The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-15
CITY WILL BUILD
PIER FOR VESSELS
Bulkhead Being Constructed at
Entrance to Lock Gates at
Municipal Dock.
FALL SHIPPING TO BE HEAVY
Canned Goods Beginning to
Come In, and Twelve More
Barges of Coal Expected.

Work Will begin this morning on the
hugo bulkhcad, or pier, which will be
constructed at the east end OF the
lock gates leading into the municipal
dock. The first of the heavy piles was
driven into the river bed Saturday af-
ternoon TO act us Il marker, or guide.
The pier will be for the benefit OF YES
sells waiting to he locked through. or
waiting for the tug to tow them down
tho river. At present, in case of fresh
cts or bad weather. heavily laden era TT
are in considerable danger when an
chorcd III tho channel.
The contract for the work has been
awarded to l.. Henkins 6 Co, at a cost
OF approximately $4,000. The bulkhead
will be 80 feet in length. and will have
a wing of twenty-five feet in length.
running at IL right angle. The width
Of tho pier will be fifty feet. All of
the material will be freighted to Rich
mond, and will be transferred to light
els in the dock and brought through
the locks as needed.
The construction will be OF piling
and cribworh. Heavy timbers will be
driven seven feet into the bed of tho
river, and the top of the pier will be
eleven feot above tho high water mark.
Inside OF the piling tho cribbing Will
be constructed and Will be bolted Sc
curcly to the piles. The city dredge
and mud into the crevices, making n
solid and practically indestructible
wall
VIII Glenn Shipynrd Basin.
In dredging tho necessary soil. two
birds will be killed with one stone.
so to speak. AS the channol OF the old
Trigg Shipyard basin, now used by the
motor boat fiotilla. will be cleaned out.
while the main channel of the river at
the lock gates will also be cleared of
debris.
While the shipping in the port OF
Richmond has kept up very we'll dur
ing the summer months, the heavy
fall business Is just beginning to pick
up. The first cargo OF canned goods
for the season was locked through the
gates into the dock last week. 1t con-
sisted OF 1.064 cases of tomatoes. 1851
cases OF fish roc and sixty barrels OF
salt fish, consigned TO local dealer.
Early this morning the schooner Jos
eph II. Brennan, Captain Ellsworth. from
Rappahannock River. to T. A. Saun-
dcrs' Sons Company. will enter the
dock To unload n cargo consisting or
1000 cases OF canned tomatoes.
Expect Twelve HnrEcs OF Coal.
Several barges have recently dis
charged large consignments OF coal
and twelve more viii arrive before
cold weather sets in. The average load
for one OF these bargcs is 500 tons. or
a fair train load. At Rockets the
schooners Kate Darlington. Captain
Hopkins, and Louise, Captain Fields.
are unloading consgnments OF wheat
for the Dunlop Mills, and barge is
loading cord wood. The Richmond
Cedar Works now has three barges in
port dscharging material for use ut
its plant.
The gasolenc launch Evelyn was
launched in the city dock last week.
and is now anchored in the basin. II
is owned by Sergeant James II. Kerse,
OF the Richmond Police Department,
and was built by himself and friends.
There are now nearly 200 OF these
small power boats anchored In port
The sloop a. T.. Park is ready to enter
the dock with a cargo of corn.
BY order OF the Administrative
Board. all pleasure boats can now
enter the municipal dock free OF lock
age charges, provided. however. they
go through with one OF the larger
craft. With this expense removed. it
is probable that large number OF
them Will come into the dock for tho
winter to avoid the freshets and rough
water and other dangers Of the open
river.