The daily gazette., 1877-10-09
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The reports Of
the officers and engineers ofthe United
States army In charge CT river and har-
Dor improvements for the fiscal year end.
ing June 80, 1877, have been received by
General Humphreys, Chief of Engineers
who is now collecting them for snbmis-
sion to Congress. The following is q
synopsis of the report of Colonel j. ID
Kurtz relating to improvement on, the
Delaware river. - a- '..' y
IcE-HARBoR AT CHESTER.
! The ice-piets and bulkheads OF the up
per line and the reconstruction ofthe tive
connecting bridges was completed
Twenty-Five large-clas schooners, also tug
boats and barges, took refuge here las,
winter. No appropriation is asked.
PIER NEAR LEwEs, D Ell.
The report OF Captain Ludlow, engi
neer in charge, says: The pier was con
pletely constructed, with the exception
of the fender system (Which is not vel
eomnienccd) ID a. distance of 1886 fee
from shore, heavy timbering extending
], ,426 feet, and iron works, including thu
73d buoy, attaining the distance of 1885,
feet from zero of the abutment, In MAY
the 74th row OF piles, the first new work
was completed, This row went dow1
with unusual difficulty, as evidenced BY
| the crushing Of cast iron cams, &c. Early
in June the 10th row of piles, 1878 fee
uom shore, were set in, which exhausted
the material on hand. All tho piles steot
a test of 10000 pounds. During tue
present fiscal year the work will be con
tinued, and the material for two more
4 buoys in process of manufacture are com
pleted. This will exhaust the ap-
p. opriation. 1t Is proposed next season
to complete the pier proper, protect th'
pier head by suitable fender system 70
laying to, on each side and off the end,
series of anchors with buoys attached, 10
the convenience of vessels coming to an,
| lying alongside the pier, aud put down
| railroad track 270 feet in length, t
connect the pier with the railroad of th
locality. The pier can now be complete
for $50, 500, which is the estimate for th
fiscal year ending Juue 30. 1873. >
ICE HARBoR AT NEW CASTLE.
The contract for the remaining IL
feet length of coal wharf below th
piers, in addition to 103 feet remain
ing last year, has been executed an
completed, The construction of
crib for the foundations of new Ice
pier has been begun. This pier
The last contemplated by the presen
plan af work. During the preseu
fiscal year the foundation will
completed to the level of low waite
and In readiness for the stone super
STRUCTURE. Next year it is propose
Ito complate this pier and to credg
out accumulated sedi ment, for whic
purpose an appropriation OF $s4, 900
asked. .5=N'=
HARBoR AT WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
The removal of mud began MAJ
1877, and of rock June, 1873. Th
bid for dredging was below the est
mated price, which admitted large
amount of material being remove
than anticipated. During the euspel
sion of work, from, March, 1876, an
resumption, a gradual contraction {
the channel has been going ON in Il
calities hitherto improved. Durin
1.-THE year $4,000 cubic yards soft mu
were removed from this harbor. Th
result has been TO reopen the chann'
ljust above the lighthouse and abov
4 Third strert, TO Front, and just aboy
Market street, to width of 100, fei
and a depth of 12 feet at mean To-
water. The channel, commenein
at a point $500 feet below the houl
| of Brandywine Greek and advancin
up stream has been increased in dept
so as to effect IL feet at mean low tic
and width of 100 feet. During Ii
| present season it is proposed to con
plete the work under eK istingcontrac
by removing about 5000 cubic yard
| of mud deposit from the channel nes
1.-THE mouth of Brandywine Greek, an
| the removal of about $40 cubic yarC
| of fast rock. Next year it is propose
to continue the Improvement of IL
harbor on both sides of the chann'
for a considerable distance up strean
This will require the removal {
about 90, 900 cubic yards of materi
and an appropriation of SIT 900, whie
~ asked for. The report says ths
the harbor, though small, proved {
such value to commerce. Durin
the past winter the record kept shoV
ed that 208 vessels, mostly large one
| sought refuge here from moving Ice
1.-The winter of 1576-'T7. The repair
made to the upper outer ice-pier an
1.-THE replacing of few timbers CO
S2 200. An examination was mad
with view of placing an enrocl
ment around their bases. There
yailable $6,342. sol
rs ITWAR BETWEEN FRANCE An
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