Evening journal., 1913-07-29
URGE DEEPER
WATERWAY FOR
WILMINGTON
U. 5. Engineer in Annual Re-
port Sets Forth Chamber Of
Commerce Suggestion
LOCAL SHIPBUILDERS
WANT PAN ANA TRADE

Major r. r. Raymond U. S. En-
glneer in charge Of river and har-
Dor improvements in this district
which embraces from Toms River.
New Jersey to Metompkin Inlet vir-
ginla. and ports Of New Jersey,
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia
forwarded to Washington today his
report for the fiscal year ending June
30 The report unlike those SUBJ
mitted in former years, carries no
recommendations OF expenditures,
but merely contains a review OF tho
work accomplished during the year.
In the report, of Wilmington harbor,
however. II is stated that the Cham
Der Of Commerce complained of the
depth Of the Christina river which
caused inconvience to vessels loaded
with lumber consigned to local
plants. 10 was claimed by the Cham
ber OF Commerce, tho report says,
that with the opening OF the Panama
Canal the present depth Of the river
will be insufficient to accommodate tho
vessels bound for this port The
HARLAN and Hollingsworth Corpora
d
anu Foundry Company, also complain
IN the report of the lack of water
which has caused them 10 decline
work When the canal is completed
two local companies say that vessels
carrying supplies from the Pacific
coast will be sent here and that the
vessels will draw at least 20 feet OF
water
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with the dredging and other harbOr
improvements Of the past year. and
the commercial statistics of the har-
lnors. showed that 20 vessels piled the
lChristiana river In addition to numer-
Gus foreign vessels. which drew from
l6 70 81 feet of water. The tonnage
of goods received here amounted TO
65O.559 tons valued at S44,355,93
while the shipments amounted to 1885,
l046 tons valued az S25 .6O9 200 During
the year II vessels we're built here
divided as follows. Five Steamships
, two steam yachts, one steamboat. onf
} fire boat. one steam lighter, sixtcef
B steam fishing steamers. steam lighters
1 lscows and floats and one steam pro
lpeller. Eleven OF the vessels werl
; iron or steel
, The number of ships repaired herr
, during the year totalcd $50. with an ag
igregate tonnage of $3.50 tons. AT IN,
present time there are under construc.
tion five vessels with tonnage Of
/ .269. The American Dredging Com.
pany is engaged in WORK in the Chris
tana river from the plant of the Harlan
and nollingsworth Corporation to tho
mouth of the river. Other excerpts from
the report are.
Appoquinimink River.
At the close of the fiscal wear 1912,
dredging was in progress under contract
with the River and Harbor Company,
which was completed July g. The chan
mel being drcdged at various points,
where IL was less than 90 feet wide and
feet deep. which resulted In a continu-
Gus channel of Z feet mean low water
from Odessa 10 the mouth. Under date
of September 27 1912 $500 was> al
lotted from the appropriation made by
the river and harhor act of July 25. 1912,
and ON March this year n contract was
entered into with the Richards Dredging
Company. of Philadelphia. for the re-.
moval Of hard bottom and sides in
Rock Reach shoal This work is now
under way. the total amount removed
TO June 30 being 6ss0 cubic yards.
Under date of MAY 10. 1913 $1,000
was set aside under the River and Har-
hor act of March g. 1913, and with this
the channel is TO be redredged between
Odessa and the mouth This work viii
be started soon.
Tho report also calls attention to the
need Of additional depth over the bar at
the mouth The project provides for an
s-feei depth in the river. which it is
thought should extend out TO a corre-
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