The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-27
GALVESTON DEEP WATER.
Annual Report Of Major Miller,
Engineer in Charge.
lWFN1Y.F0uR FEET AT HIGH TIDE.
"'s "stn During tho Year-Opiniou In
inc inmah Suit Against tho Cotton
Bei,-An Appreciated prics,.

of deepening the channel Under the adj.
ininlsirat.on of Major Miller. with thu
a.d OF the blk government appropriation
SHOWS up we'll In the latest survey of
the harbor. For the year ending June 30
ls'', ehe survey showed navgahle cham
mel of l'S. feet depth. while Major MIXERS
report for the year ending June 30, 1896
Will show channel of 20 feet depth A,
meal. low tide
AS an average good tide IN Galveston
Will send the water feat above mean
low tide 1t does not require much OF "a
Mathematician to calculate that the prac-
teal naviaahle chanuel aoross Galveston
BAR Is now "a feet deep. The map has
no, YET h,en conn etcr, although ., has
pen roughly plitiei. It shows that the
inside sounding along the wharvcs aud
IN the bay are practically unchanged.
Ihs practically SEES at rest any appre-
mems ons which some skep'ics felt .hal
tho water III the bay mighi shol! as Il
result of the acrion OF inc jetti0s The
ms de 10 foot CONTOUR is practically UNI
| changed. hnt the inside u foo curve has
| advanced seward $500 feet, The tendency
OF thu outside curves Is to advance and
thc outside u foot curve has pushed sea-
| ward 500 feet. But since the inner curves
or contours advance 20 much more rapid
! ~ than the outside curves. IT will only be
a question oil time un.il the y foot con
! tours come together as the - FOOT con
tours did. Last years map showed the
Is foot contours INSIDE arl ont. while this
| years map shows that these curves have
| joined and divided
At present there Is channel bowen
the norm and south is loot contours 500
fec; wide n, he narrcw.si point
| one peculiarly OF the map Ia that 4,
| shows erea' roles from n to % fee, in
| depth. MS condition = attributed 10
| she work OF the d.edsA bol, General q 4
| ComstocS m, buGom of the chanrel
| the dredge ha, been Gh'c 10 claar on, tina
soft sand the nsrd st,a,., are not so easily
| moved and rcmnin IN llttis- neck. OF ridges
which will he ;r,t AWAY iafcr Wth heir
| removal the >, foo, chnnpnl viii extend
set
Tho channel is s,ra,gh, AMI we- de-
fined. There IS not ! crook In IT. and it
IS cons ierol by seafarins men one of
'i i,, sa r .'mri'S noSs,nls over 4 pr
extension as ia, of l,s, ,ear 1be ,a.,
son fer this is obvious AS the je'tie'
.S'end seward they 20 into deeper
compi., oh hem Tbe uros.n, ,>trnp'a .,,d ID
OF both the north and south io,t. : are in
- Xxx w W. s,' ,ea,o- 49,, -
adyan,el .Sn f.si and rs nx,r.,p. ,om,s, !,
Juno 20 was % 500 feet During the year
>''-t5 me norih getty was advanced ~"
fae, "'' 80 ~ "''" LAW
No work of extension was done on the
sonuh te'ty during the year of ls9'-sa
iemdsi ~, fao, M, t, sTfre,,o ..,e,h
Is now S5D,2 feet,
TIL. animal report of Major Miller will
NOT he cotnnletaJ tintiI ahn,,, III SIN 81
Jul, AN, enough dat, Mas heen prepared
10 show most satisfactory result. Lien
tenant Judson. who is IN im,neriato
oaarge of the work during the abscuce
of Major Miller In New vor,, e rriehing
matters as RAPIDLY as is cons,s.e.Dt with
thoroughly good constrnction. and greni
I, Is estimated tha, since the je,tic7
have been commenccd AZ aggregate of
l5.nDnOo cubic Yards of earth and sand
lave hoon washed out 10 sea from The
area heiweeu The two iariies These tg.
mre. give an ,ccilra,o idea of In. great
work which MAS necessary to give Gal |
weston a de,p harbur
,p,N,o>.c ,-rtrn
The opinions OF the court OF CIV an-
,aals In the ra.os of the Galveston ana I
nr"'s ~ ,ne ,,'. Nv. ,",.,'
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OF Galveston hhp III the ca" Oh ihii'iH
G. co VS. The ST Louis Southwestern |
,,,uraod oo,n,,a,v wore nlea ia.c mis- af- |
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ternooh'
The opinion in the case of lnman * 60 !
a.. :, Limits snu,h,xos,nr, Railroad com
We ~ - IL, ~,
paiiS WIS "'e' i"'e '"'9 "'''' ''''' ~ CIV
court of evil appeals statement Of
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M 49, - - d., "a. ,
Ihe court MONS 'n"' II Is ,"' u"'s =" "
railroad 10 accept goods to be earned 10
~. d.,i,arna ,o n connecting line. thr |
sr,,,nor MAS , clear rtrhf To compel lie |
Sm,,i',it -, sa,'rv 10 Inc End Of his Inc ana |
aeiivcr according TO The usual cuurse. TO |
n connecting line with winch there Is a. |
estabi she'd method of doing business.
lIy article i2ol, cach oonnecilhs Ioau Is |
required 10 reeve IRON any orn , c"' i,nf
az na' i win WHEN Il also connects. ii
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