Daily Republican., 1882-08-16
THIRD EDITION.
River ana Il Al bOr Improvements

k1Vek ana II Al Dor Improvement
The Philadelphia Ledger OF to-day
has Oulled out he most important OF
the appropriations in tho River and
Harbor appropriation bill affecting
Pennsylvania Delaware and Maryland
and are as follows:
The general work on the river has
been literally provided for, the total
appropriations being $2S6,OOo This is
divided as follows:
Delaware river between Trenton and
Bridesburg, $4,000; below Bridesburg,
S136, 900, Of which sum eleven thousand
dollars for the improvement of Smiths
Island Bar; improvement OF Schooner
Ledge, $40 900, and near Cherry Island
Flats, 100000. ...
There are other improvements "Be-
ginning tae work cf closing the gap"
or opening between the two
works, which admits the northeast
gales to the anchorage at the Della
ware Break water, $125, 900. Provided
that the Secretary of War IS authorized
to use auy unexpended balance remain
ing Of the appropriation Ut 1880 for the
purpose of removing certain wrecks
from the harbor at the Delaware Break
water and the entrance thereto, and in
the main ship channel of the Delaware
Bay and river for the purpose otremoV'
ing any wrecks now or hereafter exlst-
ing in the said Delaware Bay or Della
ware river. .
Ice harbor at the head Of the Delaware
Bay, and for the removal OF sunken
piers in channel back of Reedy Island,
$25. 900; ice harbor at Marcus Hook, 3d.
900; improving harbor at Erie S2o,OOO;
Wilmington, Delaware, harpor anu
deepening the channel OF the ChTl t'ana
river, $50, 900; Al eghenv river, plo,OOV;
Chester creek, $4,000; Ihny xiii river,
S25, 900; Broad eek, Delaware, from Its
mouth to Laure, $4,000; ludtan river,
SO. 900; Broadklln river, $4,000; Duck
creek, $4,000; Mis- billion creek, $4,000;
constructing pier in Delaware bay, near
Lewes, $13 900; Chester river, Mary
land, $500; Choptank river, between
Denton and Greensborough, $4,000; Elk
river, S6500; frankfort creek, Penn
sylvania, $4,000; Corsica creek, Mary.
land, $4,000; north branch Of the eSusqne!
hanna river, $l5, 900; Susquehanna river,
above and below Havre de Grace, $25,.
900, of which sum $500 shall b3 expen-
ded above the briOge, and $4,000 for
the completion of the channel to the
Fishing Battery Lighthouse, and for
strengthening and extending the pier
and break watJr,f0r the protection Of
said channel. ya
Surveys have also been ordered with
a view to tutnre improvements at the
following points Youghiogheny river,
from McKees port TO GonEellsville
Wetipen Creek, May land Delaware
river above Philadelphia Delaware
river in front Of philadelphia, by re-
moval Of Windmilfor smiths Island,
or the bar above the same north branch
of the Susquehanna, from Pittsburg to
Athens Poconoke river, Maryland,
with view to cut off In the bend just
below Snow Hill = Delaware river be-
tween Trenton and Poi Jervis I; Leip'
sic river, Delaware, from, the Delaware
river to the town OF IIeipsic Tion.
esta creek. Pennsylvania; Isle of Wight
and Upper Synepuxent Bay, Mary
land and Indian river, Delaware,
with the intervening land, with view
to connect their waters Man3ktn
river, from its mouth to Princess Anne;
Wicomico river, from its mouth to Sal.
isbury, Dividing Creek, Talbot county,
and the river Bran6ywine from its
mouth to the Market street bridge in
the city of Wilmington, Delaware.