Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-02

Smith, United States engineer for this
district, contains resume Of tbe work |
done last year in the several streams |
In the district, together with opinions |
concerning their nesds and other in |
teresting and valuable information.
1t contains np extract from the an
nual report OF the chief Of ngineers to
the Secretary OF War, concerning the
preliminary examinations anu surveys
OF the following localities, require Ivy
the act OF Jane 3D., 1896, which were
made by Cen. Smith and reports
thereun submitted through the division
engineer, Col. Peter q. Haines:
st. Jones River--Gen. Smith sub
mitted tho report OF tho examination
on July 9th. 1906. He Ia of the opinion
that the present and prospective de-
mands OF the commerce of the river
warrant it's Improvement and he esti
mates that a survey Of the river to
Dover, thu head of navigation, will
cost 81. 050 This division engineer con
siders the river to be worthy Of i'm
provement by the United States to a
limited extent, hur whether the i'm
provemsnt will be Justified depends
upon the cost of 1t and its maintenance.
and tine cost can only BIO determined
alter u survey. Tho chief of engineers
cUnfurred in the views of the division
engineer. The report was transmitted
tc Congress- and printed in House Doc.
No. SO, Fifty-fourth Congress, second
session.
Mispjllion River--Gen, Smith cub
mitted his report of the examination
ON July nth, 1896. 1t is his opinion
that tho river Is worthy Of improve
ment by the general government. and
survey Of the locality is estimated Ivy
him to cost 81, ZOO. The division engi
neer conGurs in this opinion, provided
thorough survey shall show the i'm,
provement to DO justified by ita cost.
The chief of engineers concura 10 tho
views of the division engineer. Tbs
report was transmitted to Congress- and
printed 10 House Doc. No. ITO, Fifty
fourth Congress-, second session.
Cedar Creek--Gen. Smith submitted
his report of the examination on July
9TH, 1896. 1t ia his opinion, concurred
in by the diyision engineer and by the
chief OF engineers, that Cedar Creek is
not worthy Of improvement by the
general government. The report was
transmitted 10 Congress- and printed in
House Doc. No. 10, Fifty fourth Con-
grsss, second session.
La Trappa River, Maryland-Gen.
Smith submitted his repnrt on Septem
her 22d, 1896 Work on this river haH.
been carried on by the United States
uuuer a project to secure channel u
feet deep at mean lou water ana l5O
feet wide across the har at the mouth.
and to give a channel not less than 70
feet wide and feet deep at mean low
water in the river to Trappe Landing,
ut the head of navigation. This work
has been completed, with the exception
A. II. 10 H.. ,..b q
length OF about |, 200 feet needs widen-
ing by about so feet for which work
nu estimate Of $4,000 has been sub
;nitted Gen. Smith states that as tbs
present and prospective demands oil
commerce seem to he provided for, NJ
survey has been made for increased
width or depth OF channel. The report
was transmitted to Congress and printed
10 House Doc. No. ia, Fifty fourth
Congress, second session.
Cambridge harhor, Maryland-Gen
Smith submitted his report of the sur
vey on Septsmber 25th, 1896. Th'
work OF improving this harhor has beef
carried on heretofore and Gen Smith il
of the opinion that the improvement
made, II maintained and somewhat en-
large, will bs sufficient for the presen
and prospective demands OF commerce
y
him on those lines at an estimated cos
of So, 100. The report was transmitte'
10 Congress- and printed in House Doc
No. ll9, Fifty.fourth Congress-, secont
session.
Gen. Smith gives the following. sta
tlstics concerning money expended OF
various streams during the fiscal yea
sndiug June 30th, 1897:
Nanticoke kirer-Iialance July let
1896, $4,000: amount expended durin
the year. $50. IL; balance July lat 1897
So, $40. So, all Of which ia covered b
accomplished contracts; amount tesii
mated) required for completion {
existing project 0,OO0; amount tina
can be- profitably expended during 10
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1881
$1,000. A contract for dredging in th
river was made Oh January 9Th, 1857
and is to be completed by June 30th
1893. During the year the value OF RI
ceipts and shipments by the streai
was sGSl, l05, OF which the receipt
were valued at Sl5i, sos and the ahiI
monts at 1929, 537. There ia one pal
sepear and freight boat making tr
weekly trims un the stream, in additio
TO miscellaneous craft OF an nggregni
tonnage of 1900. Fifty sailing veHse
we're built and repaired along its shor'
during the year. =,
Appoauinimink River-Balance, Ju
lst, iSD0, 50, BAT. 81; amount expend'
during the year, SI36. %; balance une'
pended, July lst 1897, 50, III. OF, all
which ia covered by incompleted cor
tracts; amount (estimated) require
for completion of existing projec
$40, 96a; amount that can he nrotiiab
expended in the fiscal year ending JuI
aOth, 1899, $40, 600. The present contra
for dredging is to be completed by u
18th, 1898. During the year the vail
of commerce was as follows: kecelp
s60s, $50; shipments, 1892, 500; tota
S9Gl. $50 There are steamers, 9 tug
barges and schooners plying on u
stream.
SMYRNA River - Balance, July Ii
1896, IS, 66l. IS; amount expended du
ing the year. SO, ga. %; balance Ju
1st, 1897, 81, 036 80, of which So, 600
covered by incompleted contract
balance, $50. 80; amount testimate
required for completion OF existing pr
iect, 50, 365 which amount can be prof
nbly expendsd in the fiscal year on
inc uue both, 1899. The existing co
tract for dredging is to be complet
lw July 18th, 1893. During the "
the value of the commerce was as e
lows: Receipts. sS03 $50; shipmen
81, 230, 450: total, 81. 034, $50. The
are s steamers. 8 tugs and schoon'
plying regularly on the stream, in adj
tim 10 which other vessels frequent