The available funds were not sufficient for continuing operations on Sheepshead Rock, and nothing was done during the past fiscal year. According to the estimate the amount required for completion of the project is $17,000. July 1, 1886, amount available... $3,256.87 July 1, 1887, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1886 212.90 July 1, 1887, amount available...... 3,043.97 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. 17,000.00 8,000.00 (See Appendix D 16.) 17. New Rochelle Harbor, New York.-This harbor consists mainly of a narrow and crooked channel lying between rocky islands. The project for improvement, adopted in 1871, provided for the removal of two rocks and for dredging and removing a reef, to secure a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide between Hunter's and Flat islands. The estimated cost was $40,825. Thirty-five thousand dollars have been appropriated for this work; of this sum $18,156.34, including outstanding liabilities, have been expended. The channel has been dredged and the reef removed to a depth of 73 feet; one of the rocks, Corning Rock, has been removed to the required depth of 12 feet; upon the other, Rock C, no work has been done. An examination of the dredged channel and the rocks at the entrance was made during the past fiscal year, and preparations have been made for removing these rocks early in the coming fiscal year. July 1, 1886, amount available. July 1, 1887, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1886.... July 1, 1887, amount available...... (See Appendix D 17.) $17,506,37 662.71 16, 843. 66 18. East Chester Creek, New York.-This is a small tidal stream emptying into Pelham Bay; it was navigable at high tide to vessels drawing 7 feet up to Lockwood's, a distance of 24 miles. The rise of tide is 7.1 feet. The project for improvement, adopted in 1872 and subsequently modified, provided for a channel 9 feet deep at high water extending to a point 3,000 feet above Lockwood's and terminating at the upper end in a tidal basin, and for 5,800 feet of diking to maintain the channel. A revised estimated cost of the project as modified is placed by the of ficer in charge at $221,100. Sixty-four thousand dollars have been appropriated, and of this amount $54,326.22, including outstanding liabilities, have been expended. The channel has been made 9 feet deep and 125 feet wide to the head of Goose Island, one-half mile from the mouth of the creek; thence to Town Dock from 40 to 90 feet wide, and from Town Dock to Lockwood's 100 feet wide, and 1,235 linear feet of diking have been built. A contract will be made early in the ensuing year for dredging below Town Dock. July 1, 1886, amount available Amount appropriated by act approved August 5, 1836. $48.90 10,000.00 10,048.90 July 1, 1887, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1886...... July 1, 1887, amount available...... (Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing projeet................ Amount that can be protitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1889 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix D 18.) 375. 12 9,673.78 157, 100. 00 10,000.00 19. Greenport Harbor, New York. This harbor, at the eastern end of Long Island, is exposed to easterly storms; its anchorage ground, which was sheltered by Joshua's Point, has materially shoaled by erosion of the point and by the influx of drifting sand. The project of improvement, adopted in 1882, provided for construction of a riprap breakwater, extending from Joshua's Point 1,700 feet in a southeasterly course, to arrest drifting sand, to check the erosion of the point, and to increase the sheltered area; its cost was estimated at $46,000. Twenty-five thousand dollars have been appropriated for this harbor, of which $22,042.07, including outstanding liabilities, have been expended. The breakwater has been built out to the 11-foot curve, a distance of 1,325 feet, and work on it is now in progress; 1,596 tons of stone have been placed in the breakwater during the past fiscal year. July 1, 1886, amount available .... $300.78 Amount appropriated by act approved August 5, 1886.. 5,000.00 5,300.78 July 1, 1887, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1886 $475.53 July 1, 1887, outstanding liabilities... 1,867.32 2,342.85 July 1, 1887, amount available 2,957.93 21,000.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30,1889 10,000.00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix D 19.) 20. Port Jefferson Harbor, New York.-This harbor is a large, deep bay with a narrow entrance at the outer side, of which the channel depth was but 3 feet at mean low water. The project for improvement, adopted in 1871 and modified in 1875 and 1877, provided for making an entrance channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water, by dredging through the bar and protecting the cut by two jetties. The estimated cost of this work was $79,000, which has been all appropriated. The channel has been dredged to width and depth provided; the east jetty has been made 1,390 feet long, and the west jetty 940 feet; at the time of completion they extended, respectively, to 10 and 63 feet depth. No operations were carried on during the past fiscal year. This improvement is completed for the present; it may become necessary to extend the project in order to maintain the channel permanently. No appropriation is needed for the ensuing year. July 1, 1886, amount available July 1, 1887, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1886..... July 1, 1887, amount available (See Appendix D 20.) $384.36 9.60 374.76 21. Flushing Bay, New York.-Before improvement the available depth in this broad, shallow bay and in the channel leading to Flushing was less than 4 feet at mean low water. The project for improvement, adopted in 1879, contemplated building 16,700 feet of diking, to form a tidal basin, which by filling and discharging through the main channel would maintain a channel depth of 6 feet or more at mean low water, after once dredging; the material of the bottom is soft mud. The estimated cost of this work was $173,500. Seventy thousand dollars have been appropriated for this harbor, of which $64,798.62, including outstanding liabilities, have been expended. The dike on the west side of the channel has been built 3,057 feet loug. During the past fiscal year the channel leading up the bay and creek .to Flushing has been widened to 170 feet, with a depth of 6 feet, and some shoal places that had formed in the channel formerly dredged have been removed. Thirty-five thousand dollars could be profitably expended during the ensuing fiscal year in extending the dike and maintaining the channel depth. July 1, 1886, amount available...... Amount appropriated by act approved August 5, 1886 $372.47 10,000.00 10,372. 47 July 1, 1887, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1886... July 1, 1887, outstanding liabilities.. $1,975.88 5, 171.09 July 1, 1887, amount available...... 5, 201.38 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project..... (See Appendix D 21.) 103,500.00 35,000.00 22. Removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation. Under section 4 of act of Congress approved June 14, 1880, notice to owners of the sloop-scow George C. Bloomer, sunk in the Connecticut River, at Hartford, Conn., was duly published; subsequently a contract for the removal was entered into; the work is to be done before July 31, 1887, when the contract expires. Under the same law, notice to owners of the schooner R. H. Daly, sunk in the Connecticut River, near Saybrook Point, was published May 13, 1887; measures for the removal during the summer will be taken. (See Appendix D 22.) EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS FOR IMPROVEMENT, TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE RIVER AND HARBOR ACT OF August 5, 1886. The required preliminary examinations of the following localities were made by the local engineer in charge, Lieutenant-Colonel Houston, and reported by him as not worthy of improvement: 1. Peter's Neck Bay, New York.-(See Appendix D 23.) And it appearing, after preliminary examination, that the localities were worthy of improvement, he was charged with the survey of the following, and he has since reported that further surveys were unneces sary, for the reason that all requisite information in relation thereto is contained in his preliminary reports: 1. Five-Mile River Harbor, Connecticut.-(See Appendix D 24.) 2. Duck Island Harbor, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.-(See Appendix D 25.) 3. Glen Cove Harbor, New York.-(See Appendix D 26.) IMPROVEMENT OF HUDSON RIVER AND OF HARBORS OF RONDOUT AND SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK—REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS IN EAST RIVER AND HELL GATE-IMPROVEMENT OF ENTRANCE TO NEW YORK HARBOR-IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK AND IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. Officer in charge, Lieut. Col. W. McFarland, Corps of Engineers. 1. Hudson River, New York.-The improvement of this river has been restricted by the wording of the appropriation acts to that part of it lying between Troy, at the head of navigation, 6 miles above Albany,. and New Baltimore, about 14 miles below Albany. Before the improvement was begun the navigable depth in the channel between New Baltimore and Albany was 72 feet at mean low water; between Albany and Troy, 7 feet. The plan of improvement adopted in 1867 proposed making the navigable depth between New Baltimore and Albany 11 feet, and between Albany and Troy 9 feet. This was to be accomplished by the construction of longitudinal dikes to direct the currents and by dredging. All the dikes provided for in this plan have not yet been built, but the work so far done has resulted in securing a channel depth of 10 feet nearly all the way from New Baltimore to Albany and of 8 feet nearly all the way from Albany to Troy. The shoal spots make the navigable depths in these parts of the river 94 feet and 74 feet, respectively. The estimated cost of making this improvement as modified subsequently was $1,078,304, and the appropriations amount to $1,053,538. A large part of this amount has, however, from the necessity of the case, been applied to the repair of decaying dikes instead of to the construction of the new dikes yet to be built. A close examination of the works made within the past year shows that The completion of the new works required, and the removal of the rock at order to prevent great injury to the channel. July 1, 1886, amount available...... Received from sales of fuel to officers.. Amount appropriated by act approved August 5, 1886. Van Wie's Point, will cost probably.. And the repair of the old works ... Total..... $120,000 135,000 255, 000 These last are rapidly deteriorating and need immediate repair in $28, 518.40 104.97 26, 250.00 54,873.37 July 1, 1887, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1886........ . July 1, 1887, outstanding liabilities.. July 1, 1887, amount available...... 23, 018. 50 255, 000, 00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix E 1.) 2. Harbor of Saugerties, New York.-This harbor lies at the mouth of Esopus Creek, on the west bank of the Hudson River, 100 miles above New York. The plan which has been adopted for the improvement proposes to secure a channel depth of 8 feet at mean low water by the construction of two parallel curved dikes, 300 feet apart, and by dredging between them if necessary. The cost of this work is estimated at $52,000. The appropriation of $5,000 made in 1884 was too small to justify beginning operations, but with the appropriation of $15,000 made in 1886 the amount available became $20,000, which was enough apparently for the construction of the south dike, and bids for its construction have therefore been called for by public advertisement, and will be opened July 20. It is expected that the south dike will be built this fall. July 1, 1886, amount available...... Amount appropriated by act approved August 5, 1886 July 1, 1887, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of liabilities outstanding July 1, 1886...... July 1, 1887, amount available ..... $4,955.95 15,000.00 19, 955, 95 16.00 19, 939.95 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.... (See Appendix E 2.) 32,000.00 25,000.00 3. Harbor at Rondout, New York.-This harbor is at the mouth of Rondout Creek, on the west side of the Hudson River, about 90 miles above New York. Before the improvement was begun the depth of water in its navigable channel was about 7 feet at mean low water. The plan adopted in 1872 provided for the construction of two parallel dikes running from the mouth of the creek into the Hudson River, with an up-stream branch in the Hudson River connected with the north dike, for the purpose of protecting the dikes from running ice; and finally for such dredging in the channel as would secure a depth of 13 feet at mean low water. The original estimate for this work was $172,000, subsequently modified to $104,000, of which $94,000 have been appropriated. The project has been virtually completed, there being a 13-foot channel between the dikes. No work has been done during the fiscal year. The $2,500 appropriated by act of August 5, 1886, will be applied to making repairs to the north and south dikes and to renewing the fenderpiles along the channel face of the north dike. As the dikes are old and rapidly decaying, $10,000 is asked to commence necessary repairs. |