The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-25
nient for the next year, 100000, and
for maintenance, $4,000.

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| location of the channel, whether north
or south of Shootr's Island. For this
project there is now an available bal
ance of $24T, ,70S.s4, while it is esti-
mated that S446.09O more will be re-
quired to complete the work, and $780,
600 for next year for necessary main
! tenance.
The work of improvement of the chan
mel between Staten Island and New Jer-
sey is well under way at this time. The
time limit for the completion has been
waivd for a reasonable period. The
available balance is SALT, and the
amount estimated as necessary to COM
plete the work is $20,000
Dredging under the existing project has
been going on during the year, and of
the $4,000 appropriation all but $2S.35
has bene expended during the last year.
Estimate for next year: For continuing
improvements, $4,000, and for main
tenance, $4,000.
Work under the present approved pro-
ject has been practically completed once.
but, owing to constant shoaling, they are
in bad condition, so that dredging for
maintenance hsa always been necessary.
Of the $4,000 appropriation, $27, ,760.59
now remains, but existing contracts will
use up most of that. The estimate of the
amount required to complete the work is
$164,63O, of which amount $4,000 is
asked for improvement during the coming
year, and $4,000 in addition for main
tenance.
The last river and harbor act made
a consolidation appropriation of $4,000
for the improvement of Keyport harbor,
Matawan Greek, Raritan River, South
and Elizabeth Rivers, Shoal Harbpr and
Compton Creek Of this total amount
$1,000 was appropriated by the engineer
board to Keyport Harbor. That amount
has been practically expended during the
year. The amount estimated as required
to complete the project is $9,975, all of
which is asked for the next year, together
with 5000 for maintenance of the i'm
provement. :
For the improvement of Mattawan
Greek the Board set apart $1,000, which
has all been expended. Estimate for
completing the project, 2,120, which is
all asked for the coming year, besides
5000 for maintenance.
For the improvement of Raritan river
the Board allotted $4,000 in addition to-
the $3.50 already available, but during
the year only $1,105.97 was expended,
leaving an available balance of $21. .631.-
IS. Estimate for completing the work,
1868, ,750 of which amount $4,000 is
asked for the coming year for improve
ment, besides $4,000 for maintenance.
For the Improvement of South river
the Board set aside $1,000. but only $780,
95 was expended during the year, leav-
ing an available balance of $4,963.05.
Amount estimated as required to COM
gplete the work, $98,926, of which amount
L.
$4,000 is asked for the coming year.
Five thousand dollars is also asked for
maintenance.
For the improvement of Elizabeth riy-
er $1,000 was allotted, but only $3.50 has
been expended during the year, leaving
an available balance of $1,99350. Esti-
mated cost of completing the work, $16,-
100. all of which is asked for the coming
year, besides $1,000 for maintenance.
For the Improvement of Shoal harbor
and Compton Greek the sum of $1,000
was allotted, of which 81 O06.S6 was ex-
pended during the year. Estimate of
amount needed to complete the project,
$47,130, of which $4,000 is asked for
the coming year.
The amount expended on this project
during the last fiscal year was $14.752,
leaving an available balance of $48, ,942. 4
IS. The amount estimated as required
to complete the project is 5000, 900, all of
which is asked for the coming year, to-
gether with $4,000 for maintenance of
Improvements.
'sNo work was done on this project
during the year, for the reason THAT the
funds available (s5.92D would not per
NIT the construction Of sufficient length
of the proposed south dixie to result in
any benefit to navigation says Colonel
Raymond. The available balance will be
retained until another appropriation can
be secured, or until the amount is sufi-
cient to undertake the necessary work
The amount estimated as necessary to
complete the work is S14,375, all of