water in the lake, and by dredging between them to 16 feet in depth at low water. The work commenced in 1870 and at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, there had been expended $423,932.05, as the result of which 3,640 linear feet of the north pier and 2,020 linear feet of the south pier have been completed, 471,364 cubic yards of material dredged giving a channel 16 feet in depth instead of 7 feet as originally existed. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, 57,930 cubic yards of material was removed by dredging under contract. The channel is now 250 feet in width, 16 feet in depth below extreme low water in Lake Michigan, and extends from a similar depth in Lake Michigan to the beginning of the 16-foot channel in the Calumet River. The superstructures over parts of the piers of this harbor have been reported in a deplorable state of decay for years. The work of time continues and there is now a length of about 2,300 linear feet of superstructure that is worthless and some 600 linear feet now in very bad condition. The 2,300 linear feet of superstructure should be at once renewed, and the estimate herewith is entirely for maintenance. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended June 30, 1892, amount expended during fiscal year. July 1, 1892, balance unexpended... Amount appropriated by act approved July 13, 1892 ... Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1893.... Amount (estimated) required for maintenance Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix J J 2.) $20,930. 54 12, 474.59 8,455.95 15,000.00 23, 455.95 36,000.00 3. Calumet River, Illinois and Indiana.-The object of this improvement as far as projected is to secure a channel 200 feet in width and 16 feet in depth below low-water plane in Lake Michigan, from the mouth of the Calumet River at Calumet Harbor, Illinois, to one half mile cast of Hammond, Ind., with a view to increasing the facility for handling the commerce of this region and also to aid in providing means for the better accommodation of much of the commerce of Chicago River, which river is very much crowded. The original depth of navigation in this river varied from 6 to 10 feet. The various acts of Congress and the limitations made by law upon the expenditure of the appropriations thereby made before work was systematically inaugurated upon this improvement are given in the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for the year ending June 30, 1889. At the beginning of the fiscal year work was in progress under a contract with the lowest responsible bidder for dredging the river from near One hundred and eighth street to near One hundred and thirteenth street, Wheeler & Pursell, of Portsmouth, Ohio. Under its During the past fiscal year this contract was completed. terms 365,719 cubic yards of material was removed, on which 273,456 cubic yards was removed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. Since the beginning of the improvement there has been removed 1,137,456 cubic yards of material, making a channel 3 miles and 345 feet in length, of which a short portion, where rock and other undred geable material was encountered, is incomplete, there remaining less than 9,000 cubic yards to be removed. This material can be most economically removed after all of this class shall have been revealed by further work. No work has been done during the fiscal year upon the section of the Calumet River between the Forks and one-half mile east of Hammond, Ind. The amount expended by the United States to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, is $170,491.09, of which $143,797.34 has been expended between the mouth of the Calumet River and One hundred and eighth street, including $5,000 paid for legal expenses in securing rights of way and releases from damages claims, required by the act of July 5, 1884, and $25,693.75 for work between the Forks of the Calumet and one-half mile east of Hammond, Ind. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended June 30, 1892, amount expended during fiscal year. July 1, 1892, balance unexpended July 1, 1892, amount covered by uncompleted contracts.. July 1, 1892, balance available Amount appropriated by act approved July 13, 1892 Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1893.. Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix J J 3.) $14, 401. 37 34, 892, 76 9,598.61 9, 217. 24 291.37 75,000.00 75, 291.37 745,000.00 4. Illinois River, Illinois.-The present project contemplates the extension of the work heretofore done by the State of Illinois from the mouth of Copperas Creek to the Mississippi River, a distance of about 135 miles, which project includes the building of two locks 350 feet long between miter sills, 75 feet in width of lock chamber, with 7 feet of water, over the miter sills at low-water level of 1879, and dredging the channel where necessary to attain 7 feet depth at low water in the pools thus created. The sites selected for the two locks are one at Kampsville, 31 miles above the mouth of the Illinois, the other at La Grange, 79 miles above the mouth of the river. The ultimate object of the improvement is the construction of a ship canal from the southern end of Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River of sufficient capacity to accommodate large-sized Mississippi River steamboats and for military and naval purposes. The State of Illinois, aided by the United States, has executed part of the project by the construction of two locks of the dimensions above stated, one at Henry and one at Copperas Creek, respectively, completing, except dredging, that part of the improvement between La Salle, Ill., and the mouth of Copperas Creek. The La Grange Lock and Dam are practically completed and in use. The Kampsville Lock and the abutment of the dam are nearing completion, the foundations and five-sixths of the masonry being now in place in the walls, all of the additional stone required has been purchased, and with the exception of a small amount, now on hand at the lock site, all of the timber and iron work for the lock gates, and onethird the timber and all of the rock for the dam is contracted for, but not yet delivered. There remains to be done under the project the following work: At La Grange Lock some 2,500 cubic yards of riprap to be placed below the dam to protect the river bottom against scour and an addi tional small building to accommodate the lock-tenders and skilled labor. The greater part of this work will be done by the regular lock force. The Kampsville Lock and Dam is to be completed, and some 2,000,000 cubic yards of dredging in the pools. In executing this work the United States have expended up to June 30, 1892, including $25,000 expended from the appropriation of August 11, 1888, for surveys and exclusive of $62,359.80 expended upon the foundation of the Copperas Creek Lock afterwards completed by the State of Illinois, the sum of $1,066,918.19. An additional amount of $747,747 was expended by the State of Illinois on the locks and dams at Henry and Copperas creeks. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, the following work was done: a. La Grange Lock.-A revetment 212 feet long was built above the land wall of the lock, an ice-protection crib was built above the river head wall, and the necessary dredging done to maintain navigation. b. Kampsville Lock.-The foundation of this lock was cleared of mud, 9,000 cubic yards; the remainder of the deposit since 1883, 34,000 cubic yards in all, was removed partly by dredging and partly by hand. Traveler trestles and machinery for laying up the lock walls were placed and 10,145 cubic yards of masonry laid, completing the masonry up to and including course L. The foundation of the abutment of the dam was prepared and 196 cubic yards of masonry laid thereon; 27,479 cubic yards of material was dredged from above and below the lock pit. All of the remaining stone for the lock was purchased under contract, and 6,915 cubic yards riprap stone for the dam purchased and piled at the lock site. The quarters and plant have been maintained in serviceable condi tion, but the hulls of all floating property are in a very bad state of decay, making its maintenance and service very costly and unsatisfactory. The small appropriations and nearness to completion of the work have måde renewals inadvisable save where absolutely necessary. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended.......... June 14, 1892, amount refunded on account of loss of goods June 30, 1892, amount expended during fiscal year. $159, 304. 43 5.50 159, 309.93 103, 999. 07 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix J J 4.) 25,056. 02 30,251.84 100,000.00 130, 254.84 112,500.00 5. Operating and care of La Grange Lock and Dam, Illinois River, Illinois. This lock and dam have been maintained and operated under the general indefinite appropriation for "operating and care of canals and other works of navigation,” contained in the river and harbor act of July 5, 1884, section 4. The approaches to the lock have been kept dredged and the lock maintained in serviceable condition by necessary repairs. Twelve thousand five hundred and eighteen cubic yards of dredging was done, part of the material being placed behind shore revetments. An ice breaker and 212 feet of revetment along shore above the lock were constructed. Navigation was practically suspended during September, October, and November due to low water in the river below the lock. Two hundred and eighteen lockages of steamboats were made and 91 boats passed over the dam, showing a decrease in number of steamers passing the lock during the year of about 30 per cent. The tonnage, however, passing the lock increased from 44,000 tons to 138,000 tons, or was more than tripled in volume over the preceding year. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended (reported outstanding June 30, 1891) . June 30, 1892, amount expended during fiscal year.. July 1, 1892, balance unexpended.. July 1, 1892, outstanding liabilities July 1, 1892, balance available..... (See Appendix J J 5.) $834.47 10,000.00 10, 834.47 8,004.06 2,830.41 238.00 2,592. 41 6. Illinois and Mississippi Canal.-The object of this improvement is to furnish a link in a navigable water route from Lake Michigan, at or near Chicago, Ill., to the Mississippi River, at the mouth of Rock River. The canal is located upon the route approved by the Secretary of War October 27, 1888, from the Illinois River, about 13 miles above the town of Hennepin, at the great bend of the Illinois River, thence via Bureau Creek Valley to Rock River at Penney Slough, thence by slack water and a short canal around the lower rapids of Rock River, to its mouth. The canal to be 80 feet wide at the water surface, 7 feet deep, and with lock chambers 170 feet in length and 35 feet in width. A report upon the detailed location, plans, and estimates for the construction of this canal was submitted June 21, 1890, and published by Congress as House Ex. Doc. No. 424, Fifty-first Congress, first session. The river and harbor act of September 19, 1890, made the first appropriation for the construction of this canal, and directed work to be begun by the construction of one of the locks and dams on Rock River. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, the section of the canal around the lower rapids of Rock River had been definitely located by approval of the Secretary of War dated March 25, 1891, and full legal descriptions and plats of all lands required for this section had been placed in the hands of the Department of Justice. This location was disputed by interests centering in the city of Rock Island, Ill., and by direction of the Secretary of War the question was reopened as to the western terminus of the Illinois and Mississippi Canal, which question was narrowed down to whether the north or south bank of Rock River should be followed to its mouth. A Board of Engineers, convened by Special Orders No. 48, Headquarters, Corps of Engineers, August 18, 1891, affirmed, in their report dated September 12, 1891, the location along the south bank of Rock River, as approved by the War Department March 25, 1891. The title to the right of way along this section of nearly 5 miles has accordingly been acquired by condemnation, with the exception of the crossing of the Rock Island and Peoria Railroad, which condemnation case is still upon the docket of the United States district court for the northern district of Illinois, southern division. Bids have been solicited and opened and contracts awarded for the construction of 3 miles of canal trunk, for excavating the lock pits for three locks, and for furnishing sand and pebbles for use in constructions along the canal. Other parts of the work will be put under contract as soon as the right of way across the Rock Island and Peoria Railroad is secured. Long-continued high water is delaying the inception of the work, but fair progress is expected during the remainder of the season. As fast as the legal obstacles may be removed by the acquisition of the right of way for the canal, the work will be extended, and it is advisable, if practicable, to provide for the continuous prosecution of the work. Ünder annual appropriations, rights of way are sought sufficient to begin work to the extent of the appropriation, including constructions and sites therefor, under which method of procedure actual constructions are delayed necessarily for long periods after appropriations therefor are made. July 1, 1891, balance unexpended June 14, 1892, refunded on account of overpayment. June 30, 1892, amount expended during fiscal year.. July 1, 1892, balance unexpended.. July 1, 1892, balance available. Amount appropriated by act approved July 13, 1892. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1893... $489, 031. 10 .50 489, 031.60 25, 235.61 463,795.99 189.42 463, 606.57 500,000.00 963, 606.57 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project..... 5, 925, 960. 00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sections 2 of river and harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. (See Appendix J J 6.) IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS ON EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. Officer in charge, Maj. William Ludlow, Corps of Engineers; Division Engineer, Col. O. M. Poe, Corps of Engineers. 1. Petoskey Harbor, Michigan.-As reported last year, the act of September 19, 1890, appropriated $15,000 towards the construction of a "breakwater and harbor of refuge" at this place pursuant to a project submitted December 21, 1889 (Annual Report, 1890, pages 2674, 2675), the estimated cost of which was $170,000. Petoskey Harbor is practically an open roadstead on the south side of Little Traverse Bay, and as the amount appropriated was insufficient to accomplish any useful result, it was held by authority of the Secretary of War awaiting further action of Congress. The river and harbor act approved July 13, 1892, appropriated $20,000 for this harbor and made the funds available for work on the smaller estimate of December 21, 1889, amounting to $70,000. ENG 92-21 |