Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army

Kelly Lake drainage and levee district, by hired labor..
Liverpool drainage and levee district, by hired labor...

27,141.95

834.10

Lucas levee, by hired labor..

5,231.69

South Beardstown drainage and levee district, by hired labor..
Spring Lake drainage and levee district, by hired labor...
Flood fighting and rescue work...

-28.38

106.70

9,897.00

Condition at end of fiscal year.-Repairs were completed in the Banner, Big Lake, East Liverpool, and Liverpool drainage and levee districts; and to the Beardstown sea wall. Levee repairs were completed, except for dressing and seeding, in the Kelly Lake drainage and levee district. Repairs to the Lucas levee are 27 percent completed. Work has not been started in the Clear Lake special drainage and levee district. The total costs to June 30, 1949 were $391,933.61 and expenditures were $384,348.15.

Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, $71,589.62, will be applied to accounts payable, dressing and seeding in the Kelly Lake drainage and levee district, and completion of repairs to the Lucas levee and levees in the Clear Lake special drainage and levee district.

Cost and financial summary

Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1949.
Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1949.

Total net expenditures to June 30, 1949.
Unexpended balance, June 30, 1949

Unobligated balance available, June 30, 1949.

Appropriated
Cost of new work.
Cost of maintenance.

Total expended...

$455,937.77

391,933.61

384,348.15

71,589.62

65,972.05

21. SNAGGING AND CLEARING UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 2 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 28, 1937,

AS AMENDED

The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, as amended by the Flood Control Acts approved August 11, 1939, August 18, 1941, and July 24, 1946, authorized the allotment of not to exceed $1,000,000 from flood-control appropriations for any one fiscal year for the removal of accumulated snags and other debris from, and the clearing and straightening of channels in navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when such work is advisable in the interest of flood control; provided that not more than $50,000 shall be allotted for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations made for any one fiscal year.

Allotments totaling $50,200 were made during the fiscal year for removal of snags, brush, and other debris from the channels of Farm Creek and its tributaries, and from the Mackinaw River channel.

Clearing of Farm Creek and its tributary channels was completed by hired labor and contract at a cost of $23,600. Preliminary operations to clearing of the Mackinaw River channel were initiated by hired labor at a cost of $49.60. Total expenditures were $17,150.09.

The balance unexpended on June 30, 1949, $33,049.91, will be applied to accounts payable and to completion of snagging and clearing of the Mackinaw River channel.

22. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES FOR FLOOD CONTROL

The cost of work during the year amounted to $174,046.41. The expenditures were $181,816.83. The balance unexpended June 30, 1949, $22,393.51, plus an allotment of $150,000 made in July 1949: a total of $172,393.51; will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1950 to liquidate outstanding obligations and to payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $210,000 is needed to be appropriated for work under this heading during the fiscal year 1951.

Cost and financial summary

Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1949.
Cost of new work to June 30, 1949

Total net expenditures to June 30, 1949.
Unexpended balance, June 30, 1949.

Unobligated balance available, June 30, 1949

Amount appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1950.
Total unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1950.

$937,953.41

923,896.07

915,559.90

22,393.51

20,037.94

150,000.00

170,037.94

Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood control acts and committee resolutions

Crow Creek, Illinois River and
tributaries, Ill.

Galien River, Berrien County,
Mich.

Gimlet Creek, Illinois River and
tributaries, Ill.

Hager Slough Special Drainage
District, Cass County, Illinois
River, Ill.

Illinois River and tributaries, re-
habilitation of Beardstown Sea-
wall, Ill.2

Illinois River and tributaries, including both creeks having name "Crow", Gimlet, and Ten Mile Creeks, Ill. (field report is being made by the Upper Mississippi Valley Division).

Illinois River, Ill., Hager slough special drainage district, Cass County.

Illinois River, Salt Creek and tributaries, Ill........

Illinois and Sangamon Rivers,

Ill., confluence of, and in the vicinity of Chandlerville, Ill.. Illinois River and tributaries, Illinois, Upper Kankakee River Basin, Illinois and Indiana.? Kankakee River, Upper Basin, Illinois and Indiana, Illinois River and tributaries, Illinois. Little Calumet River and tributaries, Ind.

Salt Creek and tributaries, Ill., tributary of the Illinois River.i Sangamon, River, Ill., confluence of, and Illinois River, Ill.1

Ten Mile Creek, Illinois River, etc., Ill.

Vermilion River and tributaries,