The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-24
THE SHIP CHANNEL.
Summary of the Report of Govern.
ment Engineer c. S. Richie.
WORK DONE DURING YEAR
On This aud Other Texas Waterw avs
ia This District.
WORK THAT IS TO BE DONE
And the Amount Which viii Be Required
to Do II.
THE HURRICANE HELPED THE TRINITY
Swept Away the Mass Of Debris Which
Had Been Obstruetine the Mouth
OF the River for Years.
WORK THAT IS TO BE DONE
And The Amount Which viii Be Required
to Do II.
THE HURRICANE HELPED THE TRINITY
lsnecIal b rhe Post.N


Richie United states engineer IN charge
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al galveston has submitted bis annuni
repott which Wa given ont for publication
today IN rocord "a +,c l,,nrovo,o,+ oe
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nine of MA nras,,t ss.ol ,,o,~ orort e-,,,,
nsfa,Jrsbtnr hoa.o,,. ,,i I',,,.,t,,, ~
.n9 "V"'ouS anu neslnnihe sFs
exccpf Ia proparc speciecations and reeeive
lids far rho wor, : controct ,vas ontsred
u'.' ',' t"e "o'N' coulrac' was entered
Into July p last With Charles Clark &
Co. During fine fiscal vesr rho trtonquIor
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wy" N"'l' ""'N "'''09aIN 10 CONTRACT upe'
survey of part OF the waterway above
,ii,.isic, ,,., ,i-. -, "a 900 IT,. 80,
N"9 u.s. 'i'."r 1900 i"'e9 WY
drlven oggregatinG 2LNl4S linem fceet;
og0.5GT II cilbIc Yards of material oxcayat
al l o. ,t, 90 - , go,
'''''''"' e""'' '"'"S ue4"" pre-
hcrlo"u cross section. The contract price
Of excavation OF Cos cents bank measure
A. avn. ~ .t, lo,,.,y. ,.,,.,,,,. It. ...z-
'Ne ~ No"''"Nu p'lN's ''e'
Obtained In the United states. Dixie piling
advanced TO station Or. plus 2S0 n dis+nnca
~ "a ,,, 10, So, ,t,,,'.,,,,, -, r,ne,
va ~'f'N" iNc' lt"lh 'i"i gan caudl hruSu
piling between dixie plihg advanced n dis
tance OF II. 100 feet from Mnrgan's canal.
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AlN- 9hu VH"uuel are co'upele 70 ssa,'on
ID plus =, q total distance OF 1880 fcet
an 4- go ~, - .., =.
"'P'" Oh se'eHl''n i'eI a'I" ofe' 90, envy
Ieel Nlde at me bottom. me ulke pmldlnG
Is a Temporary structure and Will not be
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- '''i"'H''
IT the tull section OF the channel TWEEN
Eot.o-,, .o,,,l ,bp ,,odo ~ ANS ononnb ~,
"V''vuV '"|in t'' "','"e ~ onee enousn l,'i-
'erlai Nouiu DC oblalhea 10 project the
~, f-, an 100 .,,,,.,,. - ,,,,,t .,,.,,,.,,,,
N IA bonad however, tha+ mo nreso;, +
.t.,.....,.. Iii, ,t.. H. 81. .,,.t-.. ~.
structure vii remain IN falr CONDITION Tor
about two years bv which time contracts
so,. ,t1f+ior.,l dri,i,y can Ia q, forco
Nfsot,yrbiIe tbe cyIstenre in tba Mo and
brush lILc. IN Iccning the bIidRed ma,
Ierisi gra,, Isirg ,r1sfo5 b,ni IT, IN
channel win rct1rd its filling in while In
me ghscbce OF any dixie the channel would
he liable TO AL quite rapidly during ord.
liar. storms
was Sl06.GoD With ontstandine liabilities
~ S7OS a. imo,ni 9oVered bv ,nrou1nIet
"a o,tracts 60 ~ ool e-" VEtjt,p3tod
gIro,,pt re1Iirnd f,i. c,r1nintiou ~ existi 10.
proierr S3 10000 Amount thar c9p be
prohtahly expended for fiscal year ending
June 90 1903 i'm addition to balance IN
eypSrdcd Julv l. 1901 ST OO0OOO.
For shin channel in Galveston bay
amount expended for fiscal year, $3G9Go. 70
var. Sii2.747.75. Baianea uncTpended
i.g 'O' No'eSN % outstanding '''"'"
sGorocto. NJ vr,rl. pndar. CONTRACT in forc.
Tor channel and bayou Dredging ana con
I'M, r., ,, III ~ usu ure,t'
bo,ou for war '' e,dSd fnne 70 loit. aG
vessels regularly engaged; steamers, 10
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94S0S9 cotton pr@ineis yamSI Al s8s,
sG0 Iumber Sg@l 10 General mergb9n-