The daily gazette., 1882-07-13
FoR pELAwARN srREAMs.
How They are Provided For in the Rive
and Harbor BIll-Wiinington 10 &c
aakO OOn

How They are Provided For i'm the River
and Harbor IsIll-Wiilnington TO Get
$4,000.
The River and Harbor bill passed by the
Senate yesterday afternoon, calls for the
expenditure of$21 200, 600. It is of special
intereet to Delaware people. As amended
In the Senate Wilmington is to get $4,000,
the amount asked for, instead of 1000
as the House had decided.
The items for Delaware and the Eastern
Shore are as follows
DELAWARE.
Improving harbor at Delaware Break
notwithstanding the work of closing the
"Gap," or opening, between the two works,
which admits the northeast gales to the
anchorage, $l25, 900. The Secretary of War
Is authorized to use any unexpended
balance remaining of the appropriation
made under the act of Congress approved
January 23. 1880. for the purpose of remov-
ing certain wrecks from the harbOr at the
Delaware Bfeakwater and the entrance
thereto, and in the main ship channel of
Delaware bay and river for the purpose of
removing any wrecks now or hereafter ex-
isting in the said Delaware bay or Delaware
river.
Ice harbor at the head of Delaware bay,
and for removal of sunken piers in channel
back of Reedy Island. For commencement
of work, S25,000.
Improving Saint Jones river; continuing
improvements, $4,000. Improving harbor
at Wilmington Deepening channel and i'm
proving Christiana river from the Delaware
river to Wilmington, $4,000. Improving
the Delaware river between Trenton, N. j.,
and Bridesburg, Pa; Continuing improve
ment, $4,000. Improving Delaware river
below Bridesburg, Pa; Continuing i'm
provement, S136, 900, of which sum Sl1 900
for improvement Of Smiths island bar.
Improving Delaware river at Schooner
ledge, Pennsylvania and Delaware Con
tinuing improvement, $4,000. Improving
Delaware river near Cherry-island fats,
Pennsylvania and Delaware Continuing
improvement, 100000. Improving Broad
creek {; Continuing improvement from its
mouth to Laurel, $5,0 ,000 Improving Indian
river, $4,000. Improving Broadkiln river :
Continuing improvement, $1,000. lmprov-
ing Duck creek Continuing improvement,
at its mouth, 81, 1000. Improving Mispillion
creek Continuing improvement, $4,000.
Constructing pier In Delaware bay near
Lewes, Del. Continuing construction,
$l3, 900.
MARYLAND.
Improving Chester River Continuing i'm
pruyement from Spry's landing to Crump-
ton, $4,000. Improving Choptank river;
Continuing improvement between Denton
and Greensborough, $1,000 Improving
upper water passage or thoroughiare be-
tween Deals Island and the main land or
Danes Quarter, IS 900, and the unexpended
balance Of lower thoroughiare is apprOpri-
ated - the upper passage or thOrOugtare.
Improving Corsica creek, $1,000. lmprov-
ing Elk river, $4,000
Twenty thousand dollars are directed to
be expended under the direction ofthe Secre-
tary of War, in completing the surveys of
ship canal to connect the Chesapeake and
Delaware bays and the Secretary OF War is
directed to report to Congress which of the
various routs surveyed will afford the great
est protection in case of war and the greatest
facilities to commerce by cheapening the cost
OF transportation from the city of Baltimore
to the Atlantic ocean, together with the cost
| of said improvement and its approaches, and
| the annual cost of maintaing and operating
| said canal when constructed.
The Secretary of War is also directed, at
his discretion to cause examination of sur
yeys, or both, and estimates of costs of i'm
provements proper 10 he made at the follow
ing points, viz
IVetipkin creek, Md; Pocomoke river,
| Md; with view to cutoff in the bend
| Just below Snow Hill; Isle Of Wight and
| Upper Synepuxent bay, Md; and Indian
river, Del, with the intervening land, with
view to connect their waters; Manokin
river, from its mouth to Princess Anne;
Wicomico river, from its mouth to Salisbury;
Piscataway creek, Prince George county, Md.
Chicamuxen creek, Charles county, Md;
Port Tobacco creek, Charles county, Md;
Dividing creek, Talbot county, Md; Leipsic
river, Delaware from the Delaware river to
the town of Leipsic; the river Brandywinc
from its mouth to the mouLh of the Market
street bridge, in the city of Wilmington
| Del.