Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17
OUR WATERWAY TO THE SEA.
The Proposed improvements In the
Delaware River.

ditures - The Reedy Island and Other
pihes-Placo for Dredsed Material.
A special dispatch from Washington
to the Philadelphia Ledger says;
The report Of the Engineer Board
appointed by the Secretary of War
under the provisions OF the last River
and. Harbor act, in connection with
the Improvement OF the Delaware river,
has been made to the Secretary through
the Chiefof Engineers and will be sent
10 Congress as soon as ii can be copied.
The paragraph appropriating $500. 900
for improving the Delaware river, from
Trenton to Its mouth, contained pro-
viso which han been the Instrument of
suspending work on the Reedy Island
dixie. This proviso expressly forbids
the expenditure OF any part of the APP
preparation made by the act and of any
unexpended balance previously made
for the improvement at Reedy Island
until board of three engineer Off
GERS shall be appointed BY the Secre-
tary Of War, Who shall consider and
report to the Secretary of War on the
first Monday in December Of the cur
rent year, as to the project of said
dixie, with reference TO preserving and
improving the navigation of tae APP.
poquinimink river and Blackbird
creek, and the riparian rights and
facilities of the Delaware shore, as
well as to deepening the main channel
OF said river Tho board appointed
in accordance with this act consisted
Of Col. Henry NJ. Robert, Col. Peter
G. Hams and Major G. w. Raymond.
1t met in October last, and after taking
| the testimony of interested parties
visited and inspected the work ut
Reedy Island. A photographic re-.
| port OF the testimony was taken, and
| lie submitted with the report.
| In the preparation OF tho report the
subject matter committed to the board
was divided and arranged under four
| heads, namely:
First The adopted project for the
ReBdy Island and Liston's Point dixie
with reference to the deepening of the
channel of the Delaware river.
Second. Tho project of the dixie with
reference to preserving and improving
the navigation OF the Appoquinimink
river and Blackbird creek, and the
riparian rights and facilities of the
\ Delaware shore.
Third. The desirability of dredging
I channel through Dan Baker shoal
either as substitute for improving by
! dixie construction or in conjunction
| Herewith.
Fourth. The tesirabiity Of dredging
the channels from the mouths of APP
noquinimink river and Blackbird creek
to the channel of tho Delaware river
through Reedy Island and Liston's
Point dixie.
Each Of these divisions is separately
and fully discussed with reference to
the general improvement of the river,
the effect upon the Delaware shore and
the navigation of the tributary streams
between Reedy Island and Liston's
Point Among other things the report
says: 'tnuring the 10 years which
have elapsed since the report of the
board of 1885 was submitted, the
change of the Delaware river has beer
closely watched and carefully investi
gated. and much valuable information
has been obtained. The result of thest
studies is to confirm the wisdom Of tht
location of Reedy Island dixie as estah
lished by the board of 1885. But recen
Investigations show that there 10 a
various localities in the channel con
siderable material of compact tharac
ter which cannot be removed by thu
, action OF the currents alone, howeve
removed by dredging.
The board further says that "if tn
shore is to be rectified by establishing
dixie the board is of opinion thu
construction OF the dixie should b.
= carried we'll towards completion befor
any dredging is executed.
I The Dan Baker sboal dixie and th
proposed dixie at Bombay Hook shoals
= in the opinion of the board, should b.
! treated as n single improvement, ant
: should be built to little above higl
!; water to be effective.
: The report closes with the followinI
a.. recommendations. which have the ap
. prevail of Gen. Craighill, Chief o
0 Engineers:
1.-THE hoard recommends that n
Further expenditures be made in tn
constructions of bikes for the improve
: ment of the Delaware river belo,
: Reedy Island: that channel with
least deDth Of 26 feet at mean io'
y, water and last width of 600 feet b
4 formed by dredging from deep water Q
q the head of the bay to deep waite
i ai owe Dan Baker shoal; that th
:. dredged material be placed betwee
4 Stony Point shoal and tho New Jerse
y shore below the mouth Of Allowa
- creek, or deposited In sucSl other place
Is as may be approved by the engine,
- officer in local charge; that the wor
of dredging be done with the FUND
now available, and that no money b
+ expended in dredging channels frol
n the mouths of Appoquinimink rive
; and Blackbird creek to the channel
40 the Delaware river. -
Ia A map showing tho 600-foot cham
" mentioned in tho first part of ii
!, recommendation accompanies the +,
ID port
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