July 1, 1881, amount available... July 1,1882, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1881. July 1, 1882, outsanding liabilities. July 1, 1882 amount available.......... Amount appropriated by act passed August 2, 1882 Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1883 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project... 122,850 00 50, 000 00 8. Newtown Creek, New York.-The original condition of the channel gave a depth of 12 to 18 feet at mean low-water, which was insufficient for the large class of vessels frequenting the creek. The width was 240 feet. The original adopted project for the improvement was to dredge a channel about 200 feet wide, and from 18 to 21 feet in depth, and no change has been made in the project. The amount of $7,566.48 has been expended up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881. A narrow channel of 60 feet in width, with depths varying from 153 to 17 feet at mean low-water was excavated; no survey having been since made, the present condition is not well known. It is likely, from the limited width and the character of the bed, that some deterioration of the excavated channel has taken place. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, was $1,286.41, and was devoted principally to removing bowlders and an old wreck. The estimated amount for the entire completion of the work of improvement, according to the approved and adopted project, would be $36,000 by the revised, and $26,250 by the original, estimate, less the amount appropriated by act of August 2, 1882. July 1, 1881, amount available.. July 1, 182, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1881..... July 1, 1882, amount available........ Amount appropriated by act passed August 2, 1882.. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1883................ $2,433 52 1,286 41 1,147 11 15, 000 00 16, 147 11 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project...... 21,000 00 21,000 00 9. East Chester Creek, New York.—The original condition of navigation was, between Town Dock and Lockwood's, a draught of less than 7 feet at high-water through an intricate,crooked, and narrow channel, a draught in the channel south of Goose Island rather more than 7 feet at high-water, and a dangerous reef of bowlders, &c., in close proximity to the course of vessels in passing the draw at Pelham Bridge. The originally adopted project was for the making of a channel of 9 or 10 feet of draught at high-water from Town Dock to a point 3,000 feet above Lockwood's, which included the construction not yet undertaken of a tidal basin above Lockwood's. To this have been since added the dredging of the channel west of Goose Island and the removal of the reef of bowlders, gravel, &c., just below Pelham Bridge. The amount expended to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881, was $46,627.86. At that date, from the absence of complaint, it was inferred-no surveys, however, having been made to test the factthat the channels retained the depth of 9 or 10 feet at high-water up to Lockwood's. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, the expenditures have been $18. As to the amount which can be profitably expended during the year ending June 30, 1883, it will depend upon whether the amount available will be sufficient to construct dikes in the vicinity of and below Town Dock, or to commence the works above Lockwood's. The amount necessary to be appropriated for the entire and permanent completion of the work of improvement in accordance with the approved and adopted project, if entirely carried through as designed, is $82,500. July 1, 1881, amount available.. $7,372 14 July 1, 1882, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of $18 00 252 34 270 34 July 1, 1882, amount available..... 7,101 80 82,500 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1884. 40,000 00 (See Appendix D 9.) 10. Echo Harbor, near New Rochelle, New York.-The original condítion of navigation showed rocky obstructions, Start Rock and Sheepshead Rock, the former exposed in part at low-water and the latter with a least depth over it at mean low-water of 1 foot. The originally adopted project was the removal of these rocks, the former to 6 feet at mean low-water and the latter to 9 feet. A change of project was made by increasing the depth of removal of Start Rock to 7 feet at mean low-water. The amount expended to June 30, 1881, was $10,387.37. The condition of the improvement was the removal of Start Rock to the depth of 7 feet at mean low-water. The amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, was $121 and without change in the navigable condition of the harbor. The amount that can be profitably expended during the year ending June 30, 1883, will be the available balance, $8,491.63, for the removal of a portion of Sheepshead Rock to the depth of 9 feet at mean lowwater under the present contract. The estimated amount for the entire and permanent completion of the work of improvement, in accordance with the approved and adopted project, is $16,955.38. July 1, 1881, amount available. July 1, 1882, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of $8,612 63 outstanding liabilities July 1, 1881 July 1, 1882, outstanding liabilities.. $121 00 8,000 00 8, 121 00 July 1, 1882, amount available.. Amount appropriated by act passed August 2, 1882 491 63 3,000 00 Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1883 ... 3,491 63 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... 16,955 38 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1884.. 17,000 00 (See Appendix D 10.) 11. Harbor at New Rochelle, New York.-The original condition of the channel was that it was narrow and interspersed with sunken reefs of rocks which made it dangerous for navigation, and in the channel proposed to be excavated by dredging, the depth varied from 0 to 8 feet at mean low-water. The originally adopted project was to remove rocky obstructions and dredge an inner channel between Hunter's and Flat islands; the estimated cost was $40,825, and this project has not been modified. The expenditures up to June 30, 1881, were $231.15. The condition remained unaltered up to that time. The expenditures during the year ending June 30, 1882, were $9,275.43, and a channel has been dug around Glen Island 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low-water. The amount to be expended during the year ending June 30, 1883, will be devoted to the formation of a channel around Glen Island by dredging and removing a rock at the mouth of the Glen Island Channel to the depth of 6 feet at mean low-water and of the width of 100 feet. The estimated sum required for the entire and permanent completion of the work of improvement, in accordance with the approved and adopted project, is $5,825. July 1, 1881, amount available.... July 1, 182, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1881. July 1, 1882, outstanding liabilities July 1, 182, amount available.. Amount appropriated by act passed August 2, 1882 Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1883.. 5,825 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project..... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1884. (See Appendix D 11.) 6,000 00 12. Portchester Harbor, New York.-In its original condition the channel was obstructed by Sunken and Salt Rocks, the former with a depth over it of 5.7 feet at mean low-water, the latter slightly projecting above the level of mean low-water. The originally adopted project for the improvement was the removal of these rocks and the construction of a breakwater. The amount expended to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881, was $10,050. The condition of the improvement was the removal of Salt Rock to a depth of 9 feet at mean low-water, leaving Sunken Rock untouched. There has been no expenditure for the year ending June 30, 1882. The estimated amount required for the completion of the improvement of the harbor, according to the adopted and approved plan, is $69,632. July 1, 1881, amount available...... July 1, 1882, amount available.... Amount appropriated by act passed August 2, 1882 Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1883 $1,950 00 1,950 00 15, 000 00 16,950 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project. 69,632 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1884. 45, 000 00 (See Appendix D 12.) 13. Canarsie Bay, New York.-The original condition of the channel leading to Canarsie answered to a depth of 43 feet at mean low-water. The originally adopted project was by the inclosure with dikes of a tidal basin, and no important amendments, alterations, or additions thereto have been made. The amount expended to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881, was $9,639.93. The condition of the incomplete improvement at that time was the construction of a dike about 1,000 feet long. There has been expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, $137.92. The amount available will be applied to operations under existing project during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883. The estimated amount for the entire and permanent completion of the work, in accordance with the approved and adopted project, is $73,000; but it is probable that a row of piling or a dike with a little dredging, or dredging alone without additional protecting works, would suffice for the improvement. The extreme estimated cost under the contingencies named would be $16,000. July 1, 1882, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of July 1, 1881, amount available. outstanding liabilities July 1, 1881. July 1, 1882, outstanding liabilities... July 1, 1882, amount available.. Amount appropriated by act passed August 2, 1882. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1883.. $5,360 07 $137 92 139 36 5, 220 71 3,000 00 8,220 71 70,000 00 Amount (estimated) for completion of existing project.. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1884. 16,000 00 (See Appendix D 13.) 14. Sheepshead Bay, New York.-The original condition of the navigable channel was, for the entrance, a depth of little over 2 feet at mean lowwater, and for the interior channel not less than 4 feet, except at two narrow bulkheads across said channel. The originally adopted project, with a proviso, however, not to be commenced should the movement of Rockaway Inlet be likely to interfere, was to deepen the entrance by means of converging jetties, and to improve the interior channel by longitudinal dikes, so placed as in some instances to form tidal reservoirs for the scour of the channel.. Nothing had been expended up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881. The condition of things at the specified date was the same as that determined by the survey. There has been expended during the year ending June 30, 1882, $643.82, and the state of things remains unaltered. The amount of funds on hand may possibly be expended prior to June 30, 1883, upon the cut recommended in the revised project to connect Sheepshead Bay with Dead Horse Inlet. The estimated amount for the entire and permanent completion of the work of improvement, in accordance with the project approved and adopted, is $89,000. July 1, 1881, amount available July 1, 1882, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1881.... July 1, 1882, amount available Amount appropriated by act passed August 2, 1882. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1883 $8,000 00 643 82 7,356 18 3,000 00 10,356 18 $89,000 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1884. 26, 000 00 (See Appendix D 14.) 15. Sumpawanus Inlet, New York.-The original condition of the channel was, as to depth, from 1 to 5 feet at mean low-water, and, as to width, from 30 to 600 feet. The originally adopted project was to dredge a channel from 150 to 100 feet in width, and 5 feet deep at mean low-water, and this project has not been modified. Nothing was expended up to June 30, 1881. The channel is in its original condition. There was expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, $32. The amount available, $6,468, it is possible may be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883. The estimated amount required to finish the project of improvement, as approved and adopted, is $16,115. July 1, 1881, amount available.... July 1, 1882, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1881 ........... July 1, 1882, amount available... Amount appropriated by act passed August 2, 1882.. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1883. $5,000 00 32 00 4,968 00 2,000 00 6,968 00 Amounted (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. 16, 115 00 16,000 00 16. Raritan River, New Jersey.-The original condition of the navigation was an intricate channel at the Stakes of 7 feet at mean low-water, and of 6.1 feet on the Middle Ground, and of 7 to 8 feet at mean lowwater upon the other shoals as far up as New Brunswick. The originally adopted project was to dike and dredge at the Stakes and Middle Ground and to remove other shoals up to New Brunswick, so as to make a channel 200 feet wide and at least 10 feet deep at mean low-water, and no modification has been made. The amount expended to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881, was $292,055.71. The condition of the improvement at that time was the completion of the dikes at the Stakes and Middle Ground. A channel at the Stakes everywhere over 12 feet deep at mean low-water, except for a short distance where it has been dredged only to 9 feet at mean low-water, has been obtained. Dredging has also been done at the Middle Ground, and rock-blasting at Whitehead's Sand Dock. There has been expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, $61,140.30. The dredging has been completed at the Middle Ground, giving a channel 5,300 feet long, 12 feet deep at mean low-water, and of an average width of 130 feet. A channel has been completed at Whitehead's Sand Dock 1,000 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 12 feet deep at mean low-water. The available funds will be expended during the year ending June 30, 1883, in blasting and removing the rocks at Whitehead's Sand Dock and dredging. The estimated amount required for the entire and permanent completion of the work of improvement, in accordance with the approved and adopted project, is $1,683,662.05. |