The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-07
RECOMMENDS 2s.FT. CHANNEL
REPORT OF $50 am or ENGINEERS
LAID HEFoRE CONGRESS-.

"a Recommends 2S-Foot Channel
From the old Waterworks 90 the
sea. VIA the North Channel. With a
width of $50 TO 500 Fert-An APP
Precipitation for the work 90 ST.
5G7. 200 IL Recommended, Of which
$500 900 l. said 60 he Now Avail
abIe-The Report Rushed Imme-
diateIy 20 the Printing once for
U-e of the River and Hnrbor Com
mfttce.
\ Washington dispatch 10 che Mornine
News announces that the report Of che
Board OF Eng neor 0mccr appointed
some time ago 20 rake a Examination
- the project o. Gen Gilmore Tor 2s-
foot channel from Savannah 20 che sea.
was laid before Congress yesterday. and
was Immediately sent 10 tho government
printing once 20 be put Ia convenient
shape for use hy the River ana Harbor
Committee.
The rcpor, approves the Gilmore pro-
ject and recommends the 2s- foot chan
mel. The further Improvement of the
north channel. az was provided FOR IN the
Gilmore project. s. recommended. and no,
the imrovcment Of the south channel.
rs was generally favored here The report
recommends chat a depth Of . feet. with
a channel width of so 20 ~ feet. be e.
tabllshed from ,he old watcrworks 20 the
ocean This Is considerably higher up
than the present depth Of - feet extends
snd the channel width recommended is
also better than that which now pre-
walls.
An appropriation % 81 .5s17a0 O. recon.
nended. % which the Morning News dis
patch states 5000 Is now available.
This probably refers 10 the unoxponded
balance Of about $1,000 on the Oil con.
tract which the chief % engineers IN his
annual report TO Congress. recommends be
made available for the further improve
ment OF the harhor.
The news will be- gratifying 60 savan-
nahians and the friends OF Savannah gen
orally The ordering OF a thorough SUR
vey OF the improved portion 81 the river
at Savannah by the chief OF engineers
taken IN conjunction with the action %
Congress IN ordering the rc-cxamination
OF tho Gilmore project. were both very
favorable Indication The very favorable
expressions recently made By Gen WI
son the chief OF engineers. with regard
10 the further improvement Of Savannah
harbor. ana the confidence with which
Congressman Lester has been inspired by
his brother members OF the River and
Harbor Committee. are both excellent in
dications OF success.
on top OF this comes the favorable re-
port OF the board OF engineers upon the
es-foot project. II is true that favora-
bic report was expected but nevertheless
The actual fact IS gratifying. II was I'M
dorstood that the only question was one
OF cost and the figure named by the board
In Us report is much less than was ants
ipated with the amount reported as
available an appropriation Of about 81
ooo 600 additional Is all that viii be re
quired.
The accommodation Of the Gilmore pro-
jet was made last month by the board
appointed for the purpose. consisting OF
Gen. Peter c. Haines chief OF the South
ern division. Capt. Sanford OF Charleston.
and capt C. r. Gillette OF this city. The
board only completed this work the latter
pare Of November. and TO Capt Gillette
was delegated the work OF writing the
report The report was completed and
placed in the hands OF the chief OF en-
glneers on Nov. ..
Capt. Gillette was out OF the clay yes
terday. and could not be seen for details
Of the report. The failure TO recommend
the improvement OF che south channel
viii be regretted by many. but no one
VIII object to depth Of p feet by the
north channel