Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-07-24
Cost Of Improvements and Value
OF Commerce by Water.

Invested in manufacturing anc
mercantile interests on the Chris
tlana River, fully $40, DOC, 900. This
is exclusive of the investments on
the Brandyment, tributary to the
Christiana, and which would
amount to not less than $500, 600.
Vessels built during the year
were Wood, II steel, 20 ; average
tonnage 97,446. There are four
car floats one dumping scow ; one
house barge three revenue cutters
of 2,2I8 tons and one towing boat
Tor the Isthmian Canal Commission
Io3 tons, in course of construction.
The report then takes up the sew
'eral other rivers in Delaware and re-
lates in detail what Improvements
have been made during the year
md what improvements are con-
templated. Extracts from the re-
port follow:
Appoquinimink River "The
amount expended on the improve
ment to June 80, 1908, is S4I,174.I4
OF which S9,I3I.73 was for main
tenance. About two-ffths of the
work on the project remains to be
done to complete. The commerce
for 1907 is reported to have been /
-33,525 tons, valued at So, 238, $50.
Freight rates reported to remain
about the same, passenger business
has increased in consequence Of the
improvements of the river. Re-
commended SII 900 for completing
dimensions of the channel and in
maintenance work.
Murderkill River: Work on i
dredging now going on to be COM
pleted by August 9, 1908, under the
the contract. The maximum draft /
that could be carried ON June 80, ,
1908, at mean low water over the !
ashoalest part Of river is S feet from
Frederick to the mouth and 5 feet q
across the flats to Delaware Bay.
Amount expended on improvement i
TO June 80, 1908, is S47,337.63 of I
which S2,975.85 was for mainten-
ance. Commerce reported for 1907 a
50, $50 tons, valued at $3.50, 600. s
Funds recommended for dredging Il
the channel to full project dimen-
sions as far as possible and in main a
work SIG, 900. Freight V
rates lower than by rail IS to so d
per cent. a
Mispillion River: Has been Il
lredged to minimum depth of six
eet at mean low water, except a
lbout 200 feet at New Wharf n
landing, and width OF 40 feet and
ONE shoaling removed at the
mouth. Amount expended to n
une 80, 1908 is $III,596.o3. Of
his S33, go is on present pro-
eCt, no part being for maintenance.
to expend funds recon- -
1ended in building 1900 feet of y,
city, completing south jetty to its se
reject length of 5000 feet, dredging of
hannei within the river and across ~
ne flats at the mouth to full pro- D.
ct dimensions and to maintaining -
lie channel for one year. Com =,
Ierce, 1907, reported to have been on
29,88s tons valued at S5,235, 23o. -
st. Jones River Dredged in o.
9o6 to a depth of 7 feet from Leba ,,le we
On to its mouth. At close of last w
seal year work was in progress ~,
-edging the channel from Lebanon r.
Delaware Bay, depth Of feet
Id width of4o feet. Commerce,
,o7, Is, 81 tons; valued 50, 8oo,- "a,
%. Amount expended on i'm I'll
ovements to June goth, 1908, is ;,c
O,548.27 of which $40, Fl lee
as for maintenance. 49,
Smyrna River: Expended on bo,
to June goth, 1908, i, ,
9,o25.47. Recommended, So, 500 no.
maintain existing channel In P P
ay and June 1906 five shoals ,o,
re removed and the channel =
IS dredged to depth of s feet Of
mean low water, width of so ua+
t from Smyrna Landing to the 90
Z foot curve in the Delaware =,
yer, except in Cherry Tree Reach. don
annel was dredged in May and Iii
ne 1908 to depth of 7 feet and w. w.,
18th of 100 feet. Commerce is s .
orted to have been 1877 200 tons, he
ued at S4,9I445O. 6f ,
3roadkiln River: The existing o,r,,
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