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No work was done at this harbor during the fiscal year.
The commerce of Pultneyville is insignificant.

For the reason that there is practically no commerce at Pultneyville Harbor nor any prospect of any in the future I am of the opinion that this harbor is not worthy of further improvement, except for the preservation of existing structures.

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At the beginning of the fiscal year work was in progress upon the project for replacing with concrete the timber superstructure of both east and west piers, the work being done by hired labor and United States plant.

During the fiscal year 421 linear feet of concrete superstructure were built on the east pier and 304 linear feet on the west pier, at an average cost of $31.80 per linear foot, including office and all other expenses, but nothing for depreciation.

A survey made in April, 1911, showed that the channel had deteriorated so that the limiting depth was 10.5 feet, and the excavation of 50,000 cubic yards of sand, etc., was necessary to restore the channel to project width and depth.

June 9, 1911, the United States dredge Frontenac began work redredging the channel, and at the end of the fiscal year had removed 6,885 cubic yards, at a cost of 10.5 cents per yard, making available a channel 80 feet wide, with a least depth of 12.5 feet at low water. The cost includes all operating expenses and repairs, but nothing for depreciation.

During the winter one of the material scows was hauled out and rebuilt.

Great Sodus Bay is worthy of improvement necessary to reconstruct the piers and breakwaters in a durable manner and to maintain the channel now provided for.

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Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, for maintenance of improvement...

COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.

1 1 $20,500

Season of navigation.-Year, 1910; opened, April 11, 1910; closed, December 5, 1910.

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IMPROVEMENT OF HARBOR AT LITTLE SODUS BAY, N. Y.

REPORT OF OPERATIONS.

At the beginning of the fiscal year work was in progress upon the project for replacing with concrete the timber superstructure of west pier, the work being done by hired labor and the use of United States plant.

During the fiscal year 540 linear feet of concrete superstructure were placed on the west pier. Four cribs, each 20 feet wide and about 30 feet long, were also built and sunk in the line of the west pier. They replaced the same number of cribs that had been destroyed by wave action. The average cost of completed work was $33.14 per linear foot, including office and all other expenses, except depreciation. August 1, 1910, the United States dredge Frontenac began work redredging the channel between the piers between Little Sodus Bay and Lake Ontario. At the close of the season 17,945 cubic yards of sand, etc., had been removed. The dredge was also employed in digging out the four cribs in west pier, which were replaced as above. A survey made in April, 1911, showed that the channel had filled. so that the limiting depth was 12 feet at low water, and the excavation of 38,000 cubic yards of sand was necessary to restore the channel to project width and depth.

Dredging was resumed May 8, 1911, and continued until June 8, 1911, when it became necessary to send the dredging plant to Great Sodus Harbor.

Up to the close of work the dredge had removed during May and June, 9,930 cubic yards, scow measurement, making available a channel 80 feet wide, with a least depth of 14 feet at low water. The

total number of cubic yards removed during the fiscal year was 27,875, and the average cost per cubic yard was 11 cents, the cost including all operating expenses and repairs, but nothing for depreciation.

During the winter the United States derrick scow No. 5, which is at Little Sodus, was repaired.

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Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, for maintenance of improvement...

COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.

2 $25, 500

Season of navigation.—Year 1910: Opened April 6, 1910; closed, November 28, 1910.

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July 22, 1910, contract was entered into with Ashton W. Adams, Chaumont, N. Y., for furnishing 10,809.21 net tons of riprap stone on scows at the quarry for 70 cents per ton. This stone was purchased for the outer breakwater and to complete the amount due under the annulled contract with John J. Sullivan. An agreement was made with A. R. Hinckley to transport the stone from the quarry at Chaumont to Oswego for 35 cents per ton. Delivery under this contract was completed September 27, 1910. Two hundred and nine tons of riprap were purchased in open market from the Adams & Duford Co., Chaumont, N. Y., and transported by A. R. Hinckley to Oswego, the cost of stone and transportation being the same as under the Adams contract.

October 5, 1910, contract was entered into with the Picton Island Red Granite Co. to furnish at the quarries 75,000 tons of riprap for the outer breakwater, at 65 cents per net ton. Up to the close of the season of 1910, 4,554.37 tons had been delivered. The stone was transported on United States scows towed by the steamer Wm. E. Chapman (now W. H. Lee), which was purchased at New York for $19,700 and brought to Oswego at a cost of $1,611.15, to be used

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