completed until May 4, when work was again commenced on the bar. It is the intention to experiment further during the summer weather with the ball and socket and slip joints. From May 4 until the end of the fiscal year the dredge worked on the bar whenever weather conditions permitted. During the fiscal year she dredged on 62 days on the bar and removed 212,080 cubic yards of material. For details of operating expenses, see Table No. 4 ̊ under Improving Lower Columbia River. Estimate of additional funds required. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, for works of improvement and for maintenance.. Name of contractor: Columbia Contract Co., Portland, Oreg. Character: Furnishing and delivering stone. Quantities: About 525,000 tons weighing less than 15 tons per stone; about 75,000 tons weighing 15 to 25 tons per stone. Prices: $1.12 per ton of 2,000 pounds for first item; $1.25 per ton of 2,000 pounds for second item. Approved: September 26, 1910. Date of beginning: 10 days after date of receipt of notification of approval of contract. Date of expiration: Indefinite; about 200 working days after date of beginning. Emergency: Name of contractor: Thos. J. Shea, Portland, Oreg. Date of contract: January 12, 1911. Character: Furnishing and installing fuel oil tank. Quantity: One tank of 10,000 barrels capacity. Price: $7,685. Approved: Contract authorized by Chief of Engineers, August 11, 1910. Date of beginning: January 12, 1911. Date of expiration: May 11, 1911. NOTE. This contract is also reported under report for "Improvement of Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Portland, Oreg.' Exclusive of the balance unexpended July 1, 1911. completed until May 4, when work was again commenced on the bar. It is the intention to experiment further during the summer weather with the ball and socket and slip joints. From May 4 until the end of the fiscal year the dredge worked on the bar whenever weather conditions permitted. During the fiscal year she dredged on 62 days on the bar and removed 212,080 cubic yards of material. For details of operating expenses, see Table No. 4 under Improving Lower Columbia River. Estimate of additional funds required. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, for works of improvement and for maintenance. Name of contractor: Columbia Contract Co., Portland, Oreg. Character: Furnishing and delivering stone. Quantities: About 525,000 tons weighing less than 15 tons per stone; about 75,000 tons weighing 15 to 25 tons per stone. Prices: $1.12 per ton of 2,000 pounds for first item; $1.25 per ton of 2,000 pounds for second item. Approved: September 26, 1910. Date of beginning: 10 days after date of receipt of notification of approval of contract. Date of expiration: Indefinite; about 200 working days after date of beginning. Approved: Contract authorized by Chief of Engineers, August 11, 1910. Date of beginning: January 12, 1911. Date of expiration: May 11, 1911. NOTE. This contract is also reported under report for "Improvement of Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Portland, Oreg.' 1 Exclusive of the balance unexpended July 1, 1911. Lease: Name of lessee: Columbia River Packers Association, Astoria, Oreg. Date of lease: March 28, 1911. Character: Lease of certain United States land on Sand Island, at mouth of Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash. Price: $12,509 per annum. Approved by Assistant Secretary of War, May 2, 1911. Date of beginning: May 1, 1911. Date of expiration: April 30, 1914. Lease: Name of lessee: Booth Fisheries Co., Astoria, Oreg. Date of lease: March 28, 1911. Character: Lease of certain United States land on Sand Island, at mouth of Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash. Price: $210 per annum. Approved by Assistant Secretary of War, May 2, 1911. Date of beginning: May 1, 1911. Date of expiration: April 30, 1914. Lease: Name of lessee: Alex Muller, Astoria, Oreg. Date of lease: March 28, 1911. Character: Lease of certain United States land on Sand Island, at mouth of Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash. Price: $86 per annum. Approved by Assistant Secretary of War, May 2, 1911. Date of beginning: May 1, 1911. Date of expiration: April 30, 1914. Formal contract: Name of contractor: Associated Oil Co., San Francisco, Cal. Date of contract: May 12, 1911. Character: Furnishing and delivering fuel oil. Quantity: Approximately 39,000 barrels for use on dredge Chinook. Price: 75 cents per barrel of 42 gallons. Approved: June 9, 1911. Date of beginning: June 1, 1911. Date of expiration: June 30, 1912. Formal contract: Name of contractor: The Marine Iron Works, Portland, Oreg. Date of contract: January 6, 1910. Character: Repairs, alterations, and additions to U. S. dredge Chinook. Approved: January 18, 1910. Date of beginning: 15 days after date of notification of approval. Date of expiration: 4 months and 15 days from date of notification of approval. Supplemental agreement to above, dated February 9, 1910, approved by Assistant Secretary of War March 15, 1910, provides for certain modifications to paragraph 87 of specifications covered by agreement dated January 6, 1910, and in consideration of increased cost to the contractor, caused by said modifications, he shall be paid $5,075 in addition to the amount named above. Time for completion extended to August 26, 1910. Lease: Name of lessee: John Service, Astoria, Oreg. Date of lease: April 15, 1908. Character: Lease of certain parcel of United States land on Sand Island, at mouth of Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash. |