becoming very rotten and cannot hold together much longer. It should be replaced with masonry. During the past year six hundred and twenty-five concrete blocks, weighing about 7 tons each, were built for the new superstructure of the breakwater. About half of these have been set. The gale of January 9 and 10, 1889, the worst ever known, did great damage, and made necessary very extensive repairs. These are now under way. All the works are in good order, except the breakwater and sand catch. The former is undergoing reconstruction. The total amount appropriated and allotted for this harbor up to June 30, 1889, was $2,191,480.41, of which the sum of $2,091,285.44, inclusive of outstanding liabilities, has been spent, resulting in the con struction of the north and south piers, the sea-wall, 870 running feet of pile-pier, and 6,355 feet of breakwater. July 1, 1888, amount available....... Refunded by Hand & Johnson on account of damage to scow. July 1, 1889, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1888... July 1, 1889, outstanding liabilities... July 1, 1859, amount covered by existing contracts... July 1, 1889, balance available Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... (See Appendix N N 4.) 892,000,00 400, 000. 00 5. Tonawanda Harbor and Niagara River, New York.-The project for this work contemplates a channel 18 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the mouth of the Niagara River at Lake Erie to the north end of Tonawanda Harbor, New York. On November 24, 1888, bids were opened for removing rock at the mouth of the Niagara River and straightening the channel, and for dredging at the head of Strawberry Island. The contracts were awarded to Messrs. Hingston & Woods, at Buffalo, N. Y., at $11.50 per cubic yard for rock excavation and 17 cents per yard for dredging. Work was begun in the early part of May, 1889, and is still in progress. Amount appropriated by act of August 11, 1888........ liabilities outstanding July 1, 1888.. July 1, 1889, outstanding liabilities... July 1, 1889, amount covered by existing contracts.. $100,000.00 $4,584.67 37, 762.91 42, 924. 10 57,075.90 July 1, 1889, balance available..... 493, 538.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project..... (See Appendix N N 5.) 6. Wilson Harbor, New York.-The project for the improvement of this harbor was adopted in 1873 and modified in 1877, the object being to afford a channel of navigable width and 12 feet in depth by the ex tension of parallel piers from the mouth of Twelve-Mile Creek to the 12-foot curve in Lake Ontario, with the formation of a protected channel between the piers. The mouth of the creek was originally obstructed by a bar, upon which there was a depth of about 1 foot. Before the commencement of operations by the United States the piers had been carried about 400 feet into the lake by private enterprise. During the past year a protection 360 feet long was built to shield the shore of the lake from the action of waves in gales from the northeast, and prevent a breach being made into the harbor. A section of the west pier 150 feet long was rebuilt. At the end of the year dredg. ing operations were completed and a channel with a least depth of 93 feet obtained. The appropriation being exhausted, work had to stop. The amount appropriated to June 30, 1889, is $65,000, of which the sum of $64,715.40 has been spent, with the result of extending the piers to the 8-foot curve in the lake and dredging to 94 feet. July 1, 1888, amount available.. Refunded by A. N. Dwight, remission of duties on timber.. $3,200.54 269.54 5, 000, 00 8,470. 08 July 1, 1889, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1888..... $5,095.28 8, 185. 48 284.60 45,000.00 July 1, 1889, amount covered by existing contracts.. July 1, 1889, balance available.... Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. (See Appendix N N 6.) 10,000.00 7. Olcott Harbor, New York.-The project for the improvement of this harbor was adopted in 1866. It proposes to connect the deep water in Lake Ontario with the deep water in Eighteen-Mile Creek by the extension of two parallel piers from the mouth of the creek to the 11-foot curve in the lake, with the addition of a dredged channel between the piers. The project was modified in 1874 and in 1881 to provide for the removal of rock found to exist in the channel between the piers and for additional pier extension. The natural channel between the mouth of the creek and the lake was obstructed by a bar, upon which there was a depth of about 15 feet. Nothing was done during the year. A contract was made with McCullum & Lee for dredging. Work not yet begun. The piers are in good order. Up to June 30, 1889, the sum of $133,000 had been appropriated for this harbor, of which $129,748.02 had been spent in the extension of the piers to the 9-foot curve in the lake and the formation between the piers of a channel of navigable width and about 74 feet deep at low water. July 1, 1888, amount available.... Amount appropriated by act of August 11, 1888.. July 1, 1889, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1888.... July 1, 1889, amount covered by existing contracts.. July 1, 1889, balance available...... $2,792.34 5,000.00 7,792.34 $115.36 4,425.00 4,540, 36 3,251.98 $25,000.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project... (See Appendix N N 7.) 8. Oak Orchard Harbor, New York. The earliest project for the im provement of this harbor was adopted in 1836, the date of the first appropriation, and proposed the construction of an east and west break water, approaching to within 200 feet of each other, and connecting at the opening with two parallel piers extending into the lake. Subsequent modifications were extensions of the original project to provide for the removal of rock, and to adjust the harbor to the increased demand of commerce. The present project was adopted in 1881, the object being to extend the piers to the 12-foot curve in the lake, with the formation of a channel of navigable width and 12 feet deep at low water between the piers. The natural entrance into Oak Orchard Creek was narrow, with a depth of from 2 to 4 feet. A shore protection 91 feet long was built to the east of the east pier. Very slight repairs were made to the west pier. All structures are in good order. Dredging was begun late in June, and is now going on. The total amount appropriated for this harbor up to June 30, 1889, is $200,000, of which the sum of $196,191.63 has been spent, including outstanding liabilities. With this the piers have been extended to the 12-foot curve in the lake, and a navigable channel of 12 feet depth at low water has been obtained. July 1, 1888, amount available.... Amount appropriated by act of August 11, 1888 July 1, 1889, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of $1,367.60 6,000.00 7,367.60 $1,061.43 247.80 2,250.00 3,559.23 3,808.37 86,000.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project..... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1891 10,000.00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix N N 8.) IMPROVEMENT OF HARBORS ON LAKE ONTARIO, EAST OF OAK ORCHARD, NEW YORK. Officer in charge, Capt. C. F. Palfrey, Corps of Engineers; Division Engineer, Col. H. L. Abbot, Corps of Engineers. 1. Charlotte Harbor, New York.-The original project for the improve. ment of this barbor, adopted in 1829, proposed to connect the deep water in the Genesee River with the deep water in the lake by parallel piers about 480 feet apart. The present project, adopted in 1881, is for the extension of the piers to the 15 foot curve in the lake, with the formation, by dredging, of a channel between them of a navigable width and 15 feet in depth at low water. The natural channel over the bar was tortuous, and in calm weather would admit, at ordinary stages of the lake, vessels drawing 8 feet, The total amount expended from 1829 to June 30, 1889, is $400,049.92, including outstanding liabilities; $16,900 in addition is covered by ex.isting contracts. The amount expended from the adoption of the present project in 1881 to June 30, 1889, is $81,971.52, including outstanding liabilities. The total expenditures has resulted in extending the piers to the 13foot curve in the lake, securing a channel between the piers of navigable width, and of not less than 12 feet in depth at extreme low water. During the year superstructure has been repaired on 667 feet of pier, and renewed on 225 feet. Repairs have also been put in below water at two points; 15,494 cubic yards have been dredged from channel. July 1, 1888, amount available .... Amount appropriated by act of August 11, 1888. July 1, 1889, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1888 July 1, 1889, outstanding liabilities July 1, 1889, amount covered by existing contracts.. $4, 753. 15 45,000.00 49,753. 15 $5,608.92 16,900.00 22,646. 67 27, 106.48 July 1, 1889, balance available Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project..... (See Appendix O O 1.) 99,720.00 45,000.00 2. Great Sodus Harbor, New York.-The earliest project for the improvement of this harbor, adopted in 1828, proposed the construction of two breakwaters from the east and west shores, approaching to within 500 feet of each other, and connecting at the opening with parallel piers extending into the lake. Subsequent modifications were extensions of the original project, to adjust it to the increased demands of commerce. The present project was adopted in 1882, the object being to extend the piers to the 15-foot curve in the lake, and dredging a channel between the piers 15 feet deep at low water. The natural channel would admit vessels drawing 8 feet at ordinary lake stage. The total amount expended from 1829 to June 30, 1889, is $419,641.27, including outstanding liabilities; $9,000, in addition is covered by existing contract. The amount expended from 1881 to June 30, 1889, is $62,101.15, including outstanding liabilities. The total expenditure has resulted in the extension of the west pier to the 14-foot curve in the lake, and of the east to the 9-foot, with a channel of navigable width and 12 feet deep at low water, between them. The operations of the past year have been repairs, chiefly below water, sheet-piling 365 feet of pier, renewal of superstructure now in progress, and dredging now in progress. July 1, 1888, amount available... Amount appropriated by act of August 11, 1888. July 1, 1889, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1888. July 1, 1889, outstanding liabilities... July 1, 1889, amount covered by existing contracts.. July 1, 1889, balance available.... Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. (See Appendix O O 2.) $52,440.00 25, 000. 00 3. Little Sodus Harbor, New York.-The earliest project for the improvement of this harbor was adopted in 1829, and has since been variously modified. The first appropriation was made in 1852. The early project proposed the partial closing of the opening between the bay and the lake by lateral dikes connected with two parallel piers extending into the lake. The present project, which is an expansion of the earlier ones, was adopted in 1881, and is designed to afford a channel of navigable width of not less than 15 feet depth at low water. The total amount expended from the date of the first appropriation in 1852 to June 30, 1889, is $288,895.12, including outstanding liabilities. The amount expended from the adoption of the present project in 1881, to June 30, 1889, is $54,453.35, including outstanding liabilities. The total expenditure has resulted in the extension of the pier to the 12-foot curve in the lake, securing a channel between the piers of navigable width and 10 feet in depth at extreme low water. The operations of the fiscal year have been repairs, and renewal of superstructure on portions of west pier and of east breakwater, now in progress. July 1, 1888, amount available Amount appropriated by act of August 11, 1888 July 1, 1889, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1888 $7,027.53 16,000.00 23, 027.53 July 1, 1889, outstanding liabilities... $5, 197.62 13, 930.88 July 1, 1889, balance available 9,096. 65 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project... 46,600,00 32,000.00 (See Appendix O O 3.) 4. Oswego Harbor, New York.-The earliest project for the improvement of this harbor was adopted in 1827, and proposed to inclose an area at the mouth of the river by extending jetties from the shore into the lake, joining the outer ends by a breakwater, but leaving an opening through which to enter the harbor. The project was completed in 1869 and forms the present inner harbor. The present project was adopted in 1870, and consists of a breakwater 5,800 feet in length, parallel to the old west break water, and 1,100 feet in advance of it. The estimated cost was $1,161,682. It was subsequently modified by the proposed construction of an east breakwater 2,700 feet in length, the reduction to 350 feet of the opening between the east end of the west break water and the north end of the light-house pier, the construction of spurs along the face of the outer west breakwater to reduce the effect of accumulated seas, and for deepening by dredging the inner harbor at the mouth of the Oswego |