Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-23

at Appoquinimink, Broad Creek, Mis-
pillion and Murderkill.
The expenditure on account of the
inland waterway from Delaware bay at |
Lewes to Chincoteague bay are worthy |
of more particular attention Just now
as the contract for the work for this |
season is just being put out The extent
Of the waterway IS IS miles. The pro.
posed channel is 20 feet wide with
depth of feet Tho appropriations
total Sl45,750. OF this amount sos, 900
has been expended in making cut be.
| tween Indian River bay and Assawa-
man. 1t took the whole of the first two
appropriations to finish it. The cut was
20 feet wide at bottom and 4 feet deep
The next two appropriations,
amounting to about $4,000, it is pro-
posed to apply to the dredging of
channel 30 feet wide and 4 feet deep
from near Ocean City, Md, to Reno
both bay. The remainder of the sum
will be applied to repairing the cut be-
| tween Assawaman bay and Indian
River bay. From Relfoboth the cut will
be continued through the highland and
marshes to Lewes, or as far as the APP
| preparation will permit
The right of way has been granted
under condemnation commission by the
State of Delaware. The deeds have all
been approved and accepted by the at
torney-general.
All that is completed is the 4-mile
section between Assawaman bay and
Indian River pay. The work has been
kept back through the fact of delay in
securing right of way. Bids were
opened March I'd for continuing the
work under the available $4,000, and
the contract was awarded to b. G.. Baily
of Philadelphia.
BY the opening up of these water
communication the markets along Della
ware bay will be available, in round
numbers, to the extent Of 100 miles of
landing stages along the creeks and in.
lets aifording an outlet to 400 square
miles of territory.
The improvement is of course for the
needs of small craft that dare not ven
ture out TO the open bay. They consti-
tute the customary mode of bringing
the products of that area Of berries, pit
timber and other miscellaneous farm
articles to market.
This inland waterway, by producing
current through the bays makes availa.
bio an area of 40 square miles of oyster
ground in Chincoteague bay alone,
while the bays to the north, Including
Indian river and Rehoboth will add
nearly as much more, making altogether
some rs square miles, or $4,000 acres,
capable Of accommodating, at present
rate of planting, 40,000,000 bushels of
oyster plant, worth at present price at
landings 100000 900. In addition to
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large stretches of woods with fine tim
Der will be made saleable.
The value of this inland waterway TO
! the farmers is seen in the fact that the
: natural inlet ways are constantly chang.
ing their position, Their closing and
Q then reopening again afford irregular
: and often dangerous routes for com
!, merce.
WILMINGTON HARBoR.
The government engineer hopes 10
commence work Immediately in this
harbor in removing a rock near Third
+. street bridge. Last seasons work left
5 off near the Pusey d Jones wharves,
a and the proposition was to continue
. operations up stream. 1t is quite prob.
l able, however, that some additional
: dredging will have to be done at the
9 harbor's mouth, in order TO restore the
channel to its required depth. An ex-
5 animation of the location is being made
: now, with a view to determine what
Il may have to be done. There is an ap-
preparation of $4,000 The work ID
IS under contract with the Atlas Dredging
= Company.
= APPOINTMENTS RIVER.
The project for improving Appoquin.
mink river comprises the cutting Of 8
channel feet deep at low water and
'e 100 feet wide from the mouth to neal
d Townscnd's wharf and from thence t.
Odessa, 80 feet wide. The last appropri
q alton was $4,000, The work is under
&c contract to Frank G. Somers. 1t is now
s. in progress. The total estimated cost Of
r Improvement is $4,000 There have
y been two appropriations Of $4,000 each
broad CREEK RIVER.
!! In the work at Broad Creek river thu
y, , channel is being dcepened from Bethe
!; to Laurel, feet at low water and Il
: feet wide, at ar estimated cost o
- $4,000 The work is now in progress
10 SMYRNA RIVER.
ct The estimated cost of the improve
ments at Smyrna river is $4,000
is $4,000 has been appropriated ant
n, $4,000 expended; $4,000 is under con
tract.
| M1sPILLIoN RIVER.
The estimated cost on the NIispilliol
river Improvements is 100000 Las
Id years River and Harbor act allowed tn
p sum of $4,000. That amount is noy
he under expenditure.
MuRDERKGLL RIVER
The estimated cost on improvement
:, in Murderkil river is $4,000. At las
y session of Congress there was 81 900 ar
by proPriated. The work is now undo
ire contract.