New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-10
IMPROVING NAVIGATION.
WORK MAR NETWORK CITY.
ANNUAL REPORT on GENERAL NEwToN-rMPRovE-
MENTs AT HE'LL GATE, HARLEM RIVER, GowA-
Nue nay AND OTHER pOtnTs

Of the annual report ana the estimates OF Oenerai
Ne wton, the engineer IN charge Of improvements in
New-York Harbor and IN the vicinity Of New-York
City:
East Rirer ard He'll GateIn its origna condition. the
filled with many rocky obs ruotions danger
GUS to navigation The e96s at mean low wa p Tss
feet, FryingPan feet. Pc. Rock 20 feet. Hee lap
shore az Atos Projected under water 525 feet
contour line Of rs feet at mean low water ana
acres. lay in the middle o. the channels at Hell Gate
having sm III backbone projecting above hgn "a'er
ebb currents which passed directly over the rock
Toe project most favored 6v the engineer IN ch p
and OF the MIDDLE reef, has been aiOpted The pian
first solely for He'll GAZE has also been mod
East giYeT Da%ond Reef coenties Reef
June 30 1884, was $2,616,262 The condition OF the
Improvement vas az follows Diamond. COentles ways
twenty-six fee ai mean water. the breaking up OF
Heel Tap Rock, the nnnellrg and explosion OF haiets
twentysix feet mean low water over two-thrds OF us
area the .uuneng OF the Middle Reef (Flood Rock 10
80 sos yards OF stone measured IN pace
and the removal OF a small portion OF tue rock
brother Island TIE Bread and Cheese, dangerous
reef had been inclosed and embarked oy the Comms-
Duriug the last fiscal year sjl2326 were expended;
HalePs Point mad been brought 70 depth 9i s~enty
81 feet AZ mean low wttrr the tunnels AZ Middle Reef
driven IN additional length OF 6433 feet IN
iuoyal OF II 616 cubic yards OF stone measured IN
pl.ce. Tie amount whicl be roh,aby expended
aunng t0e current fiscal year IS ssh 623, VI when
1,23 were available when the report was The
es.. ..e amount required for the entire completion Of
Improvement $2looO|S, ana Is estimated that
100000 can pruntaDiy expended during the year
BuaerDlk Ghav,el-The original channel was OBJ
by Large shoal will min mum depth 81 9A3
feet mean low water, which lay IN the diree6
rack Of navigation, too near the wharves 'of Brooklyn
SAFE passage or inAneuVre of Large vessels ne
original plan was To remove Ls shoaI To depth oi 20
o at 90 mean low teT E TGe s sOHnt % DSr
Of tne sdoal al that dae gave prOpOrOnate rel ei 10
yesSe gong 70 t@s ;e brCSs src %Ta1ves Ths
ainOunt available S57l92 with additional ai-
Re Tho ou"t TO
die eLdre Improvement as originally estimated Is
$4,000, but OwlAg u large -nd unox pected advance
IN the cost OF dreGgg ce sde nrs rs Innate was made,
IT Is not unlikely tnat $4,000 wiz DC required Ine es-
tmate for toe year ending June 80. 1854. Is 100000
H0rem RI5tr-Ine lines of Tie Improvement AZ lald
down b. engineer are as fooWs; Blow the Third
Bride tn. outer pier and oulkhead lines as Land
ao"n By Inc Park DepIrthont are Adop'cd some rock
excavation IN tue channel wl here De Necessary. but
tDoc will be independent OF the wldtn between
eArabcs The by keman's cut into the Harlem RIVER
part or the h1 VIA cOst The Unlc cd otaes nOhg
exec ut 1t may be To drege enamel 1OI tine through
vessels; ana tue same amount OF cost woud
whether tie distance between the pier lines were
700, 400, or LOCO ieot Inc line following Dykemahs
,ul ,nrousn -, kcmnus meadows VIA pass u part or
Inc way thrOug. sOnd lock- This portion IL To be 800
feet vide lie reuaInGer OF tne line 10 tue Hudson
htyer wI follow course Spuyten DuyYIl ana
400 wide. NO mOuey has been spent on TINS pro-
pose1 NUrk, and $4,000 are available. Tue estimate
Tor Completion Of u6 WUIk Is @lIUO,OOU, Out
appropriation asked or the year ending June 81
Flushing Bay-The original channel had minimum
dep,n along line leading 20 tiLsAing OF fret al
mean low water. AnVu4t expended u June 80, 1881,
S2oI76. Al ma, abou. 5000 leeI VI dydng mad
Deen Quit ard cuaDne 20 teeo wide aud nearly feet
aeeu al mean low wafer cUmunlca with the creek at
Flushing. Amount pend, uuing ktst year, 9lo,5oZ
and - cninul 100 IeeJ wde ana Let Geep Las oeen
uredg ed 10 tne DOCK NewtOwu siue or the bay
TIC estimated amount req ired for enure compile
uou wofk Is Sl2o.oOV AID an appropr alton VI
S4U, 900 is asked Tor lie year ending June so 1854
GOtcunits Bdylhe Original condiIlOh VI tue channel
WIS Iuaoqu,e IOr the Navigation VI Vesses employed
in tue cOnerce OF tnls dlsulcI the ueptn Oh wafer
varying nom 8 10 lib feet AT mean low wafer. Inc
engineer has recOmne ded areuging Of tine existing
channel from hdIuOha|e 10 tue e0uI""est corner Oi
Ie Osin, tnence 10 divide II III 40 brancnes one
10 the north ana one 10 the south The estimated cost
OF tnIs project is Sl92,o64 No money was EXPENDED
before June 80, 1851 During iet year SZJe34 "as ex
vende ana u channel 4,374 feet long. IOJ ftet wide
ana ~ feet deep was drcdsed. lne estiateH angdht
required 80 complete the eire work Ia accordance with
tue pro osed revised plan Is @lo2oo4 An apVroRria-
ZION OF $4,000 asAed Tor tho fiscal year ended June
80. Is,4 ,
gave ,.epn uf I2l2 IL .eet mean low waer which
Wa unsucenG Or Tue larse class oil vessels rcluen ny
The creek Tue widen ls 24O rect. Tue amount OF
~ 566 As has been eXpeudei up 10 tue eiOFe Oi TIE
nsc a. ear endng June 80, 1851 mario" e;ahnei 81
10 ieet N wiLtn with depths ing from I1i9 20 II
te,t ~ mean low water was cXcdVdA- Tile
amount expended during the hseL year end
IN lime 81, 1892, SI,2s5 Al, and
ueyocd Ornc pally 40 removing UOuldefS ana an OId
wrrcs Ine balance ON nand Juno 30. loS4 Sl,lE IL,
without additional apprO .Iria1on, MIA poo Oy ne 100
littI- for Ine estima Ell amount Tor tIe en-
lie complexion OF the Work VI improvement according
~ eue approved and ado tied prUJoce would De s36,OUU
by the revised ana S2b,25O by 'hc original estimate
EaSt chester CTeeH-ine original rohdl1On oI n-vga-
tiOn was between Town DOCK and Lockwoodsa drdugAt
o. less seven teet III hlSd water, tdroun an tri-
cate crooked ana narrO" o.iiInei ulausht Ia me
cuan ne sOdtD Goose Island rder m0ie tntn seven
ie.f at hlsl wa,er, and dangerous Iee OF 0ouiders
etc III close proximity the course OF yesse's Iii pass
ing LIE draw a. Pelham BRUCE me amount expended
10 the close the nscl year ending June 80 ISol was
s46,6+1 81 DurlIe tae hso. go go e UNI d.
ISL the expenditures nave Jecn 9lo,OOO IN hmOunt
necessary TO appropriated ior tnt entire COMPLETION
work OF improvement III dccO,.ahco VIII '"o ate
proved and adopted project Ii @o-,oVO
Echo HarJOr Aetc-hOcaeLe-lLe V4lglnM condlllOh Oh
nav ig.LIOn snO"eu rocAy Oost. ucons ar ROCK anu
since psnead KocA TIE former EXPOSED III part at %"
wafer and the Latter with least dept over It at mean
low water loot. Ine ainOunt expended 10 june
30 1881 was s1O,5S7 81. The condition Oh -e lmpioVe
Irut was the removal Of ca art hocA 10 the urptu Oh
seven feet mean low waIer Inc amount eApehuueHa
during fiscal year endns June 80 1857 wac
md without canse IN tle nayl,aDc condltlon o. l"e
mar oor Tue amount tnat can Do probably oApehued
du.ing tne year endi1s June So aosS, VIII ot oe
portion oneepsntad ROCK 10 o uepth vi hlns ie"t a
ma cd amount Tie entire ana pcrDanent completion
ne worG OF Improvement IL $500 % M, ,,,
The Har60r at hei0- hoe"e"e-Ine Originally "dopteu
proi cts we're To IOoKy ODe.ructoHs and diedee
an inner channel between hunters ana fiat Stands:
Tnr estImaled S4Voz5 and ths prjeo. mas nos
been modIueu. The Expenditures up 10 Ju"e 90,
1881, were 1921 ID Tue condition remaineI
uuueFed up to time Ihe Expenditures curing tue
year ending June 80 1882 we're 1910 A. ana c1ai-
ne. hns Deen dag Gen Island 100 Teet "lde and
q feet deep low waier me aihount that can DC
prunL by expended during the year ending June 80,
1855, vii. 10 the balance Oh $lO,4S3 A.
Port chester HarL0r-Ine amount expended 10 the
c.oe OF Inc hsc-I year eudlHg jane 80 1881 was
The condition OF Improvement was ne Re
NAVAL of salt tlOck uepth Of ne ee al me ali ow
wa.er leaving 5unKen Rock u-toucDed Inero nao been
no tx year rudng Jdne ~, 1857 Ine
rSttated amount required Tor tue completion Of tho
unnroy emen. OF Jne narDur 1, SS1, o3Z.
raulrS.e Blythe amount ex. end to the close or
the n car v, H. ending So. looI, Was @9,o39 %
c,ltlon oil neon, lcte nprJvolneht az That lme
MA, tue construction u dyke about LOW Ieet long
mere nas pended curing the fiscal year endiag
June 80. loo2, @i3| W. Ii /, pfo1aOe thas 70" u
I1inE or "A uyke with n.tle DIRE gang, Ur dredging
alone without additional protetn woiKs, would sur
Tor tue Improvement Lag oAtr5me Situate COST
under &c contln- encIes named Would he $1,000.
x iyt1aJt AiccTInc original cOn.IlOn the uaNlga-
tun Was al intricate channel the" stakes OF fect
al meau low Water ana O1 O.l lect Oh the . Nj dull
| ;rounu." and vi TO feet n or upOL the