Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-08
FUNDS ASSURED
FOR FINISHING
inlet CHANNEL


26-State Senator Milton l.. Veasey
was today assured that additional
funds required to complete the Ocean
City Inlet channel dredging project,
as originally planned in the SinepuX-
ent Bay, would be appropriated by the
Federal Government.
1t is estimated that an additional
appropriation of around $4,000 is
needed to complete the Sinepuxent
Bay-Inlet channel from it's northern
terminus at Coffin's Point northward
for one and one-half miles to the In
let proper.
Twelve miles of the Inlet channel
has already been dredged in the Chin
colleague and Sinepuxent Bays, be-
tween Robins Marsh north to Collins
Point, along the original specifications
calling for a channel 200 feet wide
and six feet deep at low tide.
Upon being advised that the re-
mainder of the Inlet channel was to
have been dredged only 60 feet in
width, because of the lack of suffi-
cient funds to carry out the original
specifications, State Senator Veasey,
early last week, set in motion the
wheels of State and Federal machinery
in an effort to have the original
dredging specifications carried out.
Last Thursday, Senator Veasey con-
ferred at Annapolis, with Col. Doyle,
assistant to Col. E. j. Dent, War De-
partment District Engineer, Baltimore.
On Friday another conference relative
to securing additional funds for the
Inlet channel was held at Annapolis
between Senator Veasey and United
States Senators George L. Radcliffe
and Willard F. Tydings of Maryland.
Both conferences ELECTED favorable
action.
In the meantime, Senator Veasey,
communicated with Col. Earl I. Brown,
Division Engineer of the War Depart
ment at Norfolk, Va, urging the i'm
mediate recommendation for addition
al Federal funds to complete the ORR
ginal Inlet channel dredging project.
Today, Col. Brown advised Senator
Veasey, that he had requested an al
lotment of sufficient funds, required
to complete the channel dredging,
from the War Department at Wash
ington.
81 am advised today" stated Col.
ment" stated Col. Brown, "but this,
ator Veasey, "that letter is being
addressed by the War Department En-
gineer in Washington to the Public
Works Administration requesting that
the Inlet channel allotment be made.
and 1 have no reason to doubt that
it will be done promptly"
United States Senators Radcliffe
and Tydings also promised to follow
the allotment up with the P. w. A. /
to see that prompt action is taken.
Col. Brown also advised Senator
Veasey with reference to the matter
of loss of stone on the north jetty at
Ocean City.
81 am aware that there has been
a certain amount of erosion along the
jetty which has caused some settle
ment" stated Col. Brown "buth this,
however, is not serious matter and
there is no occasion for concern" Col.
Brown added that after the settlement
has become adjusted, the jetty would
be restored to full dimensions as a
maintenance operation, for which
funds can be supplied by the War De-
partment when and as needed.
The channel dredging problem,
coupled with the erosion to the north
jetty of the Ocean City Inlet, has
caused no little concern to Ocean City
residents in the past two weeks, how
ever the prompt action taken by SEN
ator Veasey, in getting assurance that
the Ocean City Inlet program will be
carried out as originally planned, has
aleviated the situation in Worcester
County.