Amount available July 1, 1875. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876 Amount available July 1, 1876 Amount appropriated by act approved August 14, 1876.. Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... $22,817 09 22,762 24 54 85 10,000 00 50,000 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. 25,000 00 (See Appendix C 5.) 6. Southport Harbor, Connecticut.-A coping has been built on the breakwater, increasing its height 2 feet. This, with a fence 135 feet long and 2 feet high, it is expected will prevent the sand washing over into the channel. No appropriation is asked for the next fiscal year. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876.. Amount appropriated by act approved August 14, 1876.. $5,000 00 4,616 01 383 99 5,000 00 7. Norwalk River, Connecticut.-The channel below the wagon-bridge at South Norwalk has been widened to 100 feet, and the channel 60 feet wide has been made continuous from the wagon-bridge to Norwalk. It is proposed to widen this upper channel to 100 feet, at an estimated cost of $30,000, and for this purpose $15,000 is asked for the next fiscal year. Amount available July 1, 1875. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876.... $12,566 94 12,376 32 190 62 30,000 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. 15,000 00 (See Appendix C 7.) 8. Port Jefferson Harbor, Long Island, New York.-During the past fiscal year a jetty 475 feet long has been built on the west side of the entrance with a beneficial result already evident. It is desirable to extend this jetty and to repair and lengthen the one on the east side. For these purposes $20,000 can be profitably expended. Amount available July 1, 1875 Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876 Amount available July 1, 1876, including $2,022.90 due on contracts. $15,988 37 4,982 14 11,006 23 6,000 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... (See Appendix C 8.) 22,250 00 20,000 00 9. Peconic River, Long Island, New York.-No work was done on the improvement of this river during the past fiscal year. The dredged channel remains in good condition. There is a balance of $285.45 of the appropriation of March 3, 1873. (See Appendix C 9.) EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR IMPROVEMENT. To comply with provisions of the river and harbor act of March 3, 1875, Marjor Barlow was charged with the survey of the channel of West Haven Harbor, Connecticut. For his report thereon see Appendix C 10. IMPROVEMENT OF HUDSON RIVER-REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS IN EAST RIVER, INCLUDING HELL GATE-IMPROVEMENT OF HARLEM RIVER AND EAST CHESTER CREEK, AND OF THE HARBORS OF PORT CHESTER AND RONDOUT, IN NEW YORK-PASSAIC RIVER AND THE CHANNEL BETWEEN STATEN ISLAND AND NEW JERSEY-HARBORS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. Officer in charge, Lieut. Col. John Newton, Corps of Engineers, who has under his immediate orders Capt. W. H. Heuer and Lieut. J. H. Willard, Corps of Engineers. 1. Improvement of Hudson River, New York.-The operations during the fiscal year have been as follows: 1. Surveys were made and maps constructed of Round and Fish-house Shoals, Cuyler's Bar, Old State Dam, Winnie's Bar, Cedar Hill Bar, Coeymans, New Baltimore, and Overslaugh. 2. At New Baltimore there were begun and finished Of the new dike... Of the cross dike.. 2,914 feet. 314 feet 3. Five thousand cubic yards were dredged from channel at New Bal timore, 7,000 cubic yards from Cedar Hill Bar, and 12,000 cubic yards from Coeymans Bar. 4. Repairs were made to crib-dikes at Hill House, Base and Patroon's Islands, the Bath, Van Wies, and Cow Island dikes, (the latter raised one foot,) to the Cedar Hill and Castleton dikes, and the dikes at Coeymans. 5. Willows were planted along Cow Island dike, at Staats dike, on the shoal northeast of Coeymans, and on the lower end of Schermerhorn Island. Amount available July 1, 1875.. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876.. Amount available July 1, 1876... Amount appropriated by act approved August 14, 1876.... $39,770 63 34, 255 54 5,515 09 50,000 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. (See Appendix D 1.) 164, 116 47 66,000 00 2. Removing obstructions in East River and Hell Gate, New York.Hallet's Point.-During the year the work has been confined to drilling holes in the roof and piers preparatory to the final blast. The roof of the mine contains 5,375 holes, each 3 inches in diameter, and averaging 9 feet in length; the piers contain 1,385 holes, of which 288 are 2 inches in diameter, the balance being 3 inches in diameter, and averaging 9 feet in length. Flood Rock.-During the year two shafts, 65 feet apart, have been partially completed, the larger one being 10 by 20 feet in plan and 51 feet deep, the bottom being 41 feet below mean low water; the smaller shaft is about 12 feet square in plan and is 32 feet deep. The aggregate length of tunnels driven from the two shafts is 229 feet. Operations of Steam-drilling Scow.-Coenties Reef.-The removal of this reef was completed August 27, 1875, a depth of 25 feet at mean low water having been obtained. Cubic yards of rock removed... Number of drill-hole blasts made... 1,375 40 Number of surface-blasts made. Number of holes drilled Number of feet drilled... Diamond Reef.-The scow was engaged on this 1875, to November 24, 1875, and resulted in the the reef to a depth of 26 feet at mean low water. pended for want of funds. Cubic yards of rock removed Number of surface-blasts made Number of feet drilled.. Nitro-glycerine, pounds.... Cost per cubic yard.... Amount available July 1, 1875 ... Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876 Amount available July 1, 1876 Amount appropriated by act approved August 14, 1876... 5 271 .2, 017. 93 13, 840 88 $33.89 reef from October 8, removal of a part of Work had to be sus Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project... 1878 (See Appendix D 2.) 971.7 19 4 131 1,318 8,581 $24 53 $252,718 46 198,577 00 54, 141 46 250,000 00 3, 213, 278 55 600,000 00 3. Dredging in Hudson River, opposite Jersey City.-Under contract, 105,924 cubic yards of soft material were dredged from the river in the vicinity of the Cunard Docks and Jersey Ferry slips, and by hired labor 57,715 cubic yards, making a total of 163,639 cubic yards of material removed. Amount available July 1, 1875..... $23,756 63 23,655 58 101 05 76,807 20 Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876 4. Improvement of Harlem River, New York.-Operations were conducted with the steam-drilling scow, and resulted in the removal of the reef off East 125th street, from a depth of 9 feet to that of 144 feet at mean low water, in 36 working days, from August 27, 1875, to October 7, 1875. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876. 1,003 13 2 102 931. 16 5,774 $17,673 26 17, 673 26 146,875 56 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. 50,000 00 (See Appendix D 4.) 5. Improvement of Passaic River, New Jersey.-Belleville Bar.-The channel cut through this bar has been swept over and some loose stones taken up; a projection of solid rock was also found, which required a surface-blast to break it up for removal. Rutherford Park Bar.-The small drilling-scow was employed in drilling and blasting projecting masses of bed-rock for the purpose of straightening the cut through this bar; the broken rock was removed by means of a small grapple rigged to the drilling-scow. Holsmans Bar.-By hired labor a cut has been made through this bar 1,300 feet long, 50 feet wide at the top, and 40 feet wide on the bottom, giving a depth of 6 feet at low water. A cut of 300 feet was also made through a small bar above Holsmans. Amount available July 1, 1875.. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876.... Amount appropriated by act approved August 14, 1876.. $17,234 10 16,770 63 463 47 10,000 00 24,000 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. 24,000 00 (See Appendix D 5.) 6. Improvement of East Chester Creek, New York.-No work has been done during the year, the State commissioners not having as yet succeeded in obtaining a title to all the several parcels of land required, one parcel yet remaining unsettled. The prospect is, at present, that this will be adjusted at an early date. Amount available July 1, 1875 Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876.... Amount available July 1, 1876. Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project (See Appendix D 6.) Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. 7. Improvement of Port Chester Harbor, New York.-No appropriation having been made for this work, no operations were conducted during the year. Amount available July 1, 1875 Amount available July 1, 1876 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. to complete the removal of sunken rocks (See Appendix D 7.) $2,236 70 2,236 70 84,632 00 60,000 00 8. Improvement of Rondout Harbor, New York.-No appropriation having been made for this work, no operations were conducted. Some repairs were made to the pile dike and to the crib sunk on the end of the dike, an allotment of $1,000 having been made for that purpose from the appropriations for repairs of harbors on the Atlantic coast and contingencies of rivers and harbors, &c. Amount available July 1, 1875 Amount available July 1, 1876 Amount appropriated by act approved August 14, 1876.. $9.31 9 31 30,000 00 112,500 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. 74,000 00 (See Appendix D 8.) 9. Improvement of the channel between Staten Island and New Jersey.The board of engineers appointed to examine and report a plan for the improvement of this channel made their report December 15, 1875, and submitted the following estimate: Dredging, 230,000 cubic yards, at 16 cents Contingencies, 10 per cent.. $36,800 00 3,680 00 40,480 00 254 24 24 50 Amonnt available July 1, 1875 Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876.. Amount available July 1, 1876 229 74 Amount appropriated by act approved August 14, 1876..... 10,000 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... 30,480 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. (See Appendix D 9.) 10,000 00 10. Improvement of the harbor at Plattsburgh, New York.-During the year no operations have been conducted. Amonnt available July 1, 1875. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876.. $5,473 92 532 40 4,941 52 11. Improvement of the harbor at Burlington, Vermont.-During the year the superstructure of the extension of 145 feet of break water has been completed and the crib-work for an extension of 160 feet in a northerly direction has been sunk and filled with stone. In the month of February, 1876, the southern end of the breakwater was very much injured by a succession of ice-floes coming in contact with it during the prevalence of a ter.ific northwesterly storm. Amount available July 1, 1875 . Amount available July 1, 1876, including $6,480 due on contracts. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. (See Appendix D 10.) $33,038 33 25, 447 62 7,590 71 20,000 00 295,000 00 50,000 00 12. Improvement of the harbor at Swanton, Vermont.-During the year the superstructure of the extension of 70 feet of breakwater has been completed, and the damage done to the crib by the ice in April, 1875, has been repaired. The crib-work for an extension of 69 feet has been sunk and filled with stone. Amount available July 1, 1875 . Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876.. $12,843 91 Amount available July 1, 1876, including $2,470.20 due on contracts... 9,432 06 13. Improvement of Otter Creek, Vermont.-During the year the creek was dredged by contract, and 13,000 cubic yards of silt, stone, clay, gravel, and sunken logs removed. The improvements thus far made enable vessels to ascend with their cargoes to within 150 feet of the "Horse Nail factory wharf." Amount available July 1, 1875. Amount expended during fiscal year ending June 30, 1876... Amount available July 1, 1876 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. (See Appendix D 12.) EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR IMPROVEMENT. $5,036 47 5,022 78 63 69 43, 146 00 43, 000 00 To comply with provisions of the river and harbor act of March 3, 1875, Lieutenant-Colonel Newton was charged with and has completed the following: 1. Examination at Rouse's Point, Lake Champlain, New York.-(See Appendix D 13.) 2. Survey at Port Henry, Lake Champlain, New York.-(See Appendix D 14.) 3. Survey of Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, New York.-(See Appendix D 15.) |