Authorization.-1945 River and Harbor Act. Location and description.-Construction of new east breakwater, removal of existing east breakwater, and dredging maneuvering area. Operations, fiscal year 1948.-Construction of project under continuing contract. Proposed operations, fiscal year 1949.-Provides for payments under existing continuing contract. Justification. This harbor is important in the shipment of Lake Superior region iron ore to the lower Great Lakes and should be prosecuted to completion at the earliest date. Commerce during 1946 amounted to 15,650,000 tons. Mr. ENGEL. What did you receive last year? Colonel FERINGA. Last year, $250,000. Mr. ENGEL. For the payment of existing contracts? Colonel FERINGA. At Two Harbors, Minn., which is an important harbor, we are deepening and enlarging the harbor area, and in order to do this we must take out an old breakwater. It is necessary, on account of the large amount of ore being shipped. KEWEENAW WATERWAY, MICHIGAN Mr. ENGEL. Item 37, Keweenaw waterway, Michigan: Total estimated cost $7,540,000; allotments to date, $5,867,600; tentative allocation, 1949, $75,000; additional to complete after 1949, $1,597,400. (The justification of estimate follows:) Item No. 37. Keweenaw waterway, Michigan: Allotments to date_____ Tentative allocation, fiscal year 1949. Additional to complete after fiscal year 1949 1 Includes 1948 appropriation of $145,000. Authorization.-1935 River and Harbor Act. $7, 540, 000 1 5, 867, 600 75, 000 1, 597, 400 Location and description.-General deepening, widening and straightening of channels to provide 25-foot depth, breakwater extension at lower entrance, widening upper entrance breakwaters, and revetment construction. Operations, fiscal year 1948.-Partial modification of pierheads at upper entrance to waterway. Proposed operations, fiscal year 1949.-The 1949 estimate is for completion of pierhead modification at upper entrance. Justification.-Completion of modification to breakwaters at upper entrance will reduce hazards to existing navigation. Port traffic during 1946 amounted to 388,000 tons while through traffic amounted to 338,000 tons. Work required after 1949 is breakwater construction at lower entrance to the waterway. Mr. ENGEL. How much for last year? Mr. ENGEL. What is that for? Colonel FERINGA. It is for breakwater work. The estimate for 1949 is for the completion of pierhead modification at the upper entrance. MANISTEE HARBOR, MICH. Mr. ENGEL. Item 38, Manistee Harbor, Mich: Total estimated Federal cost, $755,500; allotments to date, $484,000; tentative allocation, 1949, $255,500; remaining to complete after 1949, $16,000. (The justification of estimates follow:) Item No. 38. Manistee Harbor, Mich. : Allotments to date____ Tentative allocation fiscal year 1949 Additional to complete after fiscal year 1949. $755, 500 484, 000 255, 500 16, 000 Authorization.-1945 River and Harbor Act. Location and description.-Removal of old south revetment; construction of new south pier and revetment, and widening river entrace channel. Other work remaining to be done authorized in 1930 consisting of widening the river channel below Maple Street Bridge for a distance of about 800 feet cannot be done until the Maple Street Bridge has been rebuilt and river banks revetted by local interests. Operations, fiscal year 1948.-None. Proposed operations, fiscal year 1949.-Complete project, except for the widening below Maple Street Bridge. Justification.-Entrance channel is narrow and crooked creating a serious hazard to vessels using the harbor during rough seas. Commerce during 1946 amounted to 739,000 tons. Mr. ENGEL. What is that harbor, Colonel Feringa? Colonel FERINGA. That is one of the important ports on the Great Lakes. The Morton Salt Co. is located there and ships out much of its salt from that point; and there are other industries which use the harbor. ST. MARYS RIVER, MICH. Mr. ENGEL. Item 39, St. Marys River, Mich.: Total estimated Federal cost, $86,939,000; allotments to date, $55,669,200; tentative allocation, fiscal year 1949, $3,000,000; additional to complete after 1949, $28,269,800. (The justification of estimate follows:) Item No. 39. St. Marys River, Mich.: Total estimated Federal cost.. Allotments to date... Tentative allocation fiscal year 1949. Additional to complete after fiscal year 1949. 1 Includes 1948 appropriation of $600,000. Authorization.-1945 and 1946 River and Harbor Acts. $86, 939, 000 1 55, 669, 200 3, 000, 000 28, 269, 800 Location and description.-Provides for removal of Bridge Island, construction of a new 14,000 KW hydroelectric power plant, improvements to the anchorage areas, and replacement of Poe Lock. Operations, fiscal year 1948.-Power plant construction. Proposed operations, fiscal year 1949.-Completion of new power plant. Justification.-Completion of the power plant is required to replace an existing Government-owned power plant which was initially built by the Edison Sault Electric Co. in 1906-7, acquired by the United States in 1912, and an additional unit installed in 1932. The present plant is in a dangerous condition and cannot be expected to stand for long. It cannot be repaired on an economical basis. Commerce during 1946 amounted to 89,648,000 tons. The main item of commerce is iron ore and is 85 percent of the total utilized by the nation. Work remaining after 1949 is complete removal of Bridge Island, New Poe Lock, and improvement of anchorage areas. Mr. ENGEL. How much was it for 1948? General WHEELER. Six hundred thousand dollars. Mr. ENGEL. This is to complete the new power plant? Colonel FERINGA. That is to complete the power plant; the balance of the work to be done would be the improvement of the anchorage area, removal of Bridge Island and construction of Poe Lock. Mr. ENGEL. Who distributes the power; the Edison Electric Co.? Colonel FERINGA. No; the Edison Sault Electric Co. Mr. ENGEL. Some 100,000,000 tons use that harbor. Colonel FERINGA. The commerce through the locks during 1947 amounted to 108,800,000 tons. CLEVELAND HARBOR, OHIO Mr. ENGLAND. Item 40, Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Ohio; Total estimated cost, $22,145,000; allotments to date, $6,483,000; tentative allocation, 1949, $2,000,000; additional to complete after 1949, $13,662,000. (The justification of estimate follows:) Item No. 40. Cleveland Harbor, Ohio: Total estimated Federal cost_ Allotments to date.. Tentative allocation fiscal year 1949. Additional to complete after fiscal year 1949 1 Includes 1948 appropriation of $155,000 for planning. Authorization.-1946 River and Harbor Act. $22, 145, 000 16, 483, 000 2, 000, 000 13, 662, 000 Location and description.-Deepening channels in Old and Cuyahoga Rivers from 21 to 23 feet and reconstruction of seven railroad bridges. Operations, fiscal year 1948.-Detail planning. Proposed operations, fiscal year 1949.-Replacement of bridge No. 25 and initiation of replacement of bridges Nos. 8 and 9 by continuing contract. Justification.-Bridge modifications are required to accommodate the larger vessels operating on the Great Lakes. The completed improvement will permit large savings in transportation costs and provide increased safety and ease of navigation. Commerce in 1946 amounted to 16,539,000 tons. Mr. ENGEL. How much did you have for last year? Mr. ENGEL. How do you propose to apportion the funds as between the projects indicated? Colonel FERINGA. We plan to use the money to replace bridge No. 25, the bridge farthest upstream; and also plan to start some work on bridges Nos. 8 and 9, farther downstream. Mr. ENGEL. How much on bridge No. 25? Colonel FERINGA. $1,1490,500 for bridge 25. Mr. ENGEL. And how much on bridges No. 8 and No. 9? Colonel FERINGA. No. 8, $409,500; No. 9, $100,000. We made these estimates, Mr. Chairman, based on the estimated costs at the time; but if bridge No. 25 costs more we will have to reduce the amount that we could put on Nos. 8 and 9. Mr. ENGEL. What will it cost to complete bridges, 8 and 9? Mr. ENGEL. Give it for No. 8 first. Colonel FERINGA. No. 8 will cost $1,415,600 above the $409,500say $2,000,000 as the total-and No. 9 will cost $3,541,900 over the $100,000; making a total of $3,621,900 as the total cost of No. 9. Mr. ENGEL. Incidentally I was in Cleveland back in 1943 during the war and went through some of the plants located there, including the Republic Steel Co.'s plant, and I was told they were having difficulty because of the condition of the harbor and the bridges there. They have been complaining to me about that ever since. BLACK ROCK CHANNEL AND TONAWANDA HARBOR, N. Y. Item 41, Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y.: Total estimated cost, $10,818,000; allotments to date, $9,935,000; tentative allocation, fiscal year 1949, $193,000; additional to complete after 1949, $690,000. (The justification of estimate follows:) Item No. 41. Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y.: Total estimated Federal cost__ Allotments to date.. Tentative allocation fiscal year 1949 Additional to complete after fiscal year 1949 1 Includes 1948 appropriation of $1,000,000. Authorization.-1935 and 1945 River and Harbor Acts. Location and description.-Removal of rock shoals to provide 22-foot depth in Lake Erie entrance to Black Rock Canal and in the canal south of Ferry Street Bridge and extension of guide pier at Black Rock ship lock (in 1935 act), and widening Lake Erie entrance to the canal (in 1945 act). Operations, fiscal year 1948.-Rock removal in canal under continuing contract. Proposed operations, fiscal year 1949.-Removal of rock shoals in the canal, now under way by continuing contract, will be completed. Justification.-Deepening to 22 feet will permit vessels carrying iron ore and coal to load to greater drafts and eliminate present hazards to navigation. Commerce in 1946 was 3,173,000 tons, exclusive of cargoes in transit amounting to 134,500 tons. Work required after 1949 is widening Lake Erie entrance to the canal and extending guide pier at Black Rock ship lock. Mr. ENGEL. How much did you have last year? Colonel FERINGA. $1,000,000 last year. Mr. ENGEL. This is for the removal of rock shoals in the canal. Colonel FERINGA. Yes, sir, for the continuation of contract work in the river. (Discussion off the record.) WILSON HARBOR, N. Y. Mr. ENGEL. I would now like to discuss a project in New York, Wilson Harbor. General Wheeler, will you insert in the record at this point a justification sheet for this item? (The information requested follows:) Wilson Harbor, N. Y.: Total estimated Federal cost__ Authorization.-1945 River and Harbor Act. $308, 500 8, 500 Location and description. Mouth of east branch of Twelve-Mile Creek (Tuscarora Bay) which enters Lake Ontario 12 miles easterly of Niagara River and 6 miles westerly of Olcott Harbor. In 1846 local interests constructed piers at entrance each 400 feet long and dredged a channel 7 feet deep, all at a cost of $26,000. Under authority of a Federal project authorized in 1875, and repealed in 1905, the Federal Government extended the piers to the 12-foot contour and deepened the channel to 12 feet. No work done since 1905 and channel has shoaled to 2 feet and piers have deteriorated. Present authorized project provides for restoration of piers, previously constructed, to lengths of 850 and 832 feet and provision of 8-foot entrance channel between the piers, local interests to provide inner harbor channels for full utilization of Federal improvement. Operations, fiscal year 1948.-Advance planning. Proposed operations, fiscal year 1949.-Funds in amount of $300,000 could be profitably expended to complete project. Justification. Commercial fishing is one of the principal activities of the people in the area. Improvement will facilitate movement of fishing fleet, permit deeper loading of the boats, and expedite marketing of the catch. Improvement will also provide a needed harbor of refuge for the fishing fleet and the numerous recreational craft that use the local waters. Local interests have begun improvement of inner harbor facilities. Mr. ENGEL. Briefly, what is this project? Colonel FERINGA. As indicated, the total estimated cost is $308,500, and the allotments to date, for planning only, $8,500. It is a small fishing harbor in the mouth of the East Branch of Twelve-Mile Creek, Tuscarora Bay, which enters Lake Ontario 12 miles easterly of Niagara River and 6 miles westerly of Olcott Harbor. The only money available to date was for advanced planning and no funds are included in the budget estimate for starting work. Mr. ENGEL. How much money would be required to complete the project? Colonel FERINGA. $300,000, sir. Mr. ENGEL. Could you use that amount in one fiscal year? SAN DIEGO RIVER AND MISSION BAY, CALIF. Mr. ENGEL. Item 42, San Diego River and Mission Bay: Total estimate cost, $6,228,000; allotments to date, $1,040,000; tentative allocation, 1949, $1,300,000; additional to complete after 1949, $3,888,000. (The justification of estimate follows:) Item No. 42. San Diego River and Mission Bay, Calif.: Total estimated Federal cost.. Allotments to date... Tentative allocation, fiscal year 1949. Additional to complete after fiscal year 1949_ 1Includes 1948 appropriation of $1,040,000. Authorization.-1946 River and Harbor Act. $6, 228, 000 1 1, 040, 000 1, 300, 000 3, 888, 000 Location and description.-Diversion of San Diego River, jetties at mouth of river and entrance to bay, 20-foot channel into the bay, to provide navigation facilities and flood protection. Operations, fiscal year 1949.-Jetty construction. Proposed operations, fiscal year 1949.-Complete jetty construction and commence construction of diversion channel. Justification. Mission Bay comprises a major link in the system of small-craft harbors of refuge in southern California. The work under way and proposed will provide flood protection to an area having a value in excess of $36,000,000, wherein are located the Marine Corps base, part of the United States naval training station, large aircraft- and automobile-manufacturing plants, Federal housing units for more than 7,500 people, and considerable residential and industrial development. Development of the bay by local interests at an estimated cost of $8,822,000 is well under way. The success of this work is dependent upon the jetties and channel being provided by the Federal Government. Mr. ENGEL. What did you get for 1948? Colonel FERINGA. For last year, $1,000,000 for construction and $40,000 for planning. LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH HARBORS Mr. ENGEL. Item 43, Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif.: Total estimated Federal cost, $31,429,200; allotments to date, $31,176,200; tentative allocation, 1949, $253,000, to complete project. (The justification of estimate follows:) Item No. 43. Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, Calif.: Total estimated Federal cost_ Allotments to date.. Tentative allocation, fiscal year 1949. Additional to complete after fiscal year 1949. Authorization.-1940 River and Harbor Act. $31, 429, 200 31, 176, 200 253, 000 Location and description.-Construction of 21,000-foot breakwater, dredging to 40-foot depth areas A and B adjacent to the entrance channel to Los Angeles Harbor, and dredging a settling basin at mouth of Los Angeles River. |