Evening journal., 1909-07-20
REPORT OF THE
U. S. ENGINEER
Captain Rand Complies In
formation About Streams
in The District
RECOMMENDS MONEY
FOR LOCAL HARBOR

The annual report OF United states
Engineer /. II. Rand has been COM
pleted and will be forwarded 10 WASH
inBton' Tho report contains many in
tercsting facts concerning Whining
ton harbor the Christiana river and
Ia fact all the streams OF the State.
which come under the Jurisdiction or
the United states engineer for this dis
trict. Captain Rand recommends
substantial appropriation for Whining
ton harbor Improvement
The value Of foreign imports and cx-
ports domestic receipts and shipments.
the amount OF money expended on va
rious projects and other valuable in
formation is given.
with the respect 10 Wilmington the
report says IN part.
Engineers Report.
on April 2, 1909 the chief Of engineers al
lotted $4,000 from the appropriatioy made
by the river and harbor act Of March 3,
1909, for tho preservation and maintenance
OF river and harbor works and contract
has been made for dredging with tho
available funds. Work under this contract
was begun on Juno n and to the end OF
the fiscal year. a length Of Ss25 feet IN tho
! lower part Of the river had been drcdged
to a depth OF 10 feet az mean low water
and a width OF 80 feet
on Juno 90. the condition Of the channel
was as follows: From the Delaware river
to the Christiana light depth Of "a feet
, az mean low water for a width OF 40 feet:
thence TO Lobdel canal. n feet at mean
Z low water for a width OF from 100 70 80
, feet thence to Fourth street wharf is
feet for n width Of 90 TO $50 feet: thence to
. Third street bridge 10 feet 70 a width Of
o. 90 feet. thence to Harlan and Holllngs-
q worth Corporations dry dock. rs feet for a
s width OF from 100 10 40 feet: thence 10 the
Pulp Works. II feet for width Of about
d 50 feet. and thence 10 Newport, feet from
.fl a width OF about so feet.
ia Between July 10 and Il, 1905 eighteen
c stumps and logs and parts Of two wrecks
= we're removed from the channel
,s Maximum Draft.
The haximum draft that could be car-
Is ried on June 90 1909, at mean low watei
ne- over the part OF the river under improve
H. mont was is-s fees "a tlse- l2,i D 1Narke ~
AZ feet TO Newport Tho stream Is nav
h.. gable TO about quarter Of mile abov
the village of Christiana or IS l-e mile
from its mouth.
The amount expended from 1856 to Jun
y 30. 1902 is ss9tiosse OF this amount s5s-
ry as275 was expended on tho present pro
te feet. OF which SiiS, 6Siie was FOR malntcn
snoe.
at The tonnage Of the leading articles ship
ped to and from wilmington In the caicn.
~ der year 1908 Is reported TO have been 7Ss
u i03 tons. valued at ssio26,4iL
hi, The shipbuilding Industry on the Chris.
g tlana river shows according TO the records
IS OF the Department OF Commerce and La
or Dor. that with the exception OF Philadel-
10 phia and Newport News Wilmington has
the largest steel shipbuildng output on the
I'll Atlantic Coast for the ten years ending
June 80 1905.
How Money Will be Spent.
II Is proposed to expend the funds recom-
n, mended below in maintenance OF the im-
provement in restoration Of an 1s-foot
channel and in repairs 70 the super-struc-
r. ture OF the north jetty at the mouth Of the
vn Christana river.
is The amount recommended for tho fiscal
ny year ending June 80. 1911. is $2so.oo Of
Ter which amount $4,000 is for dredging and
$4,000 for repairs to ietty.
ob. Commercial Statistics.
~ The tonnage and value of the leading ar
"u ticles shipped to and from Wilmington b,
water during tho year ending Decembel
III 81. 1908. are as follows
Domestic Commerce.
is Receipts-Hides ship timber, clay
OF coal, etc, 3726S7 tons, valued at S34,-
eu 500 206; chemicals building materials
canned goods etc. il,S46 tons valued al
1861 1876; agricultural products, 19s,99e
tons valued at s5.672, 100: miscellaneous
10000 tons valued az S2000,000. total
=. receipts, 6O4,479 tons valued at $780,
i'll 142.562.
Shipments-Coal, quarry stone, clay
etc. 42,Ol3 tons. valued at S432,96Si
he manufactured products leather, chem.
ny icals. iron supplies. machinery. etc,
tie s5.Sst tons valued at SiS.195.155; az.
he ricuitural products $50 tons valued a
. Si62,S7O. miscellaneous, 42,s15 tons val
NE ued at Ss.463OO0, total shipments, 100,
As 795 tons valued al $27,253,9eS.
AT Foreign commeres.
ow Imports-Nitrate of soda, 1889 ton
re- valued at $4,000; laths, $50 tons
Is valued at $4,000; total imports, 12,49
ma tons. valued at s572.500.
ln' Machinery. 625 tons. val
as Continued on Second Page.