Worcester daily spy., 1872-11-09

THE HARBoRs OF New ENGLAND AND THEIR
bIPRovEMENTs.-From the annual reports for
warded to Washington, 10 be laid before con
gress, it appears that besides the improvements
in Boston harbor, already mentioned in these
dispatches, the sea walls at Point Allerton, Gal
lup's island and Long island head have pro-
gressed, TO the satisfaction of the engineers in
charge at Point Allerton. Five hundred and
forty linear feet Of wall are yet 10 be built 800
cubic yards of back filling and grading to be
done, and 2050 square yards of paving TO be
laid. On Gallup's island, everything is rebOrted
finished, except about 5000 yards of grading on
the bluff in the rear of tue wall. At Long
island head $40 feet of wall, including facing,
coping, concrete foundation and backing, are
still to be laid with about $500 yards of back
filling and grading and 3460 yards Of granite
paving. few projecting points have still to be
removed from Kelley'S ledge to attain the depth
of % feet below low water required. From
Upper Middle bar, 100000 yards are vet to be
dredged TO give a navigable channel 900 feet
wide. For this work and the three sea walls
named, S265000 will be required in completion,
and will no doubt be granted.
The MerTimac river is still under extensive
improvement, the objects being originally the
removal Of distractions at the upper and lower
falls above Haverhll, and the removal of Gang
way rocks, the Boilers, and the wreck of a coal
vessel in Newburyport harbor. The wreck and
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work at the lower falls about half completed
and the north Gangway rock partially removed
Fifty. seven thousand dollars, in addition to a
small amount on hand, is required TO complete
these Improvements Clam rock, Pinnacle
rocks and the rocks off Friends and Pew's
wharves, in Gloucester harbor, will be entirely
removed, and the powders removed from Bah
sons ledge during the present fiscal year, with
out calling for any more appropriations. At
DuXbury harbor, the improvement of Miles
channel is under way, and can be finished with
another appropriation of $4,000 including
some necessary protection for DuXbury beach,
The channel will be two hundred and fifty feet
wide and eight feet in depth.
To continue thework in Plymouth harbor $4,000
is the sum asked for during the next fiscal year.
The improvement consists in brush bulkhead
with iettieS of frame work, filled with brush and
stone ballasted, stone bulkheads being used in
some of the more exposed places. The brush
work checks the motion of the waves and sand
and forms a new bank upon which beach grass
is to be planted eventually. In Welheet har-
Dor an appropriation of $1,000 is being used to
remove Channel rock Lobster rock, Lumpfsh
rock, Mayos' rock and Bay rock at a cost of
S800), the balance reverting to the treasury. The
bulkhead and jetties on Beach point, Province
town harbOr, have been repaired, the stone
bulkhead on Long Point beach extended, a sub
stantial dixie built across the head of Lancey's
harbor and the other parts of the harbOr reSur-
veyed. Ten thousand dollars are asked for
Provincetown. AT Hyanns the work of re-
building the breakwater has been completed at
an estimated cost of about $4,000.
Wareham harbor has been completely survey
ed with regard to the proposition to fit il for
harbor OF refuge. The engineers found two
bars in Wareham river, and sunken ledge and
bowlder in Weweautit river which is a continual
ton OF the harbOr. They recommend the neces-
sary improvements, at Il cost OF S45, ,000-of
which $4,000 is already available-to give
twelve feet OF water right up to the wharYes at
high tide. In Taunton river considerable work
has been done at the Needles, formerly the most
dangerous and difficult part of the river, giving
a channel sixty feet wide and four and a half
feet deep at low water. A similar channel
is yet to be constructed through the
six miles of shoal water between
Dighton and Weir village, at cost of
about thirty thousand dollars. Under a resolu-
ton of the house of representatives passed last
session, survey of the harbor Of Edgartown
has been made to ascertain the nature of the
damage done by gale, two years ago, which
closed the southern channel. The surveyor
recommends the re-opening of the channel at a
cost of over twenty thousand dollars. Extensive
river and harbor improvements are reported in
Maine, including, among the most important
those of St. CroiX, Sullivan, Penobscot, Kenne-
bee, Saco and Kennebunk rivers, and Portland
harbor, on which the Improvements will all be
completed this present fiscal year.