Daily Republican., 1881-09-01
" 'A rhoA THE PRES,n>
Ane Pre.id.pt's Cous,,,
IMPROVING THE DE..v.~
An Omcial InsDe~tiop y...
contemplated Imn,.oroaj

r,1sd Yesterday t1on nS, mornire special ',.
ttsea ,hs . III rom Philadelphia, att. at,,ohN, Ja'
the g. 80 train, containing Gsnacl,e Gs.'achel
comb who has recently been n'neral at
TO the charge of iortiticationu, appolt
William william Ludlow, who has has, h"aa and
POINTED 10 the supervision Of n'Tn b..
improvements. Among tbose y, N la'
companied them were a nmuh u,e who
owners, and Others interrsteGdr eGr o. o. $
navigation OF the Delaware u ri, IN
Fay At the depot in this eitn ,,,ef
cial car was provided with an sy ss .ne
sne party proceeded to New sIDea rs'
where they took the United Sta,osss', .s',
mouse tender Arbutus to es Ses
Ledge, about owo miles beIou 1Clo0n WI
The ledge in the nid-channs, 0nesl
river' between Chester and NJ. NJ
HOOK, with but eighteen 10 ,;aAt na'c
icet OF water upon it at maui u'le'e
water. The total removal of hah ,ha
viii be the only sati,fa torv 'I,s ra. ea
operations have resulted in widaS' IGnU
the twenty-tour feet channel 'uell w a
ninety tte,; but the most ca,ss,, T M a0o
ination OF the bottom has avnu'aa . esd
existence OF numerous small ds,aal [
points CT rock in and close to tho a avn
2el. which are OF the most darov n' Su4
character. Range lights oyer,his ',.
OF river have been construc,ed .,I' .aI
Is important that ttis formjdahia 4
struction shall be removed Al hsos,l
practicable date. The amonn, a.t
for the Schooner Ledge was slMM
u, the Appropriation Was SIN ooN
Cherry Island Flats, a shoal IN :,
rl'er near thS city Was ano,her M,
Inspected aud tor the l;crrnyunov,
which SiUo, go vas asked far and =,
piopiln 1t a. the Governn.Dt n
hats diminish the draugh, Intbp MI
ware to 1871 feet mean low w,,s
Ihe removal of the suoal is tormd
Die only from the amount of ma,eG
to be removed the bottom b.,uv NJ
and free fCo,h rock.
The amount asked for the pelaw,,
River below Byidcsburg was Sl0M
amonnt appropriated, slOV, 600; for Ii
SchuylkilI River, $50, ,OOO, approprjats
$40, total amount asked for A.
provements, S2j. 900, appropriate
200, 200; for completing pier at I.sT9
'2l 900, amount appropriated slOWl
Tor completing New Castle Ice hahn
amount asked and appropria,s
S2o, 600; ior completing Ice bad
DOR at Marcus Hook, amount asked
i55, 900, appropriated, $4,000; uta
AMOUNT asked for ice harbor, SiSONj
$4,000; for new ligh
i ip eff northeast end of Five Fath01
Sank, New Jersey coast, $50, ,oOo sky
md appropriated; total amount sis
or lights, $50, 900, APPROPRIATED, ~
90; total amount asked for all, sol
90; appropriated, SS50,oo0.
There are two range lights at th
'reakwater to carry clear Of lee shoals
he MGCrie aud Overall; at Redy ID
and, Salem Cove, New Castle Bighl
)eep Water Point, NJ film Bar and
horseshoe.
After proceeding as far as Md.shau'
el buoy, near BON bay Hook, and hav
lg inspected the process Of lifting and
.placlng the buoy the ArbutI wa
eaded for home
The Improvements Of the river and
arbor having been thorough! lnspec
Al, the party retired to the cabin Of Ihd
rbutns 10 ties: the Improvements
hich had been going on i'll the COOKS
alley, and having faithfully dis
largej that dn'y the usual amount o.
'eee hmaking incident to such an Occs1
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