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Ladysmith News Budget
Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
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House subcommittee on rivers and harbors reports a bill with only $500,000 for Upper Mississippi River improvement, far less than the $2 million requested by Twin Cities and others, within a $15 million lump sum reduced from War Department estimates.
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Only $500,000 Provided for Upper Part by Committee.
Washington - Instead of the $2,000,000 asked for Upper Mississippi River improvement by the Twin Cities and other interested in reviving river navigation, the House sub-committee of the appropriation committee on rivers and harbors reported a bill carrying only about $500,000 for that purpose.
The bill reported is for a lump appropriation of $15,000,000, a reduction of $41,846,915 from the estimates submitted by the War department engineers.
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funding reduced to $500,000 for upper mississippi river improvement from $2,000,000 requested; total bill $15,000,000, down $41,846,915 from war department estimates.
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House sub-committee of the appropriation committee on rivers and harbors reported a bill with only about $500,000 for Upper Mississippi River improvement, despite $2,000,000 asked by Twin Cities and others interested in reviving river navigation.