Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05
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The Work Done ora Then During the
pana Fiscal Year,

prising Delaware and the Peninsula, upon
the river and hRrbor work under his |
charge during the past fiscal year was re-
ceived by the chief of engineers at Wash |
ington on Saturday OF the improvement |
of Wilmington harbor General Smith says |
that the work has been limited during the |
present fiscal year owing to the inadequate
amount of money available TO do
the next most important part of
the project, i. o., TO construct an
extension TO the jetty at the entrance.
During the year the old sunken crib of
Lobdells canal was removed, and also the
two lighthouse wharyes near the entrance
of the harbor were pulled down and the
material put on the embanlment, as
agreed with the light house establishment.
A channel was dredged through the draw
at Market street bridge to depth Of 10
feet at mean low water, and width of ~
feet.
The amount of material removed from
this locality is 1850 cubic yards, meas
ured in place, and il consisted of gravel,
sand and blue clay, ~ boulders varying
in size from to ~ cubic yards, and 80
piles. The raising Of the jetty seems TO
have done away with the shoaling from a
point about midway of the jetty out to
the Delaware river, and the depl1sOf
channel dredged in 1884 connecting the
| l5-foot curve in the Delaware with the To-
foot curve inside the harbor had been
| maintained at the last examination. The
present angle of collision of the currents
| of the Delaware and Christiana will, how
ever, always produce bar at the mouth,
and this can only be obviated by the
carrying ont Of the appended project for
the extension of the jetty.
The amount asked for tho fiscal year
ending, June Both, 1888, is $75, 000, and If
appropriated, together with the balance
available will be applied to the extension
OF the jetty and dredging the channel TO
a depth of Is feet TO the pulp works.
Wilmington is a port of entry and in
the collection district of Delaware. The
amount expended on harbor improve
nIents during the year ending July LIST
last was SO, 927.32 The amount avail
able at present is 81, 1851. The esti-
mated amount required for the compile
iion OF the existing project is $l66, 1884,
and the amount that can he probably ex-
pended in the fiscal year ending June
Both, 1883, is $4,000. The total amount
expended by the government on Whining
ton harbor since 1896 is $240, $3.50
'tIn its original condition this harbor
had only narrow channel entrance from
the Delaware river with depth of 3 feet
at mean low water from thence to the
city of Wilmington a l2-foot navigation
was available.
1.-THE originally adopted project for the
Improvement provided for low-watel
navigation of II feet in depth, with chan
mel width varying from rs feet to $50 fee
from Market street bridge to the entranc,
, of the harbor into the Delaware river.
"a later project was submitted and ap
proved providing for 10 foot low watel
navigation from the entrance of TIT
haibor TO the pulp works, above the cit,
j of Wilmington, and from thence to til
Delaware railroad bridge 12-foot low
water navigation the width of the chan
mel to be $50 feet from the entrance h
Market street bridge, and from thence I,
7; the pulp works 70 feet, and from tina
!, point to Delaware railroad hridg
50 feet This l5-foot and IL
q foot navigation was TO be obtained b
i. dredging, constructing jetty at the en-
e trance of the harbor, and the removal O
L small quantity of rock near Third stree
A. bridge. This project was amended il
T. 1884, which provided for nm additions
= hight TO the jetty then already con
+. pleted, and to extend it 1922 feet in lengt
4 into the Delaware river. Il is though
that these additions to the jetty Wi
IN check the unexpected eddying and couI
z, ter currents which cause shoaling nj som
u points more rapidly than before it We
y, ~ constructed, Also DREDGING out the bl
y. Mt the entrance uniting tho Is foot curry
+, inside the harbor with tie l5.foot eury
4: of the Delaware river.
Of "Tho amount expended to the close {
Sc the fiscal wear ending june 30th, 1885, VIZ
re $3.50. $50. IN. and al that date the harbc
ae had a 15-foot navigation from its entranC
o. to Market street bridge; and from thel
bs TO the pulp works II foot navigation
ia excepting in the draw of Market sire
7r-I hri5ps where III 5arns ii}Neag fi1lv ~
~ fed n 4 VISITED.
he wi III x6ehded tr nty,4
u, | ending June 3Dth, 1886, is So, g27. %, al
N the result was the removal of a sunk,
~ !" crib of Lobdells canal and the two o
sc light. house wharyes al the entrance
ne the harbor, each of which we're obstru
do tons and increased the difficulties
navigation by choking and tanning 4
eli floating ice during the spring month
~. also the deepenipp of the channel throut
= q the draw Of Market street bridge to
hle depth of Is feet At mean low water and
he width of 50 feet
be "Ihe amount that can beprofitably {
lon pended during the wear ending June 3Ot
nee 1888, is S75 900, and if appropriated il
~, proposed to extend the lefty 322 feet NJ
w w 10 continue the work on the project fol
bnt l5.foot navigation to the mlp worl
The amount estimated for tile completi
ing Of the improvement is SIGG. 3Si
She MIGHT he sttpposed that the amendme
on of 1854 TO the project for a Is foot ma
ing oation wouId incranse this estimate. b
- in the report of the chief of engineers
,,ra 1881 tba estimate Of cnsf If this work
then increased, and il is thought /
the amount now estimated for the conpleti
ov- of tho work is sufficient TO do all thpt
Ing reouired. including the amendment n
the the work Of removal of the old crib a
i.n wbarves .
10 The river and ba1bor appropriation |
and WINS agreed mon by the eonferrees of
bs- Honse and Senate Monday. but wi
low the fioures for WILMINGTON are ia !
not know, NJ tbis meeting
his nroiect ad9pted for the improyemt
WIS ~ tbe RroodkiIn river was 10 dredg
'fu channel n feet wide md feet deer
ma. noo, lo,,, ,pater ,yI,erove,. a Iess de,tb
i Il fonnd bstween The month of tbe river
31st ,be town ~ Milton and 10 emf n cert
sboro hen5s intnrfar;ny ,c;tb nav;ga,i
on Tbn dradoino, ,yas continued until Deco
her tgs5 when Tho project wos comnle
,. and tba f,,nds aiioysteJ The h
distance dredged was 81 225
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