Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. (See Appendix J J 3.) 197,500 00 50,000 00 4. Manistee Harbor, Michigan.-A narrow channel not more than 8 feet deep was obtained at this harbor by the slab-piers built by local enterprise. The present project for its improvement, adopted in 1866 and modified in 1870 and 1874, was to afford a channel of entrance of navigable width not less than 12 feet deep. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $203,689.27, and resulted in securing a channel 180 feet wide at entrance, with a depth of 12.8 feet, the depth on the bar being 13 feet. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $11,642.43, and resulted in placing a crib 50 feet long by 30 feet wide, on pile foundation, in extension of south pier, and in removing 14,202 cubic yards of material from between the piers, giving 15 feet depth between the piers. The depth on the bar was 14.6 feet, the stage of water being + 1.0 foot. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, is $40.000, which it is proposed to apply to extending pier to secure greater depth on bar and at entrance in accordance with approved project. July 1, 1883, amount available.. $14,310 73 July 1, 1884, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1883... 11,642 43 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project...... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. (See Appendix J J 4.) 102,700 00 40,000 00 5. Ludington Harbor, Michigan.-The channel made by local enterprise at this harbor was narrow and not more than 7 feet deep. The present project for its improvement, adopted in 1867, was to afford a channel of entrance of navigable width and not less than 12 feet deep. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $220,101.95, and resulted in securing a channel about 200 feet wide with an available depth of 13 feet. The amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $4,490.80, and resulted in removing 10,338 cubic yards of material from between the piers, giving a depth of 14.3 feet. The depth on bar is 18.2 feet, the stage of water being + 1.6 feet. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, is $30,000 to be applied to pier extension and dredging with a view of securing 18 feet of water. July 1, 1883, amount available.. July 1, 1884, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1883... $6,083 05 4,490 80 July 1, 1884, amount available.... Amount appropriated by act approved July 5, 1884.. 1,592 25 10,000 00 Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1885.. 11,592 25 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... 132,408 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. 30,000 00 (See Appendix J J 5.) 6. Pentwater Harbor, Michigan.-The original channel of entrance was narrow and not more than 4 feet deep in its shoalest part. The present project for its improvement, adopted in 1866, was to af ford a channel of navigable width and not less than 12 feet deep. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $185,969.53, and resulted in securing a channel of navigable width, but which in the spring had shoaled to about 7 feet. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $4,026.83, and resulted in removing from between the piers 12,838.5 cubic yards of material, giving a depth of 10.8 feet, the stage of water being+1.5 feet. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, is $25,000, to be applied to extending south pier in order to secure and maintain an increased depth of entrance. July 1, 1883, amount available.... July 1, 1884, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1883. July 1, 1884, outstanding liabilities.. July 1, 1884, amount available............. Amount appropriated by act approved July 5, 1884.. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1885. $6,850 47 $3,868 95 4,026 83 2,823 64 15,000 00 17,823 64 55,000 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project .. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. 25,000 00 (See Appendix J J 6.) 7. White River Harbor, Michigan.-The old channel was narrow, crooked, and too shoal to accommodate any but very small vessels. The present project for its improvement, adopted in 1866, was to afford a channel of navigable width not less than 12 feet deep. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $219,900.84, and resulted in obtaining a channel of navigable width and available depth of 9 feet. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $4,885.72. This sum has been expended in general repairs and in completing the superstructure on the three end cribs of south pier. The present depth of water is 11 feet, and this depth can be carried over the bar. The water-surface is, however, 1.4 feet high. The amount that can be profitably expended for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, is $40,000, to be applied to pier extension and renewing superstructure on pile revetments and overhauling and renewing filling to stop leakage of sand. Increased depth and greater certainty of maintenance are expected as the result of this expenditure. July 1, 1883, amount available.... $7,649 16 July 1, 1884, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1883.... 4,885 72 July 1, 1884, amount available..... 2,763 44 Amount appropriated by act approved July 5, 1884... 10,000 00 Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1885 ........... 12, 763 44 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... 94,225 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. (See Appendix J J 7.) 40,000 00 8. Muskegon Harbor, Michigan.-The original channel was irregularly defined by slab-piers, which gave fair access, but a bar just at the end of the piers, on which there was only 7 feet of water, obstructed navigation. The present project for improvement, adopted in 1866, was to obtain a channel of entrance of navigable width, and to extend the piers over the bar to 17 feet soundings, modified in 1880, so as to secure 300 feet width of entrance. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $193,015.82, and resulted in securing a channel of entrance 300 feet wide for 150 feet, and an available depth of 14 feet. The width of channel previous to change of plan was 186 feet. The amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $5,725.38, which, together with the $10,249.68 stated as "outstanding liabilities" in Annual Report for 1883, resulted in renewing the superstructure on 250 feet of south pier; in placing two cribs 50 feet long by 30 feet wide, in extension of detached sections of north pier, and in general repairs to filling of piers and revetments. The depth of water at close of fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was 16 feet; the water surface, however, was 1.3 feet high. The amount that can be profitably expended for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, is $50,000, to be applied to pier extension to carry out approved project. The results expected to be attained are increased depth and a better entrance. July 1, 1883, amount available... July 1, 1884, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1883..... $8,484 18 5,725 38 July 1, 1884, amount available...... 2,758 80 Amount appropriated by act approved July 5, 1884.. 20,000 00 Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1885 .......... 22,758 80 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. 113, 625 00 50,000 00 9. Grand Haven Harbor, Michigan.-The natural outlet was wide but shoal, the water being only 9 feet deep in the best course. The present project for its improvement, adopted in 1866, was to obtain a channel of navigable width with a minimum depth of 18 feet. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $429,487.40, and resulted in obtaining a channel of entrance 400 feet wide and from 16 to 17 feet deep. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $13,550.32, and resulted in placing two cribs each 50 feet long by 30 feet wide in extension of south pier, and in completing the new superstructure on portion of same, with the exception of filling. The depth of water on bar in advance of piers at close of present fiscal year was 20 feet, the water surface at time of survey, however, being 1.5 feet high. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, is $100,000, to be applied to extending the piers over the bar, and to general repairs of north pier and revetments. July 1, 1883, amount available $14,878 75 July 1, 1884, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of $13, 114 01 13,550 32 1,328 43 50,000 00 51,328 43 July 1, 1884, amount available............. Amount appropriated by act approved July 5, 1884.. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1885 ...... Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project............. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. (See Appendix J J 9.) 210,000 00 100,000 00 10. Grand River, Michigan.-The portions of channel below Grand Rapids to be improved have less than 4 feet depth of water at low stage. The original project, adopted in 1881, is to give relief to light navigation, by securing 4 feet depth of water at low water stage. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $14,534.78 and resulted in securing at least 4 feet depth of water over some of the shoals above the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway bridge. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $10,079.18, and resulted in removing 18,029.35 cubic yards of material from shoal places above the bridge mentioned and in securing 4 feet depth of water in the channel above that place. No appropriation is asked for fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. July 1, 1883, amount available July 1, 1884, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1883 $10,465 22 10,079 18 July 1, 1884, amount available Amount appropriated by act approved July 5, 1884. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1885..... (See Appendix J J 10.) 386 04 25,000 00 25,386 04 11. Black Lake Harbor, Michigan.-The channel made by the harbor board of the city of Holland was narrow, irregular, and only 5 feet deep. The project for its improvement, adopted in 1866 and modified in 1873, was to obtain a channel of entrance of navigable width and not less than 12 feet deep. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $230,706.36, and resulted in obtaining a channel of navigable width and 9 feet deep. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $7,966.87, and resulted in renewing superstructure over 460 feet of north pier and in cutting down and replacing superstructure over end crib of same. The depth remains about the same as last year between the piers, but has improved on the bar. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, is $20,000, to be applied to placing a crib on pile foundation at outer end of each pier to secure same, and in renewing superstructure of south pier, and on revetments on both sides of channel. This will complete the work required at this harbor for the present. July 1, 1883, amount available.. July 1, 1884, amount expended during fiscal year exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1863 July 1, 1884, outstanding liabilities... Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1885....... $7,445 21 $8,908 95 7,966 87 942 08 15.000 00 15.942 08 20,000 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. 20,000 00 (See Appendix J J 11.) 12. Saugatuck Harbor, Michigan.-The channel originally made by local enterprise was narrow, and not more than 7 feet deep in the best water. The project for its improvement, adopted in 1869, was to obtain a channel of entrance of navigable width, with a minimum depth of 10 feet. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $116,390.53, and resulted in obtaining a narrow channel with about 8 feet middle depth inside, with the same depth on the bar outside. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $5,318.88, and resulted, from dredging, in securing a channel of navigable width and 8 feet deep; 11 feet can be carried across the bar. The water surface was 1.5 feet above low water when the above figures were obtained. The amount that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, is $8,000 to be applied to securing south revet ment. July 1, 1883, amount available July 1, 1884, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1883.. July 1, 1884, amount available Amount appropriated by act approved July 5, 1884. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1885.... $7,048 47 5,318 8 1,729 59 4,000 00 5,729 59 8,000 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1886.. 8,000 00 (See Appendix J J 12.) 13. South Haven Harbor, Michigan.-The channel was originally made by private enterprise; was narrow, and not more than 7 feet deep in the deepest place. The present project for its improvement, adopted in 1866 and modified in 1879, was to obtain a channel of entrance of navigable width not less than 14 feet deep. The amount expended to June 30, 1883, was $165,815.10, and resulted in obtaining a channel of navigable width and a depth of 9.5 feet. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, was $843.29, and resulted in obtaining a depth of 10.5 feet in river to railway docks, and removing middle ground from between inner end of piers. The amount that can be profitably expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1886, is $20,000, to be applied to repairs of piers and extending them to secure greater depth according to project. |