Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-25
Iuts ! nal improvements.

TacOREeA on HAhBOR IMPROVEMENTS
SEirG CARRIED ON by THE GoVKRN-
hBer ON TnH DELAWARE AND CHRIS.
MANA.
Tue report of Chief Engineer Hum
phrrys, inode to the Secretary Of War,
f'r the year ending June 30th, last, Is a
'a.uahle and interesting paper. That
PARTON Of tie report relating 10 harbor
improvements, being conducted by the
GoveTnmtp; on the Delaware and Chris
iitna, is especially interesting, and Is as
follows;
sIeaking If the improvements at Mar
Cg.s Hook, Il e report says Al tue COM
? ,tioD OF th Sc works, two years ago, an
.Tos ladder vas attached TO each Of the
tepr Ice piert. These were found insuM
cent 10 With stand tho force Of the ice,
and during tie fiscal year they have been
replaced by heavier ladders 10 recesees
cut Ia the piers. This haTbOr was the
resort, durip the winters Of 1S7l-2, for
elss largest vessels entering the Delaware
Il ger, and u c Philadelphia City leebOAts
ustd the bafhor as a depot for their coal ,
during the a. lson Of running ice. There
Is stll balance of Sl0,452.l2 on hand
for this WORK.
Tue report continues By the improve
ment Of the Delaware at Fort Mifilin bar,
II Ia proposed to connect the channel on
d Q Pennsylvania side with the channel
on the New Jersey side, at the bar, by 9
cut about fifteen hundred feet In length,
nine hundred feet 10 width and about
ftur feet IL depth. This will afford
twenty feet depth Of water across the bal
al ordinary lev water. Tho estimate fol
ills work for the fiscal year ending June
10Th, 1875, is $4,000.
The appropriation of $4,000, made il
June, 1872, for The improvement OF thi
Chnstiana, has been applied ny dredging
10 The channel to obtain the requires
tnpth of twelve feet and width Of on
hundred and twenty feet at ordinary lov
wafer bsloE Brandywine Creek. Mex
year II is proposed TO cootinue the i'm
provement of this harbor by the remova
o. a fast rCek from the border Of tn
clannel bAlog Third street, and by dredg
ing at severa points from the mouth Z
the river up the west end Of the harboi
The estimate for this work for the mex
meal year Ia $4,000.
During ths year ending juno 3Ott
1919, the subotructuro of the Iron pier 9
Ls~eB was advanced TO total length G
slsven huud ed and tiity-hye feet min
hundred and twenty.four feet havin
bUen built IL that period. The iro
mAlsrial nee 2. sary TO construct the pie
10 q totai length Of one thousand foJ
labdpd nd seven feet has bee
delivered, AT lie mostly slowed on Ii
per grounds. and, in addition, the car
aid screws iJr fifteen piles, correspond
ing 10 sixtylhr-e feet Of the pier
leI2th. Ohe hundred and ninei
uonssnd dollars is estimated as Il
AMOUNT recee sary to complete the worl
he report closes with the followir
alvslon 10 q c construction and repair
We ice harbor piers ut New Castle II
sona super tructure, an old crib pie
has been completed the unfinished pl
IL the middle OF tho harbor bar heeL r
moved kud = Glib foundation for a ne
Flei ocnn.rosd. 1his last viii he col
liet11 durip,; the pssei yCsG AID u
No"1-HOTk Of the Old pier prr trcts ".
shasthing AID igun .ates. E.zt year
proposed to construct another PIT
nc amount available Tor II work
July !, 1913, was $S2,6l9.9O. 7
amount required for the dscal year on
ing June ", 1875, 10 $4,000.