Milford chronicle., 1920-03-05
NO CANAL OPENING
INTO The MISPILLION
GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS DO NOT AP.
PROVE OF THE SUGGESTED CUT
WITH LOCAL STREAM AS
CANALS NORTHERN OUTLET
THOSE INTERESTED HAVE PRIVILEGE OF
APPEAL FROM THIS CONCLUSION
TO THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS.

The following letter was received
from the United States Engineer in
charge Of the waterways OF Delaware.
which tells of the disapproval OF the
proposed new teminOus of the Inland
Waterway at the mouth of the Mis-
pillion river
The letter follows:
1t having come to the notice of the
undersigned that you have expressed
an interest in the pending proposition
Tor the Improvement OF Waterway
from ChincOteague Bay. Va. TO Della
ware Bay at or near Lewes, Del. in
Guiding consideration OF the relative
advantages and costs of utilizing the
MispllliOn River as the northern en-
trance TO the waterway rather than
the Broadkill River" you are hereby
informed that the report thereon. au-
thorized by the act of Congress an
proved March =, 1919. has been made
and is unfavOrable to the improve
ment of that portion of the propos-
ed waterway between the BroadkiU
and Mispillion Rivers. The principal
grounds upon which the adverse
conclusions are based are that there
IS no existing commerce and very
little probability Of future commerce
10 any extent commensurate with the
cost; and that it is more properIv a
drainage than navigation project.
You are further notified that all
interested parties have the privilege
OF an appeal from this conclusion TO
the Board of Engineers for Rivers and
dar0ors, a permanent body sitting AT
washington, ID. c., to which all ex-
animation and survey reports of this
character are referred. Parties de-
slrlng to do so may be heard on appeal
by the Board, either orally or i'm
writing Written communications
should be addressed to the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors.
southern Building, Washington. ID.
y, ana should be mailed in time to be !
N the possession Of the said board
Nlthn four weeks from the date of !
mis- communication. If, however.
'ou nave important data to communi i.
ATE 10 the board, which cannot be
and put in shape for prom /,
y presentation within four weeks
ne board should be informed of this
dct Wlhout delay and request made 4
Ut an extension of the limiting date I
VI submitting information. If oral +,
earrings are desired, dates for the 4
-A~@ hI al duBeu LOT Dy COrre- -
pondenee with the board. -
ANY further information needed =
lay be obtained by application to this n
NICE but attention is invited to the 9
regulations as to the man
er IN which such information NAV :
2 furnished: n
Where interested parties desire :"
lta necessary for the preparation Of
elr appeal to the Board of Engjneere
r Rivers and HarbOrs. il viii be W,
ven them verbally by the district eli
ncer, or in his absence. by the SEN Of
assistant engineer connected with eli
e improvement. They will NOT he fin
rmltted to have access to the re- sw
~ without authority from the Chief a
Engineers" I'M
You are requested to communicate SUI
foregoing to any persons known I'M
you to be interested in the i'm an
ovement and who, not being known up
this Office, do not receive a copv of ties
IS communication. hoi
Respectfully, Wa
J. P. JERVEY, ing
Lieut. Colonel Corn of E,nsino,., an