The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05
ON THE CONTINUOUS LIST.
THE SAVANNAH hARBOR AND THE
INSIDE ROUTE TO BEAUFORT.

The River and Harbor Bill as Re-
ported Authorizes Contracts for
These improvements TO Be En-
tered Into by the Secretary of
War-If Passed, Further ApprOpri-
atfOns for the Work VIII BE Made
in the Sundry Civil BiII-Status of
the HarbOr Work.
The efforts of Congressman Lester TO
get the Savannah harbor on the list for
further improvements have been reward
ed, and as announced in yesterdays dis
patches TO the Morning News, both the
Savannah harbor and the inside route TO
Beaufort have been placed under the con-
tinuous contract system.
The total expenditures authorized are
SlO9S.s5O and according to the bill, as re-
ported TO the House by Chairman Hooker
OF the river and harbor committee, it pro-
vides for an immediate appropriation of
5000. and further that contracts NAV he
entered into by the Secretary of War for
such materials and work as may be nee
essary TO complete the project of further
improvements recommended by Cant. o.
NJ. Carter in his reports of Dec. 7. 1894
and July l, 1886 and TO complete the pro-
Ject for the steamboat channel between
Beaufort and Savannah recommended in
Capt. Carriers report of Dec. 4. 1895. which
latter work it was estimated will cost S1Os.-
100
rms work is to be paid for as approprfa-
tons may from time to time be made bv
law, and not to exceed the amounts as
recommended in Capt. Carriers reports.
exclusive, of course, of what has been an
propriated heretofore The effect of this
provision in the bill is to put both the sa-
Vannah harbor and the inside route to
Beaufort on the continuous contract list
f me Iatter, as has been stated provides
Tor seven foot channel between Savan-
nan and Beaufort This channel comes
INTO the Savannah river through Wright's
Ii nv ana Is fully protected throughout
With regard to the Savannah harbor the
Din provides for the extension of the pres-
eAI work as recommended so as to provide
SaIe anchorage for vessels at Tvbee
ROADS, by means of a breakwater or an ax-
tension OF what Is known as the oyster bed
maintenance of the harbor AS the Hill
carries practically no approximation for
u the work, but only authorizes It to be done.
u VIII nave to be done under the continu
Gus contract system as authorized no ~
Secretary of War. ~
AS soon as the bill becomes a law. It
seems that II Is within the power of the
Secretary of War to authorize the max
ing OF contracts for carrying on the work
aS Recommended IN the reports. The great
adVantage in the bill, however, is that by
us us .t terms the matter of appropriations for
carrying on tn Is work is taken out of the
nands OF the river and harbor committee
anu hereafter, provided the bill passes as
~ stands, these appropriations are made
IN the sundry civil bill. with regard to
wnlch there Is much less difficulty, espec-
ANY when 1t is apparent that an appro-
prla1tion IS needed to carry on work al
ready authorized.
The present work on the harbor is prac-
tlcally completed. The Atlantic Contract
ing company is now finishing up a few
96ds and ends of the jetty. work. and will
ted; The dredging is, Of coiipse
sun going on as there are
one or two places in the channel which
need attention, from time to time When
the river and harbor bill becomes a law
II Will be possible, as it now appears for
the Secretary of War to authorize the
making of contracts for a continuance of
the work. VI
the old wreck in the channel near the
CITY mas been entirely removed by the snag
boats. The two blasts which were used
upon 1t tore it away from the sand and
mud to such an extent that it was possi
BILE to pull it all up.