The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-10
DEEPENING THE HARB0R
CAPT. GARTER TELLS WHAT He
WILL DO WITH THAT 100000.

Only S75o,OOo Forthcoming Until
July, 19e4-TraininR Walls to Be
Built and Dredging Continued-Kin-
sey's Point to Be Cut of Later.
The 81, OOO. 900 appropriation for improve
ing Savannah harbor, together with what
has already been received, will about half
complete the entire work. The contractors
are now pushing the work at the rate OF
about 100000 worth per year, but the
fact that only three-fourths Of the recent
appropriation is forthcoming up 90 July l,
1894, may cause some slight temporary en-
barrassment, though nothing Of serious
nature is anticipated.
In speaking Of the matter Capt. o. NJ.
Carter said Yesterday: THE sundrY civil
bill provides that not more than three
fourths of the million-d0llar appropriation
shall be expended during the fiscal year end
ing June so, 1894. With that money it is
proposed 10 carry on the construction of
training walls on both sides Of the river
from the lower flats seward.
THE training walls 10 the fresh water
reaches Of the river are composed OF double
rows Of piling fastened both longitudinally
and transverseIy by waling pieces
and crossties, the space between
these two rows being filed with brush fas-
cines When salt water is reached that
method of construction will have to be
changed because the ship worm would eat
up all the timber. These walls near the
mouth OF the river are constructed OF mat
tresses built OF brush fascines and loaded
with rtp-rap stone. thus the channel Of the
river from the city to tie sea is 20 be ln-
cluded between these training walls, which
will expand toward the sea, forming kind
Of funnel-shaped arrangement. Along the
city front the channel will be 600 feet in
width, and viii gradually expand to a
width Of 900 feet near the sea.
TRAINING WALLS To BE BUILT.
1.-THE money will be spent in continuing
the construction Of these training walls,
1900 feet of which have practically been
completed on the upper flats, and we are
now working downward toward the sea. 1t
will also be used on the dredging from the
city water works to Tybee roads and the
training wall from Marsh Island above the
city TO Kinsey's point will be constructed.
~ suppose the people are interested in the
work in regard to Kinseys point on
Hutchinson's Island. This work will hardly
be begun with the present appropriation, as
the most urgent and important part OF the
work is obtaining the deep water in the
channel. When the river is put in
such a condition that money can be spared
from the work Of deepening, then this work
Of cutting away Kinseys point will be
undertaken.
THE work so far completed is now in
satisfactory condition, and at great many
points along the river where shoaling has
heretofore taken place upon cessation of
the work, it is now deepening or securing
out. When dredging is stopped at some
points at depth Of 10 feet, instead of shoal-
ing up it deepens som etimes TO as much as
10 feet.
"There are now three dredges at work
upon the river and the force employed by
the contractor tor jetty work has recently
been increased Now that the cold weather
is over and the men can work with less dis
comfort it is expected that progress will be
much more rapid.
MONEY COMING SLOW.
1.-The disadvantage under which the con-
tractors have been laboring is the slow
manner in which the money is forthcoming.
by contract they have TO do 81, ZOO, 900 worth
Of work each year. But they don't get that
amount within that time, as congress has
reserved one-fourth Of the million until
July l, 1894 Between now and that time
$l,400,0O0 Of the work could be done, but
there Is only $4,000 to do it with. Thus
the contractors have either to go more
slowly and be held liable for Noncompliance
with the conditions of their contracts, or to
borrow the money, probably at q high rate of
interest, in order Go do the required amount
of work. Under the circumstances, then.
the work cannot go on as rapidly as it could
were the entire appropriation available inn
mediately.
1.-The 81 900, 600, together with what we
have already had, viii about half complete
the work. Congress will have to be relied
upon for the prompt appropriation of the
remainder that the work may be carried on
without delay, which generally results in
a setback y