Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-01
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Estimates Of General Wilson for
Virginia and North Carolina.
The James and Norfolk Harbor- Hampton
Roads and the INLAND Waterway From
Norfolk TO the Nortl, Carolina Sounds.
(The Richmond Dispatch.)

Washington. d. c., Oct. 3O.-The re-
port of General Wilson, chief engin-
eer Of the army, for the fiscal year
ending June S0th, has just been made
public. There is nothing new in it in
regard to river and harbor improve
ment work. except the estimates for
the ensuing year. For James river,
the report says. the amount estimated
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1902,
is for widening and deepening the
channel below Richmond. mostly by
rock excavation, and for widening and
deepening channels, by dredging prin-
cipally, at Warwick and Harrison's
bars. Dancing Point shoals. Swans
Point. and Goose Hill flats. The
amount (estimated) for completion Of
the existing project is S3,317. 500. The
amount that can be profitably expend-
ed during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1902. in addition to the balance
available July l, 1900. is 100000.
For Occoquan creek: Amount esti-
mated for completion of existing pro-
ject, $4,000; for maintenance. $4,000.
Nomini creek: Estimated, $35, 600;
maintenance. $4,000
Lower Machodoc creek: Amount
estimated, S2.100; maintenance. 2,100
Rappahannock river: Amount esti-
mated, $4,000; amount that can be
profitably expended for works of i'm
provement and for maintenance, $685.
000
Urbana creek: Amount estimated,
$4,000; maintenance, $4,000.
Harbor at Milford Haven: Estimate,
$4,000; maintenance. $4,000.
York river: Estimate, $69,050; main
tenance. $4,000.
Mattaponi river: Estimate, $40, 300;
maintenance, $4,000.
Pamunkey river Estimate, $1,000;
maintenance, $1,000.
JAMESTOWN ISLAND.
Protection of jamestown Island: The
amount expended on this work up to
June 80. 1890. was $9,274.45: July /, 1899,
balance uneXpended, SIS. 72555; June 80.
1900. amount expended during fiscal
year -S6+S-a July 4a1n 44allett4ee-
expended. sl5,0469S.
Norfolk harbor and its approaches:
Amount estimated for completion of
existing project. S56.7745e for mainte-
nance during fiscal year ending June
30. 1902. in addition to unexpended bal
ance. $50, 700.
Western Branch OF Elizabeth river:
The sum of $Ai,4lS.7S had been expended
on the improvement June 80. 1899, the
result being the completion of the pro-
1ect The expenditures during the
fiscal year ending June go 1900,
amounted TO $207.5 for making an eX-
animation of the river to determine the
condition of the channel. A draft of
twenty feet could be carried in the
channel on June 30. 1900. July 1, 1899
balance uneXpended s5s1.27: June 30
1900 amount expended during fiscal
year. $207.50 Balance unexpended
S37351.
Nansemond river: Amount estimat-
ed. SlU2. 900: maintenance $40 coo
AppomattoX river: Amount cstimat-
ed. $4,000; maintenance, $500.
IIarbor at Cape Charles: Amount
estimated. sS7,3i0; maintenance. $50, 1000
Nandua creek: An available balance
of only SSH.
Waterway from Norfolk to the
Sounds of North Carolina: Amount
| estimated $40. $50: maintenance. $40, $40
Inland route from Norfolk to Abe
marie Sound, North Carolina, through
| Currituck Sound: Amount estimated.
| 2l,G61.OS; maintenance. $1,000.
HAMPTON ROADS.
THE preliminary examination and
survey OF Middle Ground Bar. in the
harbor OF Hampton Roads. Virginia.
with view 10 determining what
| amount of dredging is necessary over
said bar to secure a channel 500 feet
wide and 30 feet deep at mean low tide
required by the river and harhor act
of March g. 1899, was made by the local
engineer. Major Thomas l.. Casey.
corps of engineers. and reports thereon.
dated July IA and November 20. 1890.
respectively, were submitted through
the division engineer. Colonel Peter G.
| Hams. corps of engineers The plan
presented for Improvement is estimated
to cost $225.000, and it is the opinion
OF the local officer. concurred in by the
| division engineer that the general gov
eminent should undertake the improve
ment of this channel"
EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED.
The local officer was also charged