50TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Ex. Doc. 1, pt. 2, vol. II. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, UNITED STATES ARMY, TO THE SECRETARY OF FOR THE YEAR 1888. IN FOUR PARTS. PART IV. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1888. Officers constituting Board, 5; Subjects considered and reported upon, 6; Additional duties of individual members, 6; Sea-coast fortifications, 8. POST OF WILLETS POINT, ENGINEER SCHOOL OF APPLICATION, BAT- Post of Willets Point, School of Application, Battalion of Engineers, 8; Experi- ments, Engineer Depot, Public Buildings and Construction, Statement of Funds, 9. ATLANTIC COAST AND GULF OF MEXICO. IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. JARED A. SMITH, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. GEORGE L. GILLESPIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- ENG 88- -I 134774 IN CHARGE OF MAJ. WILLIAM R. LIVERMORE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- Harbor of refuge at Hyannis, Mass., harbor of refuge at Nantucket, Mass., 33; harbor at Vineyard Haven, Mass., Wood's Holl Harbor, Mass., 34; Wareham Har- bor, Mass., 35; New Bedford Harbor, Mass., Westport Harbor, Mass., 36; Taunton River, Mass., 37; Warren River, R. I., Pawtucket River, R. I., 38; Providence River and Narragansett Bay, R. I., 39; removal of Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River, R. I., Newport Harbor, R. I., 40; harbor of refuge at Block Island, R. I., 41; Pawcatuck River, R. I. and Conn., harbor of refuge at Stonington, Conn., 43; ex- IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. D. C. HOUSTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. Walter McFarland, Corps of ENGINEERS- IN CHARGE OF Capt. George MCC. DERBY, Corps of EngINEERS— IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. HENRY M. ROBERT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- Delaware River, Pa. and N. J., 76; Frankford Creek, Pa., 77; harbor of Philadel- phia, removal of Smith's Island and Windmill Island, Pa., and Petty's Island, N. J., Schuylkill River, Pa., 78; ice-harbor at Marcus Hook, Pa., 79; ice-harbor at the head of Delaware Bay, Del., 80; construction of iron pier in Delaware Bay, near Lewes, Del., harbor at Delaware Breakwater, Del., 81; Rancocas River, N. J., 82; Woodbury Creek, N. J., Mantua Creek, N. J., 83; Raccoon River, N. J., Salem River, N. J., Cohansey Creek, N. J., 84; removal of wrecks from Delaware Bay and River, removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navi- gation, survey of harbor at Atlantic City, N. J., 85; United States Commission ad- visory to the Board of Harbor Commissioners of Philadelphia, Pa.,86; examination IN CHARGE OF MR. WILLIAM F. SMITH, U. S. AGENT— Maurice River, N. J., 86; Wilmington Harbor, Del., 87; ice-harbor at New Castle, IN CHARGE OF COL WILLIAM P. CRAIGHILL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. PETER C. HAINS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— Potomac River at Washington, D. C., 104; reconstruction of the Aqueduct Bridge, IN CHARGE OF MR. S. T. ABERT, U. S. AGENT- Channel at, Mount Vernon, Va., Neabsco Creek, Va., 108; Breton Bay (Leonardtown) IN CHARGE OF CAPT. WILLIAM H. BIXBY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— Pamlico and Tar rivers, N. C., Contentnia Creek, N. C., 117; Trent River, N. C., 118; IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. FREDERIC V. ABBOT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. O. M. CARTER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— Savannah Harbor and River, Ga., 138; Savannah River, Ga., 139; Savannah River above Augusta, Ga., Romley Marsh, Ga., 140; Altamaha River, Ga., Doboy Bar, Ga., 141; Brunswick Harbor, Ga., Jekyl Creek, Ga., Cumberland Sound, Ga. and IN CHARGE OF CAPT. WM. M. BLACK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- St. John's River, Fla., 143; Volusia Bar, Fla., harbor at Saint Augustine, Fla., 145; northwest entrance Key West Harbor, Fla., Caloosahatchie River, Fla., 146; Pease River, Fla., Manatee River, Fla., 147; Tampa Bay, Fla., 148; Withlacoochee River, Fla., harbor at Cedar Keys, Fla., 149; Suwanee River, Fla., 150; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 151; examinations and sur- IN CHARGE OF CAPT. R. L. HOXIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— Apalachicola River, Fla., 151; Apalachicola Bay, Fla., La Grange Bayou, Fla., Pen- sacola Harbor, Fla., 152; Choctawhatchee River, Fla. and Ala., Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Fla., and Ala., 153; Oconee River, Ga., 154; Ocmulgee River, Ga., Flint River, Ga., 155; Coosa River, Ga., and Ala. Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala., Tallapoosa River, Ala, 156; Cahawba River, Ala, 157; Alabama River, Ala., removing sunken vessels and craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 158; IN CHARGE OF MAJOR A. N. DAMRELL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— Mobile Harbor, 159; Black Warrior River from Tuscaloosa to Daniel's Creek, Ala., Warrior, River, Ala., and Miss., 160; Tombigbee River, Ala., from Walker's bridge to Fulton, Tombigbee River from Fulton to Vienna, 161; Tombigbee River, below Vienna, 162; Noxubee River, Miss., Pascagoula River, Miss., 163; Harbor at Biloxi, Miss., Pearl River, Miss. between Edinburgh and Carthage, 164; Pearl River, Miss. from Jackson to Carthage, Pearl River, Miss. below Jackson, 165; examina- |