The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-18
IMPROVEMENT 0
The JAMES RIVER.
Government Engineer Reports on
Work to Be Done.
NO WORK IS UNDER y WAY
Work at Dutch Gap Is Held Up Pending
a Decision as to Ownership of Ne
cessary Land-Sons of veter-
ans Give Smoker.
NO WORK is UNDER WAY
Dispatch to The Times,

{srecia1 Dispatch to The Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., October 1.-THE
War Department is In receipt of the
monthly report Of Colonel Charles / Al
/ len. United States engineer in charge Of
] the James River.
| After a general description OF the work
| that has been done on James River since
1870 Colonel Allen gives the following
report on matters OF current INTEREST,":
The available depth for navigation at
! mean low tide from the sea to the lower
! city line of Richmond is IS feet, with the
| following exceptions: On Warwick reac1.
! II. feet: from Goode Rocks section to
| letter B.. rs feet below the city line OF
| Richmond Is 1-2 feet
! Last inspection by engineer officer In
! charge for July Is, 1902.
No work has yet been undertaken un-
| der the approval project for the seSpendi-
| ture of available funds. which means that
| the plan for which the people OF Rich
| mond fought so hard last winter and
spring to have the river improved to the
! head of navigation at the DOCKS mas not
| gone into operation.
| Under the general project the following
work remains to be done: The enlarge
| ment of the channel from Richmond city
/ line to Drewry's Bluff, seven miles from
| Richmond, from it's present dimensions to
2Oex22 feet at mean low tide; the enlarge
menl of the channel below Drewry's
Bluff. in Seven Shoals and in Dutch Gap
cutoff to 30OX22 feet and the enlarge
nent in Six Shoals in f1fty-seven miles
below City Point to 4oox22 feet.
NO CONTRACT WORK.
The report OF. operation for September
shows that no work was carried on under
contract. An examination Of correspond
ence relating to the work of improving
the James since 1870 was made with
view to getting moro information as to
the ownership of lard at Dutch Gap. No
report OF the results of this examination
Of ownership is given beyond the state
II eut that the question of charging the
low water section of Dutch Gap canal to
300 feet width by TWENTY-FIVE feet depth
is reserved for the present, pending de-
termination of ownership OF land Dor
deitng on the canal.
The store boat repaired In August was
calked, the necessary repairs on another
scow were begun. and the United states
property and plant were cared for ana
the usual miscellaneous office work was
done.
The prctabIe operations for October
are the preparation of specifications for
--es,,..5sIisls improvement work and the
ccnpletion OF repairs to the scow. begun
in September.
Besides Colonel Alien. there were. in
all. ten men employed during September,
tie salaries and wages of whom amount TO
70 sos for the month.
SMOKER AFTER GAME.
At the time Of the Tirginia-Lehign
football game which takes place hero
on the sth OF. November, the Washington
Chapter of Sons Of Confederate Veterans.
the Anselm j. McLaurin Camp. No. 09.
will hold a smoker at Hotel Barton Inc
Hr.oker will be held at night. after the
game. and will be the occasion OF mucn
jcllity.
The camp has lust elected the following
officers: It. Raleigh Raines. conmandant;
J. G. Hillnan. first lieutenant-command-
ant; r P. Whitley. second lieutenant
commandment: P. S. Edmunds. adjutant:
j. G. Green. quartermaster, and &. Il
Horne. color-sergeant-
The Comptroller of Currency approved
to- day the Chase National Bank OF New
York as reserve agent for the Kappa
hammock National Rank OF Washington,
Va.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions were granted to-day to the
following virginians and North Caro-
linians:
virainia-Increase reissue. etc. John
Sawyer Churchland. So: jerry simms
Alexandra, IS (war with SPAIN.
Nerth Carolina-W. dows. minors and de-
pendent rela tives: Susannah Holloway,
New Be-ne IS.
The following Virginia fourth-class
postmasters were named to-day:
Vance f. Bowman. Clip, Washington
county; NTrst Lillian Rasnick. Dump
Greek. Russell county; Wiley 3. John
son, Inlet. Culpeper county: John F. Glib
son. Jr., Timber Ridge. Rockbridge coun-
y.
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