Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-01

but one lefty, The south, the portion d
the north jetiY constructed having been
Year, before the speech. swallowed up 10
the sand
The same report Of June :, 1850, dis.
cnsscs various forms ~ lefty as To mate.
rial OF construction for the information.
though not as combining, the efforts Of
the constructing officer.
AlludIng 10 tho employment Of mat
trcsses the report says GAS small
stones upon structures exposed to
the action " breakers will be more
or loss displaced during storms, we
must anticipate some damage 10 result |
from The application Of either OF the |
above methods TO the construction Of I
the Galveston jcttlcs. Eliler Of them, |
however, will probably prove success l
provided the brush collects sand and 4
the stones become bound together by |
moliuscous concretons, which usually /
grow rapidly In warm climate Expcrl- |
encc IN Charleston hafbor and on the |
shores of Holland, especially AZ The l
mouth OF the Mas, bear testimony 10
the rapid growth OF these molluscl upon |
loose stones immersed in The sea near
iresh-watcr tributaries, sud TO their
effective use in cen c ting them, as
| II were, in one mass, Though we
anticipate with no degree OF certainty the
Same favorable results at Galveston as at
! Charleston, yet It seems probable TINT
similar shell deposits win occur and that
the brush stone Will collect sand 10 pro
cess OF time. Unaidod bg ntch fdrprfble
J dction, The solidlncation OF the jotiles
Will be difficult and costly The italics
are my own. II will thus be seen that
the board gave timely warning The
south jetty, az far as the funds allowed,
had been finished prior TO my taking
charge Of the Office OF the chief OF eDgi.
necrs, and had been brought 20 the level
generally OF low water In some places
higher, and in others lower than that
level. No appropriation has been made
for this place since 1889, aud the mass OF
brush In the mattresses loaded with com.
lpnratively small stones, has been left
during this long period exposed 10 the
attack of the teredo and TO the wash of
the breakers, when II should baye been
promptly loaded and covered with stone
large enough to resist displacement
II serious damage has resulted II must
mainly be imputed TO this omission. AT
the mouth OF the Mississippi and at Sa-
bine, where the bottom s mainly OF mud,
the condition OF the water will bc pro-
lection against the rapid rayagcs OF the
teredo.
In the report OF the special board of
, October ST. 1880, p. 1853 OF the report ol
the chief of engineers for 1855, the board
statesi San ordinary enrocknent would
, stand probably rs well upon the sands Of
, this shore or bar as In similar positions
at the North. BreakwHtcrs In Long
Island sound and along the coast OF
Massachusetts and Maine are simple en-
, rockments. No bases, either matlrcs' es
or grillages. have been required for those
constructions, and none would be de-
4 liyered as cheapy there (say from 81
TO Sl.25 per cubic yard as in
. northern sections OF the country. The
wearing OF currents or The overall at the
! foot OF the etties would merely dror
down the stone ut the edges thus Zig
= a.. But as stone costs s. and brush
only ~ per yard economy Of construction
/, demands the use Of the latter ns far ~
!, posslble.r
4 The special board from 1874 TO 1885,
y was called together al unircqucnt inter
4 walls and only TO act upon some point pre-
a sentcd TO IL, and during the intervals hat
no oversight or advisory control over th'
:, operations The board never possessed
= executive functions.
!. In the spring Of 1855 / directed cross
4 sections TO he taken of the south lettl
g In order accurately 60 know its cOndl
:, ton With the object OF an after reference
>, OF the whole subject TO the perln0ucn
=, board on fortflcations and rivers and liar
= bors. The members OF the board yisite'
Galveston and after an elaborate stud
:, of the subject have submitted their re
r. port
a think IL important Ia call attention Il
- the careful analysis made 10y the board Q
g. the problem submitted 10 H.
Among other results, The board report
il that the 2l.fOoi curve on The sea-iaco q
N the bar has moved seward since is5
Is 100 feet per aunum, and the lS.l0ot an
Ne foot curves at greater rate. Thls
~ not supposed 10 bc entirely due 70 III
ID works that have been constructed, thOugr
20 a less amount
q. The trenches Oh each side OF the lcttle
MI are not OF unusual occurrence IN sue
" situations In the present case they llnl
lie been attributed TO The overall ol w
H. aides, and may be due also TO The racln
a of the waves along The jettles.
m The sand movements along Ike boltol
id and shores are, IN the opinion ol ~
hi board, nearly cqunl 70 Il northeast an
d. southwest direction.
,Ir The inner bar has been greatly decl
NJ encd by The action Of the worksaread
IN constructed, and may be further deepcnc
i, 10 meet any increase OF depth on the ont,
he bar
% The south jety has from exposure
u. Tho various degrading canSes lost alno
er II per cent. OF ~ Original height wl
vet serve us foundation for q stone el
nd rockment Co complete the structure az
IN bring It above the water
he II II be proposed to continue We =,
he pro,emcnl 81 ,0O0, 600 might be prolia9l
ar eSpepded during HE coming year, ana
n strongly recommend a. the lcast ainou,
n TO be oil benefit and 10 preserve me ioui
he lations that S820,000 be appropriated
il "a invite particular attention 10 the COZ
rlnsions Of The board that q great COZ
nd fraction OF the channel by Jettes Won
~ bui slightly Increase the 'eloeitles OF y
~ currents aud cNtrcme depth 10 the chel
liz mel. While IT. would on the other nal
10 min the harbor Of Galveston as wcli
A. a a u.