New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
DREDGING NETWORK HARBORS.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK AT VARIOUS POINTS
AND THE AMOUNTS NEEDED FOR
COMPLETION.

COMPLETION.
washington July Is (SpeciaD.-ln his annual report
Colonel D. c. Houston Corps Of Engineers, In charge
NJ river and harbor improvements on Long Island
sound and in New-York. submits the information TO
Gather with the following recommendations as to eX-
penditures
Port Chester Harbor n Y.-To complete improve
ments. $4,000 will be required. Larchmont haroor-
When future appropriations are made, Slooooo Is re-
ouIred TO complete the project East Chester Creek-As
soon as the necessary permission to dump dredgngs
upon the marsh is secured the $4,000 available viii
no amended the completion Of the project taking
S55 900. Greenport Harbor-The appropriations VIII DC
devoted to increasing the area of the anchorage Das
inside the breakwater to complete the project SllOoo
will be required Port Jefferson Harbor-lt IS proposed
with $4,000 remaining of the appropriation to con
tract for dredging channel between the jettes and
TO apply future appropriations to the completion OF the
proec estimated to est 800 o. Huntington Harbor-
Future appropriations will be applied TO completing
the channel and dikng, II necessary; the completed
project will cost $4,000. Glen Cove Haroor-
contract is in progress for the extension oil the
breakwater, which, during the year, has been eX-
tended fftynne feet, making 1t e24 feet; over $780,
600 will be required TO complete the project Flush
ing Bay-Owing to strong opposition to the dyke by
large number of property owners representing that 1t
seriously interfered with the navigation Of the bay by
small craft the Chief Of Engineers has directed that
work on the dyke be discontinued; future appropra
tons will be devoted 10 dredging; about S6S,000 is
needed to complete. Patchogue River-Future appro
prations should be applied to completing the dredgcd
channel and to extending the iety. Browns Creek
Sayville j. I.-Future appropriations will be applied
to the completion of the project. for which $4,000
will be required
Captain T. L. Casey, Corps of Engineers in charge
Of river and harbor work in New-Iersey in his an
nual report Of operations, has the following: Raritan
Rlver-It proposed to carry the improved channel up
the river toward New -Brunswick during the present
year. the cost of completed project will require
Of the channel and its enlargement within the popuous
districts of Newark to the full width of the will
be begun In a few weeks the completed project for
dredging will cost $4,000 Above Newark a con-
tract for dredging to depth Of six feet and width Of
100 feet is In progress $4,000 will be required
to complete the project. The channel between Staten
Island and GewJersey-Dredging begun the
project for uniform channel 10 a depth OF fourteen
feet at low water the entire width Of 400 feet to
complete which S61 900 Will be required. Arthur
Kill-A contract for the removal OF the land forming
sleep Point by successive parallels cut has been com
pleted. and future appropriations will be devoted TO
the work. which be completed for $4,000. Canar
sic Bay-COntTact for widening and deepening the chan
mel by dredging depth Of six feet low water and
$4,000 will be sufficient 10 complete the work. Sum
pawanus Inlet--The commerce OF this creek. IN the
| judgment Of Captain Casey, does not warrant tlc
formation OF channel more than five feet deep from
the fvefOOt in the bay TO the steamboat wharf
for the convenience Of the few steamers and schoOncr
which make Of the creek. 1t Is stated that tho
| boats now lie in the mouth Of the creek in all
| weather.