New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-29
COAST IMPROVEMENTS.
NNUA1 REPORT OF MAJOR GILLESPIE.

ANNUAL REPORT OF MAJOR GILLESPIE.
WHAT HAS REEN DONE AND IS PROJECTED FOR
NORTHERN NEwJERsEY AND SOUTHERN NEW
YORK.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The Engineering
Bureau has just received the annual report OF MAYOR We
L. Gillespie. Corps of Engineers. In charge OF tne NV
and harbor improvements on the northern coast Vi
Jersey and southern part Of New-York. IN rius"'He
Bay the improvement had for s object the forma'io
a tidal basin by OF dikes which by ts hlns a"u
emptying through one channel would maintain uep.n
OF six feet low water after 1t had once oeo
tained by dredging. channel OF thsdopth' eisy eoS
In width and 900 feet in length has been openeu run
the dixie TO deep water and branch channel maze "
Hills dock to the dixie. II IL essential that inc uA
should be extended 300 feet and that the chanhe D0
given width OF 100 feet For this purpose al ap
preparation OF $4,000 Ia asked
During the year $7.247 was expended on New'o"n
Creek. n. Y; the channel westward for distance VI
LOO feet from the south draw opening OF 'eruou
Avenue Bridge was decpeDed 10 Is feet at low ""'oi
over width OF rs feet ana thence, 1000 feet 10 tne "
trance the width increase 10 $50 feet III Is lco
mended that the channel at Metropolitanave' DC uop
ened TO 10 feet at low and that the project ior tue
Improvement OF the upper portion OF the creeA w "
cluded in the plan already adopted for the reach oeow
Vernon Avenue Bridge 1t IL stated that chonnei io'
feet wide and 10 feet deep would greatly advance tue
valuable commercial interests OF the community '"
would cost about S75 OO0 Dikug may also DC requo"
for which no estimate be given at present An NJ
preparation of $4,000 is asked forof whchum
will be applied the work at the entrance ana INC TO
mander to the work In the upper portion OF tho r'o
During the year SIS. 200 was expended,
No work was done on East Chester Creek The amount
available fer continuing tho improvement VIII DO ~
piled in dredging channel fifty feet wide ana 49,
long, ahording nine feet ut high water from town oo'
down stream to near Pill Point and In removing Oou
inffnn NJ
in extending the nine-fect channel from town docA "
Lockyood's and In the construction ofateral dikes
CANARsIE BAY.
In the Improvement OF Canarsie Bay N " se'2-o WIS
expended in out the channel between the east
end OF the north side and Csnarse wharf, resulting 10
0reat sasfaction TO the fishing vessels An appropra
lion OF $40 600 ia asked for tue next nscal year
At sheepshesd Bay no improvements were lnaar 20
cause the appropriations insunicient anu an hpP
pration Of 100000 asked for, 10 be used IN MAKING
enamel connecting the bay with Dead Horse inle'
Al sumpawanus Inlet S6.sf1 was expended In drcae-
ing out chapne 10000 feet long and 70 feet wide pc
nning at the vefeet LOO eet southeast Oh the
outer end OF the railroad wharf; Sl5ooV asAcu io VI"
Ali OF the appropriations for CheeseguGfes Creek: n.
have VIZ heep bnilt Tor distance OF 1000 feet from the
beach aud channel 90 feet vide has Iten 80
OF the etii-s The appropriation Of $4,000 ashed ,or
Will be expended In extending The Jsttrs anu ca Serk
" j. but onanne 100 feet wide and six feet deep VIII
be drcdged through obstrucung snoals near NewHt
Pehnsylvna Railroad bridge to the mouth OF the 'er
chanrel ia being dredged aud 55OO7 cubic yaras o.
earth were removed during past year; S2sO6s was
expended aud Ss5 900 asked for continuing tho WORK
WORK IN SEw-JERsEY.
In widening aud deepening the channel between hll
Won Kul and Arthurs XIII s43.S2S tthe entire amount
svailsble) was expended during the year An appFo-
priaon Of s25 900 asked for TO deepen the chanhei
10 uniform depth Of 10 feet throughout the wdth OF
400 feet; 49, i95 expended In the continuation OF
the improvements OF tho shrewsbury RIVER " j., ana
IL asked for the fiscal year On the Railway
River " j., the work confined 10 the formation OF
channel by dredging; - 766 has been expended and
$4,000 requested for continuation OF the project
The improv upon toe Elizabeth River " j. cou.
slsted In the deepening Of the existing channel $%ut
perded Ia that work IL Il e.tmstcd that So
200 will be required during the next Five tiou-
sand dollars have been expended IN Inc con-
struction OF channel IN hoolhHhf.
Creek " j. The WORK is well advanced aud
81 900 IA asked itH completion. Jetirs arc being
constructed ~ tne entTsnc" OF Mana-qnnu RIVER. y j.
at a cost up the end Of tho present year OF ~&8sS
Marked Improvement has resulted and eZ5,OOO ~ 10 De
used IN extending the ctics and piers In Rauan Bays
" j. Sc 200 cubic yards OF earth were removed from
OF Sl2 3Gi For the completion OF the work SOOOOO Is
requested.
opcraons Ia Matawan Creek. y. J.: 5000 has bren
extended In deepening the channel and sDoOOis aefed
for the year Ia kevpOrt Harb'r. y j., $500 has
bceu expanded Ia Opening up channel Ia katlttn Buy
and $4,000 - asked for completion Of the Work.