c. Construction be subject to the condition that local 

 interests participate as follows: 



(1) Provide without cost to the United States all 

 lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the construction 

 of the project. 



(2) Provide without cost to the United States all 

 relocations of buildings and utilities, sewers, roads and related 

 facilities. 



(3) Hold and save the United States free from damages 

 due to the construction works. 



(U) Maintain and operate the Fox Point barrier after 

 completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

 Secretary of the Army. The annual cost of operation and main- 

 tenance is estimated at ^131;, 000. 



($) Contribute to the first cost of the Lower Bay 

 barriers a sum in lieu of annual operation and maintenance. 

 Such contribution is estimated to range from $1,617,000 to 

 $3,687,000 depending on the final design. 



ROBERT J. FLEMING, JR. 



Brigadier General, U.S. Army 

 Inclosures Division Engineer 



9 Plates 



1. General Plan 



2. Extent of Tidal Flooding 



and Damages. Sept. 1936 Flood 



3. Fox Point Barrier Plan. 



U. Fox Point Barrier Plan, Plan 

 Profile and Sections 



5. Lower Bay Barrier Plan. East 

 Barrier, Gonanicut Island to 

 Newport Neck 



6. Lower Bay Barrier Plan. West 

 Barrier, Plum Beach to Conanicut 

 Island 



7. Lower Bay Barrier Plan. Tiverton 

 Barrier. Portsmouth to Tiverton 



8. Narragansett Bay. Hiirricane Flood 

 Levels. Sept. 1938 Flood Reduced by 

 Fox Point and Lower Bay Barriers 



9. Mt. Hope Bay - Sakonnet River. Hurricane 

 Flood Levels. Sept. 1938 Flood Reduced 

 by Lower Bay Barriers 



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