Annual report upon the improvement of rivers and harbors in the vicinity of New York City, and in northern New Jersey, in charge of George LGillespi . July 1, 1884, amount available $1,302 94 July 1, 1885, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1884 „ 320 75 July 1, 1885, amount available 982 19 Amount (estimated) required of existing project 10,000 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1887 10, 000 00Submitted in compliance with requirements of section 2 of river andL harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. COMM
Annual report upon the improvement of rivers and harbors in the vicinity of New York City, and in northern New Jersey, in charge of George LGillespi . July 1, 1884, amount available $1,302 94 July 1, 1885, amount expended during fiscal year, exclusive of outstanding liabilities July 1, 1884 „ 320 75 July 1, 1885, amount available 982 19 Amount (estimated) required of existing project 10,000 00 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1887 10, 000 00Submitted in compliance with requirements of section 2 of river andL harbor acts of 1866 and 1867. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. The commerce of the harbor is not materially diflferent from last years report,wherein it is stated that the value of the imports was $1,850,000, and exports^3,800,000, and the gross tonnage of vessels using the harbor 1,710,000 tons. F i8. IMPROVEMENT OF SOUTH RIVER, NEW JERSEY. This river is a tributary of the Earitan, which it enters by two courses,the one natural, with its mouth 3| miles below the canal Jock at NewBrunswick, and the other artificial, with its mouth IJ miles farther down- $40,475 0030, 475 , 492 81. H Exi pt2 v2 49 1 APPENDIX F REPORT OF GILLESPIE. 765 stream. The project for this improvement was reported January 23,1880. The original condition of the navi^^able channel is first a falsedirection of the canal mouth with a depth there at mean low water of3J feet, thence up to Little Washington de])ths varying from to at mean low water, and thence to Old Bridge dei)th varying to feet at mean low water. There are also several sharp bendsabov0 Little Washington, w here it will be expedient to straighten thecourse occasionally^ by cuts. The originally-adopted project, which hasnot been modified, was to change the outlet of the canal, to close thenatural course of the river below Pettits, to dike and to dredge in orderto obtain 8 feet at mean low water uj) to Little Washington, thence tostraighten the
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