The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-14

The Refuge Harbor at Duck 's'a""- Tn. Need. of New Haven Harbor and Qutnnspiac River.
 washington, Dec. 1.-The annual report of the chief of engineers or the war department is just out, and con- tains a lot of information of interest to Connecticut. The estimates for Connecticut, ill full. together with descriptions or work done and to be done. follow. It IS recommended that the sum or s9.000 be expended during the year for the improvement of PaWtucket river, between the town of Westerly R. l.. and Stonington. The project co1ltemplates widening and deepening of the channel and it requires Sl6l,- 36f,50 to complete. Last year some- thing over s6,O00 was expended. At New London 1t is recommended to spend the sum of $60000, and this amount completes the project pro- posed at this harbor. The same amount was appropriated last year and spent. This is a continuing contract, and has been going on since 1902. On the Thames river it is urged to spend $18,000 for dredging. It will take S34,O00 to finish ths work. During the year $4,152.67 was spent.
 The engineers recommend the ex- penditure of $130,O00. for the improve ment Of the Connecticut river below Hartford This includes the removal of the sandbar at Saybrook and pro- rides for a channel from Long Island Sound to Hartford, 400 feet wide and F feet deep across saybrook Bar and then ecto Hartford 100 feet wide and g feet deepe at extreme low water. Dur ing the year $14,422.S0 was expended on the river. and it is recommended that SS0,000 can be expended the com ing year. Nearly $5OO,000 has been spent on the river up to the present time. %
 At Duck Island, near the mouth ot the Connecticut river, harbor oi refuge is being made and the sum o1 S114,15S.61 has already been ex. pended at this point. There was nc work done here during the year, as congress passed no appropriation las session. It will take $349,540 to com piete the project, and it is recon mended that $4O.0o0 be expended during the year. At Branford har bor the report shows that a complete survey was made Of the harbor dur ing the year. and proposals were in vited for dredging, in accordance witt the provision of the last river and har bor bill No bids were received at price low enough to allow the compile tion of the project, and the worl cannot be completed for the amour of S5,000 appropriated by congress The cost will be at least $10,000, an no contractor would undertake it fo less. Hence no work was done at thi point. It is proposed, however, spend the $5.00O the coming yea and then wait for an additional az propriation. The same condition c affairs exists at Milford. Congres appropriated $15,000 for this harbol but it is estimated that it would talk S25,090 more to finish the origina project. The proposition now il however, to modify the project so a to make it cost about $25,000 all tolt It is recommended that $10,000 | spent during the year. No work wa done here during the year.
 Z At New Haven, the report show that considerable work was done dul ing the year. The sum of $9S,504.94 WE expended during the year. mainly spe, ill completing the project as far z Temlinson bridge.
 Especial attention is called to u need of great capacity of channel the Quinnipiac rver, from Tomlinse bridge north to Ferry street bridg and the engineer recommends that u channel be extended from the ma harbor to Ferry street bridge, 20 fe deep and 300 feet wide. It is estimate that this modification will cost $62 which is the amount that is recor mended to be spent during the year.
 is also proposed to increase the wid of the two channels in Mill river to feet instead of 75 as now provided fe Thus far $606,0T3. has been spent . the New Haven harbor since 1852 Mo of it, however, has been spent in t last ten years. There was but lit work done on the New Haven brea water during the year, outside of tril ming and repairing the present strui ure. It is proposed to extend the w' breakwater some 400 feet the comi year. and the sum of $So0,O0O is es mated can be expended during the ye It will take $1,272,134 to finish the tire project.
 For the Housatonic river the s' of SS0,o00 is recommended, $2o,OoO improvements and s10.000 for main
 nance. Some work was done here d