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4 JaMavine Becora. Published Every Thursday at 144 Superior Street, [Leader Building] Cleveland, O. | $8,750. | Pennsylvania—Erie, continuing improve- A. A. POMEROY, EDITOR AND PROP’ R} ment, and aleo for the improvement of said | harbor as recommended by the chief of engi- | neers, January 13th, 1885, $37,500: Pro- ...$2.00 vided, That the Secretary of War be, and he 1.00 | is hereby, authorized and directed to receive | and accept for the United States, from the —| marine hospital of Erie, Pennsylvania, the THE MARINE RECORD can be found for | title to the peninsula of Presque Isle, at sale by the following news dealers: | Erie, Pennsylvania, as tendered by the said CLEVELAND, O.—G. F. Bowman, corner of | marine hospital, agreeably to the provisions Pear] and Detroit Streets. ofan act of the legislature of the state of Evans & Van Epps, Superior street, Cleveland. | pennsy)vania approved May 11tb, 1871: t R. A. Castner. 254 Detroit s'reet, Cleveland. | And provided further, that $22,500 of said { ASHTABULA HARBOR, O.—C. Large. sum shall not be expended until the afore- i CHICAGO, ILL.—Joseph Gray, 9 West Ran-| g,id title shall be accepted by the Secretary oF 250 to be used in repairs and $15,- in continving work -.on the har- Rondout, $1,875; Sangerties, $11,250; continuing improvement, bar TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, postage paid......... 0.000000 * Six months, postage paid Invariably in advance, i dolph Street., | of War. oe Pom tae ILL.,—August Semper. 345 Noble} O59 Ashtabula, $30,000; mouth of Black 4 terete River, $7,500; Cleveland, on the last plan 4 —Mi Elk Street. ¥ 2 , i oe i Fee | projected, $93,750; of which $30,000 are i near Ohio. be used in building a parapet on the ex- T 2 t, Ft. of DEPROM, MICH. —N/ Fs Stewart, isting breakwater, and the $100,000; now on Woodward Av. i hand to be available for work on th i { a4 117 West i sig deed is on Soll boorpepaage! last plan; Fairport, $18,750; Huron, $2,- } hg iced ai 250; Muskingum River, $37,500; . Port : aan MARQUETTE, MICH.—J. A. Vannier. | ESCANABA, MICH.—Wm. Godley. i PORT HURON, MICH.—G. H. Mann. ; WASHBURN, WJS.—John A. Jacobs. | SARNIA, ONT --D. McMasters. ST. CLAIR FLATS, MICH. — McNiff & Son, Clinton, $1,500; for the purpose of acquiriag the title to the land adjoining the inner end of the west pier built by the United States for the improvement of the harbor at Port Clinton, the Secretary of War shall negotiate with the owner or owners of the land for the purchase thereof at a reasonable price, to be approved by Congress; and if an agreement as to price cannot be made with the owner, then the value of the same shall be ascer- tained in the mode provided by the laws of Ohio for the condemnation of lands for pub- lic uses in that state, the result of said pro- ceedings of condemnation, if taken, to be reported to the next Congress for its ap- proval. Sandusky City, by dredging the the channel through the outer bar and within the bay; and’ for this purpose the money appropriated by act of July 5th, 1884, now on hand, is made available, and the further sum of $2,812; is hereby appro- priated, ‘Toledo, continuing improvement of the Maumee River by a straight channel along such line as may be approved by the Secretary of War, $12,500; and the balance of the $25,000 hereafter appropriated are hereby made available for clearing the old channel. Vermillion, $2,250. Indiana— Michigan City, $56,250; of which sum $1,875 are to be used on the inner harbor. Ilinois—Calumet, $7,500; 000; Waukegan, $15,000. MichigeeChatlevolx and ehtrance to Pine Lake, $7,500; Cheboygan, $11,250; Frankfort, by extension of piers and re- pairs, $5,250; Grand Haven, $30,000; Subscribers and others are respectfully invited to use the columns of the MARINE RECORD / for the discussion of pertinent topics, : iin e F e N OS S n } Entered at the Post Office at Cleveland as second- class mail matter. aE grate bc octs O Ue DUNG ase Se CLEVELAND, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5. ————————————————— k i ¢ 5 $ : £ THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. The conference committee on the river and harbor bill has reached an agreement and reported the bill favorably to each : house, and it has passed both branches, the Senate without division and the house by a vote of 121 for to 98 against. The bill now _ requires but the signature of the President to become a law. As many of the objection- of ite last Congress to pro- uing the improvements land waters was, on the x nsive derliction, as the ng fall and spring much of the super- v rious ports. The plan ad- in the session of placing the penditure of the several sums under the irection of acommission did not prevail, matter being left entirely with the Secretary of War and under the direction of General John Newton, chief of engineers, U.S. A., but the secretary of war is directed to report to Congress at its next and each successive session, the name and place of each civilian engineer employed in the work of improving rivers and harbors, the time so employed and the place at and the - work on which employed. Chicago, $75,- 250; Ludington, $56,250; Manistee, $7,- 500; Marquette, $7,500; Monroe, $1,500; Muskegon, $9,375; Pnieiasen $9,750; Ponte water, $7,500; Portage Lake, $11,250; Harbor of refuge at Sand Beach, con- tinuing improvement, $75,000; of which not exceeding $37,500 are to be used in re- pairs, St. Joseph, $7,500; Saugatuck, $6,000; South Haven, $3,750; White River, $7,500; Black Lake, $3,750. Wisconsin—Ahnapee, $11,250; but no A good feature of the bill is that incor- | part of said sum is to be expended until the porated in section 3, providing that the Sec- | Wharfage over the Government piers at that retary of War shall report to Congress all! port shall be made free, Green Bay, eases in which peirs, breakwaters locks and | $5,250; Kenosha, $3,750; Kewaunee, $V,- dams and other structures built or made by | 500; Manitowoc, $11,250; Menomonee, the United States in aid of commerce or | $2,250; Marbor of refuge at Milwaukee, navigation are used occupied or injured by | $60,000; Oconto, $6,000; Port Washington; acorporation or individual; and that he | $3,759; Racine, $7,500; Superior Bay and shall report whether any bridges causways, St. Louis Bay, $22,500; and the engineer in or structures now erected or in process of | Charge, in his next annual report, shall sub- erection dg or will interfere with free and | mit an estimate of the cost of a dredge boat safe navigation. or other facilities that may be needed for In section 6 provision is made for ex | dredging the harbors of Duluth and Su- ‘amination, surveys and continguices and for | perior; $18,500 of the money hereby ap- incidental repairs for which no special ap- | Propriated is to be expended in dredging propriations are made for which purpose | in said Superior bay and harbor, and in re- $75,000 are set aside. pairing piers at natural entry and $9,000 in The following sums are specified for im- | dredging St. Louis Bay, along the dock line proving and continuing improvements and | 09 the Wisconsin shore, from deep water at repairs to works already in existence on the | Connor’s Point towards deep water at lakes and rivers tributary thereto. Grassy Point, Sheboygan, $11,250; Sturgeon --New York—Buttermilk Channel, $56,-| Bay, $3,750; Ashland, $22,500. 250; breakwater at Rouse’s Point, $15,000;| Minnesota—Duluth, and enlarging basin Dunkirk, $15,000; Canarsie Bay, $7,500; | between Minnesota and Rice’s Points, $56,- Charlotte, $26,250. Flushing Bay, con-| 250; of which a sum not exceeding $500 tinuing improvement, $7,500; Gowanus | may be used in placing buoys in the chan- Bay, $5,625; Great Sodus Bay, $16,875; | nels and elsewhere where needed in the Greenport, $3,750 Little Sodus Bay, $9,-| harbor; and the consent of the United States 875; Oak Orchard, $9,375; Olcott, $7,-] is hereby given to a change of the existing ‘ --—- §00; Wilson, $7,500; Ogdensburg, $7,500; | dock line on the east side of Rice’s Point by ; which together with the amount on hand, | the municipal authorities ot Duluth: Pro- is to be used in removing obstructions from | vided, that such change meets the ap- the mouth of the Oswegatchee and con- | proval of the Secretary of War. tinuing the excavation at the lower harbor! ‘he bill appropriates $14,473,900 whieh is up stream. Oswego, $71, 250, of which $668,300 less than the house bill and $357,- ~ . ; demand as conrtesy on the part of the officers the Marine Revond. 507 more than the Senate bill. As the bill | left the honse Cleveland harbor was pro- vided for by $125,000, but the Senate scaled down 25 per cent, which leaves but little over $93,000, which added to the amount on land gives us $193,000 to begin on the new breakwater plan, which Hon. M. A. Foran has labored for with good result. DvuRinG these days of pleasure trayel on the lakes no virtue seems to be so much in of passenger steamers. The officers of lake passenger steamers are noted for their kind- ness and courtesy to timid passengers and their patience with those who persist in ask- | ing foolish questions. If one of the masters were asked what sunk the Oregon he would ot say that water run into and sunk her, but that she had suffered a breach by colli- sion; if he were asked the exact distance from land he would say several hundred feet right under the vessel, but for fear this answer might cause a cominotion, he would add that the vessel draws but fifteen feet and there is no danger of striking. These officers commend themselves to the travel- ing public, and it is a pleasure to meet them on their steamers, a It is quite distressing to note the antagon- Bay CITY. Special to the Marine Record. The barge Marine City, of the D. Rs Rose’s tow, was left at Tawas this trip where she loaded for Cleveland. The log boat Michigan arrived at Tawas on Friday, with her first load of logs from French river, for the Emery Bros. Lumber Company. The steambarge D. W. Powers and four consorts arrived at this port from Tona- wanda on Thursday and have again cleared for the same place. The schooner Virginius loaded at Tawas on her last trip. A number of Saginaw people owning sailing yachts, which are kept at this end of the river for convenience, are enjoying themselves by cruising around Saginaw Bay. Four schooners left Tawas last week for Chicago with bulk salt. The tug Tom Maytham and consorts A. Walton, B. M. Baker and Matilda arrived in the river Sunday, The Maytham had the misfortune to havea break in her machinery, which caused a delay of several hours at Port Huron on her way up. Hattie Woods, an unfortunate, boarded the steamer Metropolis at Alpena on Tues- ism that exists between the two houses of congress on measures framed ostensibly for the good of thecountry. ‘ake the river and harbor bill, for instance. In considering the different items, one body contemplates grand improvement while the other can view nothing but an expensive scheme with- out merit. Give the two bodies an egg and the chances are that they would hatch out a Harbor of refuge at Grand Marias, $26,-. ‘Saugatuck. The engine is high press lunatic asylum. If the people of Cleveland wish to enjoy a rich treat they should take a trip to the St. Lawrence river and spend a few days. To enable you to see all that you desire, take a small steamer and go among the islands and you will see many things that you will never forget; thence to Montreal, down the rapids.- It is surprising that some of the fine propellers do not advertise an excur- sion to the St. Lawrence. Try it once, some of you. day last, bound for East Saginaw. She engaged a state room and went to sleep. When the steamer reached the river the woman was seen on deck acting in a strange ‘manner, which caused the second engineer R. D. Robertson, to wateh her. He saw her go to the side of the boat and was climbing over the rail when the engineer caught her. He asked her what she meant by that proceeding, to which she replied, ‘*I am tired of this life and want to drown.” She was watched closely during the rest of the trip and was taken to Saginaw, where she was arrested for being intoxicated. She was taken to jail and asked to be sent to Jack- son, Mich., where she had friends, which was done, : ‘The fire tug C. B. Hull ran into a sunken log on Friday last and sunk before she could get assistance. The craft was pumped out, put in the slings and repaired. During the balanee of the season the steamer W. R. Burt is to run tri-weekly ex- THE condition of the Cuyahoga river at| cursions to Bay View. the present time seems to warrant a breach There was launched at Wheeler’s drydock in the west end of the breakwater so that a| last Thursday the steambarge W. R. Staf- erat may be established. Weare under obligations to Hon. M. A. dimensions as follows: ford, one of the largest and most complete carrying boats ever built on the river, with 200 feet long 32 _ Foran for valuable public dccuments, in- feet beam, 14 feet hold. The boat hasa clucing a copv of the river and harbor bill. [ Around the Lakes Continued from 1st Page. || Lake Superior travel. _ GRAND HAVEN, Special to Marine Record. At T. W. Kirby’s shipyard the | schooner bion; William Jones,owned by Captain David Doll ing and rebuild,new frames,new ceiling,and new plank on her bottom. She came out of drydock on Saturday, and is now receiving | anew mainmast and main topmast. Her owner will change her name to the Jane M, Dall. At the Grand Haven Shipbuilding Com- pany’s yard the schooner Hattie Earl had her top sides calked; the tug Frank Geele is receiving a rebuild. During the winter season this firm built a tug for Coates & Arnold, of Mackinaw, 72 feet over all, 14 feet beam, 7 feet depth of hold; a dredger 75 feet long, 25 feet beam, 6 feet 9inches depth of hold, tor White and Finch, of Grand Haven; a steam launch, 57 feet over all, 8 feet beam, 4 feet depth of hold, named the Sport. She is for sale. They hauled out the schooner Levi Grant and gave her a thorough rebuild; they also did considera- ble repairs to the schooners Robert Howlett, Ottawa, Hunter Savidge, David Macy, Driver, Willie Loutit, and Charles E. Wy- man, and the steamers John A. Dewar and Thomas Friant. Captain Beauvais and his fine crew at the life saving station have all their boats and life saving appliances in excellent con- dition and are ready to meet any emergency where the lives of our gallant sailors are in danger. Captain Davidson, the lighthouse keeper, looks well after the lamps and fog horns and the apparatus by which they are worked, and with the aid of bis assistants, keeps | everything in excellent condition. : George Cowan, government inspector of |f steam boilers at Grand Haven, has resigned. Supervising Inspector Dailey has appointed Byron Scott, engineer of the steambarge Tempest, to fill the vacancy. He Henry Bloecker & Company, marine en. gine builders, are putting the machinery | »| tain Armstrong and daughter; of Chicago, has received a general overhaul- Miss Frank Stafford had the ho pleasant cabin. She was built by Bay City & — Cleveland Transportation Company for the A number of friends were on the boat, guests of the owner, W. R. Stafford, of Port Hope, among them being — Mrs. J. W. Symons, Mrs, Albert Davis, Al- Mrs. Brigham, West Bay City Cap- ening the boat. PORT HURON, - The inspection of the propeller Wright has proved satisfacto ani stockholders of the ipa gas A ® clerk. She gave. an eae Huron to Sand Beach Sunday on: r The Wright is owned by” Chas. A. Jex, Anderson & man, C, Kern, Ed. ] Gregor, J. H, Fitzgerald, Benj. Harres Bondy & Joh: I. fe, Wheeler, Bhan” Witaes ford and R. ©. Ogilvie, of Po Port Austin Masato ring © Port Austin, fz pe set into Brittain & Parks’ new steambarge at | Dan and is 18x20,