The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-07

distance of &c miles, and a turn
ing basin at Franklin. Estimated
cost for new work-$135, 1000, plus
$4,000 for. annual maintenance.
Pembroke Creek, N. C. - Pro
vides for the extension of the pre-
sent channel, 80 it. wide and II
it. deep, from Edenton approx
mately 500 #. upstream, and thence
for a channel so it. wide and 8
it. deep to the wharf of the U.
S. Fish Hatchery at an estimated
cost of $1,000 and annual main
tenance of $500.
Channel From Pamlico Sound to
Rodanthe, N. C.-Provides for a
connecting channel 6 it. deep by
100 it. wide from deep water in
Pamlico Sound to Rodanthe, in
Guiding a turning basin at Rodan-
the it.. deep, 100 it. wide and
1900 #. long. Estimated cost for
new workI5, 900, plus $4,000 an
nual maintenance.
Channel from Pamlico Sound to
Avon, N. C.-Provides for cnan-
mel #. deep, 100 #. wide from
deep water in Pamlico Sound to
turning basin at Avon of the
same depth, 100 it. wide and 300
it. long. Estimated cost for new
work-$16, 500, plus $1,000 for an
nual maintenance.
Robinson Channel, N. C.-Pro-
vides for the extension of the ex-
listing project so as to provide
channel 6 #. deep by 100 1T. wide
from deep water in Pasnlico Sound
to Hatteras, and basin in front
of the existing wharves, at an es-
timated cost of $4,000: with no
increased cost for maintenance.
Waterway connecting Swan
Quarter Bay with Deep Bay, N. c.
Provides for channel 60 it.
wide and 8 #. deep connecting
Deep Bay with Swan Quarter Bay,
thence through the Swan Quarter
Canal to a turning basin OF the
same depth at Swan Quarter. Es-
timated cost of new work-$22, 500,
plus annual maintenance of 5000.
Neuse and Trent Rivers, S. c.
for two boat basins at
New Bern; one 900 it. long and
$50 #. wide and one 300 #. long
and 22O it. wide, at an estimated
cost of $16,50O and 5000 for an
nual maintenance.
Channel Connecting Thorough
fare Bay With Cedar Bay, N. c.
Provides for deepipg the exist
ing channel to #. at an estlmat-
ed cost of $4,000 for new work
and no increased cost for annual
maintenance.
Waterway connecting Pamlico
Sound and Beaufort HarbOr, n. G.
for connecting channels
7 #. deep and rs #. wide locat-
ed near the east and west ends
of Harkers Island, and for a side
channel to and including a basin
at Davis The estimted cost for
new work is $35, 900, with $500
for annual maintenance. Also in
Guided under this heading is
provision for a connecting channel
from existing deep water to turn
ing basin at Sealevel, estimated
cost of $4,000 for new work and
$500 for annual maintenance.
Channel from Back Sound to
Lookout Bright, N. C.-Provides
for the improvement of the exist
ing channel from Lookout Bright
to deep water off Harkers' Island
to 7 it. by 100 it., estimated cost
of new work-S50,000 and $4,000
for annual maintenance.
Beaufort HarbOr, N. C.-Provides
for the improvement Of the exist
ing turning basin by widening it
to 500 #. and lengthening it by
500 #. to a depth OF IL it. all at
an estimated cost of $54, 900 for
new work and $1,000 for annual
maintenance.
Inland Waterway from Beaufort
to Cape Fear River, N. c. -
Provides for six mooring basins
to be provided at suitable loca-
tons along the waterway to care
for heavy barge traffic at an es-
timated cost of $4,000 for new
work and $500 for annual mainten-
ance. Under this item is also pro-
vided authority for channel 8
#. deep by 80 #. wide from ex-
listing deep water in the intra-
coastal waterway to Wrlghtsvllle
Beach at an estimated cost of So
GOO for new work and $500 for an
nual maintenance.
Northeast Cape Fear River, N.
C.-Authorizes the improvement of
the Northeast River by providing
a channel 25 #. deep and 200 it.
wide and a turning basin of the
same depth 400 it. by 600 it.. i'm
cnediately above Wilmington, es-
timated cost: $751; for new work
and $4,000 for annual mainten-
ance.
The foregoing projects have been
recommended by the Chief OF En-
gineers and were included in the
River and Harbor bill before Con-
gress just previous to adjourn
ment. Congress adjourned without
approving the final bill, leaving
the matter to the 10Th Congress.
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