The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-31
HARBCR IMPROVEMENTS.

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the annaul report of the Chief Engineer
for 1874, on harbor Improvements. OF
Two Rivers harbor this report says:
Taco Rirers Harbor, Wisconsin,.
ing the past year the superstructure has
been built over /, 031 feet of pile foun-
dation, and the piers filed with brush
and stone, making the north pier 900
feet in length, and the south pier 965
feet. The dredge was employed in ex-
cavating channel for vessels of light
draught. During the present season
the dredge Will be employed in contillu
ing the, excavation. The piers Will be
refned where the filing has settled, and
the north side of the channel into the
river reverted.
The appropriation Of this year being
but $4,000, and it being proposed to ex-
pend portion of this sum in using the
dredge at Ahnapee harbor, (the cost of
the dredge having been paid equally out
of the appropriations of these two har-
bors, it will not be practicable to ex-
tend the piers this season, though such
extension is necessary to the maintenance
of the channel.
An estimate is submitted by the Off
Ger in charge, for the extension of the
piers and dredging, of $50, 1000.
Dole i,,r
July1: 1873. $25. 10000
ending June 30th 1873, to be deducted
from balance of Treasury 1882 81
June 90, 1874 s15,oOO.oo
ending June g. 1874 So, $50, 90
Amount available July l, 1874 SIS, 051, SO
Amount required for the fiscal year end
office s25, 600, 90
Manitoscoc Hdrbor, Wsconsia-The
work during the year has consisted in
extending each pier 100 feet. It is pro-
posed this season to make further ex-
tension of 100 feet to each pier. A still
further extension of 200 feet to each
pier is necessary to carry them to a
depth Of Is feet of water.
An estimate is submitted for portion
of this extension.
Balance in Treasury of United States.
July l, 1873 s2o,ooo.O0
to his check 3,935.Os
June % 1874 100000
Amount expended during the fiscnl year
ending June 80, 1874 l3,794s4
Amount available July 1, 1874 10, SHOTS
Amount required for the fiscal year end
ing June 1876 100000
From the report of Assistant Engineer
W. Fl. Hearding we have extracted the
following in relation to the habor at Two
Rivers:
The dredge commenced operations
July IA, 1873, at the close of that season
had excavated and removed from the
channel alongside the west pier and from
the point projecting into the channel
from the north end Of west pier 1850
cubic yards, leaving channel into the
rivers alongside the west pier averaging
from so to 80 feet in width and feet
depth. An appropriation of $50, 900 is
respectfully recommended as being nee
essary to effect the work economically.
The original estimated cost of this i'm
provement, based on survey made IN
der my direction in 1870, was 1855, $685.
so. There was appropriated in 1871
s25, 200; in 1872, S25, 900; in 1878, $685.
600; and in 1874, $4,000; making in
all, 100000.
In my last annaul report on this har-
Dor [ called attention to the difficulties
and want of economy resulting from car
rying on works of this character with
such small appropriations, compared
with the total cost of the work. If the
amount estimated for an improvement
could be appropriated at once, to be e1-
pended in a certain number of years,
much better results would be obtained.