Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-27
HARBOR CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The Row York Dredging Go. to Do the
Dredging and John j. Fitzpatrick oil
Plnttaburg, n. z, to Remove the hock.

The Row York Dredging Co. to Do the
Dredging and John j. Fitzpatrick OF
Piattsburs, N. Y, to Remove the Rock.
United States Engineer William T..
Smith was on Thursday officially adj
vised that the chief Of engineers at
Washington had awarded the contracts
for improving the harbor at Whining
ton, bids for which wore opened at
Gen. Smiths Office, in this city, on
Monday, October 10th.
John j. Fitzpatrick of Plattsburg,
N. y, is to remove the rock in the
Christiana, his bid, 81. ID per cubic
yard, being the lowest, and the dredg-
ing is to be done by the New York
Dredging Co. Of New York City, whose
bid, IL Clio cents per cubic yard, was
also tho lowest for doing that work.
According to the terms OF their con-
tracts, Mr.. Fitzpatrick is to begin the
work of rock removal within ~ days,
which will be some time. before, the
Goth of November, and the dredgers
are to begin on their contract within
60 days, or some time before the 10th
of December. The rock must all be
removed before July LIST, 1899, and 1t
is thought that the dredging will also
be completed before that time.
The rock and other material to be
taken out will, in nil probability be
deposited back of the banks along the
Christians or at other points conyen-
lent to the stream, although it is hardly
likely that definite arrangements have
yet been made for n dumping ground.
The contractors, it is thought, VIII
have ample opportunity to get well
under way with their work before there
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although operations may be stopped for
a short time, everything will be in
shape for resuming at the beginning OF
the open season next spring. 1t is con-
| fidently expected that all Of the work
can be SO arranged as to utilize the
entire appropriation to the greatest
advantage to the city and harbor.
According to the specifications, it is
| proposed to apply the available funds
to dredging a channel IS feet deep at
mean low water, and $50 feet wide
from the 1s-foot curve in the Delaware
River, to the upper line of the pulp
works; also, as far as available funds
will permit, to then dredge from the
pulp works to the draw-pier Of the
Shellpot branch bridge No. 4, of the
p, W. & B. railroad, SO as to give a
depth which gradually diminishes be-
tween the points named to 10 feet al
mean low water at the latter named
place and thence to remove shoals hay
ing less than feet of water over them
as far as Newport.
1t is proposed to remove to deptt
of IS feet at mean low water 50 much
of two lodges of rock, one immediatel,
; above Third street bridge and the
other Just below, as lies within tn
limits Of the channel of the Christian
, River. The estimated quantity of rocl
, to be removed in 1,s45 cubic yards
, The depth of rock removal required
varies from nothing to eight feet. Boil
/ lodges were excavated to an approx
mate general level of 10 feet below meal
low water in 1893, except on the south
} ern edge of the lower ledge. The area
to be blasted over are respectivel
) 1880 and 8, $50 square feet.