July 1, 1892, balance unexpended... Amount appropriated by act approved July 13, 1892. June 30, 1893, amount expended during fiscal year...... $2,088.54 41, 712.00 43, 800.54 523.24 43, 277.30 July 1, 1893, balance unexpended.... July 1, 1893, amount covered by uncompleted contracts.. July 1, 1893, balance available.... 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 O O 4.) 33, 750.00 9, 527.30 25,000.00 5. Sandusky River, Ohio.-In 1880 a project was adopted for opening a channel 100 feet wide and 9 feet deep through the bars between the city of Fremont and the channel in Sandusky Bay. The expense was estimated to be $44,000. Previous to June 30, 1892, the sum of $23,000 had been appropriated and expended for the work. As ten years has been occupied in expending a little more than onehalf the amount estimated to complete the improvement, and this in a silt-bearing stream, it is not probable that the result in present condition is commensurate with the cost. The act of July 13, 1892, appropriated $5,000 for the improvement. An examination of the channel and a survey of bars near the mouth of river was made in September, 1892. Dredging was found to be necessary through a long bar at the mouth of the river. A contract for the dredging, to be completed by November 30, 1893, has been made in connection with similar work at Port Clinton, Huron, and Black River. The expenditures of the year have been for the survey, advertising, and other contingent expenses. Amount appropriated by act approved July 13, 1892. July 1, 1893, balance unexpended... July 1, 1893, amount covered by uncompleted contracts.. July 1, 1893, balance available... $5,000.00 152.79 4,847. 21 4,500.00 347.21 16,000.00 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project (See Appendix O O 5.) 6. Huron Harbor, Ohio.—In 1826 the mouth of the river was closed by a sand bar. Improvements consisting of parallel piers to confine and protect the channel were then undertaken. The project has been modified and extended from time to time as the demands of commerce required. The latest project, approved in 1890, consists in extending the piers to the contour of 16 feet in the lake with the view of obtaining that depth at the entrance and between the piers. The total amount expended from 1826 to June 30, 1892, was $139,273.71. As a result the channel had been recovered from a sand bar sometimes dry and given a depth ordinarily 16 feet or more between piers about 140 feet apart; the depth outside of piers is, however, somewhat less except where recently dredged. The amount expended in last fiscal year is $227.97. A survey of the harbor was made in October, 1892. A contract has been let for extending the east pier 80 feet and west pier 40 feet. Work under contract was commenced June 6, 1893, and is progressing satisfactorily. It will be completed in August. A contract has also been let for the small amount of dredging which will be required to clear the channel through the bar. Dredging and repairs of old work are found necessary from time to time, but definite estimates can not be submitted in advance. The estimate for completion of project covers the original cost of extending the piers to the depth of 16 feet in the lake. The expenditures of last fiscal year have been for a survey, advertising, and contingent office expenses. Amount appropriated by act approved July 13, 1892. July 1, 1893, balance unexpended...... $15,000.00 227.97 14, 772. 03 $125.00 10, 535. 61 July 1, 1893, amount covered by uncompleted contracts...... 10, 410.61 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 O O 6.) 4, 236. 42 114, 000. 00 50,000.00 7. Vermillion Harbor, Ohio.-In 1836 there was less than 2 feet of water over the bar at the mouth of the river and a project was adopted to extend parallel piers, 125 feet apart, over the bar into the lake. This was amended from time to time until the piers were extended to a depth of 12 feet in the lake in the spring of 1874. The east pier was then. 1,075 feet and the west pier 1,125 feet in length. In the same year a project was adopted to remove rock and other material between the piers and into the lake to afford a depth of 14 feet over a width of 100 feet. This was completed in 1879. Since that time the channel has varied, but is rarely less than 12 feet. The piers have been repaired from time to time. The amount expended to June 30, 1892, was $124,701.28; amount expended in last fiscal year, $4,000. The expenditures of the last fiscal year have been for repairing the superstructure of piers. Three hundred and seventeen linear feet of superstructure on east pier at outer end has been rebuilt entirely, and other parts of both piers have been repaired. Five hundred and two linear feet of the outer end of east pier is now in good condition. Seventy-two linear feet of inner end is in fair condition; the remainder is in very bad condition and should be renewed. The deck of west pier is in fair condition, but the timber above water is rotten and the superstructure should be rebuilt. July 1, 1892, balance unexpended ... Amount appropriated by act approved July 13, 1892. June 30, 1893, amount expended during fiscal year............ 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 O 0 7.) $2,000.00 2,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 6, 000. 00 6,000.00 8. Black River Harbor, Ohio.-Improvements upon this harbor were commenced in 1828 by extending parallel piers or jetties across the bar to protect and confine the channel. Various amendments and additions to the plan have been made from time to time. In 1891 the extension of piers to 17 feet depth in the lake was recommended by the officer in charge of this improvement. The entire amount expended in improving this harbor to June 30, 1892, was $232,204.77. As a result the piers have been extended to a depth of about 16 feet in the lake, and the channel ordinarily had a clear depth of 16 feet in the middle. This is, however, subject to fluctuations, and it is usual for a bar to form at the entrance during the fall, winter, and spring, so that a small amount of dredging is annually required. The expenditures of the last year have been $1,784.11. In September, 1892, a survey of the channel and approaches was made, showing a good channel of 16 feet depth. In November, 1892, a bar had formed across the entrance so that the depth at that place was but 14 feet. A dredge was therefore employed and the channel through the bar was dredged to a depth of 17 feet and width of 140 feet. The old east pier had been so much injured that it became necessary to remove and rebuild a section of 120 feet length. Repairs were also required on west pier. A contract has been let for making these repairs and for extending the piers as far as the balance of funds will permit. The repairs and maintenance of channel by dredging will cost not less than $10,000, leaving but one-half on the last appropriation to be applied on the extension of piers. Work under the contract will be completed on or before November 30, 1893. Amount appropriated by act approved July 13, 1892 $20,000.00 1, 784. 11 July 1, 1893, balance unexpended 18, 215.89 $16.67 July 1, 1893, amount covered by uncompleted contracts..... 17,000.00 17, 016. 67 July 1, 1893, balance available.. Amount (estimated) required for extending piers to depth of 17 feet.. 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 O O 8.) 1, 199. 22 46,000.00 46,000.00 9. Cleveland Harbor, Ohio.-In 1825 the mouth of the Cuyahoga River was obstructed by a long sand bar and the depth of water was but about 3 feet. A project of improvement was adopted to straighten the river at its mouth by a cut across the long point and by protecting and confining the channel by piers. The plan was modified and extended from time to time until the piers had reached a depth of 16 feet in the lake. This project was completed in 1869. In 1875, in accordance with an act of Congress, a project was adopted for a harbor of refuge, as the harbor in the river afforded no anchorage. The project as amended includes two breakwaters, one east and one west of the channel entrance. The west breakwater was completed in 1883; its length, including shore arm and spur, is 7,278 feet. Previous to June 30, 1892, the east breakwater had been extended a distance of 2,043 linear feet, besides a spur of 118 feet length near the entrance. The harbor now affords a good refuge and anchorage. The total expenditure to June 30, 1892, which includes maintenance of channel and piers, was $1,167,118.25. A survey of the harbor was made in August, 1892, which showed that a large amount of dredging was required to clear the channel and improve the anchorage. A part of the last appropriation is therefore to be expended for this purpose. In October, 1892, a contract was made with the lowest bidder for 450 feet extension of the east breakwater. At the end of the fiscal year 150 linear feet had been put in position and raised to the mean lake level. The remainder will be completed in the season of 1893. In November, 1892, it became necessary to dredge in channel where a bar had formed. This was done by hiring a dredge by the day, as the time did not permit of doing the work by contract. In March, 1893, a contract was made for dredging in Cleveland Harbor in connection with similar work at Fairport and Ashtabula harbors. Work under this contract was commenced May 1, and is still in progress. Dredging will be continued during the summer months. July 1, 1893, amount covered by uncompleted contracts...... 69, 907.61 87,234.58 July 1, 1893, balance available 906.91 Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project...... 494,000,00 (See Appendix O O 9.) 10. Fairport Harbor, Ohio.-The harbor of Fairport is near the mouth of the Grand River, Ohio, which is navigable for some distance from the lake. In 1825 the sand bar across the mouth was so hard and dry in the summer that teams could be driven across. In that year a plan was adopted for improving the harbor by the method of parallel piers to confine and protect the channel. The plans have been modified and extended from time to time until 1890, when the latest project was adopted providing for extending the parallel piers to a depth of 18 feet in the lake, with the dredging needed to secure a channel of same depth. At the time the latest project was adopted the channel depth between piers was 16 feet, and over the bar 153 feet. The total expenditures for construction, maintenance, and repairs to June 30, 1892, were $319,503.08. A hydrographic survey of the channel and approaches was made in August, 1892, and the estimate for cost of extending piers to a depth of 18 feet was amended to conform to results of survey. In November, 1892, the bar had formed at mouth of river so that it became necessary to dredge the channel. ENG 93-26 In March, 1893, a contract was let, after advertising in the usual manner, for such dredging as might be required in the spring of 1893. Dredging, under the contract, was commenced June 6, and continued through the month. It will require about one week more for completion. A contract for extension of east and west piers, each 120 feet, was let in December, 1892, after inviting proposals by public adver tisement. Framing of timbers was commenced early in June, but no cribs were sunk previous to June 30. This work will be completed in the season of 1893. The estimate for completion of project is for cost of piers only. A considerable amount of dredging is required annually for keeping the channel clear over the bar. The superstructure of part of the old work is in bad condition, and should be rebuilt. It is proposed to expend the sum which may be appropriated for such repairs and dredging as may be indispensable, and for extension of piers, as far as possible, toward the depth of 18 feet. July 1, 1893, amount covered by uncompleted contracts. 22, 605.54 25, 046.39 9, 818.37 190, 000, 00 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 100, 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 O O 10.) 11. Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio.—In 1826 the natural conditions at the mouth of the Ashtabula River gave but 2 feet depth of water over the bar, and the rock bottom was but 9 feet below the lake surface. Improvements were then commenced by confining the channel between piers of timber crib work filled with stone. The work was modified and extended from time to time, as the necessities of commerce developed, until the latest project, adopted in 1890 and amended in 1891, which contemplates widening the harbor entrance by moving part of the east pier 45 feet eastward, extending both piers to a depth of 22 feet in the lake, and deepening the channel to 20 feet. The removal of east pier 45 feet will make the width between piers 213 feet, instead of 205 feet, as indicated in former reports. The expenditures from 1826 to June 30, 1892, were $319,503.08. The result was a channel 165 feet between piers and a depth of 17 feet in the middle, subject to the formation of bars at entrance by freshets and storms. In August, 1892, a survey was made covering the channel between piers and the bar outside. The soundings were made to the sand, and were then extended to the underlying rock. The soundings to the rock were supplemented in January, 1893, by working through holes cut in the ice. In October, 1892, a contract was let for removal of 242 linear feet of old pier and replacing it on a line 45 feet east of former location; also to extend east pier 240 feet and west pier 200 or more feet. At the |