The New York herald., 1922-12-05
&,OOO,OOO IS ASKED
TO IMPROVE HARBOR
Federal Estimates for Fis-
cal Year 1924 Submitted
to Congress.
BULK FOR EAST RIVER
S5,025.000 Would Be Ex-
pended Between Battery
and Port Norris.
MILLION FOR HE'LL GATE
Army Engineers in Report
Say Deep Channel There
viii Be Ready Jan. /.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-More than
ss,oo0,00o for Improvement and main
tenance work in New York harbor and
the waters OF its immediate vicinity
in New York and New Jersey during
the fiscal year 1924. beginning July /,
1928. was recommended for appropria-
ton by Congress to-day by the chief
OF engineers OF the army who had
charge OF these projects.
For the East River, from the Battery
to Port Morris, the largest appropria-
tlon is asked. $3.025, 900 This work calls
for channels as follows! Upper New
York Bay to Brooklyn Navy Yard, 40
feet deep and 1000 rect wide; Brooklyn
Navy Yard to Throg's Neck, 35 feet
deep and varying from $50 to 1000 feet
wide. including 40 feet depth over reef
between Negro Point and Negro Point
Bluff: east of Blackwells Island to
English Point, Long Island City, 30 feet
deep and varying from 500 to 900 feet
wide; between South Brother and Ber-
rian Islands. 20 feet deep and 800 feet
wide removal Of Coenties reef to depth
OF 40 feet: removal OF reefs and rocks
outside main channel to give access to
wharves: Fulton Ferry Reef. to depth
of 25 feet; Jay street reef. Corlear's
reef, 35 feet: Shell reef. IS feet; Horns
Hook, 40 feet: Rhinelander reef, 26 feet
and reef off Oak Point. 80 feet. Con-
struction Of a dixie in Pot Cove in He'll
Gate is also asked.
S3G,OOO,OOO to Complete Work.
To July s16.753,21s had been ex-
pended 1t was estimated s36,0oO,000
would be required to complete the work.
It is estimated the s3.025. 900 will be
spent az follows: He'll Gate, s1,0o0.000;
between Brooklyn Bridge and Hunts
Point. s5o0.OoO; Middle Ground, $780,
900; Negro Point. ss25.ooo; other work.
500. 600
The most obvious effect OF the ini-
provement is the increase in the num-
ber of vessels of large tonnage using
the East River; also. though improve
ments have rendered low water naviea-
tion through Hell Gate safer for vessels
draft. the shorter and safer inside route I
through Long Island Sound Is not yes
available for vessels Of large tonnage
because OF insufficient depth through
Hell Gate Channel
BY January / removal OF rock from
Hell Gate to provide an emergency
channel Of thirty-five feet depth will
be completed.
staten Island Sound. between New
York and New Jersey. would be given
SlOO0000 for continuance of channel
work.
For Newark Bay se5O, 900 is asked. This
project, on which s535, ,393 has been ex-
pended. will require $i.4io3s0 more.
For the cooperative project for making
general harbor in Jamaica Bay. l.. l..
5000 900 would be appropriated to dredgc
a thirty foot channel entrance. On this
project s7s2. .79a has been spent. and 1t
~ estimated s1i,13; 400 will be required.
exclusive OF s4ss.s7s now available.
Lower Hnrbor Gets S31s,OOO.
For Raritan Bay. s5OO.ooo will be re-
quired TO dredge South Amboy channel.
Westminster Creek lying wholly with
in Greater New York and connecting
with the East River, would be allotted
s475.00o.
In New York lower harbor s3Is,00o
the main entrance channels AMI in con-
tinuing the Improvement on Anchorage
Channel.
For the Bronx River. 100000 is
asked. IL will be used in extending the
improved channel to the Westchester
avenue bridge by dredging and rock re-
moval
The Harlem River project. which calls
for a channel 15 feet deep and 400 feet
wide from East River TO Hudson River.
win require S25oo for the year. on
this project s2,s13.s55 has been spent.
and sl.306.00o will be required 10 COM
plete II.
On Buttermilk Channel. between
Brooklyn and Governors Island, prof.
ect calling for a channel thirty feet deep
and 1000 feet wide. from the Upper lay
10 the East River. 100000 would he
spent To date s5ss.550 has been spent
on this projcct and 1905. 900 more w:ii
be needed.
For the Hudson River channel .rcm
the Battery and Ellis Island 20 the north
ern limits OF New York City, 100000
is called for.
For supervision OF New York harbor
ss91, ,000 will be required.