at the inner end of the south pier is practically ruined in consequence of being run into by the car ferries of the Ann Arbor Railroad Company. About 43 feet of the front wall and 17 feet of the rear wall at the east end are gone entirely, while 44 feet more have canted over into the channel, and the remainder of the superstructure is unserviceable. Such damage is of constant occurrence, and in the past it has been customary for the railroad company to make the necessary repairs at its own expense. The rest of the south pier is in fair condition. Soundings made June 20 showed an available depth of 17.1 feet outside in front of the entrance, 17.2 feet in the middle of the channel at end of piers with better water on either side, and 20 feet in the middle of the channel thence to the inner lake. The depths refer to the level of zero of gauge. The stage of the lake at the time of soundings was 0.0 to -0.1 foot. WORK PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1905. As soon as a dredge becomes available under the contract with Samuel O. Dixon, the channel at entrance and between the piers will be redredged for the restoration of the required width of the navigation. Of the remaining balance, $10,000 has been set aside as part payment of the new hydraulic dredge, and the remainder will be reserved for additional dredging and incidental repairs. Total amount appropriated and allotted to June 30, 1904. Total amount expended on project of 1866, amended in 1868, 1879, 1892, 1898, and 1899: $438, 159. 85 5, 721.50 432, 438.35 421, 938. 35 Original estimated cost of work, 1866, amended 1868, 1879, 1892, 1898, and 1899... July 1, 1904, amount covered by uncompleted contracts..... 7.38 20, 230.07 4,000.00 (Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project....... Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, in addition to the balance unexpended July 1, 1904: 22,000.00 For works of improvement.. $22,000.00 For maintenance of improvement... 15,000.00 37,000.00 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. Contractor: T. J. Bennett & Co. Date of expiration: September 15, 1903. (Time limit waived.) Rates: Dredging, 60 cents per cubic yard; cutting down and removing old work, $2 per linear foot; white-oak piles, 35 cents per linear foot; foundation piles, 60 cents per linear foot;_white-oak timber, $45 per 1,000 feet B. M.: white-pine, longleaf yellow-pine, or Douglas fir timber, $32 per 1,000 feet B. M.; hemlock or Norway pine timber, $22.50 per 1,000 feet B. M.; white-pine or long-leaf yellow-pine planks, $30 per 1,000 feet B. M.; driftbolts, screw bolts, and spikes, 3 cents per pound; stone, $6.20 per cord. Removing the projecting east end of north pier, lump sum of $100 (this last item annulled by supplemental contract dated May 21, 1903). COMMERCIAL STATISTICS FOR FRANKFORT HARBOR, MICHIGAN, CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1903. [Compiled from statement furnished by the deputy collector of customs at Frankfort, Mich.] The history of this work to the beginning of the year is found in the Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1903, pages 1978-1979. OPERATIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904. Operations under the contract with Archibald J. Beauvais for repairing the north pier between stations 14+22.7 and 17+25.4 and the south pier between stations 15+26.6 and 17+77.9, both on the lower channel, and the north revetment of the upper channel were begun July 23. The repairs of the piers of the lower channel were completed in November, and it is probable that those on the upper channel would also have been completed within the time limit of the contract but for the greatly increased amount of material and labor required in consequence of the washing away of part of the substructure of the north revetment. On this account the completion of the contract was delayed until June 11, operations having been suspended from December 11 to May 14. The repairs of the piers of the lower channel consisted in removing the old timbers above the level of zero of gauge, repairing the substructure where required, building a new superstructure 6 feet high in the north pier and 5 feet high in the south pier, returning the old stone filling to the work, and in putting on the decking. The end When work was pockets of the south pier were also partially refilled. to begin on the proposed repairs to the north revetment of the upper channel it was found that a great number of the piles of the substructure were lost and that the filling also was much worse than had been anticipated. A special agreement was therefore concluded with the contractor for the restoration of the substructure, which required 62 new piles in the front wall, 3 new piles in the rear wall, and 3 new piles at the west end. The remainder of the old work was cut down to the level of 1 foot below zero of gauge and a new superstructure 4 feet high in the front wall and 3 feet high in the rear wall was built, the front piles of the substructure were protected with an oak wale, and the revetment was refilled with 58 cords brush and 49 cords edgings, ballasted with 21 cords stone. Between July 25 and August 5 the outer portion of the lower channel was dredged under the contract with the Lydon & Drews Com. pany, with the result that a channel 90 feet wide and 18 feet deep at the entrance and a channel 60 feet wide and 16 feet deep between the piers was restored. The dredged material measured 10,510 cubic yards, and the cost was 163 cents per cubic yard. Under date of February 3, 1904, permission was granted to the Charlevoix Summer Home Association to occupy as a landing for passenger steamers 45 feet of the west end of the south revetment between Pine Lake and Round Lake, on condition that the association keep the revetment in substantial repair. On May 15 the steam barge Three Brothers, of Buffalo, owned by William H. White & Co., of Boyne City, Mich., ran into the south pier at the outer end, breaking the timbers to the depth of 12 feet below the top at the end of the pier and for a distance of 30 feet from the end in the top course. The boat also damaged the old front wall of the north pier between stations 11+65 and 11+95, which serves to support the elevated walk to the light on the end of the pier. The latter damage was repaired by the United States Light-House authorities. The cost of the foregoing operations was as follows: Repair of piers and revetment under contract with Archibald J. Beauvais. $10,087.64 Dredging, under contract with the Lydon & Drews Company.. CONDITION OF WORK JUNE 30, 1904. 1,734. 15 In the lower channel the north revetment from station 0 to station 9+45 is a complete wreck. The interior portion, 345 feet in length, has been used by the owners of the land behind it as a landing place for vessels and for purposes of transshipping freight, and it should be repaired by them at their expense. From station 9+45 to the outer end the pier is in good condition. The south pier, with the exception of the damaged outer end, is also in good condition. upper channel the north revetment has just been repaired and is in good condition. The south revetment is in bad condition. Soundings made June 23-25 showed the following available depths: Outside of the lower channel there was 17.4 feet in front of the middle of the entrance, 16.1 feet on the line of the north pier, and 14.4 feet on the line of the south pier. Between the piers of the lower channel there was 16.5 feet available in mid-channel and in the channel from Round to Pine Lake 17.4 feet. The depths refer to the level of zero of gauge. The stage of the lake at the time of soundings was 0.0 to -0.1 foot. WORK PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1905. There is nothing proposed, on account of the small amount of the remaining balance. ESTIMATE OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1906. About 600 feet of the north revetment need complete reconstruction, the south revetment of the upper channel should be rebuilt above the water surface, and all the structures require considerable filling. The approved project provides for an extension of 200 feet to the south pier, at an estimated cost of $19,800. The estimate is therefore as follows: To complete the project, 200 feet extension to south pier, at $99. Rebuilding about 600 feet north revetment (lower channel). Dredging Total.... $19,800 15,000 9, 150 4,000 5,000 52, 950 As provided in section 14 of the river and harbor act of June 13, 1902, and in pursuance of the directions of the Chief of Engineers dated June 23, 1902, a special report was submitted to the Chief of Engineers under date of October 3, 1902, upon a preliminary examination of Charlevoix Harbor, Michigan, "with a view to obtaining a channel 18 feet in depth from Lake Michigan to Pine Lake." Total amount appropriated and allotted to June 30, 1904... For construction For maintenance. Balance Original estimated cost 1868, amended 1876 and 1884.. -$175, 500.00 $80, 205.04 93, 211.91 173, 416.95 2,083.05 184,000.00 Money statement. July 1, 1903, balance unexpended... June 30, 1904, amount expended during fiscal year, for maintenance of improvement July 1, 1904, amount covered by uncompleted contracts.. $13, 437.56 11, 354.51 2,083. 05 65.84 2,017. 21 1,445. 38 19,800.00 (Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project .... $19,800.00 52,950.00 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. |