Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-23

Tan CONDITION or THE HARBOR.-Ths
following important report Of the condition
of the River and Harbor, was presented tc
the City Council by the HarbOr Master. In
connection with it a resolution Was intro
duosd and adopted, ordering the river to be
dredged out at cost not to exceed eight
thousand dollars:
To ae Honorable the City Council: In obe-
dienee to a resolution Of your Honorab le
body directed to US, we have taken the sound
ings of the river from Columbus street bridge
to the mouth, and made an estimate of the
cost of oZcavating the same to depth Of 13
feet below the present surface Of the water,
which we beg leave to report upon as follows {:
From Columbus street to upper side of Ma
/ tional Mills the water varies from l3 to 90
feet, and requires the removal Of 2,240 cubic
yards. Thence for 500 feet the water deep
ems gradually from 9 feet inches to Is
feet, and requires the removal of $3.50 cubic
yards. Thence for 900 feet the water is no.
where less than II feet deep, and generally
II to lS feet, averaging l21z feet this sec
tiOn requires the removal of 1 ,l70 yards
Thence to near the Cleveland Mills the water
is from IL to II feet deep, and requires the
removal of 800 yards. Thence for 200 feet
the water averages u 4-10 feet, and no where
less than II feet, requiring the removal of
$50 yards. From here to the Center street
bridge, $50 feet, the water is from 10 I-2 to
u feet deep, requiring 600 yards to be exea-
waited. Thence through the east opening and
for some distance below, the water is full I3
feet deep. From thence to the Ohio Canal
we have from IL to IL feet, which requires
the removal of $50 yards. Thence to Supe-
riOr street the water is little better being II
feet deep and upwards, but requires the re-
moval of $50 yards to give 13 feet Of water.
The water acress Superior street is of full
depth, and all the way to opposite the ware
house of 7. A. Walton, a good channel is
found east Of the center of tho stream, but
to make channel through the center of the
stream requires the removal of $50 yards
From this to the Main street Bridge the water
gradually shoals to 10 IA feet, having an ex-
cavation Of 8 400 yards. From thence to past |
7. N. Bonds warehouse the main channel is |
near the east side of the river, but to make a |
channel l3 feet deep near the centre re-
quires the remOval.Of 1900 yards. From here
to Butts coal office, on the pier, the water is
deep enough. Thence through the piers the
water is from IL a to l21I feet deep, and
would require the removal of $50 yards
From the end of the piers the water varies
5ut little from y feet in depth for 400 feet
To connect the above described channel with
the Ship Channel at West River street re-
luires an excavation Of 2, $50 yards. To con-
lect it by a channel through the west open
ng of Main street bridge will require an ex
aviation Of 2,40O yards and for q similar
'hannel through the west opening of Centre
treet bridge $3.50 yards must be excavated.
These measurements are taken to tho sur
ace Of the water as it now is. We have add
d column to the left, giving II feet Of wa
er which is as much as vessels can come into
be mouth Of the piers with, and as deep as
he Ship Channel. This work ought to be
lone for 25 cents per yard at this time, at
which price the work will cost, for single
hannel IL feet deep, s., 1886, for II feet
i ,5Sl. .25, and 81 1897 more for the west chan
els to Main and Centre street bridges.
ards Yards
2 feet From To Is feet
100 Columbus st. Bridge, National Mls.....22lO
900 National Mill, Thatcher, B., q Co.'s
Elevators.
300 Thatcher B. & Co.'S Ele-, German st.. 1900 |
$50 German ST., Center street Bridge ESQ
ESQ Center street Bridge, Ohio Cana. 265O
40 Ohio Canal, Superior street.........-... $50
40 Superior street. T. A. Walton $50
80 II. A. Waton's, Main street Bridge.-....2lGO
$50 Main st. Bridge, past T. n. Bonds ware
.26DO
Butts Coal Office, end Of PIers............... $50
Us To West River
Additional channels through Main and
go Light House street
--, HarbOr Master, {