The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-14
EADS' JEFFIRs.

| ueu on ner way down the river.
EADS' JETFIRS.
Depth OF Tyventy-eight Feet and VVidtI
OF Six Hundred for Five Millions.
The senate select committee on trans
| portation has agreed to report a bill
IN favor of the jetty project of Captain
Eads for the mouth of the Mississippi
river, with the object of bring the sub
| ject before the senate.
The bill provides that JAS. r. Eads
and his associates shall be authorized to
proceed with TIE deepening of the
channel of one of the outlets of the
Mississippi river into the Gulf of Mex.
leo, to be selected by himself, by per
| nanent letties at its mouth, and NAV
construct such ietties, levees, etc, as
may be necessary, provided that he all
not interfere with the navigation of any
channel now used. The work must be
begun within eight months from the
approval of the act, and prosecuted
with duo diligence. Unless Capt. Eads
| shall within thirty months secure twen-
ty feet of water, congress may revoke
the privilege hereby granted. Congress
may also revoke the privileges granted
unless Capt. Eads shall, after securing
twenty feet of water, secure two feet of
water additional each succeeding year,
until twenty-six feet shall have been se-
cured, and two feet additional within
two years after having secured twenty
six feet. In case of failure to meet
these conditions for any period Of twelve
months In excess of the time fixed in
each case, then the act shall be null and
void without any action by congress.
Section two provides that whenever
Eads and his associates shall have sue
ceeded in establishing and maintaining
twenty feet depth of water at ordinary
flood tide by means of his works, and
such outlet or pass shall have clear
width of six hundred feet between the
works or jetties, or SO that ships draw
ing twenty feet of water may be naviga-
ted safely and expeditiously through
out the channel, and such depth shall
be wide enough to allow two such ships
to be passed by each other in safety,
then the government is to pay said Eads
or his legal representative 81 600, 900 at
time stated. When two additional
feet of water shall be secured, an addi-
tional million Ehall be paid, and so on,
a million for each additional two feet,
until S., 900, 600 shall be paid in all.
Section three provides that when it
shall appear that Eads and his associ-
ates have established and maintained a
navigable channel-way of twenty-eight
feet depth, he shall be entitled to an
additional sum of six million dollars.
Section four provides for a commits
sion of United States officers, to be ap-
pointed by the president, to ascertain
and report the facts upon each notifica-
tion by Esds that q required depth of
water has been secured and maintained,
and for the payment of money upon q
favorable report.
Section FIVE enacts that TO guard the
United States against doubtful tempo
rary results, payments for the work
shall be delayed, and also conditioned
on the permanency of the respective
depths Of water. The conditions being
complied with, 81, 900, 600 is to be paid
within six months after twenty feet of
water is permanently obtained, and so
on until the twenty-eight feet shall be
secured, the next million to be paid
three years after permanently obtaining
twenty eight feet, and the remaining
by installments during the Pc
riod of nine years after securing the
twenty y-eight feet depth of water.
Other sections provide for the protec- |
tion of the works by the government, !
and for completing the work, in case of
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sentatives, and that he shall have the !
right to use any adjacent material with |
in twenty miles from the mouth of the |
river.
The bill is very carefully drawn so as
to protect the interest OF the govern
ment. The REPORT refers to tho fact |
that the engineer corps IS not prepared /
TO recommend work upon the proposed /
canal without further surveys, and cites /
the report by the board of United States |
to sho the cost of such canal |
to be $40. .273, 900.
The adverse repor: of Gen. Barnard, |
pres senting objections to the canal, is |
quoted freely and emphasized. The |
committee therefore arrived with regret |
at the conclusion that it cannot now re-
the adoption of the bill for /
the construction of the canal, but re- /
appropriations for additional I
The committee next cites the various |
for the ietty system, and |
argues that It ought to have n trial, as
only two and half years is required by 1
the contractors to solve the problem at
their own expense, unless they succeed
in getting twenty feet of water. Gen.
work on the Mississippi is
cited to overthrow his present positions
against the jetty system, with decided
effect. After stating the cost of the Jet
" plan, the committee says that it would
not be greater than would be adequate
sompen alton for the work proposed,
and concludes that Eads ought to be
allowed to make the trial at his own
cost and risk. An open river mouth, it /
IS affirmed, is the first consideration.
Cor. Cottr5eT-.JOttT7ldL.