Evening journal., 1908-07-16

and foreign were 79s,ss7 tons, valued
at $66,S69,0 ,037. Foreign vessels sailing
and trading in Wilmington harbor, year
1907, Is vessels aggregate tonnage
22,O2S, draft average of is feet. There
Is invested in freight and passenger
lines, domestic, doing business in the
harbor Of Wilmington, approximately
at 500O0.0OO and about 100000 passen-
gers.
Value Of River Front Plants.
Invested in manufacturing and mer-
camille interests on the Christiana
river, fully s25,O00,OOO This is exclu- ,
sive of the investments on the Brandy |
ment. tributary TO the Christiana, and |
which would amount to not less than |
s5OO0OO.
Vessels built during the year were: |
Wood II; steel, %; average tonnage |
97,446 There are four car floats; one |
dumping scow; one house barge; three !
revenue cutters of 2,21s tons and one /
towing boat for the Isthmian Canal |
Commission. 10S tons, in course Of con-
struction.
The report then takes up the several
other rivers in Delaware and relates In |
detail what improvements have been |
made during the year and what i'm
provements are contemplated. Extracts |
from the report follow:
APPOINTMENTS river: THE amount |
expended on the Improvement to June
30, 1908 is S41,17414 Of which S9,131.73
was for maintenance. About two
fifth of the work on the project re-
mains to be done to complete - The
commerce for 1907 is reported 70 have
been S3,525 tons. valued at S2,2Ss,95
Freight rates reported to remain about
the same, passenger business has in
creased in consequence Of the i'm
provements Of the river. Recommend
ed S11 300 for completing dimensions Of
the channel and in maintenance work.
Murderkill River: Work on dredging
now going on to be completed by
August 9, 1908 under the contract The
maximum draft that could be carried
on June 80, 1908 at mean low water
over the shoalest part Of the river is
feet from Frederick to the mouth
and 5 feet across the flats TO Delaware
bay. Amount expended on improve
ment to June 30, 1908 is S47,33763 OF
which S23,976.S5 was for maintenafr~-
Commerce reported for 1907. 63.1s0 tons,
valued at $3.50, 900. Funds recommend
ed for dredging the channel to full pro-
ject dimensions as far as possible and
in maintenance work $4,000. Freight
rates lower than by rail 25 to so per
cent
Mispillion River; Has been dredged
to minimum depth Of feet at mean
low water, except about 200 feet at New
Wharf Landing, and width Of 40 feet,
and some shoaling removed at the
mouth Amount expended to June 30.
1908 is s111, ,59603. OF this s33,2O5.96 is
on present project. no part being for
maintenance. Proposed to expend funds
recommended in building 100 feet Of
jetty completing south jetty to its pro-
ject length of 5000 feet, dredging chan
mel within the river and across the
flats at the mouth to full project di-
mensions and to maintaining the chan
mel for one year. Commerce, 1907, re-
ported to have been 22s.Ss6 tons valued
at s5,2S6,2SO.
ST. Jones River: Dredged in 1906 to
depth of z feet from Lebanon TO its
mouth At close Of last fiscal year
work was in progress dredging the
channel from Lebanon to Delaware bay
depth Of feet and a width Of 40 feet
Commerce, 1907, 76,377 tons; valued
s4,s0e,740. Amount expended on i'm
proven ents to June 80, 1908, is $780,
54S.27 of which s19,04S.27 was for main
tenance.
] Smyrna River: Expended on i'm
provements TO June 30, 1908, 500 9.O25.47
Recommended, $500 TO maintain ex-i
listing channel. In May and June 1906
five shoals were removed and the chan
mel was dredged 10 a depth of 6 feet
at mean low water, width of 80 feet
from Smyrna Landing to the foot
curve in the Delaware river, except in
Cherry Tree Reach Channel was
dredged in May and June 1908 to a
depth of Z feet and width of 100 feet
Commerce is reported to have been
1972O0 tons, valued at S4,914,450
Broadkiln River: The existing pro-
ject provides for dredging the channel
s feet deep at mean low water and I50
feet wide from the six foot curve in
Delaware bay TO the same depth IA
Lewes Sound and five feet deep at mean
low water and so feet wide to Milton.
at estimated cost of See, $500. Dredg-
ing the channel from Lewes Creek to
Broadkiln river and the closing Of the
present mouth Of Lewes creek are being
now performed by private enterprise
iunder the authority of the Secretary
of War. Recommendation of funds to
complete the channel from Milton TO
Delaware bay, in construction of the
south jetty and maintaining the chan
mel for one year, So. 500.
The maximum draft that could be
carried on June 80 over the shortest
part Of the river was feet from Mil
ton to the mouth.
The amount expended on the i'm
provement to June 80 is s42.s6O.27; of
this s7,660.27 was on the project and
no part OF which was for maintenance
Wrecksge Removed.
Removing wrecks-Old sailing vessel.
name unknown. and barge lying sunk
in upper Christiana river, cost s859.s1
Wreck Of a stone barge lying sunk at