Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14
RIVER FRONT IMPROVEMENTS.
Progress on the Sea Wnll-The Pro
posed Bridges.

posed Bridges.
COL Allen reports to the chief of en-
gineers in regard to the Potomac river i'm
provements that good progress was made
last month in relaying and raising the sea
wall on the Washington channel front and
at the extreme lower end of section III of
the reclaimed area. The total length of
sea wall built to date is 30 2s9 linear feet
OF which 1890 linear feet on the Washing
ton channel front have been relaid The
wall is complete, except near the site of the
Inlet gates and along the bathing beach in
the tidal reservoir
onder the contract with A NJ Ciegg.
dated March D. 1877, for dredging in the
Virginia channel, force of eighteen la
torefS mas been employed in forming en-
bankEentS on section | to retain tho
dred9ed material, and about LOO linear
1eet o! embankment built Col Allen saws
tne contractor has not yet brought his
dredging machine to the ground, and the
commencement OF the work has thus been
delayed three months.
Repairing Agueduct Bridge.
The work of repairing pier of the Acme
duct bridge has been resumed. The pumn-
ing plant has been put in place by the con-
tractors who have repaired the cofrerdam.
placed pudding on the outside of the dam
ana pumped 1t out. Derricks for handling
stone and material have also been erected
on the cofferdam. The false work has been
repaired, and piles and caps placed in the
couerdam under the trestle towers to trans
NIT the strains caused by the weight of
the adjoining bridge plans to the solid rocx
CT the river bed. The stairway and two
FENCES along the sidewalk have been built.
IN addition to which some excavation has
been made within the cofrerdam. About
one-third Of the face stone required has
been cut and quarried.
Proposed Eastern Branch Bridge.
Col. Allen says he has made a contract
with VIM. E. De Witt for test borings on
the line of the proposed bridge across the,
Eastern branch in line with Massachusetts
avenue extended eastward. The contract
began work last month and placed a scow
with engine and other plant on board. near
the site OF the proposed bridge The first
boring was completed September -. hay-
Ing been carried to depth of about sixty
eight feet below the river bed. other test
borinss are now being made.
Memorial bridge Survey.
In regard to the survey of the Memorial
bridge across the Potomac river from the
Naval Observatory grounds to the Arline-
ton reservation. Col. Allen says:
The instrumental field work of the SIR
vey was completed during the early mart oY
September. The Typographical survey or
the NaVai Observatory grounds was COM
pleted and float observations were then
taken to determine the direction and We
loc'.y OF the Fotomac river in the vicinity
OF the lines OF the survey. A working
map or the area covered by the survey has
been commenced and is in progress. The
boring apparatus was overhauied and plans
prepared Tor hitting up walking beam on
the combined pile driver and snag boat to
facilitate drilling In rock. The combined
pile driver and sneg boat was brought TO
the site OF the survey, the planes put in
position and boring commenced on one of
the lines. The test borings will be con-
tinued during October