The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-25

trouble ard inconvenience 20 mariners and
hoatmen Worst 81 ali II endangers the
health OF the city by leaving A mass Of
disease breeding mud 10 bake in the sun
when the water recedes.
To abolish these drawbacks 10 river
navigation and health, Franklin II. Bui-
lis % So Belmont eveuue. Brooklyn. pro-
poses 10 build az harhor entrances Dis
patch Locks" capable OF admitting the
largest vessels without checking their
speed. These locks he would connect with
massive sea walls. 50 as 70 form an effect
i've lire OF dcmarcation betW cen old ocean
and the river.
Separated from its salty neighbor. IL Is
pointed out. the water OF the harbor would
soon become fresh. and this would result
IN many advantages For one thing. IL
would save docking. which Is ore OK the
ship owners heaviest expenses. as things
60 now Except when repairs are neces-
sary SHIPS are mostly docked IN order
that bsrnacies and other marine growths
nav b removed from ships bottoms and
harnacies canEoG live N fresh vater-they
die and drop or when removed from
oceans brine Then again. the proposed
locks would make the waters o. the har-
Dor. before which they stand guard
smooth and tranquil even when the
weather Is roughest outside: there would
mouth for the entrance Of the biggest
ships. plenty OF water az the pier, ard 50
on,
There are few hsrNors on either the At
iartlc or the Pacific coast TO which the
locks would rot be adapted. fl the IN
ventorss opsuion. hu; for the purpose q
demonstrating the value OF his scheme.
Mr. Bulls has bad diagrams drawn show
ing how the dispatch lock plan could hs
n IA
begin IN me middle % famous cid Coney
island incidentally pT0vi1ing both SAT-
ara fresh water bathing for The summer
scsourncrs at that merry resort The val
would then nun aiaEonal}y seawaTd AID
straight across the main channel TO con-
meet with ths land again at Staten islaUa-
ire locks themselves are planned - -
T., TIE center Of the channel where. a. iow
uafer. there Is s depth q tairty-six feet
There are 70 ~ entrance and exit gates
fa- four vessels SO a the, or az many
r-r-e a. the reeds o. the haTnoT require
T-hpxe locks are 70 - huilt according %
sne rasertes4 plars a. the Inventor. For
locks % such = gigantic size as vould -
necessary IN an undertaking az t5sis sa6.
the ordinary swinging gates 81 tAe c2nal
lock would % cumbersome and useless.
-rh~ ..xas~Sv Of the sea locks are 20 ne
ra-~ worked ~ steam power and made 20
ss{sa hack ard tcrrh WIEN q vessel -
ready 20 pass through. tne signal VII -
s.4v~u % the engineer anG tire machinery
vii sNSe a2ck me section thai admits re
water allowing the sSne section -
cheek the water ~ the neiKaccTtng e.
trance. When the snip has passed through
ne lock he Siding process + reversed
a--a TIRE lock Is rsa1y Ter the asxt ship
that comes L. This sliding system Is -
xn~ses4 hy lork experts IS a great improve
r-,srr a the cd style.
As there Hrs two entrances % NsE York
ha~A~cr cue at tNs %sErowS ard ore az
Long Island so1rd. il viii - necessary -
s.-asecs she sAy with no sets % locks. ost
~ erfrance 20 tae Sound a. Tn-CEg
Mex nslaE nSr-ow x vii - 3 compare
lively easy matter - erect tho sea van
srS iorks ~ sat pesat
HAx1ag ps4s@ea throagh TIE locks. TIE
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