The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-31
Money Is Wanted 10 Make Needed
Improvements.
THE CHIEF ENGINEERS REPORT.
Appropriations That Are Recommended
for tho Coming Fiscal Year, Rhode
Island Comes in for Nice Little
slice. Amounting to s10o. 900.

army, that OF the chief OF engineers Brig
adler General Thomas T. Chase, was made
public to-day. He says the funds with
which the works for the improvement OF
rivers and harbors were prosecuted during
the last fiscal year, were derived from the
appropriations by the river and harbor act
approved August5 8, 1892, and appropria-
tions In the sundry civil acts approved Au-
gust 8, 1892, and March 3, 1898. for Ger
tain works on account Of which contracts
were to be made for completion as pro-
vided In the acts OF September 10, 1890,
and July 10, 1889, and such balances OF
former appropriations as were available
The following are among the estimates
for continuing river and harbor improve
ments during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1892, are submitted;
New York harbor and Hudson river;
Hudson river between Troy and four
teen miles below Albany-amount esti-
mated required for completion of existing
project-$l, $50. 400; amount needed for
year 1895, 100000.
Harlem river and Spuyten Duyvil creek
to complete, si,SO5,c COO; for year, $780,
900.
East river and Hellgate-to complete,
1888, $40; for year, 5000, 600.
Newtown creek--to complete within
year, $4,000.
Bultermilk channel, New York harbor--
to complete, $4O4, 900; for year, 5000, 900.
Gowanus bay, including Red hook, Cow
anus creek, Raritan bay to complete In
year, s95,875.
Channel between Staten island and New
Jeriey-to complete, 46,00O; for year,
$50, 900.
Eastern Massachusetts,:
Newburyport harbor-for wear and to
complete, s97, 800.
Powo river--to complete, 5000; for
year, $35, 900.
Harbor of Refuge, Sandy bay, Cape Ann
to complete, s4, 1000, 600; for year, $780,
900.
Gloucester harbor-to complete, $752.-
000; for year, $4,000
Lynn harbor-to complete, $Sl 900; for
year, $4,000.
Mystic and Maiden rivers-to complete
and for year, $4,000.
Boston harber--to complete existing
project. 81, 300, 600; for year, $700, 900.
Scituate harbor-to complete, S2l7, 900;
for year, $4,000.
Southeastern Massachusetts,:
Harbor OF Refuge, .Nantucket-to com.
plete, $50, 900; for year, $l67,00o.
Rhode Island:
Pawtucket river-to complete, 5000, 500;
for year, 100000.
Providence river and Narragansett bay
to complete and for year, $65,000.
Newport harbor-to complete and FOR
year, $26, 700.
Harbor of Refuge, Point Judith-to
complete. $1,000, 900; for year, $500, 900.
st. Crox river, Maine--to complete ex-
isting projecr, $245,000.
Breakwater from Mt. Desert to Porcu-
pine island, Bar Harbor, Maine-to COM
plete, S270, 200; amount that can be ex-
pended to June 80, '95, $4,000
Penobscot river, Ne. Ito complete, $3.50,
900.
Rockland harbor, Me.--to complete,
s4l2,O 900; for year, 800, 900.
hcnDeDtC TiNtT, mt.-to SohpiSeo SiVo,-
900; for year, 100000.
Channel in Back cove, Portland, Me-
to complete, ss5, 75o; for year, $4,000.
Saco river, Me.-to complete, $$72, 600;
for year, $50, 900.
Cochoco river, N. H.--to complete,
sl35, 900; for year, $4,000.
Refuge harbor, at Little Hnrbor, N. II.
to complete, sl35, 900; for year, $25, 900.
Improvement Of Connecticut river and
of rivers and harbors in Connections, an d
New York. tributary to Long Island sound
on southern shore Of Long Island,
Thames river, Connecticut--to complete
$4,000; for year $500
Connecticut river below Hartford-to
complete sll0. 900; for year 100000,
Harbor OF Refuge at Duck Harbor, Conn
to complete s403, $50; for year 500, 900.
New Haven harbor--to complete In year
S4s, ,000
Breakwaters at New Haven, Conn, to
complete 81, 531, 154; for year $500, 900.
Housatonic river, Conn, to complete
100000.
Bridgeport harbor, Conn. to complete
in year s33, 600.
Stamford harbor, Conn, to complete
siO5, 500; for year $50, 600.
Lar chmont harbor, N. Y, to complete
500, 900; for year $4,000.
Port jefferson harbor, N. Y.,-to CON-
plete s55, 900; for year S35, 900.
Glen Cove barbor, n. Y.,-to complete
sl56, $50: for year $50. 00o0
Flushing Bay, n. Y.,-to complete $751;
900, for year 500, 700.