Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-09
The New Haven Breakwater.

The Half Million Dollars Recommended
 for Improvement of the EIarbOr-The
 Importance of the BreakwHter-Other
 Maritime I'm er~sts.
 Major Mcfarland, the engineer in charge of the improvement of New Haven harbor, says in 8 recent report in regard to the new breakwater: The construction of a break water from Southwest Ledge lighthouse to Quixe's Ledge, $500 feet, is to be followed by the construction of a west breakwater in the vicinity of Ludington Rock, 4,20O feet in length, ip a southwesterly direction. The act of 1882 appropriated $6o, 1000 for this work and the engineer says: ''The import ance of this work has been so frequently stated in previous reports that it seems unnecessary to enlarge upon it here" He thinks that in the next year work could be carried on to advantage on both breakwaters least and west) if an appropriation of $500, 900 were made for that purpose. He sends memorial of citizens of New Haven urging the necessi- ty of liberal appropriations for this and other works in the harbor. The total cost of botE breakwaters is estimated at $1, 311, ,134.
 Col Mcfarland will be supported by nu. merous citizens interested in Sound com nerce in his proposition to commence work at once on the west breakwater. There is nc port in this country that requires work of this kind more energetically pushed than New Haven. It is believed that damage ie being done to the channel by the tide being turned eastward toward Quixe's Rock and that holes or pockets are being formed on the bottom that will require filling, which will increase the cnst of the work.
 Other facts from Major Netherlands re port are as follows: For deepening the Thames between New London and Norwich $1OO, 900 is recommended. The appropria 'tions for this improvement to date are $256, | 800; the amount available July l, 1883 l $40, ,422, and the estimated cost of the com pletion of the work $153, ,o8O. Other rec | concentrations are: For removing tht shoals in the harbor of New London, $82, | GOO; for continuing the work of improving the harbor at Milford, $S,OOO; at Bridgeport ! $50, 900 is needed, half of which should bt for use next year; for improving the harbol
 of Norwalk, $15,000; for improving thu harbor of Mamaroneck, $28, 900; for i'm
 proving the Housatonic river, $1o,0oo.
 The Improvements at Southport are com
 pleted. No appropriation is asked for Clln, ton, and there is enough money on hand to complete the work beirg done at Salmon | river.
 | Connecticut river in Massachusetts and | Connecticut, above Hartford and below Holy | oke,-the engineer reports that according to the approved project for the improvement o1 this section of the river the first permanent work undertaken should be the construction of canal around Enfield rapids (10 miles above Hartford). and the most feasible way of securing eight feet of depth between the head of Enfield Falls and deep water be- low is to construct canal from the head o1 the falls to the mouth of the Hockauu m river opposite Hartford, the estimated cost of which work is $1, 322, 8O5. The amount available during the past fiscal year was not sufficient to make fair beginning in this work, and it is considered that not less than $45O GOO should be given with which to start the work. He reports that during the past l year no dredging appeared to be necessary and no work was done also that the available funds will be sufficient for dredging needed during the present year. The amount of the appropriations or of the available funds is not stated.