Evening journal., 1920-01-13
S2,OOO,OOO TO
BE SPENT ON
{. & D. CANAL
BEFORE 1921
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Colonel ]. p. Jervey, engineer in charge
Of the canal work, and is made up OF
the following items:
Purchase Of land for right OF way
/ $4,000; construction OF new bridges,
SGJ0OO0: operations with United States
| hydraulic pipeline dredge for twelve
months at $4,000 per month"; or dredg-
/ ing by contract Sis00O0; contract work
/ highland elevation, $4,000; contingen-
! cies, supervision, administration, $780,,
600; total - 100000.
Because The canal has been operated
under private ownership the report
says no comparative statement relative
/ 10 lis commerce IS available. Figures
are reported however, for the calendar
/ year of 1918 showing that D i2i vessel
/ passages, bearing 739iS6 short tons az
merchandise valued at S73O0OS3G No
/ Information is available as 10 the num-
Der Of passengers carried.
| 4. The amount appropriated by the River
and Harbor act approved March ,, 1919.
/ for the c1ual was S3,0O0O00. Against
! this on July I last there were outstand-
ing liabilities OF s2.Jii289 TO- leaving a
! balance available Of iSj7i030 The
estimated amount which will be re-
qulred 10 be appropriated exclusive OF
available funds for completion OF the
/ project 90 widen and deepen the canal
Ils 81 9O2,O07.
The same report OF Tho chief OF en-
gineers contained Colonel Ieryey's
, statements aud recommendations with
regard 90 AppOqulnimnk Smyrna Lcip-
sic. Little River and St Jones. The Ap-
pounimink project Is about 20 per
cent. completed and the remaining por-
ton. the widening Of the channel from
60 TO 50 feet. and the depth from Z 10
3 feet. Is declared unlmportant and be
yond the demands of commerce The
cu,-ons in the river have shortened the
! distance 10 miles between the mouth
and Odessa, the head OF navigation.
| The totad expenditure has been S36,9i3-
% for new work and $50, 1886 for main
icn3nce. a total OF SCI O96 Of. The land
necessary for the flve cut-offs made was
donated voluntarily by property owners
! affected.
The terminal facilities are considered
adeouate for existing commerce. Freigh.
r9tes have not been affected as there
Il no competition. A mobilization of
the existing project has been recon-
mended, providing for a reduction OF
depth from s feet to feet ana uni
form width in ihe river OF 60 feet' ana
extension Of the channel across the Oar
outside the mouth 100 feet wide at an
estimated cost of $1,000 The estmat-
cd annual maintenance is - 400.
or the Smyrna river project, proVid-
ing FOR a channel feet deep at mean
low water. 100 feet across the bar ht
i lhe mouth. and GO feet thence to
SMYRNA. a distance Of 10 miles, about
l93 per cent. has been completed. The
remaining portion Is the construction
of iettlcs al the mouth and the i'm
nroycment Of the channel 10 project
dimensions for short distance in up
nor section Of the river near smyrna
Landing. The controlling depth at
mean low water on June 30, 1919 be-
tween the Delaware bay and Smyrna
landing was z feet. The total eXpen-
Idttures under the existing project were
Siq9ii5I for new work and S4,9lS.4O
for maintenance. total OF S24,y22.g1
The improvement, IL is reported, has
mot yet advanced far enough as yet 10
be a benefit TO navigation.
II is proposed to apply the available
funds in dredging TO project dimen-
sious a norton Of the channel TO COM
.plcte dredging portion Of the project
In is estimated that the available funds
Iare insufficient for this work and prob
ably will be expended by June 30, 1920
The usual draft OF loaded vessels ply
ing the Smyrna river Is from 3 to 6
sfrf. -
merce for 1919 were canned goods, fer
tilzer and tomatoes In 1917 the ton
mage was iO652 valued at Si0,652, and
in 1918, i073i, valued at Si0,73i.
J During the fiscal year shoals aggre-
eating i1i0 feet i'm length through cut
ofs below the town OF Leipsic and
shoals aggregating 1910 feet between
Leipslc and Garrlsons MIL were re-
moved from the Leipsic River.
The project was completed IN igid
! The controlling depth at mean low
water on June 30. 1919, was feet be.
% tween Delaware Bay and Leipsic and
feet between Lelpsic and Garrison'
p Mill The total expenditure was $780,
956O6 for new work and SiO,90i.3 30 foi
maintenance, a total OF S4790I.36.
The balance on hand Is too small 10
b iany further operation, aud 1t is pro
T. posed 10 apply the funds, estimated a
! $1,000 for the fiscal year. ending Jun
|3O. 1921. in continuing maintenance o
. 1.-The channel in the upper portion o
The river.
In Little river, which rises in Ken
?, county. flows easterly seven miles an
u cmptics into thl Delaware Bay abou
!, 32 miles above Cape lienlopen, tn
u channel has been re-drcdged Ave fee
y deem and from 40 10 co feet wide acros
z the flats outside the mouth and With
y the river. total distance Of 2,20O fee
u Material consisting Of mud amOunlin
q 90 1892 cubic yards, place measure
!. ment. has been dredged and redeposiie
I, southwest of the channel and upon On
] adjacent banks above high water. Tn
amount expended during The fiscal yea
: was s2.7i1.61, all Of which was 70
y maintenance.
= This Improvement opened ne'
y lane for commerce and affords oppoI
a. mniiy for new industries on the rive
:, By furnishing an outlet.
70 Is proposed to apply the estimate
w fund of 5000 for the coming fiscal yea
/, to maintenance Of the channel in th
= upper portion Of the river. Durin
/, 1917. S.23S short tons valued at S22S.is
-, were transported on Little River. Thi
y, was increased 90 9016 short tons value
d al only S2lJ5iS in 1918. This increas
i'm tonnage and decrease in valuation ar
a principaIly due 10 an increase in shir
~ -,-.t.~. swf afoua- and a fif