Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-30

plcted -Worl, in otter Greek. the Mar
rows" and st. Lawrence River.
4 FREE Press man yesterday obtained
from Capt :. S. Leach who has charge of
the work. a summary Of the improvements
on rivers and harbors in this district during
the present year. At Rouscs Point, y. Y,
the breakwatcr, which has been in process
of construction for the past eight years, has
been completed 1t is 1880 feet in length,
extending from Stony Point in north
castcrlv direction directly toward Wind
mill Light II affords shelter from south
crly gales as far a. the raw-bridge, includ-
ing the entire harbor of the town. 1t is u
stone structure. containing no timber what
ever and is of the latest type. The rubbc
core is covered with massive stone blocks
lnid in a sloping position so that the ice in
breaking up in the spring Will slide over the
structure without damage. Thc'brcakwater
cost SOS. 800 The estimated cost was SllQ,-
600 but tho breakwatcr is a very little
shorter than was thought to be required SO
that the cost per foot has Tailed almost to "A
cent with the estimates made eight years
ago. making a crcditable showing for the
administration Of the district at that time
\ recent act OF Congress created the United
States board ON geographic names, with a
member representing each department of
the government and some of the more I'M
portant bureaus. 70 consider the question of
uncertain and variable usage of geographic
cal names in the United States and report
for adoption to the president. Among the
General rules the board have adopted is the
elimination of the pOSsessive case in the
names of all places. Rousc's Point thelp-
fore becomes Rouse Point and that will he
the official name of the place hereafter,
The brcakwater at Plattsburgh, \. Y.
was completed early in january. Thework
was largely that of repair. which consisted
in replacing the old timber superstructure
with stone. making it quito similar to the
detached north end OF the Burlington break
water This is the most approved form of
superstructurc. since the decay i'll timber is
confined wholly to that portion above low
water line, and it is quito probable that the
entire length of the Burlington breakNater
viii be renewed in thai form. Below the
water line IA wooden scrib is filled with rub
bic. Above the water line the structure
consists Of a rubblc core with heavy bloch;
facing. - feet in width ON the top with "a
slope Of two 10 one on the outside and one to
one on the inside
I'd through reef of rock opposite the State
Reform School Just below the landing for
Nergennes. On the reef there was draft
of water of about five feet at the low stage.
A cut, 80 feet in width, has been made
through this reef. giving draft of eight
feet at low water This. with the improve
ments previously made, make a draft of
eight feet from Lake Champlain to the
wharf. The project contemplatcs the eX-
tension of tho channel of eight feet to the
falls giving access to the manufacturing sites
1t will require something more than 1900
yards of excavation OF rock and other ma
terial. The work this year consisted in TAX
ing ont 1850 yards Of rock and 100 yards OF
gravel and shalc.
At the "Narrows, - between Benson arc
Whitehall, about 10000 cubic yards OF
dredging has been done. the OBJECT being the
widening of the channel at three Of the
lharpost turns. Tho points at which the
work was done are South Bay Bend, Beacon
Three Bend and Chilton,s Bend. No pro
ject has been adopted for further operation,
at that point, although there are Other
places that need attention.
At Ogdensburg, y. y, the dredging OF
the hsrbor has been continued under tn,
pending project, which is for draft of IL,
feet at low water. inc work inns year wa
manly IN very nara material at the mouth
OF the Cs~egalchie river. Inc work don'
up to TIM; time has AFFORDED access TO the en-
tre harh'r water 'front.' OF Ogdensourgf
"hcfe derp craft Is required; nut the chan
nelS provided are III some cases 100 marrow
ana IN future operations Will ne considerably
"iaehed.
IN tne ~ Lawrence river about ~ mile
10 Il,
was blasted ana removed curing the summer
will be undertaken a, soon rs funds arr