Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project (See Appendix B 17.) $1,500 00 1,500,00 18. Chatham Harbor, Massachusetts.-Chatham Harbor is at the eastern end of Nantucket Sound, about 15 miles east of Hyannis, Mass. Its outer anchorage (Chatham Roads) is a valuable harbor of refuge from northerly and easterly gales. The inner harbor (Stage Harbor) is small, but well landlocked, and has 8 to 12 feet depth at mean low water. Its entrance is obstructed by three bars on which the greatest depth at mean low water is 4 feet. During the fiscal year a survey of the harbor was made, and a project submitted for its improvement. The project for the improvement of this harbor submitted December 19, 1890, proposes to dredge a channel through the three obstructing bars, 6 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide at the inner bar, 150 feet at the middle bar, and 200 feet wide at the outer bar, at a cost of $10,000. The total appropriations to date have been $5,000 by the river and harbor act of September 19, 1890. It was estimated that the funds available would dredge a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide through the three bars. An advertisement calling for bids for the proposed work was issued, but the proposals received were rejected as excessive. The work will be again advertised. Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890.. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended.... (Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1893 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of the river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix B 18.) $5,000.00 398.81 4, 601. 19 5,000,00 5,000.00 EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR IMPROVEMENT, TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF RIVER AND HARBOR ACT APPROVED SEPTEMBER 19, 1890. The required preliminary examinations of the following localities were made by the local engineer in charge, Lieutenant-Colonel Mansfield, and reports thereon submitted. It is the opinion of LieutenantColonel Mansfield, based upon the facts and reasons given, that these localities are not worthy of improvement, and this opinion being concurred in by me, no further surveys were ordered. The reports were transmitted to Congress and printed as executive documents of the Fifty-first Congress, second session. 1. North River, Salem, Massachusetts, from Beverly Bridge to the North Street Bridge.-Printed as House Ex. Doc., No. 28. (See also Appendix B 19.) 2. Shoals at the mouth of North River, Massachusetts, with a view of removing the same and other obstructions.-Printed as House Ex. Doc. No. 20. (See also Appendix B 20.) The required preliminary examination of Mystic River, Massachusetts and the Malden River, a tributary of the Mystic, from the bridge of the Boston and Maine Railroad, eastern division, to the head of navigation on said rivers, was made by the local engineer in charge, Lieutenant-Colonel Mansfield, and report thereon submitted. It is the opinion of Lieutenant Colonel Mansfield, based upon the facts and reasons given, that these rivers are worthy of improvement. The report of the preliminary examination containing sufficient information to indicate to Congress the probable cost of work required on Malden River, no further survey of this river appears to be necessary at this time. The proposed improvement of Malden River contemplates the completion of the approved project for excavating a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide up to the first bridge, and thence 75 feet wide up to the second bridge; the estimated cost of completing this work is $37,000. The opinion of Lieutenant-Colonel Mansfield in regard to Mystic River being concurred in by me, he was charged with and has completed its survey and submitted his report thereon. The proposed improvement of Mystic River contemplates the enlargement of the natural channel to a width of 100 feet and depth of 6 feet, at mean low water, to the first turn above Dennings Wharf, and thence to the head of navigation to a depth of 4 feet and with a width gradually reduced to 50 feet at Cradock Bridge; the cost of this work is estimated at $25,000. (See appendix B 21.) The required preliminary examinations of the following localities were made by the local engineer in charge, Lieutenant-Colonel Mansfield, and reports thereon submitted. It is the opinion of LieutenantColonel Mansfield, based upon the facts and reasons given, that these localities are worthy of improvement. This opinion being concurred in by me, Lieutenant-Colonel Mansfield was charged with and has com pleted their survey and submitted reports thereon: 1. Essex River, Massachusetts.-The improvement proposed contemplates widening and deepening the channel to a width of 60 feet and depth of 4 feet at mean low water to the head of navigation, at an estimated cost of $25,000. (See Appendix B 22.) 2. Town River, Massachusetts.-The improvement proposed contemplates the enlargement of the natural channel from the head of navi gation to a point 4,500 feet below, to a width of 100 feet and a depth of 4 feet at mean low water; this will require the removal, by dredg ing, of 80,000 cubic yards of material, and is estimated to cost $20,000. Report transmitted to Congress and printed as House Ex. Doc. No. 155, Fifty-first Congress, second session. (See also Appendix B 23.) 3. Weymouth Back River, Massachusetts.-The proposed improvement contemplates the dredging of a channel 200 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water through the bar at the mouth of the river, and the enlargement of the natural channel to the same dimensions up to the wharf of the Bradley Fertilizer Company; the cost is estimated at $22,000. Report transmitted to Congress and printed as House Ex. Doc. No. 256, Fifty-first Congress, second session. (See also Appendix B 24.) 4. Kingston Harbor, Massachusetts, with a view to its improvement.— The improvement proposed contemplates the excavation of a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water up to the wharf of the Plymouth Cordage Company, at an estimated cost of $10.000. (See Appendix B 25.) IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS ON SOUTHERN COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND IN RHODE ISLAND; AND OF STONINGTON HARBOR, CONNECTICUT. Officer in charge, Maj. W. R. Livermore, Corps of Engineers; Division Engineer, Col. Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Engineers. 1. Harbor of refuge at Hyannis, Massachusetts.-This harbor, before improvement, was an open roadstead, exposed to southerly storms. In the years 1827-1838 a breakwater of riprap granite 1,170 feet long was constructed, covering an anchorage of about 175 acres, the entrance to which has a depth of about 15 feet. Between the years 1852 and 1882 extensive repairs were made in increasing the width of its base and the size of the stone forming its sides and top. The depth of water immediately inside the breakwater being insufficient for many vessels that seek the harbor for refuge, the present project for the improvement of the harbor contemplates dredging the area protected by the breakwater to a depth of 15 feet at mean low water. The amount expended on this work up to June 30, 1890, was $141,441.58. The breakwater had been completed according to the original proj ect and subsequent plans for strengthening it, and the 15-foot anchorage area had been increased by about 7 acres. At the beginning of the last fiscal year work was in progress, and was continued until July 11, 1890. On account of the exposed condition of the dumping ground it has not been the practice to attempt any work of dredging in this harbor, except during the summer season. Work was resumed May 19, 1891, and is now in progress with plant owned by the Government and a hired tug. About 4 acres have been dredged in the 153-foot anchorage area protected by the breakwater. The balance on hand and the amount asked for, $17,662, will be applied to dredging in the area protected by the break water. July 1, 1890, balance unexpended ... Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890.. June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year.... July 1, 1891, balance unexpended July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities July 1, 1891, balance available....... 5, 252.03 3,237.03 2,015.00 17, 662.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project. (See Appendix C 1.) 2. Harbor of refuge at Nantucket, Massachusetts.-This harbor is the only one between the harbors of Martha's Vineyard (Vineyard Haven and Edgartown) and Provincetown, a distance of about 100 miles, except the small harbor of Hyannis, on the north side of Nantucket Sound. It has deep water inside, and the object of improvement is to make it a harbor of refuge for vessels plying between ports north and south of Cape Cod. Before the commencement of the present work there was a shoal about 13 miles in width outside the entrance, through which the channel or line of best water was only about 6 feet deep, and very crooked and subject to changes in location. The present approved project is to construct jetties of riprap stone, projecting from either side of the present entrance to the harbor, for the purpose of concentrating the strength of the tidal currents and excavating a channel of 15 feet depth by scour, and at the places where the full depth required will not be reached by this means to complete the work by dredging, The amount expended on this project up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, was $144,951.30, and the result was the construction of the west jetty to a point 3,955 feet from the shore, and the east jetty to a distance of 834 feet from its initial point on shore, which is the outer end of the middle of the three northwest spurs built on Coatue Beach some years ago, and the foundation was laid and the jetty partially completed for an additional distance of 191 feet. Preparations have been made for carrying on the work by hired labor. The construction of the east jetty was resumed June 26. The balance available and the amount asked for, $100,000, is to be applied to the further extension of the east jetty, and raising low places in the west jetty, together with a little dredging, if necessary. July 1, 1890, balance unexpended .... Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890 June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended.. July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities.. July 1, 1891, balance available...... $531.81 25,000.00 25, 531.81 8, 303.59 17, 228. 22 2, 613. 22 14, 615.00 205,000.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix C 2.). 3. Martha's Vineyard Inner Harbor at Edgartown, Masssachusetts.— The inner harbor at Edgartown lies in the northern part of the waterway or strait that separates Chappaquiddick Island from the east end of Martha's Vineyard. It extends southward about 1 miles from Chappaquiddick Point opposite Edgartown, and averages about onefifth of a mile in width. This harbor is so completely landlocked as to form a safe harbor of refuge for small vessels, but the contracted width of the entrance and the resulting velocity of the tidal currents make it difficult to pass through. This is a new work, and no appropriation had been made for it until, by act of September 19, 1890, Congress appropriated $2,000 for dredging in the harbor. A shoal known as the Middle Ground lies in the central portion of the harbor. It is proposed to excavate this shoal to a depth of 10 feet at mean low water. The project provides for the commencement of dredging on the western side of the shoal, carrying the work as far to the eastward as funds will permit. Preparations have been made for carrying on the work by hired labor. It is proposed to apply the balance of the funds on hand and the amount asked for, $2,500, to the completion of the project. ENG 91-4 Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890 June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year.... July 1, 1891, balance unexpended July 1, 1891, outstanding liabilities July 1, 1891, balance available Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project ... (See Appendix C 3.) $2,000.00 13.25 1,986.75 232.75 1, 754.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 4. Harbor at Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.-The plan of improvement contemplates the protection of the points of land at the entrance to the harbor known as East Chop and West Chop by the construction of jetties and other works along the shore to stop the wearing away of the chops by the action of the storm waves. The amount expended on this project up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, including outstanding liabilities, was $23,339, and the result was the construction of a wharf and three jetties at West Chop. During the last fiscal year a jetty was commenced on the East Chop, jetty No. 1 on the West Chop was extended 150 feet, and a longitudinal wall on the West Chop was built for a distance of 80 feet. The balance available and the amount asked for, $25,000, will be applied to continuing the work of protection, mainly at the East Chop. July 1, 1890, balance unexpended... Received by Treasury settlement Amount appropriated by act approved September 19, 1890.. June 30, 1891, amount expended during fiscal year... July 1, 1891, balance unexpended. July 1, 1891, balance available.................. Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project...... (See Appendix C 4.) 2.74 $5,359.05 10,000.00 15, 361.79 8, 268.65 7,093. 14 1,017. 14 6, 076.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 An 5. Wareham Harbor, Massachusetts.-The object of the improvement is to deepen and widen the channel leading from Buzzards Bay to Wareham. The commerce of Wareham is carried on in sailing vessels, and the channel is to be made a beating channel for such vessels. other object of the improvement is the raising of Long Beach. Before improvement the ruling depth in the harbor was about 7 feet at mean low water in a narrow and very crooked channel. Long Beach, a narrow sand spit at the mouth of the harbor, was washed and abraded by the waves and currents at high water, and the material was carried into and shoaled the channel inside. The original approved project of 1871 for the improvement, and its subsequent modifications, provides for a channel 250 feet wide and 10 feet deep at mean low water from Barney Point down to the entrance to the harbor. Above Barney Point the width of the channel is to be 350 feet, with the same depth-10 feet-as below that point. The plan includes also the raising and strengthening of Long Beach, of |