The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-27
WATERWAY PROJECT
AT STUMPY POINT IS.
AN IMPORTANT ONE.
Hearing Thursday. March 10Th in
School Auditorium Before
U. S. Engineers

States, adopted on July 81, 1857,
the District Engineer has been di-
rected to make a survey of the
above-named locality. The resolu-
ton specifies "That the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
be, and is hereby, requested to
review the reports on Stumpy
Point Bay, North Carolina, pub
lished in House Document No. 422,
80th Congress, and other pertinent
reports, with a view to determin-
ing if it is advisable to modify
the existing project in any way at
this time, particularly with ref
erence to providing a breakwater
at Stumpy Point, North Carolina"
In order that the required re-
port may fully cover the matter,
Public Hearing will be held in
the School Auditorium, Stumpy
Point, North Carolina, at 10 am,
Thursday March 10, 1859, accord
ing to the U. S. Engineer office at
Wilmington.
The existing project provides
for a channel 7 feet deep at mean
low water, rs feet wide, and
about 5000 feet long, from the
7-foot contour in Pamlico Sound
through Stumpy Point Bay to
Lake Worth, with a boat basin of
the same depth, so feet wide by
600 feet long, at the inner end.
All interested parties are invit-
ed to be present or represented at
the above time and place, includ-
ing representatives of Federal,
state, county, and municipal agen-
cies, and those of commercial,
highway and water transportation
interests, and property owners
concerned. They will be afforded
full opportunity to express their
views concerning the character
and extend of the improvement
desired and the need and advisa-
bility of it's execution. Sponsors OF
the improvement are urged to pre-
sent pertinent factual material
bearing on the general plan OF
improvement desired and to give
detailed supporting data on the
economic justification of the UNI
dertaking. Opposing interests, il
any, are also urged to state the
reason for their position. Specific
data needed are the type, number
origin, destination, and the light
and loaded draft of vessels ex'
pected to use the improvement, il
provided, and the estimated ben
efits from increased catches of fish
and shellfish, prevention of dam
age to boats, reduction of operat
ing expenses, and similar items
An outline showing specific data
of the type desired for justifica'
ton is below; additional copies
may be obtained from the Will
mington District office.
In order to determine whether
economic justification exists fol
possible improvements in Stumpy
Point Bay, it is desired to obtair
detailed data on items specified
in the notice. Information on the
project as whole is desired ano
also for specific vessels. Accord
ingly, each boat operator is re-
qursted to furnish the following
individual vessel data on all boats
now using or DESTROYS of using
improved channels and basins al
Lake Worth and at Stumpy Point
Complete applicable blanks in ac'
cordance with use of vessels. In
formation desired is not limited tt
that requested below.
General Information
1. Terminal and transfer facili
ties.-a. Brief description of exist
ing wharves and docks. Needs II
way of harbors, ships or basins
wharf or pier areas, and available
frontages of wharves, docks, OF
piers whether owned by individ
uals, corporation, or public agen
cy). ;.
b. Information on boats which
use ports for harbor of refuge
number which use harbor while
waiting for outside weather t.
clear up, or prospective number i
improvements are accomplished.
II. Benefits Expected from I'm
provement of channels and basins
a. Savings in operation cost
due to increased depths ant
widths.-specify. b. Value of in
creased catch due to availabilit,
of more adequate channels ant
basin. az Edible fish (2) Shell
fish. c. Decrease in spoilage du
to more or better channels an
harbors ESTIMATED in pounds o
fish or shellfsh). d. Prevention o
storm damage to vessels becaus
of breakwater or access to harbo
through improved channels. Chi
should be given for each class Q
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