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 . APPENDIX F REPORT OF GILLESPIE. 793 Castle Point, may safely be extended iij) stream to connect with thatalready established at AVeehawken, and may be expected to furnish themost feasible means of accommodation for vessels of deep draught. As the regimen of the river is comi)aratively permanent, or subjectonly to slight change, it seems to be necessary only to suggest furtherthat the pier-head line on the east side be kept as now loc
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 . APPENDIX F REPORT OF GILLESPIE. 793 Castle Point, may safely be extended iij) stream to connect with thatalready established at AVeehawken, and may be expected to furnish themost feasible means of accommodation for vessels of deep draught. As the regimen of the river is comi)aratively permanent, or subjectonly to slight change, it seems to be necessary only to suggest furtherthat the pier-head line on the east side be kept as now located, and thatno piers be allowed to be built beyond it. (2) JERSEY FLATS FROM PAULUS HOOK TO CO^STABLE POINT. A survey of this section was made in compliance with section 3 ofriver and harbor act of March 3, 1881, for the i)urposc of consideringthe expediency of shortening the sailing course from the mouth of theHudson Eiver to the entrance to Kill von Kull, by (he excavation of achannel across Jersey Flats, 300 feet wide at bottom and 21 feet deep,mean low water. The report on this sur\ey is contained in xVppendix18, page 711), Report of Chie
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