Evening journal., 1896-06-05
LISTON POINT WORK STOPS.
MAJOR RAYMOND ORDERED The
CONSTRUCTION coMPfNY TO QUIT.


Ths Work Already Con pietsd Will Not
Have Much nsct on Dan Baker ehoai.
Work VIII HardIy he Resumed THIS
sess n Over ESQ Feet Completed.
The River ard Hsibor bill having boz
come law without the slRnsture OF the
President. Msjor Rsymepd. Unitsd States
Engineer In onarge Of the work OF i'm
prove ment OF the Delaware river yester
day directed the contrAc' OF who is build
Ing The dixie In the Delaware liver ex-
tending up stream from a point on the
Delaware thore above Llston's point TO
stop work. The orders we've sent by
telegraph. followed by a letter. The
dixie Is part of the plan for the I'm
provement OF the river at Dan Baker
Shoal
Il Is not expected by Major Raymond
that york will be resumed on the i'm
provement OF the Delaware river this
season because the appropriation for It's
c ntiDuance Is practically tied up by the
numerous provisos attached
Up TO Saturday night the contractor
for tue construction Of the dyke had com
p,eted to the required height of one foot
above low water section extending
/ 900 feet from the Delaware shore In
sddition, $50 feet OF mattresses had bsen
laid. but not covered TO the full height
with stone 1t all probability that had
been finished by Wednesday night,
mtkipg total Of 2 goo feet com pleted
out Of the 10 500 feet contracted for Il
is hardly expected that this short section
will have any effect on Dan Baker Shoal,
as the completed portion Of the dyke is
In very shallow water, and the channel
abreast OF 1t is sufficiently deep
The i'em In the River and Hsrbor bill
making the appropriation for the i'm
provsment Of the. Delaware river, with
its numerous related provlsos, is as
follows.
improving Delaware river, from Tren-
ton to It's mouth, coutinung improve
ment $500 coo Of which So 900 shall be
expended In the Improvement OF the
channel over Perrlwig Bar. aud So GOO
shall be expended In rebuilding and
eDlarging the dixie on the Government
reservation at the junction OF the
Scbuylk kin and Delaware rivers at Fort
MfIlln.
Provided. that 50 much OF said sum Of
1900 900 as shall be necessary may. 10 the
discretion Of the g. cretary of War, bs
expended In dredging q ohaunel through
Dac Baker Shosl to the depth OF twenty
six feet at low water.
Aud. provided further that no part Of
said appropriation or any appropriation
heretofore made fhall be expended upon
the building Of a dixie between Reedy
Island and Liston's Point until blsrd
OF three engineer officers, to be appointed
by the Secretary Of War, shall consider
and report to the Secretary, on the first
M0ndsy In December OF the current
ear, as to the pre- jAct OF said dixie, with
reference to preserving aud Improving
the navigation of the Appoqunimink
river and Blackbird creek, and
the riparian rights and facilities
Of the Delaware shore, as we'll as to
deepening the main channel OF the said
river, and the Secretary Of War Is here
by authoriztd TO carry out the recon
nendetions OF the said board and TO
modify the present contract II necessary
and ao nst any loss with the contractor
occAsioned by the provisions OF thls act
and 70 pay the came cut Of the spprcpri
alton under which the said contract WAS
made.
Also to expsnd tho additional sum Of
$25 600. In his discretion, for such
Dredging As may be necessary for the
mkintenance OF channels from the
months OF App'quInimink river an d
Blackbird creek TO ths channel OF th e
DslASsre liver thesngh tbs dixie nov
being constructed from Rsedy leland to
L'stou's Point, for the improvement Of
the Delaware
This noining the company telrphcntd
to its agent TO stop rs soon as possible
The government will rsiNburte ihe com
pany for auy loss 1t msy sustain by rtA
son OF the delsy.