New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-26
THE WATERS OF NEW-YORK.
REMOVAL. OF DISTRACTIONS TO NAVlGA-
TON.

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WHAT dfNhh II Nc"
TON REcoMMLNDs-CArrA'N ME"vhh M =, h;a
w,smyeroNsAug 25.-General Newton IN MS
annual report upon the remoVM Oh 0os'h"'''0"'
:, Fast River and He'll Gate says
h concentration for improving East River ana Iieil
Cole for Inc var eudiug June 80, $50, H. lnteu -
Sa CAV 10 .removng tie reef al Hell Gaie
hlPv" ~ INV, rock % Twen cth-st. East River, has
=, oen'ly h. IN struck by one OF lhe bo'lon ~
EeemI y end hss been found TO be Of small size, but
dangerously utar the deep water chan ne Ier VI -
Ct M o, wa er also exs about 100 wards norlnea, VI
i3s' :" occu,ie1 nv Dino Re previous L its re,
The remains OF the Fr ing Pan Rock ron
opsirue ions to deep wafer navigation. ~" orlgna ~
Sion Of the channel Of Fast RIVER and Hell Gate was
the eNs of many large and nngetons nd Reef
g. neon -, water was i7io fect; CocDues Re =
ids fee; over Frying Pan. II ieeti over nv ~
Rock 20 ,ct' Oyer NcIn hf EioRISers 10 cci Hal
lets Toiui. from the STORE IT Astoria, PI%9S'sffI
mnasr N"t 9l5 feet to the contour line Of MY
iset at mean low water ouhiacii ~ area OF o' a
ceres re uidde RET IN an ere ci GSt hSvae
snail ckbonc projecting above hen waie sna eau ,
yossss ept ~ # by hes cur a tEc middle reel
NAV be sal 10 have been az mate IN nnsonl,S" al
tons Vcss u VIII e. escnp one lan eiaiIy 10 The
dss', NJ m thee rect the land at ~ ahtNs VI
the rive o, ibis spot me org s S of 'ce r
,ecls sc sso h. the ing uc,ti charge nn tiuuny
~ ne cnrii ii uui WIS ind. cd by The auth"ui cs III 9o
20 be- too extensive ann costly me ptnl -" H., ,,p
Wa TIE ttuoVAl In Rock. lhlnt IAN WAY 20,
YIt.N
woslevs hath house nacsWefs ro0s, 10 TONS OF hi-
letts iot snd sCalJ h0gh t'aW ~, ad crsc oud
!. hceret, for Evi,n ers rect
Il,e rro.cct most ia,or,d ty the eng nor IN ,hgi
ui,h i'm, l1dcd Nktaiso the removal oi uh'u VIZ
ami ~ bc mldio rect has M time pissed r.t',N, W.
enproy al of th. puthurtits, IA" pV icy hs' ,'','
solely f't leu H M hs Tciious in TIE Eas vcr,
fimoid Reef Co.nues Reef and re- near Ine no t
H. lis vi year ,udcd june 40, l"-', was ~, ~
1be condition NJ the inpluVcu eht Was lh' t
aud
=, ~ t1rtb ~ iw utt- siT feet ~ mean uw water lhe
brnLit cup ot iceop 10 h. ctunnthrf hnl ~
VI ilelol!' Point enl ne ,,"" , mean low w'.fI
The tn uclliur Of jtc iuidoc tt,i ZOO ht ,u r
gjaI7 0cauc ,atd ots g. lqca,at.a Va GsS to the
tnoyni of the fttf the North iitoDot i''1'' ~
49, ~ ~ II ,ii,s Inc ycnt ended juno go, lH D. Nhh
as ODs nnd bas ben io' iinha ''0 an pr'srt
~ cd l,0et craf OF WaioI' an" l'' ""'''S w
b1riIs The var ending JUNG 80 1850 81, Ht a 5r
b,iau,e sa7 i07a vii be applied 10 sAlt ul = Wv ~,
% H m tir,o auartrr1 81 a. acne ann nb' al
90 feet three IN holes IA inc roof az" Iert,d
Nil iskr uiace about Sep emlsr leNa Ihe amnnat tna
could be rrohtahy lpe 3ed ~ ,pI n,,I' "rx,,Tded
a. follows: tOT Completing eAca'AIo- ~ - ~
100000 for removing Pot I",n i Iuu'or,3 Tcef IN
last River $4,000; f1r gr-ppha5 an Ia sc r.
pat the br ken stone atier .Npoi I'm 6,ri tropi
H. eXn.oson wen pronab.; amount o. SoUJ,O u III,
calm led AMOUNT required for 1nIo ana pc u.s n
witt me apoloyea aud adopted pr9"c Is 81 G ph
1hc an ouu of omr cree md nnvs'n u 1en n,G ~ ''
coIptlcti u OF thlH work is about Si,OuuuOV U'i'S
CArrAIN MERCri'S REPORT.
Captain james Mercer, in charge of certain river
and barbor improvements III NeW-Iork' has also
submitted his annual report to the Chief OF En-
eipeers. The following tabulatcd statement shows
Tho work contemplated the money available, ana
HE amount asked lor the fiscal year enolns june
80 1856: