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Los cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre filrnes d des taux de reduction diffdrents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clich«, il est film6 d partir de I'angle sup6rieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n6cassaire. Les diagrammes suivants iilustrent la m^thode. 32% 1 2 3 4 5 6 w*'^/ y^^^^c^A^y '^cfK >A>kA*A***ik*A>.ah*A*A< ^^^*******^i**^A^i*^^^^A^ REPORT |Z,0(s ON TBK FTJRTKCER r>EEI>E3SrilsrO OF THB SHIP CHANNEL BKTWKBII QUEBEC AND MONTREAL; ALSO, THB ANNUAL REPORT iFOR. 1871, 4 OF A. G. Nisii, Harbour Engineek. k-' ,9^ ^;i^^ -1 STARKE A CO.. PRINTERS, ST. FRANCOIS XAVIBR ST. Mntet channel being 83.802 cubic yards. Deep water then extends as iar down as a small pouillier a little above the light on He St. Therese, marked C, on the sketch, on which there is 22 feet of water, consequently no dredging will be required for a 22 feet channel and only J^OO yaids for a 24 feet one. On the line of the He St. Therese lights, the dred^.- ing will have again to be resumed at the black buoy at the turn or D on the sketch, and will have to be extended with some slight exceptions as far down as the bury near Cap St. Michel or E on the sketch ; this will neces- svtate the removal of about 44,444 yards for a 2 feet and 80,000 yards for a 24 feet channel. The next obstruction that we encountered is the pouilher a little below Cap St. iMichel, the channel is here down to the full depth of 20 feet, but not to the necessary width. IJy reference to the sketch, it will be seen that the pouillier lies between tv/o deep pools of water, one of which becomes consequently lost to use, unless the pouillier was removed ; therefore, if this were done, the channel here, at a most inconvenient turn, is only about 280 feet in width, would by this improvement become 600 feet, but what is of more consequence, be- come perfectly straight, and I would recommend that the two beacons, formerly on He de Laurier (recom- mended by Capt. Armstrong) should be replaced, as it would be a very dangerous matter for vessels meeting here it any of the buoys should be carried away. The total amount of dredging required here for a 22 feet Channel would amount to 11.574 yards. At the pouillier abreast of " Marie Point," the chan- nel has a very sudden and crooked turn which makes it extremely awkward for vessels to meet here. Capt Arm- strong, in the joint report before alluded to, suggests removing the pouillier altogether, but slh this involves a work of great magnitude, there being only 7 feet of 8 water on it in some places, and the removal of about 100,000 yards, I would recommend the cutting of an en- tirely new channel to the south of the pouillier. There exists at present 18 feet of water in depth, and is used to a considerable extent at present by small vessels, and if this one was brought into use, it would make this channel perfectly straight; this would involve the removal of about 11.000 yards for a 22 feet channel. From thence to the line of the Contrecoeur lights, the water is of ample depth for a 24 feet channel, dter being properly buoyed, the water way being of great width and the turns suiiiciently practicable. The dredg- ing, at what we may call Lavaltrie, consists of an immense amount of work, being only second to Lake St. Peter, and extends over a distance of about five miles. The ori- ginal depth was the same as the flats of Lake St. Peter, but the material of a somewhat stiffer nature ; but as aforesaid, the portion to be removed is the same as here- tofore, in addition to a si aall pouillier with 21 feet on it, nearly opposite the village of Lanoraie ; there are also a couple of small pools, in a portion of the work, of deep water, but as the dredge would in any case have to pass over these, it would not make any difierence in the expense. The total amount to be removed, to make a channel here of 22 feet in depth, would amount to about 550,000 cubic yards. After leaving Lavaltrie, deep water intervenes until we reach the head of the Lake, with one small exception, viz : at the head of Stone Island, where I found a small pouillier with only one sounding on it of 21 feet, and immediately jumping down to 26 feet, so that it is of small extent, but as it lies immediately in the route of the vessels passing, so that for a 22 or 24 feet channel it would require to be removed, and to do so would require the removal of 1000 yards. The next place where we encounter obstructions is Lake iSt. Peter. During my survey I found the full depth of 20 feet at low water with only one or two slight exceptions, which may have been caused during the dredging or from the banks tumbling in, these obstruc- tions amounted to only about a diminution of the depth of water of about 6 inches, and would from the soft nature of the material composing the soil here, offer no objections to a vessel under ordinary circumstances. The last dredging that was done in the Lake was 5 years ago, when the Commissioners decided on removing the small shoal on which the trial ship "Ocean" had grounded the fall previous. On the removal of this shoal, advantage was taken remove the small strip of a bank lying between two deep pools, so as to make them both available, particularly as the turn is very sudden, thereby increasing the width from 300 to about 800 ; and I may say that this action has met with the unanimous approval of the Pilots, and steamboat men generally. The dredging required in the Lake for a 22 or a 24 feet channel, would have to be commenced at the ex- treme upper end, and the whole Lake gone over, with a very little exception. The pools in the Lake, which for- merly could be passed over as of ample depth, would not be available for a iurther depth, as the soundings show 21, 21.6 ; consequently, to remove this six inches would be as expensive as to remove 2 ieet, as the dredge would require to pass over the ground at any rate. The total distance required to be gone over for a 24 feet channel would be about 14 miles. The total number of yards lor a 22 feet depfh would amount to 1,500,000 cubic yards, and for a 24 feet channel, 8,080,000 yards. The Lake is well buoyed, and to a certain extent well lighted. I have no suggestions as to the buoying, but the lighting might, I consider, be improved by the addition of one at the white buoy, which is as much required as any of the others. I would, however, do away with the present system of floating lights (when- ever they should require to be renewed), and replace B 10 %hUo be placedTthe 'tht^o'r """^"'^ ' ''"'" Trinf Jr"''*/!" °"""'"'* "'^o """ ">« gentlemen of the re^ fh"e%ht Tplt d T'' ""^ ''^^<=°" "' '^^ IS a good deal obstructed by small doi 1 ipvl !u v 11 A httle further on is a small pouiUier also, directly in the centre of the channel, but does not obstruct to such an extent, as it has 19 feet of water on it at low water • but a little further on, again in the line also of the Gron' anie lights, is perhaps the largest of the obstructions H on the plan. This pouiUier is about 800 feet in length' with only 18 feet of water on it, and is of solid rock-the only piece of such that has been met in the whole of the river. Ships, in passing, frequently touch upon it by hugging the lights of Grondine too close, and attempting to regain again the above lights before taking the lights ot Cap Charles, where we again encounter three obsta- cles on these lights-the hrst of which we meet is the pouilher "llayer," with 16 feet on it, the next the pouiL her a Brambal, also with about 17 feet on it— from the absence of buoys here to mark the position of these pouilliers, and lying as they do in the line of the lights and the lights themselves close together, and difficult to be seen, being on the top of the Cap ; and after leaving these lights we encounter the shoal of the Orondine Point, which extends clean across the channel, with 17 and 18 feet on it in some places, which would give the depth of water about 21 an d 22 feet ; and no doubt there is amp e water there for a 20 foot channel, provided vessels would wait for the extreme high tide, but which is not done m every case ; allowance must be made for the anx- iety and zeal of Masters of vessels and the Pilots anxious to make as profitable a passage as possible, and risk more perhaps than is prudent. The whole of this distance is interspersed with huge boulders, which should be re- moved even for a 20 feet channel. The most serious obstruction, as I said before, is the Grondine Shoal Lately there has been placed here a couple of buoys one on the south and the other on the north side of the chan- nel— the latter on the south side of the Grondine Shoal which has been of great assistance-and others should be placed on the two poiiUhers aforesaid. 12 dre'dge shlnld go "ver thTuTT"":' ^L"" P^™-"^'^' " Cap Charles to tie uppe e ,d otte St .' '"'l""^ '™'" the channel would be lel> .. V . ""' *oals,and dete^ined on, I^s^L;^ ftetrof X'e'tr^ ".' the amount to be removed to make a ohaJel of^^ Tl Of water would be 40.000 or .0.000 y^^:'S^ e.tefdrn'e"Lrtd':r™r'U" '^""'T: ''-P -'« andeonse,„e„t,,reX=„:i r;rfrer:;^'lr'''' cTm^ 3- 'net, Z^ZV^r '^^^^^ '^^ 'naTaCeTt tr„S:;— ^1^ Tf"^ - contemplated work, as ^^i^TlfZ'r:^'^^ withaVn^ilTJwdi^^Crer" ^ '^ '''' '^^'''- be done, tid buoys pouilJiers terwards le chan- Qitted, a ice from oals, and may be ide, and f 22 feet 24 feet p water squired I have to the ?htinff, of the »rs are, of the 3r a 22 width depth, 13 Approximate estimate of amount of dredging and cost of same, for a further deepening of the Ship Channel to 22 and 24 feet respective y, between Quebec and Montreal For a further depth of 2 feet. Pointe aux Trembles and „v'<;inity 33 062 Cap St. Michel ii'574 Varennes * 44444 Mario Pointe ll'ooo ^avaltrie *.; 550I000 Lake St. Peter 1,500,000 ^'^'^*^° ^^'^ ® ^° ^*'- «'95,264.00 Batiscan, Cap a la Roche 1.500,000 /S) 15 eta. 225,000.00 and Cap Charles _J(^000 _40^ ^j^.^, ,,_q„^ ^^ Total yards 2,190,88 Contingences 39,736.00 ■^o**^ cost $500,OOo7 oo For a further depth of 4 feet. Total yards 4,461,760 Contingences 67,472.00 ^ot'^lcost $1,000,000.00 For an increased width of 100 feet and 4 feet in depth. Above Lavaltrie. ''!^J2 ^ ^^^ 524,161.80 Batiscan, cap a la Roohe;-ic.;*c::_J?52 .I f^HZ J^oTo Total yards . . . 7,602,618 $1,559,973~^ Contingences 1 90,026 . 40 '^<'*"'co8t $1,760,000.0 In the above estimates, however, is not included the cost of the original plant for the construction of same. J he above estuuatcs are based supiwsing the work to be done by contract, and which I would strongly recom- 14 ttiend to the Commissioners should ^u^ u 'he work: they would Wo nofol^;™ T'™' "^ vessels ■„ the iirst instance but th? , "1''°''""' "^^ o»t to the Contractor, X;s,:„ ht Ir^ fv ";'"'"' oTtrr f hat''rh:7t-""'' '^" -' i;.;::*r cou./he'dt:\Ta''itt'::r st: r ^°^^ cheaper than conld be done bv th! 1. '" "™' sioners, and of course muctlr/el.ec mrslv ?"""!? suggest the purchase or b„ildb,g o „o 'orl, "°''''' While 10 seasons would be xeauivJ t channel, nel of 24 feet and 400 feet w'dTh"^ '''"^^'^'^ '^^ ^^- In the Resolution of the Board instrnpffnn. this question, I am required to » "^ K - St, torm=. the nrst ,t„m of the expenses, and « 15 considerable one. The dredges formerly used by the irust ni these improvements are the best that could be selected Ot course, as you are aware, the Trust have now no dredges available for this purpose ; they possess 2 elevator dredges, one fast and one slow; they are called respectively fast and slow, not so much to desi- nate their speed as their capacity for diflerent kinds If work Ihe lust dredges are preferable for the Kiver and the slow ones for the Harbour ; but from the in- creased depth required in the Harbour, which improve- ment must progress simultaneously with the Lake and Kiyer it must be evident to the Commissioners that an en irely new stock of vessels will be required for the latter. There are various ways in which they can be procured. Ihe Agents for the sale of the dredges em- ployed m the coiistruction of the Suez Canal have writ- ten us offering to sell the vessels employed on that un- dertaking ; the Messrs. Simmons of Eenfrew, have sent us circulars offering to supply us with any number of vessels ; and thirdly, we have the local market --all anxious to do business with us. And, taking the whole into consideration, there is no doubt that they could as well be built in Canada, and the work could be better supervised ; that they would be required for only 7 or 8 years, concsequently they could be built of wood a great aeal cheaper than of iron. The last dredge re- built for the Trust has had all the improvements pos- sible, both as regards the depth of capacity, being capable of working in 35 feet depth of water, and other facilities Another important matte •, second only to the vessels themselves, is the tenders for them ; formerly it was the custom on our works to have the tenders large side- wheel boats, (double-euij-ined) with crews of 14 or 15 men ; since then, however, small Tugs have come into fashion, both here and elsewhere ; and for light towin- have superceded the large boats to a oreat extent whife' their great economy, both as regards crew and fuel renders them much better adapted for our purpose 16 Messrs McNeil Phil.! I a "^^^"^ ^^ accomplishing it. this ve../sr/a t Srs ;j;:;t.o^''°'' "- mended that the works shnnM ^ , ' ^^^' '■*'^°°^' ™perinte„de„ce„far»;etfcivnEtrl"ldr oa. e„,i„ee. who wouldt:: oh!^ i rbT^ret^i- duties of the e4u eer i' ChTef """',. T""'' ^''"'' ">* triflin, co„,,e..h,/:L'\Ltfel;"' .0": Z^ed t' have been „ade fto. ti^TtT "r' by^ ;„r7:: t' gmeers and finally the knowledge poLe" ed bv th ' P.I0 s. who are daily passing „p and dow. render^ tt whole route as familiar as a public highway ' la conclusion, the result of mv survev and „ ■ at^n has been that I consider theVre [ ;^dth o, go" feet as ample, but.that the depth requires tote increased and would recommend that an additional 2 feetbeTn dertaken at once and on the completion of same Z expense of a second two feet could b^e assumed I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, A. G. NISH, I^ngineer Barbour Commimoner,, ' above is ishing it. •eport on , recom- ider the and also it on the > super- ^isit the lechani- dent on t super- lile the ratively sed by- id from ■ under r. Page which n En- by the irs the ANNUAL REPORT or TBI HARBOUR ENGINEER :anim- ol 300 'eased )e un- e, the For 1871. lonert. ANNUAL REPORT or THB HARBOUR ENGINEER For 1871. Harbour Commissioners' Office, Montreal, 1st February, 1872. H. H. Whitney, Esquire, Secretart/ Harbour Commissioners of Montreal. Sir, r nfi.v, f .u XT ^^^^ *^^^^ ^^^'''*® y°^' fo'^ *^e infor- luatiou of the Harbour Commissioners, a statement of the works earned out under my superintendence for the past season, under the respective headings of Repairs of Harbourj New Works near Windmill Point, Raisinff of Russell Pier, Elgin and Metcalfe Basins, Extension of Commissioners' Wharf, Repairs of Upper End of Military Basin. Harbour Dredging, Dredging at Repen- mTnits ''*'^°''^'' ^""^ suggestions for future improve- repairs of harbour. On the opening of Navigation, last spring, e«-4ha »««^:^*^***«^-^*^-tli*4xie, the wharves were left com- T.t MVr ;*' '^^*- -■ ^^^^'^P^^o^ of the upper end ot the Military Basin, alluded to elsewhere, but there c so WM .a .mmense quantity of ,c left on some of the wharves .nd p,o«, which had to be removed by 1 and and ol course at considerable expense. The expenses of h,s porhou of the department are gradually in'^rea no- irom year to year, as the Harbour ef tends ; fh pr ,e pal tte necessity of keeping a staff of horses to carry away the accnmulation of material on the different piers, our deposit bemg nearly a mile from the centre of'^the Har! necessSrofhr ''™''°''''""«'"^^'=''°'^*''^B™'dthe necessity ol having a scow constructed similar to our present dumping scows, having a space reserved for her m some central portion of the Harbour, when aft beb^ hlied, she could be towed «rt into the current and dumped, and by such means the wharves would b k^t much cleaner, and at considerably i.ss expense. Ihe only large repair which will require to be meS °Fro' r"'"= """^ navigation! will be the Albert Pier. From the great amount of traffic across this Ter 1? tt: ?t °' ^^^ '■">" "'^ ''"""i wharfTa s over It, the planking over several portions of it has been cut through, and will require to be renewed as soon as possible ; and on account of the difficulty of procurin' red tumrac, at that early part of the seion I 31 recommend that it be relaid at once, with 6 inch "" and that the same be ordered to be Jut at once so i -o be ready on the opening of navigation M.nL7JTn^ last season, I brought under the atten ion of he Commissioners the necessity of raisins a portio. the Island Wharf, and the upper end waf selected Sout 240 feet in length; the contract w^ bv them ■"."•• "'"^ ^r- '"<• '"^ workexecuTed $2829 7^' -■ - ' '""T/"'^ *»-*W.^-i«P««*»«t was inwidVh ;:'' ■ »«l»des*.. the cost of about 50 feet in width, 01 macedamizmg at the rear of this wharf- and m view of the great utility „f having this portion of tSe Harbour raised, I would recommend the coutinlon 21 of same, and would suggest the raising of the outside face of Lhis wharf next season, and as the length is about the same, the cost would be about $2,500. Thj total cost of the repairs this season, not includ- ing the raising as above, has been $8,716.97. NEW WORKS NEAR "WINDMILL POINT." As you are aware, there has been very little work done here this season. In my report of last season, I brought under the notice of the Commissioners the benefit that would be derived to the trade, if the basin formed here could be utilized ; the Board finally adopted the scheme, and the work ordered to be proceeded with, when the Government, with a view of making a second outlet to the Lachine Canal, caused these improvements to be suspended. This would have given a great relief to the small vessels, employed in the local'trade which is now suffering greatly, and in consequence of the action of the Government they must be provided for elsewhere. I caused this summer some temporary trestle work to be made to accommodate the lumber barges at this wharf, so that they could discharge at it.° This was of the greatest convenience te-th^^ people, but as the cost of same is great, I would not recommend that it be renewed again, at least at our expense. There has not been any material deposited at this work this season ; btrt-a»-*fof«sftid, on account of the proposed improvements contemplated by the Govern- ment, I would not propose to deposit any more material until what action the Government propose taking is known. The whole money spent here this seasonlias been $3,040, ^mti including trestle work. commissioners' wharf. Since the completion of the 1400 feet of this wharf last year, nothing has been done here except the de- positing of dredged material, with a view of its future 22 expended nere tins season has been only $410, which v^^s^for the expenses of the derrick in discharo- ,,7 he dredged material. '^'^'"o ine During last fall the Commissioners gave out a laro-e Ts Srf ; '^ ;'^f "^"- ^^"^^' '^' ^^^ extension^^c^- Th! YT'}''' u ^'"'*'''' ^^'^'^ ^■^«*' '^"d a depth of 24 feet The lat er depth was decided on in anticipation oi: the Channel between Quebec and Montreal beino- dred<^ed to that depth, so that if the Harbour could not be Tut down to that depth on the completion of the Ch nnel at least some portion of the Harbour would be available llttZ^'V^'.^'r ^*--^^^b— that this 1300 teet has been divided into two basins; this has been rendered necessary, by the great and rapid curre which exists here, and which would have been muh ielt. If the wharf had^een carried down straio-ht Tno vesse supposing her to be unloaded, could have be n loaded with a barge and elevator alongside ; Bu on the completion of these two basins, the Vessel wil be in comparatively still water. ELGIN AND METCALFE BASINS. The contract for this wharf was completed last fall but Irom the solt state of the backiilling/at th .lose i^" the navigation, it was impossible to macadamize it. Uurino- the winter, a contract lor the broken stone, i*t.ee«aJl^ «^^=^^ vyas awarded to the Messrs. Bowie TTT^ ;W^ ^^ navigation no time was lost in spreldi!^ LT^' ^"'^r/''" '^"'^« work commenced. The tota amount ol the cost this year, for this 3tone. was 11706, and the balance of $381 was for the spreadiiU of same, forming a total of |;^,148.41. =* RUSSELL PIER. For several years the condition of the above pier has been very hA,l nnvj.,,rfu^^_.,_. ,. »""ve pier ^ ''^o^^^curt^itructiou of the Elgin 23 and Metcalfe Basins, on account of the increased width from the Revetment Wall, the hole in the Russell Pier was closed «f^, and the wharf raised ap about 18 inches From the delapidated state of this pier it was necessary that large repairs should be made here, which were adopted by the Board. A contract was awarded to the Messrs. Bowie, whereby the whole of the work was to be cut down to the level of low water ; but as the work progressed, the timber composing the pier, althou-h placed there nearly 30 years ago, was found so souSd that It was determined not to disturb it, which occasioned a saving of about $1400 to the Trust. This pier has been raised abou^t^nches, or up to the improved levels, and will now he^^^^ the spring floods. The top has been covered with the best of 4 inch red tamarac, and the cost has been $8,973.18, MILITARY BASIN REPAIRS. Ever since the construction of the Victoria Pier the wharves inside of the Military Basin have suffered more or less every year. Before the wharf was completed^ ^ when only 400 feet in length was sunk, the water was diverted inwards, and caused a damage to the con- tractor of at least $3,000. The following year a portion of the approach to the said pier, as it was only in 7 and 8 feet of water, gave way. The next season aj^tler of the cribs, on the outside pier, gave way a second time and remains the same at present ; and last winter the whole of the lower side of the approach to the Victoria pier was upset, on account of the height of water in the spring; It was impossible to say the amount of dama-o or what it required, but on the 10th May I brou..ht°it under the notice of the Board, when a contract was awarded to Messrs. Bowie, and the whole sunk in 24 feet ^2*^ of water, as well as making the approach about IJU.leet in width. The total cost of this has been $8,043.00 oi which the contractor received #6,702.19, while the 24 HARBOUR DREDGING, with'^JiM"'^'"^ "' "'l,^'"''"'"' •'"^ '''^™ prosecuted with aH the v.o-or possible this season, and the dred.res showas„.ooda..etar„„fwork done as usual. D edi No^One commeuced work at the shoal, abreast of, the Comm.ss.oner's wharf, on the 14th May, where sh! worked the whole of the season, with sca^eTy a y t„! terrupt,o„, a period of T40 working days removino^ 200 tons of boulders of from 1 to 10 tons in wei<.ht and at which, as may reasonably be e:=pected, a "reafdealof time was consumed, occasioned by the -reardenth , r water and tJ,e strong current, wh[ch render fthelrip; l^fl f.,,'"^ 7"^ ''^'"""^ '"d ^pensive. The total »n,066, which would make the average cost of this work per yard, about 60 cents, without inchiding the b urd/rt' this shritrr" "r/"'^ ™"^' ^"^''^ "»«»-"' kill u -complete removal. I would place her here, on the opening of the navigation, for as 1™! as there IS the sbghest obstruction at this p ace, the 1400fee rLptn^r""'™^^"^ '^^-^^^ with'suSt; DREDGE NUMBER THREE. On the 18th April this vessel was taken down to Repenhgny to excavate a channel for the Messrs Cush- mg. Ihe total distance required to Hp a^n.r i j aiiout 3000 feet in length. Tl r^rsT™^ dT work to make same about 80 feet in width h,A ii J ou„d impracticable as the beam of the vci^ wa eqTiS to that; 1 was made eventually about 40 feet in „?d h We completed this channel on the 9th June a period of about 40 days, but several of these were lost' on'Zun o. the delays incidental to a new machine. ' 25 On the completion of the work here we received a communication from the Government in reference to dred-ing a channel at Contrecceur, but before the neffo- ciations were completed 12 days were lost. As it was useless to bring the vessel up to Montreal pending these on the receipt of instructions on the 21st June, we moved her down to Contrecceur, and placed her in posi- tion where she worked up to the 10th July, when, on account of the water having fallen to only 3 feet where we were working, we were obliged to discontinue ; and after receiving the necessary instructions, I brought her tip to Montreal, and placed her to dredge a shoal at the lower end of the Commissioners' wharf, where she worked up to the close of the navigation. This vessel removed during the season, 10,000 yards at Repentigny 3,500 at Contrecceur, and 17,000 in the Harbour, or a total of 30,500 yards, at a cost $12,079.60, including tender. DREDGE NUMBER TWO Commenced work at the outside of the Windmill Point wharf on the 15th May, where she worked up to the 15th June. She was then moved down to the Elgin Basin, where she worked up to the 20th July, having cleaned out this Basin and the mouth of the sewer thoroughly. She was then removed back to the Windmill Point wharf, where she worked up to the 22nd Auo-ust when she was moved to the Prince's Basin, to clean out same, where she worked up to the 28th, when she ao-ain moved up to the Windmill Point Wharf, where "she worked up to the 2nd October, when she moved down to the Military Basin, where she worked up to the 9th October, when she went up to the Allan's Steamship Basin, when she returned to the Military Basin, where she worked from the 16th to the 21st October, when she was moved down to the Commissioners' wharf, where she worked up to the 6th November, when rHp. was lent to the Corporation, to remove some obstructions at The 26 wharf where she ^■oilinptl'' t^ 0^;:^^'''^' when she was moveil ii.tn „.;. November, This vessel has wo kpH V ' ''"'"'""•' '" *^ Canal. which time she ha rZoved*"^"''" ''" '''^'' "»"»»" different places above ren«ol;fr*'° ^"^'' '* '^' which would make an a™ :" r^i;' '' ^l "f »11.682, yard, (tender included! st^ ,""' ^^ <^<'"'^ P" Point Wharf, 24 995 ^Ls p, ""p™'' '''■°'" ^'"dmi" Basin, 1,290 MilitarrBa;i!=Tl09"'s; '"''l': ^""^'^ M87, Commissioners' Wharf 5 57„' n^ ^ ^"""' d^™...S.,andPnllnmStrLfl^'-^:rat;7:^ voss^z^ir^;-:2::::x'e''d\r^^^ spoon dredffe built anr? ih^ ^"f^wced to have a second fan, and sh? wiluVret '/jrrk 0?^™" ""' -' the navigation. The contract for the Wi "'""'"^ "f Mr. A, Cantin, for 15 316 ,hl ''^ ' "''' *""''<"J *<> W. P. Bartley i Co Ss'o,,' "^"''■""r for same to under contract, of wh ch fcM a"7A""°'^ '^ "'^ ^:"/- *'.f 0. and the taSy 1o''w P^Bart? "^ to. for $1,975 whilp ih^ o J' "^^ vv. f. Uartley & for same by the above Mr /e?? '"r '"''"-" =™^'™'*« was entered into with theM.! i, '" *"" " <="n'™'=t Basin Contract, whchtmnrir r'"' '" "•" ^-Aet Jacques Cartie Pier aboutmV/-'''''™''''" °' ""' it will be 800 feet ."'itl and 85 ?"', "''" '=°'"P'«'^'» *>.o face on the Market i:„^1„n:tK^;h:^Ie 2? depth of water, and the width from the Revetment Wall mcreased by about 30 feet, which has been ren- dered necessary from the increased business, which will reasonably be anticipated h^ the.se improyomonte - while the whole of the present basin will be dredged «few« to 24 feet in depth, this improvement will give accommodation for 8 sea-goin- vessels, all discharging berths, while the centre of the basin is very lar-e and can accommodate a great many loading witb grain, &c 1 his improvement will.cost about |50,000, and is expected to be completed for the use of the fall fleet next summer. A second contract was awarded the Messrs Bowie for the extension of the present Commissioners' wharf Irom Its present terminus till its connection with the Monarque Street Wharf, a distance of about 1300 feet From the sketch accompanying, it will be seen that it is proposed to make 2 basins inland, which will De protect- ed irom the strong current. These basins will be 300 feet . Ill length, by 100 feet in depth, which will h^^th^ leave /-^/-^ a distance of 90 feet to the edge of the hill, which will be ample for the discharging of cargo from vessels, a roadway, and the passage of the Railway, while the out- side of this wharf and the basins will be put down to the depth of 24 feet. A third contract was awarded to the Messrs. Bowie which was the improvement at the Windmill Point. This was intended to enclose the water space inside so as to make same avaikble for the local trade ; it was proposed to be in 10 feet depth of water, with a portion of 12 feet This would have given us about 2400 feet of wharlage ior the local trade, which is now being crowded in the vicinity of the steamship, &c. For several years past' the accommodation for this trade has been gradually curtailed. The whole of the space from the Island Wharf, down to the lower end of the Harbour, was, on account of the depth of water ne- cessarily detailed for them, but since the Prince's and i^ -le ; and in JusEti^ or ,rr^^^^^^^^ ^1"^' statement of the number of vessels and f^- \"'^'' for the last 10 years. ^ *^^''' *°"»«Se 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 Vessels. 5,247 4,875 4,697 4,509 4,771 Tonnage. 530,224 523,991 534,740 439,057 601,071 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 Vessels. 5,083 5,248 5,822 5,866 6,345 6,878 TONNAOB. 613,679 744,476 746,927 721,324 819,476 824,787 -p^ ,, , "'°'° «24,787 rJiZX:^:: trt'"' ^^™;''f *^ "--..se or but not .uffldenttgo :t„:;"ars' A T" "fj'"'- not been thnf iU^ excacies. As aloresaid, had it j^ utt,rl, i„,po.,ible to eCl '?„ fx ^^l^rrd'' " taking here Anarf frr^rv, fu . ^y «xiensi\e under- o licic. -*part rrom thestrono-currpnf fK« J T^Vv ^u , • 5^ ^^^^^*^ wharves or niers M^ Forsyth, m his report on the extension nf .1 ?r . * it-:-;— — £SS the river, as any obstruction renders th^Tn. -. * case of the Victoria Pier. "I'^strated m the 2d A further objection to the exteLsijii of wharves in 24 feet depth of water in this direction is the impos- sibihty of handling a vessel with such a draft of water, and in the face of such a current ; I would therefore propose to the Commissioners, that the accommodation for the local craft be extended by the construction of a wharf or breast wharves, from Molson's to the Longueuil Ferry wharf, a distance of 2800 feet, which would be a great relief to the other portions of the Harbour. Objec- tions may be raised to this on account of the distance from the centre of the City ; but the public must be accustomed to the fact sooner or later, that they cannot all be accommodated under the shadow of the Custom House, but must go either east or west, and I have select- ed this portion of the Harbour, as it can be done cheaper and quicker than elsewhere. And further, the matter has been pressed upon us by the action of the new City Gas Company, who have erected extensive establish- nients here, and require wharf accommodation ; 1 would therefore recommend that a contract for, say 1000 feet, be given out this winter, but beginning at the lower end of the work, so as to accommodate the G-as Com- pany, as they will require this to land their coal for next season. As aforesaid, the whole distance is 2800 feet, and the cost for same would be about $100,000, which could be divided over a couple of seasons. The concluding portion of the resolution on the Lake and River survey directs me to report on the cost of adapting the Harbour for the increased size of vessels, which may be expected to visit the port, when the proposed improvement of the channel is completed. Of course the Commissioners are aware that the whole of the works that have been constructed in the Harbour for the last 15 years, have all been in reference to a 20 foot depth of water, and the cribs constructed to that depth, while the older structures have been placed in 8 or 10 feet for the local trade ; but it does not follow 30 that in view of the proposed'^;;' 'Ik u feet that all the vesLsVa^l^^e J^l"^^*?,^^ draft. It must be remembered that ,?*^^*^>« «^ that vessels will still be below "oFe ^IdhT-^"'^^^ ^^" *^« tion must be reserved for them Th f .^^^^^moda- the channel enterin^r the Ha^^^^^ ^^ ^'^^^^ portion of Lake and^l^er , ' ' '"^ ^^^^^ ^"^^^^^ ^^^ j-i*^most d^fficui io dL^d^rrhiwhT' " ^^'^'*^- bed of the channel bet^paVed "th ^"^ ^^^ the cost of which to remo°ve7s at iea^.\T '''"^^'^^' yard. It is only at onp nnvH' M^ ^^'^^ P^^ cubic bour is unable HZZlZette^r *,'1 '"^ '^'■ and in view of suoh r ,. .j ^""^ draft vessels : increased si.:'o;:tLrae::rr' ''-'!'" '"^ of water in the mar>njj "°''"'", "' ">creased draft present Harbour above Mou'^^'f f*"""'"'' «"" «h« vessels of that dratl^t trand^Thl '^ TT^ ""' be constructed from thep:- u ^ "''^"'^ ^""""'d Hochelaga wharit"4 feet of wTt ''^;;'' ''°"" '" ">« sels that could no comf htr ' ""■* ""^ '"■'S^ ««■ draft of water, ZmlTlT^LZT T""' """•' s;^r^tir '^ ^ ^--^^^^^^^ bT :h.ps- t'.ini^:::'o\"hLTa«ertVnl„'Tr'^^^^^ early construction of the North Sh P/T*""' <"' ">« Ionization Railways bothf^^ k I """"^ ^"'beru fa- tbeir termini hT e' 'as we a" the r'"':""''"'^'>-« «rand Trunk Kai wav Th "°"»««^"<'» with the With the Harbour olLureal ism'"". °'' '"^ '""»' taut events to the trade o.P ! "' *'' mostimpor- Montreal in par&S It w ^^"^ ^"'^ "^'' harbour of '-t, when I lolto'tive aTd ttr '"^ '""* "^"'^ down. The cars of the Grand !, '''f°™ '='"•■■' eame the wharves, from the 24th t"? ?^ Tu"""' ""^"''"-^ '""^ about32,000tonso goods wtlet^ 'f '''^"^"'■'"' CU-. the same period, ^:dre t^f dotr^ ^S 31 perform ; and m the absence of the rails it is a question how these extra goods could have been removed before f^^»*^-*iV6xiakm^the close of navigation. The rails since then have been extended as far as the Richelieu l-ier; but it is mtended to continue them down next spring, as far as the ground is graded or Molson's wharf and also put in a number of sidings, so that the same complaints as last year of the wharves being crowded mil not exist, and further, if the Commissioners decide on connecting the Molson wharf, the Ferry wharf and the Hochelaga wharf, the three Railways can have a common terminus, and that the above, when construct- ed I consider suff cient for the next 20 years, if wemav judge by the past, and also by the following statement which shows the number of arrivals and their tonnac-e for the last 11 years. ° Statement of the arrivals and their tonnage for the last 11 years :— * Ybar. Vessel. Tonnage 1861 574 261,793 1862 571 265,243 1863 504 209,224 1864 378 161,901 1865 358 152,943 Year Vessel TONNAOB. 1866 516 205,775 1867 464 199,053 1868 478 198,759 1869 557 259,863 1870 680 316,846 1871 664 353,621 From the above it will be seen that the Commis- sioners must proceed with caution in any schemes for Harbour extension, as with the exception of the last 2 years the business of the Port has comparatively been at a stand still. J' " Submitting the whole for their consideration, I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most ob'dt servant, A. G. NISH, Engineer Harbour Commissioners. 1%