The daily gazette., 1879-12-06
De'@'oars Rtrer Nav,o1

AN |. INSPECTION . nnI OF THE PROM.
mAhsoRs, NEW LIsnrs 'ro .ro
IMPROVEMENTS. AND
Yesterday morning ,
and others interested in pal'y Of
navigation, left PhiladelnIbtia, IA Ibti,,wal
pose OF making thoronph' p,,'a ;r lor
tne Ts. river as far down as 81 R.aSpr .s1pe
.naI ,ney proceeded to New WY c..
an and them, then boarded the lieh, It lon.s ., 4
or !. Aroutus y { r the river Fri trim n0O'e
After getting stated : ,'p; p
river was spread out on The I"s!. .,sI.
steamer, and the gentIems~e Ssefn
ar. around 1t, discussing rsa each uojn,
est as tie vessel sailed aIopU '"'
ing out Of the Ice harbor s, At ~
the stone piers forming i, W wers Se% Y
ana the recommendation of the a,
10 build the one additional ''s niel u
nor or -, ..essa'y 10 Complete
commentator las aireads ho.
Congress, and the small am @
St ssion. passed
The harbor has been for so,
incomplete tor want of ,his 'o,
work. The vessels's head
turned down the river toward.
Island, to examine the loca,iana
ed for the new ice-harbor. ' 0n
TWO wrecks were pointed ont
most In the channel, marked hy
and to pull out which the Tiai,
Service has the money, but ll,sv s
do II, because the present r"' %
the law Is such that they would
TO owner of vessel and caroo II,
damages. 1t seems ab,urs
large sums in dredging and
channels, and yet having wrecL'
IN them to obstfuct navigation.
unanimous opinion was that
should be changed, and that
should pass the bill on the subis
pending, which was recomme,,
the National Board Of Steam
ton AT Its last meeting, proyid,l
all owners rights shall cease
days, and the officials then h
right to remove all wrecks obs
the fairways Of commerce.
The steamer then cours.d
Reedy Island and Listous p,
miles below, which are the prom
cations for the proposed new ics
The relative merits of tina tw,
we're discussed for several hours.
party could not decide which
more available location.
Afterwards the Journey IN n
was continued TO Christiana 81
wilinington) and the vessel ran
creek to enable the party TO insI
dumping ground. The dred
Cherry Island Flats, in the Ds
above the mouth OF the Chris,
being vigorously prosecuted, and
long those flats will he PRACTICAL
Grated IN an obstruction to the mai
OF the Delaware. The debris n
BY the dredges, II deposited all
banks Of the river, would 500
back into the channel.
To prevent thus, ihs scows ard
into tbs Chris,iara Geek and lid
deposited u, by an arrangement 4
land owners, on the south side |
creek, where a"ont twenty acres
land will be made, and, by rais
banks and guarding them with
the low grounds in the rear will
claimed. The Lighthouse Depot
mouth of the Christiana was ind
This depot is soon 10 be- mov(
uch more favorable location
Delaware river shore further up
Moor, about two aud a half mild
the mouth of the Christians TIN
ing operations on Cherry lslanl
are In the western channel, aud
the making of a % feet channe,
cd by range lights, and which VI
least 40 feet wide. The dredlng
ed to a greater or less extent for
OF about mile and one half.
the work is completed, 1t is y
that the frequent passing of largo
ers will keep fully % feet depth {
aud probably much more, thr(
this distance. The Arbutus wa'
the dredge and it and lis operate
amined.
The present plans Of the Llg|
Service In regard to the improve
Delaware resolve themselves ints1
| log out two ideas-maklnR ID"
the sea a channel of at l. ast tive
feet depth throughout, and 50 i
hat It cal be as safely travelled
as by day. And to aid naNigauS
tim es the three ice harbors ara
completed at Chester, New Casti9
the head Of Delaware Bay.