The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-01-09


vet been placed. This work is not
vet sufficiently advanced TO show any
appreciable effect upon the channel
over the bar.
By virtue of paragraph !, special
orders. No. GO, dated headquarters of
the army. aGjutant generals Office.
Washington, ID. O., March II, 1883, l
relieved Captain Charles +. Powell,
corps of engineers, of the charge of
this work April 20, 1888.
During the fiscal year the jetty
tramway was extended to station
66 7 40, which is an addition of $500
feet since last annual report. The
mattrass work was pushed to station
81 : Y, an addition of 1,400 feet.
Station % T so is regarded as the
root or commencement of the jetty
proper. Twenty thousand three hun
dred and fifteen tons of stone have
been used during the year. OF this
amount but 1914 tons were furnished
by the Oregon Paving and Contract
company at 6315 cents per ton, de-
livered at Fort Stevens wharf, on
barges furnished by the government,
under their contract of June 2, 1887; {;
6.90I tons were purchased 10 open
market at 80 cenrs per ton, and 9,4eS
tons at 20 cents per ton. Under date
Of jane 2. 1887, the Oregon Paving
and Contract company contracted to
deliver 1900 piles at 8 cents per linear
foot; of this number thew have de-
Iivered but 4Sl; 4l,714 linear feet
have been purchased in open market
IN ten days notice for bids, at 10
cents per foot, and 4,706 feet at s
cents per foot. The other lumber
and material necessary for the jetty
tramway and accessory works have
been purchased gel e-ally by luollc
notice OF ten days and sealed pro-
posals, and sometimes by purchase In
open market, as was found most
economical and advantageous to the
government A few cords of fascines
and poles used in the mattrass work
were purchased under public notice
of ten days. The greater portion of
this class Of material, however, was
obtained from the reservation by
hired labor.
The plant has been increased by
the addition of one light locomotive,
suitable to the guage of the road,
which was purchased at a cost of 49,
$50, delivered at Astoria; three rock
dump-cars and two 8 wheeled flat
cars were made on the works; also by
a pile-d driver tender-car which was de-
signed and constructed at the works
by hired labor. The purpose of this
car is to carry one days supply OF
piles, capping, stringers, and other
material for the pile driver, which is
habitualy at work at the extreme end
of the jetty tramway. 1t extends over
the two tracks and runs on six trucks
The iron work for these cars was pur-
chased in open market.
The facilities for receiving and
handling material have been consid.
ably increased, and some preparation
has been made looking to increased
appropriations, which will enable this
work to be pushed forward vigor.
ou>ly.
The principal parts of the plant
which have thus far been provided
are two 13-ton locomotives, one
specially designed piIe-drlver, with
its tender car, eighteen rock dump
cars, two flat cars, and four model
barges capable of carrying about 2SO
| tons of stone each.
The work is now in fair shape 20 be
pushed forward rapidly as soon as
funds in sufficiently large amounts
are made available for the purpose
The stone which is now being used
for the construction of the jetty is oi
good quality for the purpose, hard
basaltic rock, and can be obtained
in any desirable quantity on the Co.
lumbia river a few miles above the
mouth OF the Willamette. There is a
reasonable prospect that a stone
which will answer may be found near
er the works on the lower Columbia
The distance it is TO be transported
woald be less than at present and, all
other things Icing equal, it should
be delivered at a less cost. The price
now paid, 70 cents per short ton, or
barges furnished by the government
at Fort Stevens, is considered reason.
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satisfactory stone can be furnished
at less cost.
Investigations had been made, pre-.
!ious to my taking charge Of this
work, to ascertain the practicability
OF delivering stone on the work by
rail. No suitable stone was found
within a reasonable distance, over
which st would be practicable to con
struct and operate q railroad, on
which it could be delivered at u cos
as low as the present water delivery
from the middle Columbia.
With funds that may become avail
able for operations during the pres
ent fiscal year, it is proposed to con.
tinue the construction Of the jetty by
means Of the ietty tramway from
which the rock is now dumped into
place; and also by tugs and bargel
suitably constructed for the purpose
to deposit a large proportion Of the
rock from these barges directly il
place along the line of the jetty.
An early completion of this work j.
exceedingly desirable; first, because o.
the necessity for giving relief to the
commerce, which is large and import
ant, that passes out and in over thC
bar; and second, to avoid the in
creased cost that must result from a
deterioration and renewal of the plant
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