25. EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC LAWS NOS. 138 AND 318, SEVENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS AND PUBLIC LAW NO. 75, SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS Because of the heavy demand for emergency repair work to flood control structures damaged or destroyed by the disastrous floods which occurred in 1943, 1944, and 1945, Congress, in the acts approved July 12, 1943 (Public, No. 138, 78th Cong.), May 29, 1944 (Public, No. 318, 78th Cong.) and June 5, 1945 (Public, No. 75, 79th Cong.) authorized the amounts of $10,000,000, $12,000,000, and $12,000,000, respectively, to be appropriated as emergency funds to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the repair, restoration, and strengthening of levees and other flood control works which have been threatened or destroyed by the recent floods. Operations during the fiscal year consisted of flood emergency operations and repair and restoration of following levees in the Wabash River Basin damaged by the floods of 1943 and 1944: Niblack, Adams, Hillcrest Farm, Culbertson, Landersdale, Cheek and Son, Delphi, Lewis Township, Hollenbeck, Blocksom and Jenckes, Raccoon, Donnelly, Van Hoy, Gibson County, Granny Tweedle, County Line and Old Canal, Kolmer, Old Canal (Clay County), Shafer and Sayre (18 percent complete at end of fiscal year 1945). The total costs during the fiscal year were $191,428.05, and the expenditures were $187,182.99. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1945, plus an allotment of $43,400 made in July pursuant to the act approved June 5, 1945, will be applied to accounts payable and to the repair, restoration, and strengthening of levees and other flood control works made necessary by the floods in the spring of 1943, 1944, and 1945. Balance unexpended July 1, 1944 Amount allotted from Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, $22, 300. 51 253, 400.00 26. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND The costs during the fiscal year were $99,255.73. The expenditures were $98,293.09. The balance unexpended on June 30, 1945, amounting to $105,860.22, will be applied to payment of accounts payable and expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $98,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 Exclusive of available funds. 11, 747. 15 94, 113. 07 98,000. 00 27. OTHER FLOOD-CONTROL PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO $1,005. 11 28. PLANT ALLOTMENT, LOUISVILLE, KY., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary 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 1, 005: 11 658.85 1,663. 96 728. 15 935.81 3, 674. 21 4, 610. 02 Balance unexpended July 1, 1944 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment $8,054. 63 6, 989. 98 Net amount to be accounted for 1,064. 65 Gross amount expended $11, 644. 25 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1945 3, 674. 21 786.88 Balance unexpended June 30, 1945 Balance available June 30, 1945 Accounts receivable June 30, 1945 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1945 2,887. 33 658.85 3, 546. 18 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood control acts and committee resolutions Salt River, Ky., flood protection at and in Wabash River tributaries, Indiana and Wabash River, Ill., England Pond levee unit. Wabash River, Ohio, Ind., and Ill., improve- Wabash River, Ill., Rochester and Mc- Wabash River, Ill., Russell and Allison levee Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind. Wabash River, Ill., Tri Pond levee unit. Flood Control Act, Flood Control Act, Flood Control Act, Dec. 22, 1944. do do Oct. 19, IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE CINCINNATI, OHIO, DISTRICT This district comprises a stretch of the Ohio River from about mile 317.5 below Pittsburgh, Pa., which is just below the mouth of the Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky., to about mile 556.2 just above Madison, Ind., a distance of about 238.7 miles, and includes locks and dams Nos. 29 to 39, Ohio River, inclusive. The district further includes the watersheds of all tributaries of the Ohio River within the above stretch, principal of which are the Scioto River, Little Miami River, Licking River, Miami River, and the Kentucky River. District Engineer: Lt. Col. Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Corps of Engineers. Division Engineer: Col. C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers. 1. LOCKS AND DAMS NOS. 29-39, OHIO RIVER For report on this improvement, see p. 1439. 2. OHIO RIVER, OPEN CHANNEL WORK For report on this improvement, see p. 1446. 3. KENTUCKY RIVER, KY. Location. The Kentucky River is formed by the confluence of its north and middle forks about 4 miles east of the town of Beattyville in east central Kentucky, the south fork joining the main stream at that place, and flows in a general northwesterly direction. 258.6 miles and empties into the Ohio River at Carrollton, Ky., mile 545.8 below Pittsburgh, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey chart for State of Kentucky; scale, 1:500,000.) Existing project.—The project provides for 14 locks and fixed dams to give, in connection with the improvement of the Ohio 67 2607-46-pt. 1, vol. 2—21 |