Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-01
,gFSTON HARBoR.
| ~. Newton Upon the linz
+ ri, a. the Entrance to
a,Isssion HARDER.


nv. r.b. gs. Mai -Gon.
isalV,s ~. s,ibniiicd his views TO-
si,p,n.a,,i,tee on rivers and har-
og ,'n,s ,hc proposed work II
WIN .,say. and we have repro
v n,,,y,,n,menJations Gen New.
f',V ieis subject considerable
'aa 6Is recommendations VIII
" oa6 careful attention BY the
'fa y M country. Tie follow
D, ~ been addressed 70 the com
N, ,,,ers and haroors by Gen.
"a " give 4 its ilrst public mp
aaits. Chairman Committee on
nsfbers. House Of Representa-.
3. In presenting the report Of
~, edaincers upon the Improve
|, \, y entrance to the harbor Of
TEX. il might be well To pre-
| /. ntcessary 90 be- said with .
|I.,oy q the operations conducted
wv uai. O. w. Howell. corps OF
~ hai presented a project Tor
||lss.en,ent IL the entrance TO the
s IN the harbor itself, which
"a a board OF officers, Lieu
eolonels 4. Is. Tower, Horatio g.
"a 'Iohn Newton, for report.
.,,,ect sas the construction of
KIN ie,tles about 10000 feet apart,
|. me greater portion OF their length
a mean low tide. The pecu-
a me project consisted In the pro-
s.,ersl Of which the jctiies were
I'M. WI! hollow cylinders OF con-
|s.ned by the originator gabions,
Ia upright, aud hlled when IN
Ina sand.
ens,d In is report of January,
|sss nThe board IL, therefore, of
|sslon that u piers, proposed by
|Iwell. we're constructed, extend.
"a, the bar, the depth of water
n wonld be Increased In an I'M
n degree, though exactly what
|naht be looked for cannot be pre-.
n n also believed that the In.
|unemity OF the pier on the Fort
.Ide Of the entrance, from the
sderc II connects with the bulk
by the city TO where il
| IA long, straight portion running
|, ssr Nil have the effect oi moving
Il, n ihc Galveston harbor cntranc,
81 Bolivar channel, whereby II VIII
IA extent, be carried off By the Htair
|,l q The latter. The
La VIII, therefore, have the effect
nplnion OF the board, not onll
|soying the outer bar, but also, In
M, ne inner bar ut the entrance L
|aOa barbor,"
!, rgards the method Of constrnc
|spposed by Capt. Howell, the boart
|mpelIed 10 speak with less conf
|, The Importance Of some device
La or training walls Tor The inn
|,a,ri OF our harbors, which shall Il,
|eay than those hitherto practlced
|dly recognized.
|snoi the length aud other dimen
] miled to the case in question, J
/ u stone, resting upon the easil
sand, over which they pass, woul'
Mean outlay which the lnporlanc
port would perhaps not justify, an
would moi probably be provide
grtssn
fiEg Of the chcapnesS promised b
4 llowell's mode Of construction th
recommended experimental trial
4 pblons at three places of uncqua
wv, so as to test the qualities q
Rhlenlon VIZ; on the outer bar. q
M cad Of the proposed north lett
y the Inner bar, all OF the tests I
klynpon small scale.
he ZANE report II IL stated a
Elklhe height to which the Tiers 4
a gEnlls should he carried IN ordc
asIn the desired depth, the bour
Il "lieclablc to express an opinion.
n Nol chief engineers 1871 PIP. ~
w subsequent reports from tn
board In 1875, 1876 aud 1880, II
H views are expressed and II wa
N strongly recommended that II
q lhc gabionnhde should not '
~ until satisfactorily tested ~
y answer the purpose.
DE moderate depths then ii
's The board thought IL likely M
q and below the height of To-
would suffice. II was dcslrab
Pkeep the level as low as poss
secQlni " tho greater ~uppos,
gE y We sction Of waves from !
,a y ,hr snfIicc Of the wdtcr, ~
hlfeport OF the board II will
WY We ipitics were recommends
~ lRe'r outer portions, IN the
nuslIuclipn to he kept low with u
y rom The experience gained
ssalable top-drcssinu sufficient
Wpe Reasonably permanent, ~
ulllmhim height of thr jetu
necessarily be a result Of cNpe'
%olilie depth to be- acquired oy
rnllellSm OF the j1tllcr as Ioln
suglnal project of Mai Howe
n psrye' modified by incllning 8
a wv 'psarIis the other, aud by 4
1.0gqtlon ol The hoard that. nit
81 wy wv two iottios a certain ii
.Rpthah lieir proposed leugt
'saeos isloitld br made Will 4
ia t'sapsing ucir directions, that
.,9om npafcr together.
gnsfencc between low iet,ics a
XXX Il one of degree, not OF kin
asnas been industriously proml
snelr effects are ,llnmetrica
~ ne contraction produced
z g'e'iiei' than that OF the otl
kFaUy more costly both ir,
psnre 70 destructive agouci
lne moderate contraction p
lue Other should le sufficient
h mpre advantageous 10 accept
~. tpFt 81 the special board
~, .a Nsollor after an Interval
s,' ,Als 70 discuss Tie situation
s,a,. Mhen, contrary to their adv