Evening journal., 1913-12-08

ing Co., Of Philadelphia, the work is be-
ing done at ss cents cubic yard.
10 the close of the fiscal year June
80, 1913, the channel had been dredged
TO a bottom width Of 80 feet depth
varying from 8 to G feet upstream for
a length of $500 feet resuiting in a
continuous improved channel from 40 to
$50 feet wide from Leipsic to 200 feet
from Naughs Landing, fhc money need
ed lor the project in the fiscal year 1915
/ is Sf3, 100.
On the Little River the work began
May l6 1918 and by june 80. the close
Of the fiscal year 1913 the channel had
been dredged to a bottom width Of 40
to 60 feet and a depth Of 6 feet, from
the Delaware river to the lower end Of
Double Ditch Reach q distance of about
4 100 feet Only $1,000 is estimated for
the fiscal year 1915 on this improve
ment
st. Jones River Improvement.
Concerning the Improvement of ST.
Jones river, Del, the rel ort states
IL appearing that The channel had
shoaled to such an extent that dredging
twas needed TO enable the steamboat line
between Philadelphia and Lebanon TO
run its boats ON the river, the chief OF
engineers, under date Of June 27. 1912,
approved a subproiect for dredging for
maintenance. a contract dated August
9 and approved August y. 1912. was
made with the River and Harbor I'm.
lprovement Co. for dredging at o. cents
per cubic yard pl,ce. measurement
Work under this contract was begun at
August 10 and completed October 25,
1912. The channel was dredged to a
bottom deapth of so feet at mean low
water from the 6-foot curve in Della
ware Bay to inside the mouth of the
river, and a number of shoals in the
river were dredged to the same depth
This included | foot over depth allowed
under the contract. The width made in
the river was 40 feet at bottom. except
in the upper and lower canals and sew
eral points Just below Lees Landing
where the channel VS. slightly less than
6 feet deep and 40 feet wide. The guam
tity Of material removed is $1,000 cubic
yards. measured in place. and consisted
of mud, sand and clay, and many logs,
stumps and snaes"
Altogether the United States has
spent a net total of Sll2,256.50 on this
improvement under the old project as
well as on the present work; and it is
estimated that 5000 will be required
for the fiscal year of 1918.
Work on the ietty at the mouth Of
the Broadkil River was finished at the
close of the fiscal year 1913. The northeI
convex side of the ietty extending across
Lewes sound was reinforced and the low
places where the stone filling had set
tied. We're reflled with stone. The
length reinforced is 81 feet at the marsh
end and POI tons of stone were placed
, in position. The work was greatly pro.
, longed, the report states, because Of
/ stone found on long section OF the bot
! tom where the ietty work was to be
done The sum Of 5000 is needed fol
: the fiscal year 1915
In speaking of the improvement Of the
inland waterway between Rchoboth Bay
and Delaware Bay Major Raymon,
! says:
This dredging will extend to Goiteni
Point and thereafter II Is proposed g
e carry the operations TO Rehpboth Bay
y On this section Is the crossing ~ %
S Delaware, MarHland and ifeiuta i,sl
r road toWpepy l'ieh q - ,slf &
$37 3f3,5S lfbs ma &c IN q SAtl soc i -
j. included the cost to the railroad con
$. nance Of proper drawbridge ad Il
4 capitalized cost to operate it, The awar
has not been paid. As the right of wa
: will be needed shortly after an apprc
r priation Is made for continuing the i'm
4 provement it is recommended that th
amount 70 be paid to the railroad com
pany he appropriated.
Il deem it advisable also to call atten
tion to the condition OF the channel be
! tween Assawaman BAY and Indian Rive
BAY the waters OF which conect throug
I Rehoboth Bay with the waters of tn
inland waterway between Rehoboth Ba'
: and Delaware Bay and to the jefferson
: bridge which crosses IL. The canal am
bridge were constructed by the Unitei
States in 1855 1891 and recent NeN
animation shows that the bridge shoul'
A be raised about feet and a channe
dredged TO say 3 feet to meet the pres
ent demands OF commerce on tins line o
waterway. The cost OF raising th
bridge rs a small item-about S3O0-bu
the dredging involves the removal G
about $4,000 cubic yards OF material a
an estimated cost of about $4,000
These expenditures if authorized WI
not. it is believed, increase the cost es
timated tor completion Of the improve
ment. The construction of the highwa,
: bridge at Rchoboth is a part OF tn
J present improvement
Delaware River Work.
& One million dollars is asked To-
n the fiscal year. 1916. to carry on tn
4 big improvements in the Del5war
II River. which have already totalle
II s15, $4,000 The report states tha
81 work On widening bends below Phil
4 sdelphia. was completed June 2
II 1918. a total of 369S57 yards of ma
q terial being removed in the last stage
OF the work, and that the tota
4 amount altogether has been over B.
n 5S4.355 cubic yards. The cost of thi
Z work has been S59.0S3 "a. OF whic
Y sac. .049.4S has been paid to the con
"A tractor The sum of S51556.40 wa
81 still due the contractor in final sci
j Elements when the report was writ
~ ten:
Under this contract" says Lieu
= Gel Kuhn. who was in charge of thi
n part OF the work." the worst bend
of the channel have been widened
900 feet at four localities and
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