The estimated cost for new work for the section above Nashville, revised in 1945, is $14,936,400, including $25,000 for raising dam No. 1 in accordance with the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930. The actual cost of locks and dams Nos. 1 to 8 and 21 (already completed), and the estimated cost each of locks and dams Nos. 9 to 17 are given in the table above. The estimate of annual cost of operation and care of locks and dams included in both sections, made in 1936, is $205,000. The estimated cost of snagging operations is $5,000 per annum. The existing project for the section above Nashville was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Local cooperation.-Below Nashville: None required. Above Nashville: Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-At Nashville, Tenn., there is a five-story terminal building 300 feet long and 140 feet wide, built of reinforced concrete, having large and convenient loading platforms, electric elevator and crane, with railroad connections. At Dover, Tenn., there is a privately owned warehouse with inclined tramway. At Clarksville, Tenn., there is a privately owned warehouse with inclined tramway. At Fox Bluff, Tenn., there is a terminal which belongs to the United States, with railroad connections, used for the transfer of Government supplies. Privately owned terminals for the transfer of petroleum products have been constructed at Dover, Clarksville, Nashville, and Carthage, Tenn. There are also privately owned terminals located at Barret rock quarries, Kentucky, used for the transfer of riprap rock; near Vicksburg, Pinckneyville, and Dycusburg, Ky., for the transfer of fluorspar; at Clarksville, Tenn., for the transfer of sand and e gravel; and at Nashville, Tenn., for the transfer of sand and gravel and forest products. In addition to the foregoing, there are many unimproved private landings along the river. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. 672607-46-pt. 1, vol. 2-16 Operations and results during fiscal year.-(a) Below Nashville. No new work was accomplished in this section of the river. Maintenance by Government plant and hired labor consisted of removing five snags from the channel and dredging 178,285 cubic yards of sand and gravel at Kuttawa Bar (mile 40.4); 77,580 cubic yards of sand and gravel at Big Horse Ford (mile 36.2); 34,962 cubic yards of sand and gravel at Little Horse Ford (mile 33.6); 29,612 cubic yards of sand and gravel at Cooks Branch Bar (mile 27.4); 5,909 cubic yards of sand and gravel at Camp Rowdy Landing (mile 28.0); and 4,658 cubic yards of sand, gravel and loose rock at Shelley Island (mile 54.1). The cost of maintenance was $96,147.72. (b) Above Nashville.-No new work was accomplished in this section of the river. Maintenance by Government plant and hired labor consisted of removing 13 snags from the channel and dredging 336,181 cubic yards of sand and gravel at Saunders Island (mile 308.9); 2,700 cubic yards of sand and gravel at Goose Creek Bar (mile 280.1); and 775 cubic yards of sand and gravel at Goodall Island (mile 306.5). The cost of maintenance was $6,555.43. (c) Operating and care of locks and dams.-The 15 locks were operated and the lock structures and appurtenances were cared for. The following items were repaired: A-frame crest wickets at dams D, B, A, and No. 1; aprons at dams F and B; filling valves at locks F, C, No. 3 and No. 6; haulage motors at locks F and C; wicket hoists at locks F, E, and No. 1, clutch and governor on engine of air compressor at lock E, railroad siding and tram track at lock A; well pumps at locks Nos. 3, 7, and 21, and dwellings at locks F, E, C, B, A, 3, 4, and 8. Safety catches on emptying valve levers were constructed at lock C. An electric motor driven pump at lock A, and electric motors on well pumps at locks D and B were installed. Lock pits at locks F, E, D, C, B, A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. and 8 were dredged. The cost of operating and care was $287,601.66. The total costs during the fiscal year were $390,304.81, of which $102,703.15 was for maintenance and $287,601.66 for operating and care. The expenditures were $395,234.91. Condition at end of fiscal year.-(a) Below Nashville.-All locks and dams under the existing project have been completed, affording full project depth between the mouth and Nashville throughout the entire year. The total costs for this section to June 30, 1945. were $5,275,568.99, including $685,000 from Public Works funds. Of this amount $5,035,801.52 was for new work and $239,767.47 for maintenance. (b) Above Nashville.-Under the existing project, locks and dams Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, and No. 21 have been completed. The project as a whole was about 40 percent complete. There remains to complete the project the construction of locks and dams Nos. 9 to 17, inclusive. For details of these locks and dams see tables under paragraph "Existing project." Projected locks and dams Nos. 16 and 17 will be eliminated and lock and dam No. 21 will be inundated upon completion of the Wolf Creek dam and reservoir project, construction of which is now suspended due to the existing war emergency. The locks and dams provide, at extreme low water, a navigable annel 6 feet deep from Nashville (lock and dam No. 1, 188.4 iles above the mouth) to Niagara Shoals (a distance of 143 iles); 6 feet deep from lock No. 21 to Waitsboro Shoals (25.7 iles); and 4 feet deep from Waitsboro Shoals to Burnside, Ky. 3 miles). The expenditures for maintenance have kept the chanel above Nashville fairly free from snags and surface obstrucons. The depth at extreme low water over the shallowest part the uncanalized reach between the head of pool, lock and dam o. 8, and lock No. 21 (50.8 miles in Tennessee and 101.8 miles Kentucky) is about 0.5 foot. In this section 3-foot navigation practically certain from February 1 to May 1, and usually posble from January 1 to June 1. Four-foot navigation is usually ossible from February 1 to May 1, but no period can be fixed durg which it is reasonably certain. Navigation for vessels drawing ver 4 feet is uncertain at all times. When the Celina gage reads foot, 16 inch navigation is practicable, and for each additional oot of reading on this gage the navigable depth is increased 0.8 pot. The total costs for this section to June 30, 1945, were 3,977,358.14, of which $3,760,599.12 was for new work and 216,759.02 for maintenance. (c) Operating and care of locks and dams.-All locks and dams were operated as required. The cost of operating and care since une 30, 1935, with funds from the appropriation "maintenance nd improvement of existing river and harbor works," was 2,805,238.89. The total costs under the existing project for the entire stream were $12,058,166.02, of which $8,796,400.64 was for new work, ncluding $685,000 Public Works funds, $456,526.49 for mainteance, and $2,805,238.89 for operating and care. The total exenditures were $12,049,260.92. In addition, the sum of 3,266,705.82 was expended between July 1, 1905, and June 30, 935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under he provisions of the permanent indefinite appropriation. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1945, plus an anticipated allotment will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1945- Dredging and snagging where required to Shoal surveys, where required Navigation inspection Total, maintenance Maintenance (operating and care of locks and dams): Operation Ordinary maintenance and repairs Improvement and reconstruction Total, maintenance (operating and care of Total for all work $49,000.00 $301, 400.00 49, 500.00 $16, 320. 84 68, 400.00 404, 425.00 489, 145. 84 The additional sum of $458,125 can be profitably expended dur ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, as follows: Maintenance: Dredging and snagging where required to Navigation inspection Shoal surveys, where required Total, maintenance Maintenance (operating and care of locks and dams): Operation Ordinary maintenance and repairs Improvement and reconstruction Total, maintenance (operating and care of Total for all work Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1945__. Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1945. Undistributed costs June 30, 1945-. Net total cost to June 30, 1945 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1945___ Gross total costs to June 30, 1945. Minus accounts payable June 30, 1945. Net total expenditures_ Unexpended balance June 30, 1945. Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1945. $48, 636.54 Balance unexpended July 1, 1944. Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 26, 1944 $368, 500. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved Mar. 31, 1945___ 226, 250.00 utstanding liabilities June 30, 1945 Balance available June 30, 1945. $16,940. 58 231, 211. 05 3, 689.82 ccounts receivable June 30, 1945 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1945. mount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project '.. mount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1947 for maintenance 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1 234,900. 87 6, 140, 000. 00 458, 125.00 2. TENNESSEE RIVER, TENN., ALA., AND KY. Location.-The Tennessee River is formed by the junction of the French Broad and the Holston Rivers in eastern Tennessee, 4.4 iles above the Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, flows southwest nto northern Alabama, thence in a generally westerly course cross north Alabama, to the northeast boundary of Mississippi, hence nearly due north across Tennessee and Kentucky, entering he Ohio River at Paducah, 652.1 miles from the junction of the French Broad and Holston Rivers. (See United States Geological Survey base map of the Tennessee River Basin.) Previous projects-(a) Above Chattanooga.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, June 10, 1872, August 8, 1894, and July 25, 1912. (b) Chattanooga to Riverton.-Adopted by the River and Haror Acts of August 30, 1852, July 25, 1868, March 3, 1871, Sepember 19, 1890; acts of April 26, 1904, and January 7, 1905; and River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1907, June 25, 1910, July 25, 912, July 27, 1916, and March 3, 1925. (c) Below Riverton.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 25, 1868, September 19, 1890, August 18, 1894, March 3, 899, and July 25, 1912. For further details see pages 1902 to 1906, Annual Report for 915, pages 1190-1194, 1196-1216, and 1220-1222, Annual Report or 1929, and page 1216, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project.-The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 328, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), authorized the permanent mprovement of the river for a navigable depth of 9 feet at low water from the mouth to Knoxville, Tenn., a distance of about 647.7 niles, to be obtained by the construction of low dams; provided, that under the provisions of the Federal Water Power Act a high dam with locks may be substituted for any two or more of the low dams and built by private interests, States, or municipalities; and provided further, that in case high dams are built before the United States shall have built the projected locks and low dams which are to be replaced, the United States shall contribute to the cost of the substituted structures an amount equal to the estimated cost of the works of navigation for which substitution is made. |