The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-03-14
Full Text Of Mr.. Her
mann's Bill.
A New Project Now I'm
der Consideration.
A Board of Engineers to Consider
and Report on a Plan for
Deeper Water.

The following is Congressman Her
mann's bill III. r. No. S93S) consid-
cred in the house of representatives
just adjourned. On February 21st it
was referred to the committee ON riv-
erS and harborS and ordered to be
printed, and ON February 22d it was
reported with amendments, commit
ted to the committee of the whole
house on the state of the Union, and
ordered to be printed:
A bill providing for the appointment
of board of engineers to consider
and report on a new project for deep
er water on the bar of Yaquina bay,
in Oregon.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem-
bled, that the president of the United
States is hereby authorized to appoint
a board, to consist of three officers of
the engineer corps not below the rank
of lieutenant-colonel who, together
with the chief of engineers of the
United States army, shall make .
careful and critical examination OF
the bar of the Yaquina bay, in Ore
gon, with a view to a project for
deeper water, and shall report the
result of such investigation, with es-
innate of cost, to the next regular
session of congress: Provided, that
such selection of engineers shall be
from those not stationed On the Pa
ctfic coast: And provided further,
that the cost of said investigation and
as, surveys and the expenses of said
.a.t shall be betrayed from the bal
ance of money available of the appro-
| 10 70, riprr fI,n ~ r.
Dor at Yaquina bay, in Oregon, by
act of congress of August 1th, 1884.
| Mr.. Hermann, from the committee
on rivers and harbors, submitted the
following report to accompany the
bill:
The committee on rivers and har
bors, to whom was referred the bill
III. R. S939 providing for the ap
lpointment of board of engineers t,
consider and report on new projec7
for deeper water on the bar of va
lquina bay, in Oregon, having consid
Iered the same respectfully report al
follows:
That the project of 1883, as modified
in 1892, requiring the north jetty tt
be raised to full high tide, and tha
five groins be built from the Soutl
LEFTY channelwards in order to pre-
vent the currents undermining the
ljetty, is nearly completed, and it i:
found that said project has produced
a depth of IA feet at low water OF
the bar at the entrance to the bay
and this bar depth and location O.
lchannel has been kept uninterrupt
ledly during the entire year. We find
however, that the Importance of thi
bay is such that deeper water shoult
be provided on the bar, with a view
of accommodating the deep-draft for
Ieign shipping which is now offere,
additional inducement to enter by rea
son of the contemplated extension
eastward of the Oregon Pacific rail
road, which it is proposed, under til,
new management now about to as
sumo proprie4orship and control, shal
connect with eastern terminals, ant
thus make a transcontinental raiIwa,
with its western terminus on the
waters of Yaquina bay.
This will so enlarge the presen
traffic, already large and increasing
from and to the great Willamette val
ley, as to justify aud imperatively re
lquire deeper water than has so fal
been obtained by the existing project
The bill now recommended proposes
a board of three engineer officers OF
the United States army. under the
|grade of lieutenant-colonel. to be ap
Ipointed by the president, and sucl
lengineers. with the chief of engin ners
shall make a thorough examiEa II
and survey, and report a project, way
an estimate of cost, for obtain:
deeper water ON the bar at the 4
trance of said Yaquina bay.
1t is the oDi'i~'H of your committee
that project sn De agreed on thai
will enable the government to obtain
a permanent depth of water suf
ficient to enable ships engaged in for
eign shipping to enter Yaquina bay
without danger or delay, regardless OF
la further extension of the present
jetty works, and with this view youl
committee report said bill Oh. r. S93S)
back to the house with a recommen.
dation that it do pass.