The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-11
Totals. s...................s sol, 500 s55e, 900

20 feet deep at mean low water, from the
deep water of the outer channel to the 'front.'
where the largest steamers receive and dis
charge their cargoes. The entire cost of this
improvement was estimated at $135,0O0. The
appropriations for this work already made
are $4,000 made in 1886, and in 1888, $4,000
Under the first appropriation of $4,000. a
part OF the channel lying along the foot of
the wharves was dredged. giving an area of
1900 feet in length and 400 feet wide, having
full depth of 20 feet Moore & Wright are
the contractors for the last fiscal year, The
Chief Of Engineers says that by exercising
some care the largest steamers can now
enter and leave the harbor or lie alongside
the Atlantic wharves at any ordinary low
stage of the tide; and that the completion of
the project will cause great Improvement
to the harbor as terminal point for trans
Atlantic steamers and large vessels.
The project for the Improvement of Back
Cove was adoped in 1856. and contemplates
channel not less than - feet deep at mean
low water and 800 feet wide. The channel
extends up the cove following the harbor
improvements planned here will be $1sO,OO0.
In 1886 Congress gave $26.250 and in 1888
$25, 900. Up to the 3Oth of last June there
Lad been expended $33062, and nearly all
the tn. rest was covered by existing contracts.
with these contracts, Col. Edward Moore
being the contractor. The chief of engineers
says it will be great economy in the ulti-
mate cost of this work If the appropriations
are made in sums of not less than $50,0000, as
smaller sums attract little or no competition
among contractors and the contingent ex-
penses are necessarily increased. He says
that the completion of the channel is ex-
pected to add to the convenience of receiving
and shipping large amounts Of coal.
lumber, potters' clay and miscellaneous
articles, and to greatly reduce freights es-
pecially in the interest of the suburban viii
lagos to which the growth of the city Is tend
ing. With the appropriations which may be
made available for the purpose it is proposed
to continue the improvements by completing
the first cuts the entire length, and then wild
ening the channel by successive cuts.
The project for the SacO breakwater con-
sists in repairing and completing the old
breakwater so that it shall have heighth
of Is feet above low water and a width of II
work was $4,000. The first appropriation
was made in 1884, and in all $4,000 has been
appropriated. Thirty thousand is now asked
to complete the work.
The improvement for the Saco river is dis
tlnct from that for the breakwater, although
they have formerly been considered togeth-
er. The revised project for the river con-
templates these improvements:
Jetty opposite breakwater ..............S 65O00
Ledge and shoals a. Little Island....... $500
Wing dam and training wall at Little
Jetty at Chandiers Point. t................ 5000
Jetty at spindle below Cow Island. ...... $500
Jetty and training wall opposite spindle 1l,5U0
Wing dam at Cow Island. d................ 6,700
Breeding between upper narrows and
Contingencies Of engineering. 1850
s155, 900
The second and third works have been
completed and on the eighth considerable
work has been done. A sum of 1922, 800 has
been given to this work so far by Con-
greSS.
To complete the work widening the chan
mel of York Harbor in three places to obtain
a depth of ten feet at mean low water an
appropriation OF $19,0OO.is asked. Already
$4,000 las been appropriated.
The Improvement of Rockland harbor be-
gan on an APPROPRIATION made in 1880, and so
tar total OF $152, 800 has been appropriated.
The last appropriation about completes
Jameson's Point breakwater to high water
level as far toward shore as will be neces-
sary. The chief of engineers says that in
continuing the improvement 1t is question
whether 1t will be best to begin new break
water as was originally proposed, and to
extend the breakwater already constructed
from JameSon's Point.
Work ON Camden harbor began under pro-
visions of the river and harbor act of 1886.
The harbor is so shoal that at mean low
water vessels drawing more than 6 feet of
water cannot reach the wharves. The pro-
ject OF Improvement cOntemplates dredging
approaches to a depth of 12 feet; dredging
channels to a depth of 10 feet and removing
the underground. About $1,000 has al
ready been appropriated and $12, 900 is asked
for.
u'bo ,,roioot for tba ;,oprouorooa+ af D..
duce river contemplates deepening the chan
mel to give depth of 6 feet at mean low
water and width of 100 feet from South
Penobscot to Bridges Point