ANNUAL REPORTS, WAR DEPARTMENT FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1937 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY 1937 IN TWO PARTS PART 1 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1937 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. . * * * * * * * * * * * Price $3.50 (cloth) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY 1937 1. REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, Washington, October 4, 1937. Subject: Annual Report. To: The Secretary of War. I present for your information the following report upon river and harbor improvement work, including flood-control operations, under the charge of the Corps of Engineers, for the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1937. RIVERS AND HARBORS The improvement of rivers and harbors of the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and the Hawaiian Islands, in the in- terests of navigation for the fiscal year 1937, was prosecuted in ac- cordance with the projects authorized by Congress. Work was also under way on a number of flood-control projects authorized by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works and the Works Progress Administration. Approximately 1,000 river and harbor projects were in force at the close of the fiscal year, and active opera- tions were underway on 342 of these projects. The River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937, adopted 141 new projects, or modifications of existing projects, having a total estimated cost in excess of $50,000,000. The general flood-control legislation approved on June 22, 1936, adopted some 270 flood-control projects and authorized an expedi- ture of not to exceed $320,000,000 for the execution of these projects and the cost of the 232 preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control included in that legislation. Congress by act of August 28, 1937, amended the act of June 22, 1936, to include provision for construction of levees, flood walls, and drainage structures for the protection of cities and towns in the Ohio River Basin, the projects to be selected by the Chief of Engineers with the approval of the Sec- retary of War, at a cost of not to exceed $24,877,000. This act also authorized examinations and surveys for flood control at 114 locali- ties. The Flood Control Act of June 15, 1936, modified the project a 4 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 for the lower Mississippi River and increased the authorized ap- propriation for this work in the amount of $272,000,000. The amount expended in the maintenance and improvement of river and harbor works for the year was $178,829,396.50, including the operating and care of locks and dams and removal of wrecks •and purposes previously covered by permanent definite and indefinite :appropriations; on flood control, $55,084,946.89; and for other mis- cellaneous related work, $61,396.38; a total of $233,975,739.77. Con- gress by act of June 26, 1934, repealed the permanent and indefinite appropriation acts, and the works formerly thereunder are now being carried out .with funds provided by regular War Department Ap- propriation Acts. Funds in the amount of $17,635,781.87, received from the Emer- gency appropriations during the fiscal year, together with funds provided by regular appropriation, in the amount of $234,614,262.42, have made a total sum available for the improvement of rivers and harbors and flood control of $252,250,044.29. 'Thesefunds have permitted substantial progress on many impor- tant navigation and flood-control improvements, the average number of persons directly employed during the year having been 68,000. The total allotments received to October 15, 1937, from the several emergency appropriations have amounted to $512,410,395.67. The canalization of the upper Mississippi River to provide a 9-foot ,channel for barge navigation is 67 percent completed. Of the 26 locks and dams required, 24 locks and 15 dams have been constructed, it being anticipated that the project will be fully completed in 1939. The Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River in Montana is 71 per- cent completed, closure of the dam having been effected June 24, 1937. Construction of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River -t Bonneville, Oreg., for navigation and power has advanced to 84 percent of completion, and studies have been in progress to deter- mine the method of distribution and marketing for the power to be developed. Major improvements have been in progress at important harbors on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts, and on the harbors and con- necting channels of the Great Lakes. Enlargement of the Cape Cod Canal to secure a depth of 32 feet, and widths of 500 feet and greater, has been actively prosecuted, the project being 50 percent completed. Widening and deepening to 27 feet of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal to provide facilities for ocean-going vessels has been vigorously prosecuted and is well advanced to completion. Work on the Lake Okeechobee and Caloosahatchee flood-control and navigation project in Florida has been in progress and is 92 percent completed. Construction of Conchas Dam and Reservoir on South Canadian River in New Mexico, and Sardis Reservoir on Little Tallahatchie and Yazoo Rivers in Mississippi has been inaugurated. Construction of the Tygart River Dam in West Virginia has been in progress and is 95 percent completed. \Work has been in progress and is well advanced on construction 'of new locks and dams on the Illinois waterway at La Grange and Peoria, Ill. These works will insure a stabilized channel 9 feet in depth when the limited diversion of water from Lake Michigan, RIVERS AND HARBORS 5 established by Supreme Court decree, becomes effective December: 31 1938. New locks and dams have been placed in commission during the year and are nearing full completion on Kanawha River at, Win- field, W. Va., at Gallipolis, Ohio, and at Montgomery Island, Pa., on the Ohio River, replacing'12 old locks and dams built many years ago. A new lock and dam has been completed during the year on Savannah River at New Savannah bluff, 13 miles below Augusta, Ga.; dam no. 17 at Lake Bankhead on Black Warrior River has , .1.02 Net total expenditures------------------------------- 120, 214. 10 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937---------------------------------6, 792. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_______________ 127, 096. 74 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work -------------------------------- - -- -- ------- ------- $16,256.52 Cost of maintenance_ -- __.- -_------ ... ---- ____---- $180. 65 $55. 18 4, 350.86 Total cost --------------- -------- -180. 65 55.18 20,607.38 Total expended __________---------------- .. ---------- ------------ ___ 235.83 17,807.36 Allotted . ------------------------------------------------ 10, 000.00 235. 83 14, 600. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 203 ----------------------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_ $10, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 26, 1934_ _______-_-------------- $2, 791.91 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936 ------------------ 11, SOS. 09 14, 600. 00 ------------------ Amount to be accounted for_ - 24, 600. 00 -- Gross amount expended _-- _ _---------------- 17, 807. 36 Balance unexpended June 30, 19,37___--- -------------- 6, 792.64 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------------ 6, 485. 92 Balance available June 30, 1937__-------------- 306. 72 3'. PEEKSKILL HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor is an indentation about five-eighths of a mile long and 11/4 miles wide in the eastern shore of Hudson River, 42 miles above the battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 282.) Existing project.-This provides for a chanel 10 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide, and about 1.8 miles long, extending from deep water in Hudson River north of the village to deep water south of it, following generally the contour of the shore, and two turning basins, 200 by 150 feet, of the same depth in front of the lower and center wharves. Mean tidal range, 2.9 feet; mean range of spring tides, 3.4 feet ; extreme range, 7.1 feet; irregular fluctua- tions *,reinfrequent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1896 was $50,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896 (H. Doc. No. 37, 53d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report, 1895, p. 999). The project was modified in 1896 (Annual Report, 1896, p. 839). For latest published map of the locality, see Annual Report for 1903, page 885. Terminal facilities.- Water terminals, five in number, with avail- able dockage of 2,240 feet, are located along the water front in Peekskill; railroad connections are adjacent to the water front. Two of the terminals, with available dockage of 1,420 feet, are pri- vately owned; one of these, with available dockage of 650 feet, is open to the public. One with available dockage of 200 feet is owned by the New York Central Railroad, and two with available dockage of 620 feet are used by a corporation. Four with available dockage of 1,470 feet are provided with mechanical appliances for handling cargoes. The existing terminals are considered adequate for present and prospective needs of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 10 feet in the project channel, work was com- menced March 24, 1937, and in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During this period there was removed a total of 20,448 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $11,779.02, for maintenance. 204 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 The cost of a survey, preliminary to contract dredging, was $903.17, for maintenance. The total cost was $12,682.19, all for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $11,394.15. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1899 at a saving of $30,600 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water as shown by examinations made in September 1936 and June 1937 (during progress of maintenance dredging) was 9 feet for a width of 80 feet in the south entrance channel and 10 feet for full channel width in the north entrance channel and the channel along the wharf fronts. The total cost to June 30, 1937, was $69,312.20-$19,400 for new work and $49,912.20 for maintenance. The expenditures were $68,024.16. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $8,147.83, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30. 1937 -. _ _ ____-- ___ $1, 28S. 04 Maintenance: Complete by July 24, 1937, under a contract in force, dredging to restore the channel to project dimensions ----------- 6, 859. 79 Total _________-------------------_ _ 8, 147.83 Further maintenance dredging will not be necessary during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. Cost and financial suninmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937------------------------------- $19, 400. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937----------------------------- 49, 912. 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937- -------------- 69, 312. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937---------------------------- 1, 288. 04 Net total expenditures------------------------------------- 68, 024. 16 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937------------------------------ 8, 147. 83 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937----------------_ 76, 171. 99 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work--------------- .....------------. - Cost of maintenance ----------------------------------- ---- - $26. 84 $431.18 $12,682. 19 Total expended------.------------- ----- - ---------- _ 458.02 11, 394. 15 Allotted- ----------------------- ------------------------ 10,000.00 ------------ 10,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936___ $9, 541. 98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 193.6------------------------------------------------10, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 541.98 1------------------------9, Gross amount expended------------------------------- $11, 418. 15 Less reimbursements collected-------------------------- 24. 00 11, 394. 15 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937- ----------------------- 8, 147. 83 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_--------------- 8, 059. 30 Balance available June 30, 1937 _-- ---- -88. 53 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 205 34. WAPPINGER CREEK, N. Y. Location.-This creek is a small stream which empties into Hudson River from the east, about 64 miles by water north of the Battery, New York City, and one-half mile below the village of New Ham- burg, N. Y. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 283.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water, 80 feet wide and about 2 miles long, extending from the mouth to about 200 feet below the lower falls. Mean tidal range, 2.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 3.3 feet; extreme range, 7.1 feet; irregular fluctuations are infrequent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1890, was $13,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $750. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of Septem- ber 19, 1890 (H. Doc. No. 25, 51st Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1890, p. 758). For latest published map see Annual Report for 1904, page 1051. Terminal facilities.-Water terminals, five in number, with avail- able dockage of 2,415 feet, are located-one with available dockage of 75 feet on the north side of the railroad trestle bridge and directly connected with the railroad, one with available dockage of 300 feet just north of the highway bridge, one with available dockage of 300 feet about 1 mile below the head of navigation, and two with avail- able dockage of 1,740 feet close to the head of navigation. All are privately owned and appear to be adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1892. As shown by an examination made in June 1936, the control- ling depth at mean low water was 7 feet from the Hudson River to the head of the improvement. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1937, were $41,332.02-$13,000 for new work and $28,332.02 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-Thereare no funds available for this project, and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. Shoaling has occurred throughout the project channel. The sum of $10,000 can, therefore, be profitably expended, under contract for maintenance, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, in restoring the channel to project dimensions. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_____________________________ $13, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937__________________________ 28, 332. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ____------__ 41, 332.02 Net total expenditures --------- ________ -- - - ___ 41, 332. 02 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_______________ 41, 332. 02 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. for maintenance_----------_______ _______ 10, 000. 00 35. RONDOUT HARBOR, N. Y. Location.-This harbor comprises the tidal mouth, about 13/4 miles in length, of Rondout Creek, whose source is about 18 miles west of 206 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Rondout. The creek empties into the Hudson River from the west, about 89 miles north of the Battery, New York City, and 55 miles south of Albany. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 283.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide, widened at the bends and 14 feet deep from deep water in Hudson River to the Highway Bridge, 11/4 miles above the mouth, thence 12 feet deep to the west end of Island Dock, 1.8 miles .above the mouth, two parallel dikes 350 feet apart, to maintain the channel, and for a branch dike to extend upstream from the outer end of the north dike to protect that dike from running ice in Hudson River. Mean tidal range, 3.5 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.5 feet; extreme range, 7 feet; irregular fluctuations, due to freshets, are infrequent and do not materially affect navigation. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 is $105,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 10, 1872 (S. Doc. No. 35, 42d Cong., 2d sess.) provided for the parallel dikes, the branch dike, and an entrance channel; the act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 17, 73d Cong., 2d sess.) provided for an ex- tension of the 14-foot channel and for the 12-foot channel. The latter document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-Furnishingof disposal areas is a requirement affecting the project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of 1935. This condition has not been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 16 terminals along the waterway under improvement. They consist of timber wharves, aggregating 9,250 feet in length, some equipped with transfer facilities, all privately owned. Railroad spur connections are available to the terminals on the north side of the harbor. The existing terminals appear to be sufficient for the present needs of navigation. For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 25, 1936, Corps of Engineers. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. The expendi- tures were $3,956.85, for the payment of accounts payable at the beginning of the fiscal year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 85 percent completed; part of the diking originally proposed was not built because deemed of doubtful usefulness. Two parallel dikes of an aggregate length of about 5,000 feet, generally 350 feet apart, with a now obsolete spur from the old lighthouse south of the south dike, have been built across the bar at the mouth of the creek, and a chan- nel 14 feet deep and 100 feet wide has been excavated between them from deep water in the Hudson River for a length of about 3,000' feet. A branch dike about 1,000 feet long extending northerly from the outer end of the north dike was also constructed. All of the dikes are in need of minor repairs. An examination made in 1936 showed that the controlling depth at mean low water was 14.0 feet for five-eighths mile. The controlling depth for the next 11/ miles varies from 14.0 to 8.6 feet. The work remaining to complete the project consists of extending the existing channel to the west end of Island Dock as authorized in 1935. The total cost and expenditures RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 207 of the existing project to June 30, 1937, were $242,385.33-$90,000 for new work and $152,38533 for maintenance. Proposed operations.--An allotment of $20,000 made in July 1937 will be applied to maintenance repairs to dikes by the use of Gov- ernment plant and hired labor, and to new work, under a contract, for dredging and rock removal to extend the existing project chan- nel as authorized in 1935. Maintenance of dikes should be continued. Therefore, the sum of $5,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, to be applied to repair of dikes by the use of Government plant and hired labor during the period July-September 1938. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_________________ $90, 000. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937________________ 152, 385. 33 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937_ 242, 385. 33 Net total expenditures _ 242, 385.33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_________ 242, 385. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work -................ Cost of maintenance ------- $2, 799.51-- ---- $13,697.14 $4,812.86 ----- Total expended.---------- --------- 2, 809. 51 -$10 13, 280. 25 1, 272. 90 $3, 956. 85 Allotted _- ___ 2, 809. 51 13, 000 3, 000.00 2, 500.00 -_- --- Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 _________ $3, 956. 85 Gross amount expended _______________________________ 3, 956.85 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act, ap- proved July 19, 1937_ 20, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938 ___ 20, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance __________________________________ 5, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 36. HUDSON RIVER, N. Y. Location.-This river has its source in the Adirondack Mountains, about 250 miles in a direct line and 315 miles following its course to the Battery, New York City, and flows in a generally southerly direction into New York Bay. The section under improvement ex- tends from New York City to Waterford, a distance of about 155 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 281 to 284, inclusive.) Previous projects.-The original project for improvement by the United States was adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 30, 1834, and modified in 1852 and 1866. A second project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, and modified in 1899. The total cost and expenditures were $5,459,390.58-$5,112,593.50 for new work and $346,797.08 for main- tenance. For further details see page 1764, Annual Report for 1915. Eiristing project.-This provides for a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide up to Hudson; thence 400 feet 20196-37-pt. 1--14 208 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 wide through rock cuts, and 300 feet wide elsewhere, from Hudson to the Albany-Greenbush Bridge in Albany; thence a channel 12 feet deep at lowest low water to Waterford, with a general width of 400 feet to the dam at Troy and 200 feet thence to Waterford, increased at bends and widened to form harbors in front of the cities of Troy and Albany; and removal of the State dam at Troy and the con- struction of a lock and dam about 21/2 miles below Waterford. The following table contains information concerning the various features of the lock and dam included in the existing project: Location: Below Waterford------------------------------- miles 2. 5 Above Battery, New York City------------------------do __ 152. 5 Lock : Clear width ---------------------------------------- feet__ 44. 44 Greatest length available for full width ---------------- do _ 492. 5 Lift at lowest stages ----- --- do 16. 3 Depth on miter sills at lowest low water: Upper ... - - -do - 16.3 Lower --- do 14.0 Character of foundation: Rock. Kind of dam: Fixed. Type of construction: Concrete. Completed: 1917. Cost : $1,463,014.07. The channel is to be formed by dredging and rock excavation, and to be maintained by dredging and by constructing new and raising and repairing old longitudinal dikes, built partly under previous projects and partly by the State of New York. The mean range of pool elevation above the Federal dam at Troy, in seasons of moderate rains, is about 2.2 feet, as determined in 1934. The mean tidal range as determined in 1936 is about 4.7 feet at the Federal dam at Troy and about 4.6 feet at Albany. The mean range during the summer months is about 4.7 feet. The lowest low-water plane of the pool above the Federal dam at Troy to Waterford is 14.33 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. In the tidal section of the river below the dam the assumed lowest low-water plane from Troy to Albany is 2 feet below mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. In a measure, as the channels above Hudson are improved, the range of tide increases and the low-water plane falls. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1932, is $14,066,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $337,300, includ- ing $21,300 for operation and care of the lock and dam. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of June 25, 1910, provided for the 12-foot chan- nel and for the lock and dam at Troy (H. Doc. No. 719, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); act of March 3, 1925, provided for the 27-foot channel from Hudson to Albany (H. Doc. No. 350, 68th Cong., 1st sess.) ; act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 27-foot channel below Hudson, N. Y. (H. Doc. No. 210, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) ; and the Public Works Administration September 6, 1933, and River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, authorized a relocation of the 12-foot channel be- tween Troy and Waterford (S. Doc. No. 155, 72d Cong., 2d sess.). RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 209 Operation and care of the lock and dam were included in the project July 1, 1935, under the provisions of the Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act approved June 26, 1934. For maps showing part of the projected work see House Docu- ments Nos. 719, Sixty-first Congress, second session; 350, Sixty-eighth Congress, first session; 210, Seventieth Conoress, first session; and Senate Document No. 155, Seventy-second Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The piers and other terminal or transfer fa- cilities served by the improvement are as follows: Between Waterford and the Federal dam at Troy there are 14 wharves, aggregating approximately 5,000 feet in length. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Cohoes. The Ford Motor Co. has constructed a dock 325 feet long on the west side of the river just north of the Federal dam. Wharves aggregating about 7,350 feet in length extend practically the entire length of the water front of the city of Troy. The State also proposes to construct an additional terminal just south of the site formerly occupied by the old State dam when needed. At the United States arsenal at Watervliet there is a stone bulk- head 800 feet long with solid fill in the rear. Between this point and Albany there are five timber .wharves, aggregating 4,275 feet in length. At Albany there are 4,200 linear feet of concrete wharf wall, with four transit sheds, one warehouse, and a 13,500,000-bushel grain ele- vator, all provided by the Albany Port District Commission. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal 1,400 feet in length and the city of Albany has constructed concrete wharves 3,200 feet in length. At Island Creek (South Albany) the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Co. owns approximately 3,100 feet of timber wharves. On Westerlo Island, south of Albany, the Standard Oil Co. of New York has constructed a concrete dock 466 feet in length. In addition to the above there are approximately 10,300 linear feet of timber wharves. At Rensselaer there are approximately 1,350 feet of timber wharves. The Albany Port District Commission has constructed a concrete wharf 1,200 feet in length. Private interests have con- structed a timber wharf 490 feet in length along the pierhead line and contemplate the construction of permanent wharves south of Rensselaer to replace existing temporary unloading facilities. Be- tween Albany and Hudson there are about 100 timber wharves, ag- gregating 36,700 feet in length. At Hudson there are 12 timber wharves aggregating 5,000 feet in length; at Athens there are 9 tim- ber wharves aggregating approximately 4.000 feet. Between Hudson and the upper limits of New York City wharves, many places equipped with transfer facilities extend practically the entire length of the water front of Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Irvington, and Yon- kers. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Yonkers. It is expected that existing wharves and those proposed will be ample for the Hudson River traffic. For latest full description of terminal facilities see Port Series No. 25, 1936, Corps of Engineers. 210 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Operations and results during fiscal year-Regularfunds.-Under a contract for dredging and rock removal in widening bends be- tween Van Wies Point and Fitches Wharf, work was begun with Emergency Relief funds September 4, 1935, and completed July 10, 1936. A total of 1,317 cubic yards of material other than ledge rock and 44 cubic yards of ledge rock, all place measurement, was re- moved at a cost of $1,502.25 for new work. Under a contract for dredging and rock removal between Bear Island and Four Mile Point, work was begun August 11, 1936, and completed October 10, 1936. A total of 3,661 cubic yards of ledge rock and 18,763 cubic yards of material other than ledge rock, all place measurement, were removed at a total cost of $74,290.59 for new work. The U. S. pipe-line dredge DeWitt Clinton was employed from July 1 to December 5, 1936, December 24 to 27, 1936, and from April 14 to June 30, 1937, in removing shoals in the channel between Albany and Hudson, N. Y. A total of 781,142 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $161,359.03, all for maintenance. The U. S. derrick boat No. 1 was employed from August 4 to Sep- tember 14, 1936, and from May 3 to June 30, 1937, in removing isolated shoals on rock areas in the channel at Van Wies Point and 11/2 miles south of Castleton, N. Y., and in removing snags and stumps of trees from the shores of the river south of Albany. A total of 3,852 cubic yards, place measurement, of material and 63 snags were removed at a cost of $9,006.93, all for maintenance. By use of Government plant and hired labor, repairs were made to Breaker Island, Hillhouse Island, Base Island, Lower Patroons, Beacon Island, Overslaugh No. 1, Overslaugh No. 2, Cedar Hill, Cow Island, Castleton, Mulls Plaat Half, and New Baltimore dikes. The cost of this work was $54,842.89, all for maintenance. The total cost of engineering, surveys, and contingencies was $35,492.23, for maintenance. The lock and dam in the Hudson River at Troy, N. Y., was oper- ated and maintained during the fiscal year, and work of repairing lock property damaged by the flood of March 1936 was in progress. Operations of the lock for the 1936 navigation season were sus- pended December 23, 1936, and were commenced March 28, 1937, for the 1937 season. The cost of work during the fiscal year was as follows: Operations, $16,962.59; maintenance, repairs, and recon- struction, $21,671.55, a total of $38,634.14, all for operating and care. The total cost of all work was $375,128.06-$75,792.84 for new work, $260,701.08 for maintenance, and $38,634.14 for operation and care of lock and dam at Troy, N. Y. The total expenditures were $405,354.22. Emergency Relief funds.-There were no costs during the year. The expenditures were $34,907.38 for the payment of accounts pay- able at the beginning of the fiscal year. The total expenditures, all funds, amounted to $440,261.60. Condition at end' of fiscal year.-About 94 percent of the existing project has been completed. This includes the following items: RIVERS AND HAR BORS-FIRS i NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 211 Troy lock and dam, removal of old dam at Troy and construltion of 15,545 linear feet of new dikes so far as authorized at present. In the reconstruction of old dikes 39,672 linear feet have been raised to the adopted crest height. The work of deepening and widening the channel under the project of 1910 has been completed, with the exception of a small part of the widening, to form harbors at Albany and Troy; it is not deemed necessary to complete this widening for the present. The work of deepening the channel south of Albany to 27 feet mean low water has been completed with the exception of about 1,500 linear feet at the northern end. The controlling mean low-water depth from New York City to Albany, N. Y., is 27 feet through a navigable channel 300 to 400 feet in width, except at Stockport, where the width is 230 feet, south of Coxsackie, 90 feet; at Willow and Barren Islands, 250 feet; over Mulls Rock, 160 feet; and Campbell Island, 200 feet. The con- trolling lowest low-water depth from Albany to the lock and dam at Troy is 12 feet through a navigable channel varying in width from 400 feet at Albany to 110 feet near the south entrance to the lock at Troy, except immediately north of the New York Central freight bridge at Albany, where the depth is 101/2 feet, and at the New York Central passenger bridge at Albany, where the width is 250 feet. At the lock entrance it is 11 feet deep for a width of 50 feet. The controlling pool-level depth in the channel above the lock at Troy to Waterford, the head of the improvement, is 12 feet for a width of about 160 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in a small amount of channel widening to complete the harbors at Troy and Albany, completing repairs to dikes, and a small amount of exca- vation at Albany to complete a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water from New York City to the site of the former Albany-Greenlbush Bridge. The total cost to June 30, 1937, from regular funds was $15,089,- 203.32-$12,586,029.25 for new work and $2,503,174.07 for mainte- nance. The expenditures were $15,077,776.52. With Public Works funds, the relocation of the channel above the lock at Troy to Waterford has been completed. The cost and expendi- tures were $238,350 for new work. With funds allotted from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, the widening of the channel at bends has been completed. The cost and expenditures were $310,000, for new work. The total cost, all funds, to June 30, 1937, was $15,637,553.32- $13,134,379.25 for new work and $2,503,174.07 for maintenance, in- cluding $65,809.36 for operation and care of lock and dam at Troy, N. Y. The total expenditures were $15,626,126.52. In addition. the sum of $454,272.93 was expended between August 18, 1915, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-Thebalance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of 212 REPORT OF, CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 $220,000 made in July 1937, a total of $258,197.17, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937$---------------------------------32, 752. 24 Maintenance : Operate the U. S. pipe-line dredge DeWitt Clinton and attendant plant about 5 months in remov- ing shoals which have formed in the channel between Hudson and Waterford (July-Novem- ber 1937 -------------------------------- $103, 368. 00 Operate the U. S. steam lighter No. 16 and derrick boat No. 1 for 7 months during the fiscal year in removing shoals which have formed over rock areas between Hudson and Troy and removing from the shores stumps and snags which are likely to be carried into the river-------------- 21, 415. 00 Operate Government-owned plant consisting of pile driver, derrick boats, etc., in repairing dikes where found to be most urgently needed during the working seasons (July 1937-June 1938)-- 39, 61. 00 Miscellaneous surveys, sweepings, and current ob- servations pertaining to maintenance operations (July 1937-June 1938)----------------------- 35, 000. 00 Operate, maintain, and repair lock and dam at Troy, N. Y., during the fiscal year and com- plete work of repairs to lock property damaged by flood of March 1936___-________________- 26, 000. 93 225, 444.93 Total- - --. 258, 197. 17 It is important that full project dimensions be maintained in the channel, that dikes be kept in a proper state of repair, and that the operation and care of lock and dam at Troy, N. Y., be continued. The sum of $473,000 can, therefore, be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, as follows: Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1939, under a contract to be entered into, the removal of Willow Island Dike and relocation of channel__ $135, 000 Operate the U. S. pipe-line dredge DeWitt Clinton and attendant plant about 7 months in removing shoals which have formed in the channel between Hudson and Waterford (July 1938- June 1939) ------------------------------------------- 133, 000 Operate U. S. derrick boat No. 1 and attendant plant for about 8 months during the fiscal year in removing shoals which have formed over rock areas between Hudson and Troy and removing stumps and snags from the shores which are likely to be carried into the river ----------------------------------------- 25, 000 Operate Government-owned plant consisting of pile driver, derrick boats, etc., in repairing dikes where found to be most urgently needed during the working seasons (July 1938-June 1939) ____ 115, 000 Operate, maintain, and repair lock and dam at Troy, N. Y., during the fiscal year------------------------------------------ 25, 000 Miscellaneous surveys, sweepings, and current observations per- taining to maintenance operations (July 1938-June 1939) .--- 40, 000 Total---------------------------------------------- 473,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 ______-__-------------- -- $18, 246, 972. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 2_________ ______------- 3, 304, 244. 08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-- ------ 21, 551,216. 83 1Includes $310,000 Emergency Relief and $238,350 Public Works funds. 2Includes $454,272.93 from permanent indefinite appropriation for operation and care. RIVERS AND HARBORSFIR ST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 213 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937---- ----------------- $21, 325.44 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937--------------------- 21, 572, 542. 27 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937----------------------- 32, 752. 24 Net total expenditures 12 ------------------ 21, 539, 790. 03 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 ___-- --------------------- 16, 871. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 193712--------- 21, 556, 661. 76 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 ------ $293, 032. 11 $391, 389. 38 $225, 888. 59 $326, 268. 77 Cost of new work .-----......--------............. $75, 792. 84 Cost of maintenance_----_-------------- __ __ 111, 487. 63 119, 837. 92 251, 633. 69 207, 510. 92 299, 335. 22 Total cost -_ __------ __ 404, 519. 74 511, 227.30 477, 522. 28 533, 779. 69 375, 128. 06 Total expended--....-------------.........._ 509, 396. 30 447, 589. 10 60, 161. 05 491, 629. 88 440, 261. 60 Allotted---------------------------------__ 360, 822.14 563,401.70 75,914. 32 399,993.93 55,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_________________--------- $402, 133. 33 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936 5, 000. 00 5------------------------------- Amount to be accounted for -------------------------- 457, 133. 33 Gross amount expended------------------------ $451, 209.49 Less reimbursements collected ________--_ 10, 947.89 440, 261.60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 ---------------------- 16, 871. 73 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937- 32, 752 .24 Balance available June 30, 1937 ----------------------- -15, 880. 51 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937---------- -------- 21, 325.44 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937-------- 5, 444.93 Amount allotted during July 1937------------ ---------- 220, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938_____ ------------ 225, 444. 93 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 8_________-______________ 943, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance a_______________________--- 473, 000. 00 1Includes $310,000 Emergency Relief and $238,350 Public Works funds. 2 Includes $454,272.93 from permanent indefinite appropriation for operation and care. a Exclusive of available funds. 37. GREAT LAKES TO HUDSON RIVER WATERWAY-ENLARGEMENT OF NEW YORK STATE BARGE CANAL Location.-This waterway consists of that portion of the New York State Barge Canal system extending from the Hudson River at Waterford to Oswego Harbor on Lake Ontario. (See U. S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 182, 183, 184, 185.) Existing project.-This provides for the allotment of Federal funds to the State of New York for expenditure under suitable Federal control and supervision in the improvement of the canal con- necting Lake Ontario with the Hudson River. The improvement includes deepening between locks to 14 feet at normal pool levels, widening at bends and elsewhere, and iucreasing the overhead clear- 214 REPORT OF CHIEF OFIENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 ance to 20 feet at maximum navigable stage at bridges and other obstacles. The widths of channel to be provided under the project are: 104 feet in earth cuts, 120 feet in rock cuts, 200 feet in river sections, with widening at bends and elsewhere as may be necessary. The length of the waterway included in the project is about 184 miles, of which 160 miles are in the Erie Canal from Waterford to Three Rivers Point and 24 miles are in the Oswego Canal from Three Rivers Point to Oswego. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1933, is $27,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,285,000 shall be expended on bridges and other overhead structures. No estimate of maintenance with Fed- eral funds is included, as maintenance of the canal is not a part of the Federal project. The existing project was authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 20, 73d Cong., 2d sess.), which document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.--The project was authorized subject to the con- dition that an agreement be entered into between the United States and the State of New York embodying certain limitations and pro- visions to safeguard the interests of general commerce and navigation, insure Federal control of the disposition of Federal funds, and pro- vide for Federal supervision of the work performed. All agreement dated June 21, 1935, and a supplemental agreement dated March 30, 1936, amending the original agreement, have been entered into by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and the superintendent of public works, State of New York, embodying the conditions con- tained in the above-mentioned report. Terminal facilities.-The State of New York has provided ter- minal and transfer facilities at all important noints alo: the Erie and Oswego Canals, and at Buffalo, Troy, Albany, and New York Harbor. The freight-handling equipment, as well as the storage and dock facilities, are governed by the requirements of the particular locality. The State-owned terminal at Oswego is equipped with a grain elevator of 1,000,000 bushels' capacity. The Albany Port Dis- trict Commission has erected a grain elevator of 13,500,000 bushels capacity at Albany. The State grain elevator in New York Harbor on Gowanus Bay has a capacity of 2,000,000 bushels. Terminals at Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Schenectady. Troy, Albany, and Oswego are provided with direct railroad connections. All State-owned terminals are open to the public on equal terms. Lake-port terminals are extensive in character and appear ample to meet all requirements. Operations and results du ring fiscal year-Reguarfunds.-Under a contract in force for excavation of all material, including ledge rock, and drilling of line holes between Hudson River and lock 2 at Water- ford and between guard gate 2 at Waterford and lock 8 at Scotia, work was commenced September 14, 1936, and 16.6 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During this period 187,259 cubic yards, place measurement of material including ledge rock, were removed, and 1,252 lineal feet of line holes were drilled at a cost of $350,923.17, for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 215 Under a contract in force for excavation of all material, including ledge rock, and drilling of line holes between lock 2 at Fulton and lock 5 at Minetto, Oswego Canal, work was commenced August 20, 1936, and 53.6 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During this period 276,013.4 cubic yards, place measurement, of material including ledge rock, and 8.6 cubic yards of boulders were removed, and 4,076 lineal feet of line holes were drilled at a cost of $1,071,656.31 for new work. Under a contract in force for earth excavation, construction of concrete spillway and furnishing and driving steel-sheet piling be- tween lock 21 at New London and Sylvan Beach, work was commenced August 24, 1936, and 40.6 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During this period 326,700 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth were removed, the concrete spillway was completed, and 17,500 square feet of steel-sheet piling were furnished and driven at a cost of $158,243.54 for new work. Under a contract in force for raising four barge-canal bridges at Harbor Road, Whitesboro-Marcy Road, Oriskany Road and Lawrence Street, Rome, work was commenced August 18, 1936, and completed June 5, 1937, at a cost of $100,830.12 for new work. Under a contract in force for raising three barge-canal bridges at Mindenville, Lansings and Fincks Basin, work was commenced March 30, 1937, and 52 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The total cost was $24,094.20 for new work. Under a contract in force for the raising of barge-canal bridge at Mill Street, Rome, work was commenced November 17, 1936, and 73.3 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The total cost was $18,390.97 for new work. Under a contract for furnishing and delivering quarry stone for bank protection and other miscellaneous work at Utica, Nine Mile Creek, and Rome, N. Y., work was commenced April 1, 1937, and 23.2 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During this period 32,452 tons of quarry stone were furnished and delivered at a cost of $54,048.46 for new work. Under a contract for furnishing and delivering quarry stone for bank protection and other miscellaneous work at Brewerton, Oak Orchard, and Three Rivers, N. Y., work was commenced April 21, 1937, and 34.5 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. During this period 29,299 tons of quarry stone were furnished and delivered at a cost of $59,741.36 for new work. The cost of contingencies preliminary to operations under proposed contracts was $1,300.49 for new work. The total cost of all work with regular funds was $1,839,228.62 for new work. The expenditures with regular funds were $940,528.12. Emergency Relief funds.-Under a contract in force for earth excavation between lock 13 at Yosts and lock 16 at Mindenville, work was in progress at the end of the fiscal year and 94 percent completed. In the fiscal year there were removed 589,288 cubic yards, place meas- urement, of earth and 1,358 cubic yards of boulders, at a cost of $498,982.14 for new work. Under a contract in force for earth excavation between lock 19 near Frankfort and lock 20 at Whitesboro, work was commenced September 28, 1935, and completed October 30, 1936. The total 216 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 quantity of material removed under the contract was 842,238 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth. In the fiscal year 262,262 cubic yards of earth were removed at a cost of $127,258.31 for new work. Under a contract in force for earth excavation between station 2710, Oneida Lake, and station 3085, Oak Orchard, work was commenced September 26, 1935, and completed January 13, 1937. The total quan- tities of material removed under the contract were 1,026,966 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth and 2,110 cubic yards of boulders. In the fiscal year 420,302 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth and 830 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $337,573 for new work. Under a contract in force for earth excavation between lock 10 at Cranesville and lock 13 at Yosts, work was in progress at the end of the fiscal year and 48 percent completed. In the fiscal year 324.309 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth and 1 cubic yard of boulders were removed at a cost of $285,432.98 for new work. Under a contract in force for earth excavation between station 3085 at Oak Orchard and station 3308+05 at Three Rivers, work was commenced September 9, 1935, and completed June 2, 1937. The total quantities of material removed under the contract were 946,738.4 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth and 652 cubic yards of boulders. In the fiscal year 462,040 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth and 458.8 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $345,801.20 for new work. Under a contract in force for earth excavation between lock 20 at Whitesboro and guard gate 7 at Rome, work was commenced Jan- uary 4, 1936, and completed April 20, 1937. The total quantities of material removed under the contract were 1,071,025.15 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth and 258.65 cubic yards of boulders. In the fiscal year 539,505.15 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth and 258.65 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $300,- 665.27 for new work. Under a contract in force for earth excavation b)etween guard gate 7 at Rome and lock 21 at New London, work was in progress at the end of the fiscal year, and 78.8 percent completed. In the fiscal year 324,993 cubic yards, place measurement, of earth were removed at a cost of $164,043.53 for new work. The total cost of all work with Emergency Relief funds was $2,059,- 756.43 for new work. The expenditures from Emergency Relief funds were $2,217.226.61. The total cost, all funds, during the fiscal year was $3,898,985.05, all for new work. The total expenditures, all funds, were $3,157,754.73. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 22 percent completed. Channel widening and deepening between lock 19 near Frankfort and guard gate 7 at Rome, between locks 21 and 22 near New London, and between locks 2 and 3 at Fulton, have been com- pleted. Excavation of all material except ledge rock has been com- pleted between Oneida Lake and Three Rivers. Four barge-canal bridges have been raised. The present depth is 12 feet at normal pool levels for the following widths: 75 feet in earth cuts, 94 feet in rock cuts, and 200 feet in canalized rivers and lakes. The 29 locks, 22 in Erie Canal east of Three Rivers Point, and 7 in Oswego Canal, north RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 217 of Three Rivers Point, have a clear width of 45 feet, usable length of 300 feet, and depth over miter sills of 12 feet. Numerous fixed bridges, transmission lines, and other structures span the waterway. There are 71 bridges between Waterford and Three Rivers Point and 14 between Three Rivers Point and Oswego. The minimum clear- ance under existing bridges and other overhead structures is 151/2 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of widening and deepening the channel by excavation, including the removal of ledge rock and work incidenital thereto, between Hudson River at Waterford and lock 19 near Frankfort, between guard gate 7 at Rome and lock 21 at New London. between lock 22 near New London and lock 2 at Fulton, and between lock 3 at Fulton and Lake Ontario at Oswego, the raising of 62 barge-canal bridges and 8 guard gates, and the revetment of banks with quarrystone where necessary. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1937, was $5,968,- 802.29 for new work-$1,839,228.62 from regular funds and $4,129,- 573.67 from Emergency Relief funds, and the total expenditures were $4,461,233.73-$940,528.12 from regular funds and $3,520,705.61 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended of regular funds, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, together with $5,000,000 allotted during the fiscal year, a total of $9,064,708.55, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937- $903, 937. 17 New work: Complete by Dec. 1, 1938, by dredging and rock removal, under a contract in force, the widening and deepening of the channel from the Hudson River to lock 2 at Water- ford and from guard gate 2 at Waterford to lock 8 at Scotia______------------------------- $1,694,371.38 Complete by Dec. 1, 1938, under a contract in force, dredging and rock removal between lock 2 at Fulton and lock 5 at Minetto -____ Complete by Dec. 1, 1937, under a contract in 900, 000. 00 force, the widening and deepening of the channel, and incidental work between lock 21 at New London and Sylvan Beach -- _-- 215, 500. 00 Complete by Sept. 30, 1937, under a contract in force, the raising of 3 bridges: At Min- denville, at Lansings, and at Fincks Basin__ 19, 600. 00 Complete by July 31, 1937, under a contract in force, the raising of a bridge at Mill Street, Rome _------------------------------------ 4,300. 00 Complete by June 30, 1938, under a contract in force, the furnishing of quarry stone for bank protection at Utica, Nine Mile Creek, and Rome-------------------------------- 174, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1938, under a contract in force, the furnishing of quarry stone for bank protection at Brewerton, Oak Orchard, and Three Rivers---------------------- -- 113, 000.00 Complete by July 15, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, the dredging of all material except ledge rock between lock 8 near Scotia and lock 10 near Cranesville-------------- 770, 000.00 218 REPORT' OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 New York-Continued. Complete by July 15, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, the dredging of all material except ledge rock, and incidental work be- tween lock 18, near Jacksonburg, and lock 19, near Frankfort ___-___._----_ _ $1, 850, 000. 00 Complete by July 15, 1940, under a contract to be entered into, the excavation of all mate- rial, including ledge rock, between Three River Point and lock 2, at Fulton 2, 050, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1939, under contracts to be entered into, the raising of 13 bridges and furnishing of stone for bank protection-... 370, 000. 00 $8, 160, 771. 38 Total_ _________- 9, 064, 708. 55 The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, on June 30, 1937, of allotments from the Emergency Relief appropriation of 1935, amounting to $1,315,945.33, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937_______________________________ $614, 496. 34 New work: Complete by Dec. 1, 1937, under a contract in force, the dredging of all material except ledge rock between lock 10 at Cranesville and lock 13 at Yosts _ _ $500, 000. 00 Complete by Nov. 1, 1937, under a contract in force, the dredging of all material except ledge rock between lock 13 at Yosts and lock 16 at Mindenville_________________________ 77, 448. 99 Complete by Dec. 31, 1937, under a contract in force, the dredging of all material except ledge rock between guard gate 7 at Rome and lock 21 at New London _ ___ _ __ _ __ _ 124, 000. 00 701, 448.99 Total ___ -- _____________-__ -- __ 1,315, 945. 33 The above work will result in the enlargement to project dimen- sions of 135 miles of canal and an additional 11 miles partially com- pleted by removal of overburden from rock areas (about 93 percent of the estimated quantity of material other than ledge rock and about 24 percent of the ledge rock to be removed) ; the raising of 21 bridges (32 percent of the total to be raised) ; and the furnishing and placing of stone for bank protection in 50 miles of completed canal (about 58 percent of the total quantity of stone required). The improvement should be continued. Therefore, the sum of $5,000,000 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, to reimburse the State of New York for work of excavation, raising of bridges, and bank protection, under contracts to be entered into during the fiscal year, as follows: New work: Excavation of all material, including ledge rock between lock 16 at Mindenville and lock 17 at Little Falls---------------- $2,565, 000 Excavation of all material, including ledge rock from lock 17 at Little Falls to lock 18 at Jacksonburg---------------------- 1, 230, 000 Raising of bridges and bank protection-______---.---- 1, 205, 000 Total-__________ __ 5,000.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 219 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------------------------- $1, 839, 228. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937----- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937---------- -- 1, 839, 228. 62 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937 5, 236. 67 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937------------------- 1, 844, 465. 29 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937--- -------------- 903, 937. 17 Net total expenditures 528. 12 9--------------------------40, Unexpended balance June 30, 1937----------------------------- 4, 059, 471. 88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------- 000, 000. 00 5--------, Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work--------- $1,839, 228. 62 Cost of m aintenance- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - ----- - ---- Total expended 940, 528. 12 Allotted ---- - $5,000,000- Balance unexpended July 1, 1936----------------------------$5, 000, 000. 00 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $949, 289. 80 Less reimbursements collected -__- -- 8, 761. 68 940, 528. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937__ 4, 059, 471. 88 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts_ 4, 013, 923. 47 Balance available June 30, 1937--------------------- 45, 548. 41 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937------------------------------ 5, 236. 67 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937 -------.... 50, 785. 08 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937_------------------------------- 5, 000, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938__ - 5, 050 785. 08 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_ _ ___-- - - 12, 165, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work 1 -- 5, 000 0 00 1Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_ ---------- 4, 129, 573. 67 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------- 4, 129, 573. 67 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937--- -------------------- _ 3, 968. 58 Net total cost to June 30, 1937---------------------___ 4, 133, 542. 25 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937------------------------- 1, 659. 70 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937 __ -- 4, 135, 201. 95 220 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937----- _______ -_______$614, 496.34 Net total expenditures-------------------- -------- 3, 520, 705. 61 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937______________ __________ 1,314, 285. 63 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-------------- 4, 834, 991.24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work . ------........ --------------------------- __ ____.... __...$2, 069, 817.24 $2, 059, 756. 43 Cost of maintenance------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- Total expended--- .___---- ___-------- _-- -- __---------- _ ___------- 1,303,479.00 2,217,226.61 Allotted--.......---- ....... ------------ ... ----------- $5,000,000 -165, 008.76 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 ____ ________ $3,531,512.24 Gross amount expended _____________________ $2, 224, 671. 55 Less reimbursements collected-------- $7,144.94 Less receipts from sales - 300. 00 7, 444.94 2, 217, 226. 61 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937___ ___________---1, 314, 285. 63 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------------- 1, 315, 945. 33 Balance available June 30, 1937_______________________ -- 1, 659. 70 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937____________________________ 1, 659. 70 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR GREAT LAKES TO HUDSON RIVER WATERWAY, N. Y. Cost of new work to June 30, 1937___________________________ $5, 968, 802. 29 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 _ 5, 968, 802. 29 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937 ____________________________ 3, 968. 58 Net total cost to June 30, 1937______________________- -5, 972, 770.87 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937 __ 6, 896.37 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937______________________ 5, 979, 667.24 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937_______________________ 1, 518, 433. 51 Net total expenditures 4, 461, 233. 73 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937____________________________ 5, 373, 757. 51 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_____________ 9, 834, 991.24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work..------------------- ----------- ---- ------- ----------- $2, 069, 817. 24 $3, 898,985. 05 Cost of maintenance.... ------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ............----------------- Total expended----- ------------........ , 303, 479. 00 3, 157, 754. 73 Allotted-------------------------------------------$5, 000,000 4, 834, 991.24 ............. Balance unexpended July 1, 1936__________ $8, 531, 512. 24 Gross amount expended-----------------------$3,173,961.35 Less- Reimbursements collected--------$15, 906.62 Receipts from sales-------------- 300. 00 I9fWi Rl 3,157, 754. 73 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937_________________-___ 5, 373, 757. 51 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 221 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------------ - $5, 329, 868.80 Balance available June 30, 1937________ ____--------43, 888. 71 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937______________------------6, 896. 37 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937 50, 785.08 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937-___ - _______-_----------- 5, 000, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938 ------------- 5, 050, 785.08 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1_______________________- 12, 165, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work 1 -- - --- -- 5, 000, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 38. NARROWS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, N. Y. AND VT. Location.-This waterway is the southern end of Lake Champlain, 37 miles long, between Whitehall and Crown Point, N. Y. The por- tion included in the project extends from Whitehall, N. Y., at the southern extremity of the lake, northerly to Benson Landing, Vt., a distance of 131/2 statute miles. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 174.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1837, July 7, 1838, August 5, 1886, July 13, 1892, and March 3, 1899. The total cost and expenditures were $134,140.35- $115,000 for new work and $19,140.35 for maintenance. For further details, see page 256, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for a channel extending from Whitehall, N. Y., at the head of Lake Champlain, to Benson Land- ing, to be 12 feet deep at low lake level and of a general width of 200 feet on the bottom, and the installation of fender booms at Putts Rock, Putts Leap, Narrows near Dresden, Pulpit Point, and Cedar Mountain. The reference plane of the low lake level is 92.5 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. The length of the section included in the project for improvement is about 131/2 statute miles. The usual annual variation of the lake level is from 4 to 5 feet, and the extreme variation varies from 0.6 foot below up to 8.8 feet above the low lake level. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $1,196,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1918) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917 (H. Doc. No. 1387, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-The only terminal facilities which serve the improvement are located in Whitehall Harbor and consist of three timber wharves, aggregating 4,200 feet in length. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Whitehall, just south of the terminal of the canal, which has been equipped with a 15-ton hand-operated derrick and a storehouse. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The fender booms at the Elbow (Putts Leap) and opposite the Delaware & Hudson Rail- road Co.'s trestle were repaired at a cost of $31.83, and the Fort Montgomery gage was maintained at a cost of $412.74, a total of $444.57, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $583.13. 222 REPORT OE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 47 percent completed. A channel 12 feet deep at low lake level and least width of 150 feet has been excavated throughout the length of the improve- ment, except at the Elbow, where it is but 110 feet wide. Fender booms have been placed at the Elbow (Putts Leap) and opposite the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Co.'s coal trestle, but they are now in poor condition and need extensive repairs; none now appear to be needed at the Narrows near Dresden, Pulpit Point, and Cedar Mountain. The controlling depths at low lake level on June 30, 1937, through the reach included in the project, were as follows: Locality Depth Width Feet Feet Whitehall to the Elbow___ 10 75 At the Elbow ___ -_-_ 12 110 From the Elbow to Benson Landing_- -- 12 150 The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists in increasing the width of the channel throughout its project length from the widths given in the above table to the project width of 200 feet by dredging and rock removal. The total cost of the existing project up to June 30, 1937, was $600,362.55-$566,811.14 for new work and $33,551.41 for mainte- nance. The total expenditures were $600,327.13. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $564.81, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937_ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ $35. 42 Maintenance: Repair by hired labor fender booms at the Elbow and opposite the Delaware & Hudson Railroad trestle during the working seasons ___ _ 124. 39 Operate Fort Montgomery gage (July 1937-June 1938)- - 405. 00 Total-- - 564.81 S is proposed not to do any new work in the channel for the present, as it appears to meet the needs of existing commerce. Exten- sive shoaling, which is a serious menace to navigation, has occurred in the channel between the northern terminus of the Barge Canal at Whitehall, N. Y., and the Elbow. The Fort Montgomery gage should be operated and the fender booms at the Elbow and opposite the Delaware & Hudson Railroad trestle should be repaired during the fiscal year. Therefore the sum of $41,000 can be profitably ex- pended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, as follows: Maintenance : Repair and care of fender booms during working seasons-_--- $,80 Operate Fort Montgomery gage_ _______ __________-_ _ 320 Complete by June 30, 1939, under contract, the removal of shoals which have formed in the channel between the northern ter- minus of the Barge Canal at Whitehall, N. Y., and the Elbow---. 40, 000 T otal-.. .. .. ... - -- ------...-.- -- - - - - - - - - - 41. 0 C( RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 223 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937___________------------------- $681, 811.14 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937- .------------------------- 52, 691.76 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937__-- 7------502.90 -734, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937 ______------- ------------ 35.42 Net total expenditures--------------------- 734, 467. 48 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937_------------------------- --- -564. 81 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------- 735, 032. 29 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost ofnew work ..--------------------------------- Cost of maintenance------ ----------------- $182. 46 $341. 82 $367. 38 $1,221. 76 $44, 57 Total expended-------------------------- 167. 73 340.99 364. 64 1,066. 08 583. 13 Allotted ----------------- ---------------- 481. 04 951. 25 800.00 800.00--- Balance unexpended July 1, 1936-------------------------------- $1, 147. 94 Gross amount expended--___-___ ---------------------- 583. 13 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937-__----- --- __ -- 564.81 ---------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937 _--_--___- _____ 35. 42 Balance available June 30, 1937_ ----- _______-___-__ 529. 39 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 _------- --- 629, 6---- 200. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June S0, 1939 for maintenance 1___________________________________ 41, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 39. BURLINGTON HARBOR, VT. Location.-This harbor, about 100 acres in extent, is located in a half-moon-shaped indentation in the eastern shore of Lake Cham- plain, about 40 statute miles south of the international boundary line, 70 statute miles north of the southern end or head of the lake, and 20 statute miles southeast of the harbor at Plattsburg, N. Y. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 172.) Existing project.-This provides for an irregular-shaped break- water 6,000 feet long located about 1,000 feet from the shore and practically parallel with it, to be built of stone-filled timber cribs, capped with large stone or concrete. The completed breakwater is to be in two sections, the northerly 500 feet being separated from the southerly 5,500 feet by a gap 200 feet wide for the purpose of safety in entering the harbor during storms. The reference plane of low lake level is 92.5 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. The level of the lake has varied from 0.6 foot below up to 8.8 feet above low lake level, but the usual annual variation is 4 to 5 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, was $1,095,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. 20196---37-pt. 1- 15 224 ::REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of July 4, 1836, provided for the first 1,000 feet of the breakwater (H. Doc. 131, 23d Cong., 1st sess.) ; act of July 12, 1866, provided for a 1,500-foot extension (H. Doc. 56, 39th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1886, pp. 17 and 179); act of March 3, 1875, provided for a 2,000-foot extension (Annual Report for 1874, p. 274); and in 1886 a plan was adopted for an extension southerly of 1,000 feet and northerly 500 feet (Annual Report for 1887, p. 2407). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1897, page 3298. Terminal facilities.-The terminal facilities which serve the im- provement consist of 20 wharves, aggregating 15,790 feet in length. The existing terminals appear to be sufficient for the present needs of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Under a contract for repairs to the superstructure of the breakwater, work was commenced July 20, 1936, and completed September 10, 1936. A total of 70 linear feet of superstructure was repaired at a cost of $13,875.55, for maintenance. By the use of hired labor and rented plant, repairs to the timber substructure of the breakwater were commenced August 24, 1936, and suspended December 6, 1936. The cost of this work was $6,785.14, for maintenance. The total cost of all work was $20,660.69, for maintenance. The expenditures amounted to $20,390.60. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project has been regarded as practically completed since 1890; part of the breakwater originally proposed was not built, the work completed being considered suffi- cient for the needs of navigation. A breakwater has been built ii two sections, 364 feet and 3,793 feet in length, respectively, separated by a gap of 200 feet. The stone superstructure near the southern end of the southern section of the breakwater has been displaced by wave action and the failure of the timbers in the tops of the wooden cribs. The ontrolling depth in June 1928 was about 8.5 feet at low lake level at the wharves, increasing considerably toward the break' water. The distinction between new work and maintenance was not made in the early reports, hence it is impossible to separate the costs prior to July 1, 1886. The total cost under the existing project amounted to $903,722.77; since June 30, 1886, the cost of maintenance amounted to $197,308.66, leaving $706,414.11 as the cost of new work, including maintenance prior to July 1, 1886. The total expenditures amounted to $903,452.68. Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including ac- counts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of $15,000 in July 1937, a total of $22,484.94, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937_--------------------------------$408. 89 Maintenance: Complete by May 31, 1938, under a contract to be entered into, the repair of 70 linear feet of breakwater_______-_-_--- ___-- 14, 000. 00 Make repairs to substructure of the breakwater by use of rented plant and hired labor during the working seasons (July 1937- June 1938) --------------------- - 8, 076. 05 Total ------------ _-_- -- - - 22, 484. 94 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 225 The work of rebuilding the southern arms of the breakwater should be continued. Therefore, the sum of $50,000 can be profit- ably expended making repairs to the breakwater during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937----------------------------- $706, 414. 11 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937--------------------------- 197, 308. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937--------- 903, 722. 77 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937--------------------- ------ 138. 80 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937--------------------------903, 861. 57 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937______ 408.89 Net total expenditures ----------------------------------- 903, 452. 68 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937_-_ ___1-------------------- 7, 346. 14 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------- 910, 798. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work....------------------------ --------- ----- Cost of maintenance-....------------------------------------------ $1,968.21 $295.05 $20,660.69 Total expended--- ----------------- --------------- -------- 1,968.21 295.05 20, 390. 60 Allotted----------- ----------------------- -$20. 84 $5, 000,00 15, 000. 00 ------------ 10,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1933------------------------------- $17, 736. 74 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936--------------------------------------- -- 10, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for __------------------------------------- 27, 736. 74 Gross amount expended----------------------------- $20, 532. 42 Less reimbursements collected_-----____- ___--------- 141. 82 20, 390. 60 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 __.__ ______________ 7, 346. 14 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937---------------------------- 408. 89 Balance available June 30, 1937 --------------------------- 6, 937. 25 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937--- ----------------------------- 138. 80 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937--------------------- 7, 076. 05 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937---------------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938_-__ - -_______ -- __ 22, 076. 05 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 40. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the fiscal year amounted to $177,815.88. The expenditures were $174,036.85. The balance unexpended, in- cluding accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of $75,000 made in July 1937, a total of $127,881.77, 226 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1938 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $150,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. Cost and financial summary ,Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_ ,Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------- $640, 559. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937--___________ 640, 559. 69 :Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937----___ ----- --- _____ 14. 30 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937... 6___________________ 640, 573. 99 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937 ------------------------- _____________ 11, 726. 22 Net total expenditures___ _____________________ 628, 847. 77 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937______ -___-__ -__________ 52, 867. 47 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------------- 681, 715. 24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-------------------------..--------- Cost of maintenance---------------------- $55, 837. 57 $37, 417.72 $48, 699.94 $87,803.44 $177, 815. 88 Total expended--------------------------- 59,971.83 39, 714.56 46, 674.23 82, 740.18 174,036.85 Allotted---...........-----...........------------------------- 74, 701. 95 64, 577. 57 75, 435. 72 74,000. 00 160, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_ $66, 904. 32 Amounted allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936 ------------------------------------ 160, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for___ ______________________ 226, 904. 32 Gross amount expended_____----- ----- 1--- 737. 25 - $183, Less reimbursements collected _______-____ - 9, 700. 40 174, 036. 85 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937___ __-----______-- ___ 52, 867. 47 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937------------------------ 13, 874. 22 Balance available June 30, 1937_ _______-_____-_______ 38, 993. 25 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937_-_______ - -___ _____________ 14. 30 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937------__--- ___ 39, 007. 55 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriations Act, approved July 19, 1937_________------------------- 75, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938--___---__ ____----- 114, 007. 55 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance ___---------------------------- 150, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 227 41. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to Esti- full re- June 30, 1937 mated Name of project port see amount Annual required Report New work Mainte- to com- for- nance plete 1. Larchmont Harbor, N. Y.------------------------- 1916 $76, 064. 85 $211. 42 (2) 2. Manhasset Bay, N. Y.3--------- 1--2.._.. 1932 4 $63, 000 3. Huntington Harbor, N. Y.1--------------------- 1936 51, 989. 06 47, 024. 13 (2) 4. Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y.1--------------------1932 171, 426. 71 10,125. 44 5 152, 700 5. Browns Creek, N. Y.1__________________________ 1936 33, 976. 03 62, 862. 63 51, 000 6. Jamaica Bay, N. Y.1---------------------------1934 4, 307, 771. 72 55, 264. 96 7, 577, 500 7. Sheepshead Bay, N. Y.------------------------ 1931 33, 827. 59 3, 342. 81 (2) 8. Saugerties Harbor, N. Y.1----------------------- 1936 81,904. 91 6 85, 094. 28 (2) 9. Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y.1----------------------1931 198, 415. 13 36, 591. 47 (2) 10. Port Henry Harbor, N. Y.1- 1931 7 69, 406. 46 1, 252. 75 2, 000 11. Otter Creek, Vt.-__________________ 1932 60, 253. 50 5, 246. 50 13, 500 12. Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, Vt.1-1895 98, 467. 55 ------------ (2) 1 Condition of improvement adequate for commerce. 2 Completed. 3 Awaiting local cooperation. 4 In addition $50,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 5 In addition $57,000 is to be contributed by local interests. 6 Revoked fiscal year 1937, $1,199.36. 7 Exclusive of $10,000 expended from contributed fund. 42. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1937-------------------------- $2, 600,320. 67 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937__ __- ______--------268, 806. 77 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937 ---------------------- 2, 869, 127. 44 _________ Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937 -- __________ 123, 566. 36 Net total expenditures_ -------------------------------- 2, 745, 561. 08 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 --------------------- - 282, 948. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------ 3, 028, 509. 38 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Total expended ___ _ _------------_________ _______ $2, 713, 660. 37 -$354, 108. 81 $386, 009. 52 Allotted------------------------------------- 3,134, 292.15 -522, 402. 50 416, 619. 73 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 _____________________ $252, 338. 09 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936__-_____________________________ _ 455, 864. 16 Amount to be accounted for ________._________ -_________ 708, 202. 25 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 39, 244. 43 Net amount to be accounted for_______________________ 668, 957. 82 Gross amount expended_____________________ _ $2, 383, 989. 50 Less- Reimbursements collected-- $1, 815, 879. 29 Receipts from sales_----____- 182, 100. 69 1, 997, 979. 98 386, 009. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937_ __-______________ 282, 948. 30 228 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937------------------------- $453, 053. 10 Balance available June 30, 1937------------------ -- 170,104.80 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937--------------------------- 268, 806. 77 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1037-------------- 98, 701.97 43. LAMOILLE RIVER, VT., FLOOD CONTROL Location.-The Lamoille River rises in northwest Vermont and flows in a westerly direction to enter Lake Champlain about 10 miles above Burlington. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Milton, Mount Mansfield, and Hyde Park quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for channel improvement of the Lamoille River by reconstruction of Hardwick Dam, excavation at Johnson Gorge, and bank revetment at 12 places. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $76,330. The estimated cost of land and damages is $4,770. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. No. 145, 72d Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation.-The conditions of cooperation under which this project was authorized are stated on page 6. The proposed re- construction of Hardwick Dam is not desired by local authorities nor will they provide the necessary local cooperation. The Secretary of War accepted as satisfactory the assurances of the Governor and chairman, Board of Public Works, State of Vermont, of compliance with the conditions of local cooperation for the proposed bank revet- ment of the Lamoille River and the proposed channel excavation at Johnson Gorge on October 29, 1936, and June 16, 1937, respectively. Operation and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the existing project by the Federal Government, nor have there been any costs or expenditures made thereunder. Local interests have completed the work of bank revetment at 8 of the 12 localities in- cluded under this project without cost to the United States. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this proj- ect at the end of the fiscal year. An allotment of $26,330, to be made during August 1937 from regular funds, will be applied to the completion by June 30, 1938, under contract to be entered into for new work, of about 57 percent of the excavation and rock removal for the enlargement of the chan- nal in Lamoille River at Johnson Gorge (Ithiel Falls). An allotment of $50,000, to be made during August 1937 from Emergency Relief funds, will be applied as follows: New work: Complete by June 30, 1938, under contract to be entered into, about 43 percent of the excavation and rock removal for the en- largement of the channel in Lamoille River at Johnson Gorge (Ithiel Falls) ----------------------------------------- $20,000 Complete by June 30, 1938, under contract to be entered into, bank revetment at 4 localities on the Lamoille River by removal of existing stone cribs, excavation, and placing of rock-----------30, 000 Total---------------,------------ - - ------ 50, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 229 This work will result in the completion of the Johnson Gorge im- provement and the bank revetment. The completed works will be maintained by local interests. No construction operations are proposed for the reconstruction of Hardwick Dam, as local authorities have given evidence that the project is not desired and that the required local cooperation will not be provided. Therefore, no funds will be required during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 Net total expenditures__________ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 ______ __ Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935------------------------------------------------ $29, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ____--______-_ 29, 000. 00 Amount allotted during August 19371 ____________-____-_________-__ 76, 330.00 Amount available for fiscal year 1938 --------------------------- 76, 330. 00 1$26,330 regular funds and $50,000 Emergency Relief funds. 44. WINOOSKI RIVER, VT., FLOOD CONTROL Location.-The Winooski River rises in the northeastern part of Vermont and flows westerly into Lake Champlain about 2 miles north of Burlington, Vt. It lies wholly within the State and has a drainage area of about 1,080 square miles and a length of about 90 miles. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps covering Burlington, Camels Hump, Lincoln Mountain, Montpelier, and Barre quad- rangles.) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of three earth-filled dams and appurtenant works, consisting of flood reser- voirs, spillways, and outlet works at East Barre on the Jail Branch, at Wrightsville on the North Branch, and above Waterbury on the Waterbury River; and for channel enlargement and improvement of the Winooski River at Middlesex Gorge and where needed along the river length of about 15 miles from Middlesex to Montpelier, Vt., including the replacement of an old timber dam at Montpelier by a concrete dam with tainter gates. Data concerning the dams are as follows: Miles above mouth Drain- Maxi- Over- Percent No. Dam Tributary age mum all com- Capae- Main Tribu- area height length pleted ity stream tary Square Acre. miles Feet Feet feet 1 East Barre.... Jail Branch-...... 67.9 3.9 38 55 1, 410 100 11, 800 2 Wrightsville_. North Branch..... 60.5 4.5 70 95 1, 560 100 21.000 3 Waterbury-.... Waterbury River _ 44. 6 2.6 109 155 2, 000 60 62, 000 230 REPORT OF,CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, is $6,378,180. There is no estimate of the annual cost of maintenance since the com- pleted works will become the property of the State of Vermont and will not be maintained by the Federal Government. The existing project was authorized by the Director, Emergency Conservation Work, on June 2, 1933, and consists of a part of the project described in House Document No. 785, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Work on this project is being done by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the Director, Emergency Conservation Work. The engineering supervision of the project is performed by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army. For latest published map see House Document No. 785, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Local cooperation.-The project is being carried out subject to the condition that the State of Vermont or other local interests will pro- vide the necessary rights-of-way or easements for structures, borrow pits, spoil disposal, and camps and cantonments, assume responsibility for any damages which may result, and maintain and operate the completed works. The State of Vermont, by act of legislature ap- proved July 19, 1933, created the State Board of Public Works, which was authorized to cooperate with the Federal Government in carry- ing out the project, to provide the necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way, and to manage, control, and maintain the completed works. Terminal facilities.-None involved. Operations and results during fiscal year.-With Emergency Con- servation and Emergency Relief funds allotted for Emergency Conservation Work, operations were continued at the Waterbury Dam by use of Civilian Conservation Corps personnel and necessary plant. The concrete tower for the emergency sluice gate was completed in part and erection of the sluice gate begun. Work accomplished dur- ing the fiscal year in the construction of the Waterbury Dam in- cluded: The placing of 1,015,217 cubic yards of earth fill, 117,082 cubic yards of rock fill, 3,847 cubic yards of concrete, 94,026 pounds of steel, and 25,942 square yards of riprap; excavation of 104,801 cubic yards of earth and 3,316 cubic yards of rock; building of 5 miles of construction roads; and clearing of 410.5 acres of reservoir area. The cost of this work was $853,493.95 (exclusive of Civilian Conserva- tion Corps costs), for new work. The expenditures were $1,048,768.44. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project as a whole is about 80 percent completed. The East Barre and Wrightsville Dams and the Montpelier Tainter-gate Dam are all completed. Channel work below Montpelier is about 88 percent completed, and the Waterbury Dam 60 percent completed. Work remaining to be done to complete the project involves a lim- ited amount of rock excavation in the main Winooski River below Montpelier; and on the Waterbury Dam, the placing of somewhat less than half of the earth fill, erection of the operating houses for the: emergency gate and outlet valves, and completion of the spillway including erection of the tainter gates. Total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1937, was $3,721,655.78 (exclusive of Civilian Conservation Corps costs), all for new work. The total expenditures were $3,874,605.94. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 231 Proposed operations.-The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year, together with allotments to be made during the fiscal year 1938, a total of $932,922.06, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937_____________________________ $76, 005. 18 New work: Continue with Civilian Conservation Corps personnel and necessary plant, operations on Waterbury Dam, including earth fill, construction of spillway, spillway gates, and gate tower_ 856, 916. 88 Total --------------------------------------------------- 932, 922. 06 This work should be carried to completion as soon as practicable. The completed works will be maintained by local interests. There- fore, no funds will be required for maintenance. The sum of $634,000 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, to complete (October 1938) the Waterbury Dam and the channel improvement from Middlesex to Montpelier. This work will result in the completion of the project. Cost and financial summary EMERGENCY CONSERVATION FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937____________________________ $3, 721, 655. 78 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937_ ........ _ 3, 721, 655. 78 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937---------------------------_ 228, 926. 74 Net total cost to June 30, 1937__------ _____________ 3,950, 582. 52 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937---------------- 28. 60 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937 _____----- 950, 611. 12 -___---3, Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937_______-- _____________- - 76, 005. 18 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 3, 874, 605. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937------ __------------------- 236, 001.88 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937________----__ 4, 110, 607. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work...---------------- _____ $770, 628.63 $1, 047067.98 $1,050,465. 22 1 $853,493. 95 Cost of maintenance-------.. - -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -----------...--- Total expended-----__------------------- 706,496.49 1,053, 735. 98 1, 065, 605.03 1,048, 768. 44 Allotted_.--------------------- llotted901, -- 000. 0 1,257,180.00 1,323,000.00 629, 427. 82 - , 1 After deducting $248,217.16 plant carried in feature costs of fiscal year 1936 and trans- ferred to undistributed assets in 1937. Balance unexpended July 1, 1936------------------------------- $655, 342. 50 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropri- ation Act, approved June 22, 1936 -_____------$954, 000. 00 Amount allotted from First Deficiency Appropria- tion Act, approved Feb. 9, 1937-------- ____ 444, 240. 00 1, 398, 240. 00 Amount to be accounted for-__________-....__________ 2,053, 582. 50 Deductions on account of revocation of allotments------ __ 768, 812. 18 Net amount to be accounted for-- ........ ---- - 1,284, 770. 32 Gross amount expended,----- ---------- 1,048, 768. 44 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 - 236, 001. 88 232 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937- $128, 422. 06 Balance available June 30, 1937 __________ -________- 107, 579.82 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937_11 --- 1--1______ 1____1__ 1 28. 60 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937 ------------ 107, 608. 42 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ___ --------------- --------- 634, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - June 30, 1939, for new work 2____________________ 634, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 45. OTTER CREEK AT RUTLAND AND PROCTOR, VT., FLOOD CONTROL Location.-Otter Creek rises in the Green Mountains of Vermont and flows in a northwesterly direction about 97 miles, entering Lake Champlain 19 miles south of Burlington, Vt. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Rutland and Castleton quadrangles.) Existing project.-This provides for channel improvement by the construction of dikes in the vicinity of Rutland at an estimated cost of $49,500, and for channel excavation and dam reconstruction in the vicinity of Proctor, at an estimated cost of $22,500. The project was authorized in the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (see H. Doc. No. 144, 72d Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map). Local cooperation.-The conditions of cooperation under which this project was authorized are stated on page 6. Local authorities have declined to provide the required cooperation for the proposed channel improvement at Rutland. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the existing project nor have any expenditures been made thereunder. Proposed operations.-There are no funds available for this proj- ect at the end of the fiscal year. Local authorities have declined to provide the required local cooperation for the proposed improve- ment of channel at Rutland, Vt. It is expected that the local co- operation required for the proposed channel at Proctor, Vt., will be complied with during the fiscal year. The sum of $30,000 can, therefore, be profitably expended, under contract, during the fiscal year 1939 for completion of the proposed channel improvement at Proctor, Vt. Cost and financial summary Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937- -- -- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act, ap- proved June 22, 1936-------------------------------------- $49, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment________________ 49, (00. 00 Gross amount expended 308. 86 Less reimbursements collected----------------------------------- 306. 86 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ___________ 7------______________ 72, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work---------------------------------- 30; 000. 00 46. HOOSIC RIVER, MASS., VT., AND N. Y., FLOOD CONTROL For report on this project see Annual Report for 1936, p. 230. No funds are available and no work is proposed for the fiscal years 1938 or 1939. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 233 47. WALLKILL RIVER, N. Y., FLOOD CONTROL Location.-This river has its source in Lake Mohawk in the region adjacent to Sparta Mountain in northern New Jersey, about 39 miles northwest of the Battery, New York City. It flows in a generally northeasterly direction to its junction with Rondout Creek about 3 miles below Rosendale, N. Y. Rondout Creek empties into the Hud- son from the west at Kingston, about 89 miles north of the Battery, New York City, and 55 miles south of Albany, N. Y. The streams have a total drainage area of 1,198 square miles. (See United States geological map quadrangles Franklin Furnace, N. J., Port Jervis, Goshen, Ellenville, Newburgh, Rosendale, and Rhinebeck, N. Y. Also State of New Jersey Atlas Sheet No. 22.) Existing project.-This provides for improving the Wallkill River by cut-offs and channel improvement as follows: (a) The removal of channel obstructions at the rapids in the 7- mile reach from Phillipsburg to 11/2 miles above Pellets Island Mountain, to increase the channel capacity in this reach to 5,000 second-feet. (b) The excavation of a straight channel from 11/2 miles above Pellets Island Mountain for about 41/2 miles upstream to the mouth of Pochuck Creek. The length of the section under improvement is about 111/2 miles. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $1,030,000. There is no estimate of the annual cost of maintenance, since the completed work will become the property of the Wallkill Valley Drainage Improvement District, under the sanction of the State of New York. The existing project was authorized by the Director, Emergency Conservation Work, on May 7, 1935. Work on this project prior to April 1, 1937, was done by the Civilian Conservation Corps under the Director, Emergency Con- servation Work. The remainder of the work is to be completed under contract. The engineering supervision of the project is per- formed by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army. For the latest published map see House Document No. 704, Seventy-first Congress, third session. Local cooperation.- This project was authorized subject to the condition that the State of New York, acting as agent for the Wall- kill Valley Drainage Improvement District, furnish without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way; main- tain, operate, and control the completed works without cost to the Federal Government; assume the cost of highway relocation, in- cluding bridges and culverts; and save the United States free from any claims for damages involved in the prosecution of the work. Under an agreement dated May 15, 1935, between the Chief of Engineers and the New York State Water Power and Control Com- mission, the latter agreed to comply with the conditions of local cooperation. Terminal facilities.-None involved. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Operations were con- tinued by use of Civilian Conservation Corps personnel and neces- 234 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 sary plant, using Emergency Conservation and Emergency Relief funds, all for emergency conservation work. The work by the Civil- ian Conservation Corps on this project was discontinued March 31, 1937 (work to be completed under contract). During the fiscal year the following work was accomplished. Rights-of-way were cleared of timber and brush, and necessary construction roads were com- pleted. Excavation of the improved channel was continued, and channel side slopes were graded and paved with stone. Extensive quarry operations were conducted to furnish rock for the latter pur- pose. Work done during the fiscal year included clearing 18,000 square yards of rights-of-way, 951,000 cubic yards of earth excava- tion, 588,000 cubic yards of earth in levee construction, and 65,000 square yards of riprap paving. Surveys were conducted preparatory to completing this project under contract. The cost of this work was $573,534.01 (exclusive of Civilian Conservation Corps costs), for new work, and the expenditures were $572,451.95, all from Emergency Conservation funds. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project is about 90 percent completed. Work remaining to be done to complete this project is as follows: Excavation of about 13,000 lineal feet of cut-off channel, construction of gravel embankment and levees along cut-off channel, and provision of facilities for drainage behind levees. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1937; with Emergency Con- servation funds was $1,051,018.58, exclusive of Civilian Conservation Corps costs, for new work. The total expenditures were $1,048,554.72. Proposed operations.--The balance of Emergency Conservation funds unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of $2,700 made in July 1937, a total of $9,603, will be ap- plied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937 ----- ___ $2, 463. 86 _----------__ New work: Complete operations on this project by the Civilian Conserva- tion Corps personnel and necessary plant _______ -____ __ 1, 390. 29 Complete removal and disposal, under contract to be entered into, of buildings and facilities of the Civilian Conservation Corps camps on this project------------------ 2, 700. 00 Balance remaining ------------------------ -------------- 3, 048. 85 Total ----------------------- --- 9, 603. 00 The balance unexpended of Emergency Relief funds at the end of the fiscal year, amounting to $341,000, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937------___---- -- --- _______ $593.89 New work: Complete by Nov. 30, 1938, under contract in force, the enlargement and rectification of the Wallkill River Channel from about 7,000 feet above Pellets Island Mountain Bridge to near the mouth of Pochuck Creek _______--------------- ---- - 340, 406.11 Total ------------------------------------------- 341, 000. 00 This work will complete the project. The completed work will be maintained by local interests. Therefore no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 235 Cost and financial summary EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_ __--------------------- ----------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-------------------------- ----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937__- ---- Undistributed costs June 30, 1937__-------------------------- $593. 89 Net total cost to June 30, 1937----------------------_____ 593. 89 Net total expenditures--------------------------- ------------------------- Unexpended balance June 30, 1937----------------------------- 341, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937______________-- 341, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work---- ----------------------- --------------------------- Cost of maintenance------------------------ Total expended ....---------------- ---------------- --- ------------------------------ Allotted_------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $341,000 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act ap- proved April 8, 1935---------------------------------------- $341,000. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937_ --------- 341, 000. 00 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------------------- 191, 000. 00 Balance available June 30, 1937 ------------------ 150, 000. 00 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937____________--______________ $1, 051, 018. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937__ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937----------- 1, 051, 018. 58 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937--- ----------------------- 2, 463. 86 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 1, 048, 554. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 ---------------------------- 6, 903. 00 V Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_ 1______--__ 1, 055, 457. 72 9 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Total expended..... --------------------------------------------- 75.00 476,027.77 572, 451.95 Allotted. .--------------------------------------- 15,000. 1 756, 500. 283,957.72 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 ------------- __-___ - - $295, 397.23 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act, approved June 22, 1936 _.. ___$547, 000. 00 - , 607 "'' 0 .0 ' Amount allotted from First Deficiency Appropria- tion Act, fiscal year 1936, approved Feb. 9, 1937__ 5, 000. 00 f 552, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--- 847, 397. 23 :92 "k-7 (e o: /L~ }t4~c~r_1 -uA:P t ,\L. 236 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------ ____ Y$268, 042.28 Net amount to be accounted for--- ..--------- __ __- 579, 354. 95 Gross amount expended- ___-___-____-----___-__ 572, 451. 95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937----------------------- 6, 903.00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937_ ___-.-_____-_-____- 3, 854. 15 Balance available June 30, 1937 ---------- __ 3, 048. 85 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR WAILLKILL RIVER, N. Y. 'Cost of new work to June 30, 1937______________________ $1, 051, 018. 58 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937----------1, 051, 018. 58 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937__ ___________ 593. 89 Net total cost to June 30, 1937 1_____-________--__- 1, 051, 612. 47 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937------------------------- 3, 057.75 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 1, 048, 554. 72 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937_-__-- -347, -- -________--- 903. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 __--____ 1, 396, 457. 72 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work .... ............----------------------.. $5, 064. 63 $472, 419. 94 $573, 534. 01 Cost of maintenance-------------------------------- ------------ ---------- ------------ ----- Total expended---------------------------------- ---------- 75.00 476, 027. 77 572, 451.95 Allotted----------- - -- --------------- ------....... 15, 000. 00 756, 500.00 624, 957. 72 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 -___- - - Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- - - -____- ____-- $295, 397. 23 tion Act approved Apr. 8, 1935______- .... $341,000.00 ___-- Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act approved June 22, 1936 -------- 547, 000. 00 -__ Amount alloted from First Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1936, Approved Feb. 9, 1937 5, 000. 00 ------ 893, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ---__--__- __-- ___-- 1, 188, 397. 23 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment___ ------- __-268, 042.28 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 920, 354.95 Gross amount expended------------------------------------ 572, 451. 95 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937-----------------------347, 903. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937__________ - - $3, 854. 15 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts- -____- 191, 000.00 194, 854.15 Balance available June 30, 1937_ -___ _-_________-- 153, 048.85 48. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER HEADWATERS, WEST BRANCH OF THE DELAWARE RIVER, AND UPPER FINGER LAKES BASINS IN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA, FLOOD CONTROL Location.-The Susquehanna River, the West Branch of the Dela- ware, and the Upper Finger Lakes Basins include a drainage area of over 10,000 square miles in northern Pennsylvania and central New RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 237 York. The Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers rise in Lake Otsego, Cooperstown, N. Y., and in the westerly slopes of the Catskill Moun- tains, respectively, and flow in a general southerly direction to form part of the North Atlantic drainage system. The Upper Finger Lakes Basins drain in a northerly direction into Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River system. (See U. S. Geological Survey index maps of New York State and Pennsylvania.) Existing project.-This provides for construction of detention res- ervoirs and related flood-control works for protection of Bingham- ton, Hornell, Corning, and other towns in New York and Pennsyl- vania at an estimated construction cost of $27,154,000; estimated costs of lands and damages, $5,930,000; and was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation.-The conditions of cooperation under which this project was authorized are stated on page 6. The Secretary of War, on December 15, 1936, accepted as satisfactory the assurances of the superintendent of Public Works, State of New York, to comply with the conditions of local cooperation for the proposed channel im- provements at Hornell, Lisle, Avoca, Painted Post, and Oxford, N. Y., and for proposed dams on the Canisteo and Otselic Rivers above Arkport and Whitney Point, respectively. Permission to enter those properties on which surveys and foundation investigations are necessary is being obtained by the State as the need therefor arises, and those properties required for construction activities are being acquired by the State as the operations progress. Operations and results during fiscal year-Emergency Relief funds.-Surveys, foundation explorations, and engineering studies were carried on in connection with possible reservoir and channel improvement sites. Construction of channel improvements at Avoca, 'Hornell, Lisle, Oxford, and Painted Post, N. Y., were initiated. Op- erations included 480,000 cubic yards of excavation and stripping 22,000 cubic yards of earth fill and clearing of 37 acres. The total cost of work with Emergency Relief funds was $764,- '889.27, for new work. The expenditures were $687,432.87. Emergency Conservation funds.-Preliminary operations were ini- tiated on the Whitney Point, Addison, and Arkport Dam by Civil- ian Conservation Corps personnel. The total cost of work with Emergency Conservation funds was $390,502.49, for new work. The expenditures were $541,759.74. The total cost of work, all funds, during the fiscal year was $1,155,391.76, all for new work. The total expenditures were $1,229,- 192.61. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The entire project is approximately 4 percent completed. The percentage of work completed by Emer- gency Relief funds for the channel improvement projects are: Avoca, 25; Hornell, 10; Lisle, 35; Oxford, 15; and Painted Post, 20. At the end of the fiscal year the total cost of the project, all for new work, was $1,155,391.76, of which $764,889.27 was from Emer- gency Relief funds and $390,502.49 from Emergency Conservation Work funds. Total expenditures were $1,229,192.61, of which $687,- 432.87 were from Emergency Relief funds and $541,759.74 from Emergency Conservation Work funds. 238 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Proposed operations.-Allotmeits of regular funds in the amount of $1,681,000 during the fiscal year 1938 will be applied as follows: New work: Continue to June 30, 1938, under hired labor, surveys, founda- tion investigations, and engineering studies in conjunction with similar operations with relief funds _____________ __ ____ $450, 000 Complete by June 30, 1938, under contract, construction of levees and channel improvement on Cohocton River and Salmon Creek at Avoca, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with relief funds _ 70, 00) Complete by June 30, 1938, under contract, construction of levees and channel improvement on Canisteo River, above Erie R. R., and Canacadea Creek at Hornell, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with relief funds__--_______-_-_____-___ _ 140, 000 Complete by Dec. 31, 1937, under hired labor, construction of levees and channel improvement on Tioughnioga River at Lisle, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with relief funds_ 40, 000 Complete by June 30, 1938, under contract, construction of levees and channel improvement on Chenango River at Oxford, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with relief funds__-- _ 60, 000 Complete by June 30, 1938, under .hired labor, construction of levees and channel improvement on the Conhocton and Che- mung Rivers at Painted Post, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with relief funds __ __ __ ______ 80, 000 Complete by June 30, 1938, under contract, construction of levees and channel improvement on the Susquehanna River at Bing- hamton, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with relief funds ------------ __________ ___ _________ 110, 000 Complete by June 30, 1938, under contract, construction of spill- way and conduit and commence embankment construction for detention reservoir no. 8 on the Canisteo River near Arkport, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with relief funds_ 130, 000 Commence by June 30, 1938, under contract, construction of spill- way, conduit, and embankment for detention reservoir no. 18 on the Otselic River at Whitney Point, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with relief funds__________________ 601, 000 Total -------------- 1, 681,000 The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable at the end of the fiscal year from the Emergency Relief appropriations of 1936-37, amounting to $680,909.14, together with allotments in the amount of $2,249,000 made during the fiscal year 1938, a total of $2,929,909.14 will be applied, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937--_---_----___-__-______________ $406, 847. 43 New work: Continue to June 30, 1938, under hired labor, surveys, foundation investigations, and engi- neering studies, in conjunction with similar operations with regular funds- --- - $424, 061.71 Complete by June 30, 1938, under contract, con- struction of levees and channel improvement of Cohocton River and Salmon Creek at Avoca, N. Y., in conjunction with similar opera- tions with regular funds -_ -_____________ 135, 000. 00 Complete by June 30, 1938, under hired labor, construction of levees and channel improve- ment on the Canisteo River, below the Erie Railroad, at Hornell, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with regular funds__ _ 480, 000 Complete by Dec. 31, 1937, under hired labor, con- struction of levees and channel improvement on Tioughnioga River at Lisle, N. Y., in con- junction with similar operations with regular funds--------------------------------------- 40, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS--FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 239 New work-Continued. Complete by June 30, 1938, under hired labor, construction of levees and channel improve- ment on Chenango River at Oxford, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with regu- lar funds--__--------------------------------- $130, 000 Complete by June 30. 1938, under hired labor, construction of levees and channel improve- ment on the Conhocton and Chemung Rivers at Painted Post, N. Y., in conjunction- with similar operations with regular funds______--_---- 120, 000 Complete by June 30, 1938, under contract, con- struction of levees and channel improvement on the Susquehanna River at Binghamton, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with regular funds------------------------------- 640, 000 Complete by June 30, 1938, under hired labor, and contract, the construction of spillway and con- duit and commence the embankment construc- tion for detention reservoir no. 8, on the Canis- teo River near Arkport, N. Y., in conjunction with similar operations with regular funds__ 545, 000 Complete by June 30, 1938, under hired labor, clearing of site for detention reservoir no. 18 on the Otselic River at Whitney Point, N. Y., in,. conjunction with similar operations with regular funds------------------------------- 9,000 $2,523 061. 71 Total--------------------------------------------- 2, 929, 909. 14 The balance unexpended, including accounts receivable, at the end of the fiscal year from Emergency Conservation Work funds, amount- ing to $34,485.58 less accounts payable amounting to $7,848.99, is available for revocation. An allotment of $4,500 made during the fis- cal year 193'8 will be applied to the maintenance and liquidation of Civilian Conservation Corps camps. The above operations will be complete at Avoca, Lisle, Oxford. and Painted Post projects. The remaining work will be carried to com- pletion as soon as practicable. The completed works will be main- tained by local interests. Therefore, no funds are required for maintenance. It is estimated that the sum of $8,000,000 can be profitably expended for new work during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939: $4,185,000 for the initiation of construction operations on additional dams, and $3,815,000 for continuing of proposed work as follows: Hornell Chan- nel improvement, $265,000; Binghamton Channel improvement, $1,650,000; dan no. 8, $900,000; dam no. 18, $1,000,000. Cost and financial summary EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new or to June 30, 1937-----____-__________ _____ $764, 889. 27 Cost of mai nce to June 30, 1937_ Total' of permanent work to June 30, 1937_-_______ 764, 889. 27 Undistribute sts June 30, 1937.__..__-__ 104., 049. 02 Net total cost to June 30, 1937__________________ 68, 938. 29 8_____ Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937_ ____________ 225, 342. 01 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937-- 1, 094, 280.30 20196-37--pt. 1--16 240 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937---- -_____----_ . $406, 847.43 Net total expenditures -- --- 432. 87 6---------__-_ 1687, Unexpended balance June 30, 1937--------- ----------- -- 455, 567.13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937__--_ __-__-1, 143, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work...........-------------------- ------------------------------------- $764, 889. 27 Cost of maintenance ------------- ---------------- ---- ---------------------- -------------- Total expended-------------...........--- ------------ ------------- ---------- ------------ 687, 432.87 Allotted-------------- -- ------------------------------------------- 1, 143, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Act approved June 22, 1936 --------- ------------------------------------------- $1, 893, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment __------ - 750, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for __.___- - -- ______-- 1, 143,000.00 Gross amount expended------------------------$1, 522. 075. 81 Less reimbursements collected _----------------834, 642. 94 687, 432.87 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937---------------------_ 455, 567.13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937____________ __ __1___ 459, 647. 43 Balance available June 30, 1937 ------------------------- -4, 080.30 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937__ 225, 342.01 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937_ --- - -____ 221, 261. 71 Amount allotted during fiscal year 19381--- --------- --- -- 3, 930, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938_-______ -____ _ 4, 151, 261. 71 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22, 880, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work' --- ___--_ - -_____________ 8, 000, 000. 00 1Includes 2Exclusive$1.681,000 regular of available funds. funds. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937______ ___-___________ 390, 502. 49 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937_... 390, 502.49 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937---- - 58, 960. 92 1------- Net total cost to June 30, 1937______________________ 549, 463.41 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937--------------------------- 145. 32 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937-_________ -- ____--- 549, 608. 73 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937 - 4......--,,- 7, 848. 99 Net total expenditures ___..____ ---- 541, 759. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937__-- --- ______-- __ _____ 34, 340.26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 ________------576, 100. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 241 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work--------------------------.......................... ------------ $390, 502. 49 ..---------................... ------------............ Cost of maintenance-...-------------------- ---------- ----------------------- ------------ ------------ --...... ---- ----- ----- ........--------- Total expended..........................-------.. ----------- --- 541, 759. 74 Allotted------------------------------------------------------------------- 576, 100. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act approved Apr. 8, 1935____________ $464, 700.00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropri- ation Act approved June 22, 1936_____________ 78, 000. 00 Amount allotted from First Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1936, approved Feb. 9, 1937------- 78, 400. 00 $621, 100. 00 Amount to be accounted for-__-----------------______ --- 621, 100. 00 --------------- Deductions on account of decrease of allotment__ 45, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for..__.___- - -_____- - 576, 100.00 - Gross amount expended___________-____- ___ -_ 541, 759. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 _____------__- -34, 340.26 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937----- ------ 31, 302.94 Balance available June 30, 1937-------------------------- 3, 037. 32 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937 ------------- --------- 145. 32 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937___- --- ___- - 3, 182.64 Amount allotted during fiscal year 1938 ------------ --------- 4,500. 00 ---- Balance available for fiscal year 1938_-__ -___- - 7, 682. 64 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF AND CONSERVATION FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_________________________ $1, 155, 391. 76 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 _____ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ___ __ 1, 155, 391. 76 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937_____________-- ___-____ 263, 009. 94 Net total cost to June 30, 1937__________________-- -- _ 1, 418, 401. 70 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937___-- ______________- 225, 487. 33 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937______________-- -1__ 1, 643, 889. 03 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937-___--- ___________ -- 414, 696. 42 Net total expenditures___ Unexpended balance June 30, 1937------ 1, 229, 192.61 1_______________________ ----------- __ -__- 489, 907. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_-------------- 1, 719, 100. 00 1 Includes $280.041.23 E. R. funds-Assistance for educational, professional and clerical persons 1936-1937. Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 ost of new work----------.. -----------. -------------------------------- $1, 155,391. 76 Cost of maintenance---- -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------- Total expended-....-------------------------------- .....-------- ---- ------------ 1, 229, 192. 61 Allotted..-----...... .- -- ------- ---------- . ------.. --..... ,--. ,.- .... --. 1,719, 100. 00 242 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act, approved Apr. 8, 1935 464, 700. 00 ___ $--------- Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act, approved June 22, 1936 ----------- 1,971,000. 00 Amount allotted from First Deficiency Appro- priation Act, fiscal year 1936, approved Feb. 9, 1937--------------------------------------- 78, 400. 00 2, 514, 100. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------- - 2, 514, 100. 00 Deductions on account of decrease and revocation of allotments_ 795, 000.00 Net amount to be accounted for____ 1, 719, 100. 00 1_____---__ Gross amount expended___-- _------------- _' $2, 063, 835. 55 Less reimbursements collected_---------- - 834, 642. 94 1, 229, 192. 61 " Balace unexpended June 30, 1937 _____ _______---____ 489, 907. 39 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937--------------------------- 490, 950. 37 Balance available June 30, 1937--__-__--__- ___------ -- 1, 042. 98 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937 ---------------------------- 225, 487. 33 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937______________ 224, 444. 35 Amount allotted during fiscal year 19381-------_____________ 3, 934, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938____-------------- 4, 158, 944. 35 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 2------------ 22, 880, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work 2_ 8, 000, 000. 00 1Includes $1,681,000 regular funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. Status of reports called for by river and harbor act and committee resolutions Date trans- Recommenda- Location Authorization act mitted to Document no. tion Congress Albany to Schenectady, River and Harbor ----------------------- N. Y., waterway via Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. Bronx Kills and Harlem -do----------------- ---... River, N. Y. Champlain Lake, Vt., River and Harbor Mar. 1,1937 ----------------------- I Unfavorable. in vicinity of Milton Act, Aug. 30, 1935. and South Hero. East River, N. Y-...... Rivers and Harbors Committee resolu- tion, Nov. 27, 1935. East Rockaway Inlet to River and Harbor Mar. 25, 1937 House, 181, 75th Cong., Favorable. Great Peconic Bay, Act, Aug. 3C,1935. 1st sess. N. Y., Long Island Intracoastal Water- way. Fire Island Inlet, N. Y_ _ Rivers and Harbors May 13, 1937 Rivers and Harbors Do. Committee resolu- Committee, 33, 75th tion, Apr. 28, 1936. Cong., 1st sess. Flushing Bay and Creek Rivers and Harbors May 26,1937 Rivers and Harbors Do. N. Y. Committee resolu- Committee, 35, 75th tion, Oct. 2, 1936. Cong., 1st sess. Great Lakes-Atlantic Rivers and Harbors . ... . . . . . . . - - - - - - - Tidewaters Deep Committee resolu- Waterway (Lake St. tion, Jan. 16, 1935. Francis to Hudson River at Albany). Hashamomuck (Arsha- River and Harbor Dec. 12,1936 ................. . - Unfavorable. momaque) Creek, Act, Aug. 30, 1935. Long Island, N. Y. Hoosic River, N. Y. and Senate committee res- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .-,-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. Vt. olution, July 29, 1937. Hoosic River, N. Y., Flood Control Com- Vt., and Mass. mittee resolution, Feb. 3, 1937. RIVERS AND HARBORS-FIRST NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 243 Status of reports called for by river and harbor act and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Recommenda- Location Authorization act mitted to Document no. tion Congress Hudson River, N. Y., Rivers and Harbors Albany to Waterford. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 27, 1937. Hudson River and Mo- Flood Control Com- hawk River, N. Y. mittee resolution, (protection of Water- Mar. 19, 1937. ford, N. Y.). Hudson River at Ossin- Rivers and Harbors ing, N. Y. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 27, 1937. Hudson River at or near River and Harbor Act, Nov. 19, 1936 Do. Piermont, N. Y., to Aug. 30. 1935. Hackensack River. N. J., waterway from. Huntington Harbor, N. River and Harbor Act- Y. Aug. 26, 1937. Irvington Harbor, N. Y. River and Harbor Act, May 1, 1937 House, 244, 75th Cong., Favorable. Aug. 30, 1935. 1st sess. Jones Inlet, N. Y ------- Rivers and Harbors June 21, 1937 Unfavorable. Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 29, 1934. Little Neck Bay, N. Y.__ Senate committee reso- M ay 12, 1937 I . . . ..... Do. lution, June 10, 1936. Montauk Lake Harbor, River and Harbor Act, Long Island, N. Y. Aug. 30, 1935. Moriches Inlet, Long River and Harbor Act, Dec. 17,1936 Unfavorable. Island, N. Y. Aug. 30, 1935. Newtown Creek, N. Y_ Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Aug. 27, 1933 Rivers and Harbors Uavorable. Committee resolu- Committee, 4, 75th tion, Apr. 5, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. New York Harbor, N. Rivers and Harbors ........................ Y. Committee resolu- tion, July 31, 1935. New York Harbor, N. Senate committee reso- Aug. 10, 1936 Senate committee Favorable. Y., Hudson River lution, July 31, 1935. print, 75th Cong., Channel, Ambrose 1st sess. Channel and Anchor- age Channel. New York State Flood Control Act, streams, including Mar. 3, 1936. Esopus Creek, Birch Creek, Bushnelville Creek, Woodland Creek, Warner Bush- kill Creek, Beaverkill Creek and River, Saw- kill Creek, Rondout Creek, Neversink Creek and River, Schoharie Creek and tributaries, Catskill Creek, Delaware River, East Branch, Willowemoc River, and Lackawack River (preliminary examina- tion for flood control). Nissequogue River, River and Harbor Act, Long Island, N. Y. Aug. 30, 1935. Northport Harbor, N. Y_ River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Orowoc Creek, N. Y Otter Creek, Rutland -__--- _ do...---- -------- Senate committee reso- County, Vt. lution, July 29, 1937. Rondout Harbor, N. Y_. River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. St. Lawrence River at River and Harbor Act, Lake St. Francis to Aug. 30, 1935. Hudson River at Albany via Lake Champlain, d eep waterway. Susquehanna R i v e r, Flood Control Act, -..-----..... I----------- Pa., tributaries, June 20, 1936. sources, and head- waters (preliminary examination for flood control). Travers Island and Glen River and Harbor Act, Jan. 22, 1937 I-----------....................... Unfavorable. Island, N. Y., channel Aug. 30, 1935. between. 244 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S, ARMY, 1937 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT This district includes Staten Island, N. Y., and the northeastern part of New Jersey from Newark Bay and its tributaries on the north to the head of Barnegat Bay at Bayhead, N. J., on the south. District engineer: Lt. Col. D. McCoach, Jr., Corps of Engineers, to July 20, 1936, Maj. H. G. Fairbanks, Corps of Engineers, acting district engineer since that date. Division engineer: Col. E. D. Peek, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Newark Bay, Hackensack and 10. Washington Canal and South Passaic Rivers, N. J_...... 244 River, N. J__------------ 264 2. New York and New Jersey 11. Keyport Harbor, N. J____ 266 Channels ---------------- 247 12. Shoal Harbor and Compton 3. Raritan River to Arthur Kill Creek, N. J_------------- 267 Cut-off Channel, N. J ---- 254 13. Sandy Hook Bay, N. J .. _ 268 4. Elizabeth River, N. J------- 255 14. Shrewsbury River, N. J .. 269 5. Rahway River, N. J_------ 257 15. Manasquan River, N. J_ .. 272 6. Woodbridge Creek, N. J --- 258 16. Examinations, surveys, and 7. Lemon Creek, Staten Island, contingencies (general) __ 275 N. Y--- _ _ 259 17. Other projects for which no 8. Great Kills, Staten Island, estimates are submitted__ 276 N. Y_--------------- _ 260 18. Plant allotment----- 276 9. Raritan River, N. J --------- 261 1. NEWARK BAY, HACKENSACK AND PASSAIC RIVERS, N. J. Location.-Newark Bay is an estuary about 1 mile wide between bulkhead lines and 6 miles long, extending southerly from the con- fluence of the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers to Staten Island Sound, thus connecting with the waters of Upper and Lower New York Bay. The Hackensack River rises near Haverstraw, Rockland County, N. Y., and flows to Newark Bay. It is about 45 miles long. The Passaic River rises in the highlands of northeastern New Jersey. It is about 80 miles long. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 287 and 369 and U. S. Geological Survey chart of New York City and vicinity.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, June 10, 1872, June 14, 1880, June 13, 1902, March 2, 1907, July 25, 1912, March 2, 1919, and September 22, 1922. The total cost and expenditures were $1,755,321.46 for new work and $442,- 485.44 for maintenance, a total of $2,197,806.90. For further details see pages 265 and 266 of Annual Report for 1926, and page 301, An- nual Report for 1929. Existing project.-This provides for a channel in Newark Bay 30 feet deep and about 1,800 feet wide at the entrance, including the removal to a depth of 30 feet of part of the rock area at Bergen Point, shown on project map as area A (H. Doc. No. 206, 67th Cong., 2d sess.), narrowing to 400 feet below the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge across the bay, and continuing with that width to the RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 245 junction of the Passaic and Hackensack River Channels, a distance of about 5 miles, with a branch channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide, widened at the turn, to the Port Newark terminal extending from the main channel as far as the United States pierhead line, a distance of 1,200 feet; a channel in the Hackensack River 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the upper end of the Newark Bay Channel to the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge, about 1.1 miles, thence 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide to a point about 2,000 feet north of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad bridge, 2.8 miles, thence 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Little Ferry, 10.1 miles, and thence 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad bridge 21/2 miles, a total distance; for the Hackensack River of about 161/2 miles; and a channel in the Passaic River 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide, from Newark Bay to a point 3,000 feet above the Lincoln Highway Bridge, 2.6 miles; thence 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the Nairn Linoleum Works, about 4.4 miles; thence 16 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge, about 1.1 miles; thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the Eighth Street Bridge at Passaic, 7.3 miles, a total distance for the Passaic River of 15.4 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range in the bay, Hackensack River, and in Passaic River up to the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge, is about 5 feet; in the Passaic River at the Gregory Avenue Bridge, Passaic, it is about 4.6 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause a fluctuation of as much as 2 feet above or below mean tidal range. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1936, is $5,604,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $152,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The acts of March 2, 1907, and February 27, 1911, pro- vided for the 16-foot channel in Passaic River (H. Doc. No. 441, 59th Cong., 2d sess.); act of July 25, 1912, provided for the 20-foot project in Passaic River (H. Doc. No. 707, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); act of January 21, 1927, provided for the 10-foot project in Passaic River (H. Doc. No. 284, 69th Cong., 1st sess.); act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 30-foot channel in Passaic River (H. Doc. No. 156, 71st Cong., 2d sess.); act of July 25, 1912, provided for the 12-foot channel in Hackensack River (H. Doc. No. 643, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); act approved September 22, 1922, provided for the 30-foot channel in the Hackensack River below the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge and the 30-foot channel in Newark Bay (H. Doc.No. 206, 67th Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of January 21, 1927, provided for the 30-foot channel in Hackensack Riverl above the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge (H. Doc. No. 429, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The two last-mentioned documents and House Document No. 156, Seventy- first Congress, second session, contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Ternminal facilities.-There are 14 publicly owned wharves, 1 of which is owned by the Federal Government, and 242 private wharves and piers. The facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, pts. II and III, Corps of Engineers, except for wharves and piers in the upper Hack- ensack and Passaic Rivers.) 246 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Operations and results during fiscal year.-A contract for main- tenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the 20-foot channel in Passaic River, from its lower end up to Jackson Street, Newark, N. J., in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was continued and completed on October 26, 1936, at a cost of $155,139.91. Prelim- inary surveys and expenses by Government plant and hired labor in connection with proposed work were performed at a cost of $3,364.40 for maintenance. The total cost for the year was $158,504.31, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $168,671.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, as revised in 1930, is about 90 percent completed. The 30-foot channels in Newark Bay and Hackensack and Passaic Rivers are completed; the Port Newark Terminal Channel is completed; the 12-foot channel in Hackensack River is completed; the 20-foot channel in Passaic River is completed to Jackson Street, Newark; the 16-foot channel in Passaic River is completed; the 10-foot channel in Passaic River above the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge is completed. The controlling mean low water depths on June 30, 1937, were as follows: Twenty-eight feet in Newark Bay and 30 feet in Port Newark Terminal Channel; thence 30 feet to a point 2,000 feet above the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad bridge; thence 12 feet to the head of the project at the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Bridge, Hackensack, which is practically the pres- ent upper limit for commercial-boat navigation; and in the Passaic River 28 feet to 3,000 feet above Lincoln Highway Bridge; thence 20 feet to Jackson Street Bridge; thence 16 feet to the Erie Railroad bridge (Newark branch); thence 13 feet to Nairn Linoleum Works (Congoleum Co.); thence 12 feet to the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad Bridge; thence 81/2 feet to 500 feet below Eighth Street; thence 6 feet to Eighth Street, Passaic. There is some commercial- boat navigation up to Wall Street, about three-fourths of a mile above Eighth Street. There remains to be done to complete the project completion of the 20-foot channel in Passaic River above Jackson Street, which in- cludes the removal of a small quantity of rock on the west side of the channel above the Center Street Bridge, which property owners in 1916 requested be not deepened. The costs were $5,003,533.98 for new work and $1,386,180.29 for maintenance, a total of $6,389,714.27. The total expenditures were $6,389,712.27. Proposed operations.-There was an unexpended balance of $222,- 899.48 on June 30, 1937, of which amount $122,000 was revoked during July 1937. It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended, $100,899.48, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937 _--__ __ _------------- $2. 00 New work: Dredging by contract to widen the channel in Passaic River on its westerly side in the vicinity of the Montclair & Green- wood Lake R. R. bridge (September to December 1937) ______ 100, 897. 48 Total------------ --------------------------------------- 100, 89. 48 The additional sum of $123;000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, in maintenance dredging, by contract, in Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, where shoaling occurs periodi- RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 247 cally. The funds will be expended during the period September 1938 to June 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937____________------------$6, 758, 855. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------ 1, 828, 665. 73 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-------- 8, 587, 521.17 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937___________---------- 2. 00 Net total expenditures----------------------------------8, 587, 519. 17 Unexpended balance June 30', 1987___-----__ ------------------- 222, 899. 48 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_________----- 8, 810, 418. 65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work -------------------- $192, 288. 10 Cost of maintenance-- - 104, 484. 14 $34, 629. 42 $165, 814. 55 $13, 064. 09 $158, 504. 31 Total cost ..---------------------- 296, 772. 24 34, 629. 42 165, 814. 55 13, 064. 09 158, 504. 31 Total expended ...---------------------- 315, 096. 98 34, 847. 62 165, 765. 48 3, 108. 03 168, 671. 22 Allotted---------------------------- 222, 644. 74 295, 851. 53 123, 000. 00 187, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936--------------------- --------- $405, 070. 70 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 3, 500. 00 1-------------- Net amount to be accounted for ------------------------- 391, 570. 70 Gross amount expended_____________________________ 168, 671.22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937------------------ _ 222, 899.48 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937________________________- 2. 00 Balance available June 30, 1937________________ ____ 222, 897. 48 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -- 00, 000. 00 6-------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance -1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ 123, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY CHANNELS Location.--These channels extend from deep water northeast of Sandy Hook, through Lower New York Bay and Raritan Bay, to Perth Amboy, and thence through Arthur Kill, lower Newark Bay, and Kill van Kull to deep water in Upper New York Bay. This route is located approximately along the boundary line between the States of New York and New Jersey. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Charts Nos. 285, 286, and 369.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, September 19, 1890, June 3, 1896, June 23, 1874, March 3, 1875, June 14, 1880, and August 11, 1888. Modified May 15, 1889 and October 20, 1890, and by acts of June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, June 25, 1910, March 4, 1913, and September 22, 1922. The cost and expendi- tures were $12,809,974.72 for new work and $727,042.71 for mainte- nance, a total of $13,537,017.43. For further details of previous projects see p. 1775 of the Annual Report for 1915, and pages 362, 366, and 374 of the Annual Report for 1921. 248 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Existing project.-This provides for a channel through Lower New York Bay, Raritan Bay, and Staten Island Sound to Upper New York Bay, the depth to be 37 feet in rock and 35 feet in soft material throughout, except in Arthur Kill between a point 1,000 feet north of the mouth of Smiths Creek and a point 1,000 feet south of Buckwheat Island, where the depth will be 30 feet; the width to be 600 feet across Lower New York Bay and Raritan Bay and in the Arthur Kill to a point 1,000 feet south of Buckwheat Island, widened to 800 feet in the vicinities of Seguine Point and Wards Point, re- spectively, thence 500 to 600 feet wide and passing north of Shooters Island and protected by a dike on its northern side to the junction of the channel into Newark Bay; and thence 800 feet wide through Kill van Kull to Upper New York Bay; with two anchorages 38 feet deep to accommodate five vessels each, one in the vicinity of Sandy Hook and one south of Perth Amboy, all with suitable easing at the bends and junctions. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean range of tides varies between 4.7 and 5 feet. Extreme easterly or westerly winds produce fluctuations of 1 to 3 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work as revised in 1936 is $27,369,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $195,000. The project for the anchorage off Perth Amboy, was authorized by the Public Works Administration September 6, 1933; enlargement of the channels was authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and the existing project as a whole- was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1.935 (H.Doc. No. 133, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) and (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 17, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are printed in the project documents. Local cooperation.-Work is subject to the following conditions of local cooperation which have not been complied with: (a) That where the project channel encroaches upon upland property and extends shoreward of harbor lines, the completion of the encroaching portions of the project shall be deferred until the necessary rights-of-way for channel purposes shall have been granted free of cost to the United States; and (b) That local interests provide areas of land adjacent to the waterway, free of cost to the United States, for the disposal of dredged materials, except where, in the judgment of the Chief of Engineers, no suitable disposal areas exist. Under condition (a), a portion of Buckwheat Island necessary for channel purposes has been ceded to the United States, and an attempt is being made to have land donated at other points where the chan- nel encroaches shoreward of harbor line. Condition (b) is being complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 11 publicly owned wharves and 271 private wharves and piers, and are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, parts II and III, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds.-Pre- liminary surveys were made during the year prior to letting of con- tracts for the following work: Dredging for improvement of channel at Elizabeth, N. J.; dredging from Elizabethport, N. J., to vicinity of Buckwheat Island; dredging (rock removal) in vicinity of Bergen RIVERS AND HARBORS--SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 249 Point Light, and dredging (rock removal) in section 7B. Total costs for surveys were $6,544.43, all for new work. An obstruction (rock) was removed from section 7 by hired labor at a total cost of $664.78, all for new work. A contract for dredging to complete the removal of overburden in section 6 from the channel north of Shooters Island was commenced on July 30, 1936, and completed on March 6, 1937. The cost was $631,308.72 for new work. A contract for dredging and rock removal in section 7, area 1, in the northerly half of the channel in the vicinity of Bergen Point Light, was commenced on August 13, 1936, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $556,423.47 for new work. A contract for dredging and rock removal in section 7, areas 2 and 3, in the northerly half of the channel in the vicinity of Bergen Point Light was commenced on August 31, 1936, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $560,894.50 for new work. A contract for dredging for the removal of overburden in the northerly half of section 5, extending from a line 1,000 feet below Buckwheat Island to opposite the easterly coal pier at Elizabethport, was commenced on March 1, 1937, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $383,083.03 for new work. Preliminary surveys in connection with repair and extension of dike north of Shooters Island amounted to $356.47. A contract for maintenance repairs to 388 feet of the westerly end of the dike north of Shooters Island, was commenced on October 1, 1936, and was completed on November 17, 1936. The cost was $23,070.40 for maintenance. A contract for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the channel south of Shooters Island was commenced on May 19, 1937, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost was $56,049.39 for maintenance. The costs during the year from regular funds were $2,138,918.93 for new work and $79,476.26 for maintenance, a total of $2,218,395.19. The expenditures were $1,954,236.28. Emergency Relief funds.-A contract for dredging in section 6, channel north of Shooters Island, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was continued and completed on August 13, 1936. The cost was $42,424.03, all for new work. A contract for dredging in section 7A,extending from the easterly line of Shooters Island to the vicinity of West New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y., in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was con- tinued and completed on September 29, 1936. The cost was $183,- 406.13 for new work. A contract for dredging in section 7B, extending from the vicinity of West New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y., to Upper New York Bay, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was continued and completed on December 12, 1936. The cost was $311,314.79, all for new work. Total costs under Emergency Relief funds were $537,144.95, all for new work. Total expenditures were $783,914.39. The total costs for the year, all funds, exclusive of $291.39 con- tributed funds which were expended for new work, were $2,676,063.88 for new work, and $79,476.26 for maintenance, a total of $2,755,540.14. The total expenditures, all funds, exclusive of $291.39 contributed funds, were $2,738,150.67. 250 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project as modified by act approved August 30, 1935, is about 10 percent completed. The controlling mean low water depth on June 30, 1937, through the main channels covered by the existing project was 30 feet, except north of Shooters Island, where the depth was only 21 feet. The old 30-foot channel south of Shooters Island provided for a 30-foot chan- nel past Shooters Island. The controlling depth in the anchorage for three ships off Perth Amboy was about 33 feet. Neither of the 38-foot anchorage areas was commenced. The entire work under the project remained to be done with the exception of work accomplished in anchorage off Perth Amboy, the removal of overburden from 1,000 feet south of Buckwheat Island to Upper New York Bay and the removal of ledge rock in the vicinity of Bergen Point Light. The total costs for new work, all funds, exclusive of $7,711.82 con- tributed funds, were $5,004,268.13, of which $2,197,268.13 was from regular funds, $807,000 from Public Works funds, and $2,000,000 from Emergency Relief funds, and $172,715.25 for maintenance from regu- lar funds, making a total of $5,176,983.38. The total expenditures, all funds, exclusive of $7,711.82 contributed funds, were $4,913.955.90, of which $2,106,955.90 was from regular funds, $807,000 from Public Works funds, and $2,000,000 from Emergency Relief funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1937, amounting to $583,- 483.27, exclusive of $208.61 contributed funds which will be refunded to contributor, together with an allotment of $3,236,000 made during July 1937, less $32,000 revoked during August 1937, a total of $3,787,483.27, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937__-------_ ------- 263, 249. 23 New work: Dredging and rock removal to complete an existing continuing contract in section 7, area 1, in vicinity of Bergen Point Light (July 1937 to June 1938)-------------------------- 1, 600, 000. 00 Dredging and rock removal to complete an existing continuing contract in section 7, areas 2 and 3, in vicinity of Bergen Point Light (July 1937 to June 1938) 742, 000. 00 1---------------------, Dredging to complete an existing contract for removal of over- burden and dredgeable shale rock in the northerly half of section 5, extending from 1,000 feet south of Buckwheat Island to the easterly coal pier at Elizabeth, N. J. (July to November 1937) -------------------------------------- 73, 000. 00: Maintenance: Dredging under an existing contract to restore project dimen- sions in the channel south of Shooters Island (July to October 1937) -------------------------------------------- 23, 234.04 Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions where shoals occur periodically in the Raritan Bay and Arthur Kill Channels (September 1937 to June 1938) -------------- 86, 000. 00 Total----------------------------------- ---------- 3, 787, 483. 27 The additional sum of $5.118,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as follows: New work: Dredging and rock removal by contract in the vicinity of Bergen Point (July 1938 to June 1939) _--__----------- $2, 500, 000. 00 Dredging and rock removal by contract in the channel north of Shooters Island (July 1938 to June 1939)__ _-------- -- 1, 800, 000. 00 Dredging with U. S. Engineer Department sea-going dredge in lower New York Bay (July 1938 to June 1939) ------- 700, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 251 Maintenance: Dredging by contract to restore project dimensions where shoals occur periodically in the Raritan Bay and Arthur Kill Channels (September 1938 to June 1939) ----------------- $118, 000. 00 Total ------------------------------------------------- 5, 118, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, -1937__--------------------------- $15, 814, 242. 85 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------- -899, 757. 96 Total cost of permanent.work to June 30, 1937---------- 16, 714, 000. 81 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937----------------------- 221. 75 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937---------------------- 16, 714, 222. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937_------------------------ 263, 249. 23 Net total expenditures___------------------------------- 116, 450, 973. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937--------------------------- 583, 261. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------ 17, 034, 234. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work.. ...--------------- $46, 281.04 $366, 160. 44 $312, 157. 51 $185, 309. 48 $2, 138, 918. 93 Cost of maintenance--- ......... . 210. 09 5, 466. 59 86, 555. 77 159. 20 79, 476. 26 ---------------- Total cost.. 46, 491. 13 371, 627. 03 398, 713. 28 185, 468. 68 2, 218, 395. 19 Total expended-- . ---- --------- 234, 107. 33 329, 049. 49 375, 714. 81 227, 287. 79 1, 954, 236. 28 Allotted_..._ ______...- . .....-. -92,301. 75 616,116. 43 520, 890. 46 2,315, 000. 00 -15 00000 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936---------------------------$2, 552, 497. 80 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936--------------------------------------- 685, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for--------------------------- 3, 237, 497. 80 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------ 00. 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 2, 537, 497. 80 Gross amount expended----------------------- $1,987,357. 15 Less reimbursements collected-------- ---------- 33, 120. 87 1, 954, 236. 28 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937---------------------- 583, 261. 52 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937------------ $1, 169. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ----- 452, 785. 19 453, 954. 68 Balance available June 30, 1937------------------------ 129, 306. 84 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937------------------------- 221. 75 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937---- -------- 129, 528. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937- --------------------------------- 23, 236, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938------------------- 3, 365, 528. 59 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 3-------------------------------------- 18, 950, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939: 3- - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- --- -- For new work 5, 000, 000. 00 For maintenance 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - 118, 000. 00 Total 3 ---------------------------------------------- 5, 118, 000. 00 1 Includes $807,000 Pultic Works funds. 2 Includes $32,000 revoked since June 30, 1937. SExclusive of available funds. 252 REPORT-OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-------- _-- $2, 000, 000.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937--------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937_ ______--2, 000, 000. 00 Net total expenditures___--------------- -__-____ 2, 000, 000. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 __________________ 2, 000, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-----------.-.-----__ __ -- --. --.... $340.27 $1,462, 514. 78 $537, 144. 95 Cost of maintenance-------------------------- -- - -------------- Total expended...........---------------------------- -------------- , 216,085. 61 783, 914. 39 Allotted ------------------------------------ 2,000,000.00------ -------------- Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_________------------------------------ $783, 914. 39 . Gross amount expended------------- ------------ $794, 23 699. Less reimbursements collected__-- __--- ____- __ 10, 784. 84 783, 914. 39 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937__-------------------------- $17, 814, 242. 85 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------ 899, 757.96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ----- 18, 714, 000. 81 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937------------------- 221. 75 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937--- -------------- 18, 714, 222. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937------------ -- 263, 249. 23 Net total expenditures------------------------ -------- 18, 450, 973. 33 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937___________--__------ 583, 261. 52 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937___________' 119, 034, 234. 85 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work--...--..-...- ... $46, 281. 04 $366, 160. 44 $312, 497. 78 $1, 647, 824. 26 $2,676,063.88 Cost of maintenance------------- .......... 210. 09 5, 466. 59 86, 555. 77 159. 20 79, 476. 26 Total cost- . ------------- 46, 491. 13 371, 627. 03 399, 053. 55 1, 647, 983. 46 2, 755, 540. 14 Total expended--....--...----------.. 234, 107. 33 329, 049. 49 375, 714. 81 1, 443, 373. 40 2, 738, 150. 67 Allotted _.---------- -------- -92, 301. 75 616, 116. 43 2, 520, 890. 46 2,315, 000. 00 --15, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_ --- $3, 336, 412.19 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936---------------------------------------- 685, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 4, 021, 412. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-___ ___- 700, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 3, 321, 412. 19 Gross amount expended ____---$_________ $2, 782, 056. 38 Less reimbursements collected__--- -____ 43, 905. 71 2, 738, 150. 67 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937- -- 83, 261. 52 5-------------------- Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937 ------------ 1, 169. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-.---- 452, 785. 19 453, 954. 68 Balance available June 30, 1937_,_ _ 129, 306.84 SIncludes $807,000 Pubilic ~WorkV i funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 253 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937 - - -- - $221. 75 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937 ------------- 129, 528. 59 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937------------- ---- _____ 3, 236, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938__ --- ----------- 23, 365, 528. 59 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------- 18, 950, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939: For new work -------------------------------------- 5, 000, 000. 00 For maintenance -------------------------------- ----- 118, 000. 00 Total ---------------------------- ------------ --- 5, 118, 000. 00 2 Includes $32,000 revoked since June 30, 1937. SExclusive of available funds. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937__________ __-____ ____ $7, 711.82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937__------- ---- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937----------- -- 7, 711. 82 Net total expenditures_ ____- - -- - 7, 711. 82 -_____- _________ Unexpended balance June 30, 1937--------------------------- 208. 61 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1937_______________ 7, 920. 43 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work------------------__------------------------ $339.36 $7,081.07 $291.39 Cost of maintenance- - - -------.--------- -- -------------- --- Total expended---....------------ ------------------ 339.36 7,081.07 291. 39 Contributed-------------------------.......-------------------10,200.00 50000 -2,779.57 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_____________ _____------ -$3, 279. 57 Deductions on account of amount refunded-- -------------------- 2, 779. 57 Net amount to be accounted for_..... _____ Gross amount expended ___- ---___--------___--291.39 __ _----___ 500. 00 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937------------------------ 208. 61 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY OHANNELS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937------------------------ $17, 821, 954.67 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937----__ --------- ____ --- 899, 757. 96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-------- 18, 721, 712. 63 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937 ------------- ---- -221. 75 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937 _______------ 18, 721, 934. 38 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937____________------ 193 26, 263,249.23 Net total expenditures -- ----- ------- 18, 458, 685. 15 1111----- 111----- Unexpended balance June 30, 1937----- 583, 470. 13 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, ---------------- 1937___ --- -- --- 119, 042, 155. 28 1 Includes $807,000 Public Works funds. 254 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-------------- $46, 281. 04 $366, 160. 44 $312, 837. 14 $1, 654, 905. 33 $2. 676, 355. 27 Cost of maintenance-------------.. 210. 09 5, 466. 59 86, 555. 77 159. 20 79, 476. 26 Total cost---------------- 46, 491. 13 371, 627. 03 399, 392. 91 1, 655, 064. 53 2, 755, 831. 53 Total expended--------------- 234, 107. 33 329, 049. 49 376, 054. 17 1, 450, 454. 47 2, 738,442. 06 Allotted and contributed-... --92, 301. 75 616,116. 43 2,.531;090.'46 2,315, 5D0. 00 -17, 779.57 Balance unexpended July 1,1936--------- -------- $3, 339, 691.76 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15,1936---------------------------------------- 685, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for _________---------4, 024, 691.76 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment --.- ____---- 702, 779. 57 Net amount to be accounted for-----------------------3, 321, 912. 19 Gross amount expended__-____---- __-___ - _ $2,782, 347. 77 Less reimbursements collected ------------ -_ 43, 905. 71 2, 738, 442.06 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937------------ 583, 470. 13 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937_-111 11--$1, 169. 49 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---------452, 785. 19 453, 954. 68 Balance available June 30, 1937------------------------- 129, 515. 45 Accounts receivable June 30, 193__----7 ------------ 221. 75 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937-- 1--------- -129, 737. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937----------- -- ------------------- 3, 236, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938__--- ---- --------- 2 3, 365, 737. 20 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------------------ 18, 950, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939: -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For new work 3 5, 000, 000. 00 For maintenance 3------------------------------------- 18, 000. 00 Total-------------------------------------------- 5, 118, 000. 00 2 Includes $32,000 revoked since June 30, 1937. aExclusive of available funds. 3. RARITAN RIVER TO ARTHUR KILL CUT-OFF CHANNEL, N. J. Location.-Western portion of Raritan Bay. Existing project.-This provides for a channel about 1 mile long, 20 feet deep at mean low water and 800 feet wide, to connect the Raritan River Channel with the southern end of the Arthur Kill Channel, New York and New Jersey Channels project. The mean range of tides is about 5 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1933 was $600,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $21,000. The existing project was authorized by the Public Works Adminis- tration under date of September 6, 1933, and by River and Harbor RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 255 Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc., No. 50, 73d Cong., 1st sess.), which document contains latest published maps. Terminal facilities.-Throughchannel. Operations and results during ftscal year.-None. Bids for mainte- nance to restore project dimensions were opened on June 8, 1937. There were no costs or expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1935. The controlling depth on June 30, 1937, was 18 feet for about one-half of the project width. The cost and expenditures were $810,500, all for new work. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to expend an anticipated allot- ment of $96,000 during the fiscal year 1938, in maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions in the channel, by contract. Nd additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as it is believed that the maintenance proposed during 1937 will insure a usable channel until the end of the fiscal year 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 ------------------------------ $810, 500 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------ ---------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937----------------810, 500 Net total expenditures ---- ------------- 810, 500 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937-------------------------- -- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-------------------------810, 500 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937. Cost of new work - - $581, 360. 91 $227, 318. 00 $1, 621. 09 Cost of maintenance ------- Total expended 530, 718. 34 278.,332. 12 1, 449. 54 Allotted----------- 600, 000.00 210, 500. 00I---------- .-1 4. ELIZABETH RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river rises in the city of East Orange, N. J., and empties into Arthur Kill. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 285 and 369.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879, and March 4, 1913. The costs and expenditures were $60,- 481.15 for new work and $58,791.21 for maintenance, a total of $119,- 272.36. For further details see page 199 of Annual Report for 1934. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, and 60 feet wide, widened at the bends, from the mouth to Baltic Street Bridge, a distance of 1.1 miles. The mean range of tides at the mouth is about 4.7 feet. High east- erly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below mean range. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1935 is $74,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5.000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act. approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doc. No. 20196-37-pt. 1 17 256 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 24, 72d Cong., 1st sess.), which document contains latest published map. Local cooperation.-The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that local interests shall remove all structures, bulkheads, wharves, or parts thereof extending channelward of the harbor lines between the South Front Street Bridge and Baltic Street Bridge, and shall construct in advance of the dredging above South Front Street Bridge suitable continuous bulkheads along both banks of the river, and shall also furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during initial construction. None of these conditions has been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 private concerns owning wharves, of which 4 have both rail and water facilities; the others have no railroad connections; only 1 has any mechanical appliance for handling freight. There is one publicly owned wharf. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. There were no costs during the fiscal year. The expenditures were $401.36, all charged against previous projects. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been performed under the existing project. The controlling depth at mean low water ' b i iine 30, 1937, was about 6 feet to the Central Railroad of New J sy bridge, thence about 2 feet to Baltic street. There were no costs or expenditures under the existing project. Ioposed operations.-Thereare no unexpended funds and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, for maintenance dredging by contract of the 6-foot project during the period March and April, 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------------------- _ $60, 481. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937___________________________ 58, 791. 21 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 119,272. 36 Net total expenditures-----------------------------------------_ 119, 272. 36 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 119, 272. 36 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost Of new work -....... Cost of maintenance---------................- ------------ $294. 59 --i.-i.-. $14, 571.97 $42. 03 - I.29---- ------ Total expended- ------------------------------ 294. 59 14, 571. 44 27. 20 $401.36 Allotted_ ----------------------.. ------------ 15,294.59. Balance unexpended July 1, 1936-- -------...... _____________- $401. 36 Gross amount expended--------- -- ------------------------ 401. 36 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------- -------------------------------- 74, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance ________ ________________ 15, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 257 5. RAIlWAY RIVER, N. J. Location.-The Rahway River is about 25 miles long. It rises near Pleasantdale, N. J., and flows in a generally southerly direction about 19 miles to the city of Rahway, and thence about 6 miles easterly to join the Arthur Kill at Carteret, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 369 and 385.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. The total cost and expenditures were $37,000 for new work. For further details of previous projects see page 113 of Annual Report for 1895. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water from the mouth of the river to a point just above Lam- bert's wharf, a distance of about 2.4 miles, the width to be generally 100 feet, widening at the entrance, at bends, and at the turning basin at the head of the improvement. The mean range of tide at the mouth is about 5 feet and about 4 feet at Milton Avenue. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below normal range. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1933 is $35,400, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 63, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Recommended modifications of project.-The project adopted by act of March 3, 1879, was recommended for abandonment in House Document No. 467, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-The project was authorized subject to condi- tions that local interests shall construct at least one wharf open to the public, and suitable for barge traffic, within one-half mile of the head of the improvement; and shall furnish free of cost to the United States suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction, and for future maintenance as and when needed. No public wharf has been provided. Land for disposal of dredged material has been offered. Terminal facilities.-There are no public or municipal wharves on the river at present. There are three serviceable privately owned wharves used exclusively for private business and one small wharf for yacht club. When conditions of local cooperation for providing public wharf are met, the terminals will adequately provide for the anticipated business. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the existing project. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1937, up to Lamberts wharf was about 6 feet. There have been no costs or expenditures under the project. Proposed operations.-There are no unexpended funds and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. It is believed that conditions of local cooperation governing the existing project will be met and work on the project can be done dur- ing the fiscal year 1939. Therefore the sum of $35,400 can be profita- bly expended during the fiscal year 1939, for new work by contract to carry out completion of the project. 258 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------------- $3, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 ---------------- -- ----- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937---- -- 37, 000 Net total expenditures , 000 37------------------------ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------------------ 37, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------------------------------- 35, 400 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work ...--------------------------------------------- 35, 400 6. WOODBRIDGE CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek is a small stream, rising near Rahway and flowing through marshes into the west side of Arthur Kill. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 286 and 369.) Previous project.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. The total cost and expenditures were $19,000, for new work. Work under the existing project began in 1902. For further details see page 1777 Annual Report for 1915. Existing project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water, 50 feet wide on the bottom and 75 feet wide on top, extend- ing from Arthur Kill to the Salamander Dock, a distance of about 9,600 feet. The mean range of tides is about 5 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause tidal fluctuations of about 2 to 4 feet above and below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1902, was $35,000, ex- clusive of agmounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 282, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Alnual Report for 1900, p. 1552). The latest published map is, in the project document. Terminal facilities.-There are two publicly owned wharves and one privately owned wharf, whose facilities are open to all on equal terms. There are seven private wharves used exclusively for private business. These terminals adequately provide for the handling of the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1908 at a saving of $4,177 under the estimated cost. Maintenance dredging has been performed several times since that date. The con- trolling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1937, was about 8 feet from the mouth to the upper end of the project. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $30,822.70 for new work and $146,027.33 for maintenance, a total of $176,850.03. Proposed operations.-There are no unexpended funds and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, for maintenance dredging of the entire project by contract during the period May and June 1939. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 259 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------------------------- $49, 822. 70 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 46, 027. 33 1------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------- 195, 850. 03 Net total expenditures ------------------- --------- 195, 850. 03 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-------------------195, 850. 03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work_-------- ------------ ------------------------------------------ Cost of maintenance---------------------------- .$701.90 $16, 947. 66 $52.34 .-. Total expended.---__ --- __------------__ 701.90 16, 946. 91 53. 09 -.. Allotted---------------- ---------------------- 15701.90 2,000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance------------------------------- $15, 000. 00 7. LEMON CREEK, STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. Location.-This creek is a small tidal stream at the south end of Staten Island, emptying into Princess Bay, near Seguine Point. It is about 10 miles west of Sandy Hook, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 286 and 369.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from deep water in Princess Bay to the Bayview Avenue Bridge, thence 70 feet wide to a basin of the same depth, 280 feet wide and 540 feet long, in the low ground 1,900 feet above the mouth of the creek. The mean range of tide at the mouth of the creek is 4.9 feet, range of spring tides is 5.9 feet, and irregular fluctuations due to wind conditions vary from 1 to 2 feet above or below the normal range. The estimated cost for new work made in 1937 is $43,000; the latest (1937) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $1,750. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 27, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests shall: (a) Furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. (b) Convey to the United States perpetual easements to excavate all lands included between harbor lines. (c) Remove all structures from land included between harbor lines. (4) Remove or reconstruct the Bayview Avenue Bridge. (e) Recondition the existing bulkhead on the left bank of the creek near its mouth. (f) Construct adequate bulkheads along the harbor lines on both banks of the creek for approximately 400 feet above the Bayview Avenue Bridge. (g) Release the United States from all claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement. (h) Furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide the necessary boat stalls and bulkheads along the anchorage basin. These conditions have not been complied with. 260 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Terminal facilities.-There is about 800 feet of berthing space available at bulkheads along the creek, of which 200 feet is open to the public on equal terms. In addition there are 5 boat-repair yards with marine railways on the waterway. Present docking facilities, together with anchorage areas and bulkheads to be provided under the existing project are considered reasonably adequate for present and future needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on this project and there has been no cost or expenditure. The controlling depth in the natural waterway when examined in March 1936 varied from 0.5 foot above mean low water at the mouth to 0.5 foot below mean low water at the Bayview Avenue Bridge and 1.0 foot above mean low water at the head of the project. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation imposed by Congress in adopting this project will not be complied with during the next 2 years. Therefore, no funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937__ ___________________________ ______ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937_______-- - - - - Net total expenditures Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------------------ --- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------------------------------- ----- 43, 000 8. GREAT KILLS, STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. Location.-GreatKills is a small harbor contiguous to lower New York Bay, located on the southeasterly shore of Staten Island, N. Y., distance about 61/ nautical miles from the entrance to upper New York Bay to the eastward and about the same distance from Staten Island Sound to the westward. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel from deep water in lower New York Bay to the entrance of the harbor in the vicinity of the present westerly end of Crooks Island, about 1 mile in length, 10 feet deep at mean low water, and 150 feet wide. The mean range of tide is about 5.0 feet. Extreme easterly or west- erly winds produce fluctuations of 1 to 3 feet above or below the mean range. The estimated cost, made in 1924, was $62,000 for new work and $5,000 for annual maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor:Act approved January 21, 1927 (H. Doc. No. 252, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is printed in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-None. There are several piers used as small boat landings, none of which' are used for commercial purposes. Operations and results during fiscal year..-None. RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 261 Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1935, at a saving of $26,000 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth throughout the channel on June 30, 1937, was about 10 feet at mean low water. The costs and expenditures were $36,000, all for new work, and all from Public Works funds. Proposed operations.-There are no unexpended funds and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. The harbor to which the Government channel gives access is being deepened by the city of New York. Therefore, it is believed that the sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended for maintenance dredging by contract of the entrance channel during the fiscal year 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937__1_ ____11111111 _ $36, 000 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ______----___ 36, 000 Net total expenditures__-- __---______________ - - 36, 000 'Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------------ 36, 000 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work_---------------- --.--.--. Cost of maintenance-----------------.-- ---- -. $32, 646. 67 ---------------- $3, 353. 33 ---.. ----- Total expended ------------------------------------- ...----- 28, 915. 18 7, 084.82---------- Allotted ..... ------------------------------------ ------------ 36, 000. 00 ........... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance___-____________ _ - -________ $15,000 9. RARITAN RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river is a moderate-sized stream rising in the north-central part of New Jersey and flowing in a general south- easterly direction into Raritan Bay, between Perth Amboy and South Amboy. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 375.) Previous projects.- A survey of Raritan River for the improve- ment of New Brunswick Harbor was made in 1836; in 1836 and 1837 the total sum of $13,963 was appropriated for the work; the records of this office do not show what work was done. Subsequent projects were adopted by acts of June 18, 1878, and March 3, 1881. The cost and expenditures on previous projects have been $673,155.32 for new work and $111,419.43 for maintenance, a total of $784,574.75. For further details see page 1777 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 359 of Annual Report for 1918. Existing project. This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide extending from the turn in New York and New Jersey channels near Great Beds Light to the junction of main and south channels opposite Keasby, a distance of 4.4 miles; thence a channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide, to the Washington Canal, a distance of 4.4 miles; thence 10 feet deep in soft material, 11 feet deep in rock, and generally 100 feet wide with widening at bends to the Delaware & Raritan Canal entrance at New Brunswick, a distance of 5.0 miles; and for a south channel, 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the 262 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 junction with the main channel at Keasby to the upper limit of the Titanium Pigment Co. property, a distance of 0.8 mile; thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the upper junction with the main chan- nel at Crab Island, a distance of 2.4 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tides is about 5 feet at the mouth of the river and 51/2 feet at New Brunswick. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $1,015,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, but including $66,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $45,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 2, 1919, provided for the 15-foot channel and the south channel (H. Doc. No. 1341, 62d Cong., 3d sess.); the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 25-foot channel up to the New York & Long Branch Railroad Bridge (H. Doc. No. 127, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), the 10-foot channel in soft material and 11 feet in rock (H. Doc. No. 454, 70th Cong., 2d sess.), and the relocation of the lower reach of the south channel (Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. No. 31, 71st Cong., 2d sess.); and the act of August 26, 1937, provided for the 25-foot channel from the New York & Long Branch :Railroad Bridge to the junction of the main and south chan- nels and the south channel to the Titanium Pigment Co. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 74, 74th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published maps are in the above project documents. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests shall contribute $66,000 toward the first cost and furnish spoil disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance. Terminal facilities.-The city of Perth Amboy owns about 1,875 feet of undeveloped frontage on Raritan River. The city of New Brunswick owns three small sites located on the Delaware & Raritan Canal, one of which has a small wharf on it, and also a considerable frontage on the river below the outlet locks of the Delaware & Raritan Canal, and has constructed a public terminal on the site. Other private terminals are open to public use. The Government has established a large ammunition and storage depot and arsenal on Raritan River known as Raritan Arsenal. A new wharf has been constructed on the south channel. Thirty-eight other wharves are located on Raritan River and on the Delaware & Raritan Canal at New Brunswick, N. J. The terminals are considered adequate for the existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 20, pts. II and III, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Surveys for maintenance dredging were made. Bids for maintenance dredging in the lower 3,000 feet of the south channel were canvassed on June 29, 1937. There were no costs during the year. Accounts payable of $6.79 outstanding at the beginning of the year were paid during the year. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Work under the project is about 70 percent completed. A channel 25 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide has been completed from the turn in the New York RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 263 and New Jersey channels near Great Beds Light to the New York and Long Branch Railroad bridge of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, 2.1 miles above the junction with the New York and New Jersey channels. A channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide has been completed from a point opposite Keasby to the mouth of the Wash- ington Canal, 4.4 miles; thence a channel has been completed 10 and 11 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Delaware and Raritan Canal outlet lock at New Brunswick, a distance of 5 miles. The south channel has been dredged 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide for a dis- tance of 14,500 feet. The mean low water controlling depths on June 30, 1937, were 23 feet from New York and New Jersey channels near Great Beds Light to the vicinity of the highway bridge; thence 16 feet to Ostranders dock; thence 15 feet to the Washington Canal; thence 10 and 11 feet to the Delaware and Raritan Canal lock at New Brunswick; in the south channel 9 feet up to the Titanium Pigment dock; thence 7 feet to Crossman's dock; thence 3 feet for about 6,000 feet; thence to the upper end of the south channel, about 1.5 feet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredg- ing the main channel to a depth of 25 feet and a width of 300 feet from the New York and Long Branch Railroad bridge to the junc- tion of the main and south channels opposite Keasby, and the south channel to a depth of 25 feet and a width of 300 feet from the main channel at Keasby to the upper limit of the Titanium Pigment Co. property, thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the upper junc- tion with the main channel at Crab Island. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $803,351.47-$708,039.09 for new work and $95,312.38 for mainte- nance. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended, $15,344.33 on June 30, 1937, to maintenance dredging by con- tract to restore project dimensions in the south channel up to the plant of the Titanium Pigment Co. during August and September, 1937. It is expected that conditions of local coperation will be complied with during the next 2 years. Maintenance dredging to restore proj- ect dimensions should be continued. Therefore, the sum of $297,000 including $66,000 to be contributed by local interests, can be profit- ably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, as follows: New work: Complete by June 30, 1939, under a contract to be entered into, the dredging of the 25-foot channel from the New York and Long Branch railroad bridge to the upper limit of the Titanium Pigment Co. property_ -___-________ $267, 000 Maintenance: Complete by June 30, 1939, under a contract to be en- tered into, dredging to restore the channel to project dimensions where shoaling periodically occurs_ _-- ___________ __---------__ 30, 000 Total ----------- ----------------------------- 297, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------------------------$1, 381, 194. 41 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937--------------------206, 731.81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------ 1, 587, 926.22 ------- Net total expenditures --- 1, 587, 926. 22 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937---- .. 15, 344.33 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-- ---- 1, 603, 270. 55 264 -REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work _--_ --------------------------------------------------- $22,580.18 Cost of maintenance_-----------------_ $31,861. 29 $1, 096.83 $18, 515. 59 318.71 Total cost--..... -_________ 31,861. 29 1, 096. 83 18, 515. 59 22, 898. 89 ---------- Total expended ....---------------------- 32, 339. 26 981.44 18, 587. 45 22, 935. 63 $6. 79 Allotted---------------------------- 22, 347.13 58, 924.48 51, 000. 00 45, 000. 00 -97, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936___--- -__ ____________--$112, 851. 12 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ____ ________ 97, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------ 15, 351. 12 Gross amount expended--------------------------$205.17 Less reimbursements collected--------------------- 198. 38 6. 79 Balance unexpended June 30, 19371---------------------- 5, 344. 33 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 12 -- ___________ 241, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939: For new work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 201, 000. 00 For maintenance - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - -- - -- - -- - - -- - - - -- - -- - - Total 231, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 2 In addition $60,000 to be contributed by local interests. 10. WASHINGTON CANAL AND SOUTH RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river rises in central New Jersey and empties into the Raritan River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 375.) Previous projects.--Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1871, June 14, 1880, and July 25, 1912. The total cost and expendi- tures were $242,158.87, of which $157,224.41 was for new work and $84,934.46 for maintenance. For further details see page 1778 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 323, Annual Report for 1929. Eaisting project.-This provides for a channel, to be obtained by diking and dredging, 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide in Washington Canal, 1.1 miles, and 12 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide in South River following cut-off no. 1 up to Old Bridge, 4.1 miles. The tidal variation at the canal is 5.34 feet, and at Old Bridge, 4.57 feet. Irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet, respectively, above or below the mean range takes place during high easterly or westerly winds. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1929 was $90,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 109, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There is 1 publicly owned wharf at South River, and 10 private wharves, some of which are open to public use. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 265 further details see Port Series No. 20, pts. II and III, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Preliminary work was done with a view to determining whether maintenance dredging was necessary. The total cost for the year was $3.41, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $9.87. . Condition at end of fiscal year.--Work on the section of the exist- ing project to be done by the United States, extending from the mouth of Washington. Canal to the highway bridge at South River, was completed in 1931, at a saving of $41,108, under the estimated cost. The section from the highway bridge at South River up- stream to the head of the project has been completed, except at the extreme upper end, by the State of New Jersey. The controlling depth on June 30, 1937, at mean low water was 12 feet to the Raritan River railroad bridge at South River; thence 11 feet to Tennents Creek; thence 9 feet to South River Sand Co. dock; and thence 2 feet to the upper end of the project at Old Bridge. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project, exclu- sive of $364.73 contributed funds which were expended for new work, were $48,891.82 for new work and $50,309.09 for maintenance, a total of $99,200.91. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance, $7,912.83, on June 30, 1937, was revoked during July 1937. No maintenance work is proposed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $8,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, in maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore project dimensions in the sections of the channel which shoal periodically. The work will be undertaken during May and June 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-------------------------__ $206, 116. 23 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 ----__------- -________ 135, 243. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ------------ 341, 359. 78 Net total expenditures__ ---------------------------------- 1 341, 359. 78 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937----___________ -- -__________ 7, 912. 83 ;Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937____________ 1349, 272.61 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-------------------------- - ----- - -- - - - -- - - --- cost of maintenance-------------------$26, 462.90 $1, 065. 58 $21, 061.29 $286.84 $-3.41 Total expended---------...............-----------.......... 26,462.90 1,013.42 21, 113.45 280.38 9.87 Allotted--....--------------.. .-..---. 16, 259. 58 24, 985. 69 5,344. 26 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_______________---________ $7, 922. 70 Gross amount expended . 87 9------------------------ Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 ------------------------ 7,912. 83 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - _- - 8, 000. 00 1Exclusive of $364.73 contributed funds expended for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 266 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 11. KEYPORT HARBOR, N. J. Location.-This harbor lies at the mouth of Matawan Creek, on the south side of Raritan Bay, about 9 miles west of Sandy Hook. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel about 1 mile long from Raritan Bay to the steamboat dock at Keyport, the width to be 200 feet and the depth to be 8 feet at mean low water. The mean range of tides is 4.9 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause the tides to fluctuate from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1883, was $40,475. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 2, 1882 (H. Doc. No. 153, 42d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1873, p. 941). The latest published map is printed in the Annual Report for 1905, page 1040. Terminal facilities.-There are four privately owned wharves lo- cated on Keyport Harbor. Only one of these is open to public use. The terminal facilities are considered adequate under existing conditions. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1911. The controlling depth on June 30, 1937, was about 8 feet at mean low water. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $40,475 for new work and $138,994.04 for maintenance, a total of $179,469.04. Proposed operations.-There are no unexpended funds and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, for maintenance of the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-- ____-- __-__________--- - __ $40, 475. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937---------------------------138, 994.04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1.937-------------- 179,469. 04 Net total expenditures -______-_________________ 179, 469. 04 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 ___ 179,469.04 1_____________-- Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work....---- .......--- -- Cost of maintenance----------------------- -- ______ ------- $20, 647.90 ------ $67.43 - ----- - -----.... Total expended--.... --.---------.------ 20, 601. 62 113. 71 Allo tted ex p--- - - -- - - ------------ ------------- 20, 969. 48 " -2 5 4. 15 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance_------------ $20, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 267 12. SHOAL HARBOR AND COMPTON CREEK, N. J. Location.-Shoal Harbor is an indentation on the south shore of Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays. Compton Creek is a small stream rising on the west side of the Navesink Highlands and flowing through the meadows into Shoal Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of Septem- ber 19, 1890. The costs and expenditures to June 30, 1935, were $17,000 for new work and $169,708.83 for maintenance, a total of $186,708.83. For further details see annual report for 1934, page 211. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water, extending from deep water in Sandy Hook Bay to the Main Street Bridge across Compton Creek, a distance of 1.28 miles, with a width of 150 feet in the bay and 75 feet inside the mouth of the creek, and suitably widened at the bend in the creek. The mean range of tides is 4.5 feet. Irregular fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range occur during times of heavy easterly or westerly winds. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1933, is $44,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 58, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is printed in the project document. Recommended modifications of project.-Curtailment of the proj- ect of September 19, 1890, by elimination of the proposed dike and reducing the width of the channel in the bay from 150 feet to 100 feet, is recommended in House Document No. 467, Sixty-ninth Con- gress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are no public terminals located on this waterway. There are 3 terminals suitable for barge traffic located near the mouth of Compton Creek, 2 of which are open to the pub- lic on equal terms and 2 of which are equipped with loading and unloading devices. Within the navigable section of the creek above the project limit there are over 30 small terminals and 2 marine ways suitable for small fishing boats. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A contract for dredg- ing to complete the existing project was commenced on August 25, 1936, and was completed on October 19, 1936, at a cost of $28,864.33, for new work. Preliminary surveys and studies were performed with Government plant and hired labor in connection with proposed dredging at a cost of $814.60, for new work. The total costs were $29,678.93 for new work. The expenditures were $29,744.98. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1936 at a saving of $13,718 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth throughout the channel on June 30, 1937, was about 8 feet at mean low water. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $30,281.99, all for new work. Proposed operations.-There are no unexpended funds and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $30,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, for maintenance dredging of the entire project. 268 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937------------------------------ $47, 281.99 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937---------------------------- 169, 708. 83 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937--------------210,990.82 Net total expenditures------------- ---------------------------- 216,990.82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937---------------------__ 216, 990. 82 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work...........----------------------------------------------------$603.06I $29,678.93 Cost of maintenance------------------ $11, 568. 74 $1,063.23 $8.49 ________ Total expended- -----------------------10, 568. 74 2, 063. 23 8. 49 537.01 29, 744.98 Allotted------------------------------ 11, 931. f3 12, 991. 32 10, 000. 00 ------------ 8,000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936--------------------------------- $21, 744.98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936_ __ __ 8, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for------------------------------- 29, 744. 98 Gross amount expended----------------------------------------- 29, 744.98 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance-----------------------------------__ 30, 000. 00 13. SANDY HOOK BAY, N. J. Location.-The bay is the southern portion of Lower New York Bay, west of and adjoining the projecting arm of Sandy Hook, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 369 and 543.) Eaisting project.-This provides for the construction of a con- tinuous rubble-mound breakwater about 4,000 feet in length extend- ing eastward from the New Jersey Central Steamboat Co. dock at Atlantic Highlands, N. J., and dredging of the area in its lee and seaward of the proposed new pierhead line to a depth of 8 feet at mean low water. Mean range of tides, 4.7 feet, mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind conditions vary from 1 to 2 feet- above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1937 is $850,000 includ- ing $81,250 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance, is $6,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 292, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published map see the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests shall contribute $81,250 toward the ini- tial cost; furnish, free of cost to the United States, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the initial construction and subsequent maintenance of the Federal project; release the United States from any claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement, and agree to provide berthing and mooring facilities of design satisfac- tory to the Chief of Engineers and including adequate accommoda- tions for transient boats, boat stalls for local craft, and a public dock with servicing facilities, all to be constructed concurrently with the proposed Federal breakwater; and provided further that work shall not ble undertaken until the harbor lines at the locality shall have been RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 269 relocated shoreward. These provisions have not yet been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Fourwater terminals, with available dockage of 1,700 feet are located along the waterfront at Atlantic Highlands westerly of and adjacent to the area under improvement. The exist- ing piers and those required under conditions of local cooperation are considered sufficient for present needs. There is ample space for additional wharves and boat basins should future needs warrant their construction. (For further details of existing facilities see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on this project and there has been no cost or expenditure. When examined in June 1936 project depth existed in the area to be dredged except for a strip about 500 feet wide adjacent to the proposed pierhead line where the controlling depth at mean low water varied from 3.5 feet at the pierhead line to 8 feet at the outer edge of the strip. Proposed operations.-No funds are available for this project, and no work is proposed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938. It is expected that the conditions of local cooperation will be com- plied with during the fiscal year and that local interests will provide the required contribution of $81,250. Therefore, the sum of $850,000 (including $81,250 contributed funds) can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, as follows: New work: C(omplete, under contract, the construction of the rubble-mi~nnd breakwater as authorized by the River and IHarbor Act of Aug. 26, 1937 ------------------------------------------- -------- 728,500 Complete, under contract, dredging of the anchorage area to project dimensions ----------------------------------- - 67, 500 Total--------------------- 850, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937- - ' Net total expenditures__ __ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_______________ ______ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1------- ___------------------ -- 768, 750 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work ---------------- -------- 768, 750 1 In addition, $81,250 to be contributed by local interests. 14. SHREWSBURY RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river is mainly a large tidal basin in the eastern part of New Jersey, the outlet being at the southeast end of Sandy Hook Bay, about 4 miles south from the point of Sandy Hook. (See TU. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 543.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852. March 181871, March 3. 1879, modified in 1883 and 1887, and by the River and IIarbor Act of March 2, 1919. The costs and expenditures were $220,893.95 for new work and $286,606.05 for main- 270 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 tenance, a total of $507,500. For further details see page 1778 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 373 of Annual Report for 1918. Existing project.-This provides for dredging a channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide, following the westerly shore, from deep water in Sandy Hook Bay to a point 600 feet south of the railroad bridge at Highlands, a distance of 2.2 miles; thence 9 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide, suitably widened at bends and turns, in the south branch of the river to the Branchport Avenue Bridge in the city of Long Branch, a distance of 6.8 miles; and for a channel in the north branch 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the junction to Red Bank, a distance of 6.1 miles. All depths refer to the plane of local mean low water. The mean range of tides on the outer bar is 5 feet; at Highlands Bridge, 3.2 feet; at Seabright, 1.2 feet; at Branchport, 1.3 feet; and at Oceanic, 2.5 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause irregular tidal fluctuations from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $539,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and exclusive of $50,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $45,000. The existing project was adopted by the following River and Har- bor Acts: The act of March 2, 1919, provided for the 6-foot channel in the north branch (H. Doc. No. 1296, 62d Cong., 3d sess.); the Emergency Relief and Appropriation Act of 1935 (under the date of May 28, 1935), and the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, provided for the 12-foot channel (H. Doc. No. 157, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), and for the 9-foot channel (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 31, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The project docu- ments contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 4 publicly owned wharves and 17 privately owned wharves used for commercial purposes, many of which are open to general public use on equal terms. The terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-A contract for new work and maintenance dredging under the 6-foot project in the North Branch extending from opposite Maple Avenue, Red Bank, N. J., downstream about 4,600 feet, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was continued and completed on August 12, 1936. The cost for the year was $10,439.79 for new work and $14,416.87 for main- tenance, a total of $24,856.66. A contract for dredging to complete the 12-foot project was com- menced on September 16, 1936, and completed on January 11, 1937. The cost for the year, exclusive of $36,311.03 contributed funds, was $112,565.70 for new work. A contract for dredging under the 9-foot project modified to in- clude removal of rock in the vicinity of Seabright Bridge was com- menced on October 26, 1936, and completed on April 9, 1937. The cost for the year was $237,811.62 for new work. Preliminary surveys and expenses in connection with proposed work were performed by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $2,938.19, for new work. The total cost for the year, exclusive of $36,311.03 contributed funds, was $378,172.17, of which $363,755.30 was for new work and RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 271 $14,416.87 for maintenance. The total expenditures, exclusive of $36,311.03 contributed funds, were $390,355.52. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1937, at a saving of $72,437 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1936, was 12 feet from Sandy Hook Bay to the vicinity of the junction of the 12- and 9-foot channels just south of the highway bridge at Highlands, where a shoal has formed which has narrowed the channel to about 100 feet with a controlling depth of about 8 feet, and thence 9 feet in the main stem and South Branch to the Branchport Avenue Bridge at Long Branch. In the North Branch about 6 feet was available to the head of the project opposite Maple Avenue, Red Bank, N. J. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project, exclusive of $36,311.03 contributed funds expended for new work, were $466,562.59 for new work and $184,794.94 for maintenance, a total of $651,357.53. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance, $4,899.73, on June 30,1937, was revoked during July 1937. No maintenance work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $45,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions whereshoals occur periodically. The work will be done by contract dluring the period from April to June 1939. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------------------------- $687, 456. 54 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-------------------------- 471, 400. 99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937_----------- 1, 158, 857. 53 Net total expenditures -------------------------------------- 1, 158, 857. 53 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937------------------------ 4, 899. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-------------- 1, 163, 757. 26 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cot of new work-------- ---------------------------------- $6, 502. 63 $363, 755. 30 Cost of-maintenance ----------------- $9, 784. 35 $1, 570. 73 $1, 011. 47 10, 811. 80 14, 416. 87 Total cost.. -------------------- 9,784.35 1,570.73 1,011.47 17,314.43 378,172.17 Total expended --------------------- .... 9, 802. 35 1, 537. 34 946 14 5,229. 80 390, 355. 52 Allotted -------------------------- 8, 908.08 31, 468. 53 10, 000. 00 161, 500. 00 200. 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936------------------------------$195, 255.25 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936---------------------------------------------- 200,000.00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 395, 255. 25 Gross gmount expended----------------------------$428, 627. 53 Less reimbursements collected ------------------- 38, 272. 01 390, 355. 52 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 4,899. 73 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance - 45, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 20196-37-pt. 1--18 272 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_----------------------------_ $36, 311.03 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937----- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-------------- 36, 311.03 Net total expenditures___________________________ 36, 311. 03 Total amount contributed to June 30, 1937----------------------- 36,311.03 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work.---- -- -----------------------------------.------------ $36, 311.03 Total expended ... ..-------------------------------------------------------------- 36 311.03 Contributed---------- ------------.......... ....--------........------------...--------- $50, 000.00 -13,688.97 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936- $50, 000.00 Deductions on account of amount refunded 97 1,------------------------13,' Net amount to be accounted for ... 36, 311.03 Gross amount expended----------------------------------------- 36, 311.03 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR SHREWSBURY RIVER, Nj J. Cost of new work to June 30, 1937------------------- _ $723, 767. 57 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937--------------- ------- __-_ 471, 400.99 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-------- _ 1, 195, 168. 56 Net total expenditures---------------------------- 1, 195, 168. 56 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 -- 4, 899. 73 Total amount appropriated and contributed to June 30, 1937------- , 200,068.29 1---------------------------------- Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work---.. ____ . _.. _____ ______ _____-___-_ _ . . $6, 502. 63 $400, 066.33 Cost of maintenance $9, 784. 35 $1, 570. 73 $1, 011.47 10, 811.80 14, 416.87 Total cost -______-_____ _ 9, 784.35 1, 570. 73 1,011. 47 17, 314. 43 414, 483. 20 Total expended_---------------- 9, 802. 35 1, 537. 34 946. 14 5, 229. 80 426, 666. 55 Allotted-and contributed----- .....--- 8, 908. 08 31, 468. 53 10, 000. 00 -181, 500.00 186,311.03 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936-- $245, 255. 25 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936------------- 200, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_____-- S445, 255. 25 Deductions on account of amount refunded_ 13, 688.97 Net amount to be accounted for -_ 431, 566. 28 Gross amount expended___________________ $464, 938. 56 Less reimbursements collected -- - 38, 272. 01 42 fi. Balance unexpended June 30, 1937__ 4, 899. 73 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance ------------------------ -- 45, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 15. MANASQUAN RIVER, N. J. Location.-This is a small stream located in the eastern part of New Jersey, rising near Freehold and flowing to the Atlantic Ocean, RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 273 about 26 miles south of Sandy Hook. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 1216.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. The cost and expenditures were $39,000 for new work and $2,054.11 for maintenance, a total of $41,054.11. (For further details see Annual Report for 1909, p. 186.) Existing project.-This provides for the opening of Manasquan Inlet and the provision of works designed to secure a channel at least 8 feet deep at mean low water. It also provides for a widening of the present channel to same depth on its northerly side by dredging an area approximately 200 feet wide by 3,150 feet long. The mean tidal range in the ocean opposite the inlet is 3.8 feet. ' The mean tidal range in the easterly lagoon is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $646,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects, but including $300,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 482, 70th Cong., 2d sess.); and widening of the channel on its northerly side was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Senate Committee Document, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The project documents contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-No docks, wharves, or terminals suitable for commercial purposes have been established. There are many small boat landings. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Preliminary surveys were made to determine the extent of new work required for the following items of work: Northerly extension of bulkhead above oceanfront at Manasquan Beach, dredging anchorage area and con- struction of bulkhead and groin at Manasquan River, N. J. Total costs of preliminary surveys were $1,282.63, all for new work. A con- tract for dredging to widen the channel up to 200 feet on its north- erly side for a length of about 3,150 feet and for maintenance of the existing channel was commenced on May 10, 1937, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The cost for the year was $25,680.58 of which $22,547.79 was for new work and $3,132.79 for maintenance. A contract for maintenance to restore the stone jetties to project dimensions was commenced on September 29, 1936, and completed on April 27, 1937. The cost was $115,103.12 for maintenance. A contract for maintenance to restore the bulkheads at the westerly end of the stone jetties, 950 lineal feet on the north side and 650 lineal feet on the south side, was commenced on August 3, 1936, and com- pleted on April 30, 1937. The cost was $80,852.74 for maintenance. Total costs of all work during fiscal year were $222,919.07, of which $23,830.42 was for new work and $199,088.65 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $209,556.64. Condition at end of fiscal year.-WVork under the existing project is about 95 percent completed. Two ietties of an aggregate length of 2,260 feet are completed, the north jetty being 1,230 feet long and 274 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 the south jetty 1,030 feet long. Steel bulkheads 950 feet long at the inshore ends of the north and south jetties are completed, and a channel connecting with the State of New Jersey channel at a point 700 feet easterly of the New York & Long Branch Railroad bridge has been dredged easterly for a distance of 4,225 feet, 300 feet wide and 8 feet deep, and thence narrowing to 250 feet, with depth of 10 feet to the 10-foot curve in the ocean, a distance of about 875 feet. The controlling depth on June 30, 1937, was 7 feet at mean low water, to a point 700 feet easterly of the railroad bridge. The con- tract for dredging now in progress will complete the project. The total cost of the existing project, excluding $300,000 con- tributed funds which were expended for new work, were $292,206.12 for new work and $234,034.85 for maintenance, a total of $526,- 240.97. Total expenditures, excluding $300,000 contributed funds, were $512,863.58. Proposed operations.--It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1937, $27,215.20, together with an allotment of $32,000 made during August 1937, total of $59,215.20, as follows: -------------------------------------- Accounts payable____________ ____ ______ $13,377. 39 New work: Dredging under an existing contract to complete the area north- erly of the existing channel easterly of the New York & Long Branch R. R. bridge (July 1937) --------------------------- 6, 144.01 Construction by contract of a steel sheet pile bulkhead about 500 feet long and a steel sheet pile groin about 300 feet long north- erly of the existing steel bulkhead and groin at Manasquan Beach (August to December 1939) ------------------------- 38, 000. 00 Maintenance: Dredging under an existing contract to restore project dimensions of the approved project------------------------------1, 693.80 Total----- ---------------------------------------------- 59, 215. 20 The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, for maintenance dredging to restore project dimensions where shoals occur periodically. The work will be done, by contract, during May and June 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937----------------------------- $331, 206. 12 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937---_________-____________ 236, 088.96 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ---- ____- ___ 567, 295. 08 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937------------------------- 13, 377. 39 Net total expenditures---------------------------------- 553, 917. 69 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937_ -- - ____--_______ 27, 215. 20 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 ______________ 1581, 132. 89 1 In addition, $300,000 expended from contributed funds. Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work--------.. $51, 623. 37 .....------------....... $293. 00 ------------ $292. 09 $23,830.42 Cost of maintenance____ ._ -_............ - _ ........ 273. 56 $14, 228. 97 662. 33 199, 088. 65 Total cost_...... .. .. .....____ 51, 623.37 566. 56 14, 228. 97 954.42 222, 919.07' ______ Total expended---------------- 49,748.46 2, 401.04 14, 307. 05 939. 46 209, 556. 64 Allotted .....................--------------------------- 58, 436. 21 13, 997. 57 15, 000. 00 171, 000. 00 35, 570.00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 275 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_ _ ____________ $201, 201. 84 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved May 15, 1936_____ _______-----$16, 760. 06 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved May 28, 1930________----------- 16, 009. 30 Amount allotted from War Department Appropria- tion Act approved February 23, 1931-------------- 2, 800. 64 35, 570. 00 Amount to be accounted for__--_---------------------- 236, 771. 84 Gross amount expended $211, 422.90 Less reimbursements collected__--_-------------___ 1, 866. 26 209, 556.64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 __ _______-_ 27, 215. 20 ,Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937___-------- $1, 146. 92 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts______ 16, 153. 60 17_ 00) 52 Balance available June 30, 1937__________--------- 9, 914. 68 Amount allotted during fiscal year 1938________________________ 32, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938________________ 41, 914. 68 .Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance 2--- __-___ 20, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. 16. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year amounted to $26,596.62. The expenditures were $26,444.38. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, together with an allotment of $17,000 made in July 1937, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1938 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $17,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_ ----------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 _____------------------- $414, 360.42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------- ----- 414, 360. 42 :Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937 ---------------------------- 402.25 Net total expenditures-------------- TJnexpended balance June 30, 1937 _____ 413, 958. 17 ______________________ _ 728.16 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937______________ 414, 686. 33 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work --------------- Cost of maintenance-.------------------$113, 395.87 $46, 537. 98 $46, 524. 66 $25, 300. 09 $26, 596. 62 Total expended__--------- _------------- 110, 858. 23 46, 225. 35 46, 283.33 25, 981. 66 26, 444.38 Allotted_____--- ___ ..------------.- 130, 628. 79 60, 357. 54 27, 000.00 38, 000.00.......... 276 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_-------------------------- $27, 172. 54 Gross amount expended____-- --------------- $27, 470.91 Less reimbursements collected-- , 026. 53 1------------------- 26, 444.38 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 ------------------- 728. 16 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 19'37 ----------------------- 402.25 Balance available June 30, 1937_ __________________- _ 325.91 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937---------------------------------- 17, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938 325. 91 1--------------------7, Amount that can be profitably1 expended in fiscal year ending June - 30, 1939, for maintenance ________________ ___ 17, 000.00 1Exclusive of available funds. 17. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report June 30, 1937 amount re- Name of project see annual quired quired to report c for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Cheesequake Creek, N. J.1-- ---- _ 1928 $40, 000 $24, 956.69 $50, 000 2. Matawan Creek, N. J.1 _ ______ ___ _ 1934 21, 000 73, 964.09 12, 000 1 Channel adequate for commerce. 18. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR SECOND NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1937_________________-- $22, 434. 40 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937---------------- --- 31, 053. 46 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937------------------------ 53, 487. 86 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937---_--_-- -__-- 8,783. 63 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 44, 704. 23 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937----------------------- 23, 405.31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937----------------68, 109. 54 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Total expended---------------------............................-------------------- $11, 526. 92 $49, 669. 43 -$16, 492. 12 Allotted-----........-------------------------------....... ------------ 14, 109. 54 71, 000. 00 -17, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 Amount 'allotted from War Department _____________ __________ Appropriation Act ap- 23, 913. 19 proved May 15, 1936______ 23, 000.00 Amount to be accounted for --------------------------- 46, 913. 19 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment_-- 40, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for ... __ ____-_________ -__ 6, 913. 19 Gross amount expended------------------------ $383, 959. 52 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 277 Less: Reimbursements collected----------- $400, 300. 47 Receipts from sales-- _____________ 151. 17 S- $400, 451. 64 - -$16, 492. 12 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937------------------------ 23, 405. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937 --------- ---------- 9, 055. 33 Balance available June 30, 1937_________________---------- 14, 349. 98 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937_------------------------------- 31, 053. 46 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937--------------- 45, 403. 44 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions Transmitted Recommenda- Locality Authorization acts to Congress Document no. tion Delaware and Raritan River and Harbor Act, --------------.------------- Canal, N. J. Aug. 30, 1935. Great Kills, Staten Is- Rivers and Harbors . -------------------------- land, N. Y. Committee resolu- tion, June 24, 1937. Do--_-_,-........... River and Harbor Act, ..- 26,---- Aug. 26, 1937. Keyport Harbor, N. J_-- River and Harbor Act, ...--- ------------------- Aug. 30, 1935. Lemon Creek, N. Y.__-- Rivers and Harbors May 5, 1937 Rivers and Harbors Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee, 27, 75th tion, June 3, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Manasquan Inlet, N. J., River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1936 House, 71, 75th Cong., Unfavorable. and adjacent beaches, July 3, 1930. 1st sess. beach erosion. Matawan Creek, N. J.-- Rivers and Harbors . --------------------- Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 24, 1936. New York Bay-Dela- Senate Committee res--- ------------------------ ware River section of olution, Dec. 15, Intracoastal Water- 1936. way. Passaic River, N. J. Flood Control Act, .------------- (preliinaryexamina- May 6, 1936. tion for flood control). Passaic River, N. J., River and Harbor Act, Mar. 3, 1937-______.___ ......... Do. from 8th St. Bridge, Aug. 30, 1935. Wallington to Passaic St. Bridge at Garfield. Sandy Hook Bay, off _- do_--------- _ July 8, 1937 House, 292, 75th Favorable. Atlantic Highlands, Cong., 1st sess. N. J., to provide an anchorage area. Shairk River, N. J _-----...--.. do -------------.-------------- Way Cake (Waackaack) ...- do----------.-------- ------------------- Creek, N. J. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT This district includes the watershed drained by the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, embracing the eastern part of Pennsylvania, a small area in southeastern New York, the shore lines and tributaries of Delaware River and Bay, and the streams, bays, and inlets along the Atlantic coast from Bayhead, N. J., at the head of Barnegat Bay on the north to the Delaware-Maryland State line on the south. District Engineer: Lt. Col. John C. H. Lee, Corps of Engineers. Division Engineer: Col. E. D. Peek, Corps of Engineers. 278 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Delaware River between 15. Indian River Inlet and Bay, Philadelphia, Pa., and D el_- _ - - - - - -_ 318 Trenton, N. J-_________ 278 16. Inland Waterway from Chin- 2. Delaware River, Pa., N. J., coteague Bay, Va., to Del- and Del., Philadelphia, aware Bay, Del _________ 319 Pa., to the sea___ 284 17. Cooper River, N. Ij .- 321 3. Delaware River at Camden, 18. Big Timber Creek, N. J ... 322 N. J------------------- 287 19. Woodbury Creek, N. J .- 323 --..... 4. Schuylkill River, Pa 5. Wilmington Harbor, Del -- 289 292 20. Mantua Creek, N. J ____ 21. Oldmans Creek, N. J --.... 324 326 6. Inland Waterway from Dela- 22. Raccoon Creek, N. J ..-- 327 ware River to Chesapeake 23. Salem River, N. J__ 329 Bay, Del. and Md _ _ _ _ 295 24. Cohansey River, N. J ----- 331 7. Smyrna River, Del 305 307 25. Cold Spring Inlet, N. J ---- 26. Absecon Inlet, N. J ....... 333 334 8. Little River, Del___ --... 9. St. Jones River, Del_ 308 27. Absecon Creek, N. J 336 10. Murderkill River, Del ..... 310 28. Tuckerton Creek, N. J .... 337 --.... 11. Mispillion River, Del 311 29. Barnegat Inlet, N. J ...... 339 12. Broadkill River, Del_.... 313 30. Examinations, surveys, and 13. Harbor of Refuge, Delaware contingencies (general) --- 340 Bay, Del_ 314 31. Other projects for which no 14. Inland Waterway between estimates are submitted _ 341 Rehoboth Bay and Dela- 32. Plant allotment._---_..._ 341 ware Bay, Del_---------- 316 1. DELAWARE RIVER BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA., AND TRENTON, N. J. Location.-This river has its source in southeastern New York, flows in a general southerly direction, forming the boundary line between the States of New York and New Jersey on the east and Pennsylvania and Delaware on the west, and empties into Delaware Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 294, 295, and 296.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872; March 3, 1875; June 14, 1880; July 5, 1884; August 18, 1894; March 2, 1907; June 25, 1910; July 25, 1912; June 5, 1920; and March 3, 1925. Total costs and expenditures were $3,041,893.91, of which $2,489,173.45 was for new work and $552,720.46 was for mainte- nance. For further details see page 1,778 of the Annual Report for 1915; page 311 of the Annual Report for 1924; and page 220 of the Annual Report for 1934. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 28 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide from Allegheny Avenue, Phila- delphia, Pa., to the Delair Bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.; thence 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the upper end of the muni- cipal terminal at Trenton, N. J. Above Delair, the project provides for widening the channel at curves and for a turning basin at the upper end 1,700 feet long and 500 feet wide and for maintaining the channel dredged under the previous project to a depth of 12 feet at mean low water and a width of 200 feet from the upper end of the 25-foot channel to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Ferry Street, Trenton. The project also provides for an auxiliary channel 20 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide east of Burlington Island to extend from the main channel to the upper end of the United States Pipe & Foundry Co.'s property at East Burlington, with a turning basin 450 feet wide at the upper end, and for the initial excavation only of a cross channel through ,the RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 279 artificial island opposite Delanco, N. J., 200 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water (U. S. Engineer Department datum). The total length of the improvement is about 31.9 miles, including 1.4 miles in the auxiliary channel east of Burlington Island, and the distance from the lower end to Liston Point, the accepted point of division between Delaware River and Delaware Bay, is about 55 miles. The mean range of tide at Philadelphia is 5.6 feet and at Trenton 6.0 feet, an increase of 0.5 foot since the completion of the 25-foot channel. The spring range is from 0.3 to 0.5 foot greater. Freshets, which occur usually during February and March, attain a height in the vicinity of Trenton of 9 to 20 feet above mean low water, with a velocity of about 6 miles per hour. Freshets may also occur at other seasons of the year, especially during the summer months. Navigation is usually suspended during the winter months on account of the formation of ice in the river. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $5,189,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects but including $15,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $131,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 3, 71st Cong., 1st sess.), which provided for a depth of 28 feet between Philadelphia, Pa., and Delair Bridge. Deepening the channel from Delair Bridge to Trenton to 25 feet, and dredging the auxiliary chan- nel east of Burlington Island (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 11, 73d Cong., 1st sess., and No. 66, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) were authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935. Prior to the River and Harbor Act of 1935, the 25-foot channel to Trenton was provided for under the Public Works Administration September 6, 1933, and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, May 28, 1935. Excavation of the cross channel opposite Delanco, N. J. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 90, 74th Cong., 2d sess.), was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937. The latest published maps are in the Annual Report for 1914, page 1804; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 3, Seventy first Congress, first session; and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 66, 74th Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers, pt. I, revised 1932.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Public Works funds-- New work.-Government costs of $0.41 were incurred under contract for new work dredging completed in prior fiscal year. The expendi- tures were $21.84. Emergency Relief funds-New work.-Work was completed with funds provided from the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 under two contracts. Contract for dredging to 25 feet between Florence, N. J., and Roeblihg, N. J., commenced on October 24, 1935, was completed December 1, 1936, approximately 207,515 cubic yards being removed under this contract at a cost of $127,624.03. The contract for dredging to 25 feet between Roebling, N. J. and Tren- ton, N. J., commenced on July 30, 1935, was completed on September 280 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 28, 1936, approximately 28,783 cubic yards being removed at a cost of $16,407.05. The work of rock removal on Torresdale Range was commenced by the U. S. derrickboat Rattler on August 3, 1936, and completed on September 4, 1936. A total of 60 cubic yards of ledge rock was removed at a cost of $5,481.18. Banking of disposal areas used in connection with above contracts was done, by hired labor, at a cost of $115,650.09. The total cost of new work with Emergency Relief funds was $265,162.35. Total expenditures were $362,357.37. Regular funds--New work.-Contract for dredging to 20 feet in the auxiliary channel east of Burlington Island commenced on July 17, 1936, was completed on February 23, 1937, approximately 671,988 cubic yards being removed at a cost of $214,129.25. Maintenance.-The contract for maintenance dredging of the 25- foot channel between Philadelphia, Pa. and Florence, N. J. com- menced on August 20, 1936, was completed on March 31, 1937. A to- tal of 942,192 cubic yards were removed at a cost of $371,589.66. Maintenance dredging of the 25-foot channel at the upper end of the project was commenced by the U. S. pipe-line dredge Alabama on May 11, 1937, and was still in progress at the end of the year. A total of 195,790 cubic yards were removed and pumped ashore into disposal areas adjacent to the work at a cost of $40,086.37. Other maintenance costs during the year were operation and main- tenance of tide gages $3,552.15, and surveys and channel examina- tions $13,700.22. Total cost of work with regular funds were $643,057.65 of which $214,129.25 was for new work and $428,928.40 was for maintenance. Total expenditures were $627,963.65. The total cost, all funds, was $908,220.41 of which $479,292.01 was for new work and $428,928.40 was for maintenance. Total expendi- tures were $990,342.86. Conditionat end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1937, except for the excavation of the cross channel opposite Delanco, N. J. The latest examinations (March-June 1937) show depths less than the project depth on or near the center line of the channels as fol- lows: 24.4 feet on Beverly range (25-foot channel) and 10.1 feet on Federal range (12-foot channel). The total costs and expenditures of the existing project from Public Works funds were $2,189,955.51 for new work. The total costs and expenditures of thlei existing project from Emergency Relief funds were $2,619,844.07 for new work. The total costs of the existing project from regular funds were $897,843.93, of which $301,289.44 was for new work and $596,554.49 was for maintenance. Total expenditures were $880,818.78. The total cost of the project, all funds was $5,707,643.51, of which $5,111,089.02 was for new work and $596,554.49 was for maintenance. Total expenditures were $5,690,618.36. In addition $15,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1937, under regular ap- propriation amounting to $65,254.19, together with $150,000 allotted from the act of July 19, 1937, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 281 Accounts payable June 30, 1937 ______________ _____ $27,840.98 Maintenance : Maintenance dredging in 28-foot, 25-foot, 20-foot, and 12-foot channels with Government plant as required throughout the year_______----- $177, 413. 21 Surveys, examinations and operation of tide gages-------- ------------------------------- 10, 000. 00 187, 413. 21 Total------------------------------------------------- 215, 254. 19 The maintenance dredging will insure full project depth in the completed channels to Trenton and in the auxiliary 20-foot channel east of Burlington Island. The funds unexpended on June 30, 1937, under Emergency Relief appropriation, amounting to $2,895.93 were revoked in July 1937. The sum of $313,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as follows: New work: Excavation of cross channel opposite Delanco, N. J., by Gov- ernment pipe-line dredge (July-August 1938) ------------------ $63, 000 Maintenance: Maintenance dredging in 28-foot, 25-foot, 20 foot, and 12-foot channels as required__ 250, 000 Total for all work------------------------------------------ 313, 000 The excavation of the cross channel opposite Delanco, N. J., will complete the existing project. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937__________________________ $4, 980,418. 40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937___ _____ ___- - 1, 149,274. 95 1_______ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937---------- 6, 129, 693. 35 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937_ .__-_______ __---- - 10, 814.83 Net total cost to June 30, 1937______________-------- 6, 140, 508. 18 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937------------------------ 1. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937---------------------6, 140, 509. 18 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937----------------------- 27, 840. 98 Net total expenditures_________________________ 6, 112, 668. 20 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937---------------------------- 65, 253. 19 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 -__________- 16,177, 921.39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-_-- -_-_-- -.... $13, 478. 65 $1,016,355.32 $1, 041, 138. 49 $134, 391. 35 $214, 129. 66 Cost of maintenance--._...-...-. 22, 978. 25 123, 140. 45 109, 891.90 181, 850.04 428, 928. 40 Total cost ---------------- _ 36, 456. 90 1,139, 495. 77 1,151,030. 39 316, 241.39 643, 058. 06 Total expended.....-----------------35, 345. 36 997, 949. 08 1, 196, 610. 43 416, 509. 95 627, 985. 49 Allotted- ---------- ----------- 43, 000. 00 1, 235, 000. 00 1, 244, 955. 51 605, 000. 00 199, 000. 00 1 Includes $2,189,955.51 Public Works funds. In addition $15,000 of contributed funds were expended. 282 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_ _ __ $494, 238.68 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936 - __________________ 199, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ 693, 238. 68 Gross amount expended------------------------- $628, 009. 49 Less reimbursements collected_ 24. 00 627, 985.49 Balance unexpended June 30. 1937_______ _____ 65, 253. 19 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937_------- --- 27, 495.28 $__ Amount covered by uncompleted contracts 390. 70 27, 885. 98 Balance available June 30, 1937________________________ 37, 367.21 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937___ 1. 00 Unobligated balance available June. 30, 1937_____________ 37, 368.21 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937--------------- 150, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938----- --------- 187, 368. 21 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 2 6---------3, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939: 63, 00 0. 00 For new work 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---- -- For maintenance --------------------- 250, 000. 00 Total 2- - - -- - - -- - - ----- 313, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937----- $2, 619, 844.07 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937----------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-- _____ 2,619, 844. 07 Net total expenditures_ ----------------------------- 2, 619, 844. 07 Unex balance June 30, 1937---------------------------- cpended 2, 895. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------2,622, 740. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-.- --- ________ _..... _______. --- _______---__---- . $2, 354, 681. 72 $265, 162. 35 Cost of maintenance -------------.---------------------------- -------------- -------- -- Total expended___________-___ _______-___ ------ 2, 257, 486. 70 362, 357. 37 Allotted.. ----------------------------------------- $2, 900, 000. 00 -185, 000. 00 -92, 260. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936- $457, 513.30 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of __ April 8, 1935 -------------------------------------------- 7, 740. 00 Amount to be accounted for----- ------------- 465, 253. 30 Deductions on account of revocations of allotment---__.------- 100, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for----------------------- 365, 253. 30 Gross amount expended----------------------$365, 952. 13 Less reimbursements collected-------------------- 3, 594. 76 362, 357. 37 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 ---------------------- 2, 895. 93 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 283 'CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY .FOR DELAWARE RIVER, PHiL ADELIF.AIrIA TO TRENTON Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_ _ --- 1 $7, 600, 262. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937---- 1, 149, 274.95 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 _ 8,749,537 42 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937---------------------------- 10, 814, 83. Net total cost to June 30, 1937 -------- - 8,760, 352. 25 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937-- 1. 00 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937 , 760, 353. 25 8----------------------- Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937----------------------- 27,840. 98 Net total expenditures 18, 732, 512. 21 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 --------------------------- 68, 149. 12 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 ....,-....- 8, 800, 661. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work__, ..... ___ . $13, 478. 65 $1, 016, 355. 32 $1, 041, 138. 49 $2, 489, 073. 07 $479, 292. 01 Cost of maintenance 22, 978. 25 123, 140. 45 109, 891.90 181, 850. 04 428, 928.40 Total cost -- ------------ 36, 456. 90 1, 139, 495. 77 1, 151, 030. 39 2, 670, 923. 11 908, 220. 41 Total expended .-- 35, 345. 36 997, 949. 08 1, 196, 610. 43 2, 673, 996. 65 990, 342. 86 Allotted.. __ . __ ......... _ 43, 000. 00 1, 235, 000. 00 4, 144, 955. 51 420, 000. 00 106, 740. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936-_ $951, 751.98 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936 __-- ----- $199, 000. 00 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act of April 8, 1935__--- 7, 740. 00 206, 740. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ - 1,158, 491; 98 Deductions on account of revocations of allotm ents . __ 100, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-___- ------------ 1, 058, 491. 9: Gross amount expended ____-- _-___- -- - $993,961.62 Less reimbursements collected_ 3, 618. 76 990,342..86 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937__ 68,.149. 12 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937_ $27, 495. 28 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------- 390. 70 27, 885. 98 Balance available June 30, 1937___________________ 40, 263. 14 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937_______________________ 1.00 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937_ 40,264.14 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19., 1937 -_ 150, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938_ 2 190, 264. 14; Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ----------------------------------- 63, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939: For new work 3 - ------------------ --------- 63, 000.'00 For maintenance 3 -- ----------------- 250, 000. 00, - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - ----- - - - - Total ------- --- 313, 000. 0(0 1 Includes $2,189,955.51 Public Works funds. In addition $15,000 of contributed funds were expended. Includes $2,895.93 revoked in July 1937. * Exclusive of available funds. 284 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 2. DELAWARE RIVER, PA., N. J., AND DEL., PHILADELPHIA, PA., TO THE SEA Location.-See page 267, also United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 294, and 295. Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836; March 3, 1873; March 3, 1875; June 18, 1878; March 3, 1879; July 5, 1884; August 11, 1888; and March 3, 1899. The total cost and expenditures were $14,001,466.63, the cost of new work being $12,976,057.61 and the cost of maintenance $1,025,409.02. For fur- ther details see page 1779 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel from deep water in Delaware Bay about 8 miles below Liston Point, to Allegheny Ave- nue, Philadephia, a distance of about 63 miles, having a depth of 35 feet at mean low water and a width of 800 feet in the straight parts, 1,200 feet at Bulkhead Bar, 1,000 feet at the other bends, and 1,000 feet in Philadelphia Harbor. The project includes the con- struction of dikes for the regulation and control of the tidal flow and dredging to provide for an anchorage 35 feet deep and about 6,400 feet long, at Port Richmond; for an anchorage area 30 feet deep and about 3,500 feet long at Gloucester, N. J.; for an anchorage 35 feet deep and about 7,300 feet long in the vicinity of Mantua Creek; and for an anchorage 35 feet deep, 1,200 feet wide, and averaging 5,700 feet long at Marcus Hook, Pa.; for straightening the channel and extending the 1,000-foot width from Philadelphia Har- bor to Horseshoe Bend; and for the maintenance of any areas dredged by local interests to a depth of 35 feet between the channel and a line 100 feet channelward of the pierhead line between Point House wharf and the Philadelphia Navy Yard, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such areas are so located as to be of benefit to general navigation. The mean range of tide at various points on the river and bay is as follows: Philadelphia, Pa., 5.6 feet; Chester, Pa., 5.4 feet; New Castle, Del., 5.5 feet; Liston Point, Del., 5.8 feet; and Lewes, Del., 4.3 feet. Under the influence of heavy and long-continued winds the range of tide may vary from about 4 feet below to about 10 feet above mean .low water. Observations by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey extending over a number of years at Philadel- phia, Pa., indicate that the mean tidal range has decreased about 0.7 foot and the elevation of mean low water has increased about 0.8 foot at that locality, as compared with the range and elevation observed there in 1878 and earlier. The change is probably due to the construction of regulating works in the river. A similar change has been observed by the Engineer Department at other points on the river above Liston Point. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 was $17,600,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1933) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 733, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). It was modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 285 304, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), to provide for the anchorages between Port Richmond and Mantua Creek, and for extending the 1,000-foot channel width in Philadelphia Harbor to Horseshoe Bend; and by the Public Works Administration September 6, 1933, and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 5, 73d Cong., 1st sess.), to provide for an anchorage in the vicinity of Marcus Hook, Pa. The latest published maps are in the annual report for 1913, page 1746, and in House Document No. 304, Seventy-first Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are 316 piers, wharves, and docks within the limits of the improvement, exclhsive of those reported under Wilmington Harbor, Del., including the following municipally owned piers, open to public use: 1 at Gloucester, N. J.; 2 at Chester, Pa.; 1 at New Castle, Del.; and 1 at Delaware City, Del. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce and, with additional facilities under construction or contem- plated, provide for substantial increase in the amount of commerce which can be handled on this improvement. (For further details see Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers, pt. I, revised 1932, and pt. II, revised 1931.) Operations and results during fiscal year-Regular funds-Main- tenance.-Maintenance dredging was in progress throughout the year with the seagoing hopper dredge New Orleans, except during the winter lay-up, and the dredge Delaware until September 13, 1936, when the latter dredge was temporarily transferred to the Baltimore, Md., district. The dredge Rossell was operated on the Delaware River at intervals throughout the year when conditions in the Chris- tiana and Schuylkill Rivers would permit. The total quantity of ma- terial removed from the Delaware River during the year was 7,034,- 976 cubic yards, bin measurement, of which 1,061,919 cubic yards were deposited in the rehandling basins at Edgemoor, Del.; 37,141 cubic yards in the basins at Hog Island; 3,018,283 cubic yards in the Killcohook Basins; 1,303,100 cubic yards in Stony Point Basins; 690,- 765 cubic yards in the Oldmans Point Basins; 718,809 cubic yards in the Naval Reserve Basin, League Island; and 204,959 cubic yards were deposited into deep water outside channel without rehandling. The cost of dredging, which includes rehandling by pipe-line dredges and the proportionate share of cost of construction and maintenance of disposal basins, was $839,878.23. In addition the pipe-line dredge Alabama dredged approximately 1,054,302 cubic yards on Tinicum Range, pumping material directly ashore at a cost of $116,014.89 Other maintenance costs during the year include repairs to Pea Patch Island dike, $2,380.05; surveys and channel examinations, $29,244.93; operation and maintenance of tide gages below Phila- delphia, $4,073.17; and' removing miscellaneous obstructions and debris, $909.10. The total cost of work done during the year was $992,500.37 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $988,866.45. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1934. Portions of the channel are subject to recurrent shoaling, but according to the latest examinations (May-June 1937) a navigable channel with a controlling depth of 35 feet at mean low water extends 286 REPORT OF CHIEF' OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 for a distance of 63 miles from Philadelphia to the sea. The total length of dikes constructed under the project at Mifflin Bar, Chester Island,. Oldmans Point, Edgemoor, Pea Patch Island, Reedy Island, Alloway Creek, Stony Point, and Hope Creek, was 52,372 feet, ,Por- tions of the dike at Reedy Island are in need of repairs. The total estimated quantity of material other than ledge rock removed by contract in original channel dredging was approximately 54,001,483 cubic yards, excluding excessive overdepth dredging, In addition, approximately 8,430,546 cubic yards were removed from anchorages at Port Richmond, Gloucester, Mantua Creek, and Marcus Hook. The total quantity reinoved by Government plant was approxi- mately 2,829,986 cubic yards, making a total of 65,262,015 cubic yards removed under the project. The total quantity of ledge rock and boulders removed under the project was 145,418 cubic yards, by con- tract, and 1,239 cubic yards by Government and leased plant. The total cost of the existing project from regular funds was $43., 249,365.40, of which $17,021,228.20 was for new work and $26,228,- 137.20 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $44,985,290.21. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project from Public Works funds was $813,045.79, all for new work. The total cost of the existing project, all funds, was $44,062,411.19, of which $17,834,273.99 was for new work and $26,228,137.20 was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $45,798,336. Proposedoperations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1937, amounting to $249,800.42, together with $650,000 allotted from act of July 19, 1937, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937 - $114.22. 04 Maintenance : Operation of hopper dredges Delaware, New Or- leans, and Rossell; pipe-line dredges Alabama, Gillespie, Huston and attendant plant, as avail- able funds permit throughout the fiscal year___ $745, 571. 38 Channel examinations and operation of tide gages to June 1938_-- 40, 000. 00 - 785, 571.38 Total ---------------------- -- -------- 899,800. 42 Maintenance:dredging with Government plant will be continued as far as available funds permit throughout the year, except during the winter lay up, when annual repairs will be made. The sum of $1,550,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as follows: Maintenance : Operation of hopper dredges Delaware, New Orleans and Ros- sell; pipe-line dredges Alabama, Gillespie, Huston and at- tendant plant as required throughout the fiscal year_ ___-_ -$1, 310, 000 Dredging in lower Philadelphia Harbor, by contract as required_ 200, 000 Channel examinations, operation of tide gages and survey -__- 40, 000 Total_ _ _ 1, 550, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 287 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937____________-------------1 $30, 810, 331.60 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------- 27, 253, 546. 22 Total cost of permanent worek to June 30, 1937 ____---58, 063, 877. 82 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937_ ______________------------ 1, 830, 895. 78 Net total cost to June 30, 1937___------ --------------- 59, 894, 773. 60 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937------------------------ 19, 258.07 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937_ ____- ----------- 59, 914, 031. 67 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937_ _--_------------------ 114, 229. 04 Net total expenditures ______-__-__ --------------- 59, 799, 802. 63 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937-----------------------_---- 230, 542. 35 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_________ 160, 030, 344.98 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work ___ __________ $856, 717. 97 $583, 458. 78 $295 481. 67 Cost of maintenance -------------- 1, 935, 671.27 1, 083, 824. 29 888, 505. 33 $688, 886. 32 $992. 500. 37 ............. Total cost---- _ 2, 792, 389. 24 1, 667, 283. 07 1, 183, 987. 00 688, 886. 32 992, 500. 37 Total expended ..---------------- 2, 206, 260. 86 1, 455, 907. 73 -1, 831, 340. 49 747, 149. 96 988, 866. 45 Allotted________________________ 2, 549, 552. 60 2,159, 140. 55 -2, 019, 000. 61 568, 700. 00 185, 231.33 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_ _______----- $1, 034, 177. 47 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936--------------------_-- 280, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ________________ 1, 314, 177. 47 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment____ 94, 768. 67 Net amount to be accounted for_ 1, 219, 408. 80 Gross amount expended $1, 475, 821.23 Less reimbursements collected________________ 486, 954. 78 988, 866.45 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 230, 542.35 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937_ 116, 587. 79 Balance available June 30, 1937-..... 113, 954.56 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937 -------------------------- 19, 258. 07 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937 _ 133, 212.63 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937-------------------------------- 650, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938_______________ _ 783 212. 63 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1939, for maintenance 2________._______________ 1, 550, 000.00 1 Includes $813,045.79 Public Works funds. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 3. DELAWARE RIVER AT CAMDEN, N. J. Location.-Camden, N. J., is located on the east bank of the Dela- ware River, directly opposite the city of Philadelphia, Pa. It is about 55 miles above the mouth of the river and about 101 miles 20196--37-pt. 1- 19 288 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 above the harbor of refuge at the mouth of Delaware Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. No work was done on this project. (For further details, see p. 321, annual report for 1932.) Existing project.-This provides for dredging in front of Camden to a depth of 18 feet at mean low water from that depth north of Cooper Point to Berkley Street, and 30 feet from the latter point to Newton Creek, these depths to extend from the 35-foot channel in the Delaware River to a line parallel with and 50 feet distant from the established pierhead line. The distance from Cooper Point to Berk- ley Street is about 1.5 miles, and from Berkley Street to Newton Creek is about 2.3 miles. The mean range of tide is 5.6 feet, and the extreme range under the influence of prolonged heavy winds is from about 4 feet below to about 10 feet above mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, was $480,300, exclusive of $15,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1930) estimate for annual cost of maihtenance is $25,000. The existing project as adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 1120, 63d Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the 18-foot channel and for a depth of 30 feet from Newton Creek to Kaighn Point. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 111, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for extending the 30- foot depth upstream to Berkley Street. The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Thereare 70 wharves within the limits of this improvement, of which 67 are privately owned and operated. The wharves on this portion of the Camden water front are included in those described under the project for improving Delaware River from Philadelphia to the sea. (For further details see Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers, pt. I, revised 1932.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1931, at a saving of $17,394 under the estimated cost. The latest examination (April 1937) shows some shoaling along the pier- head line below Kaighn Point and in front of the Camden marine terminal, but not enough to require maintenance dredging at the present time. The total costs and expenditures, excluding $15,000 contributed funds which were expended for new work, have been $465,159.08, of which $462,905.66 was for new work and $2,253.42 was for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 for maintenance dredging by contract, as required to re- store the project depth between Kaighn Point and Camden marine terminal. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 289 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937------------------ 1 $462, 905. 66 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-------------------------- 2, 253.42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------ 465, 159. 08 Net total expenditures--------------------------------------- 1465, 159.08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-------------------- 465, 159 08 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work------------------- -------------------------------------------- Cost of maintenance--......._-----_-_ -$329.97 Total expended.......----------------------- 329.97 Allotted ------------------.--------------------------------------------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance ------------- -------------------- $40, 000. 00 1In addition, $15,000 of contributed funds was expended. 4. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, PA. Location.-This river has its source in Schuylkill County, Pa., flows- in a general southeasterly direction, and empties into the Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 295 and 280.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified April 26, 1892. The total costs and expenditures of all projects, prior to the adoption of the existing project,, which was begun in 1918, were $525,000, all for new work. (For further details see p. 325, annual report for 1932.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide from Delaware River Channel to Twenty-ninth Street, thence 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide to Passy- unk Avenue Bridge, thence 26 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Gibsons Point, and thence 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Cleveland Ave- nue (now University Avenue), suitably widened at bends. The, length of the section included in the project is about 6.5 miles. The mean range of tide at Penrose Ferry Bridge is 5.6 feet, and at Chest- nut Street, 6.0 feet. Freshets occur several times a year, and when accompanied by heavy and prolonged winds have been known to raise the water surface as much as 12 feet above mean low tide. The currents produced by tides and freshets occasionally attain a velocity of 6 miles per hour, the normal maximum velocity being about 2 miles per hour. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1930, is $1,490,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. Thee latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $200,000, in addition to $1,300,000 required to restore the project depths between the mouth and Passyunk Avenue Bridge. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917 (H. Doc. No. 1270, 64th Cong., 1st sess.), and mod- ified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Har- bors Committee Doc. No. 40, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), to provide for a channel depth of 30 feet instead of 35 feet between the mouth an4 Girard Point and for the restoration and maintenance of the chan- 290 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 nel below Passyunk Avenue by the United States under certain con- ditions. See paragraph "Local cooperation." The latest published map is in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 40, Seventy- first Congress, second session. Local cooperation.-The existing project, as originally adopted, imposed the condition that the city of Philadelphia or the State of Pennsylvania should maintain the improved channel until the com- pletion of the city's projected sewage-treatment works. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides for restoration and main- tenance of the project from the mouth to Passyunk Avenue Bridge by the United States in advance of the completion of the municipal sewage=treatment works, provided the city of Philadelphia shall -give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that it will dredge not less than 300,000 cubic yards annually in maintaining the channel above Passyunk Avenue Bridge and in cooperation with the United States in channel maintenance below Passyunk Avenue. On December 23, 1930, the Secretary of War approved an ordinance passed by the City Council of Philadel- phia, and letter from the mayor giving assurance that the required annual dredging will be done, as satisfactory compliance with the project requirements for local cooperation. Terminal facilities.-There are 34 wharves located within the lim- its of the improvement. These terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers, Pt. I, revised 1932.) Operations and results during fiscal year.-The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Rossell was engaged at intervals in maintenance dredg- ing between the mouth and Passyunk Avenue and removed approxi- mately 709,736 cubic yards, bin measurement, at a cost of $121,732.35 for maintenance. Channel examinations were made, as required, dur- ing the year at a cost of $9,904.01 for maintenance. The total cost of work done during the year was $131,636.36, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $161,396.21. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is approxi- mately 98 percent completed. The total quantities removed in origi- nal excavation under the project were 9,511.5 cubic yards, place meas- urement, of ledge rock and 4,044,868 cubic yards, scow measurement, of other material. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the removal of a few rock shoals in the channel above Passy- unk Avenue, which will be deferred until the overlying mud shoals are removed by the city of Philadelphia, as required by the project. Rapid shoaling of the portion of river included in the improvement necessitates redredging at frequent intervals. The latest surveys (June 1937) show present controlling depths at mean low water avail- able to navigation about as follows: Section Project Present depth depth Feet Feet Mouth to Girard Point .----------------------------- --------- 30 30. 7 Girard Point to Penrose Ferry Bridge---------------------------------------- 30 32. 2 Penrose Ferry Bridge to Passyunk Ave .....-.-........... ............ __ --. .. 30 26 30. 0 16.0 Passyunk Ave. to Gibsons Point _ __ . . ..----- - - - - Gibsons Point to University Ave- ..-- . ...--.- . ....--------------- ... 22 15. 2 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 291 The total cost under the existing project was $3,597,668.30, of which $1,456,001.01 was for new work and $2,141,667.29 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $3,590,950.87. Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended on June 30, 1937, amounting to $11,049.13, together with $139,000 allotted from act of July 19, 1937, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937--7_--------------------------------- $6, 717.43 Maintenance : Dredging by Government hopper dredge Rossell, mouth to Passyunk Ave. Bridge, as required_ __- $135, 331. 70 Channel examination as required throughout the year----------------------------------------- 8, 000.00 143, 331. 70 Total --------------------------------------------------- 150, 049. 13 The sum of $250,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 for channel maintenance, by contract and Government plant, from the mouth to Passyunk Avenue. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 __ $1, 981, 001. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937_--- --- ___-------- ----- 2, 141, 667. 29 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------ 4, 122 668. 30 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937_ 717. 43 6,6---------------------__ Net total expenditures___-----------____ ___ __ --_ 4, 115, 950. 87 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 ---------------------------- 11, 049. 13 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-------------- 4, 127, 000. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work.---------- Cost of maintenance--.....---------_ $265, 744. 44 $238, 885. 90 $273, 687. 55 $292, 625. 47 -$131, 636. 36 Total expended ......---------------- 298, 94. 44 234, 617. 51 293, 771. 05 257. 121. 62 161, 396. 21 Allotted------------------------ 310, 000. 00 420, 000. 00 340, 000. 00 240, 000. CO -108,00C0. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 ------------ $280,445. 34 Deductions on account of revocations of allotments ------------- 103, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for 445. 34 1--------------------------72, Gross amount expended-- ------- __- --________ 161, 396. 21 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 ---------------- 11, 049. 13 - Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937 6___________________ , 717. 43 Balance available June 30, 1937-------------------------- 4, 331. 70 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937-------------- ----- --------- 139, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938______--________-___ 143, 331.70 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1________------- ----- --- 34, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending - - June 30, 1939, for mantenance 1- ______-___ 250, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 292 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 5. WILMINGTON HARBOR, DEL. Location.-This harbor is formed by the Christiana River, which rises in New Castle County, Del., flows northeasterly 16 miles, pass- ing through the city of Wilmington. Del., and empties into the Dela- ware River about 29 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 294.) Previous projects.-Work was done on the Christiana River from 1836 to 1838. The original project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, and July 5, 1884. The costs and expenditures were $402,121.21 for new work. For further details see page 1785 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a harbor at the mouth of the river, with an entrance channel 30 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide :an inner basin of the same depth approximately 4,400 feet long, and averaging 600 feet in width, or about 70 acres in area, and extending upstream from the entrance channel at the mouth of the river to the Lobdell Canal. From the Lobdell Canal provision is made for a channel extending upstream 21 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide to the mouth of the Brandywine River, a distance of 1.6 miles from the mouth of the Christiana, thence 200 feet wide to the pulp works, 4 miles above the mouth, thence decreas- ing to a depth of 10 feet to the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washing- ton Railroad bridge No. 4, thence decreasing to a depth of 7 feet and a width of 100 feet to Newport, Del., 83/4 miles above the mouth, and for the construction of two jetties at the mouth of the Christiana River and one at the mouth of' the Brandywine River. The north jetty, as originally constructed, was a curved, stone-filled pile and timber crib 2,150 feet long. Under the modification of this jetty authorized by the act of July 3, 1930, the outer end, about 1,200 feet in length, has been removed to improve the channel regimen. Thee jetty at the mouth of the Brandywine is also a stone-filled pile arid timber crib V-shaped, 430 feet long on the Brandywine side, and 260 feet long on the Christiana side. The section included in the project is about 9 miles long, including about 1,800 feet outside the mouth. The mean range of tide is 5.4 feet at the mouth and 5.4 feet at New- port. Under the influence of prolonged heavy winds the range of tide may vary from about 2 feet below to about 11 feet above mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935 to include the cost of the south entrance jetty, was $1,197,700, exclusive of amounts ,expended on previous projects. The latest (1930) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $281,000, of which $152,000 is the :estimated cost for annual maintenance of the 30-foot channel. 'The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bors acts: The act of June 3, 1896, as modified by the act of March 3, 1899, provided for depths of 21, 10, and 7 feet, and for jetties (H. Doc. No. 66, 54th Cong., 1st sess.; Annual Report for 1896, p. 973; and Annual Report for 1897, p. 1250) ; act of July 25, 1912, pro- vided for the purchase or construction of a dredge and auxiliaries, including a wharf and depot, for maintenance of the project (H. Doc. No. 359, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); act of September 22, 1922 (H. Doc. No. 114, 67th Cong., 1st sess.), amended by the act approved March 3, 1925 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 293 ('Senate committee print, 68th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the en- trance channel and basin 25 feet deep and construction of new south jetty; and the act of July 3, 1930, provided for a depth of 30 feet between the Delaware River and the Lobdell Canal and authorized the modification or removal of a portion of the north jetty (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 20, 71st Cong., 2d sess.). Modifi- cation of the project to provide for completion of the new south jetty by the United States (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 32, 73d Cong., 2d sess.) was authorized May 28, 1935, under the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and by the River and Har- bor Act approved August 30, 1935. The latest published map of the entire harbor is in House Docu- ment No. 66, Fifty-fourth Congress. first session. A map of the 25- foot section of the harbor is published in House Document No. 114, Sixty-seventh Congress, first session, and of the 30-foot section in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 20, Seventy-first Con- gress, second session. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-A marine terminal to serve ocean and coast- wise vessels was completed in 1923 by the harbor commission of Wilmington with warehouses and freight-handling devices and directly connected with all railroads entering the city. There is also a practically continuous series of wharves or terminals on both sides of the Christiana River from the plant of the American Car & Foundry Co. to the Jessup & Moore Paper Co., a total length of about 2 miles. The harbor facilities consist of wharves, marine rail- ways, drydocks, shipyards, and terminal warehouses equipped with handling appliances. (See Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year--Emergency Relief funds.-Work under contract covering the construction of a steel sheet pile jetty on the south side of Wilmington Harbor, extending approximately 2,300 linear feet parallel to and 100 feet south of the southerly limit of Wilmington Harbor, in progress at end of last fiscal year, was completed July 31, 1936. The costs during the fiscal year were $13,123.35, for new .work. The expenditures were $35,280.68. Regular funds.-The U. S. dredge Rossell was engaged at intervals in maintenance dredging between deep water in the Delaware River and the Wilmington Marine Terminal (Lobdell Canal), approxi- mately 1,629,176 cubic yards, bin measurement, being removed, at a cost of $184,882, for maintenance. Repairs were made to jetty, by hired labor, at a cost of $24,867.46, for maintenance. Channel ex- aminations were made as required during the year, at a cost of $7,364.56, for maintenance. The total cost of maintenance was $217,- 114.02. The expenditures were $199,353.34. The total cost of work, all funds, was $13,123.35 for new work and $217,114.02 for maintenance, a total of $230,237.37. Total expedi- tures were $234,634.02. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 99 percent of the existing project has been completed. The remaining portion is the deepen- ing of the inner basin approximately 4,400 feet long and from 400 to 600 feet wide to a depth of 30 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: From Delaware River to Lobdell 294 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Canal, 31.7 feet (May 1937); thence to Market Street Bridge, 14.4 feet; thence to the pulp works, 13.3 feet; thence to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge No. 4, 8.8 feet; thence to 1,000 feet upstream from the highway bridge at Newport, 6.2 feet (September 1936). The total cost and expenditures of the improvement from Emer- gency Relief funds were $205,500. The total cost of work with regular funds, excluding $60,000 con- tributed by the city of Wilmington, which was expended for main- tenance, was $4,288,858.31, of which $924,356.12 was for new work and $3,364,502.19 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $4,269,- 832.80 exclusive of $60,000 contributed funds. The total costs, all funds, excluding $60,000 contributed funds, was $4,494,358.31, of which $1,129,856.12 was for new work and $3,364,- 502.19 for maintenance. Total expenditures were $4,475,332.80, ex- clusive of $60,000 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended on June 30, 1937, amounting to $20,495.99 together with $150,000 allotted from the act of July 19, 1937, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937 ____________________________-- $19, 025.51 Maintenance : Repairs to Island No. 9 South Jetty, by contract (August- September 1937) ------------------------------------------ 25, 000. 00 Maintenance dredging by contract between Pennsylvania R. R. bridge (Delaware Division) and Newport, Del. (August- November 1937) -- _--------------------- -------- 20, 000.00 Maintenance dredging by hopper dredge Rossell and attendant plant between the mouth and Lobdell Canal, throughout the year______---_--_-- 101, 470.48 Channel examinations throughout the year__ _________-- 5, 000. 00 Total---------------------------------------------- 170, 495.99 The Rossell will be operated during six or more periods of about 2 weeks each distributed approximately uniformly throughout the fiscal year. The sum of $180,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as follows: Maintenance : Maintenance dredging by hopper dredge Rossell and attendant plant from the mouth to Lobdell Canal throughout the year___ $170, 000 Maintenance of south jetty, by hired labor __-----------___ -- 5, 000 Channel examinations throughout year----------------------- 5,000 Total------------------------------------------------- 180, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------------------------_ 1$1, 531, 977. 33 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937________ _____________ 23, 364, 502. 19 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937---------- 4, 896, 479. 52 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937_------------------ 19, 025.51 Net total expenditures___------- ____________ __ 124, 877, 454. 01 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937_ _ __ ______________ _ 20, 495. 99 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------- 12 4, 897, 950. 00 1Includes $205.500 emergency relief funds. 2In addition $60,000 of contributed funds was expended. RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 295 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work_ ____..--------- -------------- $192, 376. 65 ..-------------- $13, 123. 35 Cost of maintenance..---------.......... $201, 703. 87 $118, 858. 21 $129, 203. 51 89, 116. 25 217, 114.02 Total cost -------------- 201. 703. 87 118, 858. 21 129, 203. 51 281, 492. 90 230, 237. 37 Total expended--.......------------........... 214, 997. 08 142, 906. 21 106, 818.47 281, 119. 00 234, 634.02 Allotted_ -.------------------- 228, 000.00 286, 000. 00 197, 500.00 236, 500. 00 11, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936------------------------------ $244, 130. 01 Amount allotted from War -Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936- ______ _____------------__ ------ 11,000.00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 255, 130. 01 Gross amount expended------------------------- --- $257, 345. 55 Less reimbursements collected----------------------- 22,711. 53 234, 634.02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937------------------- 20, 495.99 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937_ ----------- ------ 19, 031. 51 Balance available June 30, 1937---- ____ 1, 464.48 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937---------------------------------- 150, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938 -------------- 151, 464. 48 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project -_________________________________ ------ 67, 850.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance 3______----------- 180, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. 6. INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE BAY, DEL. AND MD. Location.-The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal is a sea-level canal, extending from Reedy Point on the Delaware River, about 41 miles below Philadelphia, Pa., to the junction of Back Creek and Elk River, about 4 miles west of Chesapeake City, Md., a distance of about 19 miles, with a branch channel extending from Delaware City, Del., for a distance of 1.8 miles to the junction with the main canal from Reedy Point, Del. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 294 and 1226.) Previous projects.-The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, made appropriation for preliminary studies with a view to taking over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, provided for the purchase of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal at a cost to the United States not exceeding $2,514,289.70. Its enlargement was authorized by the river and harbor acts of January 21, 1927, and July 3, 1930. For details of its enlargement see Annual Report for 1934, page 242. The total costs and expenditures under the previous project includ- ing $2,514,289.70 for the purchase of the canal were $10,709,755.01 for new work and $4,373,167.12 for maintenance, a total of $15,082,922.13. Existing project.-This provides for a sea-level channel to ac- commodate vessels drawing 25 feet and having a depth of 27 feet 296 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 and a width of 250 feet from Delaware River to Elk River and thence 400 feet wide down Elk Rivei and Chesapeake Bay to deep water. at or near Pooles Island; alteration of existing bridges over the canal; extension of the entrance jetties at Reedy Point; the en- largement of the anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek to afford an area about 400 feet wide, 1,000 feet long, and 12 feet deep, including provision of sluice gates at the fixed highway bridge; dredging the Delaware City Branch Channel to a depth of 8 feet and a width of 50 feet; deepening the existing basin to the same depth; revetment of both banks east of Fifth Street Bridge; and construction of bulkheads. The portion of" the channel extending from the mouth of Back Creek, in Elk River, to Pooles Island, a distance of 27 miles, is included in the Baltimore (Md.) district. The length of the canal included in the Philadelphia district, ex- tending from Delaware River to the mouth of Back Creek is about 21 miles. The mean range of the tide at Reedy Point, Jetties is 5.5 feet, and at Chesapeake City, Md., 2.3 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 4.8 feet above mean high water to 4.0 feet below mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $14,000,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $328,000, including $108,000 for operation and care of the water- way. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 201, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Docs. Nos. 18 and 24, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of the canal is found in Rivers and :Har- bors Committee Document No 24, Seventy-third Congress, second session. Operation and care of the canal and appurtenant works were included in the project July 1, 1935, under the provisions of the Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act approved June 26, 1934. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-A freight station is maintained at Chesapeake City by the Baltimore & Philadelphia Steamboat Co., no charges for wharfage being made. Ample mooring facilities at the eastern and western ends of the canal and bulkheads at Delaware City and St. Georges have been constructed by the United States. A harbor for small boats has been provided and a wharf has been constructed at Chesapeake City. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce., Operations and results during fiscal year (Philadelphia,Pa., Dis- trict)--Emergency Relief funds-New Work-Contract.-The work of deepening the canal to 27 feet was in progress during the year under seven contracts, three for dry excavation above a plane 15 feet above mean low water; two for dredging; one for alterations to exist- ing highway bridges across the canal at Reedy Point, St. Georges, and Summit, Del.; and one for reinforcing the south main pier of Summit Bridge. Contract for dry excavation on the south side of the canal, from a point 930 feet east of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge to a point 7,400 feet west of Summit Bridge, in progress at the end of the last fiscal year, was completed November 30, 1936. There were removed RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 297 494,259 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $90,811.02. Another contract for dry excavation on the south side, from the western terminus of the preceding contract to a point about 3,500' feet west of Guthries Run, in progress at the end of the last fiscal year, was completed November 4, 1936. There were removed 186,378 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $33,567.99. A third contract for dry excavation on the north side of the canal, from the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge to a point 6,000. feet west of Guthries Run, in progress at the end of the last fiscal year, was completed January 15, 1937. There were removed 1,471,493 cubic yards, place measurement, at a cost of $276,565.52. Total cost of dry excavation was $400,944.53. Contract for dredging between Wattys Point and Courthouse Point,. Md., in progress at end of last fiscal year, was completed November 7, 1936. There were removed 1,046,855 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of material at a cost of $124,724.38. Contract for dredging and rock removal between Chesapeake City and Wattys Point, in progress at end of last fiscal year, was com- pleted May 17, 1937. There were removed 17.250 cubic yards, place measurement, of rock and 1,107,527 cubic yards, place measurement, of other material at a cost of $421,944.59. Total cost of dredging and rock removal was $546,668.97. Contract for reconstructing the highway bridges over the canal at Reedy Point, St. Georges, and Summit, to strengthen the piers and abutments against possible injury resulting from enlargement of the canal prism, in progress at the end of the last fiscal year, was completed March 11, 1937. Cost of work during the year was $115,625.23. Work of reinforcing the south main pier of Summit Bridge was commenced December 18, 1936, and was completed April 8, 1937, at a cost of $47,785.85. Under contract dated March 15, 1935, field consultants were fur- nished in connection with the above contracts for reconstructing high- way bridges at a cost of $5,600. The contract was completed January 31, 1937. New work--Hired labor.-Model studies of the waterway by the United States Waterways Experiment Station were continued and completed during the fiscal year at a cost of $2,258.13. Work of re- moving and relocating buildings at St. Georges and Reedy Point bridges in connection with the alterations of these bridges, in progress at the close of the last fiscal year, was completed at a cost of $2,209.44. Work of constructing areas for disposal of dredged material was in progress during the year, at a cost of $680,060.25. Cost of land acquired during the year in connection with this improvement was $79,895.32. Total cost of work with Emergency Relief funds was $1,881,047.72, all for new work. Total expenditures were $1,525,455.48. Regular funds-New work-Contract.-Work under contract for dredging from Delaware River to St. Georges Bridge was commenced July 23, 1936, and was 94 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Approximately 5,762,088 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $877,319.41. 298 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Work under contract for dredging from St. Georges Bridge to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge was commenced July 10, 1936, and was 85 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Approximately 4,128,544 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $572,243.49. Work under contract for dredging from the Pennsylvania "Rail- road bridge to Summit Bridge, in progress at close of last fiscal year, was completed February 20, 1937. Approximately 2,067,147 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $568,616.17. Work under contract for dredging between Summit Bridge and a point 1,500 feet east of Guthries Run was commenced December 1, 1936, and was 45 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Approximately 1,176,827 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was removed at a cost of $301,281.11. Work under contract for dredging from a point 1,500 feet east of Guthries Run to Bethel, Md., was commenced October 30, 1936, and was 92 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. Approxi- mately 2,566,174 cubic yards, place measurement, of material was re- moved at a cost of $613,865.77. The total cost of dredging was $2,933,325.95. Construction of a timber box sluice under Fifth Street, Delaware City, Del., was commenced October 30, 1936, and was completed May 8, 1937, at a cost of $13,030.95. Reconstruction of Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, under contract, was commenced in February 1937, and was 46 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year, at a cost of $133,607.82. New workl-Hired labor.-Construction of spillways and levees at areas for disposal of dredged material was in progress during the year, at a cost of $10,832.68. Total cost of new work was $3,090,797.40. Maintenance-Operating and care.-The highway bridges across the waterway were operated and maintained throughout the year. The cost was $102,734.29 for operation and $16,492.46 for ordinary maintenance and repair, a total of $119,226.75. The total costs from regular funds were $3,090,797.40 for new work, $119,226.75 for operating and care, and $160,546.53 for maintenance chargeable to previous project, a total of $3,370,570.68. Total ex- penditures were $3,043,995.73, including $160,546.53 chargeable to previous project. The cost of work from all funds (Philadelphia, Pa., district) was $4,971,845.12 for new work, $119,226.75 for operating and care, and $160 546.53 for maintenance chargeable to previous project, a total of $5,251,618.40. Total expenditures from all funds were $4,569,451.21, including $160,546.53 chargeable to previous project. Baltimore, Md. district (section: Courthouse Point to Pooles Is- land).-The work of dredging the approach channel to the Chesa- peake & Delaware Canal in Chesapeake Bay from deep water oppo- site Pooles Island to Courthouse Point on Elk River was commenced by the U. S. dredge Navesink July 21, the U. S. dredge Absecon Au- gust 25, the U. S. dredge Atlantic September 4, and the U. S. dredge Delaware September 17, 1936. During the year there were removed from the Pooles Island section 3,305,616 cubic yards of material bin measure; from Still Pond section 2,310,895 cubic yards bin measure; RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 299 from Sassafras River section 2,180,921 cubic yards bin measure; Pond Creek section 2,802,674 cubic yards bin measure; Reybold Wharf section 655,360 cubic yards bin measure and Town Point section 2.358,797 cubic yards bin measure, a total of 13,614,263 cubic yards bin measure. A disposal area for reception of the present and future dredging was prepared at Pearce Creek near the mouth of Elk River. The area, together with a rehandling basin and approach channel, were in operation at the close of the fiscal year. There were removed by contract from the channel and rehandling basin, adjacent to the disposal area, 1,520,459 cubic yards of material. A steel sheet pile bulkhead breakwater was constructed by contract near the rehandling basin, in which 25,699 square feet of steel sheet piling, 9,311 linear feet of round wood piling, 33,785 feet of timber and 6,752 pounds -f bolts, etc. were used. In preparing the disposal area 64 91 acres of land were cleared by contract and 160 acres by hired labor; 79,277 cubic yards of earth dike were built and 73,559 cubic yards of ditches were dug; 4,870 square yards of relocated macadam road were con- structed in lieu of a section of road included in the disposal area; a: culvert was built and road fill requiring the excavation of 3,917 cubic yards of material in relocating the bed of the creek and for fill in raising the road level was made at Pearce Creek near the upper end of the disposal area; approximately 70,000 feet of steel wire fencing were erected around the Pearce Creek disposal area and three timber spillways were built. The total costs (Baltimore, Md., district), all for new work, were $1,215,656.68 and the total expenditures were $1,056,715.30. The combined total costs for both districts during the fiscal year, all funds, were $6,187,501.80 for new work, $119,226.75 for operating and care, and $160,546 53 for maintenance charged to previous proj- ects, a total of $6,467,275.08. The total expenditures were $5,626,- 166.51, including $160,546.53 chargeable to previous projects. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project as a whole is about 63 percent completed. That part of the project included in the Philadelphia, Pa., district is 73 percent completed. The work remaining to be done in this portion is completion of dredging, under contracts in force, from Delaware River to Bethel, Md.; completion of alteration of Pennsylvania Railroad bridge; dredging under Penn- sylvania Railroad bridge and highway bridge at Chesapeake City, Md.; reconstruction of highway at Lums Pond, Del.; construction of mooring dolphins at Reedy Point, Del., and Chesapeake City, Md., and dredging preparatory thereto; enlargement of anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek at Chesapeake City, Md.; dredging branch channel at Delaware City, Del.; extension of jetties at Dela- ware River entrance; and revetment of canal banks. The controlling depth on June 30. 1937, was 13 4 feet at mean low water (Delaware River datum). The controlling depth (May 1936) in the Delaware City branch channel was 2 feet. Baltimore, Md., district (section: Courthouse Point to Pooles Is- land) .- This portion of the existing project is about 62 percent com- pleted. The work remaining to be done is completion of the Pooles Island, Still Pond, Sassafras River, Pond Creek, Reybold Wharf, and Town Point sections, to full project width and depth by Govern- ment dredges; completion of land clearing in sections 3 and 4 of the 300 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Pearce Creek disposal area by hired labor; completion and rehan- dling of dredged material by leased dredge and Government dredge; completion and construction of culvert and road fill over Pearce Creek; completion, by contract, of steel bulkhead opposite the re- handling basin; maintenance by hired labor of dikes and ditches and maintenance of approximately 70,000 feet of fencing around the Pearce Creek disposal area. The controlling depth in the approach channel determined in June 1937 is 18.7 feet at mean low water (Delaware River datum). The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1937, were as follows: New work Operating and care Total Philadelphia, Pa., district: Regular funds---.....------- ------------------- $3, 111, 921. 24 $225, 547.07 $3,337,468. 31 Emergency Relief funds------------------------ 4, 555, 274. 82 ------------ 4, 555, 274. 82 Baltimore, Md., district: Regular funds- .----.------------1,215, 656.68 - ....... 1, 215, 656.68 Total (all funds)---------------.----------- 8, 882, 852. 74 22, 547. 07 9, 108, 399. 81 The total expenditures were $3,189,598.73 regular funds and $4;522,810.39, Emergency Relief funds, a total of $7,712,409.12, charged to the Philadelphia, Pa., district, and $1,056,715.30, regular funds, charged to the Baltimore, Md., district, a grand total of $8,769,124.42. In addition the sum of $2,513,270.24 was expended between August 1919, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply funds unexpended and accounts receivable on June 30, 1937, in the Philadelphia, Pa., and Baltimore, Md., districts from regular appropriation amounting to $1,314,162.18, together with $2,500,000 allotted from the act of July 19, 1937, a total of $3,814,162.18, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937-- -------------------------- $529, 461.16 New work: Acquisition of land for rights-of-way and dis- posal areas -------------------------------- $180, 000.00 Dredging, by contract in force, from Delaware River to a point 180 feet west of St. Georges bridge (July-September 1937) ---------------- 50, 000.00 Dredging, by contract in force, from a point 180 feet west of St. Georges Bridge to a point 325 feet east of Pennsylvania R. R. bridge (July- December 1937) ---------- 110, 000.00 Dredging, by contract in force, from a point 210 feet east of Summit Bridge to a point 1,500 feet east of Guthries Run spillway (July 1937- January 1938) ------------------------------ 500, 000. 00 Dredging, by contract in force, from a point 1,500 feet east of Guthries Run spillway to Bethel, Md. (July-September 1937)---------- 50, 000. 00 Alteration of Pennsylvania Railroad bridge crossing the canal, by contract in force, (July- September 1937) ------------------ - 200, 000. 00 Reconstruction of approximately 1 mile of con- crete highway at Lums Pond, Del., by contract (November 1937-January 1938) ------------- 50, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 1301 Dredging preparatory to construction of mooring dolphins, by U. S. pipe-line dredge Alabama at Reedy Point, Del., and Chesapeake City, Md., 31/2 months (July-October 1937)- ___ --- $85, 359. 02 Construction mooring dolphins at Reedy Point, Del., and Chesapeake City, Md., by contract, (October 1937-April 1938) ----------------- 155, 000. 00 Extension of jetties at Delaware River entrance (January 1938-June 1939) ---------------- 720, 000. 00 Dredging by Government plant the following sections of the approach channel to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: Pooles Island section, Still Pond section, Sassafras River section, Pond Creek section, Reybold Wharf section and Town Point section (July-December 1937)------ 535, 600. 00 Clearing of land in sections 3 and 4, by hired labor (July-August 1937)----------12, 325.00 Hire by contract of pipe-line dredge or use of Government dredge for rehandling material at Pearce Creek Disposal Basin, (July-October 1937) ------------------- 300, 000. 00 Complete construction by contract of culvert and road fill over Pearce Creek, under existing contract (July-August 1937)_... 10, 355. 00 Complete construction, by contract, of steel sheet pile bulkhead at Pearce Creek re- handling basin (July 1937)----_------- 1, 042. 00 iAA w A AA A $2, 959, 681. 02 Maintenance: Operation of derrick boat No. 37, and attendant plant (July 1937-J'une 1938)- 77, 000. 00 Maintenance of canal banks, boardwalks and auxiliary works throughout the year____ __ 73, 000.00 Channel examination and surveys throughout the year------------ -- _-_------- 30, 000. 00 Repairs by hired labor of steel sheet pile bulk- head at Pearce Creek rehandling basin (July- September 1937) ______ 18, 000. 00 Maintenance by hired labor of hydraulic dike and dikes and adjacent ditches at Pearce Creek disposal area (July-November 1937)--_ 6,000.00 Maintenance by hired labor of 70,000 feet of fencing around Pearce Creek disposal area (July-November 1937) _ _ _ __ 1, 020. 00 205, 020. 00 Maintenance (operating and care): General operating expenses-----_-----_-__ 45, 000. 00 Operation of bridges-________--------___ 50, 000. 00 Ordinary maintenance and repair of bridges_ 25, 000. 00 120, 000. 00 Total for all work--------_______------------------_ 3, 814, 162. 18 It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended under Emergency) Relief Appropriation on June 30, 1937, amounting to $406,449.61, less $180,389 revoked in July 1937, a net amount of $226,060.61 as follows : Accounts payable June 30, 1937------------------------ $38, 480. 32 New work: Alteration of existing highway bridges under contracts in progress (adjustment of claims for additional work) ------------------------- $28, 387. 29 Payment of awards for land acquired----------159, 193. 00 -•187, 580. 29 Total. -------------------------------- ------- a----- 226, 060. 61 302 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 The sum of $1,335,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as follows: New work: Dolphins and fenders at bridges (July-December 1938)_ $100, 000 Enlargement of anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek, at Chesapeake City, Md. (September-October 1938) -- __----------------------------------- 43, 000 Dredging branch channel at Delaware City, Del., to 6 feet by contract (May-June 1939) ------------------ 67, 000 Revetment of canal banks, as required, by hired labor (July 1938-June 1939) 500, 000 __---------------------------- Total___ -------------------------------------- $710, 000 Maintenance: Operation of hopper dredge, pipe-line dredge, derrick boat No. 37, and attendant plant-_______________ 290, 000 Dredging by Government plant of Chesapeake Bay approach (July 1937-June 1938) ------------------- 100, 000 Maintenance of canal banks and auxiliary works------ 70, 000 Removal of miscellaneous obstructions and debris .-... 10, 000 Channel examinations and surveys _________-____-_ 30, 000 500,000 Maintenance (operating and care) : General operating expenses-- ______---_________--50, 000 Operation of bridges________----_______________-_ 50, 000 Ordinary maintenance and repair of bridges ----------- 25, 000 125, 000 Total for all work , 335, 000 1______------------------------- The proposed new work will complete the project. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 _________________________ $15, 037, 332. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 _____________ ___ 17, 111, 984. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937----------- 22, 149, 317.36 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937 214, 643. 10 Net total cost to June 30, 1937_-___ _________________22, 363, 960. 46 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937______________________ 8, 007. 10 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937_ _____ -- ____________ 22, 371, 967. 56 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937- -- __--- - _______________ 529, 461. 16 Net total expenditures --_--__--1------121, 842, 506. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937---------------------------- 1, 306, 155. 08 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--___ 23, 148, 661. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work--- ---------- $166, 781. 10 $76, 817. 79 $5, 050.00 $21, 123. 84 $4, 306, 454. 08 Cost of maintenance------------. . 354, 810. 80 376, 872. 80 500, 474. 29 686, 518. 13 279, 773. 28 Total cost----------------- 521, 591 90 453, 690. 59 505, 524. 29 707, 641. 97 4, 586, 227. 36 Total expended------------------ 531, 202. 31 390, 454. 07 227, 861. 28 738, 725. 04 4, 100, 711. 03 Allotted------------------------ 465, 299. 56 557, 095. 20 752, 000.00 4, 294, 538. 97 000.00 1,090, 1Includes $2,513,270.24 from Permanent Indefinite Appropriation for Operation and Care. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 303 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_______ $4, 316, 866. 11 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved April 26, 1934---------- $107, 641. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved May 15, 1936 _________ 992, 358. 15 1, 100, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ___________--- --- 5, 416, 866. 11 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 10, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for_________ 5, 406, 866. 11 Gross amount expended___________---___ $4, 132, 912. 73 Less- Reimbursements collected---.. $28, 640. 19 Receipts from sales ----------- __ 3, 561. 51 32, 201. 70 4, 100, 711. 03 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937_______ ___________ 1, 306, 155. 08 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937----------- $421, 468. 62 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ___ 1, 193, 327. 47 1, 614, 796. 09 Balance available June 30, 1937________________ __ -308, 641. 01 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937____ _ 8, 007. 10 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937_ -300, 633. 91 Amount allotted during July 1937___ 2, 500, 000. 00 .Balance available for fiscal year 1938___________ 2, 199, 366. 09 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 2__________________________________ 710, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939: For new work 2---- 710, 000. 00 2 _ For maintenance 625. 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - Total 1, 335, 000. 00 2 Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30,. 1937 ________ _______________ $4, 555, 274. 82 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937______________________------- -- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937 _... ______________________ -.. 4, 555, 274. 82 6, 015. 89 Net total cost to June 30, 1937________________________ 4, 561, 290. 71 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937 ___________-__________ 38, 480. 32 Net total expenditures_________________________ _ 4, 522, 810. 39 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937__________________________ 406, 449. 61 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937----------- 4, 929, 260. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work___________---.------$----------------------$2, 674, 227. 10 $1, 881.047. 72 Cost of maintenance __ ___ ___ . .. _. . . ..-.. . . . Total expended.............--- ------ _ . ..... 2, 997, 354. 91 1, 525, 455. 48 Allotted---------'------------- $5,107.000.00 --250,000.00 72, 260.00 20196-37-pt. 1-20 304 REPORT OF -CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Balance unexlended July 1, 1936___ $1, 859, 645. 09 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of Apr. 8, 1935---------------------------------- ---------- 80, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for ____________--_ -- 1, 939, 645. 09 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment-------------- 7, 740. 00 Net amount to be accounted for -- -- ---- 1, 931, 905. 09 Gross amount expended ------ ______ $1, 529, 045. 75 Less reimbursements collected ---------- - 3, 590. 27 1, 525, 455. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 406, 449. 61 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937_ 1____ 1 $159,192. 85 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ------ 66, 867. 65 226, 060. 50 Balance available June 30, 1937_ 180, 389. 11 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKE WATERWAY tost of new work to June 30, 1937 -------------- _$19, 592, 607. 75 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937__________ ____-_ 17, 111, 984. 43 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937--------- 26, 704, 592. 18 TJndistributed costs June 30, 1937__--__-- ______________ -220, 658. 99 Net total cost to June 30, 1937----------------------26, 925, 251. 17 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937_--------____ 8, 007. 10 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937------ ___________ 26, 933, 258. 27 1Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937 -- ___________________ 567, 941. 48 Net total expenditures---__________- - -- _________ 126, 365, 316. 79 ,Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 __--- ..- ________-_____ 1, 712, 604. 69 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937----- ------ 1 28, 077, 921. 48 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work- ---.---------. $166, 781. 10 $76, 817. 79 $5, 050. 00 $2, 695, 350. 94 $6,187, 501.80 Cost of maintenance------------............ 354, 810. 80 376, 872. 80 500, 474. 29 686, 518. 13 279, 773. 28 Total cost-.-------------- 521, 591. 90 453, 690. 59 505, 524. 29 3, 381, 869. 07 6, 467, 275.08 Total expended----------------- 531, 202. 31 390, 454.07 227, 861. 28 3, 736,079. 95 5, 626,166. 51 Allotted-.. --------------------- 465, 299. 56 557, 095. 20 5, 859, 000. 00 4, 044, 538. 97 1, 162, 260. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936-_--__- -- _ -______ _ $6, 176, 511. 20 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934----------- $107, 641. 85 Amount allotted from War Department Appro- priation Act approved May 15, 1936 992, 358. ----------- 15 Amount allotted from Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act approved Apr. 8, 1935_-__________ 80, 000. 00 1, 180, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for _________ ___ __- _______- - 7, 356, 511.20 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------- 17, 740. 00 Net amount to be accounted for-.. ____-__- - - 7, 338, 771. 20 Gross amount expended_------------------_ $5, 661,958.48 1 Includes $2,513,270.24 from Permanent Indefinite Appropriation for operating and care. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 305 Less- Reimbursements collected- __ $32, 230. 46 Receipts from sales------------ 3, 561. 51 $35, 791. 97 $5, 626, 166. 51 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937- ------------------- 1, 712, 604. 69 liabilities June 30, 1937- ,Outstanding 661. 47 $-----------580, Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------ 1, 260, 195. 12 1, 840, 856. 59 Balance available June 30, 1937----------------------- -128, 251.90 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937----------------------------_ 8, 007. 10 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937 ------------ -120, 244. 80 Amount allotted during July 1937 from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937 2, 500, 000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938------------------------ 2, 379, 755. 20 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for comple- tion of existing project 2--------------- 710, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30,, 1939: 2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - For new work - 710, 000. 00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - For maintenance 2 625, 000. 00 Total 2 --------------------- 1, 335, 000. 00 2Exclusive of available funds. 7. SMYRNA RIVER, DEL. Location.-This stream, formerly Duck Creek, rises on the Mary- land-Delaware divide, flows 15 miles along the boundary line between New Castle and Kent Counties, Del., and empties into the Delaware Bay, about 57 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 294.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, August 11, 1888, June 13, 1902, and March 3, 1905. The cost and expenditures were $55,084.78 for new work and $22,722.85 for maintenance, a total of $77,807.63. For further details see page 1786, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide across the bar outside the mouth, and 60 feet thence to Smyrna Landing, a distance of 10 miles, including three cut-offs which shortened the distance 1.2 miles, and the per- manent protection of the channel across the bar outside the mouth by stone-filled, pile, and timber-crib jetties. The north jetty is 803 feet long, and the projected length of the south jetty is 2,700 feet. The mean range of the tide at the mouth is 5.6 feet, at Flemings Land- ing, about halfway up the river, 3.7 feet, and at Smyrna Landing, the head of navigation, 3.4 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $150,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 815, 60th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. 306 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are nine wharves and landings of pile and timber construction. The terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging, under contract, at the entrance channel and from Cave Landing to Prices Landing, in progress at the close of the last fiscal year, was completed October 20, 1936. There were removed during the year 26,814 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud, sand and clay at a cost of $6,440.03 for maintenance. The expenditures were $8,376.66. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 53 percent of the existing project has been completed. The uncompleted portion of the project includes the construction of the south jetty extending its length from 1,204 to 2,700 feet and the improvement of the channel to project dimensions for a short distance in the upper section of the river near Smyrna Landing. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 5.7 feet; thence to Prices Landing, 6.9 feet; and thence to Smyrna Landing, 5.2 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $80,302.05 for new work and $78,745.03 for mainte- nance, a total of $159,047.08. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1937, amounting to $5,792.15, to repairs to jetties, by contract (September to November, 1937). The sum of $40,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to completion of new work extension to south jetty, by contract (July to November, 1938). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-------------------------- $135, 386. 83 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 ------------------------- 101, 467. 88 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------236, 854. 71 Net total expenditures---------------------------- -------- 236, 854. 71 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937------------------------------ 5, 792. 15 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------------- 242, 646. 8E Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work...------------------------------ ------------------- Cost of maintenance__---------------- $13, 163. 96 $9, 460. 83 _________ $8, 982. 26 $6, 440. 03 Total expended..... ...-------------------- 13, 163. 96 9, 455. 19 $5. 64 7, 045. 63 8, 376. 66 Allotted ..............----- 13. 163. 96 10 000. 00 20 675. 27... ............... Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 -------------------------- $14, 168. 81 Gross amount expended-------- -------------------------------- 8, 376. 66 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937_------------------------ 5, 792. 15 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project '--------------------------------------------- 50, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work 1 _-------------- 40, 000. 00 SExclusive of available funds. IlVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 307 8. LITTLE RIVER, DEL. Zocation.-Rises in Kent County, Del., flows easterly 7 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 32 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Exiti7tg project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water from the 5-foot contour in Delaware Bay to the bridge at Little Creek Landing, 3 miles above the mouth, 60 feet wide across the bar outside the mouth, and 40 feet wide in the river, including several cut-offs to eliminate sharp bends, and which shortened the distance about half a mile. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 5.1 feet and at Little Creek Landing 5.2 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 2 feet below mean low water to 1 foot above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1912, was $14,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 626, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). There is no published map of the river. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three pile-and-timber wharves or landings on this stream. The terminal facilities are considered ade- quate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in 1914 at a saving of $1,984 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 3.3 feet; and thence to the highway bridge at Little Creek Landing, 2.8 feet. The cost and expenditures were $58,036.45, of which $12,015.86 was for new work and $46,020.59 for maintenance. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 to be applied to maintenance dredging in the entrance channel and shoals within the river, by contract, about 50,000 cubic yards (July to November 1938). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 _____________________________ $12, 015.86 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937---------------------------- 46, 020. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937----------_ 58, 036. 45 Net total expenditures ------------ 58, 036. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------------------- 58, 036. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work .----------------------------------- Cost of maintenance... .......-------------------- ------------ $15, 000.00 Total expended._ ..------------------------------- 15, 000. 00 Allotted- - - ....... -- 15, 000. 00 ..-------- I Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance .. __________-___-___-____ $15, 000. 00 308 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 9. ST. JONES RIVER, DEL.* Location.-Rises in the western part of Kent County, Del., flows southeasterly 22 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 26 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881; modified in 1884 and again in 1889. The cost and expendi- tures were $54,590.20 for new work and $28,866.30 for maintenance, a total of $83,456.50. For further details see page 1787, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide extending from the mouth of the river to a junction with Murderkill River entrance channel 2,700 feet offshore, thence following the latter to deep water, protected on the north by a jetty 5,700 feet long, and on the south by a second jetty 4,100 feet long extending from the south bank of the Murderkill River to a point abreast the outer end of the proposed north jetty, a channel within the river 7 feet deep at mean low water from the mouth to Dover, 50 feet wide from the mouth to Lebanon, a distance of 7 miles, and 40 feet wide thence to Dover, a further distance of 4 miles, and the dredging of 16 cut-offs to shorten the distance and eliminate sharp turns and bad shoals. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 4.5 feet, at Lebanon 2.0 feet, and at Dover 1.5 feet. The extreme range of tide is from I foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $420,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, with mainte- nance estimated at $9,000 annually for the entire project. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 1116, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). It was modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 5, 1920, so as to provide that no part of the appropriation shall be expended for the excavation of any cut-off until satisfactory title to the land re- quired for the cut-off shall have been transferred to the United States free of cost. It was also modified by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 18, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), to provide for a realined entrance channel and jetties at the month. The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-The project is subject to the conditions that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights of way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent hiaintenance as required. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are three wharves and several landings along the river, all of which are privately owned but are open to use by the general public. None of the wharves have railroad connections. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract, of the entrance channel was commenced October 24, 1936, and was completed May 11, 1937. There were removed 63,076 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud, sand and clay at a cost of $19,323.32, for maintenance. The expenditures were $19,409.99. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 309, Condition at end of fiscal year.--About 40 percent of the existing project has been completed. To complete the project requires the dredging of the realined entrance channel, the construction of the jetties at the entrance, and the dredging in the upper end of the im- provement. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 4.7 feet;: thence to Barkers Landing, 6.5 feet; thence to Lebanon, 5.7 feet; and thence to Dover, 5.0 feet. The costs were $152,512.17 for new work and $35,670.92 for maintenance, a total of $188,183.09. The total ex- penditures were $188,170.20. Proposed operations.-Itis proposed to apply the funds unexpended June 30, 1937, amounting to $1,129.80, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937------------------------------------ Maintenance : Surveys and channel examinations throughout the year_ 1, $12. 89 116.91 Total --------------------------------------------------- , 129. 80 The sum of $262,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to new work dredging and jetty construction at the mouth, by contract (July 1938 to April 1939). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 ----------------------------- $207, 102. 37 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 19376--------------------------- 64, 537. 22' Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 193.7-------------- 271, 639. 59 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937---------------------------- 12. 89 Net total expenditures----------------------------------- 271, 626. 70 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937------------------------------- 1, 129. 80 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------- _ 272, 756. 50 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work..----------------------- $25, 200 Cost of maintenance ______ _ ____ $1, 559. 77 $19, 323. 32 Total expended...--.-----------------------25, 200 -_ 1,460. 21 19, 409. 99 Allotted------------------------------- 25, 200 ------------ $18, 000 ------------ 4, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936------------------------------ $16, 539. 79 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936----------------------------- 4, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for----------------------------- 20, 539. 79 Gross amount expended------------------------- 19, 409. 99 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937-- --------------- _ 1, 129. 80 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts ---------------------- 12. 89 Balance available June 30, 1937------------------1, 116.91 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion ---- -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of existing project 1______ _ 267, 500. 00, Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work 1------------------------------------ 262, 700. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 310 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 10. MURDERKILL RIVER, DEL. Location.-Rises in Kent County, Del., flows northeasterly 19 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 25 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Exiti'ng project.-This provides for a channel 7 fe6t deep at mean low water from Delaware Bay to Frederica, 150 feet wide across the flats outside the mouth, a distance of about 1 mile, and 80 feet wide inside the river to Frederica, a distance of about 71/2 miles. The mean range of tide is 4.6 feet at the mouth and 2.4 feet at Frederica. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $60,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892 (H. Ex. Doc. No. 21, 52d Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1892, p. 981). The latest published map is in House Document No. 1058, Sixty-second Congress, third session. Terminal facilities.-There are six wharves or landings of pile and timber construction, all of which are privately owned. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results-during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging, under contract, of the entrance channel was commenced May 11, 1937, and was completed May 29, 1937. There were removed 33,332 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud, sand, and clay at a cost of $9,436.44. A survey from the mouth to Frederica, Del., was made in February 1937 at a cost of $2,430.10. The total costs were $11,866.54, for maintenance. The expenditures were $11,481.23. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 63 percent of the existing project has been completed. The remaining portion is the widening of the channel across the flats and in the river, which at the present time is not considered important. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937,'were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 7.0 feet; and thence to Frederica, 6.2 feet. The costs were $192,434.76, of which $37,630.07 was for new work and $154,804.69 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $192,049.45. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1937, amounting to $13,901.54, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937 _____ -_ $385. 31 Maintenance: Dredging the shoals in the channel between Bowers and Frederica, under contract (September-November 1937)---- 13, 516. 23 Total---------------------------------------------- 13, 901.54 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as it is believed that no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 37, 630. 07 $_____________---- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937___________--- 154, 804. 69 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------- 192, 434. 76 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937 _____________---------- 385. 31 Net total expenditures_ __________-___________ - 192, 049. 45 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937_ _____ ________---------- 13, 901.54 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 ___----------- 205, 950. 99 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 311 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost ofnew work__------------------------------------------------------------------ - Cost of maintenance___---------------------- $7. 64 $11, 217. 76 - $32. 00 li 866-54 -- $1-- Total expended..--------------------------- 7. 64 11, 215. 26 -29.50 ---- 11, 481.23 Allotted- ___-------- _--------------__ --------------- 13, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 15, 000. 00. Balance unexpended July 1, 1936__---------------------.--------- $25,382.77 Gross amount expended-------------- --------------------- 11, 481.23 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937-------------------------13, 901. 54 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937---------------------$109. 92 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------- 275.39 385.31 Balance available June 30, 1937-------------------------- 13, 516. 23 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1 ___________-------------- 22, 400. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 11. MISPILLION RIVER, DEL. Location.-Rises on the boundary line between Maryland and Dela- ware, flows 15 miles in a general northeasterly direction between Kent and Sussex Counties and empties into Delaware Bay about 16 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879, July 13, 1892, modified July 3, 1893, and by River and Har- bor Act of March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures were $148,- 798.41 for new work and $61,172.42 for maintenance, a total of $20,;970.83. For further details:see page 1786, Annual Report for 1915, and page 448 of Annual Report for 1918. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water from Delaware Bay to Milford, a distance of 12 miles, 80 feet wide from the 6-foot curve in Delaware Bay across the flats to the mouth; thence 60 feet wide in the river, with addi- tional width at sharp bends; 4 cut-offs, 50 feet wide; and for pro- tection of the entrance channel by a stone-filled pile and timber-crib jetty along the south side 5,850 feet long and for a similar jetty along the north side approximately 6,496 feet long, extending to a point opposite the end of the south jetty. The mean range of tide is 4.5 feet at the mouth and 3.4 feet at Milford. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1937 is $177,350, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,400. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of' March 2.1919 (H. Doc. No. 678, 62d Cong., 2d sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 83, 74th Cong., 2d Sess.), to pro- vide for extending the north jetty approximately 3,500 feet to a point opposite the end of the south jetty. The latest published maps are in the above documents. 312 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Local cooperation.--Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 12 privately owned bulkhead wharves at Milford, three of which may be used by the public. None of the wharves have railroad sidings or connections. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 50 percent completed. The remaining portion is the extension of 3,500 feet to the existing north jetty. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 5.0 feet (March 1937); thence (June 1937) to the highway draw- bridge, 5.4 feet; and thence to the fixed highway bridge at Milford, 3.5 feet. The cost and expenditures were $87,249.89 for new work .and $104,694.24 for maintenance, a total of $191,944.13. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1937, amounting to $25,678.39, together with $18,000 allotted from the act of July 19, 1937, as follows: _Maintenance: Dredging of channel outside the mouth, under contract (August- September 1937) _____________________-------____ $7, 678. 39 Repairing jetty, by contract (September 1937 to January 1938)_ 18, 000. 00 Dredging in entrance channel and removing shoals within the river by contract (March-June 1938) ------------------- 18,000. 00 Total------------ ------------------------------- 43, 678. 39 The sum of $90,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to new work jetty construction by contract (July to December 1938). The proposed work will complete the Iproject. Cost and financial summary Cost of inew work to June 30, 1937-----------------------------$236, 048. 30 ACost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 165, 866. 66 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937.---------. 401, 914. 96 Net total expenditures _------------ - - - 401, 914. 96 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937----__------------------------ 25, 678. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------------- 427, 593. 35 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work .................................... Cost of maintenance....... --------------- $3, 485. 80 $5, 107. 80 $24, 685. 62 Total expended-......-.-.----.------- 846. 81 7, 746. 79 20, 790. 65 3, 894. 97 Allotted.............................-----------------------... 10, 000. 00 9, 957. 61 29, 000. 00 -5, 000. 00 15, 000. 00 :Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 ------------------------------- $10, 678. 39 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936 ___________________________ 15,000. 00 ------------------------------------ Amount to be accounted for_ 25, 678. 39 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 ________-------- 25, 678. 39 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts---- ----------- 7, 575. 36 Balance available June 30, 1937-- --------- -------- 18, 103.03 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 313 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved July 19, 1937----------------------------------------- $18, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938__----_--------- 36, 103. 03 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion -- -- --- -- -- --- --- --- --- --- -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - -_________ of existing project 1____ 90, 300. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30, 1939, for new work 1__ 90, 300. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 12. BROADKILL RIVER, DEL. Location.-This river rises in Sussex County, Del., flows north- easterly 13 miles and empties into Delaware Bay about 5 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Existing project.--This provides for the establishment of a perma- nent entrance by dredging a channel across Lewes Cape 150 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in Dela- ware Bay to the same depth in Broadkill River, a distance of about one-half mile, and constructing a stone-filled pile and timber-crib jetty, 1,275 feet long, on the north side of the entrance; and thence a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water with a least width of 40 feet, upstream to Milton, 103/ miles above the new mouth. Closure of the present outlet of Broadkill River may be desirable to insure an adequate tidal flow through the new inlet channel and reduce maintenance costs in the section of the canal connecting the proposed harbor with Broadkill River as provided in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 56, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. The mean range of tide is 41/2 feet at the mouth and 31/2 feet at Milton. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water, except in very severe storms. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1905, was $68,330. No estimate for annual maintenance has been made. This project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873 (Annual Report for 1872, p. 792 et seq.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, which provided for the new mouth in accordance with report published in House Document No. 214, Fifty-ninth Congress, second session. The latest published map of the whole river is in the above document, and of the mouth in House Document No. 128, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are four wharves of pile and timber ,construction; the terminals are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth through the new entrance to Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, 6.0 feet; thence to the Bascule Highway Bridge, 4.5 feet; and thence to Milton, 2.6 feet. The costs and expenditures were $68,227.97 for new work and $101,723.67 for maintenance, a total of $169,951.64. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to maintenance dredging throughout the 314 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 project, by contract, about 40,000 cubic yards (August-November 1938). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937---------------------___ ___ $68, 227. 97 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------- 101, 723. 67 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937_--------_ _ 169, 031. 64 Net total expenditures --------- -------------------------------- 169, 951. 64 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937---------------------169, 951.64 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work ....................... $7 9- Cost of maintenance .........---------------------------- ------------ $713.97 - - Total expended ..........------------------------------------- 713.97 Allotted------------ ------------- --.....--------- $7,500.00 ------------ $6,786. 03 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939 for maintenance ________ _$15, ,(00 13. HARBOR OF REFUGE, DELAWARE BAY, DEL. Location.-This harbor is at the lower end of Delaware Bay, a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean on the Delaware side of the bay. It is about 120 miles from New York Harbor, about 114 miles from the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, and about 101 miles from Phila- delphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of May 7, 1822, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, January 23, 1880, and August 2, 1882. The total cost and expenditures of all projects, prior to the adop- tion of the existing project which was begun in 1897, were $2,749,- 451.79, all for new work. For further details see annual reports for 1874, part II, page 146, and 1932, page 330. Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a break- water about 8,000 feet long, beginning at a' point about 6,000 feet from Cape Henlopen and extending in a northerly direction for a distance of 2,695 feet; thence in a northwesterly direction for 5,330 feet; for the construction of 5 ice piers located in prolongation of this line and 10 more in a line perpendicular thereto extending toward the Delaware shore, and for a channel 15 feet deep and 300 feet wide from deep water in Delaware Bay to the pier of the Atlantic Fisheries Co. at Lewes, Del., with a turning basin 600 feet square at the inner end. The mean tidal range at this locality is about 4.3 feet. The extreme tidal range due to wind and equinoctial tides is about 1 foot greater. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1935 is $2,590,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $28,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896 (H. Doc. No. 112, 52d Cong., 1st sess.). A subproject for the construction of 10 ice piers was approved by the Secreta ry of War April 23, 1900, and a subproject for 5 additional ice piers was approved June 30, 1902. The project was modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (Rivers and Harbors Committee RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 315 Doc. No. 15, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) to provide for a channel 18 feet deep to the Queen Anne Pier at Lewes, Del. No work has been done on this channel. The project was further modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 56, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), to provide for a channel 15 feet deep to the pier of the Atlantic Fisheries Co., about 0.7 mile east of the Queen Anne pier. The latest published maps of this locality are printed in the two last-named documents. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provides that local interests shall give assurances satisfactorily to the Secretary of War that they will dredge their berthing facilities to a depth of 15 feet and that at least one pier will be made avail- able for the use of visiting craft, subject to general dockage rates. None of these conditions has been complied with. Terminal facilities.-The only terminal facilities are the wharves on the Delaware Bay shore about a mile east of the town of Lewes, Del. These consist of four private piers, with rail connection owned by fertilizer companies, and the Government iron pier, which is not in usable condition. The Queen Anne (or Collins) pier, formerly existing at the western end of the proposed 18-foot channel, was demolished by ice in the spring of 1936. Operations and results during fiscal year.--No operations were in progress, and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Based on a comparison of the cost of new work done under existing project with its total estimated cost, the project is about 87 percent completed. According to the latest (1926) survey, the limiting depth for vessels in the protected area west of the outer breakwater ranges from 20 to 40 feet at mean low water. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is the provision of a 15-foot channel to the Atlantic Fish- eries pier near Lewes, Del., and a turning basin 600 feet wide at the inner end, as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. The controlling depth in the proposed channel to the Atlantic Fisheries pier is about 12 feet at mean low water. The breakwater is in good condition, except for some settlement at the 'lower end. Renairs to the ice piers were completed in 1927. The cost and expenditures under the existing project have been $2,238,- 205.34 for new work and $120,455.55 for maintenance, a total of $2,358,660.89. Proposed operation..-The sum of $65,000 allotted during July 1937 will be applied to dredging a 15-foot channel, 300 feet wide, from deep water to the Atlantic Fisheries Co. pier, with a turning basin 600 feet wide at inner end, by contract. This work will com- plete the project. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30. 1937------------------ $4, 987, 657.13 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937__--- _____-__--------- 120, 455.55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937--------- 5, 108, 112. 68 Net total expenditures-------------------------- --- 5, 108,112. 68 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-_ ___------- 5, 108, 112. 68 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937_ ------- 65, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938--...... ----- - 65, 000.00 316 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 14. INLAND WATERWAY BETWEEN REHOBOTH BAY AND DELAWARE BAY, DEL. Location.-This waterway, a tidal canal, situated in the south- earterly part of Sussex County, extends 12 miles from Rehoboth Bay northward through the highland west of the town of Rheoboth to Gordon Lake; thence through the marshes back of Cape Henlopen to Lewes River. It then follows the latter a distance of about 11/4 miles west of the town of Lewes, Del., and empties into Delaware Bay through a new inlet to be dredged 21/3 miles southeast of the present mouth of Broadkill River. Beyond the proposed new inlet, the inland waterway extends westward a distance of about 2 miles to its junction with the Broadkill River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 379, 1218, and 1219.) Previous projects.-A canal along a slightly different route formed a part of the projected waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delaware Bay, begun in 1886 and abandoned in 1905. Existing project.-This provides for an entrance channel near Lewes, Del., 6 feet deep and 200 feet wide, protected by jetties 500 feet apart and 1,700 feet long; for widening the existing canal to 100 feet from the Broadkill River to the South Street Bridge at Lewes, with a basin of the same depth 1,200 feet long and up to 375 feet in width at the latter point; for a channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide (40 feet wide through deep cutting) extending about 71/2 miles from Lewes to Rehoboth Bay; and for two parallel rubble mound jetties 725 feet long at the entrance from Rehoboth Bay. The project also includes the construction of one railroad and one highway bridge at Rehoboth. The mean range of tide at the Dela- ware Bay end is 41/ feet and at the highway bridge near Rehoboth about 0.6 foot. The extreme during storm tides is from 1 foot below mean low water to 3 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1935 is $526,000, exclu- sive of amount expended on previous projects, and exclusive of $60,000 contributed funds, but including $14,275 for the purchase of land since obtained free of cost to the United States, making the actual estimated cost for the construction of the canal $571,725, which includes $60,000 contributed funds and $37,343.58 awarded the railroad company in full for all damages to that company for the erection and maintenance of a railroad bridge across the canal at Rehoboth. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $19,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 823, 60th Cong., 1st sess. and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 51, 61st Cong., 3d sess.) and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 56, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), to provide an entrance channel near Lewes, protected by jetties, and widen the canal from the Broadkill River to the South Street Bridge at Lewes, with a basin at the latter point. The latest published maps are found in the last-named document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 317 Terminal facilities.-There are two wharves at Lewes, Del., one owned by the town and one Government-owned, both open to public use, and two private wharves at Rehoboth, one of which has direct railroad connection. These wharves are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging of new en- trance channel, widening the canal from Broadkill River to South Street Bridge, Lewes, Del., and dredging turning basin at the latter point was commenced December 30, 1936, and was completed May 17, 1937. There were removed 521,828 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud and clay, at a cost of $68,382.89 for new work. Construction of sheet pile jetties at new entrance was commenced February 1, 1937, and was 74 percent completed at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $124,253.82, for new work. The total costs for the year were $132,636.71, for new work. The expenditures were $111,061.74. In addition $60,000 contributed funds: was expended for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 80 percent of the existing project has been completed. The remaining portion is reinforcing the jetties in Rehoboth Bay, built in 1903 under a previous project,. and completing the construction of steel sheet pile jetties, which is approximately 74 percent completed. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to, the mouth through the new entrance, 6.0 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Lewes, 5.8 feet; and thence to Rehoboth Bay, 4.2 feet. The costs under the existing project, exclusive of $60,000 contributed funds, expended for new work, were $397,136.44 for new work and $21,603.53 for maintenance, a total of $418,739.97. The total expendi- tures, excluding $60,000 contributed funds, were $397,165. Of this cost and expenditure, $69,710.25 was in payment September 15, 1915, to the railroad company of award in condemnation proceedings under the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1937, amounting to $58,938.26, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937--------------------------------- $21, 574. 97 New work: Construction of jetties under contract in force to be completed July 31, 1937 __________________________ ____- 37, 363. 29 Total ---------------------- 58, 938. 26 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as it is believed that no maintenance will be required. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937---------------------------$397,136. 44 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937______-- ___------__ - 21, 603. 53' Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937- ___----- 418, 739. 97 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937 .- ____, _ ____-- 21, 574. 97 Net total expenditures------------------------------ 1397, 165. 0 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937____________--------------- 58, 938. 26 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--- --- - 1456, 103. 2i 1In addition, $60,000 contributed funds was expended on new work. 318 REPORT ,OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work---------- ------------ ------------ -------------------- _ 1$132, 636. 71 Cost of maintenance-_----------------------__ Total expended .------------------------------------------------------------ 111, 061.74 Allotted ---- --------- ------------ ------------ ----------------------- 170, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936---------------------------------------- $170, 000. 00 Gross amount expended --------------------- 111, 061. 74 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937------------------------ 58, 938. 26 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts----------------------- 58, 550. 27 Balance available June 30, 1937-------------------------- 387.99 1 In addition, $60,000 contributed funds was expended on new work. 15. INDIAN RIVER INLET AND BAY, DEL. Location.-This bay is a shallow lagoon 6 miles long and 2 miles wide on the Delaware coast about midway between Cape Henlopen and the Maryland State line. The inlet is a narrow and unstable opening through the barrier beach separating Indian River Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1219.) Existing project.-This provides for the fixation of the inlet by the construction of parallel jetties 500 feet apart, with cores of suit- ably graded rock, extending approximately to the 14-foot depth curve in the ocean; and the dredging of a channel generally 200 feet wide and 15 feet deep from the inner ends of the jetties to a point in the bay substantially 7,000 feet from the ocean shore line, thence progressively decreasing depth, and width decreasing from 200 feet to 100 feet, to the 6-foot depth curve in the bay, and provides further that the interior channel dimensions may, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, be modified as may be found desirable to increase the hydraulic efficiency of the channel, without increasing the cost. The mean range of ocean tide is 4.0 feet in the bay. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1937 is $443,000, of which $160,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 41, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The project is subject to the conditions that local interests contribute $160,000, toward the initial cost of the improvement, furnish, free of cost to the United States, a right-of- way not less than 700 feet wide and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, release the United States from all claims for damages incidental to the work of improvement, and agree to provide and maintain an adequate mov- able-span highway bridge across the inlet, and a suitable terminal and lainding connected by road to the highway system and open to the public on equal terms. RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 319 Terminal facilities.-There are two :wharves located at Oak Orchard, on Indian River Bay. Operation and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. The controlling depth at mean low water (March 1936) were 1.0 foot across outer bar, 1.9 feet across inner bar; thence to upper end of Indian River Bay 6.5 feet. There have been no costs or expenditures on this project. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds allotted from the act of July 19, 1937, amounting to $160,000, together with $160,000 additional to be contributed by local interests, to new work dredging and jetty construction, under contract (February 1938- June 1939). The sum of $123,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 to completion, under contract, of new work dredging and jetty construction. This work will complete the project. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 _________ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937__------ Net total expenditures- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act ap- proved July 19, 1937-----------------------------------------$160, 000 Amount available for fiscal year 1938 1------------------------------__ 160, 000 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project 1-__------- -------- 123, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work -------------------------------------- 123, 000 1In addition $160,000 to be contributed by local interests. 2 Exclusive of available funds. 16. INLAND WATERWAY FROM CHINCOTEAGUE BAY, VA., TO DELA- WARE BAY AT OR NEAR LEWES, DEL. Location.-This tidal waterway extends northerly from Chinco- teague Bay, Va., following the waterways parallel with the Atlantic Ocean through Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, passing through the neck of land at Ocean View, Del., and the land between Rehoboth Bay and the headwaters of Lewes River, entering the Delaware Bay at or near the town of Lewes, a total distance of about 70 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 1219, and 1220.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886, and modified by River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892. The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, repealed the project. The cost and expenditures on the project prior to its being repealed were $168,411.88 for new work and $25,330.42 for main- tenance, a total of $193,742.30. For further details see page 382, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for the maintenance of the three bridges built by the Government at Ocean View, Del., under the pre- 20196--37-pt. 1 -- 21 320 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 vious project. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 538, 59th Gong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is printed in House Document No. 128, Sixty-seventh Congress, second session. Terminal facilities.-There are 29 wharves and a number of land- ing places, all of which are open to the public use free of charge. The terminals are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and result. during fiscal year.-Repairs, by hired labor, to Cedar Neck and Jefferson Bridges at Ocean View, Del., were made in November and December 1936 at a cost of $521.45, for maintenance. The expenditures were $523.26. Condition at end of fiscal year.-As the existing project is for maintenance, it is impracticable to state the percentage of comple- tion. The Cedar Neck and Jefferson Bridges were repaired in the fall of last year and placed in a serviceable condition. The State. of Delaware, in August 1928, completed a concrete bridge across this waterway as part of its highway system from Ocean View to Bethany Beach. This bridge is 80 feet south of the Government- owned Ocean View Bridge, which has heretofore been maintained by the Government but which has now been closed to highway traffic. The total costs and expenditures were $11,200 for main- tenance. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds allotted from the act of July 1937, amounting to $500, to repairing the bridges throughout the year. The funds will be exhausted about June 30, 1938. The sum of $4,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 for the reconstruction of Cedar Neck and Jefferson Bridges, by contract (July-September 1938). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937----------------------------- $168, 411. 88 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-------------------------- 36, 530. 42 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------- 204, 942. 30 Net total expenditures---------------- 204, 942. 30 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937- 942. 30 2--------------------04, Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work --------------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- Cost of maintenance__--------------------_ $114. 89 $126. 69 $289. 61 $278. 85 $521. 45 Total expended--------------------------__ 116. 17 55. 99 360. 31 277. 04 523. 26 Allotted ....... .......---------------------------- ----------- 300.00 --- 500.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 $523.26 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------------523. 26 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act,' approved, July 19, 1937------------------------------------------- 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938------- ------------- ------ 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal'year ending June 30, 1 1939, for maintenance .___._ -- ___-_- --.. 4, 000. 0C 1 Exclusive of available funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 321 17. COOPER RIVER, N. J. Location.-Rises in the eastern part of Camden County, N. J., flows northwesterly about 13 miles, passing through the northern part of the city of Camden, and empties into the Delaware River above Cooper Point. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 70 feet wide through the bar outside of the mouth and upstream to what was formerly Browning Chemical Works, about 1.7 miles. The mean range of tide is 6 feet at the mouth and 2 feet at Stoys Landing, and the extreme range is about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1895, was $35,000. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $13,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. (H. Doc. No. 176, 53d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Re- port for 1895, p. 1102 et seq.) The latest published map is in House Document No. 134, Sixty-third Congress, first session. Terminal facilities.-There are 17 wharves, which practically form a continuous wharfage on both sides of the stream through the city of Camden. (See Port Series No. 4, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fscal year.-A survey from Brown- ing Chemical Works to the mouth was made in August 1936, at a cost of $148.04, for maintenance. The expenditures were $8,257.10. Conditon at end of fscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1920 at a saving of $1,898 under the estimated cost. The control- ling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: from Delaware River to 600 feet below the upper end of project, 11.7 feet; thence to the upper end of the project, 7.3 feet. The total costs and expenditures were $33,101.64 for new work and $105,256.01 for maintenance, a total of $138,357.65. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is con- templated during the fiscal years 1938 and 1939, as it is believed that no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30,1937 _-------------------------- $33, 101. 64 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937---------------------------... 105,256.01 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-------------- 138, 357. 65 Net total expenditures --------------------------------------- 138, 357. 65 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-----------------___ 138, 357.65 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-................$ --- ; $148.0 Cost of maintenance--... .... - ----. _ _ -- - -___-____ -__$623. 71 $11, 280. 85 $148.04 Total expended..........--------------------------------------------- 623. 71 3, 171. 79 8,257. 10 Allotted--...........---......--------------------- ---------- $27, 000. 00 ------- -12, 000 00 2,94740 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_____________________________ $11, 204. 50 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment--------------- 2,947. 40 Net amount to be accounted for_----------- - 8,257. 10 Gross amount expended- - ____-------- --- - ---- - 8, 257. 10 322 REPORT OF' :CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 18. BIG TIMBER CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek is about 16 miles long, flows in a general northwesterly direction, forming a portion of the boundary line between Camden and Gloucester Counties, N. J., and enters the Dela- ware River opposite. League Island, in the southern portion of Phila- delphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and generally 75 feet wide from the 10-foot contour in Delaware River up to Marters sand plant, a distance of 51/4 miles; and 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide, thence to Clements Bridge, 13/4 miles. The mean range of tide at Westville, near the mouth, is 5.1 feet, at Clements Bridge, 4.3 feet; and at Chews Landing, 2.3 feet. The extreme range of tide is from about 1 /2 feet below mean low water to 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $104,500, of which $50,000 has been contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 217, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, to extend the project from Marters sand plant to Clements Bridge (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 15, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The project documents contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation.-The authorization for extending the channel to Clements Bridge contains the requirement that local interests fur- nish suitable spoil-disposal areas during initial construction and future maintenance and give satisfactory assurances that suitable wharves or landings will be provided at or near Clements Bridge. This requirement has not yet been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are no public wharves or landings along the creek. Small landing docks have been built by owners of power boats or pleasure craft for their personal use. It is expected that the sand and gravel and other commercial interests using the stream, as well as the municipalities, will build wharves. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 64 percent completed. The remaining portion is the dredging to project dimensions from Marters sand plant to Clements Bridge. The con- trolling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware River to the mouth, 8.9 feet; thence to Westville, 10.0 feet; thence to Marters sand plant, 8.0 feet; and thence to Clem- ents Bridge, 2.0 feet. The total costs and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year, excluding $50,000 contributed funds, were $16,057.39, for new work. Proposed operations.-The sum of $38,500 allotted during July 1937 will be applied to new work dredging to project dimensions from Mar- ters sand plant to Clements Bridge, about 175,000 cubic yards, by contract. This work will complete the project. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA.,- DISTRICT 323 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937------------------------------ $16, 057. 39 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------------ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937--------------' 16, 057. 39 Net total expenditures ------------------------------------ 116, 057. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_--- -- ------ _ 116, 057. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work....--------------------- $16,057. 39 --------------------- --- --- -- .. Cost of maintenance ----..... . . . . --- . . . . ------------ ------------ _ _--------..........-- ----------- Total expended ----------------------- ................... 15, 947. 39 $110. 00 ---------------------- Allotted - ..-.--. -........- .- 16, 057. 39....... ................................. Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937 __--------------------------------- $38, 500. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938------------------------ 38, 500. 00 1 In addition, $50,000 of contributed funds was expended for new work. 19. WOODBURY CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek rises on the boundary line between Camden and Gloucester Counties and flows 6 miles in a general northwesterly direction, emptying into the Delaware River about 9 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 2, 1882, and June 3, 1896. The total cost and expenditures were $2,950.31 for new work. For further details see page 339, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water from the 6-foot contour of Delaware River to Woodbury, 60 feet wide across the bar outside the mouth and up the river to the white bridge, 11/2 miles; thence 40 feet wide to Woodbury, a farther distance of 2 miles, including three cut-offs, which shortened the distance 3,340 feet. The length of the section included in the project is about 4 miles. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 5.7 feet and at Woodbury 4.3 feet. The extreme tidal range is about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1912, was $38,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H. Doc. No. 635, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are five timber wharves on this stream all being private property, except a municipal wharf at the foot o1 one of the streets. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1916, at a saving of $13,857 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937. were as 324 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 follows: From Delaware River to the mouth, 4.9 feet; thence to the white bridge, 7.6 feet; thence to the red bridge, 3.9 feet; thence to 300 feet downstream from the highway bridge at Woodbury, 4.5 feet; and thence to the highway bridge, 1.3 feet. The costs and ex- penditures were $24,142.70 for new work and $46,210.44 for mainte- nance, a total of $70,353.14. Proposed operations.--No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $10,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to maintenance dredging throughout the length of the project, about 30,000 cubic yards, by contract (July- October 1938). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------------------------__ $27, 093. 01 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------ 46, 210. 44 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-------------73, 303. 45 Net total expenditures------------------------------------ 73,303. 45 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------------------73, 303. 45 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 -1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of maIntn anew work e-------------------- -- ------ I 00--0-- $10,"--- ----- --- ;Costal enanded-----------------------$353. expof 14 -----------.. 10,000- Allotted.----....-..-. ---.-.. -353. -..... -. 14 $10, 000 .. . . ... . Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance------------------------------- $10, 000. 00 20. MANTUA CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek rises in Gloucester County, N. J., flows north- westerly 161/2 miles and empties into the Delaware River about 10 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, and modified in 1889. The cost and expenditures were $3,000 for new work. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the Delaware River to the Strathmann sand plant at Paulsboro, about 2 miles above the mouth, thence 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide to Friars Landing, about 2,000 feet; thence 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide via cut-offs to Parkers Landing, near Mount Royal; and the dredging of a cut-off 3 feet deep and 50 feet wide, 9,000 feet above Berkeley (Mount Royal), the removal of overhanging trees above Mount Royal; the construction of stone-filled pile and timber jetties on both sides of the mouth; and a dike across the old mouth 524 feet long. The length of the north jetty is 1,578 feet. The south jetty is 1,454 feet long. The section of the creek included in the project extends from the Delaware River upstream 73/4 miles to 1 mile below the town of Mantua. The mean RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 325 range of tide at the mouth is 5.2 feet; at Paulsboro, 5 feet ; at Mount Royal, 4.6 feet; and at Mantua, 3.5 feet. The extreme tidal range is about 10 feet. The. estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, is $170,030, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1899, provided for all features of the proj- ect except the dike across the old mouth and the 10- and 12-foot channels (H. Doc. No. 123, 55th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1898, p. 1122). The dike was provided for by the act of March 2, 1907. The project was modified by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved August 30, 1935, to provide for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the Delaware River to the Strathmann sand plant at Paulsboro, about 2 miles above the mouth, thence 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide to Friars Landing, about 2,000 feet (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 14, 73d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map of the whole creek is in House Docu- ment No. 123, Fifty-fifth Congress, second session. A later map of the portion from just below Mount Royal to Mantua is in House Document No. 523, Sixty-first Congress, second session, and a map of the section between Delaware River and Friars Landing is printed in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 14, Seventy-third Congress, first session. Local cooperation.--The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935 requires local interest to furnish necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas free of cost to the United States. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 10 wharves of pile and timber con- struction on this stream. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging, by U. S. dredge Mantua, from the railroad bridge to the highway bridge at Paulsboro, N. J., and of a shoal 1,000 feet above highway bridge was commenced August 17, 1936, and was completed Septem- ber 10, 1936. There were removed 20,939 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of mud, sand and clay at a cost of $7,623.72 for maintenance. The expenditures were $7,620.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 66 percent completed. The remaining portion is the dredging of the channel to project dimensions from Delaware River to Friars Land- ing. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware River to the phosphate works, 12.8 feet; thence to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 10.3 feet; thence to Strathmann sand plant, 10.4 feet; thence to the fixed high- way bridge at Mount Royal, 5.4 feet; and thence to Mantua, 1.0 feet. The total costs under the existing project were $109,958.52 for new work and $79,736.42 for maintenance, a total of $189,694.94. The expenditures were $189,691.94. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1937, amounting to $3, to payment of accounts pay- able. The sum of $40,000 allotted during July 1937 will be applied to new work dredging to project dimensions from the Delaware 326 SARMY, 1937 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. River to Friars Landing, about 134,000 cubic yards, by contract. The proposed work will complete the project. No additional funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-------------------------- $112,958. 52 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 ----------- 9, 736. 42 7__________--- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937_........... 192, 694. 94 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937------ ---------- ------- 3.00 Net total expenditures-------------------------------- 192, 691. 94 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937-------------------------------- 3. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937__-- ----- - 192, 694.94 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 - Cost of new work----------..........-------------------------------- ------------- Cost of maintenance- . . _...... _ -----.--- ---__ ---...... .... ..- - $7, 623. 72 Total expended-..--.----------------- ----------- ----------- ------------------------ 7,620. 72 Allotted--..---------------------- ------------------ $5,000 ------------ -- $5,000 7,623.72 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved Apr. 26, 1934 --------- --------------------------------- $2, 947. 40 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936------------ ----------------------------- 6, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------------------------- 8, 947.40 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------- 1, 323. 68 Net amount to be accounted for____ __----______--7, 623. 72 Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 7, 620.72 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937--------- ---- 3. 00 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937 ----------------------------- 3. 00 Anmount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937----------------------------------- 40, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938------------------------ 40, 000. 00 21. OLDMANS CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek rises in the boundary line between Gloucester and Salem Counties, N. J., flows in a northwesterly direction 20 miles, and empties into the Delaware River about 24 miles below Philadel- phia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water from the 6-foot contour of the Delaware River to Pedrick- town, a distance of 6 miles, thence 5 feet deep at mean low water to Auburn, a farther distance of 9 miles; 100 feet wide across the bar outside of the mouth, 75 feet wide thence to Pedricktown, and thence 40 feet wide to Auburn, including nine cut-offs, which shortened the distance 4 miles, and a jetty at the mouth. The mean range of tide is 6 feet at the mouth, 2.4 feet at Pedricktown, and 0.9 foot at Auburn. The extreme range of tide is from 2 feet below mean low water to about 2 feet above mean high water. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 327 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $120,000. The latest (1908) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doe. No. 1083, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in that project document. Local cooperation.-Fullycomplied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 11 wharves or landings on the creek of pile and timber construction. They are privately owned, but seven are open to the general public. No wharves have railroad con- nection. The facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.--About 26 percent of the project, that is, all of the dredging contemplated, has been completed. The uncompleted portion of the project is the construction of a jetty at the mouth, which it is not proposed to undertake at present. The con- trolling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware River to the mouth, 3.1 feet; thence to the highway bridge at Nortonville, 5.8 feet; thence to Pedricktown, 5.9 feet; thence to 1,500 feet below the fixed highway bridge at Auburn, 2.4 feet; and thence to the fixed highway bridge, 0.5 foot. The total costs and expenditures were $31,188.43 for new work and $19,511.57 for maintenance, a total of $50,700. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $12,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to maintenance dredging between the Dela- ware River and Pedricktown, by contract, about 40,000 cubic yards (October-December 1938). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937------------------------------ $31, 188. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937---------------------------19, 511. 57 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-----_-- ----- 50, 700. 00 Net total expenditures------------------------------------------50, 700. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------------------ 50, 700. 00 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------------------------------------- 88, 800. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance --------------------------------- __ _ 12, 000. 00 22. RACCOON CREEK, N. J. Location.-This creek rises in Gloucester County, N. J., flows north- Westerly 16 miles, and empties into the Delaware River about 20 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 295.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882. The cost and expenditures were $757.23 for a survey and charged to new work. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.--This provides for a channel 7 feet deep through- out at mean low water, 75 feet wide from the 7-foot contour :i 328 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Delaware River to Bridgeport, a distance of 13 miles; thence 60 feet wide to Springers wharf, a farther distance of 31/4 miles; and thence 40 feet wide to Swedesboro, a farther distance of 43/4 miles; with a stone-filled pile-and-timber jetty at the mouth 950 feet long, and a cut-off at Molonox Shoal, which shortened the distance three-fourths mile. The mean range of tide is 5.3 feet at the mouth and 4.4 feet at Swedesboro. The extreme range of tide is 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1913, was $106,535, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was adopted by the following river and har- bor acts: The act of June 13, 1902, provided for all features of the existing project except the 7-foot depth above Springers wharf, the dike or jetty at the mouth, and the cut-off at Molonox Shoal (H. Doc. No. 231, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1900, p. 1590). The act of March 2, 1907, provided for the cut-off at Molonox Shoal, and the act of March 2, 1919, provided for the 7-foot depth above Springers wharf, and the jetty at the mouth (H. Doc. No. 800, 63d Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map of the mouth and the upper section of the creek is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 11 wharves of pile-and-timber con- struction, all privately owned. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging, under contract, of the entrance channel was commenced October 27, 1936, and completed May 15, 1937. There were removed 59,037 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud, sand, and clay at a cost of $28,- 908.74, for maintenance. Maintenance dredging, under contract, be- tween the fixed railroad bridge and the fixed highway bridge at Swedesboro, N. J., was commenced April 8, 1937, and was completed May 27, 1937. There were removed 11,460 cubic yards, place measure- ment, of mud, sand, and clay at a cost of $7,775.50, for maintenance. The total costs for the fiscal year were $36,684.24, for maintenance. The expenditures were $36,575.30. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was completed in 1922 at a saving of $23,627 under the estimated cost. The con- trolling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware River to the mouth, 8.2 feet; thence to Springers wharf, 6.1 feet; and thence to Swedesboro, 3.9 feet. The total costs were $82,907.73 for new work and $119,438.82 for maintenance, a total of $202,346.55. The total expenditures were $202,237.61. Proposedoperations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unexpended June 30, 1937, amounting to $1,248.38, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937_ -------------------------------- $108. 94 Maintenance: Surveys and channel examinations throughout the year_ 1, 139. 44 Total---------------------- ------------------------ 1, 248. 38 The sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to maintenance dredging between Springers wharf and Swedesboro, about 60,000 cubic yards, by contract (July- December 1938). RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 329 Cost and financial siummary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937----- 664. 96 $-------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937, - ___.----.--------.. 119, 438. 82 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------- 203, 103.78 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937--------- ---------------- 108.94 Net total expenditures-------------- -- --------- 202, 994. 84 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937-----------------------------1, 248. 38 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937---_____---204, 243. 22 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-......................... ---------------- - .....- ----- --------------- - -- Cost of maintenance_...................... ... _ - ----- -. ----. ----.-. - .----- .- . $36, 684.24 Total expended---- .--------------------- $383. 57 --- ---- . ----- --.------ 36, 575. 3 Allotted---------------------------............................. --- -350.46 ----------------------- $17, 000 20,823.68 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936__ $17, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936 ------------------------------------- 20, 823. 68 Amount to be accounted for __ ___------__----_____- 37, 823. 68 Gross amount expended___- ________--______- 36, 575. 30 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937_---------- -___-_ 1, 248. 38 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts------------------- 108. 94 Balance available June 30, 1937 ---- ------- ___ 1, 139. 44 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ending June -- --- --- --- -- 30, 1939, for maintenance 20, 000. 00 1Exclusive of available funds. 23. SALEM RIVER, N. J. Location.-Rises in Salem County, N. J., flows westward 10 miles, thence southward 13 miles to the city of Salem, N. J., where it is joined by Little Salem River, or Fenwick Creek, from the eastward, and thence westward 3 miles, emptying into the Delaware River about 45 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 294.) Previous projects.-The River and Harbor act of July 11, 1870, provided for a survey and the original project was adopted by River and Harbor act of March 3, 1871, and modified in 1878, and a subse- quent project adopted by River and Harbor act of March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures were $55,809.34 for new work and $48,000 for maintenance, a total of $103,809.34. For further details see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915, and page 349 of Annual Report for 1924. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 150 feet wide from deep water in the Delaware River through Salem Cove, and thence 100 feet wide to the fixed highway bridge in the city of Salem, including a cut-off to eliminate a large horseshoe bend just below the city of Salem. The length of the section included in the project is about 4 miles. The mean range 330 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 of tide is 6 feet, and the extreme range is from 1 foot below mean low water to about 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1927, is $175,000 (one-half of which is to be contributed by local interests), exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1927) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (H. Doc. No. 110, 68th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation.-The existing project requires that local inter- ests contribute 50 percent of the estimated cost of new work and that a right-of-way for the proposed cut-off shall be conveyed to the United States free of cost. The contributions thus far made provide the right-of-way for the cut-off and for 50 percent of the cost of the 12-foot channel up to a point 225 feet above the county (Penns Neck) highway bridge, amounting to $51,825.10, of which $27,905.82 was contributed by the State of New Jersey, $19,932.73 by the county of Salem, and $3,986.55 by the city of Salem. Terminal facilities.-There are 13 wharves on the river, all at Salem, N. J. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--A survey between Penns Neck bridge and the fixed highway bridge at Salem, N. J., was made during February and March 1937, at a cost of $279.96 for maintenance. A reimbursement of $3,311.47 for excess cost of main- tenance in previous years was received. The total cost of mainte- nance for the fiscal year was minus $3,031.51. The expenditures were minus $3,033.87. Condition at end of fiscal year.-About 60 percent of the existing project has been completed. The uncompleted portion of the proj- ect includes the dredging of the section commencing about 225 feet above the county (Penns Neck) highway bridge to the fixed high- way bridge at Salem. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware River across Salem Cove to cutoff, 9.8 feet; thence to Penns Neck Bridge, 12.7 feet; and thence to the fixed highway bridge at Salem, 9.1 feet. The total costs under the existing project, excluding $51,825.10 contributed funds expended for new work, were $51,825.09 for new work and $21,743.40 for maintenance, a total of $73,568.49. The expenditures, excluding $51,825.10 contributed funds, were $73,566.13. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1937, amounting to $9,033.87 as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937--------------------------------- $2..36 Maintenance: Dredging between Penns Neck bridge and the fixed highway bridge at Salem under contract in progress to be com- pleted in September 1937----- ----------------------------- 9,031.51 Total ---- ---------------------------- 9, 033.87 No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 331 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------------- ------------- 1$107, 634. 43 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937--------------------------- 69, 743. 40 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937---------- 77, 377.83 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937------------------------- 2. 36 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 177, 375. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937---------------------------- 9,033. 87 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------ 186, 409. 34 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work ... ____ _ __ __. ----- ------------- . -------------- ..--- -------------- Cost of maintenance.__-__ ____.---..---. - $19, 748. 90 $1,851.10---------------$3, 031.51 ------------------ Total expended-- ...... ___6, 110. 37 15, 489. 63 -------------- -3, 033. 87" Allotted... 35, 000. 00 -- ___................................. -13, 400. 00 $16, 000.00 -10, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936------------------------- $16, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment 000. 00: 1-----------------0, Net amount to be accounted for-------------------------- 6, 000. 00h Gross amount expended_ ----_-----------------_ $277. 60 Less reimbursements collected------------------------ 3,311. 47 -- 3, 033.8T Balance unexpended June 30, 1937- -----------------------__ 9, 033. 87 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937-------------------- $2.36 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 8,255. 52 8,257. 88' Balance available June 30, 1937-------- -_----- _ -__- 775.99 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36, 000. 00 1 In addition, $51,825.10 of contributed funds was expended for new work. 2 Exclusive of available funds and exclusive of $35,675 to be contributed. 24. COHANSEY RIVER, N. J. Location.-This river rises in Salem County, N. J., flows southerly and southwesterly thl ough Cumberland County 261/2 miles and empties into the Delaware Bay about 62 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873, and modified in 1879. The cost and expenditures prior to the adoption of the existing project were $36,000 for new work. For further details, see page 1785, annual report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep from that depth in Delaware Bay through a neck of' land at the mouth, to the south side of Glass Street, Bridgeton, with a turning basin of the same depth, 250 feet wide and 800 feet long,. 0.2 mile below Glass Street; thence a channel 8 feet deep to Com- merce Street Bridge in Bridgeton, with widths of 100 feet below and 75 feet above Broad Street. The mean range of tide at the mouth is 5.7 feet; at Greenwich 5.3 feet; at Fairton 5.4 feet; and 332 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 at Bridgeton 6.5 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 2 feet below mean low water to 3 feet above mean high water. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $140,000 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $9,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907, which provided for a channel 7 feet deep to the nail works bridge (H. Doc. No. 645, 59th Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937, to provide for the present project dimensions, and the abandonment of the improvement above Commerce Street. (Senate Committee Print. 75th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-The work authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, is subject to the condition that local inter- ests furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are 22 wharves on this river, of which 16 are at Bridgeton and 6 at Greenwich piers. Three wharves at Bridgeton and one at Greenwich piers have direct rail connections. A marine railway is located at the latter place. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Maintenance dredging under contract, from Commerce Street Bridge to a point 1,000 feet downstream from Broad Street Bridge, Bridgeton, N. J., was com- menced May 29, 1937, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. There were removed 10,554 cubic yards, place measurement, of mud, sand, and clay at a cost of $8,749 for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $3,388.18. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 39 percent completed. The remaining portion is the deepening of the channel from 7 to 12 feet deep from Delaware Bay to the south side of Glass Street at Bridgeton and to 8 feet deep thence upstream to Commerce Street Bridge, and dredging the turning basin to project dimensions. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: From Delaware Bay to the mouth, 6.5 feet; thence to Stony Point, 8.5 feet; and thence to Commerce Street Bridge at Bridgeton, 6.2 feet. The total costs under the existing project were $48,578.89 for new work and $101.270.11 for maintenance, a total of $149,849. The ex- penditures were $144,488.18. Proposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30. 1937, amounting to $13,111.82, as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937------------------------------ $5, 360. 82 Maintenance: Dredging from Commerce Street Bridge to Broad Street Bridge under contract in progress, to be completed July 1937------------------------------------------------------ 7, 751.00 Total--------------------------------------------------- 13,111. 82 The sum of $91,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to new work dredging to project dimen- sions from Delaware Bay to Commerce Street Bridge at Bridgeton, about 237,000 cubic yards, by contract (July-December 1938). The proposed work will complete the project. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 333 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-------------------------$84, 578.89 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-- .. ...------------------ 101, 270.11 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ----------- 185,849.00 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937----------------------- 5, 360. 82 Net total expenditures- --- __-_-_--...-- __---- 180, 488. 18 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 -------------------------- 13,111. 82 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_-------. 193, 600.00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-------- --------------------------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance-,.------------------ --- -- $34,258.53 $741.47 _----_-$8,749.00 Total expended----------......--------........ ------------ 34, 250. 96 749.04 ------- 3,388. 18 Allotted.................-------------------------------------- 38,000.00 -3,000.00 $27,000.00 -10, 500. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936--------------------------- $27, 000.00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment ------------- -10, 500. 00 Net amount to be accounted for 6, 500. 00 1------------------------ Gross amount expended------------------------------------- 3, 388. 18 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 --------------------- 13, 111. 82 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------------- 13, 111. 82 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of -- - -- - - - --- ---- --- - - - existing project 1 - __ 91, 000.00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work 1----- ---- - - 91, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 25. COLD SPRING INLET, N. J. Location.-Located in Cape May County, southern New Jersey, about 3 miles east of Cape May city and about 16 miles northeast of Delaware Breakwater. The inlet connects Cold Spring Harbor with the Atlanitic Ocean and is about 1 mile in length. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 234 and 1219.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 25 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide through the inlet, a distance of 1 mile, protected by two parallel jetties 700 feet or more apart. The east jetty is a rubble mound 4,548 feet long. The west jetty is 4,410 feet long, of which 2,000 feet at the inner end is of stone-filled pile and timber construction and the outer 2,410 feet is a rubble mound. The mean range of tide is 41/2 feet, and the extreme tidal range is very great, due to storms at sea, the extent of which has not been recorded. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1906, was $1,311,000, including $100,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of lMarch 2, 1907 (H. Doc. No. 388, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the annual report for 1911, page 1382. 334 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Local cooperation.-All cooperation has been completed, except the work of deepening and enlarging the inner harbor, awhich is 80 percent completed. Terminal facilities.-There are 25 wharves or landings, 1 coaling pier, and 2 marine railways served by this waterway, including those owned by the Navy Department. The wharves are indirectly con- nected with two railroad systems and are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-- he existing project was com- pleted in 1917 at a saving of $331,725 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1937, was 18.8 feet from the Atlantic Ocean to the inner limit of the project. The costs and expenditures were $879,274.62 for new work and $439,- 521.30 for maintenance, a total of $1,318,795.92 from United States funds. In addition, $100,000 was expended for new work from con- tributed funds. Proposed operations.-No funds were unexpended June 30, 1937. It is proposed to apply the funds allotted from the act of July 19, 1937, amounting to $30,000, to maintenance dredging throughout the project, by dredge Comstock (October-November 1937). No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 ___________ '$879, 274. 62 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-------------------------- 439, 521. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-- ---------- 1, 318, 795. 92 Net total expenditures-------------------------------------- 1,318, 795. 92 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-------------------- 1,318, 795. 92 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work ..---------.. .. . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . --------- ---------- Cost of maintenance.----------- $147,099.54 -$18, 778.18 $500.95 $25, 000.00::-- Total expended---.............----------..... --- 149, 725. 56 -20, 135. 83 717. 39 25, 000.00 -- Allotted _...._------------------ 100, 000.00 --------- ---- -19,904.08 25, 000. 00 . __ Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937-------------------- ------------ -- $30, 000 Amount available for fiscal year 1938--------------------------- 30, 000 SIn addition $100,000 was expended from contributed funds. 26. ABSECON INLET, N. J. Location.-This inlet is located on the coast of New Jersey about 65 miles north of Delaware Breakwater, between Brigantine Beach on the north and Absecon Beach on the south. It forms the entrance to the harbor at Atlantic City, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1217.) Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. The project was completed in 1916. The cost and expendi- ture prior to beginning work on the existing project (expenditures on which began in 1923) were $226,496.89 for new work and $235,785.61 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 335 for maintenance, a total of $462,282.50. (For further details see An- nual Report for 1936, p. 319.) Existing project.-This provides for obtaining and maintaining by dredging an entrance channel 20 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide. The length of channel included in the project is 1 mile. The mean range of tide is 41/2 feet. The extreme range of tide, due to ocean storms, is very great, but its full extent is not known. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1928, is $500,000. The latest (1922) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $50,000. It is provided in the project that should the channel at any time have a deleterious effect on the Atlantic City beach, work upon the improvement may cease, it being understood that the project is adopted on the basis that the interests of the beach in front of the city are superior to those of the inlet. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922 (H. Doc. No. 375, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is contained in the Annual Report for 1887, page 818. Terminal facilities.-There are nine wharves served by this im- provement; one is Government owned, six are privately owned and open to the general public use upon payment of moderate wharfage, and two are publicly owned. Three of the wharves, have direct railroad connection. There is also a continuous line of piers or land- ing places for pleasure craft on both sides of the large basins which indent the south shore of the inner channel. There are three ship- yards and three marine railways at this locality. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-The seagoing hopper dredge Comstock was operated from February 25, 1937, to the end of the fiscal year in maintenance dredging of the entrance channel. A total of 414,533 cubic yards, binll measurement, of sand was removed at a cost of $91,271.26. An increase adjustment of $1,182.07 was made in cost of maintenance dredging by seagoing hopper dredge Absecon in prior years. The total costs during the year were $92,453.33 for maintenance. The expenditures were $74,279.56. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 43 percent completed. The work to be done to complete the project is to continue dredging the channel to project dimensions across the ocean bar. The controlling depth at mean low water on June 30, 1937, was 19.7 feet in the channel across the ocean bar. The costs were $208,647.66 for new work and $312,238.20 for maintenance, a total of $520,885.86. The expenditures were $498,815.29. IProposed operations.-It is proposed to apply the funds unex- pended June 30, 1937, amounting to $30,799.31, together with $60,000 allotted from the act of July 19, 1937, to operation of Government plant for maintenance dredging as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937_______________________________ $22, 070. 57 Maintenance: Dredging with dredge Comstock in the channel across the inlet bar, including surveys, July-September 1937- _ 68, 728. 74 Total _-----------______-_ _ 90, 799. 31 20196-37-pt. 1-22 .336 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 The sum of $100,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, for maintenance dredging with Government plant, includ- ing surveys. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-__---------------------- $435, 144. 55 Cost om maintenance to June 30, 1937----------------------- 548; 023. 81 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 983, 168. 36 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937-------------------- 22, 070. 57 Net total expenditures ------------------------ 961, 097. 79 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 --------------------------- 30,799. 31 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 _..-- .-.. 991, 897. 10 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost ofnew work--.................- -- - - -- - - Cost of maintenance----------------- ------------ ----------- $37, 663.37 $174,399. 55 $92,453.33 Total expended--------.....................----.....--.....-------------------- 20, 508. 35 180, 412. 78 74, 279. 56 Allotted--------... -------------------------------------- 186, 000. 00 20, 000. 00 100, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_ - .___.---------------$5, 078. 87 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 193 ------------------------------------------ 100,000.00 Amount to be accounted for ----------------- _____ 105, 078: 87 Gross amount expended --------------------------$75, 371.97 Less reimbursements collected------- ----------- 1,092. 41 74,279. 56 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 ------------------- 30, 799. 31 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937 ---------- -------- 22, 070. 57 Balance available June 30, 1937--------- __ --- ________-8, 728. 74 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937--- ----------------- 60,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938--------------------- 68, 728. 74 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of 1 - - - - - -- - - - existing project ' - - --- - - - - - - __ 30 0 ,000 . 0 0 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance 1 - -- - - - - - -- - _______ ______ __ - 100, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 27. ABSECON CREEK, N. J. Location.-Rises in and flows easterly 5 miles through Atlantic County, N. J., emptying into Absecon Bay about 5 miles northwest of Atlantic City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1217.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 5 feet deep at mean low water 80 feet wide from deep water in Absecon Bay across the flats to the mouth of the creek, a distance of 1 mile, thence 50 feet wide to the highway bridge at Absecon village, a farther distance of 2 miles, including a turning basin at the head of navigation. The mean range of tide is 4 feet. The extreme range of tide is from 1 ifoot below mean low water to about 1 foot above mean high water. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 337 The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1911, was $15,000. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 71, 62d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in that document. Terminal facilities.-There are four pile and timber wharves and landings on this stream. The facilities are considered adequate for ,existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No operations were in progress and no expenditures were made. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1913 at a saving of $3,065 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: Across the flats in Absecon Bay to the mouth, 1.7 feet; thence to the turning basin at Absecon, 4.5 feet; and thence to the highway bridge, 2.8 feet. The costs and expenditures were $11,934.96 for new work and $55,765.04 for maintenance, a total of $67,700. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is con- templated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $15,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to maintenance dredging in the entrance channel and shoals within the creek, about 40,000 cubic yards, by contract (July-November 1938). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-- ------------------------ $11, 934. 96 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937----------------------- 55, 765. 04 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 8__-------____ 67, 700. 00 Net total expenditures ---------------------------- 67, 700. 00 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------------- 67, 700. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work------- ----------- ------ ------ ------- Cost of maintenance........------ ---------------------- $15, 131. 22 $2,868. 78 Total expended-.--...---------------- ------ 2,842. 86 15, 157. 14 -- ----------------------- Allotted...---- --------...... 18,000.00 .. _Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance------------------------------------ -- $15, 000 28. TUCKERTON CREEK, N. J. Location.-Rises in Ocean County, N. J., flows southeasterly 3 miles, and empties into Little Egg Harbor about 8 miles north of Little Egg Inlet. (See I. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1216.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water, 80 feet wide from the head of Marchelder Channel in Little Tuckerton Bay, about 11/2 miles to the mouth of the creek; thence up the creek, 75 feet wide, 1 mile to Parkers Landing; thence 60 feet wide five-eighths mile to West Tuckerton Landing; thence 5 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide three-eighths mile 338 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 to just above Scow Landing; and thence 3 feet deep at mean low water and 40 feet wide one-eighth mile to the Milldam at Tuckerton. The length of the section included in the project is about 31/ miles. The mean- range of tide throughout the creek is 21/2 feet. The extreme range of tide, due to winds, is from 1 foot below mean low water to 1 foot above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1900, was $61,380. The latest (1928) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 274, 56th Cong., 1st sess.); the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905, substituted for the channel from the mouth of the creek to Gaunts Point a channel from the mouth of the creek across Little Tuckerton Bay to the head of Marchelder Channel. (The latest published map is in H. Doc. No. 1040, 64th Cong., 1st sess.) Terminal facilities.-There are 12 wharves of ordinary pile-and- timber construction. The wharfage facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--No operations were in progress. Expenditures amounting to $7,790.31 were for payment of outstanding liabilities on June 30, 1936. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in 1925 at a saving of $1,138 under the estimated cost. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 30, 1937, were as follows: Across the bay outside the mouth and within the creek to Tuckerton Yacht Club, 6.3 feet; thence to Parkers Landing 3.8 feet; thence to Scow Landing, 4.0 feet; and thence to the mill dam at Tuckerton, 3.6 feet. The costs and expenditures were $60,242.16 for new work and $118,204.08 for maintenance, a total of $178,446.24. Proposed operations.-No funds were unexpended June 30, 1937. It is proposed to apply the funds allotted from the act of July 19, 1937, amounting to $15,000, to maintenance dredging in the entrance channel and shoals within the creek, about 40,000 cubic yards, by contract (August-December, 1937) No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as it is believed no maintenance will be necessary. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937___- _______________________ $60, 242.16 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937_______________________ 118, 204.08 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ---------- 178, 446. 24 Net total expenditures__________________________ 178, 446. 24 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-__- -- -__ _ ___---178, 446.24 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work--...- ----- --------------------- Cost of maintenance--- ..........--------..------ ----------------------- ------------ $15,066.24 .. Total expended...........-------..--.....-------------- ---------------------------- 7, 275.93 $7, 790. 31 ............ Allotted_ ....... _15, 086. 03 -19. 79 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 339 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 --------------- -------------- $7, 810. 10 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment------------------ 19. 79 Net amount to be accounted for----------------- 7, 790. 31 Gross amount expended --__-__---____------------ $8, 390. 31 Less reimbursements collected------------------------600. 00 7, 790. 31 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937---------- ----------------------- 15, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938_-------------------------- 15, 000. 00 29. BARNEGAT INLET, N. J. Location.-This inlet is located on the east coast of New Jersey, about 50 miles south of Sandy Hook and 23 miles north of Little Egg Harbor. It forms the main entrance to Barnegat Bay, the largest of the bays on the New Jersey coast which are separated from the ocean by narrow barrier beaches. The inlet lies between Island Beach on the north and Long Beach on the south. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1216.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep 'through the inlet and 10 feet through the outer bar, the channel to be pro- tected by two converging stone jetties extending to the outer 12- foot contour and spaced 1,000 feet apart at the outer ends; a channel of suitable hydraulic characteristics extending in a northwesterly direction from the gorge in the inlet to the Oyster Creek Channel just northwest of Sunset Shoal, thence via Oyster Creek Channel to deep water in the bay. The mean range of tide at the inlet gorge is 2.7 feet and in Barnegat Bay about 0.5 foot. The extreme range of tide at the inlet i§ from 1.5 feet below mean low water to 2.6 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1937, is $825,000, exclusive of $300,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 19, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The project was modified by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937, to provide for a channel of suitable hydraulic characteristics extending from the gorge in the inlet to the Oyster Creek Channel and thence to the bay. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 85, 74th Cong., 2d Sess.). The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-The project as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of Aug. 26, 193'7, is subject to the condition that the State of New Jersey or local interests shall contribute $300,000 to the first cost of the work. Terminal facilities.-There are four docks or terminals located in the inner harbor at Barnegat City which furnish adequate facilities for the present commerce of the locality. All are private, three being used for fishing interests and the other by Coast Guard boats. Operations and results during fiscal. year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. The controlling depths at mean low water on June 340 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1983 30, 1937, were as follows: Across the outer bar, 5.0 feet; thence through the Oyster Creek Chanel, 3.9 feet; and thence across the bar to deep, water in Barnegat Bay, 3.2 feet. There have been no costs or expenditures on this project. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is contemplated during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $825,000 together with $300,000 additional to be con- tributed by local interests,, can be profitably expended' during the fiscal year 1939, to be applied to new work dredging and jetty con- struction, by contract (July 1938 to March 1939). Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 ------------------------ ---- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937.-------------------------------- Net total expenditures___________________ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------------- -- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - existing project $825, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 825, 000 1In addition local interests are required to contribute $300,000. 30. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $118,155.17. The expendi- tures were $136,019.69. The balance unexpended June 30, 1937,. amounting to $710.18, together with $50,000 allotted during July 1937, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1938 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $80,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-_, ... Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 ------------------ $538, 812. 20 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------- -__ 538, 812. 20 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937--- ----------------------- 709. 80 Net totalhexpenditures---------------------.--538,102. 40 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937------------------------------ 710. 18 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_.------- ___ 538, 812.58 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work_.._ Cost of maintenance-....................... $56, 756. 62 $58, 578. 81 $51, 640. 66 $97, 094.61 $118, 155. 17 Total expended---............-- .--.-. _ 76, 999. 72 72, 939. 73 41, 496. 21 85, 901. 15 136, 019. 69 Allotted_.._ ---------------------- ..... 68, 656. 76 108, 955. 82 60, 000. 00 91,300. 00 75, 000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 ----- ---------------------- $61, 729. 8T Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936 ----------------------------------------- 75, 000. 00) SAmount to be accounted for--------. __... 136729. 87 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 341 Gross amount expended _---__,__----_-------- - $148, 395.87 Less reimbursements collected -- __---. --------- 12, 376. 18 $136,019.69 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 710. 18 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937----------- ----------------- 709. 80 Balance available June 30, 1937_____-------------- .38 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937----------.. ------------------------ 50,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938__------------------ 50, 000. 38 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance ___________--_____-------80, 000. 00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 31. OTHER PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED [Commercial statistics for these projects are given in pt. 2 of report] For last full Cost and expenditures to Estimated Name of project report, see June 30, 1937 amount re- annual re- quired to port for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Chester River, Pa.'-------.. .........------------------.... 1931 $6, 000. 00 $650. 26 $3,600. 2. Appoquinimink River, Del.............'----------------. 1931 36, 973.35 40, 998. 56 $3,000. 3. Leipsic River, Del. ------------------------ 1931 36, 956.06 32,167. 94 Completed. 4. Alloway Creek, N. J.'----------------------- 1931 21,397. 73 33, 002. 27 Do. 5. Maurice River, N. J.2 1935 .----------------------- 143, 984. 49 108, 595.01 $107,000. 6. Toms River, N. J.'- 1933 .------------------------- 10, 050. 00 15, 007. 59 Completed. 1 Channels adequate for commerce. s Awaiting local cooperation. 32. PLANT ALLOTMENT FOR PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Undistributed costs June 30, 1937_1111111111 1 ____ $2, 915,163. 96 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1937--------------- 269, 741. 73 Gross total costs to June 30, 1937---------- - 3, 184, 905. 69' Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937- - ----- ---- - - 118, 219. 54 Net total expenditures ------------------ 3, 066, 686. 15 Unexpended balance June. 30, 1937 62;229. 94 1-------------------------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937-- - - -__ 3, 228, 916. 09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Total expended.......------------------------ ------------ $2,940, 826.08 $44, 902.43 $80, 957.64 Allotted.... ----------------------------------- 3, 184, 422. 99 100, 000. 00 -55, 506.90 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936---- --------------- --- $298, 694. 48 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936 ... - --------- __----- -------- 119, 224. 43 Amount to be accounted for ...------.----------- - 417, 918. 91 Deductions on account of revocations of allotments ------ --- 174, 731.33" Net amount to be accounted for-... ...-. -_-_ --- 243, 187. 58. 342 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Gross amount expended --- $2, 770, 867. 96 Less-- Reimbursements collected- $2,652, 064. 38 Receipts from sales---------- 37, 845. 94 2, 689, 910. 32 $80, 957. 64 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937-__- __________ 162, 229.94 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937 -__- -- __ $204, 449.84 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts--------- 79, 079. 91 283, 529. 75 Balance available June 30, 1937 ___- -. ____ -________ -121, 299. 81 Accounts receivable June 30, 1937----------------- 269, 741. 73 Unobligated balance available June 30, 1937 _______---- 148, 441.92 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolution Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Document no. Recomn Congress Abescon Inlet, N. J ____ River and Harbor Committee resolu- tions, Apr. 16, 1935, and Feb. 27, 1936. Cedar Creek, N. J ... River and Harbor Act, Aug. 26, 1937. Cohansey River, N. J.__Senate Committee res- Apr. 1, 1937 Senate Committee Favorable. olution, June 27, print, 75th Cong., 1935. 1st sess. Delaware River, Phila- Senate Committee res- -- - - - - - - - - - - - delphia to the sea. olution, June 12, 1935. Delaware and Chesa- River and Harbor Act, Nov. 18, 1936 ._____. __ ______ Unfavorable. peake Canal at Chesa- Aug. 30, 1935. peake City, Md., an- chorage basin and bridge alterations. Delaware to Chesa- River and Harbor Act, peake Bay, Del. and Aug. 26, 1937. Md., turning basin in vicinity of Chesa- peake Cruising Club at Chesapeake City. Fortescue Creek, N. J., ._._do- - ------------- -I.-- ................. to Atlantic City, N. J., waterway through Cumberland, Cape May, and Atlantic Counties. Indian River and Indian River and Harbor July 7, 1937 River and Harbor Favorable. River Inlet, Del. Committee resolu- Committee, 41, 75th tion, Feb. 21, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Lehigh River (flood Flood Control Com- control). mittee resolution, Mar. 19, 1937. Mantua Creek, N. J..._ River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 29, 1937. New Jersey Intracoastal River and Harbor Act, Waterway, from Aug. 30, 1935. Shrewsbury River to Delaware Bay via Manasquan-B arn e- gat Canal, and includ- ing an entrance through Barnegat Inlet. New Jersey State Inland - _do ...------- ..--------------..-- ----------- Waterway to Dela- ware Bay, waterway across Cape May County, N. J. RIVERS AND HARBORS-;PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 343 Status of reports called for by river and harbor acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- o Rec tion Locality Authorization act mitetso Document Congress Pleasantville, N. J., to River and Harbor Act, --.---.-------------------- Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 26, 1937. waterway through Lake Bay, including connecting channel to Ocean City. St. Jones River, Del..... River and Harbor Feb. 23,1937 River and Harbor Favorable. Committee resolu- Committee, 18, 75th tion, Jan. 28, 1935. Cong., 1st sess. Schuylkill River, Pa ... River and Harbor--------------------- ........................ Committee resolu- tion, Apr. 8, 1935. Townsend Inlet, N. J___ River and Harbor Committee resolu- tion, May 18, 1937. West Creek, N. J...... River and Harbor Act, May 25, 1937 ----------.........----------...... Unfavorable. Aug. 30, 1935. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT This district includes the waterways along the Atlantic Ocean from the Delaware-Maryland State line to Cape Charles, Va., and also includes Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, except the western half of the bay and tributaries thereto south of Cove Point. District engineer: Col. E. J. Dent, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer: Col. E. I. Brown, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Page Page 1. Baltimore Harbor and chan- 13. Crisfield Harbor, Md -___-. 361 nels, Md --------------- 344 14. Pocomoke River, Md.--.-.- 363 2. Susquehanna River, above 15. Twitch Cove and Big Thor- and below Havre de Grace, oughfare River, Md..----- 364 Md _ _-- ------ 348 16. Starlings Creek, Va _--- 366 3. Northeast River, Md ----- 349 17. Onancock River, Va____ . 367 4. Inland waterway from Dela- 18. Chincoteague Bay, Va___ __ 369 ware River to Chesa- 19. Ocean City Inlet and Sine- peake Bay, Del. and Md. puxent Bay, Md-- -- 370 (section Courthouse Point 20. Fishing Creek, Md______ __ 373 to Pooles Island)_____ 350 21. Parish Creek, Md______ .. 374 5. Rock Hall Harbor, Md .... 351 22. Back Creek, Anne Arundel 6. Island Creek, Md 352 County, Md_ 375 7. Cambridge Harbor, Md __ 353 23. Annapolis Harbor, Md - - 376 8. Waterway from Little Chop- 24. Cypress Creek, Md ......... 378 tank River to Choptank 25. Examinations, surveys, and River, Md----------- 354 contingencies (general) __ 379 9. Fishing Bay, Md _- 355 26. Other projects for which no 10. Nanticoke River, Md ...... 356 estimates are submitted___ 380 11. Wicomico River, Md- 357 27. Plant allotment________. 380 12. Upper Thoroughfare, Deals 28. Susquehanna River Basin- Island, Md------------- 359 flood control_ ________ 381 ,344 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 1. BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS, MD. Location.-Baltimore Harbor consists of the Patapsco River and ,of its tributaries. Patapsco River: The river is formed by the junction the North and South Branches, both of which rise in central Maryland. It is about 65 miles long and flows in a general south- easterly direction. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 549.) Previous projects.-Patapsco River: The original project was dated July 4, 1836. Modifications were contained in the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852; June 10, 1872; March 3, 1881; June 3, 1896; March 3, 1905; March 3, 1909; February 27, 1911; and March -4,1913. Middle Branch: The original project was dated June 3, 1896. Curtis Bay: The original project was dated July 15, 1892. It was :modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. York Spit: The original project was dated March 3, 1905. The cost and expenditures on original and modified projects were: For new work, $8,764,003.40; for maintenance, $399,801.77; a total of $9,163,805.17. For further details see pages 1787 and 1788 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 389 of the Annual Report for 1932. Existing project.-This provides for: (a) A main channel between Cape Charles, Va., and Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., with dimen- -sions as follows: 37 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide between the curves of 37-foot depth in Chesapeake Bay opposite York Spit, a distance of about 4 miles; 37 feet deep and a general width of 600 feet from the 37-foot curve in Chesapeake Bay at the entrance to the Craighill section to the west side of the main private channel to Sparrows Point, a distance of about 121/2 miles, and thence 35 feet deep and '600 feet wide to Fort McHenry, a distance of about 71/2 miles; (b) for branch channels with dimensions as follows: 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the main channel to head of Curtis Bay, a distance of about 21/ miles; 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the main channel at Fort McHenry to Ferry Bar, and thence 27 feet deep and 250 feet wide to the Western Maryland Railway bridge, a total distance of about 31/s miles; (c) for widening the angle between the Fort McHenry and Ferry Bar sections; (d) for widening at the approaches and bends and for anchorages and turning basins, as approximately shown on the maps accompanying Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 11, Seventieth Congress; first session, and House Document No. 29, Seventy-first Congress, first session; (e) it is further provided that as rapidly as the city of Baltimore, at its own expense, extends the 35-foot depth into the Northwest Branch (inner harbor) the United States shall take over the maintenance of that depth. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean :range of tide in the upper sections of the harbor is a little more than 1 foot under ordinary conditions, with an extreme range of 12.8 feet. In the York Spit Channel these ranges are 2.5 and 3.3 feet. respectively. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1929, is $4,404,640, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1929) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $187,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 345 The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of March 3, 1905, provided for the main 35-foot channel 600 feet wide throughout (H. Doc. No. 186, 57th Cong., 2d .sess.); act of March 3, 1909, provided for the anchorage basin near the intersection of the Fort McHenry and Curtis Bay Channels upon the condition that such addition could be made within the original limit of cost (no prior estimate or recommendation) ; act of February 27, 1911, provided for an increase of channel width at the entrances and bends, provided such increase could be made within the limit of the original estimate; act of March 4, 1913, provided for an increase in width of the York Spit Channel from 600 to 1,000 feet (H. Doc. No. 1190, 62d Cong., 3d sess.); act of August 8, 1917, provided for additions to the then existing project and for the inclusion of all Government river and harbor works in the Patapsco River, its tribu- taries, and the approaches thereto into one project to be known as "Baltimore Harbor, Md.", and approaches thereto (H. Doc. No. 799, 44th Cong., 1st sess.); act of January 21, 1927, authorized change in location of the anchorage near the upper end of the Fort McHenry Channel; act of July 3, 1930, authorized increased anchorage facilities (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 11, 70th Cong., 1st sess.); increased depth from 35 to 37 feet in that portion of the channel leadingto Baltimore lying between the 37-foot curve near Baltimore Light to the Sparrows Point entrance channel; similar increased depth in York Spit section; widening the angle between Fort McHenry and Ferry Bar sections; and increased width from 250 to 400 feet in the Curtis Bay section (H. Doc. No. 29, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The two last-mentioned documents contain the latest pub- lished maps. Local cooperation.--The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, required that on all new work under the project approved by that act, except the channel into Curtis Bay, improvement by the United States is made conditional upon local interests providing, whenever required by the Chief of Engineers, free of cost to the United States, usuitable areas behind bulkheads or other revetment, satisfactory to the district engineer, in which the dredged material may be deposited. In compliance with this requirement the city of Baltimore provided :space behind a bulkhead at McComas Street on which 782,998 cubio yards, from the Ferry Bar section, were deposited. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided for increased anchorage facilities, subjebt to the provisions that no. work shall be :started on the area therein recommended until local interests have provided suitable disposal areas satisfactory to the district engineer alongside of bulkheads behind which said interests will agree to pump the material without delay to the Government work; or, in lieu of the above requirement, agree to contribute the sum of 5 cents per cubic yard, scow measure, to cover the additional cost to the United States for disposal of the material on its own dumping area. The city is constructing an airport, which involves a fill behind bulkheads of more than 10,000,000 cubic yards of material. Material removed from the anchorage areas, provided for in the River and 346 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS;' U.C S ARMY, T937 Harbor Act of July 3, 1930; and deposited in a rehandling basin alongside the airport was deposited by the city on the airport site. Terminal facilities.-The total length of developed water front in Baltimore Harbor, measured along the. established- bilkhead line, is about; 27 miles. Extensive areas remain which are available for further development. The existing terminal facilities include wharves, piers, grain elevators, coal and ore piers, storage and bunk- ering facilities for fuel oil, terminal warehouses, marine railways, drydocks, and shipyards. The State legislature has authorized the city of Baltimore to incur an indebtedness of $50,000;0000 for the development of the port. The Port Development Commission, which is charged with administration under this authorization, has completed an $8,500,000 terminal pier at Port Covington. For further details, see page 391, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year.-No dredging was done. Expenditures were for surveys for further maintenance of various sections of the channel, and supervision of private dredging work. The total costs were $2,604.35 all for maintenance. The total ex- penditures were $2,903.48. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project is about 73 percent completed. The approach channel opposite York Spit has been dredged to a depth of 37 feet at mean low water for a center width of 900 feet and 34.9 feet at mean low water for a width of 1,000 feet; the branch channel into Curtis Bay and the Ferry Bar section as far as the entrance channel to Port Covington have both been dredged to ,full project width, 400 feet, and depth, 35 feet at mean low water. The work remaining to be done includes completion of the York Spit section, Ferry Bar section from Port Covington entrance chan- nel to Ferry Bar, and the Spring Garden section. including turning basin from Ferry Bar to Western Maryland Railroad bridge. The controlling depths are 35.3 feet along the center, 33.5 feet along the easterly edge and 34.5 along the westerly edge in York Spit section, ascertained in January 1937; 38 feet in Craighill entrance, ascertained in March 1932; Craighill section 37 feet ascertained in September 1935; Craighill Cutoff angle, 37 feet, ascertained in Sep- tember 1935; cutoff section 37 feet along center line 35 feet along the sides, ascertained in September 1935; Cutoff-Brewerton angle, 37 feet, ascertained in September 1935; Brewerton section to entrance to Sparrows Point, 37 feet, ascertained in August 1935; and for the remainder of the section to Brewerton-Fort McHenry angle, 35 feet, ascertained in August 1935: Brewerton-Fort McHenry angle, 35 feet, ascertained in March 1936; Fort McHenry section 33.3 feet ascer- tained in September 1935; Curtis Bay section 33.6 feet ascertained in October 1935; Ferry Bar section, from its intersection with the Fort McHenry section to the private channel leading to the Western Mary- land Railway piers. 31.9 feet, ascertained in October 1935, and thence 29 feet to Ferry Bar, ascertained in November 1923, and 27 feet from Ferry Bar to the Hanover Street Bridge, ascertained in December RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, - MD ,, DISTRICT 347 1923,:thence 27. feet in the old Southwest Baltimore Harbor Channel, above Hanover Street Bridge, ascertained in January 1928; Quaran- tine anchorage 33.4 feet, ascertained in August 1935; Fort McHenry anchorage 32.4 feet, ascertained in September 1935; and Riverview anchorage 33.1 feet, ascertained in-September 1935. Total costs were $6,698,346.03 of which $3,215,237.50 was for new work and $3,483,- 108.53 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $6,698,316.03. Proposed operations.---The unexpended balance July 1, 1937. to- gether with $50,000 allotted during July, plus an additional allotment of $125,000 to be made later, will be applied to maintenance dredging with a United States hopper dredge, December 1937 to June 1938. The additional sum of $187,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, in maintenance dredging where needed by Government plant in various sections of the main channel. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-----------------------$11, 979, 240. 90., Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-___----- ---------- 3, 882, 910. 30 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937--- ----- 15, 862, 151.20 Net total expenditures----------------------- --------------- 15, 862, 151. 2) Unexpended balance June 30, 1937------------------- -------- 3, 414. 29 Total amount appropriated to June 30. 1937-----------15, 865, 565. 49 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-...._.._......_ $490, 297. 93 $127, 531.96 -.----------.---------------. Cost of maintenance_____------------ -------------- 55, 474. 72 $244, 505. 44 $215, 815. 73 $2, 604. 35 Total cost-------------. -- 490, 297. 93 183, 006. 68 244, 505. 44 215, 815. 73 2, 604. 35 Total expended.------------------475, 192. 28 181, 421. 08 140, 849. 49 263, 079. 44 2, 903. 48 Allotted....----------------------- 741, 182. 64 193, 707. 55 15, 723. 18 283, 000. 00 -200, 000. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 ---... ____.__-.._____-__ $206, 317. 77 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment -------------- 200, 000. 00 Net amount to be accounted for __ __ 6, 317. 77 Gross amount expended_ - ---___- - -________--- $3, 317. 97 Less reimbursements collected --------- - -_____ 414. 49 2, 903. 48 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 __-- _______ 3, 414. 29 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriations Act approved July 19, 1937------------- ------------------- 50, 000. 00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938----- ---- __--- 53, 414. 29 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion - - --- --- ------ --- ----- ---- ----- -- - of existing project 1----- 1, 189, 400. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance1 __- __- - - - _____ - -- - - ______- 187, 000.00 1 Exclusive of available funds. 348 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 2. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER ABOVE AND BELOW HAVRE DE GRACE, MD.. Location.-The river rises in the southern part of New York, and flowing in a general southerly direction for over 400 miles, empties into the head of Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1226.) Previous project.-The original project was dated August 30, 1852. The cost and expenditures on this project prior to the existing proj- ect were $97,390. For further details see page 1788 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 200 feet wide and 15 feet deep at mean low water from Chesapeake Bay to Havre de Grace, and for the removal of the shoal opposite Watsons Island (which is above Havre de Grace) to a depth of 8 feet at mean low water and the maintenance of the existing small-boat harbor below Concord Point at its existing length of 400 feet, width of 380 feet, and depth of 7 feet, with approach channel of the same depth and 75 feet width leading thence to deep water off Concord Point. The mean range of tide is 2.1 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3.8 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1911 was $200,750 exclusive of amounts expended under the previous project. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, to provide for maintenance of the small boat har- bor and for the approach channel thereto (H. Doc. No. 322, 75th Cong. 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States suitable disposal areas for the maintenance of the small boat harbor and approach channel thereto. Terminal facilities.-There are nine bulkhead wharves and two open pile timber piers served by this improvement, all privately owned, aggregating a frontage of approximately 4,000 feet. Six of these are open to general public use. These are considered adequate for existing commerce. Two of the wharves at Havre de Grace are in a dilapidated condition and are seldom used. A concrete bulkhead about 500 feet long has been constructed in the small boat harbor at Havre de Grace from which mooring stalls are being erected. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging by contract for restoration of the project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, was commenced August 4, 1936 and completed September 25, 1936. A total of 97,854 cubic yards of material was removed. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $25,032.39. The total expenditures were $25,032.39. The Works Progress Adminis- tration in conjunction with the City of Havre de Grace commenced dredging on November 2, 1936, in the small boat harbor and ap- proach channel thereto and completed the work on March 15, 1937. A total of 98,410 cubic yards of material was removed. Work by the RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 349 Works Progress Administration was in progress at the end of the year under a supplemental agreement to lengthen the existing small' boat harbor. The lengthening of the existing boat harbor is outside- the limits of the existing project. The total cost for new work on the boat harbor was $20,859.35. The total expenditures were $16,488.12. Condition at end of fiscal year:-The project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882, was restored in September, 1936.. The controlling depth in the main section of the river is 15 feet at mean low water ascertained in September 1936, and 7 feet at mean low water in the small boat harbor and approach channel thereto, ascertained in March 1937. The total costs of the existing project have been $173,274.40 for new work and $69,287.99 for maintenance, a total of $242,562.39. The total expenditures were $242,562.39. In addition to the above, the Works Progress Administration expended $16,488.12 in dredging the small boat harbor and channel leading thereto, which is now included in this project. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1938 and 1939 on the existing project. The unexpended balance, July 1, 1937, of Works Progress Adminis- tration funds, $6,001.88 will be applied to completion of the small- boat harbor by contract. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-- ---------------------- $270, 664.40 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 9, 287. 99 6------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ------------- 339, 952.39 Net total expenditures ------------ ----------------- ----- 339, 952. 39 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------------- 339, 952. 39 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work............--....---------.............. .......... Cost of maintenance----------------------- ------------ ----------- ------------- $25,032. 39 Total expended..---- ....-.-.- ..--------------- - - -- ----- .-- ----------- .---------- 25,032.39 Allotted...............----------------------------------------------------- $30,000.00 -4,967.61 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936--------------------------- $30, 000. 00 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment---------------- 4, 967. 61 Net amount to be accounted for------------------------- 25, 032. 39 Gross amount expended--------------------------------------- 25, 032. 39 SIn addition, $16,488.12 expended by Works Progress Administration. 3. NORTHEAST RIVER, MD. Location.-The river is a tidal waterway extending southwestward 5.5 miles from the junction of its branches in the town of North East to the head of Chesapeake Bay, 6 miles north of the entrance to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1226.) 350 REPORT OF.,CHIEF, OF ENGINEERS,. :U. S. ARMY, 1937 Previous projects.-In 1872 and, 1880 appropriations aggregating $15,500 were made for dredging a channel '6 feet deep. A project for improvement was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of Sep- tember 19, 1890. The total costs and expenditures were $20,640 for new work. For further details see page 135 of Annual Report for 1893. SExisting project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in the river to the foot of Church Street in the town of North East, enlarged at its upper end to form a basin 120 feet wide and 300 feet long. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tide is 2.25 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $7,300, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) ap- proved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The exist- ing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 248, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. Terminal facilities.-There are a few lightly constructed landings for small boats scattered along the water front of North East. There is a fish-pickling plant with a timber wharf at the south edge of the town. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project and condition is as described in the project docu- ment. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $7,300 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 in completion of project by contract dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937__-_________-_ $20, 640 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 Net total expenditures- -------- -____ -__ 20,640 _------- Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937___ _ ___----- 20, 640 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------------------------------------- 7, 300 Amount that can be profitably expended in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work-------------------------------------- 7, 300 4. INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE BAY,, DEL. AND MD. (Section: Courthouse Point to Pooles Island.) For report on this improvement see page 295. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 351 5. ROCK HALL HARBOR, MD. Location.-Rock Hall Harbor is a shallow, open cove on the east side of Chesapeake Bay immediately to the south of Swan Point and 23 miles southeast of Baltimore. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 548 and 1226.) Previous projects.-The original project was dated June 3, 1896. Modifications were made by the River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1902, and March 4, 1913. The costs and expenditures on the original and modified projects were $87,756.73 for new work and $9,762.04 for maintenance, a total of $97,518.77. For further details see page 493 of the Annual Report for 1920. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in Swan Point Inlet to a channel of the same dimensions, 700 feet in length parallel to the harbor terminals at Rock Hall; an anchorage basin of the same depth 100 feet wide and about 800 feet long in northwesterly extension of the channel fronting the harbor terminals; and twin breakwaters at the harbor entrance. The plane of reference is mean low water. Mean range of tide is about 1.1 feet. Greater fluctuations are caused by high winds. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $58,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) ap- proved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,500. The exist- ing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 204, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands needed for the improvement, con- struct a bulkhead 500 feet long on the north edge of the basin, ac- quire and reserve for public use an area 100 feet beyond the bulk- head and provide a highway connection thereto. It is provided fur- ther that the part of the basin landward of the low water line at the west end will not be constructed if local interests are unable to secure the land needed therefor. Terminal facilities.-There are two private wharves, a county wharf and a small marine railway at the head of the harbor. Present facilities are adequate for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the existing project and the condition is as described in the project document. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. 20196-37-pt. 1- 23 352 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 The sum of $58,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as follows: New work: Dredging by contract ------------------------------ $13, 050. 00 Stone jetty construction by contract ___-----____-__-__ 44, 950. 00 Total---- ---------------- --- 58, 000. 00 Cost and financial summary ------------ Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 __-________ $87, 756. 73 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------- 9, 762. 04 Net total expenditures -------------------------------- 97, 518. 77 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------ -------------- 97, 518. 77 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 58, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work_______________ 58, C000. 00 6. ISLAND CREEK, MD. Location.-The creek is a tidal estuary with numerous tributaries and enters the Choptank River about 2 miles south of the town of Oxford, Md. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 75 feet wide, at mean low water, through the entrance bar. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1936, is $6,800. The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 75, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Localinterests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance. Terminal facilities.-There are several substantial pleasure boat wharves along the shores of the creek. Minor and relatively inex- pensive alterations to these wharves would produce adequate facili- ties for the handling of farm produce. Sufficient areas are available for the construction of additional terminals if and when needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and the condition is as described in the project document. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $6,800 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 in completion of project by contract dredging. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 353 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937---- ------------------------ ------ Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-------------------------------- ------ Net total expenditures------------ --------------------- ------ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------------------ ------ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ex- isting project--------------- ----------------------------- $6, 800 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work---------------------------- ------------------- , 800 7. CAMBRIDGE HARBOR, MD. Location.-This harbor is a tidal estuary on the south side of Choptank River about 18 miles above its mouth. It is approxi- mately 70 miles southeast of Baltimore Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1871, and was modified by the acts of August 11, 1888, and June 13, 1902. The costs and expendi- tures on previous projects prior to the adoption of the existing proj- ect were $61,321.13 for new work and $6,987.30 for maintenance, a total of $68,308.43. For further details of previous projects see page 1789 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 424 of Annual Report for 1924. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 14 feet deep from that depth in Choptank River to the head of the harbor with widths of 150 feet below the Market Street Bridge in Cambridge and 100 feet above, and a turning basin of the same depth at the head of the channel; for an anchorage basin 10 feet deep, 400 feet long and 175 feet wide on the west side of the channel and a second basin of the same depth 225 feet long and 200 feet wide on the east side of the channel; and a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in Choptank River to the municipal boat basin north of the entrance to the harbor. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tide is about 1.7 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3.5 feet in ordinary conditions. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1937, is $54,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,400. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, and provided for a channel 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the drawbridge and 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the bridge to the upper end of the harbor with a turning basin at that point (H. Doc. No. 210, 68th Cong., 1st sess.) and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 to provide for the present project dimensions (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 7, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project documents. 354 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937, provides that local interests are to furnish free of cost to the United States suitable disposal areas for new work and subse- quent maintenance. All prior requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The waterfront of Cambridge is generally built up of solid bulkhead wharves and pile and timber piers, only a few of which have mechanical freight handling facilities. There are two marine railways with boat repair shops. The facilities are generally adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project prior to the last modification was completed in 1929. No work has been done under the modified project. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project have been $20,276.43, all for new work. Proposed operation.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $34,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, in completion of project by contract dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-------------------------------$81, 597. 56 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937--------- 6, 987. 30 Total----------------- -- ---------------------------- 88, 584. 86 Net total expenditures___ _------ 88, 584. 86 Totfalamount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------------------88, 584. 86 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project-- 000. 00 3------------------------------ Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work_---------------------------------------- 34, 000. 00 8. WATERWAY FROM LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER TO CHOPTANK RIVER, MD. Location.-Choptank River is an easterly arm of Chesapeake Bay about .50 miles south of Baltimore. It extends generally east and north 70 miles. Little Choptank River enters the bay 6 miles to the southward and extends northeastward 10 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water from Little Choptank River through Carey Creek, a land cut, and Lecompte Creek and Bay to Choptank River. The mean range of tide is about 1.7 feet in Choptank River and about 1.5 feet in Little Choptank River. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1936 is $59,000. The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 91, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and spoil-disposal RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 355 areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and agree to save the United States and its contractors free of claims for damage to oyster beds because of the execution of the improvement, and agree to provide and maintain a suitable drawbridge across the land cut. Terminal facilities.-There are one or two pleasure-boat wharves on Lecompte Creek and a number of small commercial wharves on the various navigable tributaries of the Little Choptank River. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and the condition is as described in the project document. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. .The sum of $59,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 in completion of project by contract dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937__ ------- Net total expenditures Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937__________________________------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ex- isting project------------- --------------------- $59,000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 39, 1939, for new work-------------------------------------- 59, 000 9. FISHING BAY, MD. Location.-McCreadys Creek, Goose Creek, and Farm Creek are small tidal estuaries of Fishing Bay, a large estuary at the head of Tangier Sound. Fishing Bay is connected by Hooper Strait with Chesapeake Bay to the west about 15 miles above the mouth of Po- tomac River. McCreadys Creek enters the east side of the bay about 6 miles above the mouth. Goose Creek enters the bay about 31/2 miles above the mouth. Farm Creek enters Fishing Bay about 6 miles above the mouth and approximately opposite the mouth of McCreadys Creek. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Existing project.-This provides for channels 6 feet deep and gen- erally 60 feet wide at mean low water, suitably widened where neces- sary to offer adequate sheltered anchorage space from deep water in Fishing Bay to the vicinity of the county or packing-house wharves in McCreadys Creek, Farm Creek, and Goose Creek. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $38,600. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $5,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 186, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities.-A public wharf built with the aid of Federal funds is located on McCreadys Creek about 200 feet above the mouth. There is a privately owned pile-and-timber pier about 1,500 feet above 356 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 the mouth of Goose Creek.. There are two privately owned wharves on Farm Creek. There is also a public wharf owned by Dorchester County. The private wharves on each of the waterways are opened to the public for transaction of business with the owners. Operationsand results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and the condition is as described in the project document. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $38,600 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 in completion of the project by contract dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937___ Net total expenditures Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ex- isting project------- --------------------------------- $38, 600 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work---------------------------------------- 38, 600 10. NANTICOKE RIVER, MD. Location.-The Nanticoke River flows in a southwesterly direction to Tangier Sound, Chesapeake Bay, and is about 50 miles long. The town of Nanticoke is on the east side of the river just north of Roaring Point, about 3 miles above the mouth of the river. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 567.) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of a small boat harbor 7 feet deep, 120 feet wide, and 400 feet long in the marsh at Nanticoke, with an entrance channel of the same depth and 60 feet wide, protected on either side by stone jetties in the river. The mean range of tide is about 2.6 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $82,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 242, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The lat- est published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and guar- antee the United States and its contractors against claims for dam- ages to oyster beds attributable to the work of improvement or to subsequent maintenance; and provides further that a suitable public agency acquire and reserve title to a strip of land at least 50 feet wide abutting the required right-of-way on the north and east sides, and provide a suitable public-highway approach thereto. Terminal facilities.-There are a few sea-food packing houses with makeshift docks along the east shore of the Nanticoke River in the vicinity of Nanticoke. None of these is at the site of the project. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 357 Operation and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at the end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and the condition is as described in the project document. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $82,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 as follows: New work: Dredging by contract------------------ ---------------------- $33, 210 Stone-jetty construction by contract --------------------------- 48, 790 Total_____________-------------------- ------------------------------- 82, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937----------------------------- ------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------- ---------- Net total expenditures____________ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937- ------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project___---- ____----------------- - $82, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work---------------------- --------------------- 82,000 11. WICOMICO RIVER, MD. Location.--This river has its source in the northern part of Wicomico County, Md., and flows in a generally southwardly direc- tion, emptying into Monie Bay, a tributary of Tangier Sound. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 77 and 567.) Previous projects.-Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. The cost and expenditures were $50,000. For further details see page 1789 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 14 feet deep and 150 feet wide from Chesapeake Bay to Salisbury; a depth of 14 feet in the channels and turning basins in the North and South Prongs with channel widths of 100 feet and a basin 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 400 feet long at Webster Cove with a channel of the same depth and 60 feet wide, extending to the 6-foot contour in Wicomico River. The plane of reference is mean low water. Mean range of tide is about 3 feet and the extreme tidal range is 4.4 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $356,300, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: The act of September 19, 1890 (H. Doc. No. 20, 51st Cong., 1st sess.), provided for a channel 9 feet deep from Main Street Bridge to about 2 miles below; act of June 25, 1910, provided for an extension of the 9-foot depth into the North Prong from Main Street drawbridge to Salisbury, Md., dam and turning basin (H. Doc. No. 569, 61st Cong., 2d sess.); act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. No. 1509, 63d Cong., 3d sess.), extended the project for 9 feet depth into the South Prong to the head of navigation at Cathell Street, Salisbury, including a turning basin and extended the project 358 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 down to the mouth of the river in Monie Bay; the act of July 3, 1930, provided for the 12-foot channel and the act of August 26, 1937 (Sen- ate Committee Print, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the 14-foot channel 150 feet wide; depths of 14 feet in the North and South Prongs; and a basin 6 feet deep at Webster Cove, and approach channel thereto of the same depth. The latest published map is in Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session. Local cooperation.-The act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests are to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, release the United States and its agents from all claims for damages incidental to the work of im- provement and contribute in cash an amount equivalent to the added cost of dredging by other than hydraulic means as determined in advance by the Chief of Engineers, where dredging by a more costly method is deemed necessary by local interests to reduce dam- ages to oyster beds. It is provided further that the improvement of the channel and basin at Webster Cove shall not be undertaken until local interests have furnished a right-of-way at least 160 feet wide for the improvement and have acquired and reserved for public use a strip of land at least 50 feet wide abutting the right-of-way fur- nished the United States on the southwest side thereof with a suitable highway approach thereto. All requirements of prior acts have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The present water front at Salisbury consists of pile-and-timber bulkheads with earth fills. Some of the wharves have warehouses and factories with mechanical freight-handling facilities and rail sidings. With exception of a wharf on the North Prong owned by the State Roads Commission, and a wharf on the South Prong, owned by the county, all of the terminals are privately owned. A shipyard, with two marine railways with capacities of 1,200 and 500 tons, respectively, is located on the right bank of the river below the prongs. Areas for the development of new termi- nals on the North and South Prongs are limited. Areas for a con- siderable expansion of terminal facilities are available on the main river. A public wharf on the main river at Salisbury is desirable but not essential. The Victor Lynn Transportation Co. owns a pile-and-timber wharf which is situated about 4 miles above the mouth of the river at Mount Vernon. The same company owns a wharf of similar construction at White Haven. Operations and results during fscal year.-Numerous logs, snags, and other debris were removed by hired labor and plant from the project channel in the sections from Salisbury to Fruitland wharf, including both the North and South Prongs. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $831.07. The total expenditures were $564.07. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project, prior to modification by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, was completed in 1931. No work has been done on the modified project. The controlling depth at mean low water in the main river is 12 feet and in the North and South Prongs 9 feet, ascertained in August 1935. The condition in the channel and basin at Webster Cove is as described in the Senate Commerce Committee Document. The costs RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 359 have been $140,748.04 for new work and $86,572.15 for maintenance, a total of $227,320.19. The total expenditures were $227,053.19. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1937, ($435.93) will be applied to the payment of outstanding liabilities. The sum of $215,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 in completion of project by contract dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 193~---------------------------- $190, 748. 04 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937___------------------ 86, 572. 15 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ------------ 277, 320. 19 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937__--- ___--------- 267. 00 Net total expenditures----------------------- ------ -- 277, 053. 19 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937_---__---- _ 4--------------- -435.93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937________________ 277, 489. 12 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work. Cost of maintenance ____________-----. -------- -_---- $8,374.54 $8,325.46 $831. 7 Total expended-$3_____________________ ___ -___ _1, 778. 22 14,921. 78 564.07 Allotted ----------------------------- $333.53 $14,200 2,500.00 ------------ 1000. 00 Amount alloted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936-------------- ---------------------------------- $1, . 00 Gross amount expended------------------------------------------ 564. 07 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937___ _____________--435.93 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937_ -_______ --- ______-__ 435. 93 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of ---------------------------- existing project______ 215,000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work--------------------------------------- 215, 000.00 12. UPPER THOROUGHFARE, DEALS ISLAND, MD. Location.-This is a natural waterway lying between Deals Island and the mainland of Somerset County, Md., on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Previous projects.-An appropriation of $5,000 was made in 1882 for the construction of a harbor of refuge at the entrance to Upper Thoroughfare, but, as the amount was insufficient, no useful work was performed, the work done being limited to surveys at a cost of $330.09. Existinq project.-This provides for an entrance channel from Tangier Sound 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide, thence of irregular width to and along the south shore of the thoroughfare, protected by breakwaters at the entrance, with a turning basin at the inner end 9 feet deep on the south side of the channel to within 50 feet of the bulkhead along the south shore, an anchorage area 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide extending across the waterway parallel to the highway bridge to within 50 feet of the bulkhead on the south shore and an anchorage area 650 feet lollg, 300 feet wide, and 9 feet 360 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 deep on the north side of the channel between the breakwater and the 6-foot anchorage. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $73,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the Public Works Administra- tion September 16, 1933, and by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935, and provided for an entrance channel 9 feet deep and 75 feet wide, protected by breakwaters, with a turning basin at the inner end, and an anchorage area 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide extending across the waterway parallel to the highway bridge. (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 37, 72d Cong., 1st sess.); and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 76, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), to provide for the present project dimensions. The latest published map is in the last-named project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, to provide a suitable dock at the turning basin, which shall be open to the public on just and equal terms; to build a dike for retaining dredged material along the south shore of the thoroughfare west of the bridge; to provide necessary lands behind the dike for the deposit of dredged material; and to construct a suitable road for free public use along the water front connecting with the local road system. These conditions have been met, except that the dock and road have not been built. Under the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance as required. It is provided further that the work of improvement shall not be undertaken until local interests have constructed or entered into firm contract for the construction of a suitable public wharf at the turning basin in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, together with a suitable road along the waterfront connecting with the local road system. Terminal facilities.-The only terminals on the north end of Deals Island are a small packing house wharf along the shore of Tangier Sound south of the project channel and the steamboat pier on the west side of the island. The pier has not been in use since the cessa- tion of steamer service in 1935. There are two small packing houses along the approach channel at which seafood is landed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at the end of fiscal year.-No work has been done under the modified project and the condition is as described in the project document. The existing project, prior to the modification authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, was completed in 1934. The total cost and expenditures (Public Works funds) were $37,342.70, all for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $26,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 in completion of the project by contract dredging. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 361 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937-------------- ----------- 1 $37, 672. 79 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937--------------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------------- 37, 672. 79 Net total expenditures----- ----------------------------- 37, 672. 79 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_ --_ - '37, 672. 79 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work---....-. ...- ..----_ $37, 044. 10 _--- _--------- $298. 60 -------------------- Cost of maintenance_--.-__.-. --___- ----------------------------- ------------------- Total expended....--------------------- ------------ 37, 169. 61 173. 09------------------- Allotted ------------------------------- ------- -- 47, 000. 00 -9, 657. 30------- ------ Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project_--------------- --------------------- --- $26, 000. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work---------------------------------- 26,000. 00 1 Includes $37,342.70 Public Works funds. 13. CRISFIELD HARBOR, MD. Location.-This harbor is about one-fourth of a mile square and is situated at Somers Cove, Little. Annemessex River, which at this point is an estuary of Tangier Sound, on the east side of Chesapeake Bay. It is 116 miles southeast of Baltimore, Md., and about 95 miles north by east of Norfolk, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224). Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1875, and modified by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1907. The cost and expenditures on these projects prior to the adoption of the existing project were $87,740.04 for new work and $2,839.46 for maintenance, a total of $90,579.50. For further details of previous projects, see page 1790 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 432 of Annual Report for 1924. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 425 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in Tangier Sound to Somers Cove Light, thence 266 feet wide to the bend about 1,800 feet southwest of the railroad pier, and thence of irregular width to a point opposite the Consumers Ice Co., 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the ice plant to Hop Point; a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the head of the present project channel op- posite Hop Point eastward 1,300 feet to an anchorage basin of the same depth, 160 feet wide and 1,200 feet long roughly parallel to Brick Kiln Road; and a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from that depth in Little Annemessex River via Cedar Creek, a land cut, and Daugherty Creek, to Big Annemessex River, Md. The mean range of tide is 2.6 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1937, is $168,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $3,000. 362 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (H. Doc. No. 355, 68th Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, providing for the channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from opposite Hop Point to an anchorage of same depth parallel to Brick Kiln Road (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 2, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), and for the 7- by 60-foot channel in Little Annemessex River (H. Doc. No. 72, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-The River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937 (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 2, 75th Cong, 1st sess.), provides that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance, and that a suitable public agency acquire and dedicate to public use a strip of land not less than 50 feet wide on the north and west sides of the Federal right-of-way and between the Federal right-of-way and Brick Kiln Road on the east side of the basin, and (H. Doc. No. 72, 75th Cong., 1st sess.) pro- vides that local interests are to furnish free of cost to the United States necessary rights-of-way and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required and shall re- lease the United States and its contractors from all claims for dam- ages that may result from dredging operations. All prior conditions have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-The waterfront at Crisfield is composed largely of solid bulkhead wharves and pile and timber piers. Most of the wharves are privately owned, but are open to the public on equal terms. A few of the terminals have mechanical freight han- dling devices, but the bulk of the freight is moved by hand. Marine railways and boat repair shops are available. Operations and results during the fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fineal year.-The existing project before modifi- cation by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, was completed in 1929. The condition of the existing project is as described in sub- sequent project documents. The total cost and expenditures have been $57,210.43 for new work. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is proposed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $110,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 in completion of the project by contract dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937------------------- $144, 950. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937------------------------------ 2, 839. 46 Total --------------------------------------------------- 147, 789. 93 Net total expenditures----------------------------------------- 147, 789. 93 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------------------- 147, 789. 93 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------------------- 110, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work_---------------------- 110, 500. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 363 14. POCOMOKE RIVER, MD. Location.-This river is a tributary of Pocomoke Sound, an estuary of and on the easterly side of Chesapeake Bay about 40 miles north of Cape Charles, Va. Previous project.-The original project for Pocomoke River was adopted June 18, 1878, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886. The total costs and expenditures were $20,500 for new work. For further details see page 1789, Annual Report for 1915. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from that depth in Pocomoke Sound through "The Muds" to deep water in the river, and for a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 to 130 feet wide from Shad Landing to Snow Hill, a distance of about 41/3 miles. The mean range of tide is 2.5 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3.7 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimated cost of new work, revised in 1935, is $165,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $10,000. The existing project as adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896, which provided for the 9-foot channel from Shad Land- ing to Snow Hill (Annual Report for 1895, p. 1167), and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, provided for the 7-foot channel from Pocomoke Sound to the river (H. Doc. No. 227, 74th Cong., 1st seas.), which document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-The project authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of 1935 is subject to the requirements that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States all lands needed for rights- of-way and suitable spoil areas and release the United States and its contractors from all claims for damages resulting from the initial improvement and its maintenance. These conditions have been com- plied with. Terminal facilities.-The present water fronts at Pocomoke City and at Snow Hill consist of pile and timber bulkheads with earth fills. Some have warehouses and factories with mechanical han- dling facilities and rail sidings. Practically all are privately owned, most of them are in bad repair. Any appreciable increase in com- merce at Pocomoke City would necessitate the construction of a new ,terminal and the repair of existing ,terminals. Considerables land areas are available for the development of additional terminals if and when needed. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Negotiations for local cooperation and office work prior to commencement of dredging were in progress at the end of the year. The total expenditures were $201.33. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project adopted in 1896 was completed in 1904. The controlling depth at mean low water is 9 feet. No work has been done on the modified project authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1935. The total costs of the existing project have been $14,000 for new work and $8,210.02 for maintenance, a total of $22,210.02. The total expenditures were $22,411.35. 364 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1937, $150,798.67 will be applied to dredging, by contract, of a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep from Pocomoke Sound to deep water in Pocomoke River through what is known as "The Muds" at the mouth of Pocomoke River, Md., July 1 to December 31, 1937. No funds can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 --------------------------- $34, 500.00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-------------------------- 8,210. 02 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937----------- 42, 710. 02 Undistributed costs June 30, 1937------ - __----- 201. 33 Net total cost to June 30, 1937__ ----- --- 42, 911.35 Net total expenditures-------------- ------------- 42, 911.35 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937--__------------------------ 150, 798.67 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937---- ----- _ 193, 710. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work---------------------........ ----------- -------------------- ------------ Cost of maintenance...............------------------- ----------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Total expended----.------------- ------------ ----------- ----------------- ------ $201.33 Allotted.---------------------- ---------------------------------- $151, 000.......... Balance unexpended July 1, 1936 $151, 000. 00 Gross amount expended- ------------------------------- 201.33 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937--------------------- 150, 798. 67 15. TWITCH COVE AND BIG THOROUGHFARE RIVER, MD. Location.-This is a tidal waterway about 4 miles long traversing Smiths Island, Md., in a southeasterly direction fro'm Chesapeake Bay on the west to Tangier Sound on the east. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 78.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide from Twitch Cove on Tangier Sound through Big Thoroughfare River to a point on Levering Creek about 800 feet north of the canal at Ewell, Md., and for a channel 4 feet deep and 25 feet wide around the point between Big Thoroughfare River and Tylers River. The length of the section included in the project is about 4 miles. The mean range of tide is 1.7 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3 feet under ordinary conditions. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $34,900. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912 (H. Doc. No. 285, 62d Cong., 2d sess.); which provided for a 4-foot channel, the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. No. 313, 71st Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the 5-foot RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 365 channel, and the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 67, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), provided for the 7-foot channel. The latest published maps are in House Doc- ument No. 313, Seventy-first Congress, second session, and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 67, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of September 22, 1937, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide a channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the head of the existing channel at Ewell through Levering Creek and Big Thoroughfare River to the vicinity of Swan Point, i Ihence of the same depth and 100 feet width through the offshore bar to deep water in Chesapeake Bay, with twin jetties at the en- trance; at an estimated initial cost of $131,000, with maintenance estimated at $2,500 annually in addition to the amounts now re- quired; subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 49, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-The project as modified August 30, 1935, re. quires that local interests furnish the lands required for the im- provement and for the disposal of dredged materials. These condi- tions have been complied with. Terminal facilities.-There are nine small open-pile wharves pri- vately owned open to general public use, which are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year.--Dredging by contract for completion of the modified project was commenced December 3, 1936, and completed February 1, 1937. A total of 78,764 cubic yards of material was removed. The total costs all for new work were $16,000. The total expenditures were $16,000. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in February 1937, at a saving of $6,500 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth ascertained in February 1937 is 7 feet. The costs and expenditures have been $28,400 for new work and $13,300.59 for maintenance, a total of $41,700.59. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1938 and 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937--------- --------- _ --- $28, 400. 00 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937---- ------------- 13, 300. 59 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-------------41, 700. 59 Net total expenditures------------------------------------- 41, 700. 59 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937--------------------41, 700. 59 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work ---------------------------------------------------------- $16,000.00 Cost of maintenance------------ -- ---------------- $258.61 $12,541.98------- ----- Total expended -------------------------- --------- 258. 61 12, 541.98 ------------ 16, 000. 00 Allotted_--- ----------.. . . --.--... . ----------.. .258. 61 12, 541.98 ... . 16, 000. 00 366 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved April 26, 1934-------------------- ---------------------------- $2, 000. 00 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936----------------------------------- 14, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for_ ____-_______________-____ 16, 000. 00 Gross amount expended_______------ ---------- $16, 021.55 Less reimbursements collected___________--_______ 21. 55 16, 000. 00 16. STARLINGS CREEK, VA. Location.-Starlings Creek is an estuary of Pocomoke Sound at the southerly end of Saxis Island, Accomac County, Va., about 11 miles southeasterly of Crisfield, Md. Existing project.- This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from that depth in Pocomoke Sound to the mouth of Starlings Creek, with a turning basin of the same depth and 1,000 feet long inside the entrance, all essentially as shown on the project map. The mean tidal range is about 1 foot at mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1935, was $27,000. The latest (1935) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 46,. 74th Cong., 1st sess.). This document contains the latest published map. Local cooperation.-The requirement that local interests construct bulkheads to form a public terminal and furnish, free of cost to the United States, spoil-disposal areas as needed for new work and future maintenance has been complied with. Terminal facilities.-Bulkhead as required under local cooperation. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Dredging by contract for completion of the project was commenced February 8, 1937. and completed April 18, 1937. A total of 80,297 cubic yards of material were removed. The total costs, all for new work, were $16,537.47. The total expenditures were $16,537.47. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in April 1937, at a saving of $10,462 under the estimated cost. The controlling depth is 7 feet ascertained in April 1937. The total costs, all for new work, were $16,537.47. The expenditures were $16.537.47. Proposed operations.--A portion of the unexpended balance July 1, 1937, $1,462.53, will be applied to payment of outstanding liabil- ities, and the balance is available for revocation. No work is pro- posed during the fiscal years 1938 and 1939. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937______________________________ $16, 537. 47 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937_ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937___________ 16, 537. 47 Net total expenditures __________-__16, 537. 47 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 ______________--------_ 1, 462. 53 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 ------------ 18, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 367 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work...----------- ------------ ------------ --------- ------------ $16, 537. 47 Cost of maintenance----------------------------------------------------------- --- --------------------------- ------------ ------------ ----------- Total expended...... 16, 537. 47 Allotted-------------------------------------------------------------------- 18, 000. 0 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act approved May 15, 1936----------------------------------------------- $18, 00. 00 Gross amount expended__------ 16, 537. 47 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937------------------_ ___ 1, 462. 53 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts-------------------------- 858. 86 Balance available June 30, 1937--- __ 603. 67 17. ONANCOCK RIVER, VA. Location.-This river, a tidal stream, rises in Accomack County, Va., flows in a westerly direction about 6.5 miles and empties into Chesapeake Bay. The portion under improvement extends from the mouth of the river to Onancock, Va., a distance of about 5 miles, which is the approximate length of the tidal reach. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1223.) Previous projects.-The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879, and was modified by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890. The modified project was superseded by a project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, work under which was completed in 1911. The cost and expenditures on all projects prior to the adoption of the existing project were $58,302.78, of which $33,549.02 was for new work and $24,753.76 was for maintenance. For further details of previous projects see page 1799 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 493 of Annual Report for 1924. Existing project.-This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 200 feet wide across the bar, a distance of 5,200 feet, and generally 100 feet wide in the river to a point roughly 1,200 feet above the mouth of the north branch, widened at the upper end to form a basin 200 feet square; a turning basin about 2.3 acres in area at Onancock with the understanding that the initial dredg- ing in the river shall be 10 feet only. Full project depth to be pro- vided if the needs of commerce are later found to demand it. A channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide in the lower 500 feet of Joynes Branch and an anchorage basin 6 feet deep and 3.9 acres in area at the mouth of Titlow Creek. Under ordinary conditions the mean tidal range is 1.7 feet and the extremes are 1.5 and 2 feet. The estimate of cost for new work revised in 1937, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, is $137,045. The latest (1937) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (H. Doc. No. 219, 68th Cong. 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, to extend the 12- foot channel above the mouth of the north branch, with a basin at 20196-37--pt. 1-24 .368 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 the upper end, and for a channel 6 feet deep in Joynes Branch and anchorage basin at mouth of Titlow Creek (H. Doc. No. 74, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the last mentioned project document. Local cooperation.--The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States suitable disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance. Terminal facilities.-There are 5 small timber wharves on this river with a total wharfage space of about 980 linear feet as follows: Three at Onancock and one each at Poplar Cove and Finneys. Ves- sels are permitted to tie up at the wharves without charge. Two wharves at Onancock are privately owned but are open to general public use upon payment of wharfage. A county road extends to each of them. Operation and results during fiscal year.-Work under contract for completion of the project adopted by the River and Harbor Act ,of March 3, 1925 was continued until August 8, 1936. A total of 166,744 cubic yards of material was removed. The total costs, all for new work, were $20,580.72. The expenditures were $28,969.05. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, was completed in August 1936 at a saving of $25,792 under the estimated cost. No work was done under the project as modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937. The controlling depth in the river is 12 feet at mean low water ascertained in August 1936 and the condition of the remaining portions of the project is as described in House Document No. 74, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session. The total costs have been $87,982.92, of which $85,753.13 was for new work and $2,229.79 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $87,982.92. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $25,500 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 in completion of project by contract dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937 $119, 302. 15 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937----------------------- ------ 26, 983. 55 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ------------ 146, 285. 70 Net total expenditures ---- ___-_______--___- 146, 285. 70 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 ---- ________________ 146, 285. 70 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-....---------------------------------- $9, 054. 34 $20, 580. 72 Cost of maintenance-............................. Total expended-- ..-----------.............-------- .......... ............ 666. 01 28, 969.05 Allotted . ---------------------------- .....--...-----..------- ..------------ 37,000.00 -7,364.94 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 369 IBalance unexpended July 1, 1936-------------- ------ $36,333.99 Deductions on account of revocation of allotment- --------------- 7, 364. 94 Net amount to be accounted for- ..----------- ----- 28, 969. 05 Gross amount expended-----------------------------------28, 969. 05 Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---------------------------------------- 25, 500. 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work ---------------------------------- 25, 500.00 18. CHINCOTEAGUE BAY, VA. Location.-Chincoteague Bay is a shallow sound on the Atlantic coast of Maryland and Virginia. Greenbackville and Franklin City occupy low-lying ground on the westerly shore of the bay 41/2 miles from its southwest end. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1220.) Existing project.-This provides for an L-shaped harbor 5 feet deep, 60 feet wide, and 1,500 feet long, with an approach channel of the same depth and width in Chincoteague Bay. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1937, is $25,700. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is '$1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 233, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States a right-of-way for the harbor not less than 120 feet wide and suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and release the United States and its agents from all claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement. It is provided further that the board of super- visors of Accomac County or other duly constituted public agency acquire and reserve for public use in connection with the harbor the land between the harbor and the county road to the westward and a strip of land at least 50 feet wide extending continuously along the northwest margin of the required Federal right-of-way for the inner basin. Terminal facilities.-A public marginal wharf with highway con- nection has been built along the south side of the channel. The Pennsylvania Railroad owns and operates a water terminal at Franklin City, and there are a number of other smaller wharves :scattered along the water front. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. .Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done on the existing project. In 1936 local interests with the aid of Federal funds dredged a channel about 3.5 feet deep, 35 feet wide, and 650 feet long in the marsh at Greenbackville at a point about 2,000 feet west of the railroad pier at Franklin City. The condition is as -described in the project document. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. 370 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 The sum of $25,700 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939 in completion of the project by contract dredging. Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937__________________ ______------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937 Net total expenditures___ Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937________________________------- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------- --------------------------------- $25, 700 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work ------------------------------------- 25, 700 19. OCEAN CITY INLET AND SINEPUXENT BAY, MD. Location.--Ocean City is oin a barrier island between Sinepuxent Bay and Atlantic Ocean about 35 miles south of the entrance to Delaware Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1220.) Existing project.-This provides for the construction of an inlet between the Atlantic Ocean and Sinepuxent Bay, with a depth of 10 feet and width of 200 feet, protected by jetties; a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the inlet through Sinepuxent Bay to Ocean City; a channel 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the inlet to Green Point, and thence 100 feet wide into Chincoteague Bay; a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide, and 3,000 feet long from the inlet channel into the marsh area south of the railroad on the west side of Sinepuxent Bay, with two turning basins of the same depth; and for a channel 6 feet deep and 125 feet wide from the inlet channel to a point opposite North Eighth Street in Ocean City, thence 75 feet wide into Isle of Wight Bay. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1935, was $870,000, including $500,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1935) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $32,000. The mean range of ocean tide is 3.4 feet. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 38, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 60, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). Prior to adoption by the 1935 River and Harbor Act, the project recommended in Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Document No. 38, Seventy-second Congress, first session, was authorized September 16, 1933, by the Public Works Administration and the project recommended in Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc- ument No. 60, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session, was authorized under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. The latest published maps are in the project documents. Local cooperation.-Fully complied with. Terminal facilities.-Numerous wharves and landings of pile and timber construction are located along the bay and the marsh channel at Ocean City. Operai;ons and results duwing fiscal ear--Emergency Relief funds.-Dredging the channel to Isle of Wight Bay was continued luntil August 6, 1936. A total of 191,449 cubic yards of material were RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 371 removed, completing the project as modified. The total costs all for new work were $19,283.44. The expenditures were $25,993.59. Maintenance and improvement funds.--Maintenance dredging by ,contract in the Inlet was commenced September 15, 1936, and was in progress at the end of the year. A total of 175,296 cubic yards of material were removed. Minor repairs to both the north and south jetties were made by hired labor and were in progress at the end of the year. A wooden sheet pile bulkhead for the prevention of flow of sand into the inlet was under construction at the close of the year. The total costs, all for maintenance were $107,875.99. 'The total expenditures were $84,562.43. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The project was completed in August 1936. The controlling depth at mean low water is 5.3 feed in the inlet, thence 5 feet to the end of the channel in Chincotcague Bay and 10 feet in the fishing harbor and 5.9 feet in the channel to Isle of Wight Bay. The total costs from all funds of the existing project have been $966.689.73, of which $283,007.93 were Public Works funds, $67,185.09 Emergency Relief funds and $500,000 contributed funds for new work and $116,496.71 regular funds for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $943,479.74 of which $283,007.93 were Public Works funds, $67,185.09 Emergency Relief funds, and $93,286.72 regular funds, a total of $443,479.74 United States funds, and $500,000 contributed funds. Proposed operations.-The unexpended balance July 1, 1937, $27,713.28, and an allotment of $32,000 made in July, will be applied as follows: Accounts payable June 30, 1937--------------------------------$23, 209. 99 -Maintenance : Dredging by contract of the inlet and connecting channels in Sinepuxent Bay and in other sections where needed July 1, 1937, to June 30, 1938---------------------------------- 16, 000. 00 Complete construction of bulkhead, concrete wall, and concrete cap at the north jetty, under existing contract, July-August 1937----------------------------------------------------- 5, 500. 00 Maintenance by hired labor of jetties where needed, July 1, 1937, to June 30, 1938-------------- 15, 003. 29 Total-- __-----------------------------_ 59, 713.128 The additional sum of $32,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, in the maintenance of inlet and connecting channels and jetties where needed. Cost and financial summary MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937__________-- -- _-______--12 $283, 007. 93 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937-------------------------- 116, 496. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 ---------- 399, 504. 64 Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937------------------------- 23, 209. 99 Net total expenditures--------------------------------- 12 376, 294. 65 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937 ....----- -1111------ 27, 713.28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937 ---------- 12404,007. 93 1Includes $283,007.93 Public Works funds. In addition $500,000 was expended from contributed funds. 372 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, I937 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work------------------------- Cost of maintenance-new work -- --.........----.-------- ----------- ----------- _$606.44 ---- -- - - - --- -------- $8, 014.28- $107,875.99 Total expended..................--------------------- ----------------------- 414.08 8, 310. 21 84, 52. 43 Allotted................._....._._ 30,000. 00 ---------- 91,000.00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936_______ $21, 275. 71 Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936.__-_ __ 91, 000. 00 , Amount to be accounted for__________ 112, 275. 71 Gross amount expended________________________ $84,725.55 Less reimbursements collected --------- ___- 163. 12 84, 562. 43 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937__-----__-- _------- 27, 713. 28a Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937______________ $463. 84 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts________ 27, 571. 59 28, 035. 43- Balance available June 30, 1937 _ -322. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937___ ______ __ 32, 000. 00' Balance available for fiscal year 1938 ________________-- 31, 677.85 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for maintenance 3 - 32, 000. 00' 8 Exclusive of available funds. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS Cost of new work to June 30, 1937------------------------------- $67, 185. 09' Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937__________ Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937 __------- -__ 67, 185. 09 Net total expenditures_------------- - __ - - 67,185. 09; Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937----------------------67, 185. 09 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work _____ ........ _ _______ _ ____........... ___ __......................._ $47, 901. 65 $19, 283. 44 Cost of maintenance-----------.----- ----- -------------- - ------ Total expended------------ . ----- ------ -------------------------- 41, 191. 50 25, 993. 59 Allotted-------------------- -------------------------------- ---- 67,185.09 .. Balance unexpended July 1, 1936- - -- _--_---- $25, 993.59 -___ Gross amount expended_------------------------------- $28, 529. 40 Less reimbursements collected _______--________-_ 2, 535. 81 25, 993. 591 CONSOLIDATED COST AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY FOR OCEAN CITY INLET, ETC. Cost of new work to June 30, 1937____________________ - - 12 $350, 193. 02 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937___-- __________--__1-------16, 496. 71 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937------- 466, 689. 73 1 In addition, $500,000 was expended from contributed funds. 2 Includes $283,007.93 Public Works funds. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 373" Minus accounts payable June 30, 1937__- $23, 209.99 Net total expenditures________--.------ - 12 443, 479. 74 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937_------------------------ 27, 713.28 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------- 2 471, 193. 02 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work-_---__.__.---.--__ ...... _------ $188, 815. 38 $84, 208.78 $57, 885. 42 $19, 283. 44 Cost of maintenance_,__ _----- __-.. ------- 606.44 8, 014. 28 107, 875. 99 . Total cost.-----.--------------------__.___ 188, 815. 38 84, 815. 22 65, 899. 70 127, 159. 43 ..... .----------- Total expended_------ _ ________ 123, 841.49 139, 965.69 69, 116. 54 110, 556. 02 Allotted __ ___ __ __. ..... __ 281, 000. 00 _..... 66, 000.00 33, 193. 02 91, 000. 00' Balance unexpended July 1, 1936------------------------------_ $47, 269. 30- Amount allotted from War Department Appropriation Act ap- proved May 15, 1936------------ ---------------------------- 91, 000. 00 Amount to be accounted for---------- ------- 138, 269. 30 Gross amount expended-------------------------- $113,254. 95 Less reimbursements collected ---- __--------2, 698. 93 110, 556. 02 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937--------- -------- ------ 27, 713. 28 Outstanding liabilities June 30, 1937__ ------------- $463. 84 Amount covered by uncompleted contracts --------- 27, 571. 59 28, 035. 43 Balance available June 30, 1937-------- --------- -- 322. 15 Amount allotted from War Department Civil Appropriation Act approved July 19, 1937-------------------------------------- 32,000.00 Balance available for fiscal year 1938_ -31, 677. 85 3----------------- Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939 for maintenance 3---------------------------- 32, 000. 00 1In addition, $500,000 was expended from contributed funds. 2Includes $283,007.93 Public Works funds. 8 Exclusive of available funds. 20. FISHING CREEK, MD. Location.-The creek is a narrow winding tidal stream which enters Chesapeake Bay from the west 56 miles south of Baltimore and about 26 miles south of Annapolis, Md. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project.-This provides for a channel 7 feet deep with widths of 100 feet and 60 feet from deep water in Chesapeake Bay to an anchorage of the same depth, 120 feet wide and 400 feet long,. located in the marsh 500 feet above the mouth of the creek and for twin stone jetties at the entrance. The mean tidal range is aboutl 1 foot. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1937 is $97,000. The latest (1937) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is. $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. No. 241, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. 374 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Local cooperation.--Local interests are required to remove the existing highway bridge near the mouth of the creek and construct a new bridge with highway connections above the proposed basin, furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil-disposal areas for the new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and a right-of-way with widths of 120 feet for the channel and 200 feet for the basin. It is provided further that the city of Chesapeake Beach, the county commissioners of Calvert County, or other duly authorized public agency acquire and retain the title to a strip of land at least 50 feet wide abutting the required Government right- of-way on the west side of the harbor and provide a suitable high- tway approach thereto. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done, and the condition is as described in the project document. Proposed operations.-No funds are available, and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $97,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as follows: New work : Dredging by contract--____ ___._-_________-_ $35, 50 Stone jetty construction by contract ____________-____-___--__-_ 61, 450 Total _ --------------------------------- 7,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937_---------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937- ------ Net total expenditures Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937____________---_________--- Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------------------------- 97,000 Amount that can profitably be expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work----_-------------- 97,000 21. PARISH CREEK;, D. Location.-Parish Creek is a small branch of the West River, an estuary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Maryland western shore, about 7 miles south of the mouth of the Severn River. Existing project.-The existing project provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 50 feet wide, widened at the ends, from deep water in West River to the head of the south fork of Parish Creek, and an anchorage basin at the junction of the north fork having a depth of 6 feet and an area not exceeding 11/2 acres. The mean tidal range is about 2 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, made in 1931, was $19,300, in- cluding $1,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1931) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $300. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. No. 185, 72d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the above-mentioned document. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 375 Local cooperation.-Localinterests are required to contribute $1,000 toward the cost of the improvement, furnish suitable spoil-disposal areas free of cost to the Ulnited States, and give assurances satisfac- tory to the Chief of Engineers that they will provide a suitable water-freight terminal at the head of Parish Creek, open to all on equal terms. The total funds required to complete the project were provided by the Works Progress Administration. Local interests furnished disposal areas free of cost to the United States. Applica- tion has been made by the county for a permit to construct a wharf. Not complied with, except that disposal areas were furnished free of cost to the United States. Terminal facilities.-None. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work under contract for completion of the project was continued until August 8, 1936. A total of 54,800 cubic yards of material were removed. The total costs, all for new work, were $13,877.93. The expenditures were $17,961.22. Condition at end of fiscal year.-The existing project was com- pleted in August 1936. The controlling depth is 8 feet at mean low water in the channel and 6 feet at mean low water in the anchorage basin, ascertained in August 1936. The total costs and expenditures, all for new work, were $19,170.27. These funds were made available by the Works Progress Administration. Proposed operations.-No work is proposed during the fiscal years 1938 and 1939. Cost and financial suntmary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937__---__--------------_-------- $19, 170. 27 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937_______________------------------------- Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1937-___________- 19, 170. 27 Net total expenditures - ----------------------------- --- --------- 19, 170. 27 Unexpended balance June 30, 1937------------------------- -------- 129. 73 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937------------------ 19, 300. 00 Fiscal year ending June 30 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Cost of new work--------------------------.------------. __________------------ $5, 292.34 $13, 877. 93 Cost of maintenance ------------------ ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- Total expended ---.... ..... .. . 1, 1 209. 05 17, 961. 22 Allotted----------------------- ------------ ----------- -------- 19 300. 00 Balance unexpended July 1, 1936______________________________ $18, 090. 95 Gross amount expended ---------------------------------------- 17, 961. 22 Balance unexpended June 30, 1937 ------------ ____ 129. 73 22. BACK CREEK, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD. Location.-The creek is a small tidal inlet branching from the eastern side of the estuary of Severn River just below Annapolis Harbor (Spa Creek) and 1 mile from the junction of the Severn River with Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1225, 550, and 566.) 371f IEMPOIs T O1F CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1937 Existing project.-This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep from that depth in Severn River into Back Creek, pro- tected by a suitable stone jetty on the south side of the entrance. The mean range of tide is about 0.9 feet. The estimate of cost of new work made in 1936 is $27,000. The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. 73, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation.-Local interests are required to furnish free of cost to the United States all rights-of-way and suitable spoil- disposal areas for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required. Terminal facilities.-There are no commercial wharves on the creek. A few small pile and timber walkways are scattered along the shore. Two small marine railways are located a short distance above its mouth. Operations,and results during fiscal year.-None. Condition at end of fiscal year.-No work has been done and the condition is as described in the project document. Proposed operations.-No funds are available and no work is pro- posed during the fiscal year 1938. The sum of $27,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year 1939, as follows: New work: Dredging by contract------------------------------------ $5, 000 Jetty construction by contract ----- _22, 000 Total--- ----------- 27, 000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1937----------------------------------- Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1937_ Net total expenditures__-_ - Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1937_________ ________ .Amount (estimated) required to be appropriated for completion of exist- ing project---------------- ----------------- 27, 000 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, for new work--------- -------------------------------- 27, 000 23. ANNAPOLIS HARBOR, MD. Location.--Annapolis Harbor includes certain portions of the Severn River and College and Spa Creeks bordering the city of Annapolis, Md. Previous project.-Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. No work was done on the project. With funds appropri- ated for this project two shoals were dredged at a total cost and expenditure of $8,475.42 charged to new work. For further details see page 348, Annual Report for 1935. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 37T Existing project.-This provides for a channel 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in Severn River to a point opposite the city slip and an anchorage basin 12 feet deep in Spa Creek below the county highway bridge, at an estimated cost of $24,000, with $2,000 annually for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 23, 73d 'Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in this document. Recommended modification of project.-Under date of September 22, 1937, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project so as to provide a channel 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide from deep water in Severn River to a point in Spa Creek opposite the city slip, and an anchorage basin of 12 feet depth just below the County highway bridge over the creek, at an estimated initial cost of $29,500, with maintenance estimated at $2,000 annually (River and Harbor Committee Doc. No. 48, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation.-The existing project is subject to the provi- :sion that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas, properly diked or bulkheaded where neces- sary, for disposal of dredged materials during initial construction .and future maintenance when and as needed. Not complied with. Terminal facilities.-The water front from the mouth of Spa Creek to the highway bridge is developed to a large extent for com- :mercial purposes. On the north bank of the stream, just above the Naval Academy wall, there is a ferry dock and a lumber wharf, both 'of pile and timber construction. Above the steamboat dock is the city slip. In addition to an open frontage owned by the city of Annapolis, this slip is occupied by two oil companies, a sea-food packing house, a sand-and-gravel yard, an ice plant, and a hardware and marine supply company. Between the city slip and the bridge a