The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
INSIDE WATERWAY
COAST PASSAGE BETWEEN sAvAN-
NAH AND FERNANDINA.
DREDGING BY GOVERNMENT.
MACkAY POINT TRAINING WALL
CONTRACT APPROVED. -

Harbor at Daricn VIII he Dredged
TO n Depth of J.: Feet at Low Wa
ter-NOtice of Approval of Train
ing Wall Contract Received Yes
terdRy Morning-Work Contem-
plated in the Inside Waterway
VIII he Principally in Lower Por-
tiOn-NearIy 22S,OOO Cubic Feet of
Earth to BE Removed-Bids Were
Advertised This MOrning-To BE
Opened Dec. 26-PrOPOsed Work on
Mackny Point Training Wall.
The dredging of a portion OF the in
side waterway between Savannah and
Fernandina, and of the harbor at
Darien. will be undertaken shortly by
the United States Engineering De-
partment. Sealed proposals for the
work are to-day advertised for, Dec.
26 being set as the day on which the
bids will be opened. Notice of the APP
prevail of the contract with d. Power
& Co. of Savannah, for repairing and
adding to the Mackay Point training
wall in Savannah harbor was received
yesterday morning, and that work too,
will be begun within few weeks.
The dredging in the inside waterway
will be done principally in the lower
part of the waterway. The four points
at which the dreging is to be done are
The Dwellings, where the removal of
5000 cubic yards of earth is contem-
plated, Jekyl creek, where 10000 cubic
yards, are to be removed, mouth of
Jekyl creek. 5000 cubic yards, and Mud
river, from which 10000 cubic yards of
earth, or mud, is to be removed. The
dredging in the harbor at Darien will
comprise the removal of about $4,000
yards.
Small Craft Benefited.
The contemplated work will mean a
great deal to the owners of small
crafts plying between this city and
Fernandna. The inside waterway is
route, formed for the most part of
creeks and estuaries. lying between
the numerous islands along the coast
and the mainland. By its use almost a
direct course can be had between the
two points, whereas large vessels are
obliged to take the outside passage.
The waterway is used largely by
oyster sloops, lumber boats, sail boats,
tugs towing RATS, and light draft
steamers, The removal of the oyster
bars and nud-fats contemplated in
the dredging, will greatly facilitate
traffic between Savannah and Fernan-
dina. though the greatest benefit will
be reaped by those trading between
Jacksonville, Darien and Fernandina.
The plans and specifications for the
work may be had within a day or two
at Capt. Gillette's office They were
being prepared yesterday for the
printer. The specifications stipulate
that the waterway be so dredged as
to allow seven feet at low water, and
that the depth of the harbor at Darien
be twelve feet at low water. The work
will be begun within sixty days after
the date of the notice of approval OF
the contract and must be finished in
side of a year.
The Mackay Point Contract.
The. approval of the contract made
with d. Power a. Co. for the repairing
of the Mackay Point training wall has
been expected for some time. The bids
for til work were opened Sept. 81,
the contractors to whom the work was
Yesterday awarded being the lowest
bidders at $1,000. The work proposed
is the repairing and adding to the wall
so as to cut off about one-third of the
| present low-water section of South
Channel.
Beginning at the upper corner of the
square portion of the South Channel
spur dams, a double row of piling will
be driven through the old sill mat of
the training wall for distance of
about 46O feet. The material to be used
will be piling. bundled brush and
stones. Beginning at the end of this
p1le-dam, an open space of 500 feet
will be left. A foundation mat now
exists over this distance, which will be
covered by a layer of stone. The high
part of the present training wall ex-
tends from this gap to the shore and
is about 600 feet long. On the top
course of mats of this wall a ridge of
stone will be placed to low water.