Evening journal., 1904-07-20
CHANNEL CAN Be
FINISHED BY 1905
More Than Two Million
Dollars Needed to Com
plete the Work
MAY CARRY q FEET OF WATER
Major Sanford, in Charge Of Delaware
River Channel Deepening, Gives In
terestins Figures in His Annual Re-
port to Department.


In his annual report of Improvements
to the Delaware river, Major Sanford,
/ IN charge OF the work. virtually under
takes to complete the thirty-foot cham
mel from Philadelphia to deep water In
/ Delaware Bay by June 30, 1906, pro-
vided the next Congress appropriates
/ s., ,254. l63 to finish the project.
An of this sum. constituting his esti-
mate of the cost of completing the
work, In addition to 8SO.S2, the un-
expended balance OF previous appro-
priations. he says. can be prohtably ex-
pended In the fiscal year ending June
30, 1906. Major Sanford estimates also
that 100000 will be required for the
maintenance Of the channel
Expenditures.
The financial statement shows that,
inclusive of si24,50O expended on inn
provements between Philadelphia and
Trenton. the total appropriations and
expenditures for improving the Della
ware river since 1886 have been as fol-
lows:
Appropriations from 1886 to date, S6,-
604 900. appropriations on 30-foot chan
mel project. $3.50, 5s6.72; expended under
previous projects. S8.03i 65O.72; expend-
ed under 3o-foot channel project. ST.
237. APPS; total expenditures. S5.269, ,063.-
10. July l. 1903. balance unexpended,
81 .5fs.5 50S43; April 2S, 1904. appropria-
tion. 81 ,OO00 900; total $2.54S. .50S.43. June
80. 1904. expended during fiscal year.
lSl213.57153. July 1. 1904. balance unex-
pended. 81 1874 936.90. July /. 1904. out
standing liabilities. S26S. .556.0S, July l.
1904 balance available, Sl.0tS, ,3S0.S2;
July /. 1904. amount covered by mcom-
pleted contracts. 1924 .Sg3.l0, amount, es-
timated. required for completion OF 80
foot channel, S2.254. 1926.
Amount that can be prohtahly ex
pended IN fiscal year ending June 80
: 1906. in addition TO the balance unex
pended July l. 1904: For works Of i'm
! provement. S2.25i. .is326; for mainten
= ance Of Improvement 100000, tota
y s2,s5i46s.2e.
u Progress Of the Work.
d Major Sanford says that, under it
e contracts. the American Dredgin
W Company. to June 30. 1904. removed T.
n 469 3S5 cubic yards Of material fror
It Baker Shoals. whereby. for a distanc
g OF 20. 500 feet. the channel was increase
to the fun width of Geo feet and 80 fee
depth at mean low water. The sam
j. contractors also widened the chanhe
e through Duck Creek Flats for a dis
e tance Of $4,000 feet from $50 10 900 fee
n and 30 feet deep, and also widened IN
a channel through Salem Cove Flat
n from $50 feet to 400 feet and 30 fee
Il deep
- More than 1871 7l9 cubic yards OF ma
e teriai also was removed by the govern
.- ment dredges from the channel throug
j. Cherry Island Flats In redredglng or
r. erations made necessary by the siltin
Of the channel at this point The He
Gate dredging plant began the remov
~ al of Schooner Ledge. the most dan
e gerous obstruction In the Delawar
q channel.
IS May Carry Twenty three Feet.
If Regarding the present navigabnity q
the Delaware. Major Sanford says
THE greatest depth Of water tina
might be carried at mean low waite
S. below Philadelphia on June 30 190
j. over the shoalest part Of the river wa
d. about 21.7 feet, at Cherry Island Flat
d BY the end of this month 10 is expecte
f. 23 feet depth will be reached over IN
rs entire length Of the channel at thl
E. point The mean range Of tide a
Cherry Island Flats is 5.35 feet"
The report recites also that for IN
permanent maintenance OF the shi
ie channel a contract was awarded to IA
W Maryland Steel Company. OF Baltimor
e. OF S35S. 400 for the construction Of
r suction dredge of 5000 cubic yards ca
IN pacity, which is expected to be CON
pleted next year.