52D CONGRESS,}

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ( Ex. Doc. 1,

pt. 2, vol. II.

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,

UNITED STATES ARMY,

TO THE

SECRETARY OF WAR,

FOR

THE YEAR 1892.

IN FOUR PARTS AND ATLAS.

PART I.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

1892.

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HARVARD

COLLEGE

AFR 8 1893

LIBRARY

Chief of Eng invers

CONTENTS.

[Alphabetical index will be found at the end of each part.]

PART I.

OFFICERS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

STATUS, changes, and distribution of officers of corps, 3; officers detached, 4,

FORTIFICATIONS.

APPROPRIATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS, Boston Harbor, Mass., 4; New York Harbor, N.

Y., 5; Washington, D. C., 7; Hampton Roads, Va., San Francisco, Harbor, Cal.,

mining casemates, 8; sites for fortifications, 9.

PROTECTION OF SITE OF FORT NIAGARA, NEW YORK,

IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT. DAN C. KINGMAN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS................

SEA WALL AND EMBANKMENT AT DAVIDS ISLAND, NEW YORK HARBOR.

IN THE CHARGE OF COL. D. C. HOUSTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

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SEA WALLS AT GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK HARBOR.

IN THE CHARGE OF COL. D. C. HOUSTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

BEACH PROTECTION, WATER SUPPLY, AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM AT FORT

13

MONROE, VA.

IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ. CHAS. E. L. B. DAVIS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS....

14

REPAIR AND PRESERVATION OF FORT MARION, FLORIDA.

15

IN THE CHARGE of Maj. J. C. MALLERY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORTIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR

1893-'94......

THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS,

15

CONSTITUTION of Board, summary of reports rendered, 16; personal inspections

made, 17; additional duties of members, 18,

POST OF WILLETS POINT, NEW YORK.-UNITED STATES ENGINEER

SCHOOL.-BATTALION OF ENGINEERS.-ENGINEER DEPOT.

OFFICER IN COMMAND, LIEUT. COL. W. R. KING, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-

Post of Willets Point, United States Engineer School, Battalion of Engineers, En-

gineer Depot, 19; statement of funds, estimates, 20,

RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

GENERAL STATEMENT, estimates, removal of wrecks, establishment of harbor lines,

examination of bills for bridges, construction of bridges across navigable waters,

obstructions to navigation, 21; occupancy and injury of public works, engineer

divisions, South Pass of the Mississippi River, rules and regulations for the use

of canals, 22.

ATLANTIC COAST AND GULF OF MEXICO.

IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. PETER C. HAINS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS--

St. Croix River, Me., 23; Lubec Channel, Me., Moosabec Bar, Me., Pleasant River,

Me., 24; Narragaugus River, Me., breakwater from Mount Desert to Porcupine

Island, Me., 25; Bagaduce River, Me., 26; Penobscot River, Me., 27; Belfast Har-

bor, Me., Camden Harbor, Me., 28; Rockport Harbor, Me., Rockland Harbor, Me.,

29; Kennebec River. Me., 30; Harraseeket River, Me., 31; Portland Harbor, Me.,

32; channel in Back Cove, Portland, Me., 33; Saco River, Me., 34; Kennebunk

River, Me., York Harbor, Me., 35; Portsmouth Harbor, N. H., Bellamy River,

N. H., 36; Cocheco River, N. H., 37; harbor of refuge at Little Harbor, N. H., 38;

removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, examina-

tions and surveys, 39.

IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. S. M. MANSFIELD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS—

Newburyport Harbor, Mass., Merrimac River, Mass., 40; Powow River, Mass., 41;

Ipswich River, Mass., harbor of refuge, Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass., 42; Gloucester

Harbor, Mass., 43; Manchester Harbor, Mass., Salem Harbor, Mass., 44; Lynn Har-

bor, Mass., 45; Winthrop Harbor, Mass., Boston Harbor, Mass., 46; Weymouth

River, Mass., Hingham Harbor, Mass., 48; Scituate Harbor, Mass., 49; Plymouth

Harbor, Mass., Wellfleet Harbor, Mass., 50; Provincetown Harbor, Mass., Chat-

ham Harbor, Mass., 51.

IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT. W. H. BIXBY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-

Harbor of refuge at Hyannis, Mass., 52; harbor of refuge at Nantucket, Mass.,

Marthas Vineyard inner harbor at Edgartown, Mass., 53; Vineyard Haven Harbor,

Mass., Wareham Harbor, Mass., 54; New Bedford Harbor, Mass., 55; Westport

Harbor, Mass, 56; Taunton River, Mass., 57; Pawtucket River, R. I., 58; Provi-

dence River and Narragansett Bay, R. I., removal of Green Jacket Shoal, Provi-

dence River, R. I., 59; Greenwich Bay, R. I., cove and waterway near Coaster

Harbor Island, R. I., 60; Newport Harbor, R. I., 61; harbor of refuge at Point

Judith, R. I., 62; harbor of refuge at Block Island, R. I., 63; Pawcatuck River,

R. I. and Conn., 64; harbor of refuge at Stonington, Conn., removing sunken ves-

sels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 65; examinations and sur-

veys, 66.

IN THE CHARGE OF COL. D. C. HOUSTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-

Mystic River, Conn., Thames River, Conn., 67; Connecticut River, Mass. and Conn.,

68; Duck Island Harbor, Conn., 70; Clinton Harbor, Conn., New Haven Harbor,

Conn., 71; breakwater at New Haven, Conn., 72; Milford Harbor, Conn., Housa-

tonic River, Conn., 73; Bridgeport Harbor, Conn., 74; Black Rock Harbor, Conn.,

Norwalk Harbor, Conn., 75; Wilsons Point Harbor, Conn., Five Mile River Har-

bor, Conn., 76; Stamford Harbor, Conn., Port Chester Harbor, N. Y., 77; Larch-

mont Harbor, N. Y., 78; Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, N. Y., East Chester Creek,

N. Y., 79; Greenport Harbor, N. Y., harbor at Port Jefferson Inlet, N. Y., 80;

83.

Huntington Harbor, N. Y., 81; Glen Cove Harbor, N. Y., Flushing Bay, N. Y., 82;

Patchogue River, N. Y., Browns Creek, Sayville, N. Y.,

IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. G. L. GILLESPIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-

Hudson River, N. Y. 84; harbor at Saugerties, N. Y., 86; harbor at Rondout, N. Y.,

87; Wappinger Creek, N. Y., Harlem River, N. Y., 88; East River and Hell Gate,

N. Y., 90; Newtown Creek, N. Y., 91; Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor,

92; Gowanus Bay, N. Y., 93; New York Harbor, N. Y., 95; Raritan Bay, N. J.,

96; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, ex-

amination and survey, 97.