Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
DEAAgARE RIVER AND BAY.
How Much Money VIII he Required
For Work which Should Re Done.


How Much Money VIII BE Required
For work which Should Be Done.
The reports of the engineers 10 charge
OF the improvements on the Delaware and
Susauehanna rivers, on the Massaohn
setts harbors aud on the rivers in VEST
Virginia and Kentucky were received at
the engineers office If the War Depart.
ment yesterday. The items Of local
interest ara as follows +:
For the improvement of the Delaware
river, near the Cherry Island ilats-the
engineer recommends al Appropriation OF
100000 for use during the next year,
Amount already appropriated for the
work, $500, 600, of which 100000 was
appropriated by act OF 1882. Amount
expended, $366,3l6 amount available
July LIST, 1883, SAB $50.
Improvement of Wilmington barber
Engineer estimates that &l9l ,3S4 wiil ha
required to complete the work. Of which
sum he thinks s75 000 can he protiGhbly
expended during the next tiscal year.
Amount already appropriated, SlS3, 900,
of whicn 5000 was appropriate Ivy tie
act of 1882. Amount expended, S17A, 1876
amount available Jnly LIST, 1883. 3 Sp4
Improvement of Iudian riVer--rha
engineer recommends that the next ap-
preparation should be at least $35 900.
Amount already appropriated, $l0, 900,
by act of 1882. Amount expended,
81 1872 amount available July LIST, 1888,
is COS.
Improvement Of Broadkiln rivar-The
engineer recommends an appropriation of
$31 500 for this work during tine next
fiscal year. ST., 900 WAS appropriated by
the act of 1882; total appropriated for
work, $4,000; total expenditures,
81 1922; amount available July LIST,
1888, $l39,78.
Improvement of Mispillion creek-The
engineer in charge estimates that 50, 500
viii complete the work according 10 the
existing project, If the bar at the
mouth Of the creek ia TO be improved, it
will require $55,o0O additional. He
reports that both amounts could be
fiscal year. Amount Apr ,priated
August, 1892, 5000; total appropria-
tons, $4,000; total expenditures,
$l3, 900.
Improvement OF St. Jones river-The
engineer estimates that it will require
$50, 600 to complete the existing project,
aud thinks that sum can be proftably
expended during the next fiscal year /;
s., 600 was appropriated for the work by
the act of 1881, which has not been en-
tirely expended, the engineers recon-
mendation that it be expended on the
lower part of the river having been con-
Cured in by the Secretary OF War.
Improvement of Duck creek = The
engineer reports that the expectations
that the cuts made in this work would
maintain themselves have not been
realized, and that the cuts made in
1880 81 are now completely filled up. He
predicts that the same will happen to the
cut which has just been made, and
recommends no further appropriations for
continuing the work on the bar until a
project for protecting the works can be
made. Amount appropriated by act of
1882, $1,000. Total appropriations,
$40, 900, entirely expended.
Improvement of the Delaware Break
water harbor-The engineer estimates
that $550,000 will be required to COM
plete this work, and reports that of this
sum $3.50, 600 could be probably expended
next year. The act of 1882 appropriated
SIPS, 900, and $4S, z9S was available July
LIST, 1858.
Construction of an iron pier in Dsls-
ware bay, near Lewes-The act of 1882
appropriated 3d. 900 for continuing this
work. The total appropriations for the
| work sre $36S, 500, of which 1852, 1913
have been expended, leaving S., 767 avail
able July 1883. The engineer estimates
that $l2 900 will place the work in good
| order.
Ice harbor at head of Delaware hay
Tue act of 1882 appropriated $25, 900 for
| the commencement of this work. The
work was at frs suspended by order OF
the Secretary of War, but afterwards the
| engineer in charge Was ordered to expend
| $4,000 in removing sunlIen piers aud ia
| obtain more definite information respect.
ing the location and manner Of cOnstruc-
tion of the proposed structure. The en-
| yinesr now estimates tbs cost of the work
| at $406 $50, and recommends that this
should bs appropriated in annual install
ments OF $4,000
Ice harbor at New Caatle--The engineer
reports the work completed. Some few
repairs he thinks are needed, on which
he estimates $l2, geo can he expended
during the next year.
For work on the New Jarsey coast the
| following sumB are asked
Improvement Of RsnnOoas river to Cen
tre5nn, $i22 600 /; improvement of Wood
bury creek, sll.500 improvement 81
Raecoou river, $l6,o 900 improvement OF
salem river, if ths work is to be cGrrisi
on, $4,000 Improvement Of Cohansey
| creek, s. j02 Improvement Of Maurice
river, $4,000. fhS snRiueer doubts
Whether any further 81 opriagicn should
be ins4o tOe tue iuprg7enlaut OF Mantua
rre-E ...
Other appropriations recommended are
That The chapus a past the upper epd Of
Petty'a Island be de"paned TO II fest
appropriation, $1,000 that $50 600 be
Appropriated for the removal of Petty's
Island bsr 900 for excavation OIL
Smith'a 3lsud bar: $50 600 for ooutinu
ing the wors at Millin bar $62, coo fol
huikhead shoals $4,000 for Par
Baker shoals; &j7,6 Geo for Schooner
ledge; $40, 900 fos Improvement of the
ice asrb9r at Marcus Hook, No appro
priations are recommended for the ia,
harbor at Chester, (which is not justified
by any benefit that commerce can derive
from it," nor for the shOal near Green
wich.
AS to the Horseshoe, the report sug
gests q dixie or bulkhaad from Gloucester
to near Eagle Point, somewhat ilatteniul
the curve Of the river and following ap
proxinAtely the IL or Is feet curve III
thu eoucave side, but recommends no ap
preparation for this work, -..-