New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-06
RIVER AND HARBOR WORK.

RIVER AND HARBOR WORK.
ENGINEEEI>G OPERATIONS oS THE HUDSON ASn
ABOUND xrw-ruRE-Tng &oNEY NEEDED FOR
Mkt YEAR.
lBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The reports of the en-
rnecrs Of tine United in charge Of river and
barbor announcements for the fiscal year ending June 30.
1877 have been received by General Humphreys. CHEF
OF Engineers who Is now engaged IN cuilating them
TOR submission TO Congress-. Lieutenant Willard,
in charge Of the improvements OF the upper
Hudson says that he has surveyed and plotted the
river from New Baltimore Cedar HILL from Van es
Point Cuyler's bar and from Port Schuyler 70 ba''
The estimate to continue surveys ID Ss,OOO Inc long
projected dixie on the overslaugh 1000 feet long. near
Albany, was completed last Fall, and cross dixie 42i
feet long, greatly injured by ice last Winter, was
repaired. work was resumed tho full dixie in
May, and 600 10 { OF timber work were completed III
August The following bars were removed or reduced
New channel at sloOp lock, Troy; Van Buren,, Washing
ton par Fish House shOa bar at the upper railroad
bridge in Albany, upper oversaugh, part of the west
Wig OF the dam and east ana west channel at New
Baltimore A system Of bulk head lines is proposed
Tue total asked for in continuation OF the WORK
on the Hudson River * $l26.0OO
On the removal Of distractions the East River and
at Hell Gate report says that work, last year. was
largely confined to ths removal OF the debris aIei
the blasting OF 1876. TIE total amount OF
OF twen,y-six feet at low water, Is about
Is 600 tons OF $500 cdbic yards, Of which
1869 tons removed the end OF tine fiscal year
The result OF the dredging shows the wh1le rock 10 oe
thoroughly broken up. No Appropriation having been
made for the OF distractions In tne Eist KVer
and Hell Gate the fiscal year ending 1873, work was
SUSPENDED NJ Flood Rock Owing 10 lack OF funds, no
submarine drilling, blasting dredging was resumed
this Spring The amount asked be appropriated for
the fiscal year. ending June 3d. 1879, Ia Is follows For
the OF the steam drilling scow on Diamond Reel
Frying Pan and Shell Drake, Sl50OOO; excavations al
Flood Rock (uidde reed, S43O,OOO; to'al SOOO'oOo'
The total required Tor the completion Of thc existing
project $32l3,127.
On tho dredging OF mud bars in the Hudson River op
posit Jersey CIV tde report says that after large ex
prndirures the dredging is found TO be OF llte use
Genera Newton says that, under the revelations o TIE
comparative chart he cannot recommend the Devotion
Of any more funds by the Government To dreng-
ing in front OF the wharves the remedy Tor
the filing in which taxes place along the pier
line Of Jersey City below Pasble Point aud with more "r
less progress every year does lie in dredging. The
Secretary ~ War and General Humphrey concur IN the
views OF General Newton ,
For improving the Harlem River the amount needed
pr vns the PAssac River. y. j. the estimate for
IL. Inc IMPROVEMENT Of East ester Greek there Is
no Tor next year. The amount yet available N
s2s70s. ,-..
For lie improvement Of the narbor OF Port Chester
there Appropriation anu 10 "ork Last year Inc
auu mt needed for 1883 l. T6OOoO
A he Dor of RouGoul, ice in the Winter OF 1897
destrOye4 200 feet of north dyAe Ihis mas Deeu re-
d. .ired and a branch dyke so fe-t begun
In the channel, between staten Is and and Sew-Jef-
sew no work was done Tue amount yet available ID
SlO229.
Al haroor Pattsburg there nave Deem no opera
tons. Engineer White Iepors that TIC navigation OF tine
narDor been much impaired by tue formation oi
bar the entrance. Tie amount YET available Tor the
work Is fi9il - -
For TIC Improvement u the harbor " Burlington W.
there needed. for 1888. $4,000. For s"anton, VIZ
rr IA vel available 500. superSlucC of an
extension OF % feet 90 DreaA"aler Is Umpot"d
For me uuuruyemeu. Of Otter Geek W. there as no
priatiOn, but here is needed ior 1888 $4,000