small amount to be delivered during the present calendar year under contract. There is still to be done under this project the following work: At the La Grange Lock, some 2,500 cubic yards of riprap to be placed below the dam to protect the river bottom against scour, a short pile revetment to be built as a guide to vessels at the head of the lock, and the grading and cleaning up around the buildings to be completed. The greater part of this work will be done by the regular lock force. The Kampsville Lock and Dam to be completed, and about 2,000,000 cubic yards of dredging in the pools. In executing this work the United States has expended up to June 30, 1891, including $25,000 expended from the appropriation of August 11, 1888, for surveys, and exclusive of $62,359.80 expended upon the foundation of the Copperas Creek Lock, afterwards completed by the State of Illinois, the sum of $962,919.12. An additional amount of $747,747 was expended by the State of Illinois on Henry and Copperas Creek locks. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, the following work was done: a. La Grange Lock.-A pile revetment 307 feet in length was built below the lock along the bank and another revetment 265 feet in length below the abutment of the dam; 275 linear feet of old coffer-dam removed; lock-keeper's house provided with eaves, drain, and cistern; filling behind the land wall of the lock practically completed; valve gearing of the lock overhauled and replaced with more powerful gearing for the lower gates; the lock reservation was fenced. b. La Grange Dam.-The part of the dam, 170 linear feet in length, left incomplete the previous season, was filled with stone and coped, and 1,800 cubic yards of stone placed below the dam to prevent scour. The dam was backed with 15,213 cubic yards dredged material. c. Kampsville Lock.-Quarters for laborers in building the lock were built, 25,114 cubic yards of mud dredged off the foundation of the lock, and necessary preparations made to begin the laying up of the masonry of this lock at an early date. No stone has been delivered at Kampsville during the past fiscal year, but it is all under contract. The plant has been repaired and maintained in serviceable condition, but all hulls of floating property have become almost irreparable from decay. July 1, 1890, balance unexpended.... Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890.. $5,033.25 200,000.00 205, 033.25 45, 728. 82 June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year... July 1, 1891, balance unexpended.... 159, 304. 43 July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities.. July 1, 1891, amount covered by uncompleted contracts $2,500,00 23, 901.04 26, 401.04 July 1, 1891, balance available 132,903. 39 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project....... 212,500.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1893 212, 500.00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix M M 4.) 5. Operating and care of La Grange Lock, Illinois River, Illinois.— This lock has been maintained and operated under the general indefinite appropriation for "operating and care of canals and other works of navigation" contained in the river and harbor act of July 5, 1884, section 4. The approaches to the lock have been kept dredged and the lock maintained in serviceable condition by necessary changes and repairs to operating machinery, gates, and valves. Twenty one thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine cubic yards of dredging was done, the material being placed behind the lock wall and as backing for the dam. During the year 985 lockages were made, the lockages of steam vessels showing an increase of 44 per cent. over the previous year. The amount expended during the fiscal year was $9,275.03. July 1, 1890, amount available....... June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year.. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended July 1, 1891, balance available (See Appendix M M 5.) $10,720.00 9,275.03 1, 444.97 834.47 610.50 6. Illinois and Mississippi Canal.-The object of this improvement is to furnish a link in a navigable water route from Lake Michigan, at or near Chicago, Ill., to the Mississippi River, at the mouth of Rock River. The canal is located upon the route approved by the Secretary of War, October 27, 1888, from the Illinois River, about 13 miles above the town of Hennepin, at the great bend of the Illinois River, thence via Bureau Creek Valley to Rock River at Penney Slough, thence by slackwater and a short canal around the lower rapids in Rock River to its mouth. The canal is to be 80 feet wide at the water surface, 7 feet deep, and with locks 170 feet in length, 35 feet in width of lock chamber. A report upon the detailed location, plans, and estimates for the construction of this canal was submitted June 21, 1890, and published by Congress as House Ex. Doc. No. 429, Fifty-first Congress, first session. The river and harbor act of September 19, 1890, made the first appropriation for the construction of this canal, and directed work to be begun by the construction of one of the locks and dams in Rock River. During the past fiscal year detailed surveys for the accurate location on the ground for the works for the passage of the lower rapids in Rock River at Milan were inaugurated and completed, legal plats and descriptions of all lands required for the construction of the lower 4 to 5 miles of the canal obtained, voluntary agreements entered into for the purchase of lands as far as practicable, and detailed estimates made for this part of the work. Work will begin as soon as the necessary legal titles to lands and sites have been acquired by the United States. This matter is now in the hands of the Department of Justice. In view of the necessary delay in acquiring rights of way and to the fact that, under present methods of appropriation, titles to land are acquired for only such parts of the work as can be done under the current appropriation, the actual work of construction must lag an indefinite time after money becomes available. It is advisable, if practicable, that provision should be made for the continuous prosecution and completion of the work, or at least that title be acquired for the actual location upon the most favorable ground of the work throughout its length in order that work may be continu ous. Under this view an estimate of $200,000, to be expended, as needed, for the necessary expenses of acquiring title to the right of way of the canal throughout, is submitted, and a further estimate of $1,500,000 for actual work of construction along such right of way. July 1, 1890, balance unexpended.. Balance available, act August 2, 1882. Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890. June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended. July 1, 1891, balance available...... $152.80 633.66 500,000.00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix M M 6.) 500, 786. 46 11,755, 36 489, 031. 10 100.00 488, 931. 10 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project...... 6, 425, 960. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1893. 1,700,000.00 EXAMINATION AND SURVEY FOR IMPROVEMENT, TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF RIVER AND HARBOR ACT APPROVED SEPTEMBER 19, 1890. The required preliminary examination of Illinois River, Illinois, from La Salle to the Mississippi River, as recommended by Capt. W. L. Marshall, corps of engineers, in his report dated March 10, 1890, with a view to ascertaining what lands would be subject to overflow by the construction of a navigable water way between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River, was made by the local engineer in charge, Captain Marshall, and report thereon submitted through Col. O. M. Poe, Corps of Engineers, Division Engineer, Northwest Division. It is the opinion of Captain Marshall, and of the Division Engineer, based upon the facts and reasons given, that this river is worthy of improvement, and that the amount, $25,000, allotted by the act for the purpose should be applied to the survey of the river. This opinion being concurred in by me, Captain Marshall was charged with the survey and submitted report thereon. Captain Marshall states that the damages by flowage under any project by the United States Government for a water way via the Illinois River are already known to be insignificant, and that no further surveys to determine them are needed. The survey referred to in the report cited was recommended in view of the proposed use of the water way under laws of the State of Illinois for an artificial discharge for sewage disposal purposes and in view of the lands that would be subject to overflow by such use of the river. The cost of this survey was estimated at $250,000, and the allotment of $25,000 made by the act of September 19, 1890, for the purpose, is entirely inadequate. This amount ($25,000) can be expended to advantage in carrying a line of precise levels from the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes, to serve as a basis for the survey indicated; also in making a hydrographic survey of the pools of the Illinois River, to ascertain the amount of dredging required to complete the existing project of improvement and to form part of the more extended survey; but, before making such uses of this fund, it is deemed advisable to further submit the matter to Congress, in order that such use may be authorized, or provision made for sufficient funds to carry the survey to completion. (See Appendix M M 7.) IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS ON EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. Officer in charge, Maj. William Ludlow, Corps of Engineers; Division Engineer, Col. O. M. Poe, Corps of Engineers. 1. Petoskey Harbor, Michigan.—The act of September 19, 1890, appropriated $15,000 towards the construction of a "breakwater and harbor of refuge" at this place pursuant to a project the estimated cost of which was $170,000. The amount being insufficient to accomplish any useful result, it is held, by authority of the Secretary of War, to await further action by Congress. Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890. $15,000.00 15,000.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project...... 155,000.00 (See Appendix N N 1.) 2. Charlevoix Harbor and entrance to Pine Lake, Michigan.—The harbor of Charlevoix occupies the peninsula between Grant and Little Traverse bays, and gives access to Pine Lake, a large and navigable body of water extending 12 or 15 miles into the land. The original entrance depth was from 2 to 6 feet. The project of 1868, revised in 1876, calls for 12-foot draft between piers, 100 feet to 150 feet apart, and for the upper channel between Round and Pine Lakes 83 feet width. The expenditures to July 1, 1890, were $91,764.09. The piers are not yet fully extended to the 15-foot contour in the lake. At the opening of navigation in the spring of 1891 the available draft was about 11 feet. The expenditure for the fiscal year was $4,505.71. The harbor was dredged in July and August, 1890, 50 feet wide and 15 feet deep. May 10 to June 22, 1891, the entrance was again dredged to 15 feet and the upper channel deepened to 13 feet. The total amount dredged was 33,500 cubic yards. June 1, 1891, repairs were begun to the revetments of the upper channel and were nearly completed at the close of the year. July 1, 1890, balance unexpended.. Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890.. $1,735.91 9,000.00 10, 735.91 4,505. 71 June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year.. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended.................. 6, 230. 20 July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities July 1, 1891, amount covered by uncompleted contracts.. $1,359. 16 2,930. 63 July 1, 1891, balance available 3,299.57 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project...... 83,500.00 46,000. 00 (See Appendix N N 2.) 3. Frankfort Harbor, Michigan.-The natural channel through the beach between Lake Michigan and Lake aux Becs Scies was about 3 or 4 feet deep, and the project of 1866, revised in 1868 and 1879, was to make a 12-foot channel between piers and revetments 200 feet apart. The expenditures to July 1, 1890, were $257,339.52. The piers still lack their full extension, and to reach the 15-foot contour must project still further. The expenditures for the fiscal year 1891 were $2,542.75. The harbor was dredged August 1 to 14, 1890, and surveys made May, 1891, showed a navigable depth of 10 feet between the piers and 9 feet on the bar outside them. The estimate for 1893 contemplates the construction of 6 new cribs on the north pier, repairs of existing works, and dredging. July 1, 1890, balance unexpended .. Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1830 June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year July 1, 1891, balance unexpended...... July 1, 1891, amount covered by uncompleted contracts... July 1, 1891, balance available..... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1893 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix N N 3.) $598.83 10,000.00 10,598.83 2,542.75 8,056.08 1, 455. 32 6, 600.76 32,000.00 4. Harbor of refuge at Portage Lake, Michigan.-The project of 1879 was to provide a harbor of refuge for general commerce by constructing an entrance 400 feet wide and 18 feet deep through the sand spit into Portage Lake, a capacious body of water lying conveniently for the purpose between Point Betsey and Big Sable. The work has dragged along with insufficient appropriations without attaining the object sought until the incomplete works are falling down from decay and the entrance is chronically choked with sand. The work is one of value to lake commerce, and should be pushed to completion or the project materially modified. The expenditures to July 1, 1890, were $90,051.81, and for the fiscal year, $2,990.04. The entrance was dredged August 4 to September 6, with a width of 70 feet and depth of 13 feet, but in May, 1891, it had again nearly closed to 8 or 9 feet. A light-house has been constructed on the outer end of the north pier. July 1, 1890, balance unexpended............. Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890.. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended .... June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year.. July 1, 1891, amount covered by uncompleted contracts. July 1, 1891, balance available.... (Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project....... $2,448. 19 8,000.00 10, 448. 19 2,990.04 7,458. 15 1, 913.08 5,545. 07 167,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1893 125,000.00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix N N 4.) ENG 91-22 |