the Harvey Canal No. 1 and Bayou Barataria from the Mississippi River to Lake Salvador; thence across Lake Salvador; thence through Harvey Canal No. 2 to Bayou Lafourche and up this bayou to Lockport; thence through the Company Canal to Bayou Terrebonne and up this bayou to the vicinity of Houma; thence through the land to Bayou Black; thence along Bayou Black, Bayou Chene, and Bayou Boeuf to Morgan City; thence up the Atchafalaya River to the mouth of Bayou Teche, a total distance of 115 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey chart No. 1116 and U. S. Geological Survey maps, New Orleans, Barataria, Cut Off, Houma, Gibson, and Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Alluvial Valley map, Morgan City.) Eisting project.-This provides for a waterway from the Mis- sissippi River to Bayou Teche having a depth of 5 feet below mean Gulf level and a bottom width of 40 feet, with appropriate side slopes. This project has been largely superseded by 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). Under ordinary conditions the mean range of tide 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 1922 is $875,000. The latest (1919) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Har- bor Act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 610, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed opposite page 2401 of the Annual Report for 1920. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-On Bayou Terrebonne, at Houma, there are several small privately owned wharves. 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. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Survey was made and plans and specifications were prepared for maintenance dredging over a distance of 1 mile in that part of the waterway between Bayou Terrebonne at Bourg, La., and the 9-foot channel of the present Intra- coastal Waterway. The total costs were $348.50, all for maintenance; the total expenditures were $321.64. Under the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, snags, stumps, and logs were removed from Bayou Black, which is a part of this project and a tributary of the 9- by 100-foot Intracoastal Waterway. The work was'done with Government plant and hired labor and extended from the Intracoastal Waterway to a point 4.5 miles upstream. The total costs and expenditures for this work were $996.46 all for maintenance. The total cost for the year was $1,344.96 and the total expenditure $1,318.10, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project has not been conm- RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 881 pleted and has been superseded for most of its length by the present 9- by 100-foot Intracoastal Waterway which coincides with or parallels it. Only those sections of the project which are used by navigation are still being maintained. The total costs have been $1,344.96, all for maintenance; the total expenditures were $1,318.10. All costs and expenditures incurred prior to July 1, 1939, are reported under Previ- ous projects of 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). Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $5,678.36, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---------------------------------- $26. 86 Maintenance: Completion of contract for dredging in the channel be- tween the Intracoastal Waterway (9- by 100-foot channel) and Bayou Terrebonne at Bourg, La., during September 1940----------5, 651. 50 Total, maintenance-------------------------- ------ 5, 678. 36 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the channel will be adequate for existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------- $1, 344. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- -------- - 1, 344. 96 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 26. 86 Net total expenditures1,--------------------------------1,318. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------- 5, 678. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---6,996------------ 996. 46 Cost of new work-... .. ... . ... ... - . .---- - .--. - - - .- .. Cost of maintenance------------- ------- -------------- --------- .-------------- $1, 344.96 Total expended-----------------------................... -------------------------- ------------- 1,318. 10 Allotted-------- - ----------- ------------------- --------- _ 6,996.46 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938-------------------- $6, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ 1, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------7, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 3. 54 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 6, 996. 46 Gross amount expended-------------------------------------1, 318. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 5, 678. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------- ------ 50. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------------- 5, 628. 36 882 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 23. 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) Locatio.---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 above, Canal Street and follows Harvey Canal No. 1, Bayou Barataria, to Bayou Villars, a land cut south of Lake Salvador to Harvey Canal No. 2,, Harvey Canal No. 2 to 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 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 Plaquemnine 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., a total distance of 56 miles. The section from the Atchafalaya River to Vermilion River, La., begins at the western end of the Missisisippi-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 lakes 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 883 miles below the city of Lake Charles, La., a total distance of about 38 miles. The section from the Calcasieu River to Sabine River, La. and Tex., begins at the western end of the Mermentau-Calcasieu section and follows the Calcasieu River upstream about 1.6 miles, a land cut running in a southwesterly direction 2.8 miles, thence, west 22 miles to Sabine River at a point about 3 miles below Orange, Tex., a total distance of about 26 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.) 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 3,1909; Feb- ruary 27, 1911; July 25, 1912; August 8, 1917; July 18, 1918; March 2, 1919; and September 22, 1922. For further details see pages 878-895 of Annual Report for 1924. Existing project.-This provides for a waterway from the Missis- sippi River at or near New Orleans, via two routes to Morgan City, La., thence via one route to the Sabine River, La. and Tex., having a depth of 9 feet at mean low water and a bottom width of 100 feet with appropriate side slopes, with such passing places, widening at bends, locks or guard locks, and railway bridges over artificial cuts as are necessary, and for the purchase or construction of a pipe-line dredge. The length of this section of the waterway is 338 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 St.)- 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 completed 1935. Cost (including approaches) -__- - $1,775,132.24. 884 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Plaquemine lock Miles from New Orleans, La. (Canal St.)_ 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. 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 -------------------------------- 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 da m, vertical cast-steel gates, timber- pile foundations. Type of construction ----------------- __ Reinforced concrete. Opened to navigation 1933 and completed 1934. 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. 1 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 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 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 885 Terminal facilities.-Facilitiesare 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 by contract was performed as follows: Removal of annual deposit from the approaches to Harvey and Plaquemine locks; removal of shoals extending over 31,200 linear feet of channel in the Atcha- falaya-Vermilion section and removal of shoals extending over 1,700 linear feet of channel in the Vermilion-Mermentau section at a cost of $30,425.65. In addition, the removal of shoals in the approaches to Harvey and Plaquemine locks at a cost of $4,089.86, and channel surveys throughout the waterway at a cost of $40,348.81 were per- formed by Government plant and hired labor. Improvements at Harvey lock performed by contract consisted of the construction of three 19-pile dolphins in the river approach at a cost of $5,036.82, the reconstruction of 964 linear feet of timber revetment at a cost of $4,982.90, the construction of a small storehouse at a cost of $1,445.99, and leveling emergency dam derrick at a cost of $1,166.37. Harvey, Plaquemine, and Vermilion locks were operated throughout the fiscal year; the locks, grounds, and structures were maintained in good condition, and all necessary and routine maintenance work thereon performed by hired labor at a cost of $108,570.72. The total costs were $196,067.12 of which $74,864.32 was for maintenance and $121,- 202.80 for operation and care of locks; the total expenditures were $190,969.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1936. Harvey lock was completed in 1935; the reservation comprises 3.3 acres. Plaquemine lock was completed in 1909; its reservation 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, 1940, 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 $9,418,792.95, of which $7,226,814.17 was for new work (including $353,541.19 Public Works funds), $976,155.63 for maintenance, and $1,215,823.15 for operation and care of locks, which includes $521,484.91 expended between January 1, 1927, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite ap- propriation for such purposes. The total expenditures have been $9,401,538.41, which includes $521,484.91 expended between January 1, 1927, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite ap- propriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $323,036.97, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: 886 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGI[NEERS' U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 Accounts payable June 30, 1940____ _____-___----- ___----- $18, 186. 32 Contract Maintenance (dredging during the period Nov. 1, 1940, to Apr. 30, 1941, in the following sections) : Plaquemine-Morgan City___________________--_ 6, 000. 00 Mississippi-Atchafalaya ------------------------ -- 80,000. 00 Atchafalaya-Vermilion----------------------------- 44, 000. 00 Vermilion-Mermentau ---------- 20, 000. 00 Right-of-way survey and inspections------------------- 14, 850. 65 164, 850. 65 Hired labor: Operation and maintenance of Plaquemine lock: Operation --------------------------------------- 33, 000. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair----------------------- 5,000. 00 Improvements and reconstruction_____________________ 21, 000. 00 59, 000. 00 Operation and maintenance of Harvey lock: Operation-- -------------------------- 31, 000. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair----------------------- 9,000.00 Improvements and reconstruction 2, 000. 00 1---------------------- 52, 000. 00 Operation and maintenance of Vermilion lock: Operation ___------------------------------------------ 22, C000. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair 5, 000. 00 Improvements and reconstruction_____------------------ 2,000. 00 29, 000. 00 Total maintenance ------------------------------- 323, 036. 97 The additional sum of $264,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Contract: Maintenance dredging in the various sections as may be found necessary during the fiscal year___-------------------------------- $130, 000 Hired labor : Surveys and inspection____ ___________------___ 20,000 Operation and maintenance of Plaquemine lock: Operation------------------------------------------------ 32, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair_------------------- 5, 000 Improvements and reconstruction____ -------------------- 2, 000 39, 000 Operation and maintenance of Harvey lock: Operation------------------------------------------------ 32, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair______---------- ------- 10, 000 Improvements and reconstruction--- ----------------- 3, 000 45, 000 Operation and maintenance of Vermilion lock: Operation------------------------------------------------22, 300 Ordinary maintenance and repair___ _----_____ __---5, 200 Improvements and reconstruction---__------------------- 2, 500 30, 000 Total, maintenance_ --.--- ---- ---- 264, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 887 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_----_____----------- $11, 217, 872. 80 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 3, 189, 887. 93 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940________- 14, 407, 760. 73 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940__----- ----------------- 870. 81 Net total cost to June 30, 1940__.._______ _____- 14, 408, 631. 54 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 _---- __-_____-__ - 60. 97 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 .--.----------- - 14, 408, 692. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------- 18, 186. 32 Net total expenditures_____---------- 114, 390, 506.19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ,_--_ -------------------- 322, 976. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_----------- 1214, 1 713, 482. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C o s t of n ew wo rk _.__._.._ - ... $57, 414. 19 $7, 678. 25 _ -_ __ . ------ . . . .. . . . . . . . . . -. .---- . . . ..- Cost of maintenance-.....-.. 263,114. 08 242, 494. 28 $292, 117. 63 $376, 541.08 $196, 067.12 Total cost..-------.. -------... 320, 528. 27 250,172. 53 292, 117. 63 376, 541.08 196, 067.12 Total expended ....---------------- 298, 872. 18 261, 113. 23 295, 337. 92 379, 845. 75 190, 969. 15 Allotted ................ .... 197, 975. 77 13, 979. 65 595, 050.00 326, 400. 00 242, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_---- _--_,__-------_-------- $271, 945 15 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938-.-- $6,.000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940 253, 000. 00 --... 259, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____ ____------------- 530, 945. 15 Deductions on account of revocations of allotment----__.___ 17, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_--------- -- 513, 945. 15 Gross amount expended -- ______---_-_---- $198, 865. 73 Less: Reimbursements collected-------$7, 848. 58 Receipts from sales__ ______- - 48. 00 7, 896. 58 190, 969. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------_ ------- _ 322, 976. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------- $20. 973. 72 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 35, 769. 01 56. 742. 73 -- ----- Balance available June 30, 1940__ _ ------- 266, 233. 27 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_____ ____________ ___- __ 60.97 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940____--- _ 266, 294. 24 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 3 June 30, 1942, for maintenance __________-_______-___-____ 264, 000. 00 1 In addition, $273,266.97 expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Includes $1,070,432.58 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 3 Exclusive of available funds. 888 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 24. 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, Intracostal 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 $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 lock Miles from Franklin, La----------------1.5. Miles from Bayou Teche--------------- 0. Width of chamber__-------------------- 26.5 feet. Depth on miter sill at low water---------- 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. .--- RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 889 Length available for full width-----------300 feet. Lift---------------------------------- 0.3 feet. Depth on miter sill at low water ----------. 8 feet. Character of foundation----------------Timber piles. Kind of dam-----------------------. Timber. Type of construction-------------------. Concrete buttresses, wooden gates turning on horizontal hinges at bottom, earth-lock chamber. 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 I 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 Hanson Canal between Bayou Teche and Cote Blanche Bay, at a cost not to exceed $65,000. Mar. 2, 1919- .... - Construction of the Schooner Bayou cut-olfft-__. H. Doe. No. 1336, 62d Cong., 3d sess. June 26, 1934 (Per- Inclusion of operation and care of locks in project manent Appro- provided for with funds from War Department priations Re- appropriations for rivers and harbors. peal Act). 1Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Ternminal facilities.-This improvement comprises a system of arti- ficial canals and natural waterways passing through an isolated marsh section of the State, and there are no existing facilities for handling freight along the route. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging by contract was performed in Collicon and Grand Lakes resulting in removal of shoals extending over 1,800 linear feet in Collicon Lake and 1,400 linear feet in east end of Grand Lake at a cost of $5,541.24. Hanson and Schooner Bayou locks were operated as re- quired throughout the fiscal year; the locks, structures, and grounds were maintained in good condition and all necessary and routine maintenance work thereon performed at a cost of $13,407.45. The total costs were $18,948.69 and the total expenditures were $18,186.43, all for maintenance. 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 containing 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, respec- 890 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 tively, and the lockmaster's house in 1917. The United States, reser- vation at Schooner Bayou lock comprises 2 acres. The controlling depths on June 30, 1940, at mean low Gulf level were: In Hanson lock, 4.0 feet; Vermilion River to Mermentau River, 4.0 feet. The channel is navigable throughout its length. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year under the existing project were $480,321.41, of which $249,051.81 was for new work, $11',468.53 for maintenance, and $114,801.07 for operation and care of the locks. The total expenditures have been $644,399.32, 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 provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $22,702.95, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1940_ ----------------- $1, 221. 94 Hired labor : Maintenance: Removal of obstructions from waterway, surveys, and examinations of waterway__________________________ 1, 0000. 00 Operation and maintenance of Schooner Bayou lock: Operation-------------------------- ----- $9,: 000. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair--------------1, 000. 00 Improvements and reconstruction--------------6, 081. 01 16, 081.01 Operation and maintenance of Hanson lock: Operation--------------------------------- 3, 500. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair______________ 900. 00 4, 400. 00 Total, maintenance------------ ------------ _ 22, 702. 95 The additional sum of $22,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Contract: Maintenance: Dredging as required during the fiscal year_ $6, 000. 00 Hired labor : Operation and maintenance of Schooner Bayou lock: Operation ---------------------------- $9, 500. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair____________ 1, 000. 00 10, 500. 00 Operation and maintenance of Hanson lock : Operation --------------------------------- 4, 500. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair _____ 1, 000. 00 5, 500. 00 Total, maintenance ---------------------------- 22, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---,_-- --------------------- 249, 051. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________ _________ __ 396, 568. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-__---. ____ 645, 619. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 _______ --_________-.._ 1.30 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__--_____- ____-----__ ___ 45, 621. 26 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--____________-- ______ __ 1, 221. 94 Net total expenditures--------------------- 644, 399. 32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------------ 22, 701.65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--..... 667, 100. 97 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 891 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work -- - - - - Cost of maintenance------------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - $45, 322.16 $37,155. 67 $37, 536. 29 $19, 530. 40 ----- $18, 948. 69 Total expended ...---------------- 44, 155. 51 37, 394. 44 38, 087. 66 19, 351.08 18, 186. 43 Allotted ...--------------------- 33, 079. 31 3, 059. 01 57, 400. 00 20, 000.00 16, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---__------------- ----------- $24, 388. 08 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 ___--- ------------------------- 16, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------40, 888.08 Gross amount expended_------1-- __--------- 1 449. 38 -- $18, Less: Reimbursements collected --------------- $70. 95 Receipts from sales---------------------- 92. 00 262.95 18, 186. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------ 22, 701. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 2,957. 12 Balance available June 30, 1940 744. 53 1------------------------9, Accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 1. 30 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_ --- __ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, ___ 19, 745. 83 1942, for maintenance 1---------------- ---- --- _ 000.00 22:, 1 Exclusive of available funds. 25. 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 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 (1940) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6, 500. 892 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 194(0 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 H. Doe. No. 225, 72d Cong., 1st sess. feet deep from the Intracoastal Waterway to a point 3.2 miles 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 A channel in Bayou Petit Anse 9 feet deep and 80 Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. feet wide from the Intracoastal Waterway to No. 40, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- the north end of Avery Island and a channel 5 tains latest published map.) feet deep and 40 feet wide from the Intracoastal Waterway to Vermilion Bay by way of the Mcllhenny Canal. 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 con- struct a suitable public terminal at the head of Avery Island and re- construct all highway and railroad bridges to provide suitable clear- ance, all without cost to the United States. These requirements, ex- cepting 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 mainten- ance 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. en- larged 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. Terminal 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. Doc. No. 225, 72d Cong., 1st sess.) These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Plans and specifications were prepared for maintenance dredging in Bayou Petit Anse and in Vermilion Bay at the mouth of McIlhenny Canal. Costs incurred were charged to Examinations, surveys, and contingencies. Upon re- ceipt of allotment this account will be reimbursed for same. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depths at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1940, were as follows: In Bayou Petit Anse from the Intracoastal RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEAN'S, LA., DISTRICT 893 Waterway to the head of Avery Island, 9 feet; in Bayou Carlin from Bayou Petit Anse to Lake Peigneur, 5 feet; in channel from Intra- coastal Waterway to Vermilion Bay via McIlhenny Canal, 5 feet. The head of navigation on Bayou Petit Anse is the highway bridge north of Avery Island, and on Bayou Carlin is Lake Peigneur. 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 t17,858.13, 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.-An anticipated allotment of $20,000 will be applied to maintenance dredging by contract in Bayou Petit Anse and at the mouth of McIlhenny Canal in Vermilion Bay during the months of August and September 1940. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the channel will be adequate for existing commerce. Cost a/nd financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------- $57, 490. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940________________________ 13, 411. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________7__ 70, 901. 55 Net total expenditures--------------------------------70, 901. 55 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__________ ________ 70, 901. 55 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work --- $31, 244. 49 $100 $9, 632. 16 _- Cost of maintenance ........... ._ -.... _$..... -13, .... ...--- 411. 26 - -- Total expended_ ----. . _ 33, 352. 16 100 13, 503. 23 9, 540. .19 Allotted- -- -- 36.40 -- - --- 12, 700.00 8, 043. 42 26. 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. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1- 57 894 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Kennys Coulee, 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.-Survey of the bayou was made by hired labor. The total costs were $916.87, all for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $931.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1896. The controlling depths on June 30, 1940, 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 $195,029.91, of which $25,000 was for new work, and $170,- 029.91 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $195,029.91. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $1,000, will be applied to removal of obstructions and examinations of the waterway by hired labor as necessary throughout the fiscal year. The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging by contract between the Intracoastal Waterway and Pinhook Bridge during June, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------$34, 900. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- 170,029. 91 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 204, 929. 91 Net total expenditures______---- ________------ 204, 929. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 1, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------205, 929. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- ..------------- .. . ... . ... . Cost of maintenance ------------ $14, 896. 54-- __- $7, 297. 13 $687. 53 $916.87 Total expended.................. 19 602. 17 - --------- 7, 407.03 563. 29 931. 21 Allotted.........------------------- -5.16 --- 9, 000.00 -------------- 901.53 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 895 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------ ------------------- $1, 029. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 , 000. 00 1----------------------------- Amount to be accounted for_------------------------ 2, 029. 68 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------- 98. 47 Net amount to be accounted for ______ __-------- --- 1, 931. 21 Gross amount expended--_----------------------------------------- 931. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----_------------ _____ 1, 000.000 Amount that can be profitably- expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942 for maintenance 10, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 27. 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. 1277 and U. S. Geological 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. Doec. No. 78, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Termninal 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.-Dredging by contract of a channel 40 feet wide and 5 feet deep from the 5-foot contour in White Lake to Pecan Island was completed. The total costs were $2,799.57, all for new work. The total expenditures were $9,927.40. Condition. at end of fiscal year.-Dredging of the 5- by 40-foot channel was completed in 1939. The work remaining to be done is the construction of suitable protection works in the lake, the necessity for which has not yet been determined. The controlling depth at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1940, was as follows: From deep water in White Lake to Pecan Island, 5 feet. The head of navigation is at Pecan Island, 1.5 miles south of White Lake. The total costs under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $10,781.75, all for new work. The total expenditures were $10,741.21. 896 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $487.02, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940___ 54 $--------------- By hired labor: Periodic surveys to determine the condition of the channel ----------------------------------------------- 446.48 Total for project ----------------- ------- 487. 02 The additional sum of $3,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1.942 for maintenance dredging by contract during the month of November 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--_--------------------------- $10, 781. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------____ 10, 781. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 40. 54 Net total expenditures 0, 741. 21 1------------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 487. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------11, 228. 23 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .... .- - ----- . ---- ---- $7, 982. 18 $2, 799. 57 Cost of maintenance - __---- ------- -------------- -------------- _ _ I Total expended . _ . - 813.81 9,927.40 Allotted . .... 19 000.00 -7,771.77 -7, 771. 77--------------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $18, 186. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 7,771.77 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 10, 414. 42 Gross amount expended----------- -------------- $10,208. 40 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 281. 00 9, 927. 40 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------- 487. 02 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-- ------------------------- 350. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------- 137. 02 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ -- 9, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 --- -- __ _ 3, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 28. 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 897 (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, Catfish Lake, Grand Chenier, and Bayou Lebauve quadrangles.) Existing project.--The project provides for the removal of obstruc- tions to navigation to secure the natural channel throughout the entire Mermentau River, a distance of 71.5 miles, and through Bayou Nezpique from its mouth to 25 miles above, and Bayou des Cannes from its mouth to Evangeline Bridge (mile 8.5) ; for 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 weeks 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. 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 ......----- I- Doc. No. 1398, 65th Cong., 3d sess. H. Aug. 30, 1935 1 Channel in Mermentau River 9 feet deep plus 1 Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doc. foot overdepth from Intracoastal Waterway to No. 36, 72d Cong., 1st sess. (Con- the source at confluence of Bayous Nezpique and tains latest published map.) Des Cannes. 1 Included in the Public Works Administration program Mar. 28, 1934. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 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 898 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. The controlling depths at mean low Gulf level on June 30, 1940, were as follows: 3.0 feet across the en- trance bar at the mouth of the Mermentau River; 2.0 feet through Lower Mud Lake; 4.0 feet in Upper Mud Lake; 3.0 feet in lower Grand Lake; 5.0 feet in upper Grand Lake; 9.0 feet between the Intracoastal Waterway and the junction of Bayous Nezpique, and Des Cannes; Bayou Nezpique, 8 feet between miles 0 and 23, and 5 feet between miles 23 and 25; Bayou Des Cannes, 5 feet to mile 8.5. The Mermentau River is navigable throughout; Bayou Nezpique for a distance of 25 miles, and Bayou Des Cannes for a distance of 8.5 miles. The total costs and expenditures (regular funds) under the existing 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.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $500, will be applied to removal of obstructions by Gov- ernment plant and hired labor from Bayous Nezpique and Des Cannes as necessary throughout the fiscal year. The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging by contract in Lake Arthur during the month of April 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------ $57, 554. 77 Cost. of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------- 52, 988. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___- ____--- 110, 542. 79 Net total expenditures--------------- 110, 542. 79 -- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 __---- ___-_----_-- - -__-- 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -------------- 111, 042. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work - -- ---- ----------.. -------------- ---------------------------... -- -------- Cost of maintenance .------- $33.06 ..----------------------------- Total expended ........ . 2, 920.37 -- Allotted------------------------ -59. 59 .. $500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940----------------------------------------- 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------------------------- 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - 1942, for maintenance 1 15, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 899 29. 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 resultgs during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existingi project was com- pleted in 1915. The channel is in poor condition. The controlling depth on June 30, 1940, was 6 feet, mean low Gulf, from mile 0 to mile 19, available throughout the year. The heid of navigation is at mile 19 from the mouth of the bayou. 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. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $500, will be applied to removal of obstructions and examinations of the waterway as necessary throughout the fiscal year. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as the channel will be adequate for existing commerce. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $32, 759. 90 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_--______-__----_ ---- 28, 864. 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 --------- 61, 624. 60 Net total expenditures _____-__________ -____-_________ 61, 624. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------- ----- ------------ 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--_--_-------- 62, 124. 60 900 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGi4NEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-------------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance------------------------------------ - - ----------------- T otal expended - . - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- - - -- - - - - - - Allotted...------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- $500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ---------------------------------------- approved June 24, 1940_ _ $500 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------------- 500 30. CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LA. Location.-Calcasieu River has its source in southwestern Louisi- ana, and flows in a generally southerly direction to the Gulf of Mexico. About 25 miles from the Gulf it debouches into Calcasieu Lake, which lake is about 18 miles long. The connection between the lake and the Gulf, about 7 miles long, is known as Calcasieu Pass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 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 quadrangles.) 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. For further details, see Annual Report for 1936, page 719, and Annual Report for 1938, page 819. 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 exten- sion 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 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 901 Acts Work authorized Documents -- - Modification of original project of 1872, dated H. Ex. Doc. No. 46, 46th Cong., 3d sess. May 12, 1881, provided for general improvement and A. R. 1881, p. 1301. of the river from Phillips Bluff to the mouth by removing logs, snags, and overhanging 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.-Fullycomplied with. 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 Hackberry Point, La., to the 32-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of 21.7 miles; a base line for contract dredging operations in Calcasieu River loop from Mud Lake to the head of Choupique Cutoff, a distance of 4.7 miles; also a base line for the control of the repair and extension of West Jetty, Calcasieu Pass, a distance of 0.8 mile; preliminary sur- veys in connection with the above operations and with the construction of a bridge across Calcasieu Pass at Cameron, La.; and the operation of gages and salinity observations from Lake Charles, La., to the Gulf of Mexico. These operations were performed at a total cost of $22,804.24. Work by contract consisted of dredging 19,805,291 cubic yards of the approximately 33,000,000 cubic yards of material between Hack- berry Point, La., and the 32-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico necessary to complete the 30- by 250-foot ship channel from the Lake Charles wharves to the 32-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico. This dredging was done at a cost of $952,579.81. Contract work also included dredging of 2,148,974 cubic yards of material from the Calcasieu River loop from Mud Lake to Choupique Cutoff in constructing a ship-turning basin at a cost of $149,116.88. West Jetty, Calcasieu Pass, was repaired and raised to a grade of + 4.0 mean low Gulf from station 16 + 00 to station 32 + 00, and ex- tended by contract 2600 feet seaward at a grade + 4.0 mean low Gulf to a point opposite the existing end of East Jetty, Calcasieu Pass, at a cost of $359,106.67. A pile base line along the route of the new ship channel from a point in Calcasieu Lake south of Hackberry Point, La.,, to the end of dredging in the Gulf of Mexico, was constructed by contract at a cost of $10,182.53. 902 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The total costs for the year were $1,493,790.13, and the total expenditures $1,373,458.35, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Dredging in accordance with the existing project was 72 percent completed. Completion of dredging under the present contract is scheduled for September 28, 1940. The Calcasieu Pass jetties on the previous project were completed in 1900. The East Jetty foundation is 8,447 feet long and the por- tion above high water is about 8,050 feet. East Jetty extends sea- ward from the existing Gulf shore line a distance of 4,000 feet. West Jetty foundation is 5,800 feet long, all above high water. West Jetty extends seaward from the existing Gulf shore line a distance of 4,400 feet. The jetty extension to the 15-foot contour is 36 percent complete. The controlling depths at mean low Gulf on June 30, 1940, except in dredged areas, were as follows: Over the bar at the mouth of Calcasieu Pass, 9 feet; through Calcasieu Lake, 5 feet; from the head of Calcasieu Lake to Lake Charles, 30 feet; and from Lake Charles to Phillips Bluff, the head of navigation, 5 feet. The jetties are in fair condition 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 approximately 13,195,000 cubic yards of material in the unfinished portions between Hackberry Point, La., and the 32-foot contour in the Gulf, the extension of the jetties to the 10-foot con- tour in the Gulf of Mexico, and, if necessary, a further extension to the 15-foot contour. The total costs of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $2,528,827.85, and the total expenditures $2,280,605.81, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $2,120,807.83, will be applied to new work as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940______________ --- --- _____ $248, 222. 04 Contract: Completion of dredging under contract to provide a 30- by 250- foot channel from Hackberry Point, La., to the seaward ends of the Calcasieu jetties, and thence a 32- by 400-foot channel to the 32-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico during the period July 1, 1940, to Sept. 28, 1940 (this work will com- plete the project dredging) ________- 728, 785. 79 Repair of East Jetty, Calcasieu Pass, and extension of 2,000 to 2,500 feet seaward of both East and West Jetties, Cal- casieu Pass, during the period Aug. 15, 1940, to Jan. 1, 1942 (this work will compete the jetties to the 10-foot contour) __ 968, 000. 00 Construction of highway bridge across Calcasieu Pass in Cam- eron, La., and construction of ferry slips at the intersection of highway and ship channel during the period Sept. 1, 1940, to Dec. 31, 1940------------ ---------------------- 60, 000. 00 Total, new work-------------------------------- 1, 756, 785. 79 Maintenance dredging in the Calcasieu River and Pass new ship channel, Lake Charles to Gulf of Mexico during the period Oct. 20, 1940, to Nov. 20, 1940-------------------- 50000. 00 Hired Labor: Maintenance dredging by United States hopper dredge Benyaurd from the seaward ends of the Calcasieu jetties to the 32-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico during the period June 1 to June 30, 1941 ---- ------------------------ 31, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANIS, LA., DISTRICT 903 Miscellaneous surveys: Surveys from Lake Charles, La., to the Gulf of Mexico during the period July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941_______________ 14, 800. 00 Surveys from Phillips Bluff, La., to Lake Charles, La., com- pleting operations commenced in fiscal year 1940, during the period July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941________ _____----- 17, 000. 00 Operation of gages and salinity observations during the period June 30, 1940, to June 30, 1941------------- 3, 000. 00 Total, maintenance- --------------------- 115, 800. 00 Total for all work_------------------------------ 2, 120, 807. 83 The additional sum of $250,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Dredging by contract from Lake Charles, La., to the end of the jetties during the period March 1 to June 30, 1942---- ----------- _-_----- $185, 000 Dredging channel from jetties to the 32-foot contour in the Gulf of Mexico by United States hopper dredge Benyaurd, 2 months as required--------- --------- 6, 000 6----------------------- Total, maintenance-------- ------------------------- 250, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------- $3, 024, 741.48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ 94, 850. 88 1-------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------- 3, 219, 592.36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 248, 222. 04 Net total expenditures ----------------------------- 2, 971,370. 32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-_ ------------------------- 2, 120, 807. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------5, 092, 178. 15 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_______------_______ _ .--- .-------.. $1, 035, 037. 72 $1,493, 790. 13 Cost of maintenance--------- $6, 725. 33--- Total expended.-----.--__ -6,725.33 _ ___----___------------------- 907, 147. 46 1,373,458. 35 Allotted ------------------- .. ... 18, 274. 67 3, 525, 000.00 876, 413. 64 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $2, 617,852. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------------------------1, 006, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- 3, 623, 852. 54 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------------129, 586. 36 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 3, 494, 266.18 Gross amount expended---------------------_ $1, 375, 608. 38 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 2, 150. 03 1, 373, 458. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------------- 2,120, 807. 83 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------- $35, 476. 67 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 945, 813. 56 981, 290. 23 Balance available June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 1, 139, 517. 60 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------ ----------------------------- 3, 400, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1-------------------------------- 250, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 904 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 40 31. 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 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 therea fter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 19351 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 River ing project. 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 Calcasienu. Parish- expended $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.-Operation during the year consisted of the maintenance dredging of 1,468,998.49 cubic yards of material between the Calcasieu River and the Sabine River. This work was performed by contract at a cost of $86,450.86. Chan- nel surveys were made by hired labor at a cost of $2,634.42. The total costs for the year were $89,085.28, and the total expenditures $89,474.10, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The channel was in good condi- tion throughout its entire length. Controlling depth on June 30, 1940, was 30 feet in the center of the channel. Depths are some- what less on the edges of the channel, due to the lowering of the side slopes, but the shoaling is not sufficient to interfere seriously with navigation. The channel is navigable throughout. The total costs at the end of the fiscal year were $238,623.36, including $79,577.63, Public Works funds, and total expenditures were $238,623.36. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANIS, LA., DISTRICT 905 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $954.27, will be applied to payment of outstanding lia- bilities and to maintenance contingencies. The additional sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging by contract during the period October 1 to December 31, 1941. Cost and financial summairy Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of m~aintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- $238, 623. 36 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---------- 238, 623. 36 Net total expenditures-------------- 238, 623.36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ----------------------------- 954. 27 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___________ 239, 577. 63 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-------- ----------------------------------- -------- Cost of maintenance__ ____ _ __ _-_____ $66, 869. 76 $3, 090. 69 $89, 085. 28 ____---____ _ Total expended_--------------_ ---- 67, 597. 76 1,973. 87 89, 474. 10 Allotted------------------------ -------------- 70, 000.00 80,000.00 10, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------ -------------- $80, 428. 37 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_______---- ---------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___---__--- __ 9____________ 90, 428. 37 Gross amount expended------------------------- $89, 559. 37 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 85. 27 89;474. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------- ______ 954. 27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--oo-------__-_______- -___ 700. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940_______________- _____ - 254.27 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - J 0e,0,1942, for maintenance 80, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 32. 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 sti4ate for annual cost of maintenance is $60,000. 906 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENG4INEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. Made appropriations for the States of Florida and 3,1899 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 Mar.Mar.2, 2,1907 that no chemical process injurious to cattle shall be used. 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.-The terminal facilities of the various streams from which hyacinths were removed are described in the reports for the improvement of these streams. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The mechanical hya- cinth destruction plant Kenny crushed a total of 8,737,004 square yards of hyacinths and alligator grass in Bayous Black, Boeuf, Chevreuil, Chene Blanc, Grand, Lafourche, and Petite Amite, Pass Manchac, Blind River, Plaquemine Waterway, and Intracoastal Waterway. A total of 10,337,950 square yards of hyacinths and alligator grass were removed by conveyors from Bayous Barbary, Black, Boeuf, Bonfouca, Chevreuil, Grand, Grand Caillou, Lafourche, Le Carpe, Little Black, Segnette, Teche, Terrebonne, the Intracoastal Waterway, the Plaquemine Waterway, and the Blind and Blood Rivers. A total of 371,820 square yards of hyacinths and alligator grass were removed by hand from Bayous Black, Lafourche, and Teche. The destruction plant Kenny and four small conveyors were used during the year. A new front pick-up and side-discharge conveyor was built under contract during the year and put into operation in May. At the end of the fiscal year a hyacinth destroyer of the rotary saw type used in the Jacksonville district was under construction for trial under conditions to be found in this district. Experimental work was carried on to improve equipment and increase plant efficiency and to develop new methods of hyacinth destruction. Old booms were repaired. New barricades were installed across openings entering the Intracoastal Waterway between Wax Lake and the Jaws. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 907 The total costs were $107,395.89, and the total expenditures were $101,052.01, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-From 1900 to 1902 a boat with suitable machinery for removing and crushing the hyacinth was oper- ated. From that time until 1936 the hyancinths were controlled by spraying with a solution of arsenic and soda, hand removal, and booms. The use of arsenic and soda has been abandoned and removal by hand reduced to a minimum. Present methods of control are by means of a crushing plant, power-operated conveyors, and booms. Excellent re- sults are being obtained. The total costs were $1,192,991.46, and the total expenditures were $1,181,668.55, all for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $206,133.65, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------- $11, 322.91 Maintenance work with hired labor and Government plant through- out the fiscal year: Exclusion by structures------------------------------ 27, 600. 00 Mechanical destruction 100. 00 6----------------------60, Removal by conveyors -------------------------------- 102, 910. 74 Experimental work------------------------------------- 1, 200. 00 Investigations, surveys .--- __--------------------- 3, 000. 00 Total for project -------- ------------------------- 206, 133. 65 The additional sum of $186,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance work with hired labor and Government plant: Exclusion by structures--------------- --- ------- $27, 600 Mechanical destruction____________---------------- 60, 100 Removal by conveyors---------------------------------- 94,600 Experimental work---------------------------------------1,200 Investigations, surveys------------------------------------ 3, 000 Total for project 500 1--------------------------- Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__------- --------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- $1, 192, 991. 46 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__--- 1, 192, 991. 46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_- ---- ________----11, 322. 91 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 1, 181, 668. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940..------------------- ---- 206, 133. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_---.------- 1, 387. 802. 20 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .........-- - . _ _-- ---------- ------------.- -------------- I-------------- .---------- Cost of maintenance----------..... $63,784.76 $63, 722.46 $80, 258. 16 $97, 695. 71 395.89 $107, Total expended...............---------------- 59, 336. 03 63, 499. 01 80, 218. 35 98, 816. 73 101, 052.01 Allotted ____---------------.... - 90, 600. 00 -14, 556.64 165, 600. 0CO 90, 000.00 216,000.00 908 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERiS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------_ ---------------------- $91, 185. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 ____________ $36, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 ------------ 180, 000. 00 216, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _____- __-______--______ 307, 185. 66 Gross amount expended____------------------- $103, 435. 85 Less reimbursements collected------------------ 2, 383. 84 101, 052. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-____-- ___-______ 206, 133.65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------- _ 11, 322. 91 Balance available June 30, 1940_--- ________------__ 194, 810. 74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 -- - -- -- ---- --- --- -- --- 186, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 33. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENTS (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $75,743.23; the ex- penditures were $66,766.27. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, $119,225.97, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 in payment of expense incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $91,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- $1,082, 298. 68 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--__-- ________ 1, 082, 298. 68 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940------------------------------ 52. 52 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 082, 351. 20 1--------------------------1, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-____ -- -- _____________ 9, 011.23 Net total expendituires--------- ------- 1, 073, 319. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 19, 225. 97 1----------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -- 1, 192, 565. 94 1___--____ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance ------------ $55, 741. 65 $75, 463. 91 $81, 523. 45 $47, 521. 19 $75, 743. 23 Total expended __--------------55, 722. 16 71, 976. 68 85, 560. 98 47, 854. 89 66, 766. 27 Allotted--------------------- 50, 511.60 30, 907. 13 165,000.00 75, 000. 00 75,000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 909 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $110, 992.24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940----------- ------- 75, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 185, 992. 24 Gross amount expended ---------------------------- $68, 212. 26 Less reimbursements collected_----------------___ 1, 445. 99 66, 766. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___ ______________119, 225. 97 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 _------------------- _ 10, 329. 92 Balance available June 30, 1940___________--------------- 108, 896. 05 Amount that can be profitably- -expended --- in -fiscal year ending June - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 __ - _- - 91, 000. 00 xExclusive of available funds. 34. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. II of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1940 Estimated projectof Name port see amount Name of project Annual required Report New work Maintenance to complete for- - - - - - - - -La.1 1. Big Pigeon and Little Pigeon Bayous, - -- -- -- -- - 1936 _ $37, 669. 20 Completed. 2. Bayou Queue de Tortue, La. 1924 $33, 355. 18 4, 276. 10 Do. 3. Vinton Waterway, La ---. 1937 2$14,000. 1Channels adequate for commerce. 2Due to decline of traffic, local interests are no longer sufficiently: interested to provide rights-of-way and dumping privileges. 35. PLANT ALLOTMENT, FIRST NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_____________________ --- $1, 585, 081. 06 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_____-- _______----161, 685. 26 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_____ 746, 766. 32 1_____________ 1, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940______------ ---- --- _ 88, 974. 07 Net total expenditures ,657, 792. 25 1--,-----6---------------- Unexipended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------- 130, 098. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------ __ 1, 787, 891. 23 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended .......--------------- $71, 217. 68 $105, 373. 95 -$136, 298. 41 $583, 874. 09 $25, 323. 54 Allotted---------------- .......... -28, 725. 33 126, 894. 00 61, 756. 16 343, 224. 90 31, 299. 48 269243-40-pt. 1 vol 1--5-- 910 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $124, 123. 04 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved July 19, 1937--------------------- $98. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938------------------ 35, 279. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939-------------_____ 28, 622. 36 64, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 188, 123. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------- 32, 700. 52 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------155, 422. 52 Gross amount expended----------------------- $1, 640, 403. 78 Less: Reimbursements collected--- $1, 558, 983. 79 Receipts from sales------------- 56, 096. 45 1, 615, 080. 24 25, 323. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------130, 098. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 .--------------------- 109, 972. 06 Balance available June 30, 1940_------------------ 20, 126. 92 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 161, 685. 26 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------- 181, 812. 18 36. 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 Department Appropriation Act approved April 9, 1935, to be applied to the making of preliminary surveys, design, and preparation of specifications for a lock to be constructed in the Atchafalaya Basin protection levee. Paragraph 2 of Special Orders, No. 2, dated Janu- ary 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. This project was transferred to the Second New Orleans District February 21, 1940, in connection with flood control in the Atchafalaya River Basin. 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 Atchafalaya River and Rivers and Harbors -- Atchafalaya Bay Ship Committee resolu- Channel, La. tion, Apr. 4, 1938. 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 Bayous, La.; Ouachita resolution, 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 navi- gation, flood control and irrigation (under special 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. tion Congress Calcasieu River, La., to pro- Rivers and Harbors --------------- -------------------- vide deep water to Port of Committee resolu- -------------------- Lake Charles. tion, Aug. 28, 1940. Chevreuil Bayou, La ....__ Rivers and Harbors Mar. 11, 1940 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 4, 1938. Du Large Bayou, La __---- ...do ......... ...... -------------------- Grand Caillou and Le Carpe - ._ do .............. -------------------- Bayous, La. Houma-Terrebonne Ship . . do ..----------- -------------------- Canal, La. Lafourche Bayou, La ...... Commerce Commit- ------------------- tee resolution, Mar. I 29, 1937. Do....... ...-.-------- Rivers and Harbors -------------------- Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 26, 1940. --- ------ La Loutre, St. Malo, and Commerce Commit- -------------------- Yscloskey Bayous, La. tee resolution, Apr. . . 15, 1940. . .. . 8, ..Jan. --- -- 1940 -------------------- L'Ea Bleu Bayou, La...... Rivers and Harbors Do. Act, June 20, 1938. Mermentau River and trib- Rivers and Harbors ....... .... -- -------------------- utaries, 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. (sa- tion June 6, 1939. linity). Mobile, Ala., to New Or- Rivers and Harbors -------------------- leans, La., Intracoastal Committee resolu- Waterway. tion, May 12, 1938. Rivers and Harbors Do------------.................... -------------------- 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). 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. Petit Anse, Carlin, and Commerce Commit- -------------------- Tigre Bayous, La. tee resolution Aug. 30, 1940. Pontchartrain Lake, La., River and Harbor 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 .... do .... -------------------- Do. between New Basin Ca- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. nal and Industrial Canal, harbor of refuge. Portage Bayou, and Del- River and Harbor Jan. 8,1940 Do. cambre Canal, La. Act, June 20, 1938. Teche BayoU, La., upper River and Harbor portion, improvement for Act, Aug. 26, 1937. navigation and flood con- trol (under special board). Teche-Vermilion Waterway, River and Harbor La., improvement for nav- Act, June 20, 1938. igation, flood control, and other water uses (under special board). Terre aux Boeuf and Dela- River and Harbor -------------- ---------------- croix Island, La. Committee resolu- tion May 12, 1938. Tigre Bayou to the town of River and Harbor Erath, La. Committee resolu- tion Apr. 4, 1938. -- -- -- -- -- Vermilion Bayou, La., be- Commerce Commit- tween Abbeville, La., and tee resolution July Vermilion Bay. 19, 1940. 912 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Violet Canal Route, La --- .. River and Harbor ..- - - Act June 20, 1938. Welsh, La., waterway from, - - do - ... .. Jan. 8, 1940 Unfavorable. to Intracoastal Waterway via Bayou Lacassine, also acquisition of Welsh Waterway. Status of all investigations for flood control, c lled for by flood-control acts .and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress Calcasieu, Mermentau, Ver- Commerce Commit- .. milion and Teche Rivers, tee resolution, Feb. La.; Boeuf, Rapides, 8, 1939; Flood Con- Cocodrie, and Cortableau trol Committee res- Bayous, 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 navigation, flood control, and irrigation (under special board). Teche Bayou, La., upper River and Harbor portion, improvement for Act, Aug. 26, 1937. navigation and flood con- trol (under special board). Teche-Vermilion Water- River and Harbor ... ... .. ... way, La., improvement Act, June 20, 1938. for navigation, flood con- trol, and other water uses (under special board). 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. It also includes Johnsons Bayou, La., and the watershed of the Rio Grande in New Mexico and Colorado east of the Continental Divide. District engineer: Col. F. S. Besson, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. R. G. Powell, Corps of Engineers. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 913 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Sabine-Neches Waterway 13. Freeport Harbor, Tex -.. 953 Tex_ 913 14. Channel from Pass Cavallo 2. The Louisiana and Texas to Port Lavaca, Tex --- 956 Intracoastal Waterway 15. Port Aransas-Corpus Christi from the Mississippi River Waterway, Tex _ 958 at or near New Orleans, 16. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex__ 964 La., to Corpus Christi, 17. Examinations, surveys, and Tex. (Sabine River-Cor- contingencies (general)___ 968 pus Christi section) _ __ _ 919 18. Other projects for which no 3. Galveston Harbor, Tex .... 928 estimates are submitted_ _ 969 4. Galveston Channpl, Tex ... 931 19. Plant allotment- _- - 969 5. Channel from Galveston Harbor to Texas City, Tex. 934 Flood-control projects 6. Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex _-- - - - - - - - 937 20. Buffalo 7. Houston Ship Channel, Tex_ 939 Bayou, Tex ....... 971 8. Anahuac Channel, Tex .... 944 21. Alamogordo Dam and Reser- 9. Trinity River, Tex ........ 946 voir, Pecos River, N. Mex_ 974 10. Cedar Bayou, Tex___- 948 22. Preliminary examinations 11. Clear Creek, Tex 950 and surveys for flood con- 12. Dickinson Bayou, Tex .... 951 trol_ _-- -- 974 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- 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.) 914 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 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 dimensi ons Section of Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex. Depth in feet be- Bottom width in feet low mean low Gulf ,I level Sabine Pass outer bar_ _ ................ _ .... 8 0 0 ............. _--- -------- 36 Sabine Pass jetty channel ________ ________ 500 at inner end, increasing (1) to 800 at outer end. S a bin e P ass . . . .. .._ .. ...-.... . .. ... ... .. .. . ... .. ... .. 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 long .-------- 34 West turning basin _____.__ ____________________..____ 325 by 1,700 long -.------ 34 Channel from 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 _ _.. 3 5 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. . . 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 ................... 150_ _ 25 Orange turning basin _________ 500 by 1,500 long ... - - -. 25 i 134 at inner end, increasing to 36 at outer end. 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 often 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVES'TON, TEX., DISTRICT 915 Acts Work authorized Documents .i i July 25,1912 Existing project dimensions of jetties, a 26-foot H. Doc. No. 773, 61st Cong., 2d sess. channel through Sabine Pass, Port Arthur Canal, and Port Arthur 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 Beau- mont and Sabine River to Orange, including cut-offs and widening of the channels as recom- mended by the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Secreatry of War; and purchase of a new dredge. Sept. 22, 1922 Deepening the channels to 30 feet from the Gulf to H. Doc.No. 975, 66th Cong., 3d sess. Beaumont, with increased widths and an anchor- age basin in Sabine Pass 32 feet deep over an area of about 2,000 by 1,000 feet. Do........ Deepening the Port Arthur turning basins and S. Doc.No. 152, 67th Cong., 2d sess. connecting channels thereto to 30 feet. For taking over and deepening Taylors Bayou turn- ing 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. Doc.No. 234, 68th Cong., 1st sess. Jan. 21,1927 Increased widths of channels as follows: Sabine H. Doec. No.t287, 69th Cong., lstsess. Pass jetty channel and Sabine Pass to 300 feet; Port Arthur Canal 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, extending 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. Aug. 30, 19351 A depth of 32 feet in the channels from the Gulf to Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. the Beaumont turning basin, including all turn- No. 27, 72d Cong., 1 sess. ing basins at Port Arthur. Do....... Deepening the channels to 34 feet with increased Rivers and Harbors Committee Doci widths from the Gulf to the Beaumont turning No. 12, 74th Cong., 1st sess. basin, including all turning basins at Port Arthur. Do ........Construction of suitable permanent protective Specified in act. works along the Sabine Lake frontage owned by the city of Port Arthur. Aug. 26,1937 Taking over and maintaining channel from Sabine Rivers and Harbors" Committee Doc River to Orange municipal wharf. No. 3, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Do........ Dredging 500 feet from the eastern end of Harbor Rivers and Harbor Committee Doe. Island and for abandonment of the channel south No. 20, 75th Cong., 1st sess. and west of Harbor Island. June 20,1938 Increased widths of channels from the Gulf to they H. Doc. No. 581, 75th Cong., 3d sess. Beaumont turning basin and channel connect- (Contains the latest published map.) ing Port Arthur west turning basin and Taylors Bayou turning basin; deepening the Beaumont turning basin and Beaumont turning basin ex- tension 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. 916 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. Recommended modifications of project.--Under date of March 21, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project so as to provide for extension of the Beaumont turning basin upstream 300 feet, thus forming a turning basin 350 by 2,300 feet, at an estimated first cost of $10,000 in addition to that now r~equired to complete the existing project, with no increase in the annual cost of maintenance; provided that no dredging shall be done by the United States closer than 50 feet to existing pierheads or established pierhead lines; subject to certain conditions of local co- operation (H. Doc. No. 685, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-The cooperation required by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provides that local interests shall fur- nish, free of cost to the United States, rights-of-way and spoil-dis- posal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required, and release the United States from any claims for dam- ages resulting from the proposed dredging or disposal of excavated material. All requirements under prior acts have been fully com- plied with. The local cooperation yet to be met consists of furnish- ing additional rights-of-way, dumping grounds, and releases from damage along the Port Arthur Canal, Port Arthur turning basins and Neches River Channel. 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 a new cut-off in the Neches River Channel from Smiths Bluff cut-off to McFaddin Bend was completed from Septem- ber 11, 1939, to March 23, 1940, by removing 5,591,020 cubic yards of material over a channel length of 14,030 feet at a cost of $204,641.40. The U. S. hopper dredge Manhattan dredged the Sabine Pass outer bar channel and the outer portion of Sabine Pass jetty channel from July 22 to December 16, 1939, removing 4,577,901 cubic yards of material (bin measurement) from a channel length of 28,000 feet at a cost of $124,334.90. Preliminary surveys, preparation of plans, and specifications for work proposed during fiscal years 1941 and 1942 were made at a cost of $19,680.15. Maintenance.-Miscellaneous survey work was done, and the Port Arthur field office was maintained. The following dredging work was done: Plant Locality Date Cubi yards Cost U. S. hopper dredge Gal- Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty chan- July 1 to 29, 1939_ 1 828, 282 821, 159. 58 veston. nels. U. S. pipe-line dredge Port Arthur east and west turning July 5 to Aug. 262, 675 43, 296. 00 Sam Houston. basins. 31, 1939. Do --------------- Port Arthur Canal and Sabine Pass Sept. 1, 1939, to 1, 986, 449 150, 657. 42 Channel. Feb. 15, 1940, and Mar. 6 to Apr. 7. 1940. Do__- Sabine Pass Anchorage Basin Apr. 8 to 20, 1940_ 130, 407 10, 043. 03 Do- -Sabine-Neches Canal and Port Ar- May 7 to June 348, 734 31, 685. 57 thur Canal. 19, 1940. 1 Bin measurement. RIVERS AND HARBORS---GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 917 A total of 3,556,547 cubic yards was removed from a total of 75,760 lineal feet of channels and basins at a cost of $256,841.60. The U. S. derrick barge No. 8 completed removing piling and timber wales from the fender system of the abandoned guard lock in the Sabine-Neches Canal from July 1 to 31, 1939, at a cost of $3,109.85. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $6,786.45. Preliminary surveys, preparation of plans and specifications for work proposed during fiscal year 1941 were made at a cost of $1,776.28. The Sabine Pass east and west jetties were repaired under con- tract from March 2 to June 30, 1940. Under this contract 22 tons of core stone (15 to 1,000 pounds per piece), 82.25 tons of new cover stone (6 to 10 tons per piece) and 61 pieces of old cover stone were picked up and replaced on the east jetty and 2,921.54 tons of core stone (15 to 1,000 pounds per piece) and 1,336.98 cubic yards of concrete were placed on the west jetty at a cost of $62,618.56. The total cost of all work for the year was $679,789.19, of which $348,656.45 was for new work and $331,132.74 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $664,626.88. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The Sabine Pass jetties are com- pleted to full project dimensions. The existing project for dredg- ing was about 61 percent completed. The work remaining to be done consists of enlarging the inner end of Sabine Pass jetty chan- nel, Sabine Pass Channel, Port Arthur Canal, channel connecting Port Arthur west turning basin with Taylor's Bayou turning basin, Sabie-Neches Canal (Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River), Neches River from mouth to and including Smith's Bluff cut-off and from McFaddin Bend to and including the Beaumont turning basin and Beaumont turning basin extension. The controlling depths below mean low tide in the various chan- nels and basins were as follows: Sabine Pass outer bar channel, 33 feet; jetty channel, 36 feet; Sabine Pass Channel 32 feet; Sabine Pass anchorage basin and Port Arthur Canal, 34 feet; Port Arthur east and west turning basins, 30 feet; channel from Port Arthur west turning basin to Taylor's Bayou turning basin, 32 feet; Taylor's Bayou turning basin and Sabine-Neches Canal from head of Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River, 33 feet; Neches River, mouth to Beaumont turning basin., 34 feet; Beaumont turning basin, 30 feet; Beaumont turning basin extension, 26 feet; Sabine-Neches Canal from Neches River to mouth of Sabine River, 28 feet; Sabine River, mouth to cut-off near Orange, Tex., 30 feet; Sabine River to Orange municipal wharf, 29 feet; Sabine River cut-off to Orange turning basin, 25 feet; and Orange turning basin, 25 feet for width of about 200 feet and 10 feet over remainder of turning basin. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was as follows : New work Maintenance Total Regular funds- ----------------------------------- $6,134,540.61 $13,469,190.57 Public W orks funds- - --------- $7,334,649.96 1, 363, 652.47 _ .-------- -- 1, 36-- 3, 652.47 Total United States funds - - 8, 698, 302. 43 6, 134, 540. 61 14, 832, 843. 04 Contributed funds (existing project) _ ---------------------- 353, 500.00 353, 500.00 Total (all funds) .. .. . ...------------------- 9, 051, 802. 43 6, 134, 540. 61 15, 186, 343. 04 918 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The total expenditures were $14,803,251.72, of which $13,439,599.25 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 $1,321,431.96, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940___ _______________ --------- $29, 591. 32 New work: Dredge Neches River Channel from mouth to and in- cluding Smiths Bluff cut-off and from McFaddin Bend to and including the Beaumont turning basin and Beaumont turning basin extension to project dimensions by contract (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------------------------------ ---- 759, 050. 49 Maintenance: Dredge inland channels where necessary with United States pipe-line dredge (September 1940 to April 1941) ----------- 159, 167. 51 Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channels with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (Aug. 1 to Oct. 15, 1940) -------------------------------------- 87,000. 00 Dredge Sabine-Neches Canal (Port Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River section) by contract (July and August 1940)_ 40, 000. 00 Dredge Sabine Pass Channel with U. S. pipe-line dredge Sam Houston (July 1-18, 1940) 16,000. 00 ___----------------------------- Dredge Sabine-Neches Canal (mouth of Neches River to mouth of Sabine River) with U. S. pipe-line dredge Sam Houston (July 19 to September 1940) _ _ _ -------- _ 48, 000. 00 Complete existing contract for repairing Sabine Pass jetties (July 1940 to January 1941) -------------------------- 178, 622. 64 Construct new range beacons for Sabine Pass jetty and outer bar channels with an available United States derrick barge during September 1940-------------------------------- 4,000. 00 Total for maintenance ---------- ___- 532, 790. 15 Total for all work_____________-------------------1, 321,431.96 The additional sum of $2,776,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work: Dredging inner end of Sabine Pass jetty channel and Sabine Pass Channel to project dimensions by contract (July 1941 to June 1942)-------------- -------------------------------- $354, 000 Dredge Port Arthur Canal and channel connecting Port Arthur west turning basin with Taylor Bayou turning basin to project dimensions by contract (July 1941 to June 1942) ____---- 712, 500 Dredge the Sabine-Neches Canal (Porth Arthur Canal to mouth of Neches River) to project dimensions by contract (July 1941 to June 1942)----------------------------------------- 1, 320, 000 Total for new work___ _____------------- - - - 2, 386, 500 Maintenance: Dredge inland channels where necessary with United States pipe- line dredge (July 1941 to June 1942 _____-----__ -__ -- 300, 000 ___ Dredge inland chanels where necessary by contract (September and October 1941)____------__-____--______ 40, 000 Dredge Sabine Pass outer bar and jetty channels with United States seagoing hopper dredge (July through Aug. 21, 1941)__ 50, 000 Total for maintenance__---------------- 390, 000 Total for all work .......-------- 2, 776, 500 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 919 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------- $13, 879, 133. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------- 8, 514, 217. 39 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------22, 393, 351. 33 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 29, 591. 32 Net total expenditures -_ ---------- 122, 363, 760. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------1, 321, 431. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------123, 685, 191. 97 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-------------- $31, 955. 12 $406, 951. 08 $1, 005, 719. 95 $849, 185. 05 $348, 656. 45 Cost of maintenance .--------- 205, 008. 52 478, 754. 02 222, 970. 90 225, 209.96 331, 132. 74 Total cost_--------------236, 963. 64 885, 705. 10 1, 228, 690. 85 1, 074, 395. 01 679, 789. 19 Total expended . -........ . 301, 414. 43 782, 024. 47 1, 185, 064. 26 1, 214, 690. 01 664, 626. 88 Allotted-.......-.....--...- 376, 652. 47 -__ 1,070, 802. 01 1, 911, 200. 00 846, 800. 00 819, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ .____________.. ____ $1, 166, 558. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939... $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940... 1, 075, 000. 00 1, 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__---_------------_--- 2, 266, 558. 84 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------- 280, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for __. ____-__--- 1, 986, 058. 84 Gross amount expended-------------------- $664, 627. 36 Less reimbursements collected_----------------. 48 664, 626. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__----------------- 1, 321, 431. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ----------- $3, 092. 86 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------. 205, 195. 81 208, 288. 67 Balance available June 30, 1940___---------___- 1, 113, 143. 29 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 2 3, 086, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work 2 - 2, 386, 500. 00 For maintenance 390, 000. 00 Total 2_--- ....... 2, 776, 500. 00 1 In addition, $931,006.78 was expended for new work from contributed funds. 2Exclusive 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- 920 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 MatagordaBay, 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 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 tributary 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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVEISTON, TEX., DISTRICT 921 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 9-foot tributary channel in the Colorado River is subject to the provision that no dredging shall be done by the United States within 50 feet of any wharf or structure excepting the highway bridge which crosses the river at mile 8.3. The 9-foot tributary channel from Palacios, Tex., through Tres- palacios and Matagoda Bays is subject to the provision that no dredging shall be done by the United States within 50 feet of any wharf or structure. 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- Do. 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. Doec. 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. Doe. No. 643, 75th Cong., 3d sess. main channel to Aransas Pass, Tex. The project documents and H. Doc. No. 230, 76th Cong., 1st sess., contain the latest published maps. 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 922 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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. 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, 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 pro- vide 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 (H. Doc. No. 640, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). 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 (H. Doc. No. 642, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The tributary channel to Palacios, Tex., was authorized subject to the provision that local interests provide and maintain a suitable RIVERS AND HARBORS---GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 923 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 sub- sequent maintenance (H. Doc. No. 564, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). 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 improve- ment (H. Doc. No. 641, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The tributary channel to Aransas Pass, Tex., was authorized sub- ject 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 maintenance of the improvement (H. Doc. No. 643, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). Local interests have complied with the requirements pertaining to the tributary channels to Palacios and Aransas Pass, Tex., and are actively engaged in complying with the requirements pertaining to the other tributary channels. 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 Aran- sas 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 designing and preparing plans for locks or floodgate structures for the crossings of the Brazos and Colorado Rivers was done at a cost of $59,257.14. Miscellaneous surveys were made at a cost of $927.06. From July 1 to 20, 1939, under a contract for constructing two steel sheet pile dikes at Port O'Connor, Tex., 6,248 square feet of steel sheet pile wall were constructed, and 477 tons of stone, 84 cubic yards of fill, and 15 cubic yards of concrete were placed, at a cost of $12,476.17. A total of 18,100,200 cubic yards of material was removed from a total length of channel of 367,573 feet under contracts at a cost of $970,094.71, as follows: Cubic Linear Location Period yards re- feet of moved channel Cost dredged West boundary of Galveston County to July 1 to Oct. 30, 1939 ----- 1, 133, 166 20, 374 $77, 413. 19 Bastrop Bayou. Bastrop Bayou to Freeport Harbor ..... July 11, 1939, to Mar. 27, 3, 836, 607 68, 200 234, 704. 77 1940. Freeport Harbor to Caney Creek-..... _ _ June 8 to 30, 1940 .......... 204, 656 5,374 15,664.12 Colorado River to Matagorda Bay- ...... July 1, 1939, to June 30, 1940 5,546, 712 85,525 302, 255. 39 Mata'orda Bay to San Antonio Bay .. July 1 to Oct. 4, 1939__ 1, 818, 753 36,500 72, 865. 63 San Antonio Bay to Aransas Bay..... July 5,1939, to June 30, 1940 5, 560,306 151,600 267, 191. 61 Preliminary surveys chargeable to dredging from Caney Creek to the Colorado River and from Shell Island Reef to Mad Island Reef, and for dredging the tributary channels in the San Bernard and 924 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Colorado Rivers and the tributary channels to Palacios, Aransas Pass, and Rockport, Tex., were made at a cost of $29,990.65. Maintenance.-Miscellaneous surveys were made at a cost of $13,- 714.89. Preliminary surveys chargeable to constructing a dike and spillway in the Aransas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Aransas County, Tex., were made at a cost of $898.05. A total of 2,194,428 cubic yards of material was removed from a total length of channel of 70,800 feet at a cost of $143,031.24, as follows: Linear Government plant or Location Period yards cfeetof contract removedd de dredged U. S. pipe-line dredge Between Port Arthur and Feb. 16 to Mar. 137, 065 5, 400 $15, 327.08 Sam Houston. High Island, Tex. 5, 1940. Contract- _-__---___----. Between High Island and May 13 to June 547, 504 29, 900 32, 250. 12 Port Bolivar, Tex. 12, 1940. Do_________----... .. North Deer Island to Aug. 5 to Sept. 1, 509, 859 35, 500 95, 454.04 Karankawa Bayou. 21, 1939. Operating and care.-The Mud Bayou railway bridge near High Island, Tex., was operated and maintained by hired labor at a cost of $9,609.08. From September 19 to October 21, 1939, under a contract for constructing a steel sheet pile retaining wall and a pile dolphin at the Mud Bayou Bridge Reservation, 8,050 square feet of steel sheet pile wall and 246 linear feet of round timber piling were driven at a cost of $12,405.94. From February 2 to 20, 1940, the U. S. derrick barge No. 8 dredged a boat basin and backfilled the retaining wall at the Mud Bayou Bridge Reservation with the excavated material, removing and placing 526 cubic yards of material at a cost of $2,149.97. Preliminary surveys chargeable to constructing three timber pile dolphins at the Mud Bayou Bridge Reservation were made at a cost of $453.15. The four highway bridges (Quintana, Bryan, Longs Bayou, and Caney Creek) on the 5- by 40-foot waterway between Free- port Harbor and Matagorda Bay were operated and maintained by hired labor at a cost of $3,992.99. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $1,259,001.04, of which $1,072,745.73 was for new work, $157,644.18 for maintenance, and $28,611.13 for operating and care. The total expenditures were $1,325,058.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 42 percent completed. The dredging of the waterway (exclusive of the five tributary channels) is completed from the Sabine River to Free- port Harbor, is 2 percent completed from Freeport Harbor to the Colorado River, and is 89 percent completed from the Colorado River to Corpus Christi, Tex. A railway bridge has been constructed near High Island, Tex. To complete the project the dredging of the main channel from Freeport Harbor to Corpus Christi, Tex., must be com- pleted, the five tributary channels must be dredged, and guard locks or floodgates must be constructed at the crossings of the Brazos and Colorado Rivers if found necessary. The controlling depths at mean low water were 9 feet from the Sabine River to Galveston; 8 feet from Galveston to Freeport Har- RIVERS AND HARBORS--GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 925 bor; 0 feet from Freeport Harbor to the Colorado River; 4 feet from the Colorado River to Port O'Connor; 6 feet from Port O'Connor to Corpus Christi; 2 feet in the flood-discharge channel in the Colo- rado River; 41/2 feet in the tributary channel in the San Bernard River, 3 feet in the tributary channel in the Colorado River; 3 feet in the tributary channel to Palacios, Tex.; 6 feet in the tributary channel to Rockport, Tex.; and 31/2 feet in the tributary channel to Aransas: Pass, Tex. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $4,247,- 570.09, of which $2,853,891.45 was for new work, $760,442.39 for maintenance, and $133,586.69 for operating and care from regular funds, and $466,476.58 for new work 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. The total expenditures were $4,1'1,253.09, of which $3,661,603.53 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 provi- sions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $1,628,810.96, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940--------_____------------------ $86, 320. 00 New work : Collect data relative to the crossings of the Brazos and Colo- rado Rivers (July 1940 to June 1941) 24, 000. 00 Construct 2 log booms at Brazos River crossing by United States plant and hired labor (October 1940) 5, 000. CO Construct 2 log booms at Colorado River crossing by United States plant and hired labor (September 1940) 5, 000. 00 Complete dredging from Colorado River westward to Mata- gorda Bay under existing contract (July and August 1940)_ 10, 520.47 Complete dredging from San Antonio Bay to Aransas Bay under existing contract (July and August 1940) --..... 27, 858. 36 Complete dredging from Freeport Harbor to Caney Creek under existing contract (July 1940 to June 1941) 288, 278. 27 Complete dredging from Caney Creek to Colorado River under existing contract (July 1940 to June 1941)- 326, 297. 69 Complete dredging of tributary channel to Aransas Pass under existing contract (July to October 1940)_--------------- 38, 804. 00 Dredge tributary channel in San- Bernard River from main channel crossing upstream a distance of 30 miles, by con- tract (July 1940 to April 1941) __ 174, 377. 20 Complete dredging tributary channel from Palacios, Tex., to deep water in Matagorda Bay under existing contract (July to September 1940) 57, 394. 48 Dredge from Shell IlandReef to Mad Island Reef, in Mata- gorda County, by contract (October to December 1940)__ 75, 904. 90 Dredge tributary channel to Rockport, Tex., and harbor basin at Rockport, by contract (July to October 1940)----- 16, 677. 39 Complete preliminary surveys and preparation of plans and specifications for dredging tributary channel in Colorado River (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------ _---- 6, 858. 61 Total for new work_. ___________ 1, 056, 971.37 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1- 59 926 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 Maintenance: Dredge in West Bay from Galveston Causeways to north Deer Island by contract (November and December 1940) -- $30, 000. 00 Dredge where necessary between Port Arthur, Tex., and Port Bolivar, Tex., by contract (January to March 1941) ----- 72, 000. 00 Construct mooring dolphins in 2 passing places between Port Arthur, Tex., and Port Bolivar, Tex., by contract (January and February 1941) ------- ------------------------- 12, 000. 00 Dredge where necessary between Galveston Channel and Freeport Harbor by contract (February and March 1941)_ 50, 000. 00 Dredge where necessary between Colorado River and deep water in Matagorda Bay with U. S. pipe-line dredge Samn Houston (April to June 1941) -------------------------- 57, 000. 00 Dredge where necessary between Port O'Connor and Port Aransas, Tex., by contract (February to June 1941)-------- 92, 000. 00 Construct 2 dikes at mouth of flood-discharge channel in Colo- rado River, by contract (February to June 1941)---------- 67, 000. 00 Construct dike and spillway in Aransas Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, in Aransas County, Tex., by contract (December 1940 to February 1941) _-------------------------------- 21, 000. 00 Reestablish reference line and erect signs along waterway be- tween Galveston and Port Aransas (July 1940 to June 1941)_ 12,132. 57 Total for ordinary maintenance- ---------- 413, 132. 57 Maintenance (operating and care) : Bridges : Operation--------------------------------------- 10, 272. 90 Ordinary maintenance and repair- ____--____- -- 4, 730. 00 Improvement and reconstruction ----------.- 7, 384. 12 Total for operating and care_ -- ___- -_______--22,387. 02 Balance remaining ------------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Total for all work ------------ ------------------- 1, 628, 810. 96 The additional-sum of $1,153,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work: Collect data relative to the crossings of the Brazos and Colo- rado Rivers (July 1941 to June 1942) _ __ -------- $25, 000 Dredge tributary channel in Colorado River from main channel crossing upstream a distance of 17 miles, by contract (July 1941 to June 1942)----- ------------------------------------ 552, 000 Total for new work ........ ____ __---------_-- _ 577, 000 Maintenance : Dredge where necessary between Port Arthur, Tex., and Port Bolivar, Tex., by contract (July 1941 to June 1942) --- _____ 110, 000 Dredge where necessary between Galveston Channel and Free- port Harbor, by contract (July 1941 to June 1942) Dredge main channel where necessary between Freeport Harbor ---------- 80, 000 and Port O'Connor, Tex., by contract (July 1941 to June 1942)_ 200, 000 Dredge main channel where necessary between Port O'Connor, Tex., and Port Aransas, Tex., by contract (July 1941 to June 1942) ---------------------------------------------- 100, 000 Dredge tributary channel in San Bernard River where neces- sary, by contract (July 1941 to June 1942) ------------------ 25, 000 Dredge tributary channel to Palacios, Tex., where necessary, by contract (July 1941 to June 1942) ,------------------- 15, 000 Dredge tributary channel to Aransas Pass, Tex., where necessary, by contract (July 1941 to June 1942) ____-- _____________ 7, 000 Dredge and remove snags from flood-discharge channel in Colo-. rado River between Matagorda, Tex., and Gulf of Mexico, by contract (July 1941 to June 1942),--.... . __-___ 18, 000 Total for ordinary maintenance.-------------- 555, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS---GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 927 Maintenance (operating and care): Mud Bayou Bridge: Operation--------- ------------------------------ $7, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair ------------------- 4, 000 Improvement and reconstruction--------------------- 5, 000 Log booms: Operation --------------- ---------------------- 4, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair-------------------- 1, 000 Total for operation and care of structures------------- 21, 000 Total for all work-------------------------------- 1, 153, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------- $3, 854, 529. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------- ------------- 2, 347, 665..96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 6, 202, 195. 69 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 3. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940--------------- --- 6,202, 198. 69 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------- 86, 320. 00 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 6, 115, 878. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 19401------------------------ , 628, 807. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------- 7, 744, 686. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work __....... ___ __-- _____-..._ . $3, 300. 00 $21, 205. 11 $525, 944. 84 $1, 072, 745. 73 Cost of maintenance __......-. $81, 977. 07 59, 964. 13 228, 573.00 205, 579. 18 186, 255. 31 Total cost-- -------------- 81, 977. 07 63, 264. 13 249, 778. 11 731, 524. 02 1, 259, 001. 04 Total expended..----------------.............. 60, 957. 04 81, 599. 18 226, 798. 97 605, 879. 28 1, 325, 058. 79 Allotted--------------......... 17, 751. 62 6, 500. 00 1,306, 000. 00 2, 108, 000. 00 367, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ..... _ $2, 586, 866. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------------------------584, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____ 3, 170, 866. 75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------- 217, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-- --------- ---- 2, 953, 866. 75 Gross amount expended------------___--- $1, 325, 711. 34 Less: Reimbursements collected----------$20.01 Receipts from sales------------- 632.54 652. 55 1, 325, 058. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____--------- - 1, 628, 807. 96 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------ $1, 484. 18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 821, 234. 19 822, 718. 37 Balance available June 30, 1940_--__ ____ -_____ - 806, 089. 59 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 -____---------------------- 3. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------- 806, 092. 59 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -_-_. - - 3, 543, 000. 00 928 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work 1 577, 000. 00 $----------------- For maintenance 1 -- --------------------------- 576, 000. 00 1 Total , 153, 000. 00 1------------------- '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.) 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON TEX., DISTRICT 929 Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 5,1886 Construction of 2 rubblestone jetties .....----------- H. Doe. 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. Doe. 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- strucetd under this limitation). Apr. 4,1938 2 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. 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-Maintenance.-U. S. seagoing dredge Galveston from July 30 to August 27 and from September 8 to December 2 removed 608,137 cubic yards of material from the inner-bar channel and 1,265,877 cubic yards from the outer- bar channel (bin measurement), at a cost of $87,874.86. The north jetty was repaired under contract from June 1 to 30, 1940; 150 tons of core stone (15 to 150 pounds per piece) and 893.61 tons of new cover stone (6 to 10 tons per piece) were placed in the jetty and 20 pieces of existing cover stone were picked up and replaced in the jetty, at a cost of $11.274.25. There were additional costs of $6,176.41 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections and for surveys of groins. The total cost' for the fiscal year was $105,325.52, all for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $96,343.89. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted 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 dredging, 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 34 feet in the inner-bar channel, 36 feet in the outer-bar channel, and 10 feet in the highway ferry channel. 930 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $6,111,- 573.02, of which $2,867,886.03 was for new work and $3,243,686.99 for maintenance, including $13,121.45 from Public Works funds. The total expenditures were $6,100,861.79, of which $13,121.45 was Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $433,987.63, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-.....----.---------------------- $10, 711.23 Maintenance: Dredge the inner and outer bar channels with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (Oct. 16, 1940, through Jan. 20, 1941------- -------------------- ------------------- 90, 000. 00 Dredge the highway ferry channel leading from Galveston Island to Bolivar Peninsula by contract during January 1941-------- 10, 000. 00 Complete existing contract for repairs to north jetty with stone from station 253+50 to station 175+00 (July to October 1940)-------------------------------------------- 95, 683. 68 Repair north jetty between station 175+00 and about station 155+00 and the Gulf end of south jetty with stone and place a concrete cap about 2,000 feet long on south jetty near the shore line by contract (December 1940 to June 1941) ------- 227, 592. 72 Total----------------------------------------- 433, 987. 63 The additional sum of $350,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Dredge inner and outer bar channels with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (July through September 1941)___ $84, 000 Repair north jetty where necessary with stone and extend to the Gulfward, the concrete cap on south jetty by contract (July to December 1941)---------- ---------- - - - 256, 000 Dredge the highway ferry channel leading from Galveston Island to Bolivar Peninsula by contract during April 1942_-- ------ _ 10, 000 Total------------- ------------------------------- 350, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------------ $11, 289, 882. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------- ------ 3, 329, 813. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------14, 619, 696. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 10, 711. 23 Net total expenditures_......------------------ 14, 608, 985. 08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------------ 433, 987. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------__-- 15, 042, 972. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ...--..........-------------- $831, 68 $171,073.15 $173,131.08 $81, 769. 69 .......... Cost of maintenance ............ - 358, 778. 94 86, 362. 11 107, 616. 25 101, 983.07 $105, 325. 52 Total cost----....--........-----------359, 610. 62 257, 435. 26 280, 747. 33 183, 752. 76 105, 325. 52 Total expended--......--....-. - 369, 252. 80 252, 903. 59 292, 082. 72 182, 292. 51 96, 343. 89 Allotted......................... 508, 500.00 -28, 454. 47 278, 000. 00 146, 000. 00 371, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS---GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 931 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ --_--_-_- -----------_-- $158, 831. 52 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939___--------------- $87, 500 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940_ ------------------ 300,000 387, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------- 546, 331. 52 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------- 16, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_ ------- --------- 530, 331. 52 Gross amount expended-------------- ---- 96, 343. 89 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-- ---------------- 433, 987. 63 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 --------- - $1, 520. 25 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 104, 802. 77 106, 323. 02 Balance available June 30, 1940_---- -- ----------- 327, 664. 61 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for maintenance - 350, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. GALVESTON CHANNEL, TEX. Location.-This channel extends from a point in Galveston Har- bor between Bolivar Peninsula and Fort Point across the former inner bar to and along the wharf front of Galveston, and has a length of about 5 miles and a width of 1,200 feet. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 520.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 34 feet deep at mean low tide and 1,200 feet wide from Bolivar Roads (outer end of the old inner bar near Fort Point) to Forty-third Street, thence to Fifty-first Street with a width of 1,200 feet and 32 feet deep, in the city of Galveston, and for its extension, when the interests of navi- gation 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 protect- ing the outer end of the channel from the effects of hurricanes. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1.1 feet and the extreme range about 1.6 feet. The height of tide is de- pendent 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 estimated for annual cost of maintenance of the channel is $260,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 932 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 A channel 1,200 feet wide and 30 feet deep from H. Doc. 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. Doe. No. 328, 61st Cong., 2d sess. of 1,000 feet and depth of 30 feet between 51st and 57th Sts. July 27,1916 Extension of the sea wall from angle at 6th St. and H. Doec. 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 sea wall to junction with H. Doc. No. 693, 66th Cong., 2d sess. south jetty and protection of this junction and for repairing the sea wall in front of the Fort Crockett Reservation. Jan. 21,1927 Deepening the channel to 32 feet .--------------... H. Doc. No. 307, 69th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30,1935 Deepening the channel to 34 feet from Bolivar Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. Road to 43d St. No. 61, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Local cooperation.--Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities at Galveston 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 lin- ear feet. Immediately west of the above wharves there are three pri- vately 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 lo- cated at the foot of 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 marine railway are located on Pelican Spit opposite Twenty-fourth Street. The terminal facilities at Galveston are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 6, pt. I, Corps of Engineers.) Operationsand results during fiscal year--Maintenance.-Thechan- nel was redredged from station -5+980 to station 13+900 by contract from January 16 to May 24, 1940, 3,646,400 cubic yards of material being removed from a channel length of 19,800 feet at a cost of $160,787.95. A small force was employed occasionally on maintenance of the sea-wall extension and making repairs to the brick pavement at a cost of $4,983.96. There were additional costs amounting to $4,107.79 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections. The total cost for the fiscal year was $169,879.70, all for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $177,717.39. Condition at end of fscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year the channel dredging was about 65 percent completed and the entire project 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 933 Light to Forty-third Street in the fiscal year 1938. The work remaining 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 Sreet 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 Railway and adjacent properties. The controlling depth in the channel was 341/2 feet at mean low tide over a least bottom width of 925 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total United States funds: Channel ..........................--------------------------------------. $1, 670, 874. 19 $3, 815, 450.25 $5, 486, 324. 44 Sea wall............................--------------------------------------2, 289, 213. 54 112, 670. 27 2,401, 883.81 Total United States funds ------------------------ 3, 960, 087. 73 3, 928, 120. 52 7, 888, 208. 25 Contributed funds.. ----------------------------------- 710, 274. 77 -------------- 710, 274. 77 Total------.......................----------------------------............ 4, 670, 362. 50 3, 928, 120. 52 8, 598, 483. 02 The total expenditures were $7,887,979.84. 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 $49,115.67, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940___ - - - -__-__-__.--- $228.41 Maintenance: Repairs to sea wall extension slope and pavement by placing asphalt topping over a portion of the brick pavement by contract (October and November 1940)__--------------------_ 41, 387. 26 Maintenance of sea wall extension slope and pavement with United States plant and hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) 7, 500. 00 Total--__----------------------------------------- 49, 115. 67 The additional sum of $300,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Dredge the channel by contract (November 1941 to March 1942)__ $250, 000 Repairs to sea wall extension slope and pavement by placing an asphalt topping over a portion of the brick pavement by contract (October to December 1941) ---------------------------- 40,000 Maintenance of sea wall extension slope and pavement with United States plant and hired labor (July 1941 to June 1942)------------ 10, 000 Total---------------------- -------- ---------- 300, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940____-------------------- $3, 960, 087. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------- 3, 928, 120. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----------- 7, 888, 208. 25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 --------------------- 228.41 Net total expenditures -------------------------- 17, 887, 979. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------ ------ ------- 49, 115. 687 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ----------- 7, 937, 095. 51 1In addition, $710,274.77 was expended from contributed funds. 934 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work --. ... Cost of maintenance-- -.... ______ $204, 435. 61 $11,659.96 33, 222. 22 $48, 340.04 193, 782. 82 ._________ ___ $66, 807.42 --... .. .. $169, 879. 70 Total cost---------------. 204, 435. 61 44, 882. 18 242, 122. 86 66, 807.42 169, 879. 70 Total expended----------------............. 211, 464. 66 12, 303. 13 234, 490. 37 59, 334. 77 177, 717. 39 Allotted----.............. - - -_ 222, 000. 00 60, 000. 00 97, 682. 30 195, 000. 00 12, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 __-__-___-----$214, 333. 06 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--_------------ 12, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-__-__- ----- ___- 226, 833. 06 Gross amount expended ...... 177, 717. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ------------------- 49, 115. 67 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 -------------- 241.41 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 48, 874. 26 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2______________ 1, 430, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2 - - - - - __ ___ 300, 000. 00 2 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. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 34 feet deep at mean low tide and 300 feet wide on bottom from deep water in Gal- veston Harbor to the harbor at Texas City, a distance of about 61/2 miles, with a pile dike on its north side 28,200 feet long covered with clay and other material dredged from the channel, with a harbor 800 feet wide on bottom and 34 feet deep at mean low tide extending approximately 4,250 feet to the southward of the south property fine 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS---GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 935 $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. Doc. 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. Doc. 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 Doe. No. 4, 73d Cong., 1st sess. Do-....... Deepening the channel and harbor to 32 feet- ..... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. 46, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Do-....... Deeping the channel and harbor to 34 feet----........ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. No. 62, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26, 1937 An extension to the harbor, 1,000 feet southward, Rivers and Harbors Committee Doo. 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 cooperation.-Under the 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 as- surance 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..) A seatrain terminal, privately owned, was completed in 1940. Operations and results during fiscal year--Maintenance.-U. S. seagoing dredge Manhattan from February 14 to June 30, 1940, re- moved 1,424,642 cubic yards (place measurement) of material from between stations 1+439 and 34+000, a channel length of 32,561 feet at a cost of $117,545.73 Repairs were made to the rubble mound and earth and clay fill dike by contract between May 8 and June 30, 1940, 6,562.65 tons of riprap stone (15 to 150) were placed in the dike and 1,461 pieces of existing cover stone were picked up and replaced in the dike at a cost of $31,504.59. There were additional costs amount- ing to $1,901.97 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections. The total cost of all work for the fiscal year was $150,952.29, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $131,057.42. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 95 percent completed. The work remaining to be done is the extension of the 936 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 34 feet at mean low tide. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds_-_ __------- ____--------.----- $2, 151, 680. 52 $3, 186, 130. 31 $5,337,810.83 136, 295. 78 ---------------- Public Works funds..............--.................------------------ 136, 295.78 ........................2, 287, 976. 30 Total, United States funds---------------------- 3, 186, 130. 31 5, 474, 106. 61 Contributed funds---------------------------------- 28, 740. 68 ---------------- 28, 740. 68 2, 316, 716. 98 3, 186, 130. 31 Total, all funds------..............--......----------------............ 5, 502, 847. 29 The total expenditures were $5,450,362.07 of which $5,314,066.29 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 $58,229.98, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940___ _-- _ _ __-___--- $23, 744. 54 Maintenance : Complete existing contract for repairing Texas City earth and clay fill dike with stone at 10 sections between stations 10+185 and 23+045 and the rubble mound dike between stations 22+300 and 25+300 (July 1940) ------------------------ 3,959. 55 Repair rubble mound dike by placing a stone apron on south edge of dike between stations 22+300 and 19+300 by contract (April to June 1941) --------------------------------- 30, 525. 89 Total ------------------------------------------- 58, 229.98 The additional sum of $175,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Remove shoaling from the channel and turning basin with an avail- able United States seagoing hopper dredge (October 1941 through January 1942)-------------------------------- $125, 000 Repair the rubble mound dike by contract (January to June 1942) ------ --- ---------------------------------------50, 000 Total ------------------------------------------- 175, 000 No funds have been requested for new work for the fiscal year 1942 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, 1940------------------ ---- $2, 654, 798. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------- 3,381, 213. 52 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-- ,036, 012.30 6-------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 23, 744. 54 Net total expenditures- - 6, 012, 267. 76 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--.---------....- 58, 229. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------- 1 6,070, 497. 74 1 In addition, $28,740.68 was expended from contributed funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVE'STON, TEX., DISTRICT 937 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work . .... . --------- ..-- $122. 914. 04 . . .- - -.. .. Cost of maintenance- ......------------.. $8, 416. 16 69, 611. 92 $18, 776. 31 $82, 012. 80 $150, 952. 29 Total cost ..............-----------------. 8, 416. 16 192, 525. 96 18, 776. 31 82, 012. 80 150, 952 29 Total expended----................-------. 7, 803. 98 193, 138.14 9, 771. 45 87, 167. 99 131, 057. 42 Allotted---...........------------------- 76, 000. 00 73, 073. 91 194, 200. 00 15, 100. 00 75, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $114, 287. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 19839------------ $50, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940------------ 25, 000. 00 75, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 189, 287. 40 Gross amount expended----------------------- ----- 131, 057. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 58, 229. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------- $1, 801. 66 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 25, 911. 15 27, 712. 81 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------- 30, 517. 17 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, 1942, for maintenance 2 75,-000. 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. . 938 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S ARMY, 1940 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. Mar. 2,1919 Increase length of turning basin to 1,600 feet and H. Doc. No. 1122, 65th Cong., 2d sess.t decrease width to about 750 feet. 1Contains 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.-A portion of the turn- ing basin approximately 500 feet square at the entrance to slip 3 was dredged under contract from April 9 to 27, 1940, 96,583 cubic yards of material being removed at a cost of $11,452.96. There were additional costs amounting to $249.94 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections. The total cost for the fiscal year was $11,702.90, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $11,682.90. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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 main- tained, as lesser dimensions are sufficient to accommodate existing commerce. The controlling depths at mean low tide were 22 feet in the channel and 24 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, 1940, was $603,- 482.98, of which $85,213.85 was for new work and $518,269.13 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $603,462.98. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $24,292.50, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------- $20. 00 Maintenance: Dredge a portion of the basin by contract during March 1941--------------------------------------------- 24, 50 272. Total----------------- ------------ -24, 292. 50 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging of the turning basin by contract, April and May 1942. Full project dimensions will not be maintained for the reason that lesser depth and width are sufficient for commerce at this port. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 939 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--- --------------------- $133,924. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------564, 369. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 698, 294. 48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 20. 00 Net total expenditures---____-------- 693, 274. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 24, 292. 50 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------ 722, 566. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ----.......... ----------..-------------------------------------------- -Cost of maintenance .....------------ $11, 787.37 $609. 41 $14, 166. 66 $15, 311. 67 $11, 702. 90 Total expended .................---------------- 11, 787. 37 409.09 14, 128. 63 15, 550. 02 11, 682. 90 Allotted..---------------------- 20, 000. 00 -9, 000. 00 8, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 17, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- $18, 475. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------------ --------- 17, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for---- ------------------------ 35, 975. 40 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 11, 682. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 24, 292. 50 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------- 20. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940------ ----------- -------- 24, 272. 50 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- 102, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance --------------------------------------- 15, 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 turn- ing basin to Main Street, Houston. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic 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 ;, 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 940 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 suitable 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 de- pendent 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. Doc. 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 Doe. 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 Doe. No. 58, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- tains 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 941 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 cooperation (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.-New work: The chan- nel was dredged from Station 851+00 to Station 905+00, under contract, from July 1 to September 9, 1940, 705,972 cubic yards of material being removed from a channel length 5,400 feet at a cost of $140,287.86. Under another contract from January 29 to June 30, 1940, the channel was dredged from Station 956+00 to Station 1138+00 and from Station 1150+00 to 1155+00; 1,457,028 cubic yards of material being removed from a channel length of 18,700 feet at a cost of $360,811.53. The total length of channel dredged under the two contracts was 24,100 lineal feet. The total cost of new work for the fiscal year was $501,099.39. Maintenance: Dredging was performed by United States plant and a total of 3,948,472 cubic yards removed from 68,975 linear feet of channel, as follows: Plant Location Dates Cubic Cost U. S.pipeline dredge Raymond_ Bay section_ July 1, 1939 to Apr. 27, 1940; May 3, 635, 362 $277, 545. 23 28 to June 30, 1940. Seagoing dredge Galveston____ Manchester_ Aug. 28, 1939 to Sept. 7, 1939_______ 1 37, 518 7, 392. 76 Seagoing dredge Manhattan_ Bay section Dec. 18, 1939 to Jan. 28, 1940 __ 265, 694 35, 473. 61 Derrick boat, Nos. 8 and 42__ Main street_ Apr. 8 to June 17, 1940__ _________ 9, 898 14, 647. 63 1Bin measurement. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1-- 60 942 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 United States derrick boat No. 8 removed snags from the channel and banks between Red Fish Reef and the light draft turning basin (at the foot of Main Street) from February 21 to April 7, 1940, at a cost of $5,725.25. There were additional costs of $6,521.02 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections, $6,428.62 for preparing dump- ing grounds and $937.30 for preliminary surveys for maintenance dredging to be done in fiscal year 1941. The total cost of all work for the fiscal year was $855,770.81 of which $501,099.39 was for new work and $354,671.42 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $845,616.91. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 94 percent completed. The channel from Bolivar Roads to about 3,000 feet above Clinton 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 exception of a small area in the southwestern part of the basin. To complete the existing project the channel between a point about 3,000 feet above Clinton and the turning basin 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 exten- sion 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, 34 feet; thence to mouth of Vinces Bayou, 33.4 feet; thence to turning basin, 30.6 feet; in turning basin, 34 feet; thence to Houston, 8 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, 1940, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ....--------............-------------.....------------............. $6, 985,931. 86 $7, 875, 006. 32 $14, 860, 938. 18 Public Work funds- -- - - -2, --..............---..... 612, 931. 98 -..- .... 2, 612, 931.98 Total-- ................--------------------------------- 9, 598, 863. 84 7, 875, 006. 32 17, 473, 870. 16 The total expenditures were $17,371,013.68, of which $14,758,081.70 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 $1,239,978.34, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 943 Accounts payable June 30, 1940_--- ____----- --- - $102, 856. 48 New work: Complete existing contract for widening and deepening chan- nel to project dimensions from Cotton Patch Bayou to Man- chester (July and August, 1940)------------------------ 58, 536. 05 Widening and deepening the channel to project dimensions from Manchester to and including the Houston turning basin by contract (November 1940 to August 1941) ........ 441, 390. 61 Total for new work- --- --- ------- ------------ 499, 926. 66 Maintenance: Removal of shoaling in the channel with United States pipe- line dredge (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------------ 317, 000. 00 Removal of shoaling in the channel by contract (September 1940 to February 1941) _----- __----_--_-_------ 219. 695. 20 Removal of shoaling from the lower bay section of the channel with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (April through June 1941) ----------------------------- 90, 500. 00 Build levees and prepare dumping grounds with United States plant and hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941)1----------- 0, 000. 00 Total for maintenance .--..--------------------------- 637, 195. 20 Total all work---------------------------.--- 1, 239, 978.34 The additional sum of $624,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Remove shoaling in the channel with United States pipe-line dredge (July 1941 to June 1942) ------------------------- $324, 000 Remove shoaling in the channel by contract (February to May 1942) ------------------------------------------- 183, 000 Remove shoaling from the lower bay section of the channel with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (October through December 1941) ---- _--------__-_--------- 87, 000 Dredge and remove obstructions from light draft channel with United States plant and hired labor (November 1941 to May 1942) _-------------------------20, 000 Build levees and prepare dumping grounds with United States plant and hired labor (July 1941 to June 1942) -- 10, 000 Total ----------------- ------ ----- 624, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----- ------------. $13, 704, 020. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- 9, 088, 148. 72 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___ ----- __ 22, 792, 169. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_- -- __---------102, 856.48 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 122, 689, 312. 95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 __----__-__ __ - 1, 239, 978. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------ 23, 929, 291. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------- .............. $171.891.38 $353, 721.87 $437. 089. 96 $506, 082. 83 $501. 099. 39 ,Cost of maintenance------------............. 429, 529. 15 454, 012. 16 336, 335. 70 226, 079. 68 354, 671.42 Total cost--------------- 601, 420. 53 807, 734. 03 773, 425. 66 732, 162. 51 855. 770. 81 'Totalexpended-.. ..-....-... - 687. 792. 74 829, 382. 37 750, 025. 06 665, 888. 12 845, 616. 91 Allotted...-------------.--- - 689, 726. 07 350, 000. 00 1, 561, 069. 52 1,071,500. 00 844. 500. 00 944 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___ ------------------- - $1, 241, 095. 25 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940___--__--__---------____------- - 864, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---- __ ___ -- ____- -______- 2, 105, 595. 25 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------- - 20,000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------2, 085, 595.25 Gross amount expended-----__ ---------------- - 845, 616. 91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----_------- ____1, 239, 978. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------- $2, 777. 13 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---- 158, 694. 84 161, 471. 97 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 1, 078, 506. 37 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion -- - -- - - of existing project 2-__- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - 603, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 624, 000. 00 1In addition, expenditures from contributed funds were $1,209,178.78 for new work and $200,000 for maintenance on previous projects and $1,365,000 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.) Existin'g 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 is about 0.9 foot. The height of tides is dependent largely on the wind, and during strong "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 11/2 feet below mean low tide. The 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.--The channel was dredged from station 98 +00 to station 230+00 under contract, from May 2 to 23, 1940, 201,694 cubic yards of material being re- moved at a cost of $15,905.63. United States derrick boat No. 8 from June 18 to 30, 1940, removed snags from the channel between the mouth of Trinity River and the slips at the town of Anahuac, Tex., at a cost of $1,412.19. Miscellaneous surveys were made at a cost of $1,764.75. RIVERS AND HARBORS--GALVEISTON, TEX., DISTRICT 945 The total cost during the fiscal year was $19,082.57, all for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $19,477.12. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1911. The controlling depth was 9 feet at mean low tide. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $284,499.80, of which $5,- 975.10 was for new work and $278,524.70 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $284,739.81. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $45,519.97, including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940--- ------------------------------- $3. 01 Maintenance : Dredge the channel by contract (April and May 1941)--------- 37, 000. 00 Remove logs and snags from the channel with United States plant and hired labor, as needed, (July 1940 to June 1941) .... 8, 516. 96 Total----------------------------- ------------------ 45, 519. 97 The additional sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in removing logs and snags from the channel by United States plant and hired labor (July 1941 to June 1942). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940____------------ ------- $5, 975. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------ 278, 524. 70 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__ __------284, 499. 80 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 243. 02 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 __ __------------- _ 281, 742. 82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 -------- ------ - - 3. 01 Net total expenditures_____------------------ 284, 739. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 45, 276. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 330, 016. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work..------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance------------............ $17,549. 01 $6, 911. 61 $30, 585. 16 $2,080. 53 $19, 082. 57 Total expended----------------- 17, 774. 25 6, 719. 65 30, 629. 77 2,073. 34 19, 477. 12 Allotted--------------..................--......----- 38, 000. 00 -34, 000.00 33, 500. 00 37, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $39, 754. 07 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 ----------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------ _---------- 64, 754. 07 Gross amount expended_-- ------------------ 19, 477. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 45, 276. 95 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------ 3. 01 Balance available June 30, 1940______-_-----,_- 45, 273. 94 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------ __------------ 243. 02 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-... 45, 516. 96 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - June - 30, 1942, for maintenance 1- .- - - - - - - - - -_ . - _ 10, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 946 REPORT OF CHIEF' OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 provided 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.) Operationsand results during fiscal year.-U. S. derrick boat No. 8 cleared the channel of snags between the mouth and mile 38, a chan- nel length of 38 miles from August 17, 1939, to January 29, 1940, at a cost of $17,516.12. Contract for dredging the channel from about mile 291/4 to about mile 38 (Coogan's Bluff) was started June 12, 1940, when the contractor performed preliminary work incidental to the contract. High water prevented dredging under this contract during the remainder of the fiscal year. The cost of this work was $2,988.10. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year was $20,504.22, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $20,412.24. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1925. The ruling depth at low water was 6 feet between the mouth and mile 29 and 21/2 feet thence to Liberty. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT' 947 The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $194,438.45 of which $112,255.72 was for new work and $82,182.73 was for maintenance. The total expenditures under the existing project were $194,346.47. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $84,587.76, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940__------------------------- $91. 98 Maintenance: Complete the existing contract for dredging the chan- nel between Coogan's Bluff (mile 38) and mile 29 (July to December 1940) ------------------------------------- 84, 495. 78 Total ------------------------------------------- 84, 587. 76 The additional sum of $44,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging to remove shoaling in the channel between Coogan's Bluff (mile 38) and the mouth of the river by contract (April and May 1942) ------ ---------------- $35, 000 Removal of trees and snags from the channel with United States plant and hired labor (November 1941 to January 1942)-------- 9, 000 Total ------------------- ---------------- --------- 44, 000 Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------ __ ____-_$2, 002, 661. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ ------ ----------- - 2 625, 845.04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----- 2, 628, 506. 41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_----------- 91. 98 Net total expenditures___---__------------- 12 2, 628, 414. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 _-_---. --- - - 84, 587. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ . __-__- 12 2, 713, 002. 19 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- Cost of maintenance.. -- - -- --------.... --- - -- --- ..--------- ...... --.- ... -- - -- - -- - --- -------------- ....-------.... - 20, 504.22 - Total expended .--.----------- ----------- -------------- .-------------- 20, 412.24 Allotted------....------------------------------------------ $100,000 5,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 __- __-------___--$100, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940_ ...... _________ _1__11111111___ 1 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 105, 000. 00 Gross amount expended 20, 412.24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_---------------------- 84, 587. 76 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 _____--__-__--$91. 98 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---____- 67, 788.31 67, 880. 29 Balance available June 30, 1940___ ___ - -_____ ____-- 16, 707. 47 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 2- - - - _ - June 30, 1942 for maintenance ___ __ _____ _____ 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. 8 Exclusive of available funds. 948 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 1 miles below the mouth of San Jacinto River and about 28 miles north of Galveston, Tex. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1282.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of September 19, 1890, and July 13, 1892. 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, privately owned, 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. Operationsand results during fscal year.-The channel was dredged under contract from station -1+00 (junction with Houston Ship Channel) to station 181+00 (the first bend in the bayou) from Feb- ruary 26 to April 6, 1940, 310,813 cubic yards of material being re- moved from a channel length of 18,200 feet at a cost of $24,427.80. There were additional costs of $121.01 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections. The total cost of the work during the fiscal year was $24,548.81, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $24,530.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 50 percent completed. The channel has been completed to project dimen- sions from the Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth. Two brush and stone jetties have been constructed RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVEISTON, TEX., DISTRICT 949 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 controlling depths at mean low tide were 12 feet from the Houston Ship Channel to the first bend in Cedar Bayou above the mouth and 7.5 feet thence to a point in the bayou 11 miles above the mouth. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $143,118.33, of which $25,151.13 was for new work (consisting of $12,575.56 United States funds and $12,575.57 contributed funds) and $117,967.20 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $143,100.21, of which $130,524.64 were United States funds and $12,575.57 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $15,469.31, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------- ------ $18. 12 Maintenance: Dredge the bay section of the channel near the mouth of Cedar Bayou by contract, February 1941---------------- 15, 451. 19 Total-------- ------------------------------------- 15, 469. 31 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 to be applied to removing shoaling from the channel by contract (April and May 1942). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------- ------------------ $51, 662. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 187, 751. 33 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------- ---- 239, 414. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------- ----------------- 18.12 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 1239,395. 92 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------- ----------------- 15, 469. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 254, 865. 23 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------- Cost of maintenance -------------....... $36. 72 $36, 206. 93 --. $24, 548. 81 Total expended................------------------. 103. 32 36, 243. 65 ---.................. 24, 530.69 Allotted ...................---------------------- 18, 000. 00 -539.07 $40, 000.00 .......... Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---------------------------- $40, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 24, 530.69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 15, 469. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------------ 18. 12 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------- -------- 15, 451. 19 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------- 12, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2_______________________ _ 25, 000. 00 1 In addition, $12,575.57 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 8 In addition, $12,424 to be contributed by local interests. 950 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS', U. S. ARMY, 1940 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.) Efisting 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 50feet wide---------- U. Doc.No. 449, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935_ Enlargement of the channel to depth of 6 feet and H. Doe. No. 264, 73d Cong., 2d sess. width of 60 feet. (Contains latest published map.) Terminal facilities.--The terminal facilities consist of small, pri- vately owned wharves for local use located at the town of Seabrook, at the mouth of the creek, and at various points along the length of the waterway. They are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost and expenditure of $447.33, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1936. The controlling depth at mean low tide was 5 feet. The total cost and expenditure to June 30, 1940, was $83,892, of which $14,- 290.95 was for new work and $69,601.05 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $11,552.67 will be applied to maintenance dredging by contract (April and May 1941). No work is expected to be necessary during the fiscal year 1942 and no funds can be profitably expended. Cost and financial sunvmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------ $14, 290.95 Cost of maintenance. to June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 69, 601. 05 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_.............. 83, 892. 00 Net total expenditures--_---- __-- ------------------ ___-- 83, 892. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 11, 552. (17 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -_------- - -95, 444. 67 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 951 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--I - Cost of maintenance------------- $6, 642. 17 $28.17 ..--------------.-------------- $447.33 'Total expended-----------------..................- 832.44 5,947. 79 447.33 __---------------------------- Allotted.----------------------- 7, 500.00 -4, 719. 77 -------------- $12, 000-- .... Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ -- _--------- --- $12,000.00 cGrossamount expended ------------ __447. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--. .---__------ 11, 552. 67 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.) Ewisting 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 )0.9foot 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. 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, 1.938, 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 Harbor 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--new woork.--The channel was dredged under contract from station 200+00 (the 6-foot con- tour in the bay) to station 24+00 (bayou section) and from station 31+00 to station 55+00 (bayou section) from April 1 to June 30, 1940, 230,616 cubic yards of material being removed from a channel length of 24,800 feet at a cost of $24,881.98. The total cost of the work during the fiscal year was $24,881.98, all for new work. The total expenditures were $15,531.86. 952 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS', U. S.. ARMY, 1940 Condition at the end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 96 percent completed. To complete the project the channel must be deepened to 6 feet and widened to 60 feet for a distance of about 3,600 feet below the bridge on State Highway No. 146. The con- trolling depth was about 5 feet at mean low tide in the undredged portion of the bayou section. The total cost of the work to June 30, 1940, was $86,723.09, of which $31,169.26 was for new work and $55,553.83 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $77,372.97. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $19,468.14 will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------------- $9, 350. 12 New work : Complete the existing contract for dredging from the 6-foot coutour in Galveston Bay to the State highway bridge across Dickinson Bayou (July 1940) ------------------------------- 10, 118. 02 Total-- --- ---------------------------------- 19, 468. 14 The additional sum of $12,506 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging of the channel by contract (May and June 1942). Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $31, 169. 2w Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 55, 553. 83" Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 86, 723. 09 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------9, 350. 12 Net total expenditures - ------------------------------ 77, 372. 97 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 19, 468. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------96, 841.11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------- ---------------------------------------------------- $24, 881.98 Cost of m aintenance - .-- - - -- - - - --.- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- Total expended... --.- .----- ..------------ - 15, 531.86 ......................... Allotted----------------------- -------------------------- $35, 000 --- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 $35, 000. 0( Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 15, 531. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 9, 468. 14 1---------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------$568. 46 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 12,874. 71 13, 443. 17 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 6, 024. 97 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance1-------------------------------2, 500. 00 ' Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS---GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 953 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 Committee Doc. No. 18, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is about 1.8 feet and the extreme range about 21/2 feet. Freshets in the river, except under extreme conditions, do not cause a greater variation in the water surface than the tidal action. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $2,504,000, including $1,334,500 to be provided by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost of annual mainte- nance is $115,000 for 2 years after completion of the project and $100,000 thereafter. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 954 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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; for taking 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 sass. 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 one 15-inch pipe-line dredge andequip- H. Doc. No. 1469, 63d Cong., 3d sess, ment, its operation for an experimental period of 3 years, the operation of the seagoing dredge i time for 3 years, and repairs to the jetties. Mar. 3,1925 Diversion dam, diversion channel, and necessary Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 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, 1935 1 Dredging the channels and turning basins to Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. greater depths. (Project completed to within No. 15, 72 Cong., 1st sess. 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, 72 Cong., 1st sess., and 2 29, expense. 73d Cong., 2d sess. 1 Included in Public Works Administration program, Sept. 6, 1933. 3 Contains latest published maps. 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. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities are located at the town of Freeport at the upper end of this improvement and at a point about a mile above the inner ends of the jetties. The facilities at Freeport consist of a small wharf, privately owned, and one free public wharf owned by the municipality of Freeport. The 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 hopper dredge Galveston redredged the sea bar and jetty channels from December 4, 1939, to January 5, 1940, and, from Janu- ary 27 to February 29, 1940, removing 1,366,004 cubic yards (bin measurement) at a cost of $54,041.40. Miscellaneous surveys and inspections were made at a cost of $2,657.33. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 955 The total cost during the year was $56,698.73 all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $56,827.78. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 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. 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, 32.5 feet; in the Brazosport turning basin 32.5 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 channel, including the turning basin at the Stauffer chemical plant, 20.0 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds..------.............-------....-------------------- -$1, 101,061. 89 $2,009, 818. 15 $3, 110, 880. 04 -------------- Public Works funds...------...--........--------------------------..................116,574.74 116, 574. 74 Total, United States funds.......--....... ------------------- 1, 217, 636. 63 2, 009, 818. 15 3, 227, 454. 78 Contributed funds -____ _ ........................... 533, 302. 79 -------------- 533, 302. 79 Contributed funds (sec. 4, River and Harbor Act of Mar. 4, 1915) ........------..........------------------------------------- 225, 000. 00 -------------- 225, 000. 00 Total, all funds-...-- ----------------------------- 1, 975, 939. 42 2, 009, 818. 15 3, 985, 757. 57 The total expenditures were $3,227,312.82, of which $3,110,738.08 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 $93,614.36, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------ -- --------------------- $141. 96 Maintenance : Dredge sea bar and jetty channels with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (Feb. 11 through Mar. 31, 1941) --... 49,172. 40 Place a concrete cap on the northeast jetty by contract from sta- tion 25+00 (the seaward end of the existing concrete cap) to about station 39+00, requiring the placing of approximately 2,090 cubic yards of concrete (January to June 1941)-------. 44, 300. 00 Total----------------------------------------------------93,614. 36 The additional sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in maintenance dredging of the sea bar and jetty channels, inside channels, and basins with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge from January through March 1942. 956 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______-- ____________________ $1,364, 735. 06 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____ _____ ______-- - 2, 009, 818. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------- 3, 374, 553. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 141.96 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 13, 374, 411. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 93, 614. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___-- _______-. 13,468, 025. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-..........-__.. $23, 181. 63 . Cost of maintenance-------------.. .. 58, 506. 01 $78, 701. 65 $88, 797. 04 $44, 570. 80 $56 698. 73 Total cost....---------------- 81, 687. 64 78, 701. 65 88, 797. 04 44, 570. 80 56, 698. 73 Total expended... _--------------66, 332. 16 101, 524. 77 64, 841.05 69, 217. 22 56, 827. 78 Allotted.....'------------------- 80, 500.00 -24,425. 26 175, 000.00 55, 609.02 46, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------- $104, 442. 14 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940----------------------------------- 80, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for___------ ___------- --- - 184, 442. 14 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 34, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ -___-- - -150, __-- 442. 14 Gross amount expended___----------------------------------- 56, 827. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------- 93, 614. 36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-____- __ ___-_ -__ 202. 16 Balance available June 30, 1940__ ------ __ ____- - 93, 412. 20 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of 'existing project -------------------------------------- 9, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending -- June 30, 1942 for maintenance 2__________________ ___ 100, 000. 00 1 In addition, $758,302.79 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 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 from Lynns Bayou at Port Lavaca, Tex., to deep water in Matagorda Bay near Port O'Connor, 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 "northers" in the winter season the water surface may be depressed 2 feet below mean low tide. RIVERS AND HARBORS--GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 957 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: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 Channel to Port Lavaca, Tex., 7 feet 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 Committee Doc. 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 modification 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 cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terninal 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 sea- food 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 fisncal year.---Maintenance: Miscel- laneous surveys were made at a cost of $1,624. 41. The total cost of work during the fiscal year was $1,624.41, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $2,830.16. Conditionat end of f~cal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depth at mean low water was 5 feet. The total cost of the project to June 30, 1940, was $122,965. 14, of which $111,494.49 was for new work and $11,470.65 was for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $122,963.83. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $42,441.16, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------------ $1. 31, Maintenance: Dredge channel between Lynns Bayou and Gallinipper Reef, by contract (October to December 1940) ------------------ 42, 439. 85 Total--------------------------------------------------- 42, 441. 16 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging where necessary between Lynns Bayou and deep water in Matagorda Bay, by contract, from January to March 1942. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1- 61 958 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---_--------------------- $111, 494. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ 470. 65 1--------------------------1, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 122, 965. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 1. 31 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 122, 963. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ---------------------------- 42, 441. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 165, 404. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ________----- $18.36 $11, 465. 91 $507. 03 $89, 93. 71 Cost of maintenance-------------------- 45. 72 ______________ $1, 624. 41 Total cost ------------- 18.36 11, 511. 63 507. 03 89, 803. 71 1, 624. 41 Total expended------------------ 18. 36 11, 511.63 15.00 89, 088.68 2, 830. 16 Allotted _----------------------. 24, 000.00 -12, 470. 01 116, 875.00 5, 000. 00 12, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $32, 771. 32 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940-------------- --------------------- 12, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 45, 271. 32 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 2, 830. 16 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------42, 441. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------- 1. 31 Balance available June 30, 1940___------------------------ 42, 439. 85 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, 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.) 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 RIVERS AND HIARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 959 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 in Waterway, Tex. feet below Bottom width in 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 rubblestone 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 1/ 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: 960 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 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 channel 12 feet deep to town of Port Aransas. Sept. 22, 1922 Dredging channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus H. Doc. 321, 67th Cong., 2d sess. Christi, 25 feet deep, 200 feet bottom width. 1 July 3, 1930 Deepening entrance channel from Gulf of Mexico H. Dc. 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 Doc. 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. Doe. 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 Doc. 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 Doe. 1 nel from deep water at Port Aransas 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. Doe. 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. 2 Included in Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1933, and Feb. 16, 1935. Local cooperation.--Underprovisions 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 County navigation district furnishes assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that bona fide arrangements have been made with RIVERS AND HARBORS--GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 961 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.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work: Under a contract providing for both new work and maintenance, dredging a 2,500-foot westward extension to the main turning basin at Corpus Christi, Tex., was dredged from March 1 to June 30, 1940; 2,955,- 630 cubic yards were removed at a cost of $228,408.95. Maintenance: Under the contract above-mentioned the channels eastward of station 754+00, including the inner basin at Port Aran- sas and channel to and turning basin at the town of Port Aransas, were redredged from January 22 to February 29, and May 23 to June 30, 1940; 2,064,880 cubic yards were removed from a channel length of 47,400 feet at a cost of $162,644.10. Under a contract for redredging the bay portion of the waterway westward of station 754 +00 during July 1 to 12, 1939, 981,715 cubic yards were removed from a channel length of 21,200 feet at a cost of $52,118.52. Under a contract for repairing the south jetty by placing thereon a concrete cap between May 25 and June 30, 1940, there was placed 172.8 cubic yards of concrete in the seal course over a jetty length of 410 feet at a cost of $10,871.84. The U. S. seagoing dredge Galveston redredged the sea bar and jetty channels from March 1 to April 30, 1940, removing 734,583 cubic yards from a channel length of 9,000 feet at a cost of $46,710.89. The south jetty was repaired between station 13 +80 and station 14+ 80, a length of 100 feet with Government plant and hired labor, by placing 137 cubic yards of concrete alongside and beneath the existing concrete cap at a cost of $7,449.95. There were additional costs of $3,583.62 for miscellaneous surveys and inspections; $5,332.53 for resurveying and remapping the entire waterway, including all improvements, turning basins, spoil areas, reference lines and beacons. Costs of $4,412.96 incurred in fiscal year 1939 for preliminary investigation of shore line protection of Corpus Christi Reservation were transferred to plant allotment in fiscal year 1940. The total cost of all work during the year was $512,707.44 of which $228,408.95 was for new work and $284,298.49 was for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $443,399.49 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 72 percent completed. The two jetties have been built to partial project lengths, the north jetty being 9,240 feet long and the south jetty 7,385 feet long. A stone dike connecting with the north jetty has been constructed on St. Joseph Island, its total length being 20,991 feet; this part of the project was completed in 1916. The channel between the jetties from the Harbor Island Basin to the Gulf has been dredged to 35 feet at mean low tide inside and 37 feet deep at the Gulf end. Harbor Island Basin has been deepened to 30 feet at mean low tide over an area 650 feet wide and about 1,000 feet long at the lower end adjacent to the dock. 962 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 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, completion of dredging the extension to the turning basin at Corpus Christi, deepening the Industrial Canal and turning basin at Avery Point, and dredging the channel from the Avery Point turning basin to and in- cluding 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. 0 Station 90 on north jetty to Clines Point----------- 37. 0 Clines Point to westward end of Humble Basin----__------------ 34.0 Inner basin at Harbor Island------------------- -------- 20. 0 Channel to Port Aransas__---------- ------ - - - 10. O0 Channel, Port Aransas to Corpus Christi turning basin ----------------- 33. O0 Turning basin at Corpus Christi--_ ----------------------------- 33. O0 Industrial Canal___ __----------------------- ---------------------- 29. 5 Turning basin at Avery Point- __---------------------------- 29.5 The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940 was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds _ - --- __--- - --. .___.---.-- - $4, 799, 942. 27 $5, 937, 880. 24 $10, 737, 822. 51 ___----....... Public Works funds ..................... 324, 287. 14 ..... ... 324, 287. 14 ..-. Total United States funds--- __--.. -....... 5, 124, 229. 41 5, 937, 880. 24 11, 062, 109. 65 Contributed funds .............. ____ _- _...------ -----.......----- _-- 152, 555. 09 152, 555. 09 Total all funds...........................--------------------------...---- 5, 124, 229. 41 6, 090, 435. 33 11, 214, 664. 74 The total expenditures were $10,958,622. 06, of which $10,634,334.92 was from regular funds and $324,287.14 from Public Works funds. In addition $152,555.09 was expended from contributed funds for maih- tenance. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $751,717.57, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_____________________- - $103, 487. 59 New work: Complete existing contract for dredging the main turning basin at Corpus Christi, during July 1940---------------------- 15, 830. 20 Maintenance: Complete existing contract for dredging the main waterway from Harbor Island to Corpus Christi; and the light draft channel leading to Port Aransas (July and August 1940)------------ 99, 900. 50 Complete existing contracts for repairing the south jetty by placing approximately 2,900 linear feet of concrete cap (July 1940 to January 1941) -------------------------------- 100, 299. 28 Dredge sea bar and jetty channels with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (April through June 1941)... 81, 500. 00 Repairs to the north and south jetties by contract, by recon- structing with stone the submerged portion of the seaward end of the north jetty and enlarging the seaward ends of both jetties (March through December 1941) ---------- 343, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 963 Maintenance--Continued. Resurvey and map the entire waterway, including the turning basins, terminals, spoil areas, and reconstruct reference lines by hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) -------------------- $7, 200. 00 Total for maintenance- -------------------------- 632, 399. 78 Total for all work___________--------------------- 751, 717. 57 The additional sum of $600,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance: Dredge the entire waterway inside the jetties, including all basins, by contract (August 1941 through May 1942)- ...__- $516, 000 Dredge the jetty and sea bar channels with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (April through June 1942) ... 84, 000 Total --------------------------------------------- 600, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- $6, 496, 763. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------- 6, 000, 332. 10 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_- ___---12, 497, 095. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 487. 59 1---------------------103, -- Net total expenditures _________________----- 12, 393, 608. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --_--___- ------------ 751, 717, 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___ -___-- __113, 145, 325. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- .-.......... $46, 676. 24 $176, 802. 27 $1, 769. 00 $228, 408. 95 Cost of maintenance_...-...... 458,168. 75 341, 899. 99 $271, 361. 11 149, 495. 36 284, 298. 49 Total cost -- _-----__----- 504, 844. 99 518, 702. 26 271, 361. 11 151, 264. 36 512, 707. 44 Total expended ....---------------- 512, 300. 34 536, 538.49 273, 871. 04 119, 104. 51 443, 399. 49 Allotted...........___ ______ 295,903. 20 133, 523. 69 488,000.00 788, 500. 00 300, 200. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_________-------------- $894, 917. 06 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_- ----- __- -_____________ 350, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____________ ____ ___ 1, 244, 917. 06 Deduction on account of revocation of allotment___-------- - 49, 800. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----- -____-__ 1, 195, 117. 06 Gross amount expended__________-----____ $446, 759. 18 Less reimbursements collected---------------- 3, 359. 69 443, 399. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 _--___--__- ___---_-- 751, 717. 57 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ ___-______-- $2, 713. 95 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 278, 329. 45 281, 043. 40 Balance available June 30, 1940__- __---- ____--_ --- 470, 674. 17 Am'ount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 1,094, 100. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2 - - _ - - - - - - - __ __ - 600, 000. 00 1 Inaddition, $152,555.09 was expended from contributed funds for maintenance. 2Exclusive of available funds. 964 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 sed 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 Brazos Santiago Pass-Long Island Channel to and in- cluding 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 turn- ing 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, was $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., 1st 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 inner Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc channels and the Brownsville and Point Isabel No. 32, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Con- turning basins to 28 feet, provided no dredging latest published map.) tains will be done at public expense within 50 feet of any established pierhead line, wharf, or other structure. RIVERS AND HARBORS--GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 965 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, Texas., 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.-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, pro- vided 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 currents. The Brownsville navigation district has constructed along the north side of the Brownsville turning basin three concrete wharves, each approximately 400 feet long, 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 en- closing 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 Brownsville, 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 July 1, 1939, to May 8, 1940, 6,310,866 cubic yards were removed from a channel length of 86,500 feet at a cost of $554,092.93. Maintenance: The U. S. seagoing dredge Galv eston redredged the sea-bar and jetty channels from May 1 to 8, 1940 and June 10 to 30, 1940, removing 376,434 cubic yards (bin measurement) from a channel length of 19,000 feet at a cost of $22,561.73. 966 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Under a contract for repairing the north and south jetties from April 25 to June 30, 1940, the south jetty was repaired over a length of 1,700 feet by placing 1,340.88 tons of new cover stone, 465.02 tons of new core stone and picking up and replacing 285 pieces of displaced cover and core stone at a cost of $26,218.98. Miscellaneous surveys and in- spections were made at a cost of $4,619.35. The total cost of all work for the year was $607,492.99 of which $554,092.93 was for new work and $53,400.06 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $624,304.45. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1940. The 25-foot project channels and jetties were completed in 1936. The sea-bar and jetty channels and the channel from inside the pass to a point opposite Long Island were dredged to project dimen- sions in 1939. The channels and basins westward of Long Island were deepened to project dimensions in 1940. Controlling depths at mean low tide on June 30, 1940, 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, 32.0 feet; channel from inside Brazos-Santiago Pass to the westerly side of Long Island, 30.0 feet; channel from westerly side of Long Island to the turning basin at Point Isabel, 30.0 feet; turning basin at Point Isabel, 30.0 feet; channel from westerly side of Long Island to the turning basin near Brownsville, 30.0 feet; and in the turning basin near Brownsville, 30.0 feet. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was as fol- lows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ----. . . $710, 071. 15 ..-------------------------------------- $737, 930. 30 $1,448, 001.45 Public Works funds ..-- ...--- ..-- - 2, 848, 560.03 _ -- _ 2, 848, 560.03 Total United States funds----_-----.. -------- - 3, 558, 631. 18 737, 930. 30 4, 296, 561.48 Contributed funds _____ __ ____________ . .___ ____ 1, 683, 257. 70. . -3- - 1, 683, 257. 70 Total all funds ............... .................. 5, 241, 888. 88 737, 930. 30 5, 979, 819. 18 The total expenditures were $4,279,709.58 of which $1,431,149.55 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 $255,546.15 including accounts receivable, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940--_______---------_________ $17, 091. 63 Maintenance: Complete existing contract for repairing the north and south jetties (July to Nov. 30, 1940) .------------- ___---- 77, 814. 79 Dredge sea bar and jetty channels with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (July 1940 and Jan. 21 through March 1941) ------------------------------------- 116, 000.00 Extend the stone groin at inner end of south jetty approximately 2,400 linear feet by contract (January through July 1941).... 34, 000. 00 Resurvey and map the entire waterway, including the turning basins, all improvements, spoil areas, beacons, and reference lines by hired labor (July 1940 through June 1941)----- -10, 639. 73 Total__-__ ___--------------------- - 255, 546. 15 RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 967 The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Dredge inside channels and turning basins with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (February and March 1942) .-- . $60, 000 Dredge sea bar and jetty channels with an available United States seagoing hopper dredge (April through June 1942) -- __--- 90, 000 Total----------- ---------------------------------- 50, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ._______ -- 1$4, 234, 486. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 __-___ ________ ____ __- - 737, 930. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 4, 972, 416. 78 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_---- -------------- ___ - 239. 73 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_ - ____----__-__ 4, 972, 656. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-___---_ --------- 17, 091. 63 Net total expenditures_____------------------- _ 4,955, 564. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__------ --------------- 255, 306. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____------- '5, 210, 871.30 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work____-_. .... - -_ $87, 152. 65 - $88, 263. 21 $554, 092.93 Cost of maintenance . .. __---------- 269, 302. 24 $160, 975. 63 $123, 714.15 25, 016. 38 53, 400. 06 Total cost .---------------356, 454. 89 160, 975.63 123,714.15 113, 279.59 607, 492.99 Total expended .....---------- ----- 344, 183. 92 180, 266. 19 105, 672. 28 107, 554. 21 624, 304. 45 Allotted --.------------------- 446, 532.45 -30,000.00 186, 000.00 725, 400.00 150,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ $729, 610. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_ 150, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 879, 610. 87 Gross amount expended_ 624, 304. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ........ 255, 306. 42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_______ -__ _ $312.18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts____ - 74, 989. 20 7!i_1_R RS Balance available June 30, 1940 _--_-----__---_-- -_ 180, 005. 04 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_------ ----......- 239. 73 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_------------ 180, 244. 77 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2-____________ _ - - - __ - __ 150, 000. 00 1 In addition, $1,806,619.37 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 968 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 17. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $109,917.85, the expenditures were $150,122.51. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $196,334.23, including accounts receiv- able, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $175,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------------- ------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---_ -------------------- $1, 317, 415. 29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 317, 415.29 1-----------, Net total cost to June 30, 1940-- ---------------------- 1, 317, 415. 29 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------- __- -- - 4, 152. 16 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940-__-____---__-____ 1, 321, 567. 45 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------ 1, 117. 10 Net total expenditures----------------------------- , 320, 450. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 192, 182. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------ 1, 512, 632. 42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work... ..---- -..------------ - - - Cost of maintenance----------- $48, 741.78 $112, 746.48 $191, 238.48 $581, 747. 52 $109, 917.85 Total expended_.------- -- -_ 46, 306. 59 114, 169. 13 165, 925. 04 571, 305. 60 150, 122. 51 Allotted________________._.. ._ 104, 000. 00 28, 550. 86 321, 500.00 558, 000. 00 186, 900. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------$155, 404. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ 51, 900. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 000. 00 1-------------35, 186, 900. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 342, 304. 58 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $150, 128. 76 Less reimburseements collected __----------- - 6. 25 150, 122. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____________________ 192,182. 07 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 1, 136. 35 Balance, available June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 191, 045. 72 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------- -------------------- 4, 152.16 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 ------ -__ 195, 197. 88 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance _------_--_ _ 175, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 969 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, 1940 amount port see required Name of project Annual to corn- Report New work Maintenance plete for- 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. .......------------------1.928 79, 540.44 10, 870. 95 (2) 4. Chocolate Bayou, Tex. 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__ 14 1924 216, 989. 48 223, 010. 52 (2) 7. Guadalupe River to Victoria, Tex. ------------- 1922 172, 547. 28 106, 100. 36 (2) 1 Channel adequate for commerce. 2Completed. 3 Under date of May 25, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of existing project in H. Doe. 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, 1940--------------------------- $1,890, 549. 57 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--__.--------------------- 47, 247. 43 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940----------------------1, 937, 797. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_-- --------------- 100, 420. 26 Net total expenditures__ 837, 376. 74 1-----------------------------1, Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ---------- 392, 868. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 _______ ____ 2, 230, 245. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended_- -- $17, 872. 23 - $386, 614. 07 $257, 292. 26 $81, 166. 48 -$76, 796. 63 Allotted______________________ -22, 500. 00 -269, 031. 44 399, 848.18 -69, 809. 08 148, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $168, 071. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 --------------------------------- 168, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________ ______________ 336, 071. 75 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- ____ -_____ 20, 000.00 Net amount to be accounted for --------- 316, 071. 75 Gross amount expended--------------------- $2, 397, 106. 23 Less: Reimbursements collected _____ $2, 467, 675. 54 Receipts from sales , 227. 32 6----------- 2, 473, 902. 86 76 796. 6 392,868.38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_______________________ 868. 38 ------------- 392, Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 $138, 455. 23 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ 166, 106. 52 304, 561. 75 Balance avaliable June 30, 1940_________________________ 88, 306. 63 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_____________________________ 47, 247. 43 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_____________ 135, 554. 06 970 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Act, Brazos River, Austin Aug. 26, 1937. County, Tex., for naviga- tion and flood control. Aransas Pass, Tex., channel Rivers and Harbors ---------- ------------------ to Intracoastal Waterway. Committee resolu- tion, July 25, 1940. Arroyo Colorado, Tex., from Llano Grande Lake to its River and Harbor Act, Aug. 30, 1935. -------------- -------------------- mouth. Arroyo Colorado, Tex., chan- River and Harbor Act, -------------- -------------------- nel from a point at or near Aug. 26, 1937. Mercedes, Tex., to its mouth, thence south to Port Isabel via Laguna Madre. Brazos Island Harbor, Tex_ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- I tion, Oct. 24, 1939. Brazos River, Tex., compre- River and Harbor Act, --------------- hensive survey for naviga- Aug. 26, 1937. -------------------- tion, flood control, and other water uses. Clear Creek and Clear Lake, Rivers and Harbors Tex. Committee resolu- tion, Oct. 24, 1939. Colorado River, Tex., for Commerce Committee navigation and flood con- resolution, Aug. 4, trol. 1936. Colorado River and tribu- River and Harbor Act, taries, Tex., improvement 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 provement for navigation, Committee resolu- -------------- ---------- flood control, power, and tion, Apr. 8, 1938. irrigation. (Final report). Laguna Madre to the Gulf River and Harbor Act, ---................. of Mexico, channel across Aug. 26, 1937. Padre Island, Tex. Lavaca River, Tex., in in- River and Harbor Act, --------------- ---................. terest of navigation and Aug. 26, 1937. flood control. Lavaca and Navidad Rivers, Rivers and Harbors ---- - - - - - for navigation and flood Committee resolu- control. tion, Aug. 1, 1940. July 14- 1939 Louisiana and Texas Intra- Rivers and Harbors July 14, House,"428, 76th Favorable. 1939 coastal Waterway, chan- Committee resolu- Cong., 1st sess. nel connecting Barroom tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Bay, 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. Mill Creek, a tributary of River and Harbor Act, Brazos River in Austin Aug. 26, 1937. County, Tex., for naviga- tion and flood control. 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. (Un- der division board.) Navidad River, Tex., for River and Harbor Act, navigation and flood con- Aug. 26, 1937. trol. Neches River (lower), Tex., Commerce Commit- July 19,1939 Senate, 98, 76th construction of Rockland tee resolution, Apr. Cong., 1st sess. Dam; and McGee Bend 5, 1939. Reservoir on Angelina River, for navigation, flood control, and power. RIVERS AND HARBORS---GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 971 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. iRecommenda- Congress Pass Cavallo, Tex_---------.. Rivers and Harbors . Committee resolu- tion, May 24, 1939. Sabine-Neches Waterway, Rivers and Harbors Mar. 30, 1940 House, 685, 76th Favorable. Tex., extension of existing Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. project channel upstream tion, Sept. 15, 1939. from Beaumont turning basin to Pennsylvania Shipyards. Sabine-Neches Waterway, Commerce Commit- Tex., turning basin at tee resolution, July Port Arthur. 18, 1939. Sabine-Neches Waterway, Commerce Commit- Tex., to modify existing tee resolution, Feb. project. 14, 1940. San Antonio River, Tex., River and Harbor Act, improvement for naviga- June 20, 1938. tion, flood control, power, and prevention of erosion. Texas City Channel, Tex__. River and Harbor Act, Mar. 11, 1940 .........-----------------... Unfavorable. Aug. 26, 1937. Trinity River, Tex...--------. Commerce Commit- tee resolution, Dec. 10, 1929. Do............---------------...-- River and Harbor Act,------- -------------------- July 3, 1930. 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- tions of channels, the construction of control works, and any diversions which may be found advisable. The authorized cost of Federal par- ticipation for construction is limited to $9,000,000. The total estimated cost of the project is $31,995,400. Of this sum the Federal cost is estimated at $9,000,000 for construction and $9,751,700 for lands and damages. The estimated cost to local interests is $13,243,700. 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 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year--New work.-The opera- tions during the fiscal year consisted of surveys, explorations, tests, studies and preliminary design required to develop the general plans of the project. The costs during the fiscal year were $326,027.61 all for new work; the expenditures were $324,314.84. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys and explorations are about 65 percent complete. Studies and preliminary design are about 85 percent complete. Detailed plans have been prepared. To complete the project, surveys, preliminary design, studies and explorations must 972 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS', U. S. ARMY, 1940 be completed and all work required by the detailed plans must be accomplished. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $326,027.61 and the total expenditures were $324,314.84. all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $315,685.16, and accounts receivable, $4,380.64, a total of $320,065.80, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------------- $6, 093. 41 Unencumbered maintenance and improvement funds June 30, 1940 to be revoked--------------------------------------------13, 867. 52 New work: Collecting engineering data in the field (July 1940 to June 1941)_ 93, 972. 39 Conducting land surveys and preparing tract maps (September 1940 to June 1941) ------- ------------------- ------ 10, 000. 00 Engineering studies (July 1940 to June 1941) ----------------- 20, 000. 00 Designing and preparing plans and specifications for Addicks Dam and Cypress Creek levee, and designing railway and highway crossings on the North Canal (September 1940 to June 1941) -------------------------------------- --- 76, 132. 48 Total-- ------------------------------------ 320, 065. 80 The additional sum of $6,250,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work : Acquiring lands, easements and rights-of-way for Cypress Creek levee, Addicks and Barker dam sites, White Oak dam site and reservoir area, and the North Canal (July 1941 to June 1942) _ $1, 850, 000 Constructing Cypress Creek levee and Addicks and Barker Dams by contract (September 1941 to June 1942) 4, 400, 000 Total---- --------------------------------------- 6, 250, 000 Cost and financial summary FLOOD CONTROL, GENERAL, FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------- ------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ ____ Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- $300, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________ 300, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-------------------------- Cost of maintenance_ _ ------------------------- --------- Total expended------------------------------ Allotted------------...... ------------------..... ---------------.. ---------- $300. 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940___ _______-__-__ -$300, 000. 00 -______________ Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----_________________________ 300, 000. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of _ existing project ---- - -- ------- 18, 111, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ---- -- ------- 6, 250, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 973 MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____________------ ------ $326, 027. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___----------------------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30', 1940-------------326, 027. 61 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_---___-- ------------- 4, 380. 64 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940----------------------- 330, 408. 25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------- __ 6, 093. 41 Net total expenditures__------------------- 324, 314. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------- 15, 685. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ---------- 340, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work --------------.------------- ------------ ------ - -.... ' $326, 027. 61 Cost of maintenance .----------------------------------- -------------- ------------- .------------- Total expended ... .......- 324, 314. 84 Allotted -----------------------------------------............------------------------ $500, 000 -160, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939, ____-______ ___-- -__-$500, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ----_____----160, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_____________-_______ 340, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ----------- - --- $324, 354. 72 Less reimbursements collected--------------- 39. 88 324, 314. 84 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ -- 15, 685.16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940- ____-____--_- - - -___ 6, 198. 28 Balance available June 30, 1940_ ___ ____ __ 9, 486. 88 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940____ ___ _-__- -______- 4, 380. 64 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-_------------ 13, 867. 52 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO BAYOU, TEX. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--- $326, 027. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_______ ___ 326, 027. 61 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ________________ -___ 4, 380. 64 __ Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 -____-__ ______ 330, 408. 25 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_-__________- - 6, 093. 41 Net total expenditures .-.---- ____--- __ - _ 324, 314. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------- _ -_-------------- _ 315, 685. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---___-___ ____ 640, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of rew work-- .... ...........--------------------------------------------------- $326, 027. 61 Cost of maintenance -- - - -- - Total expended ......... ..... .... ..... . 324, 314. 84 Allotted....................... . .. .... - - - $500, 000 140, 000. 00 269243-40--pt. 1, vol. 1----62 974 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS', U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $500,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 __...__- ___________-__ ___- ---- __- -300, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 800, 000. 00 -Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 160, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-- 640, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $324, 354.72 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- - 39. 88 324,314.84 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------ 315, 685.16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 6,198. 28 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------- ------- 309, 486. 88 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 4,380. 64 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-- ------------- 313, 867. 52 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project' --- ---------------------------------- 18,111, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,250, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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, IN. 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; second, for flood control and river regulation; and third, for other purposes. The -Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War were directed 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 6 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 completed during the fiscal year 1941. 22. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year amounted to $358,620.12, the expenditures were $355,095.88. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $241,027.99, including accounts receivable, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 in pay- ment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $125,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 in ,completing survey reports. RIVERS AND H:ARBORS--GALVESTON, TEX., DISTRICT 975 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----- ------------------------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------- ---- $728,137. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 728, 137. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- 5, 565. 70 1------------------------- Net total expenditures------------------------------- 712, 572. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------ ------- 241, 027. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ---------------- 953, 600. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ------ ------- ----- Cost of maintenance __-..........----........... ---...------ . $100,196. 34 $269, 321.25 $358, 620. 12 Total expended ----- ... _____ ____............... _______-- ...- 94, 986. 10 262, 490. 03 355, 095. 88 .................... Allotted ________....................--------------.. -------------- 385, 500. 00 270, 000. 00 298, 100. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $298, 023. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------- $116, 100. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940---------------182, 000. 00 298, 100. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 596, 123. 87 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $355, 107. 85 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 11. 97 355, 095. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------241,027.99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 17, 349. 74 Balance available June 30, 1940-- ------------------- 223, 678.25 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance --- _------------____-____ _ -___125, 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- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Reommen- Congress Alamogordo Dam and Res- Sec. 7 of Flood Con- ervoir, Pecos River, N. trol Act, Aug. 11, Mex. 1939. Aliens Creek, tributary of River and Harbor Brazos River, Austin Act, Aug. 26, 1937. County, Tex., for naviga- tion and flood control. Brady Creek, Tex .__....__. ... do-___ .------- . July 19, 1939 House, 441, 76th Favorable. Cong., 1st sess. Brazos River, Tex., compre- -.. do ...--------------................................----------- hensive survey for naviga- tion, flood control, and other water uses. Brazos River and tributar- Flood Control Act, ies,Texas. Aug. 28, 1937. Colorado (lower) River, Flood Control Act, Tex. June 22, 1936. 976 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood control acts and committee resolutions-Continued I I I Date trans- Recommen- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. dation Congress - i i i i Colorado River and its trib- River and Harbor ---------------- utaries, Texas, for naviga- Act, Aug. 26, 1937. tion 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. Guadalupe River, Tex., im- Rivers and Harbors provement for navigation, Committee resolu- flood control, power, and tion, Apr. 8, 1938. irrigation. (Final report.) Lavaca and Navidad Rivers, Rivers and Harbors Tex., for navigation and Committee resolu- flood control. tion, Aug. 1, 1940. Lavaca River, Tex., in in- River 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 River and Harbor Act, Brazos River in Austin Aug. 26, 1937. County, Tex., for naviga- tion and flood control. Navidad River, Tex., for ._ -do . .. navigation and flood con- trol. Neches River (lower), Tex., Flood Control Act, July 19,1939_ Senate, 98, 76th Favorable. construction of Rockland June 22, 1936. Cong., 1st sess. Dam; and McGee Bend Reservoir on Angelina River, for navigation, flood control, and power. Neches River and tribu- . . . .do .... .. . . . . . . . . . . taries, Texas. Neches River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, Texas and Loui- May 15, 1936. siana. Nueces River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, Texas. June 22, 1936. Do __... .. _-_- - __-- - Flood Control Act, June 4, 1936. Pecos River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, Texas and New Mexico. June 28, 1938. Rio Grande and tributaries, do _do_ Apr. 11,1940_ House, 694, 76th Do. Colorado, above Colorado- Cong., 3d sess. New Mexico boundary line. Sabine River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, Texas and Loui- May 15, 1936. siana. Sabine River, Tex_ __----- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. San Antonio River, Tex., River and Harbor Act, improvement for naviga- June 20, 1938. tion, flood control, power, and prevention of erosion. San Jacinto River and tribu- Flood Control Act, - taries, in Montgomery, Aug. 28, 1937. Walker, San Jacinto, Grimes, Waller, Liberty, and Harris Counties, Tex. Santa Isabel Creek, north- Flood Control Act, west of Laredo, Webb June 28, 1938. County, Tex. Trinity River and tribu- River and Harbor Act, taries, 'Texas. July 27, 1916. Trinity River, Tex ......... Flood Control Act, May 31, 1924. Do_ _._ _.... __ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. I I I RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 977 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SECOND NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT This district embraces the watersheds of Bayou Pierre, Miss.; Homo- chitto River, Miss.; Buffalo River, Miss.; and Bayou Sara, La., in western central Mississippi and in the northwestern portion of Louisi- ana east of the Mississippi River, extending from just below Vicks- burg, 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, to August 31, 1939; Brig. Gen. M. C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Removal of water hyacinths, Flood-control projects Louisiana-----------------977itto River, Miss 980 2. Examinations, surveys, and . Buomochitto River, Miss--------- 98 contingencies (general)---- 979 5. Bayou des Glaises, La 982 6. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control___ 983 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 transfer from the First New Orleans District, embraces the Atchafalaya River and tributaries in the south-central part of Louisiana. (See Missis- sippi 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, chemical, or other means whatsoever; for the construction and operation of boats equipped with suitable machinery for such removal; and for the construction and operation of booms to prevent the drifting of plants from one stream to another. Jurisdiction over that part of the exist- ing 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 $7,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 978 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Made appropriations for the States of Florida and H. Dec. 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. In making appropriations for Florida, provided MDoa. 2, that no chemical process injurious to cattle shall Mar. 2,1907 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 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 1,016,300 square yards of hyacinths and grass was removed by hired labor from Bayou des Glaises and Bayou Alabama during the year, costing $11,943.25. The expenditures were $12,028.54. 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 and expenditures to June 30, 1940, have been $12,608.26, all from regular funds. Proposed operations. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $10,391.74, will be applied to removal of hyacinths from waterways in the district during the fiscal year 1941. Addi- tional funds to the extent of $7,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for removal of water hyacinths by hired labor and Government plant. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ________--- -- -___--__ $12,608.26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___-- ____ 12, 608. 26 Net total expenditures 112, 608. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940- -- -- ------ - -10, 391. 74 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ __-- _____ 23, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 979 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------------------------- Cost of maintenance-------------------- -------------- -------------- $665. 01 $11, 943. 25 Total expended_-------------- 579.72 12, 028. 54 5-------------------------------------- Allotted........----------....------ --------------------------------------- 8,000.00 15000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---- ------------------------- $7,420. 28 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938_----------------- $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940 -------------------- 5, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 22, 420. 28 Gross amount expended------- -------------------- $12,230. 34 Less reimbursements collected -------------- ------_ 201. 80 12, 028. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 10, 391. 74 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1_______________________________-------------------------------- 7, 500. 00 xExclusive of available funds. 2. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $7,075.59; the ex- penditures were $6,895.65. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, $10,112.43, including accounts receivable, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 in payment of expense incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------------ ---------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940______----- __-------------- $7, 075. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- -7, 075. 59 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------- 8. 08 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940---------------- 7, 083. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_ __ -__- - - __-- __- 188. 02 Net total expenditures__-____ _____________ __ _ 6, 895. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 10, 104. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_-- ------ __- 17, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ---- --- --- --. ---. -. - -. -. --.. .. . .... . Cost of maintenance-----......---------------.........---------- ....-------------- .... -------------- $7,075. 59 Total expended---------------.--------------.------------- - __... .-------------- 6,895. 65 Allotted ----------------------------- ...... ..-------------------------- 17, 000.00 980 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 -------------------------------- $17, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for __ __________________________ _ 17, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------------------ _6, - 895.65 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ _____ _ ____ ___ 10, 104. 35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940______________-- 500. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------9, 604. 35 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_________ 8. 0 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_____ 9, 596. 27 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ___ __________________________ 5, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 3. 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.) Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a number of cut-offs, aggregating approximately 5.8 miles in length, which will reduce the length of the river from Rosetta, Miss., to its mouth from 37.7 to 30.6 miles; construction of small earth dams at points where the new cut-offs leave and reenter the existing channel; clearing and snagging operations along both banks from mile 1 to mile 35; and blasting along sides and bottom of the channel where its development is retarded by stumps or hard nonerodible clay strata. The project will result in clearing the river bed and banks of ob- structions, shortening the channel and producing a more uniform slope, thereby resulting in faster run-off of floodwaters in the basin, minimizing the damages to crops and highways and making prac- ticable more general use of farm and timberlands which have been hitherto subject to frequent extended inundation. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1938, is $150,000. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work, contract: A total of 208,882 cubic yards of material was excavated during the year. Surveys, inspection of contract work, clearing over a length of 11 miles, and snagging operations over a length of 13 miles were per- formed by hired labor. The cost was $65,821.61, all from regular funds. The expenditures all from regular funds were $58,530.11. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The construction of cut-offs be- tween miles 4 and 30 above the mouth of the main channel has been completed. In addition, 151/2 miles of clearing and snagging have been completed between miles 2 and 33. The project is 88 percent com- plete. To complete the channel excavation by contract will require approximately 1 month. Clearing, snagging, and blasting work, with hired labor forces, will require several months to complete. Total RIVERS AND IIARBORS'--SECOND NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 981 costs to June 30, 1940, have been $115,821.61, of which $97,111.61 were from regular funds and $18,710 from Emergency Relief funds. Total expenditures to June 30, 1940, have been $108,530.11, of which $89,- 820.11 were from regular funds and $18,710 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance of regular funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $41,469.89, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ___ $7, 291. 50 New work: Complete during the coming year existing contract for channel rectification and improvements_------------- ---- 6, 783. 78 Perform by hired labor clearing and snagging operations along both banks from mile 1 to mile 35; blasting along sides and bottom of channel where its development is retarded by stumps or hard, non- erodible clay strata ------------------------------------- 27, 394. 61 Total-------------------- 41, 469. 89 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__________________________-- $115, 821. 61 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______ _____ 1115, 821. 61 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940____---- __ ___-------7, 291. 50 7--- Net total expenditures__ _________________--_ 108, 530. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------- 41, 469. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-_________ - 1150, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .-------------------------..---- $25, 099. 35 $24, 900. 65 $65, 821. 61 Cost of maintenance ........... Total expended..------------ . .--------------.------------ 24, 295. 77 25, 704. 23 58, 530.11 Allotted---------------- ------ __-----------------.. . 50, 000.00 100, 000.00 __ -- ------.. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___ _ _______-_---- __ $100, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------- --- __-------- 58, 530. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ -- _______ __-__-__--41, 469. 89 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------ $4, 657. 58 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ____- __- -- 12, 140. 79 16, 798. 37 Balance available June 30, 1940 ----- ____----------- - 24, 671. 52 1 Includes $18,710 emergency relief funds. 4. 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.) Exis ting project.--The plan of improvement provides for channel rectification; removal of log jams; and construction of minor cut;- offs and earth dams with resultant reduction of flood heights. The estimated construction cost is $35,000, and the estimated cost of lands 982 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 and damages is $5,000. 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. Operationsand 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 because of lack of local interest in this project. 5. BAYOU DES GLAISES, LA. Location.-The diversion channel commences at Bayou des Glaises, near Moreauville, La., and runs in a southeasterly direction for a dis- tance of approximately 6.1 miles, connecting with the landside bor- row pits of the West Atchafalaya Basin protection levee at a point approximately 31/4 miles south of Hamburg, La., all in Avoyelles Parish. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley map, scale 1: 250,000.) Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for a diver- sion channel between Bayou des Glaises, at Moreauville and the bor- row pit of the West Atchafalaya Basin protection levee, a distance of approximately 6.1 miles. Bottom width for the first 2 miles is 60 feet and for the balance of the channel 100 feet, with an average depth of 18 feet. The project also provides for the construction across the channel of one timber, steel and concrete highway trestle; one timber road trestle; and one creosoted timber railroad. trestle and the readjustment of utilities. This project will result in reduced flood damages and will improve sanitary and living conditions by providing needed drainage for an area of approximately 541 square miles. The channel will relieve backwater conditions in Bayou des Glaises resultant from closure of the Bordelonville floodgate during floods. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of new work, re- vised in 1940, is $147,200 for construction and $50,000 for lands and damages. The project is adjacent to the Mississippi River Commis- sion levee system, Mansura to Hamburg, and the West Atchafalaya protection levee; for further details see annual report, Mississippi River Commission, for 1940. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during fiscal year-New work, hired labor.- Minor drainage work and smoothing of channel bottom were per- formed during the year. Reimbursement of costs of rights-of-way already acquired by the local levee board was made. The cost was $32,586.06, all from regular funds. The expenditures, all from regular funds, were $32,690.31. Condition at end of fscal year.-The diversion channel is complete. The length is 6.09 miles. Total costs to June 30, 1940, have been $179,415.27, of which $158,577.40 were from regular funds and $20,- 837.87 from Emergency Relief funds. The expenditures have been $179,514.79, of which $158,676.92 were from regular funds and $20,837.87 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance of regular funds unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $17,723.08, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HIARBORS-SECOND NEW ORLEANS, LA., DISTRICT 983 Accounts receivable (due from other allotments) June 30, 1940_------ $99. 52 New work: For reimbursement of costs of rights-of-way already ac- quired by the local levee board in accordance with provisions of section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938--------- 17, 723. 08 Total------------------- ------------------------ 17, 822. 60 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940. _- -- ------ 1 $179, 415. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------- ----- ----------- 1 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 179, 415. 27 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------------- 99. 52 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 179, 514. 79 Net total expenditures_---------------------- --- 1179, 514. 79 -- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ______ -- -_________ 17, 723. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ ------- -_ 197, 237. 87 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------___ _-----------_ _--------- -$84, 132.88 $62, 696. 33 $32, 586.06 Cost of maintenance -------------- ----------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended_ _--------- ----------- ------------- 79, 988. 00 66, 836. 48 32, 690.31 Allotted....------------------................. ------------------------- 161 837.87 35,400. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------- ----- $50, 413. 39 Gross amount expended --------- _______-----$33, 195. 82 Less reimbursements collected ----------------------- 505. 51 32, 690. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-- _______---- __- ___ 17, 723.08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__ -------- ______-- 16, 338. 13 Balance available June 30, 1940 _______- - __- ______- _ 1, 384. 95 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------- --------- 99. 52 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--____ _____ 1, 484. 47 1 Includes $20,837.87 emergency relief funds. 6. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $53,319.86; the ex- penditures were $51,824.89. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $28,683.32, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 in payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__-- . __._____-____ $61, 045. 60 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ____- ___- 61, 045. 60 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ____-_____1, 778.92 Net total expenditures- _---------- - - - 59, 266. 68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-... - 28, 683. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-- - - 87, 950. 00 984 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new w ork - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - --.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost of maintenance ..... ___________..... .. ... ____________ __........ $7, 725. 74 $53, 319. 86 Total expended--------................-------------- -------------- -------------- 7,441.79 51,824.89 Allotted----------------... .... - -- ___ ----------- 73, 700. 00 14, 250. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 __________ ___ $66, 258. 2t Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939_______--__1__- $14, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 24, 1940 _---------____ --- 250. 00 14, 250. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 80, 508. 21 Gross amount expended ----------------------------------- 51, 824. 89 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 28, 683. 32 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------1, 805. 00 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 26, 878. 32 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 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. 26,1939; River System, La., and Rivers and Harbors Ark.; Red River, La., Committee resolu- 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). Mississippi River, alluvial Flood Control Com- .............. ................. valley, damages from mittee resolution, backwater from Atcha- June 6, 1939. falaya Basin and Wax Lake Outlet. 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). Do------------------ Commerce Commit- ............................. tee resolution, Mar. 12, 1940. Mississippi River at and be- Rivers and Harbors------------ .................... low New Orleans, La., Committee resolu- decrease in salinity. tion, Apr. 25, 1940. Do ------------------ Commerce Commit---------..............-------------------- tee resolution, Apr. 25, 1940. Rapides, Boeuf, Cocodrie Flood Control Act, ............................. Bayous and watersheds June 28, 1938. thereof, from their sources in Rapides Parish to out- let in St. Landry Parish, La. RIVERS AND HARBORS---ICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 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, to August 31, 1939; Brig. Gen. Max. C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Flood-control projects 1. Red River below Fulton, Page Ark --- 985 12. Hempstead County levee 2. Cypress Bayou and water- district No. 1, Arkansas__ 1007 way between Jefferson, 13. Black Bayou Reservoir, La_ 1009 Tex., and Shreveport, La. 987 14. Wallace Lake Reservoir, La_ 1009 3. Ouachita and Black Rivers, 15. Bayou Pierre, La_ __ - 1011 Ark. and La__- ---- 990 16. Bayou Bodcau Reservoir, La_ 1013 4. Tensas River and Bayou, 17. Natchitoches Parish, La ..- 1014 Macon, La_ _- - 995 18. Grant Parish below Colfax, 5. Boeuf River, La___ - 997 La___ 1016 6. Yazoo River, Miss -- 999 19. Saline Point, La_ 1017 7. Big Sunflower River, Miss_ 1000 20. Blakely Mountain Reser- 8. Mouth of the Yazoo River, voir, Ark_______________ 1018 Miss __ 1003 21. Columbia, La -- 1019 9. Examinations, surveys, and 22. Jonesville, La________ 1021 contingencies (general)___ 1005 23. Big Black River, Miss --- 1021 10. Other projects for which no 24. Snagging and clearing under estimates are submitted_ _ 1006 authority of section 2 of 11. Plant allotment___..... 1006 the Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937_ 1023 25. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood con- trol-___ 1024 26. Other flood-control projects for which no estimates are submitted ___________ 1025 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 Atchfalaya River, La., 455.6 miles by systematic clearing of the banks, snagging, dredging shoals, build- ing levees (either alone or in cooperation with riparian States), closing outlets, revetting caving banks, and preventing injurious cut-offs. The 9 J REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 .ower end of the section included in the project is 7.6 miles above the mouth of the river. No proposed channel dimensions were given. Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage between high and low water of from 30 to 45 feet. Unusual floods occasionally increase this range about 10 feet. The work being continuous, no estimate for completion was made. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $75,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892 (Annual Reports for 1890, p. 1829, and for 1891, p. 1957). (For latest published map see H. Doc. No. 848, 65th Cong., 2d sess.) Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-During short periods from August 1 to October 19, 1939, the dredge Todd removed 91,580 cubic yards of material between miles 0.8 and 33.8 above the mouth. During the period from October 12 to October 19, 1939, the dredge Todd removed 66 trees from the channel of the river at Seven Mile Bayou, mile 27.7. During November 1939, the United States quarter- boat 3001 and derrick boat 3701 removed 54 trees, 239 logs, and 36 snags between the mouth of Black River, mile 35.5, and Catfish Bayou, mile 27. This work is classed as maintenance and was done with hired labor at a cost and expenditure of $38,623.05. For operations in connection with levees on the south bank of Red River below Alexandria see report of the Mississippi River Com- mission. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The work under the existing project being continuous, and no estimate being made, the date or percentage of completion cannot be stated. 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 Alex- andria, La. During the remainder of the year stages near zero may be expected, with minimum depths less than 1 foot from Fulton to Shreve- port, 1 to 2 feet from Shreveport to Alexandria, 4 feet from Alexandria to mouth of Black River, and 6.5 feet thence to the mouth. The con- trolling depth at the end of the fiscal year was 20 feet to the mouth of Black River and about 7 feet from there to Fulton, Ark. Costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were, for new work, $409,928.91, and for maintenance, $1,632,748.30, a total of $2,042,677.21. For operations in connection with levees on the south bank of Red River below Alexandria see report of the Mississippi River Commission. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $15,000, will be applied to maintenance dredging, mouth of Red River to mouth of Black River, with United States pipe-line dredge Todd, 1 month (September 1940). The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 987 Maintenance : Dredging, mouth of Black River to mouth of Red River with U. S. pipe-line dredge Todd, 2 months (September and October 1941)___ $45, 000 Snagging, mouth of Black River to mouth of Red River, with U. S. derrick boat 3701 and U. S. towboat Capt. Eric Bergland, 1 month (October 1941)-------- ---------------------------------- 5, 000 Total for all work______.________________________ - 50, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_________________________ $1,963, 806. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ____- ____ ____ ____- 1, 632, 748. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ ________- -- 3,596, 554. 71 Net total expenditures___-------- -_____-__ 3, 596, 554. 71 __-------__ Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 -- - - -- _ -___ 15, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----___-_____ 3,611, 554. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work. - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - Cost of maintenance- -- . $19, 287. 81 $40, 390. 48 $30, 518. 76 $28, 035. 46 $38,623. 05 Total expended _------------_ 19, 546. 22 40, 390. 48 30, 518. 76 28, 035. 6 38, 623. 05 Allotted-----.......----------.- -734 - 57, 500.00 12, 500. 00 37, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____ -------- __ --- $16, 123. 05 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- -- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-- ____..__ $22, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940___________- . 15, 000. 00 37, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________________---------------------____ 53, 623. 05 Gross amount expended----__--------------- $38, 626. 75 Less reimbursements collected _----------------3. 70 38, 623. 05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_______---_____ -__- 15, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1____________________----------- 50,000. 00 1 Exclusive 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. 988 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS', U. S. ARMY, 1940 Existing project.-This provides for dredging and straightening the channel, removing obstructions, and clearing the banks in the lower 466 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. Type: Fixed, on pile foundation. Date of completion: December 21, 1914. Cost : $100,553.47. Below the dam the fluctuations of the water level depend chiefly upon backwater from the Red River, the maximum being about 10 feet. At the dam the fluctuations are from zero to 8 feet above the crest of the spillway, and at Jefferson the maximum is 24.2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work was $20,000 for open-channel work (Annual Report, 1872) and $100,000 for the dam (1907). The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,700. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 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 facilities.-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 $1,719.16, and the expendi- tures $1,480.25, 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 construction and RIVERS AND HARBORS---VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 989 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 backwater from Red River. A stage of from 15 to 24 feet on the Red River gage at Shreveport, depending on the run-off from Cyprus 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, 1940, have been as follows: United States Contributed Total funds funds Cost of new work___________________________________ $202, 817. 48 _ $202, 817. 48 COst of maintenance __________________________________________ 243, 182. 13 $50,000. 00 293, 182. 13 Total cost .-------------------- 445, 999. 61 ............ 50, 000.00 495, 999. 61 Total expended -..... ________ .. . . ... ___________ 445, 690. 19 50,000,00 495, 690. 19 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, 1940 309. 42 $----------------- Maintenance: Salary of dam tender-------------------------------------- 1,260.00 Repairs to dam ------------------------------- 602.91 Total ---------------------------------------------------- 1, 862. 91 Total for all work _._____________----_ 2, 172. 33 The additional sum of $1,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance : Salary of dam tender-------------------------------------- $1,260. 00 Repairs to dam---------------------------------------------- 440. 00 Total ---------------------------------------------------- 1,700. 00 Total for all work 700. 00 ,,------------------ Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_________-____-____________ $202, 817. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------- 243, 182. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------- 445, 999. 61 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_--------------------------- 309. 42 Net total expenditures----------------------------------445, 690. 19 _ Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__------------------- --- -__ 2, 172. 33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------------$47, 862. 52 26023--40-pt. 1, vol. 1--63 990 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 ~ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 .............. Cost of new work ...-.--...... Cost of maintenance .. _....... $1, 406. 87 $1, 620. 52 $1, 604. 97 $1, 637. 70 $1, 719. 16 Total expended ----- __----_--- 1,402.15 1, 603.42 1, 603.41 1, 702. 81 1, 480. 25 Allotted_------------- ---- -600.00 3, 230.00 1, 700.00 1,700.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------- $1, 952. 58 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940- -_ _------- ------ _____--__ - 1, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ 3, 652. 58 Gross amount expended---------------------------$1, 690.25 Less reimbursements collected ------------------------ 210. 00 1, 480. 25 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ------- -- 2, 172. 33 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 309. 42 Balance available June 30, 1940 --- __ -- 1, 862. 91 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 - - - - - -- --- --- -- --- --- - 30, 1942, for maintenance --- 1, 1 700. 00 1 Exclusive 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 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 trees, etc., between mouth of Black River and Arka- delphia, 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 railroad 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: RIVERS AND HARBORS-- ICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 991 Distance from Greatest Depth nearest Above Width available Lift on miter town or mouth length L a sill at No. Location mouth ofRiver nearest Black of lock for full low normal nearest chamber width water pool naviga- of lock level ble trib- utary Miles Miles Feet Feet Feet Feet 2 Harrisonburg, La________ 1 0. 1 73. 3 55 268 14. 4 6. 9 3 Riverton, La____________________ 1 2. 0 134.O0 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. 6 6 Near Felsenthal, Ark ......... _ 1 3. 3 238. 7 55 268 9. 7 7. 6 8 Near Calion, Ark . _----------------- 1 10. 5 297. 5 55 268 13. 5 6. 5 Kido Year Year opened of No. Location Character of Kind of Type of construction to com- Cost foundation dam navi- ple- gation tion Harrisonburg, La Movable_ Concrete Poiree needle Piling in clay 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 __________ do _________. do _ ..... do .... 1915 1915 3 641, 630. 23 5 Sterlington Reach, Piling in clay _ La. do__ --- Concrete Chanoine wicket dam; steel mi- 1924 1926 901, 096. 17 tering gates. 6 Near Felsenthal, Piling in sand -. do-_ -...do .... _......-. 1913 1923 4 914, 844. 67 Ark. 8 Near Calion, Ark _ Piling in clay ...do-_ -.. do . -.... . . . ... 1912 1926 6 915, 445. 96 1 Nearest town. 2 By river-2 miles by highway. 3 Dam failed Aug. 10, 1917, and was rebuilt under permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care of canals. Type of dam now is concrete Poiree needle pass and Chanoine wicket weir. 4 Includes cost of original structure to June 30, 1919 ($559,539.34), and the cost of modifications to permit elimination of lock and dam 7 ($355,305.33). 5 Includes actual cost of original structure to June 30, 1919 ($592,922.43), and the cost of modifications to permit elimination of locks and dams 7 and 9 ($322,523.53). Floods ordinarily cause fluctuations of stage from 25 to 45 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occasionally increase this range about 10 feet. The latest revised estimate of cost of the system of locks and dams, made in October 1920, as modified by the actual cost of Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 6, since completed, was $4,576,838.52. The 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: 992 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS', U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 Acts Work authorized Documents I__. 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. q Aug. 8, 1917 Construction of lock and dam No. 5_........... Do. Mar.a 2, 1919 Modification of locks and dams Nos. 6 and 8 by Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. raising theiy 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. 3,603 feet long to Felsenthal, Ark. 1st sess.' June 26, 1934 2 Operating and care of locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appro- priations for rivers and harbors. I This document and Annual Report for 1913, p. 2336, contain the latest published maps. 2 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. Recommended modifications of 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 pro- vide 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 cooperation.-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 Act 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 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 one private warehouse. At West Monroe there are three private warehouses with conveyors. At Calion, Ark., there is one private warehouse with conveyor. At Camden, Ark., there are three private warehouses. At Champagnolle Landing there is a private dock for the loading of gasoline into barges. These exist- ing facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 993 Operations and results during fiscal year.-During periods from July 1 to October 26, 1939, and May 26 to June 30, 1940, the U. S. dredge Todd removed 1,143,144 cubic yards of material from the channel at various points from the mouth of Black River, mile 0.0, to Camden Landing, mile 350.8. The U. S. quarterboat 3001 and derrick boat 3701 removed 52 trees, 3,067 sunken logs from the channel, and removed 109 trees from bank slides between the mouth of Black River, mile 0.0 and mile 348.5, 203 logs from dredge cuts between miles 348.5 and 350.8, Camden Landing, from July 17 to November 20, 1939. 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 $134,275.95 for channel maintenance and $126,250.77 for operating and care of locks and dams, a total of $260,526.72 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $265.085.67. For operations in connection with levees and levee walls under the Mississippi River Commission see report of the Mississippi River Commission. 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 mini- mum depths of 7 feet may be expected between Camden and Arka- delphia. During 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 20 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, 1940..... $4, 574, 551. 31 Cost of maintenance_------------------------- 2, 959, 051. 68 Total cost ----------------------------------- 7, 533, 602.99 Total expended --------------------------------------------- 7, 508, 047. 21 In addition, the sum of $2,940,952.07 was expended between Janu- ary 25, 1913, and June 30, 1936, on operating and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. For operations in connection with levees and levee walls under the Mississippi River Commission see report of the Mississippi River Commission. 994 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, plus accounts receiv- able at the end of the fiscal year, will be applied to maintenance using Government plant and hired labor, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_______-- - -____-_________-_ $26, 980. 89 Maintenance of channel: Dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Todd, 61/ months (July, August, November, and one-half of December 1940, and April, May, and June 1941)__ $133, 500. 00 Snagging with derrick boat 3701 and towboat Capt. Eric Bergland, 21/ months (July and August 1940 and one-half of June 1941) -------------------- 10, 000. 00 Chopping with U. S. quarterboat No. 3001, 1 month (October 1940) ------------------------------ 4, 000. 00 147, 500. 00 Operating and care of locks and dams: ___ Operation ------- $69, 000. 00 Ordinary repairs ----------------------------- 30, 000. 00 Improvement and reconstruction----------------- 40, 000. 00 Emergencies --------------------------------- 4, 745. 53 143, 745. 53 291, 245. 53 Total for all work--- ----------------------------------- 318,226. 42 The additional sum of $312,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance of channel: Dredging with U. S. pipe-line dredge Todd, 6 months (July, August, and November 1941, and April, May, and June 1942) --------------------------------------- $135, 000 Snagging, Ouachita and Black Rivers, with U. S. derrick boat 3701 and U. S. towboat Capt. Eric Bergland, 3 months (July, August, and September 1941) ---------- 13, 500 Chopping with U. S. quarterboat 3001, 3 months (July, August, and September 1941) -- __----- -- - ___ ___ 13, 500 $162, 000 Operating and care of locks and dams: Operations ------------- ----------------------- $72, 800 Ordinary repairs --------- ---------------------- 34, 200 Improvement and reconstruction ----------- -------- 37, 000 Emergencies ,000 ------------------------------ 6------- 150, 000 Total ---------------- --------------------------- 312, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______________ $5, 248, 618. 94 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-----------------------5, 900, 003. 75 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---------- 11, 148, 622. 69 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940__--------------------------- 256. 33 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_____ __----------__ 11, 148, 879. 02 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940__-------,----------1, 168. 78 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__ ____________------11, 150, 047. 80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 26,980. 89 Net total expenditures________------------------- 11, 123, 066. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------- 317, 057. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------ 11, 440, 124. 55 RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 995 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 'Costofnew work .------------------------ Cost of maintenance ..... $330, 938. 44 $277, 265. 60 $284, 501. 80 $314, 349. 34 $260, 526. 72 Total expended--------------- 296, 574. 65 278, 683.07 284, 404. 79 321, 494. 63 265, 085. 67 Allotted-------- 276, 354. 23 _---------- ------------ 578, 950.00 297, 300. 00 246, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_ ____------- $336, 143. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- priation Act approved June 24, 1940------------$265, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved July 14, 1932______________--- - 15, 000. 00 280, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for.------------------------------ 616, 143. 31 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------- 34, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for5--------------------------582, 143. 31 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $318, 584. 14 Less reimbursements collected---------------------- 53, 498. 47 265, 085.67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 t .-------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------- 317, 057. 64 27, 574. 72 Balance available June 30, 1940_ _____- _____---------289, 482. 92 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__--_ 1,168. 78 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 --------------- 290, 651. 70 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, 1942, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - -___ --- - --- -- - ---- 312, 00. 00 1 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- 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 Annal 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. 996 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1.940 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 35 feet between higlhand 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 ._..---------------------- . Ex. Doe. No. 38, 46th Cong., 3d sess (Annual Report 1881, p. 1457.) Sept. 22,1922 Dredging the channel in Tensas River - H. Doe. No. 95, 67th Cong., 1st sess. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922, required that local interests contribute $4,200 to be used for dredging bars between Chamberlain and Kirk Ferry. Local interests have made no progress in complying with this requirement and do not appear to be interested. Terminal facilities.-None. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 75 percent completed. Tendal, La., on Tensas River, and Floyd, La., on Bayou Macon, are the heads of navigation, but due to the noncomple- tion 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 ex- pected from January to June on these streams. During the remainder of the year the depth is usually reduced to 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 navigation 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 controlling depths at the end of the fiscal year were 3 feet on Tensas River and about 2 feet on Bayou Macon. The work remaining to complete the project consists of removing the remaining obstructions from Tensas River between Westwood Place and Tendal (formerly Dallas), and dredging in that river between Chamberlain and Kirk Ferry, authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved September 22, 1922. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1940 _ $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 for fiscal year 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 997 The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, 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, with U. S. quarterboat No. 3001, one-half month (November 1941). Cost of financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $38, 366. 57 ot of iailitenance to June 301911111111111111111111114011 85, 352. 16 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 123, 718. 73 Net total expenditures ________-------------------123, 718. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___ 718. 73 1____________-----23, Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--............--- ... - . - _ ------------ -- _ - ------- Cost of maintenance------------ ] Total expended- ..--.. - - $16.90 .. Allotted ... ..------------------- --150.00 -------------- -$3,107. 62 . .......................... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, 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 include 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 ordinarily cause fluctuations of stages of about 30 feet between high and low water. Extreme floods occasionally increase this range about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work for removing snags, etc., made in 1880, is $20,020. The estimate of cost for new work for closing the outlets, revised in 1928, is $15,000. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1881 Removal of snags, etc _................ H. Ex. Doc. No. 38, 46th Cong., 3d (Annual Report 1881, p. 1423). sess. Aug. 5, 1886 For closing outlets - - . Ex. Doc. No. 99, 48th Cong., 2d Aug. 11, 1888 Aug. 11,c1888 o letssess. (Annual Report, 1885, p. 1545). 998 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Recom'mended modifictions 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 yetar.-The existing project was about 67 percent completed. The head of navigation is Wallace Landing. The removal of snags was completed in 1896 as far upstream as Port Jeffer- son, 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 out- lets and the removal of obstructions from Point Jefferson to Wallace Landing, a distance of about 15 miles. In ordinary seasons a depth of 6 feet or more may usually be expected between 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 control- ling depth at the end of the year was 2 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1940------------ $30, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance 736. 88 1--------------------------------- 103, Total cost------------------------------------ 133, 736. 88 Total expended----- --------------------------------- 133, 736.88 Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed for fiscal year 1941. The sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, using Government plant and hired labor, to be applied to mainte- nance, removing obstructions, and clearing banks between the mouth and Girard, La., one-half month (November 1941). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------------$30, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 736. 88 1-----------------------------03, Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 736. 88 1---------------33, Net total expenditures_---------- 133, 736. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ 33, 736. 88 1-------------------_ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- .................. ......... ..--------------------------..-------------- Cost of maintenance ............ -..................................................................... Total expended ----------------...---- ......- .................. ------- ...-------- .............. - .- Allotted ---------- ---- -$150 -- -$2, 350 ....-..-. . . .. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 500. 00 $--------------------- RIVERS AND. HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 999 6. 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. Existing project.-This provides for the removal of snags, wrecks, sunken logs, overhanging trees, and other obstructions throughout the entire length of the river, a distance of 189 miles. The channel under improvement has an average width of about 200 feet and a minimum depth when maintained 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 ii 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 snagboat Sunflowoer removed 163 snags and 103 logs from the channel, and 10 side jams, 360 shore snags were pulled, 516 lean- ing trees cut, and 68,000 feet of bank cleared, between Kings Ferry, mile 2.8, and mile 42.9. One thousand seven hundred and fifty cubic yards of material were dredged at Kings Ferry, mile 2.8. This work is classed as maintenance and was done by hired labor at a cost-and expenditure of $8,817.23. Additional improvements have been made in connection with the Yazoo Basin flood-control project under the Mississippi River Com- mission. For operations in connection with channel rectification and clearing in Yazoo River see report of the Mississippi River Commission. 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 between January and June, and depths exceding 10 feet may be expected from the mouth to the head of the river. During the remainder of the year the 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 4 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1940_ $320, 637. 64 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------ 456, 606. 24 Total cost------------------------------ --- 777, 243. 88 Total expended__--- --------- --------- --------------------- 77, 243 .88 1000 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Additional improvements have been made in connection with the Yazoo Basin flood-control project under the Mississippi River Com- mission. For operations in connection with channel rectification and clearing in Yazoo River see report of the Mississippi River Commission. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the year, $12,182.77 will be applied to maintenance, snagging, and chopping with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower during August, September, and October 1940. The additional sum of $16,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance : Dredging with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower, 1 month (October 1941) ----------------------------------- $5, 000 Snagging and chopping with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunflower, 2/4 months (August, October, and November 1941) ..-- 11, 000 Total for all work -------------------------- ----- 16, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940- ----------------------- $359, 660. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 456, 606. 24 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------816, 266. 94 Net total expenditures. ----------------------------------- 816, 266. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 12, 182. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940- - - 828, 449. 71 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance - $21, 506. 97 $17, 500. 00 $16, 000.00 $16,000.00 $8, 817. 23 Total expended 21, 685.03 _ _---------------- 17, 500. 00 15, 989. 38 16, 010. 62 8, 817. 23 Allotted..... .. 19, 150.00 ..----------------- 7,500. 00 32, 000.00 11, 000. 00 10, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $11, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940__--------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_----------------------- 21, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ----------------------- _ 8, 817. 23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 182. 77 1----------------------2, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 7. 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.") RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1001 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 : One. Location: Little Callao Landing, Miss. From nearest town: 17 miles. Above mouth of river: 62 miles. Lock: Width of lock chamber, 36 feet; greatest available length for full width of lock, 160 feet; lift at low water, 16.9 feet; depth on miter sill at low water, 5.1 feet; gates, wooden miter; character of foundation, piling in sand. Kind of dam; Movable, Poiree needle. Type of construction: Concrete. 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 .,:0 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 I4ir. 2,1907 For closing outlets, constructing ;contractionlH. Doe. 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- RiversWand Harbors Committee Doe. 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. 1002 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Recommended modifications of project.-It is recommended that this project be curtailed by the elimination of all work between Pente- cost and the mouth of the Hushpuckena River. (The abandonment 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 10 shore snags, 126 leaning trees, and 32,000 willows between the mouth and mile 142. This work is classed as maintenance and was done with hired labor at a cost and expenditure of $1,595.34. 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 "Existing project") and subsequently abandoned. The open-channel 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, naviga- tion 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 or more at Holly Bluff, Miss., is favorable for light-draft navigation and 72.5 feet or more is favorable for heavy-draft navigation. The con- trolling 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 con- tract 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, 1940_ $494, 026. 65 Cost of maintenance--------------------- 260, 808. 95 Cost of operating and care----------------------------------- 9, 732. 47 Total cost----------------------------------------------764, 568. 07 Total expended --------------------------------------- 764, 568. 07 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 provisions of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $5,003.69, will be applied to maintenance, snagging, and chopping, with U. S. combined dredge and snag boat Sunfloower, 1 month (November 1940). The additional sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, using Government plant and hired labor, in mainte -- nance dredging during November 1941. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1003 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______________ _____--______ $560, 026. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 --- _---------__- _ 455, 189. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ______ ___ 1, 015, 216. 34 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------1, 015, 216. 34 .5, Unexpended balance June 30, 1940____________ - -______-- _ 003. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----- ___--1, 020, 220. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -.. . . . . ..--. .--- - .-- . . .. -..- . ..- - Cost of maintenance ....... -. $2, 521.86 $9,156. 12 $13, 469. 58 $3, 171. 22 $1, 595. 34 Total expended----------------- 2, 546. 54 9,100. 56 12, 723, 87 4, 148. 99 1, 595. 34 Allotted _ -789.27 -------------- _----------------------- 15, 950.00 2, 500. 00 4,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -- $2, 599.03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 - 4, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 6, 599. 03 Gross amount expended______________ $1, 608. 10 Less reimbursements collected 12. 76 1, 595. 34 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--- _______ ___ 5, 003. 69 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 __ 4, 000. 00 1 Exclusive, of available funds. 8. MOUTH OF THE YAZOO RIVER, MISS. Location.--See report for Yazoo River, page 999. Existing project.-This provides for opening a new outlet for the Yazoo River through the wrong end of Old River, across a neck of lowland to Lake Centennial, around the head of De Soto Island, and down the east arm of Lake Centennial"to the Mississippi River just below the city of Vicksburg. The total length of the proposed canal is 9.3 miles, with least width of 98.5 feet, and bottom of canal prism 6.5 feet below zero on the Vicksburg gage. The ordinary fluctuation between high and low water is about 44 feet. Extreme floods occasionally increase this range about 15 feet. The latest:approved estimate of cost for new work, made in 1893, was $1,200,000. The latest (1933) approved estimate for cost of maintenance is $3,000, biennially, 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, p. 1422. Terminal facilities.--At Vicksburg, Miss., there is a paved munici- pal wharf 375 feet in length with inclined ramp exits through sea 1004 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was com- pleted in 1904. 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 15 feet. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1940- -... $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, $5,500, will be applied to maintenance, dredging with U. S. combined dredge and snagboat Sunfloower, 1 month (July 1940). The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 using Government plant and hired labor, in mainte- nance dredging during December 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------- $1,179, 210. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 113, 310. 26 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---------- 1, 292, 521. 13 Net total expenditures -------------------------------------- 1, 292, 521. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-.... 5, 500. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------1, 298, 021. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------- Cost of maintenance.-- --- .... --------- _ $3, 483. 65 $2, 744. 21 $5, 072. 14 Total expended--..------...------------_------ 3, 483. 65 2. 744. 21 5, 072. 14 Allotted------------------------..........................---------------------6,300.00 2, 500.00 $3,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $2, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940-__--- ------------------------ 3, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 5, 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 5, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1942, for maintenance 5, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1005 9. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES, GENERAL The cost of work during the fiscal year was $26,318.15. The expenditures were $26,377.39. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, plus accounts receivable, a total of $31,798.31, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- $249, 462. 80 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 249, 462. 80 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940______-____-________- - 36. 50 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_______ -- 249, 499. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___---------------------- 1, 135. 43 Net total expenditures_ ______--- __------ ---- 248, 363. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 31, 761. 81 ____----_ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 280, 125. 68 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - -. -.. - - - .-. - - -. -. -. . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. Cost of maintenance ..... _- - $17, 178. 34 $28, 957. 95 $55, 152. 51 $69,473.08 $26, 318. 15 Total expended...._ ....- __ 17, 079. 30 28, 230. 20 54, 224. 16 70, 955. 61 26, 377. 39 Allotted 2- --- __ ------- 20, 652. 67 15, 000. 00 95, 199. 79 47, 000. 00 37, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_------------------------- $21, 139. 20 Amount allotted from War Departmerit Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_------ ___ $17, 000. 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940____------- 20, 000. 00 37, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ______- ____ -________ 58, 139. 20 - Gross amount expended _______________-- - - - $34, 782. 12 - Less reimbursements collected_-_________-__----. 8,404. 73 26, 377. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940- ____--------- - -- - 31, 761. 81. Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------1, 182.47 Balance available: June. 30, 1940--- __------------- 30, 579.34 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 __ - - -_____- -__ __- ____- - - 36. 50 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------- ____ 30, 615. 84 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ----. -__-----..- --__-- -- - 30, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1- 64 1006 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 full re- June 30, 1940 Estimated Name of project port see amount Annual required to Report New work Mainte- complete for- nance 1. Little River, La.L - -- - - 1890 $2, 500. 00 (2) 2. Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark.3 4-------.. 1931 45, 873. 53 $42, 857. 25 (2) 3. Saline River, Ark.t 4 1931 26, 900. 00 12, 791. 67 (2) 4. Steele and Washington 3 Bayous and Lake Wash- ington, Miss. 4 1 - 1931 19, 049. 81 8, 000. 00 $40, 000 5. Yalobusha River, Miss. a--.-........... -.... 1937 7, 000. 00 15, 936. 38 (2) 6. Bayous D'Arbonne and Corney, La ............. 1939 19, 000.00 37, 803.88 (2) 7. Tallahatchie and Coldwater Rivers, Miss. ...--- 1939 43, 481. 48 173, 066. 02 (2) Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 4 2 Completed. 3Abandonment recommended in H. Docs. No. 1692, 64th Cong., 2d sess., and H. Doe No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 4 Channels adequate for existing commerce. Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. No. 1694, 64th Cong., 2d sess., and H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. ' See report of Mississippi River Commission for operations in connection with the Yazoo Basin flood- c )ntrol project including channel clearing and rectification and New Grenada Reservoir on Yalobusha River. 6See report of the Mississippi River Commission for operations in connection with the Yazoo Basin flood- control project, including Sardis Dam and Reservoir on Little Tallahatchie River, Arkabutla Dam and Reservoir on Coldwater River, and channel clearing on Tallahatchie and Little Tallahatchie Rivers. 11. PLANT ALLOTMENT, VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940-------------------------- $333, 685. 46 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940____ -- ____- -___- ___-- 39, 588. 05 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 ----------------- 373, 273. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940______________-_______ 22, 403. 21 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 350, 870. 30 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ___-__- _____--___- -____ 94, 250. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940______-___ -_ 445, 120. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended ..---------------- $1, 662. 05 -$3, 472. 00 $67,829.14 -$21,888. 24 -$54,198.68 Allotted ...--.------------------- 12, 590.91 59,000. 00 -15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_.-- $55, 051. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- 15, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 40, 051. 81 Gross amount expended _----_____-----_____$477, 634. 04 Less: Reimbursements collected---------- $528, 901. 67 Receipts from sales ----------------- 2, 931. 05 531, 832. 72 --54, 198. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940________________________ 94, 250. 49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 24, 165. 10 Balance available June 30, 1940_---- - - - - - 70, 085. 39 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940- -- 39, 588. 05 UnobIigated balance available June 30, 1940--- -__- _109, 673. 44 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1007 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolution Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document number Recommenda- tion Congress - t I,.._ -- - - ... -_... - . ,.r 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. Commerce Commit- and Ark.; Calcasieu, Mer- tee resolution, Feb. mentau, Vermilion and 8, 1939; Flood Con- Teche Rivers, La.; Boeuf, trol Committee res- Rapides, Cocodrie and olution, Jan. 26, Cortableau Bayous, La.; 1939; River and Har- Red River, La., Ark., bor Committee res- Okla. and Tex.; and con- olution, Jan. 24, necting waterways, singly 1939. or together, for naviga- tion, flood control and irrigation (under special board). Ouachita River to Huttig, River and Harbor Ark., canal from. Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Red River, La., Ark., Okla. River and Harbor and Tex., for navigation, Committee resolu- flood control, water power tion, Feb. 25, 1938. and irrigation (under special board). Sulphur River, Tex. and River and Harbor Ark., improvement for Act, June 20, 1938. navigation, flood control, and water power (under special board). Yazoo River, Miss - River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, May 29, 1940. 12. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee in Hempstead Levee District No. 1 in Hempstead County, Ark:, from the hill line about 2,000 feet north of the north city limits of Fulton, Ark., to the end of the existing levee about mile 452 on Red River, and extension of the levee across Fish Lake to the hill line, consisting of about 9 miles of enlargement and 4,581 feet of new levee; repair of one existing storm floodgate; and replacement of a second storm floodgate, and the construction of new outfall sewer and gate. The project will improve flood pro- 1008 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 tection in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers at a construction cost not to exceed $200,000. The estimated cost, revised in 1940, is $103,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work under the exist- ing project was begun in March 1940. Under contract 476,797 cubic yards of material were placed, and 7.6 miles of levee were dressed and sodded. Cost of new work during the fiscal year was $52,427.00. Expenditures were $40,793.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Under contract 476,797 cubic yards of material have been placed and 7.6 miles of levee have been dressed and sodded. The existing project as a whole is 70 percent complete. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1940, was $55,427.00; the expenditures were $41,966.82. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940__________________________________ $13, 460. 18 New work: Completion of raising and enlarging 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 the levee across Fish Lake to the hills; the repair of the existing storm floodgate at about mile 455.4 above mouth of Red River, the construction of new floodgate near the junction of Fish and Grassy Lakes, about 1,000 feet west along the new levee from the hill line, and the construction of a new outfall sewer and gate in Fulton, Ark., about 600 feet northwest along the levee from the Missouri Pacific Railroad------- -------------------------- 47, 573. 00 Total for all work--_--__ ---------------------- __-- 61, 033. 18 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and finanotal summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__------ --------- - ------ $55, 427. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----- -__- 55, 427. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__ ___-____---_____ 13, 460. 18 Net total expenditures ----------------------- 41, 966. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------- ------------- 61, 033. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------_ 103, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--------- ------------- ---------------------------- 3, 000. 00 $52, 427.0( Cost of maintenance-- ---- ------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- Total expended ._----------------------------------.------------ 1 173.07 40, 793. 75 Allotted ...----------------- ---------- -------------------------- 103, 000. 00 -.. RIVERS AND HARBORS--VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1009 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $101, 826. 93 Gross amount expended _________________-------- $43, 477. 15 Less reimbursements collected ____-- ---- --- ___ 2, 683. 40 40, 793. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ------------- 1, 033. 18 6______----- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____________---_ $3, 415. 74 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___ ____ 30, 023.72 33, 439. 46 Balance available June 30, 1940---- __-------- --------- 27, 593. 72 13. BLACK BAYOU RESERVOIR, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is on Black Bayou in Caddo Parish, La., 40 miles above the mouth of Twelve Mile Bayou, and about 25 miles northwest of Shreveport, La. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of an earth fill dam 1,350 feet long at the top, rising 24.8 feet above the stream bed, with a reservoir providing for the con- trolled storage of 26,300 acre-feet, of which 7,500 acre-feet will be utilized as a conservation pool. The outlet works are located over the present channel of Black Bayou 260 feet from the right end of the dam, and an uncontrolled tilting gate spillway 400 feet wide extends from a point 260 feet from the right end of the dam. The reservoir will control 220 square miles or about 52 percent of the entire drainage area of Black Bayou and provides flood storage for the protection of the population and lands below. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The revised estimate of cost for construction is $289,000. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Assurances that local interests would assume all land and damage costs were received by the Department in June 1939. No progress has been made toward fulfillment. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. 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 year 1941. The sum of $289,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied as follows: New work: Initiation and completion of the following items: Preparation of site (stripping, clearing and grubbing); rolled fill, gravel, rock riprap; sodding; concrete pavement; concrete piers and walls; reinforcing steel; structural steel; timber pil- ing; sheet steel piling; timber flooring; pipe railing; spillway gates and equipment; maintaining detour during construction; engineering and contingencies----------------------------------$289, 000 14. WALLACE LAKE RESERVOIR, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is in Red River Basin, on Cypress Bayou, Caddo and De Soto Parishes, La., 66 miles above the mouth of Bayou Pierre and about 14 miles southeast of Shreve- port, La. 1010 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of an earth fill dam 4,940 feet long at the top, including 644 feet of spillway and outlet works, rising 48 feet above the stream bed, with a reservoir providing for the controlled storage of 96,200 acre-feet. Construction will be so arranged that a conservation pool of 7,600 acre-feet may be created after local interests have cleared the necessary area and placed riprap that will be required, in which case the controlled storage will be reduced to 88,600 acre-feet. The outlet works and uncontrolled spillway are centered about 1,250 feet north of the south abutment. The reservoir will control 260 square miles, or about 20 percent of the total drainage area of Bayou Pierre, _Cypress Bayou, and tributaries combined, and will afford complete protection against floods for an area of about 90,000 acres of valley below the dam. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimate of cost, revised in 1940, is $680,000 for construction and $24,000 for preparation of land titles. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Local interests have agreed to furnish necessary lands and flowage rights at a nomi- nal cost to the United States. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Field work, mapping, and all hydraulic studies, soil investigations, and alternate plans of construction to determine the type of construction most feasible for the purpose were completed. Detailed designs and contract draw- ings were completed. Costs during the fiscal year were $21,749.79; expenditures were $24,505.96. Condition at the end of fscal year.-Surveys and plans have been completed. Construction work has not been started. Total costs to June 30, 1940, were $56,375.59. Total expenditures were $55,612.88. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940___ ___________________________ $762. 71 New work: Preparation of site; placement of 600,000 cubic yards of earth fill embankment, 2,000 cubic yards of class-B concrete, 600,000 pounds of reinforcing steel, 100,000 linear feet of timber bearing piles, 18,000 square feet of steel sheet piling, and appurtenant items, all for construction---------------------------------- 438, 963. 40 Preparation of land titles----------------------------____ 16, 661.01 Total for all work -------------------------------------- 456, 387. 12 The additional sum of $192,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, toward completion of the existing project, to be applied as follows: New work: Completion of the following items: 3,300 cubic yards of riprap; 2,100 cubic yards of derrick stone; 109,500 square yards of sodding, 9,000 cubic yards of class-B concrete, 200,000 pounds of reinforcing steel, all for construction________________________ $192, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1011 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____-------------------- $56, 375. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----- ----------------- ---------- Total cost of permanet work to June 30, 1940_---------____ 56, 375. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 762. 71 ___- Net total expenditures---- --------- ------- 55, 612. 88 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ---------- 456, 387. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__------------ 512, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--- -- - -- - - - -- - -- - - ...... .. .. . .- .- $34, 625. 80 $21, 749. 79 Cost of maintenance ............. .... ... - . ... --.- ----------........... Total expended -- - - - -- -- - -- - - - - 31,106.92 24, 505. 96 Allotted___ -------------- -------------- -------------- ----------- 512, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------____ $480, 893. 08 Gross amount expended_. _ ____-- _________-- ___ $30, 914. 10 Less reimbursements colle:eted- ------------- 6, 408. 14 24, 505. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 456, 387. 12 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__ __......... __--_-- 2, 664. 24 ---- Balance available June 30, 1940__ __------------- 453, 722. 88 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 192, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1--___- ------- 192, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 15. 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 at Grand Ecore, La. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the widening of the channel at intervals from Bayou Wincey, mile 30 to mouth at Grand Ecore, La., consisting of 12.9 miles of channel widening with an excavation of 1,538,520 cubic yards of material and 29.7 miles of snagging. The project will reduce flood damage and improve sanitary and living conditions over a wide area. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimate of cost for construction is $300,000. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. The requirements have been fulfilled. 0 1012 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during fiscal year.-New work under exist- ing project has been completed. There were no costs during the fiscal year. Expenditures were $1,509.20, regular funds. 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 material have been removed in enlarging 12.9 miles of channel, com- pleting the existing project. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $261,000 regular funds, and $38,529.13 emergency relief funds, totaling $299,529.13. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $15,000.00, will be applied to maintenance, as follows: Maintenance: Channel clearing and snagging with rented tractors 4 months (July, August, September, October, 1940) ---------------- $15, 000 The additional sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, using Government plant and hired labor to be applied as follows: Maintenance: Channel clearing and snagging with rented tractors 4 months (July, August, September, October, 1941)--------------- $15, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_------------------------ 1299, 529. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 299, 529. 13 Net total expenditures ___________________-___ - - '299,15, 529. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __------ __ '314, 529. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work______________ ______ $80, 171. 79 $219, 357. 34 - -- Cost of maintenance ----------- I Total expended _ _---- 116, 114. 01 181, 905. 92 $1, 509. 20 :Allotted---- _ -------------- 299, 529. 13 -------------- 15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____-------------------_ $1, 509. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_ _------------ 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_----------------------- - 16, 509. 20 Gross amount expended ------------- 509. 20 1---------, Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---__ ------- -------- 15, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance _____--------------------------- _ 15, 000. 00 1Includes $38,529.13 emergency relief funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1013 16. BAYOU BODCAU RESERVOIR, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is in Red River Basin on Bayou Bodcau in Bossier Parish, La., 72 miles above the mouth of Loggy Bayou and 35 miles northeast of Shreveport, La. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of an earth-fill dam 20,335 feet long at the top, rising 76 feet above the stream bed with a reservoir providing for the controlled storage of 297,900 acre-feet. The outlet works are located in the south abutment, and an uncontrolled highway spillway 4,200 feet wide is located 6,000 feet south of the hill line north of Bayou Bod- cau. The reservoir will control 656 square miles, or 53 percent of the entire drainage area of Bayou Bodcau, and will improve flood conditions. The construction of a floodway for the diversion of Bayou Bodcau and Cypress Bayou to improve flood protection was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. This authorization was modified by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, which authorized the construction of a reservoir and other flood-control works, in lieu of the construction of a floodway for the diversion of Bayou Bodcau and Cypress Bayou, La., to improve flood protection, and further modified by the War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939, which provided that the reservoir and other flood-control works on Bayou Bodcau and Cy- press Bayou, La., authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, shall be constructed in accordance with the revised plans and cost estimates in the office, Chief of Engineers. The re- vised estimate of cost is $2,752,000 for construction, and $180,000 for land and damages. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work on plans and designs, dam site, reservoirs and property surveys, and foundation investigations was under way. Cost of new work during the fiscal year was $87,164.91, and expenditures were $84,702.88. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work on plans and designs, dam site, reservoir and property surveys, and foundation investigations was in progress and will be continued. The cost of new work to June 30, 1940, was $114,211.46, and the expenditures were $111,690.36. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------------- $2, 521. 10 New work: Initiation and completion of the following items: Outlet structures__------------------------- $613, 000. 00 Engineering field office ----------------------- 12, 000. 00 Initiation of the following items: Main dam and dikes---- --------------------- 42, 800. 00 Spillway ----------------------------------- 106, 988. 54 Land and easement purchase--------------50, 000. 00 824, 788. 54 Total for all work-----------------------------------827, 309. 64 The additional sum of $1,993,000 can be profitably expended toward completion of the existing project during the fiscal year 1942. 1014 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 Cost and financial sumunary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $114, 211. 46 fCost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ - -__ -- 114, 211.46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 2, 521. 10 Net total expenditures __ ------------------- ---- 111, 690. 36 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ___________1 ____ ___ 827, 309. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------939, 00000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----- ------------------------------------------ $27, 046. 55 $87, 164. 91 Cost of maintenance .-- -- -- - Total expended ______ .______ _____________ 26, 987. 48 84, 702. 88 Allotted ....----------- -------------------------------------- 939, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $912, 012. 52 Gross amount expended ------------------------- $95, 661. 66 Less reimbursements collected'___- _____--------- 10, 958. 78 84, 702. 88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------- ------ 827, 309. 64 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------- 7, 326. 57 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------819, 983. 07 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -___________________ 1,993,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending _ June 30, 1942, for new work ___-____-------------- 1,993,000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 17. NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LA. Location.-The work covered by this project is on the west side of Red River in Natchitoches Parish, La. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of levees on west side of Red River, consisting of the fol- lowing features: About 91,900 feet of earth levee along the west bank of Red River, extending from about mile 203 on Red River to the existing levee at about mile 178; enlargement of the existing levee 27,690 feet in length, and extension of same to Cane River, about 0.8 mile above its mouth, 58,690 feet of extension, totaling 150,590 feet of new levee and 27,690 feet of levee enlargement; construction of an earth-fill dam 240 feet long at the top rising 52.7 feet above the bed of Cane River, with a roller-type floodgate 92 feet long, at the right end of the dam, connecting the dam and levee; and the construction of drainage ditches to give protection to 135,000 acres of land in the Cane Island area from Red River overflow. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). The revised estimate RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1015 of cost is $959,300 for construction and $88,100 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Requirements have been fulfilled as needed. Operations and results dusring fiscal year.-With hired labor 647,084 cubic yards of material were placed in 6.6 miles of levee, and under contract 1,541,374 cubic yards were placed in 7.6 miles, totaling 2,188,458 cubic yards in 14.2 miles of levee. Cost of new work during the fiscal year was $276,737.37. Expenditures were $291,059.70. Condition at end of fiscal year.-With hired labor 2,150,500 cubic yards of material have been placed in 26.6 miles of levee, and under contract 1,668,363 cubic yards have been placed in 9.6 miles, totaling 3,818,863 cubic yards in 36.2 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, 1940, was $642,966.82 regular funds, and $72,741.96 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $715,708.78. Expenditures were $642,888 regular funds and $72,741.96 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $715,629.96. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940__._________-__ ________ _ $135. 59 New work: Initiation and completion of dam on Cane River, by contract, 64,000 cubic yards of earthwork, with flood- gate structure------------------ ----------------------- 243, 276. 41 Total for all work -------------------------------- 243, 412. 00 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and finanoial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______________________________ $715, 708. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------__ 715, 708. 78 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 __...- __ _------_____----_ 56. 77 Net total cost to June 30, 1940----------------------- 715, 765. 55 Minus acounts payable June 30, 1940 .....-____ ___-___- -__-- 135. 59 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 715, 629. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------- ------- 243, 412. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 - -- ___ 1 959, 041. 96 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _________________.___________-_-- $94, 023. 03 $344, 948. 38 $276, 737. 37 C ost of m aintenance . . . . . . . ..---.--- -------- ------------- - - --- ---- -- - - Total expended _ 86, 879. 81 337, 690. 45 291, 059. 70 Allotted -..- ...- 935, 000. 00 24, 041. 96(- 1 Includes $72,7.41.96 Emergency Relief funds. 1016 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ -- __-_____________-____ $534, 471. 70 Gross amount expended_-__ _______---____-- $330, 581.60 Less reimbursements collected ________-----____ 39, 521. 90 291, 059. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------- 243,412.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___- _______-___ $135. 59 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ____________ 12. 28 147. 87 Balance available June 30, 1940----______--_-___ _ _ 243, 264.13 18. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the ex- tension of the present levee on the east bank of Red River between Aloha and Colfax, La., from the end of the present levee, below Colfax, La., to the north bank of Bayou Darrow, consisting of about 84,400 feet of new levee construction, to increase flood protection in Grant Parish. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and in accordance with plans: approved by the Chief of Engineers, at a construction cost not to exceed $71,000. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract 320,945 cubic yards of material were placed in 8.5 miles of levee. Cost of new work during the fiscal year was $26,095.09. Expenditures were $19,099.55. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Under contract 320,945 cubic yards of material have been placed in 8.5 miles of levee. The work under the existing project is 73 percent complete. Cost of new work under existing project to June 30, 1940, was, $30,095.09. Expenditures were $23,099.55. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_------------------------------ $6, 995. 54 New work: 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 43,500 cubic yards of embankment in 7,800 linear feet of new levee ___________ _ 40, 904. 91 Total for all work--------------------------------_ 47, 900. 45 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___________ _____ - $30,095. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __-_______- 30, 095. 09 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940______________ _____ 6,995. 54 Net total expenditures---- 23, 099. 55 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--- 47, 900. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-,-_- 71, 090. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1017 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _- - -------------- --------- $4, 000. 00 $26, 095.09 Cost of maintenance ..- - - - Total expended -----.---- ---- ---- ----- ------ 4,000.00 19,099.55 Allotted . ----- -- --- --- -- -- 71000.00 --- -.- -......--- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------- $67, 000. 00 Gross amount expended________________------------ $20, 849. 55 Less reimbursements collected---------------- 1, 750. 00 19, 099. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------- 47, 900. 45 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-- --------- $2, 770. 74 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------12, 771. 07 15, 541. 81 Balance available June 30, 1940_______-____________---_ 32, 358. 64 19. 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.--The plan of improvement provides for the exca- vation of cut-off channels in Avoyelles and Catahoula Parishes. It consists of cut-off excavation at Double Eddy, from approximately mile 54.2 above the mouth of Red River to mile 56.5, with a pilot channel 1,075 feet long, and excavation of 181,129 cubic yards, and cut-off channel across Saline Point approximately 5,400 feet long, from approximately mile 55.4 to mile 65.3 with excavation of 900,000 cubic yards, and levee set-back at the west end of the channel approxi- mately 2,041 feet long, in which 60,000 cubic yard.s of material will be placed. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 378, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimate of cost is $114,000 for construction and $21,000 for land and damages. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under contract 460,856 cubic yards of material were excavated from cut-off channel at Saline Point. Costs during the fiscal year were $28,732.68 and expenditures $14,509.80. Condition at end of fiscal year.--Under contract Double Eddy Cut- off, consisting of 181,129 cubic yards of excavation in 1,075 feet of channel, has been completed. Under contract 460,856 cubic yards of material have been excavated from cut-off channel at Saline Point. The project is approximately 52 percent complete. Costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $47,286.01, and expenditures were $32,969.58. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year will be applied to new work as follows: 1018 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Accounts payable June 30, 1940_________________----------------------------- $14, 316. 43 New work: Completion of Saline Point Cut-off consisting of excavation of 439,000 cubic yards of material, and placement of 60,000 cubic yards of material in levee set-back ---------------------------------------- $66, 713. 99 Preparation of land titles---- ------------------------- 21, 000. 00 87, 713. 99 Total for all work--------------------------------- 102, 030. 42 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 __--------------------------- $47, 286. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------- ----------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--____------ 47, 286. 01 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------- 14, 316. 43 Net total expenditures--- ----------------------- 32, 969. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------- ---- 102, 030. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----.----- 135, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .......--------- -- ---------------------------- $30.08 $18, 523. 25 $28, 732. 68 Cost of maintenance--- ------ ---------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Total expended_____ _------- -------------- 27. 45 18, 432. 33 14, 509. 80 Allotted-..------------------ ----------------- --------------- 135, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- ----------------------- $116, 540.22 Gross amount expended------------------------ $15, 487. 80 Less reimbursements collected 9978. 00 14, 509. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------------- 102, 030. 42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------- 21, 327. 20 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 41, 122. 46 62, 449. 66 Balance available June 30, 1940---------- ------------ 39, 580. 76 20. BLAKELY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, ARK. Location.-On the Ouachita River in Garland County, about 10 miles northwest of Hot Springs, Ark. Eiisting 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 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1019 achieved, nor in any event to exceed the sum of $2,000,000. The au- thorization further provides that the reservoir shall be operated and maintained at the expense of the private parties constructing the proj- ect in accordance with regulations approved by the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers with respect to navigation and flood con- trol. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Operations and results during fisal year.-None. The licensee has petitioned the Federal Power Commission for indefinite postpone- ment of construction. Condition, at end of fiscal year.-A report on extent of participa- tion warranted in the interest of flood control has been submitted and was published as House Document No. 69, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session. In this report the Chief of Engineers recommended a Federal contribution of $2,000,000 under section 4 of the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938, toward a multiple-use reservoir at the Blakely Mountain site, subject to the provision that the dam pro- vide a pool with maximum elevation of 161 feet above the stream bed and provide 525,000 feet of storage capacity reserved for flood control only. No funds have been made available and no work has been started. Plans and designs are being held in abeyance awaiting deci- sion on petition submitted to the Federal Power Commission. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed for fiscal year 1941. The licensee, Arkansas Power & Light Co., has petitioned the Federal Power Commission for indefinite p)ostponement of the project. The sum of $23,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for checking plans and designs and inspection, if construction is initiated by licensee. 21. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of levee and appurtenant drainage structures, outfall sewer and drainage pipes, floodgates, storm sewer system and pumping plant, consisting of the following features: 7,288 feet of earth levee along Ouachita River from the hill line at the northwest corner of the town, encircling the town to the hill line south of the town; 1,307 feet of sanitary sewer on the landward side and parallel to the levee from Banister Street to the existing sanitary sewer from Boatner Street; outfall sewer from this point under the levee to the river; 1,705 feet of storm sewer; a pumping plant; three floodgates and appurtenant drainage structures. The project will protect the people and property of Columbia against floods. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 196, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The revised estimate of cost is $221,500 for construction and $39,000 for lands and damages, Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. 1020 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during fiscal year.--Under contract 1.4 miles of levee were repaired. The costs for the fiscal year were $6,483.30 and expenditures $6,656.56 regular funds. 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 sewer system, storm sewer system, and storm drainage pumping plant have been constructed, completing the existing project. The cost to June 30, 1940, for new work was $174,685.45, regular funds, and $28,488.92, emergency relief funds, a total of $203,174.37. Expenditures were $174,858.71 regular funds, and $28,488.92 emergency relief funds, a total of $203,347.63. For further information on levees and levee walls along the Ouachita River, see report of the Mississippi River Commission. Proposed operations.-No further operations are proposed as the project is complete. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______________________________1 $203, 174. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____- ________________ __---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__- _______ 1203, 174. 37 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_ ------.-. _-_----..-.--___ 338. 52 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_________________________ 203, 512. 89 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ____- __----- - -____- -44. 85 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_______----- ___-----___ 203, 557. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_________-___------ -210. 11 Net total expenditures_________--------- ---------- 1203, 347. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____ ------- ---------_ 18, 141.29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __-------___-- 1221,488. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _.. _ $8, 839. 26 $187,851.81 $6, 483.30 Cost of maintenance - Total expended _________8,888.24 187,802. 83 6, 656. 56 Allotted_ _ ___ __ -- i 247,000.00 -511.08 -25,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---- ___---------------- $49, 797. 85 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -________------25, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------- 24, 797. 85 Gross amount expended_____----------- ----- __ $7, 056. 56 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- -400. 00 6, 656. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__---- --------_--- - 18, 141.29 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------- ---- 210. 11 Balance available June 30, 1940_ .__-- ----- _____-___-- 17, 931. 18 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__- ----- ---------------- 44. 85 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_ - ___- ___- 17, 976. 03 1 Includes $28,488.92 Emergency Relief funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1021 22. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of levees, retaining walls, and drainage structures, consisting of the following features: 16,528 feet of earth levee encircling the town; about 450 feet of concrete retaining wall along Front Street from a point between First and Second Streets to a point between Second and Third Streets; 3,230 feet of drainage ditch parallel to the levee along the southwestern side of the town, from State High- way No. 16 to floodgate at the west corner of the town, 4,250 feet of drainage ditch parallel to the levee along the northwestern side of the town to the same floodgate; a pumping plant near the flood- gate; and appurtenant drainage structures. The project will protect the people and property of Jonesville, La., against floods. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 196, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The estimate of cost is $368,200 for construction and $62,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. No progress has been made toward fulfillment. Local interests desire a more com- prehensive project. Operations and result4 during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The work has not been started. Local interests desire a more comprehensive project, a study of which has been made in the review of the report on the Ouachita River and tributaries (H. Doc. No. 196, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942. 23. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for improve- ment of the flood channel by means of channel clearing and suitable cut-offs, from a point between Choctaw and Webster Counties, Miss., to the mouth, 325.6 miles, consisting of the following features: 5,156 acres of bank clearing; clearing for cut-offs totaling 237 acres; ex- cavation for cut-offs totaling 1,136,093 cubic yards of material; con- struction of a drainage canal between miles 290.3 and 304.1., consisting of 100 acres of clearing and 246,277 cubic yards of excavation. The project will lessen the frequency and duration of floods on 180,000 acres of bottom lands. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimate of cost is $850,000 for construction and $60,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Snagging was con pleted for 204.8 miles and clearing for 2,736.7 acres, along river banks. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--65 1022 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Clearing for 9 cut-offs, totaling 24.9 acres, was completed. On 27 cut-offs, 359,217 cubic yards of material were excavated. On drain- age canal between miles 290.3 and 304.1, 100 acres were cleared and 246,277 cubic yards of material were excavated. Cost of new work during the fiscal year was $324,474.26; expenditures were $344,194.94. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Snagging has been completed for 325.6 miles, and clearing for 5,156 acres along river banks; clearing for 237 acres and excavation of 1,136,093 cubic yards of material for 43 cut-offs has been completed. On drainage canal between miles 290.3 and 304.1 100 acres have been cleared and 246,277 cubic yards of material have been excavated. The project is 95 percent com- pleted. Total costs to June 30, 1940 were $864,575.69; total expendi- tures were $864,139.81. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended plus accounts re- ceivable at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940----- ------------------------ $527. 55 New work: Completion of snagging----------------- $45, 407. 03 Maintenance: Channel clearing and snagging with Gov- ernment plant (tractors) 3 months (July, August, September 1940) -------------------------------- 35, 000.00 - --- 80,407. 0 Total for all work ---------------------------------- 80, 934. 58 The additional sum of $35,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, using Government plant and hired labor to be applied as follows: Maintenance: Channel clearing and snagging with Government plant (tractors) 3 months (July, August, September, 1941) ..... $35, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -_____-- $864, 575. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 864, 575. 69 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940------------_ -------------------- 17. 28 Net total cost to June 30, 1940__-... ____--__________ 864, 592. 97 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 -_________...__________ 74. 39 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_________________________ 864, 667. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---- --------------------- 527. 55 Net total expenditures - 864, 139. 81 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------80, 860. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940______________ 945, 000. 00) Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -- - ---_----- - - ------ __ $540,101.43 $324, 474. 26 Cost ofm aintenance .. . . . . . . - ..-.--..--- - - - -..--- .-------------- - _ -_ -_ --. _ .. - . ,.----- Total expended 519, 944. 87 344, 194. 94 Allotted-- ---------------- -- -- $414,000. 00 496, 000. 00 35,000. 0C RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1023 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------- ________-__ $390, 055. 13 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_ ....- ________-__--______ __ 35, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------ --------------------- 425, 055. 13 Gross amount expended___________________________ $359, 815. 13 Less reimbursements collected______________________ 15, 620. 19 344, 194. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940________________________ 80,860. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____________________ ___- 3, 319. 73 Balance available June 30, 1940_------------------- _ 77, 540. 46 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ ...._ 74. 39 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 --- ______ -_ 77, 614. 85 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1_-_ 35, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 24. 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 1940 for the re- moval of snags and other debris from the channels of Quiver River, between the mouth of Turkey Bayou and Sunflower River; Hickahala Creek, a tributary of Coldwater River, Miss.; Abiaca Creek, a tribu- tary of Yazoo River; Yalobusha River, a tributary of Yazoo River; and Big Black River and tributaries in Webster and Attala Counties, Miss. The following work was done: On Quiver River, channel snagging was completed for 86,592 linear feet and 141.15 acres along the river bank were cleared of underbrush. on Hickahala Creek, 27,967 cubic yards of material were removed by dragline; 15,019 cubic yards of material were removed by shovel, and 38 acres along the river bank were cleared of underbrush. On Abiaca Creek, 62,508 cubic yards of material were removed from the channel, 68.4 acres along the river bank were cleared of underbrush, and 50 acres were recleared. Snagging and clearing and removal of silt and debris from chan- nels of the Yalobusha River and tributaries will be supplemented by a Work Projects Administration project which will involve the pro- vision of relief labor by that agency at an estimated cost of $63,164 to be paid from Emergency Relief funds. The supervision of the relief labor and equipment, materials, and supplies for the work will be provided at an estimated cost of $25,000 from regular funds for 1024 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 snagging. Studies in connection with the project have been made. The snagging operations have not been started. On the Big Black River and tributaries the removal of trees, brush, snags, silt, and other debris from the channels will be supplemented by a Work Projects Administration project which will involve the provision of relief labor by that agency at an estimated cost of $79,- 503 to be paid from Emergency Relief funds. The supervision of the relief labor and equipment, materials, and supplies for the snagging and clearing work will be provided at an estimated cost of $25,000 from regular funds for snagging. The snagging operations have not been started. The total cost was $53,780.77. The expenditures were $57,550.47. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, amounting to $48,552.76, will be applied during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______________________________ $91, 157. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________ 91, 157. 57 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------------91, 157. 57 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ -_____________________-____ 48, 552. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------- 139, 710. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work______________ -- ------ __. ....... $2, 656. 62 $34, 720.18 $53,780.77 Cost of maintenance . . .- - - ----- ------ -------- ----- --.. 'Total expended ............--------------- -------- -- --- ------------- 33, 607.10 57, 550. 47 Allotted------------------------- -------------- -------------- 24, 900. 00 26, 810. 33 88, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939________________------------- $18, 103. 23 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------__ 88, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for._______________ ______ 106, 103. 23 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $57, 986. 47 Less reimbursements collected__----------------- 436. 00 57, 550. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-_________--_______ 48, 552. 76 25. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $109,179.94; the expenditures were $115,244.36. The balance unexpended plus accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $29,648.32, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year, to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1025, Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____-------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- $308, 979.23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----- 308, 979. 23, Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 1, 057. 63 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940___________------------- 310, 036. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_--____________----------- 127. 55. Net total expenditures--------------------------- 309, 909. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-__---------------------- 28, 590. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------- 338, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___ ____... Cost of maintenance ........... -ii, $11, oi---00 000. 00 $188,799.29 $188,799. 2 $109, 179. 94' Total expended .... ____-- ---- ..---.- ------ 11,000. 00 183,664.95 115, 244. 36 '}r. -------------------------.-------------- Allotted.... __ .. 131,000.00 181,000.00 26, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------- $117, 335. 05 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------------ - ___-- $9, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940--------------------- 17, 000. 00 26, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 143, 835. 05 Gross amount expended_---------------- ---- $137, 285. 50 Less reimbursements collected___--------____- 22, 041. 14 115, 244. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ____-- _________________- 28, 590. 69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____ ___________________- 127. 55 Balance available June 30, 1940_------------- -__-___---28,463. 14 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_-__--- -- -______- _________ 1, 057. 63 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940__________----- - 29, 520. 77 26. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Expenditures to June 30, Estimated full report 1940 Name of project see An- - quire- nual Re- quiredl toe port for- New work Maintenance comp et 1. Colfax, Grant Parish, La_________ _ 1938 $70, 348, 04 () 2. Red River Parish, La . 1939 149, 435. 04 (2) 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. 2 Completed. 1026 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 i i i - Bartholomew Bayou,Ashley Flood Control Act and other counties, Ark. June 28, 1938. ------------------- Big Sand Creek in vicinity Flood Control Com- of Carrollton, Miss., pre- mittee resolution, vention of bank caving. Mar. 25, 1940. 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 MorehouseParishes, La. Caddo Lake Dam and Jeffer- Flood Control Act, son-Shreveport Waterway, June 22, 1936. La. and Tex., on Red Ri- ver (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). Dugdemona Bayou, La... Flood Control Act, --------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- Aug. 28, 1937. Eagle Town Reservoir, Okla. Flood Control Act, --------------- (under special board). June 22, 1936. Jefferson-Shreveport Water- River and Harbor Act, --------------- way, Tex. and La., en- Aug. 30, 1935. larging existing project and establishing reservoir on Cypress River above Jef- ferson (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport Water- River and Harbor Act, .. way, Tex. and La., thence 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 Act, ... way, La. and Tex., thence 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. (un- Flood Control Act, der special board). June 28, 1938. Little Missouri River, Pike Flood Control Act, June 11,1940 House 837, 76th Favorable. County, Ark. May 6, 1936. Cong., 3d sess. Little Missouri River, Ark__ Flood Control Act, -... do . .. ....do..-....... Do. June 22, 1936. Little River, Ark. (under Flood Control Act, ------------------.. special board). May 6, 1936. Flood Control Act, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Do -- _-- June 22, 1936. Macon Bayou in Franklin, Flood Control Act, .................... Madison, Richland, East Aug. 28, 1937. Carroll, and West Carroll 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). Do ----- _-_-----.. ___ .. Commerce Committee resolution, Mar. 12, 1940. 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- do_- ---- taries, Ark. and La. RIVERS AND HARBORS-VICKSBURG, MISS., DISTRICT 1027 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 Ouachita River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, La. Aug. 28, 1937. Ouachita River near Calion, Flood Control Act, July 14, 1939 House 427, 76th Favorable. Ark. June 28, 1938. Cong., 1st sess. Ouachita River and tribu- Flood Control Com- taries, Ark. and La., flood mittee resolution, protection at Jonesville, Apr. 13, 1938. La. Ouachita River system, La. Commerce Committee and Ark; Calcasieu, Mer- resolution Feb. 8, mentau, Vermilion, and 1939; Flood Control Teche Rivers, La.; Boeuf, Committee resolu- Rapides, Cocodrie, and tion Jan. 26, 1939; Cortableau Bayous, La.; Rivers and Harbors Red River, La., Ark., Committee resolu- Okla., and Tex.; and con- tion, Jan. 24, 1939. necting waterways, singly or together, for navigation, flood control, and irriga- tion (under special board). Pease River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, Tex. (under special board). June 22, 1936. Red River, Ark. (under ..... do .-------------- special board). 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 special board). Red River, La., east bank Flood Control Act, I of, from hill line at south June 28, 1938. I 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 ..___ ... Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937. Salt Fork of Red River and Flood Control Act, C----------------- -- ----- ^---'---- --------- -------------- ---------------------------- tributaries, Okla. (under June 28, 1938. special board). Sulphur River, Ark. (under Flood Control Act, -------------------- ----- ---- ---- special board). June 22, 1936. --------- r, 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). 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 Aug. 28, 1937. special board). Washita River, Okla. (un- -.- .do............. ------------------ ....--------------. -----...... .......---------........ der special board). Washita Valley, Okla. (un- Flood Control Com- ..... der special board). mittee resolution, Apr. 14, 1937. 1028 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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: Lt. Col. Daniel Noce, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Brig. Gen. Harley B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers to August 31, 1939, and Brig. Gen. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, since that date. IMPROVEMENTS Page Flood-control projects 1. Arkansas River, Ark. and Page Okla. (below Pine Bluff, 7. Tiptonville to Obion River, Ark.) -------------------- 1028 Tenn__ 1039 2. White River, Ark. (below 8. Memphis, Wolf River, and Peach Orchard Bluff) - -- - 1031 Nonconnah Creek, Tenn__1041 9. North Little Rock to Gillett, 3. St. Francis and L'Anguille Ark. (below Plum Bayou)_ 1043 Rivers and Blackfish Bayou, 10. Snagging and clearing under Ark_ ------------------- 1034 authority of sec. 2 of the Flood Control Act ap- 4. Wolf River (Memphis Har- proved Aug. 28, 1937_____ 1045 bor), Tenn-----------_ 1036 11. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood con- 5. Examinations, surveys, and trol- _ 1046 contingencies (general) . 1038 12. Other flood control projects for which no estimates are 6. Plant allotment ------------- 1039 submitted__1--------------047 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 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- RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1029 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 i 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: 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 H. 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. Terninal 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 1940, the snagboats Arkansas and Arkansas II operated over the river from its mouth to Yancopin Bridge, mile 22.9, removing 568 snags, 2 stumps, and 1 drift raft from the channel, and felled 298 trees on caving or sliding banks. The cost for maintenance during the year was $16,626.52 for snagging operations. The total expenditures were $9,911.61. (For flood-control work, see project, this report, North Little Rock to Gillett, Ark. (below Plum Bayou) and annual report, Mississippi River Commission (Vicksburg District) for levee work on right bank at and below Pine Bluff, Ark.) 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 operations are the only activities now relied upon to benefit navigation. These operations must be repeated continually due to additional obstruc- tions brought into the river by cavino banks and shifting channels. Under average conditions, 4-foot draft vessels can be taken to Pine Bluff, Ark., from the first 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 suit- 1030 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 able for navigation to Pine Bluff, Ark., by vessels of 4-foot draft during the periods April 10 to May 13 and June 14-26. 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---------------- 772, 305. 73 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 -- , 933, 036. 30 1-------------- Grand total to June 30, 1940-- 1, 988, 236. 30 The total expenditures under the existing project to the end of the fiscal year were $1,975,728.76. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940, amounting to $26,124.57, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_ ---------------------- $12, 507. 54 Maintenance : Snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor be- tween the mouth and a point 3 miles above Pine Bluff, Ark., about 3 months' work during the period July to December 1940_ 13, 617. 03 Total for maintenance-_- _-------- --- -------- 26, 124. 57 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, for snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor between the mouth and a point 3 miles above Pine Bluff, Ark., about 4 months' work during the period July to December 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 __ $380, 966. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--- 2, 875, 280. 63 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_- 3, 256, 247. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 2, 507. 54 1---------------------------- Net total expenditures _______- 3, 243, 740. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 26,124. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 3, 269, 864. 61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - -- ---------------- --- - -- . - ------ -- ----------- ---- - ---.. -- - Cost of maintenance . . .-- $18, 625. 70 $50, 408.09 $17, 469. 92 $30,907.61 $16, 626. 52 Total expended-----------------. 18, 059. 08 50, 673. 45 16, 959. 35 25, 599. 25 9, 911. 61 Allotted-. . . . ..-.--- - 22, 500. 00 40, 100. 00 32, 000. 00 23, 500. 00 11, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1031 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $25, 036.18 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 --------------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 40, 036. 18 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-----------___ 4, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ 36, 036. 18 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $9, 933. 89 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 22. 28 9, 911. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------ 26, 124. 57 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 12, 507. 54 Balance available June 30, 1940---- --------------------- 13, 617.03 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1-------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 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 169 miles in a southeasterly direction to the Mississippi River, 4 miles north of Rosedale, Miss. Previo~s 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 maintenance by snagging and dredging. The latest (1934) approved estimate 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 Batesvlile by locks H. Doc. No. 78, 54th Cong., 2d sess. 1 and dams. 1See project for Upper White River, Little Rock district. 1032 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 Are, and St. Charles. Steamboat warehouses are maintained at St. Charles and Crocketts Bluff primarily for the use of the owners. In 1932 a cot- ton, rice, and general-merchandise terminal was built at DeValls Bluff. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance by hired labor with Government and leased plant and consisted of snagging and dredging operations. The snagging was done between the mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff (169 miles) by the Government snagboats Tom Stallings, C. B. Reese, and Arkansas. By these operations 2,692 snags, 7 logs, 71 stumps, and 1 drift raft were removed from the channel and 792 trees felled on caving and sliding banks. Dredging operations were conducted at various shoals between the mouth of White River and Peach Orchard Bluff during the low-water periods, August 29 to December 3, by the leased dredge Broward II; 318,846 cubic yards were moved in dredging shoals to provide 41/2 -foot depths between the mouth of White River and Peach Orchard Bluff. The costs during the year were for snagging, $53,606.24, and for dredging, $56,311.90, a total cost of $109,918.14. The expenditures for the year were for snagging, $59,537.76, and for dredging, $56,- 921.08, a total of $116,458.84. (See Annual Report, Mississippi River Commission, for flood control work.) Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for maintenance, 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 dredging opera- tions have materially improved the condition of the channel from the mouth as far as Peach Orchard Bluff (169 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 February to the last of June and from the middle of November to the end of December. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, depths were available on the White River which would permit navigation of ves- sels of 5-foot draft from its mouth to DeValls Bluff (125 miles) and of 41-foot drafts from DeValls Bluff to Peach Orchard Bluff (169 miles). During the period October 3 to November 15, navigation into White River was limited to vessels of 3-foot draft, when Sibley Chute, the navigable entrance into White River, had shoaled to this depth. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, are: For maintenance : Snagging operations ---------------------------------- $462, 399. 23 Dredging operations -------------- 403, 209. 23 Total - - - - - - - -865, 608. 46 Specials DeValls Bluff, for prevention of cut-off---------__ 883. 36 Total costs to June 30, 1940------------------866, 491. 82 Total expenditures------------------------------------------- 866, 491. 26 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS , TENN., DISTRICT 1033 Proposed operations. The balance unexpended on Julyl 1, 1940,. amounting to $94,037.65, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------------------- $0.56 Maintenance : Snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor be- tweers the mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., about 4 months' work for 2 snagboats, during the period July to De- cember 1940 -------------------------------------- 44,037.09 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 1940---------- 50, 000. 00 Total for maintenance___ 94, 037.65 The additional sum of $125,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Maintenance : Snagging operations by Government plant and hired labor between the mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., about 5 months' work for 2 snagboats during the period July to December 1941--------- $60, 000 Dredging operations by Government or leased plant and hired labor between the mouth and Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., about 4 months' work during the period August to December 1941- -_ 65, 000 Total for maintenance------------------------- -- 125, 00W Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---------------- -------------- $25, 000. CO' Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------_-------_ 866, 491. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------- ___ 891, 491. 82 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 --- __________ .56 Net total expenditures_ .- ___-__-_______ -__ 891, 491. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------- 94, 037. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -- 985, 528. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1.940 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance 1 $127, 132. 54 $143, 020. 07 $90,991,18 $94, 688.90 $109, 918. 14 Total expended 11.29, 142. 21 146, 016. 50 90, 202. 01 89, 060. 34 116, 458.84 Allotted_ 163,000.00 -27,000.00 193, 500.00 96, 500. 00 81, 000. 00 1 Includes amounts transferred to Little Rock district, excluding fiscal years 1938, 1939, and 1940. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------------------__ $129, 496. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--- ---------------- 85, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-_ 214, 496. 49 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 4, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------210, 496. 49, Gross amount expended-------------------------- $118, 476. 50 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 2, 017. 66 116, 458. 84 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___----------------------- 94, 037. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30. 1940--------------------------- .56 Balance available June 30, 1940- 94, 037. 09 Amount that can be profitably expended 2 - -- - - in fiscal - -- year - ending - --- June 30, 1942, for maintenance __ _ 1125, 000. 00 2Exclusive of available funds, 1034 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 flat lands of Po'insett 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 Mississippi 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 back- water from the Mississippi River. The extreme stage fluctuation is about 26 feet at Marked Tree, gradually increasing to 60 feet at the mouth. These extreme stage fluctuations are produced by over- flow and backwater from the Mississippi River. When not influenced by the flood stages of that river the maximum stage of the St. Francis below Marked Tree does not exceed 20 feet. The ordinary freshet fluctuation of L'Anguille River is about 6 feet and extreme stage range 50 feet at Marianna; this latter, however, is due to backwater from the Mississippi River. L'Anguille River, when uninfluenced by the Mississippi River, never has a fluctuation exceeding 12 feet. The fluctuation of stage in Blackfish Bayou is about 48 feet, due entirely to backwater from the Mississippi River. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 60, 64th Cong., 1st sess.). A published map of these streams is in that document. Terminal facilities.--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. RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1035 Operationsand results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance by hired labor and Government plant. The snagbarge Stephen Anderson worked on the St. Francis River between the mouth and 10 miles above Marked Tree, Ark. (158 miles), on the L'Anguille River up to Marianna (8.3 miles), and on Blackfish Bayou up to the mouth of Fifteen Mile Bayou (6 miles). The result of these operations was the removal from the channel of 885 snags, 123 logs, 109 stumps, and 2 drift rafts, and cutting of 382 trees on caving or sliding banks. The costs were $11,235.34, and the expenditures $13,839.49, all for maintenance. (See Annual Report, Mississippi River Commission, for St. Francis Basin flood control project.) Condition at end of fiscal year.--Snagging operations have been the only activities under existing or previous projects. The chan- nels within the limits of the project are in good condition for navi- gation during medium and higher stages. At low stages, snags are the principal obstruction. Under average conditions, boats of 4-foot draft can navigate the St. Francis River to Marked Tree, Ark., from the 1st of February to the middle of July, and boats of 2-foot draft until the latter part of August each year. During periods of lowest water, which generally occur 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 navigation periods on these streams are controlled in the main by backwater stages from the Mississippi River. The costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $191,363.40 for maintenance and the expenditures $191,363.40. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on July 1, 1940, amounting to $12,087.06, will be applied for maintenance of the chan- nel in the three streams as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-------- 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 dur- ing the period July to December 1940, including 10 days' snagging each on L'Anguille River and Blackfish Bayou--------------- $12, 087. 06 Total for maintenance___ -------------------------------- 12, 087. 06 The additional sum of $13,000 can be profitably expended during tile fiscal year 1942, 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 months' period July to December 1941, including 10 days' snagging, each on L' Anguille River and Blackfish Bayou. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------------- $92, 000.34 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- 281, 708. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------- _ 373, 708.89 Net total expenditures- ----------------------- 373, 708. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 _-.- - __ 12, 087. 06 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-... 385, 795. 95 1036 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost o f n ew work -- - - - - - - - .- - - - - .. - - - - - .- .-- - - - . . . . . . . . . --- -- - Cost of maintenance-- .......... $8, 358.08 $9, 628.73 $9, 792. 28 $16, 241.66 $11. 235. 34 Total expended------------------ 8,492. 51 002. 97 10, 9, 220. 00 13, 630.75 13, 839. 49 Allotted-_---------------------- 9,500. 00 -1, 000.00 21, 800.00 14, 000. 00 11, 300. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------------- $14, 626. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------------------------------- 11, 300. 00 Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 25, 926. 55 Gross amount expended------------------------------- $13, 898. 37 Less reimbursements collected__----------------------- 58. 88 13, 839. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_---------------- ------- 12, 087. 06 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1--------------------------------------- 13,000. 00 '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, through 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 and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Does. 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 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1037 satisfactory to the Secretary of War saving the United States free from damages resulting from the work. The work is also subject to the provision that no work shall be undertaken on any section of the channel through or above any bridge until such bridge has been altered in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War, without cost to the United States. The conditions as pertaining to the irn- provement up to Second Street Bridge have been complied with. Conditions above that point have not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 23 terminals operating in the port of Memphis, 6 being located on the Mississippi River front, 3 on Tennessee Chute, and 14 on Wolf River. Operations and results during fiscal year.-There was no dredging in Wolf River (Memphis Harbor) during the fiscal year 1940. Total costs for the year were $881.29 for surveys, and the total expenditures $20,040.83. (See annual report, Mississippi River Commission, for navigation and flood control work.) Condition at end of fiseal year.-The existing project was about 50 percent completed. At the end of the fiscal year there was a channel 9 feet in depth and of project width to 900 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, 1940 were $586,500, all from Public Works funds. The maintenance costs were $165,870.15, and the expenditures were $165,791.05, 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, 1940, amounting to $63,394.85, will be applied as required during the fiscal year 1941 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 1942 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. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 1$586,500. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------___ 165, 870. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------- 52, 370. 15 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 79. 10 Net total expenditures --------------------------- 1752, 291. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------__ 63, 394. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 - 1815, 685. 90 1In addition, $17,500 expended from contributed funds for new work. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--66 1038 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--------------- $8, 906. 31 $20, 876.85 Cost of maintenance--- .----.------------- 60, 092. 33 $54, 439. 22 $50,457. 31 $881.29 Total cost_.-- - .. ---- 8,906. 31 80, 969. 18 54, 439. 22 50, 457. 31 881. 29 Total expended ..---------------- 31, 782. 97 81, 584. 61 34, 956. 34 50, 914. 12 20, 040. 83 Allotted ..---------- ..------------... 78, 500.00 -12,000.00 170, 000.00 -13,814.10 5,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___-______--------------- $78, 435. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940----------------------------------- 45, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__________------------ 123, 435. 68 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- __-- __------- 40, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for .____.__________------ 83, 435. 68 Gross amount expended_____________--__------------ $20,069. 95 Less reimbursements collected_____-------------- 29. 12 20, 040. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----- --------------- 63, 394. 85 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------ --------- 79. 10 Balance available June 30, 1940__--- 6------------ 63, 315. 75 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2---- ------------- 598, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- - -- -- -- 30, 1942, for maintenance 60, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 5. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $17,132.95; the ex- penditures were $16,411.89. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $27,094.34, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The addi- tional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ----- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___________-__________- $154, 157. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 154, 157. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__________________________ 1,159.61 Net total expenditures______________ __--------------- 152, 997. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 27, 094. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------180. 092. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work . .-- -------. --- ------. .-- i . Cost of maintenance ...... 022.10 $38, 177. 80 $71, $75,821.37 $15,731.60 $17,132.95 Total expended___ _ 70, 932.44 38, 617. 80 76, 273. 45 15,426.01 16, 411.89 Allotted. . _ .. .. _ 68, 900. 00 102, 500. 00 26, 700. 00 16, 000. 00 13, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1039 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------- $30, 506. 23 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------------------------------_ 20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 50, 506. 23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------------- 7, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 43, 506. 23 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $16, 870. 66 Less reimbursements collected-------------------------- 458. 77 16,411. 89 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ ____------------------ 27, 094. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------------------------------ 1, 159. 61 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------------25, 934. 73 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ------------------------------------- 25, 00. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 6. PLANT ALLOTMENT, MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940---___-__- ------- $247, 853. 59 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------ 11, 798. 71 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------------------- 259, 652. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__ _- ______----- -____- 9, 129. 26 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------250, 523. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ -------------------------- 22, 900. 78 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________--____ 273, 423. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended _----------------_$13, 252. 80 -$20, 531. 33 -$18, 208. 68 $10, 957. 54 $164, 117. 86 Allotted------............-------------... 16, 510. 25 -20, 000. 00 143, 674. 61 20, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____-- __ _______________________ $167,018. 64 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938----------------------------------------20, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 187, 018. 64 Gross amount expended__________- ------ _ $313,116. 50 ____ Less reimbursements collected-----------------------148, 998. 64 164, 117. 86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 _____.. _____________ 22, 900. 78 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---- -------------------------- 9, 179. 94 Balance available June 30, 1940_---_--- -- _______--_____ 13, 720. 84 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 -------------------------------- 11, 798. 71 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_____ __ _____ 25, 519. 55 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- 1040 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a levee about 15.4 miles long on the left bank of the Mississippi River, extending in a southerly direction from Tipton- ville, Tenn., to a point about one-half mile below the Lake and Dyer Counties line, for the protection of the towns of Tiptonville and Ridgely, and various smaller communities and agricultural lands in Lake, Obion, and Dyer Counties, Tenn. The work involves the handling of approximately 4,000,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the construction of four drainage outlet structures through the levee. The project grade of the levee is 3 feet below that of the opposite right bank Mississippi River levee protecting the Lower St. Francis Basin, except in the vicinity of the drainage structures, where the grade is 2 feet higher than that of the adjacent levee in order to minimize the danger of crevasses at or adjacent to the structures. This project will afford protection, except during extreme floods, to a large area of agricultural land which has not heretofore been protected. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of the construction, revised in 1940, is $630,000. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Full requirements of local cooperation have been fulfilled. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Four drainage struc- tures were completed and 2,987,760 cubic yards of material were placed in levees during the fiscal year at a cost of $423,059.90; the expenditures were $477,616.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.--At the end of the fiscal year all work under contract had been substantially completed. Some repair work remained to be done to place the levee in shape for the assump- tion of maintenance by local interests. The project is about 94 per- cent complete. The total costs to June 30, 1940, have been $561,273.93, and the expenditures have been $561,354.47. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $68,645.53, will be applied to accounts payable, $175.53, and to the completion of surveys, construction, and rain and wave wash repairs, $68,470. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 273. 93 $-------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___ __---- 561, 273. 93 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 ____________--------256. 07 Net total cost to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 561, 530. 00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 175. 53 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 561, 354. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 __________________________ 68, 645. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__----_ 630, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1041 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -------- ---------------------------- $29, 176. 40 $109, 037. 63 059.90 $423, Cost of maintenance-------- -------------- ---------------------- -------------- Total expended________. _. ..... ... ._ _. __. . 28, 210. 63 55, 527. 52 477, 616. 32 Allotted -------------------------------------------... 730,000.00 . -- -- 100, 000 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $646, 261. 85 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ------------- 100, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 546, 261. 85 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $479, 590. 31 Less reimbursements collected------------------ 1, 973. 99 477, 616. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----- -------- 68, 645. 53 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------- $176. 79 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- 22, 561.00 22, 737. 79 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------- ---- 45, 907. 74 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees, flood walls, and bank protection, con- sisting of the following features: About 22,200 feet of earth levee and two concrete railroad floodgates along the right bank of Nonconnah Creek, extending from high ground near Tennessee Chute south of Riverside Park to high ground at Bodley Avenue east of Prospect Street; about 14,200 feet of concrete flood wall and 32,050 feet of earth levee along the left bank of Wolf River, extending from downtown Memphis to high ground near Douglass Park; construction of six new pumping stations and eight storage reservoirs with appurtenant works for the disposal of interior drainage; the construction of a culvert under North Bellevue Boulevard near Cypress Creek for the enlarge- ment of the Cypress Creek Reservoir. The project will provide pro- tection, with 3 feet freeboard, for the city of Memphis and adjacent areas against a Mississippi River flood of 54.5 feet stage, or 4.1 feet higher than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in February 1937. The project was adopted by the Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, and so modified by the War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939, that the cost of providing pumping stations and outlet works for interior drainage shall be borne by the United States. The estimated cost of construction is $9,000,000. Local cooperation.-See page 6 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 flood-protection works along Nonconnah Creek were accepted 1042 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 by the Chief of Engineers on March 29, 1939. Rights-of-way along Wolf River are being acquired at the present time. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Planning and design were continued during the year for additional sections of the project. Construction of the section 8 levee, with two sections of bank protec- tion near the upper and lower limits of the work, was completed as far as possible pending the construction of the Nonconnah pumping station and the subsequent disposal of interior drainage. Incom- plete sections were left in the levee at the existing Mallory Bayou pumping station and at the new pumping-station site, and a gap was left at a drainage ditch east of the Illinois Central high-line track. A total of 1,870,275 cubic yards of material was placed. Two concrete floodgate structures, containing 1,762.3 cubic yards of concrete, were constructed in the section 8 levee at the Yazoo & Mis- sissippi Valley Railroad crossing and at the Memphis & State Line Railroad double-track crossing just east of South Third Street. Rainwash repairs to the levee were started during the last part of the year and were about 75 percent complete. The cost for the year was $677,322.21 and the expenditures were $671,507.37. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Plans and specifications were com- plete for section 4, the North Bellevue Boulevard culvert and the Nonconnah pumping-station substructure. Preliminary plans were prepared for all other parts of the project. The section 8 levee was complete except for three gaps. Contract was awarded for the Nonconnah pumping-station substructure. Contract was also awarded for the furnishing of nine 500-cubic-feet-per-second pumps for the Nonconnah and Cypress Creek pumping stations. The total costs to June 30, 1940, have been $808,745.15 and the total expendi- tures have been $793,499.28. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $3,864,800.72, and accounts receivable, $192.02, a total of $3,864,992.74, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 .___________ _ $15, 437. 89 New work : Complete section 8 levee repairs (hired labor)_ 9, 737. 67 Complete construction of section 8 levee by closing gaps (hired labor) 70, 742. 83 Construct by contract: Section 4 levee ------------------------- 1, 200, 600.00. Nonconnah Creek pumping station-------------------- 925, 700. 00 North Bellevue Blvd. culvert------------------------- 67, 750. 00 Cypress Creek pumping station --------------------- 1, 432, 850. 00 P]reliminary work and investigation for section 1, including Bayou Gayoso pumping station (hired labor) ------------ 142,174. 35 Total __ 3, 849, 554. 85 Total for all work-________ ________--------__- 3, 864, 992.74 The additional sum of $2,555,100 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, to be applied as follows: New work: Construct by contract floodwalls in sections 3 and 5 and levees in sections 2, 6, and 7, together with the Marble St., May St., Fairfax Creek, and Workhouse Bayou pumping stations ---------------------------------------------- $2, 555, 100 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1043 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- $808, 745. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__--- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 _---- 808, 745. 15 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------- 192. 02 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940___ 808, 937. 17 8-------------------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 --------------- ---------- 15, 437. 89 Net total expenditures_--------------------------------- 793, 499. 28 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__------------------------ 3, 864, 800. 72 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_------------- 4, 658, 300. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_______--- --------------------------. $18, 817.13 $112, 605.81 $677, 322. 21 Cost of maintenance ------------.-------------.------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended-------------- ....------------------------- 17, 713.03 104, 278. 88 671, 507. 37 Allotted...--...........--------------------- ------------- -------------- 20, 000. 00 3,888, 300. 00 750, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_________ ___ --- -------- $3, 786,308. 09 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------------------------- 750,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_------------------------- 4, 536, 308. 09 Gross amount expended_------------------------- $677,178.34 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 5, 670. 97 671, 507. 37 Balance une,xpended June 30, 1940___--------------------- 3, 864, 800. 72 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__----------- $12, 914. 30 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 494, 027. 39 506, 941. 69 Balance available June 30, 1940____------------------- 3, 357, 859. 03 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940___________ ------------------ 192. 02 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------3, 358, 051. 05 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------- 4, 341, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1_______________________________ 2, 555, 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the construction of approximately 47.5 miles of new levee and enlarge- ment of existing levees along the north bank of the Arkansas River between Sherrill and Gillett, Ark., to provide protection from the floodwaters of the Arkansas River and backwaters of the Mis- sissippi River for agricultural lands and communities lying north of the Arkansas River. This improvement comprises the lower por- tion of the more comprehensive project of flood control, extending 1044 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 from North Little Rock to Gillett. The work involves the handling of approximately 5,925,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the con- struction of approximately 19 drainage structures through the levee. The project grade of the levee is 3 feet below that of the opposite levee on the south bank of the Arkansas River, which protects the entire Tensas Basin. This project will greatly reduce the frequency of inundations of lands on the north bank of the Arkansas River. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of construction, as author- ized, for the whole project from North Little Rock to Gillett, was $2,424,400, of which $1,404,400 was the amount estimated for the construction below Plum Bayou (Sherrill to Gillett). The esti- mated cost of construction, revised in 1940, is $1,021,100. Local cooperation.-See page 6 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.-A total of 2,554,662 cubic yards of material was placed in levees by contract during the fiscal year at a cost of $409,070.40 and expenditures of $425,666.87. Condition at end o4 fiscal year.--At the end of the fiscal year the project was about 91 percent complete. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $840,880.16, of which $800,790.70 were from regular funds, and $40,089.46 from emergency relief funds. The total expenditures were $840,806.03, of which $800,716.57 were from regular funds and $40,089.46 from emergency relief funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance of $180,283.43 on June 30, 1940, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 -------------- $74. 13 New work: Completion of construction of levees and structures (June 30, 1940, to June 30, 1941) ---- _ _ 180, 209. 30 Total-------------------------------------------------- 180, 283.43 No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds as far as rights-of-way are made available. Cost and financial summary C o'st of new work to June 30, 1940_ __ ___ __ 1 $840, 880. 16 'TLotal cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-- . ________... __- '840, 880. 16 linus accounts payable June 30, 1940____________________ ____ 74. 13 Net total expenditures________________________________ -840, 806. 03 MInexpended balance June 30, 1940--.------.. __ _____________- 180, 283. 43 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ __________ 1, 021, 089. 46 1 Includes $40,089.46 emergency relief funds. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _____________________________ ____ $82, 898. 13 $348, 911.63 $409, 070. 40 C ost of m aintenance . . . . . . I . - .............. ............. .............. ............. 'Total expended ________________ _____________ 69, 140. 06 345, 999. 10 425, 666. 87 Allotted ..------------------------------ - 1, 151, 000. 00 -4, 910. 54 -125, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-MEMPHIS, TENN., DISTRICT 1045 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___ ___ ___ $730, 950. 30 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __--------- ---- 125, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------- 605, 950. 30 Gross amount expended__________________----------- $427, 351.24 Less reimbursements collected_ _-------------- 1, 684. 37 425, 666. 87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-- _----------------- 180, 283. 43 -- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_________________---------- 74. 13 Balance available June 30, 1940- _------------------------- 180, 209. 30 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 $300,00 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 1940 for snag- ging and clearing on the following streams in the Memphis district: Obion River and tributaries, Tennessee, and Hatchie River and tributaries, Mississippi and Tennessee. Channel clearance, consisting of removal of snags, drift, and other debris by hired labor with Government plant and by contract was done on two streams as follows: Obion River and tributaries, over a distance of 35.3 miles; Hatchie River and tributaries, over a distance of 46 miles. Summary of stream clearing costs and expenditures: Stream Cost Expendi- tures Obion River and tributaries . ......... ----------------------------------------- $24, 205. 78 $23, 587. 09 Hatchie River and tributaries--......--- .. _ ...............--------------------------------. 23, 505. 56 22, 907. 52 Total......................------------------------------------------------------ 47, 711. 34 46, 494. 61 The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $3,505.39, will be applied during the fiscal year 1941 to the pay- ment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial sumnmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-----------------------------$183, 846. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__________ '183, 846. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ________________________ 1, 439. 44 Net total expenditures__________________________ 1 182, 406. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____________________________ 3, 505. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-....----- 185, 912. 09 1Includes $40,000 Emergency Relief funds. 1046 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work --......-----------------. ....... $90, 322. 77 $45, 812. 03 $47, 711. 34 Cost ofmaintenance------- _--- ----------- ---- --------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended ---- - ---- _________ __ ____ __ _ 86, 480. 92 49, 431. 17 46, 494. 61 _------ Allotted ------- -------------- -- - ------- ----- 100, 000. 00 36, 480.92 49, 431. 17 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------- $568.83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939__----------------------------------- 49, 431. 17 Amount to be accounted for'________ ___------------------- 50, 000. 00 Gross amount expended--------------------------- $48, 359. 42 Less reimbursements collected __--------------------- 1, 864. 81 46, 494. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__-____--------------- 3,505. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ ....... __ -____-__-__ 1, 447. 74 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------- 2,057. 65 11. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the fiscal year was $29,688.06. The expenditures were $30,398.23. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $12,667.87, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- -- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 _________------------$31, 186. 11 Total cost of permanent work to"June 30, 1940 .... _____--_ 31, 186. 11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___ -________------353. 98 Net total expenditures -- __------ __ ------------ 30, 832. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940____________---------___ 12, 667. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ ... __--____--43, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - - -------- ----------------- -------------- -- ---- ----..------------ Cost of maintenance . ....... .________ ___. .. .___ . . _ ..-- .. ---- $1, 498.05 $29,688.06 T o ta l e xp e n d ed .... ..... ... ._ _1.------- ------ - ---------. . -- 4 3 3 .9 0 3 0 , 39 8 . 23 Allotted - - $1, 500.00 38, 500. 00 3, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------------__--------------- $39, 566. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------ ------- 3, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for-___ 43, 066. 10 Gross amount expended__ $30, 401.89 Less reimbursements collected_-- 3. 66 30,398. 23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__ - 12, 667. 87 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___ 353. 98 Balance available June 30, 1940---------___ 12, 313. 89 RIVERS AND HARBOR~--DENISION, TEX., DISTRICT 1047 12. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last full Expenditures to June 30, Estimated report see 1940 amount Name of project Annual _-required to Report complete for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Clarendon •to Laconia Circle, White River Basin, Ark - - -. - ... . ..... .... 1937 -------------------------- $8, 960, 000 2. 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. St. Francis River, below Flood Control Com- latitude of Oak Donnick, mittee resolution, Ark. (under Mississippi Apr. 5, 1940. River Commission). 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: Maj. Lucius D. Clay, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page 1. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies (general) ------------------- 1047 2. Other projects for which no estimates are submitted_______...... 1048 Flood-control projects 3. ----------- Denison Reservoir, Red River, Tex. and Okla __________-- 1049 4. Lugert-Altus Reservoir, North Fork of Red River, Okla__------------- 1052 5. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control------ -------- 1053 6. Surveys and studies for a dam on Red River, Tex_____-------- 1054 1. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $43,270.78; the expenditures were $60,449.48. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year plus accounts receivable, $81,668.95, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expense incurred under this heading. 1048 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The additional sum of $25,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______________ _____----_ --- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___-_______-__-___ ____ _ $519, 841. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____________ 519, 841. 15 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940___------_------ 1,328. 19 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940----------------------- 521, 169. 34 ---- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______ ------- ------ 47, 853. 12 _ Net total expenditures__---- ----------------- 473, 316. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_______---__----- ____80, 340. 76 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940______________ 553, 656. 98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work Cost of maintenance________ - ___ ----. _ _. _ . . --.--- .___ $26, 564.59 ------- i $450, 005.78 -$43,270.78 ---------- .-----..----- Total expended- --- _ ------ _ - -_ 27,529.89 385,336.85 60,449.48 Allotted ------ ------. --- 27, 529. 89 515, 127. 09 11, 000. 00 1 Adjusted fiscal year 1939 costs minus $76.55. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_----- ----------------- $129, 790.24 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 19401, ---------------------------------- 11000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ 140, 790. 24 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $62, 876. 62 Less reimbursements collected------------ ---- 2, 427. 14 60, 449. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940- 80, 340. 76. Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------$47, 853. 12 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-__---- 4, 288. 67 52, 141. 79 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------28, 198. 97 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_____ -- - ______-________- 1, 328. 19 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 ---------__- -_29, 527.16 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2________________ ________ __ 25, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 2. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1940 Estimated project Name of Name port see I amount re- of project 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. only. 'Curtailment of project recommended in H. Doc. No. 947, 64th Cong., 1st sess. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DENISON, TEX., DISTRICT 1049 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 Jefferson-Shreveport Water- River and Harbor Act way, Tex. and La., en- Aug. 30, 1935. largement of existing pro- ject and establishment of reservoir on Cypress River above Jefferson (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport Water- River and Harbor Act way, Tex. and La., thence Aug. 26, 1937. via Red River to Missis- sippi River, including water-supply reservoirs in Cypress and Black Cy- press Rivers (under special board). Jefferson-Shreveport Water- River and Harbor Act - - way, La. and Tex., thence 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). Red River, La., Ark., Okla. Commerce Committee and Tex; Ouachita River resolution Feb. 8, system, La. and Ark.; 1939; Flood Control Calcasieu, Mermentau, Committee resolu- Vermilion, and Teche tion Jan. 26, 1939; Rivers, La.; Boeuf, Rap- Rivers and Harbors ides, Cocodrie, and Corta- Committee resolu- bleau Bayous, La.; and tion Jan. 24, 1939. connecting waterways, singly crtogether, for navi- gation, flood control, and irrigation (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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a roll filled dam 15,200 feet long, rising 165 feet above the stream bed with a reservoir providing 2,745,000 acre-feet of flood-control storage, 2,060,000 acre-feet of power storage, and 1,020,- 000 acre-feet for accumulation of silt. The outlet works consisting of a gate-control house and eight conduits, each 20 feet in diameter, and the powerhouse, are located on the right abutment. A chute type spillway located in a saddle on the right bank will discharge through a creek to a point 1 mile below the dam. The project pro- vides for flood protection to lands in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, for the generation of power, and for other beneficial water uses. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938. (See H. Doec. No. 541, 75th Cong., 1050 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 3d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) The estimated cost of the project is $32,723,725 for construction and $15,566,275 for lands, damages, and relocations. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Clearing of the dam site area and excavation of 3,062,169 cubic yards for the outlet works were completed. Work under a continuing contract for the con- struction of the outlet works was started and 11,516 yards of con- crete were placed and 15,553 yards of rock were excavated. A con- tinuing contract for the construction of the dam embankment and the excavation for the spillway was awarded and preliminary work started. A 3.1 mile single track railroad to the dam site was built under a service agreement with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. Appraisals and negotiations for land were carried on by hired labor and 4,268 acres of land were acquired. Clearing of the reservoir area was commenced by hired labor. Agreements for relocation of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad within the reservoir were effected. Surveys, explorations, and design for the relocation of roads, railroads, and utilities were continued. The costs during the fiscal year were $2,863,332.32 for new work. The expenditures were $2,665,118.09. All expenditures were from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction of the outlet works was 17 percent complete, and construction of the embankment was 1 percent complete. The total cost of the existing project to the end of the fiscal year, all for new work, was $2,996,371.77, all from regular funds. The total expenditures were $2,827,580.35, all from regular funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $10,260,740.69, and accounts receivable, $2,763.19, a total of $10,263,- 503.88, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable------ ------------...... $301, 719. 69 New work : Engineering and administrative: Engineering and office studies (by hired labor), including material, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 _____ ____ $_______ -$243, 510. 00 Foundation explorations (by hired labor), including material, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 ---------------------------- 10, 000. 00 253, 510. 00 Land acquisition: Acquisition of land for reservoir area (by hired labor), July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941_________ _____ 1,196, 380. 00 Discontinuance and abandonment of county roads, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941- 77, 000. 00 Clearing: Clearing reservoir area (by hired labor), including material, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941_________________ 113, 400. 00 Service railroad to dam: Operations agreement for service railroad to dam (by contract), July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941__ _ 62, 660. 00 Dam structures: Continue the construction (by contract), including ma- terial furnished by the Government, of the outlet works structures, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 ____ 4, 564, 201. 28 Continue the construction (by contract), including ma- terial, of dam embankment and spillway excavation, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941__________ ________ 3, 071, 801. 00 RIVERS AND HA'RBORS--DENISION, TEX. DISU' ICT 1051 New work-Continued. Dam structures-Continued. Protective work for dam embankment slopes (by hired labor), including material, January 1, 1941, to June 30, 1941---------------------------------------- $200,000.00 Relocations and investigations and sundry studies for the relocation of utilities ---.--.--.---- _____-_-- 422, 831. 91 Total proposed operations for the fiscal year 1941__ 10, 263, 503. 88 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be 27 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1941. The additional sum of $15,360,200 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work : Engineering studies and exploration__________---------- _ $300, 000 Acquisition and clearing land for reservoir area---------------2, 930, 000 Operation service railroad--_-_____--------------------- 88, 900 Outlet works structures, materials_ ... _________----------- 150, 000 Embankment construction and spillway excavation ------------ 6, 161, 300 Spillway construction________-- _------_--------------------- 1, 500, 000 Relocation railroads, highways, and public utilities------------ 3, 200, 000 Powerhouse equipment__--- __--- _ _--------------------------- 1, 030, 000 Total for all work, fiscal year 1942_ ____ _______ ___---- 15, 360, 200 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be 59 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- $2, 996, 371. 77 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 2, 996, 371. 77 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940__-------------------------- 130, 165. 08 Net total cost to June 30, 1940___-------------------- 3, 126, 536. 85 ------------------------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ 2, 763. 19 Gross total costs to June 80, 1940___________---------_ 3, 129, 300. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 301, 719. 69 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 2, 827, 580. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 10, 260,740. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________ ___ 13, 088, 321. 04 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ------------- -------------- ----- - $133, 039. 45 $2,863, 332. 32 Cost of maintenance--- - ------ - ------- - --- -- -- Total expended . --- . ----.-. ------ ---- ---- ----- --- )-------------- 162, 462. 26 2. 665, 118. 09 Allotted ------- --------- ------- ---------- --- -------------------------- 5,863, 373. 09 7, 224, 947.95 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__------------------------ $5, 700, 910. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1.938..-- $24, 947. 95 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939__------ 2, 000,000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940_____ 5, 200, 000. 00 7 2924 Q47 95 Amount to be accounted for______-- __--____ 12, 925, 858. 78 1052 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Gross amount expended------------------------ $2, 771, 506. 80 Less : Reimbursements collected--- $105, 459. 43 Receipts from sales---------- 929. 28 106, 388. 71 $2, 665, 118. 09 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------10, 260, 740. 69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------- $301, 719. 69 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----_- 6, 697, 406. 06 6, 999, 125. 75 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 3, 261, 614. 94 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 2,763. 19 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------ 3, 264,378. 13 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-_-___- __ 35, 201, 678. 96 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1----------------------------- 15, 360, 200. 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.) Existing project.-The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, authorized the 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.--The Lugert-Altus project is to be built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation with finan- cial cooperation from the War Department to provide for the flood- control features of the project. The sum of $500,000 provided by the War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939, for participation in the construction of this dam was transferred to the RIVERS AND HTARBORS-DENISION, TEX., DISTRICT' 1053 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, on September 26, 1939. The total costs were $500,000, and the expenditures $500,000, all for new work and from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Studies for determining the value of flood-control storage in the Lugert Reservoir have been completed. The value of the Lugert-Altus project for flood control, $1,130,000, has been reported to the President by the Chief of Engineers, as required by the authorizing legislation, and $500,000 has been transferred to the United States Bureau of Reclamation. 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 Department of the" Interior for the portion of the cost of the reservoir chargeable to flood control. No funds will be required for the fiscal year 1941. It is estimated that the remaining balance of $630,000 to be transferred to the De- partment of the Interior will be required during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial sum/mary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________________________________ $500, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------- _____-__ 500, 000 Net total expenditures_----------------_ 500, 000 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 500, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work __-- - --- __ __ - -.... $500,000.00 C ost of maintenan ce - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - -- Total expended. _ - _ - -- _ 500,000.00 500,__ Allotted -- -- _ $500,, 00. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $500,000 Gross amount expended----------------------------------------- , 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project_--_--------------------------------------------- 630, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work--------------------------------------------- 630, 000 5. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $45,867.34; the expenditures were $46,361.90. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year $25,986.03, plus accounts receivable, $488.61, a total of $26,474.64, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1- 67 1054 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ ...-----. Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_------------------------$82, 770. 75 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---- _---- ___ 82, 770. 75 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------- ------- 488. 61 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940-------------------- __ 83, 259. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------2, 341. 98 Net total expenditures--------------------- 80, 917. 38 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --------------------- ---- 25, 986. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940______-- ________ 106,903.41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ..------------------- Cost of maintenance_ __-------..-------------....... -- -- $3, 752.93 $33, 150. 48 $45, 867.34 Total expended . .-------....-------- -------------- ------ 3, 752. 93 30, 802. 55 46, 361. 90 Allotted .--------------------------------------------- 3, 752. 93 103, 150. 48 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939.. $72, 347.93 Gross amount expended_______ $48, 953.32 Less reimbursements collected----------------- ------- 2, 591. 42 46, 361. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 25, 986. 03 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------- 2, 341. 98 Balance available June 30, 1940__ _________------------23, 644. 05 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_________ _____---____ - 488. 61 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_____________-- 24, 132. 66 1 6. 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. Emergency relief funds were allocated for this work under provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of April 8, 1935. 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 $15 and expenditures with $15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in April 1937. The total costs and expenditures were $433,539.35 from emergency relief funds. Proposed operations.--None. 1In 1939 this project was reported by the Vicksburg district. RIVERS AND HARBORS-DENISON, TEX., DIS+TRICT 1055 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__-- -----------____-----___$433, 539. 35 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-- __-______ 433, 539. 35 Net total expenditures ______---- ----- -- 433, 539. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______ 433, 539. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_ $57, 008. 06 $373, 547. 70 $3, 040. 73 1$42. 14 1$15. 00 Cost of maintenance ----------- -- -- -.----- - -- ----.--------- -- ------ - - - - - - - Total expended .---------- - 36, 686. 06 388, 207. 54 8, 695. 89 -35. 14 -15. 00 Allotted __-- 450, 000.00 _ -15,000.00 -1, 445. 65 -15. 00 1 Credit. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------..._____--- $15. 00 Net amount to be accounted for .-- ___-______-__----- ---- -- 15. 00 Less reimbursements collected__------------------ -- ----- 15. 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 tion ------ I---------------- I--------------- 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). 1056 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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----- I -- - 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, 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). Red River, La., Ark., Okla., Commerce Commit- and Tex.; Ouachita River tee resolution, Feb. System, La. and Ark.; 8, 1939; Flood Con- Calcasieu, Mermentau, trol Committee res- Vermilion and Tehe olution, Jan. 26, Rivers, La.; Boeuf, Ra- 1939; Rivers and pides, Cocodrie and Corta- Harbors Committee bleau Bayous, La.; and resolution, Jan. 24, connecting waterways, 1939. singly or together, for navigation, flood control and irrigation (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. (un- _____do .. . . ----- ---- der special board). Washita Valley, Okla., Flood Control Com- (under special board). mittee resolution, Apr. 14, 1937. RIVERS AND IHARBORS-CADDOA, COLO., DISTRIC'T' 1057 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CADDOA, COLO., 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, to No- vember 4, 1939, and Capt. James H. Stratton, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Flood-control projects Page 1. Conchas Dam and Reservoir, South Canadian River, near Tucumcari, N. Mex--------------------- 1057 2. John Martin Reservoir, Arkansas River, Colo. (formerly Caddoa Res- ervoir) -:06-.- and surveys for flood control 1060 3. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control_ 1062 4. Plant allotment_____ ____ ________ 1063 I:ii 1. 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 provided for the construc- tion of a flood-control dam and reservoir which will also be used for irrigation and water-supply purposes. The dam consists of a con- crete gravity main section 235 feet high and 1,250 feet long located in the South Canadian River Canyon, together with earth dikes on each side having an over-all length of about 4 miles. The main sec- tion contains 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 are of varying heights up to 100 feet, and the north dike contains a concrete ogee type emergency spillway 3,000 feet long. The project involved about 836,000 cubic yards of concrete, 3,600,000 cubic yards of fill, and 1,300,000 cubic yards of excavation. The total cost was $15,451,889.86, including the cost of initiating construction of the project under au- thority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. The estimated annual cost of maintenance and operation is $50,000. 1058 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 6. Under the sponsorship of the New Mexico State Park Commission, the National Park Service is developing and constructing permanent recreational facilities at Conchas Dam. At the completion of the development and construc- tion work the facilities will be taken over by the New Mexico State Park Commission for operation and maintenance. Operations and results during fiscal year--Reguular funds.-The continuing contract for the construction of the main dam and wing dams was completed September 15, 1939. The construction of the irrigation headworks by contract was completed July 3, 1939. Con- struction by contract of the irrigation headworks operating equip- ment, which consisted of the installation of four emergency slide i ates, 273,707 pounds of steel penstocks and 165,088 pounds of con- duit lining was completed September 29, 1939. Surveys, explorations, and design are complete. Construction by contract of the permanent buildings for operation and maintenance facilities was commenced August 23, 1939, and com- pleted February 7, 1940. Construction of utilities, roads, and grounds and project utilities in connection with permanent buildings for operation and mainte- nance was commenced by hired labor July 12, 1939, and completed May 27, 1940. Demolition of the construction camp was commenced by hired labor July 10, 1939, and is being continued by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the supervision of the National Park Service, the camp having been formally turned over to the National Park Service Feb- ruary 15, 1940, for this purpose. The State of New Mexico assumed the responsibility for the main- tenance of the construction road. Operation and maintenance of the completed project was commenced on September 16, 1939. The costs during the fiscal year for new work were $496,631.42, and for maintenance $24,332.34, regular funds. The total expenditures were $783,668.99, regular funds. A reimbursement was collected during the fiscal year, reducing the cost and expenditures for emergency relief funds $22.25. The costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were minus $22.25, emergency relief funds. The costs during the fiscal year for all funds were $520,941.51. The total expenditures were $783,646.74. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as a whole is com- pleted. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, regular funds were $12,302,551.58 for new work, and $24,332.34 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $12,325,929.79. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year, Emergency Relief funds were $869,977.75 for new work. The total expenditures were $869,977.75. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CADDOA, COLO., DISTRICT 1059 The total costs to the end of the fiscal year for all funds were $13,172,529.33 for new work, and $24,332.34 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $13,195,907.54. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $161,306.75, and accounts receivable, $461.79, a total of $161,768.54, will be applied as follows: Maintenance of completed project (operation and care) by hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) : Accounts payable------------------ $1, 415. 92 Operation -- -------------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Ordinary repairs ------------------------------------ 15, 000.00 Improvement and reconstruction--------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Emergencies ----------------------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Total maintenance---__------------------ - - - 51, 415. 92 Available for revocation ---------------------------------- 110, 352. 62 Total for all work------------------------------- 161, 768. 54 The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance of completed project (operation and care) by hired labor (July 1941 to June 1942) : Operatirn---_ ----------------------------------------- $25, 000 Ordinary repairs ----------------------------------------- 15, 000 Improvement and reconstruction ___________-__ 5, 000 Emergencies__ 5, 000 Total for all work -- ------------------------------ 50, 000 Cost and financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 1$13, 172, 529. 38 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 --------- 24, 332. 34 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 --------- 1 13, 196, 861. 67 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-___ - _____-________461. 79 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 -------------------- 13, 197, 323. 46 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------------ 1, 415. 92 Net total expenditures________________________ _ 113, 195, 907. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 161, 306. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------ 1 13, 357, 214. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 _ Cost of new work---------------- -$1, 963, 225. 94 $5, 498, 245. 35 $5, 214, 448. 87 $496, 609. 17 Cost of maintenance------------- -------------- ------------------- ------ -------------- 24, 332. 34 Total cost_ 1, 963, 225. 94 5, 498, 245. 35 5, 214, 448. 87 520, 941. 51 Total expended __. - 2, 457, 079. 01 4, 649, 973. 43 5, 305, 208. 36 783, 646. 74 Allotted..............-------------------.$3, 500, 000. 00 -_- - - 10, 370, 000. 00 -46, 603. 17 -466, 182. 54 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___,____--- $1, 411, 136. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_----------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-----.. ------ - 1, 461, 136. 03 1 Includes $3,492,695.92 maintenance and improvement funds and $869,977.75 emergency relief funds. 1060 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --------------- $516, 182. 54 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------_ 944, 953. 49 Gross amount expended - $1, 135, 581.91 Less: Reimbursements collected-- - $106, 659. 29 Receipts from sales-- 245, 275. 88 351, 935. 17 - 783, 646. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-. -..... - 161, 306. 75 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 - - _--_ $1,415.992 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 2, 000. 00 3, 415. 92 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------- 157, 890. 83 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 --.............. 461. 79, Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------------- 158, 352. 62 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance --------------------------------- 50,000.00 2Exclusive of available funds. 2. JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER, COLO. (FORMERLY CADDOA RESERVOIR) Location.-John Martin Reservoir is located on the Arkansas River 1,155 miles above its mouth, 295 miles below its source, and in Bent County, about 18 miles above the city of Lamar, 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 construction of a dam and reservoir for flood control and water conservation in Colorado and Kansas. The dam will be a concrete and earth fill structure approximately 130 feet high with an overflow gated spill- way 1,174 feet long. The earth section extending to the abutments will flank the concrete gravity section in the valley and earth dikes on each abutment in continuation of the earth section will extend to high ground, making the over-all length of the structure approxi- mately 3.0 miles. The reservoir, which is one unit of a compre- hensive 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 project will involve about 560,000 cubic yards of concrete, 10,700,000 cubic yards of fill, and 1,800,000 cubic yards of excavation. The estimated costs revised in 1940 are $10,900,000 for construction and $3,700,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, under the title "Caddoa Reservoir, near Lamar in Colorado." (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) The War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940, provided that from and after the approval of that act, the Caddoa Reservoir project for flood control and water conservation in Colorado and Kansas should be known and designated on the public records as the John Martin Reservoir project. Local cooperatio.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CADDOA, COLO., DISTRICT 1061 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys, explorations, and design studies were continued. The construction of temporary dis- trict headquarters and appurtenant buildings at the site by hired labor was completed. Land acquisition was continued. Soil stabilization for the relocation of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway by hired labor was continued. Construction of the roadbed and masonry for the relocation of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway by contract was commenced on November 17, 1939. A total of 1,836,681 cubic yards of embankment, 10,583 cubic yards of concrete, and 307,918 pounds of reinforcing steel was placed. Construction of three steel bridge super- structures by contract for the railroad relocation was commenced May 13, 1940. Track laying, ballasting, and installation of the signal system by contract for the railroad relocation was commenced. A total of 13,938.4 track feet of main track and sidings and 3,710 track feet of ballast was placed. The design of the dam and appurtenant works was completed. The costs during the fiscal year were $1,314,247.33 for new work and none for maintenance. The total expenditures were $969,211.56. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-Surveys, exploration, and design are substantially complete. Land acquisition is about 50 percent complete. The construction of the roadbed and masonry for the relocation of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway is 55 percent completed. The construction of the steel-bridge superstructures for the railroad relocation is 6.1 percent complete. Laying of the track, ballasting, and installation of signal system for the railroad relocation is 8.4 percent completed. The project as a whole is 9.4 percent completed. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $1,483,003.75 for new work and none for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,136,226.72. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $5,746,873.28, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------- $346, 777. 03 New work: Surveys, explorations, and design by hired labor-------------- 110, 000. 00 Land acquisition- --- _---- _ 470, 000. 00 Soils stabilization for relocation of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway by hired labo -------------------------- 60, 000. 00 Relocation of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway by contracts-_ 1, 760, 000. 00 Initiation of construction of dam and appurtenant works by contract_ 3, 000, 096. 25 Total for all work - ------ 5------ 5, 746, 873. 28 The additional sum of $5,500,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work.: .Surveys, exploration, and design by hired labor------------------ $70, 000 Soils stabilization for relocation of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway by hired labor -------------------------------------- 30, 000 Continue construction of dam and appurtenant works by continu- ing contract_ _ ______-_ 5, 000, 000 Protective works at Fort Lyon by contract---------------------- 300, 000 Utility and highway relocation by contract ---------------------- 100, 000 Total for all work----------------------------------------5, 500, 000 1062 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be 80 percent completed at the end of fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__-- ______-- ___-- ____ _ $1, 483, 003. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_________-_ 1, 483, 003. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_____-___--- - -___ -________ 346, 777. 03 Net total expenditures_____________-_____________ 1, 136, 226. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__________________________ 5, 746, 873. 28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ , 883, 100. 00 6_________ Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work______________.---------------- $156. 60 $168, 599. 82 $1, 314, 247. 33 Cost of maintenance -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended--. - -------- ___ ___ ____ _ __ ____ _ 167, 015.16 969, 211. 56 Allotted-------------------- _.. ----------------------- 150, 000. 00 3, 603, 100. 00 3, 130, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_-___- _ $3, 586,084. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved July 19, 1937 ----- $38, 162. 49 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938-------- 253, 630. 08 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------- 838, 207. 43 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940____- __2, 000, 000. 00 3, 130, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ --------------------- 6, 716, 084.84 Gross amount expended-___----------- -___-$1, 051, 616. 28 Less: Reimbursements collected-------- $1,004. 09 Receipts from sales------------81, 400. 63 82, 404. 72 969, 211. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 -__--__--_-- 5, 746, 873. 28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___ _____-__-$346, 777. 03 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----- 2, 814,007. 60 3,160, 784. 63 Balance available June 30, 1940__---------------------- 2, 586, 088. 65 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------- 7, 716, 900. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1_________--_____--------- 5, 500, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 3. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $31,361.33; the expenditures were $31,361.33. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $23,205.09, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CADDOA, COLO., DISTRICT 1063 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____--- ----- ___ $85, 149. 94 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 85, 149. 94 Net total expenditures --------------------------------- 85, 149. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_______-__-_____-___--____ 23, 205. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ___-- _____ 108, 355. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work .---------------. Cost of maintenance_______ -------------- _____ __ __ .----. ........... ............-------------- . $10, 927. 32 $42,861. 29 $31361.33- $31,361.33 - -- .. Total expended _______________ _____ _______ ... _ _ _________ 927. 32 10, 42, 861. 29 31, 361. 33 Allotted-...---...---.--------- -------------- 10, 927. 32 ..-------------- 73, 427. 71 24, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------- $30, 566.42 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------------ 24, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-___-_________ 54, 566. 42 Gross amount expended---------------------------------------- 31, 361.33 -- Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___ ___-__-___-- ___--23, 205. 09 4. PLANT ALLOTMENT (FLOOD CONTROL) Cost and financial sumnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____________ Undistributed costs June 30, 1940------------------ 156, 960. 13 $------------ Net total cost to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 156, 960. 13 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940---------------------- 2, 28P. 61 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_- - --- __-__-__-__ 159, 249. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_ ______--------__-28, 285. 32 Net total expenditures -------------- 130, 964. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940________ -------------------- 230, 247. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------361, 212. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--......-------... --------------......................----------------------............. $156, 960. 13 Cost of maintenance---------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Total expended--...------............-------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ----------- 130,964. 92 Allotted .--------------........................-------------- ----------------------------..------- ------ 361, 212. 34 1064 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938------------------------------------- $361, 212.34 Gross amount expended-________________________ $1, 201, 018. 59 Less: Reimbursements collected---- $635, 046. 47 Receipts from sales--------------- 435, 007.69 1, 070, 054. 17 130, 964. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------_ 230, 247. 92 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------- $28, 285. 32 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 91, 951. 40 120, 236. 72 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------------110, 011. 20 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 2, 289. 61 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 300. 81 1----------------12, Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document number tion Congress Apishapa River, Colo -_ - Flood June Control Act, 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; Colo. 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 comprises the northern and western portions of Ar- kansas, a portion of southern Missouri, and a small portion of eastern Oklahoma, embraced in the drainage basin of the Arkansas River and tributaries above and exclusive of Pine Bluff, Ark., and below the mouth of Poteau River, near Fort Smith, Ark., and the basin of White River and tributaries above Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark. District Engineer: Lt. Col. Stanley L. Scott, Corps of Engineers. Division Engineer: Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1065 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. White River, Ark. (above 13. Black River, Poplar Bluff, Peach Orchard Bluff) -_ - 1065 Mo., to Knobel, Ark ___ 1085 2. Black River, Ark. and Mo__ 1068 14. Skaggs Ferry, Black River, 3. Upper White River, Ark____ 1070 East of Pocahontas, Ark__ 1087 4. Examinations, surveys, and 15. Newport, White River, Ark_ 1088 contingencies (general)___ 1074 16. Village Creek, White River, 5. Other projects for which no and Mayberry Districts, estimates are submitted___ 1075 Ark __ 1090 6. Plant allotment _-______-__- 1075 17. Clearwater Reservoir, White River Basin, Mo ....-.- 1092 Flood-control projects 18. Norfork Reservoir, White 7. Faulkner County, Arkansas River Basin, Ark .-.... 1094 River, Ark______________ 1076 19. White River Basin, Little 8. North Little Rock, Arkan- Rock District _ _ _ 1096 sas River, Ark___________ 1077 20. Snagging and clearing under 9. From North Little Rock to authority of section 2 of Gillett, Ark. (above Plum the Flood Control Act ap- Bayou)- 1079 proved August 28, 1937___ 1098 10. Blue Mountain Reservoir, 21. Preliminary examinations Arkansas River Basin, and surveys for flood con- Ark _ _ 1080 trol 1098 11. Nimrod Reservoir, Arkansas 22. Other flood-control projects River Basin, Ark .. _._ 1082 for which no estimates are 12. Arkansas River Basin, Lit- submitted-------------- 1099 tle Rock District __.... 1084 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 Arkansas 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 Engi- neer district. (See Mississippi River Commission Alluvial Valley 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. 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 an- nual 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 expended "in the discretion of the Secretary of War." The River and Harbor 1066 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 transfer 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 snagging, dredging, and building a channel corrective levee at Augusta Narrows. Dredging operations were carried on be- tween lock and dam No. 1 at Batesville and Black Island, a distance of 35 miles. The U. S. dipper dredge No. 3301 operated during the period October 25, 1939, to April 16, 1940, and removed 97,430 cubic yards of material from 14 crossings as follows: Fatty Bread Shoal, Prairie Beach, Rutherford Chute, Russey Ferry, Cato Shoal, Magness Shoal, Cross Logs Shoal, Lower Dunnington, Blue Wing Shoal, Freeze Ferry, Elmo Bar, Haggletooth Shoal, Hungry John Shoal, and Black Island. During the month of May 1940 the U. S. derrick boat No. 2001 removed 2,545 cubic yards of material in dredging the lower approach to lock No. 1, Batesville. The U. S. snagbarge Harve Goodwin snagged 82 miles on the White River during the periods February 7 to March 27, 1940, and June 3 to June 30, 1940, between the mouth of the Black River to lock and dam No. 1 at Batesville, and from there to Newport, and from Peach Orchard Bluff to Georgetown. During operations 901 snags, 27 sawlogs, and 294 stumps were removed, 6 drifts were broken, and 463 trees were felled on caving banks. Snagging operations were conducted on the Little Red River from the mouth to Judsonia (mile 29.4) during the period September 15 to October 11, 1939, with a hired labor party and leased plant, and 268 snags were removed. A set-back levee containing 14,856 cubic yards of embankment and 60 cubic yards of riprap was built at Augusta Narrows (mile 204.6), as a channel corrective measure and as a cut-off preventative, with hired labor and leased equipment during the period December 16, 1939, to January 23, 1940. The costs during the year were $23,097.72 for dredging, $7,882.26 for snagging, and $5,407.38 for construction of Augusta Narrows levee, a total of $36,387.36. The expenditures were $35,588.55. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for mainte- nance, completion is not contemplated. Snagging and dredging opera- tions have materially improved the condition of the channel from Peach Orchard Bluff to lock No. 1 at Batesville. As a result of the work described above, a minimum navigable depth of 41/2 feet is now maintained from Peach Orchard Bluff to the mouth of Black River and 31/2 feet from there to lock No. 1 during periods of extreme low water. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, are: For maintenance: Snagging operations--- --- --------------------- $407, 705. 15 Dredging operations ------------------------------- 138, 638. 64 Total-- -- - -- _----- ------- - 546, 343. 79 RIVERS AND HARBORS---LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1067 Specials : Augusta, for prevention of cut-off_______--------------- $314. 84 Augusta Narrows, levees and revetment_______---------------- 50, 620. 16 Augusta Narrows, set-back levee ---------------------- 5, 407. 38 Little Red River. snagging: 1914 ---------------------------------------- ---- 500. 00 1935 ---------------------------------------------- 358. 80 1940-------------------------------------------- 886. 83 Total--- -------------------------------- 58, 088. 01 Total costs to June 30, 1940__-------------------------- 604, 431. 80 The total expenditures were $944,991.79 (excluding $60,613.63 for operating and care reported under Upper White River). Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940, $27,- 982.42, will be applied to channel maintenance, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940___------------------------------ $922. 50 Snagging operations between Peach Orchard Bluff and lock No. 1, about 3 months with Government snagbarge and hired labor in period July to December 1940---------------------------- 9,000.00 Dredging between Peach Orchard Bluff and lock No. 1, about 6 months with Government dredge and hired labor in period July 1940 to May 1941------------------ ---------------- ---- 18, 059. 92 Total for all work---------------------------------- 27,982.42 The additional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1942, as follows: Snagging operations between Peach Orchard Bluff and lock No. 1, about 4 months with Government snagbarge and hired labor in period July 1941 to June 1942_----------- ------------ --- $12, 000 Dredging between Peach Orchard Bluff and lock No. 1, about 5 months with Government dredge and hired labor in period July to December 1941 ------------------------------------------ 18, 000 Total for all work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ _---__-- __ $337, 801. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -------------- 1607, 989. 03 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___________ 945, 790. 60 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940-_ _ ------------- ------- _ 123. 69 Net total cost to June 30, 1940------------------------ 945, 914. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----------- ______ 922. 50 ---- Net total expenditures-__ -____- -______ - 1944', 991. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_------------------------- 27, 982. 42 ____________ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ 972, 974. 21 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of nlew work -------------- ------------ -------------- ----- Cost of maintenance .......... $27, 274. 02 2 $23, 917. 29 2 $7, 928. 33 $23,429.03 $36, 387. 36 Total expended - -__ 49, 002. 45 3 68, 035. 44 346, 131. 45 19, 689. 20 35, 588. 55 Allotted ------------------ 64, 924.80 -7, 761. 28 71, 000. 00 17,391.62 41.000. 00 1Excludes $60,613.63, Upper White River cost. 2 For White River only. 8Expenditures from funds allotted to White River for operations on White and Upper White Rivers. 1068 REPORT OF CHIEF OF EN GINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______ _________ ___ _ $22, 570. 97 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939-______--------- $19, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 24, 1940________________--22, 000. 00 41, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for 63,570. 97 Gross amount expended___________ $36, 842.30 Less reimbursements collected _... -- 1.253. 75 35, 588. 55 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__ 27, 982. 42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__________ $922. 50 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 11.91 934. 41 Balance available June 30, 1940_________ _- 27, 048.01 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance _______- - -- 30, 000. 00 4Exclusive 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. Thelatest (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. RIVERS AND HARBORS--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1069 Terminal facilities.-Privately owned 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. Operations and results during fiscal year.-All operations were for maintenance by hired labor and Government plant. Snagging opera- tions were performed by the U. S. snagbarge Harve Goodwin during the period August 9, to December 29, 1939, between Black Rock and Turnpike Road, a distance of 135 miles. During operations 1,204 snags, 68 sawlogs, and 404 stumps were removed, 29 drifts were broken, 653 trees were felled, and 310 trees were girdled along caving banks. The cost during the year was $12,278.92, and the expenditures were $11,293.11, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being for maintenance, 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 navigation 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 periods of extreme low water. The period of 3-foot or greater navigation to Poplar Bluff, Mo., was continuous from July 1 to July 29, 1939, and from February 18 to June 30, 1940. 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 $553,218.90 for main- tenance, a total of $633,218.90. The total expenditures were $633,123.15. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940, $17,981.89, including accounts receivable, will be applied to channel maintenance as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------- $1, 003. 03 Snagging operations between the mouth, and mouth of Current River, about 5 months with Government snagbarge and hired labor in period July 1940 to June 1941 ----------------------------------- 16, 978. 86 Total for all work..------------------------------------------17, 981. 89 The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for snagging operations between the mouth and Poplar Bluff, Mo., about 6 months with Government snagbarge and hired labor in period July 1941 to June 1942. Cost and financial summnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------- $80, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 553, 218. 90 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 633, 218. 90 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940------------------------------- 203. 38 Net total cost to June 30, 1940---------- ------------------------ 633, 422. 28 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 703. 90 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1----68 1070 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------------------- $634, 126. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 1, 003. 03 Net total expenditures--------- --------------------------- 633, 123. 15 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------17, 277. 99 'Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 .......... 650, 401. 14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work -- - - - - - -- - - - - . - - - - - . - - -- - . - -- -- .. . . . Cost of maintenance --- --------- $20, 890. 52 $14, 371. 23 $20, 009. 09 $20, 692. 86 $12, 278. 92 Total expended 20, 627. 12 15, 402. 72 19, 376. 36 21, 213. 61 11, 293. 11 Allotted ---------------------- 23, 000. 00 -3, 500. 00 40, 200. 00 19, 500. 00 5, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $23, 571. 10 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_------------------------------- 14, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___----------------------- 37, 571. 10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------_ 9, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for- ------------------ ____ 28, 571. 10 ,Grossamount expended------------------------- $19, 404. 02 Less reimbursements collected__ _----___ --- 8, 110. 91 11, 293.11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__ 17, 277. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ ------ $1, 003. 03 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 1, 417. 04 2, 420. 07 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------------------- 14, 857. 92 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ 703. 90 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940- -- 15, 561. 82 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance --------------------------------- 20, 000.00 1Exclusive 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 for 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. RIVERS AND HARBO ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT -RS--LITTLE 1071 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 $42,500. 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, 1934 1 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. W idth available ........... 36 feet ..-............36 feet__ 36 feet. Depth on lower sill at mean 4.3 feet - - ------- low water (open river). Depth on lower sill at nor- -___ 6.5 feet------------- 4.7 feet. mal pool. Depth on upper sill at nor- 7.1 feet.. 5.3 feet__ 5.2 feet. mal pool. Lift at mean low water and 15.5 feet------------------- ---------- normal pool. Lift at normal pools_ 12.9 feet - 14.5 feet. Foundations ..------------- Bedrock............... Bedrock ------------- Bedrock. iDams: Kind of__ Fixed_ Fixed_ Fixed. Type of construction - Timber crib filled Timber crib filled Timber crib filled with stone. with stone. with 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, routine maintenance of appurtenant river structures, build- ings, and grounds, and the installation of a new lower steel miter gate at lock No. 2. 1072 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Dredging was performed by Government plant, which removed 50,699 cubic yards of mud and gravel from the channel limits dur- ing the period July 1 to October 24, 1939. Approximately 13,200 cubic yards' were removed from the storage fleet harbor, lock No. 1; 6,600 cubic yards from both approaches, lock No. 3; 5,300 cubic yards from McClelland's Shoal; 2,800 cubic yards from Batesville Shoal; 9,100 cubic yards from Highway Bridge Shoal; 3,700 cubic yards from Maxwell Shoal; 7,400 cubic yards from Cornwall Shoal; and 2,600 cubic yards from Cedar Yard Point. Snagging operations were performed during the month of July 1939 by the U. S. derrick boat No. 2001, and 20 snags were removed from pool No. 1. The new steel miter gate replacing the wooden one at lock No. 2 was installed during the period August 12 to September 6, 1939, with hired labor and Government plant. The costs during the fiscal year for operation, maintenance, and repair of the work were $33,903.32, and for installation of the new lock gate they were $13,096.29, a total of $46,999.61. The expendi- tures were $50,808.02. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The new work accomplished to the end of the fiscal year is the construction of three locks anddamns mentioned under paragraph "Existing project." The project as amended is complete. These works give, by aid of dredging, all-year slack water navigation for 4-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 cov- ered by cost and financial summary for White River, Ark.) ------- 192, 372. 33 Total cost to June 30, 1940 ---- 1,005, 569. 14 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) ----------- 200, 600. 80 Total expenditures to June 30, 1940---------------------- 1, 013, 797. 61 In addition, the sum of $1,187,282.59 was expended between January 16, 1904, 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. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended July 1, 1940, $50,- 596.61, including accounts receivable, will be applied to operation and maintenance of the three locks and dams during the fiscal year 1941 under approximate distribution as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940-----------------------------__----$1, 339. 25 Maintenance of channel: Dredging pools, approaches, and landings, about 2 months with Government dredge and derrick boat with hired labor in period July to September 1940--------------------------- 8,000.00. 00 Maintenance (operating and care) : Operations_ __-_______-____--- 12,000. 00 _--_-- ----------- Ordinary repairs-------- 12, 572. 36 Improvement and reconstruction------------------------- 16, 685. 00 Total for all work ______------------------------ 50, 596. 61 RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRIOT 1073 The additional sum of $50,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance of channel: Dredging and snagging pools, approaches, about 2 months with Government dredge and derrick boat with hired labor in period July to December 1941-------------------------- $10, 000 Maintenance (operating and care) : Operations -__ ------------------------------------- 12, 000 Ordinary repairs ---------------- ---- 12, 000 Improvement and reconstruction -------------------------------- 16, 000 Total for all work -------------------------------------- 50, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------- $813, 196. 81 Cost of maintenance to. June 30, 1940----------------------- 1,379, 654. 92 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 2, 192, 851. 73 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940-------------- ----------- -6, 592. 32 Net total cost to June 30, 1940-------------------------- 2, 199, 444. 05 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 2, 975. 40 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940-- ----------------- 2, 202, 419. 45 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 1, 339. 25 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 2, 201, 080. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------ 47, 621. 21 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------___ 2, 248, 701. 41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of n ew w ork . . .--- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of maintenance --------- . 2 $38, 549. 58 $32. 038. 98 $38, 696. 28 $37, 759. 09 $46, 999. 61 Total expended -_ _ 2 23, 877. 23 9, 969. 66 42, 179. 15 50, 808. 02 Allotted-.-.... 32, 000. 00 38, 000. 00 68, 608. 38 34, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___ $64, 429. 23 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940---- --------- 34, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 98, 429. 23 Gross amount expended ---- ---- $87, 460. 57 Less reimbursements collected---------------------36, 652. 55 50, 808. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-_ ____ 47, 621. 21 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 $1, 339. 25 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---- 4, 438. 14 5, 777. 39 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------- __ 41, 843. 82 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ----- 2, 975. 40 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------ 44, 819. 22 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 3 --- __ - 50, 000. 00 1 Includes $1,187,282.59 from permanent appropriation for operating and care, and cost applicable to O. & C., operations in the amount of $60,613.63, paid from funds allotted during fiscal years 1937 to 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. 8Exclusive of available funds. 1074 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $151,443.59; the expenditures were $152,803. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, plus accounts receivable, $172,063.90, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment 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, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940________________________ $454, 350. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___ _______454, 350. 13 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_-__-____ ____---__-454, 350. 13 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940___________________ 5,337. 61 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 __ -- _______------__-459, 687. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---- ____________-__ 5, 036. 51 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 1454, 651. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ____-- -- ___--------- 166, 726. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ -- 621, 377. 52 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 2 1938 2 1939 2 1940 CostI ofInewwork Cost of new work---------------- Cost of maintenance ......------ $59, 353. 94 $21, 421.54 $90, 113. 77 $78, 505. 75 $151, 443.59° i i Total expended .........- . -.- 59. 583. 25 21, 774. 48 69, 651. 98 98, 245. 30 152, 803.00 i ---- i--------- Allotted ._.... ........... .... 57, 876.00 7, 578.28 367, 584. 88 -137, 735. 96 255, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ ____ $64, 529. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 ____- ______----$16, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939___------------- 100, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940------- __ -___139, 000. 00 255, 000. 00, Amount to be accounted for______________ __ ______ 319, 529. 29' Gross amount expended_---------------- $195, 728. 91 Less reimbursements collected --------------- ___-- 42, 925. 91 152, 803. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__________ 166, 726. 22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 .______ ___-__ $5, 036.51 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --- ____--- 719. 45 5t 755r 9.6- Balance available June 30, 1940__-______--______-____ 160, 970. 33, Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_-__-___ -------- ... __- -5, 337. 61 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_-_--____----- 166, 307.94 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, -- - -- - - 1942, for maintenance -______ ____ - - -- -- - - - - -- - ______ 300, 000. 00 1$106,783.84 transferred to Tulsa district on July 1, 1939. 2 Excludes transfer to Tulsa district. 3 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORSL--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, 1940 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 $614, 254.98 $482, 168. 29 (1) Current River, Ark. and Mo.. ------------------- 1937 17, 000. 00 119, 962. 53 (2) 1 Channels adequate for existing local commerce. Completion not contemplated. 2 Existing commerce does not warrant additional expenditures. 6. PLANT ALLOTMENT, LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 _______ Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 _____________ ---------------------- _ $99, 358. 47 0, 626. 52 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_____------ ----- -159, 984. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------- 63, 530. 88 Net total expenditures_________-------__-__ _ 96, 454. 11 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 -- _______-----____ 209, 871. 2 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 306,325. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended -- _____ _ _____-- -- _------___ $129,869.42 $60, 807.33 -$94, 222. 64 Allotted--------... -_------------ 206, 325. 39 100, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__________--________-____ $115, 648. 64 Gross amount expended------------- ----------- $1, 816,076. 11 Less : Reimbursements collected-------- $1, 909, 874. 47 Receipts from sales---__----_ ___ 424. 28 1, 910, 298. 75 94,222.64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 __-----_________--____ 209, 871.28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940____ _______ _ $63, 530. 88 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 80, 224. 22 143, 755. 10 Balance available June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 66, 116. 18 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_______________--------__- 60,626. 52 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_____- 126, 742. 70 1______ 1076 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGIN EERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Status of all investigations for navigation, called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. tion Congress Arkansas River, Ark. and River and Harbor Okla. Act, Aug. 30, 1935. North Fork River, Ark. Flood Control Com- -- ------- and Mo., development mittee resolution, of hydroelectric power at June 20, 1940. Norfork Dam. 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. White River, Ark., im- Rivers and Harbors provement at lock and Committee resolu- dam No. 1, near Bates- tion, Apr. 17, 1940. ville, Ark. 7. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of approximately 6.7 miles of earth levee enlargement, in- cluding a triple 8-foot by 8-foot reinforced concrete drainage structure and 265 linear feet of corrugated metal pipe in Faulkner County Levee District No. 1. The project provides for the protection of agricultural lands in this levee district with a crest grade elevation of 3 feet above the confined height of the 1927 flood. 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.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Rainwash repairs with hired labor and leased equipment were completed during the month of May 1940. The total costs during the fiscal year were $1,682.31. The total ex- penditures were $1,315, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1940. Contracts for the project were completed October 25, 1938, and included the construction of 6.7 miles of levee embankment, in- volving the placing of 435,587 cubic yards of levee embankment, con- struction of four pipe culverts with concrete headwalls, and one triple 8-foot by 8-foot concrete box culvert. The total costs of the project were $99,859.55, of which $84,975.36 was from regular funds and $14,884.19 from emergency relief funds, all for new work. The total expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were $99,492.24, of which $14,884.19 was from emergency relief funds and $84,608.05 from regular funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1077 Proposedoperations.-None. The project is completed. Part of the unexpended balance of $13,502.66 will be used for the payment of outstanding liabilities and the remainder reported for revocation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- $99, 859. 55 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________________________ -- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_______________ 99, 859. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940____________________--__- 367. 31 Net total expenditures______________________ 99, 492. 24 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 _ 13, 502. 66 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1910--------------- 1112, 994. 90 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work______________________________ __ $17, 135.42 $81, 041. 82 $1, 682. 31 C ost of m aintenance -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - Total expended _ ______________ ______________ 15, 663. 23 82, 514. 01 1, 315. 00 Allotted -- ........ --- 138, 000. 00 005. 10 --25, Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_________________________ $14, 817. 66 Gross amount expended -- _ 1,315. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ 13, 502. 06 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 _______________________ 367. 31 Balance available June 30, 1940 - 13, 135. 35 1Includes $14,884.19 emergency relief funds. 8. 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 Geological Survey map for Little Rock (Ark.) quadrangle.) Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of levees, concrete floodwall,, and a pumping plant, con- sisting of the following principal features: Approximately 2 miles of earthen levees with two concrete drainage structures, and one mile of concrete floodwall, extending from the bluffs at Fort Roots downstream to the Cotton Belt shops; bank protection and dike restoration in the vicinity of Pine and Locust Streets, and a pumping plant. The project provides for the protection of the city of North Little Rock, Ark., with a crest grade elevation of 3 feet above the confined height of the 1927 flood. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and was modified by the War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940, to include provi- sion for pumping facilities at Federal expense. (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which includes the latest published maps.) The estimated construction cost of the project, revised in 1940, is $457,500. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Rainwash repairs with hired labor were completed in July 1939, when 10 acres were dressed and 8 acres were sodded. 1078 REPORT 01 CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The costs during the fiscal year were $599.26. The expenditures were $693.75, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is complete except for the construction of the pumping plant. The project in- volved the construction of 10,219 linear feet of levee embankment (144,065 cubic yards), two concrete box culverts, 5,360 linear feet of reinforced concrete floodwall with four manholes for sewer out- lets, and restoration of an existing rock dike with the necessary river- bank protection. The total costs of the project to the end of the fiscal year were $345,795.32. Costs from regular funds total $310,795.32 for new work. The total expenditures were $345,795.32. Expenditures from regular funds were $310,795.32. Costs and expenditures from Emergency Relief funds were $35,000, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $6,204.68, plus an allotment of $105,495.32 expected to be received during the fiscal year 1941 will be applied as follows: Preparation of plans and specifications_________________________ $20, 100 Construction of the pumping plant by contract ___ ________________ 91, 600 Total for all work ----------------------------------------- 111, 700 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be complete. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_--_ 1 $345, 795. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 .- ___--.. 1345, 795. 32 Net total expenditures____________________--- ---- 1345, 795. 32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______- ---- ____ - -______ 6, 204. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________ 352, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- -_ -- 942.07 $26, $318, 253. 99 $599.26 Cost of maintenance ..-.- - Total expended .. . ..... .24,229.75 320, 871.82 693.75 Allotted.. ...... 350, 000.00 22, 000. 00 -20,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------ -------- $26, 898. 43 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- - -______- 20, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 6, 898. 43 Gross amount expended_ ----------- $1, 037. 40 Less reimbursements collected___----------------- 343. 65 693. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 --------------------- 6, 204. 68 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of --- -- -- -- -- ---- ----- ----- ----- ------ ----- --- existing project 105, 495. 32 'Includes $35,000 emergency relief funds. 2Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBOIRS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1079 9. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and necessary drainage structures, con- sisting of the following features: Approximately 50 miles of earth levee extending along the left bank of the Arkansas River from Rose City, Ark., to the vicinity of Rob Roy, Ark.; 38 drainage structures, of which 29 are corrugated metal pipe, 5 are reinforced concrete, and 4 are corrugated metal pipe extensions. The project provides for the pro- tection of approximately 294,000 acres of agricultural lands and com- munities, with a crest grade elevation of 3 feet above the confined height of the 1927 flood. 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.) The estimated cost of new work for that portion of the project above Plum Bayou, Ark., revised in 1940, is $846,700 for construction and $65,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Construction by con- tract of approximately 15 miles of levee embankment completed the project. Drainage structures were completed and accepted July 26, 1939, and the levee was completed and accepted October 18, 1939. During the fiscal year 1,405,349 cubic yards of earth were placed in levee embankment and 15.3 cubic yards of concrete were placed in ;drainage structures. Rainwash repairs were begun with hired labor and leased equipment on May 1 and completed on June 15, 1940. The costs during the fiscal year were $185,290.75. The expenditures were $229,955.53, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The entire project, consisting of .approximately 50 miles of levee embankment with necessary drainage structures, is completed. A total of 5,441,174 cubic yards of earth has been placed in the levee embankment, and 2,041.09 cubic yards of concrete have been placed in the drainage structures. The costs of the project to the end of the fiscal year were $840,- '914.32, of which $754,190.32 was from regular funds and $86,724 from Emergency Relief funds. The expenditures were $752,892.73 from regular funds and $86,724 from Emergency Relief funds, a total of $839,616.73, all for new work. Proposed operations.-None. The project is complete. Part of the unexpended balance of $7,107.27 will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities and the remainder reported for revocation. Cost and financial sunmmary 'Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----____-------------- ___ $840, 914. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- 1840, 914. 32 a Includes $86,724, emergency relief funds. 1080 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------- $1, 297. 59 Net total expenditures_________________________ 1839, 616. 73 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------- 7, 107. 27 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 --- 1846, 724. 00 1 Includes $86,724, emergency relief funds. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__ $34, 759.55 $620, 864.02 $185,290.75 Cost of maintenance.. Total expended ..-- _ 45,818.67 563,842.53 229, 955. 53 Allotted .. 1,020,000.00 -- 13,276.00 -- 160,000.00 1, 1939___of allotment_ July revocation Balance unexpended of on accountJuly Balance unexpended Deductions 1, 1939_____-___-_____-______------ $397, 062. 80 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment______ _____ 160, 00. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__ 237, 032. 80 Gross amount expended--- $245, 724.86 Less reimbursements: collected___ 15, 769. 33 229, 955. 53. Balance unexpended June 30, 1940________________________ 7, 107. 27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 - $1, 297. 59 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----- - 1. 79 1, 299. 38 Balance available June 30, 1940________ _____ 5, 807. 89 10. BLUE MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location.-The site of the Blue Mountain Dam is located in Yell County, Ark., on the Petit Jean River about 57 miles above its con- fluence with the Arkansas River, and about 12 miles south of Paris, Logan County, Ark. Blue Mountain Reservoir will extend westward from the dam into Logan County. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Magazine, Ark., quadrangle, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of an earth fill dam about 2,700 feet long at the top and about 115 feet in height above the stream bed. Outlet works will consist of a gate-controlled, concrete-lined tunnel through the right abutment, and discharges will be directed back into the Petit Jean River about 3,000 feet below the dam. An uncontrolled saddle spillway will be located on the left abutment about 1,100 feet downstream from the dam axis. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Arkansas River Basin, will control approximately 50 percent of the total drainage area of the Petit Jean River. It will provide storage capacity of about 233,000 acre-feet for flood control, and a permanent pool of about 25,000 acre-feet for recrea- tional purposes and as a wildlife refuge. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of the project, revised in 1939, is $4,367,000 for con- struction and $555,000 for lands and damages. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT' 1081 Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-Design and prepara- tion of plans and specifications for the outlet works have been com- pleted by hired labor. Construction of office and garage by hired labor is 70 percent complete. Actual construction of outlet works has not started although a continuing contract has been awarded. Land ap- praisals and acquisition of rights-of-way were begun. The costs during the year were $190,742.43, and the expenditures were $218,393.79, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Constructionwork has not started. The cost of the project to the end of the fiscal year was $211,281.18, and the expenditures were $236,087.06, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $703,912.94, plus accounts receivable, $3,573.05, plus an allotment of '$600,000 received in July 1940, a total of $1,307,485.99, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940__ $4, 766. 05 New work : Preparation of construction plans and engineering studies incidental to construction-__ ---------- ___--88, 187. 38 Continue construction of outlet works by continuing contract__ 949, 620. 89 Initiation of construction of embankment and spillway by con- tinuing contract-------------------------- 100, 000. 00 Construction of office and garage with hired labor ____________ 12, 506. 42 Lands, damages, and relocations______ _____________________ 152, 405. 25 Total for all work ------------------------------------- 1, 307, 485. 99 The additional sum of $2,000,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work: Complete construction of outlet works by continuing contract__ $100, 000 Construction of the embankment and spillway by contract-------- 1, 650, 000 Lands, damages, and relocations------------------------------- 250, 000 Total for all work__________________ - - 2, 000, 000 With this expenditure of funds, it is estimated that the project will be 71 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial suwrnnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__---__--- ----- _ -__ ______--- $211, 281. 18 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--__- - __-- 211, 281. 18 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940______ _______________________ 25, 998. 88 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_ 237, 280. 06 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_____ ___ 3, 573. 05 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__--------------------- 240, 853. 11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940______ 4 766.05 --------------- Net total expenditures-____ ___--- 236, 087. 06 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__-- --------------------- -703, 912.94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-- ------- 940, 000. 00 1082 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ___ _ ___________ ____________ ... $20, 538. 75 $190,742.43 Cost ofm aintenance .......... ..... ..... .I .... . Total expended_____ ____...______ ____________________________ _____________ 17, 693. 27 218, 393. 79 Allotted ------------------------ ... . . ........----------------- ----- - 430,000. 00 510, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------$412, 306. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved July 19, 1937----------------- $20, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938----------------- 490, 000.00 510, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------- 922,306. 73 Gross amount expended------------------------$253, 776. 71 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 35, 382. 92 218, 393. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 703, 912. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------- $4, 766.05 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-----------879, 146. 25 883, 912. 30 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 179, 999. 36 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------- ----------------------- 3, 573. 05 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------176, 426. 31 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 -- --- --------- 3, 982, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1-------------- 2,000, 000. 00 3 Exclusive of available funds. 11. NIMROD RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location.-The site of the Nimrod Dam is located in Perry County, Ark., on the Fourche La Fave River, 58 miles above its confluence with the Arkansas River, and about 19 miles southeast of Danville, Yell County, Ark. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Hot Springs, Ark., quadrangle, scale 1: 62,500.) Nimrod Reservoir will extend westward from the dam into Yell County. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a concrete gravity type dam 986 feet long at the top and about 97 feet in maximum height. It will consist of a spillway section 198 feet long located above the present river channel, and two nonover- flow sections contiguous thereto and extending into the abutments. Seven gate-controlled conduits for regulating and discharging flood flows will be located through the base of the spillway section. In addi- tion, two smaller, valve-controlled conduits will be provided through the spillway section for regulating low flows. Penstocks and provisions for future spillway gates will be installed to provide for future power generation. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Arkansas River Basin, will control approximately 60 percent of the entire drainage area of the Fourche La Fave River. It will provide storage capacity of about 305,000 acre-feet for flood control, and a permanent pool of about 30,000 acre-feet for recreational purposes and as a wildlife refuge. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., D'ISTRICT 1083 existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of the project, revised in 1939, is $3,443,000 for construction and $724,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Design and prepara- tion of plans and specifications for the dam and construction of the office and garage were completed by hired labor. Construction of the dam under a continuing contract was initiated on April 23, 1940, with the following work accomplished during the fiscal year: Clear- ing site, 22 acres; excavation, common, 40,923 cubic yards; excava- tion, rock, 1,409 cubic yards. Land appraisals and acquisition of rights-of-way were initiated and are well under way. The costs during the year were $289,338.50, and the expenditures were $266,606.79, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Acquisition of rights-of-way is under way. Construction of the dam is 2 percent completed. The costs of the project to the end of the fiscal year were $358,- 499.76, and the expenditures were $328,787.13, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $2,337,212.87, and accounts receivable, $1,307.31, a total of $2,338,- 520.18, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ -- _ $55, 084. 50 New work : Complete preparation of construction plans and specifications, and conduct engineering studies with hired labor--------- 43, 597. 8s Continue construction of the dam by continuing contract___ 1, 173, 159. 68 Purchase of cement and operating equipment by contract___ 417, 634. 58 Lands, damages, and relocations-- ----___ _____________ 649, 043. 56 Total for all work---------------- ----------------- 2, 338, 520. 18 The additional sum of $600,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work: Continue construction of the dam by continuing contract ------- $200, 000 Lands and damages------------------------------------ 320, 000: Landscaping -------------------------------------------- 80, 000 Total for all work_____________-- ------ -------------- - 600, 000o With this expenditure of funds it is estimated that the project will be 85 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -- ___----- -- ---- __ $358, 499. 76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 .-------- -- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--- 358, 499. 76 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940------- -- __-_______ 24, 064. 56 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_--------------------_ 382, 564. 32 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ,307. 31 1---------------------- Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 ------ _________ 383, 871. 63 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- __------------ 55, 084. 50 Net total expenditures------_-__ -- 328, 787. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------ 2, 337, 212. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 .----- 2,666,000. 00 1084 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_ _ $69,161.26 $289, 338. 50 Cost of maintenance T otal expended .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ---- 62, 180. 34 266, 606. 79 Allotted 766, 000. 00 1, 900, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___________________________ $703, 819. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 ___________--$400, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940__ _______ 1, 500, 000. 00 1, 900, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_______ _-_ 2, 603, 819. 66 Gross amount expended _____________ __ $37 1, 093. 97 Less reimbursements collected___________ __________ 10Z4, 487. 18 266, 606. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940________________ _______ 2, 337,212. 87 O'utstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_______________$515, 084. 50 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ..... 1, 72(0,878. 55 1, 775, 963. 05 Balance available June 30, 1940__________________ 561, 249. 82 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940___________________ 1,307. 31 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940______ 562, 557. 13 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for coi mpletion of existing project 1------------------------------- 1, 501, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1 _ - - 600, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 12. 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. Existing 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 within the RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1085 Little Rock District included in the comprehensive plan are listed below: Reservoir Location Total esti- mated cost' Blue Mountain- _... On Petit Jean River (mile 57 above the mouth) near Blue Mountain, $4,922, 000 Ark. _ Nimrod.------- -On Fourche La Fave River (mile 58 above the mouth) near Nimrod, 4, 167, 000 Ark. Blue Mountain and Nimrod Reservoirs have been selected and ap- proved for construction by the Chief of Engineers in accordance with the above authorization, and individual reports on the two reservoirs have been given in the preceding pages. All operations previously reported under the heading "Arkansas River Basin, Little Rock Dis- trict" for those two projects are now contained in the individual re- ports, and previous costs and expenditures have also been transferred to those reports. 13. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and the necessary drainage structures for the Arkansas portion only, between miles 140 and 173 above the mouth of the Black River, consisting of the following features: Approximately 20.3 miles of earth levee, extending along the right bank of the Black River between miles 140 and 173 above its mouth; approximately 17.2 miles of earth levee and three corrugated metal pipe drainage structures extending along the left bank of the Black River between miles 140 and 173 above its mouth. The project pro- vides for the protection of people and property in agricultural com- munities, with a crest grade elevation of 3 feet above the confined height of the 1927 flood. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 102, 73d Cong., 1st sess., which includes the latest published maps.) The estimated cost of the entire project is $1,972,000 for construction and $632,000 for lands and damages. The estimated cost, revised in 1937, for the Arkansas portion of the project is $775,610 for construction and $18,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-See page 6. 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 portion of the project in Arkansas were approved by the Secretary of War on November 10, 1937, and September 24, 1938, and the final acceptance )f right-of-way requirements by the Chief of Engineers was dated October 18, 1939. 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1----69 1086 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during fiscal year.-The Arkansas section of the project consisting of 2,899,212 cubic yards of embankment and the necessary drainage structures was completed by contract and accepted April 7, 1940. To complete the remainder of the Arkansas section, minor rainwash repairs and reconditioning with hired labor and leased equipment were initiated on May 23, 1940, and at the end of the fiscal year were well under way. The cost during the fiscal year was $410,350.04, and the expenditures were $371,830.66, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.--With the exception of minor rain- wash repairs and reconditioning, the Arkansas section of the project has been completed. No work has been done on the Missouri section of the project. The total costs of the project to the end of the fiscal year were $424,- 143.32, and the expenditures were $423,394.83, all for new work. Proposed operations.-Partof the balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $35,215.17, will be applied to the early completion of the Arkansas section of the project, and the remainder will be reported for revocation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__---------------- - ___ $424, 143. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-- 424, 143. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______________--_______ 748. 49 Net total expenditures________________________ 423, 394. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940- ___ 35, 215. 17 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-_______________ 458, 610. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_____________ -------------........ . $4, 155. 03 $9, 638. 25 $410, 350. 04 Cost ofm aintenance -- -- - - I- --- - .--.. ----------- . . . . . Total expended______ ___...__________ ______________ 3, 844. 17 47, 720. 00 371, 830. 6 Allotted...........--------------------------------------775, 610. 00 117, 000.00 -200, 000. 0) Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___------------------------------ $607, 045.83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ___________-__ 200, 00. 00 Net amount to be accounted for______________________ _ 407, 045. 83 Gross amount expended __ _______________________ $459, 419.29 Less: Reimbursements collected-----_____- $84, 597. 79 Receipts from sales------- --- 2, 990. 84 87, 588. 63 371, 830. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940______________________ 35, 215. 17 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____________ $748. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 8, 489. 17 9, 237. 66 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------- __ 25, 977. 51 RIVERS AND HARBORS--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1087 14. 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 Poca- hontas in Randolph County, Ark. (See Mississippi River Commis- sion alluvial valley map, scale 1: 500,000 and scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of levees and necessary drainage structures with the follow- ing features: Approximately 17,900 linear feet of new earth levee located about 6 miles south of Pocahontas, Ark.; approximately 27,200 linear feet of new earth levee and enlargement about 4 miles east of Pocahontas, Ark.; 16 drainage structures, of which 15 are corrugated metal pipe and 1 is reinforced concrete. The project provides for the protection of people and property in agricultural communities with a crest grade elevation 3 feet above the confined height of the 1927 flood. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 102, 73d Cong., 1st sess., which includes the latest published maps.) The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $88,900 for construction and $12,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-None. The total costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were $308.69, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1939. The work done in constructing the project consisted of placing 321,932 cubic yards of earth in levee embankment by contract, and 13,974 cubic yards by hired labor, the construction of 15 pipe culverts with concrete headwalls and a triple 6- by 6-foot concrete box culvert by contract. The total costs and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were $81,023.32, of which $69,943.82 was from regular funds and $11,079.50 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. Proposed operations.-None. The project is complete. The unex- pended balance, $7,890.49, will be reported for revocation. Cost and financial sumnzary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-__ x$81, 023. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- -______ ___ -81, 023. 32 Net total expenditures-------- -------------------------- 181, 023. 32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ ____________ __ 7, 890. 49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 88, 913. 81 1 Includes $11,079.50 Emergency Relief funds. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------------------- . $30, 357. 67 $50, 356. 96 $308. 69 Cost of maintenance Total expended - 28, 569. 19 52, 145. 44 308. 69 Allotted --------------------------------- - 100, 000. 00 -1, 06.19 1088 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------- $8, 199. 18 Gross amount expended_ _____ -- $337. 58 Less reimbursements collected--------------------------- 28. 89 308. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-- ----------------------- 7, 890. 49 15. 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.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees, with the necessary drainage structures and a concrete flood wall, consisting of the following features: Ap- proximately 8.5 miles of earth levee extending from Highway No. 67 to the upstream end of the concrete flood wall and from the down- stream end of the concrete flood wall to Highway No. 14; 1 concrete pipe drainage structure and 7 extensions to present structures; 3,290 linear feet of concrete flood wall extending along the river through the city of Newport. The project, forming a partial loop around the city, provides for the protection of people and city property with a crest grade elevation of 3 feet above the confined height of the 1927 flood. 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.) The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $318,200 for construction and $15,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Construction of the levee embankment by contract was completed and accepted October 13, 1939; the drainage structures, August 31, 1939; and the concrete flood- wall, December 1, 1939. The contractors placed 561,657 cubic yards of earth in the levee embankment, 210 cubic yards of concrete in the drainage structures, and 3,854 cubic yards of concrete in the flood wall during the fiscal year. Rainwash repairs with hired labor were initiated on June 3, 1940, and completed on June 30, 1940. The total costs during the year were $242,443.21, and the expendi- tures were $258,471.75, all for new work. The costs and expenditures during the fiscal year include $4,450 contributed funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as a whole was com- pleted in 1940. The work is composed of 731,074 cubic yards of earth in levee embankment, 269 cubic yards of concrete in the drainage structures, and 3,854 cubic yards of concrete in the flood wall. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $316,233.63, and the expenditures were $315,738.83, all for new work. To date the costs and expenditures include $4,450 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-None. The project is complete. Part of the unexpended balance June 30, 1940, $6,906.28, will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities and the remainder reported for revocation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1089 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_________________________ $311, 783. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_______________ 311, 783. 63 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940________________________ 494. 80 Net total expenditures ________________________ _ 311, 288. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ______________________________ 6, 906. 28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 318, 195. 11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.. _______--- __- ....... -- ___..i------ $16, 711. 01 $57, 079. 41 $237, 993. 21 Cost of maintenance --- - Total expended__________________ _____________ 18, 680. 41 38, 586. 67 254, 021. 75 Contributed---- --------------------------------- -232, 000. 00 86.195.11 - Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______________________________ $260, 928. 03 Gross amount expended____________ ____________ $263, 273. 09 Less reimbursements collected-_________________ 9,251. 34 254, 021. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 _____ ____- _________ 6, 906. 28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940____- ___________ $494. 80 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_____________ 269. 70 764. 50 Balance available June 30, 1940--- __-______- -_________6, 141. 78 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--___________________________ $4, 450. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____________________________ __________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 _______ 4,450. 00 Net total expenditures ______________________ -- __ 4,450. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------------ 4,450. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---- -------------------------------------------------------- $4,450.00 Cost of maintenance---------- -------------- ------------------------------------ Total expended-----------.....-------------------------------------------------- , 450.00 Contributed ....--------- .......-------------- -------------------------- $4, 450. 00 ----------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____________________________ $4, 450. 00 Gross amount expended ------- __-__-----4, 450. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NEWPORT, ARK. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______-------------- $316, 233. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30. 1940 -------__-- 316. 233. 63 1090 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGIN'E ERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_____-____ ----- ----------- $494. 80 Net total expenditures ____- __------------------- 315, 738. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__---------- ---------------- 6,906. 28 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940___ 322, 645.11 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-_ .-_ .. ._ ___...... ___- ..... _...--.. - $16, 711. 01 $57, 079. 41 $242, 443. 21 Cost of maintenance.........----------------------- ------------------------------- ------- Total expended ............ ___---__--------------_ 18, 680. 41 38, 586. 67 258, 471. 75 Allotted and contributed........ ---------------- -------------- 232, 000. 00 90, 645. 11 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $265, 378. 03 Gross amount expended _______________---------$267,723. 09 Less reimbursements collected___---------------- - 9, 251. 34 258,471. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 906.28 6______________-__---- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------- $494. 80 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 269. 70 - 764.50 Balance available June 30, 1940--- 141. 78 6--------------- (1, 16. 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 Jackson County, Ark., and extending downstream to a point about 5 miles west of Tupelo, Woodruff County, Ark. (See Mississippi River Commission alluvial valley map, scale 1: 500,000 and scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project.--The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and the necessary drainage structures, consisting of the following features: Approximately 20 miles of earth levee connecting, enlarging, and extending the Mayberry levee and the Stephens-Keel levee, former levee systems, and beginning about 1 mile north of Erwin, Ark., continuing to near the Woodruff County line; 10 drainage structures, of which 2 are reinforced concrete, 7 are cor- rugated metal pipe, and 1 is a corrugated metal pipe extension. The project provides for the protection of people and property in an agri- cultural area of approximately 34,000 acres with a crest grade elevation of 2 feet above the confined height of the 1927 flood. The existing 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.) The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1938, is $723,100 for construction and $85,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-Construction of levee embankment by contract was completed and accepted on De- cember 3, 1939, and that of the drainage structures on November 14, 1939. During the fiscal year contractors placed 3,092,906 cubic yards of earth in levee embankment, and 1,586 cubic yards of concrete in the drainage structures. Rainwash repairs with hired labor were in- itiated on June 14, 1940, and are wellunder way. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1091 The total costs during the fiscal year were $432,507.86, and the expenditures were $461,928.37, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.--With the exception of the rain- wash repairs, which are 75 percent completed, the project is com- pleted. A total of 3,620,407 cubic yards of earth was placed in the levee embankment, and 1,586 cubic yards of concrete were placed in the drainage structures. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $526,796.62, and the expenditures were $526,477.01, all for new work. Proposed operations.--Partof the balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $28,249.90, and accounts receivable, $82.79, a total of $28,332.69, will be applied to the early completion of the rainwash repairs, and the remainder reported for revocation. Cost qnd financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- $526, 796. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___________ 526, 796. 62 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940____-- __------------- 82. 79 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_________ ____________- 526, 879. 41 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-_________-_____ -___ 402. 40 Net total expenditures-__-- -526, __--- _____-__-_ 477. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 --____- ___-----____ 28, 249. 90 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 --------- ____ - 554, 726. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ----------------------------- Cost of new work________________...---.. $8, 346. 55 $85, 942. 21 $432, 507. 86 Cost of maintenance------------- -------------------------- Total expended ..---------- ----------.. ___________ 22, 728. 51 41, 820. 13 461, 928. 37 Allotted_--------------- --------------------------- 723, 100.00 -38, 373.09 -130,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_--- __----------- -- $620, 178. 27 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__----------- 130, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------490, 178. 27 Gross amount expended-______----- _____------ $496, 458.21 Less reimbursements collected------------------ 34, 529. 84 461, 928. 37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 -____-__-. __--._____ 28, 249. 90 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1040-- -- __-__-- $402. 40 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 592. 27 994. 67 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------------27, 255. 23 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940---- 2. 79 8------------ Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 ----- ___--27, 338. 02 1092 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 17. CLEARWATER RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, MO. Location.-Clearwater Dam is located in Wayne and Reynolds Counties, Mo., on the Black River, 256 miles above its confluence with the White River, 6 miles southwest of Piedmont, Mo., and 32 miles northwest of Poplar Bluff, Mo. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Piedmont, Mo., quadrangle, scale 1: 62,500.) From the dam, the reser- voir will extend northward and westward in Reynolds County. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for an earth- fill dam about 4,150 feet long at the top and about 150 feet in height above the stream bed. Outlet works consisting of a gate-controlled, concrete-lined tunnel will be located in the right abutment and will dis- charge into the river below the dam. An uncontrolled, concrete-type ogee spillway will be located on the right abutment with overflow dis- charging into Webb Creek and thence reentering the river about one mile downstream from the dam. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin, will control the run-off from an area of approximately 885 square miles. It will provide storage capacity of about 391,000 acre-feet for flood control, and a permanent pool of about 22,000 acre- feet for recreational purposes and as a wildlife refuge. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of the project, as revised in 1939, is $9,341,000 for construction and $640,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Design and preparation of plans and specifications of the outlet works, and construction of office and garage have been completed with hired labor. Land ap- praisals and acquisition of rights-of-way have been initiated and are under way. Contracts have been awarded for the construction of a Government village and the outlet works. Construction of the Govern- ment village has been started, and the contractor has made substantial progress by the end of the fiscal year. Construction of the outlet works by continuing contract was initiated, and to the end of the fiscal year the contractor has cleared 9.6 acres of the site, removed 32,872 cubic yards of common excavation, and 168 cubic yards of rock exca- vation. Foundation explorations of the dam site are being conducted by hired labor with Government and leased equipment, and are almost completed. The costs during the year were $450,515.14, and the expenditures were $465,364.95, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction of the Government village by contract is 25 percent complete and construction of the cutlet works by continuing contract is 1 percent complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $524,935.19, and the expenditures were $534,363.89, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $2,261,836.11, and accounts receivable, $1,397.49, a total of $2,263,233.60, will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1093 Accounts payable June 30, 1940___________ --- _ __------ --- $20, 003. 14 New work: Continue preparation of construction plans and specifica- tions, and conduct engineering studies incidental to con- struction ___-------- 105, 305. 47 Complete construction of tunnel and outlet works by continu- ing contract------------ ------------------------ 1,510, 211. 69 Complete construction camp by contract______________- ___ 28, 786. 44 Initiate construction of embankment and spillway by continu- ing contract---------------------------------------477, 035. 60 Lands, damages, and relocations------------------------ 121, 891. 26 Total for all work ...- __ - _-______-__-_____- 2, 263, 233. 60 The additional sum of $3,000,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work: Continue construction of embankment and spillway by con- tinuing contract- ____________________________ $2, 750, 000 Lands, damages, and relocations --------------------------- 250, 000 Total for all work._______________________________ 3, 000, 000 With this expenditure of funds, it is estimated that the project will be 58 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__________________________ $524, 935. 19 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------524, 935. 19 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940---------------------------- 28, 034. 35 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 552, 969. 54 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_______________________ 1, 397. 49 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940__ _____________- 554, 367. 03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940________________________ 20, 003. 14 Net total expenditures____________________________ 534, 363. 89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__________________________ 2,261, 836. 11 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940______-________ 2, 796, 200. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - ------ C ost of m aintenance--_ _ ------ ---- - ------------- ------------ --- -- --------- $74, 420. 05 $450, 515. 14 Total expended __--____-__-__ ---1 __-_ ____-__ 68, 998. 94 465, 364. 95 A llotted--------------------....... I-- - -- - - - - 796, 200. 00 2, 000, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $727, 201.06 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 -------------------------------- 2, 000, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------- 2, 727, 201.06 Gross amount expended--- --------- $552, 713. 80 Less reimbursements collected------------------ 87, 348. 85 465, 364. 95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-......... 2, 261, 836. 11 1094 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------$20, 003. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---- ---- 1, 419, 268. 59 -- $1, 439, 271. 73 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 822, 564. 38 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 --------------------------- 1, 397. 49 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-- 823, 961. 87 Amount (estimated) 1-required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ___ 7,184, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1---------------------------3,000, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 18. NORFORK RESERVOIR, WHITE RIVER BASIN, ARK. Location.- The site of the Norfork Dam is located on the North Fork River about 4.8 miles above its confluence with the White River, near Norfork, Baxter County, Ark. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Mountain Home, Ark., quadrangle, scale 1: 125,000.) Norfork Reservoir will extend northward from the dam across Baxter County, Ark., into the southern part of Ozark County, Mo. Existing project.--The plan of improvement provides for construc- tion of a concrete gravity-type dam about 2,450 feet long at the top and about 191 feet in maximum height. It will consist of a spillway section about 600 feet long located above the existing river channel, and two nonoverflow sections contiguous thereto and extending into the abutments. Gate-controlled conduits through the base of the spillway section will provide for regulating and discharging flood flows. Penstocks and provisions for future spillway gates will be incorporated in the structure to provide for future power generation. The reservoir, which is one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin, will control prac- tically the entire drainage area of the North Fork River. It will have a storage capacity of about 736,000 acre-feet for flood control, and will provide a permanent pool of about 31,000 acre-feet for recreational purposes and as a wildlife refuge. The existing proj- ect was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of the project, revised in 1940, is $14,800,000 for construction and $1,100,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-Basic project plans were completed. Foundation explorations with hired labor and Gov- ernment-owned and leased equipment were substantially completed. Plans and specifications for construction of the Government village by contract and the construction office and garage by hired labor were substantially completed. The preparation of construction plans and specifications for the dam, access road, and construction railroad was initiated and carried to about 60 percent of completion. Land appraisals and acquisition of rights-of-way were initiated and are in progress. The costs during the year were $261,744.36, and the expenditures were $266,923.26, all for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1095 Condition at end offiscal year.-Construction work has not been started. Engineering work entailed in the preparation of construc- tion plans and specifications for the project is approximately 60 per- cent completed. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $297,100.09, and the expenditures were $296,837.27, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $1,587,512.73, and accounts receivable, $3,362.40, a total of $1,590,- 875.13, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_-- _____________________ ____ $9, 117. 87 New work : Complete preparation of construction plans and specifications, and perform engineering incidental to construction with hired labor-- ---------------------------------------- 126, 205. 87 Initiate construction of the dam by continuing contract------- 877, 795. 66 Construct construction office and garage by hired labor------- 40, 000. 00 Construct Government village by contract _______- ______ 100, 000. 00 Construct access road by contract--------------------------75, 000. 00 Construct construction railroad by contract --- ______ _______ 160, 000. 00 Land acquisition ------------------------------------ 202, 755. 73 Total for all work----------- --------------------- 1, 590, 875. 13 The additional sum of $4,500,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work : Continue construction of the dam by continuing contract .------. $4, 000, 000 Lands, damages, and relocations ---------------------------- 500, 000 Total for all work ----------------------------------- 4, 500, 000 With this expenditure of funds, it is estimated that the project will be 40 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_________________________ $297, 100. 09 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940________ _ 297, 100. 09 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940-____------- _____ 5, 492. 65 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_______--------- ____ __-302, 592. 74 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------ 3, 362. 40 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 --------------- - -305, 955. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 9, 117. 87 Net total expenditures____--- _ ------------------ 296, 837. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 1, 587, 512. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------- 1, 884, 350. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .. __. -. _ _ .... .... .. .......... $35,355. 73 $261, 744. 36 Cost of maintenanced-.----..-------------------------- ---------------------- Total expended_ _ .- __--------------- _ -------------- _ _--------- 29, 914.01 266, 923. 26 Allotted---___--- ----------------- ----------..-------------- 434, 350.00 1,450, 000.00 1096 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------__ _______-__ $404, 435. 99 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------------------ 1, 450, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-....- ________-__ - _ 1, 854, 435. 99 Gross amount expended____________ -_____ _ $309, 289. 90 Less reimbursements collected--- -- __-__ ____-- 42, 366. 64 266, 923. 26 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 -- _____-___________ 1, 587, 512. 73 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ----------- __ $9, 117. 87 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts __ ______ 68, 544. 80 77, 662. 67 Balance available June 30, 1940_... __------____--__ 1, 509, 850. 06 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__------- -- -____ -________ 3, 362. 40 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940______ ______ 1, 513, 212. 46 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - of existing project 1- - -- 14, 015,-650. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 1 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for new work 4, 500, 000. 00 i Exclusive of available funds. 19. 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. 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 authorized the sum of $25,000,000 for reservoirs, for the initiation and partial accomplish- ment 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 r _- i I--- Clearwater 1 - On Black River (mile 256 above the mouth) near Clear- $9, 981, 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 1.................. .... On North Fork River (mile 4.8 above the mouth) near Nor- 15, 900, 000 fork, Ark. Lone Rock_ .. On Buffalo River (mile 1 above the mouth) near Lone 11, 422, 000 Rock, Ark. Greers Ferry.... ------- On Little Red River (mile 65 above the mouth) near Greers 7,179, 000 Ferry, Ark. 1See 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, foundation explorations, compilation of RIVERS AND HARBORS-LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1097 land-ownership data, and studies in connection with the development of the general comprehensive plan were continued with hired labor during the fiscal year. The costs of operations during the fiscal year were $234,203.12, and the expenditures were $230,935.10, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys, studies, and detailed plans are well advanced for development of the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the White River Basin. The construction progress of projects selected for construction under this authorization is given in individual reports. The total costs to the: end of the fiscal year were $263,366.10, and the expenditures were $259,069.84, all for new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $329,630.16, and accounts receivable, $656.45, a total of $330,286.61, will be applied to surveys, foundation investigations, and the prepara- tion of plans for the development of the general comprehensive plan. Cost and financial sumrrmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________________________ _ $263, 366. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____________ _______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ____ 263, 366. 10 - Undistributed costs June 30; 1940------------------------------- 1, 078. 01 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_____.________-____ - - 264, 444. 11 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 56. 45 6_________________ Gross total costs to June 30, 1940____________________ 265,100. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 6, 030.72 Net total expenditures_____________________ 259', 069. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___________________________ 329', 630. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______ 588, 700. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work $29, 162.98 $234, 203. 12 Cost of maintenance - - Total expended - - 28, 134. 74 230, 935. 10 Allotted .-------------------------------- 34, 675.00 554, 025. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ___ $6, 540. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939_______________ $304, 025. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940_______________ 250, 000. 00 554, 025. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------ 560, 565. 26 Gross amount expended--__________________________ $262, 337. 94 Less reimbursements collected______________-_______ 31, 402. 84 230, 935. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------ 329, 630. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ ____________ $6, 030. 72 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 1, 456. 97. 7, 487. 69 Balance available June 30, 1940 -___---_________--_ 322, 142. 47 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------- 656. 45 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-----------.-.. 322, 798.92 1098 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 20. 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 interests 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. The sum of $5,000 was allotted just prior to the close of the fiscal year to remove accumulated snags and debris and clear the channel of the Current River, Ark., between the State line and the mouth, a dis- tance of 41.5 miles, with Government snag barge and hired labor during the period January to July 1941. This work will be undertaken during the fiscal year 1941. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____--___________ ______ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 -- --------------- $5, 000 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___--- __________ 5, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work............... ---------------------------- ------------- . ------------ ----------- Cost of maintenance .-----------. ------------ .------------ -------------- --------- -- -------------- Total expended.-------------. Allotted---------------------................. ..... ....-------------- $5,000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940-------------------------------------- $5, 000 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__------------_----------____ 5,000 21. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $426,616.16, will be ap- plied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ...... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-----__-------------- $395, 089.23 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 --------- __ 395,089. 23 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ____-______----___- 32, 776. 85 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 362, 312. 38 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ----------- 426, 616. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -------- 788, 928.54 RIVERS AND HARBORS--LITTLE ROCK, ARK., DISTRICT 1099 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost ofnew work - - Cost of maintenance ___$18, 282. 85 $110,907.85 $265,898.53 Total expended. 12,490.50 92, 967.27 256, 854.61 Allotted_ ... 239,680.94 230, 247.60 319,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939________________--___------- $364, 470. 77 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939- .-- ________--__ $25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940____________________ 294, 000. 00 319, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___________________________ 683, 470. 77 Gross amount expended ------------ _________ $266, 537. 95 Less reimbursements collected------ __-___ 9,683. 34 256, 854. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------426, 616.16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ._____________ _ $32, 776. 85 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --- ___---3, 314. 20 36, 091.05 Balance available June 30, 1940______________________ __ 390, 525.11 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ------------------ -------- 150, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 22. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expenditures to full report June 30, 1940 Estimated Name of project see amount annual required to report New work Maintenance complete for- 1 ARKANSAS RIVER, MAIN STEM AND MINOR TRIBUTARIES 1. West of Morrilton, Ark.---------------------- 1937 .--------------.------------ $603,000. 00 2. Clarksville, Ark.2 _ _ 1937 - - - - 70, 000. 00 3. Little Rock, Arkansas River, Ark. -------------- -- -- -- -- -- - 1939 $2, 304. 89 -------- ___ 132, 195. 11 4. Near Dardanelle, Arkansas River, Ark. 1939 475.89 ------------- 113,774.11 WHITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 5. East Poplar Bluff and Poplar Bluff, Mo. .--.. 1937 --------------.-------------- 546, 800.00 6. Little Black River, in Butler and Ripley Counties, Mo., and in Clay- -and - - - Randolph Counties, Ark.3 1937 -------------------------- 754, 900. 00 7. Big Bottom, Ark.3 1937 -------------------------- 128, 700.00 1 In 1937 the projects were reported by the Memphis district. 2 Awaiting local cooperation. 3 Conditions of local cooperation not likely to be fulfilled. 1100 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 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 __ ___ -- iI -- , Arkansas River and Fourche Flood Control Act, May 2, 1940 House, 718, 76th Favorable. Bayou, in vicinity of June 22y 1936. Cong., 3d sess. Little Rock and North Little Rock, Ark. Do. - - --------------- Flood Control Act, ..do ----- d o _ ........ Do. Feb. 8, 1936. Arkansas River, Little Rock Flood Control Com- ____ do -.....--- do _.... .. . Do. to Pine Bluff, Ark. mittee resolution, Mar. 19, 1937. Arkansas River and tribu- Rivers and Harbors taries, Arkansas, hydro-. Committee resolu- electric potentialities. tion, Jan. 24, 1939. Arkansas River and tribu- Commerce Committee taries, Oklahoma, hydro- resolution, Oct. 12, electric potentialities. 1938. Arkansas River and tribu- Flood Control Com- taries, flood protection at mittee resolution, Conway Levee and Drain- Feb. 10, 1938. age District No. 2, Con- way County, Ark. Arkansas River, Crawford Flood Control Com- May 3, 1940 House, 720, 76th Do. County Levee District, mittee resolution, Cong., 3d sess. Ark. June 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. Black River, Mo. and Ark__ Flood Control Act, June 28, 1938. C adron C reek, A rk .- . . . .----- do Fourche La Fave River, Flood Control Act, July 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. Little Red River, Ark., con- Flood Control Com- struction of multiple-pur- mittee resolution, pose reservoir in the vicin- Apr. 5, 1940. ity of Greers Ferry, Ark. (Flood control and irriga- tion.) Maumelle River and tribu- Flood Control Com- taries, Arkansas. mittee resolution, Aug. 2, 1939. North Fork River, Ark. and Flood Control Com- Mo., development of hy- mittee resolution, droelectric power at Nor- June 20, 1940. fork Dam. Palarm Creek, a tributary Flood Control Act, of Arkansas River, Faulk- Aug. 28, 1937. ner and Pulaski Counties, Ark. 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. Point Remove Creek, Ark__ do -_... ----- Six Mile Creek, Logan Flood Control Act, County, Ark. June 28, 1938. Table Rock Reservoir, Mo. Sec. 7 of Flood Con- Aug. 19, 1940 House 917, 76th Favorable. (supplemental 308 report). trol Act, June 22, Cong., 3d sess. 1936. White River, Ark., Wild Flood Control Com- ---- d o - ...... .--- do ----- .-- ---- Do. Cat 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- Aug. 19,1940 House 917, 76th Do. Ark. (supplemental 308 re- trol Act, June. 22, Cong., 3d sess. port) . 1936. RIVERS AND HARBORS-TJLSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 1101 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT This district comprises southern Kansas, small portions of south- western Missouri and western Arkansas, northern Oklahoma, the northern portion of the Texas Panhandle, and small portions of northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado, embraced in the drainage basin of the Arkansas River and tributaries above the mouth of the Poteau River, inclusive, and below the mouth of Walnut Creek, near Great Bend, Kans., exclusive of that portion of the water- shed of the South Canadian River and its tributaries west of the Texas-New Mexico State line. District Engineer: Capt. H. A. Montgomery, Corps of Engineers. Division Engineer: Col. Eugene Reybold, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page- 1. Examinations, surveys, and Flood-controlprojects-Con. contingencies (general)--- 1101 2. Other projects for which no 6. Hulah Reservoir, Caney Riv- estimates are submitted___-- 1102 er, Okla _- 1110 Flood-control projects 7. Arkansas River Basin, Tulsa district - 1112 3. Fort Supply Reservoir, North Canadian River, Okla ---- 1102 8. Preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control__ 1113 4. Canton Reservoir, Arkansas River Basin, Okla -_ _--- 1105 9. Other flood-control projects 5. Great Salt Plains Reservoir, for which no estimates are Salt Fork of Arkansas submitted -- --- 1115 River, Okla _ 1107 i110. Plant allotment _-------------- -- - 1115 1. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $11,252.75; the expenditures were $11,082.49. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $8,917.51 ,will be applied as needed during fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ---------------- - Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------------- $118, 036. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------- $118,036. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 170. 26 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 117, 866. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__------------------- 8-,917. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------126, 783. 84 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new w ork - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - Cost of maintenance_____________ ______________ -- - - - - - $8, 334. 72 -- - - - - - - $33,199. 45 -- ---- - $65249. 67 - - - - - - - $11, 252. 75 Total expended .5.............. ____ 8,334. 72 33, 199. 45 65, 249. 67 11,082. 49 Allotted ._____ - .. . 8 8, 334. 72 1 3 199. 45 33, 65, 249. 67 000.00 20, 269243-40-pt. 1, vol. 1--70 1102 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ___-_.. $15, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940___-____ 5, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-_ _ _ _ __ 20, 000. 00 Gross amount expended $14, 826. 00 Less reimbursements collected------------------_ __ 3, 743. 51 --- 11, 082. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------_ 8, 917. 51 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ---- 170. 26 Balance available June 30, 1940 , 747. 25 8---------------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1_______________________________ ------ 5, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. :2.OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1940 Estimated port see __ amount re- Name of project Annual quired to Report New work Maintenance complete for- .Arkansas River, Okla., above Ft. Smith, Ark.' _ 1938 290.00 $23, $80, 758. 06 (1) IChannels adequate for existing local commerce. ;Status of all investigations for navigation, -called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to number tion Congress :South Canadian River, Rivers and Harbors---------- N. 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 section. 3. FORT SUPPLY RESERVOIR, NORTH CANADIAN RIVER, OKLA. LocCtion.-Fort Supply Reservoir is located on Wolf Creek, a tributary of the North Canadian River, about 12 miles west of Wood- ward, Woodward County, Okla. (See Sectional Aeronautical Chart, -Wichita sheet, scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for flood ,control in a portion of the North Canadian River Basin, in the Arkansas River watershed in Oklahoma, by the construction of an -earth-fill dam 11,600 feet long at the top, rising 81.5 feet above the stream bed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 102,000 ,acre-feet for flood control and 16,000 acre-feet for a permanent pool for recreation and preservation of wildlife. The outlet works, con- .sisting of an egg-shaped conduit with an area approximately equiva- RIVERS AND HARBORS-T LSIA, OKLA., DISTRICT 1103 lent to a circular section 17.7 feet in diameter, controlled by three 71/2- by 16-foot vertical-lift gates, and a stilling basin, are located in the left abutment. A concrete chute-type spillway, approximately 800 feet long and 540 feet wide, controlled by a concrete weir at the upstream end and terminating in a stilling basin, will provide for the passage of flood flows around the left end of the dam into the river valley below. The reservoir will control practically the entire drainage area of Wolf Creek and will be operated as a unit of the (coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs, revised in 1939, are $8,450,000 for construction, and $350,000 for lands and damages, a total of $8,800,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Design, plans, and specifications for the entire project, with the exception of permanent buildings for operation and maintenance, were completed by hired labor and advertised for contract. The initial contract for construct- ing the major portion of the embankment and rough excavation of the spillway was completed by execution of the following work dur- ing the fiscal year: Placing 1,170,276 cubic yards of impervious and 783,569 cubic yards of pervious fill, excavating 799,178 cubic yards from the spillway, placing 98,495 cubic yards of crushed rock, gravel, and sand, and 3,438 linear feet of corrugated metal pipe in the drain- age trench. Under the second contract the construction of the outlet works, consisting of wing walls, forebay channel, gate tower sub- structure, transition section, conduit, and stilling basin was prac- tically completed, with the exception of backfilling. This work involved the excavation of 205,538 cubic yards for the conduit and the placing of 27,446 cubic yards of reinforced concrete. Detailed ap- praisals and investigations necessary to consummate the purchase of lands were substantially completed by hired labor. The cost during the fiscal year was $1,742,291.75; the expendi- tures were $1,748,355.58, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Approximately 10,200 linear feet or 61 percent of the earth dam, involving 2,514,120 cubic yards of im- pervious and 1,491,521 cubic yards of pervious fill, is complete. Ex- cavation for the spillway is 87 percent complete, 2,343,051 cubic yards being removed therefrom. The outlet works, including substructure for the gate tower, is substantially complete with the exception of backfilling. The project as a whole is 42 percent complete. The work remaining to complete the project consists of construction of the spillway, completion of the embankment and outlet works, installing gates and operating machinery in the control tower of the outlet -works, and construction of permanent buildings. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $3,486,233.71 of which $3,399,196 was from regular funds and $87,037.71 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $3,371,556.58 regular funds and $87,037.71 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $3.458.594.29. 1104 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $2,990,873.42, and accounts receivable, $7,092.55, a total of $2,997,- 965.97, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable ---------------------------------------- $106, 848. 07 New work: Engineering, design, and studies by hired labor, July 1940 to June 1941---------------------------------------------- 120,000.00 Complete construction of the outlet works and substructure for the gate tower, by contract-July 1940------------------____ _ 89, 362. 57 Initiate construction of the spillway and completion of the em- bankment and outlet works by continuing contract-July 1940 to June 1941-----------------------------------------2, 348, 882. 58 Land acquisition, damages, and utility relocations_____________ 332, 872. 75 Total ------------------------------------------------ 2,997,965. 97 The additional sum of $2,350,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for new work as follows: Completion of the spillway, embankment, and outlet works under the existing continuing contract_______________________________ $2, 162, 0010 Construction of permanent buildings by contract, for operation and maintenance---------------------------- 40, 000 Landscaping, demolition of construction camp, and contingencies____ 148, 500 Total --------------------------------------------------- 2, 350, 500 With the expenditures of these funds it is estimated that the project will be substantially completed at the end of fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary cost of new work to June 30, 1940 486, 233. 71 $------------------------ 13, Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 3, 486, 233. 71 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940____ ____ _______ 72, 116. 10 Net total cost to June 30, 1940___________________ 3, 558, 349. 81 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--________________ ___7, 092. 55 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_-- ______-___----3, 565, 442. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___ ____________--------106, 848. 07 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 3, 458, 594. 29 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------2, 990, 873. 42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940____________- 6, 449, 467. 71 'Includes $87,037.71 emergency relief funds. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work c_-- -_- - ---- -- -------------- $310, 923. 58 $1,433,018.38 $1,742, 291. 75 Cost of maintenance----------------- - - Total expended ..........--..-------- -------------------- 378, 043. 42 1, 332, 195. 29 1, 748, 355. 58 Allotted ---- - --- ---- --- 1, 789, 430. 00 1, 997, 037. 71 2,663,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 1105 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 __---------------_ $2, 076, 229. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ $413, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940------------ 2, 250, 00. 00 2, 663, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---------------------------- 4, 739, 229. 00 Gross amount expended---------------------- $1, 865, 341. 57 Less: Reimbursements collected---- --- $116, 978.22 Receipts from sales ------------- 7. 77 116, 985. 99 1, 748, 355. 58 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------- 2, 990, 873. 42 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------- $106, 848. 07 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------159, 246. 61 266, 094. 68 Balance available June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 2, 724, 778. 74 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_---------- ---------------- -- 7, 092. 55 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------------2, 731, 871. 29 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2----------------- 2, 350, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June -- ----- -- - 30, 1942, for new work 2_____________ ______ 2, 350, 500. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 4. CANTON RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location.-CantonReservoir 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, Wichita sheet, scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for flood con- trol in a portion of the North Canadian River Basin, in the Arkansas River watershed in Oklahoma, by construction of an earth-fill dam 15,100 feet long at the top, rising 68 feet above the valley floor, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 240,000 acre-feet for flood control and 150,000 acre-feet for conservation of water and siltation reserve. Of the conservation storage, 40,000 acre-feet is allocated as a reserve for the abatement of pollution downstream from the project. The outlet works will consist of three 7- by 12-foot gated sluices through the spill- way weir. A concrete spillway, controlled by sixteen 40- by 25-foot gates on the weir crest, will provide for the passage of flood flows around the right end of the dam into the river valley below. The res- ervoir will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs, revised in 1940, are $13,220,000 for construction and $650,000 for lands, damages, and relocations, a total of $13,870,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. (See H. Doc. No. 569, 75th Cong., 3d sess.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. 1106 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during the fiscal year.-Operationsby hired labor during the fiscal year consisted of surveys, foundation explora- tions, engineering studies, preparation of construction plans and specifications, and appraisals and studies in connection with the ac- quisition of lands in the dam-site area. The cost of new work during the fiscal year was $115,728.49, and. the expenditures were $108,986.54. Condition at end of fiscal year.-At the end of the fiscal year, pre- liminary studies and detailed plans had been completed. Plans and specifications for excavation of spillway and construction of dam embankment were approximately 60 percent complete. The work remaining to be done consists of completion of preparation of con- struction plans and specifications, the acquisition of land, relocation of highways and utilities, and construction of the spillway and dam. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $143,- 735.84. The expenditures were $136,205.95. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1940,, $1,707,794.05, and accounts receivable, $142,20, a total of $1,707,- 936.25, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable --- ------------------------ ---- $7, 672. 09 New work : Investigations, engineering, design, studies, and preparation of contract plans and specifications by hired labor, July 1940 to June 1941 --------------------------------- 200, 000. 0a Initiate construction of dam embankment and rough excava- tion of spillway by continuing contract, September 1940 to June 1941-- ----------------------------- , 230, 264. 16 1-- Land appraisals, acquisitions, and damages by hired labor, July 1940 to June 1941--------------- - 270, 000. 00 Total---------------------------------------- 1, 707, 936. 25 The additional sum of $3,150,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1942 for new work as follows: Engineering, design, and studies by hired labor___________________ $140, 000 Continue construction of dam embankment and excavation of spill- way under continuing contract_______________________ 2, 662, 000 Land acquisition and damages by hired labor___-.._____._____- 348, 000 Total -------------------- -- ----- 3, 150, 000 With the expenditure of these funds it is estimated that the project will be 36 percent completed at the end of fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------- ____-____ $143, 735. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ __- ___-__ _ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 43, 735. 84 1----------- Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 142. 20 1__________________ Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 __.. __-___- 143, 878. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__--- _______ -______ 7, 672. 09 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 136, 205. 95 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------- 1, 707, 794. 05 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------- 1, 844, 000, 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 1107 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----- ------------------------------------------ $28, 007. 35 $115, 728.49 Cost of maintenance--------------------------- Total expended .... ..... __- - - - --........ -.. 27, 219. 41 108, 986. 54 Allotted ..........-------------... ----------------------------------------- 444, 000. 00 1,400. 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-- ---------------------------- $416, 780. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------------------------ 1, 400, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for______________--__ 1, 816, 780. 59 Gross amount expended-_____--________ -- $115, 181.85 ______ Less reimbursements collected ___------------__ 6, 195. 31 108, 986. 54 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ 1, 707, 794. 05 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 --__-----___-- $7, 672. 09 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 11, 201. 32 18, 873. 41 Balance available June 30, 1940_______ - 688, 920. 64 1--------------- 1, Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------ 142. 20 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 1------------ 1, 689, 062. 84 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_ _ ____ __----------- 12, 026, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1--------------------------- 3, 150, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 5. GREAT SALT PLAINS RESERVOIR, SALT FORK OF ARKANSAS RIVER, OKLA. Location.-GreatSalt Plains Reservoir is located on the Salt Fork of the 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.-The plan of improvement provides for flood con- trol in the Salt Fork Valley in the Arkansas River watershed in Okla- homa, by construction of an earth-fill dam 5,700 feet long, rising 68.5 feet above the valley floor, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 259,000 acre-feet for flood control and 58,000 acre-feet for siltation, recreation, and preservation of wildlife. A concrete, cascade-type spillway approximately 800 feet long and 338 feet wide, containing three gravity-type concrete weirs, will provide for the passage of flood flows around the right end of the dam into the river valley below. The outlet works will consist of four ungated 10- by 12-foot conduits through the center section of the upper weir. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs, revised in 1939, are $4,120,000 for construction and $480,000 for lands and damages, a total of $4,600,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Dec. No. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess.. which contains the latest published maps.) 1108 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGIN!EERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Design, plans, and spec- ifications for the entire project, with the exception of permanent buildings and railroad embankment protection, were completed by hired labor. The initial contract for constructing the major portion of the embankment and rough excavation for the spillway was com- pleted by the placement of 103,135 cubic yards of impervious and 172,616 yards of pervious fill, and the excavation of 34,092 cubic yards from the spillway during the fiscal year. Under the second contract for completion of the embankment and construction of the spillway the following was accomplished during the fiscal year: Spillway excavation, 526,471 cubic yards; impervious fill, 44,785 cubic yards; crushed rock and riprap placed on dam, 37,467 cubic yards; reinforced concrete placed in spillway, 78,453 cubic yards. Detailed appraisals and investigations necessary to consummate the purchase of lands were substantially completed by hired labor. The cost during the fiscal year was $1,483,219.91; the expenditures were $1,352,567.01, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Approximately 4,700 linear feet of the earth dam (54 percent) involving 597,184 cubic yards of impervious and 437,810 cubic yards of pervious fill is complete. The spillway is 62 percent complete and embankment protection 31 per- cent complete. The project, as a whole, is 58 percent complete. To complete the project approximately 939,000 cubic yards of earth fill for the embankment, 51,047 cubic yards of reinforced concrete in the spillway, and 74,200 cubic yards of crushed stone and riprap em- bankment protection remain under the second contract. In addition the construction of permanent buildings for operation and mainte- nance, the relocation of approximately 0.6 mile of highway, and rail- road embankment protection will be performed by contract. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $2,366,542.95, of which $2,341,799.36 was from regular funds and $24,743.59 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work. The expenditures were $2,174,082.26 regular funds and $24,743.59 Emergency Relief funds, a total of $2,198,825.85. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, $2,359,487.74, and accounts receivable, $314.23, a total of $2,359,801.97, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable ---------------------------- ---- $244, 554. 14 New work : Engineering, design, and studies by hired labor, July 1940 to June 1941___ --------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 Construction of the spillway and completion of the embank- ment under the existing continuing contract, July 1940 to June 1941 --------------------------------------- 1, 527, 499. 19 Highway relocation and railroad protection by contract- August to December 1940----------------- 140, 000. 00 Construction of permanent buildings by contract for operation and maintenance, April to June 1941-------------___ 25, 000. 00 Land acquisition and dan'ages--------------------_ 402, 748. 64 Total ------------------------------------------ 2, 359, 801. 97 With the expenditures of these funds the project will be substan- tially completed at the end of fiscal year 1941. The additional sum RIVERS AND HARBORS-TIULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 1109 of $67,200 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows : New work: Landscaping, demolition of construction camp, and contin- gencies by hired labor ------------------------------------------ $41, 700 Maintenance by hired labor: Operation of completed project----------------------------------5, 000 Ordinary repairs ------------------------------------------ 10, 000 Siltation surveys-------------------------------------------- 3, 000 Maintenance of stream and rain gages --------- 7, 500 Total maintenance ------------------------------------------- 25, 500 Total for all work ----------------- 7, 200 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $2, 366, 542. 95 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_---------- '2, 366, 542. 95 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940____________________________ 76, 522. 81 Net total cost to June 30, 1940---------------- 2:, 443, 065. 76 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--- 314. 23 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940- ----------------------- 2, 443, 379. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 244, 554. 14 Net total expenditures--------_ -------------------- '2, 198, 825. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 2, 359, 487. 74 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 .---- __-----' 4, 558, 313. 59 'Includes $24,743.59 emergency relief funds. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .- .- - $135, 097. 15 $748, 225. 89 $1, 483, 219. 91 Cost of maintenance- -------------- ----- Total expended___ ____________ _____________ 127, 830. 14 718, 428.70 1,352, 567. 01 Allotted----- .......-----------------------......------------.. .... 1,130, 070.00 2,228,243.59 1, 200, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_- --- - $2, 512, 054. 75 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------------------------ 1, 200, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------3, 712, 054. 75 Gross amount expended_____________---__- $1, 756, 425. 12 Less: Reimbursements collected -- __- $403, 854. 51 Receipts from sales_ _-------_ 3. 60 403, 858. 11 1, 352, 567. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ____-----______-___ 2, 359, 487. 74 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------- $244, 554. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 1, 980, 624. 75 2, 225, 178. 89 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------- 134, 308. 85 _- Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_ -- --------------- 314. 23 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_--- 134, 623. 08 1110 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project --------------------------- $41, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: - - -- - For new work 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41, 700. 00 - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- For maintenance 2 - - - 25, 500. 00 - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 67, 200. 00 .2Exclusive of available funds. 6. HULAH 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.) quadrangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for flood con- trol in the Caney River Valley in the Verdigris River Basin, Arkan- sas River watershed, by construction of an earth-fill dam 5,400 feet long and rising 72 feet above the valley floor, with a reservoir pro- viding for the storage of 280,000 acre-feet for flood control and 15,000 acre-feet for siltation, recreation, and preservation of wild- life. A concrete uncontrolled spillway will provide for the passage ,of flood flows through a saddle in the right abutment of the dam. The outlet works will consist of three 7- by 12-foot gated sluices through the spillway. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of .the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs, revised in 1940, are $7,165,000 for construction and $1,675,000 for lands, damages, and relocations, a total of $8,840,- 000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Operations by hired labor during the fiscal year consist of engineering investigations, foundation investigations, and studies required for the preparation of detailed plans. The cost of new work during the fiscal year was $57,322.47. .The expenditures were $58,546.75. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Engineering studies and detailed plans are completed. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of the preparation of construction plans and specifications, acquisition of lands, relocation of highways and utili- ties, and construction of the dam and appurtenant works. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was '$96,101. 16. The expenditures were $95,767. 71. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $343,121.58, and accounts receivable, $1,257.32, a total of $344,378.70, together with an allotment of $1,500,000.00 to be made during the fiscal year, a total of $1,844,378.90 will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 1111 Accounts payable----------------------------------------- $1, 590. 77 New work: Investigations, engineering, design, studies, and preparation of contract plans and specifications by hired labor, July 1940-January 1941_ ___-- -------------------------- 274, 000. 00 Initiate construction of the dam and appurtenant works by continuing contract, February-June 1941-------- ----- 1, 308, 788. 13 Land appraisals, acquisitions and utility relocations----__ 260, 000. 00 Total for all work----. ----------------------------- 1, 844, 378. 90 The additional sum of $2,633,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing the fiscal year 1942 for new work as follows: Continue construction of the dam and appurtenant works under the existing continuing contract__________------------------------ $2, 050, 000. 00 Land acquisition and utility relocations________----------- 583, 000. 00 Total for all work ____-____________-__--__---- -- 2, 633, 000. 00 With the expenditure of these funds it is estimated that the project will be 57 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________________ -- __-----$96, 101. 16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-__________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- -.. _____. 96, 101. 16 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------- 1, 257. 32 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940---------------------- 97, 358. 48 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 1, 590. 77 Net total expenditures _______ __ _______ ____- - 95, 767. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------_ 343, 121. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 438, 889. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .............................. $14, 000. 00 $24, 778. 69 $57, 322. 47 Cost of maintenance -------........ .... ... ............... = J 1I I I -- Total expended- _ _. __ 14, 000. 00 23, 220. 96 58, 546.75 Allotted --- . . .. . . . . 14, 000. 00 24, 889. 29 400, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-_____ __-________ - ___ _____ $1, 668. 33 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------$100, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Departmeent Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940_-- 300, 000. 00 400, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 401, 668. 33 Gross amount expended------------ $64, 198. 28 Less reimbursements collected -- --------- 5, 651. 53 58, 546. 75 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------------- 343, 121. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------- $1, 590. 77 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------- 570. 71 2, 161. 48 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 340, 960. 10 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 1, 257. 32 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940--------------- 342, 217. 42 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_______________________---------- 8, 401, 100. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1----------------- - ___-____ -- 2, 633, 000. 00 I Exclusive of available funds. 1112 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 7. ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, TULSA DISTRICT Location.-These improvements are located on tributaries of the Arkansas River and are in the States of Kansas and Oklahoma. More definite locations of the individual items are given in the following paragraph. Existing 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, 75th Cong., 1st sess., with such modifi- cations 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 accomplish- ment of the plan, the reservoirs to be selected and approved 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, 75th Cong., 3d sess. The reservoirs included in the comprehensive plan within the limits of the Tulsa district are listed below: Distance Reservoir River above mouth Nearest town dam andheight Maximum type of (miles) Mannford_---------- Cimarron__. 17 Mannford, Okla._- 120 feet-earth fill. Toronto_-------------_ Verdigris ... 271 Toronto, Kans -_-_- 85 feet-earth fill. Fall River------------- Fall River__ 54 Fall River, Kans ........... 94 feet- earth fill. Oologah ..------------- Verdigris 90 Oologah, Okla ...-. 100 feet-earth fill. Tenkiller Ferry- ------ _ Illinois------ 13 Vian, Okla__---- 160 feet--earth fill. _---____ Wister ---- - Poteau______ 59 Wister, Okla__ 83 feet-earth fill. Estimated cost Reservoir Power Reservoir capacity develop- Lands, feet)e- ment Construe- damages Total tion and relo- cations Mannford _________. - ________ ______________ 600, 000 None $6, 100, 000 $1,800, 000 $7, 900, 000 Toronto_______________________________ 195, 000 do-- 4, 815, 000 3, 287, 000 8, 102, 000 Fall River________________________________ 263, 000 ___do 8, 335, 000 1, 130, 000 9, 465, 000 Oologah- _________ -_______-_______ _____ - 815, 000 do_ _ 4, 745, 000 3, 600, 000 8, 345, 000 Tenkiller Ferry - 650, 000 do 10, 890, 000 1, 500, 000 12, 390, 000 Wister .- 430, 000 do 4, 940, 000 1, 690, 000 6, 630, 000 Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations by hired labor during the fiscal year consisted of the preparation of prelimi- nary plans and estimates, foundation investigations, and engineering studies in connection with the general comprehensive plan. The cost during the fiscal year was $271,011.50, and the expenditures were $279,729.51, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The preparation of detailed reser- voir plans was well advanced at the end of the fiscal year. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $305,641.60, and the expenditures were $314,297.75, all for new work. RIVERS AND I-IARBORS-TITLSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 1113 Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, :$393,202.25, and accounts receivable, $9,820.10, a total of $403,022.35, will be applied to surveys and preparation of detailed plans for the development of the comprehensive plan for flood control in the Arkan- sas River Basin. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___------- ----------------- $305, 641. 60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __________-305, 641. 60 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940____________________________ 9, 820. 10 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_______________________ 315, 461. 70 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_____________________________ 1, 163. 95 Net total expenditures_____________ 314, 297. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------- 393, 202. 25 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__________________ 707, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ________. . _____ ___-_-_-___ ___------ __----_-- _.... $34, 630. 10 $271, 011. 50 Cost of maintenance ------------ -- -------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- Total expended _______..____- - 34, 568. 24 34____ 279, 729. 51 Allotted .. ---------------------------- 390 375. 390, 375.00 317, 125. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939________________- $355, 806. 76 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------------------- 317, 125. 00 Amount to be accounted for__-- __________________________ 672, 931. 76 Gross amount expended__________________________ $301, 186. 66 Less reimbursements collected-_________-_______ 21, 457. 15 279, 729. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940________________________ 393, 202. 25 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____-- -_____ $1, 163. 95 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 3, 718. 45 4, 882. 40 Balance available June 30, 1940___________________________ 388, 3191. 85 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__________________________ _____ 9, 820. 10 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940________________ 398, 139. 95 8. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $268,775.85; the expenditures were $269,526.11. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $127,973.89, and accounts receivable, $1,681.08, a total of $129,- 654.97, together with an allotment of $75,000 received during July 1940, a grand total of $204,654.97, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. 1114 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The additional sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost a.nd financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_-----_---- ______- $424, 588. 87 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940'__ 424, 588. 87 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_________________________ 1,681. 08 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940___-_________________ 426, 269. 95 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 930. 82 Net total expenditures---- --------------------------- 425, 339. 13 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______________________________ 127, 9173. 89 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 553, 313. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----. . . . . . . . . . . . ..--------------.-------------- - - -------------- Cost of maintenance . $25, 638. 81 $130, 174. 21 $268,775.85 Total expended_ ...................... - _ 25, 638. 81 130, 174. 21 269, 526. 11 Allotted ---..-------- -- - ---. 25, 638. 81 369, 674. 21 158, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------------------------- $239,500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939-_---- $70, 000 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940_---- ------------ 88, 000 158, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________________________ 397, 500. 00 Gross amount expended__---- __- _____------_ $313, 747. 00 Less reimbursements collected _________________ _ 44, 220. 89 269, 526. 11 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--------------___ 127, 973. 89 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_---__---- ___ - $930. 82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__________ 14, 817. 96 15, 748. 78 Balance available June 30, 1940------------- --------- 112,225.11 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940_----------------------- 1,681. 08 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940----_ ___ 113, 906. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940------------------------------ 75, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1941__----------------188, 906. 19 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance _________________________________ 100, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT 1115 9. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Expenditures to June 30, full re- 1940 Estimated port see amount re- Name of project annual quired to report Mainte- complete for 1- New work nance ARKANSAS RIVER, MAIN STEM AND MINOR TRIE UTARIES 1. K aw , Okla . _._ ___-_.. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1937 $32, 500. 2. Near Fort Gibson, in Muskogee County, Okla._ 1937 33,600 3 Hutchinson, Kars.2__ _ 1937 1, 050, 000, 4. Wichita and Valley Center, Kans.2 - 1937 2, 603, 100 5. Big Slough to Belle Plaine, Kans.2 1937 1,650, 200 6. Augusta, K ans.- .... .. .. ... .. .. . .. .. . 1938 (4) 7. Winfield, Kans. . 1937 (4) 8. Optima Reservoir, North Canadian River, Okla_ 1938 6, 700, 000 GRAND (NEOSHO) RIVER 9. F lorence K ans.2 ............................... 1937 17, 000 10. Cottonwood Falls, Kans..____________ ________ 1937 7, 200 11, Emporia, Kans 2 1937 22, 700 12. Neosho Rapids, Lyon County, Kans.2.......... 1937 38, 900 13. Lyon County, Kans ___. 1937 237, 100 14 Hartford, Kane,2 1937 43, 200 15. Burlington, Kans.2. - - 1937 27, 000 16. Leroy, Kans.2- - -- ------- ..... . 1937 9, 600 17. Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kans.2 ....... 1937 32, 400 18. Humboldt, Kans.2. 1937 19,300 19. Chetopa, Kans.2 - 1937 28, 600 20. Cherokee County, Kans.2 ........-. 1937 234, 000 21. Iola, Kans ._. . - 1939 $20. 989. 80 (4) VERDIGRIS RIVER 22. Verdigris River from mouth to Madison, Kans.2_ 1938 (5) 23. West of Fredonia, Wilson County, Kans.2...... 1937 189, 900 24. West of Benedict, Wilson County, Kans.2 ...... 1937 195, 000 25. West of Elk City, Montgomery County, Kans.2_ 1937 400 81, 26. Caney Creek, Washington County, Okla., and Chautauqua and Montgomery Counties, Kans.2 ........................................ 1937 157, 600 SALT FORK OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER 27. Blackwell, Okla. ............................... 1937 50, 000 1 In 1937 the projects were reported by the Memphis district; in 1938 and 1939 by the Little Rock district 2 Awaiting local cooperation. 3 Project completed by Kansas Works Progress Administration. 4 Complete. I Some work on this project was done by Wilson County (Kans.) Civil Works Administration in 1933. and 1934. 10. PLANT ALLOTMENT, TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_________________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940--------------------_--------- $58, 181. 89 Net total cost to June 30, 1940------------------------------ 58, 181. 89 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940__-___________----____-_ 10, 362. 17 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940,_________--------- 68, 544. 06 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------------- 65, 614. 87 Net total expenditures_____________------------------------------------- 2, 929. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____________--------------- 182, 070. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 185, 000. 00 1116 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ----------- Cost of maintenance - Total expended ..-......... Allotted ------------.. . ----- -- ..... - - . - .. . --... ---------- ..-- ----------------- _I-------------- - $2, 929. 19 185, 000.00 -- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939__ $185, 000. 00 G ross amount expended __________---__________________ $915, 584. 74 Less : Reimbursements collected------------ $912, 595. 89 Receipts from sales 59. 66 912, 655. 55 2, 929. 19 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 182, 070. 81 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------------------ $65, 614. 87 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ 69, 826. 50 135, 441.37 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------------46, 629. 44 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------- --- 10, 362. 17 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940----------------- 56, 991. 61 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Locality tion Congress 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, Jan. 8, 1940 - -- Unfavorable. and Haskell Counties, Aug. 28, 1937. Okla. Arkansas River, Sequoyah Flood Control Com- -.- do Do. and Haskell Counties, mittee resolution, Okla. June 11, 1937. Arkansas River, Okla., lev- Flood Control Act, ees at Tulsa and West June 22, 1936. --------------...------------------- Tulsa. Beaver River, Okla _.__-__ Flood Control Act, --------------...------------------- Aug. 28, 1937. 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, 1936. 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. Grand (Neosho) River and Flood Control Act, tributaries, Okla., Kans., Aug. 28, 1937. Mo. and Ark. Grand (Neosho) River, Flood Control Act, Morris County, Kans. June 22, 1936. Grouse Creek, Kans_ .-.... Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, Apr. 13, 1938. Kenton Reservoir, Cimar- Flood Control Act, ron River, Okla. June 22, 1936. Mannford Reservoir, Cimar- d o .. . . . . . . ....- ron River, Okla. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT) 1117 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 . i North Canadian River, Flood Control Act, Okla. and Tex. Aug. 28, 1937. Oologah Reservoir, Verdi- Flood Control Act, gris River, Okla. June 22, 1936. Poteau River, Ark ....... -----d o -.... 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 Commit- Sept. 14, 1939 House, 480, 76th Favorable, of Cherokee. Okla. tee resolution, Jan. Cong., 2d sess. 27,1938. Do_ -- -__ Flood Control Com- --. do-.... do .......... .... Do. mittee resolution, Feb. 10, 1938. Sans Bois Creek, Haskell Flood Control Act, July 5,1939 _ .____________.... Unfavorable. and Latimer Counties, Aug. 28, 1937. Okla. South Canadian River, Flood Control Act, Okla. 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, water power, irrigation, and construction of dams on upper section. Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir Flood Control Act, on Illinois River, Okla. June 22, 1936. Verdigris River, Kans ---- -. do. __--- _- July 19, 1939 House, 440, 76th Favorable. Cong., 1st sess. Verdigris River, Kans., con- Commerce Commit- trol of flood waters of tee resolution, Mar. Thayer Lake, Neosho and 12, 1940. Wilson Counties. Wister Reservoir on Poteau Flood Control Act, - River, Okla. June 22, 1936. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS' AND HARBORS IN THE ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT This district comprises southwestern Illinois and portions of east- ern Missouri embraced in the drainage basin of the Mississippi River and its western tributaries, exclusive of the Missouri River, between the mouth of the Ohio River and mile 300 above the same, and of its eastern tributaries, exclusive of the Illinois River, to Hamburg Bay at mile 261 on the left bank. This district also includes the drainage basin in Missouri tributary to the Little Rivert Diversion Channel. That section of Mississippi River between Missouri River and mile 300 is included in the report of Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn. District engineer: Col. P. S. Reinecke, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Malcolm Elliott, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Mississippi River between 3. Removing snags and wrecks the Ohio and Missouri from the Mississippi River Rivers -- - - - - - - - 1118 below the mouth of the 2. Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Missouri River, and from Minneapolis, Minn. (St. the Old and Atchafalaya Louis district) ___--- - 1152 Rivers 1125 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1--71 1118 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 IMPROVEMENTS-COn tinued Page Flood-control projects-Con. 4. Examinations, surveys, and Page contingencies (general) ___ 1128 14. Harrisonville and Ivy Land- 5. Plant allotment _ 1128 ing drainage and levee district No. 2, Illinois --- 1141 Flood-control projects 15. Columbia drainage and levee district No. 3, Illinois --- 1142 6. East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek drainage dis- 16. Wilson and Wenkel and trict, Illinois_ 1130 Prairie du Pont drainage 7. North Alexander drainage and levee districts, Illi- and levee district, Illinois_ 1131 nois_ 1144 8. Clear Creek drainage and 17. East St. Louis and vicinity, levee district, Illinois .... 1133 Illinois_ 1145 9. Miller Pond drainage and 18. Seahorn drainage and levee levee district, Illinois .... 1135 district, Illinois_ 1147 10. Perry County drainage and 19. Upper Mississippi River levee districts, Nos. 1, 2, Basin, St. Louis district__ 1148 and 3, Missouri_ 1136 11. Kaskaskia Island drainage 20. Preliminary examinations and levee district, Illinois- 1137 and surveys for flood con- 12. Ste. Genevieve levee district trol_------------------- 1150 No. 1, Missouri_ -_. - 1139 21. Other flood-control projects 13. Fort Chartres and Ivy Land- for which no estimates are ing drainage district No. submitted _ .... ... 1151 5, Illinois _ _ ____ _ 1140 1. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE OHIO AND MISSOURI RIVERS Location.-The Mississippi River rises above Lake Itasca, Minn., and, from that lake, flows in a southerly direction about 2,450 miles, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The portion included in this report embraces the 195-mile section known as the middle Mississippi, between the tributary Ohio and Missouri Rivers, about 1,081 to 1,276 miles from the Gulf. Previous projects.--The original project for the improvement of the Mississippi River between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers was recommended by a Board of Engineers in a report, dated April 13, 1872, and concurred in by the Chief of Engineers. For further details see page 1879 of the Annual Report for 1915 and page 1014 of the Annual Report for 1938. EFxisting project.-This provides for obtaining and maintaining a, minimum channel depth of not less than 9 feet, a minimum width of not less than 300 feet at low water, with additional width in bends from the mouth of the Ohio River (about 1,081 miles from the Gulf) to the northern boundary of the city of St. Louis, 191 miles; thence 200 feet wide, with additional width in bends to the mouth of the Mis- souri River, 4 miles; all to be obtained by regulating works and dredging: First, by regulating works, for closing sloughs and sec- ondary channels, and narrowing the river; by building new banks where the natural width is excessive and protecting new and old banks from erosion where necessary to secure permanency. Second, by dredging or other temporary expedients to maintain channels of project dimensions. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1934, is $43,000,000, with $1,300,000 for annual maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIIS, MO., DISTRICT 1119 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents -----------... Project for regulating works adopted in 1881. (To Annual Report, 1881, p. 1536. obtain a minimum depth of 8 feet.) June 3,1896 June 13, 1902 Dredging introduced as part of the project -------- Mar. 2,1907 part of the Mar. 3,1905 1 These acts practically abrogated that Mar. 2, 19071 project for the middle Mississippi which pro- posed regulating works. June 25, 1910 Regulating works restored to the project and ap- H. Doc. No. 50, 61st Cong., 1st sess., propriations begun with a view to the comple- and H. Doc. No. 168, 58th Cong., tion of the improvement between the Ohio and 2d sess. Missouri Rivers within 12 years at an estimated cost of $21,000,000, exclusive of amounts previ- ously expended. Jan; 21,1927 For a depth of 9 feet and width of 300 feet from the Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc; Ohio River to the northern boundary of the city No. 9, 69th Cong., 2d sess. of St. Louis, with the estimated cost of mainte- nance increased to $900,000 annually. July 3, 1930 Project between the northern boundary of the city Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. of St. Louis and Grafton (mouth of Illinois No. 12, 70th Cong., 1st sess. River) modified to provide for a channel 9 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide with additional width around bends, at an estimated cost of $1,500,000, with $125,000 annually for main- tenance. 1Also joint resolution, June 29, 1906. See House Document No. 669 (76th Cong., 3d sess.) for report of Chief of Engineers dated February 27, 1940, containing a general plan for improvement of the Mississippi River between Coon Rapids Dam and the mouth of the Ohio River for purposes of navigation, power development, the control of floods, and the needs of irriga- tion. Reco mended modifications of project.-Under date of March 15, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modifications of the exist- ing project to approve a comprehensive plan for development of the Mississippi River at Chain of Rocks so as to provide for construction of a lateral canal at an estimated first cost to the United States of approximately $10,290,000, with annual maintenance and operation costs of $70,000, subject to such modification as the Chief of Engi- neers may find necessary when the project is undertaken; and to au- thorize the relocation of the river channel and reclamation of the area in Sawyer Bend for airport, park, recreational, and similar pur- poses at a cost to local interests of approximately $17,555,000; pro- vided that any modification of the present river channel required by the civic development be deferred until completion of the lateral canal in the interest of navigation and that the river diversion work con- nected with such civic development be under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers in order to insure that the interests of interstate and foreign commerce be properly protected; and further provided 1120 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 that local interests hold and save the United States free from any claims for damages that might be incurred due to the construction, maintenance, or operation of such civic development or any part thereof (H. Doc. No. 231, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-The water terminal and transfer facilities of the district are fully described as of December 31, 1918, in House Document No. 652, Sixty-sixth Congress, second session, pages 1211- 1239. Additional data for terminal facilities are also contained in Transportation Series No. 2, 1929, Transportation in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Operations and results during fiscal year.-River stages were fa- vorable to construction work, which was carried on extensively by contract and hired labor with Government plant during the fall of 1939; river conditions were generally unfavorable during the spring of 1940 and work was carried on only intermittently. Regulating works were maintained and project dimensions of channel were secured by dredging. The district's standard specifications for con- struction work were used. Location, quantities, and costs of open river regulating works follow: Miles Dikes (hurdles) above Class of work and locality mouth of Ohio Num- Linear Cost River ber feet New work by contract: Giboney Island---------------------------------------- 53 7 4, 030 $78, 712. 76 Schenimann ------------------------------------- 63 11 2, 675 76,122. 37 Liberty---------- ------------------------------------------ 100 4 1, 600 53, 835. 36 Chester --------------------------------------------------- 113 1 705 16, 233. 18 Kaskaskia Island-Ste. Genevieve ----- ------------------- 114 1 320 8, 721. 15 Fort Chartres ------- ---------------------------- 130 5 1, 525 71, 205. 38 Fish Bend-Danby Landing---- ...--------------------------- 138 5 3,520 29, 244. 74 Total----..... ------------------------------- 34 14, 375 334, 074. 94 New work by United States plant and hired labor: Dogtooth Bend--------------------------------- 23 3 1, 990 84, 403. 20 Brooks Point _------------------------------- 25 2 140 4, 743.75 Goose Island . ------------------------------- 36 ......__ _______ . 358.26 Thebes Reach . . .------------------------------- 42 1 1, 500 45, 032.14 Wilkinson----------------------------------------------- 87 3 400 10, 739. 45 Calico Island-------------------------------------------- 149 2 2, 335 54, 631.98 Total ..--------------------------------------- .-.-.---- 11 6,365 199, 908.78 Maintenance by United States plant and hired labor..---------... 12,484 1 182,168.16 1 Includes cost of screening 12,930 linear feet of dikes with lumber mattress. Bank protection (revetments) Miles above Linear Squares (100 Toe piles, Class of work and locality mouth feet square feet) bank pro- of Ohio Num- bank tection, Cost River ber protec- linear tion Mattress Paving feet New work by contract: Price Land- ing-Powers Island-Goose Island .-- 34-37 2 3, 085 3, 394 1, 930 2, 025 $84, 621. 38 New work by United States plant and hired labor: K askaskia Island - ...... 155 1 975 877 134 ... .. ... . 11, 286. 46 IMaintenance by United States plant and hired labor, ------ ------------------ ----- 15, 237 5, 741 3, 740 9, 660 208, 981. 77 RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUfIS, MO., DISTRICT 1121 New work.-Eleven dikes, totaling 6,365 feet in length, were built by hired labor with Government plant, at a cost of $199,908.78. One revetment, totaling 975 feet in length, consisting of 877 squares of mattress and 134 squares of paving, was built by hired labor with Gov- ernment plant, at a cost of $11,286.46. A total of 41,482 cubic yards of rock was removed by United States dipper dredge at a cost of $56,763.67. Thirty-four dikes, totaling 14,375 feet in length, were built under contract at a cost of $334,074.94. Two revetments, total- ing 3,085 feet in length, consisting of 3,394 squares of mattress and 1,930 squares of paving, were built under contract at a cost of $84,- 621.38. In addition to, completed work there was under construction, by contract, two dikes to total about 1,980 linear feet, and by hired labor three dikes to total about 900 linear feet. The total cost of new work was $686,655.23 from regular funds. Maintenance.-Dikesand revetments were repaired at a cost of $391,- 149.93. The required 9-foot channel was maintained, except for the short periods needed to move a dredge to the shoal, by five United States hydraulic dredges. During the year 78 shoals developed, of which 70 were dredged once, 7 were dredged twice, and 1 was dredged 3 times. There were 9,963,785 cubic yards of sand and gravel removed by these dredges from the channels through 78 bars; 249,629 cubic yards of material was removed in outside-the-channel dredging, and 32,245 cubic yards of material was removed in miscellaneous snagging operations by dipper and hydraulic dredges. The channels dredged had a combined length of 25 miles, an average width of 360 feet, and an average gain in depth of 5.6 feet. The total cost of dredging was $555,501.20, all charged to maintenance. Hydrographic surveys were made covering 245 miles of river, cost- ing $72,991.65. Model studies were made at the Waterways Experi- ment Station, of the following river reaches: Boston Bar and Chain of Rocks at a total cost of $6,872.92. Other miscellaneous costs were: Snagging, $24,378.03; aids to navigation, $4,742.94; cooperative stream gaging, $18,400; and gages, $18,271.29; all charged to maintenance. The total cost of all maintenance was $1,092,307.96. The costs during the year were $686,655.23 from regular funds for new work and $1,092,307.96 for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,071,694.10 from regular funds, and minus $9.14 from Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Open river regulating works are about 78 percent completed. The quantities required to complete the project are estimated at 84 dikes, 63,000 linear feet, and 43 revetments, 206,000 linear feet. Dikes and revetments are now in good repair and the channel has been greatly improved by the work that has been done. Dredging is required at low stages to remove temporary shoals and maintain the required channel depths. In recent years, notwithstanding the unusual low water that has prevailed, the project dimensions of channels have generally been maintained throughout the navigation season. The navigation season formerly extended from the middle of February to the middle of De- cember, the river being generally closed by ice the remainder of the year. However, in recent years navigation has continued throughout the winter, except when the river is actually blocked by heavy running 1122 REPORT OF CHIEF OF EN'GINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 ice or gorges. The river is generally above the 10-foot stage, St. Louis gage, for 51/2 months of the year, latter part of February to middle of August, during which time project channel depths generally prevail without dredging. The following table gives condition of the channel during the fiscal year 1940: Channel affording- Con- Length 9 feet or more Less than 9 feet 7 feet or less 6 feet or less trol- section - st-- -depth ling 2 Length Peri- Length Period Length Period Length Period od Ohio River to Commer- Miles Miles Days Miles Days Miles Days Miles Days cial Point -___-___-. .. 32. 7 25. 3 329 7. 4 36 3.2 13 1.6 5 6 Commercial Point to Commerce .____._-- _ 6. 7 4. 2 338 2. 5 27 1. 5 7 .4 1 6 Commerce to Grays Point __________ - _ 6. 6 4. 6 356 2. 0 9 .8 3 0 0 7 Grays Point to Grand Tower___________ 33.7 21.2 313 12. 5 52 7.0 17 1.2 4 5 Grand Tower to Fort Gage ______ ____ 36.3 26. 0 322 10.3 43 5. 5 16 1.5 2 6 Fort Gage to Little Rock_ -_ -- _ _ 9.5 7.6 344 2.3 21 1.6 11 1.4 6 6 Little Rock to River des Peres___ __________ 46. 5 31.7 312 14.8 53 9. 5 24 3.6 8 5% River des Peres to Mer- chants Bridge--------- 11.2 9.9 348 1.3 17 .8 3 0 0 6 0 Merchants Bridge to northern boundary, City of St. Louis .... 8.0 4. 5 309 3. 6 56 3. 5 40 1.3 12 5 Northerni boundary to mouth of Missouri River a...........____.. 3.8 3. 2 343 .6 22 .4 2 0 0 7 1 Previous tables were computed on a navigation season of 275 days; during the fall and winter (1939-40) 2 river stages remained below zero (St. Louis gage) for 180 consecutive days, the record to date. Project width is 300 feet from Ohio River to northern boundary of St. Louis and 200 feet from that point to Missouri River, with additional width in bends throughout. 8This is known as the "Chain of Rocks Reach." The costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1940, have been as follows: Costs Kind of funds Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular _______ -__ -_____-____ _ $29, 173, 810. 57 $23, 134, 473. 73 $52, 308, 284. 30 $52, 465, 259. 12 Public Works_____ ... - -____ __-_ 3, 462, 145. 32 ---------------- 3, 462, 145. 32 3, 462, 145. 32 __ Emergency Relief--------------- - 996, 747.95- -_--- -_ 996, 747. 95 996, 747. 95 Total ..........-- ..------- --- 33, 632, 703. 84 23, 134, 473. 73 56, 767, 177. 57 56, 924, 152. 39 Proposed operatioe.-The unexpended balance, including $200,000 which was advanced to the plant allotment, will be applied as follows : RIVERS' AND HARBORS-ST. LOUS, MO., DISTRICT 1123 Accounts payable, June 30, 1940_ ---- ---- _ _----_---------- $43,025. 18 New work : By contract (completion of existing contract), July 1 to Sept. 15, 1940 : Piling dikes : Giboney Island__------------------------------ 1, 700. 00 Chester---------------- ------------------- 11, 200.00 Fish Bend-Danby Landing_-_____ 62, 000. 00 By hired labor with United States plant (completion of exist- ing jobs), July 1 to Sept. 1, 1940: Piling dikes: Goose Island__________------------- 22, 000. 00 By contract, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941: Piling dikes : Price Towhead ----------------------------- 38, 500. 00 Seventy Six-Liberty __----- -------- 87, 400. 00 Ste. Genevieve, Ill_______________-- --------- 49, 500.00 Pile and crib dikes: Calico Island-Cornice Island------- 114, 400. 00 Crib dikes: Neelys Landing______-____------------ 52, 800. 00 Bank protection: Greenfield Bend 46, 200. 00 Willard------------------------ -------- 52, 200. 00 Wilkinson ----------------------------- 60, 900. 00 Fish Bend (bank rectification) 92, 800. 00 By hired labor with United States plant, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941: Piling dikes: Dogtooth bend ----------------------------- 8, 250. 00 Graysboro __------------ 8, 500.00 Devils Island_ 31, 500. 00 Willard-- --------------------- 20, 000. 00 Grand Tower Island_ 18, 600. 00 Rockwood ---------- 28, 600. 00 Crain Island----------------- 49, 500. 00 Horsetail, East ---------------------------- 22, 500. 00 Solid dikes: Graysboro_ 8, 750. 00 Bank protection: Goose Island__- 18, 000. 00 Pulltight------------------------------------ 22, 500. 00 Land acquisition: Fish Bend (purchase of 141/2 acres for bank rectification) 5, 000. 00 Dredging: Fish Bend (for bank rectification) ------- 34, 000. 00 Total for new work---------- ----------------- 967, 300. 00 Maintenance by hired labor with United States plant, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941: Dikes and bank protection ..... 212, 000. 00 Project channel dredging- 652, 000. 00 Snagging___- 15, 000. 00 Surveys, tests and studies_ 70, 000. 00 Aids to navigation_ 15, 000. 00 Transfer to U. S. Geological Survey for cooperative stream gaging- 20, 000. 00 Total maintenance ____ . ______ 984, 000. 00 Total for all work- 1, 994, 325. 18 Unallocated balance ___..... 602. 86 Total__ I--------------------------------------- 1, 994, 928. 04 1124 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The sum of $2,850,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work: By contract, July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942: Dikes -------------------------------------------- $400, 000 Bank protection_............. 000 6_______------650, By hired labor: Dikes---------------------------------------------100, 000 Bank protection 1---------------------------- 000 Total for new work---------- -------------------- 1, 250, 000 Maintenance by hired labor with United States plant: Dikes and bank protection--------------------------------780, 000 Project channel dredging --------------------------------- 680, 000 Transfer to U. S. Geological Survey for cooperative stream gaging ------ ----------------------------------------- 20, 000 Surveys and studies------ ------------------------------- 120, 000 Total maintenance ----------------------------------- 1, 600,000 Total for all work _....--_______ -___ ---------- __ 2, 850, 000 It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be about 83 percent completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--_--_----------------- $35, 242, 703. 84 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------- 23, 134, 473. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 --------- 58, 377, 177. 57 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 (Advanced to Plant account)__ 200, 000. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940----------------.. . .. 58, 577, 177. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_-... __-__------____ 43, 025. 18 Net total expenditures---- ----------------------- 58, 534, 152. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------- ______--- 1, 794, 928. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -----_____-60, 329, 080. 43 I Cost of new work in 1936 reduced in the amount of $9.14 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ..-.. __ _. 1 $805, 100. 97 $1,313, 493. 57 $865, 664. 99 $1, 143, 569. 24 $686, 655. 23 Cost of maintenance--........... 644, 152. 00 1, 217, 414. 09 1, 227, 420. 75 1, 037, 999. 09 1,092, 307. 96 Total cost.-------------- 1, 449, 252. 97 2, 530, 907. 66 2, 093, 085. 74 2, 181, 568. 33 1, 778, 963. 19 Total expended - 1, 123, 032. 56 .-------------- 2, 539, 069. 87 2, 138, 338. 29 2, 113, 011. 73 2, 071, 684. 96 Allotted_-----.............-.-- . 2, 224, 714. 51-------. - 3, 745, 000.00 1, 872, 707. 95 2, 009, 040. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1125 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939________________ __-_____$1, 857, 573. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_____ $220, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940____- 1, 790, 000. 00 2, 010, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------- ------------- 3, 867, 573. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 960. 00 Net 'amount to be accounted for --------------------- 3, 866, 613.00 Gross amount expended-- __________-______-____ 2, 071, 684. 96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------ ------------ 1, 794, 928.04 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------- $31, 515. 11 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------. 101, 652. 11 133, 167. 22 Balance available June 30, 1940_ .... -_______--- -- 1, 661, 760. 82 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project - - - ________________ 8, 400, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 2 11,250, 000. 00 For maintenance 2 _ ___ - -__- ___ - _ - _____ __ - 1, 600, 000. 00 - - - - -- - - - Total 2------- --------------- 2, 850, 000. 00 2Exclusive of available funds. 2. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MOUTH OF MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (ST. LOUIS DISTRICT) See report, "Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn.," page 1152. 3. REMOVING SNAGS AND WRECKS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW THE MOUTH OF MISSOURI RIVER AND FROM OLD AND ATCHAFALAYA RIVERS The section of the Mississippi River covered in this report was formerly in charge of the St. Louis engineer district, but for the purpose of administration on July 1, 1930, it was divided into three reaches, which are under the supervision and direction of the district engineers at St. Louis, Mo., Memphis, Tenn., and Vicksburg, Miss. The St. Louis district extends from the mouth of the Missouri River to the mouth of the Ohio River, a distance of 195 miles. The Memphis district extends from the mouth of the Ohio River to the mouth of the Arkansas, River, a distance of 399 miles. The Vicks- burg district extends from the mouth of the Arkansas River to the Head of Passes, 671 miles, and includes 8 miles of Old River and 30 miles of the Atchafalaya River. District engineers: St. Louis, Mo., Col. P. S. Reinecke, Corps of Engineers; Memphis, Tenn., Lt. Col. Daniel Noce, Corps of En- gineers; Vicksburg, Miss., Lt. Col. Raymond G. Moses, Corps of En- gineers. Division engineers: For the river below the mouth of the Ohio, Brig. Gen. H. B. Ferguson, Corps of Engineers, to September 1, 1939; Brig. Gen. Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, since that date; 1126 REPORT OF OIIIET OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 for the river above the mouth of the Ohio, Col. Malcolm Elliott, Corps of Engineers. Location.-The snagging district embraces that portion of the river between Head of Passes and the mouth of Missouri River, 1,265 miles, 8 miles of Old River (present mouth of Red River), and 30 miles of Atchafalaya River from Red River to Melville, La.; total, 1,303 miles. Previous projects.-For the removal of these obstructions general appropriations were made at irregular intervals as early as 1824. For further details, see page 1880, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This is a continuation of the plan adopted in 1879, and provides for the removal and destruction of snags, wrecks, drift heaps, and other obstructions to navigation in the Mississippi River between Head of Passes (13 miles from mouth of South Pass) and mouth of Missouri River, and in Old and Atchafalaya Rivers (38 miles) to Melville, La.; also for the felling of large trees on or near caving banks, thereby decreasing the number of snags to be destroyed thereafter. The work is done by the Department's steel-hull snag boats C. B. Reese, built in 1879 (rebuilt 1901); C. W. Howell, built in 1881; the Charles H. West, built in 1934; and other plant; all fitted with the necessary equipment and appliances and operated by Government employees. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents ......-...... Annual appropriations or allotments made 1879 to 1886, inclusive, except in 1883 and 1885. Aug. 11, 18881 Annual expenditure of $100,000 made available each year. Mar. 3, 1909 Atchafalaya and Old Rivers from their junction with the Mississippi and Red Rivers to Mel- ville, La., included in the project. Mar. 2,1919 Appropriation of $50,000 additional to cover in- creased costs due to war conditions. June 30, 1922 2 Mar. 2, 1923 2 Allotments of $25,000, $20,000, $17,500, and $13,000, June 7,1924 f respectively, to cover increased costs. Apr. 15, 1926 2 June 26, 1934 3 Maintenance provided for with funds appropri- ated for the preservation and maintenance of rivers and harbors, since June 30, 1935. 1 Sec. 7. 2War Department Appropriation Act. 3 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. Terminal facilities.-For information under this heading reference should be made to the report on improving the Mississippi River between Ohio and Missouri Rivers and to reports of the Mississippi River Commission and district engineers thereunder. Operationsand results during fiscal yea.-The entire section of the river included in the project was patrolled and cleared of obstruc- RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1127 tions except that from Warrenton, Miss., to Head of Passes, 454 miles, where work was not required and Missouri River to Ohio River, 195 miles (no snag boat available), was not patrolled. The total cost of work under the project for the year was $83,254.56 for maintenance, and the total expenditure was $90,168.62. Mouth of Missouri River to mouth of Ohio River (St. Louis dis- trict).-No work done during the year. Mouth of Ohio River to mouth of White River (Memphis dis- trict).- During the year the snag boat C. B. Reese ran 2,499 miles and destroyed 1,229 snags and the snag boat Tom Stallings ran 853 miles and destroyed 211 snags, all at a cost of $58,254.56 and expendi- ture of $65,168.62. Mouth of White River to Head of Passes and Old and Atchafalaya Rivers (Vicksburg district).--During the year the snag boat C. H. West made 54 complete trips between the mouth of White River and Warrenton, Miss. No snagging waS necessary below that point. Dur- ing these trips 6,545 miles were run and 480 snags were destroyed, at a cost and expenditure of $25,000. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project being one of continuous maintenance of channel, no estimate of completion and total cost can be made. Each freshet brings down new obstructions and changes in location of channel, which are constantly going on, uncover old ob- structions. The number of obstructions destroyed annually varies from several hundred to several thousand. (Annual Report, 1920, p. 2503.) This work is of great benefit to commerce and navigation of the river, and disasters caused by vessels striking channel obstructions seldom occur. Operations in the various districts provided a channel reasonably free from snags at the end of the fiscal year, and there is sufficient plant available to take care of future work. The total cost of the existing project at the end of the fiscal year was $5,269,654.54 for maintenance. The total expenditures under the existing project were $5,269,654.54, of which $4,146,102.75 was from appropriation provided under section 7 of the act of August 11, 1888. Proposed operations.-This work is continuous since new obstruc- tions are brought down by each freshet though not in such quantity as formerly. An allotment of $50,000 from regular maintenance and improvement funds for the fiscal year 1941 will be applied to removing obstructions to navigation in the following districts: Memphis-------- --------------------------------- $25, 000 Vicksburg ---------- ---------------------------------- 25, 000 Total ------------------------------------------ 50, 000 The work will be done by hired labor with Government plant. It is expected that the funds will be exhausted by June 30, 1941. It is estimated that $65,000 from regular maintenance and im- provement funds will be required during the fiscal year 1942 for removing obstructions from rivers under this project in the follow- ing districts: Memphis- _......-_-_. $40, 000 Vksburg ------------------ _------25, 000 Total -- -- -_---_--_---_-- 65, 000 1128 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940______________________ $5, 628, 281. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__________ 5, 628, 281. 8 Net total expenditures ___---__- _ -- ___________ ___ 15, 628, 281.89 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ----- -5_____- ________- - 5___ 2, 522. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________ 15, 680, 804. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-_- Cost of maintenance-__------_--- $--83,549.12 $79, 192. 96 $67, 663. 73 $54,016.69 $83, 254. 56 Total expended ........... 77, 080. 95 84, 646. 39 69, 918. 68 47, 102. 63 90, 168. 62 I - _ _ -__ _ _ _ _ Allotted___ _. - - -- - -- - -- 90, 000. 00 7, 000. 00 116, 200. 00 50, 000. 00 85, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ ____ __ $57, 691. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939---- _______- $35, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940_____--_____ 50, 000. 00 85, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__ 142, 691. 56 Gross amount expended-----------------------$90, 440. 84 Less reimbursements collected---------- 272.22 90, 168. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 -------------------- 52, 522. 94 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 2 - - - - - - 65, 000. 00 1 Includes $279,495.17 for Memphis district and $279,840.55 for Vicksburg district. Includes $5,260,604.83 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year was $47,138.39, and the ex- penditures were $45,112.42. The balance unexpended, $38,483.19, including accounts receivable at end of fiscal year, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $28,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 - Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__---------------------- $357, 740.22 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----- __ 357, 740. 22 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940____-- - __-------------. 3, 767. 26 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 --- _------------ -361, 507. 48 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 361, 507. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ ___ ___ ____-------------- 34, 715. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 396, 223.41 RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MiO., DISTRICT 1129 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ----- ------ ----- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ...---- Cost of maintenance----- $19,121.59 $56, 573. 48 71, 464. 26 $52, 914. 25 $47, 138. 39 Total expended_-----------------22, 769. 31 -87, 569. 05 57, 645. 65 73, 089. 29 45, 112. 42 Allotted_---------------------- 45, 000.00 -150, 000. 00 90, 000. 00 95, 000. 00 25, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------------------------------- $54, 828. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940_---------------------------------- _ 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------- - 79, 828. 35 Gross amount expended -------------------- $57, 794.42 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 12, 682. 00 45, 112. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 34, 715. 93 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940-------------------- ----- 3, 767. 26 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 -------- ___ 38, 483. 19 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance __--________--__--_--____---------- 28, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 5. PLANT ALLOTMENT, ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 $2, 834, 455. 11 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--------------------------- 137, 323. 93 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_ 2, 971, 779. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 100, 636. 73 Net total expenditures----------------------------------2, 871, 142.31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 255, 598. 34 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 3, 126, 740. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended .. ....--------------- $147, 126. 27 -$57, 084. 55 -$42, 026.93 -$119, 466. 38 -$193, 995. 36 Allotted_ -------------------- 189, 659. 93 150, 000. 00 -120, 000. 00 -150, 000. 00 -150, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $211, 602. 98 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- 50, 000. 00 1---------- Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------_ 61, 602. 98 Gross amount expended------------------------$3, 080, 346. 04 Less- Reimbursements collected-- $3, 260, 630. 14 Receipts from sales----------- 13, 711. 26 3, 274, 341. 40 -193, 995. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 255, 598. 34 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_-------------- $241, 816.83 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 14, 573. 00 256, 389. 83 Balance available June 30, 1940---.- -791. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ----------- ------ 137, 323. 93 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 ------ 136, 532. 44 1130 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 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 Illinois River, Ill., reim- Rivers and Harbors--------------------------------............... burse levee districts for Committee resolu- seepage, backwater, etc. tion, Feb. 10, 1937. Mississippi River at Lock Rivers and Harbors Apr. 22,1940 ....----------------- Unfavorable. and Dam No. 26, provis- Committee resolu- ion of roadway around tion Mar. 28, 1938. pool (Alton, Ill.). Mississippi River between Rivers and Harbors-------.. -------------------- Ohio River and Alton, Ill. Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 28, 1938. Mississippi River between Sec. 1 of River and Mar. 16, 1940 H. 669, 76th Cong., Favorable. Ohio and Illinois Rivers, Harbor Act Jan. 21, 3d sess. for navigation, flood con- 1927, and Flood Con- trol, power, and irrigation trol Act, May 15, (308 report). 1928. 6. EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU AND CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ILL. Location.--This project is in the north end of Alexander County, Ill., on the left bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 46 and 57 above Ohio River, and includes the bottom lands between the river on the west and south, Clear Creek on the north, and the Illinois Central Railroad on the east. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by the reconstruction of approximately 10.2 miles of river-front levee and 0.8 mile of back levee, involving the placing of 1,936,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the construction of one gravity drainage structure and one stop-log structure. The project, when completed, will not in itself afford complete protec- tion to this district; but upon completion of authorized work in the North Alexander, Clear Creek, Miller Pond, and Preston drainage and levee districts, protection will have been provided this and the other districts named against a flood of about 50-year frequency. The construction cost, revised in 1940, is $360,000 and estimated cost of lands and damages is $12,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperatior.-See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation, approved by the county court of Alexander County, Ill., will be ob- tained and forwarded for approval to replace assurances already approved. Right-of-way data are being gathered. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of preliminary work, surveys, design, and foundation investigations by hired labor. Bids were opened for all the work needed in this district, consisting of the placing of about 1,936,000 cubic yards of earthwork and construction of one gravity drainage structure and one stop-log structure; but no construction work was done. The costs were $18,484.91 from regular funds for new work. The expenditures were $17,164.62. Condition at end of fiscal pyar.-Work on the existing project is .about 14 percent completed. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1131 $18,484.91 from regular funds for new work; and the total expendi- tures were $17,164.62. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of $335,000 made in July 1940, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable--------------------- -- $1, 320. 29 New work: By contract, raising and enlarging existing river-front and back levees, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941-- ------------------ 341,000. 00 Unallocated balance_____ ____-------------------515. 09 Total for all work__ ________-------------------342, 835. 38 It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_-_----------------- $18, 484. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __ _____ 18, 484. 91 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__ ---- 1, 320. 29 Net total expenditures ___------------------------ ---- 17, 164. 62 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 7, 835. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____ __-_____ 25, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--- -------------------------------------------------------- $18, 484. 91 Cost of maintenance ---- Total expended..... -_ __------ _ ___ _I_--__--------------__ 17, 164. 62 Allotted..------------------ --------------- --------------------- 25, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ---------------------------------- $25, 000. 00 Gross amount expended- _________---------_-- $17, 545. 72 Less reimbursements collected_-------------- 381. 10 17, 164. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ -_____ ----- ________ 7, 835. 38 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 _ 1------------------- 1, 320. 29 Balance available June 30, 1940__________________________ 6, 515. 09 Amount allotted since June 30, 1940---------- --- _ 335, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1941 ________-______ 341, 515. 09 7. NORTH ALEXANDER DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILL. Location.-Thisproject is in the north end of Alexander County, Ill., and includes the bottoms between McClure, Ill., and the bluffs, between river miles 51 and 58 above Ohio River, and is almost due east of Cape Girardeau, Mo. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the exist- ing levee system by the reconstruction of approximately 5.2 miles of back levee, involving the placing of 1,615,000 cubic yards of earthwork 1132 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 and construction of two gravity drainage structures. The project, when completed, will not in itself afford complete protection to this district; but upon completion of authorized work in the East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek drainage district, and in Clear Creek, Miller Pond and Preston drainage and levee districts, protection will have been provided this and the other districts named against a flood of about 50-year frequency. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $316,000 and estimated cost of lands and damages is $14,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary surveys, designs, plans, etc., were carried on by hired labor at a cost of $372.78. A contract covering all construction required on the project was 17 percent completed. A total of 280,440 cubic yards of earth- work was placed under this contract at a cost of $33,984.36. The total costs were $34,357.14 from regular funds for new work. The total expenditures were $33,832.45. Condition at en'd of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 21 percent completed. The total costs on the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $54,075.08 from regular funds for new work; and the total expenditures were $52,072.58. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance, at the end of the fiscal year, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940__________________________________ $2, 002. 50 New work: By contract (completion of existing contract), raising and enlarging existing back levees, July 1, 1940 to June 30, 1941_ 261, 000. 00 Unallocated balance________________ ________ _ --- 924. 92 Total for all work ________________________________ 263, 927. 42 It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________ _____________ $54, 075.08 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 __________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ___________ 54, 075. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_________________ _____ 2, 002. 50 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 52, 072. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940____-- _______-____-____ 263, 927.42 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________ 316, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--_____ ________ ___________ ___------$19, 717. 94 $34, 357. 14 Cost of maintenance - -- - - Total expended.__----_ . --- _- .- -. _ . -... . . . . _ --- -- - - 18, 240. 13 33, 832. 45 Allotted -..-_. -_ _ 271, 000. 00 45, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1133 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------------$252, 759. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 198 ----------------------------------------- 45, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 297, 759. 87 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $35, 181. 65 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 1, 349. 20 33, 832. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 263, 927. 42 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------------------- 231, 803. 84 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------------- 32, 123. 58 8. CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILL. Location.-This project is in Union and Alexander Counties, Ill., on the left bank of Mississippi River between river miles 57 and 66 above Ohio River and, except for some lowlands and islands along the river, includes practically all the bottoms between the river and the bluffs and between Ware, Ill., on the north and McClure, Ill., on the south. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the ex- isting levee system by reconstructing approximately 10.8 miles of river-front levee and 10.3 miles of back levee, involving the placing of 3,695,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the construction of seven grav- ity-drainage structures. The project, when completed, will not in itself afford complete protection to this district; but upon completion of authorized work in the East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek drainage district and in North Alexander, Miller Pond, and Preston drainage and levee districts, protection will have been provided this and the other districts named against a flood of about 50-year fre- quency. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1940, is $943,000 and estimated cost of lands and damages is $29,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation, approved by the county court of Union County, Ill., has been received and forwarded for approval to replace assurance already approved. Right-of-way data are being gathered. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of surveys, design, and foundation investi- gations by hired labor. Bids were opened for the work on back levees of this district, involving the placing of about 1,716,000 cubic yards of earthwork and construction of 7 gravity drainage struc- tures; but no construction was done. The costs were $19,921.12 for new work from regular funds. The expenditures were $22,751.10. Condition .at end of fiscal year.-Work under the existing project is about 5 percent completed. The estimated work required to com- plete the project is the placing of about 1,979,000 cubic yards of earthwork in river front levees. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $49,638.78 from regular funds for new work; and the total expenditures were $49,078.27. 269243.--41-pt. 1, vol. 1- 72 1134 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, excluding revocation of $35,000 made since June 30, 1940, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940 ____,,, _- - - - - $560. 51 New work: By contract, raising and enlarging existing back levee, July 1, 1940 to June 30, 1941_____-- ____________--________ 418,000.00 Unallocated balance------------___-- ----------_ 361.22 Total for all work---------------------------------- 418, 921. 73 No work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1942 as the balance of the work required to complete the project is on river front levees which are now in fair condition. It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be 50 percent completed. Cost and financial sumary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------ ----- -____ _ $49, 638. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 _____ _______ 49, 638. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 560. 51 Net total expenditures_ _-- ________--_______________ 49, 078. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____ 453, 921. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940______________ 503, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_________ _ __________-- __-------------- _ __-------------- $29, 717. 66 $19, 921. 12 Cost of maintenance ------- -------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Total expended .___ ______.. ___ ____________..._ 26, 327. 17 22, 751. 10 ------------------- Allotted ........... ......-- ----.. --------------.. 363,000.00 140,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $336,672. 83 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940__--___________---- ----------- 140, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ -- __---________476,672. 83 Gross amount expended--------------------------$22, 884. 55 Less reimbursements collected____------------ 133. 45 22, 751. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ------------ -453, 921. 73 Outstanding liabilities Jrjle 30, 1940___--------- $560. 51 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_______- 354,589. ~0 355,150. 01 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------- 98, 771. 72 Amount revoked since June 30, 1940_______-----___ _______ 35, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1941- 63, 771. 72 6__________ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project Y ---- _475, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS---ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1135 9. MILLER POND DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS Location.-This project is in Union County, Ill., on the left bank of the Mississippi River, between river miles 65 and 69 above Ohio River, and includes the bottoms between the bluffs and the Missouri- Pacific Railroad and extends from the Clear Creek drainage and levee district on the south to about Wolf Lake on the north. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by the reconstruction of approximately 2.8 miles of back levee, involving the placing of about 225,000 cubic yards of earthwork. The project, when completed, will not in itself afford complete protection to this district; but upon completion of au- thorized work in the East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek drain- age district and in North Alexander, Clear Creek, and Preston drainage and levee districts, protection will have been provided this and the other districts named against a flood of about 50-year fre- quency. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $48,000 and estimated cost of lands and damages is $3,500. The project was selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers under the general authorization for the Upper Mississippi River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation.-See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation approved by the county court of Union County, Ill., has been re- ceived and forwarded for departmental approval. Right-of-way data are being gathered. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of surveys, design, planning, and foundation investigations by hired labor. Bids were opened for all the work pro- posed for this district, but no construction work was done. The total costs were $4,230.35 from regular funds for new work. The total expenditures were $4,227.14. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 10 per- cent completed. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $4,744.07, from regular funds for new work, and the total expenditures $4,668.02. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------------$76. 05 New work : By contract, raising and enlarging existing back levee (July 1 to Dec. 31, 1940).-------------------------------------- 43, 000. 00 Unallocated balance--- --------------------------- 255. 93 Total for all work----------------------------------- 43, 331. 98 It is expected that with the proposed expenditures the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- $4, 744. 07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 4, 744. 07 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------- 76. 05 Net total expenditures----- 668. 02 4,------------------------- nexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------- 43, 331. 98 ..... Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-- 48, 000. 00 1136 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ----------.. ---- ------- ----------------.. --....---------- $513. 72 $4, 230. 35 Cost ofmaintenance . .. ...---------------- -------------- ------------------------- -------------- Total expended __------------440. 88 4, 227. 14 ---------------------- Allotted ...... --------------------------- -------------- 48,000. 00 ............. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__-- -- $47, 559. 12 _ _--------------_----- Gross amount expended----------------------------- $4,322. 02 ---- Less reimbursements collected-----__________ ___ 94. 88 4, 227.14 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 _____ 43, 331.98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 __--_--__-------_ $76. 05 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__________-- 31, 851. 45 31, 927. 50 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------- _ 11, 404. 48 10. PERRY COUNTY DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICTS NOS. 1, 2, AND 3, MISSOURI Location.-This project is in Perry County, Mo., on the right bank of Mississippi River between river miles 94 and 111 above Ohio River, and includes that portion of the bottoms between the river and the bluffs and between Red Rock Landing, Mo., and Kaskaskia Island, but does not include Horse Island, Crain Island, Belle of Memphis Towhead, or Puckett Island. Existing project.--This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by reconstruction of 20.3 miles of river front levee and 14.4 miles of back levee, and involves the placing of about 4,370,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the construction of 9 gravity drainage structures and 900 linear feet of concrete flood wall. The project, when completed, will afford protection to the district against a flood of about 50-year frequency. The construction cost, estimated in 1936, is $859,000 and estimated cost of lands and damages is $49,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation for the entire project and right-of-way data for the back levees have been furnished. Collection of right-of-way data for the river front levees will be undertaken as needed. Operations and results during flsc7a year.-A total of 1,326,704 cubic yards of material was placed and three gravity drainage struc- tures were built by contract at a cost of $160,454.07 from regular funds and $8,014.28 from Emergency Relief funds, completing work on the back levees. The total costs were $161,010.41 from regular funds and $8,014.28 from Emergency Relief funds, all for new work; and the total expenditures were $185,003.33 from regular funds and $8,014.28 from Emergency Relief funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 62 percent completed. The estimated quantities required to complete- the project are the placing of about 970,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the construction of 900 linear feet of levee wall. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $493,742.15 from regular funds and $38,275.34 RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1137 from Emergency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $493,- 742.15 from regular funds and $38,275.34 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $21,257.85, is available for revocation. No work is con- templated in the fiscal years 1941 and 1942 on river-front levees of districts Nos. 1 and 2, depending upon completion of more urgent work on other projects. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__.. --------------------------- 1$532, 017. 49 Co st of ma9intenann a to Jnn 3 -e q40 %.jV Vi. v n ,, ,-,,, ,,. ,,, 1,c u t1C. o , , - . . . . . Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 532, 017. 49 Net total expenditures_________________ ___ _____________ 1532, 017. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_---------------------___ 21, 257. 85 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------- _ 1553, 275. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--- ---------------------------- $96, 091. 32 $266, 901. 48 $169, 024. 69 Coat of maintenance ..-- - -_ -- - ------ Total expended_________________ _____________ ________-___- 88, 759. 55 250, 240.33 193, 017. 61 Allotted------------------ ...--- ---------------------- 556, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 -7, 724. 66 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---------- $222, 000. 12 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------- 7, 724., 66 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 214, 275. 46 Gross amount expended_________________----- $202, 641. 06 Less reimbursements collected ----------------------- 9, 623. 45 193, 017. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------_- 21, 257. 85 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - --- -- --- -- --- --- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- existing project 2- - - _ 327, 000. 00 Includes $38,275.34 emergency relief funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 11. KASKASKIA ISLAND DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILL. Location.-This project, in Randolph County, Ill., lies on the right bank of the Mississippi River, between river miles 111 and 116 above Ohio River, includes, all of the high ground on Kaskaskia Island, and is bounded by the Mississippi River and the old channel of the river. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the ex- isting levee system by the reconstruction of about 15 miles of levee, and involves the placing of about 1,936,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the construction of 7 gravity drainage structures. The project, when completed, will afford protection to this district against a flood of about 50-year frequency. The construction cost, estimated in 1940 is $345,000 and estimated cost of lands and damages is $30,000. The project was selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers under the general authorization contained in the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. 1138 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Local cooperation.-See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation approved by the county court of Randolph County, Ill., and right-of- way data for about 90 percent of the project have been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of preliminary surveys, design, and founda- tion investigations by hired labor. Bids were opened in June for all work, but no construction work was done. The costs were $26,266.77 from regular funds for new work. The expenditures were $25,303.01. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction work had not been started. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $27,428.43 from reg- ular funds for new work; and the total expenditures were $26,409.02. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, excluding revocation of $120,000 made since June 30, 1940, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940----- ------------------------ $1, 019. 41 New work: By contract, raising and enlarging existing levees (July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941) ----------------------------------- 317, 000. 00 Unallocated balance---.-------..------------------- _ 571. 57 Total for all work ____----------- - -- - 318, 590. 98 It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ------------------------- $27, 428. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_.--_______ ___ -__- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-__--------- 27, 428. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940____ ______-___- __- 1, 019. 41 Net total expenditures___------- ---- 26, 409. 02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------------- ____- 438, 590. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__ --- _____ 465, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work____..........._ _........-------------- -------.....--. ---------- $1, 161. 66 $26, 266. 77 Cost of maintenance....---- -------------------------------- -- Total expended. ........ ..--------- .--------- _--------------.. . 1, 106. 01 25, 303. 01 Allotted......_........___..... ------- ---------------------------- 320,000.00 145, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------ - - __-- - $318, 893. 99 -______ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940----------------------------------- 145, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ ------ - -- - 463, 893. 99 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 25, 303. 01 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 --- __________--__ - 438, 590. 98 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------------ $588. 14 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------- 256, 564. 80 257,152. 94 Balance available June 30, 1940 181, 438. 04 Amount revoked since June 30, 1940 120, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1941- - - - 61, 438. 04 RIVERS AND HARBORS---ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1139 12. STE. GENEVIEVE LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 1, MISSOURI Location.-This project is in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., on the right bank of Mississippi River between river miles 119 and 121 and includes a, small area of bottom lands about 3 miles southeast of the town of Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the exist- ing levee system by the reconstruction of about 4.3 miles of existing levees and construction of 0.3 mile of new river-front levee, and in- volves the placing of about 180,000 cubic yards of earthwork and construction of two gravity drainage structures. The project, when completed, will afford protection to this district against a flood of about 10-year frequency. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1937, is $40,000 and estimated cost of lands and damages is $2,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.--See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation has been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done was in preparation of detailed plans by hired labor at a cost and expenditure of $199.49 from regular funds for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No construction work has been started. The total costs and expenditures were $199.49 from regular funds for new work. Proposed operations.-No work is contemplated during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, pending a review of House Document No. 669, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session, requested by House of Repre. sentatives Flood Control Committee resolution dated February 23, 1940, to determine whether any modification of this project is advisable. Cost and financial summzlary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_------------------ $199. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -------------- 199. 49 Net total expenditures_-_ __ --------------- 199. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 39, 800. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 .______ ___ 40, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---------- ------------- -------------------------------------- $199. 49 Cost of maintenance------ ... ....--------------.-------------- ------------- -------------------------- Total expended...--------- -------------- ------------------.. ----------.---------.---- 199. 49 Allotted------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 40, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- $40, 000. 00 Gross amount expended ------ _-------------------199. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-----------------------39, 800. 51 1140 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 13. FORT CHARTRES AND IVY LANDING DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 5, ILLINOIS Location.-This project, in Randolph and Monroe Counties, Ill., lies on, but not adjacent to, the left bank of Mississippi River between river miles 132 and 142 above Ohio River and includes certain bottom lands between the bluffs and the river and extending about 9 miles northwest of Fort Chartres State Park parallel to the bluffs. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the exist- ing levee system by the reconstruction of about 3.3 miles of river-front levee and 4.2 miles of flank levee and involves the placing of about 605,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the extension of 3 drainage structures. The project, when completed, will not in itself afford com- plete protection to this district; but upon completion of authorized work in the Harrisonville and Ivy Landing and Stringtown-Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing districts, protection will have been provided for this and the other districts named, against a flood of about 50-year frequency. The construction cost, estimated in 1936, is $120,000 and estimated cost of lands and damages is $10,500. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation approved by the county courts of Randolph and Monroe Counties, Ill., has not been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done was in preparation of detailed plans by hired labor at a cost and expenditure of $521.43 from regular funds for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No construction work has been started. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $521.43 from regular funds for new work. Proposed operations.-No work is contemplated for the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $112,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for new work, raising and enlarging upper end of river-front levee, and flank levee along Fults Creek. It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial sumsnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------- --------- ------- $521. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---------__ __ -- 521. 43 Net total expenditures__________________________ 521. 43 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-- __________________________ 6,978. 57 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__________________ 7, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-.......---- -------------- - -------------- -------------- -------------- $521.43 C ost of m aintenance.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ Total expended-------- .---- --------------- - ----------- -------------- -- 521.43 --------- Allotted ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7, 500.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS---ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1141 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------____________________-------------------------- $105, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 97, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----- ------------------------ 7, 500. 00 Gross amount expended___________--------- 521.43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_______---- ------------- 6, 978. 57 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- 112, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ---------------------------------------- 112, 500. 00 1 Exclusive. of available funds. 14. HARRISONVILLE AND IVY LANDING DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 2, ILLINOIS Location.-This project, in Monroe County, Ill., lies on the left bank of Mississippi River between river miles 141 and 161 above Ohio River, and is bounded by Fountain Creek and Mississippi River on the north and west, and on the east by the bluffs to Valmeyer, Ill., and by Moredock and Ivy Landing drainage district No. 2 from Valmeyer south. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the exist- ing levee system by the reconstruction of about 12 miles of river-front levee, 5.5 miles of flank levee, the construction of 4 miles of new levee, a diversion channel for Fountain Creek, and involves the placing of about 2,805,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the combining and replac- ing of gravity drainage structures. The project, when completed, will not in itself afford complete protection to this district; but upon com- pletion of the upper portion of authorized work in the Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing project, protection will have been provided for this and the upper portion of the district named against a flood of about 50-year frequency. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1940, is $747,000, and estimated cost of lands and damages is $60,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation approved by the county court of Monroe County, Ill., to replace assur- ance already approved, has been furnished. A joint petition for the diversion of Fountain Creek has been presented to the county court by this and the Columbia districts. Right-of-way data are being gathered. Operations and results during fiscal year.--The work done was preparation of plans and specifications, and foundation investigations by hired labor. The total costs were $13,592.36 from regular funds for new work. The total expenditures were $13,714.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No' construction work has been started. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $34,610.99 from regular funds for new work; and the total expenditures were $34,496.61. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940---------- ------- $114. 38 New work: By contract, raising and enlarging existing river-front and flank levees, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941-----------_--------- 615, 000. 00 Unallocated balance------------------------------------------ 889. 01 Total for all work-..... ------------ --- 616, 003. 39 1142 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The sum of $96,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for new work, raising and enlarging balance of flank levees. It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______----__--- ----- $34, 610. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 34, 610. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----------- ___ - 114. 38 Net total expenditures---------------------------__ 34, 496. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------ --------- 616,003. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-- _--__- -___ -650, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- -..---------.... ____ ---___...... .__.... --------------- $21,018.63 $13, 592. 36 Cost of maintenance ............ I. ......------...---... Total expended-__-__ _. _-- __-I________--_ .- _________. -_____- __ -_ 20, 782.46 13, 714. 15 Allotted------------- - 563,000.00 .----------------------------------------- 87, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__----------------------------- $542, 217. 54 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940__------------------------------- 87,500. 00 Amount to be accounted for___- ------------------- 629, 717. 54 Gross amount expended--_______------ --------- $16, 130. 18 Less reimbursements collected_____--------------- 2,416. 03 13, 714. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 616, 003.39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 _________---114. 38 1______ Balance available June 30, 1940__ ------------------- 615,889.01 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion -- -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- of existing project 96, 500..00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 96,500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 15. COLUMBIA DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 3, ILLINOIS Location.--This project, in Monroe County, Ill., lies on the left bank of Mississippi River between river miles 157 and 167 above Ohio River, and embraces most of the bottoms between the river and the bluffs and between Fountain Creek on the south and Columbia Creek on the north. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by the reconstruction of about 10.6 miles of river-front levee and 9.0 miles of flank levee, and involves the plac- ing of about 3,576,000 cubic yards of earthwork, the construction of 7 gravity drainage structures and diversion of Fountain Creek. The project, when completed, will afford protection to this district against a flood of about 50-year frequency. The construction cost, estimated in 1940, is $726,000 and estimated cost of lands and dam- RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1143 ages is $18,300. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6. Assurance of local coopera- tion, approved by the county court of Monroe County, Ill., has been approved. Right-of-way data for all the upper flank levee and about 60 percent of the river-front levee have been furnished. A joint petition for the diversion of Fountain Creek has been pre- sented to the county court by this and the Harrisonville and Ivy Landing districts. Right-of-way data for the remainder of the district are being gathered. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dressing and seeding of levees, which was the only work remaining to be done under the con- tract for items I and II of this project, was completed at a cost of $1,106.09. Preparation of plans and specifications for the balance of work in the district, making surveys and foundation investigations, etc., was continued by hired labor at a cost of $6,772.03. The total costs were $7,878.12 from regular funds for new work. The total expenditures were $20,431.48. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 37 percent completed. Contract for work under items I and II is com- pleted. The estimated quantities required to complete the project are placing of about 2,250,000 cubic yards of earthwork and construction of 7 gravity drainage structures. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $204,532.71 from regular funds for new work; and the total expendi- tures were $204,331.42. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------- ------------- $201. 29 New work : By contract, raising and enlarging lower flank and lower portion of river-front levees, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941-- _______ 521, 0001. 00 Unallocated balance____________--------------------- 467. 29 Total for all work----------------------------------- 521, 668. 58 It is anticipated that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------- ------------- $204, 532. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940________________ 204, 532. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______________________ 201. 29 Net total expenditures----------------- --- ___ - 204, 331. 42 -- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------__ ________-----_ 521, 668. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________-___ __ 726, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work______--_----- _______---_ -------- $21, 489. 58 $175, 165. 01 $7, 878. 12 Cost of maintenance- - - _ Total expended ..--.. ...... . 12. 657. 43 171, 242. 51 20. 431. 48 Allotted---------------------------- 546, 000. 00--..------.--- 180, 000. 00 1144 REPORT OF CHIEI' OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____-- - ___--- - -_____-______ $362, 100. 06 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 ____________ _ 180, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for______________ -____________ 542, 100. 06 Gross amount expended_----- -------- $20, 648. 46 Less reimbursements collected_----------------- - 216. 98 20, 431. 45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__-- --- _____- -_____521, 668. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------- __------- _ ------ 201. 29 Balance available June 30, 1940-----------------___ 521, 467. 29 16. WILSON AND WENKEL AND PRAIRIE DU PONT DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICTS, ILLINOIS Location.-This project lies in Monroe and St. Clair Counties, Ill., on the left bank of Mississippi River between river miles 168 and 175, above Ohio River, and includes the bottoms between the river and the bluffs and extends from about opposite the lower end of Jefferson Barracks, Mo., north to Prairie du Pont Creek. The district is now known as the Prairie du Pont drainage and levee district. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by the reconstruction of about 6.7 miles of river- front levee and 5.6 miles of flank levee, and involves the placing of about 2,400,000 cubic yards of earthwork and the construction of 8 gravity drainage structures and 1 flood-gate structure. The proj- ect, when completed, will afford protection to this district against the maximum flood of record (1844) confined. The construction cost, estimated in 1940, is $750,000 and the estimated cost of lands and damages is $18,700. The project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation, approved by the county courts of Monroe and St. Clair Counties, Ill., and right-of-way data have been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year.--A contract for work under item I of this district, consisting of placing about 900,000 cubic yards of earthwork and construction of three gravity drainage struc- tures, one gate structure and two stop-log houses, was 16 percent completed. A total of 144,843 cubic yards of material was placed at a cost of $32,802.74. Work on preparation of plans and specifications, making surveys and foundation investigations for the balance of the work in the district was continued by hired labor at a cost of $14,726.08. The costs were $47,528.82 from regular funds for new work. The expenditures were $41,917.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 14 percent completed. The estimated quantities required to complete the project are the placing of about 1,500,000 cubic yards of earthwork and construction of five gravity drainage structures. The total costs to June 30,1940, were $71,343.65 from regular funds for new work, and the total expenditures were $64,891.44. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: RIVEIIRS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1145 Accounts payable June 30, 1940______________-______ $6, 452. 21 -________ New work: By contract, raising and enlarging upper two-thirds of river-front and part of upper-flank levees, July 1, 1940, to December 31, 1940--------------------------------------------------230, 000. 00 Unallocated balance ------------------------------------------ 656. 35 Total for all work________ 237, 108. 56 The sum of $218,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, on construction of river-front and flank levees. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__________- - _______-___ _ $71, 343. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___________ 71, 343.65 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___ __________ , 452. 21 6___________ Net total expenditures__-----------------------------------64, 891. 44 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 -- ___--__ 237, 108. 56 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940____----- _____ 302, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work______________________________ ____ $15, 535. 23 $8, 279. 60 $47, 528. 82 Cost of m aintenance- - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - -- - Total expended---------------------- 15, 383. 40 7, 590. 52 41, 917. 52 Allotted__--------------- ---------------------------- 207, 000.00 25, 000. 00 70, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------- $209, 026. 08 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ----- -- ------- 70, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ________________ 279, 026. 08 Gross amount expended-----------------------------------41, 917. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--- ------- -- 237, 108. 56 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---- - $508. 56 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 201, 318.91 201, 827. 47 Balance available June 30, 1940-_ _ 35, 281. 09 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion _ of existing project 1- - --- -- __ 448, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ______ ____ 218, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 17. EAST ST. LOUIS AND VICINITY, ILLINOIS Location.-This project is in St. Clair and Madison Counties, Ill., on left bank of Mississippi River between river miles 175 and 195 above Ohio River and, with the exception of Chouteau, Nameoki, and Venice, and Chouteau Island levee and drainage districts, and some islands and low-lying lands along the river bank, includes all that part of the alluvial valley between the river and the bluffs and 1146 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 between Cahokia Diversion Channel on the north and the village of Prairie du Pont on the south and is known as the East Side levee and sanitary district. Existing project.--This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by the reconstruction of about 20.6 miles of riverfront levee, 4.1 miles of upper flank levee, and 6.9 miles of lower flank levee, and involves the placing of about 3,520,000 cubic yards of earthwork, and construction of 11 gravity drainage structures and 2,000 linear feet of levee wall. The project, when completed, will afford protection to the district against the maximum flood of record (1844) confined. The construction cost, estimated in 1936, is $1,158,- 000 and the estimated cost of lands and damages is $260,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6. Assurance of local cooperation for the entire project and right-of-way data for the flank levees have been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Seeding and dressing the levees, which was the only work remaining to be done under the contract for items I, II, and III of this project, was completed at a cost of $24,104.87. Preparation of plans and specifications, founda- tion investigations, and surveys for additional work in this district, was continued by hired labor at a cost of $13,571.22. The total costs were $37,676.09 from regular funds for new work. The total ex- penditures were $56,257.90. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 28 percent completed. The estimated quantities required to complete' the project are placing of about 2,235,000 cubic yards of earthwork and construction of about 2,000 linear feet of levee wall and 11 gravity drainage structures. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $318,222.05 from regular funds and $2,900 from emergency relief funds for new work. The total expenditures were $312,327.05 from regular funds and $2,900 from emergency relief funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940---------------------------------- $6, 010. 25 New work: By contract, rebuilding subsided section of completed lower flank levee, July 1 to Dec. 31, 1940------------------------------ 110, 000. 00 By contract, raising and enlarging existing lower river-front levees, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941------------------------228, 500. 00 By hired labor, making construction surveys and plans, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941 ------------- 27, 500. 00 Unallocated balance------------- ----------------------------- 662. 70 Total for all work ------------------- 372, 672.95 The sum of $470,100 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for raising and enlarging balance of river-front levees, by contract, July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942. It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1147 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__------------------------ $321, 122. 05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____________ 321, 122. 05 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_----------------------------- 115. 25 Net total cost to June 30, 1940___------------------------- 321, 237. 30 - Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940____________------ - --- 6, 010. 25 Net total expenditures _____________--_--_____--__ 1315, 227. 05 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ __..___ --- -_________----- 372, 672. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 6______________ 187, 900.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work--------....... ...---------------... ------------ $58, 236. 95 $225, 209.01 $37, 676. 09 Cost of maintenance...--------- ------ ------- . ---- ---- Total cost ........ ....---------- ..-------------- .. 58, 236. 95 225, 209. 01 37, 676. 09 Total expended ___-_--_-_ _ ___________- _- -45, 567. 32 213, 401.83 56, 257. 90 Allotted-----....------------------------ ------------- 377, 900. 00 355, 000.00 -45, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_______- __-__-_____---____ $473, 930. 85 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment______________ 45, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for______________________ 428, 930. 85 Gross amount expended ------------------------ $56, 269. 15 Less reimbursements collected _______________-_ 11. 25 56, 257. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_-____-__________ _ 372, 672. 95 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 .________ $924. 34 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_ _ ___ 6, 775. 16 7, 699. 50 Balance available June 30, 1940__________________________ 364, 973. 45 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project___-------------------------------_ 470, 100. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1942, for new work 2 470, 100. 00 1 Includes $2,900 emergency relief funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 18. SEAHORN DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS Location.-This project, in Fulton County, Ill., lies on the right bank of Illinois River between river miles 111 and 115 above the mouth, and is bounded by Kerton Creek, Otter Creek, and the bluffs. Existing project.-This provides for raising and enlarging the existing levee system by the reconstruction of about 1.3 miles of levee, and involves the placing of about 200,000 cubic yards of earth- work and construction of one drainage structure. The project, when completed, will afford protection to the district against a flood equivalent to that of 1904 (the maximum discharge of record) con- fined. The construction cost, estimated in 1936, is $32,000 and the 1148 REPORT OF CHIEF OF EN'GINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 estimated cost of lands and damages is $2,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contract for the work in this district was completed except for repairs to concrete dis- charge box. A total of 11,424 cubic yards of earthwork was placed at a cost of $3,679.58. Preparations of plans and surveys were com- pleted by hired labor at a cost of $60.22. The total costs were $3,739.80 from regular funds for new work. The total expenditures were $4,753.99. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is practi- cally completed. The work required to complete the project is the repair of a concrete discharge box. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $25,697.72 from regular funds and $5,200 from emergency relief funds for new work. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $1,102.28, will be applied to the repair of concrete dis- charge box, by contract, July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941. It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 1$30, 897. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------- ------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 30, 897. 72 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------------- 130, 897. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------- 1, 102.28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 132, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ---------------- .. $3, 842. 78 $23, 315. 14 $3, 739. 80 Cost of maintenance ---------- -- ---------------- ------------ -------- Total expended --- _______ 3, 433. 98 22, 709. 75 4, 753. 99 Allotted ..---.....-- ---------------------------- ------ 32,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------------$5, 856. 27 Gross amount expended----------------------------- 4, 753. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------------1, 102. 28 1Includes $5,200 emergency relief funds. 19. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, ST. LOUIS DISTRICT Location.-The Mississippi River Basin above the Ohio River, exclusive of the Missouri River Basin, in the St. Louis district. Existing project.-The Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the upper Mississippi River Basin described in the Flood Control Com- mittee Document No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1149 the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, and authorized $6,600,000 for reservoirs and $2,700,000 for local flood-protection works on the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers; the reservoirs and local protec- tion projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers. The act specifically provides that the authorization shall include the enlargement and extension of a system of levees located on the south side of the Sangamon River east of Chandlerville, Ill., as set forth in House Document No. 604, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session. The following individual projects located in the St. Louis district were considered in the comprehensive plan: Reservoirs Name Tributary basin State Total esti- mated cost Meramec ........................-- -- --------- Meramec- .- Missouri_ __ $12, 440, 000 Big River - - - - - - - - do _-.... ..... do --. - 6, 647, 000 Carlyle Kaskaskia -_ - Illinois-- 10, 805, 000 Joanna --- Salt------------ Missouri -- 4, 918, 000 Estimated construction cost of levees Mississippi River: Wood River levee project, Illinois ________-_________ $750, 000 Stringtown-Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing, Ill------------ 185, 000 Kaskaskia Island levee project, Illinois 1______________________ 345, 000 Grand Tower levee project, Illinois____________________________ 320, 000 Miller Pond levee project, Illinois ___--- ___- __48, 000 Kaskaskia River, Ill.: Levees between New Athens and Carlyle, Ill., in conjunction with Carlyle Reservoir-________-__-_______-___ 2, 624, 000 1See individual report for details of project. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys and the prepa- ration of detailed plans for the development of the comprehensive plan for flood control in the upper Mississippi River Basin were con- tinued by hired labor at a cost of $142.05 from regular funds for new work. The total expenditures were $170.10. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Surveys and the preparation of plans for the development of the comprehensive plan for flood con- trol in the upper Mississippi River Basin have been continued. The construction progress of projects selected for construction under this authorization is given in individual reports. The total costs and ex- penditures to June 30, 1940, were $797.37 from regular funds for new work. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $63,702.63 will be applied to continuing sur- veys and the preparation of detailed plans for the development of the comprehensive plan for flood control in the upper Mississippi River Basin. The sum of $585,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 on surveys, on the preparation of detailed plans, and on con- struction of -flood protection works included in the general compre- hensive plan. 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1--73 1150 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___-_____________ _-------__-$797. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_____________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__________ ___- 797. 37 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------- 797. 37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__ 702. 63 6____________-------63, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------64, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.......------- -------------- -------------- ------------- .... $655. 32 $142. 05 Cost of maintenance ..-----------. . .. .. ... .. ..--------------.-------------- ---------- ----- Total expended ....----------------- ------------------------ ___ _________ 627. 27 170. 10 Allotted-- ..------. ...-------- ------------ ------------ -------------- 17, 000. 00 47, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_______------------------------ $16, 372. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940 ------------------------------------ 47,500. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------- ----------- 63, 872. 73 Gross amount expended___-..------------------- $218. 19 ------- Less reimbursements collected_________- ------- 48. 09 170. 10 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_____ 6------------ 63, 702. 63 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1___________________________ ____ 585, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 20. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The costs for work during the year amounted to $6,196.43. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, amounting to $32,370.69, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to the payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------------------- $12, 696. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- _ ___ 12,696.43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ______________________ 3, 567.12 Net total expenditures____________ _- - -______ - -__ 9, 129. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___________________________ 32, 370. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-____-.______- 41, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ..... ...... . ... ............................ ............ I............. Cost of maintenance-.. -- -------- I-............I $6, 500.00 $6, 196. 43 Total expended . _ .. .... l 6,500. 00 2,629. 31 Allotted--------------------------------------- 6,500.00 35,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. LOUIS, MO., DISTRICT 1151 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------_ $, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--- _ _ 29, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ------------------------ 35, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_----------------------- -- - 2, 629. 31 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------- ____ 32, 370. 69 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------- 3, 567. 12 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------- 28, 803. 57 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance _ ___ 100, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 21. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Expenditures to June 30, Estimated full report 1939 Name of project see Annual amreq to Report required to for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Preston drainage and levee district, Illinois __ 1938 .$244, 000 2. Chouteau, Nameoki and Venice drainage and levee district, Illinois 2 1938 . ............. 132, 000 3. St. Louis County 2 drainage and levee district, Missouri _ 1938 - - --- ---------------. 259, 000 4. Wiedmer chemicals drainage and levee dis- trict, Illinois 3............................... 1938 ---------------------------- 76, 500 5. Degognia and Fountain 4 Bluff levee and drain- age district, Illinois ........................ 1939 $17, 000 . 313, 000 6. Riverland levee district 5... .... .--- .. 1938 --------- -- 73,000 1 Levee system now in good condition. ' Will be modified by project for "Chain of Rocks Reach" recommended to Congress in H. Doc. No. 231, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 3 Action deferred pending further study. 4 Work under the project has been deferred pending fulfillment of the required local cooperation. SReported in 1938 by the Rock Island district. 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 --- I- 1 ------- I------------ - -- - - - -- -;- Clear Creek, Ill Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, May 1, 1940. Crab Orchard Creek, Ill ._- .-- . do . ------------- Grassy Creek, Big and Little, ..... do . ------------- Ill. Kaskaskia River, Ill ------- Flood Control Act, June 28, 1938. Kincaid Creek, Ill- --...... Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, May 1, 1940. Marys River, Ill -----.... - ----- do ..-- . .. . Mississippi River between Sec. 1 of River and Mar. 16, 1940 H. 669, 76th Cong., Favorable. Ohio and Illinois Rivers, Harbor Act Jan. 21, 3d sess. for navigation, flood con- 1927, and Flood Con- trol, power, and irrigation trol Act May 15, (308 report). 1928. Mississippi River in vicinity Flood Control Com- _.. .. _. . ... .. .. .. .. . of Ste. Genevieve levee mittee resolution, and drainage district. Feb. 23, 1940. Reeds Creek, Ill-.......... Flood Control Com- ..-- ...-----.---..- ..- ..- ....----.- mittee resolution, May 1, 1940. I -~ - - - -- 1152 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1 940 MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. The section of the river covered in this report is divided into three reaches, under the supervision and direction of district engineers at St. Louis, Mo., Rock, Island, Ill., and St. Paul, Minn. The section in the St. Louis district extends from the mouth of the Missouri River to mile 300 above the Ohio River, a distance of about 105 miles; the Rock Island district extends from mile 300 to mile 614, a distance of about 314 miles; and the St. Paul district extends from mile 614 to the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. IMarie Railway bridge, Minneapolis, a distance of about 244 miles. District engineers: At St. Paul, Minn., Lt. Col. Philip B. Flem- :ng, Corps of Engineers, to October 17, 1939, Capt. John W. More- land, Corps of Engineers, acting district engineer October 17 and 18, 1939, and district engineer since that date; at Rock Island, Ill., Lt. Col. Earl E. Gesler, Corps of Engineers, to August 4, 1939. Capt. Albert G. Matthews, Corps of Engineers, acting district en- gineer August 5 to November 3, 1939; Lt. Col. Charles P. Gross, Corps of Engineers, since that date; and at St. Louis, Mo., Col. Paul S. Reinecke, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Malcolm Elliott, Corps of Engineers. Location.-The Mississippi River rises in the northern part of Minnesota, flows about 2,450 miles in a southerly direction, and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The portion included in this report extends from the mouth of the Missouri River to the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway bridge, Minneapolis, a dis- tance of about 663 miles. Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872, June 18, 1878, August 18, 1894, February 9, 1905, March 3, 1905, March 2, 1907, June 25, 1910, September 22, 1922, March 3, 1925, January 21, 1927, and July 3, 1930. For further details see pages 1879, 1880, and 1887 of the Annual Report for 1915, pages 1106, 1107, and 1108 of the Annual Report for 1932, and page 1047 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This project provides for a channel of 9-foot depth and of adequate width between the mouth of the Missouri River (1,273 miles from the Gulf) and the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway bridge at Minneapolis, by the construction of a system of locks and dams, supplemented by dredging. The project also provides for a further improvement at St. Paul to pro- vide a basin 9 feet deep, varying in width from 400 to 1,100 feet and extending downstream from the Robert Street Bridge for a distance of 2.7 miles, and at Minneapolis to provide adequate ter- minal facilities. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1939, is $170,000,000, which includes $8,259,000 for work upstream from the lower North- ern Pacific Railway bridge at Minneapolis, but is exclusive 'of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest approved esti- TRIVERS AND IHARBORS--UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1153 mate for maintenance and operating cost is $1,805,000 annually, in- cluding $795,000 for operating and care of locks and dams. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 22, 1922_ _.. __.._ , Dredging channels to landing places on the main river and subsidiary sloughs for the river above the mouth of the Missouri River. July 3, 1930--------------Project adopted and to be prosecuted in accordance H. Doec. No. 290, 71st with the plan for a comprehensive project to secure Cong., 2d sess. a channel of 9-foot depth; amount authorized to be appropriated limited to $7,500,000, in addition to amounts authorized under the then existing projects. Feb. 24, 1932 (Public Chief of Engineers granted discretionary authority to Res. No. 10, 72d Cong., make such modification in the plan as may be ad- 1st sess.). visable. Aug. 30, 1935 (included Missouri River established as the lower limits of the H. Doec. No. 137, 72d in the Public Works project; authorizes further improvement of the Cong., 1st sess., and Administration and harbor at St. Paul, Minn.; authorizes appropria- Rivers and Harbors Emergency Relief Ad- tion of the entire sum required for completion of the Committee Doc. No. ministration pro- project. 44, 74th Cong., 1st grams). sess. Aug. 26, 1937 ......... _ Project modified in accordance with recommendation Rivers and Harbors of the district engineer, Rock Island, Ill., providing Committee Doec. No. for rectification of damages that may be caused to 34, 75th Cong., 1st drainage and levee districts bordering the Mississippi sess. River by seepage and backwater as a result of the navigation improvement. The estimated cost is $2,515,566, including $624,645 for acquiring low- lying lands in 7 districts, $125,000 for continuing a study of the districts for 5 years, $247,290 for annual rectification of damages during the period of study, $150,000 contingent construction by the United States, and $1,368,631 for estimated capitalized in- creased drainage costs. Do ----------------- Extension of the 9-foot channel above St. Anthony H. Doc. No. 137, 72d Falls (subject to such changes as may be found ad- Cong., 1st sess. visable by the Chief of Engineers and the final approval of the plan by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, as necessary to provide ade- quate terminal facilities for Minneapolis, Minn.). Final approval of a plan, incorporating certain changes found advisable by the Chief of Engineers, was given by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors Feb. 8, 1938. June 26, 1934 (Perma- Operaitng snag boats, and operation and care of locks nent Appropriations and dams provided for with funds from War Depart- Repeal Act). ment appropriations for rivers June 11, 1938 (War De- This appropriation act contained the provision that no partment Civil Appro- part of the appropriation shall be expended for any priation Act, Public, work upon or incident to the project to extend the No. 591, 75th Cong.). channel of the Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls. 1154 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 See House Document No. 669 (76th Cong., 3d sess.) for report of Chief of Engineers dated February 27, 1940, containing a general plan for improvement of the Mississippi River between Coon Rapids Dam and the mouth of the Ohio River for purposes of navigation, power development, the control of floods, and the needs of irrigation. The latest map and profile published showing this section of the river have been inserted between pages 20 and 21 of House Document No. 137, Seventy-second Congress, first session. A map of the section, Minneapolis to Lake Pepin, is published in House Document No. 583, Sixty-ninth Congress, second session. The latest published maps of the locality at Moline are in House Document No. 397, Fifty-eighth Congress, second session, and House Document No. 263, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. A map-showing location of drainage districts (Bellevue, Iowa, to Missouri River) is published in Rivers and Har- bors Committee Document No. 34, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session. Pertinent data for existing and proposed locks and dams, etc., are given in the following table: Location Lock Dimensions Depth on Per- Estimated miter sill cent- Year cost of each _ I, -- ________ ______ ________ age lock and Character of dam com- opened to dam, includ- Miles Great- above Distance from near- Character of founda- foundation pleted, navi- ing work est Width length locks in pool and Ohio est town tion and gation flowage River of cham- avail- Lift 1 I Upper' Lower' dams damages 2 ber able for full width -- I I I i I I --- - - Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet In city of Minneapo- z St. Anthony Falls, 853. 9 56 400 49. 2 15.7 12. 5 Some limestone, main- Limestone ------- (3) 4 $4, 628, 000. 00 upper lock. lis, Minn. ly sandstone. No St. Anthony Falls, lower lock and dam. 853.3 .___do .--- ..----- - 56 400 6 26.9 16.0 6 10. 1 piles. Sandstone. No piles_ Sandstone..-- -- 5 3, 631,000. 00 Lock and dam No. 1.. 847. 6 6.2 miles above Oma- S635.9 6 13. 5 10.1 \Rock and piles in Piles in gravel ......... 100 1917 89 1,000, 539. 26 ha R. R. bridge, 400 35.9 7 12. 5 I, St. Paul, Minn. 56 7.6 Sgravel. Lock and dam No. 2_. 815. 2 1.3 miles above Hast- 110 500 12. 2 16. 0 15. 1 Piles in sand, silt, and Piles in sand, silt, and 11100 1930 12 5,111, 000. 00 ings, Minn. 10110 10600 clay. clay. Lock and dam No. 3._ 796. 9 6.1 miles above Red 110 600 8.0 17. 0 14.0 ---. ,do .--- Piles in sand...... _- 100 1938 5, 843, 000. 00 Wing, Minn. 0 Lock and dam No. 4_- 752.8 Alma, Wis ---- 110 600 7.0 17. 0 13.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1935 5, 050, 000.00 gravel. gravel. Lock and dam No. 5_- 738.1 Minneiska, Minn___ 110 600 9.0 18.0 12.0 --- -do ---- ----------. Piles in sand ....... 100 1935 5, 386, 000.00 Lock and dam No. 5A. 728. 5 3 miles above Win- 110 600 5. 5 18. 0 12. 5 Piles in sand -- ._do _.-- 100 1936 4, 825, 000.00 ona, Minn. Lock and dam No. 6__ 714. 3 Trempealeau, Wis__ 110 600 6. 5 17.0 12. 5 Piles in sand, gravel, Piles in sand and clay- 100 1936 4, 830, 000.00 and silt. Lock and dam No. 7._ 702. 5 Dresbach, Minn ... 110 600 8.0 18. 0 12. O0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand. -----. 100 1937 5, 802, 000. 00 gravel. Lock and dam No. 8._ 679. 2 Genoa, Wis _-. .-- 110 600 11.0 22. 0 14. O0 Piles in sand, gravel, Piles in sand and 100 1937 6, 382, 000. 00 and broken rock. gravel. f.. Lock and dam No. 9_- 647.9 3.3 miles below 110 600 9.0 16.0 13.0 Piles in sand . ---..... Piles in sand .---- 100 1938 6, 804, 000. 00 Lynxville, Wis. CA ILock and dam No. 10_ 615.1 Guttenberg, Iowa___ 110 600 8.0 15.0 12. 0 -do -- - - _do--- --- ---------- 100 1936 4, 893, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 11. 583. 0 3.7 miles above Du- 110 600 11.0 18. 5 12. 5 Piles in sand, gravel, .....do ----------------- 100 1937 6, 960, 000.00 buque, Iowa. and silt. Lock and dam No. 12. 556.7 Bellevue, Iowa .. 110 600 9.0 17. 0 13.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1938 5, 666, 000.00 gravel. gravel. Lock and dam No. 13, 4.3 miles above Clin- 522. 5 110 600 11.0 19.0 13. 0 Piles in sand, clay, ----do ..........-- -- 100 1939 8, 276, 000.00 ton, Iowa. and gravel. See footnotes at end of table. I 0-+ i I I I, Location Lock f ---------- Depth on Per- Estimated Dimensions miter sill cent- cost of each age Year lock and I com- opened _________________ Character of dam to dam, includ- Miles Great- foundation pleted, navi- ing work above Distance from near- est Character of founda- locks in pool and Ohio est town Width tion gation 0 length and flowage 2 River of avail- Lift 1 Upper 1 Lower 1 dams damages cham- O ber able for full width - I l I ee f O Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet 0 Lock and dam No. 14_ 493. 3 3.7 miles below Le 110 600 11.0 20. 5 13.5 Rock__. R ock ................. 100 1939 $5,472,000.00 Claire, Iowa. (13) Le Claire lock (canal). 493. 1 3.9 miles below Le 80 320 11.0 17.6 10. 9 __ do_ 100 1922 Claire, Iowa. H Lock and dam No. 15__ 482. 9 Foot of Arsenal Is- 110 600 16.0 1424. 0 11.01ol land, Rock Island, ---. do--- --------- Rock -- _ 100 1934 7, 654, 000.00 360 16.0 1417.0 11.0 Ill. 110 Lock and dam No. 16_ 457. 2 1.8 miles above Mus- 110 600 9.0 17. 0 12. 0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1937 6, 001, 000.00 catine, Iowa. gravel. gravel. Lock and dam No. 17_ _ 437. 1 4.2 miles above New 110 600 8.0 16. 0 13.0 - -- do_ __ Piles in sand --------- 100 1939 5, 638, 000.00 Boston. Ill. Lock and dam No. 18_ _ 410. 5 6.5 miles above Bur- 110 600 9.8 16. 5 13. 7 Piles in sand ....... Piles in sand and 100 1937 6, 089, 000.00 rI lington, Iowa. gravel. 110 358 38.2 9.2 Rock __- 11100 1913 15 3, 867, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 19_ _ 364. 2 Keokuk, Iowa- -..-- 10 110 10600 14.0 Rock___- - __ Lock and dam No. 20_ 343. 2 0.9 mile above Can- 110 600 10. 0 15. 0 12. 0 _- do _ Rock and piles in sand 100 1936 4, 987:000. 00 ton, Mo. and gravel. Lock and dam No. 21_ _ 324. 9 2. 1 miles below 110 600 10. 5 16. 5 12.0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1938 5, 809, 000. 00 Quincy, Ill. gravel. gravel. Lock and dam No. 22 _ 301.2 1.5 miles below Sav- 110 600 10. 2 18. O0 13.8 Rock -_ Rock___ 100 1938 5, 168, 000. 00 erton, Mo. Lock and dam No. 24_ _ 273. 4 Clarksville, Mo ____ 110 600 15.0 19.0 12. 0 Rock; piles in sand ... Piles in sand ......... 100 1940 6, 850, 000.00 Lock and dam No. 25_ 241.4 Cap Au Gris, Mo___ 110 600 15.0 19. 0 12. 0 Piles in sand and Piles in sand and 100 1939 8, 308, 000. 00 gravel. gravel. { 110 600 1623.0 14 32. 0 1711.0 -- Piles in sand ......... 100 1938 13, 501, 000. 00 H Lock and dam No. 26_ _ 202. 9 - Alton, Ill ........ 110 360 1623.0 16. 0 17 11.0 }Piles in sand- (Henry T. Rainey FP O3 Dam.) Total locks and dams ...... 431, 164, 26 539. ~ ~~~ ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST OF PROJECT St. PaulHarbor improvements --------------------------- $9, 7 77-------------------------- Minneapolis Turning R e main in g d red ging ------ . ...----------- - ----------------.... --......------------------------.... Basin---------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ....--- .-.----------------------------------------------- -------------- ------------------------ 119,10,841.13 192, 0.0 Regulating works between lock and dam No. 26 (Henry T. Rainey Dam) and the Missouri River - ------------------------- ---------------- 9 545, 315.22 Rectification of damages to drainage and levee districts-- ________------------------________-__________________ ------------------------ 2, 601,000.00 Miscellaneous__------- - ---------------------- --------- --------- --------- 1,811, 523. 62 Total additional features--------------------------------- 5, 568, 460. 74 Total existing project------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 170, 000, 000.00 1 Lifts and depths on miter sills, based on completion of all locks and dams. 2 Total estimated flowage damages, including clearing, surveys, and Government costs, $26,500,000. 3Existing dam, owned by Northern States Power Co., is complete. Construction of lock has not been started. 4Includes upper approach dredging. (Federal cost only.) 6 Includes upper and lower approach dredging. (Federal cost only.) 6 Based on pool elevation of 723.1 in pool No. 1 which is crest of dam. Pool No. 1 is normally maintained at elevation 725.1 by flashboards. 7 Old upper guard sill. rn 8 In addition, $1,948,772.95 was expended from previous projects, and $1,349,557.78 from operating and care appropriation for reconstruction of first of twin locks. 9Actual cost. - 10 Proposed main lock. 1Not including proposed main lock. 12Includes $2,325,000 for main lock and appurtenant works. In addition, $1,965,316.22 was expended from previous projects. 13 Existing Le Claire Canal lock is used as auxiliary to lock No. 14; previous project costs, $540,000. 14Depth over upper poiree sill. Depth over upper miter sills is 27 feet at locks No. 15; and 34 feet at main lock No. 26. 15In addition, cost of $640,868, for first lock, was reported by the Mississippi River Power Co., transferred to Government free in lieu of improvements destroyed (A. R. 1928, pp. 1118-1119). Present estimate includes $2,825,000 for main lock. 18Lift above possible future pool. Lift at extreme low water about 28.2 feet. 17Based on possible future pool. 18Includes $40,000 contributed funds. 19In addition, $620,000 was expended from the allotment for examinations, surveys, and contingencies, covering the original 9-foot survey, and a total of $594,564.04 has been ex- pended by the Works Projects Administration for miscellaneous clearing and esplanade work in the Rock Island district. 1158 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of July 26, 1938, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the exist- ing project to provide at Red Wing, Minn., a basin 5 feet below the minimum controlled pool level approximately 450 feet wide and 800 feet long, at an estimated first cost of $11,500, with annual main- tenance of $300, in addition to the amounts now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 103, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). The Chief of Engineers, under date of December 28, 1938, reported without recommendation that the best determination practicable of the exact damages that may be caused at Cochrane,, Wis., by seepage and backwater resulting from the creation of pool No. 5 on the Mis- sissippi River, is $33,000 (H. Doc. No. 137, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Under date of December 19, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recom- mended modification of the existing project so as to provide for enlargement of the flood capacity of the main channel between Smith Avenue Bridge and State Street in the city of St. Paul; for the dredging of a small-boat harbor at the lower end of Harriet Island; and for the placing of excavated material in such manner as to provide necessary fill for a roadway along the left bank of the river between Market Street and Lambert Landing, at an estimated first cost of $130,000, with no increase in annual maintenance; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 547, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-The authorized plan for the extension above St. Anthony Falls provides that local interests shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will bear the cost of necessary bridge modifications and adjustments to utility structures estimated at $1,774,000, and furnish free of cost to the United States all lands needed for the improvement and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. These conditions were complied with by resolution adopted by the city council of the city of Minneapolis, and approved by the Secretary of War under date of May 5, 1939. All prior requirements fully com- plied with. Terminal facilities.-A complete list of terminals available to the public on the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Ohio River and Minneapolis, Minn., as of January 1, 1940, can be obtained from the division engineer, Upper Mississippi Valley Division, St. Louis, Mo. OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR St. Paul district--Regular funds- New work-Lock and dam above Hastings, Minn. (No. 2).-The contract for utilities and relo- cation of dwellings was completed. Lock and dam above Red Wing, Minn. (No. 3)--by contract: The esplanade was 91 percent completed. Lockkeepers' dwellings., and installation of water supply pumping equipment were completed. By hired labor: Reconstruction of Truedale Slough spot dike and dike roadway, landscaping of lock intermediate wall recess, and installation of bulkhead boom take-up reel were completed. LockE and dam above Winona, Minn. (No. 5A).-The contract for espianade was completed. Repairs to construction joint seal in RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSIS'STPPI RIVER 1159 underpass, installation of metal curb and gutter in esplanade (Min- nesota side), and erection, of chain link fence to pedestrian under- pass, by hired labor, were completed. Lock and dam, at Trempealean, Wis. (No. 6).-Three submerged weirs in the upper lock approach were constructed by hired labor. Lock and darn at Dresback, Minn. (No. 7).-Contracts were com- pleted for lockkeepers' dwellings, installation of water supply pump- ing equipment, and esplanade. The fill and seeding of lock inter- mediate wall by hired labor was completed. Lock and dam at Genoa, Wis. (No. 8).-Contracts were completed for pedestrian underpass, and esplanade. The installation of electric feeder line to underpass, and 8-inch culvert through access road embankment, by hired labor, were completed. Lock and dam below Lynxville, Wis. (No. 9).-By contract: The esplanade was completed except for maintenance of lawn. Lock- keepers' dwellings, and installation of water supply pumping equip- ment were completed. By hired labor: Fill and seeding of lock intermediate and river wall recesses, and extension of the Iowa end of earth dike were completed. Lock and dam at Guttenberg, Ioswa (No. 10) .- A contract for porch additions to lockkeepers' dwellings was completed. Installation of a current condition indicator disc and light on upper guide wall, by hired labor, was completed. Miscellaneouo.-Miscellaneousconstruction work by hired labor was carried out at various sites as follows: Installation of sewer, water, and electrical systems, construction of vegetable cellars, installation of sump pumps and pressure reducing valves, and installation of storm doors and windows, for lockkeepers' dwellings at Nos. 3, 7, and 9; installation of dial gages on stage recorder houses, storm doors and windows and vestibule for control stations, and new telephone and signal systems at Nos. 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Topographic surveys between dam No. 9 and the Wisconsin River, by hired labor, were completed. Design work in connection with extension of the project above St. Anthony Falls, and field and office work in connection with land acquisition and various design jobs, were carried on throughout the year. Land and flowage acquisition.--A total of 6,260 acres of land was purchased and flowage easements were obtained over 219 acres in pools Nos. 3, 7, 8, and 9. Cost of work by classes.-Incidental work, lock and dam con- struction, $180,763.52; land acquisition, including flowage surveys, railroad' damages, etc., $463,737.21; miscellaneous work in pool areas, $20,273.14; engineering, designs, etc. (general), $55,508.05; engineer- ing, designs, etc., St. Anthony Falls, $25,218.57. Cost by contract, $160,907.88, by hired labor, $584,592.61. Maintenance.-Maintenance channel dredging was carried out at 37 localities by hired labor with Government plant. A total of 2,362,187 cubic yards of material was removed during the fiscal year at a. cost of $208,901.61, including $21,486.31 for surveys. Mainte- nance of channel aids to navigation, maintenance of river gages, stream gaging, removal of snags, and shore protection and dike repairs, were carried on during the year at a cost of $48,053.09. 1160 REPORT OF CHIEF OF E NGINT!EERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operating and care.-The locks and dams were operated as required and the necessary repairs made thereto and to the appurtenant struc- tures at a cost of $444,336.89. The cost of work (St. Paul district) during the fiscal year, all from regular funds, was $1,446,792.08, of which $745,500.49 was for new work, $256,954.70 for maintenance, and $444,336.89 for operating and care. The expenditures were $1,618,465.44. Rock Island district-Regularfunds--New work-Lock and daim above Dubuque, Iowa (No. 11).-A contract for porch additions to lockkeepers' dwellings was completed. Preparatory work was done on a contract covering extension to the upper river wall of the lock. Lock and dam at Bellevue, Iowa (No. 12).-The contracts for lock- keepers' dwellings and garage-storehouse, and clearing in parcel 3, were completed. Lock and dam above Clinton, Iowa (No. 13).-A contract for lock- keepers' dwellings and garage-storehouse was completed. Clearing in parcels 4 and 10 by hired labor and in parcel B by Works Progress Administration force has been suspended all year and the percentages of completion remain 7, 25, and 95 percent, respectively. Lock and dam below LeClaire, Iowoa (No. 14) .- Clearing in parcels A, B, and C by Works Progress Administration force has been indefi- nitely suspended with the work 58, 18, and 81 percent completed, respec- tively. Contracts were completed for power, control, and lighting, and raising public road and riprapping along the Iowa bank of the LeClaire Canal. Esplanade works were constructed by hired labor. Lock and dam above Muscatine, Iowa (No. 16) .- A contract for extension to the upper river wall of the lock was 1 percent completed. The construction of porch additions to lockkeepers' dwellings by contract was completed. Lock and dam above New Boston, Ill. (No. 17).-Contracts were completed for the following: Power, control, and lighting; espla- nade; and lock keeper's dwellings and garage-storehouse. Clearing in parcel 2 by hired labor has been suspended all year and the work remains 80 percent completed. Lock and dam above Burlington, Iowa (No. 18) .- The contract for clearing parcel 1 was terminated with the work 70 percent completed. A contract for porch additions to lockkeepers' dwellings was completed. A contract for extending the upper river wall of the lock was entered into, but no work was done. Lock and dam above Canton, Mo. (No. 20).-The construction of porch additions to lockkeepers' dwellings, by contract, was completed. A contract for extending the upper river wall of the lock was entered into, but no work was done. Lock and dam below Quincy, Ill. (No. 21).-A contract for extend- ing the upper river wall of the lock was entered into, but no work was done. The following contracts were completed: Addition to Union Township drainage district pump house and installation of machin- ery, and construction of lock keepers' dwellings and garage-store- house. Clearing of parcel B by Works Progress Administration force was terminated and completed by hired labor. Lock and dam below Saverton, Mo. (No. 2) .- The contract for con- struction of lock keepers' dwellings and garage-storehouse was com- pleted. Clearing of parcels B and E by Works Progress Administra- RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPE'R MISSISS'IPPI RIVER 1161 tion force has been suspended all year and the work remains 80 and 16 percent completed, respectively. Miscellaneous.-A contract for furnishing a steam-powered, 125-ton, A-frame, steel derrick boat was 73 percent completed. Work was con- tinued under contracts for abstracts of title to land. Studies and surveys in connection with rectification of damages to drainage and levee districts in the various pools; studies, surveys, and inspections in connection with railroad and highway remedial works; miscellane- ous surveys covering land and flowage acquisition; studies in connection with new lock, drydock, bridge alterations, and rock excavation at lock and dam No. 19; preparation of final construction reports for various completed works and removal of wing dams in pools 12 and 16 were carried on by Government force. Land and flowage; acquisition.-Duringthe fiscal year court orders were obtained for immediate possession of 17,154 acres (fee simple or flowage easement). At the beginning of the year 146 condemnation suits were pending, 14 additional suits were filed during the year, and 40 were completed, leaving 120 suits pending at the close of the year, 42 of which have been tried and are practically completed. Cost of work by clases.-Incidental work, lock and dam construc- tion, $489,829.86; land acquisition, including flowage surveys, railroad damages, etc., $1,437,391.69; clearing, $3,091.02; removing wing dams, $11,505.51; rectification of damages to drainage and levee districts, $66,907.67; miscellaneous work in pool areas, $32,413.08; engineering, designs, etc., general, $109,510.40. Cost by contract, $436,097.72; by hired labor, $1,714,551.51. Maintenance.Two pipe-line dredges, one dipper dredge, two der- rick boats and two dragline machines were engaged in channel main- tenance work in 44 localities. The total channel dredged had a length of 17.4 miles with widths varying from 100 to 600 feet. A total of 2,041,138 cubic yards of material was removed during the fiscal year at a cost of $316,099.83, including $45,017.10 for surveys. A total of 124,093 cubic yards of material was removed from spoil piles and ends of wing dams at a cost of $27,864.86. A total of 13 snags was removed by various Engineer Department boats at a cost of $1,086.26. Maintenance of navigation aids, bar surveys, etc. were carried on at a cost of $29,793.21. Snags and obstructions were cleared from Galena River and con- necting sloughs, by Works Progress Administration force under authority of section 3, River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, at a cost of $1,000 to the War Department. Operating and care.-The locks and dams were operated as re- quired and the necessary repairs made thereto and to the appurtenant structures at a cost of $525,167.65. The cost of work (Rock Island district) during the fiscal year, all from regular funds, was $3,051,661.04, of which $2,150,649.23 was for new work, $375,844.16 for maintenance, and $525,167.65 for op- erating and care. The expenditures were $2,937,907.03. St. Louis District-Regular funds--New cork-Lock and dam at Clarksville, Mo. (No. 24).-Contracts were completed for the fol- lowing: Dam; upper guard wall extension; power, control, and light- ing; and locomotive crane, bulkhead pickups and service bridge and storage yard trucks. A guard fence for the esplanade was contracted for but no work was dclone. 1162 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Lock and dam at Cap au Gris, Mo. (No. 25).-Contracts were completed for the following: Power, control, and lighting; lock- keepers' dwellings; and esplanade. Miscellaneous clearing along 39 miles of river, construction of channel markers, and dredging of 114,156 cubic yards of material from upper approach to lock, by hired labor, were completed. Lock and dam at Alton, Ill. (No. 26). (Henry T. Rainey Dam).- Work in connection with the restoration of Riverside Park, Alton, Ill., was completed. Contracts for construction of esplanade and extension of lower guide wall were completed. A total of 502 acres of land was cleared by contract in parcels 6 and 7. A contract for upper guard wall extension was entered into and work begun. Clearing in parcels 5 and 9 by Works Progress Administration force was suspended due to raising pool. Miscellaneous.-Work was continued under contracts for abstracts of title. Design work, and surveys in connection with land and flowage acquisition were carried on by Government forces. A total of 11,610 acres of land was purchased and flowage easements were obtained over 504 acres in pool 26. Cost of work by classes.-Lock and dam construction including incidental work, $1,873,124.01; land acquisition, including flowage surveys, $428,908.26; clearing, $77,547.15; dredging, $7,493.04; mis- cellaneous work in pools, $435.60; engineering, designs, etc. (general), $37,323.48. Cost by contract, $1,932,443.42, by hired labor, $492,388.12. Maintenance.-Repairs were made to earth dikes in areas Nos. 1 and 2 in pool No. 25 at a cost of $5,544.29. Channel dredging was done at various localities by United States dredges. A total of 3,213,770 cubic yards of material was removed from 36 bars; and a total of 156,668 cubic yards of material was removed in outside-the- channel dredging, all at a cost of $189,594.13. Hydrographic surveys were made of 80 miles of river at a cost of $68,527.97, including repairs to gages. Operating and care.-The locks and dams were operated as re- quired and the necessary repairs made thereto and to the appurtenant structures, at a cost of $127,294.16. The cost of work (St. Louis district) during the fiscal year, all from regular funds, was $2,815,792.09, of which $2,424,831.54 were for new work, $263,666.39 for maintenance, and $127,294.16 for operating and care. The expenditures were $2,897,497.47, including $30 from Public Works funds. The cost of work for the three districts during the fiscal year, all from regular funds, was $7,314,245.21, of which $5,320,981.26 were for new work, $896,465.25 for maintenance, and $1,096,798.70 for operating and care. The expenditures were $7,453,869.94, including $30 from Public Works funds. CONDITION AT END OF FISCAL YEAR The 9-foot canalization project as a whole, excluding extension of the project above St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, was about 87 per- cent completed. St. Paul district.--Locks and dams Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive (except proposed main lock at No. 2), and appurtenant works at various locali- ties; improvement of harbors at Minneapolis and St. Paul: miscel- BIVERS AND HARBOIRS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1163 laneous channel dredging and realinement; channel markers; and clearing have been completed. For information pertaining to locks and dams, see table under paragraph "Existing project." Land and floowage acquisition. There have been acquired approxi- mately 44,540 acres of land in fee and flowage easement upon approxi- mately 14,510 acres. Approximately 1,915 acres of land are in process of acquisition in fee. The acquisition of land and flowage easements has progressed to the extent that completion of acquisition is antici- pated by the end of the fiscal year 1941. Work remaining to complete the portion of project in the St. Paul district consists of the following: Extension above St. Anthony Falls; main lock and appurtenant works at No. 2; esplanade work and mis- cellaneous items at all sites; guard and guide walls at Nos. 6, 8, 9, and 10; and acquisition of land and flowage rights in various pools. The condition of the channel on June 30, 1940, was such that con- trolling depths of 9 feet at low water and suitable widths for long haul common carrier service were being maintained in all pools. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project (St. Paul district) to June 30, 1940, exclusive of $40,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were as follows: Regular funds Regular Public Works funds Emergency Relief funds Total Total Costs: New work__.. _______.__ . . ___. $17, 616, 335. 99 $24, 119, 958. 28 $9,071,214.10 $50, 807, 508. 37 Maintenance_______________________ 3, 582, 827. 91 ________________________________ 3, 582, 827.91 Operating and care.... .... 1 2,322, 779.87 -_ 2,322, 779.87 Total costs_________________ 23, 521, 943. 77 24, 119, 958. 28 9, 071, 214. 10 56, 713, 116. 15 Expenditures_ 23, 501, 998. 50 24, 119, 958. 28 9, 071, 214. 10 56, 693, 170. 88 1 Includes the sum of $762,195.71 expended between 1930 and 1936 on the operating and care of the works of improvement, under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. NOTE.-The above funds include adjustments necessitated by the change in boundary between the St. Paul and Rock Island districts during fiscal year 1940. Rock Island district.--Locks and dams Nos. 11 to 22, inclusive (ex- cept proposed main lock at No. 19), and appurtenant works at various localities; alterations to Eagle Point Bridge; rock excavation in pool No. 15; diversion of Henderson River; clearing in most pools; and construction of addition to pump house and installation of machinery in Union Township drainage district have been completed. For in- formation pertaining to locks and dams, see table under paragraph "Existing project." Land and flowage acquisition.-Approximately107,089 acres of land for which fee title is to be acquired, and 10,362 acres for which flowage easements are to be acquired, are involved, of which title to 32,364 acres and 2,480 acres, respectively, has been acquired, and 74,725 acres and 7,882 acres, respectively, are in process of acquisition. Possession of all needed land, except 73 acres over which flowage easement is to be acquired, has been obtained. Work remaining to complete the portion of project in the Rock Island district consists of the following: Main lock and appurtenant works at No. 19; guard walls and guide wall extensions at various sites; clearing in pools 13, 14, and 21; dredging in various pools to obtain project depth and alinement; rectification of damages to drain- 1164 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 age and levee districts; acquisition of land and flowage rights; and miscellaneous items. The condition of the channel on June 30, 1940, was such that con- trolling depths of 9 feet at low water and suitable widths for long- haul common-carrier service were being maintained in all pools. The total costs and expenditures, under the existing project (Rock Island district) to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Regular funds Public Works Emergency Total funds Relief funds Total Costs: New work_ _- -------- $34, 150,689. 21 $17, 493,434. 66 $11,338,864.90 $62,982,988.77 Maintenance ____ ___ __ __ 4, 754, 454. 53 ______.________ ________________ 4, 754, 454. 53 Operating and care ..-------------- 1 , 871, 786. 14 _. _ 1, 871, 786. 14 Total costs _..-.-.-.. -......... 40, 776, 929. 88 17, 493, 434. 66 11, 338, 864. 90 69, 609, 229. 44 Expenditures.. _- _- ---------- 37, 921, 214. 57 17, 493, 434. 66 11, 338, 864. 90 66, 753, 514.13 1Includes the sum of $395,441.54 expended between 1930 and 1936 on the operating and care of the works of improvement, under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. NOTE.-The above funds include adjustments necessitated by the change in boundaries between the Rook Island, St. Paul, and St. Louis districts during fiscal year 1940. In addition to the above, a total of $594,564.04 has been expended by Works Progress Administration in connection with clearing and esplanade work at various localities. St. Louis dis~ict.-Locks and dams Nos. 24, 25, and 26 (Henry T. Rainey Dam), and dikes and revetment at Wood River and Maple Island have been completed. For information pertaining to locks and dams, see table in paragraph "Existing project." Ladnd and flowage acquisition.-Approximately32,865 acres of land in fee, and flowage easements over 5,265 acres are involved, of which title to 17,160 acres and 2,305 acres, respectively, has been acquired. It is anticipated that acquisition of land and flowage easements will be completed by the end of fiscal year 1942. Work remaining to complete the portion of project in the. St. Louis district consists of the following: Upper guard wall at No. 26; clear- ing in pools 24 and 26; channel markers; rectification of damages to drainage and levee districts; and acquisition of land and flowage rights. The condition of the channel on June 30, 1940, was such that con- trolling depths of 9 feet at low water and generally suitable widths for long-haul, common-carrier service were being maintained in all pools. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project (St. Louis district) to June 30, 1940, were as follows: Regular funds Regular funds Public Works funds Emergency Relief funds Total Costs: New work _____________ $13,797,309.46 $10,282,566. 31 $2,440,265.65 $26,520, 141.42 Maintenance__ 3, 451, 721. 40 _Oper_ 3, 451, 721. 40 Operating and care . 302, 169. 19 . - _ 302, 169. 19 Total costs 17. 551, 200. 05 10, 282, 566. 31 2,440,265.65 30,274,032.01 Expenditures 17, 366, 085. 41 10, 282, 566. 31 2, 440, 265.-65 30, 088, 917. 37 NOTE.-The above funds include adjustments necessitated by the change in boundary between the St. Louis and Rock Island districts during fiscal year 1940. RIVERS ,AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSIS'S'IPPI RIVER 1165 The total costs and expenditures under the existing project, for the three districts, to June 30, 1940, exclusive of $40,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were as follows: Regular funds Public Works Emergency Total funds relief funds Total Costs: New work ... _-------------------- $65, 564, 334. 66 $51, 895, 959. 25 $22, 850, 344. 65 $140, 310, 638. 56 Maintenance ------------------- 11, 789, 003. 84 - 11, 789, 003. 84 O p era ting an d c are - .... ... ... ... 14, 496 , 73 5.20 4, 496, 735 .20 Total costs...--- ---------------- 81.850, 073.70 . 51, 895, 959. 25 22, 850, 344. 65 156, 596, 377. 60 Expenditures............---------------------.. 78, 789, 298.48 51, 895, 959. 25 22, 850, 344. 65 153, 535, 602. 38 1 Includes the sum of $1,157,637.25 expended between 1930 and 1936 on the operating and care of the works ofimprovement, under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. In addition, the sum of $1,579,507.38 was expended between 1888 and 1936 for operating snag boats, upper Mississippi River and tribu- taries, under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. PROPOSED OPERATIONS Regular funds.-The balance unexpended, including accounts re- ceivable, at the end of the year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940----- ---- $566, 375. 65 New work: St. Anthony Falls (Minneapolis) (by hired labor) : Design of locks --------------------- 20,700. 00 Lock and dam No. 2 (Hastings) (by contract) : Partial esplanade (July to November 1940)_ $6, 000. 00 Construction of main lock (continuing con- tract) (October 1940 to December 1941) __ 900, 000. 00 Design, etc. (hired labor)__- _ _ 28, 200. 00 934, 200. 00 Lock and dam No. 3 (Red Wing) (by hired labor) : Complete esplanade (July 1940) (contract)_ 2, 000. 00 Complete telephone system- - 1, 700. 00 Design, etc ---------------------- - 3, 800. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights ----- 122, 700. 00 130, 200. 00 Lock and dam No. 4 (Alma) (by hired labor) : Modification of electrical system (September 1940 to April 1941) (contract) -- 7, 800. 00 Complete telephone system_ __ 1, 700. 00 Design, etc-- 2, 700. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights ..... 7, 400. 00 19, 600. 00 Lock and dam No. 5 (Minneiska) (by hired labor) : Modification of electrical system (September 1940 to April 1941) (contract) 7,800. 00 Complete telephone system._ 1, 800. 00 Design, etc-_ __________-- 2, 400. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights._--. 147,200.00 159, 200. 00 269243-41-pt. , vol. 1--74 1166 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 New work-Continued. Lock and dam No. 5A (Winona) (by hired labor) : Modification of electrical system (Septem- ber 1940 to April 1941) (contract) ---- $7, 800. 0 0 Complete telephone system_ 1, 600. 010 Culverts at Fountain City, Wis_____________ 3,000. 00 Bulkhead boom take-up reel_ 300. 0 0 Design, etc--- 3, 000. 0(0 Acquisition of land and flowage rights ..... 68, 900. 0 - $84, 600. 00 Lock and dam No. 6 (Trempealealeau) (by hired labor) : Modification of electrical system (September 1940 to April 1941) (contract) 7, 800. 00 Complete telephone system____ 1, 700. 010 Bulkhead boom take-up reel 300. 00 Design, etc---------- 2, 600. 010 Acquisition of land and flowage rights-.... 166, 300. 0 178, 700. 00 Lock and dam No. 7 (Dresbach) (by hired labor) : Complete esplanade (July 1940) (contract) _ 500. 0)0 Modification of electrical system (September 1940 to April 1941) (contract) ........... 7, 800. 0)0 Complete telephone system_______ 1, 700. 0)0 Bulkhead boom take-up reel________ 300. 0 Design, etc 2, 000. 0)0 Acquisition of land and flowage rights.-.. 700. 0 13, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 8 (Genoa) (by hired labor) : 10 Modification of electrical system (September 1940 to April 1941) (contract) 7, 800. 0)0 Complete telephone system_ 1,6C00. 0)0 Bulkhead boom take-up reel__ 300. 00 Design, etc -- -- __ 2, 200. 0)0 Acquisition of land and flowage rights -- 108, 700. 00 - 120, 600.00 Lock and dam No. 9 (Lynxville) (by hired labor) : Complete esplanade (July 1940) (contract) _ 700. 00 Complete telephone system_ 1, 600. 00 Bulkhead boom take-up reel_ 300. 0 0 Design, etc-- --- 2, 300. 0)0 Acquisition of land and flowage rights ____ 131, 600. 0)0 - 136, 500.00 Lock and dam' No. 10 (Guttenberg) (St. Paul district) (by contract) : Modification of electrical system (September 1940 to April 1941) ------------ 7, 800. 0)0 Marginal clearing (November 1940 to Feb- ruary 1941) -- 1, 000. 00 Design, etc. (hired labor) 4, 600. 010 Acquisition of land and flowage rights (hired labor) ---------------- 500, 01 13, 900. 00 Lock and dam No. 10 (Guttenberg) (Rock Island district) (by hired labor) : Acquisition of flowage rights and construc- tion of remedial works (railroad damages) _ 14, 000. 0)0 Acquisition of land and flowage rights_ _____ 17; 500. 00 31, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1167 New work-Continued. Lock and dam No. 11 (Dubuque) (by hired labor) : Complete guard wall (July to December 1940 (contract) -------------------- $160,000. 00 Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) (contract) ----------------------- 5, 000. 00 Acquisition of flowage rights and construc- tion of remedial works (railroad damages) _ 266, 000. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights---- 240, 000. 00 Miscellaneous -------------------------- 1,000. 00 $672, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 12 (Bellevue) (by hired labor) : Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) (contract) ---------------------- 5, 000. 00 Dredging (July to November 1940)---------- 40, 000. 00 Acquisition of flowage rights and construc- tion of remedial works (railroad damages)_ 59, 000. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights .-. 222,000. 00 Miscellaneous --------------------------- 1, 000. 00 327, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 13 (Clinton) (by hired labor): Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) (contract) --------------------------- 5, 000. 00 Dredging (August and September, 1940) ___ 31, 500. 00 Rectification of damages (levee districts) Acquire low-lying land in: -..- Green Island district-------------95, 000. 00 Carroll County District No. 1 Acquisition of flowage rights and construc- 150,000. 00 tion of remedial works (railroad damages)_ 127, 000. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights ..... 375, 000. 00 Miscellaneous---------------------------1, 500. 00 785, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 14 (Le Claire) (by hired labor) : Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) (contract) ----------------------- 7, 500. 00 Dredging (September 1940) ---------- __ 14, 000. 00 Rock excavation (September 1940 to June 1941) (contract) ----------------- --- 98,500. 00 Rectification of damages (levee districts): Carroll district (private) -------------- 73, 000. 00 Clearing (July 1940 to February 1941)... 5, 000. 00 Acquisition of flowage and construction of remedial works (railroad damages) ------ 78, 000. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights- ... 324, 000. 00 Miscellaneous _- ---------------------- 1, 000. 00 601, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 16 (Muscatine) (by contract) : Complete guard wall (July 1940 to May 1941) ----------- -------------- _- _ 152, 000. 00 Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) ------------------------------ 5, 000. 00 Rock excavation (September 1940 to June 1941)-------------- ---------------- 75, 000.00 Acquisition of fiowage rights and construc- tion of remedial works (railroad dam- ages) (hired labor) -------------- ___ 142, 000. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights (hired labor) -------------------------- 9, 000. 00 Miscellaneous --- ----------------------- 1, 000. 00 384,000. 00 1168 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 New work-Continued. Lock and dam No. 17 (New Boston) (by hired labor) : Mooring facilities (August to November (1940) contract)_ -- ---- $5, 000. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights-_-. 144, 000. 00 Miscellaneous------------------ 2, 000.' 00 $151, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 18 (Burlington) (by hired labor) : Complete guard wall (July 1940 to May 1941) (contract) - 142,000.00 Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) (contract) ---------------------- 5, 000.00 Rectification of damages (levee districts): Acquire low-lying land in: Keithsburg District (private) 35, 000. 00 Muscatine-Louisa Countty District No. 13 (lower section below Michael Creek) _________-_--- 81,900. 00 Acquisition of flowage and construction of remedial works (railroad damages)----- 9, 300. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights ...-- 43, 700. 00 Clearing (July 1940 to February 1941)___.. 4, 000. 00 M1fiscellaneous -------------------- 1, 000. 00 321, 900. 00 Lock and dam No. 19 (Keokuk) (by hired labor) : Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) (contract) ---------------------- 5, 000.00 Dredging (cemented materials) (July to December 1940) ---------------------- 100, 000. 00 Engineering and design of main lock and drydock _ ----------------- 28, 000. 00 Miscellaneous __----__-- ---------- ___ 1, 000. 00 134, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 20 (Canton) (by contract) : Complete guard wall (August 1940 to May 1941) ------------------------- 142, 500. 00 Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) _---------- ------------------- 5, 000. 00 Miscellaneous -------------------------- 1, 000. 00 148, 500. 00 Lock and dam No. 21 (Quincy) (by hired labor) : Complete guard wall (September 1940 to May 1941) (contract) --------------- 5,000. 00 165--, Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) (contract) ---------------------- 5, 000. 00 Storehouse and garage (July and August 1940) (contract) ---------------- 900. 00 Acquisition of flowage and construction of remedial works (railroad damages)------ 27, 000. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights . .---340,000. 00 Miscellaneous -------- 1, 000. 00 538, 900. 00 Lock and dam No. 22 (Saverton) (by hired labor) : Mooring facilities (August to November 1940) (contract) ---------------------- 5, 000. 00 Clearing (July 1940 to February 1941) .-. 5, 000. 00 Acquisition of flowage rights and construc- tion of remedial works (railroad dam- ages) ------------------------------ 48, 000. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights --- 263, 000. 00 Miscellaneous ------- _ ___-- 1, 000. 00 322, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPE!R MISISSISSIPPI RIVER 1169 New work-Continued. Lock and dam No. 24 (Clarksville) (Rock Island district) (by hired labor) : Remedial works (Sny Island Levee and Drain- age district) (August 1940 to June 1941) (contract) _ ___-----------_____ _ $65,000.00 Rectification of darn'ages (levee districts) : Acquire low-lying land in: Riverland Levee district ___-------------------- 117, 000. 00 Acquisition of flowage rights and construc- tion of remedial works (railroad dam- ages) ------------------------------ 159, 000. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights - 300,000. 00 ---- -- - - .q $641, 000. 00 'r Lock and dam No. 24 (Clarksville) (St. Louis district) (by contract) : Complete construction of dam (final esti- mate) (July 1940) _- - _------ 22, 000. 00 Complete installation of power, control, and lighting (final estimate) (July 1940) ___ 26, 000.00 Clearing (July to December 1940) .------- 90, 000. 00 Channel markers (July 1940) (hired labor)__ 5, 000. 00 143, 000. 00 Lock and dam No. 25 (Cap au Gris) (by hired labor) : Rectification of damages (levee districts) __ 50, 000. 00 Complete acquisition of land and flowage rights . __ __________ ___-- - 362, 900. 00 412, 900. 00 Lock and dam No. 26 (Henry T. Rainey Dam) (Alton) (by hired labor) : Complete upper guard wall (June to Novem- ber 1940) (contract) _____----- _______ 73, 000. 00 Protection dolphins (August to September 1940) ------------------------------ 7, 000. 00 Rectification of damages (levee districts)-_ 105, 000. 00 Complete acquisition of land and flowage rights-- ------------------------- 412, 000.00 597, 000. 00 General: Miscellaneous surveys and map reproduc- tions (hired labor) (St. Paul district) .. 2, 800. 00 Rectification of damages (levee districts) (hired labor) (Rock Island district) : Studies to determine damages--------- 26, 000.00 Construction of ditches when needed___ 130, 000. 00 Annuity payments for damages --------- 55, 000. 00 Surveys, abstracts, etc---------- -- - 58, 000. 00 Engineering, design, hydraulic studies, map- ping, etc. (hired labor) (Rock Island district) ------------------------------- 109, 000.00 Complete A-frame hoist (July to October 1940) (Rock Island district) (by con- tract----------------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Spare lock gates 'and barge (October 1940 to April 1941) (Rock Island district) (con- tract) __-------------------------_ _ 155, 000. 00 575. 800. 00 Total new work- Total-ne _--------8, 597, 700.00 1170 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Maintenance (July 1940 to June 1941) : Channel maintenance dredging __- -- $649, 300. 00 Maintenance of existing regulating works ------------------- 35, 000. 00 Surveys, gages, studies, and aids to navigation---- ---------- 124, 300. 00 Snagging_ _ _--------------------------- 5, 500. 00 Total maintenance -------------------------------------- 814, 100. 00 Maintenance (operating and care) (July 1940 to June 1941) : Operations ----------------------------------------------- 792, 500. 00 Ordinary repairs----------------------------- __ 129, 000. 00 Improvement and reconstruction ----------------------- __ 342, 500. 00 Total operating and care------------------------------- 1, 264, 000. 00 Unallocated balance----------------------------------- 14, 497.29 Total regular funds ____--________________________ 11, 256, 672. 94 Public Works funds.The balance unexpended, $1,825, covering deductions inpounded for contractors' claims, was revoked subsequent to June 30, 1940. The additional sum of $16,261,000 can be profitably expended dur- ing fiscal, year 1942 as follows: New work: St. Anthony Falls (Minneapolis): Dredging below lower lock------------ $501, 700 Dredging above upper lock.----------------- 536, 000 Construction of lower lock and dam--------- 2, 632, 500 Design 000 1-------------------------------------88, $3, 858, 200 Lock and dam No. 2 (Hastings) : Complete construction of main lock (continu- ing contract) --------------------------- 1, 100, 000 Approach dredging--------------------------350,000 Lock gates and machinery ------------------- 150, 000 Power, control and lighting, and central con- trol station------------------------------- 145, 000 1, 745, 000 Lock and dam No. 3 (Red Wing) : Surfacing access road------------------- 10, 000 Design-------------------------------- 3, 000 13, 000 Lock and dam No. 4 (Alma) : Design----------------------- 1, 000 Lock and dam No. 5 (Minneiska) : Stage recorder house ----- 2, 400 Design_---------------- 3, 000 5, 400 Lock and dam No. 5A (Winona) : Design------------------- '3, 000 Lock and dam No. 6 (Trempealeau) : Guard and guide walls--------------------200, 000 Resurfacing access road ----------- 11, 000 Design_ --- ----------------------------- 3, 000 214, 000 Lock and dam No. 7 (Dresbach) : Access road------------------------------ 4, 000 Footbridge------------------------------ 12, 000 Stage recorder house___--------------- 2, 700 Design-_ --- ----------------------------- 3, 000 21, 700 Lock and dam No. 8 (Genoa) : Guard and guide walls-------------------- 200, 000 Stage recorder house------------------------ 2, 700 Design---------------------------- ------ 3, 000 205, 700 RIVERS AND HARBORS---UPPER MIS'ISSSSIPPI RIVER 1171 New work-Continued. Lock and dam No. 9 (Lynxville) : Guard and guide walls_ $200, 000 Stage recorder house----------------------- 2, 700 Design ---------------------------------- 3, 000 $205, 700 Lock and dam No. 10 (Guttenberg) (St. Paul dis- trict) : Guard and guide walls---------------------200, 000 Stage recorder house----------------------- 2, 700 Design------------------ 3, 000 205, 700 Lock and dam No. 10 (Guttenberg) (Rock Island district) : Acquisition of land and flowage rights ----------------- 12, 500 Lock and dam No. 11 (Dubuque) : Guide wall extension--------------------- $50, 000 Modification of electrical system------------- 7, 500 Acquisition of land and flowage rights ---- 17, 000 74, 500 Lock and dam No. 12 (Bellevue) : Guard and guide walls--------------------200, 000 Modification of electrical system-------------- 5, 000 Clearing _--------------------------------- 2, 000 Acquisition of land and flowage rights-------- 15, 000 222, 000 Lock and dam No. 13 (Clinton) : Guard and guide walls--------------------- 200, 000 Buildings and grounds---------------------_ 30, 000 Modification of electrical system------------- 5, 000 Clearing-------------------------------- 362, 500 Acquisition of land and flowage rights------ 232, 000 829, 500 Lock and dam No. 14 (Le Claire) : Guide wall extension--- ------------------ 50, 000 Removal of lateral dam--------------------- 50, 000 Modification of electrical system------------- 5, 000 Clearing ------------------------------- 200, 000 Acquisition of land and flowage rights ------- 90, 000 395, 000 Lock and dam No. 15 (Rock Island) : Guard wall----------------------------- 200, 000 Modification of electrical system ------------- 7, 500 Storage house---------------------------- 5, 000 222, 500 Lock and dam No. 16 (Muscatine) : Guide wall extension---------------------- 50, 000 Modification of electrical system -------------- 7, 500 Acquisition of land and flowage rights----- 40, 000 97, 500 Lock and dam No. 17 (New Boston) : Guard and guide walls-------------------- 200, 000 Buildings and grounds---------------------- 30, 000 Modification of electrical system------------- 5, 000 Clearing--------------------------------- 6, 000 Acquisition of land and flowage rights------ 32, 100 273, 100 Lock and dam No. 18 (Burlington): Guide wall extension ---------------------- 50, 000 Buildings and grounds--------------------- 30, 000 Modification of electrical system--------- - 7, 500 Clearing__-------------------------------- 22, 300 Acquisition of land and flowage rights ----- 73, 500 183, 300 1172 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 New work-Continued. Lock and dam No. 19 (Keokuk) : Main lock-------------------------------$2,825, 000 Dry dock----------------------------------500, 000 Power, control, and lighting ------------------ 150, 000 Clearing pool area-------------------------- 35, 000 Lock and dam No. 20 (Canton) : $3,510, 000 Guide wall extension------------------------ 50, 000 Modification of electrical system-------------- 7, 500 Dredging ----------------------- ---- 100, 000 Lock and dam No. 21 (Quincy): 157, 500 Guide wall extension------------------------ 50, 000 Modification of electrical system-------------- 5, 000 Acquisition of land and flowage rights-------- 20, 000 Lock and dam No. 22 (Saverton) 75,000 Guard and guide walls 200,000 Buildings and grounds------------------------30, 000 Modification of electrical system-------- 5, 000 Acquisition of land and flowage rights--------- 9, 200 244, 200 Lock and dam No. 24 (Clarksville) (Rock Island district) : Acquisition of land and flowage rights 31,000 Lock and dam No. 24 (Clarksville) (St. Louis district) : Channel markers---------------------------- 20, 000 Clearing ----------------------------------- 300, 000 320, 000 Lock and dam No. 25 (Cap au Gris): Channel markers ---------------------------------------- 30, 000 Lock and dam No. 26 (Henry T. Rainey Dam) (Alton) : Clearing - 490, 000 Channel markers---------- 45, 000 535, 000 General (Rock Island district): Engineering, design, and hydraulic studies__-- 50, 000 Rectification of damages (levee districts) : Studies to determine damages ----------- 25, 000 Annuity payments for damages ----------- 55, 000 Dredging in pools 11 to 22, inclusive, for project depth and channel alinement _____ _ 119, 000 249, 000 Total new work------------------------------------13, 940, 000 Maintenance : Channel maintenance dredging----------------------------- 860, 000 Maintenance of existing regulating works------------------ 35, 000 Surveys, gages, studies, and aids to navigation------------ 100, 000 Snagging -------------------------------------------- 5, 000 Total maintenance___ , 000, 000 1------------------------------ Maintenance (operating and care): Operations-------------------------------------- 797, 000 Ordinary repairs----------------------------------------- 145, 000 Improvement and reconstruction--------------------------__ 369, 000 Emergencies__ ----------------- 10, 000 Total operating and care---1,----------------------------- 1 321, 000 Total for all work---------------------- 16, 261, 000 It is expected that the proposed expenditures will complete the project, except for rectification of damages to drainage and levee districts, extension of the project above St. Anthony Falls, and gen- RIVERS AND HARBORS-UPPEiR MISISSUISPPI RIVEiR. 1173 eral engineering and operation of land section in the Rock Island District. Cost and financial sum'mary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------1$114, 056, 980. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 24, 758, 336. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 138, 815, 316. 82 -------- Undistributed costs June 30, 1940----------------- ---------- -11, 427. 16 Net total cost to June 30, 1940------------------------ 138, 803, 889. 66 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940--- ----------------- 24. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940------------------ 138, 803, 913. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 566, 375. 65 Net total expenditures______-__________________ 1 2138, 237, 538. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------ 11, 256, 648. 9'4 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ----------- 2 149, 494, 186. 95 1 Exclusive of $40,000 expended from contributed funds. 2 Includes $5,863,584.26 for operating and care of works of improvement and operating snag boats under the permanent indefinite appropriation. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___________ $184, 312. 74 $13, 836, 837. 59 $22, 121, 292. 20 $10, 352, 465. 13 $5, 320, 981. 26 Cost of maintenance ........ 1, 267, 634. 42 1, 495, 992. 71 1, 799, 598. 59 1, 977, 318. 80 1, 993, 263.95 Total cost -__________. 1, 451, 947. 16 15, 332, 830. 30 23, 920, 890. 79 12, 329, 783. 93 7. 314, 245. 21 Total expended -. 1, 280, 802. 66 14, 015, 346. 58 24, 137, 198. 79 12, 959, 280. 38 7, 453, 839. 94 Allotted- ... .. 25, 474, 182. 75 -22, 000. 00 34, 436, 885. 00 5, 392, 950. 00 4, 082, 258. 29 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ____._ $14, 628, 230. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 __--- $103, 758. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939_______ 147, 151. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940_______ 4, 038, 000. 00 4, 288, 909. 29 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 18, 917, 139. 88 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--- 206, 651. 00 Net amount to, be accounted for ------------------------ 18, 710, 488. 88 Gross amount expended--------------------- $7, 702, 901. 77 Less: Reimbursements collected_--. $244,171. 62 Receipts from sales- -------- 4, 890. 21 249, 061. 83 249, 061.8'3 7, 453, 839. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ____ 11, 256, 648. 94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__________ $4, 042, 739. 12 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -- 1, 063, 588. 09 5, 106, 327.21 Balance available June 30, 1940____________________ 6, 150, 321. 73 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940___________ 24. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 6, 150, 345. 73 1174 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - - of existing project $21, 052,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13, 940, 000. 00 For maintenance 3 _______________ - - - __ - - 2, 321,000. 00 Total 3 ------------------------------------------ 16, 261, 000. 00 8 Exclusive of available funds. PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------ $51, 895, 959. 25 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ ______________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- __ 51, 895, 959. 25 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------51, 895, 959. 25 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940,------------------------__ 825.00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 51, 897, 784. 25 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work a- u$11, 413, 467. 31 $4, 082, 108. 37 $1, 204, 720. 58 $4,980. 30 Cost of maintenance t be-a-----r -o _,0--- Total expendedt 11, 934, 054.02 4, 702, 982. 89 1, 516, 816.04 6, 019. 20 $30. 00 Allotted- _ - -28 497. 34 -95, 909. 86- - -728. 08 -4, 700. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 __ ----- - ---- $6, 555.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-_ 4, 700. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_____________________ 1, 855. 00 Gross amount expended_______---__ - ___________ -- __- -- 30.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_- 1, 825. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts__________--__ 1,825. 00 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----_-------------------- 22, 850, 344. 65 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-....... 22, 850, 344. 65 Net total expenditures_ ____________________- 22, 850, 344. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________ 22, 850, 344. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ....--- . $11, 746, 302. 53 $11, 077, 284. 30 $4, 212. 46 $3, 243. 13 - Cost of maintenance ------------- --------------- ----------- ------ - - ----- Total expended...----------- 9, 850, 636. 85 12, 829, 121. 73 164, 297.09 6, 288. 98 Allotted ----------------- -2, 040, 000. 00 -26, 299. 44 -75,000. 00 -4, 349.94 -$4,005.97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_____________--___----_--__ $4, 005. 97 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---____----- 4, 005. 97 RIVERS AND' HARBORS-UPPER MISSIS!SIPPI RIVER 1175 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANIAL SUMMARY FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSOURI RIVER TO MINNEAPOLIS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______________ _____ - $188, 803, 284. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-__--- _______ 224, 758, 336. 35 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- ____ 213, 561, 620. 72 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940___--- _________--11, 427. 16 Net total cost to June 30, 1940__ - __--------213, 550, 193. 56 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ____------- - - - - - 24. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940______------------ 213, 550, 217. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 566, 375. 65 Net total expenditures- -_ ____-_____- 12 212, 983, 841. 91 1_____ Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ 11, 258, 473. 94 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---_-------- 12224, 242, 315. 8.5 'Exclusive of $40,000 expended from contributed funds. 2 Includes $5,863.584.26 for operating and care of works of improvement and operating snag boats under the permanent indefinite appropriation. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-......... -$23, . 344, 082. 58 $28, 996, 230. 26 $23, 330, 225. 24 $10, 360, 688. 56 $5, 320, 981. 26 Cost of mainlenance 267, 634. 42 i___-.. 1, 1, 495, 992. 71 1, 799, 598. 59 1, 977 318. 80 1, 993, 263. 95 Total cost ............. 24, 611, 717. 00 30, 492, 222. 97 25, 129, 823. 83 12, 138, 007. 36 7, 314, 245. 21 Total expended-.. .. - -_ 23, 065, 493. 53 31, 547, 451. 20 25, 818, 311. 92 12, 971, 588. 56 7, 453, 869.94 Allotted -.. .... 23, 405, 685. 41 -144, 209. 30 34,361,885. 00 5, 387, 871.98 4, 073. 352. 32 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_______ _______________-_ $14, 638, 791. 56 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938___ $103, 758. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act 'approved June 28, 1939-__ 147, 151. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940___ 4, 038, 000. 00 4, 288, 909.29 Amount to be accounted for_________________---------__ 18, 927, 700. 85 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------- 215, 356. 97 Net amount to be accounted for--------------- __ 18, 712, 343. 88 Gross amount expended________-______-- $7, 702, 931. 77 Less: Reimbursements collected.__ $244, 171. 62 Receipts from sales--------- 4, 890. 21 -- - 249, 061. 83 7, 453, 869. 94 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 1, 258, 473. 94 1------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------- $4, 042, 739.12 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-.... 1, 065, 413. 09 5, 108, 152. 21 Balance 'available June 30, 1940 -------------- 6,150, 321. 73 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 24. 00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-----__ 6, 150, 345. 73 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project ------------- ------- 21, 052, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: ------- ---- ------ ------- ------ ----- ---- For new work 13, 940, 000. 00 For maintenance ___________________-________________ 2, 321, 000.00 - -- --- --- --- - Total a- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - 16, 261, 000. 00 3 Exclusive of available funds. 1176 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGIN'EERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT This district comprises portions of western Illinois, southwestern Wisconsin, southern and southwestern Minnesota, eastern and cen- tral Iowa, and northeastern Missouri, embraced in the drainage basin of the Mississippi River and its eastern and western tributaries be- tween mile 300 (above the mouth of the Ohio River) and mile 614, and of its eastern tributaries only, between Hamburg Bay, at mile 261, and mile 300. This district also includes the Illinois and Mis- sissippi Canal and the drainage basin of Bureau Creek, Ill. That section of the Mississippi River between mile 300 and mile 614 is included in the report of Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn. District engineer: Lt. Col. Earl E. Gesler, Corps of Engineers, to August 4, 1939; Capt. Albert G. Matthews, Corps of Engineers, act- ing district engineer August 5 to November 23, 1939; Lt. Col. Charles P. Gross, Corps of Engineers, since that date. Division engineer: Col. Malcolm Elliott, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Flood-control project-Con. Page 1. Mississippi River between the Missouri River and 9. Fabius River drainage dis- Minneapolis, Minn. (Rock trict, Missouri__ 1187 Island District) ----- 1152 10. South Quincy drainage and levee district, Illinois --- 1188 2. Illinois and Mississippi Ca- nal, Ill 1176 11. South River drainage dis- 3. Mill Creek and South Slough trict, Missouri __ 1189 at Milan, Ill _____ 1181 12. Sny Island levee district, 4. Examinations, surveys, and Illinois_---- 1191 contingencies (general)_ _- 1182 13. Freeport on Pecatonica 5. Plant allotment_ 1183 River, Ill___________ 1192 14. Penny Slough, Rock River, Flood-control projects Ill____________________ 1192 15. Coralville Reservoir, Iowa _ 1193 6. Green Bay levee and drain- 16. Upper Mississippi River, Ba- age district No. 2, Iowa- 1184 sin, Rock Island district__ 1195 7. Gregory drainage district, 17. Preliminary examinations Missouri_ 1185 and surveys for flood con- 8. Union Township drainage trol- ___-_________- 1196 district, Missouri --- 1186 18. Other flood-control projects for which no estimates are submitted_ _- _____-__- 1197 1. For report on this improvement see pages 1152 to 1175. 2. ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI CANAL, ILL. Location.--This canal connects the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, proceeding from a point on the Illinois River about 12 miles from La Salle, across the State of Illinois to the Mississippi River at the mouth of Rock River. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a canal from the Illinois River, near Bureau Junction, running westerly via the Bureau Creek Valley to Rock River, near Colona, thence in the bed of Rock River to the rapids near Milan, Ill., and thence to the RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1177 Mississippi River at the mouth of Rock River, at Rock Island, the length of the main line being 75 miles. The feeder, 29.3 miles in length, extends from Rock Falls on Rock River to the summit level of the canal, about 28 miles from the Illinois River. There are 32 locks in the main canal, described in the following tabulation. There is also a lock and controlling works at the head of the feeder at Rock Falls, and a lock in Rock River at Rock Falls connecting the pool of the Government dam with the power com- pany's dam below. This lock has dimensions similar to those in the main canal and cost $75,000. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1902, was $8,911,- 551.12. The estimated cost of operation and maintenance, made in 1936, is $176,000 annually. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Existing project adopted___ H. Doc. No. 316, 51st Cong., 1st sess., Annual Report, 1890, p. 258. Estimate of cost for new work revised to $8,911,- H. Doc. No. 297, 57th Cong., 1st sess. 551.12. June 26, 1934 1 Operation and care of the works of improvement provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. July 3, 1930 For payment of $8,450.75 to the Mud Creek spe- H. Doc. No. 108, 70th Cong., 1st less. cial drainage district for work accomplished by the said district. Do..._._ Secretary of War authorized to expend from funds Specified in act. appropriated and available for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works the sum of $25,235 as a contribution to- ward the relocation and reconstruction of the highway bridge across the Illinois and Missis- sippi Canal at Wyanet, Bureau County, Ill., known as Bridge No. 10. I Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act. The latest published map is shown on page 2013 of Annual Re- port for 1908. Table showing features of the Illinois and M?.sssissippi Canal LOCKS -7-- Location Locks Digensions Depth on miter 0 sill Dis- Name tance Character of foundation Year opened Total cost Great- to navigation O from Distance from nearest town or mouth of Missis- navigable tributary Width leest sippi River ch avail- Lift Upper Lower hr- able for ber full width Miles Feet Feet Feet 00 Feet Feet Lock No. 1 - -.. 74. 87 Illinois River, 2,000 feet west_. 35 143. 08 9.0 8. 17 7. 0 Sand and clay -........ Oct. 24, 1907 $41, 305.03 Lock No. 2 ---... 73.91 At Bureau Junction_______________ 35 143.08 OS 9.0 8. 17 7. O0 Sand, clay, and gravel do 42, 099. 69 Lock No. 3_------ 73. 29 2 mile west of Bureau Junction. 35 143.08 9.0 8.17 7.0 Quicksand and gravel .-...... do ...... 39, 172.01 Lock No. 4 -...... 71. 75 2% miles west of Bureau Junction_ 35 143.08 9. 0 8. 17 7.0 Sand and gravel do _______ 39, 357. 10 Lock No. 5_....... 70. 63 314 miles west of Bureau Junction_ 35 143. 08 8.0 8. 17 7. O _- do _ do ....... 39, 509. 45 Lock No. 6- ---... 68. 75 5 miles west of Bureau Junction__ 35 143 08 10. O0 8. 17 7. Sand, hardpan, and gravel ......-do ___--.. 41, 927. 72 Lock No. 7- ------ 68. 00 3 miles east of Tiskilwa-... _ . 35 143. 08 8.0 8. 17 7.0 Loam and sand .-.... - - do ----... ....... 35, 635. 09 Lock No. 8 ....... 67. 02 2 miles east of Tiskilwa -- 35 149. 75 8.0 8. 17 7 . O -- - - d o ----- -- - -- -- -- -- - - - .. . . d o ... ... 36, 274. 37 Lock No. 9_ ------ 66. 80 1% miles east of Tiskilwa__ __--- 35 149. 75 8.0 8. 17 7. O0 Clay _ do . 32,134.93 Lock No. 10 -.... 64. 98 A t Tiskilwa ...................... 35 149. 75 9.0 8. 17 7. O0 Sand and gravel -................ do ... _. 36, 113. 71 Lock No. 11 ...... 64.13 1 mile west of Tiskilwa .. __-_----. 35 149. 75 9.0 8. 17 7.0 ---- do -do_- .... 36, 710. 05 Lock No. 12 ----.. 63. 56 1% miles west of Tiskilwa ____ 35 149. 75 8.0 8. 17 7. 0 ,-- do..-- do 33, 827. 14 Lock No. 13 ----.. 62. 83 3 miles west of Tiskilwa .......... 35 149. 75 10. 0 8. 17 7. O Loam and clay .................- do ...... 32, 294. 88 Lock No. 14 ------ 62. 02 3 miles east of Wyanet_______--- 35 149. 75 10. O0 8.17 7. 0 Sand and gravel ................- do .____ 31, 524. 90 r72 Lock No. 15 ...... 61.42 2% miles east of Wyanet __-.__ 35 149. 75 10. O0 11. 0 8. 17 7. 0 - . .d o-..... ...... ...... ...... d o . . 29, 974. 01 Lock No. 16 ------ 61. 23 2 miles east of Wyanet _ ........ 35 149. 75 8.17 8. 0 Loam, clay, and sand ...-...... do _..... 34, 089. 19 Lock No. 17 ----- Lock No. 18 ----- (10.98 59. 90 1% miles east of Wyanet ......... 1 mile east of Wyanet __. __.. . 35 35 149. 75 10. O 9. O0 8. 17 8.17 7. O 7.0O Sand and gravel -.............. Clay and gravel ................- do - _. 32, 576. 27 do ..... 35. 372. 69 Lock No. 19 _-.... 59. 12 At Wyanet _ -.--..-----........ 35 149. 75 14:;. 75 10.0 8. 17 7. 0 Sand and gravel ................ do .. _-... 34, 239. 36 Lock No. 20 ...... 58. 09 1 mile west of Wyanet ............ 35 149. 75 11.0 8.17 7. 0 Loam, clay, and sand -......... do . 36, 838.76 Lock No. 21 ----- 57. 83 1%/.miles west of Wyanet ......... 35 149. 75 11. 8.17 8.0 ---- do -... do ....... 38, 026. 88 Guard lock ------- 29. 20 29 miles north main-line canal 1__ 35 149. 00 (2) 8. 30 6.5 Limestone .....- do . 32, 678. 57 Rock River lock - 29. 20 At Rock Falls. 111.1._ 35 143.08 (2) 8. 47 6.6 ---. do ..------------------ -----d--o .. 75,605. 01 Lock No. 22 .... 46. 32 13 miles west of Wyanet___ 315 143. 08 9.0 8. 17 7. 0 C lay ---------------------- ..... do ..... 42, 458.63 Lock No. 23 ..... 37. 12 10 miles east of Geneseo -___-- 35 113.08 11.0 8. 17 70 (1 do - 41, 777. 95 Lock No. 24 ...... 27.05 At, OGeneseo - - ----------- 3,5 143.08 11. O 8. 17 7. O Clay and gravel----------- .. dl-o -... 47, 059. 15 Lock No. 25 21. 56 51/ miles west of Geneseo _---.-- 143. 08 8.0 8. 17 7. O Sand -------- --------------. .... do --.... 40, 492. 10 Lock No. 26 ...... 20. 46 5 miles east of Colona ...------ 143.08 9. O0 8. I?7 7.0 . do --.. do 40, 428. 75 Lock No. 27 ------ 18.13 212 miles east of Colona . ..------- 35 113.08 8.0 8. 17 7.0 G ravel ------------------ - --. do 39, (090.6i Lock No. 28---------15. 70 At Colona ..------------------------------- 35 143.08 8.0 8. 17 7.0 Rock----------------- Oct. 24, 1907 $30, 808. 53 Lock No. 29__.--------- 13. 37 21/ miles west of Colona ..--------------------- 35 143. 08 11. 0 8. 17 7. 0 -- -do -__-. -- - . do--.....- 37, 262. 65 Lock No. 30--------- 4. 62 11 miles east of Milan ---------------------- 35 149. 00 0 7. 00 7.0 Rock, etc., hardpan ....--------- do ----- 71, 588. 00 Lock No. 31---------2.02 1 mile west of Milan------------------------ 35 145. 42 6. 0 7. 17 7. Clay and gravel-- --- do- .--- 38, 711. 44 Lock No. 32....---------.. . 15 3. miles west of Milan -- ..... ...-------------------- 35 143. 08 12.0 8. 00 7. O .do ------------------.. do 85, 468. 31 Total cost of locks--. .__....----------------------------- ------ --------- 1,382, 432.98 ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST OF PROJECT Sterling Dam and dams at Milan, Ill-... --...------------------------- --------------------- ------------------------------ $128, 857. 97 Bridges----- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1------------- 1, 513, 823. 25 Culverts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 410, 198. 19 Rouses -- ----------------------------------- 76, 974. 69 Surveys, flowage, and right-of-way---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 726, 656. 61 Excavations, embankments, clearing, fences, etc . .- ------ 2, 956, 451.61 Rock River pool- Dredging, rem oving snags and stum ps, etc .--------------------- ----------- --------------------- ------------------------------- .. -. - 152, 439. 58 Contribution to Mud Creek special drainage district-dredging - . . . . . . . . . . .- 8. 450. 75 Contribution to State of Illinois-Relocation and reconstruction of highway bridge at Wyanet, Ill. ------------------ -_______-______ 25, 235. 00 Miscellaneous------------ -- ----- -- --- ----------------.--- ...............................-------------------------------------- ------------------- 223, 622. 78 Total additional features .--------- -. 6, 222, 710. 43 - - -- ------------------------- - Total cost of project .... ___ ---.. --------- ------- - 7,7................ 605, 143. 605........... 41 143...... 41.........----------------------- 1 Feeder section. O 2 Variable. 3 Rock River lock is on Rock River at Rock Falls, Ill. It is located in the south end of the Sterling Dam and about 600 feet below the guard lock of the Illinois and Mississippi Canal (feeder section). NoTE.-There are no dams except at the guard lock and lock 30. At the former locality there is a fixed dam across the Rock River, with a movable crest constructed of wood, concrete, and steel; at lock 30 there are crib dams across the north and south channels of Rock River. The north dam has a 60-foot opening and has been superseded by a concrete power dam a short distance below; the south dam adjoining lock 30 has been reinforced with concrete laid in the water. H 1180 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of repairs to bridges, lock gates, buildings, telephone lines, roadways, and fences. Repaired crib at Sterling dam; painted floor system of one railroad bridge on feeder section; razed three old ice houses and erected a small repair shop at lock No. 28. Maintenance dredging was performed in Rock River pool and in drainage ditch at mile 42. The costs during the year were $190,311.57; the expenditures were $181,929.91. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1918. All locks (33 in number), dams, aqueducts, build- ings, and other appurtenances are in fair condition. The project depth of the channel is 7 feet. There are a number of places, how- ever, where a minimum depth of 6 feet prevails due to insufficient funds for maintenance. The bottom width of the canal is 52 feet and the width at water surface is 80 feet, except at aqueducts where the width is 40 feet, and at locks 35 feet. The canal was reopened to navigation on July 13, 1939. The total cost to June 30, 1940, from regular funds was $8,292,- 478.90, of which $7,580,143.41 was for construction and $712,335.49 was for operation and care. The expenditures were $8,269,109.10. The costs and expenditures from Emergency Relief funds for re- moval of snags and stumps in Rock River pool were $25,000, all new work. In addition, the sum of $4,143,282.27 was expended between April 1895, and June 30, 1936, on the operating and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent in- definite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the year will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940 $21, 226. 80 __----------------------------- Maintenance (operating and care) : Operations ------------------------------- $60, 000.00 Ordinary repairs ----------------------------- 86, 157. 48 Improvement and reconstruction-----------------30, 000. 00 176, 157. 48 Total ------------- ----------------------------- 197, 384. 28 The additional sum of $190,000 can be profitably expended for operating and care of the canal during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: Operations--- --------------------------------------------- $60, 000 Ordinary repairs--- ..... - 90, 000 Improvements and reconstruction-------------------------------40, 000 Total-------------------------------------------190, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------$7, 605, 143. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 -- - 4, 855, 617. 76 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---- 12, 460, 761. 17 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940--------------------------- -2, 143. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940_ ____------ - 12, 458, 618. 17 RiIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1181 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---------------------- $21, 226. 80 Net total expenditures---------------------------12, 437, 391.37 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______-- ___ -_____________- 197, 384.28 Total 'amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________ 12, 634, 775. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1046 Cost of new work _...... .. $24, 494.67 .... Cost of maintenance ----- __ -..... 127, 762. 17 $150, 332. 12 $179, 242. 75 $89, 762. 06 $190, 311. 57 --------- Total ed6tt_ _ 152, 256. 84 150, 332. 12 179, 242. 75 89, 762.06 190, 311. 57 Total expended _.__ ___- __ 136, 258. 86 152, 45. 54 184, 636. 13 83, 455. 60 1, 929. 91 Allotted--------------------- 129, 275. 12 9, 000. 00 283, 000. 00 175, 000. 00 175, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ___----__-------------- $204, 314. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940___ .__________ -__-___- 175, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for__________------- 379,314. 19 Gross amount expended ----------------------- 186, 675. 17 Less: Reimbursements collected ____ ___-- $4, 707. 46 Receipts from sales_---_------- 37. 80 4, 745. 26 181, 929. 91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_---------------- 197, 4. 28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 1111111 __111 1 22,329. 91 Balance available June 30, 1940 ----------------------- 175, 054. 37 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 190, 000. 00 lExclusive of available funids. 3. MILL CREEK AND SOUTH SLOUGH AT MILAN, ILL. Location.-Mill Creek empties into South Slough about 1 mile east of the town of Milan, Il,, and 6.5 miles above the mouth of South Slough, which empties into the Mississippi River. P'evious projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927. (For further details see p. 1132, Annual Report for 1932, and p. 1081; Annual Report for 1938.) Existing project. This provides for floodgates in the walls ofthe canal, or other devices for carrying the floodwaters of Mill Creek aiross the canal right-of-way into Rock River; for the construction of a levee on the east bank of Mill Creek extending from the Chi- cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad to the canal embankment; for the construction of a levee on the west bank of Mill Creek and its extensi6on in a westerly direction to a connection with Water Street at the point E, shown on map in project document; and for the removal of obstructions in Mill Creek and South Slough, at an estimated cost of $87,500 for new work and $2,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 19, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. 269243-41--ot. 1 vol. 1-75, 1182 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year. The work done during the fiscal year consisted of the removal of debris from the spillway cutting weeds and brush from the banks of Mill Creek and South Slough and operating the spillway gates. The cost of the work was $3,500.83 for maintenance. The expenditures were $3,565.83. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1932. At the end of the fiscal year the project was in good condition. The total cost under the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $77,547.62, of which $63,633.58 was for new work and $13,914.04 was for maintenance. The expenditures were $77,547.62. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance, $2,085.96, will be applied to minor dredging and snagging to maintain channel. The additional sum of $2,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance operations. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 __- ------------ $63, 718. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 13, 914. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 _-:------ 77, 632. 86 Net total expenditures ------------------------------- 7,632. 86 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------- -------------- ------- 2,085. 96 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 - 79, 718. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - ------------- --------------------------- -------------- -------------- Cost of maintenance__ .. ...--- .. $3, 389. 37 $2, 000. 00 $1, 304.27 94 $908. $3, 500. 83 Total expended. ----------------- 2,883. 49 2, 505. 88 1, 250. 11 1, 098. 10 3, 565.83 Allotted -------------- ---------...............------ 2,000. 00 4, 000. 00 2, 000. 00 2, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------- ------------ $3, 651.79 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940.___-__-_ 2,000.00 Amount to be accounted for -- __------------------ 5, 651.79 Gross amount expended-.-----. --------------- 3, 565. 83 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 2,085. 96 Amount that can be profitably - expended in fiscal year ending June - -- - - -- -- - - -- - -- - 30, 1942, for maintenancel 2,000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $47,556.09; the expenditures iwere $48,650.97. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, $41,797.24, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The addi- tional sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1183 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 - _______,___,_ $529, 782. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------- 529, 782. 51 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940----- ------------------------ -225. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940__ ----- -___ 529, 557. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_________________________ 1, 909. 34 Net total expenditures______ ______ - ___--- ____ - - -527, 648. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ -___________ -___ 41, 797. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 _____-____ __ 569,445.41 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_-------- -------------- ....................................................... ...........------------------ Cost of maintenance.-----------$181, 515.28 $103,109.05 $39,132. 24 $36. 635.92 $47, 556.09 Total expended................ 183, 292.69 107, 649.74 35, 585.75 36, 548.14 48, 650. 97 Allotted-- ...... 195, 00.0061,000.00 43, 200. 00 42, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ____ $48, 448. 21 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939____________ __ $9, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940___-.-- __ -__-33, 000. 00 42, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 90, 448, 21 Gross .. amount expended------- _______________ 48,980. 39 Less reimbursements collected- -____-- -- -- -_ 329. 42 48, 650. 97 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ... __.. - -_____ 41, 797.24 -___ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 2, 376. 59 Balance available June 30, 1940---- ------------------- 39, 420. 65 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for maintenance 1 - --- - - - - - 30, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 5. PLANT ALLOTMENT, ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_-- ------------------- - $1, 803, 762. 43 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ---------------- __- -157, 059. 15 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940-------------------- 1, 960, 821. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------- 97,997. 17 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 1, 862, 824. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------- 22, 395. 28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------- 1, 885, 219. 69 1184 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended________________ $13, 359. 64 - $708, 909.97 -- $1,388.93 -$2, 575. 63 i -I i i i i Allotted _ _______ -19, 849. 97 - -- 705, 401.84 -39, 200. 00 25, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_______ ____ ___ -$5, 180. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939___ _-_ _-_-_ ____ 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_________ ___ 19, 819. 65 Gross amount expended_________ __________- $2, 350, 909. 55 Less : Reimbursements collected--- $2, 343, 718. 57 Receipts from sales----------- 9, 766. 61 2, 353, 485. 18 -2, 575. 63 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 22, 395. 28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 132, 009. 70 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------- -- 109, 614. 42 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------ 157, 059. 15 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940-------------- 47, 444. 73 Status of all investigations for navigation, caltted for by river and harbor acts. and committee resolutions Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Reomen- Congress daton Des Moines River, Iowa; River and Harbor Act, _ also construction of dam June 20, 1938. at or near Madrid. Mississippi River between Sec. 1 of River and Mar. 16, 1940 H. 669, 76th Cong., Favorable. Illinois and Wisconsin Harbor Act, Jan. 3d sess. Rivers, for navigation, 21, 1927, and Flood flood control, power, and Control Act May irrigation (308 report). 15, 1928. 6. GREEN BAY LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 2, IOWA Location.-The work covered by this project is on the right banks of the Skunk River and Mississippi River, Des Moines County, ap- proximately 387-396 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the recon- struction of a system of levees consisting of the following features: About 8.9 miles of main river levee, 7.3 miles of levee along Skunk River, 1.7 miles of levee along Lost Creek involving the placing of 200,000 cubic yards of earthwork; excavation of four cut-off channels for Skunk River and construction of four earth dams across the present channel of Skunk River, involving the removal of 242,900 cubic yards of earth and placing of 48,550 cubic yards of earth, respectively. 'The project will provide protection for 13,337 acres of farm land. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of new work, made in 1936, is $100,000 for construction. The estimated cost of lands and damages is $1,400 for lands and $1,200 for damages. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1185 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of the preparation of plans, opening of bids and the preparation of contract. The contract was forwarded to the successful bidder for signature on June 28, 1940. The costs during the fiscal year were $1,675.46 for new work. The expenditures were $1,261.79. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction work has not been started pending approval of the contract. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $5,599.59 for new work. The expenditures were $5,137.38. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $94,862.62, will be applied to accounts payable, June 30, 1940, $361.21, and to raising and enlarging existing levee system by contract, $94,501.41. The proposed expenditures will complete the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ ___-____-- -------------- $5, 599. 59 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___________________------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------------5, 599. 59 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_________ -------------- -- 101. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940___________________________ 5, 498. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_-------------------------- 361. 21 Net total expenditures_______--- ____-__------- 5, 137. 38 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____-______-____ ________ 94,862. 62 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________ 100, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Gost of new work__________ ________________ ______________ $151. 83 $3, 772. 30 $1, 675. 46 Cost of maintenance - -- - - - - -- Total expended_ _______ 3, 875. 59 1, 261.79 Allotted--------100, 0 00 000. -------------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 _____- ____-_____-_______ __ $96, 124. 41 Gross amount expended------------------------------------1, 261. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 --------------------- 94, 862. 62 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__________________ $144. 01 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts______________ 52, 941. 80 53, 085. 81 Balance available June 30, 1940__________________________ 41, 776. 81 7. GREGORY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, MO. Location.-The work covered by this project is on the right bank of the Mississippi River in Lewis and Clark Counties, Mo., approxi- mately 348-354 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the rais- ing and enlarging of 5.8 miles of river-front levee and 3.6 miles of back or cross levee, including the placing of 202,000 cubic yards of earth- work, to afford protection to approximately 8,850 acres of farm land. 1186 REPORT OF CHIEF OF E'NGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1939, is $81,200 for construction. The estimated cost of lands and damages is $2,000. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of the placing of 183,879 cubic yards of earth- work by contract. The costs during the year were $75,767.04 for new work. The expenditures were $75,916.89. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed on November 29, 1939. The river front and cross levees are in good condition. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $77,100 for new work. Proposed o erations.--None. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ........ ___-.__--__ __ $77, 100. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------77, 100. 00 Net total expenditures________ ------------------- 77, 100. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ ----- __--77,100. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work________________ __________ __.. . $297. 27 $1, 035. 69 $75, 767. 04 C ost of m aintenance .. .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . .--- - - - - ,----------- Total expended __.. . .................... _ 297. 27 885. 84 75, 916. 89 Allotted .......................-------------------------------------------- 47, 900. 00 -3, 500. 00 32, 700. 00 _ Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -------- ---------------- _ $43, 216. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---------- ----------___ _ 36, 800. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------80, 016. 89 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__________-___ 4, 100. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------75, 916. 89 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $76, 048. 58 Less reimbursements collected- 31. 69 1----------------------- 75, 916. 89 8. UNION TOWNSHIP DRAINAGE DISTRICT, MISSOURI Location.-The work covered by this project is on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Lewis County, Mo., opposite and upstream from Quincy, Ill., 331 to 335 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the im- provement of 3.2 mile,s of river front levee and 5.9 miles of cross levees, including the placing of 250,000 cubic yards of earthwork, to provide protection against a recurrence of the maximum flood of record to 5,037 acres of farm land. The existing project was selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers under the general authoriza- tion for the Upper Mississippi River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost of new work RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1187 revised in 1939 is $58,750 for construction. The estimated cost of lands and damages is $2,300. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements which have not been fulfilled. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of field surveys and the preparation of plans. The costs during the year were $4,971.05 for new work. The expendi- tures were $4,908.78. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction work has not been started pending fulfillment of requirements of local cooperation. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $5,721.05 for new work. The ex- penditures were $5,658.78. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $53,091.22, will be applied to accounts payable June 30, 1940, $47.27, and to raising and enlarging existing levee system, by contract, August 1940 to May 1941, $53,043.95. The proposed expenditures will complete the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $5, 721.05 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 --------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 _---------___-- 5, 721. 05 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940-------------- ----------- -15. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 ------------- ______-5, 706. 05 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---------------------------- 47. 27 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 5, 658. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940________________53, 091. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_----_____- 58, 750. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ... _____ _.......... ..---------------.. ---------- $750.00 $4, 971. 05 Cost of m aintenance ..............--. .. . . I--- . . . . . . . --.. - Total expended----- --------------------------------- 750. 00 4, 908. 78 Allotted ..-------------------------.-------------- ------- 58, 750.00 - Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---______-------- $58,000.00 Gross amount expended___ ____-________________ $4, 915. 18 Less reimbursements collected-------------------------- 6. 40 4, 908. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---__--- -- -- 53, 091. 22 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 237. 95 Balance available June 30, 1940 __-------- ----- __ 52, 853. 27 9. FABIUS RIVER DRAINAGE DISTRICT, MISSOURI Location.-The work covered by this project is on the left bank of South Fabius River and right bank of the Mississippi River, in Lewis and Marion Counties, Mo., approximately 324-332 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the en- largement of 7.1 miles of river front levee and 6.6 miles of cross 1188 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 levee, including the placing of 375,000 cubic yards of earthwork, to afford adequate protection to 14,264 acres of farm land. The exist- ing 'project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of new work, made in 1936, is $82,000 for construction. The estimated cost of lands and damages is $4,200 for lands. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of the placing of 191,077 cubic yards of earthwork by contract. The costs during the year were $33,083.11 for new work. The expenditures were $15,553.58. Condition at end of filcal year.-The project was about 50 percent completed. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $34,752.75. The expenditures were $17,222.74. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $64,777.26, will be applied to accounts payable, June 30, 1940, $16,001.01, and to reinforcement of existing levee system, by contract, July to September, 1940, $48,776.25. The proposed expenditures will complete the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___ ___----- ----------------- $34, 752. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ...-- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-- ____---- -34, 752. 75 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940___------------------- ----- -- 1, 529.00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 --------------- 33, 223. 75 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------------ 16, 001. 01 Net total expenditures______- ------------------- 17, 222. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__------------------------------ 64, 777. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-__----__----- 82,000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 -_.----------$1,029. cOt gf new work.__-----------------..... - 73 $639. 91 $33, 083. 11 Cost of mamntenance--_ . ---------- ------ ------- ----------------------- Total expended------ -------------- -------------- 1,029. 73 639. 43 15, 553. 58 lloted..... ..........-------------- ....-----------....... ------------- 88, 000. 00 -6, 000. 00 J3alEfce unexpended July 1, 1939_ 330.84 $____________--------80, Grsqs amount expended--- 5, 553. 58 1------------------------------- Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---- 4, 777. 26 6----------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----- ---- $29. 09 .Amo t covered by uncompleted contracts --------- _ 54, 096. 93 54, 126. 02 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------- 10, 651.24 10. SOUTH QUINCY DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS Location.--The work covered by this project is on the left bank of the Mississippi River, in Adams County, Ill., approximately 318 to 325 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1189 Existing project.-The plan of 'improvement provides for the enlargement of 5.67 miles of river front levee, reconstruction of traverses across the borrow pits along 2.46 miles of this same river front levee, enlargement and repair of 1.5 miles of back or cross levee and involves the placing of 125,000 cubic yards of earthwork and 1,500 cubic yards of riprap shore protection to provide pro- tection against a recurrence of the maximum flood of record to 5,517 acres of farm land. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1939, is $62,000 for construction. The esti- mated cost of lands and damages is $4,000. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of placing 89,561 cubic yards of earthwork by contract. The costs during the year were $35,424.31 for new work. The expenditures were $41,697.35. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted on November 13, 1939. The levees are in good condition. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $61,200, for new work. Proposed operations.-None. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______________-___- ___--- $61, 200. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 61, 200. 00 Net total expenditures -1, Ne tta-xpndtue----------------------------------------- 200. 00 61, 200. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------------- 61, 200. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- -------------.-..--- _________ _.- $551.05 $25, 224. 64 $35, 424. 31 Cost of maintenance... Total expended__-.... ..-- ....- _ ---- ____ ..________ 551. 05 18, 951. 60 41, 697. 35 Allotted------.......---.......------------. ...............------------.. --------------.. 54, 230. 00 1, 770. 00 5, 200. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $36, 497. 35 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ________________-____-______- _ 6, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 42, 497. 35 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___ -____-_____ 800. 00 Net amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 41, 697. 35 Gross amount expended_____________________ ______ $42, 347. 09 Less reimbursements collected--------- __________ 649. 74 41, 697. 35 11. SOUTH RIVER DRAINAGE DISTRICT, MISSOURI Location.-The work covered by this project is on the right banks of the South River and Mississippi River, in Marion County, Mo., approximately 312 to 320 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the en- largement of 8.0 miles of river front levee and 4.9 miles of cross levee, including the placing of 170,000 cubic yards of earthwork, to 1190 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 afford adequate protection to 10,000 acres of farm land. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $62,000 for construction. The estimated cost of lands and damages is $800. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.--The work done during the fiscal year consisted of preparation of specifications and awarding contract. The costs during the year were $3,531.45 for new work. The expenditures were $3,265.70. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Contractormoved to the work on June 19, 1940, and began clearing and preparing the site of levee base along South Slough. No embankment has as yet been placed. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $4,430.31 for new work. The ex- penditures were $3,997.83. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $58,002.17, will be applied to accounts payable, June 30, 1940, $358.48, and to raising and enlarging existing levee system by contract, July 1940, to April 1941, $57,643.69. The proposed expenditures will complete the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_____________------ -_______$4, 430. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ___-- ____ 4, 430. 31 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_1111111111......1__1 _ -74. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940.-------------------------- 4, 356. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_ _____--- -- __-__-__-__ 358. 48 Net total expenditures_____-------------3, 997. 83 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------- _-----------_----- 58, 002.17 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __ --- ___---62, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------...---------------------------- $36. 79 $862.07 $3, 531. 45 Cost of maintenance-------.-------------------------------- -------------- Total expended-- .-- ..-------------- ....------------ ....-------------- 732. 13 3, 265. 70 Allotted---------.............------..............---------- ------------- 37, 000. 00 -------------- 25, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------- ----- $36,267.87 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937____-___-------_- $50. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938------------------ 20, 050. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------- 4, 900. 00 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------ ---------- 61, 267. 87 Gross amount expended----------------------------- 3, 265. 70 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 58, 002. 17 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__------------- $41. 48 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 56, 526. 42 56, 567. 90 Balance available June 30, 1940--- ---------------------- 1, 434. 27 RIVERS AND HARBORJS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1191 12. SNY ISLAND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS Location.-The work covered by this project is on the left bank of the Mississippi River, in Adams, Pike, and Calhoun Counties, Ill., approxi- mately 262-316 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project.--The plan of improvement provides for the en- largement of 2.8 miles of river-front levee, extension of existing levee 1,200 feet to high ground, and the construction of 1.04 miles of set- back levee, involving the placing of 191,000 cubic yards of earthwork, to afford protection to 110,000 acres of farm land and the town of Hull., Ill. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1940, is $64,100 for construction. The estimated cost of lands and damages is $760. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of preparation of plans for landside ban- quettes at two locations at upper end of the levee district. The costs during the year were $1,928.54 for new work. The expenditures were $22,072.06. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was approximately 80 percent completed. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $53,873.10 for new work. The expenditures were $53,863.96. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $10,236.04, will be applied to accounts payable, June 30, 1940, $5.14, and to reinforcement of existing levee system, by contract, August to November, 1940, $10,230.90. The proposed expenditures will complete the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______________________________ $53, 873. 10 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940.............__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___-___-- ___53, 873. 10 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940------------------------------ -4. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 53, 869. 10 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 -- -____-______--_____--5.14 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 53, 863. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ _________ _____1__ __11 10, 236. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __________ - 64, 100.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-- .----------------------- ..-.--. - -$1, 269. 04 $50, 675. 52 $1, 928. 54 . Cost of maintenance------ ------------------------------ ---------- -------------- Total expended .----------- ------------ ---------------- 1, 269. 04 30, 522. 86 22, 072.06 Allotted---------------------- ------ ---------------- 77, 850. 00 -6, 850. 00 -6, 900. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_____ ________---- ------- $39, 208. 10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment________------ - 6, 900. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_ --------------- 32, 308. 10 1192 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Gross amount expended------------------------------$22, 093. 06 Less reimbursements collected-------------------------- 21. 00 $22, 072. 06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--- ---------------------- 10, 236. 04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------------------- 230. 67 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------10, 005. 37 13. FREEPORT ON PECATONICA RIVER, ILL. Location.-The work covered by this project is on the Pecatonica River in Freeport, in Stephenson County, Ill., 61 miles above the mouth of the waterway which empties into Rock River 160.6 miles above the mouth of that stream. Existing project.-This project provides for the shortening and straightening of the Pecatonica River above, through, and immedi- ately below the city of Freeport, Ill., by diversion of the stream flow through an auxiliary channel approximately 3.5 miles in length, at an estimated construction cost of $463,000. The project was au- thorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6. The extent of local cooperation has not yet been determined, pending the results of additional studies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No construction work has been done. Proposed operations. No operations are proposed in the fiscal year 1941. The sum of $463,000 can profitably be expended during the fiscal year 1942 on channel rectification, and on the construction of levees, flood walls, and appurtenant structures by contract. 14. PENNY SLOUGH, ROCK RIVER, ILL. Location.-The work covered by this project is on the left bank of Rock River near Hillsdale, in Whiteside and Henry Counties, Ill., 26-34 miles above the mouth of Rock River. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of approximately 9.0 miles of river-front levee, involving the placing of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of earthwork; the excavation of 11,500 feet of ditch, involving the excavation of 37,500 cubic yards of material; and the construction of one outlet with flap valves through the levee. The project will provide protection against a recurrence of the maximum flood of record to 9,690 acres of farm land from Rock River floods. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of new work, made in 1936, is $109,000 for construction. The estimated cost of lands and damages is $22,000. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work done during the fiscal year consisted of the placing of 317,057 cubic yards of earth- work and 510 cubic yards of riprap for levees, and the excavation of 12,312 cubic yards of earthwork for ditches by contract. The costs during the year were $62,837.17 for new work. The expenditures were $71,107.77. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1193 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed Janu- ary 17, 1940. The project works are in good condition. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $85,800 for new work. Proposed operations.-None. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______________-- --- _____- $85, 8C0. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 --- _________ 85, 800. 00 Net total expenditures --------- 800. 00 8-----------85, Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------- _________ 85, 800. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work __-___________ ___ - $565. 59 $22, 397. 24 $62,837. 17 Cost of maintenance__._ _ Total expended ...----- ------ -.. ---- -- ____ 565.59 14, 126. 64 71, 107. 77 Allotted.........--- -----------.. -- ----------------------- 109,000.00 -10,0 00.00 -13,200.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ $84, 307. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment________________ 13, 200. 00 Net amount to be accounted for _____________ _________ 71, 107. 77 Gross amount expended____________________________ $71, 954. 82 Less- reimbursements collected-____________-_______ 847. 05 - 71, 107. 77 15. CORALVILLE RESERVOIR, IOWA Location.--The work covered by the project is on the Iowa River in Johnson County, Iowa, approximately 83.5 miles above the mouth of the waterway which empties into the Mississippi River about 433 miles above the mouth of the Ohio River. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of an earth-fill dam, 1,400 feet long at the top, rising ap- proximately 95 feet above the stream bed, with a reservoir providing for a controlled storage of 400,000 acre-feet. The outlet works are located adjacent to the left abutment and the uncontrolled spillway is located on the right abutment with discharge from spillway enter- ing the river about 900 feet downstream from the toe of the dam. The reservoir will accomplish almost complete control of floods and will minimize flood damages on the Iowa River from the dam to the mouth of the Cedar River. It will provide a large degree of protec- tion for lands along the Iowa Rvier below the mouth of the Cedar River and significant reductions of Mississippi River flows at Keo- kuk, Iowa, and reduction in flows at Cairo, Ill. The existing project was selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers under the gen- eral authorization contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated cost, of new work, revised in 1940, is $4,217,000 for construction and $1,790,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.--.The work done during the fiscal year consisted of preparation of basic plans, stream gaging, 1194 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 4 0 foundation exploration, running property lines, hydraulic, hydrologic and economic studies, testing materials for earth dam, preparation of abstracts preliminary to land acquisition, preparation of detailed plans and design of outlet structure, all by hired labor. The costs during the fiscal year were $146,163.65 for new work. The expendi- tures were $145,715.39. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction work has not been started. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $166,743.79 for new work. The expenditures were $159,378.85. Proposed oper'ations.-The unexpended balance at the end of the fiscal year, $264,221.15, less a revocation of $180,000 made since June 30, 1940, will be applied to accounts payable June 30, 1940, $6,562.94, and to surveys, hydraulic studies and preparation of con- tract plans and specifications, by hired labor, $77,658.21. The additional sum of $2,500,000 can profitably be expended during the fiscal year 1942 on: Construction of spillway, embankment, and outlet works, by con- tract ---------------------------------------------- $2, 000, 000 Lands and flowage rights (Federal costs) ------------------------ 400, 000 Damages and utility relocation (Federal costs) ------------- 100, 000 Total ------------------------------------------ --- 2, 500,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------- $166, 743. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 166, 743. 79 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 ------------------------ -- 802. 00 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 65, 941. 79 1________--------_____ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_----------------- 6, 562. 94 Net total expenditures-------------------------- ----- 159, 378. 85 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------- -------------- 264, 221.15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------___- 423, 600.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----------------------- ------------- -------------- $20,580. 14 $146,163.65 Cost of maintenance-------- -------------- ------------------------------------ Total expended-..-.......---------- --------------------------- 13, 663. 46 145, 715. 39 Allotted............-------------..------------------------------------ -------------- 423, 600. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 -. __---------------- - $409, 936. 54 Gross amount expended --------------------------- $145, 953. 14 Less reimbursements collected--_ ------------------- 237. 75 145,715. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------- ---- ---- 264,221. 15 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 9, 065. 46 Balance available June 30, 1940_--- -------------------- 255, 155. 69 RIVER S AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1195 Amount revoked since June 30, 1940--------------------------- $180,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1941 --------------------- 5, 155. 69 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1--------------------------------------- 5, 763, 400 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work --------------------------------------- 2, 500,000 'Exclusive of available funds. 16. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT Location.-The Mississippi River Basin above the Ohio River, exclusive of the Missouri River Basin, in the Rock Island district. Existing project.-The Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, ap- proved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the upper Mississippi River Basin described 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 $6,600,000 for reservoirs and $2,700,000 for local flood- protection works on the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers; the reservoirs and local protection projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers. The act specifically provides that the authorization shall include the enlargement and extension of a sys- tem of levees located on the south side of the Sangamon River east of Chandlerville, Ill., as set forth in House Document No. 604, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session. The following individual proj- ects located in the Rock Island district were considered in the compre- hensive plan: Reservoirs Tributary basin State Total esti- .........--------------- Central City------- wapsipinicon__ Iowa----------------- $2, 290,000 oraville ------------------------- Iowa-----------------....do---------------- 6,007,000 ...............-------------------------..... Rochester---- ---------------... do.... do----------------3, 952, 000 Howell_ .....---------------------------- Des Moines-------.......--. Iowa...----------------- 13, 544, 000 Levee Union Township drainage district 1-............................-. Missouri..............------------- 58, 750 1 See individual report for details of project. Local cooperation-See page 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None other than those shown on individual reports for Coralville Reservoir and the Union Township drainage district projects. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The construction progress of Coral- ville Reservoir and Union Township drainage district, projects which have been selected for construcioni r nder this authorization, is given in individual reports. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed in the fiscal year 1941 other than those shown in the individual reports. 1196 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 40 The sum of $358,000 can profitably be expended during the fiscal year 1942 for surveys and the preparation of detailed plans for the development of the comprehensive plan for flood control in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. 17. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The costs for work during the fiscal year amounted to $195,133.59. The expenditures were $186,897.33. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, $235,950.84, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to the payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The addi- tional sum of $126,000 can profitably be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work:.to June 30, 1940_-------------------------------- Cost of mainten4nce to June 30, 1940 ----------------------- $272, 583. 45 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------272, 583.45 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 --------------- --- __ -_ -1, 503. 74 Net cost to June 30, 1940 -total ------------------------ 271, 079. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 -------------- _____ 11, 480. 55 Net total expenditures-------------- ----------------- 259, 599. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---- ------------------------ 235, 950. 84 Total amout appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------- 495, 550. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .------------------ Cost of maintenance...----- ...------------ I-------------- $900. 00 $76, 549.86 $195,133. 59 Tdotal expended ___---- ------------ ----- - -__ _ 900. 00 71, 801. 83 186, 897. 33 Allotted---------------------------- ----- ------ 67, 900.00 178, 500. 00 249,150. 00 aace unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $173, 698. 17 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act a...pproved June 28, 1939_---------------------- $71, 650. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 24, 1940 ---... 177, 500. 00 249, 150.'00 Amount to be accounted for-- -- --- ----- --------- 422, 848. 17 Gross: amount expended ..------------------ .-----. $188, 329.87 Less reimbursements collected______---------------- 1,432. 54 186, 897. 33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------ 235, 950. 84 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------ . 13, 265. 89 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 222, 684. 95 ' Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenancel__--__--______________________ 126, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-ROCK ISLAND, ILL., DISTRICT 1197 18. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last full Costs and expenditures to Estimated report see June 30, 1940 amount Name of project Annual -- required to Report complete for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Green Island levee and drainage district No. 1, Iowa 1_ _.-------------- 1--....... $68, 000 2. Carroll County levee and drainage district No. 1, Illinois 1___.___......................_ 1938 .......--------------........-------------- 13, 200 3. Keithsburg drainage district, Illinois __...- 1938 ...............------------------------------- 11, 000 4. Janesville and Indian Ford Dams, Wis.'-.... 1938 ...................---------------------------- 29, 000 5. Henderson County drainage district No. 3, Illinois2-------..... --...... -------------------- 1939 ...............-- . 13, 600 1Work under the project has been deferred pending further study. 2 Work under the project has been deferred pending fulfillment of the required local cooperation. Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-contrpl acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Recommenda. Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. R tiomenda Congress tion Bureau Creek and tribu- Flood Control Act, July 8, 1940 Unfavorable. taries, Illinois. Aug. 28, 1937. Cedar River, Iowa---- - dodo---- Des Moines River, Iowa; River and Harbor also construction of dam Act, June 20, 1938. at or near Madrid. Edwards River, Ill_.___-__ Flood Control Act, ............... .. July 11,19 Aug. 11, 1939. Fabius (North) River, Mo__ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Fabius (South) River, in Flood Control Act, July 11, 1939 Do. northeast Missouri. Aug. 28, 1937. Fox Island, Clark County, Flood Control Act, Mo., dam at northern end June 28, 1938. of. ------- "-'---"'-"" -- - - - ----- ----- Fox River and tributaries, -....do -- --- -- - -- Mo. - - - ----------" Galena (Fever) River, Ill. Flood Control Act, and Wis. Aug. 28, 1937. -- - - - - - - Henderson River, Ill ____.. Flood Control Act, June 28, 193'28. ---------------- " Iowa River, Iowa-........ Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937. McCraney, Hadley, Kaiser, Flood Control Act, Six Mile, and Bay Creeks June 28, 1938. and their tributaries, Pike County, Ill. Mississippi River between Sec. i of River and Mar. 16,1940 House, 669, 76th Favorable. Illinois and Wisconsin Harbor Act, Jan. Cong., 3d sess. Rivers, for navigation, 21, 1927, and Flood flood control, power, and Control Act, May irrigation. (308 report.) 15, 1928. Mississippi River at and in Flood Control Com- the vicinity of Sabula, mittee Resolution, Iowa. Aug. 2, 1939. Plum River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, -------------------- Carroll County, Ill. Aug. 11, 1939. Rock River, Ill______ _____ Flood Control Act, -------^------------ June 28, 1938. Rock River, Ill. and Wis ,_ Flood Control Com- ------------------- mittee resolution, Apr. 13,1938. Do _------------------- Commerce Commit- --------- - - - - - tee resolution, Mar. 5, 1938. Salt River, Mo ............. Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. ------------------- Turkey River, Iowa --____-. Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937.'- -------------- Wyaconda River, Clark and -d o __...... ---. ...... Lewis Counties, Mo. 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1-76 1198 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT This district comprises western Wisconsin, the major portion of Minnesota, northern and eastern North Dakota, and small portions of northeastern South Dakota and northern and northeastern Iowa, embraced in the drainage basins of the Mississippi River and tribu- taries from its source to mile 614 above the mouth of the Ohio River, the Red River of the North and its tributaries, and those basins north of the Missouri River watershed in North Dakota. That section of Mississippi River above mile 614 is included in the report of Mis- sissippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn. District engineer: Lt. Col. Philip B. Fleming, Corps of Engineers, to October 17, 1939, Capt. J. W. Moreland, Corps of Engineers, act- ing district engineer, October 17 and 18, 1939, and district engineer since that date. Division engineer: Col. Malcolm Elliott, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Mississippi River between Flood-control projects the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minn. (St. 8. Dry Run, Iowa_ ......... 1209 Paul district)------------ 1152 9. Lake Traverse and Bois De 2. Reservoirs at headwaters of Sioux River, S. Dak .___ 1210 Mississippi River ....... 1198 10. Lac Qui Parle Reservoir, 3. Black River, Wis 1201 Minnesota River, Minn___ 1213 4. St. Croix River, Wis., and 11. Upper Mississippi River Minn.__ __ 1203 Basin, St. Paul district.-- 1214 5. Minnesota River, Minn_ ___ 1205 12. Preliminary examinations 6. Examinations, surveys, and and surveys for flood con- contingencies (general)_ _ _ 1206 trol_ - 1215 7. Plant allotment ____ 1207 1. For report on this improvement see pages 1152 to 1175 2. RESERVOIRS AT HEADWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER Location.-Reservoirs are located on the Mississippi River and several of its tributaries, in Itasca, Beltrami, Hubbard, Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing Counties, Minn., as follows: Outlet Area Name of reservoir Water- River Above St. shed Original Reser- Paul lake voir Square Square Square Miles miles miles miles Winnibigoshish _...__..... Mississippi .------------ . .408 1,442 117 179.4 LeechILake .. Leech_ ___________________ _ 410 1,163 173 250.9 Pokegama ..... Mississippi----------- __---344 660 24 35. 0 Sandy Lake ____ ____Sandy ..... .. ______ _ 267 421 8 16. 6 Pine River-_ Pine ............. - ._____-- ____ .. .. ..__ 199 562 18 23. 7 Gull Lake......----------------- Gull ....------------------------ 168 287 20 20. 5 Previous project.--Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. For further details see page 1888 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 1098 of the Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS---ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1199 Existing project.-This provides for the reconstruction of the five original reservoir dams, viz., Winnibigoshish, Leech Lake, Pokegama, Sandy Lake, and Pine River, and the construction of Gull Lake Reservoir. The estimated cost revised in 1928, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, was $895,000. The estimated cost of operation and maintenance of the reservoirs, made in 1936, is $25,000 annually. The above dams are of solid concrete construction, Pokegama being built on bedrock and the others on pile foundations. The Sandy Lake Dam includes a lock 160 feet long, 30 feet wide, with a maxi- mum lift of 9.5 feet and a depth of 2.5 feet on the lower sill at low water. The construction of an equalizing canal between Winni- bigoshish and Leech Lake Reservoirs, at an estimated cost of $61,200 (later increased to $71,200), was subsequently added to the project, but no work was done, and this part of the project was abandoned in the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. The abandonment of the ditches to connect Long Lake to Round Lake and Round Lake to Gull Lake was recommended in House Document No. 413, Sixty- fourth Congress, first session, and was ordered by Congress in the River and Harbor Act of July 27, 1916. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 For reconstruction of 4 of the 5 original dams, and surveys to determine the extent of lands over- flowed by the reservoirs. Mar. 2, 1907 Reconstruction of Sandy Lake Dam and the con- struction of Gull Lake Reservoir. June 25,1910 Construction of an equalizing canal between H. Doc. No. 363, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Winnibigoshish and Leech Lake Reservoirs. (This part of the project was abandoned in the act of M'ar. 4, 1915.) June 26, 1934 1 Operation and maintenance provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. I Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. For maps see pages 1973 and 1978, Annual Report for 1911. Lower operating limits authorized by regulations approved Feb. 4, 1936 Reservoir Minimum Reservoir Minimum stage stage Winnibigoshish-- --------------- --- 6.00 Sandy------------------------------- ... 7.00 Leech Lake--- .----------------- -1.00: Pine-------------------------------- 9.00 .... Pokegama-........------........--------------------- 6.00 Gull--------------------------------- 5.00 Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The reservoirs were operated as required and the necessary repairs made to the appurte- nant structures. 1200 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Mean monthly stages for the fiscal year 1939 1940 Reservoir July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Winnibigoshish___ 9.43 8.98 8.51 7.86 7.40 7.23 7. 18 7.26 7.43 7.98 8.87 9.63 Leech Lake ..... 2.31 1. 84 1.52 1.32 1.19 1.13 1.16 1.21 1. 34 1.77 2.24 2.40 Pokegaria....... 8.60 8.94 9.30 8.26 7.68 7.46 7.38 7.04 6.64 7.69 9.66 9.44 Sandy Lake ..... 9.42 8.80 7.64 7.13 7.03 7.03 6.97 6.92 7.00 7.16 8.07 9.18 Pine River ___. . 13.46 12.60 11.70 11.17 11.01 11.10 11.26 11.42 11.44 11.85 12.72 13.18 Gull Lake ..... 6.42 6.26 5.99 5. 44 5.03 5.09 5.21 5.38 5.41 5.72 6.21 6.16 The mean monthly stage is the average of the stages on the 1st, 10th, 20th, and last of the month. The total costs for the year were $17,650.44 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $18,663.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937. The five dams originally built of timber have been reconstructed of concrete. A concrete dam has been constructed at Gull Lake. Three dikes at Winnibigoshish, 4 at Pokegama, 2 at Sandy Lake, and 16 at Pine River have been constructed. Flowage rights have been acquired on all lands affected by the construction, maintenance, and operation of the reservoirs. Previous projects Exislting projects Capacity Reservoir Total cost (cubic feet) Com- Cost Com- pleted pleted Cost Winnibigoshish_ 43, 430, 000, 000 1884 $214, 000. 00 1900 $173, 470. 00 $387, 470. 00 Leech Lake- 33, 230, 000, 000 1884 171, 805. 00 1902 84, 380. 00 256, 185. 00 Pokegama- 5, 260, 000, 000 1884 85, 000. 00 1904 126, 030. 00 211, 030. 00 Sandy Lake__ 3, 160, 000, 000 1895 114, 000.'00 1909 117, 020. 00 231, 020. 00 Pine River ...... 7, 730, 000, 000 1886 97, 000. 00 1907 133, 320. 00 230, 320. 00 Gull Lake_ 3, 090, 000, 000 1913 86, 826. 00 86, 826. 00 Surveys and flowage rights --- 160, 939. 49 160, 939. 49 Total, new work ...... 681, 805. 00 881, 985. 49 1, 563, 790. 49 Total, maintenance -. 100, 857. 10 97, 968. 31 198, 825. 41 Permanent indefinite appro- priation for operating and care, Feb. 1, 1895, to end of fiscal year 1936 . _-........ 967, 197. 08 967, 197. 08 Total_ - - _- - - 95 900, 000 -------- 782, 662. 10 1, 947, 150. 88 2, 729, 812. 98 All reservoirs and appurtenances were in good condition and in operation at the end of the fiscal year. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $979.953.80, being $881,985.49 for new work and $97,968.31 for main- tenance. Total expenditures were $979,868.62. In addition, the sum of $967,197.08 was expended between February 1, 1895, and June 30, 1936, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance will be applied as follows : Accounts payable, June 30, 1940------ ------ ----- $85. 18 Maintenance (operating and care): Operations 17, 660. 00 Ordinary repairs- - ----------------- 245. 00 Improvements and reconstruction--------------- ------------- 11, 752.02 Total ------------------------------------------------- 29, 742. 20 RIVERS AND HARBORS---ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1201 The additional sum of $23,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance (operating and care) : Operations---------- ------------------------------ $19, 000. 00 Ordinary repairs_-___------------------------------------- 300..00 Improvements and reconstruction------------------------ 3, 700.. 00 Total---------- ----------------------------------- 23, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------ ------------ $1,563, 790. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------- _ 1, 166, 022. 49 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------- 2,729, 812. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 85. 18 Net total expenditures------------------------------2, 729, 727. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------- ----------- 29,742. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------2, 759, 470. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.....---------------- $881. 70 $70. 04 $169. 45 Cost of maintenance ...------------- 16, 612. 52 18, 329. 52 23, 160. 14 $17, 750. 87 $17, 650. 44 Total cost.---------------- 17,494. 22 18, 399. 56 23, 329. 59 17, 750. 87 17, 650. 44 Total expended.......----------------- 18, 705. 77 18, 834. 09 22, 059. 31 18,490. 49 18, 663. 69 Allotted... ... 17, 647. 64 .....----------------------. -31, 005. 49 37, 000. 00 20, 000. 00 26, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $22, 405. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940_-------------------------------- 26,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--_- 48, 405.89 Gross amount expended__--------------------------_ $20, 092.03 Less Reimbursements collected---------- $1,418. 28 J Receipts from sales--------------- 10. 06 1, 428. 34 18, 663. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_____---- ------- ----- 29, 742.20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 7-------------------------- 39. 45 Balance available June 30, 1940__________-------- ---- 29, 002. 75 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - - June 30, 1942: For maintenance 23, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 3. BLACK RIVER, WIS. Location.-The source of the river is in west central Wisconsin. The river drains an area of 2,270 square miles lying wholly in Wis- consin, and flows in a general southwesterly direction a total distance of about 160 miles to its confluence with the Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis., 698.2 miles above Cairo, Ill., and 154.8 miles below the lower Northern Pacific Railway bridge at Minneapolis. The portion of the stream included in this improvement extends from the mouth to a point 1.4 miles upstream. (See U. S. Geological Survey map of Wisconsin, scale 1: 500,000 for general location.) 1202 REPORT' OF CHOIEF OF EN NGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Existing project.-This provides for a channel depth of 9 feet be- low the normal elevation of pool No. 8, substantially from bank to bank and extending from the mouth to a point 1.4 miles upstream. The estimated cost of new work made in 1937 is $85,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 23, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). This document contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The existing project stipulates that local inter- ests 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 furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will construct adequate terminal facilities open to the public on equal terms. While these requirements have not been formally met, it is expected that local interests will make the necessary commitments required. Terminal facilities.-No public terminal. An oil terminal owned and operated by the Wadhams Division of the Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. is located on the left bank, 0.4 mile above the mouth, at La Crosse, Wis. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Specifications and de- tailed construction plans for dredging the channel (see existing proj- ect) were completed. Costs for the year were $4,097.17. The expen- ditures were $4,039.59. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Plansand specifications for channel dredging have been completed. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $4,097.17 for new work. The expendi- tures were $4,039.59. Proposed operations.--If conditions of local cooperation are com- plied with the balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940-- ------------------------------ . $57. 58 New work: Dredging channel (by contract) (August to November 1940) 80, 902. 83 Total ---------------------------------------- ------ 80, 960. 41 The additional sum of $2,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for maintenance dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-- -------------------------- $4, 097. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ___ -__- _ 4, 097. 1.7 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ ---- 57. 58 Net total expenditures -_----------------------------- 4, 039. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------------- 80, 960. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________-- 85, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 --- Cost of new work_ ..---------------- _ ....... --------------- ------------ ------------- $4, 097. 17 Cost ofmaintenance .----------------- ---------------------- -------------- Total expended_ -_-............. ---- ---------------------------.------ -------- 4, 039.59 Allotted------------ ---... ......... $85,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS---ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1203 1 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $85, 000. 00 ----- Gross amount expended______________ _-------$4, 039. 80 Less reimbursements collected-------------- .21 4, 039. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------------80, 960. 41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 72. 58 Balance available June 30, 1940______---------- ------- 80, 887. 83 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for maintenance 1--------------2, 500. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 4. ST. CROIX RIVER, WIS. AND MINN. Location.-The source of the river is in northwestern Wisconsin. It is about 160 miles long and for its greater part forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota. It flows southwesterly and then southerly into the Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis., 41.5 miles be- low the Northern Pacific Railroad bridge, Minneapolis, Minn. The portion included in this improvement extends from the mouth to Taylors Falls, a distance of 52.3 miles. (See U. S. Geological Survey map of Minnesota, scale 1: 500,000, for general location.) Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance of a channel 9 feet in depth and of suitable width from the mouth to Stillwater (24 miles) in connection with the improvement of the upper Missis- sippi River to afford a depth of 9 feet, and a channel 3 feet deep at mean low water, between Stillwater and Taylors Falls (28 miles); also the improvement of the harbor and water front at Stillwater. The ordinary fluctuations between mean low and mean high water are about 7.5 feet at Osceola and about 17.8 feet at Stillwater. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1927, was $150,400. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance for that portion of the project between the mouth and Still- water is $5,000. The latest authorization (1939) for maintenance work on the stretch between Stillwater and Taylors Falls is limited to an expenditure of not to exceed $5,000 per year. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 18, 1878 Dredging,etc., for a 3-foot channel:between the H. Ex. Doc. No. 75, pt. 6, 43d Cong., mouth and Taylors Falls. 2d sess.; Annual Report 1875, p. 372. June 3,1896 Harbor and water front at Stillwater .---------- Jan. 21,1927 A 6-foot channel to Stillwater-.---- ----- H. Doc. No. 378, 69th Cong., 1st sess. __------- Aug. 30,1935 The 9-foot channel from the mouth to Stillwater-. H. Doc. No. 184, 72d Cong., 1st sess. The latest published map is in House Document No. 1008, Sixty- fourth Congress, first session. Terminal faci~ities.--At Stillwater there is a concrete-paved levee, 550 feet long and 40 feet wide, sloping from the top of the river bank to the water. There is also a piling and timber trestle wharf on the right bank, of which 276 feet is dock and 96 feet approach. At other points along the river landings are made on the banks. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. 1204 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 176 snags was removed from the river between Stillwater and Taylors Falls by hired labor and Government plant. The costs for the year were $1,120.47, for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,066.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.-All new work was completed in 1930. The extension to provide a 9-foot channel from the mouth to Stillwater was completed on August 12, 1938, when full pool at Dam No. 3 of the Mississippi River project was acquired. The maximum draft that could be carried, June 30, 1940, between Stillwater and Taylors Falls, was 2.5 feet; below Stillwater, 9 feet. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $234,862.63, being $150,409.50 for new work and $84,453.13 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $234,808.98. Proposed opration.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940 __---__ -_________$53. -__________--- 65 Maintenance: Dredging channel between Stillwater and mouth of river by contract, August and September 1940_----------------- _ __ 27, 300. 59 Total maintenance _______2--________________ 27, 354.24 The additional sum of $31,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Dredging channel between Stillwater and mouth of river and at Stillwater levee by contract, July 1941___________________ $30, 000. 00 Removal of snags between Taylors Falls and Stillwater by hired labor and Government plant, August 1941_______________ 1, 000. 00 Total maintenance --------------------------------- 31, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- $150, 409. 50 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------ -------- 84, 453. 13 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 234, 862. 63 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______________-______ --- 53. 65 Net total expenditures__________________________ 234, 808. 98 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____________ 27, 354. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------262, 163.22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -- ----- - - Cost of maintenance-------_ _---$5, 665. 72 $1, 222. 31 $15, 679. 30 $911. 61 $1, 120.47 Total expended__----------------- 1, 266. 01 5,622. 02 15,679. 30 911. 61 1, 066. 82 6,000.00 ---_ _. Allotted----...------------... - .. 20, 000.00 15,. . ... Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------- ____________________ $28, 421. 06 Gross amount expended________------------------ 1, 066. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____-_______________ 27, 354.24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940___________(L _______________ 53. 65 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 27, 300. 59 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1_ _____________ -____-______-_- 31, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS---ST'. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1205 5. MINNESOTA RIVER, MINN. Location.-This river has its source in South Dakota, about 35 miles from Browns Valley, Minn. It is about 400 miles in length, its general direction of flow being easterly, and it empties into the Misissippi River at St. Paul, Minn. For general location, see United States Geological Survey map of Minnesota. Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1867, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of August 11, 1888, and July 13, 1892. For further details see page 1890 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1105 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for open-channel improvement from the Mississippi River to Shakopee (25.6 miles). The object to be accomplished by this improvement is to obtain a channel with 4 feet of water from the Mississippi River to Shakopee, which will accommodate vessels of 3-foot draft. The fluctuation in level from mean low to mean high water is 8.6 feet, and from extreme low to extreme high water 19.7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1892, was $10,000, ex- chisive of amounts expended on previous projects. 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 July 13, 1892 (p. 2209 of the Annual Report for 1891). The latest pub- lished map will be found on page 1574 of the Annual Report for 1888. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance channel dredging, involving removal of a total of 12,714 cubic yards of material, was carried out at 3 locations, and 137 snags were removed, by hired labor with Government plant in the section of the river between its mouth and Shakopee. The costs and expendi- tures for the year were $5,914.18, for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. Navigation by small recreational craft is practicable for drafts not in excess of 3 feet. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $46,181.17, being $12,730.69 for new work and $33,450.48 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $46,181.17. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Maintenance : Navigation aids--- ------------------------------- $80. 00 Removal of snags between mouth of river and Shakopee --------- 1, 005. 82 Total maintenance------------------------------------ 1, 085. 82 The additional sum of $31,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance: Channel dredging between mouth and Shakopee (July and August 1941) -- ------------------- $30, 000.00 Removal of snags between mouth and Shakopee (July 1941) ----- 1, 000. 00 Total maintenance_ ----------------------------------- 31, 000. 00 1206 REPORT OF CHIET OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial swmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-----------------_-----__ $130, 273. 48 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ------ ___- ____--33, 450. 48 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------ 163, 723. 96 Net total expenditures __-- ______-----------1__ -163, 723. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------ -------------------- 1, 085. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------- 164, 809. 78 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new w ork - - - - - Cost of maintenance.....------------- ......... I $417. 33 ... . -.. --.. $3, 582. 67 I-..... I --. . .. -.. -------------......-------------- -- .--. -$5, 914.18 I-- ° ..... Total expended .....-------------- -- 29. 1 3, 970.82 --------------------------- 5, 914. 18 Allotted_----------------------- 4, 000. 00 $6,000. 00 1,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__------ ----- ___------ $6, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940----------------------------- ------- 1, 000. 00 Amount to bel accounted for---------------------------- , 000. 00 Gross amount expended__----------------------- $5, 981. 60 Less reimbursements collected ------------------ 67. 42 5, 914.18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940. __________ - -___ _-- 1, 085. 82 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - -- - - - - - -- -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- - June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1 31, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 6. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year was $86,505.16, and the ex- penditures $93,943.49. The unexpended balance, $89,468.38, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $35,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-_____________ ---- ___ 1$661, 932. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------- 661, 932. 69 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940___---- ----------------- 998. 71 Net total cost to June 30, 1940______------- ----------- 662, 931. 40 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------------- 3, 611.26 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 ---- ___---------- 666, 542. 66 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__----- ___- 1, 690. 72 Net total expenditures ____________ _____-____ - 1 664, 851. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------- 85, 857.12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--.... - - 750, 709. 06 SIncludes $14,341.31 from permanent indefinite appropriation for "Gaging waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries." Excludes $17,310.66 fiscal year 1939 costs transferred to other projects. RIVERS AND HARBORS,-,ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1207 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ........-- -- --- -- -------- ------ ,----------- ,-------------- ------------- Cost of maintenance.....------------ $81 338. 28 $59, 207. 41 $54, 014.35 $59, 548.90 $86, 505.16 Total expended. 95, 553. 18 ..---------------- 61, 333. 17 54, 934. 55 49, 382. 18 93, 943.49 Allotted----------------------- 80, 000.00 13, 000.00 63, 000.00 114, 500.00 93, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-- __----------------------- $86, 800. 61 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------- $13, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940________--__-80, 000. 00 93,000. 00 Amount to be accounted for______-------------- ___ 179, 800. 61 Gross amount expended_______------- __-------- $200, 776. 12 Less reimbursements collected 63 1-----------------106,832. 93, 943. 49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___------ ------- --- 85, 857. 12 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940______---------------------- 5, 715. 48 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------- 80,141. 64 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940- - ------------------ 3, 611. 26 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940---------- 83, 752. 90 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June _ 30, 1942, for maintenance ___ -- ----- 35, 000. 00 2Exclusive of available funds. 7. PLANT ALLOTMENT, ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940__--__------------__-- -- $1,252, 381. 00 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940___-__, ----------- 14, 516. 33 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940________ 1----------- 1, 266, 897. 33 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------__--------------- 62, 675. 23 Net total expenditures_________________ _______ 1, 204, 222. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_----------------------- 211, 085. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___ -- -___ 1, 415, 307. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended_----------------$28, 442. 21 $1, 430, 003. 75 -$527, 584. 78 $94, 739.11 -$75, 795. 35 Allotted_________ _________ _ 626, 774. 13 1, 003, 398. 70 -680, 401. 84 20, 000.00 112, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____________________________ $22, 789. 89 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938_____________ $7, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939 __, 105, 000. 00 112, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for _____________ ______ 135, 289. 89 1208 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Gross amount expended ------- _ $1, 330, 920. 49 Less- Reimbursements collected ... $1, 405, 244. 33 Receipts from sales----------- 1, 471. 51 1, 406, 715. 84 -$75, 795. 35 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ __ _ 211, 085. 24 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------$65, 375. 75 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------- 49, 500. 00 114, 875. 75 Balance available June 30, 1940-------------------------- 96, 209. 49 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------------------- 14, 516. 33 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------- 110, 725. 82 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. Recomn Congress Lake City Harbor, Minn_... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, July 18, 1939. Mississippi River above Sec. 1 of River and Mar. 16, 1940 House, 669, 76th Favorable. Wisconsin River, for nav- Harbor Act, Jan. 21, Cong., 3d sess. igation, flood control, pow- 1927, and Flood Con- er and irrigation. (308 trol Act, May 15, report). 1928. Mississippi River at Mc- Commerce Committee Gregor, Iowa, improve- resolution, Feb. 19, ment of harbor for small 1938. craft. Mississippi River at Min- Commerce Committee neapolis, bridge clearance. resolution, Jan. 25, 1939. Mississippi River at Wa- Rivers and Harbors basha, Minn. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 30, 1940. Mississippi River-Missouri Commerce Committee River to Minneapolis, im- resolution, Aug. 30, provement of harbor at 1938. Lansing, Iowa, for small craft. Mississippi River-Missouri Rivers and Harbors Jan. 6,1940 House, 547, 76th Do. River to Minneapolis, im- Committee resolu- Cong., 3d sess. provement near St. Paul. tion, Feb. 8, 1938. Mississippi River-Missouri Rivers and Harbors River to Minneapolis, im- Committee resolu- provement of harbor at tion, June 6, 1939. Winona, Minn. Mississippi River, improve- Rivers and Harbors ment in Lake Pepin. Committee resolu- tion, Dec. 19, 1938. Mississippi River, upper, Rivers and Harbors near Hastings, Minn., for Committee resolu- hydroelectric power. tion, Nov. 4, 1938. M isissippi River between Rivers and Harbors Missouri River and Min- Committee resolu- neapolis, damages by seep- tion, June 6, 1939. age and backwater in Minnesota and Wisconsin. (pools Nos. 5-A, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11). Mississippi River between Rivers and Harbors Missouri River and Min- Committee resolu- neapolis, damages by seep- tion, Mar. 16, 1939. age and backwater from pools Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6, Wis., and from opening gates at Red Wing, Minn., and Alma, Fountain City, and Trempealeau, Wis. Mississippi River between Rivers and Harbors Missouri River and Min- Committee resolu- neapolis, damage by seep- tion. Mar. 1, 1939. age and backwater in Min- nesota (pools Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8). RIVERSI AND HARBORS---ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1209 States 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 Mississippi River between Rivers and Harbors Missouri River and Min- Committee resolu- neapolis, damage by seep- tion, Mar. 10, 1939. age and backwater-in the State of Iowa. (pools Nos. 9, 10, and 11). Mississippi River between Rivers and Harbors Missouri River and Min- Committee resolu- neapolis, damage by seep- lution, Apr. 4, 1939. age and backwater in State of Minnesota. (Pools Nos. 5-A and 0.) Missouri River diversion Commerce Committee project (under special resolution, June 22, board). 1937. St. Croix River, Minn. and Rivers and Harbors . Wis., improvement of Committee resolu- Hudson Harbor, Wis. tion, Dec. 19, 1938. St. Croix River, Minn. and Rivers and Harbors........................... Wis., improvement in Committee resolu- vicinity of Stillwater, tion, Mar. 16, 1939. Minn. 8. DRY RUN, IOWA Location.-On Dry Run, a tributary of the upper Iowa River, at Decorah, Iowa. Eristing projeot.-This project provides for construction of a flood retention reservoir above Decorah, Iowa, and for channel en- largement downstream in the interest of flood control. The prin- cipal benefit of the project is to furnish flood protection to Decorah. The estimated Federal cost is $384,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 193 . Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preparation of detailed construction plans has been started. The costs for the year were $21,975.14. The expenditures were $21,911.46. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Detailed surveys have been com- pleted. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $26,975.14 for new work. The expenditures were $26,911.46. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended including accounts receivable at the end of the year will be applied to payment of ac- counts payable June 30, 1940, in the amount of $163.51, and to con- struction of the project. Cost and- financial sunmmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__-- ___ $26, 975. 14 $_______-___________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______ _____ ________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--___-- _____ 26, 975. 14 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940___-------___________ 99. 83 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_______________________ 27, 074. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940____________________________ 163. 51 Net total expenditures__-----_ 26, 911. 46 UnexDended balance June 30, 1940------------------ 357, 088. 54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----___ 384, 000.00 1210 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ............. ..... _______ __ .......... $4, 583. 44 $416. 56 $21, 975. 14 Cost of maintenance ............. ..... .. ----. ..-.... ..---- ----------- ------------........ Total expended ............. . ____ . ._________. . _____ ______. 4, 574. 23 425.77 21, 911.46 ------------------------------ Allotted_ ----- 5, 000. 00 379, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------------- $379, 000. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------- $22, 261.46 Less reimbursements collected--- -------------------- 350. 00 21, 911. 46 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------- 357, 088. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940--------------------------- 177. 03 Balance available June 30, 1940 ------------------------ 356, 911. 51 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 9. 83 9------------------------ Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------_ 357, 011. 34 9. LAKE TRAVERSE AND BOIS DE SIOUX RIVER, S. DAK. Location.-The works covered by this project lie along Lake Tra- verse and Bois de Sioux River between the upper end of Lake Tra- verse at Browns Valley, Minn., and the mouth of Bois de Sioux River at Breckenridge, Minn. The lake drains through the river to the Red River of the North, and the two waters form a portion of the boundary between the State of Minnesota and the States of North and South Dakota. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for use of Lake Traverse as a flood control and water conservation reservoir and for channel improvement in the river below the lake. It in- cludes construction of a dam near White Rock, S. Dak., at the north end of Lake Traverse, a structure at the Reservation Highway cross- ing for control of the upper section of the reservoir, levees, and em- bankments necessary near Browns Valley, Minn., and channel im- provement of approximately 24 miles of the Bois de Sioux River from the outlet of Lake Traverse northward toward Breckenridge, Minn. The dam near White Rock, S. Dak., consists of two sections of rolled fill embankment and a movable-gate control section between with a total length of approximately 14,400 feet from high ground on the Minnesota side to high ground on the South Dakota side, and, supplemented by channel improvement of the Bois de Sioux River downstream and an embankment approximately 5,000 feet long at the south end of Lake Traverse for the protection of Browns Valley, Minn., constitutes the flood-control feature of the project. The struc- ture at Reservation Highway crossing consists of a stone-paved dike spillway with superimposed stop log spans with total length of ap- proximately 113 feet between steel sheet pile abutment walls behind which compacted fill connects with the existing highway, and will be operated to restore and maintain the water level in the upper section of the lake. The project, with reservoir capacity for flood control of 126,000 acre-feet, will afford protection to about 42,000 acres of agri- RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1211 cultural land from floods up to those which may be expected to occur once in 30 years and should restore Lake Traverse to its former natural condition as a habitat for an abundance of wildlife and fish. The latest approved estimate of cost (1937) is $1,474,000, of which $1,115,200 is for construction and $358,800 for land and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsaind results during fiscal year.-A contract for reservation control structure and White Rock Dam was 38 percent complete. A contract for Bois de Sioux Channel improvement was 17 percent com- plete. A contract for construction of two highway bridges over the Bois de Sioux River was entered into, but no construction work was done. A contract for dam tender's dwelling was completed May 10, 1940. Work accomplished by Government hired labor included con- struction of well, completed December 20, 1939; foundation for dam tender's dwelling, completed January 31, 1940; and utilities for dam tender's dwelling completed, except for sterilizing the water system. Channel surveys by hired labor were completed, and acquisition of land and flowage rights was well advanced. Costs for the year were $335,996.26 for new work. The expenditures were $280,940.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project as a whole is 23 percent complete. Work in progress consists of construction of reservation control structure, 14 percent complete; White. Rock Dam, 38 percent complete; Bois de Sioux Channel improvement, 17 per- cent complete; and field and office work by hired labor in connection with acquisition of land and flowage rights. Work remaining to be initiated includes alterations and reconstruction of bridges, altera- tions to highways, and construction of Browns Valley dike. Land and flooage acquistion.-Approximately 6,200 acres of land for which fee title is to be acquired and approximately 8,800 acres upon which flowage easements are to be acquired are involved. Of these totals, there are in process of acquisition approximately 1,610 acres in fee, and flowage easement upon 815 acres. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $335,996.26 for new work. The expenditures were $280,940.72. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------- $56, 884. 85 New work: Hired labor: Design _--------------------------------------- 19, 150. 00 Acquisition of land and flowage rights------------- 386, 100.00 Complete utilities for dam tender's dwelling------------- 370. 00 Contract: Complete construction of reservation control structure (July and August 1940)----- ---------------------- 5,300. 5, 00 Complete construction of White Rock Dam (July to November 1940)--------------------------------- 175, 600. 00 Complete Bois de Sioux Channel improvement (July 1940 to October 1941) -------------------------------- 211, 400. 00 Alterations and reconstruction of bridges (July 1940 to May 1941) ------------------------------------- 94, 800. 00 Reconstruction of reservation highway (July 1940 to June 1941)--_-------------------------------- 58, 00. 00 1212 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGIN ERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 New work-Continued. Contract-Continued. Reconstruction of other highways (March to June 1941)_ $62, 000. 00 Construction of Browns Valley dike (October 1940 to June 1941) ----------------------------------------- 121, 000: 00 Total new work-------------------- --------- 1, 133, 720. 00 Maintenance (operating and care): Operations------------------------------------------------- ,250. 00 Ordinary repairs------------------------------------------- -250. 00 Total operating and care----- __-------------------- 1, 500. 00 Unallocated balance-------------------------------------------- 2,454. 43 Total all work__---------------------------------------- 1,194, 559. 28 It is expected that the proposed expenditures will complete the project. The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: Maintenance (operating and care) : OpeSations---------------------------------------------------$3, 000 Ordinary repairs __----- - ---------------- -- _ 1, 000 Improvement and reconstruction______________________ 1, 000 Total operating and care--------------------------------------5, 000 Cost and financia summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------- $335, 996. 26 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____________ 335, 996. 26 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940-------------------------------_ 1, 829. 31 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 ________ ________________ 337, 825. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-----_________----_______________ 56, 884. 85 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 280, 940. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____---______________________ 194, 559. 28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------1, 475, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work..- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $335, 996. 26 Cost of maintenance Total expended---- -------- - - - - - - - - - - - - 280, 940. 72 Allotted .-- ..- - --- - - - - 1,475,500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939----------------------------------- $1,474, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act aprvdJune 24, 1940------------------------------------- approved June 24, 1940 1,500 1,500.00 Amount to be accounted for_____________________________ 1, 475, 500. 00 Gross amount expended--- 282, 230. 28 $-------------------- Less reimbursements collected ___________--____-__ 1, 289. 56 280, 940. 72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------- 1,194, 559. 28 RIVERS AND HARBORS---ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1213 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_______.---- . $45, 670. 18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------- 451, 164. 25 $496, 834. 43 Balance available June 30, 1940-- 97, 724. 85 6---------------------- Amouut that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending J'une 30, 1942, for maintenance 1-________ - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 5, 000. 00 a Exclusive of available funds. 10. LAO QUI PARLE RESERVOIR, MINNESOTA RIVER, MINN. Location.-On the Minnesota River about 10 miles northwest of Montevideo. Existing project.-This provides for construction of a reservoir for flood protection in the Minnesota River Valley. The estimate of cost is $464,000 for construction and $974,000 for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Channel survey of the Minnesota River between Lac Qui Parle Dam and Granite Falls and surveys of the Great Northern Railway crossing and the Louisburg- Correll highway crossing were completed in February 1940. The costs for the year were $22,599.94 for new work. The expenditures were $23,121.80. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No construction has been done by the War Department. The project has been undertaken by the Works Progress Administration, sponsored by the State of Minnesota, ex- cept for the items of channel improvement of the Minnesota River below the Lac Qui Parle Dam, raising the Great Northern Railway crossing near Appleton, and raising or relocating the Louisburg-Cor- rell Highway. The total cost under the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $23,004.32 for new work. The expenditures were $23,121.80. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the year, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------------- $6. 65 New work : Preparation of detailed plans (hired labor)- -_______--____ 2, 995. 68 Design (hired labor) ---------------------------------------- 3, 000.00 Channel improvement (July to November 1940) (by contract)__ 66, 350. 00 Total ------------------------------------ 72, 352. 33 The additional sum of $208,650 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as follows: New work: Design ------------------- ------------------------------------ $5, 000 Channel improvement----------- ------------------------------ 53, 250 Raising Great Northern Ry. track- -- ______ ___------------ - 77, 000 Clearing ----------------------------------------------------- 19, 000 Raising Louisburg-Correll Highway-----------------------------15, 100 Additions and changes to main dam--------------------- 18, 800 Marsh Lake Dam alterations- _______---___17, 200 Miscellaneous works--------- -------------------------------- 3, 300 Total ---- 208, 650 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1--77 1214 REPORT OF C:IEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 It is expected that the proposed expenditures will complete the project, except for reimbursement of State costs for lands and damages. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------------------- $23, 004. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-......- ---- --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--------------- 23, 004. 32 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940.---------------------------- 124. 13 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 _________________________ 23, 128. 45 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------------- -- 6. 65 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 23, 121. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_----------------------- ____ 72, 228. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __-- -- --- --- 95, 350. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 . . .__.. Cost of new work_________________.. . . . . . .. . . . $404. 38 $22, 599. 94 Cost of maintenance --- ---------. ---- -------------- -------------- --------------------------- Total expended . ----- _------------------ 23, 121.80. - ------------- ---- Allotted __--_----- - - --------- --- -------- 13, 000.00 82, 350.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ------------------------------ $13, 000.00, Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 -------------- -------- 82, 350. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------------- 95, 350. 00' Gross amount expended-------- ---------- 23, 156. 86 Less reimbursements collected------- 5. 06 3------------------ 23, 121. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ....... 72, 228. 20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------------------- 6. 65 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------------- 72, 221. 55 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 124. 13 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940------------------ 72, 345. 68 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1----------------_--_--------- - 1, 342, 650. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ------- 208, 650. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 11. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, ST. PAUL DISTRICT Location.-The Mississippi River Basin above the Ohio River, ex- clusive of the Missouri River Basin, in the St. Paul district. Existing project.-The Flood Control Act of June 28; 1938, ap- proved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Upper Mississippi River Basin described in Flood Control Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress, first ses- sion, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of-the Secre- RIVERS AND HARBORS-ST. PAUL, MINN., DISTRICT 1215 tary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, and au- thorized $6,600,000 for reservoirs and $2,700,000 for local flood-protec- tion works on the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers; the reservoirs> and local protection projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers. The act specifically provides that the authorization shall include the enlargement and extension of a system of levees located ona the south side of the Sangamon River east of Chandlerville, Ill., as set' forth in House Document No. 604, Seventy-fifth Congress, third ses- sion. The following project located in the St. Paul district was con- sidered in the comprehensive plan: Total Name Tributary, basin State estimated: cost Black River Reservoir-_ __-_-Black . . . Wisconsin- $6, 541,000 Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been undertaken. Proposed operations.-None. 12. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of the work during the year was $147,814.78, and the ex- penditures were $153,553.92. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $125,175.61, and accounts receivable, $2.30, a total of $125,177.91, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_________________--_--__-_ $212, 266. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------- ------ 212, 266. 21 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940____________________________ 2. 30 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 ___ _________-________ 212, 268. 51 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------ 1, 144.12 Net total expenditures__--------------------- 211, 124. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_________________-----------_125, 175.61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________ 336, 300.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------ --------------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance ......... .. _ - $5, 409. 71 $59, 041.72 $147, 814. 78 Total expended-----_ _ ---------- _------ 3, 900.00 53, 670.47 153, 553.92 Allotted. -.. -------...... ~.....-. ------ 59,400.00 99,000.00 177,900.00 1216 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $100, 829. 53 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939-------------------------- $56, 400 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940--------------------------121, 500 177, 900. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ -------- __ 278, 729. 53 Gross amount expended-------------------- ------- $153, 575. 68 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 21. 76 153, 553. 92 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------125, 175. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ------------------------------- 1, 359. 23 Balance available June 30, 1940-- ------------------------ 123, 816. 38 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 _ .... - ---------- 2. 30 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 ------------ ____ 123, 818. 68 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1________--_______-----------------__--___--- 12, 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- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document No. Recommenda- Congress tion I Bullard Creek, Goodhue Flood Control Act, Apr. 9,1940 ------------------- Unfavorable. County, Minn. June 28, 1938. Clearwater River, Minn .- .----d o .. ...... ------ - ............... Forest River, N. Dak_ __ --- Commerce Committee ............... resolution Dec. 1, 1938. Gilmore Creek, Winona Flood Control Act, County, Minn. Aug. 28, 1937. Goose River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, North Dakota. Aug. 11, 1939. Hay Creek, Goodhue Coun- Flood Control Act, ty, Minn. June 28, 1938. Kickapoo River, Wis____ __ Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937. Minnesota River, Minn -- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Mississippi River above Sec. 1 of Rivers and Mar. 16, 1940 House, 669, 76th Favorable. Wisconsin River, for navi- Harbors Act, Jan. Cong., 3d sess. gation, flood control, pow- 21, 1927, and Flood er, and irrigation (308 re- Control Act, May port). 15, 1928. Missouri River diversion Commerce Committee project (under special resolution, June 22, board). 1937. Park River, N. Dak_.... Commerce Committee resolution, Dec. 1, 1938. Pembina River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, North Dakota. June 28, 1938. Red Lake River and tribu- -- do_ taries, Minnesota. Root River, in Fillmore, Flood Control Act, Mower, Olmsted, Winona, Aug. 28, 1937. and Houston Counties, Minn. Roseau River, Minn _.-- - Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Sheyenne River, N. Dak____ Commerce Committee resolution, Sept. 1, 1938. Wells Creek, Goodhue Flood Control Act, County, Minn. June 28, 1938. Whitewater River in south- Flood Control Act, eastern Minnesota. Aug. 28, 1937. Zumbro River in south- --- do ---- eastern Minnesota. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1217 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION This district lies partly within the Upper Mississippi Valley Divi- sion and partly within the Great Lakes Division. The portion within the Upper Mississippi Valley Division includes the Illinois River and its tributaries in Illinois (except the watershed of Bureau Creek, Ill.), ;:i~r:. iiil Indiana, and Wisconsin, together with waterways connecting the 0C Chicago and Calumet Rivers. For portions within the Great Lakes Division, see page 1661. District engineer: Maj. S. N. Karrick, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. Malcolm Elliott, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Flood-control projects-Con. Page 1. Illinois Waterway, Ill ..... 1218 17. Banner special drainage and 2. Examinations, surveys, and 1234 levee district, Illinois contingencies (general)___ 1234 River, Ill_______________ 1253 3. Plant allotment 18. Rocky Ford drainage and Flood-control projects levee district, Illinois River, I1_______________ 1254 4. McGee Creek levee and 19. Pekin and La Marsh drain- drainage district, Illinois age and levee district, Illi- River, Ill_ 1235 nois River, Ill___________ 1255 5. Meredosia Lake and Willow 20. Hennepin levee and drain- Creek drainage and levee age district, Illinois River, districts, Illinois River, Ill_ 1236 Ill 1257 6. South Beardstown and Valley 21. Mouth of Sangamon River, levee and dre inage districts, Ill- - 1258 Illinois River, Ill__.... 1237 22. Clear Lake drainage and 7. South Beardstown drainage levee district, Sangamon and levee district, Illinois River, Ill___ 1259 River, Ill 1238 23. Bell drainage district, Sanga- 8. Crane Creek levee and drain- mon River, Ill_ 1260 age district, Illinois River, 24. Farmers levee and drainage Il-----------_ 1240 district, Sangamon River, 9. Coal Creek drainage and Ill__ -_______- 1261 levee district, Illinois 25. East of Chandlerville, Sanga- River, Ill _____ 1241 mon River, Ill___________ 1263 10. Kelly Lake drainage and 26. Tar Creek levee, Sangamon levee district, Illinois River, Ill___ 1264 River Ill___________ 1242 27. Near Springfield on Sanga- 11. Big Lake drainage and levee mon River, .I11l__1 1265 district, Illinois River, Ill_ 1244 28. Oakford special levee and 12. Lacey, Langellier, West Ma- drainage district, Sanga- tanzas, and Kerton Valley mon River, Ill___________ 1266 drainage and levee dis- 29. Mason and Menard levee and tricts, Illinois River, Ill___ 1246 drainage district, Sanga- 13. Thompson Lake drainage and mon River, Ill_________ 1268 levee district, Illinois 30. Swiger, Whitney, Young- River, Ill_______________ 1247 Hoblit levee, Sangamon 14. Liverpool drainage and levee River, Ill__ __ - -_- 1270 district, Illinois River, Ill_ 1248 15. East Liverpool drainage 31. Watts levee, Sangamon and levee district, Illinois River, Ill_______________ 1271 River, Ill______________ 1249 32. Lussenhop levee, Sangamon 16. Spring Lake levee and drain- River, Ill ____ 1272 age district, Illinois River, 33. East of Hubly Bridge, Sanga- Ill- 1250 mon River, Ill______ 1273 1218 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 IMPROVEMENTS-continued Flood-controlprojects-Con. Flood-control projects-Con. Page Page X34. Donovan levee, Sangamon 37. Preliminary examinations River, Ill__- 1274 and surveys for flood con- 35. Salt Creek in vicinity of trol_ _- 1277 Middletown, Sangamon 38. Other flood-control projects River, Ill_--- 1275 for which no estimates are 36. Upper Mississippi River Basin, submitted _ - - 1278 Chicago district_ - - 1276 1. ILLINOIS WATERWAY, ILL. Location.The Illinois River (entirely within the State of Illi- nois), formed by the confluence of the Kankakee and the Des Plaines Rivers, flows in a southwesterly direction and enters the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill., about 38 miles above St. Louis. The Illinois waterway comprises the Illinois River from its mouth to the confluence of the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers, a distance of 273 miles; the Des Plaines River to Lockport, a distance of 18.1 miles, and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the south branch of the Chicago River to Lake Street, Chicago, a distance of 34.5 miles. Also from a point 12.4 miles above Lockport, Ill., the water- way comprises the Calumet-Sag Channel and the Little Calumet and Calumet Rivers, to turning basin No. 5, near the entrance to Lake Calumet, a distance of 23.8 miles. Previo s projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, April 10, 1869, July 11, 1870, June 14, 1880, and March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1945 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 1172 of Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This project provides for a channel with least dimensions of 9 feet in depth and 300 feet in width from the mouth of the waterway to Lockport, Ill., to be secured by dredging, the construction of locks and dams at Peoria, La Grange, Starved Rock, Dresden Island, and Brandon Road, the construction of locks at the lower end of the Marseilles Canal and Lockport, and the construction of a dam at Marseilles; a navigable channel depth of not less than 9 feet of the present width as follows: Lockport, Ill., to Lake Street, Chicago, via the main sanitary canal and the south branch of the Chicago River, a distance of 34.5 miles; Sag Junction, 12.4 miles above Lockport, to Blue Island, Ill., via the Calumet-Sag Channel, a distance of 16.2 miles, with three passing places 9 feet deep and 150 feet wide. The project also provides for a channel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide in Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers, from turn- ing basin No. 5 to the eastern end of the Sag Channel, a distance of 7.6 miles, with the realinement of the navigation channel from One Hundred and Thirtieth Street on the Calumet River in Chicago, Ill., to One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Street on the Little Calu- met River in Burnham, Ill., and the abandonment and discontinu- ance of that portion of the natural Calumet River bypassed by the realined channel, and for dredging at the entrance and to the south end of Lake Calumet to a depth of 21 feet. The dredging in Lake Calumet is included in the report for Chicago district, Great Lakes RIVERS AND HARBORS--CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1219 division. The total length of the project from the mouth to Lake Street, Chicago, is 325.6 miles and from the mouth to turning basin No. 5, 327.3 miles. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $30,189,500. The estimate is exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for the operation and care of locks and dams is $350,000 annually, and for channel main- tenance $448,000 annually. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents I - Jan. 21,1927 Channel 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide from mouth of Illinois River Rivers and Harbors to Utica, 231 miles; modification of the 2 United States locks and Committee Doec. No. dams; removal of the 2 State dams. (Act authorized appropria- 4, 69th Cong., 1st tion of not to exceed $3,500,000 for carrying on the work.) sess., and S. Doe. No. 130, 69th Cong., 1st sess. July 3,1930 1 Channel depth of 9 feet from Utica, Ill., to the heads of the present S. Doc. No. 126, 71st Federal projects on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers, distances Cong., 2d sess. of 94.6 miles to Lake Street and 96.3 miles to turning basin No. 5, respectively, to be secured by means of completed dams, locks, lateral canals, and dredging begun by the State of Illinois in general accordance with the present plans of the State for that work. The act in adopting the project authorized the appro- priation of not to exceed $7,500,000 for carrying on the work. -June 26, 1934 2 Operation and care of the locks and dams provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. Aug. 30,1935 Constructiion of modern locks and dams at La Grange and Peoria H. Doe. No. 184, 73d and for a channel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide below Lockport, Cong., 2d sess.a the exact location and details of design of all structures to be left to the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, and, for the time being, that no change be made in the water authorized for navi- gation of the Illinois River by act of July 3, 1930.1 Aug. 30, 1935 4 This act also provides for 3 passing places along the Sag Channel H. Doc. No. 180, 73d and the authorized channel in the Calumet Sag route to turning Cong., 2d sess. basin No. 5, and dredging at entrance of Lake Calumet. June 14,1937 Realinement of portion of Calumet River and abandonment of Rivers and Harbors (Pub. Res. 42) bypassed section of the Calumet River. Committee Doc. No. 19, 75th Cong., 1st sess. June 20,1938 Modifies requirements of "local cooperation" in act of Aug. 30, Public, No. 685, 75th 1935. Cong., 3d sess. 1The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided that as soon as practicable after the Illinois water, way shall have been completed in accordance therewith the Secretary of War shall cause a study of the amount of water that will be required as an annual average flow to meet the needs of a commercially useful waterway, as defined in said Senate document (S. Doc. No. 126, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), and shall, on or before ,Jan. 31, 1938, report to the Congress the results of such study, with his recommendations as to the minimum amount of such flow that will be required annually to meet the needs of such waterway and that will not :substantially injure the existing navigation on the Great Lakes, to the end that Congress may take such action as it may deem advisable. 2 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. 1 4 Contains latest published map of Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers. Included in part, in the Public Works Administration program, Oct. 31, 1934, and Feb. 28, 1935, 1220 REPORT OF OIIEF 'OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers are located within the limits of the Great Lakes division. The dredging in these rivers, being a part of the 9-foot project, is being performed under the super- vision of the upper Mississippi Valley division. The latest published map and profile of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers are contained in House Document No. 184, Seventy-third Con- gress, second session, and a map of the Calumet-Sag Channel is printed in House Document No. 145, Seventy-sixth Congress, first session. Pertinent data for existing and proposed locks and dams are given in the following table: Lock Location Dimensions Depth on miter sills I- I aU vw , eer1-ills Name Miles Available Lift at above Nearest town Width of length low Lower Upper mouth chamber for full water I width .* I 'I I -- 2 Feet Feet Feet Feet Feet Kampsville .--------------- 31. 5 K ampsville, Ill .. _. .. .. .. .. .. .. _.. 73 300 La Grange (old) 3._-- - - - 77. 5 Versailles, Ill .......... _ .....-.- 73 300 La Grange (new)_ _-------------------- ----------------------- 80. 2 7.8 miles below Beardstown, Ill11 ____ ____ 110 600 10.0 13.0 15.5 Peoria --------------- 157. 9 4.1 miles below Peoria, ll ..__------ ----- 110 600 11.0 12.0 15. 5 Starved Rock _____----------------------------------------- 231 Utica, 11l 110 600 19. O0 14. 0 16.85 O Marseilles- ._---__...... ....----------- ---------------------------- 244. 5 Marseilles, Ill ______ .__ .________________ 110 600 24. 25 14.0 18. 6 Dresden Island..... -------------------------------------- 271. 5 Morris, Ill ...................... 110 600 21. 75 12. 25 16.85 W Brandon Road .....-------- ----------------------------------- 286 Joliet, Ill .......... 110 600 34 13.8 17. 85 Lockport .-------------------------------------------- 291. 1 Lockport, Ill-._ _............ 110 600 430. 5-41 15. 0 411.5-22. O 1 Lifts and depths on miter sills are those obtainable with flat pools. 2 Kampsville Dam removed in 1939, lock remains but is no longer in use; previous project costs $444,100. 3 La Grange Dam (old) removed in 1939, lock remains but is no longer in use; previous project costs $485,034. 4 Variation in lift and depth on upper miter sill at Lockport is due to fluctuation of water surface in the Sanitary District Canal. 0 C1 I Lock-Continued Dam Percent- Year Estimated cost Name f~1 age of of to United L Type of con- Character of Type of con- Character of comple- comple- States under Kind tion tion existing project struction foundation struction foundation I - I 'I i i Kampsville_-.. ... .. . ...... ........ .... .... Masonry .- Piles in clay and ----------------- 100 1893 (2) 0 sand. ------------- La Grange (Old) . . -........... --- do .... . Piles in mud ----------------- 100 1889 (3) and sand. - - - - - - - - - Illinois River, mouth to Utica: Channel improve- - - - - - - - - - - - ----------------- 95 5 $2, 773, 498. ment by dredging in the Illinois River below Starved Rock, modification of 2 United States locks and dams and for the removal of the 2 State dams. La Grange (New) ------------------------- Concrete ...--- Piles in sand . Movable (wicket Concrete and Piles in sand . 100 1939 2,700, 000. 00 O type and weir timber. with A-frame crest). Peoria ..--------- ----------------- -------------- do ..... _ . do . .. Movable (wicket ..__do ..... .. ..... do ......... 100 1939 3,358,000. 00 type). Starved Rock--------------- ---------------- ....--------- Rock. Movable (Tainter Concrete and Rock ..... 100 1933 5885, 314. 50 gates). structural steel. Marseilles ...... -- - ----------- do - do . . . . . do---do - do ...---- ..... do ..... ..... 100 1933 5 1,853, 725. 45 - - - - 100 52,503, 375. 68 Dresden Island, do .... _do -... . ---. -- d o ............ ----do ---------- ----.do -... . 1933 100 j Brandon Road_ do- do . -- --- . ..... do..... do .. --- --- .. do -..... .. 100 100O 1933 2,029,800. 00 Lockport -- _do .. do .. .. .. . Movable (sector .. do . . . ..-. do --. ... .. 100 1933 121, 500. 00 gates). Total, locks and dams .. . . I.._. ..------------------ 16,225, 58 214. ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENTERING INTO COST OF PROJECT Dredging: Little Calumet and Calumet Rivers---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $2,135, 358. 44 Calumet Sag, 3 passing places - -..------- - - 813, 419. 18 Starved Rock to Lockport... -.-------------------------- 3,076, 900. 00 Starved Rock to Grafton ---------------------------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ----- ---- --- 3,422, 700. 00 422,--------- 3,----------- O0 Land and flowage easements- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, 762, 600.00 Miscellaneous ---------------------------------- - -- _ _-- ---- -- - 2,753, 307. 80 Total additional features . 285. 42-------------------------- 13,964, 285.42 V Total existing project -------------------........ --------------------------- 30,189, 500. 000-------------------------- 2 Kampsville Dam removed in 1939, lock remains but is no longer in use; previous project costs, $444,100. 3La Grange Dam (old) removed in 1939, lock remains but no longer in use; previous project costs, $485,034. 5 Actual cost. 6 This does not include $460,500 for dredging in Lake Calumet. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DIISTRICT 1223 Recommended modifications of project.-Underdate of January 18, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project, as indicated below, at an estimated first cost of $25,900,000, with annual maintenance of $179,000 in addition to that now required: (a) Enlarge the Calumet-Sag Channel to a width of 160 feet and with a usable depth of 9 feet. (b) Dredge a barge channel 160 feet in width with a usable depth of 9 feet in the Grand Calumet River from the existing channel in the Little Calumet River to its junction with the Indiana Harbor Canal and thence northward through One Hundred and Forty-first Street, East Chicago, Ind., to deep (lake) draft navigation in Indiana Harbor. (c) Construct in the Little Calumet River a lock of suitable dimen- sions for barge navigation to prevent reversals of flow and to regu- late water levels and water diversion. (d) Rebuild or otherwise alter at Federal expense all obstructive railroad bridges across the Calumet-Sag Channel and the proposed Illinois Waterway portions of the Little Calumet River, Calumet River, Grand Calumet River, and Indiana Harbor Canal, so as to pro- vide suitable clearances, except that no Federal funds shall be expended for the removal or alteration of the trestle bridge of the Illinois Central Railroad at mile 11.20 of the Little Calumet River, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. No. 145, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, modified the existing project subject to the condition that the State of Illinois transfer to the United States without cost all rights and titles in the two State-owned dams on the Illinois River, and that local inter- ests furnish the United States without cost all necessary areas for the disposal of materials dredged in creating and maintaining the channel authorized (S. Doc. No. 130, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). By deed dated March 28, 1928, the State of Illinois transferred these locks and dams to the United States. Permission has been granted by many riparian landowners for use of their lands for the disposal of dredged materials. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, modified the existing project subject to the following provisions: That the, project thus adopted shall be in all its parts a navigable waterway of the United States, forever free to the public use of all, unencumbered by any tolls or restrictions of any kind whatsoever except such as may be im- posed by Congress. That the State of Illinois shall proceed, subject to the supervision and approval of all expenditures and obligations by the Secretary of War, to construct the highway bridges at Brandon Road and Marseilles Canal, to make the necessary alterations in other highway bridges across the Illinois Waterway, to make the necessary arrangements, and agreements for the alterations of the railroad bridges across said waterway, and to do such other work on said waterway as the Secretary of War shall direct and the available funds of the State make possible; the bridges mentioned not to become the property of the United States, and no obligations to be incurred by the United States to maintain, operate, or replace them. That no claim shall lie against the United States because of any contractual obliga- tions which have been or may be entered into by the State of Illinois as 1224 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 regards the construction of a waterway between Utica and Lake Mich- igan (S. Doc. No. 126, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The State of Illinois appropriated $20,000,000 for the construction of a waterway providing minimum 8-foot depths in channels not less than 150 feet wide, from the upper end of the Federal project on the Illinois River to Lockport. The lock and dam at Starved Rock was about 95 percent complete, the Marseilles Lock was about 95 percent, the Marseilles Canal 98 percent, Dresden Island Lock and Dam about 20 percent, Brandon Road Lock and D'iam about 70 percent, and the Lockport Lock about 95 percent complete before the passage of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, as modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provides that local interests furnish to the United States, free of cost, all necessary land to effect the improvements recommended in House Document No. 180, Seventy- third Congress, second session, and install operating machinery and place in operating condition the three drawbridges across the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal between its junction with the Calumet-Sag Channel and Lockport when directed by the Secretary of War. These requirements have been met and were accepted by the Chief of Engi- neers on January 30, 1935. Terminal facilities.-Of the 13 principal cities and towns along the Illinois River, about 5 own dock frontage, more or less improved for boat landings; 4 own dock frontage with no improvements; and 4 own no frontage except at street ends. At Peoria, the largest city on the river, there is a $400,000 modern river-rail municipal public terminal, having an available frontage of 1,100 feet; 205 feet is occupied by a dock house and 190 feet by an open dock. The dock house is served by a wharf boat 45 feet by 230 feet and an escalator capable of handling 1,000 tons a day. This ter- minal is served by the equivalent of a belt-line railroad. Grain elevators are available at 23 points between Grafton and Morris, where grain can be loaded directly into barges. Private coal- loading terminals are located at Havana, Liverpool, and Copperas Creek. A coal-unloading terminal is located at the mouth of the Vermilion River near La Salle and a cement-loading plant is located at Peru. Sand and gravel plants are located at Kingston Lake and Lacon. A barge construction yard and launching ways are located at Seneca. A sand and gravel plant is located a short distance from Joliet on the Des Plaines River. From the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, sand, gravel, oil, and gasoline are shipped from Lockport and petroleum products and stone from Lemont. A private coal-unloading terminal is located at Craw- ford Avenue, Chicago. At Western Avenue, Chicago, bulk and pack- age freight is handled through the North Pier River barge terminal. The State of Illinois barge terminal, including a 1,500,000-bushel grain elevator, is located at Damen Avenue, Chicago, on the South Branch of the Chicago River. Two sand- and gravel-distribution yards are located on the Calumet-Sag Channel. A crude-oil-unloading terminal is located on the Little Calumet River at Riverdale, just upstream from the junction with the Sag Channel. Plans for further terminals and docks between Grafton and Chicago are under way. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DiISTRICT 1225 OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR Regular funds-New work--Alton pool.-Preliminarywork in con- nection with removal of old La Grange Dam cost $213.23. The re- moval of old La Grange Dam, by Government plant, cost $39,262.52. Removal of Kampsville Dam has been completed by Government plant at a cost of $22,639.62, a total of 430 linear feet having been removed. Extension of the discharge pipes of the South Beardstown drainage and levee district pumping station, by hired labor, cost $2,170.97. A. total of 2,200 cubic yards of material was removed in dredging outlet of the South Beardstown drainage and levee district pumping station,,. by hired labor and Government plant, at a cost of $1,598.01. Placing riprap at mile 80.1, on the left bank of Illinois River, by hired labor and Government plant, cost $1,912.56. La Grange lock, darn, and pool.-The acquisition of flowage ease- ments was continued at a cost of $899.07. Preliminary work in con- nection with construction of lockkeepers' dwellings, garage, and pump house; installation of sewer, water, and telephone lines; studies of hinged wickets for new La Grange Dam and modernizing old La Grange lockkeepers' houses, were carried on at a cost of $7,491.47. Costs in connection with construction of new La Grange lock and dam, by contract, amounted to $991.67. Costs in connection with construc- tion and installation of control station with machinery, equipment, and electrical system, by contract, amounted to $229.57. Construc- tion of two lockkeepers' dwellings, one garage-storehouse and one pump house, by contract, was completed at a cost of $21,600.18. Con- struction of water supply and sewer systems, by contract, cost $629.75. Grading of property at site for lockkeepers' dwellings, by Govern- ment plant, cost $333.28. Government costs in connection with de- sign and purchase of clamshell bucket for maneuver boat amounted to $576.88. Installation of 5-inch air dome on oil pump No. 1, by hired labor, cost $444.70. Construction of bulkhead for wickets of dam, by hired labor, was completed at a cost of $561.08. Remedial work at mile 157.7, by hired labor and attendant plant, was completed at a cost of $11,034.84. Design of protective cases for lock wall light- ing unit plug receptacles, by hired labor, cost $24.85. Construction of 8.5 miles of telephone line, by hired labor, was completed at a cost of $9,064.82. Installation of guard rails on lock and dam, by hired labor, cost $277.92. Peorialock, dam, and pool.-The acquisition of flowage easements was continued at a cost of $375.88. Preliminary work in connection with dredging, construction of lockkeepers' dwellings and garage, channel marker light standards and roads; installation of sewer and water lines; and studies of hinged wickets was carried on at a cost of $3,571.22. The amount of $94,136.57 was allowed the contractor by a change order which he has not accepted for additional costs in connection with the construction of a lock with guide walls in the Illinois River, approximately 4.1 miles below Peoria, Ill., by Emergency Relief Administration contract. There were other contract costs of $104.31. Government costs on the contract amounted to $13,225.02. Costs in: connection with the construction of Peoria Dam, by contract, amounted 1226 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 to $467.86. Construction of two lockkeepers' dwellings and one garage-storehouse, by contract, was carried on at a cost of $21,159.86 and is 98 percent complete. Construction of water supply and sewer systems, by contract, was completed at a cost of $15,377.79. The cost of placing eight channel marker light standard foundations, by hired labor and Government plant, was reduced $636.94. Construction of eight channel marker light standards was completed, by contract, at a cost of $25,280.13. Construction of islands of sand and rock around eight permanent channel markers, by hired labor and Government plant, cost $21,541.01. A total of 237,200 cubic yards of material was removed by dredging at Wesley Bend, by contract, at a cost of $27,780.33. Construction of bulkhead for wickets of dam, by hired labor, was completed at a cost of $579.76. Government costs in con- nection with design and purchase of clamshell bucket for maneuver boat amounted to $574.66. Installation of 6-inch air dome on oil pump No. 1 was completed, by hired labor, at a cost of $453.10. Design and procurement of protective cases for lock wall lighting unit plug recep- tacles cost $301.06. Installation of guard rails on lock, by hired labor, cost $71.99. Preparation of finished structure drawings, by hired labor, cost $31.87. A total of 3,000 cubic yards of topsoil has been obtained and placed, by Government plant and hired labor, at a cost of $2,809.76. Starved Rock lock, dam, and pool.-The acquisition of flowage ease- ments was continued at a cost of $525.64. Preliminary work in con- nection with dredging was carried on at a cost of $5,359.69. Marseilles lock, damn, and pool.-A total of 212,268 cubic yards of material was dredged, by contract, between miles 264.5 and 270.4. The cost was $187,042.14. Preliminary work in this connection cost $3,144.92. Remedial work between miles 247 to 262 and miles 264 to 268, by hired labor and Government plant, was completed at a cost of $81,475.63, a total of 42,515 cubic yards of rock having been placed. The cost of reconstruction of upper approach wall, by hired labor, was reduced $82.70. Riprapping right bank, mile 267, by Govern- ment plant and hired labor, cost $12.11. ,Dresden, Island lock, daim, and pool -- The acquisition of land and flowage easements was continued at a cost of $94.80. Brandon Road lock, darn, and pool.-The acquisition of land and flowage easements was completed at a cost of $1,688.33. Preliminary work in connection with construction of lock keepers' dwellings and garage, mooring piers and dolphins was carried on at a cost of $732.03. Construction of two lock keepers' dwellings and one garage-storehouse ,was completed, by contract, at a cost of $21,147.88. Construction of :sewer, by Government plant and hired labor, was completed at a cost of $853.22. Extension of electric feeder lines to dwellings was completed, by hired labor, at a cost of $2,179.19. Installation of water lines to dwellings, by hired labor, cost $656.85. Grading grounds around new dwellings, by hired labor, cost $1,036.21. Installation of window shades cost $50.62. Construction of concrete sidewalks, curbs, and apron, by hired labor, cost $1,377.93. Lockport lock.-Preliminary work in connection with construction of lock keepers' dwellings and garage, mooring piers and dolphins, cost $696.05. Construction of two lock keepers' dwellings and one garage-storehouse, by contract, was completed at a cost of $20,988.55. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1227 Installation of water lines to dwellings, by hired labor, cost $312.10. Installation of sewer cost $1,188.31. Installation of win- dow shades cost $42.62. Extension of electric feeder lines to dwellings, by hired labor, cost $809.49. Improvement to grounds, by hired labor, cost $375.88. Construction of sidewalks and guard rail, by hired labor, cost $426.33. The cost of repair of But- terfly Dam above Lockport lock, mile 293.1, by hired labor, was reduced $19.01. Cablumet-Sag Channel.-Investigation and supervision of land and flowage easements cost $2,266.04. Maintenancee-Alton pool.-Removal of channel obstructions, by hired labor, cost $2,149.35. A total of 285,000 cubic yards of material was removed between miles 41.7 to 80.1, by contract, at a cost of $33,831.31. Preliminary work in this connection cost $197.48. La Grange pool.-Preliminary work in connection with dredging, by hired labor, cost $231.01. A total of 17,900 cubic yards of ma- terial was removed, by contract, at acost of $2,675.90. Removal of obstructions, by hired labor, cost $2,810.74. A total of 192,127 cubic yards of material was dredged, by hired labor and attendant plant, from miles 147.5 to 147.8 and at mile 156.4. The cost was $30,919.03. Peoria pool.-Clean-up dredging between miles 229.6 and 229.7 by hired labor and Government plant, was carried on at a cost of $2,321.72, a total of 1,610 cubic yards of rock and 275 cubic yards of earth having been removed. Starved Rock pool.-Clean-up operations between miles 231.2 and 231.7 and 241.0 and 241.3, by hired labor and Government plant, were carried on at a cost of $15,129.45, a total of 23,791 cubic yards of material having been removed. Marseilles pool.-Preliminary costs in connection with lease of dipper dredge and attendant plant amounted to $110.27. Emergency removal of shoaling at mile 253, by leased plant, was carried on at a cost of $1,869.66, 1,323 cubic yards of material having been removed. A total of 48,,926 cubic yards of material was removed between miles 244.6 and 247.0 by leased plant, at a cost of $32,300.61. Clean-up operations between miles 248.6 and 250.1, by hired labor and Govern- ment plant, were carried on at a cost of $2,991.41, 145 cubic yards of rock and 470 cubic yards of earth having been removed. Dresden Island pool.-Clean-up dredging between miles 273.6 and 274.3 was carried on, by hired labor and Government plant, at a cost of $2,231.26, 2,685 cubic yards of material having been removed. Miles 271.8 and 285.8 were dredged by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $821.69. Brandon Road pool.-Emergency dredging (removal of boulders and broken rock) was carried on at mile 287.9, by hired labor and Government plant, at a cost of $594.19, a total of 20 cubic yards; of material having been removed. Lockport lock.-Repair of Butterfly Dam above Lockport lock, mile 293.1, by hired labor, cost $19.01. All pools.-- ork in connection with channel sweeping and naviga- tion aids was carried on at a cost of $31,670.33. Eight snags were removed at a cost of $1,209.92. Discharge observations were taken throughout the year at different points on the river; gage readings were continued and miscellanerous surveys were made at a cost of $75,293.58. 1228 REPORT OF CHIIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Operating and care of locks and dams.-The locks and dams were operated as required and the necessary repairs made thereto and to the appurtenant structures at a cost of $276,653.24. The total cost was $1,199.574.24, of which $683,543.08 was for new work, $239,377.92 for maintenance, and $276,653.24 for operating and care of locks and dams. The total expenditures were $1,035,861.59, all regular funds. Public Works funds-New work.-Government costs in connection with dredging sections 1, 2, and 3 in the Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers were $9,448.30. The expenditures were $135,057.07. The total cost, all funds,, was $1,209,022.54, of which $692,991.38 was for new work, $239,377.92 for maintenance, and $276,653.24 for operating and care of locks and dams. The total expenditurest were $1,170,918.66. Condition at end of fiscal year.--The existing project was approximately 81 percent completed. The three bypasses in the Calumet-Sag are complete and dredging to widen the channel in the Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers is about 100 percent complete. The locks and dams authorized by the act of July 3, 1930, have been completed, and under present conditions of flow at Lockport, there is now a channel 200 feet wide and 9 feet deep between Lockport and Utica. The two locks authorized by the act of August 30, 1935, have been completed, the old dams at Kampsville and La Grange removed and the 300-foot channel between Grafton and Utica practically completed. A navigable channel now exists connecting the Mississippi River at Grafton with Lake Michigan via the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers, the Chicago Sanitary Canal, and the Chicago River, with a secondary outlet to Lake Michigan via the Calumet-Sag Channel, the Calumet, and Little Calumet Rivers. The controlling depth of the river as it pre- vails, with a diversion of 1,500 cubic feet per second from Lake Michi- gan through the Chicago Sanitary Canal, is 9 feet during extreme low water. The limiting horizontal bridge clearance in the section Grafton to Utica is 114 feet. The limiting horizontal clearance which occurs at bridges between Utica and Lockport is 113 feet. The limiting horizon- tal clearance which occurs at bridges between Lockport and Lake Mich- igan via the Chicago Sanitary Canal and the Chicago River is 72 feet. The limiting horizontal clearance which occurs at bridges between Lockport and turning basin No. 5 in the Calumet River via the Chicago Sanitary Canal, the Calumet-Sag Channel, and the Calumet River is 50 feet. Seven locks and six dams have been completed. (See table under paragraph "Existing project" for description and percentage of completion.) The following work remains to be done to complete that portion of the project under the supervision of the Upper Mississippi Valley Divi- sion: Installation of Tainter-gate cofferdams at all dams, Starved Rock to Lockport; construction of additional mooring and protection facilities in Brandon Road and Lockport pools ;completion of flowage and reme- dial works, auxiliary locks at two sites, and dredging to provide a channel 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide, with adequate widening at criti- cal points and bends. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1229 The total cost under the existing project to June 30, 1939, with regu- lar funds was $24,307,707.89, of which $18,747,080.87 was for new work, $2,792,374.27 for maintenance, and $2,768,252.75 for operating and care of locks and dams. The total expenditures were $23,925,316.94. The above includes the sum of $1,735,890.36 expended between 1927 and 1936 on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the pro- vision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. With Public Works funds the cost and expenditures were $3,960,- 734.75, for new work. With Emergency Relief funds the cost and expenditures were $1,858,- 936.13, for new work. The grand-total cost, all funds, was $30,127,378.77, of which $24,566,- 751.75 was for new work, $2,792,374.27 for maintenance, and $2,768,- 252.75 for operating and care. The grand-total expenditures were $29,744,987.82. The above includes the sum of $1,735,890.36 expended between 1927 and 1936 on the operation and care of the works of im- provement under the provision of permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows : Accounts payable, June 30, 1940 ____________________________ _ $255, 111. 01 New work: Alton pool: Remedial work by Government plant and hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941)----------- $45, 000. 00 New La Grange lock, dam, and pool: Land and flowage easement acquisitions, hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) -------------- 2, 000. 00 Surveys for flowage right-of-way, hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------------ 5, 000. 00 Remedial work, by Government plant and hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) ______- -__ 43, 000. 00 Buildings, grounds, etc., by contract and hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) ------------- 17, 680. 00 Completion of sewer and water system, by exist- ing contract (July to December 1940) ------- 37, 770. 00 Completion of construction of lockkeepers' dwell- ings, garage, and pump house, by existing contract (July to August 1940)------------- 1, 100. 00 Modernize and move old dwellings from Old La Grange lock and dam to New La Grange lock and dam (September to December 1940)-- 10, 000. 00 Peoria lock, dam, and pool: Land and flowage easement acquisitions, hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941)-------------2, 000. 00 Surveys for flowage right-of-way, hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) ---------------- 5, 000. 00 Completion of light standards in Peoria Lake, by Government plant and hired labor (July to December 1940)-______-, _ __ 8, 240. 00 Buildings, grounds, etc., by contract and hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) _____-__ 13, 040.00 Completion of construction of lockkeepers' dwellings and garage, by existing contract (July to August 1940) ------------------- 1, 950. 00 Completion of dredging at Wesley Bend, by existing contract (July to September 1940)__ 24, 050.00 Starved Rock lock, dam, and pool: Dredging at Bull's Island Bend, miles 239.9 to 241.5, by con- tract (August 1940 to June 1941) 00 2-----------295,900. 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1----78 1230 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 New work-Continued. Marseilles lock, dam, and pool: Completion of chan- nel widening, miles 264.0 to 271.5, by existing contract (July to September 1940) - $65, 230. 00 Marseilles and Dresden Island pools: Dredging to remove ledge rock encountered on previous con- tracts and widening to project dimensions, by contract (October 1940 to June 1941)----- 38, 000. 00 Brandon Road lock, dam, and pool: Land and flowage acquisitions, by hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) ----------------- 800. 00 Construction of additional mooring and pro- tection facilities, by contract (October 1940 ____ to May 1941) ---------------------- 47,300.00 Lockport lock, dam, and pool: Construction of additional mooring and protection facilities, by contract (September 1940 to May 1941) -_ 92, 300. 00 Calumet-Sag Channel: Checking descriptions, ease- ments, court proceedings, etc., for land furnished by local interests in connection with dredging in Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers by hired labor (July to December 1940)-_ _--- _ 2, 730. 00 All pools : Remedial work, location not determined, by Government plant and hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) - 7, 000. 00 Dredging, by contract (August 1940 to June 1941) 150, 000.00 Miscellaneous items, structures, and plant ... 12, 665. 85 Total, new work------------------------------------ $927, 755. 85 Maintenance: Miscellaneous surveys, including cross sections, discharge, observations, and maintenance of gages ------------- ___----------------------75, 800. 00 Removal of snags---------------------- 8, 500. 00 Navigation aids----------------------------- 16, 800. 00 Maintenance sweeping----------------------- 21, 400. 00 Intermittent dredging, Alton, La Grange, Peoria, Starved Rock, Marseilles, Dresden Island, Brandon Road, and Lockport Pools, mile 0 to heads of Federal project on the Chicago and Calumet Rivers, by contract and hired labor and Government plant---------------------- 166, 902. 58 Completion of dredging miles 31.4 to 95.1, Alton and La Grange pools, by existing contract (July to September 1940)------------------ 21, 310. 00 Total, maintenance--- 310, 712. 58 Operating and care of locks and dams, etc.: Operation----------- $203, 230. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repairs----------- 136, 740. 00 Improvements and reconstructions--- ----- 227, 940. 56 Total, operating and care of locks and dams, etce-- 567, 910. 56 Total for all work ________________--2, 061,490.00 The additional sum of $2,111,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work: Dredging above Starved Rock----------------------- $725, 000 Flowage and remedial work------------------------- 250, 000 Dredging below Starved Rock----------------------- 100, 000 Miscellaneous items, structures, and plant------------100, 000 Cofferdam for Taintor gates-------------------- 84, 000 Total, new work__ ____--__-- _----------------------$1,259, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DIISTRICT 1231 Maintenance : Miscellaneous surveys, including cross sections (discharge observations, and maintenance of gages ------------- $80, 000 Operating:snag and-dredge boats __ 7,000 Maintenance dredging ----------------------------- 300, 00 Navigation aids__ 15, 000 Maintenance sweeping -- 30, 000 Total, maintenance - -- $432, 000 Operating and care of locks and dams, etc.: Operation---------------------------------------- $230, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repairs------------------- 90, 000 Improvements and reconstructions -------------------- 70, 000 Emergencies --------------------------------------- 30, 000 Total, operating and care of locks and dams, etc------ --------- 20, 000 Total for all work -------------------------------------- 2, 111, 000 It is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be about 89 percent completed. Cost and financial sumnary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --------------------------- $21, 316, 182. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940..------------------------- 16, 589, 094. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-----------27, 905, 277. 55 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 .----------------------- 255, 111. 01 Net total expenditures------------------------------- "27, 650, 166. 54 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------2, 061, 490. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ ' 29, 711, 656. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 I I Cost of new work ............. $68, 049. 71 $2, 707, 086. 73 $2, 981, 556. 21 $2, 803, 874. 91 $683, 543. 08 Cost of maintenance 729, 806. 72 623, 964. 14 605, 600. 74 568, 438. 21 516, 031.16 1---I----l---I--------I------- Total cost__ 797, 856. 43 3, 331, 050. 87 3, 587, 156.95 3, 372, 313.12 1, 199, 574. 24 Total expended- 572, 295. 26 2, 967, 627.08 3, 662, 984. 95 3, 673, 102. 67 1, 035, 861. 59 Allotted --------- 5,600, 300.18 -14, 000. 00 5, 553, 956. 90 1, 450, 000. 00 348, 030. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------- $2, 749, 321. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938------------- $30. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940 00 6-------------90,000. 690, 030. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- --------------------------- 3, 439, 351. 59 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 342, 000.00 Net amount to be accounted for_----____ - -__ -___3, 097, 351. 59 Gross amount expended----------------------- $1,048, 112. 37 Less reimbursements collected ------------ 12, 250. 78 1, 035, 861. 59 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940.-------------------- 2, 061, 490. 00 1 Includes $2,316,089.96 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 1232 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____----- _ $66, 024. 24 Amount ;covered by uncompleted contracts-- --- 332, 088. 21 $398. 112. 45 1,663, 377. 55 Balance available June 30, 1940 -. ---- ---- ---- 1, 663, 377. 55 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2 4, 695, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: 1 , 2 5 9 0 00 . 0 0 For new work 2---- , For maintenance 2_______________________________________ 852, 000. 00 Total 2 ______ 2, 111, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_-- $3, 960, 734. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 _____________________ -- --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 - 3, 960, 734. 75 Net total expenditures ----------- ------------ 3, 960, 734. 75 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-- , 960, 734. 75 3------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-............. $793, 494. 97 $835, 299. 23 $504, 372. 19 $617, 923. 87 $9, 448. 30 Cost of maintenance --- - ---- Total expended_---------___---721, 985. 04 861, 515. 30 469, 197. 86 597, 440. 68 135, 057. 07 Allotted ......... -1, 915. 35 ....--------------------- -11, 580. 82 .600, 000. 00 -48, 769. 08 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939________________________ $183, 826. 15 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments--------------- 48, 769. 08 Net amount to be accounted for ----------------------- 135, 057. 07 Gross amount expended---- ---------------------------- 135, 057. 07 EMERGENOY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_______________________ $1, 858, 936. 13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--______________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_- 1, 858, 936. 13 Net total expenditures --------------------------------- 1, 858, 93.6. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940------------------ 1, 858, 936. 13 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 I- 1-- i Cost of new work- .--..... _ $634, 849. 68 $852, 045. 97 $372, 150. 29 - $109.81 Cost of maintenance ... ______ .. _____ ____..... ............................. ---- --- - - --- --- --- Total expended __............ . 309, 604. 26 1, 053, 650 06 412, 941.49 82, 740.32 . Allotted.--,.----------.. -- 1,843,805.00 .-------........ 75,000.00 -471.29 -$59, 397. 58 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- ------ $59, 397. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment, act of April 8, 1935----------------------------- - 59, 397. 58 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL.,, DISTRICT 1233 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR ILLINOIS WATERWAY Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ___________ __________ $27, 135, 853. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 __-. -- ___-----16, 589, 094. 64 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940- ----- _ 33,724, 948. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-- ---- ------- 2-----111. 01 255, Net total expenditures________-_______------ -_ 133, 469, 837. 42 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------- 2, 061, 490. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_-- --- _ 135, 531, 327. 42 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_ $1, 496, 394. 36 $4, 394, 431.93 $3, 858, 078. 69 $3, 421, 688. 97 $692, 991. 38 Cost of maintenance -------- -- 729, 806. 72 623, 964. 14 605, 600. 74 568, 438. 21 516, 031. 16 I I- I----- -- - Total cost--.-. - .... . 2, 226,201.08 5, 018, 396. 07 4, 463, 679. 43 3, 990, 127. 18 1, 209, 022. 54 i i Total expended_..--- .-- 1, 603, 884. 56 4,882,792.44 4, 545, 124. 30 4, 353, 283. 67 1,170, 918. 66 Allotted .......... ..... .... 7, 442, 189. 83 -25, 580. 82 5, 628, 956. 90 2, 049, 528. 71 239, 863. 34 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____________ $2, 992, 545. 32 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved June 11, 1938 ----------------- $30. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940_-------- 690, 000. 00 690, 030. 00 Amount to be account for _______________________ _ 3, 682, 575. 32 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments----- 450, 166. 66 Net amount to be accounted for __..... ___ __ 3, 232, 408. 66 Gross amount expended________-- - - __-___- $1, 183,169. 44 Less reimbursements collected -______-------12, 250. 78 1, 170, 918. 6g Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 __________ 2, 061, 490. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____________ $66,024. 24 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------332, 088. 21 398, 112. 45 Balance available June 30, 1940___ 1, 663, 377. 55 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2_______________________________________ 4, 695, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending Jlune 30, 1942: For new work 2 ____ - For maintenance 2 -___ - - - - - - - - __ - - __ -- -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - 1, 259, 000. 00 852, 000. 00 - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - - Total 2 2, 111, 000. 00 1 Includes $2,316,089.96 from permanent indefinite appropriation. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 1234 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 2. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year amounted to $73,785.30. The expenditures were $74,406. 48. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, $93,822.53, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The addi- tional sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial sumrnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 --- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 590, 393. 90 $----------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 590, 393. 90 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 __ 3, 873. 34 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------586, 520. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------ 93, 822. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 343. 09 6----------------80, I I I I Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ---------- i 1------I---- l---- i Cost of newwork_. Cost of maintenance_ $43, 328. 84 $42, 915.42 $44 079. 60 $60, 043 03 $73, 785.30 Total expended _____ 89, 995. 83 -922.78 43, 687. 56 56, 393. 26 74, 406. 48 Allotted- __...... 72, 000. 00 --- - - -- - 52. 000. 00 77, 000. 00 97, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____________ _____________ $71, 229. 01 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939--__--- _-- $17, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940----------------- 80, 000. 00 97, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 168, 229.01 Gross amount expended---------------------------- $74, 409. 51 Less reimbursements collected ----------------------- 3. 03 74, 406. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ----------------- 93, 822. 53 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940- -....- 3, 873. 34 Balance available June 30, 1940- 89, 949. 19 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance ____________________ 80, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 3. PLANT ALLOTMENT, CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT Cost and financial sun'mary Undisttributed costs June 30, 1940 __ -- _ $296, 239. 37 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ---- _- 115, 002. 72 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940 411, 242. 09 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------ ------------------- 55, 511. 32 Net total expenditures- - - 355, 730. 77 Unexp )ended balance June 30, 1940____ 36, 112. 58 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------- 391, 843. 35 RIVERS AND HARBORS--CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1235 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended _________________ $241, 259. 21 -$32, 457. 11 -$61, 791. 18 $10, 653. 95 -$17, 473. 17 Allotted _________.... ___._____ 235, 545.11 -150, 000000.0 29, 994. 10 -68, 000. 00-- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------- $18, 639. 41 Gross amount expended______----________-__ $1, 119, 871. 01 Less : Reimbursements collected---- $1, 135, 372.18 Receipts from sales____________ 1, 972. 00 1, 137, 344. 18,17, 34.] -17, 473. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__ ______ 36, 112. 58 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__________________ $72, 768. 48 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ________-- __ 4, 397. 95 77, 166. 43 "- 1 Balance available June 30, 1940________ -41, 053. -------------- 85 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940__________________ 115, 002. 72 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_ 73, 948.87 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 ._ ,- - _._. Calumet-Sag Channel. Ill___ Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Mar. 2, 1937. Illinois River, Ill., to modify Rivers and Harbors existing project. Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 25, 1940. Illinois River, Ill., reim- Rivers and Harbors burse levee districts for Committee resolu- seepage, backwater, etc. tion, Feb. 10, 1937. Illinois River, Ill., from Rivers and Harbors Grafton, Ill., to Starved Committee resolu- Rock Lock and Dam near tion, Feb. 5, 1937. Utica, Ill., for navigation and flood control. Meredosia Bay, Ill..______. Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Feb. 1, 1939. 4. McGEE CREEK LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or west bank of the Illinois River, opposite Meredosia, Ill., between miles 70.6 and 72.0 above the mouth. Existing project.-This project involves the construction of ap- proximately 1.2 miles of set-back levee on the river front, the reloca- tion of the pumping station and the degrading of about 5,000 feet of old river-front levee to provide a floodway width of not less than 2,000 feet in width and so reduce flood heights above this section. The estimated construction cost, in 1937, is $135,000; lands and dam- ages, $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 22, 1936, being one of the projects included in authorization of levee set-back and improvements to floodway be- 1236 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 tween Beardstown, Ill., and mouth of Illinois River, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Seepage 6 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 for fiscal year 1941, there being no funds available. The sum of $135,000 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1942 for surveys, preparation of plans and specifications, and con- struction of 1.16 miles of set-back levee. 5. MEREDOSIA LAKE AND WILLOW CREEK DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICTS, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left or east bank of Illinois River, between miles 73.0 and 78.8, above its mouth and north of the village of Meredosia, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of about 1.4 miles of river-front levee and 0.9 mile of flank levee along Indian Creek, and the construction of about 4.1 miles of new river- front levee and 4.7 miles of new flank levee along Willow Creek, the work including the construction of 11 gravity drains, extension of a gravity drain at the pumping station, and removal by local in- terests of an existing power line from the levee right-of-way. Addi- tional flood protection will be provided for approximately 4,200 acres of highly productive farm land and improvements and their attend- ant population. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1940, is $300,000; lands and damages, and alterations by local interests, $24,425. The existing project was selected by the Chief of Engineers in accordance with the general authorization for the Upper Missis- sippi River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of War have been furnished, and rights-of- way are being acquired. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Basic plans were com- pleted and contract plans and specifications were prepared, by hired labor, at a cost of $4,077.91, all new work. The expenditures were $3,956.85. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $5,876.56, and expenditures were $5,704.75, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $282,995.25, and $11,300 to be transferred from other flood-control projects in the district, a total of $294,295.25, will be applied to ac- counts payable, June 30, 1940, $171.81, and to new work, reconstructing 2.3 miles of existing levee and constructing 8.8 miles of new levee, by contract, July 1940 to June 1941, $294,123.44. No additional funds will be required during the fiscal year 1942, as the project will be completed with the available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1237 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--_------------------------- $5, 876. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------------- 5, 876. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-- --------------------- 171. 81 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 5, 704. 75 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------- 282, 995. 25 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 288, 700. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _ -- ------- - -------- -------------- $1, 79865 $4, 077.91 Cost of maintenance-- -- Total expended . . -- 1, 747. 0 3,956.85 Allotted.... .. 288, 700. 00 - ..... .. Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------- $288, 952. i0 Gross amount expended-------------------------3, 956. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 282, 995. 25 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------- ------ 171. 81 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 282, 823. 44 6. SOUTH BEARDSTOWN AND VALLEY LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DIS- TRICTS, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.--On the left, or east, bank of the Illinois River between miles 79 and 82.7 above the mouth, and about 5.5 miles downstream or south of Beardstown, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of approximately 3.7 miles of river-front levee, approximately 3.8 miles of flank levee and the construction of 0.1 mile of new flank levee to extend the present levee along Indian Creek, extension of the gravity drain and discharge pipe at the Valley pumping station and construc- tion of a cut-off wall at South Beardstown pumping station. The project joins the lower end of the set-back levee project for the South Beardstown District authorized by the. Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and when completed the two projects will form a con- tinuous line of levee, affording protection to approximately 10,296 acres of highly productive farm land and improvements against recur- rence of the maximum flood on record. The project was selected by the Chief of Engineers in accordance with the general authorization for the Upper Mississippi River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. The estimated cost, revised in 1.940, is $280,700 for construction and $9,600 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Basic plans were com- pleted and contract plans and specifications were prepared, by hired labor, at a cost of $4,466.13. A total of 30,000 cubic yards of material was placed in embankment at a cost of $2,214.78. The total costs were $6,680.91, all new work. The expenditures were $4,916.24. 1238 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is less than 1 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is placing ap- proximately 1,270,000 cubic yards of embankment in 7.6 miles of levee. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $8;284.14, and expenditures were $6,453.41, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows : Accounts payable, June 30, 1940_ _--------------------------------- $1, 830. 73 New work : Enlarging 7.5 miles of existing levee and constructing 0.1 mile of new levee, by existing contracts (July 1940 to June 1941) ...... 272, 365. 86 Balance available for revocation__ 17, 350'. 00 Total__--------------------------------291, 546. 59 No additional funds will be required during fiscal year 1942 as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------------- $8, 284. 14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------- - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------- 8, 284. 14 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940--------------------____ 1, 830. 73 Net total expenditures ---------------------------------- 6, 453. 41 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---_ 291, 546. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-----------------298, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _-$1, 603. 23 $6, 680.91 Cost of maintenance ...........- - - ---- -------------- ----------------- -- ------- Total expended... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1,537. 17 4, 916. 24 Allotted_ _-_- -- - -298, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $296, 462. 83 Gross amount _- expended -_ 4, 916. 24 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940.---- -------- 291, 546. 59 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 ___ $1, 818. 23 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------- 247, 806. 40 249, 624. 63 Balance available June 30, 1940 _------ _-__ 41, 921.96 7. SOUTH BEARDSTOWN DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left or east bank of the Illinois River, between miles 82.7 and 86.5 above the mouth, and immediately downstream or south of Beardstown, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the construction of ap- proximately 3.3 miles of set-back levee along the river front, and the degrading of about 6,500 feet of existing levee to reduce flood heights at and above Beardstown, Ill., by wid ening and improving the floodway of the Illinois River. The project was authorized by the RITVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1239 Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, being one of the projects included in authorization of levee setbacks and improvements to floodway between Beardstown, Ill., and mouth of the Illinois River, and is described in. House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Con- gress, first session. This project joins the upper end of the South Beardstown and Valley Levee and Drainage District selected by the Chief of Engineers in accordance with the general authorization for the Upper Mississippi River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. When completed the two projects will form a continuous line of levee affording protection to approximately 10,296 acres of highly productive farm land and 'improvements against recurrence of the maximum flood of record. The estimated cost, revised in 1940, is $208,500 for construction and $40,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Contractplans and speci- fications were prepared by hired labor, at a cost of $2,764.01. A total of 70,000 cubic yards of material was placed in embankment at a cost of $835.83. The total cost was $3,599.84, all new work. The expenditures were $3,110.32. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is less than 1 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the placing of approximately 1,203,000 cubic yards of material in 3.3 miles of levee. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $7,426.31, and the expenditures were $6,869.49, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940 $556. 82 New work : Constructing 3.3 miles of set-back levee, by existing contract (July 1940 to June 1941) _________________-_______----- 201, 073. 69 Balance available for revocation-------------------- 43,, 000. 00 Total _-- ------------ 244, 630. 51 No additional funds will be required during fiscal year 1942 as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- $7, 426. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-- - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---_ 7, 426. 31 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------ 556. 82 Net total expenditures_------- -------------- 6, 869. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___ 244, 630. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 251, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work . -------------- ------------ -. ---- $3, 826. 47 $3, 599. 84 C ost of m aintenance ---............. -I------..........-- ... - -...... --- Total expended.. _ .. _-. . I_. . .. .I . . .. .. I. 3, 59.17 - 3,110.32 Allotted_---- _ --------------------- - 276, 500. 00 -25, 000. 00 1240 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $272, 740. 83 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------- 25, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------ ------ 47, 740. 83 Gross amount expended----------- -------------------- 3, 110. 32 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------- 244, 630. 51 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------- $551. 22 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------ 184, 003. 50 184, 554. 72. Balance available June 30, 1940 --------------------- 60, 075. 79 8. CRANE CREEK LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or west bank of the Illinois River, between miles 83.9 and 85.0 above its mouth. Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of about 0.3 mile of river-front levee and 6.3 miles of flank levee along Crane and Crooked Creeks and the construction of about 0.1 mile of new flank levee along Crane Creek. The greater part of the existing river- front levee is of adequate height and width and no work will be done on this section. Additional flood protection will be provided for 5,022 acres of farm land and improvements, including dwellings, schools, bridges, and highways. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $72,000; lands and damages, $1,650. The existing project was selected by the Chief of Engineers in accordance with the general au- thorization for the Upper Mississippi River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Basic plans were com- pleted and contract plans and specifications were prepared, by hired labor, at a cost of $5,810.61, all new work. A total of 39,206 cubic yards of material was placed in the embankment at a cost of $8,703.08, all new work. The total costs were $14,513.69, and expenditures were $5,896.27. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 13 percent complete. The work remaining is the placing of approxi- mately 261,000 cubic yards of material in 3.6 miles of levee. The total costs to June 30, 1940, were $15,872.69, and expenditures were $7,169.61, all:new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940_ $----------------------- 703. 08 New work: Completion of contract for rebuilding and enlarging 4.0 miles of 6.6 miles of existing levee system and constructing 0.1 mile of new levee (June to December 1940) ---------------------- 56; 127. 31 Total --------------- --------------------------- 64, 830. 39 No additional funds will be required during fiscal year 1942 as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1241 Cost and financial, summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------- ------------------ $15, 872. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 __ -- _____ 15, 872. 69 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_____---_------ ---- 8, 703. 08 Net total expenditures_ ----------------------- -- 7,169. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___--------- ------------- 64, 830. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------- _ 72, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_-_ ___- - - -- - - -$1, 359. 00 $14, 513. 69 Cost of maintenance --. Total expended-- ...------------ ---------------- ---- -------------- 1, 273.34 5, 896. 27 Allotted ..............--------------------------- - 53, 500. 00 18, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ----------------------------- $52, 226. 66 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939--------- --- _---------- 18, 500.00 Amount to be accounted for 70, 726. 60 Gross amount expended--- -------------------------- 5, 896. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-- --------------------- 64, 830. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ $2. 95 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- -- --- 62, 350. 00 62, 352. 95 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------____ 2, 477. 44 9. COAL CREEK DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or west bank of the Illinois River, between miles 85.0 and 92.0, opposite the city of Beardstown, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the construction of approxi- mately 3.8 miles of set-back levee along the river front and the degrad- ing of 0.6 mile of existing levee to reduce flood heights at and above Beardstown, Ill., by widening and improving the floodway of the Illinois River. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, being one of the projects authorized for levee set-backs and improvements to floodway between Beardstown, Ill., and mouth of the Illinois River, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. The estimated construc- tion cost, in 1936, is $311,000; lands and damages, $58,000. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of War were furnished on April 30, 1940. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The preparation of con- tract plans and specifications was carried on, by hired labor, at a cost of $1,628.04, all new work. The expenditures were $851.80. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $1,628.04, and expenditures were $851.80, all new work. 1242 REPORT OF CHIEF OF EN'GIN'EERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed opera'tions.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1940_ __------------ $776. 24 New work: Completion of preliminary surveys and preparation of con- tract plans and specifications by hired labor (July to September 1940) 8, 971. 96 Total__ - --- 9, 748. 20 The additional sum of $300,400 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for construction of 3.8 miles of set-back levee. Cost and financial summary :work. to June 30, 1940_ Cost of new $1, 628. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 _..... -..--- 1,628. 04 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__________________________ 776. 24 Net total expenditures____________________________ 851. 80 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940---------------------- ___ 9,748. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 10, 600. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 - -- I I Cost of new work ---......... ........... ------ - ....... --------- --- - $1,628.04 Cost of maintenance.------------ Total expended___. .----. ......... ... .. .._________. .. .. . ... _ _851.80 . . . . . . -------- ----- --------- 10,600.00 Allotted ___------ --.... -- ----------------------------------------------- 10,600.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------------- - $311, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment .... 300, 400. 00 Net amount to be accounted for 10, 000. 00 Gross amount expended__-__- ____----___-- - _ $879. 78 Less reimbursements collected--------------------------27. 98 851. 80 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____________________ 9,748. 20 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_______________________-- - 776. 24 Bajance available June 30, 1940----------------------------8,971. 96 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ------------------------------------------ 300, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ------------------------------------ 300, 400. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 10. KELLY LAKE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or north bank of the Illinois River, be- tween miles 100.4 and 102.6 above the mouth. Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of 2.2 miles of river-front levee and 2 miles of flank levee along Elm Creek and Long Lake, and the construction of 7 5 feet of concrete and sheet piling walls. The project when completed will afford additional RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1243 flood protection to approximately 985 acres of highly productive farm land. The estimated construction cost, in 1936, is $100,200;, lands and damages, $4,800. The, existing project is 1 of 15 projects authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, pro- viding for levee set-backs, improvements to floodways and improve- ment of existing levees along the Illinois River, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Assurances satis- factory to the Secretary of War have been furnished, and rights- of-way are being acquired. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preparationof contract plans and specifications was carried on, by hired labor, at a cost of $1,249.11, all new work. The expenditures were $860.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $1,249.11, and expenditures were $860.52, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940 --____,- $388. 59' New work: Completion of preliminary surveys and preparation of con- tract plans and specifications, by hired labor (July to September 1940) --------------- ------------------------------------ 1, 750. 89 Total---------------------- --- 2, 139. 48 No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------------------------------ $1, 249. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_-- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ 1, 249. 11 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------------- 388. 59 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 860. 52 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------------2, 139. 48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----------------- 3, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .............. .............-- -------------- ------------ $1, 249.11 Cost of m aintenance ............ --- . .--- i ... ... ... -- ------ . - I ,- - 2 - --- Total expended- ... ... ... .. I ....-......... - - - - - -- -- - - - - 5 52 860. -------- Allotted. - - - 3,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ----------------------------------------- $3, 000. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------------- 860. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ 2, 139.48 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_ 388. 59 Balance available June 30, 1940---------------------------- 1, 750. 89 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for compIetion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - _ 97, 200. 00 , 1Exclusive of available funds. 1244 REPORT OF CHIEF OF E'NGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 11. BIG LAKE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-The Big Lake Drainage and Levee District, Schuyler County, Ill., is located on the north bank of the Illinois River, 102.8 to 108.2 miles above its mouth, and about 12 miles below Havana, Ill. The levees to be improved lie along the Illinois River and Elm Creek. Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of about 5.3 miles of river-front levee and 3 miles of flank levee along Elm Creek, and the construction of 160 linear feet of steel sheet piling cutoff wall at the district pumping station. Included in the present plan of improvement is that work authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, for improvement of existing levees along the Illinois River, as described in House Document No. 182, Seventy- second Congress, first session, and that work selected by the Chief of Engineers in accordance with the general authorization for the upper Mississippi River Basin contained in the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, the work authorized under these acts having been con- solidated for construction purposes. The work authorized by the two acts, when completed, will provide additional flood protection to people and property, including 3,288 acres of highly productive farm lands and improvements. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1940, is $146,200; the cost of lands and damages is $3,600. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Assurances have been furnished, and rights-of-way are being acquired. Operations and results during fiscal year--Section 1.-Basic plans were completed and contract plans and specifications were prepared, by hired labor, at a cost of $1,419.99, all new work. The expendi- tures were $1,199.64. Section II.-Preparation of contract plans and specifications was carried on by hired labor at a cost of $3,497.95, all new work. The expenditures were $3,209.99. Condition at end of fiscal year-Section 1.-Construction has not been started. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $1,419.99, and expenditures were $1,199.64, all new work. Section II.-Construction has not been started. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $3,826.81. The total expenditures were $3,440.87, all new work. Proposed operations---Section I.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940___ $220. 35 New work: Raise and enlarge 2.7 miles of levee system, by con-' tract (July 1940 to June 1941) ----------------------------- 51, 080. 01 Total _---------------- 51, 300.36 Proposed operations---Section II.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940------------------------------- $385. 94 New work: Raise, enlarge, and improve about 5.6 miles of levee system, by existing contract (July 1940 to June 1941) - ___ 89, 873. 19 Balance available for revocation --- ----------- 72, 000. 00 Total------------------- ---------- 162, 259. 13 No additional funds will be required during fiscal year 1942 as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1245 Cost and financial summary SECTION I Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_________________________________ $1, 419. 99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_______________ 1,419. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940____________________________ 220. 35 Net total expenditures___________________________ 1, 199. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ______-_______________________ 51, 300. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__-__-_--_____ 52, 500. 00 Fiscaal year ending June 30 1936 I 1937 I 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new w ork------- Cost of maintenance ............. ------- ----------- __ -------------- ------------- $1, 419. 99 Total expended ....--------- -- --- -- 1,199. 64 Allotted - -. ---- 52, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------------- $52, 500. 00 Gross amount expended - - - --- - 1, 199.64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___ -------- - ------ 51, 300.36 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_______ -------------------- 220.35 Balance available June 30, 1940______ 51,080.01 SECTION II Cost of .new work to June 30, 1940 - $3, 826. 81 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ________ ___ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---- _ __ 3, 826. 81 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-- 385. 94 Net total expenditures___ -, -------- - 3, 440. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--__ 162, 259. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---- __ -________ 165, 700. 00 Fisc al year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of dnew work.. ....... . - -.--.. ---- - -- -- - I - $328.86 $3, 497.95 Cost of imaintenance ----------------- ------------------------- .............. ------------ Total e:xpended ----- 230. 88 3, 209. 99 Allottee d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1, 600.00 164, 200. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ......... .___ $1, 269. 12 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ..... 164, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 165, 469. 12 Gross amount expended- 209. 99 3,---------------------------- Balance unexpended June 3.0, 1940---------------------_ 162, 259. 13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------- $370. 94 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------- 119, 802. 00 120, 172. 94 Balance available June 30, 1940 -- ----------- 42, 086. 19 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1---79 1246 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR BIG LAKE, ILL. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ____...... $5, 246. 80 -________-____-___ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 __ ___________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---------------- 5, 246. 80 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940.____.____.... ________ 606. 29 Net total expenditures_________________________ 4,640. 51 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ___________________________ 213, 559.49 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-________________ 218, 200. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _________ __________ ____ $328. 86 $4, 917. 94 Cost ofmaintenance .--------------------------------------- ------------- Total expended---------- -------------- -------------- -------------- 230. 88 4, 409. 63 Allotted ---------------------------- --------------.....-------------- 1, 500.00 216, 700. 00 Balance unexpended July 1,1939 $1,269. 12 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939----------------------------------------- 216, 700. 00 Amount to be accounted for ______-________--__-______- 217, 969. 12 Gross amount expended-----------------------------------------4, 409. 63 Balance unexpended June 30', 1940________________________ 213, 559. 49 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940____________________ $591. 29 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------- ___ 119, 802. 00 120, 393. 29 Balance available June 30, 1940-.... 93, 166. 20 12. LACEY, LANGELLIER, WEST MATANZAS, AND KERTON VALLEY DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICTS, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or westerly bank of the Illinois River be- tween miles 111.8 and 119.3 above the mouth, and bounded by Illinois River, Otter Creek, State Highway No. 78, and the bluffs. Existing project.-This project involves the construction of ap- proximately 1.5 miles of set-back levee and the reconstruction of about 6.5 miles of river-front levee. The work proposed in this project and that contemplated in the West Matanzas district under the Flood Control Act of 1928, together with the work already completed in the Kerton Valley district, will form a continuous line of levee affording additional flood protection to all 4 districts, containing an area of approximately 7,800 acres of highly productive farm land and im- provements. The project is 1 of 15 projects authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, providing for levee set-backs, im- provements to floodway, and improvements to existing levees along the Illinois River, and is described in House Document No. 182, Sev- enty-second Congress, first session. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $181,200; lands and damages, $15,000. Local cooperation. See page 6 for requirements. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Preliminarysurveys, ex- plorations, designs, plans, and tests were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost of $211.79, all new work. The expenditures were $334.41. RIVERS AND HARBORS--CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1247 Condition at end of fiscal year.-Constructionhas not been started. The total cost and the expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $7,245,04, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to new work to complete preparation of construction plans and speci- fications, by hired labor (July to September 1940), $6,926.26. The additional sum of $167,000 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1942 for construction of 1.5 miles of set-back levee and im- proving 6.5 miles of existing levee. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_---- -- ______---- _ $7, 245. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------- 7, 245. 04 Net total expenditures------------------------------------------- 7, 245. 04 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------6, 926. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_--____------ 14, 171. 30 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _.._______- .---------------. _ . ..--------------.-.-.. -___. $7, 033. 25 $211. 79 C ost of m aintenance ---------- I............. I ..........- . . . . . . I. . . . . . . . . Total expended-- - -. ______________ -___ __________ 6,910. 63 334. 41 Allotted ......----- ------------------------------------------ 234, 000. 00 -219, 828. 70 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 --------------------------- $227, 089.37 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------219, 828. 70 Net amount to be accounted for__.____-.____.______-- 7, 260. 67 Gross amount expended______--____ __--- 334. 41 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ ... __.___ -- _____-_ 6, 926. 26 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1__---_______-_ _ 167, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, _ 1942, for new work '------_------_-------- 167, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 13. THOMPSON LAKE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.--On the right or west bank of the Illinois River, 120.7 to 126.0 miles above the mouth and immediately upstream or north of the village of Havana, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the raising and enlarging of approximately 4.5 miles of river-front levee, approximately 2.1 miles of return or flank levee along the Spoon River and Big Sister Creek, and the construction of about 0.6 mile of set-back levee along the Illinois River. State Highway No. 78 has been constructed on most of the lower flank levee along the Spoon River, and no further work will be required on this section of the levee. Additional flood 1248 REPORT OF CHIEF OF E'NGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 protection will be provided for 6,000 acres of farm land and 8 miles of highway. The estimated construction cost, in 1936, is $156,200; lands and damages, $8,100. The existing project is one of 15 projects authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, pro- viding for levee set-backs, improvements to floodway, and improve- ments to existing levees along the Illinois River, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Seepage 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and, consequently, there were no costs or expenditures. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1941, as no funds are available. The sum of $156,200 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for preparation of plans and specifications, for reconstruct- ing 6.6 miles of existing levee, and for constructing 0.6 mile of set- back levee, by contract (July 1941 to June 1942), all new work. 14. LIVERPOOL DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or west bank of the Illinois River, 126 to, 128 miles above the mouth, 5.4 to 7.4 miles above Havana, Ill., and north and west of the town of Liverpool, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of ap- proximately 1.4 miles of river-front levee, 1.8 miles of flank levee along Buckheart Creek, 3.0 miles of flank levee along Big Sister and Little Sister Creeks, and the construction of approximately 0.7 mile of set-back levee along the river front. The set-back levee has been routed north of the town of Liverpool, and therefore no flood pro- tection will be afforded the town, but additional flood protection will be provided for 3,030 acres of farm land, 5 miles of dirt and gravel roads, and numerous farm buildings and equipment. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1940, is $105,700; the cost of lands and damages is believed negligible. The existing project is one of 15 projects authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, providing for levee set-backs, improvements to floodway, and improvement of existing levees along the Illinois River, and is de- scribed in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary surveys, ex- plorations, designs, plans, and tests were completed by hired labor, at a cost of $3,300.83, all new work. The expenditures were $3,170.51. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $6,440.43, and expenditures were $6,151.21, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows : Accounts payable, June 30, 1940_______--- - $289. 22 New work: Raise and enlarge 7 miles of levee, by existing contract (July 1940 to June 1941) ------ 99, 259. 57 Balance available for revocation__ -- 38, 400. 00 Total---------------------------- ----------- 137,948-799 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1249 No additional funds will be required during the fiscal year 1942 as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-- ---------------------- $6, 440. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_______ ________ ______ --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__ ________ 6, 440. 43 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 _____ 289. 22 Net total expenditures___________________________ 6, 151. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____________________________ 137, 948. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________ 144, 100. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .- -. $3, 139. 60 $3, 300. 83 Cost of maintenance -- --- Total expended. - -- -2,980.70 3, 170. 51 Allotted . . . ----------.- --- ----.. . ._ ............. . 144,100.00 -------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____ - .__-------- - $141, 119. 30 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------- 3, 170. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 ______ __________-___ 137, 948. 79 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940------------------ $289. 22 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------- 90, 820. 00 91, 109. 22 Balance available June 30, 1940__-______-____-------____ 46,839. 57 15. EAST LIVERPOOL DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS' RIVER, ILL. Location.--On the right bank of the Illinois River, 128.6 to 131.7 miles above its mouth, 8.4 to 11.5 miles above Havana, Ill., and north- east of the town of Liverpool, Ill. Existing project. This project involves the reconstruction of ap- proximately 2.7 miles of river-front levee and approximately 3.7 miles of flank levee along Duck and Buckheart Creeks, and the construction of 0.7 mile of set-back levee along the river front to improve the flood- way of the Illinois River at mile 129.0. Additional flood protection will be provided for 3,000 acres of farm land, 1.5 miles of highway, and their attendant population. The top of the reconstructed levees will be about 3.0 feet above maximum flood of record confined. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $227,000; lands and damages, $13,600. The existing project is 1 of 15 projects authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, providing for levee set-backs, improvements to floodway, and improvement of existing levees along the Illinois River, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 606,932 cubic yards of material was placed in embankment, by contract, at a cost of $143,157.39, all new work, The expenditures were $123,290.62. 1250 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 71 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is placing ap- proximately 243,000 cubic yards of embankment in 2 miles of levee. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $148,661.70, and expenditures were $128,601.60, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940______________________________ $20, 060. 10 New work: Completion of existing contract for rebuilding and en- larging 6.1 miles of levee system and constructing 0.7 mile of set- back levee (July 1940 to September 1940) ------------------ 78, 338. 30 Total------ ------------------------------------- 98, 398. 40 No additional funds will be required during fiscal year 1942 as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------$148, 661. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-.......__. .__ . Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____ -- _ 148, 661. 70 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------________ ________ 20, 060. 10 Net total expenditures __-__._______ ________ -_ 128, 601. 60 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 __________________ - -___ 98, 398.40 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------227, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .... ............ _____ .... ....... _.....__ ......... $5, 504. 31 $143,157.39 Cost of maintenance. .--- - I---------------- -------- I------------ ------------- Total expended--------.......------------------------------------------5, 310.98 123, 290.62 Allotted----.....--.......---------- ....... ..--------------------------------------.......... 227,000.00........... Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ----- --- ------------------ $221, 689. 02 Gross amount expended--------------- -________ _ 123, 290. 62 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_____________--------- 98, 398. 40 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------------ 98, 398. 40 16. SPRING LAKE LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left bank of the Illinois River, 134.0 to 147.7 miles above its mouth, and 5.4 to 19.1 miles below Pekin, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the raising and enlarging of approximately 13.3 miles of river-front levee, 1.9 miles of flank levee along the Mackinaw River, and 0.6 mile of flank levee from the down- stream end of the river-front levee to the valley bluff. Additional flood protection will be provided for 13,120 acres of farm land, 1.5 miles of highway, 69 dwellings, 3 schools, a state fish and game preserve, and a resident population of 280 people. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1940, is $204,600; the cost of lands and damages is $10,800. The existing project is one of 15 projects authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, providing for levee set-backs, RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1251 improvements to floodway, and improvement of existing levees along the Illinois River, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 1,008,802 cubic yards was placed in embankment, by contract, at a cost of $99,572.95, regular funds, and $27,351.01, Emergency Relief funds. The expenditures were $97,397.68, regular funds, and $28,751.01, Emergency Relief funds. The total cost, all funds, was $126,923.96, all new work. Total expenditures were $126,148.69. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is practi- cally complete. The work remaining to be done is the placing of approximately 20,000 cubic yards of embankment in about 0.2 mile of levee. The cost and expenditures on the existing project to June 30, 1940, have been as follows: Regular funds.-The cost was $134,167.40, all new work. Expendi- tures were $127,524.96. Emergency Relief funds.-The cost and expenditures were $41,714, all new work. The total cost, all funds, was $175,881.40, all new work. The total expenditures were $169,238.96. Proposed operations.--The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940---------------------------$6, 642.44 New work: Completion of existing contract for rebuilding and enlarg- ing upper return and river-front levee (July to September 1940)__ 28, 668. 60 Total-- ------------------------ ------------------- 35, 311. 04 No additional funds will be required during the fiscal year 1942, as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940____ ______ _______-- $134, 167. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940________- - 134, 167. 40 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 ------------- 6, 642. 44 Net total expenditures----------------------------------127, 524. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------------ 35, 311.04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------------ 162, 836. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work __________ .. . _____________ .... ____________ . $3, 930. 80 $30, 663. 65 $99, 572. 95 Cost of m aintenance .-------- - -............ I --------------.------------- - ----------- Total expended _..... __------------ - 3, 530. 82 26, 596. 46 97, 397. 68 Allotted----- ... --------- .------ 256, 486. 00 -111, 450. 00 17, 800. 00 1252 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939________________________________ $114,908. 72 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939---_______________-______________ 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------- 139, 908. 72 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- ----- 7, 209. 00 Net amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 132, 708. 72 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 97, 397. 68 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 _____-_____________--- 35, 311. 04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts________________________ 21, 332. 85 Balance available June 30, 1940__---------------------------13, 978. 19 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 $41, 714 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------------- 41, 714 Net total expenditures-- ------------------------------------------ 41, 714 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 __-..______------------ 41, 714 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work____ _____ ___ __ __ _______ $72. 80 $14, 290. 19 $27, 351. 01 Cost of maintenance_ __________________ ____ _____ Total expended ___ ___________ _____________ 72. 80 12, 890 19 28, 751.01 Allotted -.. 41, 714. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------------$28, 751. 01 Gross amount expended _______________________________________ 28, 751. 01 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SPRING LAKE, ILL. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________________________________ $175, 881. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____________________________ -- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_______________ 175, 881. 40 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940________________________ 6, 642. 44 Net total expenditures_________________________ 169, 238. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940________________________________ 35, 311. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 204, 550. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work. . $4, 003. 60 $44, 953.84 $126, 923.96 Cost of maintenance_. Total expended --------- __ _ __ ________ 3, 603. 62 39, 486. 65 126,148. 69 Allotted -- . __.... 298, 200. 00 -111,450.00 17, 800.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1253 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ----------- $143, 659. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939--------------- - 25, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------- 168, 659. 73 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------__ 7, 200. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------__ 161, 459. 73 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 126, 148. 69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------ 35, 311. 04 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----------------------- 21, 332. 85 Balance available June 30, 1940 _ ----------- 13, 978. 19 17. BANNER SPECIAL DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or west bank of the Illinois River, 138.2 to 145.5 miles above its mouth, and immediately downstream from Kingston Mines, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the rebuilding and enlarg- ing of approximately 7.1 miles of river-front levee, 0.9 mile of flank levee along Dry Run Creek, 2.8 miles of flank levee along Copperas Creek, and the cleaning out of Dry Run and Copperas Creek channels. Additional flood protection will be provided for 4,561 acres of land and 9 dwellings and farm buildings. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $288,180; lands and damages, $16,000. The existing project is one of fifteen projects authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, providing for levee set-backs, improvements to floodway, and improvement of existing levees along the Illinois River, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.--A total of 949,025 cubic yards was placed in embankment, by contract, at a cost of $180,763.57, all new work. The expenditures were $155,771.96. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is approxi- mately 70 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is placing of approximately 411,000 cubic yards of embankment in about 3.3 miles of levee. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $187,559.32 and expend- itures were $161,487.58, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied tas follows : Accounts payable, June 30, 1940---------------------------------$26, 071. 74 New work: Completion of existing contract for raising and enlarging 10.8 miles of levee (July to December 1940) --------------- 100, 617. 99 Total ------------- ---------- 126, 689. 73 No additional funds will be required during fiscal year 1942 as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. 1254 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ . ..--------------------------$187, 559. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940..------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-------------187, 559. 32 Net total cost to June 30, 1940----------------------------- 187, 559.32 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------,-------- Total costs to June 30, 1940--------------------------- 187, 559. 32 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940-------------------------- 26, 071. 74 Net total expenditures------------------------- 161, 487. 58 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ __-__--_------------------ 126, 689. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---- -- 288,177. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _______________-______________ $6, 795. 75 $180, 763. 57 Cost ofmaintenance -- ---------- ---- -------------- ------------------------------------------ Total expended--_------------ ------ ------------------------------------ 5, 715. 62 155, 771. 96 Allotted- ---------------- ------------- ---------------------- 288,177. 31----------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------$282, 461. 69 Gross amount expended --------- -------- -- ------ ___ 155, 771.96 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940- -----... __ - 126, 689. 73 -___ Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --- 0----------------.. 94,676. 92 Balance available June 30, 1940_ -____-----_-----32, 012. 81 18. ROCKY FORD DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.--On the left or east bank of the Illinois River, 148.0 to 150.8 miles above its mouth, and 2.2 to 5.0 miles below Pekin, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the raising and enlarging of approximately 2.6 miles of river-front levee, the reconstruction of approximately 2.5 miles of flank levee, and the construction of ap- proximately 0.5 mile of new flank levee along the old and new chan- nels of the Mackinaw River. Additional flood protection will be provided for 1,615 acres of farm lands and several' farm buildings. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $122,400; lands and damages, $7,500. The existing project is 1 of 15 projects author- ized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, providing for levee set-backs, improvements to floodways, and improvement of ex- isting levees along the Illinois River, and is described in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Contractplans and spec- ifications were prepared, by hired labor, at a cost of $863.87. A total of 199,225 cubic yards was placed in embankment, by contract, at a cost of $49,789.80. The total cost was $50,653.67, all new work. The expenditures were $38,485.79. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1255 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is approxi- mately 44 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is placing of approximately 256,000 cubic yards of embankment in about 3.1 miles of levee. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $54,493.71, and expenditures were $41,670.02, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940-- ___------------ $12, 823. 69 New work: Completion of existing contract for raising and enlarging 5.6 miles of levee system (July to December, 1940) --------------- 67, 906. 29 Total-- ------------------------------------------- 80, 729. 98 No additional funds will be required during fiscal year 1942 as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------- $54, 493. 71 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- ---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ------------ 54, 493.71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 12, 823. 69 Net total expenditures ---------- - -___- -41, 670. 02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ------ 80, 729. 98 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -- __.-__- 122, 400.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work________________ _______ .______ $3, 840.04 $50, 653. 67 Cost of maintenance- . ..-- -------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended....- ----------------- _ _ _ _______ _____ __ ______ 3, 184. 23 38, 485. 79 Allotted..................---------------------- -------------- 47, 900.00 74, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------- $44, 715. 77 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 11, 1938 ------------------------------------ 74, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 119, 215. 77 Gross amount expended_ ..... __-._____ _______- ___ -- 38,485. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-__-______----------- 80, 729. 98 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts - 76, 248. 26 7___----------- Balance available June 30, 1940---------------- --------- 4, 481. 72 19. PEKIN AND LA MARSH DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or west bank of the Illinois River, 149.6 to 155.2 miles above its mouth, and across the river from Pekin, Ill., which is 153 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This project involves the raising and enlarging of approximately 5.6 miles of river-front levee and 0.7 mile of flank levee along La Marsh Creek, and the construction of approximately 1256 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 0.6 mile of new flank levee along that creek. Additional flood pro- tection will be provided for 3,010 acres of land and 1.6 miles of concrete highway. The estimated construction cost, in 1936, is $145,300; lands and damages, $7,000. The existing project is one of 15 projects authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, providing for levee set-backs, improvements to floodway, and improvement of existing levees along the Illinois River, and is de- scribed in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 257,784 cubic yards of material was placed in embankment, by contract, at a cost of $55,476, all new work. Total expenditures were $84,554.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1940 at a saving of $2,811.98 under the estimated cost. The costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, have been as follows: Regular funds.-The total cost was $142,425.52, all new work. Total expenditures were $142,425.52. Emergency Relief funds.-The cost and expenditures were $62.50, all new work. The total cost and expenditures, all funds, were $142,488.02, all new work. Proposed operations.-The project was completed in 1940. No further work is contemplated. The unexpended balance of $558.48 is available for revocation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ $142,488. 02 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------------------- - --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 .-..... ' 142, 488. 02 Net total expenditures ______________ 142, 488. 02 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940. 558. 48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------- 1143,046. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of'new work ___________-- - ______--- ____ _.......$2, 588. 97 $84, 423. 05 $55, 476. 00 .. Cost of[maintenance--- __-------------- -__ Total expended ... _.------------------________ 2, 460. 15 55, 473. 23 84, 554. 64 ------------------------------------------- Allotted............. 145, 300. 00 -9, 453. 50 7, 200. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------- $77, 913. 12 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 11, 1938------------------------------------- 7, 200. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 85, 113. 12 Gross amount expended----------------------------$84, 590. 15 Less reimbursements collected ------ ---- ___-_____ 35. 51 84, 554. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------------- 558. 48 1Includes $62.50 Emergency Relief funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1257 20. HENNEPIN LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ILLINOIS RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left or east bank of the Illinois River, 202.5 to 207.0 miles above the mouth, and immediately downstream or south of the village of Hennepin, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the rebuilding and enlarg- ing of approximately 4.7 miles of river-front levee and 1.2 miles of flank levee along Coffee Creek, and the enlargement of the channel of Coffee Creek for improvement in the discharge of flood flows. Addi- tional flood protection will be provided for 2,900 acres of farm lands and improvements. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1940. is $110,000; lands and damages $6,800. The existing project is 1 or 15 projects authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, providing for levee set-backs, improvements to floodway, and improvement of existing levees along the Illinois River, and is de- scribed in House Document No. 182, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 352,656 cubic yards of material was placed in embankment, by contract, at a cost of $102,037.76, all new work. Total expenditures were $102,568.51. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1940 at a cost of $109,292.72. The costs and expenditures to June 30, 1940, have been as follows: Regular funds.-The total cost was $109,278.32, all new work. Total expenditures were $109,278.32. Emergency Relief funds.--The cost and expenditures were $14.40, all new work. The total cost and expenditures, all funds, were $109,292.72, all new work. Proposed operations.-The project was completed in 1940. No further work is contemplated. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $501.68, is available for revocation. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------------------------- $109, 292. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-_________-_ 109, 292. 72 Net total expenditures------------- -- _ ------- 109, 292. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------ ----- 501. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ __-________ 1109, 794. 40 1 Includes $14.40 Emergency Relief funds. Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work....- .... . . ..-----.----------- ------------ $2, 018. 35 $5, 236. 61 $102, 037. 76 Cost of maintenance -- ---------- -- - -- ----- Total expended -- --- - __1,935.22 4,788.99 51 102,568. Allotted I--- 46, 800. 00 43,994. 40 19 'i68. 51 1258 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939--------------------------$84, 070. 19 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938---------------- $7,382.93 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 28, 1939---------------- 11,617. 07 19, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---- --- 103, 070. 19 Gross amount expended ------------------------------------ 102, 568. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------- 501. 68 21. MOUTH OF SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-The mouth of the Sangamon River is 98.0 miles above the mouth and on the east bank of the Illinois River, 9.4 miles above the Beardstown highway bridge. This project extends for several miles upstream from the mouth of the river. This portion of the Sangamon River forms the boundary line between Mason County on the northwest and Cass County on the southwest. Existing project.--This project provides for straightening and en- larging the Sangamon River from its mouth to a point about 5.0 miles above the mouth measured along the straightened channel, by excavating a new channel with a bottom width of 80 feet and a depth of 5 to 19 feet. This lower portion of the river is now almost obliterated by snags and debris so that at high stages the river dis- charges into the Illinois River over a wide front through many dif- ferent channels. The increase in flood discharge capacity to be obtained by improving the present channel will provide additional flood protection for about 60 miles of Sangamon River bottom lands and about 30 miles of Salt Creek bottom lands embracing approxi- mately 100,000 acres. The estimated cost, in 1936, is $136,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy- second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results duxing fiscal year.-Preliminary surveys, explorations, designs, plans, and tests were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost of $5,302.49, all new work. The expenditures were $5,121.84. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Constructionhas not been started. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $15,325.72, and expenditures were $14,883.84, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1940------- ------------------------- $441. 88 New work : Preliminary surveys, explorations and studies, by hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941) ----------------------------- 9, 674.28 Total 116. 16 1------------------------------ The sum of $111,000 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1942 as follows: New work: Preparation of contract plans and specifications, by hired labor (July to September 1941) --------------------------------- $3, 000. 00 Clearing, enlarging, and straightening the river from its mouth to a point 5 miles above, by contract (September 1941 to June 1942) - ----------- ----- 108, 000. 00 Total------ ---------------- 111, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1259 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--____---__--- __.______ $15, 325. 72 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940________________ __ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 15, 325. 72 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 -------------------------- 441. 88 Net total expenditures------------------------------------14, 883. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------------------------------10, 116. 16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------------__ 25, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work -------------------- - ---------------------------- $10, 023. 23 $5, 302. 49 C ost of m aintenan ce ..... ..... ..... .... --- . . .-- -- -- -- - --.. .. ..-- - ------------- -.--- - - - Total expended -.. _..._..---__ . .------ 9, 762.00 5,121.84 Allotted - --- -------------- 25, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- -------------------------- $15, 238. 00 Gross amount expended----- ______________ 5, 121. 84 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___ ___________----10,116. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------- 441. 88 Balance available June 30, 1940 674. 28 9---------------------- 9, Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------- 111, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work '__-_________-_ 111, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 22. CLEAR LAKE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left or south bank of the Sangamon River, 6.5 to 9.2 miles above its mouth (along the straightened channel). Existing project.--This project involves the raising and enlarging of approximately 2.9 miles of river-front levee and 1.0 mile of return or flank-levee along Panther Creek, the construction of approximately 2.6 miles of new levee from the river-front levee to the valley bluff south of Clear Lake and the Little Sangamon River, and the installa- tion of two gravity drains with flap gates. Additional flood pro- tection will be provided for 2,112 acres of farm land, about 10 miles of dirt and gravel road, and a number of farm buildings. The estimated construction cost, in 1936, is $69,300; lands and damages, $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.--See page 6 for requirements. Assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of War were furnished on July 12, 1939, and rights-of-way are being acquired. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary surveys, explorations, designs, plans, and tests were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost and expenditure of $2,680.27, all new work. 1260 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENIN:EERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Condition at end of fiscal year.- Construction has not been started. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $2,680.27, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to new work, preparation of contract plans and specifications, by hired labor (July 1940 to June 1941), $319.73. The sum of $66,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for construction of 2.6 miles of new levee and enlarging 3.9 miles of existing levee, by contract (July 1941 to June 1942). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-----------------------------$2, 680. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940____________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ____ 2, 680. 27 Net total expenditures_----_----_--------------__ 2, 680. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------- 319. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__________________ 3, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work . ...---------------- ------------ --------------. -------------- $2, 680. 27 Cost of maintenance-- - Total expended _... ... . . . . . . . . . 2, 680. 27 Allotted ..------ ---- ----- - 3, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 .---------------------------------- $3, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------- --------------------------- 2, 680. 27 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___ -- __________________ 319. 73 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of -- existing project - _ -- ______________________- - 66, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work-- -- __________________________ 66, 300.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 23. BELL DRAINAGE DISTRICT, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left or south bank of the Sangamon River, 13.1 to 14.0 miles above its mouth (by the straightened channel), east of Big Panther Creek, and north of the village of Chandlerville. Existing project.-This project involves the rebuilding and en- larging of approximately 1.2 miles of river-front levee west of the fill of the abandoned Jacksonville & Havana Railroad, 1.2 miles of flank levee along Big Panther Creek, and the installation of two gravity drains. The completed work will provide complete flood protection for more than 640 acres of land as well as several farm buildings. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1938, is $43,- 100; lands and damages $500. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Assurances have been furnished, and rights-of-way are being acquired. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1261 Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary surveys, explorations, designs, plans, and tests were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost and expenditures of $4.16, all new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $748.49, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to new work, preparation of construction plans and specifications, by hired labor (July to September 1940), $5,151.51. The additional sum of $37,200 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1942 for reconstruction of 2.4 miles of existing levee system. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_________________________________ $748. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_______________ 748. 49 Net total expenditures_ _ _______________-- __-- __ 748. 49 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 5,151. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________------- 5, 900.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ___.$744. 33 $4. 16 Cost of maintenance Total expented - - -- --- - - _ 744. 33 4. 16 Allotted ..... 5,900.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939____________----------_----------- $5, 155. 67 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------------------- 5, 155. 67 Gross amount expended_________________________ _ 4. 16 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__________________________ 5,151. 51 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------- 37, 200. 00- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ------------------------------------- 37, 200. 00 1 Exclusive of available-funds. 24. FARMERS LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or north bank of the Sangamon River, 13.4 to 25.2 miles above its mouth (by the straightened channel), and extending from a point opposite Chandlerville to a point opposite Oakford, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of ap- proximately 7.8 miles of river-front levee, construction of approxi- mately 3.7 miles of new river-front levee and 0.7 mile of new flank levee, and the installation of two gravity drains. The completed work will provide additional flood protection for 7,950 acres of farm land, several highways, 3 miles .of railroad and a number of farm build- ings lying within the Farmers drainage district and the Herget drain- 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1-- 80 1262 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 age district comprising what was referred to in the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, as the "Farmers levee and drainage district." The estimated construction cost, revised in 1940, is $172,800; the cost of lands and damages is $5,650. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Preliminarysurveys, ex- plorations, designs, plans, and tests were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost of $4,988.49, all new work. The expenditures were $4,737.02. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $5,713.33, and expenditures were $5,375.31, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows : Accounts payable, June 30, 1940-_ _- - --- $338. 02 New work: Constructing 4.4 miles of new levee and reconstructing 7.8 miles of present levee, by existing contract (July 1940 to June 1941)__.. 167, 086. 67 Balance available for revocation_ _ _ _ 8, 200. CO Total ------------------ 175, 624. 69 No additional funds will be required during fiscal year 1942 as it is expected that, with the proposed expenditures, the project will be completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ $5, 713. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 _____ 5, 713. 33 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----------------------------- 338. 02 Net total expenditures___ 5, 375. 31 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------------- ___ 175, 624. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_________________ 181, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work----- ----------- . . .......................... $724. 84 $4, 988. 49 Cost of maintenance ..........- - ........................... Total expended -. 638.29 4, 737.02 Allotted . ........ --------------------------- . 326,900.00 -145,900. 00 -- Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------- $326, 261. 71 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-- ____ -____-- - 145, 900. 00 Net amount to be accounted for _____- 361. 71 1_________________ 180, Gross amount expended-___________________________ _ 4, 737. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940________________ ------- 175, 624. 69 Outstanding liabilities June 3, 1940__________________ _ $338. 02 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts___________ 148, 832. 00 149, 170. 02 Balance available June 30, 1940_--------------------------- 26, 454. 67 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DIISTRICT 1263 25. EAST OF CHANDLERVILLE, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left or south bank of the Sangamon River, between miles 14.4 and 22.4 above its mouth (by the straightened channel). Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of approximately 2.2 miles of river front and 2.8 miles of flank levee, the construction of 5.6 miles of new river front and 2 miles of new flank levee along the Sangamon River, Middle Creek, and Clary Creek, east of Chandlerville, Ill., from the fill of the abandoned Jacksonville and Havana Railroads to the Chandlerville-Oakford road, including the installation of eight gravity drains. The work will consolidate and replace a number of independent levees in this area and will connect to the Bell Drainage District levees, affording complete flood protection to 5,200 acres of farm land and the northeasterly portion of the town of Chandlerville, Ill. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $326,100; lands and damages, $18,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and is described in House Document No. 604, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Rights-of-way are being acquired. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Basic plans were com- pleted and preparation of contract plans and specifications carried on, by hired labor, at a cost of $3,205.07, all new work. The expendi- tures were $3,202.50. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $4,899.62, and expenditures were $4,885.59, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied as follows: Accounts payable, June 30, 1940------------------------------------ $14. 03 New work: Complete preparation of construction plans and specifica- tions, by hired labor (July to September, 1940) ----------------- 2, 100.38 Total -__------------------------------- 2, 114. 41 The additional sum of $319,100 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for construction of 7.6 miles of new levee and en- larging 5 miles of existing levee. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___---- ------------ ______ $4, 899. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -- __ 4,899. 62 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_-_________________________ -14; 03 Net total expenditures---_____-- ___________-___ 4, 885. 59 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 2, 114. 41 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_____________--_ 7, 000. 00 1264 REPORT OF CHIEF OF E'NGINrEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_- _ ----- -_ ____ -____-__-__ ______ ___- ___ $1, 694. 55 $3, 205.07 Cost of maintenance---------------------------------- .-. ....-- Total expended - - - - - - 1,683.09 3,202.50 Allotted .......----------------- --------------------------------------- 7, 00000------------ Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 $5, 316. 91 Gross amount -expended----_-__---------------------- 3,202. 50 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_---- 2,114. 41 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------------------- 14. 03 Balance available June 30, 1940_--------------------_ 2,100. 38 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------------------------------------- 319, 100. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 319, 100. 00 _----------------------------------- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 26. TAR CREEK LEVEE, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left or south bank of the Sangamon River, 22.2 to 24 miles above its mouth (by the straightened channel), on the south side of Tar Creek, and west of the Chicago and Illinois Midland Rail- road passing through Oakford, Ill. Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of ap- proximately 2.2 miles of river-front levee and 3.2 miles of return levee along Tar Creek and Oakford Creek, including the installation of three gravity drains. Additional flood protection will be provided for 1,000 acres of farm land, 1 mile of highway, and several farm buildings. The estimated construction cost, in 1936, is $34,800; lands and damages, $900. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of War have been furnished, and rights- of-way are being acquired. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary designs, plans, tests, and surveys were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost and expenditures of $1,257.05, all new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Constructionhas not been started. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $1,329.74, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to new work to complete preparation of contract plans and specifications, by hired labor (July to September 1940), $1,'742.95. The additional sum of $31,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 for enlarging 5.4 miles of existing levee. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1265 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 329. 74 $------------------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ _____-- __ ____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------- ---------- 1, 329. 74 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 1, 329. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--------------------------------- 1,742. 95 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__-_________._ 3, 072. 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ---- $72. 69 $1, 257. 05 Cost of maintenance.---------- ---------- Total expended . .-........ . .---- S 72. 69 1,-257. 05 Allotted . ...-----------------.. ----- 3,072.69 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 __ ______ $3, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------- __ _ 1, 257.05 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------- __ 1, 742. 95 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project' _----------------------------- --- 31, 700. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1________---- ----------------------- 31, 700.00 1 Exclusive: of available funds. 27. NEAR SPRINGFIELD ON SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-Northwest of Springfield on the Sangamon River, 24.2 miles above the mouth. Existing project.-This project provides for improving the flood channel of the Sangamon River by replacing 425 feet of existing pile trestle with one 125-foot truss span on concrete piers and four 75-foot through-girder spans on creosoted pile bent foundation at an estimated cost, revised in 1939, of $110,000. The existing pile trestle soon fills with drift and debris when floods occur in the Sangamon River, caus- ing a serious reduction of floodway. Replacement of the trestle will allow the floodway to remain open at all times, and it is expected that flood stages above the bridge will be reduced 1 to 2 feet. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy- second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Reconstruction of the C. & I. M. Railroad bridge across Sangamon River, near Oakford, Menard County, Ill., was completed, by contract, at a cost of $95,683.17, all new work. The expenditures were $95,668.49. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1940 at a saving of $12,257.13 under the estimated cost. The total cost to June 30, 1940, was $97,742.87 and expenditures were $97,667.01, all new work. 1266 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Proposed operations. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1940, $4,332.99, will be applied to accounts payable in the amount of $75.86, and the remainder, $4,257.13, is available for revocation. No additional funds will be required in the fiscal year 1942, as the project has been completed. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ $97, 742. 87 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________ 97, 742. 87 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_______________________ 75. 86 Net total expenditures--__-- ---- ___ 97, 667.01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ ______________ 4, 332. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________ 102, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ------ -------------- -------------- .---- $2, 059. 70 $95, 683. 17 Cost of maintenance.--------- ------------------- -------------- -------------- ---------- Total expended------- -----------------------------. . -------------- 1, 998. 52 95,668.49 Allotted . ......--------------- ------------ -------------- ------------- 90,000.00 12, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_------------------_- - $88, 001. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939_------------------- -------- 12, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- ---- ____ - _____- 100,001. 48 Gross amount expended_----__ ---------------------- __ 95, 668.49 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 _______----------4, 332. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 _------------ --- __-_____75.86 - Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940_____ ________ 4, 257. 13 28. OAKFORD SPECIAL LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left or south bhank of the Sangamon River, 24 to 29 miles above its mouth (along the straightened channel), and immediately north and northeast of Oakford, Ill. Existing project.-This project will provide additional flood pro- tection for 2,600 acres of farm land and 3.0 miles of graded highway by reconstructing approximately 4.6 miles of river-front levee and 0.5 mile of flank levee along Tar Creek. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $45,500; lands and damages, $2,200. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy- second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.--A total of 612 cubic yards was placed in the levee embankment, by contract, at a cost of $213.35, regular funds, and $57.45, Emergency Relief funds, all new work. The expenditures were $4,132.26, regular funds, and $1,000.94, Emergency Relief funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1267 The total.cost, all funds, was $270.80, all new work. Total ex- penditures were $5,133.20. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939 at a saving of $7,382.93 under the estimated cost. The costs and expenditures have been as follows: Regular funds.-The total cost and expenditures were $30,867.07, all new work. Enmergeny Relief funds.-The total cost and expenditures were $7,250, all new work. The grand total cost and expenditures, all funds, were $38,117.07, all new work. Proposed operations.-The project was completed in 1939. No further work is contemplated. Cost and financial sumnmary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ ------------------------ $30, 867.07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________ 30, 867. 07 Net total expenditures---------------------- 30, 867. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 _ _ ------ 30, 867. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ..... Cost of new work____ ___ __.. I__ . .______ $1, 335.97 $29, 317. 75 $213. 35 Cost of maintenance ---- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---- Total expended ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ ______ ___ 1, 197. 35 25, 537.46 4, 132. 26 Allotted---- .........---- ........-------------- ...... -------------- 19, 250.00 19,000.00 -7,382.9 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 $11, 515. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------------- 7, 382.93 Net amount to be accounted for_ _---__ ___ ___-_ 4, 132. 26 Gross amount expended_ ... ____- - _____ _______------ 4, 132. 26 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940____________________-__ ___ $7, 250. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_----____---- 7, 250. 00 Net total expenditures __________________________________ 7, 250. 00 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-- -- --- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-____-___- __-_ 7, 250. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.._______ _._ --- - _----...-----------........ $39.06 $7, 153. 49 $57.45 Cost of maintenance -- ..................... - --- ---- -------------................ Total expended ... _.- _______________________ 39. 06 6, 210. 00 1, 000.94 Allotted ---- -------------- 6, 250. 00 1, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ----------------- $1,000.94 Gross amount expended------- ------------ ------- 1, 000. 94 1268 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR OAKFORD, ILL. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----------------.-- $38,117.07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940. .-------------------- --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -------------- 38, 117. 07 Net total expenditures______________-__________ _ 38, 117. 07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______________________ 38, 117. 07 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- ----- -- -- --- - -- -- -- -- $1, 375. 03 $36, 471. 24 $270. 80 C ost of maintenance - - -- -- ....- .....--. ...- -.... -..... - ......... Total expended .... .________ .. ____ 1, 236. 41 31, 747. 46 5, 133. 20 Allotted -------------------------------------------- 25, 500. 00 20, 000. 00 -7, 382. 93 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------- $12, 516. 13 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_______7-____-_ 7, 382. 93 Net amount to be accounted for 5, 133. 20 Gross amount expended_--------------------------------- 5, 133. 20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940____________----------- --------- 29. MASON AND MENARD LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.--On the right or north bank of Salt Creek and the San- gamon River, 2'6 to 34.4 miles above the mouth of the Sangamon River (along the straightened channel), and northeast of Oakford, Ill., the east end of the district being 11/2 miles above the mouth of Salt Creek and one-half mile west of lower Salt Creek Bridge. Existing project.-This project involves the reconstruction of ap- proximately 4.0 miles of river-front levee, the construction of approxi- mately 3.7 miles of new river-front levee, and the reconstruction of approximately 1.3 miles of flank levee along Salt Creek. The com- pleted work will provide flood protection for 5,870 acres of land, sev- eral miles of highways, and numerous farm dwellings and buildings, The estimated construction cost, revised in 1939, is $100,900; lands and damages, $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Docu- ment No. 186, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A total of 48,586 cubic yards was placed in the levee embankment, by contract, at a cost of $6,698.02, regular funds, and $2,015.23, Emergency Relief funds, all new work. The expenditures were $18,208.44, regular funds, and $4,915.12, Emergency Relief funds. The cost during the fiscal year, all funds, was $8,713.25. Total expenditures were $23,123.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1939 at a saving of $7,391.68 under the estimated cost. The costs and expenditures have been as follows: Regular funds.-The total cost and expenditures were $73,861.63, all new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1269 Emergency Relief funds.-The total cost and expenditures were $19,646.69, all new work. The total cost and expenditures, all funds, were $93,508.32, all new work. Proposed operations.-The project was completed in 1939. No further work is contemplated. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940____________________ ____ $73, 861. 63 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________________________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ________ 73, 861. 63 Net total expenditures------_______------- 73, 861.63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 73, 861. 63 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 - - - _- -- Cost of new work ......------ $1, 479.05 $65, 684. 56 $6, 698.02 Cost of maintenance------------- Total expended ..-............ 1, 325. 04 54, 328. 15 18, 208. 44 A llotted --- - - -- ---- - - . 55, 250. 00 13, 000. 00 5, 611. 63 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ----- __- _________________ $12, 596. 81 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June .28, 1939--------------- -------------------- 10, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 22, 596. 81 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------___ 4, 388. 37 Net amount to be accounted for 8, 208. 44 1------------------------- Gross amount expended__--_____ _______---------__ 18, 208. 44 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__________________________ $19, 646. 69 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_ ___ 19, 646. 69 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- _______________________ 19, 646. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940__________________ 19, 646. 69 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ............. ---------------------------- $87.73 $17, 543. 73 $2, 015.23 Cost of maintenance------------ --------- -------------- -------------- Total expended_ 87.73 14, 643. 84 4, 915.12 r i i Allotted - 23, 650.00 -1,000.00 -3, 003. 31 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- $7, 918. 43 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -- 3, 003. 31 Net amount to be accounted for __ 4, 915. 12 Gross amount expended __ __ ____ -- -- 4, 915. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 --......... . 1270 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MASON AND M ENARD DISTRICT Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 ---------------------------- $93, 508. 32 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 .......... Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__ 93, 508. 32 Net total expenditures_________-- ____________________ 93, 508. 32 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------------93, 508. 32 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work_________ ___________.... .....-------------- $1, 566.78 $83, 228. 29 $8, 713. 25 C ost of m aintenance _.. -....-.......... ----------- ........... ........... .............................. Total expended ___.. _____... _. ________ .___ __ _____ . 1, 412.77 68, 971.99 23, 123. 56 Allotted. --------------------------------------- 78, 900.00 12, 000. 00 2, 608.32 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939- 20, 515. 24 $-------------------- Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ------------------------------------10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ----------------------------30, 515. 24 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----- ------- 7, 391. 68 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------23, 123. 56 Gross amount expended-------------------- ---------- __ 23, 123. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 30. SWIGER, WHITNEY, YOUNG-HOBLIT LEVEE, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or north bank of Salt Creek, principal tributary of the Sangamon River, 3.4 to 5.0 miles above the mouth of Salt Creek and west of State Highway No. 24. Existing project. This project will provide additional flood pro- tection for 800 acres of farm land by reconstructing approximately 1.7 miles of creek-front levee. The estimated construction cost, in 1936, is $10,200; lands and damages, $600. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Seepage 6 for requirements. Assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of War have been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary surveys, explorations, designs, plans, and tests were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost and expenditures of $399.17, all new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $399.17, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to new work to completion of surveys and preparation of contract plans and specifications, by hired labor (July to September 1940), $1,900.83. No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1942. RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1271 Cost and fnancial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---- ------------------------ $399. 17 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------------------- -------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---------------- 399. 17 Net total expenditures-------------------------------------- 399. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940-------- ------------------ 1, 900.83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940--------------- 2, 300. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ___ _ -... ___ - _.------------- __._. ....-.... . ......-------------- $399. 17 Cost of maintenance ..---------------------------------- .....--........-------------------------------------------------------- Total expended------ 399.17 Allotted..........-------------- --------------....---------..---------------- -------------- 2,300.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------------------ $2, 300. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- -- 399. 17 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--- 900. 83 1--------------------, Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - -- -- - -- -- -- -- - - - - -- existing project 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7, 900. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 31. WATTS LEVEE, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the left or south bank of Salt Creek, principal tribu- tary of the Sangamon River, 1.6 to 4.8 miles above the mouth of Salt Creek. The east end of this levee is at State Highway No. 24. Ecisting project.-This project will provide additional flood pro- tection for 1,600 acres of farm land by enlarging approximately 1.5 miles of creek-front levee and constructing 2 miles of new levee. The estimated construction cost, in 1936, is $34,400; lands and damages, $1,650. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act,' approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.--See page 6 for requirements. Assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of War have been furnished. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Preliminarysurveys, ex- plorations, designs, plans, and tests were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost and expenditures of $1,031.20, all new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Constructionhas not been started. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $1,031.20, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to new work to complete preparation of contract plans and specifications, by hired labor (July to September 1940), $1,468.80. No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1942. 1272 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial swtnmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-- -- $1, 031.20 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940. .-- - Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--- 1, 031. 20 Net total expenditures-------------------- ------. 1, 031. 20 ----------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______ 1, 468. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, :1940--- __ 2, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work- - - - -- - $1,031.20 C ost of m aintenance- - - - - --... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total expended --- - - 1, 031. 20 A llotted- --- -- --- --.................... __--_- - _-____-- 2, 500.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939$------------------------------------------2, 500. 00 Gross amount expended------------------- 1, 031. 20 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_-- _ 1, 468. 80 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of - - - - - - , existing project_ - - --------- 31, 900. 00 ---- 1 Exclusive of available funds. 32. LUSSENHOP LEVEE, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-Onthe north or right bank of Salt Creek, principal tribu- tary of the Sangamon River, 5.6 to 6.4 miles above the mouth of Salt Creek and 38.6 to 39.4 miles above the mouth of the Sangamon River. This levee is immediately west of that branch of the Chicago & Alton Railroad which runs through the nearby town of Mason City. Existing project. This project will provide additional flood pro- tection for 240 acres of farm land by reconstructing approximately 0.8 mile of creek-front levee. The estimated construction cost, revised in 1938, is $10,800; lands and damages, $450. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not commenced. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $100, all new work. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1941, as no funds are available. No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940________________----------------- $100 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-111111111111111-- 11----1111 ----- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-- 100 Net total expenditures _-- -_-___ ------------- 100 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 -_---------- 100 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1273 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new w ork - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - Cost of m aintenance- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - Total expended .... _.... ......-- _- - -- -_ - - - $100.00 Allotted $ .00. $1 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of exist- ing project -------------------------------------- $10;,700 1 Exclusive of available funds. 33. EAST OF HUBLY BRIDGE, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location'.-On the left or south bank of Salt Creek, principal tribu- tary of the Sangamon River, 9.0 to 14.0 miles above the mouth of Salt Creek. About two-thirds of the district lies east of the Chicago & North Western Ry., and about one-third west of the railway. Existing project.-This project will provide additional flood pro- tection for 2,153 acres of farm land by reconstructing approximately 1.6 miles of creek-front levee and 0.1 mile of back levee of the existing levee system locally known as the Hubly Levee and the Spence Silver- stein Levee, and constructing 1.3 miles of new levee. The estimated construction cost, in 1936, is $20,300; lands and damages, $800. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy- second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.- See page 6 for requirements. Assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of War have been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Preliminary surveys, explorations, designs, plans, and tests were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost and expenditures of $571.78, all new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $571.78, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to new work, to complete preparation of contract plans and specifica- tions, by hired labor (July to September, 1940), $1,428.22. No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940- ---- $571. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 _________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940-____.________ 571. 78 Net total expenditures---------------------------------------571.78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940--______-_____ 1,428. 22 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940___________________ 2.000. 00 1274 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------.......... --------------- ------------------------------------------ $571.78 Cost of maintenance.---------------------------------------- Total expended_.............. .. . . .. . . ... $571.78 Allotted---. _. .---- .---....--------------..---------..... -------------... -. .. 2, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 28, 1939 ------------- _ $2, 000. 00 Gross amount expended -------------------------------------- 571. 78 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940------------------------ _ 1, 428. 22 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - 18, 300. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 34. DONOVAN LEVEE, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-On the right or north bank of Salt Creek, principal tributary of the Sangamon River, 10.3 to 14.8 miles above the mouth of Salt Creek, and west of the north and south line of the Chicago & Alton Railroad running from Springfield to Peoria. Existing project.-This project will provide additional flood pro- tection for 2,100 acres of farm land and 3 miles of highway by reconstructing 3.1 miles of Salt Creek front levee and 3.3 miles of flank levee along Sugar and Prairie Creeks. The estimated construc- tion cost, in 1936, is $28,400; lands and damages, $1,100. The exist- ing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy- second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Assurances sat- isfactory to the Secretary of War have been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary surveys, explorations, designs, plans, and tests were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost and expenditures of $1,820.82 all new work. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $1,820.82, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to new work, to complete preparation of contract plans and specifica- tions, by hired labor (July to September 1940) $179.18. The additional sum of $26,400 can be profitably expended during fiscal year 1942 for enlarging 6.4 miles of existing levee. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_----- $1, 820. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940_________________ ____ ----- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______________ 1, 820. 82 Net total expenditures __________________ 1, 820. 82 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_ ______------- 179. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 2, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1275 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---- -------------------------------------------------------- $1,820. 82 Cost of maintenance- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total expended------ ------------------------------------------------------- 1,820.82 Allotted ----------------------------------------------- 2,000.00 Amount allotted from, War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939 ------------------------------------ $2, 000. 00 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 1, 820.82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940 79. 18 1__________________ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26, 400. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 35. SALT CREEK IN VICINITY OF MIDDLETOWN, SANGAMON RIVER, ILL. Location.-Along Salt Creek, principal tributary of the Sangamon River from mile 12.1 to 14.9 above the mouth of Salt Creek. The east end of the project is about 600 feet west of the north and south line of the Chicago & Alton Railroad running from Springfield to Peoria. Ewisting project.-This project will provide additional flood relief by straightening 2.8 miles of the existing crooked channel and excavat- ing approximately 2.1 miles of new channel about 60 feet wide at the bottom and 15 feet deep to improve the flood discharge capacity of Salt Creek. The new channel will reduce flood heights on bottom lands adjacent to the work and on those bottom lands adjacent to straightened sections of Salt Creek upstream from the project. The estimated cost, in 1936, is $53,700. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and is described in House Document No. 186, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary designs, plans, tests, and specifications were carried on, by hired labor, at a cost and expenditures of $47.91, all new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Construction has not been started. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $47.91, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended will be applied to new work, to complete preparation of contract plans and specifica- tions, by hired labor (July to September 1940), $2,952.09. No operations are proposed for the fiscal year 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940____________________________-_ $47. 91 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ----------------- 47. 91 ____ _--__--- Net total expenditures --------- --- 47. 91 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940----------------------------- 2, 952. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_----------- _ 3, 000. 00 1276 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work - - $47.91 Cost of maintenance - Total expended .........-.... . -- - -- -. ... 47.91 Allotted . - - --- --- --- -..... . ..... . . ....... . .....-.........-- - -.- - - - - -......3,000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939------------------------___ $3, 000. 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------------- 47. 91 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940--_- --- ____ 2, 952. 09 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ---- 50, 700. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 36. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, CHICAGO DISTRICT Location.-The Mississippi River Basin above the Ohio River, ex- clusive of the Missouri River Basin, in the Chicago district. Existing project.-The Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, ap- proved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Upper Mississippi River Basin described in Flood Control Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress, first ses- sion, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, and authorized $6,600,000 for reservoirs and $2,700,000 for local flood- protection works on the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers; the reservoirs and local protection projects to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers. The act specifically provides that the authorization shall include the enlargement and extension of a sys- tem of levees located on the south side of the Sangamon River east of Chandlerville, Ill., as set forth in House Document No. 604, Sev- enty-fifth Congress, third session. The following individual projects located in the Chicago district were considered in the comprehensive plan: Name Tributary basin State Total esti- mated cost Chandlerville No. 2 Reservoir_ Illinois - - Illinois .-- $15, 913, 300 Estimated constructioncost of levees Illinois River: Meredosia Lake and Willow Creek drainage and levee districts, Illinois River, Ill-- 300, 000 $--- South!Beardstowsto and Valley.evee and drainage districts, Illinois River, Ill---- - --- -- 1280. 700 Crane Creek levee and drainage district, Illinois River, Ill -------- 172, 000 Coal Creek drainage and levee district, Illinois River, Ill 123, 000 Big Lake levee and drainage district, Illinois River, III 1146. 200 1 Details are given in individual reports. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preparationof detailed plans for the development of the general comprehensive plan for flood RIVERS AND HARBORS CHICAGO, ILL., DISTRICT 1277 control and other purposes in the upper Mississippi River Basin was carried on, by hired labor, at a cost of $261.59, all new work. The expenditures were $565.82. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Preparationof detailed plans for the development of the general comprehensive plan was in progress. The construction progress of projects selected for construction under this authorization is given in individual reports. The total cost and expenditures to June 30, 1940, were $1,956.93, all new work. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $43.07, will be applied to continuing the preparation of detailed plans for the development of the comprehen- sive plan for flood control in the upper Mississippi River Basin. The sum of $121,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942 on surveys, on the preparation of detailed plans, and on con- struction of flood protection works included in the general comprehen- sive plan. Cost and financial summsnary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-------__-_____--______ $1, 956. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___________ __ 1, 956 93 Net total expenditures _____--------------- , 956. 93 1___ Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_________________________________ 43.07 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 2, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work ----------- -- --- -- $1,695. 34 $261. 59 C ost of m aintenance-.............. I. ..----- -- ---- ---- ---- - - Totalexpended--------.---- . ------- ---- --------------------------- 1- 11391.11 565.82 Allotted----.....----..--------------------- -------------------------- 2,000.00 . Balance unexpended July 1, 1939,--------------- ------------------ $608. 89 Gross amount expended------------- ---- ------------------- 565. 82 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__-------------------------43. 07 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------------------------- 2. 70 Balance available June 30, 1940--------------------------- 40. 37 Ano.it .(estimated)- - -required to be appropriated for completion of -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- existing project 121, 000. 00 - Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1_______'__--- _ 121, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds. 37. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year amounted to $25,735.32. The expenditures were $21,398.02. The balance unexpended June 30, 1940, $25,112.01, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The addi- tional sum of $39,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942. 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1----81 1278 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-____________- __ _____ __ $33, 010. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940_____________ 33, 010. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_------______------ __ 4,422.28 Net total expenditures_________ _____-_______________ 28, 587. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____________ _____________ 25,112. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_______ ___ . 53, 700. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work.. ...---- Cost of maintenance___ ---- _----- --------------- ------ $1,814.99 $5,459. 96 $25, 735.32 Total expended .. __--------......------------- 1, 690. 91 5,499.06 21, 398. 02 Allotted . .. .....-------------- ...---- ------------------------ 12, 700.00 1,000. 00 40,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__________ $6, 510. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 28, 1939--__--------------- $23, 000.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940------------------- 17, 000. 00 40, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------- ------ 46, 510. 03 Gross amount expended__-------- --------------------------- 21, 398. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940----------------------25, 112. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------4, 429 16 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------20, 682. 85 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance -------------------------------- 39, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 38. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last Cost and expendi- Esti- see tures full re- por to June 30, 'mated 1940.amount Name of project port seamount Report New Mainte- to con- for- work nance plete 1. East Peoria drainage and levee district, Illinois River, Ill.1'...1938 ... . ..... : $14, 050 2. Panther Creek levee, Sangamon River, Ill.2a___ 1938- .......__--------.... 96, 380 3. Sangamon River and Salt Creek, Ill.2 1938 __-_---_ __--_--.. 12, 500 4. Sangamon River from mouth of Salt Creek to Roby, Ill.2 ____ 1938 _______.._______..... ... 773,000 5. Levees between Shelby 2 Bridge and Baum's Bridge, Kanka- 1938 - -- -- -- -- --- - --- -- - 167, 600 kee River, Id. - ....... ..... 6. Lost Creek drainage and levee district, Ill.8--------- __ 1938 1 Work is being deferred. 2 Requirements of local cooperation have not been met. 3 Reported previously by the St. Louis District as completed under provisions of section 6 of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928. RIVERS AND HARBORS--KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1279 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 Illinois River and tributar- Flood Control Act, ies, including both creeks Aug. 11, 1939. havingname Crow, Gimlet, Farm, and Ten Mile Creeks, Ill. Illinois River, Ill., from Rivers and Harbors Grafton, Ill., to Starved Committee resolu- Rock Lock and Dam near tion, Feb. 5, 1937. Utica, Ill., for navigation and flood control. Illinois River and Fox River Flood Control Act, . at Ottawa, Ill. Aug. 28, 1937. Illinois River, Ill., Hager Flood Control Corn- Slough Special Drainage mittee resolution, District, Cass County. July 28, 1937. Kankakee River, Ill. and Flood Control Com- -- Ind. mittee resolution, June 6, 1939. Mackinaw River, Ill-....... Flood Control Act, . Aug. 28, 1937. Spoon River, Ill............. Flood Control Act, . June 22, 1936. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT The Kansas City, Mo., district embraces a watershed which extends over the major portion of Missouri, the north half of Kansas, the south portion of Nebraska, a small portion of southwestern Iowa, and a small portion of eastern Colorado. It includes specifically 514.8 (1932 mileage) miles of the Missouri River from the mouth to Rulo, Nebr.; the Kansas, Grand, Osage, and Gasconade Rivers; and other tributary streams. The report on the section of the Missouri River from Kansas City, Mo., to Rulo, Nebr., is included in report upon improvement of rivers and harbors in Omaha, Nebr., district. District Engineer : Maj. A. M. Neilson, Corps of Engineers. Division Engineer: Col. C. L. Sturdevant, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Flood-control projects-Con. Page 1. Missouri River, Kansas City 8. Topeka, Kansas River, Kans_ 1298 to mouth_ 1280 9. Kanopolis Reservoir, Mis- 2. Missouri River, Kansas City, souri River Basin, Kans__ 1302 Mo., to Rulo, Nebr ..... 1308 10. Missouri River Basin, Kan- 3. Osage River, Mo......... 1288 sas City district ...---- 1305 4. Examinations, surveys, and 11. Preliminary examinations contingencies (general) -_ 1291 and surveys for flood con- 5. Other projects for which no trol_ 1306 estimates are submitted - 1292 12. Other flood-control projects 6. Plant allotment ___ 1293 for which no estimates are submitted 1306 Flood-control projects 7. Kansas Citys on Missouri and Kansas Rivers, Mo. and Kans_________ 1293 1280 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 1. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO THE MOUTH Location.-The Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers conjoin at Three Forks, Mont., to form the Missouri River, which flows southeasterly 2,473 miles across or along seven States to the Missis- sippi River, 17 miles above St. Louis. For description, see page 1149, Annual Report for 1932. Practically the entire length of the section from Kansas City to the mouth is contained within the State of Missouri. Previous projects.-The first appropriation for improvement by regulation was made in the River and Harbor Act of June 18, 1878. The original plan for comprehensive improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, modified by River and Harbor Acts of July 5, 1884, September 19, 1890, and June 13, 1902. For further details see page 1891 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 1153 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing poject.-This provides for securing a permanent naviga- ble channel with a minimum low-water depth of 6 feet and a mini- mum width of 200 feet, with a reasonable additional width around the bends, by means of bank revetment, permeable dikes to contract and stabilize the waterway, removal of snags, and occasional dredg- ing. Length of section under improvement (mouth to upper end of Quindaro Bend) is 386.21 miles. Ordinary and extreme fluctuations of stage are 16 and 38 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1938, is $80,000,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The estimated cost for annual maintenance is $2,000,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 Project adopted for securing a permanent navi- H. Doc. No. 1287, 61st Cong., 3d sess. gable channel of 6-foot depth. Aug. 8,1.917 This act fixed the upstream limit of the improve- H. Doe. No. 463, 64th Cong., 1st sess. ment at the upper end of Quindaro Bend (386.21 miles from the mouth), and provided for dredg- ing. Mar. 3, 1925 For a minimum width of 200 feet, with a reason- able additional width around the bends. 2 Aug. 30, 1935 For completion of improvement from the mouth H. Doc. No. 238, 73d Cong., 2d sess. to Sioux City, Iowa. 1 1932 mileage. 2 Contains latest published maps of the Missouri River. RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1281 Recommended modifications of project. Under date of February 24, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended adoption of a project for Missouri River between Sioux City and the mouth to provide for a channel of 9-foot depth and width not less than 300 feet, to be obtained by revetment of banks, construction of permeable dikes to contract and stabilize the waterway, cut-offs to eliminate long bends, closing of minor channels, removal of snags, and dredging as re- quired, at an estimated construction cost of $6,000,000, in addition to the amounts previously authorized, and with no increase in the annual maintenance of $4,500,000 (H. Doc. No. 214, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation.-The project provides that cooperation from benefited localities may be required, in case a comprehensive plan is adopted by Congress, for an apportionment of expense where any improvement confers special benefit; and receipt of contributions from private parties, to be expended with Government funds upon authorized works where such would be in the interest of navigation, is authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. The Secretary of War has approved the general principle of cooperative construction on the Missouri River below Kansas City on the basis that 25 percent of the cost of any special installation shall be paid by the United States and 75 percent by the local interests. The total amount contributed by local interests in cooperation with the United States from 1918 to June 30, 1940, was $665,662.80, of which $8,647.11 was returned to contributors. Work done by private interests for the benefit of the public during the fiscal year 1940 was as follows: Randolph Bend.-The Wabash Railway Co. placed 549.51 cubic yards of limestone riprap on the existing mattress on the left bank near Randolph, Mo., at an approximate cost of $1,829. Missouri City Bend.-The Wabash Railway Co. placed 169.08 cubic yards of limestone riprap on the existing mattress on the left bank near Missouri City, Mo., at an approximate cost of $751. DeWitt Bend.-The Wabash Railway Co. placed 718.59 cubic yards of limestone riprap on the existing mattress and repaired 62.1 squares of the existing mattress on the left bank near DeWitt, Mo., at an approximate total cost of $3,420. Howoard Bend.-The city of St. Louis (Water Division), St. Louis, Mo., constructed bank protection, consisting of rock-filled willow- pole cribs, mattress, and riprap bank paving, along the right bank at the city waterworks intake. Approximately 180 squares of mat- tress was constructed, and 4,200 cubic yards of rock was used. The approximate cost was $18,000. Terminal facilities.-Facilities for transferring grain, petroleum products, and other commodities are maintained at various locations on this section of the river. These facilities are listed in the follow- ing table: 1282 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Location 2 Description of facility aboviles mouth Nearest town (1932 mileage) Oil-loading facilities .............. .... 384. 6 Kansas ................-------------------------------------------- City, Kans. Do- --------------------------------------------------- 379. 6 Do. Grain elevator, conveyor, and dock--publicly owned, leased to private 379. 1 Do. concern. Warehouse, escalator, bulk-handling dock, and concrete loading plat- 378. 6 Kansas City, Mo. form-publicly owned, leased to Inland Waterways Corporation (Federal Barge Lines). Warehouse and concrete loading platform-publicly owned, leased to 377. 2 Do. War Department. Oil-loading facilities...............................--------------------------------------------367. 9 Sugar Creek, Mo. Grain-loading facilities. ....... 297. 15 Waverly, Mo. ..------------------------------------------ Do .....................------------------------------------------------------ 297.1 Do. Do_ -------------------------------------------- 3 226. 9 Glasgow, Mo. Facilities for loading raw material for the ceramic industry ------- 116. 8 Chamois, Mo. Do 96. 82 Hermann, Mo. ...........------------------------------------------------------- Facilities for transferring sand and gravel-----------------------------.. 8 28. 0 St. Charles, Mo. 1Privately owned and operated unless otherwise indicated. 2On right bank unless otherwise indicated. a On left bank. The above-listed facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Additional terminals, however, are contemplated for con- struction at other points as soon as conditions warrant. Operations and results during fiscal year--Regular funds--New work.-This work consisted of the construction by contract of 98 dikes and 57 dike extensions totaling 65,327 linear feet, 16 lengths of revetment totaling 29,595 linear feet, and construction of 3 pilot canals involving the excavation of 2,572,106 cubic yards of material, at a total cost of $2,276,848.77; construction by hired labor of 7 dikes (in- cluding 3 rock-fill dikes) and 4 dike extensions totaling 3,419 linear feet, 2 lengths of revetment totaling 1,075 linear feet, removal of 28,222.25 linear feet of existing structures, enlargement of a pilot canal, involving the excavation of 1,378,571 cubic yards of material by the United States dredge Clark, a dragline, and a rented dredge, and removal of 199,045 cubic yards of material at 5 localities by the dipper dredges Keokuk and St. Paul, at a total cost of $640,587.44; surveys, appraisals, acquisition proceedings, and related work in con- nection with the acquisition of rights-of-way for channel changes, and prosecution of unallocated surveys by hired labor for engineer- ing and channel-rectification studies, at a total cost of $70,244.13. In addition to completed works, there are in the process of con- struction, by contract, a pilot canal, 9 dikes to total about 5,753 linear feet, 2 dike extensions to total about 2,361 linear feet, and 7 lengths of revetment to total about 6,765 linear feet; and 93 existing struc- tures are in process of removal by hired labor. Continuing-contract commitments in the total amount of $3,254,- 925.42 have been authorized, for which funds in the amount of $1,564,683.20 have heretofore been provided. The total cost of new work prosecuted with regular funds was $2,987,680.34. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-KANISAS! CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1283 Regular funds-Maintenance.-This work consisted of the con- struction by contract of 1 rock-fill dike totaling 360 linear feet, at a total cost of $18,318.19; and the accomplishment by hired labor of the following: Removal of 6,687 linear feet of existing structures, removal of 75,112 cubic yards of rock from 1 locality by the U. S. dipper dredge Keokuk, the repair of 22,939 linear feet of dikes and 60,609 linear feet of revetment, and the construction of 10,458 linear feet of revetment and 1,061 linear feet of chute-closure dikes, at a total cost of $643,977.45; removal of 13,211,730 cubic yards of mate- rial from 130 localities by the U. S. dredges Black, Clark, Lewis, Mitchell, and Selma, and washing by the survey boat Sergeant Floyd, at a total cost of $430,719.31; removal of 15 piles and 425 snags, at a cost of $9,001.17; channel surveys to determine channel conditions at a cost of $75,668.63; marking channel for navigation at a cost of $77,746.78; and stream gaging for special studies and working data at a cost of $6,262.42. The total cost of maintenance, all prosecuted with regular funds, was $1,261,693.95. Public Works funds-New work.-This work consisted of the con- struction of one length of revetment totaling 1,500 linear feet, at a cost of $36,660.71. The total costs for the fiscal year were as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds-- ... ._._ _ .. __-.....-.. .. $2,987,680. 34 $1, 261, 693. 95 $4, 249, 374. 29 .- Public Works funds- __ __..-- __---..--------.-------- 36, 660. 71 36, 660. 71 Total_-- ----------------- _-___ 3,024, 341.05 1, 261, 693.95 4, 286, 035. 00 The total expenditures were $3,892,204.42, of which $3,855,543.71 was from regular funds and $36,660.71 from Public Works funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was about 92- percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The physical extent of work accomplished was 1,693,171 linear feet of dikes, 939,067 linear feet of revetment, 29,499 linear feet of abatis, 35,842 linear feet of retards, 16,561 linear feet of levees, 5 revetment spillways, 115 linear feet of dike screening, excavation of 3,950,677 cubic yards of material in the construction of pilot canals, removal of 31,186.25 linear feet of existing structures, dredge fills totaling 1,453,332 cubic yards, removal of 185,633 cubic yards of rock, and the removal of 80,916,898 cubic yards of material by dredging. In general, the majority of the structures that have not accomplished the purpose intended are in only fair condition. Although additional dikes and revetment are required for permanent establishment of the project dimensions, a channel with a minimum depth of 6 feet and a minimum width of 200 feet is in general available throughout the navigation season, which approximately covers the period from March 1 to November 30. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was approximately 6 feet. The practicable draft at ordinary stages of the river is 51/2 feet. This section of the river has been used for commercial navigation since June 1935. 1284 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was as follows: New work Maintenance Total Regular funds ---- --------------------------------- -.. $66,026, 480. 07 $17, 009, 392. 80 $83,035,872. 87 Emergency Relief funds_ __--------------------------- 1, 375, 243.49 133, 756. 51 1, 509, 000.00 Public Works funds - ------------------------------ 6, 468, 490. 38 ---------------- 6, 468, 490. 38 Total............................------------------------------------ 73, 870, 213. 94 17, 143, 149. 31 91, 013, 363. 25 The total expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1940, were $90,506,457.16 ($82,528,966.78 regular funds, $6,468,490.38 Public Works funds, and $1,509,000 Emergency Relief funds). For expenditures by local interests, see paragraph "Local cooper- ation." Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance ($3,524,345.27) of regular funds will be applied during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: Estimated date of Amount completion Accounts payable June 30, 1940 -..--- - - -............ ------- $506, 906 09 New work (July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941): Channel contraction and bank protection by dike and revetment construction: By contract: Completion of existing contracts: Kansas City Reach to Sissons Bend, dikes and revetment------ Oct. 30, 1940 20, 251.02 Wayne City to Saline City Bends, dikes and revetment .-... Nov. 30, 1940 96, 804. 28 Saline City to Rising Creek Bends, dikes and revetment-..._ June 30, 1943 115, 338, 70 Franklin Island Reach and Diana Bend, dikes and revetment__ Sept. 30, 1940 20, 183.03 Rocheport Reach to Providence Bend, dikes and revetment..... June 30, 1941 47, 065. 77 Dundee Reach to Hinkles Bend, dikes and revetment ......-. June 30, 1943 198, 054. 86 South Point Reach and Hinkles Bend to Augusta Bend, pilot canals_ July 31,1940 3, 775.93 Hinkles to Weldon Springs Bends, dikes and revetment_ ___ June 30, 1943 195, 749.52 Weldon Springs Bend to St. Charles Reach, dikes and revetment_ _ do-----... 72, 497. 85 St. Charles Reach to Amazon Bend, dikes, revetment, and point removal ---------------------------- ---------------- do 205, 142. 13 Proposed contracts: Quindaro to Saline City Bends, dikes and revetment----------- June 30, 1941 190, 000. 00 Rising Creek Bend to Dundee Reach, dikes and revetment --.. do ........ ----. 65,000.00 By hired labor: Completion of existing jobs: Kansas City to Dundee Reaches, removal of existing structures_ June 30, 1943 21, 427. 19 Randolph to Sissons Bends, acquisition of rights-of-way ........ June 30, 1941 13, 036. 35 Dundee Reach to Amazon Bend, removal of existing structures_ June 30, 1943 50, 392. 06 Portland Reach to Bellefontaine Bend, acquisition of rights-of- way - -. to-----------. June 30,1941 39, 561.16 Dundee Reach to Amazon Bend, removal of rock .....------------ June 30, 1943 120, 381. 96 Proposed jobs: Saline City Bend to Portland Reach, removal of rock __-- _. -- Nov. 30, 1940 57, 018. 09 Emergency construction to protect existing structures and to maintain desired alinements -------------------------- June 30, 1941 20, 000. 00 Point removal to obtain desired alinements -------------------- do --- 24, 000.00 Engineering, design, and surveys ------------------------ --------------- 77, 940. 07 Total new work---_ ------- ------------- -------- -------------- 1, 653, 619. 97 Maintenance (July 1, 1940 to June 30, 1941): By hired labor: Maintenance of structures: Dike and revetment repair_ _- - $299, 387. 18 Protection of accretions (Lexington Bend and Hills Bend, etc.)-----------__ -- 142, 139. 87 Minor revetment realinement----------- 80, 000. 00 Chute-closure dikes (Miami, Bellefontaine, and Amazon Bends) -- - - 90, 000. 00 Channel dredging- ..--------- ------- ------------ --------------- 466, 422.72 Channel marking--..-- ------------------------------------------------- 150, 000,00 Snagging_ . .. ------------------------------------------------------------ ... .. 23,166. 90 Engineering, design, and surveys...------...--..-----------------...........--------------- 112, 712. 54 Total maintenance ..----.........------..---------------------- ...-------------... 1, 363, 819. 21 Total for all work-------------- ...---------------..............3, 524, 345. 27 ----------------....................................... RIVE.RS AND HARBORS-KANISAS; CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1285 The additional sum of $4,025,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: New work (July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942): Channel contraction and bank protection by dike and revetment construction: By contract ----------------------------------------- $1, 915, 000 By hired labor: Emergency construction to protect existing structures and to maintain desired alinements_____________________ 30, 000 Engineering, design, and surveys _ _ 80, 000 Total new work --------------------------------- 2, 025, 000 Maintenance (July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942): By hired labor: Maintenance and repair of existing works: Maintenance of structures------------------ $500, 000 Protection of accretions--------------------- 370, 000 Minor revetment realinement ---------------- 100, 000 Chute-closure dikes__ _______ _________ 100, 000 1, 070, 000 Channel dredging____________________________ 600, 000 Channel marking --------------------------------------- 200, 000 Snagging ---------------------------------------------- 20, 000 Engineering, design, and surveys--------------------- ------ 110, 000 Total maintenance_ --- -___-_________ _-____ 2, 000, 000 Total for all work_______________ ____________ 4, 025, 000 Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___________________ -$73, 286, 583. 46 - Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 --- __________-_--_- 17, 412, 419. 89 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___. _-- 90, 699, 003. 35 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940---__------- -- __-- 506, 906. 09 Net total expenditures----------------------------- 90, 192, 097. 26 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------------- ------ 3, 524, 345. 27 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------93, 716, 442. 53 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---........... . $357, 622. 63 $514, 333.92 $413, 326. 07 $1, 254,053. 22 $2, 987, 680. 34 Cost of maintenance ... ..... - 1, 520, 496.80 1, 710, 370. 06 1,428, 193.47 1,003, 722. 93 1, 261, 693. 95 Total cost_------------- 1,878, 119. 43 2, 224, 703.98 1,841, 519. 54 2, 257, 776. 15 4, 249, 374. 29 Total expended ...... 1, 537, 860. 55 ....-------------- 2, 242, 587.89 1, 956, 954. 13 2, 276, 273. 72 3, 855, 543. 71 Allotted..-.......-..... ..... . 1, 321, 145. 07 904, 100. 00 3, 272, 447. 88 3, 700, 000. 00 4, 099, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of $644,374.05, contributed funds. 2 Exclusive of $12,641.64, contributed funds. 1286 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939-------------------------- $3, 280, 888.'98 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939------- $1, 335, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940-------2, 764, 000. 00 4, 099, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 7, 379, 888. 98 Gross amount expended------ __-------------- $3, 875, 555. 61 Less: Reimbursements collected..- $20, 000.00 Receipts from sales ___________ 11. 90 20, 011. 90 3, 855, 543. 71 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_----- 3, 524, 345. 27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940____________ $23, 896. 81 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- -- 3, 040, 480. 51 3, 064, 377. 32 Balance available June 30, 1940______________ 459,: 967. 95 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion -------- --- of existing project 3______________________ 4, 475, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work -_---_______--_-_---- -- -- - -- -- - -- 2,025, 000. 00 For maintenance 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ___ 2, 000, 000. 00 Total 3"__ ________________________ 4,025, 000. 00 8Exclusive of available funds. PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----___--------__ ----- __ $6, 468, 490. 38 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__________ _____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 6----- ____ 6, 468, 490. 38 Net total expenditures_________________--_______________ 6, 468, 490. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ________________- 6, 468, 490. 38 1 1 ! Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work $106, 095.78 $8,132. 62 $36, 660.71 Cost of maintenance .......................- - - --. . Total expended ........... 140, 095. 26 8, 132. 62 ------------ 36, 660. 71 Allotted .. ..-------------------- -177, 509.62 ........ Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_------------------------------- $36, 660. 71 Gross amount expended_______ ------------------------------ 36, 660. 71 EMERGNCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_-----------__----------- 1, 375, 243. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940___------------------- 133, 756. 51 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___---- __ 1, 509, 000. 00 Net total expenditures________________________-_ 1, 509, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 1, 509, 000. 00 RIVERS AND IIARBORS-KANISAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1287 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work _------------$1, 169, 733. 85 $205, 509. 64 ....... Cost of maintenance....------------- 98, 921. 70 34, 834. 81 . ...... Total cost ...--------------.. 1, 268, 655. 55 240, 344. 45 ....... Total expended..... 1, 301, 395. 38 ......------------- 207, 604. 62 Allotted- ...................... -175, 000. 00 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO MOUTH Cost of new work to June 3,0, 1940_----------------------- $81, 130, 317. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ---------------------- 217, 546, 176. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940----------98, 676, 493. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940- ---------------------- 506, 906. 09 Net total expenditures..----------------------------- 8, 169, 587. 64 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 3, 524, 345. 27 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940 ------ -_ 101, 693, 932. 91 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__ ----- $1, 633, 452. 26 $719, 843. 56 $421, 458.69 $1, 254, 053. 22 $3, 024, 341.05 Cost of maintenance ......... -.. 1, 619, 418. 50 1, 745, 204. 87 1, 428, 193.47 1, 003, 722. 93 1, 261, 693. 95 Total cost_ .-------.------ - 3, 252, 870. 76 2, 465, 048. 43 1, 849, 652. 16 2, 257, 776. 15 4, 286, 035. 00 Total expended--....------------.. 2, 979, 351. 19 2, 450, 192. 51 1, 965, 086.75 2, 276, 273. 72 3, 892, 204. 42 .... Allotted---- ...----------------- 968, 635. 45 904,100. 00 3, 272, 447. 88 3, 700, 000.00 4, 099,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------- $3, 317, 549. 69 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 28, 1939---- $1, 335, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Ap- propriation Act approved June 24, 1940--- . 2, 764, 000. 00 4, 099, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------7, 416, 549. 69 Gross amount expended-------------------$3, 912, 216. 32 Less: Reimbursements collected ----- $20, 000. 00 Receipts from sales------ ------ 11. 90 20, 011. 90 3, 892, 204. 42 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-------------------- 3, 524, 345. 27 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------- $23, 896. 81 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----- 3, 040, 480. 51 3, 064, 377. 32 Balance available June 30, 1940 59, 967. 95 4------------------------ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 4, 475, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942: For new work -------- -------------------- 2, 025, 000. 00 ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For maintenance 2, 000, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 3-. - - 4, 025, 000. 00 'Exclusive of $644,374.05, contributed funds. 2 Exclusive of $12,641.64, contributed funds. 8 Exclusive of available funds. 1288 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 2. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY, MO., TO RULO, NEBR. See report on Missouri River, Kansas City, Mo., to Sioux City, Iowa, page 1308. 3. OSAGE RIVER, MO. Location.-This river, rising in eastern Kansas, flows easterly 516 miles in sinuous bends to the Missouri River, 129 miles above its mouth and 14 miles below Jefferson City. Existing project.-This provides for a lock and dam and for open- channel work consisting of wing dams and training walls, removal of obstructions, and dredging between the mouth and Warsaw to obtain a uniform depth of 3 feet. The length of section included in the project is 164.7 miles 1 and consists of two parts, mouth to Bag- nell Dam (Federal Power Commission project No. 459 at mile 75.4 above the mouth) and Bagnell Dam to legal head of navigation (irn- mediately below Warsaw). Ordinary and extreme fluctuations of stage on the Osage River below Bagnell Dam are 15 and 41 feet and on the Lake of the Ozarks, formed by Bagnell Dam, are 10 and 30 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1928, is $250,000, ex- clusive of the lock and dam, for open-channel work as far as the mouth of the Niangua River (107 miles above the mouth of the Osage River). The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $18,500, including $6,000 for operating and care of lock and dam. The following table shows the principal features of the lock and dam included in the project: Lock and dam No. 1, Osage River Nearest railroad station -------------------------- Osage City, Mo., 6 miles. Distance above mouth of river------------------ 7.4 miles. Lock dimensions------ ---------------------- 42 by 220 feet. Lift of lock---- ----------------- Depth on lower miter sill at lo v water----------- Character of foundation 9 16 feet. feet. ---------------------- Piles in gravel. Kind of dam-------------------------------- Fixed with movable crest. Type of construction-------------------------Concrete. Year completed-----------------------------Lock, 1906; dam, 1911.2 -- - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - Cost_ - $468,419.98. 1 9-foot fixed dam of concrete with 7-foot movable crest of chanoine wickets and Chitten- den drum weirs. 2 Dam partially failed and was not entirely reconstructed until 1914. 3 Exclusive of $260,171.72, cost of reconstruction and repairs incident to the partial failure. 1 Osage River and Lake of the Ozarks mileage. RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANISAS' CITY, MO., DISTRRICT 1289 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1871 Project adopted for deepening the channel over the shoals B. Ex. Doc. No. 60, 41st by dredging as far as Roscoe (238.5 miles above the mouth). Cong., 3d sess., and An- [nual Report, 1871, p. 327. Sept. 19,1890 For beginning construction of a lock and dam...---------- Mar. 3,1899 .. For a lock and dam ____________________________________ -Annual Report, 1898, p. 3474. June 24, 1902 This act declared the river nonnavigable above the dividing line between Benton and St. Clair Counties, Mo. (a point approximately 185 miles above the mouth). Mar. 4,1904 This act declared the river not to be a navigable stream above a point which is located immediately downstream from Warsaw, Mo. June 26,19341 Operating and care of the lock and dam provided for with funds from War Department appropriations for rivers and harbors. 1 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. For latest published maps see H. Doc. No. 91, 73d Cong., 1st sess. Terminal facilities.-On the Lake of the Ozarks, formed by Bag- nell Dam, there are several marine ways and drydocks operated by private interests which are capable of handling any boats now operat- ing or likely to be operated on the lake. There also exist a few docks which are open to the public, and numerous private docks and storage facilities. These facilities adequately fulfill existing needs. On the Osage River below Bagnell Dam there are several small boat docks maintained by private interests which adequately ,fulfill existing needs. Operations and results during fiscal year-Maintenance.--Work consisted of the operation and care of the lock and dam and the repair of the bridge over Shipley Creek. There were 55 lockages required for 58 small craft which passed through the lock. The total cost was $5,066.38, and the expenditures were $5,152.07. Condition at end of fscal year.-Except for the construction of two wing dams, one in 1925 and one in 1926, the open-channel work was completed sufficiently in 1919 to provide reasonable accommodations for the commerce actually using the channel. Upon the completion 1290 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 of Bagnell Dam in 1931, navigable depths in excess of the project depth were made available at all times on the portion of the project upstream from mile 75.4. Navigation activities on the latter section have increased considerably with the development of the Lake of the Ozarks as a recreational area, and local interests and navigators have indicated a desire that the Department undertake to remove the accumulations of drift, which, at stages near full reservoir level, occa- sionally present an obstruction to navigation. The facilities at the lock and dam are deteriorating, and improve- ment and reconstruction are to be undertaken in the fiscal year 1941. (See table under paragraph "Existing project" for dates of completion of lock and dam.) The controlling depth from the mouth of the river to mile 21, or about 14 miles above the lock and dam, is 3 feet, and drafts of 2 feet over this section are practicable. The controlling depth from mile 21 to Bagnell Dam is 2 feet, and drafts in excess of 18 inches are not practicable. On the Lake of the Ozarks, depths of 10 feet or more are available at any ordinary stage of the lake from Bagnell Dam to Warsaw. Many of the various arms of the lake also have dependable channels for navigation for considerable distances above their con- fluences with the main stem of the lake. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $1,226,- 922.93 from regular funds, of which $658,075.71 was for new work, $543,847.22 was for maintenance, and $25,000 was for operation and care of the lock and dam. The total expenditures were $1,226,941 from regular funds. In addition, the sum of $190,561.10 was ex- pended between July 1, 1912, 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. Pro'posed operations.-The unexpended balance ($15,981.93) of reg- ular funds, together with accounts receivable ($18.07) at the end of the fiscal year, will be applied during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: Maintenance (July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941) (operation and care): Operation of lock and dam------------------------------ $3, 448. 07 Ordinary maintenance and repairs (less rental) 2----------------- 50. 93 Improvement and reconstruction---------------------- 12, 251. 00 Emergencies ---------- ------------------------------- 50. 00 Total maintenance------------------- ---------------- 16,000.00 Total for all work_ ------- ----------------------- 16, 000. 00 The additional sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: Maintenance (July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942) (operation and care) : Operation of lock and dam--_------------------------------$4, 500 Ordinary maintenance and repairs (less rental) ------------------- 450 Emergencies ----------------------------------------------- 50 Total------ ------------------------ 5, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANISIAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1291 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940-----_------------ - -- $658, 075. 71 Cost of-maintenance to June 30, 1940------------------------- 759, 408. 32 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940------ __-1, 417, 484. 03 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940------- 18. 07 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940---------__--------- 1,417, 502. 10 Net -total expenditures ------- ___- __ ----------- 1, 417, 502. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 15, 981.93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940---------- 1, 433, 484. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of new work ........... ......... -- . .......... --.. .... .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. .-------------- . .. . ..--- Cost of maintenance ........... $5, 191.88 $4, 759.12 $4, 848. 54 $5, 134. 08 $5, 066. 38 Total expended----------------- 4, 772.92 5, 208.08 4, 601. 77 5,283.23 5, 152. 07 Allotted ---------------------- 2,651. 45 -- 10, 000. 00 5,000.00 16,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939______--------- .- ..-- $5, 134. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 24, 1940---- --------------------------------- 16, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____ - -___ ____-------- 21, 134. 00 Grass amount expended--------------------------- $6,304. 08 Less reimbursements collected------------- ------- 1, 152. 01 5, 152. 07 Balance unexpended June 30, 19401_________________ 15, 981. 93 Outstanding liabilities June 30,1940__ __111 11 11 1 11___ __11117. 50 Balance available June 30, 1940_ ..___...__.. ____-.. 15, 974. 43 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940----------------- 18. 07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 ____ ___ __- 15, 992. 50 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance -____________________---_______ 5, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $51,027.37, and the expendi- tures were $51,374.77. The unexpended balance, $41,691.09, will be ap- plied as needed during the fiscal year 1941 to the payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. 1292 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARIMY, 1940 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940__ _________ _______ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940--------- --------------- $883, 761. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940____________ 883, 761. 21 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940____________________ ___ 877. 74 Net total expenditures------ ____ _________ 882, 883.47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______________ ______41, 691. 09 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940________________ 924, 574. 56 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 C ost of n ew work .....................................................................---.. Cost of maintenance.........------------. $78, 57 $211, 372. 17 $102, 345. 57 850. $64, 317. 98 $51, 027.37 Total expended-----------------72, 000. 23 211, 873. 56 65, 637. 18 68, 213.00 51, 374. 77 Allotted --------------------- 265, 240.00 64, 200. 00 155, 260. 00 -63,054. 78 48, 418. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939_--- __ __ -- ____________-__ $44, 647. 86 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropri- ation Act approved June 11, 1938 ______ ___ __$21,418.00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropria- tion Act approved June 24, 1940 ---__-__---- -_ 27, 000. 00 48, 418. 00 Amount to be accounted for____________ -____- ____ 93, 065. 86 Gross amount expended -------------- __-$52,801. 19 Less reimbursements collected_ ----------------------- , 426. 42 1, 51, 374.'77 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ -__________________41, 691. 09 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940---------------------------- 877. 74 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 40, 813. 35 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942 for maintenance ------------------------------------- 20, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 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 expenditu~res to Estimated full report June 30, 1940 amount Name of project see Annual requiredto Report required to for- New work Maintenance complete Gasconade River, Mo.1 2 ------- 1931 $139, 003. 21 $85, 076. 57........... 1Improvement adequate for existing needs. No commerce reported. 2 Curtailment of project recommended in H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1293 6. PLANT ALLOTMENT, KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_______ ________--_______$1, 984, 112. 30 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940_____-__ ____------ 166, 344. 48 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_________ ___ 2,150,456. 78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 _.__.-------_____- 252, 851. 60 Net total expenditures________-------------------_ 1,897, 605. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940______________ _________-__-548,558. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ _____ ___ 2, 446, 163. 83 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Total expended..--------------..............$87, 321.01 - $75, 156. 81 -$61, 855. 15 -$247, 708.49 - $366, 684. 52 Allotted------.........-.-.-.-- . 450, 382. 40 -452, 958. 60 -40, 447. 88 -237, 745. 22 -79, 570. 45 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939----------_ -------------- $261, 444. 58 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment----------------- 79, 570. 45 Net amount to be accounted for_--- ------ 181, 874. 13 Gross amount expended_-------- ----------- $3, 617, 240. 35 Less : Reimbursements collected----- $3, 924, 052. 64 Receipts from sales- ____ _ 59, 872. 23 3, 983, 924. 87 -366, 684. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_______________________ 548, 558. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940______________ $343, 080.18 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 84, 080. 00 427, 160. 18 Balance available June 30, 1940_..--- _____ ------- 121, 398.47 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ___________-______ ____ __ 166, 344. 48 ---- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940__ ______--287, 742. 95 7. KANSAS CITYS ON MISSOURI AND KANSAS RIVERS, MO. AND KANS. Location.-Kansas Citys on Missouri and Kansas Rivers in Mis- souri and Kansas. The municipal and industrial areas which require flood protection extend from the mouth of the Kansas River about 61/2 miles up and 91/2 miles down the Missouri River and 91/2 miles up the Kansas River. Eaisting project.-The general plan of improvement contemplates protection works, consisting principally of levees and flood walls, for 10 separate project units which are designated as follows: Argentine; Armourdale; Central Industrial; Fairfax-Jersey Creek; North Kan- sas City; East Bottoms; channel improvement, Kansas River; bridge and approach alterations, Kansas River; channel improvement, Mis- souri River; floodway improvement, Missouri River. 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1- 82 1294 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Project plans have been completed for the Fairfax-Jersey Creek and channel improvement, Kansas River, units. These consist of the following features: Fairfax-Jersey Creek unit.-About 31,400 feet of earth levee, 2,000 feet of concrete flood walls, and 1,700 feet of bank-protection works, extending along the right bank of the Missouri River from a point immediately above the Kansas City, Kans., water and light plant (mile 385.3 1) downstream to the mouth of the Kansas River, thence along the left bank of the Kansas River to the vicinity of the Inter- city viaduct (mile 0.3 2); pumping plants; and appurtenant works. Channel improvement, Kansas River, unit.-Bank-stabilization works along the right bank of the Kansas River from the Seventh Street Bridge to the Kansas City Terminal railroad bridge (mile 3.50 to mile 2.49 2) ; excavation of a foreshore bar along the right bank of the Kansas River, extending from the Kansas City Southern railroad bridge (mile 0.84 2) to the mouth; and removal of major obstructions from the bed of the main channel of the Kansas River between the Argentine bridge (mile 5.13 2) and the mouth. Detailed plans for the other project units have not been com- pleted. The general plan, however, contemplates substantially com- plete flood protection for the Kansas Citys with reservoir control of the Kansas River. The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, .authorizedthe existing project at an estimated construction cost not to exceed $10,000,000; estimated cost of lands and damages, $8,000,000. Reconmmended modification of project.-Under date of April 24, 1940, the Chief of Engineers recommended that the existing project be modified to authorize the construction of cut-offs at and in the vicinity of Liberty Bend, Missouri River, without increase in the authorized cost of the project (H. Doc. No. 722, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. The necessary assurances of local cooperation with respect to all units of the project in Kansas were approved by the Secretary of War on July 6, 1938, and the rights-of-way for the Fairfax-Jersey Creek and channel improvement, Kansas River, units have been furnished. Local in- terests at Kansas City, Kans., have contributed to the United States $48,500 to defray the extra cost of various features of construction in connection with the Fairfax-Jersey Creek unit, desired by local interests but not required for adequate flood protection. Negotia- tions for required assurances foi the project units in Missouri are in progress. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The work under the -project consisted of the following: Fairfax-JerseyCreek unit.-Project plans, construction plans, and technical specifications were substantially completed at a total cost of $36,615.99. Two contracts were entered into for the construction of earth levees, concrete floodwalls, and appurtenant works. The levee construction was initiated on April 17, 1940, and operations during the remainder of the fiscal year consisted of the preparation of the levee foundations, weaving and ballasting of mattress, pump- ing of dredged fill, and incidental work, at a total cost of $227,026.01 (exclusive of $4,103.74 of contributed funds). 1 Above mouth of Missouri River. 2 Above mouth of Kansas River. RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICOT 1295 Channel improvement, Karsas River,, unit.-Preparation of project plans, construction plans, and technical specifications was prosecuted at a total cost of $4,331.93. A contract was entered into on June 26, 1940, for the bank-stabilization works along the right bank and the excavation of the foreshore bar near the mouth of the Kansas River. No work was performed during the fiscal year 1940 under this contract. The total cost during the fiscal year, all for new work, was $267,- 973.93 (exclusive of $4,103.74 of contributed funds). The total ex- penditures were $140,232.23, all from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 3 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. Project plans, con- struction plans, and technical specifications for two units of the project (Fairfax-Jersey Creek unit and channel improvement, Kansas River, unit) have been substantially completed. Three contracts have been entered into for work under these two units. Actual con- struction is in progress under the Fairfax-Jersey Creek unit; opera- tions to date have involved the placement of 311,000 cubic yards of dredged fill in levee, and incidental work including removal of ob- jectionable material, trench excavation, backfill, installation of sheet piling, and construction of bank-protection mattress. Th total cost (exclusive of $4,103.74 contributed funds) of the existing project (all new work) at the end of the fiscal year was $303,401.08, and the total expenditures were $171,292.35, all from regular funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance of $2,617,207.65 ($2,568,707.65 of regular funds and $48,500 of contributed funds) and accounts receivable ($187.90) at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of $166,000 received in September 1940, will be applied during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: Estimated date of com- Amount pletion Accounts payable June 30. 1940 ........__ __.__ .. .--------- - ---- .... $140, 764.92 New work (July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941): Fairfax-Jersey Creek unit: By contract: Completion of existing contracts: Levees-.. .... .. ...... ... ... . ......- Mar. 4,1941 1, 525, 894. 23 Flood wall, flood sills, drainage structures, levee, bank protection, and incidental work ...... Apr. 30, 1941 409, 124. 76 Proposed contract: Pumping plants _........ ----------. Jan. 31, 1941 127, 000. 00 By hired labor: Seeding and sodding of levees ......... __ .......... June 30, 1941 13, 130. 00 Engineering and design___ __...._____..__............__ .... do-------- 28, 771. 31 Channel improvement, Kansas River, unit: By contract: Completion of existing contract: Bank stabilization and dredging of foreshore bar__ Apr. 30, 1941 330, 842. 39 By hired labor: Removal of obstructions to flow ................-- --. do _ _ 105, 014.32 Engineering and design _ ....................... ....... June 30,1941 26, 278. 79 Project plans -_.................. ............. Aug. 31, 1940 1, 574. 83 Armourdale unit: By hired labor: Project plans --- June 30, 1941 50, 000. 00 Central Industrial (Kans.) unit: By hired labor: Project plans - -.- _____do __- _ 25, 000. 00 Total new work .......... ..................... ........ ........ 2, 642, 630. 63 Total for all work__ .---------------------------------- . ..... 2, 783,395.55 1296 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The additional sum of $1,173,600 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: New work (July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942) : Construction (by contract) : Argentine unit---------------- ---------------------- $20, 000 Armourdale unit _____ __--_---------- - - __ 617, 200 Central Industrial (Kansas) unit------- _____----_355, 000 Highway bridge alterations, Kansas River, unit__ -______- 159, 400 Construction (by hired labor) : Channel improvement, Kansas River, unit: Removal of ob- structions ------------------- --------- -22, 000 Total ------------------------------------- 1---- , 173, 600 The proposed expenditures for the fiscal year 1941, together with the additional funds that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as indicated above, are sufficient to advance the project to 43 percent of completion. Cost and financial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940------- -------------------- $303, 401. 08 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 - --- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940___-- --- -__ 303, 401. 08 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940_----------------------------- 4,364. 55 Net total cost to June 30, 1940______- - -- ____,,_ ___ -- 307, 765. 63 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 ------ __- ___--- ___-- 187. 90 Grass total costs to June 30, 1940 ------ --.. 307, 953. 53 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940___ -- _______- 661. 18 1________ 136, Net total expenditures ______-________-- - - -__ __-- -171, 292. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__ --------------------- 2,568, 707. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_--__-__-- - 2, 740, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work .-----..... .......-----------------------------------------........ .. $35, 427. 15 $267, 973. 93 Cost ofmaintenance . Total expended ...... ...... ------- -31, - 060.12 140, 232.23 Allotted.....---------------------------....................----------.. 105,000.00 2,635,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1 199 ---------------------------- $73, 939. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937_ , $19, 206. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 11, 1938----------- 100, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939----------- 2, 440, 793. 97 RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANISAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1297 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940_________ - - $75, 000. 00 $2, 635, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for-_____ ___ __ - _____ 2, 708, 939.88 Gross amount expended----------------------------------- 140, 232. 23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__- ____ - -_______ 2, 568, 707.65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940_____________ $5, 712. 34 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---- ----- 2, 362, 553. 93 2, 368, 266. 27 Balance available June 30, 1940_------------------- 200, 441. 38 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 187. 90 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940 ------------- 200, 629. 28 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-- ----------------------------------- 7, 260, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work 1 -------------------------------- 1, 173, 600. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 _______ --- --- _______ --- $4, 103. 74 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940---- ___ 4, 103. 74 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_____________ __ -__ 4, 103. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940__... .- _,_ ____. 48, 500. 00 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940 ---- ____----48, 500. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work------........... .....-------------- ...-------------------------------------- $4, 103.74 Cost of maintenance ----------------------------------- ---------------------------- - -- Total expended---- -- --- ------- ----- ------------------- -- ----- ... Allotted ...-------------------------------------------------------------....... 48,500.00 Amount contributed under authorizing act approved July 19, 1937__ $48, 500. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts -----------___48, 500. 00 OONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR KANSAS CITYS, MO. AND KANS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940---_____ - - ___________ $307, 504. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940______ ____ ___ ___ ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______-____- 307, 504. 82 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940---------------------------- 4, 364. 55 Net total cost to June 30, 1940 ___________ 311, 869. 37 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940 __--- - -___ -___ 187. 90 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940________ ____ ____- __ 312, 057. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940------------------------ 140, 764. 92 Net total expenditures _____________________ ___ 171, 292. 35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940_____-_______-- 2, 617, 207. 65 -______ Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940__ 2, 788, 500. 00 1298 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 194.0 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-.. _.. . _-----------------. . . _ _.... .. ... $35, 427. 15 '$272, 077. 67 Cost of maintenance - - - - - Total expended -------- -------------- __________31, 060.12 140, 232. 23 Allotted and contributed . .--------.....--------------. 105, 000.00 2, 683, 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---------------------------- $73, 939. 88 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved July 19, 1937------------- $19, 206. 03 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- propriation Act approved June 11, 1938 ---------- 00, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 28, 1939------------ 2,440, 793. 97 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- priation Act approved June 24, 1940------------- 75, 000. 00 Amount contributed under authorizing act approved July 19, 1937-------------------------------- 48, 500. 00 2, 683, 500. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------ ------- 2, 757, 439. 88 Gross amount expended ---------------------------- 140, 232. 23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940-- ----------------- 2, 617, 207. 65 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940----------- ---- $5, 712. 34 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 2, 411, 053. 93 - 2, 416, 766. 27 Balance available June 30, 1940----------------------- 200, 441. 38 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940------------------------------- 187. 90 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940---------------200, 629. 28 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------- 7, 260, 00.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for new work ---- --------- --- 1,173, 600. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 8. TOPEKA, KANSAS RIVER, KANS. Location.-This project is located on the right and left banks of the Kansas River at Topeka, Kans. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the rais- ing and extending of existing levees and the construction of new levees and flood walls, consisting of the following features: 7,200 feet of earth levee, 2,016 feet of concrete flood wall, and 6,350 feet of bank-protection works, along the right bank of the Kansas River, extending from the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad bridge over Ward Creek to high ground upstream from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad bridge; 1,662 feet of flood wall and 943 feet of levee around the municipal waterworks; about 5,120 feet of bank-protection works along the left, bank of the Kansas River; 23,175 feet of levee and 700 feet of flood walls around North Topeka; and numerous appurtenant features. The project when completed will provide nominal protection to North Topeka, South Topeka (be- tween Ward Creek and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad shops), and the municipal waterworks, against a flood equivalent to RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1299 that of 1903. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (H. Doc. No. 195, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated cost of construction, revised in 1940, is $1,056,000, and the estimated cost of lands and damages, $93,600. Local cooperation.-See page 6 for requirements. The conditions of local cooperation have been fully complied with. The city of Topeka has contributed to the United States a net sum of $7,659.31 to defray the cost of incidental features of construction at the city waterworks, desired by the city but not required for adequate flood protection. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-Operationswere limited to work in connection with the preparation of detailed plans and specifications for the North Topeka unit of the project. No construc- tion was performed. The cost during the fiscal year, all for new work, was $9,380.60, of which $9,380.58 was from regular funds and $0.02 from emergency relief funds. The expenditures during the fiscal year were $25,461.36, of which $22,908.81 was from regular funds, and $2,552.55 from Emergency Relief funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is approxi- mately 69 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The work accomplished consists of the removal of objectionable material and placing of 174,569 cubic yards of earth fill in an earth levee; construc- tion of 2,016 linear feet of concrete flood wall, 6,421.4 linear feet of bank paving, 2,600 linear feet of waterworks protection, three protec- tion enclosures at the waterworks, one floodgate, nine sewer-outlet extensions, and appurtenant features; and seeding of levees. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project con- sists of the construction of the North Topeka unit. Commencement of this work was postponed indefinitely in February 1940 after a suit was brought against the city of Topeka, et al., to enjoin construction of the North Topeka flood-protection works. The total cost (exclusive of $7,659.31 of contributed funds) of the existing project (all new work) at the end of the fiscal year was $728,- 617.78 ($462,617.78 from regular funds and $266,000 from Emergency Relief funds). The total expenditures (exclusive of $7,659.31 of contributed funds) under the existing project at the end of the fiscal year were $736,585.01, of which $470,585.01 was from regular funds and $266,000 from Emer- gency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance ($169,414.99) of regular funds at the end of the fiscal year, less the amount of $166,000 revoked in September 1940, will be applied to the liquidation of ac- counts payable ($204.97) and such costs as may be necessary in connec- tion with the completion of detailed plans prior to resumption of actual construction. After the pending litigation has been settled, the addi- tional sum of $316,000 can be profitably expended in the completion of the project, as follows: 1300 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 New work: North Topeka flood protection: By contract : Flood walls --- --- -------------------------- $61, 100. 00 Levees ---------------------------------------- 95, 179. 05 Bank protection __ -______ _______----____- 80, 257. 80 Floodgates------------------------------------47, 500. 00 Drainage structures--------- __- ___-28, -- 600. 00 By hired labor: Seeding of levees___ _____ _______ ______ - __- 1, 500. 00 Engineering and design____-__ -___----___ - 1, 863. 15 Total for all work__-- ..... ----------- -__ 316, 000. 00 Cost and fl ancial summary REGULAR FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______ -- ___-- $462, 617. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------- -------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940______---- 462, 617. 78 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940 --- ___ - - ___ ___---8, 172.20 -___ Net total cost to June 30, 1940___------------ ------- 470, 789. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940 _____ __-------------204. 97 Net total expenditures__---------_ 470, 585. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940___ -___------- 169, 414. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----_--_------ 640, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ......... Cost of new work_---------__------ --- - - $115, 476.84 $337, 760. 36 $9, 380. 58 Cost of maintenance.................. .......... .......... .................. Total expended_-.......---------.-.. ----- __.-----. 96, 934. 02 350, 742. 18 22, 908. 81 Allotted------.........------------------------------------... 740, 000.00 --.....--------- -100,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------- ----------------- $292, 323. 80 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_-------- 100, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ___-___---___ - ___-__- 192,323. 80 Gross amount expended_______-- ____ ___---__ $24, 203. 78 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 1, 294. 97 22, 908. 81 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940---------------------- 169, 414. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940 --------- ___ $339. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts _____-_--__ 725. 20 1,064. 20 Balance available June 30, 1940______--------------- - 168, 350. 79 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project --------------------------------------- 316, 000. 00 ' Exclusive of available funds and after revocation of $166,000 has been made. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940_ -_____-- -__-___-- $266, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940 ____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1'940- ----- 266, 000. 00 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 266, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940----- --- - 266, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANISAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1301 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work..- ________ _ $230, 504. 10 $35, 495.88 .---------------- $0.02 Cost of maintenance.------------- -- - - --------- ---------------- ------------ Total expended. ... -- _________________________ 20, 151. 98 243, 295. 47 2, 552. 55 Allotted_-----__------------__ _ -------------- 2,.------266, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------- $2, 552. 55 Gross amount expended_----- -_______--__-_ _2, 552. 55 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDSI Cost of new work to June 30, 1940___________________ _____ $728, 617. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940-------------------------- ---------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 ---------- 728, 617. 78 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940__________________-- 8,172.20 Net total cost to June 30, 1940____-- ____------___ 736, 789. 98 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940----- _____-------___--- 204. 97 Net total expenditures ______________________7__ 736, 585. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 69,414. 99 1-------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940______________ 906, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work__..__...... __.--- .. _---------- _---....-.. $150, 972. 72 $568, 264. 46 $9, 380. 60 Cost ofmaintenance.. -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------- -------------- _ Total expended___- .. . _ ____ ------------- __----- 117, 086.00 594,037.65 25, 461. 36 Allotted---------------------------............. 000.00 -------------- 1,006, -100, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939__________--______ _______ $294, 876. 35 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment__-------- --- 100, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 194, 876. 35 Gross amount expended__--__---------- -------- $26, 756.33 Less reimbursements collected-----_--- -------- 1, 294. 97 25, 461. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940______________________ 169, 414. 99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940__- --------- $339. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 725. 20 1, 064. 20 Balance available June 30, 1940------------------------ 168, 350. 79 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---- ------------------------------- 316, 000. 00 'Exclusive of available funds and after revocation of $166,000 has been made. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1940______----------- -- ___ - $7, 659. 31 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__-- ____--- __ 7, 659. 31 Net total expenditures-__ 7,659. 31 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1940- - 7, 659, 31 1302 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work---- ------------------------------------------- $7, 659. 31 --------- Cost of maintenance - -- --- Total expended---------- ---------------------------------------- 7,659.31.. Contributed-------------..................... -------------------------------------- 8,650.00 -990. 69 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939------------------------------ $990. 69 :Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_--___--- ___990. 69 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR TOPEKA, KANS. Cost of new work to June 30, 1940 277.09 $--------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940----------- --------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940--- 277. 09 7_______ 736, UJndistributed costs June 30, 1940__--__----------------------- 8, 172. 20 Net total cost to June 30, 1940______---_______------------ 744, 449. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940_--- ---- --------- __- -204. 97 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 744, 244. 32 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------- ------------- 169, 414. 99 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1940_ 913, 659. 31 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work-----------------........... . . 972.72 $150, $575, 923. 77 $9, 380. 60 Cost of maintenance--.. --- ------------- -------------- -------------- Total expended _ _ .... _________- _... ___ ______---- _ 117,086. 00 601, 696. 96 25, 461. 36 Allotted and contributed.-------------......- ---------------- 1, 006, 000. 00 8, 650.00 -100,990.69 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939___------------------ ---- - $295, 867. 04 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 100, 990. 69 Net amount to be accounted for-___------- -------- 194, 876. 35 Gross amount expended_---___-------------------- $26, 756. 33 Less reimbursements collected--____ 294. 97 -1, 1----------- 25, 461. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940_ 69,414. 99 1---------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------------$339. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--___---- ___-725. 20 1, 064.20 Balance available June 30, 1940 --- ___----___-____ 168, 350. 79 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project '------------------------------------ 316, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds and after revocation of $166,000 has been made. 9. KANOPOLIS RESERVOIR, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location.-The Kanopolis dam site is located on the Smoky Hill River about 19 miles west and 16 miles south of Salina, Kans., and is approximately 192 river miles above the mouth of the stream. Existing project.-The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of an earth fill dam, with a height of about 125 feet above the stream bed and a total length of 14,200 feet, including 3,700 feet of RIVERS AND HARBORS-KANSAS CITY, ViMO.,DISTRICT 1303 dike section on the left abutment and 3,000 feet of dike section on the right abutment; with a reservoir providing for storage capacity of 450,000 acre-feet, of which 400,000 acre-feet of capacity is for flood control and 50,000 acre-feet for recreation and stream-flow regulation. The outlet works and spillway are to be located in the right abutment. The reservoir will control approximately 95 percent of the drainage area of the Smoky Hill River above Salina, Kans. It is contemplated that the Kanopolis reservoir will be operated in combination with proposed reservoirs to be located on other major tributaries of the Kansas River. The primary purpose of the project is flood control for municipal and agricultural areas along the Smoky Hill and Kansas Rivers, with incidental benefits in reducing Missouri and Mississippi River flood stages. The existing project was selected for construction as a unit in the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River basin authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (Public, No. 761, 75th Cong., 3d sess.). The estimate of cost, revised in 1940, is $8,333,800 for construction and $643,200 for lands and damages. Local cooperation.-Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Surveys, explorations, and studies were conducted, and work in connection with the prepa- ration of construction plans and specifications was prosecuted, at a total cost of $98,572.23. A contract was awarded for the construc- tion of the diversion works, Government field office, garage, oil-stor- age building, and an access road, and work done under this contract, which was initiated on June 9, 1940, consisted of 26,040 cubic yards of open-cut excavation for the outlet tunnel, 1,060 cubic yards of ex- cavation for the access road, and partial construction of the build- ings, at a total cost of $12,443.92. Acquisition of lands for the proj- ect, involving surveys, appraisals, negotiations, and preparation of maps and plats, was prosecuted at a total cost of $41,433.09. The cost during the fiscal year, all for new work, was $152,449.24, and the expenditures were $143,470.04, all from regular funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is approximately 2 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. Detailed plans are substantially complete for all project features. Surveys, appraisals, negotiations, and preparation of maps and plats are in progress in connection with acquisition of the lands required. Actual construc- tion accomplished to date consists of 26,040 cubic yards of open-cut excavation for the outlet tunnel, 1,060 cubic, yards of excavation for the access road, and partial construction of the Government buildings. The total cost (all new work) of the existing project to June 30, 1940, was $190,346.98, and the expenditures were $178,713.99, all from regular funds. Proposed operations.--The unexpended balance, $3,196,286.01, at the end of the fiscal year will be applied during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, as follows: 1304 REPORT OF CHIEF OF EN GINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 Accounts payable June 30, 1940 __.....______....__ - - $15, 056. 46 -__ New work (July 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941): By contract: Completion of existing contract: Tunnel and control works----- --. - $867, 022. 96 Field office, garage, and oil-storage buildings-------------------------- 7, 626. 34 Access road -------_--__-- ----- _ 18, 922. 50 893, 571. 80 Proposed contracts : Embankment ------------------------- 1, 271, 576. 53 Spillway ------------------------------ 401, 832. 80 1, 673, 409. 33 -- Clearing of reservoir area_____ __ - __________-- -33, 800. 00 By hired labor: Land acquisition-- ------------------------------- 501, 76. 91 Engineering and design- -- 78, 681. 51 Total new work------- ------------------- __ 3, 181, 229. 55 Total for all work____---___------___ 3, 196, 286. 01 The additional sum of $3,800,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, as follows: New work (July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1942) : By contract (construction) : Embankment ------------------------------- $3, 169, 267. 80 Spillway ---------------------------------------- 505, 732. 20 By hired labor: Land acquisition_.....------------- 100, 000. 00 Engineering and design __---------__-_ 25, 000. 00 Total--- ----------- ------------------------ 3, 800, 000. 00 The proposed expenditures for the fiscal year 1941, together with the amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1942, as indicated above, are sufficient to advance the project to 80 percent of completion. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940----- ---------------------- $190, 346. 98 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940 -----.------ 190, 346. 98 Undistributed costs June 30, 1940------- 3, 423.47 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940_-....-.-- - __ 193, 770. 45 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1940__--- -- ____--, -15, 056. 46 Net total expenditures_------------------ - _ 178, 713. 99 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940 ---------------------- - 3, 196, 286. 01 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940_ .---------- 3, 375, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new work___ ___--........ ...--_ _---..-----.........-- .. $37, 897. 74 $152, 449. 24 Cost of maintenance------ ---------------- ----------------------------------- Total expended-------------------- --- ---------------- -------------- 35, 243. 95 143, 470. 04 Allotted-..................... ------.... ...... 1, 450, 000. 00 1, 925, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--KANISAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT 1305 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939---- --------------------- $1, 414, 756.05 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 24, 1940 -------------------------------- 1, 925, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------- 3, 339, 756. 05 Gross amount expended____--------- --- __-- $144,316.04 Less reimbursements collected --------------------- 846. 00 143, 470. 04 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940__-------------------------3, 196, 286. 01 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1940-------------$62, 628. 37 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------906, 015. 72 968, 644.09 Balance available June 30, 1940______ ________--------- 2, 227, 641. 92 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------------------------------------- 5, 602, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - June 30, 1942, for new work 1---- 3, 800, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 10. MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, KANSAS CITY DISTRICT Location.-The flood-control improvements included in this project are located on tributaries of the Missouri River and are in the States of Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. More definite locations of in- dividual items are given in the following paragraph. Ecisting project.-The general comprehensive plan for flood control in the Missouri River Basin, as set forth in Flood Control Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, was approved by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (Public, No. 761, 75th Cong.) and $9,000,000 was authorized for its initiation and partial ac- complishment. The comprehensive plan was approved with such modifications as may be advisable in the discretion of the Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers. The following is a list of the reservoirs considered in the plan and modifications thereof: Total estimated Reservoir : cost Harlan County, Republican River, Nebr_ .__.. Milford, Republican River, Kans _______________ __.__ _____ ___ $20, 078, 098 20, 904, 000 Tuttle Creek, Big Blue River, Kans----------------------- 27, 953, 000 Kanopolis, Smoky Hill River, Kans ________________ __ 18, 977, 000 Osceola, Osage River, Mo --------------------- 28, 530, 000 Pomme de Terre, Pomme de Terre River, Mo ---------..----- 6, 169, 000 South Grand, South Grand River, Mo---- .. _________--__ 10, 368, 000 Arlington, Gasconade River, Mo--------------------------- 7,319, 000 Richland, Gasconade River, Mo--------------------------- 6, 892, 000 Chillicothe, Grand River, Mo-------------------------- 28, 290, 000 1 Details of this project are given in individual report. Local cooperation.--See page 6 for requirements. Condition at end of ftscal year.-Construction progress of the Kanopolis Reservoir, the only project selected for construction under this authorization, is given in an individual report. There have been no costs or expenditures in connection with the other reservoirs con- sidered. Proposed operations.-No operations are proposed during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942 for the development of the general comprehen- sive plan for flood control in the Missouri River Basin other than those shown in report for Kanopolis Reservoir. 1306 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 11. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $23,204.88, and the expendi- tures were $23,874.90. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $121,927.83, and accounts receivable, $159.61, a total of $122,087.44, will be applied to payment of expenses incurred under this heading during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. The additional sum of $13,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1940--------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1940---------------------------$39,137. 5 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1940__---------- 39, 137. 56 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1940___-------------- 159. 61 Gross total costs to June 30, 1940----------------------- 39, 297. 17 Net total expenditures------------------------------------39,297. 17 Unexpended balance June 30, 1940------------ 121, 927. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1940-------------- 161, 225. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 Cost of new w ork Cost of maintenance____ -- - - - - . . - - - - . . - - ______--------------_ _-------------- - - . --- .- $501.83 -. - . -. . $15, 430. 85 . . . . . $23, 204. 88 Total expended........--------------------------- -------------- 500. 99 14, 921. 28 23, 874.90 Allotted.................----------------.....--------------............-------------- 35, 300.00 123,400. 00 2, 525. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1939 ---------------------------$143, 277. 73 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved June 28, 1939- -------------------------------------- 11, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for________--------_______- 154, 277. 73 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_--__---------- 8, 475. 00 Net amount to be accounted for__------------------_ 145, 802. 73 Gross amount expended------------------------ $27, 909. 92 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 4, 035. 02 23, 874. 90 Balance unexpended June 30, 1940___ ___--__---__ 121, 927. 83 Accounts receivable June 30, 1940 59. 61 1------------------------- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1940----- ____ 122, 087. 44 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, for maintenance 1___1__________-----___ __________ 3, 500. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 12. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED For last full Cost and expenditures Estimated report see to June 30, 1940 Name of project Annual reamountto requited Report ReportN Mainte- complete for- New worklnanre Kansas River at Lawrence, Kans.1 _ .--- . 1938----.. - -- ___ $163, 100 1Awaiting local cooperation. RIVERS ANDI HARBORS---OMAHA NEBR., DISTRICT' 1307 Status of all investigations for flood control, called for by flood-control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recommenda- Locality Authorization act mitted to number tion Congress I I Beaver and Sappa Creeks, Flood Control Act, Kans. and Nebr. June 28, 1938. Chariton River, Iowa .---- Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937. Chariton River, Mo ....... Flood Control Act, June 28, 1938. _______ Do_ __-__-_ Flood Control Com- mittee resolution, Feb. 10, 1938. Chariton River, Schuyler Flood Control Act, County, Mo. Aug. 28, 1937. Grand River and tribu- Flood Control Act, taries, Mo. June 28, 1938. Kansas River and tribu- Flood Control Com- taries. mittee resolution, Apr. 2, 1936. Kansas River at Manhat- Flood Control Act, tan, Kans. June 22, 1936. Kansas River, Kans., at _-- do Lawrence, North Law- rence, and immediately contiguous area. Marais des Cygnes River, ---- do _... .-- -------- Kans. Do - _____._ - ... _ - Flood Control Act, -------------------- May 6, 1936. Marmaton River, Kans _--- Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Missouri and Kansas ....do .------------- Rivers, Mo. and Kans. at Kansas Citys. Missouri and Kansas Flood Control Act, May 3, 1940_. H. 722, 76th Cong., Favorable. Rivers, Mo. and Kans. at June 22, 1936 3d sess. Kansas Citys, cut-off at Liberty Bend. Osage (Little) River, Kans__ Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937 Republican River, Nebr. Flood Control Act, June 12, 1940__ H. 842, 76th Cong., Do. and Kans. June 22, 1936. 3d sess. Republican River and Flood Control Act, -_ .. do .. -.... do_ _. Do, minor tributaries of Kan- Apr. 10, 1936. sas River. Republican River and Flood Control Com- tributaries west of Harlan mittee, resolution, County dam site. June 20, 1940. Republican River at Wray, Flood Control Act, Colo. June 28, 1938. Smoky Hill River, Kans ... Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. Smoky Hill River and Flood Control Act, minor tributaries of Kan- Apr. 10, 1936. sas River. Weldon River, Mo.._-_-__._ Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT The improvement of the Missouri River and its tributaries from Rulo, Nebr. (about mile 514.8 1) to the mouth of the Yellowstone River (about mile 1,690 2) is under the jurisdiction of the Omaha, Nebr., district. 1All mileage is 1932 channel mileage above the mouth unless otherwise designated. 2 1890 channel mileage. 1308 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 The improvement of that section of the Missouri River from Rulo, Nebr., to Kansas City, Mo. (Quindaro Bend), is under the jurisdiction of the Kansas City, Mo., district. District engineer : Lt. Col. W. M. Hoge, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. C. L. Sturdevant, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS 1. Missouri Flood-control RiverPage projects-Con. Page 1. Missouri River, Kansas City, Mo., to Sioux City, Iowa__ 1308 6. Belle Fourche, Cheyenne 2. Missouri River, Sioux City, River, S. Dak _ _ 1325 Iowa, to Fort Benton, 7. Snagging and clearing under Mont-------------------1320 authority of section 2 of the 3. Examinations, surveys, and Flood Control Actapproved contingencies (general) -.. 1322 Flood Control 28, 1937 approv August 1325 4. Plant allotment_------------- 1323 August 28 19371325 8. Preliminary examinations and Flood-control projects surveys for flood control___ 1326 9. Other flood-control projects 5. Missouri River, Niobrara, for which no estimates are Nebr-1_____-_----!---- 1324 submitted _ __ _ ------ 1327 1. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY, MO., TO SIOUX CITY, IOWA Location.-The Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers conjoin at Three Forks, Mont., to form the Missouri River, which flows southeasterly 2,473 miles across or along seven States to the Missis- ppi River, 17 miles above St. Louis. The river is the boundary between the States of Missouri, Kansas, ebraska, and Iowa. For description, see page 1149, Annual Report fi 1932. Previous projects.-Under the River and Harbor Act of August 14, 1876, the first regulation works were constructed at St. Joseph and Nebraska City, but a project for systematic river improvement was not adopted until August 2, 1882, modified by the River and Harbor Acts of July 5, 1884, September 19, 1890, and June 13, 1902. For further details see page 1893, Annual Report for 1915, and page 1175, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-This provides for securing a permanent navi- gable channel 6 feet in depth and to conform to the character and methods of improvement of the section of river between the upper end of Quindaro Bend and the mouth, namely, by means of bank revetment, permeable dikes to contract and stabilize the waterway, removal of snags, and occasional dredging. Length of section under improvement (upper end of Quindaro Bend to Sioux City) is 411 miles (1890 mileage). The ordinary fluctuation is about 14 feet and the extreme fluctuation about 38 feet. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $92,000,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $2,500,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS'OMIAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1309 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Jan. 21,1927 Appropriation of $12,000,000 authorized for the H. Doc. No. 1120, 60th Cong., 2d sess. existing project. July 3, 1930 Appropriation of $15,000.000 additional authorized; additional allotments totaling $29,153,108 were made by the Public Works Administration under the provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, and $9,669,791.92 allotted under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of Apr. 8, 1935. Aug. 30, 1935 For completion of the project from the mouth to H. Doc. No. 238, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Sioux City, Iowa. 1 Contain the latest published maps of Missouri River. Recommended modifications of project.-Under date of February 24, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended adoption of a project for Missouri River between Sioux City and the mouth to provide for a channel of 9-foot depth and width not less than 300 feet to be ob- tained by revetment of banks, construction of permeable dikes to con- tract and stabilize the waterway, cut-offs to eliminate long bends, closing of minor channels, removal of snags, and dredging as required, at an estimated construction cost of $6,000,000, in addition to the amounts previously authorized, and with no increase in the annual maintenance of $4,500,000 (H. Doc. No. 214, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Terminal facilities.-At Leavenworth, Kans., approximately 3,000 feet above the railroad bridge, there is a grain elevator owned by private interests with facilities for loading grain onto barges. The facilities are considered adequate for existing needs. At Brownville, Nebr., plans are under preparation, by Hart-Bart- lett-Sturtevant Grain Co., Kansas City, Mo., for a grain elevator. The terminal will have highway and railway connections. At Nebraska City, Nebr., at approximate mile 608 (1890 mileage), the Nebraska City Dock Board is improving the river front by means of 50,000 cubic yards of fill protected along the river by stone riprap. Plans call for construction of a concrete-floored dock (200 by 60 feet), a frame and corrugated-iron warehouse and a million-bushel grain elevator. The terminal facilities will be served by two railroads.and paved highways and will be open for general public use. The esti- mated cost of the project is $120,000. At Plattsmouth, Nebr., approximately 1 mile above the railroad bridge, Cass County has completed construction of a concrete-floored dock (56 by 250 feet) and a warehouse of wood and corrugated- metal construction. Highway connections have been provided and railway connections and additional handling and storage facilities are to be provided. At Omaha, Nebr., definite plans have been made for an all-purpose terminal at an estimated cost of $1,204,000, at approximate mile 660 (1890 mileage). Terminal facilities will include a steel-piling sea wall, 269243-41-pt. 1, vol. 1-83 1310 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 dock house, crane house, platforms, and a 300,000-bushel grain elevator and head house. The facilities will be served by 14 railroads and paved highways and will be open for general public use. The Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. has completed a temporary terminal, at approximate mile 669 (1890 mileage), with facilities for handling and storing petroleum products. At Blencoe, Iowa, a privately owned dock is being promoted by the Blencoe Farmers Elevator Co. It is planned to handle, chiefly,. grain, lumber, and oil, and will be for use by cooperatives of western Iowa. At Sioux City, Iowa, tentative plans have been made to establish a dock area by means of a sheet steel-piling sea wall and a dredged fill, at approximate mile 806.5 (1890 mileage). It is planned to con- struct a sheet-steel warehouse and appropriate platforms. The facili- ties will be served by both railway and highway. The Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. has constructed temporary unloading facilities for handling and storing petroleum products at approximate mile 803.4 (1890 mileage). Promotion of terminals has been indicated at the following towns: Blair, Tekamah, and Decatur, Nebr.; Onawa, Whiting, and California Junction, Iowa. The facilities are considered adequate for existing needs. OPERATIONS AND RESULTS DURING FISCAL YEAR New work completed during the year with Government funds con- sisted of 93 dikes, totaling 77,275 linear feet (2 dikes, totaling 2,154 linear feet, with Public Works funds and 91 dikes, totaling 75,121 linear feet, with regular funds); 83 lengths of revetment, totaling 121,170 linear feet (3 lengths, totaling 4,114 linear feet, with Public Works funds and 80 lengths, totaling 117,056 linear feet with regular funds) ; 5 lengths of asphalt revetment, totaling 14,456 linear feet, with regular funds; point removal at three localities involving a total of 760,897 cubic yards of material by the U. S. dredges Lewis and Black and a dragline; removal of 53,620 cubic yards of rock at one locality by the dredge Keokuk; removal of an existing structure totaling 3,825 linear feet. Miscellaneous new work accomplished with regular funds consisted of 16 bank-protection mattresses, to protect the designed alinement, totaling 6,040 linear feet; removal or salvage of 6 dikes, totaling 5,364 linear feet, and 3 revetments, totaling 895 linear feet, due to adoption of 2 cut-offs and other more economical layouts; repair and replacement of 19,771.1inear feet of dikes and 30,443 linear feet of revetment; clearing 656 acres; raising the elevation of 18 linear feet of pile revetment; one timber bulkhead, totaling 278 linear feet; 1,190 linear feet of partial removal of revetment mattress; raising the eleva- tion of 134 linear feet of mud cells; completion of 6,556 linear feet of earthen levee; completion of 1 chute closure structure, totaling 1,260 linear feet; completion of 1 pilot canal, totaling 12,600 linear feet, and excavation by washing and blasting, 133,054 cubic yards, at 11 localities. In addition to completed works there are in process of construction under contract and by hired labor 15 dikes, totaling 26,872 linear feet; RIVERS AND HARBORS--OMAHA, NEBR., DISTRICT 1311 55 lengths of revetment, totaling 102,983 linear feet; repair and replace- ment of 984 linear feet of dikes and 3,771 linear feet of revetment; 2,989 linear feet of dike removal and 138 linear feet of revetment removal. Maintenance consisted of repair and replacement of 8,586 linear feet of dikes and 60,864 linear feet of revetment; construction of 8,628, linear feet of accretion paving and 2,317 linear feet of revetment; 665 linear feet of revetment mattress raised; stone removed from channel,, 1,745 cubic yards; construction of 58 linear feet of experimental asphalt bank protection; repair of 45 linear feet of mud cells; and removal of 1,478 snags. Dredging (regular funds) during the year by the U. S. dredges General Chittenden, Robert McGregor, Meriwether Lewis, 2 leased dredges, Government draglines and by contract, resulted in removal of 11,238,600 cubic yards of material from 55 localities at a cost of $649,- 583.65 charged to new work; 1,172,264 cubic yards of material from 10 localities by U. S. Dredges Lewis and Black at a cost of $299,910.96 charged to maintenance. Surveys, appraisals, acquisition proceedings, and related work in connection with the acquisition of rights-of-way for channel changes and prosecution of unallocated surveys for en- gineering and channel-rectification studies amounted to $111,633.03; stream gaging amounted to $4,120, discharge readings amounted to $3,867.68, and bank clearing amounted to $37,363.32, all charged to new work. The cost of channel surveys for determination of channel conditions was $23,869.54, marking channel for navigation at a cost of $3,515.32, stream gaging for special studies and working data at a cost of $889.11, snagging at a cost of $36,523.89, and navigation aids at a cost of $10,502.60, all charged to maintenance. The total costs and expenditures for the fiscal year were as follows: Costs -- _-- - Expenditures New work Maintenance Total . Regular funds------- -----------. $5, 954, 435. 83 $445, 354. 53 $6, 399, 790. 36 $6, 906, 034. 79 Public Works funds__ 148, 754. 50 148, 754. 50 202, 926. 16 Emergency Relief funds_______________.. -71.22 _ -71. 22 -71. 22 All funds_________________ _______ 6, 103, 119. 11 445, 354. 53 6, 548, 473. 64 7, 108, 889. 73 CONDITION AT END OF FISCAL YEAR The work between Kansas City, Mo. (upper end of Quindaro Bend) and Rulo, Nebr., is approximately 92 percent completed; between Rulo, and Omaha, Nebr., it is approximately 90 percent completed; and be- tween Omaha, Nebr., and Sioux City, Iowa, it is approximately 63 percent completed. The entire project was approximately 81 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Kansas City, Mo., to Rulo, Nebr.-The majority of the structures in this section that have not yet accomplished the purpose intended are in fairly good condition. Construction of new work is still in progress; however, at reasonably high stages of the river during the navigation 1312 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1940 season, a channel with a minimum depth of 6 feet and minimum width of 200 feet is available throughout this section. The controlling depth at the end of the fiscal year was approximately 6 feet. The practical draft at ordinary stages of the river is 5 feet. This section of the river has been used for commercial navigation since May 1939. The work remaining to be done to complete this section of the river under the existing project consists chiefly of the construction of additional dikes and revetment. Rulo to Omaha, Nebr.-A marked improvement of the channel has resulted from construction operations during the past fiscal year. This section has been used for commercial navigation since May 1939. It is practically completed, except for major dike construction in Civil Bend and completion of several isolated dikes and revetment. With opera- tion of the Fort Peck Dam and completion of construction work now under way, it is expected that the river will provide reliable conditions for continuous commercial navigation by June 30, 1941. Omaha,Nebr., to Sioux City, Iowa.-This section of the river is very much improved and is practically completed, except for six or seven troublesome bends where major corrective action is now in progress. Commercial navigation over this section was inaugurated by a large oil company during June 1940; the first tow, consisting of two barges, loaded with approximately 400,000 gallons of gasoline, with a draft of about 41/2 feet, arrived at Sioux City on June 27, 1940. It is expected that this section can be certified for commercial navigation by June 1942, provided sufficient additional funds are made available for orderly prosecution of the remaining work. Under the existing project, beginning with the allotment from War Department Appropriation Act of March 23, 1928, for systematic work on the 6-foot channel, the work accomplished includes 699,435 linear feet of revetment for permanently fixing the banks, 1,869,292 linear feet of pile dikes, 143,884 linear feet of abatis, 2,287 linear feet of jetties, recrowning 700 linear feet of an existing levee, 19,218 linear feet of re- tards for stabilization of channel widths, construction of four imper- meable structures to close off auxiliary channels, construction of 25,923 linear feet of asphalt revetment, effecting three channel cut-offs, and removal of 49,641,454 cubic yards of material dredged from the channel to obtain project depth and width. The total cost and expenditure on work under the existing project is: Cost -- Expenditures New work Maintenance Total Regular funds $36, 499, 388.45 $2, 353, 326. 47 $38,852, 714. 92 $38, 877, 323. 09 Public Works funds---------------- 29, 036, 060. 99 114, 871. 71 29, 150, 932. 70 29, 106, 940. 31 Emergency Relief funds __------- __-_ 9, 613, 147.27 56, 644. 65 9, 669, 791. 92 9, 669, 791. 92 Total funds..--......--...--------------.... 75, 148, 596. 71 2, 524, 842. 83 77, 673, 439. 54 77, 654, 055. 32 Proposedoperations.-Theunexpended balance of $6,336,514.10 and accounts receivable, $48,315.86, from regular funds, at the end of the year will be applied as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-OM