Congressional Edition Volume 5109 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...Coldwater River to Batesville and of Big Sunflower River will be found on page 446 of this report. The additional appropriations asked for will be applied to snagging work, etc., for maintenance. (See Appendix W 5 ) EXAMINATIONS MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH RIVER AND HARBOR ACT APPROVED MARCH 3, 1905. Reports on preliminary examinations required by the river and harbor act approved March 3, 1905, of the following localities within this district were duly submitted by the district officer thru the division engineer; they were reviewed by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors pursuant to law, and were transmitted to Congress and printed in documents as indicated: /. Preliminary examination and plan and estimate of cost of the improvement of Tallahatchie River, Mississippi, from the mouth of Coldwater River to Batesville.--Report dated November 9, 1905, is printed in House Document No. 147, Fifty-ninth Congress, first session. A project for putting the river in such condition that boats which run on the lower portion of the river may reach Batesville for from five to seven months of the year, at an estimated cost of $2,000 a year for a series of years and eventually not more than $1,000 a year, is presented. 2. Preliminary examination and plan and estimate of cost of improvement of Big Sunflower River, Mississippi, with a view to obtaining continuous navigation from its mouth to the railroad bridge at Clarksdale.--Report dated December 13, 1905, is printed in House Document No. 667, Fifty-ninth Congress, first session, While it is not deemed advisable to improve the Big Sunflower River with a view to obtaining continuous navigation from its mouth to Clarksdale, a project is presented for improving the lower section of the river with a view to obtaining a na...