F 3. REPORT OF OPERATIONS AT THE HARBOR OF CHARLOTTE, NEW YORK. Work was commenced on the east pier July 27, 1870, and carried on with hired labor, materials being purchased in the open market. During the season two cribs were sunk on the ruins of the old ones at the end of the east pier, and the superstructure on that pier raised and completed as follows: 90 linear feet raised four courses, 120 linear feet raised five courses, and 75 linear feet raised seven courses, all of which was filled with stone and completed. On the west pier 230 linear feet of the superstructure at the northern extremity was raised three courses, but the close of navigation prevented the completion of the work. Operations were resumed May 26, 1871, and by the close of the fiscal year the piers were put in complete repair, decayed timber removed in many places and replaced by new, the pier raised in portions that had sunk, and the unfinished part of last season's work completed except planking over about 100 linear feet. The piers are now in good condition, and by having been raised, conspicuously mark the entrance to the harbor. No further work is necessary for this season. In the spring of 1872, if it is deemed necessary the old deck-plank and part of the superstructure will be removed and replaced by new timber. Charlotte is a port of entry for Rochester, six miles south of it. There is a fixed white light of the fourth order on shore, and a beacon, with a fixed white light of the sixth order, on the west pier. The nearest fort is Ontario, sixty miles distant. Amount expended during the year... Amount on hand July 1, 1871... $9,141 67 $2,858 33 Amount appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872. 10, 000 00 Amount available July 1, 1871 12,858 33 Amount required for fiscal year ending June 30, 1873, nothing. The amount of revenue collected for the fiscal year was $93,129 16. The value of the imports was $453,477. The number of vessels that entered the port was 630, with an aggregate tonnage of 62,117 tons, of which 519 vessels, with a tonnage of 50,593 tons, were from foreign ports. Six hundred and twenty-four vessels cleared, with an aggregate tonnage of 88,232 tons, 513 of them, with an aggregate tonnage of 76,165 tons, being for foreign ports. There were no contracts made during the year, nor were there any bids received. F 4. REPORT OF OPERATIONS AT PULTNEYVILLE, NEW YORK. There being no material on hand for this work, it was not deemed advisable to purchase in the summer of 1870, but rather to postpone work for one season. As there was a surplus of timber at Genesee River, sufficient for three cribs was purchased from that harbor by authority of the Chief of Engineers, and framed at Charlotte in November, 1870. In the fall of 1870 proposals were invited for furnishing timber, but the offers was exorbitant and were rejected. Number. In March, 1871, by authority of the Chief of Engineers, 40,000 feet board measure was purchased in open market. On the 15th of April, 1871, proposals were invited for materials and labor for building 180 linear feet, more or less, of breakwater, and on the 20th of May the contract was awarded to Mr. H. J. Mowry, of Syracuse, New York. Mr. Mowry commenced work on the 20th of June, and has succeeded in completing three cribs ready for sinking. During the present season it is proposed to complete 180 feet of the breakwater running from the west shore. The cribs will be constructed after the Oswego model, with slight modifications. The project consists of this breakwater, a pier 20 feet wide and 290 feet long, and dredging a channel 10 feet deep at low water to the lake, by removing about 20,000 cubic yards of material. Amount available July 12, 1870 $5,000 00 Amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871.... 1,023 51 Amount available July 1, 1871. 3,976 49 Amount appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1871.. 5,000 00 Total amount available July 1, 1871 .... 8,976 49 Amount required for fiscal year ending June 30, 1873, to complete the work....... 23, 850 00 Pultneyville is a port of entry in the collection district of Genesee. The nearest fort is Ontario, forty-two miles to the east, and the nearest light is at Big Sodus, twelve miles distant. The amount of revenue collected during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871, at this port, was $1,533 60, and the total tonnage of the vessels entering and clearing was 9,306 tons. Abstract of bids received and opened October 1, 1870, by Nicholas Bowen, major corps of engineers, for materials and labor for harbor of Pultneyville, New York. Class I, hemlock, (sawn.) Class II, pine, (sawn.) Names of bidders. Oswego, N. Y Oswego, N. Y Syracuse, N. Y. Pultneyville, N. Y do Sodus Point, N. Y. Abstract of bids received and opened October 1, 1870, by Nicholas Bowen, &c-Continued. * No charge. Informal. Engineer's estimates. The bid for framing and sinking is supposed to be for one foot, as the price mentioned per M is too low to deserve consideration. Informal; only one, not in duplicate. Abstract of proposals for pier-work and dredging at Pultneyville Harbor, New York, opened by Major John M. Wilson, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., May 15, 1871. Number. Names of bidders. Residence. Per lb. Am't. Per lb. Am't. Pine plank5,000 ft., b. mn., 3 inch. Snubbing-posts -90 linear feet. Total amount. Screw and washer bolts2,585 lbs. Drift-bolts16,612 lbs. Am't. Per M ft., b. m. Am't. P'r lin'r foot. Am't. * Bids for pine timber, exclusive of duties; those would have to be paid by the Engineer Department. Amount not known. Bids not made on proper form, being on a sheet of legal-cap paper; bid for timber- Bids for timber, exclusive of duties; those would have to be paid by the Engineer $0 07 $42.00 $1, 159 70 $8 00 $2,256 00 $1.00 $500 00 $7.00 $1, 232 00 $0 01 $200 CO $1, 432 00 15.00 64 39 00 1,146 53 6 50 1,833 00 1.00 500 00 00 ||3, 990 00 1 200 00 4, 190 00 36.00 1, 187 82 8.00 2,256 00 70 350 00 1,408 00 1,408 00 $7, 103 10 9,495 15 7,147 32 42.00 1, 193 82 6.00 1,692 00 1.00 500 00 00 8:0 00 1 200 00 1, 080 00 6,180 02 accordance with advertisement; aggregate does not include snubbing. posts. Per M feet. Estimated at 1,470 feet, board measure, but not added in total. Abstract of contract for each class of materials and labor for improvement of Pultneyrille Harbor, New York, entered into during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871. Abstract of contract for Pultneyville Harbor, New York, entered into during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871. The Operations were commenced on the west pier July 26, 1870. light-house crib had listed to the northwest and west, requiring a por tion of the old superstructure to be taken off and the work rebuilt and leveled to the proper height corresponding with the pier. This was done, the superstructure filled with stone, and replanked One hundred and twenty-three feet of the work built in 1869, immediately south of the light-house crib, was overhauled and leveled to correspond with the other work. The shore end of the west pier was repaired, raising the channel side 1 foot and the lake side 3 feet. This was done by using timber from a crib wrecked the preceding year. Operations were commenced on the east breakwater in August. This work consisted of placing new cribs over the old work, which had by decay and the action of the elements been razed to the foundations. Quantities of stone and boulders had to be removed, which had accumulated during the series of years the work was out of repair. The cribs were generally 30 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 5 feet deep, with a superstructure 3 feet high. Three hundred and twelve feet of this work was completed. Big Sodus is a port of entry in the Oswego collection district. Vessels drawing 10 feet can enter the harbor, which is one of the best on the lake; but the material of the bottom, between the piers, being a very |