Evening journal., 1902-07-25
tained from previous payments shall
paid the contractor.
Captain Cosby Reports

tanned from previous payments shall be
paid the contractor.
Captain Cosby Reports
In his annual report to the War De-
partment on the improvement OF the
Delaware river, the Harbor of Refuge,
Delaware Breakwater, and so on, for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902
Captain Cosby says:
The city OF Philadelphia has con-
structed a new bulkhead along the
bulkhead line from Vine and South
streets, which has permitted the widen
ing OF Delaware avenue at that local
ity TO $50 feet. The work of widening
Delaware avenue between Vine and
Green streets has been authorized, but
no appropriations have yet been made
for commencing this work. The amount
expended for the fiscal year for the
improvement Of the harbor was $780,
S2OO.4S" He estimates $l,10O,00O as a
suitable amount to be expended for i'm
prOvement and maintaining of improve
ent for the harbor for the fiscal year
ending July /, 1904.
The report says that during the past
fiscal year 3.135 cubic yards of rock
the ledge opposite Petty Island. making
total of 22.030 cubic yards removed
under the contract BY the work done
channel twenty-six feet deep at mean
low water has been obtained over the
entire rock area.
Improvement Of Baker Shoal
Regarding the work Of improvement
Of Baker shoal the report says that,
under the existing contract. the work
is progressing satisfactorily. During
the fiscal year 1.263,212 cubic yards
were removed under the contract, max
ing a total of 2.267 $50 cubic yards. AS
a result OF the work done a channel
20 500 feet long and thirty feet deep
at mean low water, with average depth
of 400 feet, is formed from the upper
part of Baker shoals, and about one
third of the projects were constructed.
Owing to the soft nature of the mate
rials which we're dumped behind the
bulkhead the packing had a tendency to
slide. "A project was submitted on
June n, 1901, and approved June
20, 1901, for the construction OF
buttressesg or rough riprap. at inter
walls along the upper face of the bulk
head. in order to give stability to the
structure. at cost not to exceed $780,
600.
During the fiscal year a contract
for this work was entered into with
Messrs. Hughes, Brothers & Bangs, of
Syracuse, n. Y. Work was commenced
in October, 1901. and completed De-
cember n, 1901. over 32,S30 tons oi
stone of 1000 pounds have been de-
posted in the construction of but.
tresses, to give the bulkhead stability
A project was approved June 6, 1902
for the expenditure of about 800. .00C
/ for the widening of the channe
through Baker shoal to a full width o
600 feet, with a depth of thirty feeet
Contract for the work was entered int
by the American Dredging Company
Philadelphia. and it is expected tha'
the contract will be commenced an(
completed durina the present working
/ season.
Work on Delaware Breakwater
In regard TO the improvement to tn,
/ Delaware Breakwater the report sayl
a survey of the Breakwater Harbor wal
made as part of the survey of the
HarbOr of Refuge The man has no
yet been completed The funds nov
available are considered sufficient 70
present needs. and it is proposed L
hold the sum OF SSS457, the available
balance. for maintenance and repair
as needed.
The report says in regard to the i'm
provement of the Harbor of Refuge
During the past fiscal year 102, $50 ton
| of gtonp were dpnOsitpd in the work
and the Breakwater was completed oi
December IL, 1901.
The superstructure of the Breakwate
as completed has a length OF 1860 feet
and the sub-structure a length OF S,0i
feet. measured on the low water line.