Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-02-10
PORT DISTRICT
WILL Aid JETTY
Major Cavanaugh Meets Port
Commission to Discuss
Port Improvements
WILL WORK TOGETHER
Port Will Assist Jetty and
Build Dock For The Hand
ling of Material

Maj J. B. Cavanaugh, corps OF
United States engineers, in charge OF
harbor work on Grays Harbor confer
red Saturday with the port commission
on the north jetty extension project.
AS result, the port commission ag-
tain the jetty trestle until federal
money is available to proceed with eX-
tending the jetty about 5000 feet to
the crest of the bar.
Those attending the conference We're
Engineer f l.. Carpenter. Chairman
F. Fl. Lamb and w. J. Patterson of
the port commission President w.
c. Mumaw of the Aberdeen Chamber
OF Commerce and President F. G.
Foster. vice-president Warren Hull
and Secretary c. D. Mcclure of the
Hoquiam Commercial Club.
The preliminary report of Maj.
Cavanaugh for the jetty project has
been approved by the board of engi-
neers, at Washington, d. c.. and that
body has called for surveys and es.
Inmates and to know what will be done
locally to protect what is virtually
the plant.
1t will be the middle of the sum-
mer, and possibly later, before an ap-
preparation for continuing the work
can be available on account Of delay
in congress. This would prevent much
work being done by the government:
this season. For this reason the
port district is called on to maintain
trestle work on the jetty. II this is
not kept up the greater part of the
outer sections will 60 out during the
winter storms. This would mean a
delay of three years, Maj. Cavanaugf
states, and an added expense of $780,
900 to replace before actual construc-
tion on the jetty could proceed. 1t
it estimated 100000 expended by the
port district will repair and protect
the trestle and save this loss of time
and money
In order to facilitate the handling
of rock for the jetty extension. the
port commission is asked by the en-
gineer's Office to construct a dock at
Cow point. at cost of $4,000. This
will be part of the dock and termn-
al system of the Virgil Bogue port
plans.
| Mai Cavanaugh stated Friday
no estimate had been made of the
cost of extending the north jetty to
the crest of the bar and none would
| be given out until his report had
gone to the board of engineers, in
compliance with it's request. Es
Inmates from other engineers place
the cost close to $2.000,000 1t is
known the army engineers desire to
see the north jetty extended to the
crest of the bar and a favorable report
is anticipated.
The question of dredge on the
| bar was taken up with Maj. Cavan-
augh. and he stated it was the hope
to complete the jetty and confine the
current, and then to put a dredge az
work on the channel across the bar.
He stated the channel has been bet
ter this year than in the past.
Commission Adopts Suggestions
At a meeting of the Port Commits
sion held in this city yesterday, a
letter was prepared in accordance
with suggestions made by Maj. J. p.
Cavanaugh at the conference in Ho-
quiam Saturday, setting forth the in
tention of the commission to spend
100000 in maintaining the north jet
ty, the expenditure of $4,000 in the
construction of wharf for use in
transferring material from steam trains
to boats for use at the jetty and also
an outline of the work the commits
sion will do in improving the inner
harbor coupled with the fact that there
is now available between $4,000
and $12O,000 for this work. This let
ter will be forwarded to the board OF
engineers at Washington, d. c., by
Maj. Cavanaugh, together with SINH
lar information and plans and spec
ifications for extension of the north
jetty and it's estimated cost, with rec
} ommendation that the extension bt
made.
Congress Is Willing
The following telegram was receiv
ed yesterday from Congressman Al
bert johnson at Washington. D. c.
"The rivers and harbors bill to b.
enacted at this session Of congres
was finally made up today. the com
mittee complaining its work and clos
ing all items.
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