, 1875-10-12
Work Done and to Be Aooomplish-
ed on the Chicago Break
water.
Statistics Of Chicago Com
merce for the Season
Of 1876.
Tho Nnmo of Mr.. Dclnno's Sue
cessor Not Yet Announced.
RIVERS AND HARBORS,
G<ftfFIkNft

EHICAUU.
's1etfal Nitpatch to 7As Chicago I>1oune
"Asnl:uroS, q. O.. Oct. 1l.-The folowins
arc tito estimates just returned by the Engineer
Corps for the river aud lnrbor improvements Al
tho principal places on tho Northwestern lakot
for tho coming fiscal year:
Chicago, $4,000. The amount available Jutv
| l, 1875. Wae $165.t35 The aouth end OF ma
bEeakwater IL now $3.50 feet from tho shore linn
on tho Illinois Central broakwaor, aud stands in
q font Of water. The now work Ia designed to
protect tho outer face Of tho break vater and la,
progressed worry favorabIy. Tho superatructufe of
tho breakrater ia now completed for running
| length Of 1850 feet Tic remaining $50 foot
y 10 expected viii bo completed BY :ho middle uf
octooef. Tho contractors for continuing
THE NORTH rlEn IMPROVEMENT
md for removing tho wroeks. aro vigorously
prosecuting their contracts. It IL believed tl,at
t!1o extension Of tho North Pier will hayo tl,o
stead Tor vesHcls In tho outer basin. Even now
vcssoih can got good protection there, Mini
!ioi1ton b4ys that ho has intely been trying
roE ~ e. tho ilafooFnastor to compel u vessels
now uhdor charter to ltso tito outor baBiu. fin
mas met with but indifferent slccess. To hopcs
20 make nlhri'1orB appreciate tho advantage Of
t!io foada.ead prepared for tLem. and the necos-
s{ o. l;SM;oSns tue Chicago Avcr from tho mass
.! ioio bl1apf1Hg which fnterfeteH 80 materially
WIN its free :lHo. Tho depths haze increased IN
has been A0o'o
LITTLE sHoAL1No III TIE MAIN CHANNEL
opposise the lighthouse, duo to sand wished in
from tho outside. 1t forns no obytrucsiom
To- tho mnin chnnnsl as yot. Lut II
Mill 10 hcn: to drotlgo tho shore to
pense u 5,O00. North OF tho North Tior the |
shore lt'le has aightly advanced. There is owl |
uehcc tli2t tho bench for somo distance north of
uallr. 90 wy h''1-
A t1rr-aAy1Nn srAr,nx |
10 10 DO established OIL The North Pier. with nm
llfo'poas. to ba manned hy volunteer crow,
An no wtiarsos have becn butit along the lako-
atons: tue consideration f tho question OF con-
lnese 3ale VIZ appropriated for Chicago harLog iu
l510 ei10, 0,009; 1911 s1O0, 900 loTa, S00. mn.
1875 s9o, 600; 1871. 575,0oo; 1876 $4,000.
THE COMMERCE. OF CHICAGO
T. T. shown by tho following staleu1out from thu |
DO, 1876: 'ao7
Duties OF imports. e. in On,
sias.ne Hospital 1noney. ey..........,......., 79si
stos,nSoat nspecon.. 9
Eiaes; Penalties, forteuses. GD
'aeeeH*aeons ..*.-.................,.. asa
Mat. Houston says Of Calumet There nro
10 distractions to navigation Of tho Calumet |
tises Oh FAR as tho wauta Of conrne.co rcnuirc.
Lue present contracts wtll be closed boforo the
lose ol tho working season. It would 10 VOL !
ertond tho south piog G0l feet still fu t,cr f.,
eacn tho l!"loot ctlrso, md to o1tend tte work 1
W 1eoe to roach tho 13-foot curve, and to
1edso 5 ao.ooo cubic yards from tho cbanne
,, he amount '' estimated for thts work Ia G500n
us done: it IL thought no appropriations viii /
. mado for several years, except Tor maliny t
10 uaual repairs to the pieip.
1plaotMIAI!oAs @n fon caI.sMET HAVE BEEN;
~ 1S;g ato STS9o9e; TN ~ ibl oo ls7 ooo
INC tonnage entered III Calumet for The fiscal y
'ar was l8Gi0 tons; cleared l7.4t2 tona. j
oTl1EN EsTlMATRB. d