The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22

me bulkhcad Work Completed. but
the Dredging WIZ Fall About
100000 Yards Below SpecIfcn-
ions-ENtension Of Time Likely.
PHILADELPHIA. oct. 22.-Gratifying
reports of the work being done by the
1 Government on the 30-Toot channel of the
Delaware River were presented yesterday
10 the executive council Of the board of
Trade by the committee ON harbor i'm
pT"vements. and proved unusually inter
esting because Of the fact that the pres
ent contract Tor the work expires on Oc-
t"per 81 According TO these reports the
progress made by the Virginia Dredging
company since January J. 1891. has been
far in excess Of what was expected. and
al this time the construction Of the bulk
head opposite Reedy Island has been com
pleted according to the terms Of the con-
tract. and 1.I2s.c6S cubic yards Of dredg-
ing have been completed
The contract calls for the removal from,
the river bed Of 1900 ep5 cubic Yards by
October 81. while 100000 yards were TO
nave been removed by December 81. 1900.
IN the existing contract At the beginning
OF the present year the Virginia Drclg-
ing Company was seriously i'm defaUIt
been done, and the dredging will proba-
bly, OILY fan 100000 yards below the
specifications.
There is now a thirtv-fcot channel ar
Dan Baker Shoals OF a length Of 2o5no
Feet and width ranging from $50 TO $50
rect This gives a doep-water channel of
over three miles, where before there had
been much trouble to navigation for the
larger type Of vessels coming 10 this port
with the present methods the committee
declares that the entire terms Of the con-
tract could be fulfilled in a very short
uTue beyond the time specified in the con-
tract Measures are now before the War
Department looking toward an extension
Of the contract
The removal Of Mamelu}ye Rock. oppo-
site Cramps shipyard. has been s.ompIct-
cd under another contract, TO the extent
Of I.19o cubic yards Of rock. giving a
channel practically Of twsnty-six feet be
low mean water AT this point. The report
further states that the Government work
N now btlhs done under the supervision
OF Col Jared A Smith Of the United
states Army.
The subject Of reciprocity. which had
previously been referred To- committee
called forth a general discussion and il
Va Ah9ily resolved that lnasmuch as
national reciprocity convention had baen
called by the National a association o. % Man
uldtJuFeTS- AZ which the board of trade
VIII be invited 20 participate th- natter
'' Ht-d IN allegiance until after THIS con-
Nenuon has taken place. Many. HcommJIui-
lions We're read from commercial bodies
SAtthalng their sympathy IN the boards
loss or ITS president the late FREDERICK
fraley. The Pttsburg Chamber OF Gem
Inefce asked cooperation ia the enact
meut of "a national law AGAINST anarchy
ana making an attempt ON tho ME 81 .ha
PRESIDENT Of the United States capital
lengthy report was read 0f the CON
templated Improvements IN the Delaware
and SchuyilIiN Rivers 70 be made under
lhe appropriation Of $3.50 go hy city c0un-
ellis This work is TO be done between .
IlniJum and Chester Islands. IN the Della
ware River, and above Penr5sc Ferry
Bridge. in the SChuyIIU River This
work II was announced. would shortly 10
begun and would be carried out by the
CITY authorities under the supervision OF
the engineers of the War Department.