Existing project. This provides for the construction of two parallel piers at the entrance 200 feet apart and 800 and 825 feet long, respectively, the piers to consist of two rows of piling filled in with slabs and topped with large rock; for the construction of a return pile revetment at the inner end of the east pier to preserve the sand spit from erosion; a pile revetment along the east bank; and for dredging a channel 150 feet wide with 15-foot depth between the piers and 500 feet along the pile revetment parallel to the spit. The project depth is referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1945, is $67,850. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 114, 56th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published map see Annual Report for 1903, page 1810. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is one public wharf and one private wharf, both in poor condition. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce, consisting of a few small fish boats. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging was done during the fall of 1944 by Government plant and hired labor and a total of 13,420 cubic yards was removed. The costs were $11,025.47, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $11,217.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, which is about 70 percent complete, consists of two entrance piers, 800 and 825 feet long, completed in 1917; a pile revetment 45 feet long at the inner end of the east pier and perpendicular to it, completed in 1903; an entrance channel 150 feet wide in the lake approach and 100 feet wide in the harbor, extending from deep water in the lake to a distance of 200 feet inside of the inner end of the east pier, and a portion of the turning slip 150 feet wide and extending 200 feet east of the face of the east pier, dredged to a depth of 15 feet below low-water datum in 1911. The piers and revetment are in very poor condition due to decay, wear of ice, and settlement of the stone and slab filling. At the close of the fiscal year the controlling depth was 9.4 feet in the channel, 150 feet wide in the lake approach and 100 feet wide between the piers. To complete the project it would be necessary to widen the channel 50 feet between the piers and to extend the turning slip 300 feet and the revetment about 450 feet. The total costs were $119,813.68, of which $48,355.23 was for new work and $71,458.45 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $120,005.26. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $257.48, including accounts receivable, will be applied to maintenance as follows: The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1947 for maintenance dredging with Government. plant and hired labor during August 1946. Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appro- $11,000.00 250.00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1945. Gross amount expended____ Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1945_ Balance available June 30, 1945. Accounts receivable June 30, 1945---- Unobligated balance available June 30, 1945. $11, 250.00 11, 217.05 32.95 32.95 224.53 224.53 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project' Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 Exclusive of available funds. 19,500.00 6,000.00 9. CORNUCOPIA HARBOR, WIS. Location. The harbor is located at the mouth of the Siskiwit River on the south shore of Lake Superior, 49 miles east from Duluth, Minn. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 96.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 50 feet wide and 10 feet deep between the piers constructed and maintained by local interests from Siskiwit Bay to a turning basin 200 feet long, 8 feet deep, and 140 feet wide, with a maximum width of about 180 feet; and two inner channels 50 feet wide and 8 feet deep, with lengths of 150 and 300 feet. All depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is taken at 601.6 feet above mean tide level at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1937, was $11,000. The latest (1945) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $2,000. The existing project was authorized by River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (Senate committee print, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). This document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-About 1,100 linear feet of privately owned docking space have been improved for small fishing boats. These facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.—Maintenance dredging was done during September and October 1944 by Government plant and hired labor. A total of 9,920 cubic yards of material was removed. The costs of work done during the year were $10,000 for dredging and $333 for surveys. The total costs were $10,333, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $10,254.66. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depth in the channel is 8 feet as shown by a survey completed in June 1945. The total costs were $20,523.08, of which $10,190.08 was for new work and $10,333 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $20,444.74. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $212.34, including accounts receivable, plus an additional amount anticipated to be allotted will be applied to maintenance as follows: Accounts payable Maintenance surveys by hired labor Total maintenance $145. 34 267.00 412. 34 The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1947 for maintenance dredging with Government plant and hired labor during July 1946. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1945- $10, 190.08 10,333.00 Total cost of permanent work 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. 20, 523.08 67.00 20, 590.08 145.34 20, 444. 74 145.34 20,590.08 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 26, 1944_ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved Mar. 31, 1945. Gross amount expended___. Balance unexpended June 30, 1945. Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1945_. Balance available June 30, 1945 Accounts receivable June 30, 1945. Unobligated balance available June 30, 1945 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending $10.333.00 10,254.68 10,400.00 $10,000.00 400.00 10, 400.00 10, 254.66 145.34 145.34 67.00 67.00 6,000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 10. ASHLAND HARBOR, WIS. Location. The harbor is situated at the head of Chequamegon Bay, on the south shore of Lake Superior. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 964.) Existing project. This provides for an 8,000-foot breakwater and a dredged channel along the dock front, 75 feet outside the harbor line, 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide from a point 400 feet west of Seventeenth Avenue West produced to Eighth Avenue West produced; and a flared channel 21 feet deep, 750 feet wide at its westerly end and 400 feet wide at its easterly end from Eighth Avenue West produced to Ellis Avenue produced; for an entrance channel 21 feet deep and 400 feet wide extending in a northerly direction from the easterly end of this channel; and a basin 25 feet deep and about 4,800 feet long, extending from a point about 400 feet west of the Soo dock to a point 1,000 feet east of the Chicago & North Western dock No. 3, and extending from a line 75 feet outside of the harbor line to deep water in the bay. The project depths are referred to low-water datum for Lake Superior, which is 601.6 feet above mean tide at New York. The ordinary seasonal variation of water level extends from 0 to +1 foot above low-water datum. The harbor is subject to extreme fluctuations of water level of a temporary nature, due to wind and barometric conditions, of about 1 foot above or below the mean lake level prevailing at the time. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1945, was $756,400. The latest (1945) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $19,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Aug. 5, 1886 Aug. 11, 1888 Mar. 3, 1899 June 6, 1900 Aug. 8, 1917 July 3, 1930 Work authorized Breakwater 7,900 feet long and dredging to remove Appropriation of $60,000 for "Continuing im- Project modified by omitting the detached break- Widening of part of the present channel for an Aug. 30, 1935 Deepening east basin to 25 feet and the west chan- Mar. 2, 1945 Documents H. Ex. Doc. No. 89, 48th Cong., 2d sess. Annual Reports, 1886, p. 1674; and 1887, p. 1966. H. Doc. No. 1698, 64th Cong., 2d sess S. Doc. No. 133, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. H. Doc. No. 337, 77th Cong., 1st sess. 1 Included in Public Works Administration program Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation. The improvement authorized by the act of March 2, 1945, is subject to the condition that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States all spoil-disposal areas necessary for the further improvement and its subsequent maintenance, when and as required, and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the work. The above requirement has not been complied with. Terminal facilities. The city of Ashland owns 4,150 feet of water front, exclusive of street ends, for future public needs. The wharves for handling coal, ore, and pulpwood are served by railroads. The facilities are considered adequate for existing com merce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance surveys were made at a cost and expenditure of $100. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was 97 percent completed. The breakwater is in good condition, except for some settlement, which should be brought up to the prescribed |