June 13, 1902, balance transferred from improvement of Allotted from emergency act of June 13, 1902 December 30, 1897, reimbursement for property. 12, 294. 41 5,500.00 241, 544. 41 414.00 365.00 43.70 3.00 Aggregate 347, 370. 11 CONTRACTS IN FORCE. Emergency.-Name of contractor: Joseph Supple, Portland, Oreg. Character of work: Constructing and delivering boat. Amount of work: Hull and house for self-propelling dredge. Price: $12,065. Approval: Contract authorized by Chief of Engineers February 20, 1904. Date of expiration: One hundred and twenty days from date of beginning. (In force June 30, 1904.) Emergency.-Name of contractor: Columbia Engineering Works, Portland, Oreg. Date of contract: March 17, 1904. Character of work: Furnishing and installing machinery. Amount of work: Propelling machinery for self-propelling dredge. Price: $11,290. Approval: Contract authorized by Chief of Engineers, February 20, 1904. Date of beginning and expiration: Delivery to be completed not later than August 1, 1904. (In force June 30, 1904.) Emergency.-Name of contractor: Featherstone Foundry and Machine Company, Chicago, Ill. Date of contract: March 25, 1904. Character of work: Furnishing and installing machinery. Amount of work: Dredging machinery for self-propelling dredge. Price: $9,400. Approval: Contract authorized by Chief of Engineers, February 20, 1904. Date of beginning and expiration: Delivered and installed not later than August 1, 1904. (In force June 30, 1904.) Coal.. Fruit. Flour Grain Hay. Lumber. Live stock Lime.. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1903. IMPROVEMENT OF COLUMBIA RIVER AT THREE MILE RAPIDS, OREGON AND WASHINGTON. Congress, by act of June 13, 1902, approved a new project for overcoming the obstructions to navigation in the Columbia River between the foot of The Dalles Rapids and the Head of Celilo Falls by canals with locks, in accordance with the reports submitted in House Document No. 228, Fifty-sixth Congress, second session, and provided for a reexamination of the project by a Board of Engineers, with a view to lessening its cost. At the close of last fiscal year a survey was in progress for the purpose of obtaining data for the Board of Engineers appointed by paragraph 6, Special Orders, No. 19, Headquarters Corps of Engineers, July 5, 1902. The survey work was continued until September 11, when final estimates, together with topographical maps and other drawings, were completed and forwarded to the President of the Board, under date of October 12, 1903. The Board of Engineer officers held their final meeting in New York City October 19 to 23, and recommended the adoption of the project for a continuous canal, with locks, from Big Eddy to Celilo, and the improvement of Three Mile Rapids by the removal of rocks, to straighten and widen the channel. The project was approved by the Secretary of War on November 6, 1903, with a proviso as follows: No work shall be begun until the right of way and release from damages have been conveyed to the United States, free of cost. Surveys have been made during the year for the purpose of definitely locating the lines of the canal in connection with acquiring the rights of way from the State of Oregon, the State legislature having appropriated $100,000 for the purchase of the necessary land. The survey work was discontinued during the latter part of May, owing to high water in the Columbia River. Accurate maps and descriptions of the land to be acquired were prepared and furnished the State land board. Nearly all of the boundary of the canal right of way has been permanently marked by brass monuments set in conerete. The State land board has signed agreements with all but one of the owners of the land required. In this case condemnation proceedings have been instituted and an early settlement is anticipated. Preliminary to the beginning of actual construction a project was approved by the Secretary of War under date of December 22, 1903, ENG 1904-218 for the improvement of Three Mile Rapids by the removal of submerged rocks and reefs in that vicinity. A contract was accordingly made, under date of April 12, 1904, with the lowest bidder, Mr. Robert Wakefield, of Portland, Oreg., for doing this work. It provides for the removal of approximately 50,000 cubic yards of rock, at $1.50 per cubic yard, and 7,000 cubic yards, at $6.25 per cubic yard. The contract was approved by the Chief of Engineers under date of May 3, 1904, and is to be completed by May 31, 1905. No actual work under this contract has been done owing to high water in the Columbia River. The sundry civil act of April 28, 1904, made available $100,000 for this work, and a project was submitted under date of June 11, 1904, which included the expenditure of $30,000 available from previous appropriations, and provided for the commencement, under contract, of construction of canal and lock at the upper or Celilo end as soon as the rights of way had been acquired from the State. This project was approved under date of June 29, 1904. During February and March, five water gauges were reestablished, since which time daily readings of the stage of water have been made. and recorded. Two draftsmen have also been engaged in working up details of the gates and masonry construction, and good progress has been made. The construction of the whole work should be placed under the continuing-contract system, as its early completion is of great importance and will be of vast benefit to the inhabitants of the immense territory drained by the Columbia River. It is considered that this, providing sufficient funds are made available, will result in considerable saving of cost. It is estimated that $750,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, and this amount is accordingly named in the money statement. There is transmitted herewith an index map showing the location of the proposed work and line of canal construction. Mr. James S. Polhemus, assistant engineer, was in local charge of this work up to October 19, 1903, since which time it has been in charge of First Lieut. Amos A. Fries, Corps of Engineers. Money statement. July 1, 1903, balance unexpended Amount appropriated by sundry civil act approved April 28, 1904 June 30, 1904, amount expended during fiscal year, for works of July 1, 1904, balance unexpended. July 1, 1904, balance available. July 1, 1904, amount covered by uncompleted contracts................ $208, 493.02 100,000.00 308, 493.02 16, 810. 66 291, 682. 36 75.00 291,607.36 118,750.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project..... 3, 829, 724. 10 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sundry civil act of 750,000.00 |