Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-02
DEEPER SHIP CHANNELS.
GEN. GILMORE SUBMITS HIS
ANNUAL REFORM.

of the Work at savannah-@36.OO
Wanted for Use Between this City and
Augusta.
! WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Gen. @. A.
Gilmore has submitted his annual report
ON the improvement of rivers and harbors
in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
to Gen. Newton, Chief of Engineers.
BY the work carried on at Charleston,
s. c., including Sulllvan's island, it is de-
signed to establish and maintain by
means of ietties. low water channel of
not less than twenty-one feet depth across
the bar, upon which the greatest depth
heretofore has been III feet. During the
past fiscal year $52, ,963 was expended on
this work, leaving $97, ,267 available.
SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
Gen. Gilmore says that on the whole
| the results OF the operations are highly
satisfactory, as indicating the develop
ment of securing velocity between the
ietties, although neither jetty has reached
by several feet the least height cOntem-
plated in the project. He further says
! that jettles rising above the high water
level are believed to be not only unneces-
sary, but unsuitable for this locality, and
this will considerably cheapen the work
Of improvement. He reafiirms his conf.
| uNilCt III we dbiliAY VI bllteH MNlkSs Wltu
| completed, to maintain deep navl-
gable channel across the bar, and says
that adverse criticisms on the efficacy of
submerged jetties have no application to
Charleston harbor.
HOG ISLANDS ENLARGEMENT.
Some work will soon have TO be done to
| stop the enlargement of Hog island chan
mel, but no appropriation for this purpose
is recommended at present. The en-
eroachment of the sea at Mount Pleasant,
the report says, is a private concern
which cannot properly be paid for out Of
| the funds for improving Charleston har-
Dor. The prevention of the widening of
the Hog island channel, however, will
| probably be Of aid to Mount Pleasant.
| With the S97, ,267 remaining available it is
| proposed 10 continue the work OF raising
portions Of both jetties to a greater
height, and dredging between the sea-
ward portions OF the jetties. 1t is esti-
mated that 81, 712.500 viii be required for
the completion of the existing project,
and S750,000 is asked for the next fiscal
year.
OTHER PROJECTS.
No operations were carried on during
the year at WappOo cut, 5. c., and $3,02T
remains unavailable. An appropriation Of
$4,000 is asked for next year, with which
it is estimated that the work can be COM
pleted.
For the improvement of Ashley river,
S. c., but $50 was expended during the
past fiscal year, and $2,054 remains avail
able; $1,000 will be required to complete
the work and is asked for the next fiscal
year.
six thousand four hundred and ninety
dollars were expended during the year on
Edisto river, S. c., leaving 1870 available.
IL is estimated that $20,3S5 will be re-
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$4,000 could be prctitably expended dur
ing the next fiscal year.
The improvement of the Salkiehatchie
river, S. c., during the past fiscal year
cost $4,269, and $l41 remains available.
An appropriation of $4,000 is asked for
the next fiscal year. which it is expected
will complete the improvement.
THE WORK AT SAVANNAH.
In the improvement of the Savannah
harbor and river, Georgia, $20l, ,074 was
available July 5, 1894, and S150,G8S of that
amount has been expended during the
past fiscal year. The improvement con-
templates depth of % feet from the bar
up TO the city. and the widening of the
channel of the river opposite Savannah TO
900 feet, and other improvements. The
present condition Of the Savannah river
and harbor is reported as being on the
whole very satisfactory, and better than
at any former period. The work 20 be
done during the present fiscal year will
consist of dredging and raising and re-
pairing dams. II is estimated that $780,
900 will be required for the completion Of
the work, all of which amount could be
prohtably expended during the next fiscal
year.
FROM SAVANNAH TO AUGUSTA.
For the improvement of Savannah
river between Savannah and Augusta,
Ga, $l5,530 were expended during the
past fiscal year, leaving S5l4 available.
Thirty-six thousand dollars, 1t is esti-
mated, will complete the Improvement
and could be prohtably expended during
the next fiscal year. Nothing was done
towards the improvement of the Savan-
nah river above Augusta, Ga, and $ST7 |
still remains available. The sum that
could be prOftably expended during the
next fiscal yeer is $4,000, and would COM
plefe the Improvement.
There appears 10 be no necessity for
any further Improvement Of 81. Augustine |
creek, in Georgia. No work was done
during the past fiscal year, and 81, 3,4l9 re- |
main available.
RoMNEY MARSH.
The sum Of $3,s47 remains available for |
the Improvement Of ROmney marsh, Ga, /
after the expenditure Of SG.lS6 during the |
past fiscal year. Fourteen thousand dol |
lars, it Is estimated, will complete the /
project, and that sum Is requested for the
next fiscal year.
There was expended on the improve
ment OF the Altamaha river, in Georgia, /
during the past fiscal year, Sl2,Gi0, leay-
ing $2,0l4 available. During the fiscal
year $4,000 could be prohtably expended,
and Il is thought would complete the
work OF improvement.
BRUNSWICK HARBOR.
Only S3S7 remains available for the inn
provement OF Brunswick harbOr. IN Ge0r-
gia, after the expenditure Of 50, 500 during
the past fiscal year. The object Of the
Improvement Is % establish and maintain
a ship channel Of fifteen feet depth at low
water through a shoal situated mile be-
low Brunswick. II Is estimated that
$4,000 Will secure this result, and could
be prohtably expended during the next
fiscal year.
on the improvement Of the entrance to
Cumberland sound, Florida and Georgia,
s72,i was expended during the past
fiscal year and $3,39S remains available.
lt IL expected b. means Of jetties 70 main
tain low water channel not less than 20
feet deep through the entrance 10 the
channel in place Of the present depth OF l3
feet The amount remaining available h