Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-20

upon Dtehkwater. anu then states his
position rs ioIlowt:
"Tho department has had many I'm.
patient eDqulries es to when the work
VIII be advertised, ami while there IL
no disposition to rttard the matter a
doy, tbs difficulty presented Ia always
the came, !. .. what was the Intention
OF Congress when IL made this appro-
pftatloD Tor o 'hRTbor Of commerce anu
Of rsiug,?'
1.-THE report shows clearly that the
entire appropriation ard more will be
required Tor the breakwater, and that
10 mako a harbor for Commerce, large
additional sums will bo required, the
exact smount OF which IL largely con-
lecture on account, Of there being the
possibility o. rock TO excsvate instead
OF silt or sand, but taking for granted
that no rock exists, the chief OF eDgi.
neers bas, by my direction and from
all Information there 10 In the uepAtt-
ment, made two approximate estimates
for completing the bnrbOr for COM
merce according to the plans suggested
by The board.
ST is believed by me that a harbor
covering $40 acres or half q mile by
mile In areG-where sbips can be
towed In, mUoIei, towod from one dock
TO another, winded or turnei around,
egc. would be the least that could be
considered.
"First estima.t: Based on the report
Of the board, deepening cbaDuei to
inner harbor 10 thirty feJt with width
Of 400 feet und constructing OF two
sults bly, designed timber piers located
safe distances on either side OF the
letty entrance carried out to the
ANe.a luIl. ID
vessels whOst uTaught would prevent
their entrance TO the inDer harbor, to
be used during com pletion Of improve
meDts In inner harbof; dredging from
central channel to piers to thirty feet
depth; fourteen thousand ieet OF bulk.
head iur wharfage, 81, 419, 600, cost OF
breakwater, So 0Ol ,7S7-.Utali So, $780,
1877.
"This plan has the Objectionable
feature OF the destruction OF the piles
by ihb TOredo unless creosoted, besides
the cisnDvaLtage OF its great exposure
10 IRE, as in case OF those wnarvss
where etesuefe are mOured alongside
aud engines run upon them.
"The second plan il to UreGge into
the lagoon and excnvale space uf
practically three hundred and twenty
acl es, a half mile ty mile In ares,
and here the estimate Is largely CUES
work. Several Islands will nave 10 he
removed as shown by the maps, aud
IL ID possible that there may be
rocks TO blast and move. But
an estimate has bsen made to
81 We thirty ieet OF water for this area
where an average cut OF twenty feet
will be- required and for thia inLe!
harbor with the ureoging OF the chan.
mel into The same, the esiim ,ts lie
2,105, 200; cost OF breakwater 81, DOL
1877. makiig a total cost lor brehgwatet
anu Inner harbor Sc. l76,7s7. The
Gneetion lie, shall the expenditure OF
So, 800, 600 be maize for the bieakwatsr
or bsrbor OF re use, leaving the harbor
Ior commerce for lulure exchange and
appropr,atioLp From my construction
OF the law l nave not ieit justified In
commencing the woIk without fully
! usuerstanding whet the intent OF Con.
gresB WAS when the law was enacted.
II IL was ana is its intent that the work
on the breskwater shall be advertised
and this appropriation expenusd for
that alone the matter shall receiv
immediate attention. II not, | nope
such instructions will be given Is shsll
leave no doubt as to wnat the duties OF
the wsr department are IN the
metter.'