Act of June 3, 1896... APPROPRIATION. $5,000 COMMERCIAL STATISTICS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1903. The harbor is not available; therefore there are no imports or exports by water. JJ 14. IMPROVEMENT OF RACINE HARBOR, WISCONSIN. The original condition of this harbor and projects for its improvement are described, and references for more extended information are given in Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1903, pages 486 and 1862. For reports on examinations and surveys see House Documents No. 326, Fifty-fourth Congress, second session; No. 165, Fifty-fifth Congress, third session; and Annual Reports for 1897, pages 2768-2772, and for 1899, page 2815. Operations during the fiscal year.-No bid having been received in response to advertisement dated July 14, 1903, inviting proposals for moving cribs at southerly end of breakwater in accordance with approved project, the work was readvertised under date of February 9, 1904. The proposal of Bennett & Schnorbach was accepted and a contract entered into for moving two cribs. Work under this contract, which was begun May 7, 1904, was in progress at the close of the fiscal year, and has consisted in removing stone from the outer crib and in preparing new stone foundation. No crib has yet been moved. Condition of the improvement.-Soundings taken April 18, 1904, indicated that the required depth of 21 feet below datum in the channel has decreased about 2 feet at the harbor entrance, the depth on the date specified being about 19 feet. Later soundings show a further shoaling, the minimum depth on the bar at the harbor entrance being 18 feet. About 750 feet of the south pier and 350 feet of the north pier require repairs. The remainder of the piers and the breakwater are in good condition, with the exception of the outer crib of the south pier that was recently injured by a steamer colliding with it. Proposed operations. It is proposed to apply available balance and additional appropriation recommended in taking up and resetting two cribs of the breakwater in accordance with the approved project, in dredging for the restoration of the channel, and in making necessary repairs to the piers. Arrangements are in progress for making immediate repairs to the outer crib of the south pier. Also for dredg ing on the bar at the harbor entrance to secure the required depth of 21 feet early in July, 1904. Remarks and recommendations. For reasons stated in Annual Report for 1903, page 1861, the recommendations there made are respectfully renewed. Estimate for maintenance of existing works for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906. For dredging 30,000 cubic yards, at 15 cents.. For removing 1,100 feet of old crib pier and building pile pier in place thereof, For minor repairs to piers and breakwater Total $4,500 44, 000 2,500 5,000 56,000 Money statement. July 1, 1903, balance unexpended. June 30, 1904, amount expended during fiscal year, for maintenance of improvement July 1, 1904, balance unexpended .. July 1, 1904, amount covered by uncompleted contracts......... $20, 171.54 719.73 19, 451. 81 17,397. 10 (Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, for maintenance of improvement, in addition to the balance unexpended July 1, 1904. Submitted in compliance with requirements of sundry civil act of June 4, 1897, and of section 7 of the river and harbor act of 1899. 56,000.00 For taking up two cribs at southerly end of breakwater and replacing them on a line parallel with the north harbor pier-the material to be paid for at the following prices: For moving two cribs, $13,600; white oak protection piles, at $11.30 each; pulling and redriving piles, at $7 each; Norway pine, tamarack, or rock elm piles, at 26 cents per linear foot; Wakefield sheet piling of Norway pine plank, at $48 per M feet B. M.; Norway pine timber, at $34 per M feet B. M.; wrought-iron driftbolts, at 4 cents per pound; wrought-iron screw bolts and tie-rods, at 5 cents per pound; wrought-iron and wire spikes, at 4 cents per pound; wire rope, at 22 cents per linear foot; stone, at $1.30 per ton of 2,000 pounds. Name of contractor: Bennett & Schnorbach. Date of contract: April 8, 1904. Date of approval: April 18, 1904. Date of commencement: May 2, 1904. Date for completion: November 16, 1904. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1903. [Furnished by Mr. E. L. Evans, Racine, Wis.] Principal articles of export.-Stone, iron and steel, coal, mill stuffs, and general merchandise. Principal articles of import.-Coal, stone, lumber, furniture, potatoes, and general merchandise. JJ 15. IMPROVEMENT OF KENOSHA HARBOR, WISCONSIN. The original condition of this harbor and projects for its improvement are described and references for more extended information and maps are given in Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1903, page 487. Operations during the fiscal year. There were no operations other than incident to care and supervision. Soundings were taken and a map of the harbor prepared. Proposals were also invited, in the usual manner, for taking up one or two cribs of the southerly end of the breakwater and resetting them as shown on map of Racine Harbor in Annual Report for 1903, page 1862. March 11, 1904, the date of opening, only one bid was received, it being as follows: For taking up one crib and resetting the same. For taking up two cribs and resetting the same. $10,430.30 17,880.30 There not being sufficient funds available for moving two cribs it was believed to be in the best interests of the improvement to await the experience to be gained by moving the cribs at Racine Harbor, the conditions being practically the same at both harbors. Condition of the improvement. Shoaling has occurred in places in the 21-foot channel and in the 20-foot basin, but not to an extent to require immediate dredging. The piers and breakwater are in good condition. Proposed operations. It is proposed to apply available balances and appropriation recommended in taking up and resetting two of the breakwater cribs in accordance with the approved project, to do such dredging as may be necessary to restore the required depth in channel and basin, and to make such minor repairs as may be needed to the piers and to the breakwater. Estimate for fiscal year ending June 30, 1906. For taking up and resetting two breakwater cribs.. For dredging 30,000 cubic yards, at 15 cents.. Total Less amount available.. Amount recommended to be appropriated... Of which $2,325 is for improvement and $7,700 for maintenance. July 1, 1903, balance unexpended.. $18,000 4,500 2,500 2,500 27,500 17,475 10,025 Money statement. $17,784.03 June 30, 1904, amount expended during fiscal year, for maintenance of improvement 309.03 July 1, 1904, balance unexpended . 17, 475.00 2,325.00 (Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project. $2,325.00 10, 025. 00 Submitted in compliance with requirements of sundry civil act of June 4, 1897, and of section 7 of the river and harbor act of 1899. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1903. [Furnished by Mr. William H. Devos, collector of customs, Milwaukee, Wis.] Arrivals and departures of vessels. Efforts were made to obtain the exports and imports by way of the harbor, but none could be obtained. JJ 16. IMPROVEMENT OF WAUKEGAN HARBOR, ILLINOIS. The original condition of the harbor and projects for its improvement are described, and references for more extended information and for report on examinations and surveys are given, in Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1903, page 488. Operations during the fiscal year. Under the continuing contract in force with the Hausler & Lutz Towing and Dock Company for pier extension and building breakwater, the north pier was extended 1,000 feet and the south pier 600 feet. None of the extension has been provided with superstructure. Condition of the improvement. The channel between the piers and in the basin has a depth of 18 feet below datum. The minimum width of this channel is 50 feet. Remarks. With the exception of repairs to the older portions of the piers, the present project will be completed under the continuing contracts now in force. In the estimate of cost of the present project, submitted in report of January 5, 1900, and published in Annual Report for 1900, page 3769, items for repairs were included as follows: Rebuilding 1,000 linear feet superstructure of south pier, at $10. 333 cords stone for refilling piers, at $6.. Total..... $10,000 2,000 2,000 14,000 Of this amount about $2,000 has already been expended in rebuilding a portion of the superstructure of the south pier, leaving a balance of about $12,000 still available for repairs. The older portion of the south pier consists of 350 linear feet of narrow pile pier varying in width from 1 to 4 feet, and 1,280 linear feet of pile pier 16 to 20 feet wide. The narrow pile pier does not require immediate repairs, and 260 linear feet of the inshore portion of the 16-foot pile pier was provided with new timber superstructure in 1901 and is in good condition. The remainder of the old south pier, about 1,020 linear feet, is in need of immediate repairs. The older portion of the north pile pier included in the present project consists of 392 linear feet 16 feet wide and 216 feet 20 feet wide, all of which needs rebuilding. The method of repairs proposed in report of January 5, 1900, before mentioned, consisted primarily in cutting down the pile piers to the water surface and building a timber superstructure thereon. Further consideration and later examinations, however, have led to the conclusion that the proposed method of repairs would prove unsatisfactory and inadequate. With the exception of about 240 linear feet of the south pier built in 1895, both pile piers are of faulty construction, being unprovided with wale timbers at the water surface. After the piles became decayed above the water surface the upper wales no longer held them in place, and many of them have been forced outward by the pressure of the stone filling. In some places the piles have been found so far |