V V 8. IMPROVEMENT OF WATERWAY CONNECTING PUGET SOUND WITH LAKES UNION AND WASHINGTON. During the year the right of way and controlling gates have been cared for. Borings have been made at the lock site and plans and specifications for the cofferdam and lock excavation are completed. Plans, in detail, of the lock and its appurtenances are being prepared. The work of excavating the canal above the lock is being prosecuted under the direction of this office with funds provided by local interests (act of Congress approved June 25, 1910). C. J. Erickson has completed a contract dated August 7, 1909, for the excavation of 161,917 cubic yards from the section between the two lakes at $0.35 per cubic yard. A contract with Holt & Jeffrey, dated March 22, 1911, calls for the removal of 243,000 cubic yards from the section between Lake Union and the lock at $0.30 per cubic yard; 15,860 cubic yards have been removed. APPROPRIATIONS. Total appropriations to Dec. 31, 1902 (p. 325, H. Doc. No. 421, 57th Cong., 2d sess.).. Mar. 3, 1905.. $335,000.00 125,000. 00 10, 000. 00 5,000.00 155, 000. 00 150, 000. 00 Estimate of additional funds required. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, for works of improvement.. $750,000 V V 9. IMPROVING SNOHOMISH RIVER, WASH. There were no operations during the year. On account of the small amount appropriated by the act of June 25, 1910, work was deferred until additional funds had been provided. The act of February 27, 1911, appropriated $75,000 and provided for completion of the work under continuing-contract system. Specifications have been prepared and approved. Bids for dredging and for dike construction and repair will be received early in the next fiscal year. The amount of commerce originating in the Snohomish River and tributaries from above the city limits of Everett consisted of: Estimate of additional funds required. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, for works of improvement.. V V 10. 1 $180,000 IMPROVING SKAGIT RIVER, WASH. Work under contract was commenced on November 25, 1910, and is in progress at the close of the year. The mattress sill in North Fork of Skagit River was repaired, a mattress sill in Old Main River near Fir and three closing dikes were constructed. The training dike has been built for a distance of 8,100 feet. During the year a slight change in the direction of the outer end of the main dike was authorized and its total length reduced. Notwithstanding this reduction in length it is questionable whether the dike can be completed with the funds available, as the scour around the end has been much larger than was anticipated, necessitating the use of increased quantities of brush and stone. There has also been considerable settlement in the mattress sills since completion and in completed portions of the dike. About $6,000 has already been spent in repair and reconstruction work and considerable additional work of this character will be necessary, for which an estimate of $15,000 is submitted. The following table gives the quantities of material received and placed in each work during the year: Contractor: International Dredging Co. Character of work: Construction and repair of dikes and sills. Prices: Brush, $4.25 per cord; piling, 13 cents per linear foot; stone, $1.48 per ton of 2,000 pounds; lumber, $15.50 per 1,000 feet b. m.; spikes, 4 cents per pound; wire, 3 cents per pound. Date of contract: October 20, 1910. Date of approval: November 22, 1910. Date of commencement: November 29, 1910. Date of completion: January 1 and October 31, 1911. June 25, 1910... APPROPRIATION. 1 Exclusive of the balance unexpended July 1, 1911. $100,000 NOTE. The grain tonnage shows a decrease over last year, which is accounted for by the fact that a large part of last year's crops are still in the farmer's warehouses. Estimate of additional funds required. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, for works of improvement.... .1$15,000 V V II. IMPROVEMENT OF SWINOMISH SLOUGH, WASH. There were no operations nor expenditures during the year. Swinomish Slough is considered worthy of improvement by the General Government to the extent of maintaining a channel 4 feet deep at lower low water from Saratoga Passage to La Conner. APPROPRIATIONS. Total appropriations to Dec. 31, 1902 (p. 325, H. Doc. No. 421, 57th Cong., 2d sess.).. Mar. 3, 1905.. Mar. 2, 1907 Act of Mar. 3, 1909 (allotment of June 26, 1909). June 25, 1910.. Total.... $125,000 5,000 75,000 10,000 10,000 225,000 Articles. Fish, fresh Hay Logs. Lumber Merchandise, general. Oats... Total.. NOTE. The tonnage of oats shows a decrease from the year 1909. This is accounted for by the fact that a large part of last year's crop is still in the farmers' warehouses. 1 Exclusive of the balance unexpended July 1, 1911. |