Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-14
tn e AssAwsMAs cAEAL.
rext of the Commissroners' Award to Il
D., NJ. & v. Railroad Co.

D., NJ. &v. Railroad Co.
United States Engineer w. F. Smith
makes the following report for the last
fiscal year concerning the improvement
of the inland waterway from Chinco-
league Bay: Va, to Delaware Bay at
or boar Lewes, commonly known as
the Assawaman Canal:
the amount expended on this i'm
proroment to June Both, 1898, was
sl6l, 249. 36, The river and hafbor act
of jLne 3D., 1896, appropriated S25, 600
for continuing this Improvement, to
DO used from Delaware Bay to Indian
River, and provided "that no part of
this appropriation shall be expended
until the right of way is secured with
out cost to the Unitod States, but the
right of way over any railroad or
county bridge shall not be subject TO
this lIoviso and may be secured by
condemnation proceedings. I" Such pio-
eeedings for the acquisition Of title
to the crossing OF the Delaware, Mary
land n Virginia Railroad TO, al Reho-
noth, were in progress at the time of
the last report, and during the past
fiscal year We're brought TO conclusion.
Tho commissioners OF Rehobotb, as
successors Of the Rehoboth Beach Assoc
clhtlun, which owned .ihe land at the
time OF its condemnation for tho us
of the Junction a Breakwater Railroad
Co., of which the Delaware, Maryland
t. Virsinia Railroad Co. are the suc-
eessors, made voluntary deed, dated
January 18th, 1899, conveying to the
United States whatever interest that
corporation had in the land ut the
place named; and an award was made
by certain commissioners appointed
under and by virtue of an act OF the
General Assembly of the State OF Della
ware, entitled, - IN act in relation to
the proposed canal intended as a free
inland waterway connecting Assawa-
man Bay with Delaware Bay" passed
at Dover, April sth, 1884, and the sup
PIGMENTS thereto. The commissioners
made tho award in terms az follows:
After considering the premises and
the advantages and disadvantages which
will accrue to the suid owner by reason
Of the taking and appropriation Of
its said land, and the construction of
said canal, and the cost of the erection
and maintenance Of proper bridge,
with suitable draw Of the style and
character shown on the plan hereto
attached, and made part of the return,
where said canal is TO cross the right
OF way of the said railro ID COMPANY,
at the place aforesaid, (which said
bridge is TO be erected and maintained,
ana, the said draw is 10 be operated by
the aaid railroad company, its sue
cessors and sesirrsA, tho undersigned
did assess an, ,tHtormina the amount
OF damages wnich tbs said ownpr will
sustain by feason of the l0catinn aud
construction nj the ssid canal. and the
erection and maintenance of the said
bridge and the operation of the said
draw the erection, naintenance and
operation whereof are rendered neces-
sary by, and directly result from the
taking of said parcel of land for the
location and construction of said canal)
at the sum of thirty seven thousand
three hundred and forty-three s. 100
Niolla,s fs.37, :1i,i.- and do hereby
award the said The Delaware. Mary.
land and Virginia Railroad Company
the sum Of thirty seven thousand three
hundred and forty-thlee 5S-l00 dollars
( s37, 343. IS. "
The amount asked for. if appropri-
ated, will be expended in continuing
the improvements between Ghinco-
league Inlet and Delaware Bay. The
most useful work to he done is between
Ocean City, Nd, and Indian River
lay. The money statement is as follows:
July LIST. 1888, balance unexpended,
S26, 500.G4: june 30rh, 1899, amount
expended during fiscal year, 81. 81
July LIST, 1899, balance unexpended,
$50, 49i. y; amount ESTIMATED required
lor comp leticn of existing project,
sl56.250; amount that can he profit.
ably eNpended in fiscal year ending
dune Spth, i9ni. slGu.tnu.