The original estimate for building the proposed lock and dam and removing obstructions from the river amounted to $56,729.80 (Annual Report for 1885, p. 1901). The project and estimate were subsequently modified (Annual Reports for 1891, p. 2447, and 1896, p. 2280), changing the dimensions of the structures and substituting a concrete lock and abutment for the masonry lock and timber abutment originally proposed. The revised estimate under which the work was undertaken was as follows: Cost of lock and dam, etc., complete.. Total $96, 556. 05 9, 000. 00 105, 556. 05 The estimate of annual cost of operation and care of the lock and dam, made in 1936, is $1,600. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 1 Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act. The latest published map of Rough River is printed in H. Doc. No. 81, 73d Cong., 1st sess. Terminal facilities.-There are a few unimproved private landings which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work during the fiscal year consisted of the operation and maintenance of the lock and dam. The total cost during the fiscal year was $2,392.61 for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,457.61. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1899. At the end of the year the lock and dam were in poor condition and a slack-water channel was available from the mouth to Hartford, Ky. for boats not exceeding a 3-foot draft. The costs to the end of the fiscal year were $105,500.00 for new work and $25,572.72 for operating and care, a total of $131,072.72. The expenditures were $131,072.72. In addition, the sum of $55,298.39 was expended between 1898 and June 30, 1936, on the operating and care of the works of improvement, under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, and accounts receivable on June 30, 1945, plus an anticipated allotment will be applied as follows: Maintenance clearing channel (hired labor July 1, 1945 to June 30, 1946) Maintenance operating and care of locks and dams-operation____. Total for all work... $500 3, 165 3,665 The additional sum of $2,935 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, as follows: Maintenance operating and care of locks and dams: Operation Ordinary maintenance and repairs___ $2,870 65 Total, maintenance (operating and care of locks and dams) – 2, 935 Balance unexpended July 1, 1944. Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved June 26, 1944. Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved Mar. 31, 1945-.. Amount to be accounted for.. Gross amount expended__. Balance unexpended June 30, 1945– $2,300.00 1, 650.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year .ending 1 Exclusive of available funds. 1 $264.89 3,950.00 4, 214. 89 2, 457.61 1,757.28 2, 935.00 5. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year amounted to $128,944.56; the expenditures were $130,433.72. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1945, amounting to $167,924.05, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1946 to the payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $74,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947. 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. Minus accounts payable June 30, 1945. Net total expenditures. Unexpended balance June 30, 1945– Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1945-- $1, 158, 088. 29 1, 158, 088. 29 1, 812. 54 1, 159, 900. 83 136. 34 1, 159, 764. 49 167, 924. 05 1, 327, 688. 54 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 Exclusive of available funds. 167, 382. 66 74,500.00 6. OTHER NAVIGATION PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED 7. PLANT ALLOTMENT, LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT Undistributed costs June 30, 1945. Net total cost to 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– $2, 147, 510. 27 2, 147, 510. 27 64, 769. 17 2, 212, 279. 44 142, 700. 42 2,069, 579. 02 639, 978. 77 2,709, 557. 79 Balance unexpended July 1, 1944. Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Amount to be accounted for. Deductions on account of revocation of allotment____ Net amount to be accounted for Gross amount expended... $2, 450, 916. 40 $750, 575. 14 390,000.00 1, 140, 575. 14 455,000.00 685, 575. 14 Less: Status of all investigations for navigation called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions 8. GILL TOWNSHIP LEVEE UNIT, WABASH RIVER, IND. Location. The Gill Township levee unit is located in Sullivan County, Ind., on the east bank of the Wabash River, 152 to 162 miles above the mouth. Existing project.—The plan of improvement provides for raising and enlarging the existing earth levee extending from high ground on the right bank of the Busseron Creek, 2.2 miles east of the Wabash River, thence along that bank to the confluence of Busseron Creek and the Wabash River, thence upstream along the left bank of the Wabash River to the Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, a distance of 50,126 feet; and a riverside enlargement along the upstream side of the Illinois Central Railroad embankment from the bridge at Riverton to high ground at Merom station, a distance of 9,790 feet. Two pumping plants for the disposal of interior drainage, and appurtenant drainage structures are included in the plan of improvement. The project will provide protection for approximately 12,000 acres of overflow land, the village of Riverton, and the waterworks for the town of Sullivan, Ind. One foot freeboard above a flood equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in 1913, will be provided. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1943, is $577,000 for construction and $18,000 for lands and damages. The latest published map is contained in House Document No. 100, Seventy-third Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations during fiscal year consisted of preservation and repair prior to turning' over to local interests; observation of high water seepage; surveys and studies of completed drainage and pumping installations; and preparation of plans and specifications for strengthening certain portions of the levee. The levee withstood several minor flood peaks during the year and prevented a small amount of crop loss. Local interests performed routine maintenance and operated the pumping plants during these flood periods. The costs during the fiscal year were $17,122.69 from regular funds for new work. The expenditures were $17,248.96. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was substantially complete except for strengthening certain portions of the levee where weaknesses were revealed during the flood of May 1943. The preparation of plans for strengthening the levee was practically complete at the end of the fiscal year. The work remaining to be done consists of the completion of strengthening certain portions of the existing levee; continuation of data collection and studies of completed drainage and pumping installations; preservation and repair prior to turning over to local interests; and the formal assignment of the project to local interests for maintenance and operation. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $471,300.39 from regular funds for new work. The expenditures were $470,584.28. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended on June 30, 1945, amounting to $88,615.97, plus an amount of $2.26 due from other projects, a total of $88,618.23, will be applied as follows: |