coal, foundered in December, 1892, about 4 miles south of Monomoy Light-House, Southern Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The wreck was removed by contract completed April 26, 1893. j. Old wreck in Nantucket Harbor.-A schooner, stranded a few years ago on the beach of Coatue Point, outside the Nantucket (Mass.) Harbor jetties, was cut to pieces by the ice of the past winter and a portion of the hull was in the spring of 1893 carried over the east jetty into the main channel entrance to Nantucket Harbor. This obstruction was removed by hired labor, work being completed in June, 1893. k. Old wreck in Edgartown Harbor.-A schooner, sunk a few years ago on the shore of the eastern side of Edgartown Harbor, Massachusetts, was cut down by the ice of the past winter in such a way as to be complained of, in May, 1893, as dangerous to navigation. The wreck was removed by hired labor, work being completed in June, 1893. 1. Wreck of steam yacht Alva.-This steam yacht, on a pleasure trip, was sunk by collision in July, 1892, in the middle of Pollock Rip Channel, eastern entrance to Nantucket Sound, Massachussetts. Her owners were allowed the two months guaranteed them by law in which to remove her. After this time the wreck was duly advertised and her removal awarded to the lowest bidder under contract dated December 12, work to be completed by May 14, 1893. Unusual stress of weather during the winter caused this time to be extended until July 14, 1893. Work was practically finished on June 30. m. Wreck of old stone schooner at Monomoy Point.-This schooner, loaded with stone, sunk several years ago on the southern edge of Shovelful Shoal, Monomoy Point, Southern Cape Cod, Massachusetts, had, in 1893, become a dangerous obstruction to navigation. The wreck is now under removal by hired labor. n. Wreck of schooner Nellie V. Rokes-This schooner, loaded with stone, sunk in 1890 about 0.5 mile southeast of the Monomoy Life-Saving Station, Southern Cape Cod, Massachussetts, had, in 1893, become a dangerous obstruction to navigation. The wreck is now under removal by hired labor. o. Wreck of schooner Rogers.-This schooner, loaded with coal, was stranded, in April, 1893, in the slue of Handkerchief Shoal about 1.5 miles southwest of Monomoy Point, Southern Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The wreck is now under removal by hired labor. The cost of the work on the wrecks removed during the year was $13,692.84. (See Appendix C 21.) EXAMINATIONS MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH RIVER AND HARBOR ACT APPROVED JULY 13, 1892. The preliminary examinations of the following localities, required by act of July 13, 1892, were made by the local engineer, Capt. W. H. Bixby, Corps of Engineers, and reports thereon submitted through the division engineer, Col. Henry L. Abbot, Corps of Engineers: 1. Woods Holl, Mass.-Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 10, 1893. It is his opinion and that of the divis ion engineer, concurred in by this office, that the channel between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, near Woods Holl, is worthy of improvement by the United States. The cost of a survey necessary for preparation of project and estimate of cost of improvement is esti mated at $1,200. (See Appendix C 22.) 2. For breakwater at Tarpaulin Cove, Naushon Island, Massachu setts. Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 10, 1893. It is his opinion and that of the division engineer, concurred in by this office, that this cove is worthy of improvement by the General Government. The cost of a survey necessary for preparation of project and estimate for improvement is estimated at $1,000. (See Appendix C 23.) 3. New Bedford Harbor, Massachusetts.-Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 10, 1893. It is his opinion and that of the division engineer, concurred in by this office, that this harbor is worthy of an enlargement of the anchorage area, in addition to the improvements heretofore made by the General Government. The cost of a survey for preparation of project and estimate of the cost of the additional improvement is estimated at $500. (See Appendix C 24.) 4. Pawtuxet Harbor, Providence River, Rhode Island.-Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 10, 1893. It is his opinion and that of the division engineer, concurred in by this office, that the locality is not worthy of improvement by the United States. (See Appendix C 25.) 5. Apponaug Harbor, Cowesset Bay, Rhode Island.-Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 10, 1893. It is his opinion and that of the division engineer, concurred in by this office, that this harbor is not worthy of improvement by the General Government. (See Appendix C 26.) 6. Greenwich Harbor, Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island.-Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 10, 1893. It is his opinion and that of the division engineer, concurred in by this office, that Greenwich Harbor is not worthy of improvement by the General Government. (See Appendix C 27.) 7. Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.-Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 10, 1893. He considers the locality worthy of a moderate degree of improvement by the General Government; and the division engineer recommends that a survey, not to cost over $200, be made to determine whether the channel may not be worthy of further widening and improvement. In the opinion of this office the locality is worthy of such moderate improvement as the survey recommended by Col. Abbot may show to be warranted. (See Appendix C 28.) 8. Inner harbor at Point Judith Breakwater, Rhode Island.-Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 12, 1893. It is his opinion and that of the division engineer, concurred in by this office, that this improvement is not worthy of being made by the United States. (See Appendix C 29.) 9. Breachway into Salt Pond, Block Island, Rhode Island.-Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 12, 1893. The improvement desired is the conversion of the pond in Block Island into a national harbor of refuge by establishing a connection with the ocean on the west side. It is the opinion of Capt. Bixby and of the division engineer, concurred in by this office, that this improvement is not worthy of being undertaken by the General Government. (See Appendix C 30.) 10. Stonington Harbor and the entrance thereto, Connecticut.-Capt. Bixby submitted report of examination under date of June 12, 1893. It is his opinion and that of the division engineer, concurred in by this office, that this harbor is worthy of further improvement by the United States, in addition to that already made and under way. The cost of a survey necessary for preparing project and estimate of cost of improvement is estimated at $1,200. (See Appendix C 31.) IMPROVEMENT OF CONNECTICUT RIVER AND OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK TRIBUTARY TO LONG ISLAND SOUND, AND ON SOUTHERN SHORE OF LONG ISLAND. This district was in the charge of Col. D. C. Houston, Corps of Engineers, until May 18, 1893, and of Lieut. Col. Henry M. Robert, Corps of Engineers, since June 12, 1893, with Lieut. Thomas H. Rees, Corps of Engineers, under their immediate orders since April 5, 1893, and in the temporary charge of Lieut. Rees from May 18 to June 12, 1893. 1. Mystic River, Connecticut.-This is a tidal river about 4 miles in length, extending northward from Fishers Island Sound. Its natural depth for the lower 2 miles was 15 feet or more at low tide, in a very crooked and narrow channel; thence for a mile farther, to the village of Mystic, the depth shoàled to about 9 feet. Above Mystic there has been little navigation. In 1888 an examination of the river was made, and subsequently a project was adopted for dredging to carry the depth of 15 feet at mean low water, with width of 100 feet, up to the highway bridge, and to widen five bends in the stream, at an estimated cost of $30,000. Up to July 1, 1892, $9,774.40 had been expended on this improvement, in dredging to make an available depth of 15 feet at mean low water up to Mystic, where the previous depth had been 9 feet, and the sharp bend, at the mouth of the river, was widened by 25 to 75 feet. During the past fiscal year the channel at and above the upper one of the five bends has been dredged to the required depth and width, and the widening of the second bend nearly completed: the latter work will be finished during the present season with the remainder of the appropriation. The total amount appropriated for this improvement is $20,000. Future appropriations will be applied to dredging, to widen the channel at the lower bends, as provided in the project. July 1, 1892, balance unexpended.... Amount appropriated by act approved July 13, 1892.. June 30, 1893, amount expended during fiscal year July 1, 1893, balance unexpended. July 1, 1893, amount covered by uncompleted contracts July 1, 1893, balance available Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project.. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1895 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867 and of sundry civil act of March 3, 1893. (See Appendix D 1.) $225.60 10,000.00 10, 225. 60 6,576, 57 3,649.03 3, 280.56 368.47 10,000.00 10,000. 00 2. Thames River, Connecticut. This river is a tidal stream extending from the city of Norwich 15 miles south to Long Island Sound. For 11 miles above its mouth the depth ranges from 13 to 80 feet. Until 1889 improvements were confined to a stretch of 33 miles below Norwich, in which the most troublesome bars lay. In 1829, the channel depth over these bars was about 6 feet at mean low water. In 1836 a project was adopted for making the channel 100 feet wide. and 14 feet deep at mean high water (11 feet at low water), by dredg ing and by building piers. In 1878 a channel 14 feet deep at low water was projected, and in 1882 a modification was adopted providing for a channel 200 feet wide and 14 feet deep at mean low water, to be obtained by dredging and by building five dikes or training walls along the outer sides of the channel curves. The estimated cost was $208,080, and a balance of $20,000 from previous appropriations was then available. In 1888 the project was extended to include making 16 feet depth as far as Allyn Point, and 14 feet from there to Easter Point at an additional cost of $40,000. Under the provisions of the river and harbor act of July 13, 1892, $10,000 of the appropriation for Thames River is authorized to be expended in the improvement of Shaws Cove, New London, and the total estimated cost of this additional work, $48,000, has been added to the estimate required for completion of the existing project for the improvement of the river. The original depth in this cove was from 2 to 8 feet at mean low water, and the channel was narrow and crooked. The project provides for making a channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep, with an anchorage basin of the same depth, 800 by 400 feet. Up to July 1, 1892, three of the proposed dikes had been completed, and the fourth one nearly so; and the channel had an available depth from Norwich to Easter Point (33 miles) of nearly 12 feet, with width of 75 to 125 feet; from Easter Point to Allyn Point, 14 feet depth with 175 feet width; below Allyn Point 16 feet depth with 200 feet width. At extreme high water the depth was sufficient for the commerce of the river, but the channel was too narrow for convenience and safety. No work had been done in Shaws Cove. The total amount expended in improving Thames River, Connecticut, up to July 1, 1892 was $369,759.05. During the past fiscal year, the widening and deepening of the channels in the upper part of the river was begun, under a contract still in progress; the channel in Shaws Cove was made the full length and depth with width of 60 feet and the anchorage basin at the bend was begun. The addition of the improvement of Shaws Cove, New London Harbor, to this project, increases the present estimate for completion of project from $55,600 to $93,600. July 1, 1893, outstanding liabilities $9,244.36 July 1, 1893, amount covered by uncompleted contracts... 9,236.50 18, 480.86 July 1, 1893, balance available...... 5,570.59 93,600.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1895 50, 000, 00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867 and of sundry civil act of March 3, 1893. (See Appendix D 2.) 3. Connecticut River, Massachusetts and Connecticut.-Above Hartford.-From Holyoke, Mass., 34 miles above Hartford, down to Enfield Falls or Rapids, a distance of 18 miles, there is a fair channel 4 to 5 feet deep. Enfield Rapids extends about 5 miles over a rocky and uneven bed, with a total fall of 32 feet. From the foot of Enfield Rapids to Hartford, a distance of 11 miles, the river's bed is broad and sandy, with a channel from 2 to 5 feet deep at low water. Several years ago the Connecticut River Company constructed a small canal around Enfield Rapids, through which boats of 3 feet draft and 80 feet length can pass. The several projects under which work has been done have been for dredging at Barbers Landing and for wing dams. In 1878 plans and estimates were submitted for construction of a canal 8 feet deep around Enfield Rapids. These estimates were revised in 1880. The estimated cost of the canal was $1,322,805. It was not considered advisable to commence construction with a less sum than $450,000, which has not yet been appropriated. Up to the close of the present fiscal year $100,000 has been appropriated for this part of the river, of which $91,059.70 has been expended. All the work done has been dredging, and the construction and repair of 7 wing dams. No work was done during the past fiscal year. The last appropriation for this part of the river was made in 1880, and the last work done was repair of wing dams in 1886. Except the fixing and defining of the channel by wing dams, the results of the improvement so far made have not been permanent. The funds on hand from previous appropriations are sufficient for such repairs and temporary improvement as may be needed during the ensuing fiscal year; no other work is at present contemplated. July 1, 1892, balance unexpended.. $8,940.30 8,940.30 Connecticut River below Hartford.-Between Hartford and Long Is land Sound, a distance of 50 miles by course of channel, the depth on the bars was formerly 5 feet at low water, the worst places being between Hartford and Middletown, a distance of 19 miles, and at Saybrook Bar at the mouth of the river. Dredging was carried on and small wing dams were constructed by private parties, and by a State corporation up to 1868, with no permanent benefit. In 1868 a project for improvement by the United States was submitted, under which a pile dike was built at Hartford, and annual dredging done on the bars below Hartford, until 1883. In 1873 a project for the construction of three jetties on Saybrook Bar was adopted. Two of these have been built; the third will probably not be required. 1n 1880 a project for permanent improvement of six of the worst bars between Hartford and Middletown was adopted; it contemplated building riprap wing dams, rectifying the banks, and protecting the caving banks by mattresses, at a total estimated cost of $330,487. It was, afterwards, found necessary to extend the project to include annual dredging at these and other bars, and the extension and repair of the Saybrook jetties. Two of the contemplated works have been built, a training wall at Hartford Bar, and a wing dam at Glastonbury Bar, their total cost being $40,715.34. In addition to the work included in the estimate of $330,487, the east and west jetties at Saybrook have been extended and repaired, and a channel 130 feet wide and 12 feet deep has been |